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TIFTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1894.
YOL. 3-NO. 45.
URBAN AND SUBURBAN.
Personal and Impersonal Matters In
the City and Vicinity.
for your
beginning; to bud
at
the
Go to Mrs. A. B. Graves
fruit
Fruit trees are
and bloom.
Wanted.—One. million eggs,
once. W. O. Tift
Sheriff D. W. Tison was in
city yesterday on business.
Mr. John G. Padrick returned from
his visit to Baiubridge last Tuesday.
Judge L. E. Lu8tinger, of Berrien
county court, was in the city Tuesday
on business. ~
The weather was so inclement hist
Sunday that all religious service: in
Tifton had to be foregone.
Gaskins & Paulk’s store, Tifton, is
the place where the farmers can get
their supplies cheap for cash.
The recent very heavy rains have
created quite a flood. Shall we chris
ten it the Cleveland freshet
Rev. L. A. Snow is in the city look
ing after business matters connect'd
with the Tift & Snow Fruit Com
pany.
Miss Enla B. Twittv, of Colquitt
county, is visiting in Tifton and the
guest of her aunt Mrs. L. M.- Wil
liams.
A. B. Graves ?<
Hon. A. O. Bacon, Judge C. L. Bart-
lett and others, who were combining
business with pleasure. The car re
turned to Macon on Wednesday.
Mr. Alex W. Bealer, of the Atlanta
Journal, is expected to visit Tifton
next week. He does not come in the
role of a reporter, but to visit rela
tives and, with dog and gun, to lmve
some sport among the featberly tribe.
He is a brother-in-law to our fellow-
citizen, Mr. W, F. Rudisill.
W. 0. Tift gives the best bargains
in clothing of any house in the city.
The exhibit cur that was in Tifton
a few Sundays ago was to have re
turned here, to get the Tifton exhibit
in a few days. But it has not return
ed and it suspected that as the car
was a project of the East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia railroad it was
suddenly ordered in for repairs. That
being the case, the title “Georgia Ex
hibit” is a misnomer.
Go to Mrs.
fectioneries.
tor con-
Mr. Will Lastinger, whose visit to
Tifton has been noted in these col
umns, will probably teach school in
Irwin county this spring.
Col. John Murrow is moving his
law office outfit from.Ty-Ty to Tifton
by fid-bits—a little at a time as op
portunity presents itself.
Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Bowen are the
fond parents of a fine baby girl. The
young lady arrived last Friday; moth
er and child are doing well.
VV; O. Tift quotes low cash prices
in his udvestisement, on secoud page.
Head them.
Mr. A. X. Wright, n young gentle-
hiun from New Yqrk city, arrived in
Tifton last Friday to spend the win
ter and seeking to improve his health.
Mr; S. A. Youmuns has returned
from Macon and the Georgia Busi
ness College, where he took u thor
ough business course. He is much
pleased with the school.
Contractor John C. Hind has clos
ed the contract with J. E. Doan to
build him a nice six-room-residence,
three miles south of Ty-Ty. Work
will be commenced at once.
Gaskins & Paulk sells goods ns
cheap for cash us any merchant ill
Tifton. Don’t forget this 1
Mr. Seymour is, having the pretty
little park, between Hotel Sadie and
the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad depot, worked out and put
in a presentable appearance.
Mr. I. S. Bowen is opening a select
stock of dry-goods, shoes, tobacco and
cigars in his new store, just comple
ted, on Main street. He will let every
body kuow about it next week.
Go to Mrs. A. B. Graves for your
fancy groceries. She keeps (he best
Mr. II. Holdune, of McKeesport,
J’u., has purchased a farm of Mr. W.
0. Tift and will try his hand at rais
ing peaches and grapes. He is con-
templuting buildiuguhome in Tifton.
Mr. George H. Padrick wok in the
city the first of the week. IK- in
formed us that he would move his
family to Tifton next week, and oc
cupy rooms over the store of Pad-
nclt Bros.
Great bargains in shoes at W, O.
Tift’s. Best stock and lowest prices
The many friends of Mr. W. P.
McDuffie and family in Tifton deep
ly sympathize with him in the death
of his infant son, which occurred
last Friday. The laxly was interred
in the Tifton cemetery the next day.
Gaskins & Paulk keeiw everything
needed in the way of Farmers’sup
plies.
