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TIPTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1898.
VOL. 3-NO. 85.
URBAN AND SUBURBAN.
Personal and Impersonal Hatters in
the City and Vicinity.
« For a suitable present go to Pad-
’ rick Bros.
</: •’ >*5
Mr. W. W. Timmons has been at
home this -week quite sick. He is
improving'now.
Read Padrick Bros, big holiday ad
vertisement. - They can please you in
Christmas goods.
The fall term of Tiftoti Institute
closes next Friday. The spring term
begins January 1st.
A party of railroad magnates and
officials passed down the Brunswick
and Western railroad yesterday.
Hav U seen Padrick Bros. Krismas
Trix ? Large stock, little prices.
Mr. John N. Brown has withdrawn
from the Electric Medicine Company.
Dr. Walker and Sons will continue
the business and hustle for trade.
Hon. John B. Paulk, Irwin coun
ty’s faithful representative, was in
the city yesterday enroute home from
Atlanta, where he has utteuded the
adjourned session of the legislature.
Who can’t eat. Oranges? 500
dozen will be sold by Padrick Bros.
„&t 15c (ter dozen.
The secretary in furnishing us, for -
piiblication, the list of new officers
for Tiftou plippter inadvertently
omitted thenumeof Mr. W. B. Corey,
tvho was elected and installed Sentinel.
Capt. J. B. Gunn, of Enigma, was
iq-tfie city Wednesday .morning oh
business. He gave us samples of
Cigars made from Enigma raised to
bacco. Wo nroiiouuce them firstrate.
> Fresh—Citron, Currants, Raisins,
Nuts and Fruits of all kinds. Cut
Jirices. Padrick Bros.
Dr. J. A. McCrea and Mr. Win.
Wilson went to Brokfield last Satur
day and joined Mr. Aaron Bliodes in
a “bird limit.” They had a fine day
Und brought home a hag of sixty-five
- partridges. 1
Messrs. Brooks, Boalritc and Irwin
three gentlemen from Washington
county, Ga., were in the city yesterday,
I'hey were on’a prospecting tour, and
were delighted witli what they saw,
in this, vicinity.
The Gazette whs not entirely for
gotten Thanksgiving day. Mr. E. E,
Youmaus and his amiable wife kindly
Bent the editor and his family aqunti
tity of delicious sweet potatoes and a
iiice ham of pork.
It U planing some pretty inexpen
feive presents foryouv friends at Xmas
time? Padrick Bros, have xactly
\vhat U need.
The Tifton visitors to the public
installation of Masonic officers at Ty
Ty last Saturday were, Misses Bras
well and Turner uud Messrs Love.
Corey, Griydon, Williams, Gaijlding,
Rutherford and others.
JakeW. Paulk is before the public
again in"a neat advertisement in the
Gazette- Besides his regular line
lie has some beautiful vases and oth
er useful and ornamental holiday
goods. 1 Call and see him.
Capt J. B. Gumi, of Enigma, will
jilease'except our thanks for eleven
turnips that filled a half bushel.' They
were os fine specimens as we ever saw
und of the Flat Dutch and White
Globe varieties. His gardener never
fails to have line crops of cabbages
and turnips.
What is better; than an easy rock
ing ohair? New lot just received at
Padrick Bros.
Mr. J. K. Carswell is having his
lot, near the Tifton Institute, cleaned
oil and made ready for the handsome
ho will have built thereon,
and specifications for his
m the hands of the build-
mates. It will be two-story
i ornament to the city.
FKnBTsr mlw look-
.iBros. Stock. Every*
.family return
r from a visit to relatives
Fla.f Mr. Robert
here from that section. The citizens
here welcome all good, progressive
people.
lion. F. M. Shaw, of the Board of
County Commissioners, was in the
city to-duy and joined Capt. Phillips
in an inspection of the new bridge
across Little river on the Tifton and
Ty-Ty road.
It is in order now to agitate the
making of a.pretty and comfortable
drive along the Ty-Ty rouil to the
new bridge. The merchants of Tift
on could not invest a few dollars to
better advantage to themselves than
in building good roads in every direc
tion from the city, and especially in
the direction of Ty-Ty.
Make your children happy by
“ i and Confection-
thorn Clfristmas Toy9
erics from Mre. A. ii. Graves.
