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TIFTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1894.
VOL. 3-NO. 42.
URBAN AND SUBURBAN.
Personal and Impersonal Matters in
the City and Vicinity.
Work has been commenced in ear
nest on Mr. J. K. Carswell’s residence.
Muster Tommie Green is now pull
ing the throttle on the train engine
of the Columbian Lumber Company
at Sunnier.
Mrs. B. T. Allen and daughter left
Saturday morning for a protracted
visit to relatives and friends in Mad
ison county, Florida.
Gaskins & Paulk will do more to
Secure the farmers trade than any oth
er firm in Tifton.
Mr. Wm. K. Holmes, Jr.,of Mystic,
Conn., is in the city visiting his un
cles, the Messrs. Tift, and will remain
here for the balance of the winter.
Sectionmoster I. N. Thomas, of the.
Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road, is putting the sidetracks of the
road at Tifton in tirstrate condition.
The tariff has been lifted from all
Winter goods, at Padrick Rros. Rare
Values you will find there.
A couple of gentlemen from Illi
nois were in the city this week pros
pecting for fruit lauds. They went
to Arabi Wednesday and it may be
jiossible they will purchase lands
there.
An aunt of Mrs. R. T. Waldrep
And the Misses Foglef, of South Car
olina, is visiting her relatives in this
city und, we learn, is engaged in writ
ing up Tifton for her home uews-
Jiaper.
Padrick Bros, annual clearance
Sale js now o|ien. Go quick if you
Wuut Big Bargains.
Mr. I. S. Bowen will in a few days
open a stock of goods'in the little new
store just Completed for him. lie
will let the people know about it at
the proper time through the columns
o the Gazette.
Contractor Hind is getting up
' plans for the new poatofiice building
for Tifton. As soon as a plan is de
cided upon wors will be commenced
on the building. Tifton will soon
have postoffice accommodations sec
ond to no place in south Georgia.
The farmers will do well to visit
the store of Gaskins & Paulk when
in Tifton. They will not be under
sold.
Dr. John A. Peterson is at home
Again from tile Atlanta Dental Col
lege—having finished the prescribed
course of lectures for the term und
stood the final exuminution incident
thereto. Impaired health und it not
being neccessary for him to do so is
the reason why .he did not remain un
til the close of the session.
The colored plasterer, Harnelle,
having skipped Tifton by the light
of the moon, left some splendid jobs
for Parson II. J. Johnson, also ebo
tiy-hued. Johnson bears the reputa
tion of being.a good plasterer. Bur-
- nelle was a very good workman, but.
he occasionally tackled John Barley
corn and John would invariably get
the best of him. John got Burnelle
into trouble during the holidays that
caused him to skip.
Gaskins A Paulk keeps an excel
lent stock of general merchandise-
farmers supplies a specialty—at un
precedented low prices.
Mr. W. W. Lastinger, eldest son of
Col. W. H. Lastinger, formerly of
Alapnha but now of Texas, was in
the city the first of the week the
guest of Col. C. W. Fulwood. lie has
been in attendance upon Emory Col
lege, this state, for some time but has
been forced to abandon! his studies
there because of weak eves. He would
be glad to secure a position ns school
teacher in some live community of
B<r ien, Irwin or Worth counti.s.
Quite a nnmberof commercial trav
elers are making headquaters in Tif
ton at Hotel 3ailie especially oil Sun
days. The excellence of the cmsir.r
and the careful attention to the wants
of guests under the new management
is the winning nurd. We have been
sampling the fare of this excellent
hostelry for a week and know where
of we speak. Host Seymour is un
tiring in his efforts to please and it
affords us pleasure to say he is suc
ceeding admirably.
Council Proceedings.
The city council of Tifton met ill
the office of H. II. Tift February 5,
1894, at 8 o’clock p. m. Called to
order by Mayor C. W. .Fillwood.
Present: Councilnien Tift, Bowen,
Goodman and Cole.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and, after inserting the appoint
ment of Councilnien Ilargrott, Mc-
Crae and Bowen as the sanitary com
mittee, approved.
