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TIFTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1894.
VOL. 3-NO. 46.
URBAN AND SUBURBAN.
Personal and Impersonal Matters In
the City and Vlcipity.
at the
Laoes at your own price
store of W. 0. Tift, Tifton.
Mr. Robert Griffin, of Alspaha,
Berrien’s efficient tax collector, was
in the city yesterday ou business. :
Mr. 0. (J. Guest has gone to Amer
icas and will probably make that city
bis headquarters ..for the next few
years.
Go to Mrs. A. B. Graves for your
fruit.
Mr. Baldridge and wife returned
-fijpm their Florida trip lost Sunday
and are more than ever pleased with
Tiftor..
A pretty little daughter arrived at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake W.
Paulk. The Gazette extend con
gratulations.
Gaskins & Paulk keeps everything
needed in the way of Farmers’ sup
plies.
A sleight change in the schedules
of local freight trains on the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad has
recently been made.
Mr. \V. 0. Tift has had elm trees
set along the sidewalk in front of the
vucant lots upon whioh he proposes
to build a handsome residence.
from curley pine, and a handsomer
one cannot be made anywhere. The
question is settled that the pews will
be made in Tifton from curley pine
and we venture to say no church in
south Georgia will have prettier ones
if they are completed after this design.
Gaskins & Paulk sells goods as
cheap for cash as any merchant in
Tifton. Don’t forget this 1
The management of the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad is
nothing if not enterprising and ac
comodating. It was intimated -to
General Manager Lano about two
weeks since that a spur track was
needed in front of Mr. E. P. Bowen’s
store and running baqk to the ma
sonic builing, where bulk freights by
the car load could be unloaded with
out the necessity of second handling
and he immediately hud the spur
track put in. It will prove a great
convenience.
W. 0. Tift’s nice stock of clothing
is the. “talk of the town.” Go and
see them.
Wanted.—One million eggs,—at
once. W. 0. Tift.
Mrs. S. A. Harrell, who did a mil
linery business in Tifton and is well
known to many of our people, has
opened a large business in Amcrious.
Go to Mrs. A. B. Graves for con
fectioneries.
The pay traiu of the Georgia South
ern and Florida railroad passed down
the road Tuesday morning, and made
employes happy with a modicum of
filthy lucre.
Rev. W. F. Hixon, the pastor, Oil
ed his regular appointments at the
Melhodiatcburch last Sunday. Three
pcrsous were received into fellowship
by certifiicate.
Buy Chattanooga Chilled Plows,
Sold by W. O. Tift. They are the
best and cheapest.
President C. H. Ellington, of the
State Farmei’s Alliance, we are in
formed, will deliver a lecture in Tift
on ou the 20th inst. Everybody are
invited to bear hint.
W. 0. Tift gives the best bargains
iii clothing of any house in the city.
W. B. Petty, Esq., of Pittsburg,Pa.,
has been a guest of Hotel Sadie for
several days. He is one of the incor
porators of the Keystone Fruit Com
pany, at Poulan, and is well pleated
with the prospects of that enterprise.
Go to Mrs. A. B, Graves for your
fancy groceries. She keeps the best.
Mrs. B. T. Cole of Tifton one. of
the vice presidents of the Baptist
Women’s Missionary Uniou, fourth
district, organized a local union at the
church near Brookfield last Tuesday.
The ladies there received her and her
«work gladly.
Mr. Dan Turner, the hustling t.iu
contractor of Alapaha,wus in the city
Wednesday. Ho is one of those
young men who docs with his might
what his hands finds to do. This
office has just turned out some nice
job printing for him.
Ghe Gazette extends congratulu
tions to Mr. and Mrs. It. 'J'. Waldrop
upon the arrival of a young lady.-at
their home last Saturday morning
weight. 85 pounds. The mother and
child arc doing finely. Friend Wal
drop is the proudest man in Tifton.
W. 0. Tift quotes low cash prices
in his advestisement on second page.
Read them.
Miss Lonla Morgan the correspond
ing secretary of the Baptist Women’s
MissiCnary Union, fourth district ar
rived in the city Wednesday afternoon
and was present at the weekly meet
ing of the local union.She is working
along the line of the Brunewick and
Western railroad this week—organiz
ing local unions and meeting witli and
encouraging those already organized.