The official's private car, No-100,
of the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad, passed down the road a few
llays since carrying Receiver Sparks, j Tifton, G».
ABOUT THE COUNTY.
Items Which Escaped the Attention of
Our Special Reporters.
Give Gaskins & Paulk acall before
purchasing your supplies. You will
be supprisecl at the low prices they
will quote you.
The editor’s suggestion of a mid
summer fair for Tifton seems to
meet the general approbation of every
one interested in the material pros-
(leiity of the city ami vicinity as well
as many who do not live here and
have no interest beyond the general
good of humanity. He has received
letters und many people have told
him that is was a happy thought and
preparation should begin at once to
make it a grand success. The mat
ter will he kept before the people.
Luces at your own price at the
store of-W. O..Tift, Tifton.
Tifton Canning and Manufactur
ing Company will make its final ship
ment of last season’s output of cann
ed goods to-morrow—a car load of
pears to St.Louis, and this closes this
seasou’s business. The company has
had many obstacles to overcome—
business depression, new factory with
out reputation in the markets, and
an unavoidable delay in getting their
good8 ready for market, etc.—but
they have proudly surmounted them
and have obtained altogether a very
satisfactory price for their goods.
Mrs. A. B. Graves keeps a nice line
of notions. Also toys, fancy china
ware, etc.
The Gazette bus been informed
that Capt. H. H. Tift has donated
ten acres ef land, on the pretty oatc
ridge a mile west of the city, for
cemetery purposes wilh the distinct
understanding that a stock company
be formed to receive und expend the
funds arising from the sale of lots
to the improvement of the ground
aud keeping the grounds and improve
ments clean und in good repair. This
donution is quite liberal on the part
of Capt. Tift, and the Gazette urges
the formation of the stock compuny
at once to carry out its provisions.
W. O. Tift’s nice stock of clothing
is the “talk of toe town.” Go and
see them.
The latest suggestion us a solution
of the vexed question of a crossing
for Central avenue where it intersects
the railroad trucks is that the cross
ing be constructed underneath the
tracks instead of over them. The
suggestion strikes us as a good one,
that it. cun he done quickly and cheap
ly, and the cost of repairs in the fu
ture will lac much less. Generul Man
ager Lane, of the Georgia -Southern
& Florida, and Superintendent Haines
of the Brunswick A Western railroads
have been invited to come view the
situation and give an expression of
opinion as to what is.best to be done
in the premises. The Central avenue
crossing has coine to lie quite a neces
city to the people of the city, and the
city council nas determined, if possi
ble, to grant their desire for one.
However the railroads are vitally in
terested in the matter and should be
consulted as to how the crossing
shall lie made so as to conserve the
best interests of all concerned.
Mr. Dan Turner, of Alapaha, is en
gaged in the tie cutting business
near Ty-Tv.
Mr. J. Z. Elliott, of Sprks, return
ed from his visit to South Cai-o'ina
hist Sunday. He is thoroughly con
vinced that “Old Georgia is good
enough for him.” '
Jasper Bonncll, of Sparks, while
trying to ride a young mule last Sun
day was the victim of a serious, if
not a fatal, injury. The mule threw
the young man and the fall produced
n. concussion of the spine.
The Gazette, in writing a notice
of his visit to Brookfield last week,
inadvertently neglected to speak of
the thriving mercantile business of
W. D. Wilkcrson. No slight was in
tended. .
Mallie H. McCranie, of Sparks has
been checked in as agent of the
Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road at Lenox. He hue had consid
erable experience in business of this
character aud, not withstanding Ins
youth, we believe lie, is fully compe
tent to discharge the duties of the
position to the satisfaction of all con
cerned.
The saw mill of Mr. W. W. Par
rish, at Ava, was wrecked by a boiler
explosion lust Thursday. Five men
Henry Parrish the proprietor’s son,
Bennie Jones,son of Capt. L. B. Jones,
a man by the name of Castleberry,
another by the name of Dunn, and
the other man’s name our reporter
did not remember—were seriously if
not fatally injured. Young Par
rish was severely scalded aud bruised
about the bead. Young Jones had
his thigh broken und his knee cap dis
located, The mill house was torn
into shreeds.
Tilton's Institutions.
No. 4.
