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the City and Vicinity,
TIFTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1893.
VOL. 3-NO. 23.
URBAN BND SUBURBAN. j° f Tifton, died last Tuesday after a
| long and painful illness, and her
Personal and Impersonal Matters in remains were laid to rest Wednesday
.
in Zion Hope burial ground, Rev. W.
F. Cox officiating. The deceased was
items Which Escaped the Attention of
Cur Special Reporters.
Mrs. S. E. Fogle, of Alapnha, was the mother of Mr. K. P. Sinclair and
m the city last Monday evening.
- Sportsmen have begun already to
decimate the crops of partridges and
doves in this vicinity.
lion..Thomas B. Young, of Irwin
county, was in the city yesterday, on
business, and made a pleasant cull at
the Gazette sanctum.
Capt. Fad rick, of Bainbridge, fa
ther of the Pudrick brothers, is in the
• city and superintending the building
of the addition to their store.
Bov. John A. Cox, we regret to
Mesdames W. W. Webb, .1. F. Paul
and (1. W. llidley. She leaves many
relatives and friends to mourn her
death. She'was a good ohristain
woman, and bore her suffering with
patience and bumble submission to
the will of her Heavenly Father.
Raided.
Tifton ••mind Tiger
The Gazette had scuroelv gone to
press last week before the “bliud
tiger,” mention of which was made
in its columns, was raided bv the
City , Murshul
learn, is suffering intensely from a Zaclmry, alias
severe case of sore eyes. Ilojie he
will experience a speedy recovery.
The attendance of pupils at the
Tifton Institute increases each week,
und Prof. Williams wiH soon have as
many as lie can manage without an
assistant.
The Gazette has secured the ser
vices of a correspondent at. Milltown
and will hereafter s.u've to i.s readers
of Tifton. A. A.
“Old Ninty-Five,”
Fridny
wM
the freshest news fro n that place
and vicinity.
Mr. J. Z. Elliott, of Sparks, was
in the city Wednesday and purchased
about thirty hales of short staple cot
ton from Mr. E. - P. Bowen and Pud-
rick’ Bros.
A party of ten convicts passed up
the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad Monday, enroute to the
camp at Usry’s mill, The reporter
did not learn from whence they
came.
Mr. J. K. Carswell did not go into
the country, to the new Baptist
cliurtli near Brookfield, last Sunday
to hold religious services as was ex
pected, No one came in to lake him
• to the place.
Rev. 'V. C. llixmi filled his regular
Uppiinimeiil at the Tifton Methodist
church last Sunday—morning and
evening. Pastor llixon is rapidly
winning favor with his Tifton con
gregation.
Work at (Lite mammotli saw mill of
Capl. II. H. Tift was resumed Iasi
M md y morning, Cringing gladness
1.1 the Iti arts of the many idle'em
ployes. Just how long it will keep
in orders is hard to say.
Officer W. H. Oliver returned
Saturday night from Macon, whither
be went as a witness against A. A.
Zachary, better known as “Old
Ninty-Five,” for selling whisky in
Tifton without license.
A change of schedule takes place,
to-day on the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad. ' It is stated that
the north bon ml day passenger train
will arrive at. Tifton about two hours
earlier titan heretofore.
Mr. J. II. White, of Gainesville,
I'la.,' was in Tifton yesterday the
guest of his brouter, Mr. T. G. Whitt, 1 ,
lie spent, the day looking about the
city und was well pleased with wliat
he saw. Ho made a pop call to see
tin- editor.
' Yesterday was a red-letter day in
Tifton judicial circles. Justice court
was in session am} a heavy docket of
old cases ready for trial. Jos. A. Al
exander, of Nashville, and W, H.
Griffin, of Valdosta, were among the
visiting lawyers.
Mr. Dock' Hamlin and Miss Tudio
Graydon were united in marriage
One day last week at t lie home of
Rev. W. ,J. Baker, that gentleman
officiating. It was a great: surprise
to nearly everybody, even their most
intimate friends.
Tlte Gazette learns that Mr. E.H.
Tift will organize rat entertainment
for the Christmas holidays that will
eclipse any amateur performance ever
attempted in this section of the state.
Hi* name i.s a guarantee of some
thing good itt the way of an enter
tainment.