Great bargains in shoes at W. 0.
Tift’s. Best stock and lowest prices.
Mr. Mattisou has completed a de
sign for the Baptist church pews
A young white man came to Tifton
a few afternoon’s since from the vi
cinity of Cordele and swapped horses
with H. A. Younmns. It turned out
that the young mans horse was stolen
for the owner come for him early
next morning. Mr. Youmans vfus
quickly convinced that ho had the
strangers horse and gave him up
without hesitation. He and the stran
ger set out to overhaul the young man
and his horse, which they did after a
quick drive of ten miles into Irwin,
county, where the thief had found
shelter for the night. The young
man was captured in bed. He was
carried back to Gordele where he will
be made to answer in the courts for
hi3 crime.
Mrs. A. B. Graves keeps a nice line
of notions. Also toys, funoy china
ware, etc.
Council Proceedings.
The city council of Tifton met in
the office of II. H. Tift March 5th,
1894, at 9 o’clock p. m. Galled to
order by J. A. McCrea, Mayor pro
tein. Present: Councilir.en, Tift,
Bowen, Goodman, Hargrettand Gole,
The minutes of last meeting were
read, and after the following amend
ments were adopted:
The specific tax ordinance on mer
chants, amended to read as follows
For each merchant doing a business
under $10,000 annually, $5.00 per
annum. For each merchant doing a
business of from $10,000 to $25,000
annually, $10.00 per annum. For
each merchant doing a business of
from $25,000 and over annually
$15,00 per annum.
The specific tax on physicians, Bur
geons, demists and lawyers, were re
pealed, it being unconstitutional.
For ouch dog three months old
and over, owned and kept in the city,
$1.00 per anuupi, or the marshal
shall impound and if not redeemed
within a reasonable length of time it
shall be sold or killed.
The street committee was instruct
ed not to have any work done on
Central avenue crossing until council
and railroud authorities could decide
on the kind of crossing best to put in.
The clerk was instructed to open
advolorem tax books on- the 15th of
Marcti and to close the same on the
first of May. All city property must
be given in within said period.
There being uo further business
Council was adjourned.
J. II. Goodman, Clerk.
A Call.
The People’s Party volere of Ber
rien county are hereby requested to
meet in a mass-meeting at Nashville
on Monday, March the 19th, by ten
o'clock for the purpose of electing
delegates to the gubernatorial con
vention and for other purposes.
N. E- Patterson.
Chairman, P. P. B-, C.
A Reduction.
After the 26th inel., tuition will
be reduced to 75c., $t.00 and 41.25
per month per rtudent, according to
grade, thus placing it in the reach of
ail. I respectfully solicit the patron
age of every one.
E. J. Williams, Jit.
Prin. Tifton Institute-
ABOUT THE COUNTY.
Items Which Escaped the Attention of
Our Special Reporters.
The Superior and County court of
Berrien county will both be in session
on the third Monday inst.
Gol. Joe Alexander, of Nashville,
has purchased the {^completed Tur
ner residence, and will finish and fur
nish st foroccupanoy by himself and
bride.
The editor regrets that a previous
engagement will prevent his attend
ance at the Teacher’s Institute, at
Adel, next Saturday. It promises to
be a most interesting and profitable
meeting.
The sad news of the death of Mrs.
J. H. Baker, of Alupaha, reached this
city Tuesday morning. Her death
occurred the day before. She leaves
a devoted husband and several chil
dren to mourn her demise.
It is said that Judge James M.
Griggs will hold the spring term of
Berrien superior court by way of ad
vancing his congressional aspirations.
If what we read in the papers is true
Judge Griggs denies bright Ben Rus
sell’s divine right to a second term,
and will make a thorough canvass of
the second district in his own bohalf.
Mr. W. II. Morris and Miss Jennie
Clyatt were united in marriage at the
homo of the bride on Wednesday,
February 28th, Robert M. Turner,
J. P., officiating. The groom is ft
young and prosperous merchant of
Nashville. The bride is the accom
plished daughter of the Into Mr. and
Mrs. Martin B. Olyatt, botli of whom
were well aftd favorably known
throughout all this section of coun
try. The friends of the high con
tracting parties wish them many years
of unalloyed matrimonial happiness.
a personal disposition of them. Hence
he is always satisfied with the price he
obtains, be it little or much.
