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TIPTON, BEltRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY
URBAN AND SUBURBAN.
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Personal and Impersonal Matters In;
tbe City and Vicinity.
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Mr. W. Henry Griffin, of Aalnvood,
is in the oity on business.
Mr. J. E. Ponder has rein red
from a visit to bis old home at Quit-
man.
Ool. 0. W. Fulwond made a busi
ness trip to Palatka, Fla., the llrst of
the week.
Master Lee Chesnutt, who has
been quite sick with fever, is report
ed convalescing.
Cotton continues to roll into the
city and Tifton merchants continue
to pay the highest uiurket price.
I Mr, It. B. Rcppard, of Savannah,
i passed through tbe city last Mon
day enroute from the Siintiiiy-schooi
convention at Sparks to visit his son
at Sumner.
The pay train of the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad paused
down the road last Tuesday morning,
distributing well earned shekels
among the employes.
. Rev. F. T. Snell, of Tifton, has
again been called to the pastorate of
Mt. Enon church, Mitchell county,
for the ensuing assouialional year,
and the call has been accepted.
The s:ore of Mr, A. 11. Graves was
burglarised again, the second time,
on Saturday night, the 7th inst.
Very little goods was taken. Mr. li.
A. Youmans got a glimpse of the
burglar us he passed out of the win
dow where he had made the entranct
and Hied on him with his pistol, bill
without effect.
Mrs. B. T. Cole, of Tifton, Vice-
President of Woman’s Baptist Mis
sion Union for the fourth district,
went down to Enigma last Sunday
and organised u society among tin
ladies of that place, which promis'd
Well. Shu also organized amission
aiy society among the colored women.
She returned homo Tuesday morning
The Methodist congregation nl
Tifton was doubly fortunate' lass
Sunday in Imving Itoy,- .1. B. Ward-
law to preach for them—moriiitq
and evening. They were- fortunate
in the first place, because if lie hat
liot. come they would have had in
preaching. They were fortunate, ii
the second place, because his sermom
were admirable.
Rev. \V, C. Hjxon, tbe pastor, oh
taiued a promise of Presiding El dtp
Stubbs, of the Cordele district, t<
till his .appointments at Tifton las:
Sunday so be could attend the bed-
side of a sick relative. After tin
former had gone the latter discov
ered that ho Iml an appointment to
hold a quarterly meeting, lie, there
fore, could not, come to Tifton and
fill Pastor Hixou’s appointments.
Some of the employes of the Geor-
,gia Southern and Florida railroad
have formed themselves into a com
pany for (lie purpose of purchasing
some of the excellent fruit lands
along the road and plant them to
peaches. Maj. W. L, Olessner, the
road’s immigration commissioner, is
managing the affair for the com puny,
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The company will make an effort to
purchase lands in the vicinity of
Tifton for a vineyard
cotton destroyed while stored in their
warehouse stili it does not obviate
the necessity of u cotton warehouse.
It is a necessity to both farmer and
merchant, they Bhould have sonic
pluce where they could store their
cotton not only to insure it and hold
for advantage in the market to sell,
hut if necessary secure advances on
it while holding for better prices.
Another argument in favor of
building a brick warehouse: it would
draw much more cotton to the Tifton
market tlmn is brought here now and
greatly increase the mercantile trade
of the place. This increased trade
would soon repay the money invested
in the building of the house.
The building could be utilized al
so for storing guano anil nntry other
articles of merchandise, ami in- this
way it handsome interest on the in
vestment could he secured.
And, as we argued in a former ar
ticle, it would do more towards giv
ing Tifton banking facilities than
any ontot prise that could be inaugu
rated.
YE OLD FOLKS' CONCERT.
II, Will lie II Kill III Tin on InKlililtn, Friday
i:\ fuiiiK. Oetobor SiOtli,
1. Medley—Violin and Piano.
2. Quartette—“Annie Laurie,” by
Mail mill Duke, Kitturah Luther, Ne-
bemiali Jills and Absalom Simpkins.
3. Tableau—“Ye Olden Tyme.”
4. Song—“The Squeak of My
Brand mother's Chair,” solo and
chorus by all ye singers.
5. Recitation—Ezra Tompkins.
<i. Tableau—“Ye Old Oaken Buck
•l,” introducing song — Hannah
Duke, Desire Perkins, Jlezekiah
•liIob and Zohtilon Justin.
