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TIPTON, BEItRlEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1893.
VOL. 3-NO. 22.
URBAN BNP SUBURBAN.
Personal and Impersonal Mattel’s in
the City and Vicinity.
Miss Mary Jenkins, of Lenox, is
visiting friends in Tifton.
Tifton continues to grow slowly,
bin surely, mid substantially.
'Tifton atmosphere is not very
healthy for tramps and other birds
of passage.
Be sure and patronize the “Tifton
Draniatic Company’s” entertainment
to-night, Admission, 25 cents.
Mr. A. J. McCrea, who Inis been
very sick for a week or two, we are
glad to report is convalescing slowly.
Don’t fail to witness the rendition
to-night of the beautiful amateur
drama, “Among tiie Breakers,” at Lite
Institute.
Mr. J. 55. Elliott, of Sparks, was
in the city Tuesday afternoon ar
ranging to buy all the short cotton
marketed at this point.
The Tifton Merchants pay as
much for cotton as any of the inland
markets. Short cotton sold here for
71c last Tuesday morning.
An exchange speaks of the murky
weathei we ure experiencing as the
advance agent of the equinoctial gale
of the 22ml and 23d insts.
Section master Thomas, of the
Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road, is getting in some lirst-class
work on the Tifton section.
The people of Tifton are always
ready to lend substantial encour
agement to any enterprise that pro.n
ises to he of benefit to the city.
Kev. W. C. Uixon, the pastor,
wall till his regular appointments at
the Tifton Methodist church next
Sunday, morning and evening.
Mr. James A. Warren, of Worth
county, panic to the city Wednesday
and brought with him a lot of tin
finest KeilTer pears we ever saw.
It is probable the young men com
posing the base hall nine of Cordeh
will give a minstrel performance at
Tifton Institute to-morrow night.
The attendance of pupils at the
Instituto-is growing vety satisfnoto
lily. Prof. Williams is proving him
«fif “the right man m the riglu
place.”
Messrs. Golden & Sineath have ad
ded a splendid long cotton gin to
their ginnery, and is now prepared to
gin long cotton at the lowest prevail
Iiig prices.
Mr. J. Howard Harris, son-in-law
to Oapt John A. Phillips, is in the
city. Hj has recently received the
appointment of Deputy United
States Marshal.
Miss Willie L. Fulwood, of Alap-
aha, has spent the week in Tifton,
the guest of her brother, Col. 0. W.
Fulwood. Site will take part in the
drama to-night.
Mr. J. W. Hannon, of this city, ip
now representing the New York
Life Insurance Company, and is
working in the lower part of
I.owndcs comity.
There is a rumor that a “blind
tiger” is being run in Tifton. The
olticcrs of the law should keep
tdiurp lookout for file animal and
beard him in his lair.
Mrs. W. 0. Tift is at home again
ufter having spent tho months of Ju
iy and August delightfully at the
World's Fair and among the moun
tains of North Carolina.
Col. John Marrow, of Ty-Ty was
a visitor to our sanctum Tuesday
morning aud left a nice order for job
printing. Such visits ure always
highly appreciated by the editor,
Prof. .11- A. Hendrix and family
arc- now residents of the city, having
moved last week to the house and lot
lie recently piii'cliased of J. H. Pitts.
•We welcome them as Citizens.
' Editor C. E. Webb, of the Adel
News, was in the city Monday and
called ut the Gazette's sanctum.
Tiie editor regrets lie was not pres
ent to receive aud entertain him.
A match game of base ball is on
tween Cordele and Tifton. It is to
be played on the Tifton ground's und
the game will he culled promptly at
•1 o’clock.
Dr. G. W. Julian and family, of
Pearson, was in the city Tuesday and
took the north hound GeorgiuSouth-
ern and Florida railroad passenger
train, we ltiirn for Chicago and tho
World’s Fair.
Our fellow-citizen, Mr. M. W.
Gaskins received a telegram Wednes
day bearing the sad intelligence that
his sister, who went to Atlanta lust
week to undergo a surgical opera
tion, was dead.
Prof. 0. G. llartstielil assisted in
tiie music at the Tifton Baptist,
church lust Sunday with his cornet.