Xaat Monday is reporled as having
Itecn a heavy criminal day in Berrien
county court.
of case* were tried. Among those!comic
who was found in charge, was arrest
ed und a case made against him in
the Mayor’s court. The evidence
was overwhelming against Zachary,
tout he had been selling intoxicants
within the city without license, and
he was given sixty days on the streets
or $50 fine.
However, lie was subsequently
turned over to J. Howard l’a-ris,
Deputy U. S. Marshal, who carried
him to .ducon and before Commis
sioner Martin, where he plead guilty
and was bound over, in th» sum of
$800,to theUnited Slues Circuit Court
for trial. Failing to give the requir
ed bond lie was committed to jail.
His trial will occur November Oth
next at Savannah.
At the trial before Mayor Fail-
wood tlie evidence implicated Mr. J.
C. Young as having some interest or
connection with -the unlawful busi
ness, which was being carried on in the
second story of “Snwunee Restuimint”
building, lie was accordingly nr
rested, carried before the Mayor and
given sixty days on the streets or$75
fine. Mr, Young paid the costs,
>ave bore and appealed to the City
Council. We umlerstaud be admits
bating sold smv.e of the Unlawful
beverage for Zachary.
.Constable Oliter, of lhe Tifton
Militia District, is entitled to the
credit, iT there be any, of bringing
this illicit whisky selling business to
a jgmmuiy termination.
it. is hoped people will learn after
awhile that whisky selling will not
be tolerated in Tifton in violation of
I’nterlnhi-
•iveiiing’N
incut.
Last Friday evening was one of
the-brightest since the full weather
begun—a most. pleasant night for
:iii entertainment, save tlmt it was a
little too warm.
Notwithstanding the heal the Tif
ton Amateurs were on time and
ready for the rendition of their ama
teur drama, entitled “Among the
Breakers.” The Institute Hall was
tilled with a large and appreciative
audience.
The audience was first delighted
with instrumental music—piano and
volii: duetts—by Mr. II. J. Brinson
and Miss Wells, a bright girl of not
more than twelve summers from
Brunswick. This little lady per
forms admirably on the violin for
one so young.
Then was rendered a beautiful
vocal quartette, entitled “Come where
the lilies bloom,” by Misses Kale
and Harriet Goodman, Prof. Wiil
iams and Mr. C. H. Goodman. -
This was followed by the Drama
it was full of interest from first to
last. Each character of the play was
well represented, especially the char
acters of David Murray; Larry Divine
and ScnJ. We cannot refrain from
making a little criticism upou the
actors, some of them didn’t speak
loud enough for their parts to be
distinctly heard und appreciated.
Between tlte two acts of tile play
th»re was instrumental music by Mr.
An unusual nnriiber ! Brinson (fad . MM Wells. A.so
song and chorus, entitled
ABOUT THE COUNTY. «*'"•
Contractor Spencer is not progres
sing very rapidly now with the Adel
artesian well.
The Milltown High School boast
of the lurgest attendance of pupils of
uny school now in thncounty.
Yearly meeting at Empire church,
five or six miles west of M i 11 town, to
day, to-morrow and nex t duy.
Prof. George \V. Goodman, lias the
sympathy of his many friends in the
serious illness of his nobie wife, it
is hoped she will soou recover.
The annual meeting at Salem
(Lime §ink) clinrcti, at Adel, will be
held oil the second Sunday and Fri
day und Saturday before, in October.
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Adel circuit, will be held at the
Adel Methodist church on the second
Sunday und Saturday before in Oc
tober.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Baker, of Alup-
alia, are entitled to the congratula
tions of their friends upon the arri
val of a prettv little baby girl at
their home.
Mrs. Mary Davis, consort, of Mr.
Joseph Davis, of Sparks, died last,
Saturday after a short illness. Her
remains were buried the next day in
tlie Sparks cemetery.
A protracted meeting will com
mence at Bdiiesda Mcthoclistcliuroli,
two miles west of Brookfield, next
Thursday. All tlie people are cor
dially invited to attend.
Tux Collector Griffin will soou be
on tlie war path “for revenue only.”
l’lie tax collectors were never known
to slight anyone, nevertheless they
go out of office very unpopular.
The people of Sparks nre making
ill necessary preparations to enter-'
tain the singing convention to-day,
to-moirow and Sunday. The people
of Sparks never do tilings by halves.