7. Solo—“In Old Madrid”—Ket-
urah Luther.
8. Tableau—'“A Corn Shucking.’
9. A good old fashion lime sung
n a good old fashion wav by all ye
ingei'B, interspersed with music on
violin and piano.
MUSK]—VI01.IN AVI) PtANO.
10. Sole and chorus—“Cousin Jed-
•diuh,”-by all yu singers.
11. Recitation—Miss Jerushu Doo-
ittle.
13. Tableau—“The Quilting Pur-
y”inlrodncing song—Hannah Duke,
jvutt&riih Luther, Absoloin Simpkins
mil HeZekiah Miles.
13. Violin Solo.
14. Solo—Gideon Crouch.
15. Quartette—“Friendship, Love
mil Song”—Hannah Duke, Kail until
Luther, Nehemiuh Jiles, Zebu Ion
liistiu.
1U. Tub leu u—“An old Time Wed-
ling Scene."
17. Solo and cliorons—“We’ll Have
ro Mortgage the Farm,” by all ye
•mgers.
Sumuntliy Whipple will preside at
ye pianv, ami Peggy Jones will play
m ye fiddle.
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That Cotton Warehouse.
The Gazette lfaa heard the opbi-
ion expressed that, because the G..ar
gil-. Southern and Florida railroad
curried sufficient insurance to secure
it^roin loss by the destruction of cot
ton while in its posession, there is no
necessity for the citizens of Tifton to
incur the expanse of buildingu brick
•cotton warehouse.
' 'They argue that they will be am
ply protected by storing in the roud’s
warehouse here. The Gazette is of
the opinion that this impression is
wrong; if the cotton is destroyed
while in transit there can be no doubt
the owner would be paid for his cot
ton. but we ure not so sure it applies
to cotton in warehouse awaiting ship
ment.
But in tire event otir opinion te
wrong and the road is responsible for
A Public Plano,
A number of young ladies and gen
tlemen of tbe city, realizing the pres-
ing importance of a first-class piano
ut the Institute hail for the use of
the music class connected with the
institution uiid for use ut public en
tertuinments, have assumed the re
sponsibility of purchasing one on the
installment plan believing the citizens
generally vyoitld nssist in paying for
it. To assist in paying for the in
strument these young people under
the leadership of -Mr. E. H. Tift,
have inaugurated a series of musical
entertainments, !he first of which will
be given to-night at tne Institute hall.
“Ye old folks concert” will proven
very interesting entertainment; the
stage will be arranged old fashioned
style and each participant will bear-
rayed in the costume of a century
ago. If you fail to go you will miss
a hearty laugh. Ad mission 25c;
children, 15c. Don’t fail to attend.
ABOUT THE COUNTY.
Items Which Escaped the Attention of
Our Special Reporters.
Rev. Ethridge, of Californio, ar
rived at Sparks last Saturday after
noon on a visit to his brother, Mr. S.
G. Ethridge. He is well known in
this section, having been sent to
Willncoochee one year, tvs preacher
in charge of that circuit, lie preach
ed at Sparks hist Sunday and will
preach ut Willucoochee nest Sunday.
Berrien county has a centenarian
within her borders—Hon. Abner
Jones, who is living at the advanced
age of 101 years.
Died at their li'ome neat Avera’s
mill on lust Sunday morning, at 9
o’clock, the infant child of Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Rowell. The parents have
our sympathies in their sad bereave
ment.
The tax rate in Berrien county is
one-fourth of one per cent, or $2.50
on the $1,000. It is doubtful if
another county.in smith Georgia, or
m the state, can boast of ns low tax
rate.
The municipal election of Adel
occurred Wednesday and resulted in
the re-election of former officers. The
citizens generally arc entirely satis
fied with their past administration
of the town's affairs.
There will bo a bridge letting at
the site of the bridge across New
River, near Mrs. Rachel Lindsey’s
residence, November 7th 10 o’olock
a. m. Read notice elsewhere and
don’t forget the date.
E.r-Cotifederate veterans of Ber
rien comity should not forget the
meeting called for the third Satur
day in November next and be sure to
he in attendance. Business of in
terest to all will be transacted.
Burglars continue to have a spite
at tlie Brunswick and Weston rail
road depot at Alapaha. They make
an attack on it scmi-occasiomilly.
