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TIFTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, QEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1894.
VOL, 3—NO, 39,
URBAN AND SUBURBAN.
Personal and Impersonal Matters In
the City and Vicinity.
Theu
l)o U want to save money?
trade at Padrick Bros.
Quite a number of Tifton people
are sick with the prevailing disease-
la grippe.
Don’t forget the Episcopal services
at the Methodist churoh to-night and
to-morrow.
Gaskins & Paulk will do more to
Secure the farmers trade than any oth
er firm in Tifton.
The guano dealers of the city are
getting ready for the spring trade.
Umpb phewl
Rev. F. T. Snell preached two of
liis best sermons at the Baptist church
last Sunday, morning and night.
The Gazetk is pleased to say Mr.
Hugh Cloptou is rapidly convalesc
ing from his recent severe illness.
. Slashing of prices still continue at
Padrick Bros.
Mr. 0. H. Gray and family are
faow occupying the rooms formerly.
Occupied by the editor and his wife,
II Love’s flat.
Work on Mr. J. G. Dedge’s hand
some residence is progressing rapidly.
The framing is up aud the siding
iiearlv all on.
Money talks—$1.00 will buy #1.50
worth of goods if U buy of Padrick
Bros.
' Col.' John Murrdw ■ is now a full-
fledgetLdenizen of Love’s flat, and
hewspiipec row. Glad to have him
iis a neighbor.
The farmers will do well to visit
the store of Gaskins. & Paulk wheti
ip Tifton. They will not be under
sold,
Capfc H. H. Tift is in receipt of
Another cargo of three hundred tons
of 60-pound steel rails for the Tifton
iuid Northeastern ruilaond.
■ 100 lbs. flour, *1.75, 20 lbs. sugar
$1.00, Baking power 1 lb. 15c, at
Padrick Bros.
Prof. R. A. Hendricks informs the
Gazette that he will have charge of
the'school at Enigma for the preseut
session. The school was opened lost
Monday morning.
Mrs. Joiies sister of Mr. W. B.
Corey has returned from Florida aud
’tvill spend the remainder of the win
ter in Tifto n: She has rooms at M r.
Robert Turner’s.
Gaskius & Paulk keeps an excel
lent stock of general merchandise
farmers supplies a specialty—at un
precedented low prices.
All members of the Tifton Sun
beam society are requested to meet at
the Baptist churoh next Sunday af
ternoon, when an election of new
oificera will take place.
Give Padrick Bros, your trade
timing ’94 and save enough to buy a
corner lot.
Contractor Slack has been awarded
the, contract for building Mr. J. K.
‘Carewell’s handsome residence and
work will be commenced at once. He
also has the contract to replace Prof.
R. A. Hendricks residence that was
burned some time since.
Brunswick and Western railroad.
They are now connected with the
1 THomaaville, Tallahassee and Cara-
belle railroad—the one as superin
tendent and the other as conductor.
The road is completed from Carabello
to. Tallahassee, and work has been
commenced between Tallahassee and
Thomas ville. The final destination
of the road is Augusta, Go., by the
way of Tifton.
The little people of Tifton have
been enjoying numerous social and
candy parties recently. There was a
“Taffy Party” at Mrs. W lieless’ last
night.
Padrick Brothers have proven the
fallacy of the argamentof those mer
chants who say it docs not pay to ad
vertise. There is a kind of adver
tising that does not pay but the Ga
zette doesn’t want to be a part/ to
such advertising. Persistent, fresh
and attractive advertisements pay an
actual profit.
Several Tifton yomig men went to
Florida last week on a prospecting
tour. They have alt returned except
Jack Golden; he found a job at a
mammoth sawmill, that he will try
to hold down at least for a while.
Charley Guest says “he’s got his eye
sot on Uurabetle.” Ike Bowen hasn’t
decided whether to move to Florida
or Brookfield. •
lion. Thomas Y. Fletcher,of Irwin
county, sold in the Tifton market a
few days since more than 200 pounds
of-lard and 500 pounds of pretty ba
con of his own production. lie says
lie has 2,000 pounds of bacon yet
for sale. Mr. Fletcher belongs to
tliut class of farmers whoure making
a success of his vocation. What he
has accomplished' can be duplicated
by every farmer in this section; but
it will require thought, system and
energy.
