Newspaper Page Text
N
Tifton Gazette.
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
TIFTON,-BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. APRIL -28, 1893.
VOL. 3—NO. 2.
LOCAL HOTCH-POTCH,
WHAT BUSINESS MEN AND LOAFERS
FIND TO TALK ABOUT.
Fitenrat Paragraphs Picked Vp and Pen-
•Iraljr Penned—All Pertaining to
Persons and Things.
i lie ad Padrick Broa. removal ‘-ad.”
Padriok Broa. move to their new,
elegant and commodious storehouse
to-day. *
It is time for the Tifton Sunday-
schools to say whether or not they
will have a picnic this May.
The Knight house, that was being
repaired as a Baptist preacher’s home,
is about ready for occupuucy.
Wait for Padrick Bros, to oi>en iu
their new store.
llev. F. T. Snell, pastor of the
Tifton Baptist church, will fill the
Baptist pulpit in Albany next Sun
day.
Postmaster Duff is selling excgjieut
slell engravings ot the “Landing of
Columbus” at the small price of two
cents.
Farmers of this section have com
menced to pen their sheep prepar
atory to shearing. The wool crop
promises to be a good one.
(iardeners are complaining very
much of the ravages of the cut woim
tins spring. It doesn’t take them
long to spoilayoung garden.
The tariff is off- -of the goods
Padrick Bros, are Belling.
/ The wicked Ilia makes an early
debut this year, und skips about with
nil agility ilmt. would indicate a win
ter of sunshine and fulness in liis
realm.
.Mr. B. T. Cole has organized a
Sunday-school about two miles nort.li
of Tifton, at the new school house.
It gives promise of about forty regu
lar attendants.
The next layman’s union meeting
will be held with New River church
—two miles east of Tifton—on the
tiftli Sunday and Friday and Satur
day before in July, F893.
Rev. W. C.* Hickson, providence
permitting, will fill the Methodist
pulpit in Tjfton next Sunday—morn
ing and evening. A cordial invita
tion is extended to all to hear him.
An elegant line of furniture is on
the road to Padrick Bros.—all grades
of oux und walnut suite—chairs, etc.
The Tifton and Sparks baseball
nines will cross hats in a week or
two and if the former nine neglect
some stiff practicing in the interim
their name will be Dennis after the
battle.
llev. F. T. Snell, pastor, preached
two excellent sermons at the Tifton
Baptist church last Sunday. lie
continues to grow in favor with his
congregation and the people of the
city generally.
The following officers for the
young men’s uuion prayer meeting
were elected last Sunday afternoon.
W. N. Cole, president; Tommie Green,
vice-president; Robbie Knight, sec
retary and treasurer.
J. T. Boyd & Bro., of Valdosta,
are putting a splendid tin roof on
the canning factory. These young
men do nothing but ffrstcluss work
and hence their services are always
in demand here when a tin roof is to
be pnt on.
The latest enterprise set on foot in
this city is the “Tifton Building and
Loan Association. Col. C. W- Fnlwood
has interested himself iu the matter
and secured sufficient subscriptions to
the capital stock to warrant an appli
cation for charter.
The artesian well, being bore I at
Tifton, is progressing under serious
difficulties. The oontiactor has uow
reached the depth where all his pre
decessors got stuck in the rock and
give up with discouragement, but he
is proceeding with greatest patience.
A letter from Dr. J. F. Wilson.
Poo Ian, says that a special train
will be run between Tiftco and
Poo tan on Friday, May 12th. the oc
casion of the annual Worth conoty
Sunday-school oelehration; also, spe-
jnaj rates. He cordially invites the
editor and his Tifton friends to at
tend the celebration. Special train
leaves Tifton at 8 a. m. und returns
at 5:45 p. m.
Several young gentlemen of this
city have recently visited the scene of
the recent cyclone in southeast Woi th
county and they declare that they
never saw devastation more complete
than it is over there. It covered on
ly a small territory, but the wreck is
complete.
The editor mot Di. J. F. Wilson
this week while at Worth superior
court, and was informed by that
gentleman that he had uu inquiry for
100 tons of South Georgia grapes.
