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flKTQN, B Kit It I UN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1894.
VOL. 4-NO. 2.
JAN AND SUBURI
the editors garden with tomato plants,
for vfotch he lias our thanks.
ElderJ. L. Wimberly, of Sylves-
, ter, will.ptoiich in the Tifton Bap-
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Personal and Impersonal Natters in
the City, and Vicinity. L
The Brunswick and Western’s pew
schedule is published in this issue.
Whooping cough is going the
rounds of the little folks'of Tifton.
Great bargains in slioes at W. 0.
Tift’s.
Painters have commenced to put a
fresh coat of paint bn the exterior of
Hotel Sadie.
% everything
Sarnierfi* supr
W. Temple lias supplied
Gaskins 4 Paulk k<*
needed in the way bf
plies.
Mif» Pearl WilKti^hittti,^ of At
lanta, is visiting her sister in Tifton,
Mrs H. H. Tift!
You'may talk all you please about
the low prices at Pudnck Bios.
Mr. I. M. Britt and family have
moved into one of the Slack cottages
on Central ttvetine.
I.acea at your own price at the
store of W. Q. Tift, Tifton,
Contractor Matusbu says the pews
for the Tifton Buptistchureli will be
completed by May 15 th.
Gaskins & Paulk sells goods as
cheap for cash iiS any * merchant in
Tiftou. Don’t, forget this 1
Mr. W. W. Timmons’s little son,
who lias been quite ill from bron
chitis, We are glad to Buy is improv
ing- ; . ^■
For cheap drugs, chemicals anil
patent medicies go to the Tifton
Pharmacy. Jake W. Paulk.
Mrs. Oreti Gatche.ll, of Leliaton,
Will please accept thunks for u box
of beautiful dowers sent the editor’s
wife a few days since.
Going, going, gone, moving all the
time, is the song prices sing on Pail-
rick Bros, new stock.
ltev. E; L. Pudrick, of Crisp crir-
cnit, was m the city Wednesday eve
ning and led the prayer meeting at
the Methodist churcli.
W. 0. Tift gives the best bargains
in clothing of any house in the city.
Section muster Thomas is doing
some substantial work on the Geor
gia Southern ami Florida railroad
yard sidetracks in this city.
Gaskins & Paulk’s store, Tifton, is
the place where the farmers can get
their supplies cheap for cash.
it A petition is being circulated for
signatures wliioh requests the city
council to repeal the stock ordinance
recently passed by that hotly.
We reduce our prices to reduce our
stock-our prices will couviuce you
of our desire to soli.
P.MtttfCK Bltos.
• Mr. W. F. Hudisill and family
now occupy the Fogle dwelling on
“Tifton Heights.” It is very con
venient to hie place Of business.
v Call for anything at Padrick Bros,
except old goods. They sell too fust
to get old. „
We call especial attention to the
new advertisement of W. 0. Tift in
this issue, lie keeps an elegant slock
of standard goods it lowest prices.
Now is the time to paint your
house,- Jake W. Paulk is selling off
ins stock of paiuts, oils, varnishes and
all painter’s supplies at cost.
A party of young people went out
to Alapaha river,.bin the Tifton and
Northeastern railroad, early Wednes
day morning and spent the day pic-
nic-ing. „
Give Guskitis & Paulk acall before
purchasing your supplies. You will
be surprised at the low prices they
will quote you.
Mr. M. J. Kent went up to Allan
ta the first of tlie week to assist in
getting tip tlie Journal’s special Tif
ton edition, which will appear next
Saturday.
Remember Padrick Bros, firm was
the only one in Tifton went to mark
et. They have the . ir.ri-eat stock—
both their stores are crowded from
door to ceiling, and prices decidedly
the lowest
Mr- if, A. You mans is making
preparations to open a first-class pri
vate.booking house in the “Sirwanee
•I'*. ' r, li $$$'
tfncnBAyerv,business in connection
antl evening. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
The crowds at Padrick Bros, will
be the largest yet on May llt.li and
liith. Please cal) parly in the day to
avoid tlie ruBh.
Messrs. W. E. Graydon and C. C.
Guest, formerly of this city but now
of Americus, were visiting relatives
and friends ill Tifton and vicinity
the first of the week."
