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TIPTON, BEUIUEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1804.
VOL. 3-NO. 41.
URBAN AND SUBURBAN.
Personal and Impersonal Matters In
the City and Vicinity.
Tramps are again becomining nu
merous hereabouts.
The new residence of Prof. R. A.
Hendrix is fast approaching comple
tion.
Gaskins & Paulk will do more to
secure the farmers trade than any oth
er firm m Tifton.
Mr. I. S. Ilowen’s little store house
will be completed within another
week. It is now beiug painted.
Rev. A. B. Finley, of Leliaton, was
in the city the first of the week en
route home from his appointment at
Evergreen church, near Sparks.
Bailiff Ben P. Peeples, of Berrien
county court,was in the city Wednes
day bn business, lie didn’t stay
long, os he knew where there was a
bright attraction in the country.
Mr. Otis Baker and Misses Lizzie
and Willie Fuiwood, of Alapalm,
were visiting in Tifton the first of
tile week. They were the guests of
Messrs. 0. W. and E. J. Fuiwood.
stated before the pears were not suit
able for cunning and were rejected,
lie was notified; came to Tifton and
after consultation agreed for them to
be Fold at public outcry to the high
est bidder. They were thus sold,and
he accepted a draft for the amount
lifter the freight wns paid. Right
there* the mutter should have ended.
Messrs. Y. I), and F. C. Rees,
brothers, of Minneapolis, Kansas,
reached the city Wednesday from
Florida, where they hod spent a
mouth looking at the country. They
Will probably remain here a month.
The tariff has been lifted from all
winter goods, ut Padrick llros. Rare
values you will find there.
Quite a number of Tifton people
accepted the invitation to attend the
marriage last Sunday morning«f Mr.
Charles Jenkins and MissEflle Paulk,
at tiie home of the bride’s mother,
bn tiie- Tifton and North-Eastern
railroad eight miles fiom the city.
Mr. I.ontlier lias received his house
hold goods from Pittsburg, Pa.,
moved them to his new residence,just
Completed, about four miles north of
Tifton, arid is expecting tiie arrival
bf his wife and two sisteis-in-law
every day to share his country life
with him.
Tifton is now in possession of a
full-fledged democratic postmaster.
Postmaster Greene took possession of
tlicoilice yesterday, the 1st. He will
inuke considerable improvements in
the servtce at once. Tiie office will
be contiued at the present location
for a short while.
The readers of Hie Gazette can
get big bargains by going to tlm
clearance sale of Padrick Bros.
The following gentlemen, sum
moned as witnesses in the Balter case
(wilding in the United States district
Court, left for Savannah, Wednesday
afternoon: Messrs. John Jones, J.
M. Duff, A. J. McCrea, I. M. Britt,
Hurt Greene, M. W. Gaskins and A.
J. Lamp. They are not. exjiectod
to return before Sunday.
Dr. William Harrell, his wife and
seven children, from Mullens, S. C.,
passed through Tifton to-day en
route to Staiitou—Unpt Sim Har
rell’s place. He mode investments
there and will become a citizen of
Berrien county. Tiie Doctor and
Captain are brothers; both are ener
getic and thorough-going business
men und our county will be lietter
for their living within her borders.
Padrick Bros, animal clearance
sale is now open. Go quick if you
want Big Bargains.
A Mrs. Black ami daughter, hail
ing from Amcricus were euroute to
Brunswick last Wednesday. Their
tickets were by tiie way of Cordele
and Helena, but they changed cars at
Cordele and found themselves in
Tifton and peniless. They were
cared for by that good Samaritan
woman, Mrs. B. T. Cole, Wednesday
night and Thursday until thetiuiu
left for Brunswick, when a number
of our citizens made up a purse and
purchased tickets for them to their
destination.
Rev. J. J. Williams, of Ty-Ty. has
brought suit in Berrien county court
against' (he Tifton Canning aud
Manufacturing Company for the
«upjiosed:'Value of a car loud of pears
lie shipped the Company and which
Was rejected. As the Gazette has
The Show
The John II. Sparks’ circus pitch
ed its tent m Tifton last Monday
morning and gave two performances.