The street committee report that
work was needed on the streets and
roads leading out of the city west of
the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad, in the direction of the new
bridge itcoss Little River. The mat
ter was referred hack to the commit
tee with power to act as they shall
deem beet, but with the recommenda
tion that all the work necessary be
done on the streets and that the roads
running across lots be blocked. The
street committee was also authorized
to have the necessary work done on
Central avenue, preparatory to a
crossing over the lailroad trucks
where they intersect each other.
The Tifton Gazette was elected
city printer for the ensuing year.
The following specific tax ordi
nance was then adopted:
AS ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
Tifton, That the following specific taxes
shall lie paid by any person or persons
who carry on or engage In the same with
in the city, and upon a failure to pay the
same before commencing business, or
when requested to do so, shall he subject
to a fine of not less tlisn one dollar nor
more than one hundred dollars, or work
upon the streets or he confined witldn tho
city guard house In the Mayor’s discre
tion.
For each billiard or pool table, ten pin
alley, and all tables and alleys of any
kind used for the purpose of playing with
halls or pins, or both within said city, for
profit, $10 on the first, and $5 for each
additional table, payable when said busi
ness commences, nml no license shall he
grunted for less titan one year.
On all contrivances of whatever kind
used for tho purpose of gaming or carry
ing on a game of chanc e by selling cards,
tickets or numbers, or turning a deal or
wheel, selecting or designating cards, pic
tures, envelopes or photographs from a
nitmlier of similar articles or objects, or
by pitching rings at sticks or knives, or
by throwing dice, or by any other artifice
or contrivance whatever, shall pay the
sum of if 10, or such other sum as the may
or in Ids judgment may assess. AH per
sons shall procure a lieettso liefore open
ing nr commencing any of those kinds of
business.
For each performance by circus $100
or in the mayor’s discretion.
For each side show, per day, $25, or In
the mayor's discretion.
For each theatrical exhibition. $5, or in
the mayor’s discretion.
For slelght-of-hand performances, $10
per day,
For tricks of ledgermain, or any kind
of shows or exhibitions not mentioned
the mayor shall use Ills discretion.
For each book peddler or canvasser
per month, or the mayor may use Mb din
cretlon.
For each peddler in any kind of mer
chandise. or anything not enumerated
above, from $2 to $25 per month, in the
discretion of tiie mayor
For each barber clmir used for profit
$5 per annum.
For each livery and sale stable, $10
per aairum
For every dray wagon or carl drawn by
one animal, $5 per annum.
For each dray wagon or cart drawn by
tyro or more animals, $7.50 per annum.
For each auctioneer, $lp per annum.
For each dealer In spirituous, vinous,
malt or intoxicating liquors, rice iieer,
elder, beer, hitters, or anything that wili
tend to Intoxicate, $10,000 per annum
payable before commencing business.
For each dog, owned and kept in the
city, $1 per annum, or the marshal shall
Impound and if not redeemed within a
reasonable length of time it shall- he sold
or killed.
For each photographer or picture-taker
In tent or located $10 per annum.
For each dealer in guns nnd pistols
$10 per annum.
For 'each contractor or builder who
contract* for any building costing or
worth when completed the sum of $000
or more shall pay a license of $15 per
annum.
For each contractor or builder who
contracts for any building costing or
worth when completed the sum of $100
or less than $800 shall pay n license of
$10 per annum.
The term contractor shall include nil
persons superintending work on build
tugs or anything of like nature and
charging therefor by tlrnday or otherwise
■except It lie the persons’ owning the
building.
Hub-contractor* who work »n hulldin
where the principal contractor hasps 1
the proper liccnso shall not lie required
to pay n license for engaging in such
work.
For each skating rink thirty dollars
per annum.
For each restaurant five dollars per
annum.
For each market or retailer of fresh
meats—beef, pork, mutton, kid or veal
twenty five dollars per annum.
For each dealer In fresh salt water fish,
ten dollars per annum.
Every non resident life Insurance so
licitor, ten dollars per annum.
Each Are insurance company, five dol
lars per annum.