Miss Simmie Twitty presided at tlie
organ. They will add ninth to the
music at tiie church.
Mr. W. N. Cole and wife, and Mr.
Julian Cole, have returned home af
ter a most pleasant vacation spent
with relatives and friends at Sunkers-
ville, Tenuille, Doublin and other
points on the Central railroad.
It is rumored that tiie Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad will
esunie its old and popular schedule,
with an accommodation freight
train going out of Tifton after early
breakfast and coming in at supper
time every day, about the first of
October. |
The attendance at Pine Level
Sunday-school last Sunday afternoon
win, not us large as customary, but
the exercises were interesting and
profitable to all who were present
ind took part. We regret to know
that quite a number who attend do
not participate in the exercises. This
is not the way to he benefitted by
Sunday-school.
Prof. M. S. Patten, of Milltown,
me of the brainy young men of Ber
gen county who is doing much- to
iriug her to the front, as one of the
test in tiie southern section of Georgia,
was in the city Wednesday afternoon
tnd paid his respects to the editor
>iv calling at his sanctum for
jdeasant chat. He is tin ever wel-
loine guest.
The “Electric Medical Company”
s the name of r. new Tifton enter
prise by Messrs. Walker & Brown
Tiie Inline of tho enterprise indicates
the business i^i which the'company is
engaged. They manufacture ami of
fer for sale a full line of patent mod
ical remedies—tiie medicinal value of
which Inis been tested by long exper
ience in Llieir use and pronounced
ivrff good.
ltev. F. T. Kur il filled his regular
ippoiutmeiits at the Tifton Baptist
church last Sunday, preaching two
very instructive sermons. At the
close of tiie morning service theordi
mince of the Lord's Supper was ob
served. A short conference was also
held to elect delegates to tiie Midi
Association which meets at Ml. Zion
church, Colquitt county on Friday
before the first Sunday in October
Messrs. B. T. Allen and J. K. Oars
well" were elected delegates, and Mes
srs. E. E. Youmans and Silas O’Qiiiu
elected as alternates.
ALL IN HER MIND.
W. C. Swain Explodes the Sensational
Story from Coffee County.
For Hent.
Nice 7 room dwelling on Oth
street.. 2 nice brick stores on rail
road street. 1 nice frame store on
railroad sreet. A few rooms con
veninetly located.
C. W. Fill wood.
Married.
At the home of W. J. Carswell in
this city at !l:t5 this morning; Mr
Thomas M. Colcuun to Miss Sal lie
A. Carswell, llev. W. 11. Surggs offici
ating.
The wedding was a quiet ull'nir, on
ly a few friends being present. The
newly married couple left this morn
ing for a risit to Savannah. The
Herald tenders congratulations.—
Way-cross Herald, 12th.
The bride Is well and favorably
known in this city, tnd her friends
here join -the Gazette in wishing
her many years of unalloyed wedded
bliss. She is a sister to our feilow-
tupis foment Saturday afternoon be- citizen, Mr. J. K. Carswell.
Waycross, Septembei 12.—Sir.
W. C. Swain, senior member of the
turpentine firm of W. C. Swain &
Co., of Beach, Go., was hero today.
He told the following story to Tiie
Constitution correspondent: “I was
informed last Monday that a negro
had two white girls tied out in a
swamp near Morgan’s still on Seven
teen Mile creek in Coffee county. In
company with about thirty men 1
left Tuesday for Coffee county. We
procured a number of bloodliout.ds
from Wuresboro and Wultertown,
which we took along to run down the
negro if the story appeared to be
rue. We left Sessom’s in buggies
which were hired for the occasion.
Arriving at Burch’s still, we found
the people greatly excited about the
story. When we reached Morgan’s
still our number increased to sixty
men, all armed with Winchester
rifles. At that place the greatest ex
citement prevailed. Women were
frightened utid afraid to remain at
home alone on account of tho report
about tho two girls being tied out by
a negro. The majority of the men
appeared to believe tho story. They
were determined upon bringing a
speedy and awful punishment upon
the negro if found. Without dis
cussing the situation at all, some one
suggested that we should go to the
swamp and hunt for the negro. A
nujority of tiie men favored the mo
tion. I told them that I intended to
investigate tiie matter before going
any further. They did not like that.