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Monday morning in company with
Prof. Williams, who is Berrien coun
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Important Items of News from Ber
rien’s Sister Counties.
For Sale.
Seventy-five (75) bushels of the
Gordon Bunch Sea Island cotton seed
—one year from Island.
Apply to W. 0. Tift,
Tifton, Ga.
’Wnystilc Jotting*.
The editor took a pilgrimage to
Nashville the first of the week. He
went by the way of Cecil, and aftor
passing the compliments of Sunday
afternoon with a uumber of the stur
dy denizens of that thrifty little town
took buggy passage with Prof. Thom
as E. Williams and sister to their
hospitable home of their parents, Hon.
and Mrs. J. E. Williams, where he
was elegantly entertained Sunday
night.
ty’a clever school commissioner, the
alitor went to Nashville. Withla-
cooohee river was overflowing and it
was with difficulty we crossed. The
road was very wet ami boggy and
travel is greatly impelled thereby.
We noted considerable improvements
being made along the route—new
buildiugs boing erected and new
farms opened.
At Nashville everybody seemed to
be btiisy. Ordinary’s court was in
session and Judge Patterson, besides
attending to routine business, was
biiBy preparing the necessary papers
for tho disabled Confederate soldiors
to receive their annual pensions from
the state. County Commissioners’
court was also in session and Com
missioners Shaw and Phillips and
Clerk Tygart were quite busy trans
acting the business of tho county in
their, department One of the mat
ters in hand was the making of a
settlement with Tax Collector Griffin
which was done to the satisfaction of
all concerned. There was also a reg
ular meeting of the Board of Educa
tion.
It was regretful to loam that the
good wife of Postmaster Turner was
quite ill anil hud been for sonic time,
and fears were entertained that she
would not recover.
By the kindness of Mr. Adam Saf
fold we were permitted a seat in his
buggy and accompanied him from
Nashville to Lenox, where we arrived
in time to take the way freight train
on the Georgia Southern and Florida
Tuilroud for Tifton. Tho road from
Nashville to Lenox is good on tho
ridgCB, where it is high and dry, but
tho low, wot places, are fearful bad.
However,tli# road hands were at work
on it trying to put it in better nlmpc.
There are some excellent farms and
thrifty farmers along this route. The
editor was impressed witli the great
need of a postal route between Tifton
und Nashville, and a postollice loca
ted lit or near lion. A. M. Shaw's
Here is a scope of country twenty
miles square, with no postollice wiLli
in ils territory.
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Here is without doubt, one of the
happiest families in Borrien county.
The utmost lmrmony and good feel
ing abound between its members.
Everything about the place bears the
Impress of the Christian religion.
Hon. J. E. Williams, head of this
noblo family, is one of the moBt en
terprising farmers of Berrien county
if uot of this suite. He docs not
farm on a very extensive scale. Ilis
motto is: The small farm, conduct
ed on tho intelligence and intensive
system, pays better than an extensive
farm carried ou after the old slip-shod
plan. He hns, indeed, solved the
“hog and hominy” problem. The
questions, “What I shall eat?” or
“What I shall wear?” never disturbs
him, for he raises it oil his farm.
Mr. Williams has made a success
of hog raising, as his large herd of
thrifty pigs attest. Few, if any, of
the farmers of BcrrieL oount.y have
fine prospects of future meat supply.
He says he rarely ever loses a hog
from Cholera, and especially when h«
gives them proper and required at
tention.
Mr. Williams i3 somewhat of a bec-
culturist and always has a supply of
rich honey for bis table, and also a
good quantity for market. He uses
the patent hives.
Mr. WiiliuniH has a carload of
sweet potatoes which he will ship to
the Atlanta market about the first of
April. He consigns bis products
Gaskins & 1’uulk’n store,Tifton, is
the place where the farmers can get
their supplies cheap for cash.
A Good Report.
Receiver Sparks of the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad lias
filed his report for the months of
January and December in the oflice
of the olerk of the superior court of
Bibb county.
Tile report shows the road to be in
a more prosperous condition limn at-
any time since the receiver was ap
pointed, und further shows that i', is
making money. This will be good
news, not only to the bondholders
and others financially interested in
tho road, but to everyono in Macon,
us the road is n Macon institution,
built by Macon brains, operated by
Mucou brains and a large portion of
the money spent in its construction
was tarnished by Macon paoplc.