Each Hie Insurance company, five dol
lars per annum.
F.ach accident. Insurance company, five
dellars per annum.
Each building and loan association ten
dollars per annum.
For each boarding house taking tran
sient custom live dollars per annum.
For each hotel fifteen dollar* perannum.
For every merchant doing a business
under $10,000 annually five dollars per
annum.
For every merchant doing n business
of from $10.00 to $25,000, annually $10.
For each merchant doing * business of
$50,000 annually fifteen dollars.
Each physician or surgeon $5 per an
num.
Each Dentist $5.00 per annum
Each lawyer 5.00 per annum
Each real estate agent 5.00 per annum
Each jeweler 5.00 per annum
Each tailor 2’50 per annum
Each shoe maker 2.50 per annum
Each fruit candy nnd peanut stand 2.50
per annum.
Each sowing machine agent or local
dealer in sewing machines except licensed
merchants $2.50 per annum.
License may he granted for six months
for (10 per cent, of the annual rale, nnd
all licenses shall expire on or before the
first day of Forbuary of each year.
All ordinances or parts of ordinance* In
eotillict with this ordinance is hereby re
pealed.
Passed and adopted In Council this,
February 6th, 1894.
O. W. Fui.woon, mayor:
Attest: J. 11. Goodman, Clerk.
The following ordinance, relative
to the sale of cigarettes in the city,
was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
Sec. 1. Ilo it cnactoilby tko City Connell of
the City ot Tifton. and It Is hereby enacted l»y
the authority of the same; That so much of the
specific or occupation tax act of 1893 as relates
to the sale of Cluarcttos lie and tho suine lit here
by repealed.
Approved, February ft, 1894.
C. W. Ft’l.wood, Mayor.
The following ordinance, relative
to horses und mules running at large
on streets of Tifton, was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
8kc\ J. Be It enacted by tho City Connell of
the City of Tifton, and It Is hereby enacted by
the authority of ihe Hatne, that from nnd after
the passage of tblA net, It shall he unlawful for
horses or mules to run at larue on tho streets of
Haiti city, nml it 1h hereby made the duty of the
City Mumbai to take up and impound all such
unheals found running at larue and to notify
tho owner thereof to appear before the Mayor
who ahull hear evidence in tho matter and if‘ It
appears that said animals are at lur^u by the
consent or through the neglect of the owner, he
Hhall Ik* required to pay a pound fee of $1.0« and
... . . • - .. iid animal In kept after
Z
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Important Items of News from Ber
rien’s Sister Counties.
25c per day for each day sal
the first day.
»ko. 2. Jle It further enacted, that nil ordi
nances or ]>arts of ordinances in conflict with
this are hereby repealed.
Approved, February 6,1894.
C. W. Fl’MVOop, Mayor.
The following ordinance, fixing ton
minutes as the limit railroad trains
will be permitted to obstruct the
public crossings, was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
Bo It enacted by the City Council of the City
of Tlftlon, and It Is hereby enacted l»y the
authority of the same, tlmt from and after the
passage of this act It shall bn unlawful for Rail
road Companies or their employes to obstruct,
with Railroad Train*. Engines oi Cam. or other
wise, any of the public Railroad ernHsliiRs with
in the Corporate limits of Tifton foru longer
period than ten minutes. uiiIchh the circum
stances are such as to render longer time abso
lutely necessary; and any one found uullty of
violating this ordinance sh ill Ihj fined not less
than ;<f>.oo nor mom than 92B.O11 or bn imprisoned
in the puaril bouse not longer than 30 .jays in the
Hscri'tim of the Mayor.
Sk«. B. Be tt further onnoted, atul it is hereby
unacted, that all laws or parts of laws In conflict
with tills law are hereby repealed.
Approved: February .1,1894.
C. \V. Fulivood, Mayor.
The following ordinance, banish
ing hogs from the streets of Tifton,
was adopted:
AN ORDINANCE.