Wanted.—One million eggs,—at
once. W. 0.. Tift.
Ool. F. G, Boatright and family
are how comfortably settled in bis
own home on Central avenue. He
moved in this week. The house he
vacated will be occupied by Mr. Jack
Miljer and wife.
' Fridav and Saturday, May lltli
and 12 th, Padrick Bros, big sale days.
Call on them.' If you would know
the purchasing power of a dollar see
them before buying.
Contractor Slack went to Valdosta
the first of tlie week to make a bid
on the building of the new Metho
dist Churcli in that city. The. com
mittee, however, was not ready with
the plans and specifications.
Buy Chattanooga Chilled PIowb,
sold by W. 0. Tilt They are the
best and cheapest.
Hon. H. B. Peeples, of Nashville,
passed through Tifton lust. Tuesday
en route for Macon to attend the an
nual meeting of the Grand Chapter
of the Royal Arch Masons. Hon. J.
,G. Graydon joined him on the trip
at this point.
The biggest yeti Padrick Bros,
sale offerings May lltli and 12th,
Friday and Saturday. Let all come
Friday who |K>ssibly can.
The tax books of the city of Tifton
are now. open at the drug store of
Dr. J. C. Goodman and will close,
by order of council, next Tuesday,
May 1st, and all tax-pavers who have
not already given in their returns
should do 60 at once.
T.ftou will have the iuter-coimty
tendi<;rs’ institute some time in May
or June--the exact time 1ms not yet
been determined upon—and her peo
pie will have an opportunity of show
ing their ability to entertain a big
crowd, and how easily they can do it.
Prof. Williams has already commen
ced a canvass of the city to secure
accommodations for all who may
come.
The entire stock of tobacco, cigars
and snuff of Jake W. Pan I k is going
lit cost. Good stock on hand and
now is tht time for farmers to select
their supply,
Hon. John R. McOranie, tax receiv
er, will be in Tifton on his second
round Tuesday, the,Nth of May, for
tlie purpose of receiving tax returns
and registering the voters of this dis
triot. The latter is a very important
matter this year and should not be
forgotten. If you want to exercise
your elective franchise in the coming
elections you must see to it .your
names appear on tlie registration list.
Ordinary Patterson was in tlie city
Saturday afternoon. The object of
bis visit was to hold a court of in
quiry into a sad case of lunacy. He
went out to the home of Mr. Warren
Hall and, after empanelling a jury,
and organizing the couit, proceeded
to inquire as to soundness of the
mind of Mr. Hall’s daughter, Jose
phine. This youl;g woman lias nev
er been considered of sound mind,
though quiet and harmless. How
ever, recently she lias become frantic
and dangerous, and required incess
ant watching to prevent her from
doing lieraeif or some one else bodily
harm. Her parents, though reluct
ant to expose their child by this nec
essary legal procedure, finally decided
that it was best for all concerned that
she lie confined in the Asylum and
consented to the holding of the
court.
i have a large lot of handsome fan
cy stationery, ihuMIfty Kro, Ktfing it a
bSVgrfin. iWiiAiibn
my stock. *,
ABOUT THE COUNTY.
Items Which Escaped the Attention of
Our Special Reporters.
Mr. G. W. Rhodes, formerly of
Haliiru, is in charge of a turpentine
distillery near Lenox.
Tlie Cecil Lumber Company are
contemplating adding one or more
miles to their tram road.
Mr. J. B. Lewis, of Sparks, is lo
cating a turpentine distillery at that
place. Sparks will then have two
stills.
Receiver Elliott is again advertis
ing the Wilby & Matthis’ property,
at Adel, for sale to the highest
bidder.
If you want a Reaper or Mower
don’t purchase until you see C. A.
Williams. He is agent for the best.
Mrs. 1). W. Gaskin is visiting her
parents at Alapaha, Berrien county,
this week. Dan complains a little of
burnt fingers.—Douglas Breeze.
Solicitor-General Peeples is at, his
post this week in the superior court.
He is popular in Thomasville and
everybody is glad to see him.—rimes-
Enterpiise.
Mr. W. J. Sessions and Miss Ella
Luke were united in marriage at the
residence of tlie bride’s father, D. P.
Luke, Esq., on Sunday, April 15th.
