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TIEL'ON, BERRIEN COUNTV, OE
)R(iIA, ERF DA V, AUGUST
LOCAL HOTCH-POTCH.
WHAT BUSINESS MEN AND LOAFERS
FIND TO TALK ABOUT. '
Pavement ParagrrapliH Plckul Rp »n«1 Pen
sively Penned—All Pertaining to
Persons and Things.
Big drive in clothing at Pudrick
Bros.
Mr. Kinnieund family has moved
to Tifton from Adel*
Read tho long list of new legal ad
vertisements in to-day’s paper
See the change in the schedule of
the Columbus Southern Railway, ap
pearing in to-duy’s paper.
Time and money saved hy trading
at Pudrick Bros.
The accomplished Miss Willie D.
Lary, of Macon, is visiting in Tifton
the family of Air. IF. F. Newton.
Don’t forget Youniiins, the jewel
er, when you want a firstcluss wulch
and chain.
Mr. E. II. Tift returned to Tifton
lust Sunday afternoon from his visit
to Chicago and the World’s Fair.
Don’t be led off by foreign adver
tising cliques and dodges, but buy a
watch from You minis, the jeweler,
and get a guarantee oii it. ,
Capt. J. 15. Gunn, of Enigma, was
in the city yesterday and made us
a pleasant visit. He was euroute to
8pucka on business.
The work of curing tobacco goes
bravely on, and the season thus far
lias been veiy propitious for it. A
large quantity of very fine leaf will
be cured.
A big tumble in meat. Also one
in the prices of Pudrick Bros, spring
goods. They must bo moved to
make room for their fall & winter
goods.
The Tifton Cannery is running on
full time. It canned last Saturday
more than one hundred bushels of
tomatoes, bes.drs a great quantity of
peaches.
The cool nights of the p istweek
havegiven niajiy people the big head,
their nasal appendages are in constanl
use us unsafely valve to keep them
from bursting.
A gentleman by the name of But
ler, from Gasden county, Fla., was in
the city yesterday prospecting for a
- location where he can semi his chil
dren to school.
It is current that Mr. J. N. Brown
has sent in his resignation as woods
man in the turpentine farm of Capt.
II. II. Tift. He says the-work is in
juring his health.
i'he Sunday-school at Pine Level
continues to increase in in tore stand
numbers. When the weather is fa
vorable you can always find from thir
ty to lifiy pupils present.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Sapp, from near
Adel, have been in the city this week
.. visiting their daughter, Mrs. Mathews
who has been quite unwell. They re-
■ turned home this morning.
White the weather prophets are
foretelling very warm weather for the
month of August we are having in
Tifton very pleasant summer weather
' for this climate—the nights and ear
ly mornings reminds one of early fall
weather.
Rev. Dr. J. P. DeP.ias, from Lake
City, Fla., was in the city several days
the past week He preached at the
Methodist church Sunday morning
find uiglit to very appreciative congre-
gallons. His discourses were very fa
vorably received.
The colored people of Tifton have
organized a new society, which is to
be known as the "Knights of Love.”
Judging from tile sentiments ex
pressed in the Constitution and By-
Laws brought «s for publication its
objects are very laudable ones.
.According to Hie published report
Of the Treasurer of the Woman’s i!;q>-
tiat Missionary Union, for the first
quarter comprising May, .Tunc and
July, Hie Union connected With the
. Tifton church has raised and for
warded for missionary work thcgoodly
sunn dT £127,05; the Sunbeams §10,50
•Hawking a lota! 5of f>13?.5Sf which
- is the largest amount raised by any
one tilltiroli in . the missionary section,
us the EutirUi Divisiun.
n
Hi
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A protracted meeting will begin
with New River Baptist church on
Saturday before tho fourth Sunday
in this month.
Insure yonr gin house against (ire.
C. W. Ful wood.
Airs. W. S. Smith still lingers be
tween life and death. Her friends
and relatives are watching by her
bedside with anxious care.
Prof. J. W. Warren request the
Gazette to announce that he will be
in Tifton next Sunday for the purpose
of organizing a'class in vocal music.
If lie succeeds in organizing theciiuss
lie will commence work the ueXt day
and continue through the week.