The barrel of syrup, which Capt,
J. W. Overstreet was instrumental in
forwarding to the Orphan's- Home at
Mucon, contained forty-one gallons.
Of this amount llev. J. B. Arrington
contributed three gallons, M. Wi Wil
lis three gallons, Frank Overstreet
three gallons, and lie contributed the
remainder.
Messrs. Fred G. Withoft, of Day-
ton, J. D. Arricli, of Blaine, and W.
II. Bridenstein, of Bellaire, Ohio, ur-
ived in the city Tuesday morning,
They are prospecting for fruit lands
and will probably invest in some of
the excellent lands lieur Tiffon that
has been found so well udapted to
horticulture.
The work of repairing and refit
ting the Hotel Sadie has commenced
and when completed will render it
the most comfortable hostelry in this
section of Georgia. Hotel Sadie has
always borne a high reputation as i
public bouse and, under the manage
liient of Host Seymour, it will luon
than sustain its past splendid repu
tation.
Don't let your children pass This
Christinas without toys but go und by
them soifio from Mrs.’A. It. Graves.
ABOUT THE COUNTY.
Items Which Escaped the Attention of
Our Special Reporters.
We learn With sorrow that Judge
H. T. Peeples, of Nusliville, is danger
ously til.
The name of the postoffice at Mo-
gal has been changed, by the depart
ment, to Stanton.
The tax books of Berrien county
will close, positively, on the 20th
iust. Then executions will be issued
against all defaulters.
Dr. James R. Rogers, who has been
located at Sparks for the past twelve
months, we learn has moved to Savan
nah and will open un office in that
city.
Prof- J. M. Patten, of Rays Mil!
writes ns of his return from Dnlilone.
ga, whore lie has been taking a norm
al course in tho North Georgia Ag
ricultural College.
Mr. Sam Renfz, of Bradford coun
ty, Fla., bus purchased u part of the
land belonging to the estate of the
!ate Artemus Rents, near Lenox,
and will become a citizen of Berrien
county.
The Thomasvtlje Times-Enterprisc
has 1 this to say of a former Berrienitc,
who lived at Cecil: “Mrs. A. M. Wat
son, who has been visiting relatives
uud friends in North Carolina, re
turned Thursday," accompanied by
Miss Rena Watson, of Covington,N. C.
Miss Rena willspeud the winter here.”
Berrien county is contributing
some admirable young school teach
ers to the profession in her sister
Ci uut'ei. Colquitt lias captured Prof.
Marcus S. Patten, and he will have
charge of the Moultrie Academy next
year. We commend him us a model
young gcutlcmuu and as an efficient
und accomplished educator.
Erratic.
The Gazette is culled upon tocor-
rect two erroneous statements made
by our Alupahu correspondent, Ego,
in the issue of December 1st, relative
to the infants of Mesdatnes Howell
and Harper, of Coffee county. The
former’s infant bus no deformity of
any sort and is thirteen months old,
The latter’s infant is two months old
and instead of being born with one
ear boa only a slight and almost in-
perceptible deformity of one ear. The
mothers are both deeply incensed
over the publication, but the editor
assures them he had not tbo slightest
intention of wounding tlieir feelings
und hoB good reason to believe Ego did
not; so that spaco for the correction
is cheerfully given. The Gazette
will always gladly correct any error
or misstatement that appear in its
columns, and it is almost impossible
for a newspaper to avoid misstate
ments in giving tiie news.
Airs. Howell is a daughter of Hon.
T. L. Puulk, of Willuohooobee, and
not Mrs. Thomas Paulk, of Alupuhu,
os stated.
The attention of the street com
mittee is culled to the fact tiiat a
ditch is very much needed to be cut
iloiig the alley in the rear of Capt,
Phillips’ lot, on Second street, so as
to drain the low place in the sidewalk
lending to the Baptist church. Since
Mr. Boatright fenced in his lot it
becomes the main route to the
church and in rainy weather is well
nigh impassable.