Elder T. W. Stallings officiated.
I um agent for tlie Win. A. Wood
Reapers and Mowers. You can ex
amine one by calling at Hie Tifton
Livery Stables. C. A. Williams.
There was a pleasant social gather
ing at tlie residence of Cupt. I). K.
MoPhaul, near Sparks, last Saturday
evening. There was a good attend
ance of young people and they en
joyed themselves to their entire satis
faction.
The editor regrets that a previous
engagement prevented his accept
nice of an invitation to lie present
at the Confederate memorial exer
cises yesterday at Adel. The memorial
address will be delivered by Cupt. W.
M, Hammond, of Thomasville.
R U wafting for your ship to come
in? It U sure you sent one out?
The better plan is to buy from the
ship loads of bargains Padrick Bros,
are offering.
Messrs. Shaw & Overstreet, who
recently established a tannery near
Adel, have invented a quick tunning
process which seems to be a i>erfect
success and which bids fair to sup
plant all other methods now used in
that industry. The new method re
quires but six days to transform
raw hide into satisfactory leather.
The Gazette wishes the firm
success beyond their brightest antici
pations.
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.
Tlie well-displayed advertisement
of Juines Z. Elliott’s two mercantile
houses—one at Sparks and the other
at Nashville—appears ill this issoa
'I’llis gentleman is one of tlmt kind
of merchants who never sits down
und waits for business to turn .up,
but bestirs himself and forces busi
ness to turn up by offering standard,
first-class, goods at the lowest cash
prices. Read his advertisement and
govern yourself accordingly.
Hummer Drinks.
Ice-cold soda water, milk shakes,
coca-cola, etc., at the Tifton Drug
Store.
The murdered man, whose remains
were found hid in the swamp between
Adel and Sparks, has been identified
us a young Scotchman by the name
of J. A. Alexander und hailing im
mediately from Atlanta. The picture
of the young girl found 'ir. his
clothes was that of his affiance, lie'
hud accumulated a snug sum of
money, estimated to be $2,500. at liis
trade of repairing u inbrol las. It is
thought h“ had the money us well as
a gold watch on his person at tne
time of the murder, and that hi was
The Teacher’s Institute.
Last Saturday was another gala
day for Tifton. The Berrien County
Teachers’ Institute, numbering be
tween forty and fifty teachers and
visitors met here and held their
monthly session in the Tifton Insti
tute building.
The people of Tifton and vicinity
gave the teachers a good audience,
for the spacious Institute hall was
well filled. The exercises were crisp
ami lively and every one present ex
pressed themselves as having been
not only entertained but edified.
President Glenn called the meet
ing to order. After a fervent prayer
by Elder F. T. Snell for the guidance
of the Holy Spirit in making the In
stitute a success, Col. C. 'V. Fulwood
addressed a few words of welcome to
the teachers and visitors and it was
responded to by Prof. Colson, of Adel.
The regular program was then taken
up.
The* criticisms passed upon the for
mer meeting by Prof.Godnrd ami Miss
Lizzie Williams not only afforded an
opportunity for u bland smile but
showed they hud viewed tlie actors
und actions of the last meeting with
critics’ eyes. They offered some very
excellent suggestions as to proper de
corum.
Prof. L. W. Colson then discussed
Lis method of teaching common frac
tion. His ideas were novel to many
in the audience, but lie demonstrated
it. to be eminently practical.
Prof. Godard discussed the subject
of reading and gave his ideas how
enunciation and expression can be
properly tmigliU They were good
and elicited the earnest attention of
tlie audience.
President Glenn gave the audience
the benefit of his views as to the ob
ject of und how to conduct a recita-
talion. His discussion was interest
ing and brought forth some knotty
questions from liis brother teachers,
which were promptly answered.
A paper was read by Miss Ella
Bacon, entitled “Music as a cmnmor.
school recreation.” She was follow
ed by an address on the same subject
by l’rof. Geo. R. Dillon of Cecil-
Sorry a little matter of business pre
vented our hearing the essay or the
address, but they were highly praised
by those who did hear them.
The short afternoon’s session was
occupied in discussing the best time
to hob! the inter-county institute and
an instructive address by Prof. J. M.
Guilliuma.