Youmuns, the jeweler, can sell you
a watch, make you a new one, or re
pair your old one. 15-tL.
x Capt, II. II. Tift will take leave of
Tiikon tlie first of next week for his
Slimmer \ucation. lie goes to Alys-
tic, Conn., and will spend a month
there. He, with his family, will
then go to Chicago and see some of
tlie Bights of the world’s fair, return
ing to Tifton about tlie first of Oc
tober.
The City Council of Tifton did not
hold the regular monthly meeting
last Monday night, for the lack of a
quorum. However the failure to
meet will work no harm, as there was
nothing urgent to come before the
Council for action. The -Mayor and
a majority of the Coiiiioiluieii weio
out of the city.
THAT CAR LOAD OF PEARS.
A Tru« Slntcjuont How II, W«s rrjcutotl l»y
tlio Tifton Caimory.
There lias been so much said about
a car load of pears shipped under
contract to the- Tifton Canning Fac
tory by Rev.,). J. Williams, of Ty-
i'y, and tlie facts have been so per
verted by persons not connected with
ibe transaction that some of the. peo
ple of Worth comity seems to have
readied the conclusion tlmt the man
agers of that Institution tiro u set of
consummate swindlers, which con
clusion is entirely without founda
tion in truth.
The facts in this case are. simply
these: Rev. J. J. Williams came to
Tifton and entered into a written
contract with Superintendent SlaoK
to ship the company a car load of
lirsiolass fruit in prime condition for
canning, for which he was to he paid
sixty cents a bushel at tlie factory.
When the fruit ariived, Agent Boat-
right sent, for Nupt. Stack and they
examined it and found the pears did
not come n,p to tlie contract in any
particular—there were a great many
very small pears and I lie entire lol
loo ripe to be used for canning.
Supt. Slack decided he could not
receive tlie consignment for .the
Company and immediately wrote Mr.
Williams, who name to Tifton hy the
first train. The car of fruit was
again examined, and Air. Williams
candidly acknowledged tlm pears
were not in accordance with the con
tract and requested Snpt. Slock to
accept the consignment and dispose
of tlie pears to the best advantage
for him. Sujd. Slack declined to do
so, for the lack of time to handle
them, and Mr. Williams then sold
them to Mr. Bailees Hutchinson, tlie
highest bidder, for §35.
These are tlie facts just as they
transpired, and. which bus been dis
torted by gossip-mongers into the
story that the management of tlie
factory had damaged Air. Williams
by declining to take a ear load of
pears bought of him. Air. Williams
Imd a written contract and if the
fruit had reasonably complied with
it lie could have forced the Company
to pay him for his pears whether
Sujit. Slack agreed to it or not? The
owners of the factory imve invested
their money in it with the expecta
tion of reaping a profit and they
catinot hope to do so by swindling
tin.- people out'of their fruits and
vegetables. Viewed from a bus! tiers
standpoint the story is too silly for
repetition.
All watches sob! under )i positive
guarantee. Yo.Of.Gss, the jeweler.
ALL ABOUT THE COUNTY.
NEWS FROM ADEL, SPARKS, NASH
VILLE, ALAPAHA,
Ami Other roltiU In the Good Obi County
of Ilerrlen—Crop Proapeots Po
part eel—M inor ftint torn.*
I’rof. L. B. Lovitt Inis closed his
school at. Afogal.
Mrs. J. L. Mathews, of Lenox, is
still very ill. There is no hope of
her recovery.
Prof. J. W. Warren, of Worth
county, lias boon teaching a singing
class in the Ashwood neighborhood.
The Metropolitan Hotel, at Sparks,
is prospering under the skillful and
popular management of Air. J. *11.
Bryant.
It is quite, unlikely that the people
of southeast Berrien will take any
stock in the Clincii county secession
movement.
Col Ion picking lias commenced in
earnest in Berrien county and will
be pushed assiduously until the close
of the season.
The new store of Messrs, Swindle
& Griffin, at Nashville is approaching
completion. It will be a commodious
and comfortable building.
Airs, R. D. Turner, of Alupalitt, de
parted this life on last Sunday a week
ago. She leaves a husband and six
children to mourn her death.
Nashville continues to grow slow
ly, a new house is built ever and
anon. Some one lias hist completed
a now dwelling in tile northeastern
part of town.
There is considerable sickness at.
Nashville now; we learned, while
there the first, of the week, that, two
members of Air. 11. W. Connell's
family were in bed.
