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«ssigj • 81.00 PER ANNUM. TIFTON, BERRIEN COUN TY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1893. VOL. 3-NO. 24. ' URBAN AND SUBURBAN. * , Personal and Impersonal Matters in the City and Vicinity. , ' Rend Dr. Peterson’s advertisement on fourth page. Rev. W. 0. Hixon will fill his reg ular appointments at Tifton next Sunday. The harvest moon has pustund now the nights are a “little” longer than than the days. The young people of Tifton and vicinity have enjoyed the moonlight nights of the past two weeks very much. The grand, gloomy and peculiar equinoctial gale, for 1893, either came before its time or bus given us the go by altogether. Wednesday a telegram was received here announcing that eighteen new cases of yellow fever had developed in Brunswick. The Tifton correspondent of the Adel News is mistaken, the United States officers did not pay Zachaty’s fine. The Tifton authorities were glad to get rid of him “without mon ey and without price.” Mrs. Corker, of Dublin, Laurens county, is visiting in the city, and the guest of her parents—Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Cole. The ladies of the city, who have formed her acquaintance, 6uy she is a charming little woman. Elders P. T. Snell, W. F. Cox and W, W. Webb have been recommended ns ordained ministers by the Tifton Baptist church for membership in the Well Association, which meets to-day at Art. Zion church, in Colquitt county. Rev. F, T. Snell, the pastor, preached two excellent sermons at the Tifton Baptist church labt Sunday. At the evening service three persons were received into the fellowship of flic church by letter, two of the per sons being Elder W. F. Cox und wife. The repair shops of the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad at Ma con, have -been shut down all this week us a purely economical measure. The decrease in patronage forces a reduction of expenses. The employ ees, like the sensible men they are, appreciate the situation und will make the beet of it without complain ing. Elders F. T. Snell, W. W. Webb nnd W. J. Baker were called to Mi. Olive church, in Worth county, lost Tuesday to assist 1n adjusting amica- f bly some differences of opinion exis ting between members of that church. After consultation the muttei was aiibniitted to Elder F. f. Snell who decided the disputed points to the satisfaction of all concerned. There is one or two things the Ga- zettk would like to know: Whv the necessity of drilling cars at the Geor gia Southern and Florida railroad yards to make up trains Sunday eve nings during the hour for religions service? Thought there was a city ordinance prohibiting it; if so, why it not enforced? Does not the state law inveighing against the disturbance of religious worship meet the exi gencies of-tlie case, and are not the persons engaged untenable to this law? fc. ! yi Insure your gin house against fire. C. W. Fulwood. BuaiueHM Education. In this eminently, practical and progressive ago, the education of no young man—no matter what his con templated avocation in life—can be regarded as cornpltte and fully qual ifying him for a successful career un less he enjoys a business training. This has come to be very generally recognized and conceded; and we know of no institution in the south ern states that, is doing so thorough mid practical a work along the lines of business training as the Georgia- Alabama Business college, of Ma con, which stands the foremost of its! now offers to kind. I York Weekly if. m A Lesson Learned. It is a matter for regret that sev eral Tifton lads have been, for some time, pilfering from one of the “Bnlclier” boys of the Union News Company who, ever since the yellow fever broke out in Brunswick, have had to lay over in the city at night. It seems that these juvenile pilferers were organized und altogether! had taken about $8 or $10 worth of cigar ettes, cheroots, tobacco, candies, eto., before they were caught at the nefa rious business. The goods were being, missed and Marshal Sh river was notified; he set to work at once to ferret out the guilty parties, and soon caught up with them. lie was both surprised and mortified when he learned the facts in the case. He arrested the boys, as was his duty, and carried them before Mayor Fulwood who made a searching investigation of the whole matter. He reached the chari table opinion that the boys did not fully realize the enormity of their offense, that the beginning of the raids were intended us a joke or as a matter of fun. lie gave the hoys a wholesome lecture and allowed them togowitli the promise that they would pay the “Butcher” boy for what they had taken. He told them, further,that if they were brought be fore him again on a similar charge he would turn them over to the State authorities for puuishmeut. It is hoped these lade, and all others in Tifton, will learn a salutary lesson from this much regretted oc currence; and, in future, lot alone things that do net belong to them or they cannot get in a legitimate way. Let the hoys of Tifton realize that An idle bruiu is the devil’s work shop,” and if they loaf and loungi about the streets they will surely get into trouble. Boys, if not engaged in some honest employment, had bet ter be at home lidding to their store of knowledge by reading and study ing some good book. Homicide lit Unloiivtlle. A ripple of excitement was created lust Sunday afternoon when a runner camv to the city from the negro sub nrb, Unionville, and