The depot was entered one night last
week lint the burglar failed to get
anything of much value.
Burglars entered the storehouse of
Rimlk & Gaskins, at Alapaha, and
relieved their till of all the little
change, amounting to about $3, that
had been left in it. The burglars
ilso carried off merchandise to the
amount of not mure than $10.
TJie Gazette leuriis that J. A.
Ball, Esq., will tender his resigna
tion as Justice of the Peace of the
Brookfield district, because of his
failing health. Mr. J. R. Peters, we
are informed, will be a candidate to
succeed him and, if elected, will
make a first-rate officer.
The mercantile business of J. A.
Jones and J. F. Hall & Sous, of Adel,
have been placed in the hands of
Col. John A. Wilkes ns temporary
receiver, on the petition of creditors,
ft is thought matters cun be adjust
ed so that these firms cun resume
business, ut an early date.
Hon. M. J. McMillan, one of the
leading merchants at Ahipu'iu, is re
ported as a most successful hog rai
ser. Lost-year lie sold enough Home
raised meet to support bis family for
twelve months, and Inis returned for
taxation this year 149 bead of hogs,
Who Can heat this record ?
Statements ure being modeout und
will be forwarded to all our delin
quent Biipscribers. Our collector,
Mr. W. Henry Griffin, will call on
them for a settlement during tbe
months of November and December
and we trust all our subscribers who
arc in arrears will lay aside the small
amounts due, so lie cun get it when
he calls. The Gazkttk is sorely in
need of the money.
Mrs. Amanda Kelley a widow lady
with three small children living on u
pluce belonging (oMr. Eddie Morris
near Nashville had the misfortune to
loose her dwelling and contents by
lire one night last week. It is sup
posed the (ire was accidental. The
loss falls quite heavily on Mrs. Kelley
who is a hardworking lady und bad
by her industry and frugality provi
ded her house with a plenty of bod
ing etc. Three good feather beds
wc-r consumed besidei about nine or
ten dollars in money. The good peo
ple of her neighborhood are coming
to her relief with such tilings us she
needs am! it is hoped her loss will
soon be nearly repaired.
The house stood near Mr. Morris’s
smokehouse which also caught (ire
ami was lost with its contents of fif
ty dollars worth of meat, lard, and
other things.
It was by a masterly effort that bis
dwelling was saved us the kitchen
stood near the burning building but
with a favorable wind it was saved
Berrtcu County Sunday-School
Convention.
Tho full convention of the Berrien
Comity Sunday-school Association
was held at the lively and enterpris
ing littlo town of Sparks last Satur
day and Sunday.
The day was clear, bright and
pleasant—just such weather as would
bring joy and gladness to the hearts
of the old and young.
Owing to Saturday being a busy
day with everybody the attendance
at the morning and afternoon sessions
were not as large ns was desired.
However, there were delegates from
nearly every section of the county.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, B. T. Allen, who
conducted the invocation serrice mak
ing tv*) earnest prayer for the presence
and guidance of the Holy Spirit dur
ing tlie meeting.
A short but pithy address of wel
come was delivered by Rev B. \V.
Iluokiibee, of Sparks, which was hap
pily responded to by Elder \V. M.
Mathews,of Nashville.
Rev. L. U. Peeples, of Nashville
also made an interesting address.
Reports from the School were then
taken up and rend by the secretary ,J.
II. Goodman, which allowed that
there bud been an advance all along
the line of Sunday-school work and
a general increase in interest among
all classes of our people since Hie lust
convention. There wore written re
ports from fourteen sclioolsand verbal
reports from ten or twelve others,
riiese niuke a large and inleresting
Sunday-school army for Berrien coun
ty. However there tire many points
in the county destitute of the eleva
ting influence of the Sunday-school.
The workers present reconsecrated
themselves and we believe more and
better work in the future will result,
from tlie meeting of the convention.
There was a larger'attendance in
the ufternoon. Stirring addresses
were delivered by Revs. Parrish,
Brown und Mathews, and by the
President. The afternoon was nn
interesitig one to all present, .lust,
before adjournment Mr. R, B. Rep-
pard, of Savannah, chairman execu
tive committee of tho Stale ussocia-
tiot', arrived and was introduced to
the audience by the President. He
made a few interesting remarks, and
then tin intermission was taken until
7:30 o’clock.
