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TIPTON, BERRIEN CO., GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JUNE .1 1894.
VOL. 4-NO
URBAN AND SUBURBAN,
Personal and Impersonal Matters In
tbe City and Vicinity.
■“There's nothing like the weddln'
Per to make a fellow learn;
Per be thinks tlxal she is hla'n
And he finds out that lie is her'n.
Rev. P, T. Rnell relumed from
Cutb.bert Wednesday morning, 2:30
o’clock.
Great bargains in shoos at W. 0.
Tift’s.
Col 0, W, Fulwood made a flying
trip to tbe Land of Flowers Wednes
day afternoon.
Ice lie per pouud at Pudrick
Pros.
Itev. George F. Clark; tax receiver
of Colquitt county, was in the city on
business Tuesday afternoon.
Wasted.—One million eggs,—at.
on.ee, W. O. Tift,
The masons have commenced lay
ing the soljd brick foundation for
Nr. W. 0. Tift’s new dwelling.
Gaskins & Paulk are making no
(special blow, but tliey do the “square
tiling” by their customers every lime.
The dog-poisoner wua on the rum-
page last Sunday, and several jadsare
now—“gone where use woodbine twi-
ueth,”
Laces at vour own price at tile
store of W. 0. Tift, Tifton.
Tue sale of Mr. Joke W. Paulk’s
drug business to Mr. James McMul
len has fuiied, the latter failing tone,
cure die purchase money.
Paints, oils and varnishes are going
fit wholesale,cost at the drug store of
.Jake W. Paulk. Huy before his stock
»if these goods are gone.
There are rumors of another local
matrimonial alliance to occur in the.
near future. The Gazette is not
authorized to answer any questions.
Jake W. Pauljk istm quote the,)owes)
> price on every article usually kept in
u firs (class drug store. Go and see
him.
Tlie Brunswick and Western rail
road has kindly agreed to transport,
material for the fair building free of
charge. The thanks of onr citizens
are hereby tendered.
Goods of every description are sold
at as low price by Gaskins 4 Paulk,
ns any merchant in Tifton.
Capt. II. II. Tift lias made another
contract for the boring of an artesian
wel.l. Tbe new contractor has large
experience and remarkable success in
boring wells and tile people of Tifton
feel aimost assured of a flrstclass well.
Large stock of fancy stationery,
fancy toilet articles, etc., at Jake W.
Paulk's and cheaper than they can be
bought anywhere in this section.
The Methodist protracted meeting
lias been continued this week, with
prayer-meetings in the morning and
preaching at night, The pastor has
been ussisted by Ilcvs. Anthony, of
Valdosta and Glenn, of Suiter.
to
There has been several accessions
the membership.
Buy Chattanooga Chilled Plows,
field by W, 0. Tift. They are the
best and cheapest.
A mammoth colored excursion
from Brunswick and intermediate
points en route to Atidersonville, pas
sed through Tifton over the Bruns
wick and Western railroad Tuesday
Afternoon. They went to Anderson-
ville to take part in the exercises of
decoration day, May 30th.
Farmers don’t buy your supplies
until you call at Gaskins 4 Paulk’s
and examine their goods and .prices?
Speaking of the commencement
sermon at Bethel college, preached by
Elder F. T. Suell pastor of the Tift-
on Baptist church, the Cuthhert cor
respondent to the Atlanta Constitu
tion «ay« “It was a plain, practical,
useful and serviceable sermon, and
was beard by a large congregation.”
Tobacco, cigars and annff are sold
by Jake W. Paulk at actual cost for
cash. The supply will soon lie gone.
First to coute will be thr first served,
fall early.
Solicitor Gonerai II. B. Peoples, of
the Southern circuit, and the member
from Berrien county of the democrat
ic esecutive committee of the s-cond
iMjnmsswi.il district, was in the city
Al-
am
WvdU'-idav afternoon eo route, to ,
skiMa.- ....
bany to attend the meeting of his
committee. lie is in fine health and
as “jovial as he is broad."
Don’t buy your supply of drugs,
medicines ami chemicals until you
have examined the s toe it and trices
of Jake W. Paulk.
As stuted in another place Contrac
tor S. G. Slack has closed a trade
with the committee, having charge of
the building of the new brick Meth
odist church in Valdosta, for its con
struction. Mr. Black’s contract price
is 89,800, but does not embrace un
entire completion of the building
ready for use. Pastor Anthony es
timates that the building complete
will cost $13,000 in round numbers.
How’s This!
Wc offer One hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh tlmt cannot be
cured by Hall’s catarrh cure.
V. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo., O.
We llie undersigned have known F. J.
Cheney forthelaal IS years and taitlcve
him perfectly honorable in all business
transaction and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by llicir firm.
West 4 Tucax, wholesale druggist,
Toledo, 0.
WAi.jmno, Einmn 4 Makvin, whole
sale. dtuggist, Toledo, O.
Hall's catarrh cure Is taken Internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of ilu> system. Price 75c,
per bottle. Sold by all druggist. Testi
monials free.
TIFTON FAIR GROUND COMPANY.
Stockholders Meet, Eject I>li'«ctnrs with
Power to Cmojucuce taitnthiK.
The shareholders of the “Tifton
Fair Ground Company” met in the of
fice of (Job C. \V. Fui wood yesterday
morning 10 o’clock. Eighty-seven
shares were represented.
1’. Al. Greene was chosen temporary
chairman and W. 0. Tift temporary
secretary.
U. VV. Fnlwood was elected presi
dent, E. P. Bowen secretary and
treasurer, and II. II. Tift,ft G. Slack
and L. G. Maynard hoard of directors.
The board of directors was then
constituted a building committee and
instructed to secure the site selected
'soutiiof Second street and proceed ut
once to erect the building as rapidly
as possible.
The president was authorized to
proceed ut once to secure a charter
under the name uiul style of “Tifton
Fair Ground Company.”
The board of directors was author
ized to confer with the Alidsunitncr
Fair committee and make such ar-
arrangenients as they deem necessary
for holding the fail in the building
July 10th.
The plans for the building was dis
cussed and that presented by Con
tractor Slack was adopted. The build
ing will be single story in the shape
of a Maltese cross; 40x80 feet dimen
sions and 16 feet between joints. The
building can be readily converted in
to a Convention hall, with a stage or
rostrum 40x20 feet, and capable of
seating comfortably from twelve to
fifteen hundred people. Its thorough
ventilation will be carefully looked
after.
The location selected fronts Cen-
ond street and Park avenue, and is
equally accessible to both railroads—
the Brunswick and Western and the
Georgia Sou them and Florida, as well
os every portion of thacity.
Tbe perfect unity of Tiftonians in
their duterminntion to furnish siiitu-
jiblo quarters for the-Midsummer
Fair is only another illustration of
their proverbial cohesion in every
good work. They are practically of
one mind upon every enterprise that
promises to advance the material and
other interests of Tifton and contig
uous section.
Dr. M. J. Davis Is a prominent physi
cian of Lewis, Csss county, low, »nd has
been actively engaged In the practice of
medicine at that place for thirty-five
years. On the 2fl:b of May, while in Dea
Molns, en route to Chicago, he was sud
denly taken with an attack of diarrhcca.
Having sold Chamberlain's colic, cholera
and diarrhoea remedy for the past seven
teen years and knowing its reliability he
procured a 25 cent bottle, two doses of
w hich completely cured him. Tbe ex
citement «nd change of water diet Inci
dent to traveling often produce a diar-
rhrea. Every one should procure a bot
tle of this remedy before leaving home.
For sa'c by The Tiftoq Drug rtlore.
ABOUT THE COUNTY.
Items Which Escaped the Attention of
Our Special Reporters.
Revs. Sellars and Arrington have
just closed a protracted meeting at
Si lies th school house, ill the River
Bend neigh borliood.
The public school in the McMillan
neighborhood, three or four miles
north of Enigma, will he taught this
fall by Prof. 0. L. Cliesnutt
Prof. J. M. Patten, one of Berrien
county’s most thorough and compe
tent youug teachers, lias comrnmenccd
a public school at Lenox, with thirty-
seven pupils in attendance.
lion. Malcolm J. McMillan, of
Alapahu, has been announced by
“.Matty Citizens” a candidate for state
senator front the sixth district. He
is a sterling business man, thoroughly
known throughout, the -county, and
will not be easily defeated.
Mr. II. C. Baker, of the Brookfield
district announces himself a candi
date for Tax Collector in to-days pa
per. He Inis already served Berrien
county in this capacity two terms—
from 1889 to 1893—und die people
know his qualifications better than
does the Gazette.
The Sparks .Sunday-school will en
joy their annual picnic to-morrow, at
Bayboro, Colquitt county, Messrs.
Beckwith & Rodgers will furnish
transportation by-way of I heir tram-
road. The editor Ims received a kind
invitation to be present for himself
and wife and regret that sickness will
prevent their doing so.
W. 0. Tift gives the best bargains
in clothing of any house in the city.
