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TIFTON, BERRIEN GO., GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1894
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Important Items of News from Ber
rien's Sister Counties.
The Valdosta sawmill is ready for
business, says the Telescope.
The Baptist Sunday-school of
Moultrie is to have a Christmas tree.
The bill providing for the com
pensation of the county commission
ers of Colquitt comity has become a
law.
LOCAL MEMORANDA.
Gathered Under One Head by the Pen L
oil'and Scissors Process.
Head the Tifton Institute an
nouncement. ou sixth page.
Head the Christmas advertisement
of the Tifton Drug Store on sixth
page. ,
Mr. Wallace N. Cole has been- on
tbe Sick list for the past week and is
still quite feeble.
Mr. F. M, Maugham and family
now occn pies one of the Slack cottages
on Central avenue.
A special train earned several rail
road magnates down theQeorgiuSoii th
em and Florida railroad yesterday.
Mr. 0. C..Quest, of Americas, came
down the first of the week on u visit
to his parents and other relatives and
friends.
, Tax Collector Griffin was, in the
city Tuesday filling his third and last
engagement here collecting shite and
county taxes for the year 18114.
Patents cannot give their children
a better Christmas or New Year’s
present than a year’s subscription to
the Gazette. Try it. Only $1 a
year in advance.
If. is announced that Capt. \V, Len
non and Miss Alda Henderson, of
Englewood, Irwin county, are to be
urried next Wednesday. The Wi
tte tenders congratulations m
Ivauce.
Rev.-M. F. Martin, of this city, is
representing the Dixie Tobacco Works
Bedford City, Yu., one of the most
liberal and reliable tobacco companies
doing business. See bis advertisement
on sixth page.
The plans and specifications for
the baptist church have arrived. The
building committee will now receive
Sealed bids for the erection of the
building. See .’.‘‘Notice, to. Contract
ors” on sixth page.
Messrs. Rhodes and McCartney
with their families, from Pennsylva
nia, are now occupying the Hedge
residence on the corner of .Sixth Street,
and Ridge avenue. Tifroniuus give
them a hearty welcome.
The Gazette eaiiMsin.xfl House
is headquarters for all kinds of
legal and commercial printing. Don’t
fiend your orders off when this house
can and will do it better and cheaper
tlian yon can get it done elsewhere.
Buy your holiday goods from the
merolumlfi who patronize the Ga
zette. They are all good men and
deal honorably with all their custo
mers. Go to see them and you will
be sure to getsmne first-class bargains.
The statement that Dr. J. A. Mc-
Crea was a candidate and was voted
for at the late municipal election,and
that he favored a repeal of the hog
ordinance, the Gazette learns is a
and the editor gladly makes
this correction.
The new proprietor of the Main
Street Pharmacy, Mr. .1. J. Golden,
lias u new advertisement on sixth
He is offering all goods in his
“rock bottom" prices for cash,
buy until you call, examine his
stock and get prices.
The Gazette failed to state in the
proper pluce that. upon the arrival
of the bridal party from Brunswick
last Wednesday night all were invited
to the residence of the groom’s -.par
ents, Mx. and Mrs. W, 0. Tift, where
a tnpgt; delicious luncheon was served.
Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Tift was present.
They remained up until the train ar
rived and bad everything in readiness
for the reception of the party. The
repast was enjoyed very much.
The Tift artesian well is complete.
Tile pump was put in and started to
work Tuesday night; it has ncapacity
of 260 gallons.a minute. An ■ analy
sis of She water has not vet been blade 1
but the contractor, who has betfed
other wo!I* in this section of the state
says ’ there is none better
Geoigis. The next thing
be considered is the putting
mains ainl ether plumbing so that
people can have the benefit of
tut- water.
TOYS.
T
D O LL8.
Make
=8
it Merry
Santa Clans !
Thousands of Goods to Make Your Selections From!
From December 20th. to January 1st!
We will sell more goods than any other five firms in Tifton.
WHY?
„ Because of our Immense Stock and Popular Prices.
Two Carloads New Goods This Week
We Avant half dozen extra clerks who are quick and ac
curate. .Reference required.
Surveyors are in the Held locating
the extension of the Columbus South
ern railway from Albany to Jackson
ville.
A telephone line is to be built
from Pidcock to Moultrie. Tele
phones are getting to be as common;
and cheap us loafers.
The ordinary of Lowndes county
lias issued tins year, up to date, 129
marriage licenses, 61 for white cou
ples and 68 for colored.
There will never be n full school
in Ashburn till there is some interest
taken in advertising it. Not an ex
hibition in three years.—Advance.
Colquitt county has two tickets in
the field for county officers—denio-
cratio and populist. The democratic
ticket is said to have one populist on
it—a penitent one.
The new municipal officers for the
thriving town of Ashburu next year
are: J. S. Betts, mayor; J. Ijiw-
renoe, W, A. Aaron, J. B. Bozeman
mid J. C. Hickman, councilman.
The Observer says: ‘‘It is au
thentically stated that a land title is
ou reoord in Colquitt comity dated in
1446. Somebody was certainly in
America prior to the discovery by
Columbus."
Make tlui Christmas of ’il l a cheer- We
ful one by presenting your wife with ^ nn ,] s
some beautiful rugs. We have them.
are opening so many new £y er y Department
wo haven t the tune to give u ~
A comfortable start for a young
nmn is a full set of good habits ami a
complete set of house furnishings.
We have them at comfortable prices.
If you arc
niid let us
glasses.
“out of sight” conic in
tit yon with a pair of
When you come down town take
your tablet and pencil and jut down
some of our prices and compare them
witli others.