Necessary to the growth of every
well-regulated city and which needs
encouragement, are attractive church
es, a live school, a creditable newspa
per and a comfortable hotel.
Tifton has, in Hotel Sadie, one of
the best appointed hotel buildings in
southern Georgia, and under the
present management it is fast win
ning a place among the best kept
hostelries in this section.
Mr. James Seymour the accomoda
ting proprietor, is a public-spirited
gentleman and deserves well at the
hands of every citizen of Tifton. He
is conducting the Sudie in a manner
that reflects credit upon himself and
the city and is calculated to draw a
great many new comers for pleasure
and, perhaps, to make permanent
homes here.
If you can do nothing more speak
a good word for Hotel Sadie and its
genial proprietor.
Important Items of News from Ber
rien’s Sister Counties.
Brevities.
Mr. Baldridge and wife have gone
to Palatka to spend a few days.
Col. C. W. Fulwood has closed out
the real estate part of his business.
At lost some badly needed work is
being done on the Central avenue
sidewalks.
Tifton is not putting on any brag
or blow, but she is the biggest little
city in Georgia.
There is probability of a two weeks
teacher’s institute being held hero
this summer. Let us all work to
nuke it a successful reality.
Don’t forget the Gazette Pvb-
lisjmno House when yon have any
kind of printing to be done. Retncm
ber, too, that our terms are cheap for
cash on delivery.
The recent “freshet” has been the
means of bringing Contractor Glover
back to Little River with his gang of
hands, to keep his turnpike from be
ing washed away. He declares the
water is two feet and tiine inches
higher than ever known before.
Gounty Teacher's Institute.
1 ue G azktte takes pleasure in cal
ling attention to the program of the
County Teacher’s Institute to be
held at Adel on Saturday, the 10th
inst. It promises to be a most inter
esting session and every teacher in
the comity, as well as all interested
in the cause of education, should be
present if possible. The editor ac
knowledges a cordial invitation to be
present and will do so if it is at all
convenient
A lteUuetioii.
After the 20th inst., tuition will
be reduced to 75c., $1.00 and $1.25
per month per student, according to
grade, thus placing it in the reach of
all. I respectfully solicit the patron
age of every one.
« E. J. Williams, Jb.
Priii. Tifton Institute.
As Wo nro Soon.
Rev. Eden, the field man of the
Christian Index, has this lossy of his
recent visit to this city:
“Tifton—is a beautiful little city,
situated at the crossing of the Geor
giu Southern and Florida and Bruns
wick and Western Railroads. The
altitude is high, the atmosphere pure
and salubrious. Large areas of land
have been and are being planted in
peach ami grajie scions and cuttings
Tifton is destined to he a center from
which large quantities of fruit will
be shipped to northern und western
markets. The Baptists have a beau
tiful chapel. We found them in the
act of purchasing a handsome com
pliment of pews with which to seat it.
Thu site upun which the house is
situated is elevated and beautiful,
with room enough for a postal in m
which will doubtless arise in duo
time. Unfortunately for us, pastor
F. T. Snell was away at one of his
appointments und we were compelled
to find our way into tin: homes alone
hut we did n good work for the Index
nutting the puner into nearly all the
Baptist homes.
Moultrie is to have another news
paper, the Banner is not enough.
Mr. John A. Tomberlin, of Reedy
Creek church, Irwin comity, has
been licensed to preach by his
church.
The public schools of Colquitt
county are reported in flourishing
condition, boing well patronized by
the people.
l)r. A. F. Fletcher has purchased
the business of Dr. Dorminy, of Min
nie, Irwin comity, and will move
there from Irwinville.
The contract for building a new
Methodist church at Moultrie has
been let, and calls for the completion
of the house by the first of June.
It is a foregone conclusion that
lion. J. B. Nor man, Jr., if he so de
sires, will represent the seventh sena
torial district—Colquitt, Brooks aud
Thomas comities—in the next state
senate.
Prof. 0. II. Sineath, a Berricnite,
is teaching school for the good peo
ple in the vicinity of Bayboro, Col
quits county. Charlie seems to he
marching onward uml upwurd in Ins
chosen profession.
John Long was shot and killed by
William Bailey while at a wedding
near Oaklleld, in Worth comity. The
Coroner’s jllry returned a verdict of
justifiable homicide—the killing liav
ing been done in self defense.