A stock company, composed of llift
merchants of Sparks, art* engaged in
building an iron Cotton warehouse.
The wood framing has already been
completed. It is locuteil on Colquitt
street, and along the railroad siding
—u very convenient place.
The Gazette learns that Mr. H.
Lee and family have unceremoniously
shaken the dust of Adel from their
feet und gone to parts unknown, it
is said that “for ways that ure dark
and tricks that are vain” Lee is more
peculiar than “the heathen Chinee.”
Misses Lillie Gary, Nunna and
Lilia Lamb, of Nashville, have gone
to Milledgeville and entered the
State Normal and Industrial School
for Girls. It rejoices the Gazette
to know that the girls of Berrien
county are to be be lie fitted by tlie
establishment of this school.
SpurkB is to be congratulated upon
the accession of Mr. M. McCormick
and family, lately of Vienna, toiler
citizenship. He is in the employ of
the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad und one of the best section
masters on the line. He lias been
placed in charge of the Sparks sec
tion.
A revival meeting grew out of Uie
regular meeting, on the second Sun
day and Saturday before, at the
Nashville Baptist church, It result
ed in twenty-two accessions to the
membership of the church—fourteen
by bnplistn on a profession of faith
and eight by. lettei. Elder W, F.
Cox, who has served the church us
pastor during the past year, will be
the under-shepherd for another year.
Uruss Hand, MIn
st rets.
Quite a number "of young men
came to Tifton from Cordele last
Saturday afternoon—members of the
base ball team, brass band and min
strel troupe—ua previously announced
to play a game of base hull in the
afternoon and give a minstrel per-
forniniice at night.
The game of hall was called at 4:00
o’clock and seven innings were play
ed, resulting in a score of 0 to 10 in
favor of Cordele. Several of the
best ball players of the Tifton team
could not get off from their various
businesses to lake a hand in tlie
game, otherwise thr* score would have
been different. The Tifton hoys
look their defeat in good grace;
they’ll get even with Cordele on tlie
base ball score yet.
The Cordele Minstrels held forth
at. the Institute Hall at 8:30. Wv
did not attend, tint those who did
ri-port it as a very lame affair. Every
thing, joke and gag, was old ami
stale, and scarcely excited a laugh
from the audience. The boys were
all clever enough, but they should
get up something new before they
start out from home again. They
had a fair audience.
The members of (lie Brass Band
are also sadly out of practice. Rub
up, boys, mb up, and I lien come to
see us again.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Important Items of News from Ber
rien's Sister Counties.
Insure yonr gin house against, tire.
O. VV. Pnhvood.
acquitted were F. Fletcher, of Sparks,“That cat came buck,” by Mr. K, H.
•charged with selling mortgaged prop-1
ertv, and 11. G. Wiiby, of Adel, char
ged with unlawfully entiling away
hands.
Mil. M-uy Sineinir, an aged lady
licatl,
It is a sad task which the Gazette
has to perform thin morning in
chronicling the deuth of little Satri-
mie Timmons, the eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Timmons, which
occurred at their home in Tifton
Tift. It was truly the hit of the yesterday afternoon of typlio malarial
. , , , • fever. The remains will oe buried
evening s entertainment, to-day in Che new Tifton cemetery.
At 10:00 ocJock thexuidietuw wentj|»pj| e ^rief-stnekeu have the , v
home ini nienwJy pleased with the] unfeigned sympathy of their many; convention wii) be published
living two or thitv mill's uorUiwefil |etching’s diversion. , j friends in 1 heir sorrow und distress. j Week.
Sunday-school Convention.
it was expected Unit, the program
for the semi-annual convention of
the Berrien County Sunday-school
Association, which is to be held at
Sparks on the third Sunday and Sat
urday before in October, would be
ready for publication this week. The
matter of arranging tin* program lias
been left with the editor, who is
president of the association, und tlie
press of oilier business lias prevented
him from completing it in time.
However there ure some things in
connection with tho convention in
which (lie President desires to call
the attention of every superintendent
in the county:
1. It is highly important tlmt every
Snnday-Rchool in the oonnty lie rep
resented by delegates in the conven
tion. We want lo work together for
the glory of God and tlie eternal
well-being of tlie children of Ber
rien county. In ‘‘union there is
strength.”