reported that u negro man by the name of John Thomas Johnson lmd shot and. mor tally wounded a negro woman by the mime of Hannah Reid. Constable W. II. Oliver hastened to Unionville and when lie arrived there found that the perpetrator of the deed had already been arrested by some of the negro men of the place and threats of lynching were being freely indulged. He succeeded, how ever, in persuading the. indignant peo ple to give up their prisoner and let the law vindicate itself. The priso ner was brought to the city, lodged in jail and a guard placed around it to foil any attempt at lynching. During the night the negro woman who had been shot twice with a No. 38 Smith & Wesson pistol, died. The death of the woman obviating the ne cessity for u committal trial the pris oner wus carried to Nashville on Monday by Constable O’iver and lodged in jail, to await the action of the superior court. It seems that this killing was the result of jealousy; the woman was a grass widow, the man wanted her to marry him, but she declined to do so without first obtaining a divorce from tier husband whom she had discarded. For this refusal' lie had thueatened to kilt her, and Sunday just after din ner he met her und fwo other women in the Tifton and Unicnville road, near the latter place, and carried ids threat into execution. It is reported that he nonchalantly remarked Monday morning when he wus told that the woman was dead, “that it was nil right; he intended to kill her.” Clubbing List. The 0AzaTTK is making up' a splendid clubbing list with the great weekly papers of the country. It club with the New World for $1.40, or ABOUT THE COUNTY. Items Which Escaped the Attention of Our, Special Reporters. Berrien superior court convenes a week from next Monday. There is an unusually lurge list of criminal cases to be tried. A brick manufacturing enterprise, we are told, is soon to be located on rile place of Mr. II. L. Parrish in the River Bend neigh boihood. There is fifty-nine pupils in atten dance at Sparks High School und more are expected. A. competent assistant teacher lias been employed. » ... In Atciuorlum. Samuel Timmons fell asleep in Jesus Thursday, September 21st, 1893, aged 10 years. “Then the Lord called Samuel, and lie answered ‘here am I.’ 1 Sam., iii, 4. The above quotation from Holy Writ describes far more truthfully than could the pen of the most graphic writer the sad event that oust a gloom over our city on Thurs day last, and filled with anguish the sorrowstricken hearts of the bereaved parents of the lad whom the Lord lmd so suddenly called to Ilimself. On one occasion the disciples came to Jesus and complained of their iir- ability to cast out an unclean spirit, to them the Lord made reply, “This kind goet.h not forth hut by prayer and Listing,” plainly intimating that while ordinary methods might be successfully used in the vast majori ty of cases, yet there were exceptions, and this was one. So, ulso, is it true that ordinary joys and sorrows may oftentimes be by pen or tongue so vividly portrayed as to he fairly well realized and understood by those who are 1 nterest°d in the same, yet, there are others like “the kind that goeth not forth but by prayer and Listing,” that is not communicable save by the terrible ordeal of personal experience. God has given unto His children liearls that can foe! for the sorrows of others, to weep wijli those- who weep in tenderesl and trm:Bt sympa thy, and never do wu feel so much of the love of God welling up in our hearts as when wo take the Imnd of some bereaved one and say “The Lord blesB you my brother, the dear I ami comfort you my sister”—yet,, with all this, if yon would know the full weight of the blow that Iiiib fallen, you can only do so liy drawing aside the curtain that hides from public- view in darkened chamber the weeping forms of tlie heart broken parents who, like the Patriarch of old mourn beside their dead. Yes, there arc some who can get even nearer than this, but the doing so will cause the old wound to open and the heart to bleed afresh. They will have to open np the chambers of memory and let the events of the past he marshalled in review and us, before them they tee again, in imagination, their lover one stretched calm and cold in death, then will they be able to enter into and, to a fuller extent, feel for those with whom they now mourn and sympathise. VVe rejoice to be num bered among those who have no de sire to penetrate the mystery of (toil’s dealing with llis people. “That I know not now I shall know hereaf ter” and if I shall never know it, so he it; yet have I faith to Buy, “He doeth all tilings well.” We can but cnrociclc the fact, und fact it cer tainly is, that the Lord had need of this dear lad and, withstanding pro- testatum and prayer, on Thursday, September 21st, called for him; he heard and answered, and went to he “forever with tho laird.” And he, while loved ones wept und little children dropped the beautiful flowers in the grave, was safely nest ling in the bosom of his God. F. T. Snki.i,. It is easily accessible to the people j with the Atlanta Weekly Constitu- of pur section, and we are satisfied that one cun not only secure a cage- rioi. course of truining, but save largely fcj time und money. m S •. lien for 41.25, cash in advance. Avail yourself-of the opportunity of getting two good papers for the price of one. Col. C. A. Ward, proprietor of the Douglas Breeze, will soon have a nice, new home completed for his pH per. The prices paid for