The attention of the Gazette has
been called to the great necessity of
a map of the city being made for
public use. There are several reasons
why the city council should huve a
map made for its own use—first, the
council can’t tell, us it is now,whether
or not the property of the city is giv
en in for taxation; second, they have
no means, if Capt. Tift’s private map
is not accessible of knowing where
and how streets are laid out, their
dimensions, etc.; third, there should
be a map accessible to the public to
settle the many little questions that
arrise relative to property. The map
sliould be made und kept in the
Clerk’s office und releive the public
of the necessity of hunting up a pri
vate map to find out anything they
want to know about the plan of the
city.
them and will make
lien. It
will come
n
Tin; Great Southern Renicily,
People should not be deceived into
paying money for trashy mixtures
gotten up to sell. Botanic Blood
Balm, (B. B. B.) which has been
made in Atlanta for the past fifteen
years, never fails to give satisfaction
as a superior building up tonic and
blood purifier. It is matte form tho
prescription of an eminent physician.
The bottle is large and the dose
small. Bee their advertisements and
buy that which is thnronghly en
dorsed by thousands of grateful pa
tients whom it has cured. A trial
bottle will test its merits.
FAMILY REUNION.
At Judge J. W. Overstreet’s Old
Homestead in Worth County.
What is Christmas to n chilli without
fire crackers f Mrs. A. 15. Graves lias
them.
By mutual consent it has been un
derstood for some time past that the
family of Judge J. W. Overstreet, of
Worth county, would at some time
meet under tho paternal roof in a
family reunion. This reunion came
oft last Friday, the 8th instant
It was prompted by two motives.
First, as the married children—of
whom there ,iro many—live so far
from tho old homestead and from
each other that they have never been
together, all at one time Binco scat
tered in marriage, it. was the desire
of the old folks to eee them all to
gether. The other motive was that
of commemorating the anniversary of
tho death of Henry 0., who was a fa
vorite of the family, and who died at
Sumner, on the 8th day of December,
1891, where lie was employed as
agent of the Brunswick and Western
rail roml.
It may be well to give u few points
in the lives of the parents of this
Born.
To Mr. and Mrs. I* E. Jay, of Tif
ton, November 29th, a daughter.
To Mr. and Mrs. R, L. Bhriver, of
Tifton, December lll.h, a son.
To Mr. and Mre. G. W. Allen, of
Airbtirndale, Fla., a daughter, whom
the parents have uained“H axel Floss.”
Tho Gazette venders congratula
tions to the fond parents. The moth
ers and children, we are pleased to
ntute, are doing well.
A Benefit Concert.
The Libbey Family, one of the
most popular combinations now trav
cling, will give one of their attrac
tive entertainments at Tifton Insti
tute next Thursday night, December
21st. Winuifred and Johnnie Lib
bey, violinist and oornotist, are little
musical wonders. Mrs. Libbey ami
Winnifred are elocutionists, ranking
high in their professions, and will
give delightful recitations and iin
personations.
Mrs. Libbey’s “talks” nover fail to
please their audiences.
Mr. Libbey, a composer of piano
solos, will play his own compositions.
The concert consists of violin, cor
net, piano und tombono solos, duetts,
trios and orchestral selections, and
witli the recitations and impersona
tions make up an entertainment pure
in tone—-elevating, instructive, hu
morous and entertaining.
The combination is highly com
mended by the clergy, college presi
dents and press everywhere. The
ThoniiiBville Titnes-Euterprise says:
“The Libbey Family concert, given
ut the South Georgia College, proved
to be more than was claimed for it,
for the Libbey Family are too mod
est to claim all they deserve. Muster
Johnnie as a cornetist is oertiunly
without a rival in toe South. The
violin was played by Miss Winnifred
in a way that gives promisp of on ar
tistic future. Prof. Libbey, as a
musical director and composer, is as
happy in selection us execution. A
more charming or logical “Talk on
Girls” has never been heard in Geor
gia from cither sex than the one giv
en by Mrs. Libbey.”
Doors open at 7, conoert begins at
8 o'clock, p. m., and a . part of the
proceeds will bo applied on the pi
ano fund.
Admission 25 cents, children 15
cents.
Ollleci'H Installed, Etc.
According to previous notice a
public installation of the ofileors of
Ty-Ty Lodge, No. 388, F. & A. M
occurred last Saturday morning, De
cember 9th. The following are the
officers:
L. W. Butler, W. M.
J. B. Hannon, 8. W.
J. L. Butler, J. W.
0. W. Graves, Treasurer.
W. B.- l’urks, Secretary.
J. \V. Hannon, S. 1).
Micajah Young, J. D.
