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.$1.00 PER ANNUM. TIFTON, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1894. VOL. 3-NO. 47. URBAN AND SUBURBAN. Personal and Impersonal Matters in the City and Vicinity. Great bargains in shoes at W. 0. Tift’s. Mr. J. H. Knight, of Mineolu, was in the city yesterday. Gaskins & Paulk keep everything needed ip the way of Farmers’ sup plies. Nearly all the roads leading out from Tifton are in a badly washed condition. Miss Dora Miller will accept the thanks of the editor for a treat of splendid oranges. Editor U. 0. Brantley, of the Val- doslaTeiescope, made the Gazette a pop call Tuesday. Mrs. Dr. Bacon and little son, of , Albany, are visiting her sister, Mrs. * II. II. Tift, of this city. Laces at your own price at the store of \V. 0. Tift, Tifton. Mrs. Bettie Smith left yesterday for Tifton, where she will spend some time with relatives.—Griffin News. Capt, II. II. Tift has purchased another locomotive, one that bus been in use by the Brunswick and Wes tern railroad. * Gaskins & Paulk’s store, Tifton, is the place where the farmers can get their supplies cheap for cash. Mrs. T. S. Williams, ncc Miss Le na Knight of Sumner, was in the city yesterday returning from a visit to her parents at Mineolu.' Mr. E. P. Bowen has gone to At lanta to study embalming and other wise perfect himself in the undertak er’s art. He will return some time next week. Wanted.—One. million eggs,—at ouce. W. 0. Tift. The. Sunday-schppl at New River church will be reorganized next Sun-- day morning. Several workers from Tifton will be present and lend their encourugenieut. Mr. W. 0. Pudrick has gone to the ^ Northern and Eastern markets to pusghase Padrick Bro’s stock of spring and summer goods. IIi> look his leave Wednesday morning. A sweet little baby girl lias urrjved . to bless and brighten the home of Mr. and Mrs. John 0.‘ Hind, mid the . Gazette promptly extends congrat ulations. The mother mid child are both doing well. W. O.'Tift gives the best bargains in clothing of any house in the city. Mr. Geo. W. McWhite and wife, of eastBerrieu county, were visitors to Tifton the first of the week and guests of his sister, Mrs. W. W. Timmons. The latter will spend a week or more in the city. Mr. Geo. II. Padrick and family are now permanent citizens of Tifton, and occupy comfortable rooms over Padrick Bros, store. In behalf of citizens generally the. Gazette ex tends them a cordial wolcome. Gaskins & Paulk sells goods as cheap for cash as any merchant in Tifton. Don’t forget this I A tabernacle for the use of the v Berrien County Siuidny-soliool Asso ciation at its annual and soini-uniiuul conventions is a yery desirable insti tution, and we believe oho will be built be f ore the close of 1804. Col. Jos. A. Alexander, of Nash ville, attended J a slice Court in Tift on yesterday, lie was accompanied by his brother-in-law, Mr. John Lamb, who came to move the Colo nel’s houscdiold goods to bis new borne.' • Buy Chattanooga Chilled Plows, sold by W, O. Tift. They arc the best and cheapest. Rev. Dr. J. B. Mack, Presbyterian Evangelist, preached in the Tifton Baptist church last Tuesday evening to a large and attentive! audience. He has many friends lb Tifton who are always ] pleased »Ifelm* to his dis- . connect Up \s ■ : The pay train of the Brunswick and Western rajl rpml passed up the road yesterday ucai.tering bhVkiils among its employes. That of tile ^ Georgia Southern and Florida ruil- road went down its road this morn ing and also made its employes feel happy. The colored Odd Fellows of Tifton are contemplating a big demonstra tion on the fourth Sunday and Sat urday before in this mouth. A number of neighboring lodges have been invited to be present. The members of the local lodge will give a big festival aud supper on Satur day night W. 0. Tift quotes low cash prices in his advertisement on second page. Rend them. Rev. F. T. Snell tilled his regular appointments at the Tifton Baptist church last Sunday, morning and evening. His sermon in the evening was perhaps the best he has ever preuohed here. His appeal to sinners to become reconciled to God was not only earnest, but strong and eloquent Mr. Syl. Whittington, one of the very hes.b farmers of Worth county was in Tifton this week. He brought several hundred pounds of home-rais ed bacon to market, which he sold