It is not mi extensive show, does not
make any great pretentions, but
the performance was better than the
average show of the kind, Tiie train
ed horse performance was worth the
price of admission. The trained
dogs, and tiie uCrubutic and trapeze
performance excellent. There was
an absence of the gangs of fakirs and
cutch-pennys that usually accompany
tent shows, which was really refresh
ing to those of our people who other
wise like to attend circuses. If our
people must have diversions of this
character it would be pleasant to
have them orderly and quiet us was
this one of John II. Sparks’. The
circus might then become more pop
ular.
How’s Tills!
Wo otter One Hundred Dollars Upward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hall’s (’atari'll Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props Toledo 0.
We the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the past 15 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in nil business
transaction and financially able to carry
out any obligation mudu by their firm.
West Trnax, Wholesale Druegist Tole
do, O. Walden, Kinnnn & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Price 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggist. Testi
monials free.
ABOUT THE COUNTY.
Items Which Escaped the Attention of
"Our Special Reporters.
Tiie great majority ofBerrien coun
ty tenant farmers have secured places
for tiie present year.
Mies Mackie youngest daughter of
the lute Judge II. T. Peeples, of Nash
ville Inis matriculated ut Andrew Fe
male College, at Outhbert.
Prof. J. Sydney Roberts is in
charge of the Spring session of Mill-
town Academy. He taught at Alupa-
ha last veur witli marked success.
The people of Berrien county are
not-getting at all excited about who
shall be governor of tiie State. Any
honest and capable democrat will sat
isfy them.
Tiie town authorities of Alttpn'rm
charged Sparks' show $25 town li
cense, whereupon the show people
pitched their tent outside incorporate
limits.
Rev. W. F. Cox says there were
thirtysix applicants for license at tiie
late teacher’s examination in Berrien
county, and lie doubts if one-third of
them passed the examination success
fully.
Caiit. J. II. Buker, of Aiapaiia, is
clearing up a farm about midway be
tween Alupaliaand Enigma, lie lias
twenty acres cleared and in cultiva
tion and is clearing twenty additional
acres.
Question ol Tuition.
There lias been some complaint
made relative to the rate of tuition
ut Tifton Institute, and tiie charge
has been made that it is higher tiiun
it has ever been, and the report is
calculated not only to do the school
an injury but Prof. Williams a great
injustice.
The facts in tiie premises are these:
As soon as Prof. Williams learned lie
could make a long term contract witli
tiie County Board of Education,
which would permit the public school
term to cover a period of ten months
and allowing pupils within school
age to complete their one hundred
days any time within tiie months,
he determined to make a uniform
rate of $1.25 per month for (lie en
tire ten months, exclusive of wliut-
evet amount Hie public fund might
pay. Ilower, lie was persuaded by a
member of the Board of Trustees to
grade tiie rate, urn! make it *1.00,
$1.25 and $1.50 per month.
The parties protesting against this
rate of tuition seem to have the idea
that it and tlm public term are con-
lined to Hie Spring term of school.
They also figure that tiie public fund
will pay six cents per day for each
pupil. If their premises were true,
there might be some reason for their
protest, bnt I hey are not. Just what
the public fund will pay is entirely
speculative. It paid six cents last
year, but- with the extra inducements
and privileges granted tiie children
of the county by tiie long rerm con
tracts to iitteml school and nuke up
the entire one hundred days there is
a great probability that tiie public
fluid will not pay more than four
cents per capita.
For sake of the argument, say tiie
public fund will pay six cents; then
tiie rate will only be 8, !)} and 10}
cents ]>er day, which u as low as any
reputable teacher cures to teach for.
Bnt tiie basis upon which Prof.
Williams made his calculation—and
lie made it in good faith—-is four
cents, and we think it the only safe
one. It will make thorite 7, Si and
9} cents per day, which ought to be
satisfactory to every citizen interested
in the school.
This explanation is published ii.
the Gazette a* the only means of
reaching the people.
Nearly all tlm public schools of
Berrien county have been opened, and
the list of teacher’s show the most
competent array tiie county 1ms ever
had and the people are to be congrat
ulated.
There will be a meeting of tlm Ex
ecutive Committee of the Moll Bap
tist Association at Sparks on Satur
day before the second Sunday in
February. The members of tlm com
inittee will please keep it in mind,
<iml be prompt- in attendance.