Witli a few men, 1 went directly to
he home of Mrs. Durand, and saw
•Miss Durand, a pretty girl of about
fourteen years. Tho girl was the
person who claimed to have seen the
dctini of u negro, and she told a
story as follows:
THE (HUE WHO SAW THE l’HISONKIt.
“Mama was away and l was left to
keep house alone. After awhile e
young white girl, about my age,
came running to tiie house from the
woods, and appeared to he frightened
nearly to death. She usked for some
thing to eat and told me Unit a mean
negro had stolen herself and sister
from theii parents five weeks ago,
and had kept them Ned to trees in
the woods ever since. She did not
say where she was from or who she
was. She asked me to let tier stay
with me as she was afraid tiie negro
would cutoh her again. About that
time a negro came to tho gate and
hud a white girl about sixteen years
old ti°d witli a rope, lie saw the
girl talking to me and told her to
come to him ut once. The girl
begged rue to save her front the
wicked negro. The negro cursed me
and said he would take me along
with the two girls. He caught the
girl and tied her to her sister ami
started toward me. I ran into tin-
house and got mama’s pistol ami
started to shoot him. He ran out of
the yard to where tiie girls were and
they went down into the swamp. I
was badly frightend und prayed for
mama to return, but she did not
come till late in the evening. All
day I was afraid L> look around for
fear of seeing the negro coming to
ward me. When mania ciiine home
I told her about it and she was badly
scared. We never slept any that
night. Next morning was Saturday,
and we saw some men and told them
about it.”
I asked the girl what kind of food
tiie poor girl asked for. She said
she asked if there was any pound
cake in the house. The story so far
had appeared to lie true, as it was
told in such an earnest, straight-for
ward manner, hut a lien site said that
(lie girl asked for poundcake, I said:
“Goodby; that, will do.”
NO I-OCNHCAKIS THERE.
I told tiie men that the girl was
telling an untruthful story aud we
hud better lelt the other men nbont
it und return home. My reason for
sane person would dream of seeing
a poundcake in such a wilderness os
was all utoitnd us. AVe went back to
the still ut Morgan's, which i« eight
miles from Douglass, Ga. The men
were informed by me that there was
no truth in the girl’s story. Tlrey
all appeared to believe th« girl’s story
except those who went with me.
Some of them said that a negro was
near the swamp und Imd stolen a
watermelon and suggested that we go
and utteiul to him. I saw then that
it was best for me to leave, because
the men appeared to he lien toil doing
mischief to any and every negro
without a cuiiso. 1 left them and ar
rived at my brother’s after midnight.
It is generally believed in Coffee
county that a negro did liavo two
white girls, but that Uo iitis escaped
witli them to parts unknown.
ltriiMs Hand.
Mr. Brudnuoki representing the
music house of Ludden & Bates, was
in the city tho first of the week iinJ
renewed the efforts that have been
mittlo to organize a cornet band for
Tilton.
An outfit of eleven pieces can he
purchased for £145, ami a subscrip
tion list is being passed around
among the citizens to secure the
airloiiiit, and wo understand that they
are subscribing liberally to tho fund.
[There is plenty of musiciiil talent
inioug the young men of Tifton and
we see no reason why she can not
have a flrstclosa hand. We under
stand a sufficient number of young
gentlemen have already signified a
willingness to take part if the instru
ments ure purchased. Leteverybody
put their shoulder to the wheel and
make I lie project a rousing success.
Miss Stimuli- Twitty.
This accomplished young lady, of
Camilla, has accepted the position of
music teacher at tiie'Tifton Institute.
The change from Miss MoCormuc to
Miss Twitty was brought about by the
delay of the former in reaching the
oily to take charge of tho class.
It was expected she would lie here
Inst Monday but I’rof. Williams
learned, by letter, that she was still
at her home and not inclined to conic
unless a certain number of pupils to
coniineoce with was guaranteed. lie
could not see his way clear to accede
to this filial proposition and decided
to so notify her.
He then called upon Miss Twitty
and tendered her the position, which
she readily accepted und will soon
have a flourishing music class.
Insure your gin house against fire.
C. W. Fulwood.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Important Items of News from Ber
rien's Sister Counties.