K. B. Hannon, 1st Steward.
Isaiah Crawley, 2nd Steward.
B. J. Holland, Tyler.
At the dose of the insinuation a
bountiful und toothsome repast was
served to all present The attend
ants from Tifton say the exercises
were interesting and instructive ami
the dinner was superb—u better
could not bn served anywhere and
umler any circa instances.
In tiie afternoon the following la
dies were given the Eastern Star de
grees: Mesdumes U. E. Pitt, L. J.
Butler, A. L. -Haley, Z. A. Butler, S.
J. Toole, Sadie Tucker, and Hester
Tison, and Misses A. E. llaimon,
Fuunio und Emma Butler. They
intend establishing an Eastern Star
Judge at Ty Ty.
family. Judge Overstreet, us lie is
known to his friends, was born in
Burke county, Ga., in 1822, und is
therefore seventy-one years of age.
Ilis fattier moved to Houston county
while tho Judge was quite young,and
thence to Coffee county where lie
died. Judge Overstreet was nine
teen years of age when lie first went
to Coffee county and was a pioneer
vocal-innsie teacher of that day.
Mrs. Overstreet is a daughter of God
win Solomon, formerly of Coffee
county, hut who moved
to Texas and died
in liis old
there u few
to Worth
reside, and
Toys It hgining 2 make the chil
droit’s eyes grow big. The display at
Padrick Bros, is the lurgeHt ever
shown in Tifton.
A private letter from Nashville an
nounces the death of llou. John M.
Futch, of that place, at 6:30 o’clock
on the morning of the 13th from con
gestion of the lungs. He was seven
ty-five years old, and has served bis
day and generation well. He was
one of the best citizenv of Beriien
county. A fitting trbute to bis mem
ory w ill appear later in these columns.
A Destructive Blaze.
A fire ulurm was sounded about 1
o’clock lust Friday nigh!, ami it was
soon discovered that tho residence of
It. A. Hendricks, on the corner of
Eighth street arid Central avenue,
was wrapped in the destructive cle
ment People hurried to the seem,
ns quickly us possible, but the flames
had advanced too far for either the
building are any of its contents to be
sav»d.
Besides household and kitchen
furniture, clothing, etc., Prof. Hen
dricks says be lost about *209 in cash
which lie hud just collected from the
County School Commissioner, of Ir
win county, tiiut afternoon and pla
ced in his trunk for safe keeping.
Prof, Hendricks anil his wife were
both absent from homo at the time,
having gone to spend the night with
liis father-in-law—Rev. W. F. Cox.
All the evidences that could be secur
ed indicated that the fire was surely
incendiary origin. Prof. Ilendrioks
expresses a belief that some one must
have seen him when he put his mon
ey away in the trunk, and that the
house was robbed before the torch
was applied.
Luckily the loss is fully covered
by a policy of insurance for $760.
The Adjuster was.in the city this
week and it in understood that the
Company carrying the risk will pay
the full amcilut of the policy.
Makctlds a memorable Christmas for
ymir children by gelling their Christmas
presents from Ml 1 *. A. It. Graves.
ago
years since.
In 1875 they moved
county, where they now
at which place tiie reunion occurred.
They ure the parents of fifteen chil
dren, thirteen of whom are yet alive
Two arc dead--one beside Henry
which was a little girl, Maty Jane,
and who died in Coffee county from
smallpox during the war. Of the
thirteen living children there are six
sons and seven daughters ; but one
of the sons is married and but one
of tho daughters single.
Delilah, the oldest daughter, nmr-
ilcd Perry Summerlin; she has live
living children. They live in Berri
en county and were all present.
The second daughter, Lizzie, mar
ried A. 11. Shaw, has five living chil
dren. Also lives in Berrien county,
und were all present.
The third daughter, Mattie, mar
ried I). N. Horne; hits four living
children, they live in Colquitt coun
ty, but from some cause were not ut
the reunion.
Arjune married G. W. Fletcher, of
Irwin county; they have three chil
dren and all were present,
Clayton, tlie next girl, married 11.
II. Parker; they have but one child,
live in Colquitt comity and wore
present.
Lilia, the youngest married daugh
ter, married f). W. Crum; they have
no children, live at l’inebloom, Cof
fee county, mid were present.