About eighteen or twenty Berrien
county citizens wore summoned us
witnesses in the Salter case aud are
now in attendance upon the United
States district court in Savannah,
wlmro the case is pending. Among
(lie number is Postmaster Churchwcii
of Brookfield.
Prof. J. A. Webb anti Miss Pearl
Register were married on tiie 18th of
January at the residence of tiie bride’s
parents, near Lois, I). P. Luke, J. 1’.,
officiated. They arc both popular
and intelligent young people and
have the best wishes of the Gazette
for a long life replete witli liiipincss.
Profs. W. F. and R. L. Patten
have given up teaching and embark
ed in tiie mercantile business ut
Milltown. Tiie editor extends these
young gentlemen his best wishes lor
their sucsess. They made successful
teachers; have the necessary energy
and perseverance and will, doubtless,
make successful merchants.
The farmers will do well to visit
the store of Gaskins & Paulk when
in Tifton. They will not be under
sold.
Uncle Rich understands his business.
Tiie murriage occurred at 11:00 and
at 12:00 o’clock, sharp; tiie dinner
bell rang. The table was laden with
the choiest viands; a large crowd was
present; all ate heartily and many
fragments were taken up.
A number of our people are talk
ing of planting some tomatoes.
La Gripjie is prevalent.
J. Guntkk.
Goodman GosstpH.
Goodman, January 20.—Nothing
of special interest have transpired in
this community for some time, lienee
tlm silence of this scribe.
Farmers are preparing to pitch
another crop, und several are singing
the old song of ‘’Lord revive us,” our
only hope is in guunno.
I note the marriage on Sunday, the
28th inst., by Elder It. T. Hall at tlm
residence of the bride’s mother, of
Mr. Charles Jenkins, of Tifton, and
Miss Eifie Paulk, of Goodman. Tlm
groom is well known in many of your
readers us tiie engineer on tiie Tifton
and Northeastern (Tift’s) ruilr'oati
The. bride is an excellent young wo-
rimn -daughter of the late Amt
Pun Ik. The attendance were Dr. T.
\V. Ellis with Miss Nancy Willis,Mr.
Warren' Fletcher with Miss June
Young, Mr. Drew Paulk with Miss
Minnie Fletcher and Mr. Charlie
Guest with Miss Mattie Young, The
ceremony was solemn and impressive;
Bolietiitnn'u Budget.
Cecil, February 1.—The severe
white frost yesterday, while not in
juring young vegetable plants, was a
real blessing in retarding fruit blos
soms. Tim mild January sunshine
deceieved even tlm birds. Cattle und
lings will come out of the winter of
1898-4 in better condition than any
winter in ten years. While capital
ists with a servile congress are beg-
gering labor, the prudent South
Georgia farmer 1ms abundant: cause
to rejoice that tlm Supremo Hitler of
all nations is still on Ids side.
Lessen your gutinno bills and in
crease your stock is tiie way to bid
defiance to your would-be-masters.
The Cecil Lumber Company, of
our town, can proudly boast of their
record for 1893. Recognizing the
fact that their employees were human
and required sustaining food, (lie
mill only shutdown 15 days during
the year, preforing to run tlm mill,
even at u loss, rather than see their
employees hungry and idle.
As a matter of news, and to show
how far our merchants are behind in
selling goods, there is a New York
house selling goods at a fine profit
right Imre in Berrien, and through
tlm mails at that.
- That house advertises; von can not
pick up a paper without tlm ndver
tiseumnt—the po6t olfices me worried
witli priced catalogues. 1 was told
that thousands of dollars went from
Atlanta to that, and similar houses.
Do those advertised, catalogued
houses really sell goods of tlm sumo
class cheaper than our merchants can
sell them and live ?
This problem,if wisely worked out
would create a revolution in finance
of itself.
Mr. Walter Anthony, our worthy
depot agent, is wearing geraniums on
tlm luppei of his coat like any school
hoy. Mrs. Anthony is still bathing
in Florida sunshine and sends him
flowers from El. Florida, which h
wears like any Don Quixote. An
thony is good.
But I fear the editor of ilm Ga
zette is practicing to he a prophet,
and has taken Jonah for his copy. I
can see notices of his presence every
where else, except in a whale, hut he
sturdily refuses to go to Cecil. Not
that Cecil does not need preaching In
certainly, but I reckon he dreads tiie
gourd vine business. Now, Mr. edi
tor gourds do grow on tlm top of
some of our bodies, but as the old
lady said, “the complaint uint catch
ing,” so come along before the whale
gets after you.