The Moultrie Banner is still in the
hands of a Receiver.
The Valdosta Institute opened
with one hundred and thirty students.
Valdosta people have been swin
dled by the Biscayne Bay Loan Com
pany, of Florida.
A protracted meeting was com
menced at tiie Aslihnru methodist
church last Sunday.
ltev. W. 1. Patrick lias organized a
Missionary Baptist Congregation at
Douglas, Coffee county, witli four
teen members.
The Mell Baptist Association, will
meet on Friday before the first Sun
day in October at Mt, Zion church,
Colquitt county, and continue in ses
sion three days.
School Commissioner Polhrll, of
Worth county, has purchased a bicy
cle with which to speed over the
county visiting the public schools
und—the girls. •
The doetors of Lowndes county
will organize a County Medical Soci
ety on tin- 2iith inst. Wliuc it will
be good for is not stated in the call
for the preliminary meeting.
Host Sirinons, of the lintel Du
Pont, Clynch comity, is having an
artesian well liorcil and, by the means
of a force pump, will supply every
Another Fair Iteiictlclury.
Miss Sal lie Lon Brett, of Thomas-
Ion, lias been elected tiie beneficiary
of tiie Georgia Press association al
the State Industrial school, at Mil-
ledgoville.
Rev. J. W. Burke, Miss Ellen
Dortch and Mr. Joint Triplett, hav
ing been appointed by Mr. II. II
Uabunis, as a committee to select
from the various applicants, tin
niest deserving; the former met Asa
majority of tho nommitteo and as
sumed the difficult task of choosing
from twenty-five upplicunts for tho
position.
It was a hard task, as all seemed so
qually deserving, but they finally
centered on Miss Brett, who agreed
to refund tho $130 donated by the
association, so soon us she had passed
through the school, the same to lu-
appropriated to tiie pur|mse of help
ing some other girl through the
school.
It was Miss Dortch, of the Mil-
ledgevilk- Chronicle, who propose the
plan of donating that sum from the
treasury of the association ai its last
meeting, and the plan is a most
pruiswoi’tliy one, und the result quite
satisfactory.
Miss Brett makes the third young
lady the Georgia press is sustaining
at the Giris’ Industrial school. Tin-
Weekly Press association set the ex
ample, which wus soon followed by
the Georgia Press association.
There is not a more seif-sa irificing
oom in liis house with water.
The Ilotnervilic Baptist Associa
tion convenes on Friday before the
third Sunday in October lit Mt. Car
mel church, in Coffee county, about
five miles north of McDonald's Mill.
It transpires that the municipal
authorities, after duly considering
the matter, were not as anxious for
tiie influx of yellow fever refugees
to their town us was at first reported.
Colquitt superior court will convene
next Tuesday morning. 11 ie expect
ed tiie court will hut longer Hum us
mil as a heavy criminal docket is re-
porleil. The Gazette will be repri
se n ted.
Capt. D. fl. Irby, the courteous mid
elllicient itiuuuger of the Cycloneta
experfimmtul farm, has inst returned
from a visit to the World's Fair, at
Chicago, lie is enthusiastic over
wlmt lie saw al tile great show.
A negro woman at Asliliurn, for
some trival offense stripped lu-rchild
and forced it to Bland before a fire
until its hack was literally cooked.
Slu- lias been arrested and lodged in
jail under u charge of crudity to her
child.
Mr. William Vanllmilt-n, of Syca
more, lias been commissioned Deputy
.Sheriff of Irwin county, and entered
upon till-discharge nt his duties, lie is
an old hand at the bellows, and is
expected to give entire satisfaction
in tin- discharge of his duties.
The Gazette is greatly esteemed
ut the thriving town of Sylvester,
Worth county, anil it has In lie sent
there on time In prevent a row being
Kicked up. It would always get
there on time if we could control the
Brunswick and Western railroad ami
Uncle Bain’s mail
Tin- citizens of Valdosta are ecstat
ic over their artesian well. A steam
engine and hydraulic force pninp
have been attached and the/ ure
pumping up two hundred ami fifty
gallons of the pure lluid to the min
ute. The water is slightly flavored
witli sulphur.