Sec. i. Bo It enacted by tho City Council of
the City of Tifton, und it Is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same, that sixty days from
the passage of this act it shall be unlawful for
lions to roam at large on the streets of said City,
and sixty days from the approval of this act It Is
hereby Hindu the duty of the City Marshal to
take up and impound all hogs so found tunning
nt lurgu ami to notify the owner thereof if the
same can be found; if not to advertise the marks
ami disruption of the animal in three public
places in the ( it) for a period of ten days: and,
If the owner dm s not claim it, to sell said ani
mal to the highest bidder and deposit the pro
ceed* thereof w ith tho Treasurer. All owners of
Hog* impounded under this ordinance shall pay
a pound fee of 2Bo for the llrst day the animal 1-
kept and 10c for each additional day.
Hec. 2. Be it further enacted that all ordl
nances and parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance arc lisreby repealed.
Approved: February 6, 18u4.”
C. \V. Fl’LWOOp, Mayor.
The petition, asking tlmt u crossing
be put in over the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad on Fit'll street
and the same opened up for trine
was laid on the table until, the next
meeting, as was also the question of
liking a fire limit.
There being no further business
the council was adjourned.
J. II. Goodman, Clerk
Now Advertisements.
The reader cannot fail to sec Ihe
well displayed advertisement of Pad-
rick Brothers.
Mungham, the grocer, lias a new
advertisement this week. He has a
nice line of staple and fancy goods
and have marked them down to rock
bottom prices. Be sure ■W l #nd what
he has to say.
Mr. IV. O, Tfft lias a new adver
tisement in to-day’s paper. He 1ms
just received u splendid assortment
of fresh spring goods—drygoods, no
tions, clothing, groceries, etc. The
prices given in his new advertisement
to-day is really down to linrd pan
just as low as the goods can be sold
and make a liv.iog profit.
The readers of’ the Gazette can
get big bargains by going to the
I clearance suit-of Padrick Bros.
The oat fields at Cycloneta are
now presenting a pretty, green ap
pearance.
It is said the Boston and Albany
railroad, of Oolquitt’couuty, is doing
a fine business.
A Mr. Bass, aged 70 years, and a
Mrs. Haisten, aged 50 years, were
married nt Sumner on last Tuesday
morning. Tho couple left on the
noon train for Amerious, their future
home,
Mr. Aaron W. Knight, formerly of
Lowndes county, has moved to Syca
more and is making the town a good
citizen. We have known Aaron fora
time long As an honorable, straight
forward, gentleman.
.Messrs. Westberry Bros., of Sylves
ter, have contracted with Messrs. J.
L, Jay & Son, tho well known con
tractors and builders of Albany, to
erect for them a splendid two-story
brick storehouse. Work is to com
mence at once.
It is reported that tho firm of
Milisap & Mcl’haul, of Moultrie—
largest mercantile concern in Col
quitt county—bus failed. Sheriff
Sharp closed up their house last
week by virtue of mortgage execu
tions amounting to more than $‘2,000,
in favor of Savannah oreditors.
Wo visited Sycamore the first of
tho week. People must have all been
busy as there were very few on the
streets. The News man lmd closed
up shop and gone either to the field
or to Roes lake; we don’t know which
horn of the dilemna lie had tackled
as we didn’t see him and no one we
saw could tell us.
The annual convention of the
Twenty-seventh District Sunday
school Association will he held in
Valdosta the latter part, of April or
tho first of May. We aro informed
tlmt the Smidny-Bchnol workers of
Valdosta are planning to give the
convention a warm welcome and are
expecting a large attendance.
A visit to Ashburn this week die
closed the fact that the town is mov
ing along briskly and business men
are hopeful of the future. A very
good mercantile business is being
done there; cotton continues to come
in, now and then a hale. Ashbnrn
Inis a strong hack country and will
continue to forge to the front.
Messrs. Sampson and LaFayotte
Barfield, living in upper Lowndes
county, near llahiru, went up to At
lanta the first of the week. The lat
ter was suffering agonies from
throat trouble superinduced by a
severe attuct of la grippe, und the
object of the visit is to consult Dr
Calhoun, the eminent specialist.