Mrs. Bohemian lias gone to the
Warrior region of Colquitt county to
rest mid recuperate. I am not in
want of any flowers from tlm hunks
of that famous stream, but if sin*
would only remember to send me a
string of mud cuts, I would appreci
ate it next to her presence.
IjH*llticlftn» rinc around,
Lot PllWliiJll tl!H
Th« lmp|»y farmer ntli* tltfBroiin<l,
’iliorc'M no riUtiirl'nm* there.
There seems to tie an epidemic of
chicken pox going through the coun
try. Will my brother Regular kindly
rise, and give it a Tartar name ? You
know tlm Tartars are the most sav
age of uil the Russian people, und if
tlm new babe cun get a nice name
from those tiger-like people the
young Ksciilapians will make another
harvest of shekles.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Byrd had a
thirteen pound boy to come to their
home Monday. All Byrd lacks of
flying is wing feathers.
Mr. E. D. Webb was (lie first man
to start to tbe show. He lias been
complaining of his eyesigiit for two
years, hut Eli isu widower, you know,
and can still hear. Bohemian
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Important Items of News from Ber
rien’s Sister Counties.
Ashburn is to have a Telegraph
school.
Rev. A. J. Qnattlebiuim lias pitch
ed his gospel tent in Valdosta.
The people’s party contingent of
Coffee comity are to hold a meeting
at l’earson to-morrow.
Tiie Valdosta Times says there is
an increasing interest in tlm cause of
education in Lowndes county,
The Coffee Countittii, at Willa-
coochee, says it is flourishing. Glad
to hear it, and may it ever be so.
Spark's show pitched its tent half
way between Sycamore and Ashburn,
but we learn did a very poor business.
According to Judge Hill, of tlm
Sycamore News, Irwin county horse
trailers do not swap horses on cloudy
days.
The Moultrie Banner says: “Our
streets are crowded and our mer
chants are having a good trade every
day in the week.”
Mr. C. E. Bass and Miss Bettie
Hay, of Sumner, wore united in mar
riage at tlm residence of the bride’s
father last Thursday.
Hon. W. J. Ford, of Albany, is
having a store house built at Sylves
ter and will soon open a iiierclmntilo
business at that place.
Tlio Sycamore News complains
Unit its most constant readers are not
subscribers and never pay a cent, to
wards its support. “’Twits ever thus
ole,”
Mr. J. E. Dean lias moved, with
his family, to his wife’s farm, near
Ty-Ty. He will hereafter lie known
as Farmer Dean. Wish him, much
success in his new vocation.
The Gazette is informed Unit tlm
Moderator of tlm llomervillo Baptist
Association says there was more tiiun
$(i,OI)() sent out of Coffee County last
year for Urn purchase of whisky.
The commissary building and stock
of mcrclmndisc, valued at *2.000, be
longing to L. Carter & Co., at Owl-
den, Clinch county, was destroyed by
fire a few days since. No Insurance.
The Willachoochoe High School is
progressing satisfactorily under Urn
management of Prof. M. S, Patten
The I’roffessor is a Berrien oountyile
and a hustler when itcoiilus to leach
ing high grade school.
The democrats of Colquitt county,
favorable to the nomination and elec
tion of Hon. W. V. Atkinson for
governor of Georgia, held a meeting
in tlm court house at .Moultrie last
Wednesday and organized an At
.kinson club.
Ordinary J. W. Prior, of Worth
county, lias purchased atraetof land
north of Sylvester, and is having it
cleared for cultivation. He is a
splendid farmer and we predict his
new place will present a handsome
up|>euruuce in the next three or four
years.
Mr. G. T. Young, one of our high
ly esteemed subscribers ut Minnie,
Irwin comity, is lender of a music
class at Irwin Institute, and is pre
paring iiis elass for an union sing to
meet there on the second Sunday iust,
and to which all are invited to at
tend. Mr. Young is a splendid leader
of vocal music.
Public Meeting in Coffee County.
