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-WOMAN’S MEMORIAL EDITION.
TIFTON, GA., MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1S95.
LOCAL AND SOCIETY NEWS.
Stem* llfratled Tnffutlier hi a Hurry for the
tVomunV Memorial Edition.
There is uo more interesting stroll
than one,from the depot of the Gone
South and Foundered railroad, around
in a deep semi-circle, to the Bent and
Wrinkled depot.
First, you some to the drug store
• in charge of that young geutleman
who will be a Good-man in spite of
himself, like his father, then to the
postoflice and the neat and tasty
Greene-groccry kept by a new but en
terprising firm; thence around by
the massive brick buildings, where
Julian Love(B) to Buck-ie down to
business,catering to a wholesale trade
that will soon be 6eoond to none in
south Georgia. A little further down
Railroad street you can go through
the well-equipped Gazette Publish
ing House, so ably presided over by
Mr. Been There Alleu. I was some
what surprised to Bee a number of
long couuters reaching the full length
of the building until I remembered
he needed them all to keep a’count-er
the great mass of business constantly
coining in and going out of the office,
You now pass over to Main street
and go through the immense Cash
Bargain Emporium, kept by those
clever gentlemen whoso sirname in
dicates they are fresh from Ireland
until their voice aud tongue deny it
Here the manager, Well Over, is ably
assisted by his brothers, Just Gone
and Girl Hunting. Next up Main
street is another large establishment,
where an ever watchful Shepherd so
kiudly cares for his flocks of custom
ers, though lie Ma-nard do so well
without good Co. Next, across the
.street, is the staunch firm of Much
Wasted Gaskins, who is faced across
by that clever merchant and citizen,
Real Long llow-en. At the meet mar
ket,Walker has the Powers) to supply
•you with what you need in that line.
Gross over to the handsome brick
■drugstore whose genial young propri
etor, with his by no means Paulk-
easy clerk, has a Golden future hefore
him. And then we pass the depot
about which the least said is the
soonest mended (and goodness knows
it needs mending with a new one at
, once). Hard by is the Old Reliable
general store of Mr. Enough Poetry
Bowen, who has his hosts of friends
and customers, and lastly, on Second
atrect, you reach the large establish
ment which, if not a successor to
Tiffany & Co. has half the name and
more than half the goods.
By this time, if you are not tired
I certainly am; my head aches and
my friends fear I am exhibiting signs
of softening of the brain.
Of all Tifton’s large and hand
some general merchandise stores,
probably tlie largest business is done
by those under the able management
of Messrs. Double-You-Owc Padrick
and 00. Tift.
♦
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The clever and efficient superin
tendent of the canning factory says
that the entire output of this mag
nificent enterprise is but a branch of
Wo(r)tnan’s work.
Mr. C. 0. Guest, of Tampa, Fla,
after a few days’ visit to Americas,
is again the Guest, of relatives iu
Tifiofi. He is a former Tiftonito,
ana a young man of energy and abil
ity, whose future career ot success
an be easily Guest at.
Tiftou’a two clever and energetic
mtractors form a paradox. One has
, very Slack way of rushing up build
ing-, while the other is always be-
Hic with liiswork. Yet, strange to
«y, i.e former is noted for thesupe-
tr quality of the work he turns out,
■d the latter is punctuality itself
. filling his contracts.
No town in southwest Georgia has
etter or more competent corps of
ledical men. From the able one
••ho first Bhcd a (Mc)Itay of light
vver the Esculapean field in this vi-
nity, they are all proficient iu their
■ling. One of them is a good-man,
. - been a Good-man from his birth.
.11 the walks of life he is a Good-
d despite all tile temptations
that may beset, him, I10 will be a
Good-man as long os he lives. An
other is a Farmer by nature,although
lie occasionally turns his attention to
gardening. But tliiB is one case in
which it, cannot be said that a good
farmer was spoiled to make a doctor.
Taken singly and by avoirdupois, it
can truly be suid that be lias almost
as much weight aw all three of his
competitors combined. The young
est of the four, but not leust in Ins
profession, lays no claim to Apostolic
succession, although he is Peter’s-son.
Our legal lights are not one whit
behind our medical friends, except in
number. It is said that the largest
of them never puts off ’till to-Mur-
row what he can do to-day, while an
other, in the real estate business,
is said to be a good deal nearer F11I-
of-wood than he is of real estate.
But not a word of tins is to be con
strued as meaning that the wood is
in his head. The youngest of them
in legal lore, while being u most com
petent railroad man, can come nearer
steering a Boat-right than any man
in Tifton.