Messrs. Wright & Scundrctt ari
fast getting their embryo fruit farm
at Iiiuliu, in slmjie to show what an
elegant place it will he when com
pie ted. They ure fencing with hoards;
they purchased a small saw mill and
ure sawing the hoards themselves
From present appearances this farm
will, in a few years, be something of
which its proprietors will be proud
It is rumored that Deputy Sheriff
Vunllouton, of .Sycamore, will prob
ublv stand for election for Sheriff of
Irwin county at the next election. lit
is thoroughly competent and will
make u first-class officer. It is also
rumored that Sheriff Baulk will not
oppose him. Then, the people of
Irwin county could do no better than
to elect Vsnllouteu.
Editor Smith, of the Ashburn Ad
vance, was keeping closed doors when
we wus in that town the first of the
week. However, we had the honor
to meet liim und hisJurger and better
half at the picture gallery, where
they were preparing to have them
selves illustrated on (in. Now, who
disputes the fact that a country edi
tor can’t, afford some of the' diver
siam which help to make life at least
tolerable ?
Tho Pomisylvoiitims.
The progress of material develop
ment. along the line of the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad just
north of Tifton is simply wonderful.
The Pennsylvanians, who recently
purchased a large tract of land from
Cnpt, Tift, four miles north of the
city, have pulled off their coats, roll
ed up their sleeves and are rapidly
getting their new places not only hab
itable but bearing the appearance of
civilization.
This energy and spirit of determi
nation is already bearing good fruit.
It, has aroused the energy among the
old settlers, rubbed off the wire edge
of lethargy, and they are also putting
their shoulders to the wheel of pro
gress and ure helping to roll it on
ward and upward to a happy fruition
prosperity.
The people of old Irwin has great
reason to rejoice that thesePenusylva
nians have selected their county as
the place for their operations in fruit
growing- The lessons they are giv
ing in earnest and systematic labor,
in through frugality and thriftness
will prove of immense benefit to them
and will be the means of rapidly in
creasing the financial resources of the
comity.
Money talks.--Spend a few dollars
with Tudrick Bros, and sic.
ABOUT THE COUNTY.
Items Which Escaped the Attention of
Our Special Reporters.
lodge Janies F. and Dr. R., J.
Goodman will apply for letters of ad
ministration on the estate of Dr. Isaac
Goodman.
Berrien comity has organized no
political—gubernatorial- -clubs this
year, and will not. They are entire
ly unnecessary.
Berrien county presents this year
in her public schools an array of
teachers who, for proficiency in their
vocations, cannot be excelled by any
county in Georgia.
The witnesses in the Salter ca3e,
who went to Savannah from Berrien
comity last week, have not returned
yet. Their friends know, howevtr,
tlmt Uncle Sam is treating them
kindly or they would have oome
home sick before now. ■
A Sliote und u Moral.
A gentleman in Vahlostu bought a
pig to (lick up the scraps about the
yard, inasmuch as hedid nobnwn adog.
When he dug his potatoes in the fall
the pig was given the wider range of
the late potato patch. A few days
ago lie judged that tho pig was fit for
mill ket, and lie sought out the hutch
ers ami received bids. Thu highest
price offered wus $11.00. Tho gen
tleman finally closed at that figure
on condition that he was to have the
lard hack at 10 cents a pound.
According to contract Hie pig wus
butchoie', tl e fat dried, and tho lard
weighed out to the Bcller of the pig
and at 10 cents a pound lie would have
hud to pay $12.20 for it, or $1.20
more than ho sold the pig for, hut the
butcher and a friend came in und took
the lard off of his bauds.
Tho moral is, that there is money
in raising pigs, and chut town folks
can engage in it on a.small scaleulso.
And there is another moral: Butch
er your own shore unless you arc a
judge of pigs on their feet.—Vuldos
ta Timer.
A large lot of holiday goods at
.Mrs. A. B. Graves; and going at
marvelous low prices to close out
Give her a call if you want candies
for tin- batnes, toys for the children
fruit, for the Indies, and presents
suitable for the boys and men. She
also keeps a nice line of fancy family
groceries.