to Gaskins & Paulk ut a good price, lie also bought a two-horse wagon loud of sweet potatoes which he dis posed of at a satisfactory price. Give Gaskins & Paulk acall before urohusing your supplies. You will esnpprisedat the low prices they will quote you. Prof. M. S. Patten, one of Berrien county’s most accomplished school teachers, now in charge of the Willa- ooocliee High School, was in the city last Saturday and Sunday, a guest, of Mrs. Barnes’ private board ing house. We are pleased to know Hint Prof. Patten seriously contem plates making-some investments in the vicinity of Tifton—not for pur poses of speculation but with a view of laying the foundation for u fruit and nut orchard and vineyard. Prof. E. J. Williams, with the per mission of a good many of her citi zens, has invited the teachers of Ber rien county to hold their next monthly institute at Tifton. They have ac cepted, and the next session will con vene in the Tifton Institute on the second Saturday in April. Let ill) our citizens, who possibly can, turn out and give these accomplished la dies and gentlemen a royal welcome. — ■ ♦ New Advertisements. Mr. G. A. Letford, representing II. E. Buokleu & Go., the well- known Druggists and Pharmacists of Chicago,was in the city Tuesday, ami renewed liis (inn’s advertising con tract with the Gazette. The (inn’s goods uro for sale by Jake W. Paulk. The representative of the Botanic Blood Balm Company, of Atlanta, was also in the city on Tuesday and placed an advertising contract with this paper. The goods of the com pany arc on sale at Dr. J. C. Good- hum’s drug store. The program for the sixth annual session of the Georgia Chautauqua, to be held at Albany, will be found in our advertising columns to-day. We were in that city Wednesday af ternoon and found everybody talk ing Chautauqua. President Davis assures the public that the program is the host mid most attractive the Chautauqua lias ever bud, and the music extra fine. The grand cho ruses will be participated in by not less than one hundred people outside of Albany. The whole program is a feast of good things for all who at tend, and it is hoped the attendance will be much larger than last year, Capt. D. G. Irby, manager of the Cycloncta Farm, advertises to-day that he lias a splendid lot of tomoto, cabbage nod collard plants for sale cheap. Don’t forget him if you are ill need of any of these plants. Capt. Irby makes a pleasing (to us) allusion to his prospective success in turkey raising and intimates that we might have an interest in this brunch of his innumerable industries. The advertisements of Messrs. W. 0. Tift, F. M. Maugham, Padrick Brothers and the Tifton Drug Store have been changed this week, atvl we bteqieuk for them a careful perusal by our host of readers.. ABOUT THE COUNTY. Items Which Escaped the Attention of Our Special Reporters. Berrien county offers many advant ages to the truck farmer and fruit grower. Abundant und suitable land can be bad at very low prices. Superior court convenes next week and it is quite probable Judge Griggs of the Pataniu circuit, will preside. Such has been the talk for several weck3. Mr. J. A. J. Parrish has resumed charge of his hotel at Adel—the Adel House—and again caters to the pub lic appetite and comfort. He is an ex cellent caterer. There are sixteen disabled Confed erate soldiers, m Berrien county, who receive pensions from the state to the amount of $1,035. There are. forty- three widows of Confederate soldiers in the county, and they receive in pensions, $2,580. The total amount of pensions paid to both is $3,015. When we were at Nashville last week it was told on our handsome clerk of Superior court, Prof. 0. L. Smith, that he had bought him a splendid new horse und buggy und was chasing a “bit of calico” down in Florida. We don’t know about the truth of this charge but can tes tify to his absence from homo. 1 W. 0. Tift’s nice stock of clothing is the “talk of the town.” Go and see them. . Tlie Gazette, with a feeling of sadness, chronicles the death of Mrs. Emily Turner, consort of R. K, Tur ner, Esq., of Nashville, whosoextreme illness was reported in lust week’s paper. She died on Thursday, the 8th, and her remains were interred in the Connell burying ground the next day. Siie was the daughter of Judge W. E. Connell, of Valdosta, but formerly one of the most promi nent