The proceedings of the democratic
executive committee of Berrien coun
ty, published elsewhere, is a fair re
flex of Berrien’s conservative democ
racy. The committee transacted the
business no more and no less, for
which they were called together. Am
other uotict-khle feature is, the demo
crats of Berrien county propose to
make short work of politics tins year
so fur as it may luy in their power,
and look more closely after their pri
vate affairs. They will have hut one
primary to express their wishes us to
who shall he governor, state house
officers, congressman, state senator
und represenative, and another lute
in the year to nominate county officers.
Closing Exorcises of tlte Sparks
High School.
Prof. Geo. D. Godard, principal of
Sparks High Schol, closed the spring
session last Friday and Friday night
The forenoon was spent in recita
tions by the pupils which wereentirc-
ly satisfactory to patrons.
In the ufternoou the pupils did
credit lo themselves and their teach
ers with their speeches and songs. It
was a noticeable feature in this part
of the program that the speeches and
songs were all Godly and had a ten
dency to elevate the soul as well as
the mind. The aflernoon’s exercizes
were closed with a speech from Prof.
R. P. Glenn, principal of Alcl’hcr-
son Academy, at Nashville.
The exhibition began at 8 o’clock,
p. m., and consisted of speeches and
dialogues. The audience was a large
one, seated comfortably on the out
side of the building, and was pleas
antly entertained for about three
hours.
At the close of the exhibition Prof.
Lorn W. Colsoni, of Adel, went n|ion
the stage and, in a few appropriate
and fltty spoken words, awarded the
prizes offered by Prof. Godard for
regular attendance und general de
portment Tin* prizes consisted of n
gold medal for the girls and a beau
tiful und instructive book for the boys.
The girls’ prize waa won by Misa Ol
iva Robbins; the boys prize by Alaster
Alphie Olive.
The entire school then joined in
singing a parting soug and the dox-
ology. Rev. B, W. Huckabee pro
nounced the benediction and the
spring session of Sparks High School
was at an end.
What more cun '*« said. This much
truthfully: Prof. Godard has been
in charge of .Sparks High School fori
the past two years and the past session J
was ttie best ami most successful of
the four terms. Tlte people of Sparks
express themselves entirely willing
for him locontinue in charge of their
school.
Tenelier’a Institute.
The fifth ami last monthly insti
tute for the teachers of Berrien coun
ty was held at Sparks last Saturday
and wc are informed it was one of
the most interesting and profitable
institute of the year.
Tlte splendid program arranged for
the meeting was observed punctilious
ly. The teachers ami the friends of
education present were greatly disap
pointed in not having Cujit. Joe S.
Davis, of Albany, with them, in ilia
absence Rev. B. \V. Iluclmbee was
called for and he delivered a tine ad
dress on the neccessity for public
schools.
The people of Sparks entertained
the institute with their usual open-
hearted hospitality. The teachers are
warm in their praise of the treatment
received.
Our Cecil eonespomlentsays: “Mr.'
Quattlobaiim’s tent, meeting is drag
ging its way along; much interest is
being manifested in his preaching.
“Mr. 0. L. Bass, our old neighbor,
came down Monday and shook hands
with many of liis friends.
“D.r. Owen, Messrs. II. B. Lawson,
G. W. I’nvlor, H. J. MoKuiiton ami
many of the fair Indies of Ilahira,
Dr. li. J. Goodman, of Sparks, and
many of the good people of Adel
have been lo hear the Evangelist
preach. Prof. Dillon marched his
pupils down to the gospel tent in
form--a beautiful sight und u noble
example to parents.”
Air. Frank I). Sims lias assumed
the suporintendency of lie (Veil
Sunday-school. It is hoped lie will
receive the cordial support of every
citizen of the place in Ids noble work.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Important Items of News from Ber
rien's Sister Counties.
Political Meeting.
The democratic executive commit
tee of Berrien county met at. Nashville
(la., May 20, 1894, ami organized by
electing Joseph A. Alexander chair
man and Charles E. Wehu secretary.
Hon. W. C. Patten wits sealed in
the meeting as a proxy for J. 1. Pat
ten from the Aiilltowu district.
Ft was agreed that u primary elec
tion lie held on Saturday, June 30th,
at each precinct in the county, to
nominate u candidate for the legisla
ture and to select delegates to the
senatorial, congressional and guber
natorial conventions, the votes to be
consolidated on (lie following Alonday
after the election. The vote will be
taken direct, for the candidates for the
various offices. The chairman of the
executive committee is empowered,
after the vote has been consolidated
and the result occertamed, to appoint
delegate* to the several conventions
favorable to the candidates receiving
the highest vote. Tlte candidate for
the legislature receiving highest num
ber of voles to be declared the nomi
nee.