turpentine und null labor forces the south Georgia formers, as a rule, to pay more for everything than their middle Georgia neighbors. %V Ithlucooelieo Singing Conven tion-Thirteenth Session, The above asssociation, composed of Borne of the most prominent young people and musical educators of the county, met in the Methodist church at Sparks lust Friday and continued in session through Sunday. The people of Sparks and vicinity have always taken a lively interest in the matter of vocal music und have encouraged their young people to en gage in it; Hence, yon will find a large per cent, of the best singers of the county among the young ladies and gentlemen of that town. The convention was not so well at tended on Friday, hut enough of a faithful few wus present to organize und get it started off at a good pace. President W. Henry Griffin was not present, owing to a pressing engage ment in another portion of the coun ty. The Vice-President, Mr. Harri son Hancock, was on Imnd ami, ow ing to his native modesty, requested Mr. B. P. Lovilt to cull the meeting to order and preside over its deliber ations. Mr. Walter Lindsey was in place as secretary, and makes an ex cellent officer. Delegates Wale present from Union Singing Convention, also members of the Southern Musical Convention. From the former were Profs. Over- treats and Hancock, the latter were Profs. Harden, Williams and God ard. At Saturday morning’s business session the permanent time of hold ing the convention was changed to the first Sunday and Friday und Sat urday before in August. Also agreed to hold the next session at Nashville, after a lengthy discussion of the general welfare of the associaton. An invitation from Evergreen church, live miles west, of Sparks, numerously signed, was extended for the session of 1894, but as the association was educational in its naliircand intended to reach the young people of every portion of the county ns frequently as possible, it was thought best and more in harmony with the spirit and intention of the association to carry the convention to Nashville-tlm two previous sessions having been held on the western side of.the county—there was no sort of intention of slighting the invitation of Evorgreen olmrch. At the afternoon’s business session a resolution win adopted, expressing it as the sense of the eonverttion, that vocal music should be made a branch of study in the public schools of the State at the earliest practicable mo ment. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year; Tlios. E. Williams, president; Mansfield E. Parrish, vice president; Henry G. Lovilt, secretary. The committee on business presented a resolution recom mending “Songs for All” us the text book for the next session, also the usual resolution of thanks for hos pitalities, both of which were receiv ed und laid over to the heel of the session, when they were adopted. This wus the thirteenth annual session, und perhaps the most pleus- ant and profitable of any that has been held. The people of Sparks were boundless in their hospitality and secured all possible benefit from the convention being held in their midst. We have no tnoro apprecia tive people in Berrien county than those of Sparks. W’u are always glad to visit thorn Mtid partake of their hospitality. There was some most excellent mu sic during the convention, the leaders seemed inspired lo do their very best to entertain and instruct al! who were present and tlioy succeeded in an admirable degree. There was an immense concourse of people in at tendance on Sunday. Just, before adjournment the new ly elected officers were inducted into their respective official position in an appropriate and orderly manner, Pro f . h. J. Williams, Jr., acting an master of ceremonies. A full line of coffins, caskets and burial supplies at Elliott A Rolin- son’n iS parks, Go. The county jail is reported as be ing crowded with prisoners. Guess Superior court will clt.tr it out. which is only a few miles distant, OUR NEIGHBORS. Important Items of News from Ber rien’s Sister Counties. Irwin superior court convenes next Monday, Judge C. C. Smith on the bench. As usual there will be a full attendance. Quitman was visited by a destruct ive fire oil tiie flight of the 25th. The loss is estimated at about $3,800; insurance, 8800. The Times is advocating the bound ing of Valdosta to construct water works and a city hall. It is estimated that 810,000 will be necessary. llomerville Baptist Association meets at Mt» Parati church, five or six miles north of McDonald’s Mill, in Coffee comity, on Friday before the third Sunday m October. Prof. \V. W. Harden, who was the efficient assistant teacher at the Sjiurks High School during the spring sesson, is now conducting a nourishing school at Ty-Ty. Thc'peo- ple of Sparks speak favorably of him, both as uu instructor and disciplina rian. Lake Park has twenty-two stores, four saloons an J one millinery shop. Good order prevails, notwithstanding the saloons. The country, round about lias a prosperious set of farm ers—many of those, good men and excellent farmers. Tlie Carters arc getting rich raising long cotton. The religions debate at Valdosta came to a sudden close, as we expect ed, last Friday night before either disputant could get tip u full bend of steam. Love charged A rmistead with indulging in offensive personality, and declined to continue tlm debate with him. Sucii religious discussions should he discouraged by all right thinking people. No possible good can grow out of them, Isaac Watson, sent to the peniten tiary from Coffeu county for life, in 1885, for murder has been pardoned. The facts in the case, which led lo executive clemency, arc these: “When 17 years old Isaac, killed his man over a game of cards. He was con victed and sent to the peniteatiury. The Judge who sentenced him wrote the governor that a verdict of man slaughter would have been us well or better sustained as that of murder, und that, ho would be much pleased if tlie governor would pardon him,ns he thought the young mini lmd suf fered the average penalty for man- slaughter.” Thai Cotton. A farmer at Tifton shipped nine hales of Sea Island cotton to Valdosta on Tuesday.