citizens of Berrien county. She leaves a devoted husband, a large family of children and u host of oth er relatives and friends to mourn her death; to all of whom the Gazette extends its sincere sympathy. For Sale. Seventy-five (75) bushels of the Gordon Bunch Sea Island cotton Beed —one year from Island. Apply to W. 0. Tift, Tifton, Gn. The Local Fish Law. There having been so much unfa vorable comment on the fish law in troduced by our immediate represen- ative, Hon. II. II. Jvnight, and passed by the late legislature, that we print it for tlie information of our readers. We are inclined to tlie opinion that when it is read und understood, all complaint will disappear. It is true the law forbids fishing in any way in any of the wutcrsof Berrien coun ty during a period of ten weeks caoli year, the spawning season, but we can’t see any very grent objection to tiiis short prohibition No one will deny tlmt the intentions of the law is right, but if Ilepresenutive Knight has made its provisions too rigid why it cun be easily amended ut tlie ses sion of the legislature next fall, and if the entire law is inimical to the best general interest of the people it can be rcjiealed at the same time. However, the Gazette is of the opinion the law should he allowed to stand jnct as it is for at least three or four yea re: An act for tlie protection of fish in tlie waters of Berrien county, to fix penalties for violation of same, and for other purposes. Sec. I. Be it enneted by the Gen eral Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby enneted by authority nf the same, That from and after the pass age of the Act it shall not Ik* lawful for any person to shoot, kilt with dynamite or catch with seines of any kind, any fish in any stream, lake or pond in the county of Berrien. Sec. II. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That it shall not bo lawful for any person to catch or entrap fish with hooks and tines, seines or in. any other nay, in any stream, lake or pond in the county of Berrien between the first day of February and the fifteenth day of April in eaeli year. Sec. III. Be it further enacted by authority aforesaid, That for every violation of this Act the persou of fending shall be guilty of a misde- meunoi, and upon conviction shall bo punished by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200, and upon failure to pay such fine shall bo im prisoned in tlie county jail for a pe riod of not less than twenty days nor more than sixty days. Sec. IV. Bo it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and tlie same are, hereby re pealed. Approved December 21st, 1803. A Cull. Tlie People’s Party voters of Ber rien county are hereby requested to meet in n mass-meeting ut Nashville on Monday, March tlie 19th, by ten o’clock for the purpose of electing delegates to tlie gubernatorial con vention and for other purposes. N. E. Pattukson. Chairman, P. P. B., C. Keeping House. Mr. Clifton Spires und bride, ncc Miss irlinnio Yotinmns, have com menced keeping house and with the usual experience of beginners. Af ter a lengthy deliberation and making out a list of everything they thought would be needed the purchases were made; the household and kitchen furniture were carried to their homo and pul to rights. In due time the hour arrived for tlie- good wife to prepare supper und to her great con sternation she found they had for gotten tlie purchase of it most indis- 'petisuble article to every well-regula ted household--a siove. This pur chase was made—and now they thought the list complete—the supper was prepared and tlie happy pair sat down and enjoyed the repast. Blit tlie table must be cleared away, mid it was then discovered they had for- gotlon to buy a dishpaii! Wlmt ot her necessary articles they had loft oil the first list has not yet transpir ed. Our reporter Imd to skip ouL for fear of his scalp dangling to somebody's belt. Four Big Successes. Having the needed merit lo more than make good ail the udveiUsing claims (or them, ihc following four remedies have reached a phenomenal sale. l)r. King's New Discovery, for Consumption,Coughs and Colds, each bottle guaranteed—KIuc- trie Hillers, the great remedy for Liver, Htomaehand Kidneys. Bueklen's Arnica Halve, tlie host tn the world, amt Dr. King’s Now Life Pills, which are a per fect pill. 1 All these remedies are guaran teed