There was a very large audience
at the evening session.
Tifton was selected ns tlie next
place of meeting for tlie convention.
It will be held in the large and com
modious Baptist church, beginning
on Saturday before the third Sunday
in April.
Mr. R. B. Rcppard and Rev.Thom
as Ethridge delivered interesting
addresses ut night.
The music during the day was ex
cellent and the convention was placed
under ubligutions to Prof. George D.
Godard and others for their efficient
help in the service of song.
Sunday morning at 0:30 o’clock
the convention met lin'd, ufter discus
sion as to procedure, Mr. R. 11. Hep-
ptird conducted a partial mass meet
ing for children until the hour of
preaching. At 11:00 o’clock Rev.
Thomas Ethridge preached a very
interesting sermon to the young peo
ple front tho text, “Honor thy father
ami thy methcr that thy days may be
long upon the earth which the Lord
thy God givetli thee.”
At the close of the sermon a col
lection was tukei: up by Rev. S. W.
Brown for tbe purpose of meeting ex
penses of the convention, $11.45 wo*
realized.
At 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon
Mr. H. B. Rep part! conducted amass
meeting tit which nearly all tho chil
dren of the town wits present. He
mode himself inleresting to both old
and young There can be no
dsubt tlie impression lie made on I bis
occasion upon flit* minds of the chil ■
dreit will be lasting and beneficial,
The meeting lusted an hour and a
quarter. Everybody enjoyed Mr. Uep-
pard’s good work and just before tbe
benediction presented him a small
purse for ii is expenses.
Important Items of News from Ber
rien's Sister Counties.
Insure your gin house against lire.
C. W. Fulwood.
A mercantile business lias been
opened at Obe, Colquitt county, by
J. Z. Elliott and J. B. Norman, Jr.
A long cotton gin each has been
placed in tlie ginneries at Ty-Ty and
Sunnier, but they nrc not near ade
quate to (lie long cotton patronage
the ginneries receive.
Burglars are plying their nefarious
vocations at Sylvester. The store of
B. W. Young ami the station car of
tlie Brunswick and Western railroad
were burglarized lust week.
Mr. J. G. MePliaul gathered the
corn from the four acre field near his
residence in Poulan a few days since,
and the proceeds measured out 70J
bushels to tho acre, or 282 bushels on
tin four acres.—Worth County laical.
The Irwin Con lily Sunday-school,
Convention was bold with Bethel
church Saturday and Sunday, Octo
ber 7th mid 8th, mid the session was
mi interesting one. Rev. W. F. Rob
erts is tlie president.
Capt. John Isom, well ■known in
Berrien and Lowndes counties, was
marriod a few days since in Valdosta
to his third wife, lie is seventy-five
years of age and his bride thirty-five.
He now lives iu Miller county.
A correspondent of the Lee Coun
ty Enterprise makes this tiuthfnl
observation: “This country needs
more fall and winter plowing und
until the lands are thus prepared,
they cumiol yield as plentifully as
they otherwise would.”
The Coffee county .Sunday-school
convention was held last Saturday
and Sunday at 1 Douglas, and was the
most interesting one ever held m
that county. The workers in that
county have adopted tbe singing con
lest plan to awaken interest among
tke schools in the convention.
Thu union meeting of the Mallary
Association will be held with Sumner
Baptist church on the fifth Sunday,
and Friday and Sutnriluy before in
October, Elder F. T. Snell is on the
program to preach the introductory
sermon. A very neat program Ims
been arranged for tho meeting.
Mercer Baptist Association was
held iu Valdosta last week. Capt.
John G. McCall was elected modera
tor and Mr. J. S. Norton clerk. The
churches sent $1,700 to the ursociu-
lion to be divided among the differ
ent demmiinutiomil interests. The
next session will be held with old
Groovervilh- (Liberty)church,Brooks
county, live miles south of Dixie.
The Livery and Feed stables of Mr.
B. Peterson,at Douglas,Coffee county,
was destroyed by lire a few nights
since. The loss is estimated ut
$1,500, with no iiisuianco. , There is
no clue to the origin of the fire, hat
is believed to have Oeen the work of
a firebug. It required tlie utmost
effort to prevent tin- eiitire business
porlion of tbe town from being des
troyed.