ABOUT THE COUNTY.
Items Which Escaped the Attention of
Our Special Reporters.
The Piny.
The Tifton Amateur Dramatic
Company, by leqnest, repeated the
interesting drama, “The Confidential
Clerk,” last Tuesday evening to a
small but appreciative undience,
While the uctors did not present as
much euthijsiasm us at the first ren
dition ttie performance was a great
deal better.
There is some decided histrionic
talent among the young people ot
Tifton that should be eultivated, and
should be done by keeping the com
pany together and giving an occa
sional entertainment for the amuse
ment of the people and the benefit of
such of our public institutions as
may need help.
We are satisfied a great majority of
our people would approve such a
course.
Sheriff D. W. Tison made a busi
ness visit to Willuooocliee a few days
since.
Prof. J. n. Gary has been install
ed as clerk of Berrien county court.
He is competent
The farmers of Berrien county are
now busily engaged in arranging for
another crop. Remember, the watch
word is “Hog and Hominy."
The young people of Alapaha en
joyed a very pleasant sooial party on
Friday night, the 5th inst. Quite a
number of young peuple from ubroad
were, present
If a certain Berrien oouuty young
man only knew what a nice present
Iip missed on Christmas by falling
out with liis girl, he would forever
more be a troubled individual.
Wiiateverelse there muy be a scar
city of in Berrien county this year,
there is going to be plenty of hard
work to do. And hard work is as
necessary as prayer to keep old and
young, alike, out of mischief.
The school teachers of Berrien
county have resolved to continue
their monthly teachers’ institutes,
notwithstanding the law requiring
them to be held has been repealed,
The teachers of Berrien county are
nothing if not progressive.
Judge Lacy E. Lostmger presided
lust Monday for the first time over
Berrien couuty court, The members
of the legal fraternity present say lie
presides with dignity and predicts
that he will give general satisfaction
to the people.
Those Confederate widows who
have hitherto drawn pensions from
the State should apply at once to Or
dinary Patterson for the necessary
certificates to enable them to draw
their pensions for 1894. These pen
sions will be paid during nextmonth.
The friends of Rev. Thomas G.
Lang, in Berrien county where he is
well and favorably known, will bo
pleused to learn that |ie has just re
ceived one of the best appointments
in the Florida conference—Madison
—and rejoice in his success us
minister. lie goes there from Live
Oak, where be lias been stationed for
the past three years.
A large lot of holiday goods at
Mrs. A. B. Graves; and going at
niatveldhs low prices to close out
Giya her a call if you want candies
fqr tile fiahies, toys for the children
fruit for the ladies, aud presents
suitable for the boys and men. She
also keeps a nice line of fancy family
groceries. •
Read the new schedule in this pa
per of the Brunswick and Western
railroad. A day passenger train has
been put on and its schedule is a very
convenient one-for Tifton „aud Al
bany. Going west it arrives at Tifton
at 12:20 p. in. ami going east at 0:31.
Hon. Joel W. Parrish, of Cecil,has
become a citizen of Tifton—occupy
ing the Timmons residence on Sixth
street and Central avenue—-and will
engage in dairying. Success to him.
lie has an interesting family whom
we commend as entirely worthy the
confidence and esteem of our people.
Charley Guest,who has just return
ed from a trip to Carabcilo, Fla.,
say* he met Metsrs. J. A. JloDnfiie
and. Frauk Pride, formerly with the
Our New Advertisers.
TheGAZETTE takes pleasure in call
ing attention to the new advertise
ments in to-day’s paper:
The first is that of L. 8. Shepherd
& Co. It is well displayed and you
j will have no trouble in findiug it.
This firm has something important to
say to our readers iu iheir advertise
ment, especially to the ladies. They
have just added a millinery depart
ment to their large stock ef general
merchandise, which will be conducted
on the second floorof Park’s building.