He says he replied to the party that
the grapes could be furnished if
prices were satisfactory.
Some farmer, who lias no interest,
in tho Tifton canning factory beyond
a deep anxiety that the projectors
shall lose no money in the enterprise,
asks “what are they going to do with
their output?” This is the last
question for a farmer in the vicinity
of .Tifton to ask. Their business is
to furnish the fruits and vegetables
to be canned and the proprietors of
the enterprise will take care of the
output. The thing which most ex
ercises the proprietors is the supply
of materials to can.
Death of W. VV. Ingram.
It is with sincere sorrow we chron
icle the death of this young man at
his fathers home in Spai ks last Thurs
day night at 10 o'clock, in his eigh
teen tti year.
“Wash,” as he was familiar called,
was an uttachee of this office for the
greater part of the time the past three
years. Not being of very robust pin-
sique he very sensible concluded that
he could not hope to succeed in life
at manual labor such as was to he
done on the farin', wlune lie was born
and reared; so he concluded to lit
himself for literary career. He ap
plied to ns for admission into our
prnting olliice to learn the mysteries
of the “art preservative.” We hesitat
ed; he was without education, could
barely read or write, and we scarcely
had the time to devote to him that
would he necessary to properly in
struct him as liis illiteracy demanded
in order for him to succeed, lie was
so importunate that, wo finally con
sented and on the 1'Jlliduyof Decem
ber, 188f, he began to learn the print
ing business. His ambition to learn
was deep-rooted, liis persistency hard
ly knew any hounds, lie labored as
siduously to succeed. He suon ’earned
to read not only print hut manu
script, learned to punctuate fairly
well,.and to set type rapidly. After
lie had been with 11s about two years
lie commenced to write paragraphs
for publication, some of which for
thought and diction would have been
creditable to a much.older head. He
was uu industrious student, read a
great deal, and only such literature
as had a tendency to elevate and
strengthen his mind. Indeed, he had
a bright future before him !'
He was straightforward, truthful
and holiest so far as our experience
with him extended. Of course, we
do not mean to say be was faultless.
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
GARNERED BY THE PENCIL AND
SCISSORS PROCESS.
Hatch of Now* from NcIghhorlnK Coalition
Deemed of Special lnterent to
Gazette Header*.
Engineers have located the site for
a Brunswick and Western railroad
depot at Sylvester.
It is a settled fact that Mr. Bena-
jah l’eterson will he re-installed as
Postmaster at Douglas.
Win. T'ouchston lias been appointed
postmaster at Pearson, Coffee county,
in the place of J. E. Ricketson.
The Moultrie Banner has changed
hands again. Bro. Tison has sold to
Prof. Wilson and Dr. Culpepper.
We regret, to learn that, there is a
deal of sickness at Ty-Ty, especially
in the family of Mr. W. W. Williams.
According to the presentments of
the grand jury the good old county
of Coffee is moving along nicely to
ward the goal of prosperity.
The triennial convention of the
Coffee county Sunday-school Associ
ation will be held tomorrow and next
day at Lone Hill church, way in the
interior of the county.
In the persons of Col. N. M.I’afford
and Prof. John It. Overman Willh-
coocheo has two eligible candidates
for assistant collector of internal
revenue for this district.
Von should ask Hon. J. B. Norman
Jr., about that little escapade he had
the last time he was in Atlanta.
“Wheeler” is loo much of a matter
of fact nature to he suspecting.
The negro waiters at all the Val
dosta hotels went out on a strike a
few days ago for higher wages. They
wetc still striking, when last heard
from, but for new Helds of labor.
The grand jury of Coffee county
has recommended the offering of a
reward of $100 for the arrest and de
livery of .Jack Mathias, who killed
Charles Flanders, to the sheriff of
that county.
The Banner says “There is a bright
future in store for Colquitt county;
her immense wealth of pine and broad
acres of fertile lands is a .nine within
itself.” And both are being rapidly
developed. Some of the best farmers
in Georgia live in Colquitt county.
The Valdosta Times thinks the
Hoods of last week will save to the
people many dollars in doctor’s hills.
It argues that impurities which other
wise might have found a lodgment
in our wells was swept entirely away
by the booming tide. Hope the
prediction will prove correct
Worth Superior Court.