The report gives an itemized ac
count of expenues and revenue in
every department ut great length and
shows a summing up as follows,
Total operating expenses for
the month'of January,
1894 4 58,464.41
December, 1893 57,933.80
Increase 1,521.15
Net earnings Jan., 1894 . 32,275.11
December, 1893 80,041.37
lucreoso .. 1,215.74
Percentage of exponceseg to earn
ings C5 per cent for each month.
Gross earnings, January,
1894 $90,712.00
December, 1893 87.9W.17
Increase 2,730.89
The Georgia Southern is doing an
immense business, and, as the report
shows, is making money. It is one
of the host equipped and best man
aged roades in the state and traverses
a section of Georgia and Florida
that are rich in all the products of
the soil and that are being more ful
Coffee superior court will convene
on the fourth Monday inst
Sweet potatoes are selling by the
wholesale, in Ty-Ty, at 35 cents per
bushel.
Mr. W. R. Johnson has purchased
the mercantile business, at Ty-Ty, of
Messrs. Coleman & Parks.
Tho Gazette congratulates Dr.
and Mrs. W. L. Sikes, of Sumnor,
upon the advent Inst week of a fine
daughter at their home.
Dr. L. N. Rentz, formerly of
Lenox, Berrien county, hns located
at DuPont Clinch county, fol the
practice of his profession.
The Local says Worth county “hns
won the hog and hominy fight. Now
for bacon and coliards, peach or
chards and truck farms.”
School Commissioner McckH, of
Coffee county, having resigned his
office the friends of Col. Geo. R.
Briggs, a professional educator, are
urging him for the place thus made
vacant.
Editor Dolxmch, of the Irwin
County News, is the happiest man in
Sycamore. Reason why? A bright
little feminine Star of Hope has ar
rived at his home. The Gazette
oxtends congratulations.
The proceeding of the town coun
cil of Wilhicoochee, will hereafter he
published in tho local paper. That
is as it should be. Give your local
newspaper all tho encouragement you
can; it will be tho hotter for it.
The Moultrie Banner says: “Our
wiregruss see!ion of Georgia is show
ing signs of improvement and in
dustry. There iB an advancement in
agriculture, food crops are being
planted moro generally by our thrifty
and enterprising farmers. Colquitt
county is looking, forward to a bettor
and brighter day.”
Pile Ego editor of the Worth
County laical does the editor of tho
Gazette a grout injustice in sug
gesting that lie would impute false
hood to uny one. No, brother Ego,
wo are not fashioned after that pat-
torn; legret you think so, and have
expressed your thoughts in the pub
lic priutR. You must not forget that
there is such a thing ns being honest
ly mistaken, and you cm impute an
honest mistake to a follow—democrat
without using the common aspersions
—liar, falsifier, etc.—und without
reflecting in the slightest-degree upon
his veracity.
Col- John Morrow, of Ty-Ty, was
tho victim of a great misfortune, in
the loss of his splendid residence and
its contents by fire last Monday
morning. Only a few articles of
household goods wore saved, and they
in badly damaged condition. lie
held a poliey of insurance in the
“Queen” company for $1,900 on
building and household und kitchen
furniture, which would have expired
the next day at twelve o’clock. The
origin of the fire is unknown. Col.
Murrow and family are domiciled for
the present in Col. Berry's residence.
Program
For Teacher’s iDs'titnte to be held at
Adel, Georgia, March 10th, 1894,
9:30 a. m.—Opening exercises.
9:40—Roll call.
9:45—Report of Critics, appoint
ment of Critics.
10:00—How and when should spell
ing be taught? II. W. Gray and E.
J. Willims,.Jr.
10:30—Reading, Enunciation and
Expression. J. M. Sutton and Geo.
D. Godard.
11:00—Geography, “The Earth”—
How to touch its shape, its size, its
motions.' W. G. Avera.
11:20—Address—flow can we
make teaching a profession? R. P.
Glenn.
11:50—Discussion—10 to 12 m.
AFTERNOON.
1:20—Teaching English grammar
in the common schools. Geo. R.
Dillon and Lem W. Colson.