Saturday, November 3rd,was agreed
upon as the tjino for holding primary
elections to nominate county officers.
A vote of thanks was tendered the
retiring chairman, Al. J. McMillan
for vuluhle services rendered the par
ty daring his official tetm.
The following resolution wr.s
adapted: "Resolved, That no pcf3onn
be ullowed to vote in the primaries
who are not democrats and will not
agree to support the nominees of the
party at the general election.”
There being no further business
the committee wus adjourned.
Jos. A. Alexander, Chairman.
Chas. E. Wei:it, Secretary.
[The editor tenders thanks to Capt.
John A Phillips, the member of the
executive committee from the Tifton
district, for u skeleton copy of the
above proceedings, furnished him by
tbe secretary. We have fuken the
liberty to change thu phraseology
somewhat from that used by tlte sec
retary, where wo thought change
would flive the reader a clearer con
ception of thevtewgof the committee.]
The Moultrie Observer hopes “tire
city fathers have not lost sightof tlte
fact that the city needs renovating.”
The Lowndes county mass meeting,
held last Monday, ejected Evans del
egates to the gubernatorial conven
tion.
Hon. Jus. II. Gnerry,candidate for
congress in the second district, Ims
cominenceu his canvast. He spoke
at Moultrie to-dav.
The wool growers of Colquitt
county have commenced to sell their
clip, and are realizing about fourteen
ceuts a pound for it.
The postnllico at Otvldell, Coffee
county, has been discontinued, and
mail for the citizens of that commu
nity now goes to Willacoochee.
The People’s Party and tlte Demo
crats will both hold mass meetings
here next Tuesday. A large crowd
is expected to be present.—Moultrie
Observer.
Messrs. E. R. Smith and J. M.
PulTord are the Irwin county dele
gates to the eleventh distriot con
gressional convention, and are in
structed to cast the vote of their
county for Hon. Henry G. Turner.
The Gazette learns that lion. \V,
A. S. Humphreys and Col. 0. M.
Hit,Hi, the latter formerly of Adel,
will he opposing candidates for the
legislature from Brooks county this
year. Wo are constrained to exclaim,
Hurrah for Ilitoh 1
The democrats of Irwin county
will hold a primary election on the
second Wednesday in July to nomi
nate candidates for representative
and senator from the fifteenth sena
torial district, comprising t.bt conn-
ties of Irwin, Tel fail and .Mont
gomery.
The Douglas Breeze indignantly
denies tho charge, made by u corres
pondent of the Atlanta Constitution,
that the Coffee county resolutions en
dorsing the administration, the course
of Congressman Turner, selecting At
kinson delegates to the gubernatorial
convention and condemning the Con
stitution, were the acts of only five
meu.
About half way between Quitman
and Valdosta, on the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western railroad, there are
two springs close together—one a
Sulphur spring and the other Mag
nesia. This property came into po
sition of Col. C. E. Wade, by right
of purchase, some years ago, and he
made considerable improvements
thereon—built a small hotel and a
number of cottages for the accommo
dation of the many people who resort
there. The entire improvements were
destroyed by Ore a few nights siuce.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE.
Col. C* W. Folwrtod’s CimdMi*T7 Formally
Atm<mncc4.
It has been an open secret for some
time that Col. i C. W. Fulwood
has had under consideration the ad
visability, at the earnest solievation of
many friends and democrats o^ Ber
rien county and especially the Tifton
and itdjoir.ing districts, of allowing
the use of his name as a candidate for
the legislature. It, is also known that
—owing to the pressure of a large an
increasing business upon his time
he has faltered for some time in
yielding his full consjnt to t.h“ wish
es of 'nis friends in this connection.
11c could not see how ho could spare
the time from hie private affairs to
give the contest that attention it de-
sorve t l ami would require without too
great a sacrifice. And, even aow he
has fully consented ta make the race
he will necessarily have ro depend
largely upon the efforts of his frieuds
for success.
Col. Fulwood i3 a young man who
him risen to his present prominence
from obscurity by the dint of his own
energy, self-reliance and good sense—
in common parlance,“lie is self made.”
Those who know him best, who are
in the secret of his toilB and labors,
are his staunchest friends ami admir
ers; because they admire true manhood.