The editor spent a few days at
Isabella last Wednesday in atten
dance upon Wortli superior court
Judge Bower presides with dignity
and firmness. It is reported of his
charge to the grand jury at this term
of the court that it was the most
thorough and comprehensive exposi
tion of tne duties of the grand jury
ever delivered from tho bonoli iu this
section of the state.
The grand jury is said to he com
posed of some of the very best and
Polhill. In this connection we plead
guilty to having accepted a seat with
Col. Perry in his buggy—behind his
trim roadster,John—from the station
out to the court ground. Any one
would do the same thing if they
could reulizc what a pleasant half
hour’s drive it was. “John” is highly
prized by his owner for his timnv
admirable qualities, one of which is
his perfect gentleness. The Colonel
says anybody can drive, him anywhere
and he has never known him to scare
at anything whatever.
The people in attendance at couit
was not harassed much by newspaper
drummers. The editor of the local
paper was serving the county as a
grand juror ami they kept him
locked up quite all the time. Bro.
Maund, of the Sycamore News, was
on hand: hut owing to liis native
modesty only a select few knew of
his presence. Bro. Smith, of the
Ashhurn Advance, hadn’t been there;
if lie had, lie kept quiet mid nobody
was sullioently impressed with his
presence lo tell us he was or had been
there. It is sufficciit to say then that
Bro. Smith, if lie was there, didn’t
harass anyone. We stayed about
three hours and if, during that brief
period, we hurt anybody’s feelings
speaking a good word, for the Ga
zette they have only to indicate Mr
fact to have it repeated.
There was not so many people iu
attendance upon the court as is cus
tomary. Duly those who had busi
ness seemed to he on hand. Perhaps
this is accounted for by the busy
season of the Year.
The business of the court was be
ing dispatched rapidly, mid il was
thought that adjournment would he
reached to-day.
Sheriff Gieen S. Nelson makes a
splendid officer, lie is quick to com
prehend and to perform his duties.
THE GAZETTE LETTER-BOX.
A RECEPTICLE FOR THE THOUGHTS
OF CORRESPONDENTS.
New* am! Kventa of Inters**! Trorntplrlnff
Chronlrletl by a Faithful and Klfl*
dent Corprt of Reporter*,
He had liis foibles as do the best, most intelligent men of the count)
young men, hut we can conscientious
ly say we believe if he committed an
error it was one of the “head and
not of the neart!" He always meant
to do tight.
But in the glory of his young man
hood he lias been called to his re
ward; may we hope to a peaceful rest
in the bright, forever! The flower
of & large family hop been cut. down
by a wise and just trod,
all things for the best.'
cept this dispensation of His provi
dence gracefully and with filial fear.
The stricken family lias onr heart
felt sympathy m this hour of their
sad bereavement.
and, following up the very pointed
charge of Judge Bower, they will
give their county affairs a thorough
Bifting. A rumor waa prevalent on
the court ground Wednesday morn
ing that it was quite probable that
indictments would be found against
one or more county officials,charging
them with malfeasance in office. Hon.
G. A. Alford was chosen foreman, a
who doth j guarantee that no action will be
Let us ac- taken without due deliberation. He
is painstaking in everything he does.
Solicitor-General Spence is an ac
tive officer and a terror to evil
doers. He pursues those indicted
for violation of t|)e criminal laws of
the state to the last, ditch.
There was a full complement of
the legal fraternity present to assist
lives or frier.ds, will learn something! the court iu disposing of the husi-
Hpcolnl Notice.
Mrs. P. A. I x'wis, ativ of her
rela-
to her advantage by calling at. or ad
dressing this office and paving for
this notice. B. T. Allen.
ness. The local bar was represented
by Maj. W. A. Harris, and Cols,
John Morrow, T, If. Perry ami .1. G.
Inter-County t'alr.
The movement set on foot some
months ago to establish an inter
county fair at Tifton—for the coun
ties of Berrien, Irwin, Coffee, Worth,
Colquitt, ami such other counties as
would take an interest in such an
enterprise—we are glad to stale is
again being agitated with fair pros
pects of success. Those who are giv
ing shape to the movement are very
anxious that an organization of the
fail association he perfected at once
with a view of holding a fair this
fall.