Frank, the oldest living son, mar
ried Miss Esoiii Willis; they reside in
Worth county, have three children
all of whom were present.
Of tiie single ones there are Moses,
James, Joe, Dave, Lulu und Benju-
nimo, all of whom were present
Henry 0., married Miss Alice Dei!,
of Wortli county- He left a widow
and two children, one of which hus
since died, liis widow has recently
married und was on her bridal (our
at tho time, ami neither she nor lit
tle Mumie, their surviving child,
were present.
To see [uirents and children, and
brothers and sisters, meet in tears
and embrace each other goes without
saying, how deep are the affection
they have for each other 1 It shows
more cieariy how withering and se
vere the wound.by the death of their
son and brother must have been, that
after the lapse of two years . they
Come together in coramenieralion of
the day of liis departure.
But while they are sorely hurt
ami find it difficult to sever the ties
of nature, they do not mourn as'
those who have no hope, but have
evidences that the departed was a
true soldier of the cross, and Imd on
tiie full Christian armor and in the
service of King Enuinut-I, as is p.vi-
denced in the consoling words to his
parents just prior to liis death: “I
mii ready for any emergency.” Ho
was a true but fallen soldier, and,
‘•On fame's eternal camping ground,
Ills silent tent is spread,
"WRere glory guar Is with solemn sound
Tho bivouac of tho dead."
but lie will arise at the reveille in
tiie morning of the resurrection, and
receive the decoration awarded to the
pure in heart, which is a crown of
glory.
By 11 o’clock, a. m., all that took
part in the reunion were present anil
dinner was prepared at 2 p. m. In
deed the most fastidious could have
no grounds for fault It was under
stood that all would help in the din
ner and truly they vied with each
other in this particular, until the ta
ble seemed to groan under the boun
tiful spread of the most delicious
viamls.
Tho family, which *camc together *
on Friday morning, never dispersed
till Sunday. Through the interven
ing time, every one appeared determ
ined to throw off every care of busi
ness and enjoy a full share of social
pleasure found in each others com
pany. Singing, which is a family
talent, came in for its share of the
entertainments, while nice recitations
were given at times l>v the school
children.
It must not be neglected that sonic
of the young men enacted Hie fa
mous dialogue: “1 oil'd scarce expect
n boy like me" in which they dis
played great theutrical talent and
never failed to convulse their hearers
witii sudden outbursts of luughter.
Nice presents were prepared uud
presented to the old folks which was
a testimony of the great love tlwir
children hear toward them, ami for
which they were very proud.
The children seemed in the great
est glee during the time and engaged
in child-like sports with their little
cousins, and enjoyed themselves us no
one but children can.
If the little boys in knee britches
did enter their grand-pa'a cane bank,
or mutilate some of liis shade trees
witli Imtcliets, they will lie forgiven
by the old gentleman, as he has a
forgiving heart and a full share of
pliiloprogontiveness, wqieciully if ho
remembers that famous hatchet con
nected with our national history in
the hands of the little father of liis
country.
On Sunday morning the different
families liegun to break away and
leave for their respective homes, feel
ing that they Imd never spent two
days more pleasantly in ull" their
lives, with a full umlerstuhduig that
they would meet 'here again on the
27th of October, 1894, that being
the old gei'itlemun’s birth day.
A. II. S.
For Sale.
One Jersey milch cow and two
heifer ciiIvps, full blood.
Apply to Mas. II. II. Tirr.
I.cgnl Matters.
The business in court circles are
very meagre this month:
in the Ordinary court \V. W. Hea
dley applies for letters of administra
tion on the estate of W. P. Hend-
ley, Si.
Win I. Dupree has tiled applica
tion with the clerk of superior court
for the removal of the disabilities im
posed on him by the granting of i
total divorce to his wife without
leasing him.
The Sheriff has levied on property
of Silas O’Quin, of Tifton in favor
of W. J. Nelson. Also property of
Solomon Reed, at Adel, in favor of
H. F. Miley. Also property of C. B.
Burke, in Cecil in favor of 0. la
Lindsey . Also property Of S. A- Lee,
ia Adel, in favor of J.Z. Elliott, re*
ceiver. Also property of It. A,
ley in favor of Carter & Elliott.-
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