Make sonic one happy this Christ
mas who are not able to liny for
, . . , , . t. themselves. Wc cut prices lower in
descriptions. Just come along and Is fully stocked with great values. j ^
get what you want. The prices arc Fine Willow and Rued Chairs of j_— .*
right. beautiful designs at popular prices. Cold hands may he a sign of a
■; 000 .. U ,] R Checks Bugs, Brussel Is Carpets, at low warm heart, but they feci more com-
,, A n n • o a n nrices forfablo when enclosed in a nice pair
Value 6c, Our Price 3 l-2c Cnml OMll „ ^^stosiw.
v££*«HL. ''“'T' *”' i ‘1’“' Vo. her olio. t»rin.»,| low
’ ^ T ' sizes: “4x7-1, HxDU. 9x12, 12x12 temperature, but ought to know from
J o go under value. feet. A good serviceable present. actual experience something of our
Dress low prices on furniture.
Special!
Some splendid values
Goods for the bargain luniterH.
Dolls! Dolls!
Fair
exchange is
no robb
-cry.
Trade
§2 for one of
our w
alch
uhaitiM.
We guarantee
them for
live
years.
Multiply l>v two tbe
price on
any
of our
clothing, and y
■on have
the
See the berutifij! Wedding and
Christmas presents we bavo in
The old oaken bucket lias had its
lay and should he replaced by some
line 0111 galvanized water pails.
a fire fv/i and nn fn *S9 silverware; made and warranted by ......
101 OC anU UJJ 10 d>4 It caps everything in and around
the Rogers Mfg. Co. j Tifton. What? Our stock of haU
Large assortment of Toys, Albums, We will have on sale fine line of ( #n j oa j )K
; Toilet sets, Collar and Cuff Boxes, watches at manufacturer’s wholesale
Work Boxes, Manicure Sets, Pol- prices,
figures which merchant tailors make
Make your
are all sold.
ed Horn Novelties, etc.
tailors make i
you on the,sa,ne goods. 1,000 POUndS
Christmas thoughts combined with 1 Flll6 Ff6Sh C3.ndlGSj OxfOFCi BlblSSj
Santa Claus has arrived and made
selections before they his headquarters with us.
economy thoughts
our fancy goods,
are found among manu fa c t,iired expreesly for our hol
iday trade,
Auy r.no can got a crowd for one Only 7 1-Se
day, but there mast -bo some reason "
why our store is crowded every day.
The Xmas goods we have our
prices so tlioy will not have to he
stored until next Xmas.
Indexed, for .... ...
,, It takes live minutes to disappoint
Only > CzOHTVj, customer,and five years to reassure
'X,,,,! On* dollar more elsewhere. M™- We know tin's and do as we
loun " advertise.
Some girls like a man with n past;
others with a future; but most uiris
like a man with u present, about
Christmas time, from our jewelry de
partment. We are agents for Rog
ers M fg. Co.
A otrong movement is on foot
h hen you wear our celebrated shoes, j
Family Bibles,
Value *7.60, nt *4.30.’
6 lbs. Coffee for only $1.
5 balls Potash (10c size), only 26c.
FULL Set Buggy Harness, value
$7.76, PRICK ’
Big stock Harness, Saddles, Bri-; Silk UmDFSll&S,
dies, etc.
If you wish to Ihi
buy your shoos of us.
“well heeled"
One Car Loan Salt
Only 55c per Sack
Value $1.50, Price $1.
HALF Bushel Basket*.
VALUE 10c, price only
WANTED.
To buy 200,000 feet of 11-2 inch,
clear kiln dried lumber, from 6 inches
and up In width. Address,
The Yellow Pine Lumber Co.,
Atlanta. Ga,
Xtkamp.
In n nut-shell —a fresh supply of
almonds, pecans, filberts, lmtlcr nuts,
and cocoa nuts, eta., just in.
The hair will fly—provided you
buy one of thoss $2,60 razor* of us
our price only >1.00.
SANTA CLAUS’ HEADQUARTERS
71
AT
A Tramp at the door, yes only a tramp.
Hut tlm eyes are red, the fitee t» wan p
lie is a vagrant, perhaps, but then 1
know
Wlial c’r.r lie be, he (» “ »omc mother's
son."
I cannot turn him away; It may lie
My Savior stands there In such pitiful
gulHe t
And whenever 1 come to Him, my Lord,
lie never turns mo awav. In no wire.''
Must I help hint? Yes, help him I must.
Give him work to do If I can,
Hut send him away with • pnrpoao firm,
To hold on to God, and tic a man !
—Mtss K C. B.iros.
The Georgia Immigration uml
Investment Bureau,
The Georgia Immigration and In
vestment Bureau has bruit established
for tbe purpose of advertising the
general conditions and resources of
the statu, with a view of furnishing
reliable information to persons out
side, who are hoine-seekurs, ami to
such as desire to invest capital in
gome one of the varied means for
wealth which the statu affords.
The bureatt has for its general
manager that estimable gentleman,
Hon. W. J. Nertheo, with sub-agen
cies and efficient correspondents in
every section of the state.
Its advertising of the resources of
the state-is more thorough than any
bureau heretofore established in the
South. In fact, any property
placed with the Bureau for sale is
immediately placed, with a full dis-
cription, accompanied by pamphlets
and circulars, describing fully the
resources and advantages of the cquu-
try surrounding it, with every agency
North, East and West. In other
words, every home seeker or investor
thtonghout the country is immedi
ately informed that your property is
for sale when placed with the bureau.
Our terms for placing properties
are the same as the ordinary real es
tate dealers, no charge beteg made
until a sate is consummated. Wi
will have several parties from
North, East and West, to visit
state during the emmths of
and February.
If you have any property for
call on, or address me at upce.
* Muvqh J. Rest.
Southern Manager, Georgia Immi
gration and Investment Bureau.
P.#, Box 44. Titrate*-'*
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