An experienced milliner and dress
maker bus been employed, and the
firm is confident the ladies of Tifton
and vicinity cannot- do better than to
patronage this department of their
mercantile business. There is much
other important information given
our readers in Shepherd & Co’s, ad
vertisement Read it csrefully.
Mr.F. M. Mangharn has opened a
choice line of staple and fancy gro
ceries in the store under the Masonic
Hall and solicits a share of public pa
tronage. His goods were purchased
for cash at great discount anil he pro
poses (o-scll for cash at unprecedented
low prices, such as lias never before
obtained in Tifton, Head liis adver
tisement and give, him a call.
The reader will not fail to see tho
new advertisement of Padrick Broth
ers- If you fail to read what they
have to say you will not realize the
bargains they have in store for you.
We know you will read it.
member of the Methodist churoh.
He was u loving husband and father,
and leaves a large family of noble
sons as a heritage to his country,
some of them already high up on the
ladder of success, following circum
spectly the example and precepts of
their noble sire.
One by one the old landmarks are
disappearing from among us, and the
reaper whose name is death has gath
ered this sheaf, fully ripe for the
Masters’ harvest.
In the death of Jmlge Peeples
Berrien county loses one of her
oldest and most useful citizens and
it is but fitting that suitable resolu
tions to liis memory be passed and
filed in the court of which ho wus
the first judge.
Respectfully submitted,
C. W. Fui.wood.
Nashville, Ga., Jan. 15, 1894.
Ordered, That this report bo
spread upon the minutes of .this
court; that a copy be forwarded to
the Tifton Gazette with a request
for publication, and that the Adel
News und Valdosta Times be request
ed to copy.
' Lacy E. Lahtingek,
J. U. 0. B. 0.
MEMORIAL REPORT.
Important Items of News from Ber
rien's Sister Counties.
Adopted by Berrien County Court, Janu
ary Term, 1804*
Asa memorial to one whom we all
loved and respected, who has been a
fuithful servant of his people in
more than one public trust, and <i
model of integrity to the legal pro
fession, by request of your honor, I
beg to submit the following report:
Judge Henry Thomason Peeples
was born in Union pistrict,S.O.,1818,
and was the last of several brothers,
all of whom^ attained prominence
and made useful and honored citizens
of Georgia.
Judge Peeples chose the profes
sion of law und whs admitted to the
bar in Berrien county in 1867. He
was a citizen of Berrien county for
forty years prior to his death, and
represented his oouuty twice in the
legislature with honor to his people
and credit to himself. He was at
one time Ordinury of the county and
during the war tax collector.
For several years prior to his death
he had abandoned the uciive practice
of the law, but on the establishment
of a county court for Berrien county,
be was appointed by the unanimous
request of the bar of tho county, its
first judge, and served his first term
with honor and respect and had just
been appointed for a second term.
Ill this last public trust, by his pa
tience and forbearance, honesty of
purpose ami Christian desire to see
the right prevail, Berrien couuty
court was organized und maintained
verily uml truly as a court of justice,
where justice was meted out tempered
with mercy and without a tinge of
partiality or a shade of malice.
Judge Peeples was a consistent
Our County Schools.
The Gazette learns that our stato
officials have decided that the schol
astic year, 1894, begins July 1st,
1894, and ends June 30th, 1895
corresponding with the state fiscal
year. Therefore, those teachers of
public sohoola in Berrien county who
have anticipated drawing one-fourth
of their salary April 1st, under the
lute statute providing for the quar
terly payment of teachers, will be
disappointed. It is understood that
the quarterly payment of tcaohers
will not begin until October 1st
Tlie decision seems to be in conflict
with the ruling of Commissioner
Bradwell, who has notified the Conn
ty Commissioners that the Boards of
Education could arrange for- the
schools to commence at any time
most convenient for the several com
munities, provided they should begin
early enough to olosc the one hun
dred days curly enough for the teach
era to file their reports and accounts
with the Boards by tho 15th of De
cember,
Commissioner Bradwell also states
emphatically in his circular that the
first quarterly payment would he
made “March 31st or us soon there
after us the itemized statements from
the county school commissioners are
received.” He further stuies iu liis
circular that the state treasurer is
authorized to borrow money to make
up any defleieuoy in the amount of
funds necessary to make the quurter
ly payments in accordance with the
construction that lie, the county
school commissioners and school
teachers have all put upon tho new
law.
