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TIFTON, BERRIEN CO., GEORGIA. FRIDAY. APRIL 5.1895.
or THE
Greatest BARGAIN Days
Ever Known in Tifton.
COP/NIQMTKB
THE LINE COMPLETE.
When you want a good suit of clothes go to W. O. TIFT’S.
Friday and Saturday,
April 12th and 13th.
Dry Goods.
It is our aim to show to the people
ot this section, on the above dates,
the Largest, Cheapest and beat line
ot Standard Goods ever shown in
Southwest Georgia. Our line con
sists of all tiic latest novelties, all new
goods—no Fire, Auction or Hank-
nipt Stock.
four choice of any calico in stock,
all solid colors, and guaranteed, 4J.
Calicos, medium, 34 cents.
Ginghams, from 4 to 15 cents.
Checks, 34‘cents.
Checks, extra heavy, 44 cents.
Sheeting, 8-4 for 34 cents.
Sheeting, 7 8 for 8£ cents.
Sheeting, 4-4 for u4 cents.
Bleaching, standard, 8} cents.
Bleaching, Fruit of the Loom, 5cls
Percales, all solid colors, 5cts.
Lawn—plain and fancy 4c.
Worsted dress goods, double width
per yard, 15 edits.
Coats thread, per Spool, 4cts.
Thread, Six-cord, 2 spools, 5ets.
The largest and cheapest line of
Laces and Embroideries, let. per
yard and up.
Handkerchiefs, full size, 4cts.
-Men’s hose, black solid colors, 9c.
Men’s hose, fancy, 4 cents.
Ladies hose, fancy, 4 cents.
Ladies hose, black solid colors, 4c.
Full line of hosiery m Tans, Blacks
and Fancies.
Bali thread, 15 balls for lOcts.
Buttons, 5c. per gross and up.
Cassimere, per yard, 18cts.
Full lino of corsets from 23c. up.
Ladies undervests, 4 cents.
See our line of shirt waists.
X-iedles, 4 papers 5 cents.
Pins, 4 papers for 5 cents.
Examine our line of-
FANCY DRESS GOODS.
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Jeans pants, warranted not to rip,
68 cents.
Cottonade, 49 cents.
Heavy cotton pants, 63 cents.
Wo have left a few heavy suits
and pants that go at half price.
Our #4.50 pants, only $2.25.
Our 3 50 pants, only 1.75.
Our 2.00 pitnts, only 1.00.
Our 1.50 pants, only .75.
Our 1.00 pants, only .50.
Clothing.
Our lino of Clothing, ($4,000)
the largest in town, everything new
and fresh, direct from the manufac
turers. Compare our goods and pri
ces and we will guarantee to under
sell any house in town.
Cutaway suits, all wool, $4.75
Our #3 suits, all wool, for 1.50
Our $4 sack suits all wool, 3.03
Our #5.25 sack suits, cheviot, 4.38
Our #7.00 sack suits, cheviot,
Boys mi its, 5 to 14 years,
Boys suits, all wool,
Jeans pants warranted not to rip,
50 cents.
Jeans pants, warranted not to rip,
88 cents.
5.75
1.00
1.03
Shoes.
To appreciate our line of shoes we
request you come and look for your
self.
Men’s brogans, all solid, 88 cents.
“ plow shoes, all solid, $1.13.
“ , lace shoes, 88 cents.
“ lace and congress, 88 cents.
“ calf shoes, #1.20.
Our $1.50 shoes, only $1.25
Our 1.05 shoes, only 1.25
Our 2.0(1 shoes, only 1.40
Our 2.50 shoos, only 2.00
Our 1.85 narrow toe, 1.48
We are making a specialty in men
and ladies line shoes in Tans, Patent
Leather and Calf.
Ladies Oxford patent tip, 44o.
BITS OF LOCAL GOSSIP.
Personal and Impersonal Matters in
the City and Vicinity.
Tift & Snow Co.. are“here to stay”
—and to win.
The merchants of Tifton are ex
hibiting a splendid line of spring
goods.
The school roll at, the Institute
now numbers 103 pupils, and the
number is still increasing.
Spring lettuce, mustard, rudishes,
turnips, onion's, etc., will soon cease
to be rarities on Tifton tables.