—Times. Tlie Times and Valdosta are wel come to all tlie capital they can muse out of (lie above item. The cotton belonged to nine different men, not withstanding they were in the name of only one of them. lie says he re ceived 19c. for it when he could have sold it here for 19}c., hut lie would not listen U) tlie Tifton merchants’ bids, lie Is now trying to kick him self for his folly. Go to Elliott & Ilolnnson’s, Sparks, Go., to get coffins, caskets, und ali burial materials. The weather, the past two weeks, has been very fine for cotton picking, und Berrien county farmers have made tlie best use of tlie time possi ble. Rev. J. T. Stanley, of llomerville, bus been called to the pastoral care of the Adel Baptist church. He will preach there on the third Sunday in each month. The farmers on the western side of Berrien county are doing some thing commendable—building more comfortable residences. Wc notice that both J. P. and Ben Whitehurst hive just completed new com mod ions and comfortable frame dwellings. The attendance upon tho yearly meeting at Empire ohurcb last Sun day, we learn, was not us large as usual. Suppose it was because of the near approach of the Association which convenes at Union church, News From Colquitt County. A correspondent of the Macon Telegraph writes thefollowingnewsy letter from Moultrie under date of the 23rd inet.: , Colquitt superior conit' has, juBt aojourned. Judge Hansel! was taken sick and could not get through with near all the business, which, owing to the rupid increase of the popula-' tion of the county, has grown much larger than it formerly was. The Boston and Albauy railroad Inis within the last few months been completed to Moultrie, and this place as a consequence is on quite a little boom. Several stores and dwellings are now in course of erection. Colquitt is the best county in the state for turpentine und suw mill men, thousands of virgin timber, of finest long leaf pine that can now be bought for a mere song, but which ’ will in a short time be worth a for tune. Why it is that farmers will strive and struggle with the old worn out Dills of north Geoigta when the same amount of labor bestowed on the fer tile fields of tins section would soon place them in easy circumstances, is more than I can understand. A great number of north Georgia citi zens are coming to this section, as theycun make a living so much easier here. Mr, Robert L. Shipp, recently of Uordele, has moved here and formed a copartnership for the practice of law with Col. Matt. J. IVursull, un der the firm name of Pearsall & Shipp. It is understood that they will give special attention to foreign collections. Mr. Shipp conies highly recommended, and we heartily wel come him to Moultrie. Cotton is coming into town, und fluunoiul matters are easing up con siderably. A considerable amount of long staple cotton is raised in Col quitt. Long staple cotton averages two-thirds of a bale per acre und sells for 22J cents per pound. linen FurmliiK Pay?—The Ques tion is Solved. The experience of those who have followed farming in the same way that other avocations or trades are followed exemplifies (lie fact that there is no other profession that can be made to yield a better dividend, year after year, than that of a far mer. As an illustration of this fact, ’ the Local gives below the result of the operations of Mr. .1. \V. Culpep per, one of the best farmers ill the Fifth district, who lives just north of Sumner. Mr. Culpepper moved to Worth two years ago, settled in the woods and begun to clear up land, a great deal of which was ploughed or broken up twice before Uu; fencing was complete,and his firs', yeur’s plant ing came ueur paying all expenses. But it remained for this, the second year’s crop, to show up what could be done on Worth county pine lands. 51 r. Culpepper has housed 330 bushels of corn from fourtcwi acres. From eighteen acres planted in cot ton lie is sure of ten bales, or 5,000 pounds of lint, llis cane crop will turn him out four barrels, or iUO • gallons of syrup. He says he is safe for fifty bushels of rice and 250 bushels of sweet potatoes, besides making ground peas, field peas und Other truck sufficient to fatten meat enough for another year, and this, from a one-horse farm. Does farming pay? Note tlie result: 336 bufthcls of consul 60c— 3,000 pound* of lint cotton, *t 7<;... • r.. W buahels of rlw, at $1 .. .. ‘JoO bushel* pouutt, a*, 30e 100 g* Jon# ay r up, »\3Gc.. Tout rtaoaKTRA: Four ions sets, at 118.W H«.oo Hired lulp m.w) m MU Total coat...., ...196.00 ■ i Not prorootlt Besides which he will make meat euougb to do a family of seven for * year. The above ealenhtion it bhsetl' on the lowest ruling prices for farm, products, and The item of hired labor includes total cost of making mid gathering crop, outside his own la bor.—Wortii County Local.