It is evident from the fact our luw
makers authorized the borrowing of
money to suplcment the payments
they intended that tho pay-days
should be the first of April, July,
October und January.
Tho Gazette docs not know upon
what law the statu officers have made
their decision, but it docs know there
is a conflict between their construc
tion of tho new law and tlint
Commissioner Bradwell, and it de
sires to put its readers on notice of it.
Electric Headlight*.
Macoh, January 15.—Whiio sever
al railway companies are experiment
ing with improved headlight,, the.
Georgia Southern and Florida is one
of the first, if not the first line, in the
country, to use electric lights regu
larly in operating its trains.
These elcctiro headlights are now
used on ail passenger engines, and will
soon be used on all trains, as they
are proving far more economical than
the old style headlights.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Notice.
On account of the stringency in
money matters I have decided to
take notes for tuition from those
who can’t pay now. This means
everybody that can give a good note.
Remember terms: $1.00, $1.25 and
*1.50 per month, according to grade.
E. J. Williams, Jit,
Principal Tifton institute.
The Isabella Union Sunday-school
has re-organized for 1894.
Hon. John Nesmith, an old and
higlilv respected citizen of Irwin
county is dead.
Mr. W. II. MoPhaul, of Sylester,
has just completed the work of trans
planting 2,000 peach trees.
Pace, Gaskin & (Jo. is a name of a
new naval store business located at
Beaver Pond, Coffee county.
The Coffco comity jail is reported
overflowing with prisoners—mostly
negros charged with gambling.
Mrs. Ann Smith, an aged white
woman of Worth, oouuty, lias been
adjudged insane and sent to the hi
nutio asylum.
VVillaeoochee wants an artesian
well and better depot, accomodations,
and her people will never ho happy
without them.
Willacoochee n flag station—pshaw!
This is a downright shame. Let the
two night trains stop and let passen
gers get on and off without appealing
to fusees and bonfires.—Oouutian.
Contractor Glover’s dam bridge
across Little River is undergoing re
pairs since tho recent fresliot. The
trouble seems to liuvo been that tiiere
wus too much dum and not enough
bridge.—Wortli County Local.
Tho first quarterly conference of
the Sumner und Ty-Ty circuit will
be held witli the Sumner .Methodist
church ou Saturday before the sec
ond Sunduy in February. Official
members are expected to 0c present.
The ordinary of Coffee county bus
purchased a pair of bloodhounds uad
they had been delivered to him only
a few days before they were allied
into service to bring to justice a man
who hud taken the lifo of a harmless
und peaceable citizen.
Judge Ward, of Coffee county, hold
the January term of Irwin county
court, to try some criminal cases ill
which Judge CIvmeufa is disqualified,
having been u member of the grand
jury when the bills of indictment
were found.
Tho Gazette chronicles, with feel
mgs of sorrow, the death of Mrs. J.
E. Rogers, of Pearson. She leaves n
devoted husband, two sons and a
daughter to mourn her losa. This
family lived for some time at Enigma,
Berrien county.
Tiie lute legislature revised the su
porior court calender for tho Brun
swick circuit. In accordance witli
the revision Coffee superior court will
lie held the fourth Monday iu March
and second Monday in October;
Clinch superior court will he held sec
ond Momluy in April and fourth Mon
day in October.
I’erisliiiiK the Panic,
Under the above caption the Syca
more News gives a statement of the
exact amount of buy, corn, oats and
meat shipped to that place in the dif
ferent year since 1889. The showing
is a good one, and indicates that the
farms of west Irwin and northeast
Wortli counties ore rapidly becoming
more than self-sustaining und their
owners rising gradually from the nit
of debt and dissatisfaction. The
News doesn't give minor details. It
says:
“In 1889, not less than 40 solid cars
of corn come, to Sycamore from tho
western fields, und many more mixed
ours of corn, oats aud hay.