Mrs. .1. T. Muiiml is spending the
week in Albany attending Chautau
qua and visiting her sister, Mrs.
Mathews.
Call on II. A. Yonmatis for first-
class turnouts. He keeps the best in
the city.
Mrs. Phoebe Tift and daughter, of
Tifton, are spending the week with
relatives in Albany, attending the
Chautauqua.
Miss Katharine Tift, of Tifton; is
the guest of Mr. and Sirs. .1. M. Tifr,
«l Albany, and will rei(lain until
after Chautauqua.
An advertisement in the ladies
memorial edition of the Gazette
will not only benefit you, but the
ladies and the cause of Christ
Gaskins’, Tifton, is the place to buy
the best goods at rock-bottom figures.
In the. Masonic building.
The ladies of Tifton have been
doiug some hard work this week,
getting copy for the Woman’s Me
morial edition of the Gazette.
While Tifton’s bank is not yet in
operation, yet any one is perfectly
safe in “banking” on Tifton’s future
as the metropolis of southwest Geor
gia
Albany has borrowed quite a num
ber of Tifton’s citizens for Chautau
qua this week,but we will get it back
when Tifton has her Chautauqua iu
June.
Tift & Snow Co-, Have grown the
fry varieties that is suited to your
ats and your climate.
Quite a large number of the good
citizens of eastern and middle Worth
were in Tifton the latter part of last
week, slipping and attending toother
business.
Mr. U. S. Kell is buck from Gtiflin,
and a large consignment of machin
ery for the foundry ami machine
shops has arrived and is being placed
in position.
The showers early »in the week
were only acceptable to the truck
growers, the young vegetables being
just at that stage when natural irri
gation was needed.
Tift & Snow Co., can sell you fruit
trees better and cheaper than any
firm in 1090 miles of here.
The first mail over the new Star
route from Tifton to Obe in Colquitt
county, left last Tuesday. Mr. P.
L. Weeks is the carrier, making the
trip twice eacli week.
, The business of the Tifton post-
office, both in money order and gen
eral mail departments, has been
largely increased, being about double
that of two years ago.
Messrs. T. M. Greene, & Sons have
rccoutly added a handsome iron safe
to their establishment, for the ac
commodation of their grocery busi
ness and the poetolficc.
II. A. Youinans cun’lit yon up a
teurn Tit any hour—day or night.
Don’t, forget this fact.
The apron and bpunet sule at the
Institute lust Friday night, for the
benefit of the Baptist church was a
success, realizing over #40 to reward
the efforts of the good ladies in
charge.
The ladies of the Methodist church
have been busy for the past week
fitting up the parsonage for ’the
occupation of Kev. W. F. Uixon and
fatniiy, who will prohably occupy it
this week.
The pay train of the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad was
down early in the week, making elad
the hearts of its inanV employees
along its line with a liberal supply
of tire filthy.
The Gazette does not harp so
much about the need of a new Cruu
swick at d Western depot in Tifton,
or say a great deal about the old
one, and believes old age is venerable
and entitled to respect.
A large force of hands lias been
employed for the yust several days
pushing work on the foundation for
the Baptist church building in order
to have it ready for the laying of the
corner stone Monday next,
Be not deceived by unreliable agents
Tift & Snow Co., cun do better for
you than any other firm.
The three new buildings being
erected in Tifton—the residences of
the Messrs, l’udrick and John Pope,
and the new Baptist church, would
do credit lo any town in southwest
Georgia. And rumor has it that
more are to follow soon.
Mr. Davis, representing the first-
“ Grain shoes, solid, 73c,
“ Glove Grain shoes, solid, 78c
“ Pongola shoes, solid, 88c.
“ Pongola elastic shoes, $1.25
“ Old Ladies Comforts, 88o.
“ Pongola Oxford, pat.tip,73o.
“ Pongola (>xford,pat. tip, 88c.
Our $2.90 Ladies shoe, $1.75.
Our 1.00 Ladies shoe, .80.
Goblets, 19c. set.
Shot, 7o. pound.
Powder, 23e. pound,
flames, root-bound, 40c
Bakes, 28c.
Full line of Farm.
Implements.