A new postoffice lias been estab
lished in the Upper Tenth district of
Berrien county,, by the name of
"Gus.” The patrons of the office
lias already sent the Gazm'itis a nice
batch of cash subscribers.
Mr. G. T. Patten, of MilUown,
lias gone to Valdosta to reside. Every
once in a while Lowndes captures
some Berrien county young man,
because of his superiority, but they
don’t stay in captivity very long.
Dr. I. .J. Goodman, of Sparks, who
has been m ill health for some time
is rusticating at Indian Springs, and
is reported as improving very rapidly,
lie is accompanied by his brother,
Dr. 0. P. Goodman, of Nashville.
A Dastardly Crime.
Last. Friday afternoon, just as tlie
last pages of the Gazette were being
placed on the press, the reporter
caught a faint, whisperofun attempt
ed outrage upon a young white lady
by a negro man, named Ed. AicKilch-
ei)8, near Milltowti.
Saturday morning Mr. W. IV. Tim
mons, camp ti p from his turpentine
farm near Alilltowu and gave us ail
an then tic account of the effort to com
mit a horrible crime.
There lives near Alilltowu, in a log
house by themselves, two poor but re
spectable w hite women by tlie mime
of Alary ^ind Caroline Fraser. On
Saturday night, July ‘JIH.li, about J1
o’clock, a negro man, supposed to be
McKitchens, went to the dour of this
humble home ami demanded adiuit-
i lance. One of the women asked who
was there? The negro replied, giving
the name of an honorable white mini
Air. Howell, of M i 11 town. The woman
without hesitancy said “It isn’t true,
Mr. Howell 1ms never come to our
house at such an unseasonable hour.
It seemed Unit the door was fast
ened with a chain, tied with a string
on the inside, and the wretch, as soon
as iie found his effort at impersona
ting would not work, quickly pulled
liie chain around until the string was
ftn the outside then cut the string
with iiis knife and gained admittance.
women, their cries were such as to
frighten Hie brute away without ac
complishing his devilish purpose. In
the struggle the woman he grappled
'with as lie entered the door was acci
dentally cut in the knee.
Early Sunday morning the matter
Jivas reported to neighbors, and tlie
Eext day a posse was organized and a
Search instituted for tlie scoundrel.
It seems lie had the temerity toapp'y
for work at every house along tlie
route, so that lie was easily traced and
finally captured at Mr. Pattens, by Air.
Liles. He was carried to Alilltowu and
before the women. The one grappled
kt the door did not positively identify
him, Imfelhe other one did. Lynching
tvas freely, talked of, but the calm
judgment of Dr, Talley and Rev.
J’idaofi prevailed after a long parley,
and the wretch was carried to Nash
ville and lodged in tlie county jail In
await certain punishment, for his
wickedness.
Berrien t he Banner County.
'I'he Times is continually claiming
rot Valdosta and Lowndes county
the earth and the fullness tlterof,
find not unfrequently gets most
itgregionsly slipped up on, as it did
Iasi, week when it claimed that.
Lowndes was the banner county in
the mailer of the increase of tier
taxable resources. We give the edit
or credit, how'ever, for writing this
boast, before hearing from Berrien
comity and let it go through the pa
per—not having time to set up other
matter in ils place before going to
press.
Berrien county’s increase of her
taxable resources is §1211,800, against
Lowndes county’s increase of 47U,-
053, and she claims the banner until
a better showing is made by some
more progressive county.
The Gazette, considering the
general depression and shrinkage of
values, feels a pardonable pride in
the showing Berrien county makes
in the increase of her taxable resour
ces for 1808, In order tlial, our
readers may see where and how the
increase comes in, wO give the re
turns by districts:
Dutrlet.
lHfk’i j
1892
Palp
1.081
Ninth villi*
251.129
>>4.801 '
3,075
r**l «r 'Truth..
190,977
157.000
,*i3j)77
Mill town
141,HUH
141,1251
UhU
Itiiy'rt Mill ...
H'.J,'AMt
13(1,003
24,0,h
ConncirR Milt.
79,778
H3,H7fl
Alaiaha
■.’TK.'dIH!
24 ,0 *2
30,838
|tro»kllc‘lil
17!?,(MO
120,281
no,4'8.i
Tifton
302,037
332,159
29,87*
U'liox
H8.110
K.VJ38
2,878 ’
Hrarkt*
24*1,:wi
211, WIT
9,200
A<lol
IWJ.UKW
22.1,000
i
2«,377
Oil
12« 257
10,077
Tiber Ucml ...