“In 1890, these shipments were re
duced more than 25 per cent.
“In 1891 leas than half the ship
ments’92 only 6 solid cars of corn
were received, and possibly, twice as
muny ears of mixed feed consisting
of coin, oats aud hay.
“In 1893 not a single car of corn
came to Sycamore, and the shipment
of mixed cars show n proportionate
decrease to the shipments of the pre
ened ing years.
“The decrease in tho shipments of
meat is equally gratifying, and the
demand for it is so small that
scarcely pays the merchants of
town to carry it in stock.”
Georgia should take cotriage from*
this statement. What tlm farmers'
contiguous to Sycamore have and are
doing can be equalled by every com
munity in this section and, asrihe ed
itor truly says, save thousands of
dollars to the farmersof every rteijffr-
borbood.
COLLINS ELECTED PRESIDENT,
Meeting of the Director* of th*f‘ Georgia’
Southern Railroad Yesterday.
At a meeting of the directors of
the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad yesterday afternoon Mr.
George B. Turpin tendered his resig
nation as president and Mr. R a S.
Collins was elected to fill his vacancy.
Mr. Collins was secretary and treas-
urei of the company up to the time
of his election of president, and the
vacancy created by bis election to the
higher office was filled by Mr. W. 8.
Goodwich as secretary aud treasurer.
The following directors were pres
ent at the meeting: Jeff Lane, O. G.
Sparse, F. S. Johnson, G. B. Turpin
ami R. S. Collins.
The road being in the hands of a
reoeiver gives the officers little or
nothing to do, am) the election yes
terday was a mere formality.—Tele
graph, 14th.
Financial ltd ter.
One of the best ways to relieve fi
nancial pressure is for every man who
owes anything to pay his debts. If
all oannot be paid then pay whatev
er may bo in hand. Pay out a fivo
dollar bill Monday morning aiid then
follow it up during the week and see
tiie world of good it hits accomplish-
od, ttie relief ft lias afforded and tiie
hundred of dollars of debt it has paid.
If a fivo is not to be had try a single
dollar and a proportionate good will
be accomplished. A good starting
point for a dollar is the printing of
fice. Try a dollar on tiie editor.
NoCo-IteccIver Wanted.
The Macon correspodent of the At
lanta Constitution is responsible for
tiie following:
Tiie bondholders of tiie Georgia
Southern and Florida road have com
menced to send in their protest to tiie
appointment of a co-receiver for tho
Georgia Southern. A bondholder,
writing from New York, says:
“I urn opposed to the oppointment
of a eo-reciver. I do not understand
why this extra an unnecessary ex
pense should be placed upon the prop
erty. Moreover, Mr. Wilmcr is not a
railroad man, ami, so fur as I can
learn, lias never had any practical
uilrnud experience. I desire to join
witli bond holders and otlior creditors
in opposing (he uiipointuieut of a co-
rocoivi-r.
Wayward Girls.
Mothers are often to blanis for
muoh of tiie waywardness of tlieiir
daughters. To the best of examples
they should add the careful explana
tions couceruing all events of life.
Let them look back over their own f
lives, uousider what they ought ta
have known for their own happinta»>
and welfare, ann then make it
prayerful study to train the‘
' tors in a better manner, (
jersi as you prize the virtm
the ! being of vonr beautiful
j them sWetfiang beside)
it
What do Yunr iilitldron Head.
Are you puyiug any attention . to
what your children are readiug? If
not, you should begin to do so at
once. It is as easy to cultivate a
good as a depraved literary taste in
Children and young people, provided
yon commence in time. Children
will read something and what they
rend will exert ami important influ
ence upon their future character.
Parents should exert themselwe ear
nestly to keep out of the house the
sensational novel, the blood ourdliug
talc of vice, the obscene picture, and
the whole flood of wicked, degrading,
crime producing literature with
which we are threatened. It is jnat
ns important to look after this por
tion of the education of yonr children
as it is to scud them to tafrooL 'Br
ents do not neglect the important" '
matter of seeing to it that your chil
dren read only the proper kind of
literature.—Waycross Herald.
The farmers throughout all south J vml promenad;
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