Col. Fnlwood is a rising voting
lawyer who has been identified with
the best interest of Berrien county for
many years. He would esteem it a
great honor to vepreeenr, Berrien—
| one of the grandest and most prospo-
! rotis counties in the state—in the
j halls of legislation, and he asks the
I united support of the democracy of
tne county to bring his contest to a
successful issue.
1 In the canvass of the comity which
he Iihh determined to make he propon
es to deal with those a r ho may oppose
. him with becoming dignity. Noth
ing will bo said or doue by him that
would prevent his hearty support of
the choice of the democrats of Ber
rien county should he fail to receive
the nomination himself.
Hummer Drmlu*.
Ice-cold soda water, milk shakes,
coca-cola, etc., al the Tifton Drug
Store.
THE WATERMELON CROP.
It In Nonrly an Urfit TIiIr YrarMli wim
lait Year.
Reports as to the conditions of tho
watermelon cop show that in spite of
the freeze, which killed out all the
watermelons in Georgia, the crop is
nearly as large this year as last, and
with the pronpectB that the yield will
be slightly less.
The uverage number anres to the
car is estimated at 2.50 this year. Tlte
average of acres to the car in 1891
wus 2.68, in 1892 2.18, in 1893 2.54,
milking a general average of 2.53.
Tho crop would have been iu exoess
of last year hud it not becu for the
late freeze, ns many of tho farmers
were unable to procure seed, and oth
ers abdndomed the idea of planting
melons this season. The crop this
year will be about one week late. Au
thorities do not look for the first ship
ment of melons from Georgia before
June 10. Some few car* may oome
in from Florida before that time.
[ill m
f**n!k , Tifton, <7*.
(Juaraoteed to cure
itch a 80 minute*.
Far ante by Jake W.
Ffty cent Is s small doctor bill, but that
ia all it will coat you to cure any ordinary
case of rheumatism If you see Chnmbcr-
lalns Pain llalm. Try it aud yon will
ho surprised at the prompt relief If affords.
The first application will quiot the pain.
55 cent bottle* for sale by The Ttftoo
Drug .Store.
Church Resolutions.
The Gazette is in receipt with re
quest to publish a lengthy preamble
and resolutions adopted by Antioch
Baptist church, near Leliaton, Coffee
count) - , in which the brethren express
their unqualified confidence in the
Christian character of a member of
their clturuh, who is also a minister,
and who has recently had to submit
to some personal indignities from a
man of the world. The editor does
not think it prudent to grant the re
quest; he is the personal friend of the
unfortunate man as well as a number
of the members of Antioch church,
and it iR his concieutions'opinion that
the publication of the preutnble and
resolutions in tho Gazette would
not promote or advance the good of
the church or tho brother.
Jasper Florida Burned.
Jacksonville, FU., May 31.—Fire this
morning destroyed nearly al! the business
portion of Jasper, Fla. C Bradshaw,
Horn 4 Green, J. M. Duncan, 4V. M.
Pennington and R. T. Dewitt, were tbe
principal sufferers. Tbe losses aggregate
several thousand dollars, with small In
surance. The cause of the fir* la un
known.
Petition for Charter.
To the Superior Court of Mid county
The petition of H. If. Tift. W. 0. Tift, S. O.
ck. C. W. “ ‘ ‘ *
fttack. C. W. Fulwood. E. 1\ Mcwec and others,
•hows thu they are desirous of forming them
selves luio a corporation under tho laws of Geor
gia for the purpose of procuring grounds and
erecting buildings thereon, for use as u Fair
Utuunu and tor other public or private purposes
under the name style and title of—
The Tifton l^ale Grooud Company. 1
With power by that name to cue and to be sued,
to have and to use a common seal to elect such
oflU-er* and to enact #uch laws fuot Inconsistent
with tbe laws of r,eorgS*or of the United States)
aa may be necwuiary to successfully cany out the
object of the Association, to buy and to sell Bsal
“ uate in such quantities a« uiav be necessary.
amt to rent-lease, or mortgage, or in any way
pledge the same when, in the opinion of the dh
motors, the same may be necessary.
dtiouers deatre to !oo*t« their Office
Petit
_ re in the
city of Tifton for the transaction of iu busbe-M
an A that .be Capital stock be fixed »t <9*00 with
power to increase to (KOC if ths stock holder*
see fit, said stock to be divided into share* of
1
Ten Dollars each, with power toplaos Shesarta
on the market, and to issue Certificates lo pur
chasers.
Petit loner* 13k that the individual liability ef
.... -■■“•‘T their
stock holder* be limitod to the amount of ...
unpaid subscription and that they toe ineoiroe-
a?od f or a period of Twenty ywuwwlth
att&eood *
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