2:00—Essay “The Professor,”—
Miss M. M. Tenant.
2:15—A talk to teachers, by Prof.
J. M. 0uillimns, of Jasper, Fla.
3:00—Question Box.
3:20- -Miscellaneous.
3:30—Adjourn.
Give Gaskins A Paulk a call liefore
purchasing your supplies. You will
be suppriswt at. the low prices they
will quote you.
to himself, goes to Atlanta and makes j ly devclloped every year.
l’rujcnun
Of Laymen’s Union Meeting, Mell
Association, to l>c held ut Zum
llojie chinch ou Saturday tmfure
second Sunday in March.
1. 10:00 a. in.—Open with devo
tions! exercises, led by S. M. Self.
2. Question:—What we belioveas
Baptist? Discussion led by J. 1)
Calhoun.-
3. 2:00 p, m,—Open with singing
and prayer by B. T. Allen.
4. Question:—Are Baptist obliga
ted to piomulgato their distinctive
doctrines? If so why? Discussion
led by.C. M. Willis.
SUNDAY M9KNINO.
5. 10:00 a. m.—- Devotional exer
cises led by J. L. Kinurd.
G. Question:—Helps and binder-
i ances to the spread of the gospel?
Discussion led by J. B. Norman, Jr.
By the Committee
The Fruit Crop.
From the several fruit growing
sections of the State conics the cheer
ing news of a bright prospect for an
excellent fruit crop. The warm
weather of December and January
caused much apprehension among
growers, and while the foreet trees
began to bud and the grass to spring
up fruit trees did not follow the ex
ample, and the cold weather of Feb
ruary lias kept tho sap back until
now, when there is every indication
that, the danger period has passed.
However there is still a chance for
disaster from cold. But otherwise,
and south Georgia fruitgrowers will
harvest tho largest and finest crops of
fruit ever known m the country, ami
it will bring them ill a neat sum of
money, just at the time of a year
when the farmers most need it.
Peaches, pears, plum und apple
trees have just commenced to bloom
in Borrien county, and the trees, as a
general thing, appear to be in a
healthy, thrifty condition. A great
many now trees lias been set this win
ter. Tho industry is growing in im
portance every year, and bids fair to
revolutionize our whole industrial
system.
sum
Clituuborlniii'K 10,ve unit
Ointment.
Oerlsln euro for Chronic Sore Rye«,
Teller, Mull Itbmim, Scald Head, Old
Chronic Soros, Fever Soros, Kezonm, Itch,
Prairie Heratchos. Horn Nipples ami Piles.
It is cooling and soothing. Hundreds of
eases luivo boon cured by it after all
other treatment bad failed. It Is pat up
In 25 sml 50 cent boxes. Bold at the
Tifton Drag Store.
Small foilnsllies.
During the brief stay in Tifton
Inst week Mr. 11. Holdiine, of Mc
Keesport, Pa., who is at the head of
a mammoth edge tool factory, made
the Gazette a pleasant, though short
visit
He seemed to bo most favorably
impressed with the convenient and
auspicious location of our city for
manufacturing enterprises and he
talked freely on that subject. He
thinks Tifton should have in tho
near future a number of small mau-
ufact tiring industries—large manu-
faclurius arc not so profitable as small
ones—such 11s will prepare our crude
material, not only for market, but
into articles of final consumption.
He was of opinion tlmt the estab
lishment of the Tifton Canning ami
Manufacturing Company’s plant is a
stop in the right direction, and be
lieves tlmt if properly appreciated
and patronized by the farming com
munity will prove it groat benefit to
that class of our follow-citizens. He
thinks it should be closely followed
up by a plant fqr the manufacture
of condiments—pickles, sauces, cat
sups, eta,--preserves, jellies and all
kindred articles, the raw materials
for which can lie grown here in great
abundance and at very reasonable
cost.
The prominent idea in bis talk was
that no manufacturing enterprise
should be considered except those
where their supply of raw material
lie supplied at- home or by tile
surrounding country. Under this
head would come cotton and woolen
mills, car factoiy, sash, door and blind
factory, furniture factory, the condi
ment factory.already referred to, etc.
Mr. Haldane is a gentleman of ex
cellent business judgement, has b'»ei
couuectpd with manufacturing all his
life aud what he says on this subject
is worthy of consideration.
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