Examine our lino before buying
as we can save you money.
Hardware-
Look at these prlees:
Nails, large sizes, 501bs. $1,00
Nails, small and medium sizes, 401bs
$1.00.
Pixie stocks, extra points, $1.06.
Scooter stocks, 70c.
Plow lines,jj- rope, 10c., 3 for 25c.
Tacks, 10 papers, 5c.
Brass padlocks, 13c.
Knives, 4e. to $2.00.
Full lines of stoves:
No. 7, complete, with ware, $7.00.
No. 8, complete with ware, $8.50.
Water backets, 13c.
Quart pails, 4c.
Quart dippers, 4c.
Screws, 08c. gross and up.
Axle grease, (i for 25c.
Tumblers, 14c. set.
HEADQUARTERS
FOR—
Standard Goods,
EVERYTHING
New, Fresh
and Guaranteed.
Groceries.
Tobacco, worth 40o., only 25c.
Coffee 19c.
Sardines, 01c., 0 for 25c.
Tomatoes, (Tifton Brand), 08c.
Peas, « “ 08c.
Beans, “ “ 08c.
Oysters, lib, 0c.
“ 21b, 10c.
Negligee Shirts, Laundried, 48o.
White Nlirts, laundried, 45c.
lloso, from 4o. up.
Linen collars, 4-ply, 09c.
Full line of Neckwear, 5c. and up.
Suspenders, 08c.
Undershirts, 23c.
Overshirts, 23o.
Our heavy Underwear wo are selling
at cost.
Just opened our line of Spring
II will pay yon to see
them,
A Full and Complete
line of Trunks.
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class dry goods house of Ilofmayer
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& Jones, Albany, spent two days in
Tifton last week taking orders, lie
did a first, rate business and will come
again with his samples some time
during the next season.
The Brunswick and Western and
Georgia Southern and Florida rail
roads are pulling some fine passenger
trains just now. The “Tifton Uonte”
is being liberally advertised, and is
fast coming into popular favor as the
shortest and best route to Florida.
ltuv. T. M. Ticknor conducted the
sweetly solemn and impressive ser
vices of the Episcopal church, follow
ed by Holy Communion, at tiie Tif
ton Methodist church last Sunday.
Services will be held again on Thurs
day night before the third Sunday in
April.
Every day or two farmers come
into town from the country with
home raised bacon to exchange with
our merchants for goods. And wine
of the specimens recently brought in
will compare favorable iu size with
'the best grade from the western
markets. . >
If you want standard goods at the
lowest cash prices, call on Gaskins’
in the Masonic building.
An entire page of the immense 48-
page “Employes Edition” of the At
lanta Journal was occupied by the
Plant system to advertise its hotels
and railroads ami steamship lines.
The route via Tifton occupied the
most prominent places in I lie adver
tisement.
Several new wheels (the bicycle,
not tiie U. S. mint .pattern) have
been purchased in Tifton recently.
And their amateur owners, after a
few hours spent in learning their
various inn and outs, are forcibly re
minded of tiie. olil debate query:
“Is there not more happiness in pur
suit than in possession?”
For tiie accommodation of Chau
tauqua visitors; the Btunswick and
Western railroad will carry a passen
ger coach to Albany every morning
on the local freight, arriving there
at 9:00 a. m.; returning, leave Albany
at 7:00 p. in., on tiie express freight.
Kate from Tifton and return, $1.60
including Chautauqua ticket.
Don’t make your purchases of
general merchandise until you call at
Gaskins’ and examine his goods and
prices. In Masonic building.
-Master Roy LuSha, a reformed
printer from the statu of Illinois,
brought tiie first spring vegetables of
the season to Tifton lust Saturday,
and it is needless to say, found ready
sale for them. They were from his
father’s truck furm, two miles north
west of town, where they hud several
thousand tomato plants ready for
transplanting early in the week, that
averaged over four inches in height.
The Tifton Correspondent of the
Worth County Ivocul thus dishes up
an item which the Gazette over
looked last week. “We had a real,
live Yankee congressman iu Tiftou
last week, lion. Jajtii M. Bailey, of
Albany, N. Y., flfffo slopped over
with a party of tourists on their way
to St Augustine, Fla. -lie is also
ex-U. 8. minister to Hamburg, and is
said to have enough money to burn
up the proverbial “wet dog.” He
was surprised end highly pleused at
what lie saw here, and will probably
make some large investments.”