Corresiioiiilence.
The Gazette received two com
mmiiculions last week that were in
advertently overlooked in making iq
copy for the paper. One was from.
Brookfield, and is stale this win
The other from Leliuton is not stall
tint we misplaced one page of it, und
it could not appear this week. W
regret this; hope our correspondents
will not become offended but will
write again. We seldom Imve to
make such apologies, as we rarely
ever fail to give our corresjiondenta
space in proper time.
A communication from Sparks
was received thin week which we
hold for furtberinstructions. It par
takes of too much of the nature of
an advertisement ami we must de
clinc to insert ii without the usual
coiiqicnsution. The Gazette,
the past, has allowed too much lati
tude in this direction and our busi
ness has suffered thereby. Wo have
nothing but the utmost good feel
ing for the writer, but we must put
hint on the Bunio plane with other
patrons of the paper.
Mr. John G. Padrick leaves this af
ternoon for a week’s recuperation at
his old home—Buinbridge.
The program for the Baptist lay
men’s union meeting, at Zion Rope
church on Saturday before the s.-c-
ond Sunday in March, will appear
next week.
Teachers Institute.
Aecoi ding to previous appointment
the first meeting of the Teachers In
stitute for the present year was held
at Nashville last Saturday, and the
full attendance plainly shows that,
owing to the untiring efforts of onr
vvorty County Sohool Commissioner,
Berrien comity can boast of a corps
of educatois who need no law lo
comppl them to meet together for
tho purpose of exchanging ideas with
one another and better preparing
themselves for the arduous duty and
great re6jsmBibility of educating the
ising generation.
There were about thirty teachers
present and their every notion shows
that they are ready to make any rea
sonable sacrifice to he able to do their
work thoroughly. The meeting was
called to order by Chairman T. E.
Williams, at 10:00 o’clock a. in.,.and
the entire forenoon was taken up in
irunsaotiug business incident to or
ganizing und getting ready for the
years work. The meeting was then
adjourned for one hour, after in
teresting talks were made by several
teachers, the threatening weather and
want of time prevented the currying
out of the entire program. Those
who spoke are as follows: Prof. J.
R. Dillon, of Cecil, on the method
of teaching reading; Miss Vera Mar
shall, of Adel, on womun’s sphere;
Prof. E. J. Williams, Jr., of Tifton,
on tho value and importance of vocal
music ns a daily exercise in the com
mon schools; and Prof. R, P. Glenn,
of Nashville, on the iuportance of
I he Teachers’ Institute. Then fol
lowed a thirty minutes talk on va
rious subjects, and the meeting whs
adjourned io meet again at Nashville
on tho third .Saturday in February.
I’l-oirram
For Teachers’ Institute to be held at
Nashville, Saturday,February 17th,
1894.
9:30 a. in. Report of committee
on constitution and by-laws.
10 a. in. Arithmetic—Teaching
Elementary Princip'cs. G.D.Godurd.
10:30 a. in. Writing—Importance
of writing a plain, clear, legible hand
—how to teach writing. R. C. Wood
ard.
10:50 a. to. Primary Geography—
Miss Vera Marshall.
11:20 a .in. Lecture—Arrange
ment of Ia-ssoiis. R. P. Glenn.
11:40 a. m. Discussion. 10 to 12 m.
AFTERNOON.
1:30 p.m. Touching Music in
Primary grades. Miss Maliu Bender
—Miss Ella Bacon.
2:10 p. m. Linguage words. G.
R. Dillon.
2:40 p. m, School organization—
rules. L. W. Colson.
3:10 p. in. Discussion.
3:30 p. in. Adjourn.
For want of time the program was
not carried out in full on the third
iust., and us will be jeen shove, those
who were not called upon are con
tinued on the same subjects for the
next meeting. The first session was
well attended and we hope that every
person itvthe count;, who holds a
teacher’s license, whether now en
gaged in teaching or not, will be
present on the 17th ittsL
T. F. Williams,
President pro-tem.
Afton, Ga. February 8,1,894.
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