A religions debate is on ut Valdos
ta; commenced last Monday morning
between representatives of the Meth
odist and “Church of Christ’’ church
es. It is ho|ied alien it is over the
participants will Ik- entirely satisfied,
and there will be no inclination on
tho part of either to write a book.
Proceed lug’s of Council.
A cotNed meeting of the city coun
cil of Tifton was held in the office of
C. W. Fulwood Wednesday night,
0:30 o’clock. Present: Councilmen
Bowen, Hnrgrott. Goodman and Allen.
Thq meeting was culled to order
by Mayor Fulwood, who stated its ob
ject to be, to determine whether the
partial quarantine against yellow
fever infected districts should be de
clared off officially or whether owing,
to the re-appearance of yellow fever
in Brunswick, its lux enforcement
should not be mude active again.
After discussing, It was ordered,
by a majority vote of tiie Councilman
present, that the quarantine be un
conditionally raised.
No further business the council
was adjourned.
B. T. Allen, Clerk protein.
It is but fair to state that Mayor
Fulwood, acting upon the unofficial
advice of a majority of the Conncil-
mcn, was preparing to enforce tiie
quarantine ordinance. The action of
tiie meeting, however, brought his
efforts to an unceremonious Ur mi na
tion.
Councilman Alien was of the opin
ion that the general good of the city
and hei people demanded a renewal
of the quarantine. Finding umajor
ity of tiie Councilmen present against
him, lie declined to vote.
Culled n Halt.
The Downing Company has been
busy during the week packing up
their Tifton slock of goods and
would have moved back to Bruns
wick to-day Imd the yellow fever
scourge not broken out afresh in that
city.
However, late Wednesday after
noon Mr. Tuit received the unwel
come intelligence t mt life fever had
broken out again und lie was ordered
to remain where he was until further
advised.
Mr. Tail commenced early yester
day morning to unpack aguin and
will, probably, remain in Tifton now
until, frost.
County News.
ita
not believing the story was that no set tlmu the editors of Georgia.
Refreshing mid delicious summer
drinks are now being dispensed at
the Tifton Drug Store—coca-cola,
milk shakes, Bodawater, etc. ■
ftuHranleeJ to cure
itch a SO uiiuutes
Jillli Km sale by J. W r .
Paulk. & Co.,Tifton, On.
Berrien county court holds
monthly session next Monday.
Empire church will hold its an.
iiiiuI meeting on the 23rd and 24th,
.Mr. W. E. Lamb, of Nashville,
made a business t rip to Macon Hus
week.
Rev. .1. A. Scarhoro. Evangelist of
the South Georgia Baptist Conven
tion, preached at Sparks last Tues
day night.
The stock of goods belonging' to
Messrs. J. M. Futch & Co., ut Nash
ville, lias been purchased by Mr. G,
K. Swindle.
L’lie Withluonnchee Musical Con
vention will hold its regular annual
session at Sparks next Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday.
The citizens of the’Hmwer Ninth"
district of Berrien county ure proud
of their section. It is, truly, one of
the best sections of Georgia.
Tilt-re seems to he a genera 1 com
plaint througliput Berrien county of
the present mail service. Everything
.‘Olinected With it seems to he out of
joint.
Some of the [tear growers of Ber
rien county have manufactured their
crops into wine, und tliose who have
tasted tin- wine report it of excellent
flavor.
Capt. Simmons Harrell, of Mogul,
lias Ins gang of convicts at work
manufacturing brick, lie is san
guine liis clay is of tiie right quality
for brick inuking.
Berrien county furim-rs are usual
ly slow this year in putting their
cotton on lii« market. A great mauy
of them are in position where they
are not forced to sell.
The Union Association (Primitive
Baptists) will meet with Uuiou
church, two miles south of Mllltowu,
on Friday before the tliiid Sunday
in October and condone three days
The yearly meeting at l’leasaut
church,' about five miles south of
Nashville, begins to-morrow aud ex
tends through Sunday. A Urge cou-
courst- of people are expected to bo
present.
It is probable there will be reli
gious services ut the new Missionary
Baptist church, two miles north of
Brookfield, next Sunday uiorntug,
conducted by Mr, J. K. Carswell, of
Tifton. Those who go to bear hi*
exhortation will be amply rewarded
fur their trouble.