The contraot to enlarge (lie Col
quitt county court house lias been
let and the work is to be completed
Teuclifir’x Examination.
There will be ail examination of
applicants for Teachers’ License at
Nashville Saturday, March ilrd, 1804,
All who wish to enter this examina
tion must be present by 0 a. m.
standard time. T. E. Williams,
Afton, Ga.,-2-22-’04. O. S. C.
Cures scratches on
horses and mange on
dogs with one or two
logs w
applications, tor sale tn- Jake W. Fault,
TIflAn Da
Information Wanted.
Mrs. 0. 8. Lambert, of Lynchburg,
Va., desires to know if there is a Mrs.
Matilda Burton living in the vicinity
of Tifton, us she wishes to communi
cate with her. tiny of our reud-
ets know of Mrs, Barton’s wherea
bouts, will they please notify Rev.
F. T. Snell, pastor of Tifton Baptist
church ?
There’s Consolation.
And now Hicks, the storm prophet,
says the weatljer for this month is to
be a repetition of that of last month
—rain, cold und windy. But there
is consolation in the fact that he
knows just as much about it as a
man who lias never studied storm-
ology. It may be so and it may not.
Program for Tuaohcr’a Institute
to be Held at Adel, Georgia,
March 101 li, 1804.
9:30 a. in.—Opening exercises.
8:40—Roll call.
0:45—Report of Critics, appoint
inent of Critics.
10:00—How and w lien should spell
ing be taught? n. W. Gray and E
J. Williams, Jr.
10:30—Reuding. Enunciation and
Expression. J. M. Button and Geo.
D. Godard.
11:00 —Geography, “The Earth”
How to teach its shape, its size, its
motions. W. G. Avero.
11:20—Address—How can wo
make teaching a profession. R. 1
Glenn.
11:50—Discussion—10 to 12 in.
AFTERNOON.
1:20—Touching English grammar
in tlio common - schools. Rev. R,
Dillon ami Lein W. Colson.
2:00—Essay—“The Professor,”
Miss M. M. Tennant
2:15—A talk to teachers, by Prof.
J. M. Gmiliums, of Jasper, Fla.'
3:00—Question Box.
3:20—Miscellaneous.
3:30—Adjourn.
Buy Chattanooga Chilled Plows,
wild by W. 0. Tift. They arc the
beat and cheapest.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Laying Down the Law.
Among other business transacted
at the last quarterly meeting of the
Worth County Sunday-school Asso
ciation the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That in the contest for
merit banner at our next Annual
Celebration, to be held at Poulau, on
Friday, May 11th, 1894, and at each
Annual Oiebration thereafter, until
this resolution is repealed, that snicl
banner of merit shall be awarded to
the school showing the best record
for the year past, since the last An
nual Celebration, as shown by the
quarterly reports sqnt und attested to
by the superintendent aud secretary
of each school; at the quarterly con
ventions of this Association, and on
file with our secretary, and which
our secretary will arrange in order'
for that occasion.
Resolved, That, in the singing con
test for the banner, to be awarded at
our nut Annual Celebration, to he
held on May lltli, 1894, and at each
Celebration thereafter until this res
olution is repealed, the participants
in the singing contest shall be bona-
fide members of the school with
which they sing in the contest, and
thnt in awarding prize, judges ahull
give duo consideration to the uge and
size of scholars iu the schools partic
ipating in the contest, and that said
judges be citizens of our county, mem
bers of the Association, und compe
tent judges of music.
Skin
Chamberlain's Kye anil
Ointment.
Certain euro for Chronic Sore Eyes,
Toller, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Old
Chronic Sores, EcvorSorcs,Eczema, Itch,
Prairie Scratches, Soro Nipples and Piles.
It Is cooling and soothing. Hundreds of
cases have been cured by It nftor all
other treat men t hurl failed. It is put up
In 2,1 aud 50 cent boxes. Sold at the
Tifton Drug Store.
Tilt'll and Now.
The Fort GuincB Herald never pub
lished more solemn truth in t.lic same.
in time for Superior Court, which
convenes on the first .Monday in j 8 l ltl0e than it has in the following
1 paragraph. We commend what is
April.
The residence of Mr. J. 0. Kille-
brew, of Ashburn, was destroyed by
fire on Sunday, February 18th. The
contents wore all saved, with little
damage by careless handling. The
house was valued at $1,000 and in
sured for $750.