to do Just what Is claimed for them aud the dealer whose name is attached herewith will he glad to tell you more of them. Hold ut Juke W. Paulk’s Drug Store. Court Mutters. There was very little new business in the Court of Ordinary this month. Citation was issued citing all pcrsoiiB concerned lo show cause, if any they could, on the first Monday in April, why twelve month's support should not beset apart to Julia A. Fateh and minor child from the estate of John M. Futch. R. W. Knight ap plied for pernmnent letters of ad- ministatior. on the estate of J. B. Knight, and it will he passed upon on the first Monday in April. The Sheriff advertisos four acres of land in the town of Sparks, giving proper description, us the property of S. Whitehurst by virtue of u county court execution in favor of S. Wax- elbuum & Son and A. Gillian & Co. The County bailiff advertises an iron-gray mare.mule, six yeurs old, os tlie projierty of G. W. Mims to to satisfy a mortgage execution in fa vor of Joseph. Hightower. The County C'oinissioiit-rs held a two days session. The first day was devoted to general routine business, and the second lo making a settle ment with Tar Collector Griffin, and we are pleased to stale that it was done creditably to Mr, Griffin ami lo tin- satisfaction of the coin- mission";'* and all concerned. OUR NEIGHBORS. Important Items of News from Ber rien’s Sister Counties. Two more dwellings arc to be built on the Oyclancta farm. Mrs. J. G. Cassidy, and daughter, of Albany, are visiting friends and relatives at Pou’an. It is reported that about two hun dred acres, in the vicinity of Sumner, will be planted in watermelons. An exchange says that Moultrie is fust growing to be a city, as she is to have two newspapers—one besides tlie Buiincr. There are forty-til rue Confederate widows in Worth county who receive pensions from the state amounting to $2,580. Tlie Populist party of Coffee coun ty was to have held a grand muss meeting at Douglas one day last week bat failed to muster u quorum. The farmers of Worth county will plant a large acreage in long staple cotton, especially in tlie southern and eastern sections coiiugious to Tifton. The Times says: ‘‘Fifteen cars of rail ami list plates [whatever Unit, limy be] have arrived and more will come within a week” for the Valdos ta Southern railroad. Prof. D. L. Bledsoe will close his singing class at Mount Olive, Worth county, oil Saturday night, tlie 17th inst., '.villi it grand concert. The pub lic is respectfully invited to atlurid. If you don’t believe W. B. Parks, living two miles south of Ty-Ty, is a firstrute farmer and stock raiser you will only have to visit his farm unit farm yards next summer to con vince yourself to the contrary. Rev. Isaac Iloliby tolls tlie Aslihtirn Advance that there is more corn mid meat in Worth county tlmn ever be fore. Also more new building mid repairing being done about tlie farms und plantations than for several years. A large number of citizens, living along tlie route, are agitating the es tablishing of a new mail routo from Albany to Aslihtirn by way of Ruark and Doles in Wortli county. It. is said such a route would supply mail to at least five postoflices. Homo of the people of Worth coun- ly are already talking about a senator from tlie lentil district, as it is that comity’s time to furnish a man. lion’s C. A. Alford,,!. M. Sumner, G. 0. Ford, 1). II. Davis, W. A. Allen and others are mentioned as pro'oabls candidates. The School Commissioner of Cof fee county gives notice that four cents per day per scholar will be tlie basis forqiiarlerly payments of teach ers in • that county, and teachers to obtain tlie benefit of the quarterly payments must make quarterly re ports lo tlie Commissioner. Wortli county is now tlie owner of two flic and burglar proof safes to bo used for the safe keeping of official papers and records. Willie tliu pur chase of safes by tlie ofloiuls of that county ut tiiis lime reminds one of tlie fellow who “looked his stable door after the horse had hecn stolen,” still it is never too late to leura wis dom. Tlio twenty-seventli district Sun day-school association, comprising tlie counties of Berrien, Lowndes, Eclioia, Clinch, Codec, Ware, Clurl- ton and Pierce, will hold its annual convention at Valdosta on tlie fourtli Sunday and Saturday before in April. An interesting program