2. The presence at the convention
of every superintendent in the county
is especially desired. It is needed
that some very practical work be
doiiedn order to bring tlie children
of Beirien comity under tin 1 influ
ence and training of the Snnduy-
scliool.
3. It is earnestly ho)ie.d tlmt we
shall have at the convention a writ
ten report from every Sunday-school
in Berrien county. Blanks for Ibis
purpose will be mailed lo every Su
perintendent in the county.
4. The President has been handi
capped lo u great extent from a lack
of funds to prosecute the work, lie
kindly asks the superintendents to
send to tlie convention a contribu
lion equal to two cents per capita of
the attendance of pupils at their res
pective schools. The President
snows of several communities it. tlie
county, witli none now, where schools
could be organized mu’, kept up al
least a portion of each year, but it
requires some money to do it. Will
you send it to the convention?
5. There will be only a few ad
dresses, but these will be from some
of the most prominent Sunday-school
workers of theBtate. If yon fail to
attend the convention you will not
hear them, and if you fail to hear
them yon will miss some of the most
practical and invaluable ideas of
.Sunday-school work, you may never
have unothei opportunity of getting.
6. It is repeated: Superintendent,
come to tin* convention and give the
officers ami workers the cheering
benefit of your presence, your influ
ence and yonr prayers. Be sure to
send delegates to represent your
school.
The program of exercises of the
next
Tlie roads of Colquitt are in only
passable condition, but her Humorous
bridges are firstoiass.
The tax rate in Brooks county has
been fixed at 28.0 of one per cent on
tlie hundred dollars.
The tax collector of Colquitt coun
ty lias commenced already to gather
in tlie state and comity revenue.
Parkers Revival Class, of Wavcross,
has been fighting sin and satan at
Douglas, Coffee couuty the past week.
The holiness meeting, which has
been in session at. Ashburn for the
past two weeks was expected to close
last night.
The citizens of Sylvester are con
sidering tlie propriety of baying a
Sunday-school and church Organ to
aid in tlie music.
The temporary court, house being
built for Worth county will cost$122.
The contract cails for its completion
by the 15th of October.
Don’t forget that Mel I association
meets at Mt. Zion church, Colquitt
comity, just one week from to-day—
on Friday, September 20th.
The fourth quarterly conference
for the Sumner circuit will In 1 held
at Wesley Chapel on Tuesday after
the'second Sunday in October.
The yearly meeting at tlie Turner
ohnroll, Irwin county, occurs on the
second Sunday and Saturday before
in October. A large crowd is uxpeeled.
The llomerville, Clinch county
canipmeeliug is in session this week.
The services are exceedingly enter
taining and large crowds are present
from the adjacent county.
Mr. L. .1 Aultman, a Worth coun
ty farmer living near Willingham,
will probab'y make this year fourteen
bales of cotton, besides a good supply
of corn, from a one horse farm.
There are evidences of thrift and
prosperity in every section of Colquitt
comity. New farms are being opened
up, and new and comfortable homes
ire being built. Success to her ami
Iter people.
The municipal election at Syca
more resulted iu there election of the
old officers: Editor A. G. DeLouoh,
Mayor, and W. B. Dasher, 11. W.
Cockrell, E. R. Smith, I. L, Murray
mil J. P. Fountain, Councilman.
The Millliiry Baptist Association
meets with Union oliuroh, Worth
county, twelve miles south of Will
ingham, on Tuesday after tlie third
Sunday in October and continue un
til tlie business of tin-body is com
pleted.
There are few bands out of em
ployment iu tliis section of Wortli
On the contrary, the farmers are
needing cotton pickers, uml ell not
employed at the mills or liirpcutine
farms ate busy gathering in the flee
cy staple.—-Local.
The crops in Colquitt county, espe
cially corn and cotton, are just us
good as they can in*. 11 mi. S. W.
Avera Ims two fields of rice that are
as fine as ever grew on tlie Georgia or
Carolina coast, No famine in tlmt
good old country next year.
Rev. F. T. Snell, of Tifton, preach
ed at Sylvester, Worth county, Inst
Friday night lo us.-uull hut. attentive
congregation. He Ims accepted a call
front the Baptist family of that place
to preach for them, during the next
ms xuntionul year, on tlie first Sunday
iu each month.