01.400
50,5*77
2,1 HO
lll.W
seen
By the idijjvJ^hifiJll alll be
t hut. Brookfield is the banner district,
and that the greatest decrease in val
ues is in I lie Adel district, ll is also
noted from the tux roll that there is
a decrease in the returns of wild
lands and tho taxable properly of
colored people.
Receiver John 11. McCrunio has
made the county a most efficient
officer, and deserves the thunks of
the people. His books demonstrate
beyond cavil Hint while other coun
ties more favorably situated Imve
gone backward under financial de
pression Berrien Inis come forward
with an increase tlmt would Imve
been creditable to her in a prosperous
year.
Hurrah for Berrien county, she is
always ahead!
Tint Great Kouttiera Itemeily.
People should not be deceived into
paying money fur trashy mixtures
gotten iiji to sell. Botanic, Blood
Balm, (15. 15. 15.) which has been
made in Atlanta for the past fifteen
.years, never fails to give satisfaction
its n superior building up tonic mid
blood purifier. It. is made from the
prescript ion of an eminent physii mn.
The bottle is htrg« and the dose
small. Fee their advertisements and
buy that whjeh is thoroughly en
dorsed by thousands of grateful pa
tient!) whom it Ims cured. A trial
bottle will test its merits.
M lasts’, Ale pi i Peterson and Teanin
Adams, two interesting young ladies,
the former a visitor from Go flee
lie immediately grasped one of | County,, were callers at this office
the 'women and a desperate struggle yeafer’day. They came to, see oar
GARNERED BY THE PENCIL AND
SflSSORS PROCESS.
Hutch of Now* front Neighboring Counties
Doc mod of Special Interest, to
Onsette Header*.
The Irwin Comity News seems to
have cut our acquaintance since it
changed hands.
Crops through middle and north
ern Irwin county are reported excel
lent—especially Hie corn crops.
Air. W. D. Peeples, of Valdosta,
1ms captured thedepnty-collcctorship
of internal revenue, for the tenth rev
enue district, with the headquarters
in Brunswick.
Miss Nora Cottle, of Tv-Tv, died
at the home of her sister, Airs. K. K.
Clark, in Americas last, Saturday;
and her remains were Imt ried at Tv-
Tv the next. day.
Editor Pendleton, of the Valdosta
Times, Ims caught, an administration
plum—special Indian agent; salary
$2,000 a year and expenses. It is a
similar piece of pin to tlmt which in
duced our own W. 11. Luslinger Esq.,
to move In Texas.
A posse of men with blood hounds
are utilising a white man and a negro
down in Coffee eouiiti'. They arc
charged with the burning of Mrs.
Peterson’s barn, etc. They wore
close on the fugutives yesterday, but
their friends intercepted the posse
and threw them off the truck.
I’l'ouT'.'iinnic
Of tlie Quarterly Convention of tho
Worth County Sunday School As
sociation,. lo meet at Sylvester,
f«a., Saturday, August lStli, 1813).
0:8© a. m. Call to order.
Song, “AM
Power of
Perry,
toward
Hail the
Jesus’ Name.” No. fit).
Prayer, led by Dr. J. W. Perry.
Song, 304,
Address of welcome, by Cot. T. 1!.
Perry.
Response, by I). It. Jay, of Albany.
Secretary’s report.
President’s report.
Treasurer's report.
Song, yto.
Address by Dr. J. \Y.
the “Dmy of Parents
Sunday School.”
Report of Executive Committee.
Son", I tiff.
Address by Rev. (!. Tom West.
Reports from schools
Dismission fur dinner.
A FTKIINl u)\ session.
Call lo order, 1:30 p. m.
Song, 313.
Address, by Elder F. T. Snell, of
Tifton.
Reports from committees.
Song, 140.
Short talks from Sunday school
workcis. Led by 15. T. Allen mid
Stephen Rouse,
Song, 277.
Address by Rev. E. I, Padiiek.
Song, '‘God lie witb you bill we
meet, again.” Dismission.
All songs, except lusl one, from
Prayer and Praise.
Reports of every kind must be
submitted in writing, in order tlmt
they may be tiled with Associuliunul
records.
A full attendance is vm neatly de
sired, as officers for the HMtociutiqnal
year are to bo elected, ami oilier bus
iness of importance transacted.