lias I teen ar ranged for tlie occasion and all the workers who attend are promised a delightful time and plenty of—yal- icr-lcgged chicken. The “Law and Order league,” of Codec county, met in tlie Methodist church ut Douglas one day last week und perfected its jiennaheiit organi zation, by electing Rev. T. P. O’Neal chairman aud Rev. W. J. Flanders secretary. Able an stirring addresses were made by several gentlemen pres ent. After inviting all the citizens regal'd less of color or previous, con dition, to aid them in tlie supprosion of crime iu the county the meeting adjourned to the first Monday in June. At the residence of the bride’s fa ther, Hon. J. B. Norman, Jr., March 8th, Dr. J. H. Hall and Miss Amelia Norman were united in marriage by Elder J. A. Sellars. Tlie Doctor and his fair bride have our sincere con gratulations on their happy union. A Million Friends. A friend in need is a friend Indeed, and not less than one million people have found Just such a friend tn Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.—If you have never UBed this Great Cougli Medicine, one trial will con vince you that it has wondeful curative powers in all diseases of Throat, Chest and Llings. Each bottle is guaranteed to do nil that is claimed or money wili bo refunded. Free trial bottle at Jake W. I’aulk’s Drug Stoic. Teacher's Institute. According to previous appoint ment, The Teachers’ Institute of this county, met at Adel, Go., on the 10th instant, and were tendered a re ception which dul much honor to Adel. Tlie Institute was called to order at 10:30, and after a song by tlie body ami a prayer by Prof. Lem W. Colson, Mayor Clements then de livered an address of welcome, which was greeted on all sides by loud cheers, and which showed that Adel possesses some good oratorical talent, as well as artesian water. Tilts was answered by Prof. E. L. McNubb, who never fails to do liiBshure. Tlie day was spent pleasantly and profitably, and the hospitality of tlie citizens of Adel will long ho remem bered by all prebent. There wero about 200 teachers and visitors pres ent, and each one was cared for in a royal manner. Long live the Institute, anil may sho go to many more places like Adel. Bticklon’a Arnica Salve. The licst Hnlvo In the world for Outs, Bruises, Soros, Dicers, Halt Rheum, Fever Boros, Totter, Chapped Hands,Chilblains, Corns artd nil Hkln Eruptions, and posi tively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or mnnay refunded. Price 23 cents per box. For sale by Jako W. Pimlk,Tifton, Ga. Small debts are what blight the general business of tlie country. Every Btore keeper lias a largo num ber of small debts on his books and when it is remembered that the ag gregate in many cases amounts to hundreds of dollars, and it comes out of the profits of liis business, it can readily lie seen why tlie small debts system of the country figures so largely in discouragements and losses to (lie trade.—Grifliin Daily News. Wanted. Mrs. Scrphonc Piokron, of Pell- hum, Oh., wants information con cerning Irving Pickron, who enlist ed in the first company that went out front Monticello, Fla, and died in Corinth, Miss. Mrs. Pickron is a worthy widow and needs the jiension she would get if the information concerning her dead luisbaud’s death could be found. Any one who can uid httr in securing Hie necessary in formation will be serving a good cause tiy writing her about the mat ter. Exchanges please copy. Money for Georgia Touchers. Georgia’s school teachers will draw their first quarterly salaries early in April. Heretofore they have had to wait a year for their pay. Tlie last Legislature made such changes in the law that the teachers can here after draw their pay quarterly. The 111 ot quarter ends March 31. While the school year really be gins July 1, 100 counties huve start ed their -eciiools earlier than usual. Captain Itnidweli, the State school commissioner, says that despite the hard times the school attendance ap- |iears to be better than usual for this season of tiie year. Statistics are not complete, but the figures at hand show that hard times have not kept tlie boys ami girls away from school. The indications are that the Stale treasury will have enough moaey on hand available for the school fund to pay nearly, if not quite every dol lar, which may be due to all tcachwtt on April 1.—Dispatch.