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Gazette. $ 1.00 PER ANNUM. 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.