The Gazette referred some two or
three weeks ago to the call made for
a meeting of the ministers of Coffee
county to form a law and order
league for the purpose of aiding the
civil authorities in cheesing the
growth of crime, which seems to be
on the increuso in the county.
The meeting was held in the Doug
las Methodist church, January 12th,
and after organization the following
preamble and resolutions were
adopted :
Whereas, There seems to be u
spirit of lawlessness in our county:
and, whereas, it has come to our
knowledge that during the year 1893
there were at least sixteen killings in
Coffee county, and that most of these
in our judgement were unlawful; aud,
whereas, we feel very keenly tlm ef
fects such a state of tilings bring
about. Therefore, be it resolved,
1. That as ministers of the gospel
of peace we deplore such u condi
tion.
2. That we pledge our influence
to our courts of justice to assist them
to the best of our ability, in admin
istering witli a firm lmm! tlm laws of
our country.
3. That we call upon our Grand
Jurors and Judges of our courts to
bring these lawbreakers to justice if
it is possible, believing the only way
to check the flow of outlawry is to
punish outlaws.
4. That we will not claim our ex
emption as pastors from Jury duty,
if the jury commissioners see proll
er to place our mimes in the jury
A largo lot of holiday goods at
Mrs. A. B. Graves; and going ut
marvelous low prices to close out
Give Imt a call if you want candies
for the bullies, toys for tlie* children
fruit for the indies, and presents
suitable for tlm buys and men. She
also keeps a nice line of fancy family
groceries.
box.
5. That we call upon the citizens
of Coffee county toawukeontof their
lethargy and to bestir themselves in
tliu matter of tlm catching and prop
erly piinnisiiing tlm law breakers of
tliis county.
0. That we call upon all the preach
ers, white and black, to bring these
matters before their congregations,
und to get their congregations to
pledge themseives to use all their in
fluence and power to break up crime
and punish criminals.
7. That wo call upon tlm opera
tors of public works to use their
best endeavors to catch those who
commit depredations around their
works.
8. That we request tin* publica
tion of the proceedings of this meet
ing in the Breeze and the Coffee
('mini inn.
On motion of Rev. W. I. Patrick,
the meeting adjourned to meet ut
tiie Methodist (Jiiurch in Douglas
on the first Monday in March 1894,
and wu hereby cull on all Ministers
of (lie different denominations and
ul] citizens who may wish to at
tend, to meet with ns at 10 o’clock
a. m., mi t Imt day.
A movement is on foot to secure
as pastor of the Presbyterian churches
at Poiiliin, Adel ami Moultrie Rev,
Allyu, of Harmon Grove, Gu. He is
highly recommended by Dr. Mack the
evangelist. If the arrangement is
consummated he will preach at Ion
ian two Sundays in the month and
one Sunday in the month at
each of the other two places.
Money talks.—Spend a few dollars
with Padrick Bros, uud sve.
Electric Hitlers.
Tills remedy Is becoming so well known
und so popular as to need no special men
tion. All who have used Eleelrie Hitters
sing tlio same song of praise.—A purer
medicine does not exist and il is guaran-
teed to do all Hist Is claimed. Electric
Hillers will cure all diseases of Hie Elver
anil Kidney's, will remove pimples, boils,
salt rheum and other affections caused by
impure blood.—Will drive Malaria from
Hie system and prevent us well as cure all
Malarial fevers.—For cure of headache,
consumption and indigestion try Electric
Hitters—Entire satisfaction guaranteed
or money refunded. I’riec 50 eta. aud
♦ 1.00 per bottle at Jake \\\ Paulk's
Drugstore.
Goluet’s Staff.
Col. J. 0. Viirucdoe, of the Fourth
Georgia Regiment of Volunteers, has
selected Iiis staff officers as follows:
Adjutant, it. A. Peeples, Jr., of
Valdosta.
QmirU-rmostei, F. B. Dillard, of
Ft. Giuiics.
Commissary, MorrisWesiosity of
Albany.
Inspector of Rifle Practice, Timo
thy O’Brien, of Wayeross.
Assisteut surgeon, Dr. J. G. Hop
kins, of Thomusville.
The position Burgeon and Sergent
.Major are not tilled.
Gaskins & Paulk keeps an excel
lent stock of general merchandise—
farmers supplies a specialty—at u«
precedeuted low prices.
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