Ample and beautiful grounds cun
be secured at Tifton for the holding
of tlie fair; now, the only thing that
remains to he done, is fertile leading
spirits of the counties to tie interest
ed to come together and organize in
to an association, und put tilings
moving m that direction.
The citizens of Tifton arc enthusi
astic over this movement, as they are
over anything that promises good to
this most favored section of the Em
pire State of the South. Experience
and observation has taught us that
we have a goodly land,a God-favored
section, capable of the grandest
development, and what is needed
now to make it the most opulent and
inviting section of the state is an
increase of population—mainly of
intelligent and thrifty farmers to
open up and develop the thousands
of unoccupied lands that can be laid
at a nominal price.
By all means, it an inter-county
fair can assist in securing to us this
increase of population, let us have
it. The cost of fitting tip the grounds
will not be very much in comparison
with the good it will accomplish iu
stimulating our own people to re
newed activity ami zeal in the oause
of agricultural and horticultural de
velopment.
In Mr. J. A. Pool the Tifton tobac
co growers have an experienced and
enthusiastic superintendent of their
farms; he ranks second to no expert
grower who Iihb ever come to Geor
gia to teach our people the mysteries
of growing tobacco. He has, in a
younger brother competent assistant.
They also assist Manager Irby in
growing the tobacco crop or. the Cy-
clouetu farm.,
Enigma Echoes.
Enigma, April 27.—Corn und oat
crops are looking tine. Cotton chop
ping is on hand and farmers are very
btiRy.
Well, we had rain enough Ia3t
week, looks like rain again, but I
hope there will he no more storms.
It is distressing to read of so much
disaster from cyclones, railroad acci
dents and tramps.
Our friends who are engaged in
stockraising are busy this week shear
ing their sheep. This business—sheep
shearing—will last two or three
weeks; then the wool will he pnt on
the market and bring quite a sum of
money into our section. 1 told you
last week that Berrien comity was a
great state and, now I repeat it, Ber
rien is truly a great state.
One of t he crying needs of our sec
tion is hotter roads and better
bridges. After such rains as we had
last week it is almost impossible toj and r, S^ I’* 8 motto,
travel l>v private conveyance. Our
people an- clever, our lauds fertile,
our homes pleasant, our women pret
ty, hut, oh! onr roads and bridges
are perfectly horrible.
1 want each fanner in the county
to figure ii little on rice. Snv we can
raise forty bushels of rough rice per
acre. After paving toll for cleaning
it will net us 25 pounds per bushel;
this is 1,011(1 pounds per acre, which
at lr„ will bring $4b. or at fie. $f>0.
Now. think about the mutter fora
little while. What can von plant
that will pay you so well? Cotton
won’t do it; and, then, it will take
two or three times the amount of
labor '.o cultivate and gather the cot
ton than it will the rice. An over
production of cotton lowers prices
and ruins farmers, while there is
comparatively no danger of an over
production of rice. Let the farmers
look well to themselves 1 , diversify
their provision crops, raise cotton
only as a surplus, and they will make
money, live long and he happy.
K nu i i. a a.
to her pastor and missions ?” and
participated in by the brethren.
Resolved, on motion of Bro. J. R,
Norman, Jr., That it is the sense of
this body, we believe all members of
the church should aid in mission
work us the Lord has prospered
them.
Engaged ill a business session.
Bro. J. 1). Calhoun called for the
next session to he held with New"
River church uud the cull, on motion
of Rev. G. F. Clark, was granted.
The meeting will beheld on the fifth
Sunday and Friday aud Saturday
before ill July, 1893.
Fhe body then adjourned iu order.
V. F. No km an J. D. Calhoun,
Secretary President pro tern.
In Memorinm.
Washington W. Ingram,of Sparks,
Ga„ died this Thursday morning,
April 27th, 1893.
In him we have lost one of our
most promising youths and intellects.
He was a loving brother, obedient son
and an honest hoy; he knew nothing
lint uprightness. Last, hut not least,
we, as Ins lechers, are sad to give him
up.