The people of Sycamore seem to be
deplorably * divided on the school
question. The Court has given the
Smith Bussey faction posession of tlie
school house and they have employ
ed a Mr*. Fields to teacli therein.
However, the other faction, led by
Dr. Story,, ha* employed Prof, Sutton
and are conducting a school in the
upper story of a store building. Tlie
two schools have about an equal at
tendance. It seems to be’a war for
supremacy between tlieold-limcrsand
new-comers, and is very much lo be
regretted. ,
Colquitt Superior Court.
Tlie above judicial tribunal was in
session this week, Judge Augustin H.
Hansel presiding. Solicitor-General
II. B. Peeples was also on bund look
ing after the State’s interest on the
criminal side of the court with jeal
ous care.
It Was stated on the ground thntthe
ablest array of legal talent that has-
visited the court for many a session
was present on this occasion.
The grand jury was organized by
the election of the Hon. J. B. Nor
man, foreman, and it was circulated
among tlie vast crowd present that
nmple time would be taken by tlie
body to investigate every violation of
tlie criminal laws of the State and to
give the general comity matters a
thorough sifting. The court and ju
ry have expressed the determination
to keep pace, in tlie preservation of
law and order, with the giant strides
which t:ie county is making inmate-
rial progress.
It was the editor’s pleasure to be
present on tlie first day of the court
and lie, with Mr. C. R. DeVane, of
the Adel New*, and Capt. John Trip
lett, of theThomusville Times-Enter
prise, made up the editorial fraterni
ty present. Twelve months had pas
sed into futurity since our last visit
und we felt highly grntifted at the
many evidences of progress and pros
perity presented on every side at
Moultrie, the county site. To use a
common expression—“She is getting
clean out of sight!” The thought
presented itself to our mind, if Moul
trie can make saoh progress under
tlie inspiration ot such a narrow
gouge affair as the P id cock railroad,
what will she do under the influence
of the broad gauge Tifton and Thom-
asvillo railroad when completed,
which we are sure cannot be delayed
a great while longer.
The editoi was delighted to meet
Iu'r numerous Colquitt comity friends
and acquaintances, and to note their
prosperity.
Sheriff T. Butler Sharp, Clerk
George W. Newton, Ordinary S. G.
Gregory, were nil “as busy as bees in
a tar bucket” attending to the busi
ness of the court and the people. They
ate all excellent officers ami the people
of Colquitt county did themselves
proud when they elected them.
Dr. Alvin B. Peters jmd his part
ner in tlie drug business, Israel Put
nam Beloit-, former Berrien county
boys, are at Moultrie and we are
pleased to know they are doing a
thriving drug business. Dr. Peters
is doing mi excellent practice.
Wo met ulso Dr. J. T. Hammond
who lias, since lie graduated at Mer
cer University in June, located on his
plantation ncur Jenkins’ Mill. He
says lie is doing the largest and most
lucrative practice of Ills life. He is
contemplating tlie propriety, us soon
us he can recoup his finances, of tak
ing a |wst graduate course in medicine
and surgery—one year in New York
and one year abroad, either iu Parts,
France, or Berlin, Germany. The Ga
zette’s best wishes will follow him
wherever he may go und in all hU
undertakings.
Hon. J. B. Norman, Sr., was on
hand; it affords ns pleasure to say this
prince among gentlemen is slowly out
surely recovering from his recent
stroke of paralysis, from which ho
cumc very near losing tlie use of Ilia
left eye. II is brother, Joel and J. S.,
was ulso at court, and lookiug hale
uml hearty.
Judge W. lliiey Stallings wa* the
first man we met, and he renewed his
acquaintance with a silver “wheel”
for Ilia past years subscription. He
is a “worthy sou of a noble sire” and
an ornament to any society or com
munity—not so ninch for his “dress"
or “address” a* for his strict integrity.
Ex-county treasurer, Blanton, waa
at his old stand and—just as happy
us a lark on a spring morning.
‘'if not see.
Ex-Clerk, Bryan, we dit
but was told he was busy managing
the Moultrie end of the ridcook rail
road.
Luwyer Walker was holding up hi*
end of the Court hamlstick very sat*
try
isfaotorily to himself and his clients'
lion. G. G. .Henderson was “on dit”
and curried as broad aini'o a*
Oonnty Commissioner wwxv
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