The Institute, after passing reso
lutions of thanks to Prof. Guilliums
for his splendid address and the citi
zeds of Tifton for their hospitality in
entertaining t liis session-adjourned to
meet again at Sparks either in May
or June.
However, before adjournment, Col
0. W. Fulivood, in behalf of the citi,
zens of Tifton extended the Institute
a cordial invitation to hold their
meetings in this city at any time and
as often us it suited their pleasure.
There wua but one thing about the
Institute disappointing to the citizens
of Tifton, ami that the number in
attendance. They expected twice the
number and were prepared to enter
tain them.
Their tables are being furnished dai
ly from this same land with English
pou8, cabbages, onions, etc., and we
are informed that within a few weeks
they will be able to furnish the Tif
ton Canning and Manufacturing
Company, as well as the markets,with
almost any of the various vegetables
grown in this section.
These gentlemen have the will pow
er and the energy, as well as means,
to accomplish these results. They
are the kind of men who would win
success under the most itdverso cir
cumstances. Successs is accomplish
ed by the labor of willing minds and
energetic hands more than anything
else.
How tt ta Doiiii
The Gazette lias insisted all along
tliut a farm, oorameneed in the pine
forests of our south Georgia counties,
would yield the owner a support
the first year, and the fact will In'
fnliy demonstrated this year in Lit
tle Pennsylvania.
Last December Messrs. W. B. Low
tlier and A. F. Hoffman purchased a
tract of wild pine land, four miles
north of Tifton. The natural growth
of pine trees were thick and heavy
the saw mill man’s axe not having
reached it. To-day they have each
a delightful home with a number of
tenement houses, lawns, etc., and on
sixty acres of that laud not a tree
or stump left standing.
They have also growing on this
same land more than 7,000 fruit trees
— j>ear, plum and peaches, the latter
greatly predominating. Ten acres
have been planted in tomatoes;
A Tifton Orange Grove.
Doubtless our Florida contempo
raries and readers will curl up their
lips with an incredulous smile when
we tell them that near Tifton, fully
seventy-five miles above the Florida
and Georgia line, there is an orange
grove of forty or more treees that was
unharmed by the freeze of March 26.
And their smile will become more in
credulous when we make the further
statement that (hey were entirely un
protected. Nevertheless both state
ments are absolutely true.
The trees arc from Japan, import
ed by Mr. W. 0. Tift a year ago and
planted out as an experiment. 11c
scarcely hoped to realize, anything
from them; in fuel, he fully expected
they would bo killed hy our severe
winters. However they withstood the
freeze of March 26th seemingly with
perfect defiance. They are supposed
to be less than three years old and are
now in, full bloom, giving every as
surance of a full crop of well mutur
ed oranges in season. Mr. Tift is
not disposed lo permit these young
trees to carry the full crop of fruit
they have put on to maturity and
will have many of tlie in pinched off.
The Gazette is watching the ca
reer of this young orange grove with
much Interest'. ,v
/Tlie Reservo Fund.
The ValdosU Times is kicking up
a row because the State School Board
appropriated, in the payment of the
first quarters salary to teachers of
ptlhlio schools in the various counties
a fund that had accumulated in tlie
several school treasuries and which
they call “a reserve fund.” The
Times says: “In Berrien county $400
was on Imud that the Board had
planned lo expend for charts and
maps, which were Imdly needed."
The Times further says: “All the
commissioners have written complain
ing of the act as a great injustice.”
I'he Gazette has taken trouble to
examine into tlie law providing for
these quarterly payments uml it iB
satisfied that the State Board in ap
propriating these accumulated funds
did not transcend their powers but,
on the contrary, did exactly wliut the
law authorized them to do: notwith
standing the Times quotes one “prom-
inet man” as writing to Commission
er Bnidwell "that liis demand was tyr
annical, illegal und unconstitutional.”
The public school law nowhere
provides for a “reserve fund” of any
sort; neither to buy churls and maps,
nor even the more important access
ory—a school house. These accesso
ries, it is true, are wonderful helps
and very desirable, but the law for
bids their purchase with public school
funds. The spirit und the letter of
the taw is thut the public school fund
must I* used solely to pay teachers.
If the money can be used to buy mnps
and charts it can, with equal propri
ety, be used to purchase text-books.