Promptness was his watch word
It is hard for
the community to realize its less.
But a lad of seventeen! he has gone
to realize the unknown ill the ocean
of eternity.
■With sail hearts, - we are very re
spectfully. Geo. D. Gopaup*
W. W. Harden.
I’lnceilliiifH
Of the Layman’s Guinn Meeting
held nt Mt. Zion Biptist church,
Colquitt county, April 22<l, 1893.
In the absence of the president the
meeting was called to order by the
secretary reading 23d Psalm and
singing and prayer by Bro. V. F.
Norman.
Bro. J. D. Calhoun was elected
temporary president, and then the
body was announced ready for busi
ness.
The first query, “Can we, as Bap
tist, consistently with the teachings
of the Bible take part, in card play
ing, halls and parties?” Discussion
opened by Rev. G. K. Clark and par
ticipated in by the brethren. The
following resolution was offered by
School CenaiiH.
Through the kindness of Mr. K.
E. Yminimis, the enumerator, we ure
permitted to print the census roll,
just taken by him, of the school
children of the Tifton, Brookfield,
New Itiver and Alupulin districts and
towns of Alapaha and Tifton, viz:
Tifton Dintiict.
Whites—mules 133, females 135,
total 2HK,
•Colored—males 32, females 43,
total 7-’>.
Town of 'Tifton.
Whites—males, 51, females 45
total (hi.
Colored—males 32, females 39,
total 71.
Urookfirht Dint net.
Whites—males llti, females 111,
total 227.
Colored—males 40, females 33,
total 73.
Xrie Hirer Di-Ariel,
Whites—males 43, females 51,
total 94.
(Colored—males 2, females 3,total 5,
A to pa ha District.
Whites—males 138, females 148,
total 280.
Colored -males 40, females 44,
total 84.
Tumi of Atapaha.
Whites—males 22, females 30,
total 52.
Colored—males 22, females 27,
total 49.
(Iraiut Total.
Males 871. females 709, total 1380.
In the four districts there are 311
children over ten years of age who
The Gazette is
| that the farmers in
Brookfield are now
lo learn
the vicinity of
busy chopping
Ifev. (i. F. CUrk and adopted bv the Crtm:0t ri>,ul “ ml Wri,e - * *** a,,d
meeting as an answer to the query : dmnL ’ 1 idiot - 11 ow ten of
Resolved, It is the sense of thisi*^ w ho have never attended a public
meeting that we cannot. \ eohoo] ’ “ Ild ' tl ’» J^n of age
Second query,“Should all believers who ,mve '-ever attended any school,
iu tin- churcii do church work ?” was! The ,how,i *8 thv ,nat "‘ r - of
discussed l,v Bro. V. F. Norman and| tor,i f>' ,N tnlly f , ri 6 h,ful - '‘till should
4l , . * . . j uwake our people to renewed efforts
the brethren, ll was resolved, on l toww , 1 educaUng'the children of the
motion of Bro. \ . F. Norman, that county,
it is the sense of this meeting "AH I
church members slioidd do church I I he Gazette is pleased
work.”
A recess of one hour was then ]
taken for dinner. ol,t cotton and have splendid stands;
On motion of Rev. G. F. Clar J lhe - v * rt ' 1,1 l'>.e spirit and think the
the third query was deferred to the! P^^ts for the future are good,
last. Then the fourth query, "Is a I Vew farmers of our 1,1 bft ‘
Sunday-school a part of church I ter 6nancU1 condltion than th «*
work?” was disscussed, first oy Bro. j wo,lnd « rookde!d - They cultivate
J. I). Calhoun and the brethren. The! thcir own f^ms,raise their own home
following resolution, offered by p r() ., supplies, and always harvest fine u.o»-
•I. D. Calhoun, was adopted as the i cr0 P** ,
answer to the query—It iB the..sense j There is no longer room for skeptl-
of this meeting that a Sunday-school j cism relative to the Tifton canning
is a part of church work. i factory being ready for this season’s
Bro. J. B. Norman, Jr., then I orop of fruits and vegetables. Tho
opened the discussion of the tnird ! machinery has all been received anti
query, “What is the duty of a church | portions ti it placed in,position.