Mr. W. W. Davis, a carpenter
working on the Padrick residence,
was the victim of a serious accident
nail going nearly through the hollow
of his foot, lie suffered the most,
excruciating pain while the spike
was being extracted and turned
deathly sick. Dr. McCrae was called
and bound up tiie wound; it took
most strenuous efforts to prevent
lockjaw. It will be some time before
lie will lie able to resume hits work,
us lie is a poor man it is a source of
consolation to him to know tiiat. lie
lias an accident policy witli a weekly
indemnity sufficient to support him
and bis family during his enforced
idleness.
At tiie time of his death ltev.
Elijah Ogden, of Tifton, held u life
policy for $2,000 in the Massachu
setts Mutual Bumfit Association. He
bus been dead about six months and
(lie policy hus not yet been paid.
Tired ot waiting tiie beneficiaries
placed the policy in tiie hands of till
attorney for collection. A corres
pondence between tiie lawyer and the
muiiugiiig officers of the company
resulted, but no satisfactory settle
ment had been agreed upon. Monday
a limn, by the name of E. II. Stevens,
arrived in Tifton o:i .the afternoon
train and proceeded to tiie home of
Mrs. Ogden, the widow, to whom the
policy was payable, representing him
self ns acting for the company, uml
succeeded in getting possession of tiie
policy, in consideration of #25, witli
her receipt iu full settlement indited
thereon. Mrs. Ogden is an invalid
and hus been for many years,
and wholly incapacitated for
business. John, the eldest son, 1ms
been transacting tiie family business
every since his father’s d-utli; when
ho came home after his day’s work,
his mother told him what she bud
done. He was indignant at what
seemed to be a sneaking effort to
swindle the fumily out of their just
rights. He at once consulted Attor
ney Boatright; a warrant was issued
uml Stevens arrested, and made to
return the policy with a written
acknowledgement thut.the receipt in
settlement was void. Stevens’ con
duct- was exceedingly peculiar and
gave decided coloring to the. idea
i that it was a bold effort to defraud
lie
did not register at flic hotel, refused
to give Ins name when called upon
by the officer and step|ied iu between
Mrs. Ogden and her attorney, who
hml the matter in charge and had
been trying to effect a settlement for
her with the company, to get posses
sion of tiie paper for tiie paltry sum
of $25. Citizens felt outraged when
they heard of it, and some of the
younger bloods talked strongly of
tiiking tiie fellow out and giving him
a full dose of “elbow grease uml
hickory oil.” Stevens left on the
first train Tuesday. Mrs. Ogden will
now have to go into tiie courts to re
cover tiie amount of tiie policy.
April 1st was not neglected by Tif
ton’s citizens, and many and various
were the harmless jokes perpetrated,
the post and express offices being con
venient agents. Probably tiie best,
wasbyonoof our handsome young
business men who caused several
young ladies to call on his sister un
der the impression that she wanted to
see them on business of importance,
and while both parties were anxiously
waiting for the other to mention bus
iness, ho let down, by means of a long
il
thread, a large placard reading “April
1st, 1895,” in nig, black letters!
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A Growing: Business
There is no better business barom
eter or surer index of the growth and
prosperity of a town than ita post-
office? U mler its presen t ad mi lustra
tion, tiie growth of the business uf
the Tifton post-office has been phe
nomenal, und if il continues as good
for the ensuing year as it has been
for the first miarter, the office will
uttain to the dignity of a presidential
one, the cancellation for January,
1895, being one-third more than for
January, 1894. For last mouth, 171
money orders were issued, amounting
to the neat sum of #1,800, being al
most double the number issued in .
1893, and nearly three times that of
1894. Six railwuy mails leave the ,
office every 24 hours, and two star
routes are’served semi-weekly. ’.Over
a thousand letters ami packages are
..
Monday afternoon. He junijicti upon j
the point of a ten-penny nuil, the'Mrs. Ogden and her children. 1
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handled at the office each day, be-
sides several hundred pounds ex
changed from the trams at the depot*