The.Tlnies would have done Ber
rien comity, her School Board and
Commissioner Williams a great
fuvor to have let the matter pass so
far as they are concerned. The B-r-
rieu County School Board and Com
missioner Williams, if the Gazette
is correctly informed, are entirely sat
isfied with action of the State Board
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Important Items of News from Ber
rien’s Sister Counties.
The buatling town of Moultrie has
organized a fire brigade and is cast
ing about for proper equipments.
A call has been made for a meet
ing at, Isabella, May 3d, to organize a
Worth county prohibition society.
The democrats of Colquitt county
are closing up the ranks and will be
prepared to meet any opposition that
is presented.
Capt. D. G. Irby, of Cycioneta. is
in attendance upon the annual con
vocation of the Grand Chapter, Roy
al Arch Masons.
Our valued subscriber at Willing
ham, Mr. J. I’. Murray, has resigned
his position on the railroad, and will
try his hand at farming.
The semi-annual convention of the
Sunday-schools of Coffee county will
meet at Pearson on Friday la-fore the
third Sunday in Muy, continuing two
days.
The mill and lumber yard of J. T.
Mayo, at Acrec, was destroyed by fire
on Thursday, the 17th lost., with a
loss of mil! and other property of
about ♦1,000. No insurance.
The editor regrets his inability,be
cause of urgent business engagements
elsewhere, to attend the memorial oz-
ercises at l’oultin yesterday. Hon.J.S.
Davis, of Albany, delivers the address.
The Local brings bad news from
Worth county; “Gropes that were
killed by the recent freeze shows lit
tle inclination to put out again, and
it is feared the crop this year will be
ulinost a failure.”
Mr. J. I). Bozeman, of the 6th dis
trict of Worth county, a few days
since, bad the misfortune to lose by
lire some outhouses, his year’s supply
qf corn, a wagon and some farm toolB,
valued ut about $200.
The annual celebration of the
Worth County Sunday-school Asso
ciation will be held Friday, May 1.1th,
at the tabernacle near Poulun. An
excellent program has been arranged
which lie will publish next week.
Coroner Fonder, of Brooks, was giv
en a job a few days since near Isotn
postoflice, Bryant. Edmuudson shot
and killed u worthless vagabond, John
Yates, for criminally assaulting his
wife. Verdict justifiable homicide.
The Gazette is informed that one
of the Worth County Local men
threatens, perforce of the poor mail
service on the Brunswick and Wes- .
tern railroad, to puton a“spco.kled ox”
train to serve his subscribers. He is
nothing if not enteprising.
There is a company of fruit growers
m this town that lias one hundred
acres in peach trees two and three
years old that are in a thriving condi
tion and a few of them will bear fruit
this year, 'i'he farm is located five
miles west of town.—Asliburn Ad
vance.
A private letter from the secretary
l). B. Sweat, says that the annual
convention of the twenty-seventh
District. Sunday-school association,
held at Valdosta last Friday, Satur
day and Sunday, was a very
pleasant and successful one. Every
thing passed off quietly, order 1 )" and
agreeably.
Col. John Marrow says “disaster
and trouble never comes single-hand
ed.” Following close upon the de
struction of his home at Ty-Ty by
fire, he'hus lost in the same way some
farm buildings on a place he owns a
few miles south of Ty-Ty; also about
two hundred pannels of fence on the
place where lie is now living.
Public Speaking.
The Gazette is requested to pub
lish the following appointments of
Hon. W. Y. Atkinson for discussion
of the issues involved in the guber
natorial campaign:
Vienna, Dooly county, Monday, April
murdered and robbed. He was about then there is a full complement of
in appropriating the $400 accuiuula- 80 $ BW8Ont Tamil county. Tuesday May
ted in the treasury of the Berrien
county public sehool fund; although
they wonld have been glad if they
could hare used it in the manner in-
EShHAImR
L, twenty-six years of age. I corn omts ami vegetables of all kiuda.-j’dicuted by the. Times.
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Camilla, MltehsU county, Thursday,
May Sit, „ . ..
Staten vide, Echo!*county, Friday,May
4th. ■ , -
Valdosta, l,awaitej county, Saturday,
May 5th.