The residence of Hr. Thomas Rob
erta, of Coffee county, with ils con-
tents, were destroyed by lire on Sat
urday night, February 17th. The
tire is supposed to lmve been of incen-
diury origin. There seems to exist u
mania for arson in that county.
There was a nurrow esoupe from
being a big jail delivery at Isabella,
said to the earnest und thoughtful
attention of all our readers:
“This is an age of improvement
and it touohes farmers as well as oth
er industries. Thu old time plow-
stock, split from the tree, and fash-
oncil in the home workshop, has been
replaced by the stock of foreign man
ufacture, the wings, sweeps and scoot
ers that were welded and shaped in
the farm iilacksmith shop have
given place of those made away from
home, and it is so with everything
else. 1 tunny be easier to buy tliau to
make when one has the dollar to liny
with, but it is not independent, and
selfsupporting. The money invested
in such things, that were once made
during (lie rainy days when no other
work could he done, could lie saved
Worth county, a few days sine . or protituhly invested’ in other things
Rev. W. F. Cox is teaching a Hour
tailing school at New River church.
It lias been in session several weeks.
Just as the prisoners*were about to
congratulate themselves upon tlieir
liberty, Sheriff Nelson was put 11)1011
the racket and saved I hem the trouble
of hunting another landlord.
There is u lawsuit pending 111 Ir
win superior court over the title to
lot of land number 73, in the second
district, being the lot upon which
the Irwin comity part of the town of
Sycamore js built. The suit is filed
by II. B. Dopson and against Dasher,
Fountain, Willis, uml others.
From the best information tiie Ga
zette cun get from the neighboring
counties of Coffee, Clinch, Lowndes,
Brooks, Colquitt, Worth and Irwin,
the farmers are giving less attention
to polities and more to the “hog and
hominy” campaign. And, in the
end, it will lie ever so imicli better
for tlie farmer.
A Worth county farmer, living
near Sylvester, lias sold from a one-
horse farm 13 bales of cottou, $40
worth of oats, $19.2(1 worth of sweet
potatoes—lust year’s crop—aud has
on hand enough meat, corn, fodder,
rice and potatoes for hie year's sup
ply. The secret of his success is
ho hired nothing done that lie could
possibly do himself.
Our friend, Billie Webb, of Huhi-
ro, and one of his lute antagonists for
a seat in the state senate, are cross
ing pens awnf-the relative merits of
Evans anil Atkinson os gubernato
rial candidates. Onsley makes what
ha conceives to be some startling
charges against Atkinson, i. e., he
that the average farmer would like to
have, but, on uccount of buying all
of Ins implements, must do without.
Before and during the war every
plantation had its blacksmith shop,
and must, if not all the tools necessa
ry to farming were made at home.
These things made at home may not
he as nicely finished, may not look as
well at thosejnudo in u regular faci-
ory, but they answer the purpose just
as well and save many dollars of need-
lops expenditure. Our )>enple can
make money but the art of saving it
is an unlearned lesson with most of
them.”
“The people of this vicinity insist on
having Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
uud do not want any oilier, “says John
V. Bishop, of Portland Mills, Indianna.
That Is right. They know it to bo supe
rior to any other for colds, and ns a pre
ventive aud euro fop croup, nnd why
should they not insist on having it. 50
cent bottles for sale by The Tifton Drug
Store.
Program
Of Laymen's Union Meeting, Mell
Association, to be held at Zion
Hope church, on Saturday before
second Sunday in .March.
1. 10:00 a. in.—Open with devo
tional exercises, led by S. M. Self.
2. Question—What we believe as
Baptists ? Discussion led by J. D.
Calhoun.
3. 2:00 p. m.—Open with singing
and prayer by B. T. Allen.
4. Question:-—Are Baptists obliga
ted to promulgate their distinctive
doctrines? If so, why? Discussion
led by 0. M. Willis.
• HtlNDW MOKNINil..
5. 10:00 a. in.—Devotional exercis
es led by J. L. Kinard.
, .... 1 fi. Question:—Helps and hinder-
doesnt train with the mugwump] ( , ie def the gospel?
crowd. But bs admits be will vote Discussion led by J. B. Norman, Jr,
for him if nominated by the party, | _Bv tub Committee.
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