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81.00 PER ANNUM 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 WM evor