Mr. James 0. Vurnedoe, of Val
dosta, bus just been elected Colonel
of the fourth regiment of Georgia
volunteers, which is composed of the
following companies: Ft. Gaines,
Dawsnn, Tnlbotton, Albany, Thom*
asville, Valdosta, Waycross and
Brunswick. Col. Vurnedoe is a
military man of decided merit; he
came out of tlie Confederate war
wearing honorably a captain's epau
lets. His latest military honors have
been pluced upon wortliy shoulders.
The lute grand jury of Irwin
county Beems to have been a working
body, and gave their general county
limiters a thorough overhaul ing;their
general presentments (111 font col
umns of tbe Sycumoro News, and if
all their recommendations are observ
ed there will be somo lively kioking
among those who are and have been
holding office in that county. The
jury found the county court a great
saving to the county. The body
fired a parting shot tit tlie adminis
tration of Judge 1). M. Roberts that
was anything but complimentary.
Tho Moultrie correspondent of the
Valdosta Times writes to that paper
rs follows relative to a man who is
sailing around ns a Missiounrv Bap
tist preacher: “Rev. J. W. Newell
has been holding a series of meetings
at the Methodist Episcopul church
during the past week. Mr. Newell
is of the sanctified type, and ns that
denomi,nation is a new one in this
community lie attracted much atten
tion. He evidently has as much
confidence in himself as a preacher
as he does as a Christian. When he
had closed his sermon on Sunday he
told his congregation that if any of
them could take his text and preach
it any better than he could he would
give them twenty-five dollars. Quite
it temptation.” For the information
of all concerned we will state, on
wlmi we consider reliable informa
tion, that Little River association, of
which this man Newell claims to be
member, lias repudiated both
Mitchell and Newell und dropped
their churches from membership in
the association.
Light frost at Cecil the first of tho
week hus been reported, and tender
vegetation is slightly scorched.
Program
Of tho Laymen’s union meeting to
convene at the Lindsey school
bouse on Friday and Saturday be
fore the fifth Sunday in October
1893.
FKIDAY.
0:30 a. in.—Opened with singing
and prayer.
10:00 a. m.—Discussion of first
query: “Is it right for children to
work in prayer meetings; if not, why
not!*” Led by J. Castleberry.
1:30 p. ui.—Discussion of second
query: “Wlmt is the best, plan to
make union meetings and Sabbath-
schools interesting.” Led by Jesse
Moore, of Salem.
8 ATI'It PAY.
10:00 a. n:.—Discussion of third
query: “Whut is the doty of pro|rie
towards the distressed anil needy of
their community ?” Led by J. L.
K i mini.
1:00 p. iu.—Discussion of fourth
query: “How can we best impress
mission work on the hearts of the
people und start them off in the
work ?” Led by V. F. Norman.
3:00 p. in.—Transact necessary
niis8cellaneoiis business.
Noth—The committee will please
excuse me for assuming the authori
ty of preparing this program.
C. M. Wiu.ifi.
A BRILLIANT ACHIEVEMENT.
That Shotilil txf mi tiivplratlon to Kv#rjr
Ambitious lluy.
We are deeply interested in indus
trial education, knowing it to lie
aiming the greatest needs of tlie
south. Frequently therefore, we have
referred to the achievements of young
men along that line; hut this from
the .Macon Telegraph eclipses any
thing hitherto recorded.
“Thu breaking of records at the
Georgia-Alabama Business College
of this oity has been so frequently
mentioned as to appear a thrice told
lulu; hut, always delighting to honor
the deserving, we find pleasure in
publishing the following from. &
bright lad of 1(5.
Messrs. Wyatt & Martin:—Permit
me to say that I completed vonr
Electrio Short-hand in just fifteen
days, doing considerable short-hand
and type-writing for business firms
within the time.
Respectfully
C. 8. Roper,
Orlando, Fkn
THE STATEMENT VERIFIED.
Being in Macon on business, I had
Mr. lfoper, while a student, write
several hundred letters for me, and
oan say conscientiously that his work
was practically faultless.
J. C. Valentino,
Commission Broker.
Brunswick, Ga.
V:V :._L?
inra^KraBa
Refreshing and delicious summer
drinks are now being dispensed at
tho Tifton Drug Store—coca-coia,
milk simkes, sodawato* etc.