All schools should send delegates,
with a written report. Kiel) school
is entitled to one vote in convention
to eaeli thirty scholars ou roll.
Everyone interested iir Sunday
school work" arc urgently invited to
nt tend,
J. E. Ymi-Son, J. L. llKum.xn,
Secretary, President.
fire, and the flames so far advanced
that any effort to save it from de
struction would have been futile.
The fire was undoubtedly the work
of an incendiary, and is supposed to
Imve been placed near the head of
the stairs leading to the grand jury
room. The object was, without
doubt, the deal ruction of certain
records, whether civil or criminal is
a matter of conjecture. - No other
building was destroyed, the court
house was so far removed from any
other that they were not endangered
hy the fire.
The building, (he furniture and
all the records ami papers were de
stroyed except those not in the build-
ing or in Hie fire proof safe. The
safe was opened by Sheriff Nelson
on Wedncsdy night. It was a very
small one, Imt was packed with rec
ords and papers ns long as one could
be gotten in it. It fell face down
ward and the sheriff found, as soon
ns he could cool it off and examine
it, tlmt Hie combination was unim
paired and there was no trouble in
getting into it.
From Sheriff Nelson the Gazette
learns tlmt, “all the important rec
ords of the Ordinary’s office were
saved, except a few office papers, tax
xligesls, marriage license hook, etc.
All the Superior Court dockets,
criminal, civil, motion and issue,
with their attendant papers, were
saved, and there is nothing to pre
vent the session of Superior Court at
its next regular term. All the hills
of indictment, were saved, all papers
in civil cases, and all the 11. fas., ex
cept a few in the Sheriff’s office. The
record of deeds, for the past ten
mouths, were saved, and the record
of mortgages for this your.”
The building, furniture and hooks
were insured for $3,100 in the
Hartford Insurance Com|ntny, repre
sented by Col. M. A. Sexton tit the
lime of tho issuance of the policy,
luil now by Col. C. W. Kill wood, of
Tifton.
The ordinary, acting upon the ad-
wee of some of the best citizens of
the county, will begin at once the
erection of a temporary court room
so tlmt there will lie no interruption
of the regular session of the superior
court in October.
An effort, is being made to create
the impression among tlie voters of
the comity that the destruction of
the building was procured by the
friends of removal of the county
sile to take the question of building
a new court house out of their
way. This theory is too thin to bear
repeating. Should an election be
culled on the question of removal
there will be two, if not three, places
In tha race, and it lakes a very fer
tile imagination to conceive the idea
that friends of the three places con
spired to secure such a dirty piece of
work. However, the story has in
fluenced the citizens of Sylvester to
offer a reward of 4(150 for the ap
prehension of the incendiary.
If you Imve anything fancy or
curious in the sbajre of fruits, vege
tables, or farm products of any Kind,
bring it. in by Aug. 30th and 1 will
semi with your name, eta, to the
Ohio State Fair. C. W. Ful wood.
ensued between tlie three. The brute
knife in hand, threatened to .cut the
women’s throats if Urey resisted him
or made any outcry. However the
threat did nut daunt the defenseless
O'ap young compositor, and 1‘eti'ler
over the mysteries of the “preserva
tive art.” Tim editor is always
pleased to have young ladies call fit
iiis .sanctum, whether they come to
see hint or his rice young men.
114 school crayons only
’ailtick Bros.
10c,
The Brunswick and Western rail
road inaugurates -its regular aunnid
excursion week to the seashore next
Slim lay. Wednesday, August the 16th
is tlie day set apart for the people
living in the vicinity of Tiftur, Brook
field Enigma ar.il Alapalm, uml tho
round trip fare is only $1.50. These
excursion tickets are sold for train
I No. 4, which arrives at Brunswick at
20 a. in.;-and No. 8. which leaves
I.
Messrs. Nesmith ami Norman, two Brunswick, returning, at 7:00 p. nt.
a
of Colquitt county’s young farmers
Were, in llle city yesterday on a
trading expedition.
01i, those brum if n I ladies’ gold
watches at Ymitiiatis, the jeweler’s,
are'tlm-vety thing? •
i’liis arrangement affords twelve
hours at the seashore. Tite manage
ment announces tlmt, tins will be the
last excursion for this season.
Extra inducements during August
at, Pudrick Brio,
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