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, #1.00 PER ANNUM. 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. * * * 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. * • # 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. >