Tifton’s two livery stable men,
0. A. Williams and yonr-nmn, You
mans, are a whole “team” to them
selves, although they work -in single
harness, but can fit you up with an
other team on the most abbreviated
notice.
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Miss Ella Bacon spent Friday ami
Saturday at Chautauqua.
Capt. II. H. Tift and family are
attending Chautauqua this week
Three carloads of machinery was
received this week for the Iron Foun
dry.
Mrs. W. T. Hurgrett is spending
the week iu Albany, attending Chau
tauqiiu.
Miss Mamie Harmon left Tues
day night- for Thomasville, to spend
a while with relatives.
Miss VVarnell, of Johnston Sta
tion, is visiting her sisters, Mesdumcs
Hurgrett mid AlcCrae.
The corner stone of the Buptist
church will be laid to-day. Every
one is invited to attend.
■Mrs. Timmons was called to the,
bedside of her mother last Tuesday,
who is not expected to live.
The most delightful affair of the
week was a luncheon given by Mrs
L. A. Snow Wednesday afternoon.
The Baptist ladies made about
forty-two ($42) dollars at their apron
and bonnet sale last Friday evening,
We are glad to learn that Dr. J. C,
Goodman is improving, and hope to
soon see him out umoiig his many
friends.
The ladies of the Methodist church
had much success in getting furni
ture for the parsonage. Everyone
contributed freely.
Rev. W. F. Hixori and family ar
rived Thursday and will make this
their future home. We ure glad
have them with us.
Hon. W. F. Ford and wife were iu
Tifton Thursday, accompanying Mrs,
W. E. Greeuo thus fur on her return
to her home iu Sparks.
Mrs. E. L. Vickers and her inter
eating children, after a pleasant visit
to her parents in Tifton, lett Friday
for her home at Arabi.
How ubout ail Arbor Day for Tif
ton, to be employed by each man in
setting shade trees along the sidewul k
in front of bis premises ? Our streets
need them badly enough.
Young ladies should be careful
who they tell of their love affairs, us
reports are out that oue of Tifton’i
most popular young men and beau
tiful young ladies are to be married
in the near future.
Mr. I. A. Williams, of Stillmore,
Ga., was m Tifton Wednesday, visit
ing relatives. He expects to leave in
a few days for Lexington, Kentucky,
to Utkf a coarse of studies in the
the Business University of that city.
Col. Thos. E. Williams, the best
County School Commissioner iu the
state, was in Tifton Wednesday,look
after the intercuts of the Tifton Chnn
to
tauqua. Our citizens will do all in
their power to see that his indefa-
tigueable efforts are rewarded with
abundant success.
Our own Postmaster Greene paid
Arabi a flying visit Saturday.
“Mr. Artie Tifton 13 visiting Chau
tauqua,” is one way the Albany Her
ald shortened composition.
Rev. J. B. Gamble!!, D. D., Presi
dent of Mercer University, delivered
addiess to the children at the
Buptist Sunday school yesterday
evening at 3:30.
Prof. E. J. Williams went up to
Albany Friday to spend a few
days at Chautauqua, Mrs. J. W.
Greene temporarily filling his place
in the school room.
Mrs. B. T Allen left Saturday
night for Madison, Fite, where she
goes to uttond the bedside of her
father, Mr. Anion DeLaughter, who
is'seriously ill. Mrs. Allen, herself,
is in feeble health, and her many
friends iti Tifton hope she will find
her parent on the road to recovery.
Mrs. W. 0. Tift received a tele
gram Monday that her mother was
very ill. She left for Mystic, Conn.,
that night, but a telegram was re
ceived here Tuesday night that her
mother, Mrs. D. D. Malloiy, was
lead. Our entire community grieve
at the death of this most estimable
lady, and sincerely sympathize with
Mrs. Tift 111 her loss.
A burglar, supposed to be one of
the negro employes on the place,
foiced ail entrance into the residence
of Mr. LaSIm, living two miles north
west of town, by means of a pick-axe
one night last week. A trunk be
longing to Muster Roy was pried
open, and a revolver and a small sum
of money taken therefrom. The cul
prit has so fur eluded capture.
Mr. C. C. !$. Baldridge arrived.
Thursday afternoon with a party of
homeseekers from Springfield and
Pittsburg. Among the party were
Messrs. Homer Calendar und B. P.
Thietand, of Springfield, und Mr
Miller Purvis, editor of the Farm
News, of Springfield, whos" all ter
taming letters from South Georgia
liuve appeared ill previous issues of
the Gazette.
Gov. W. Y. Atkinson and lion. F.
G. Du'oignon passed through Tifton
Saturday afternoon, on their to
turn from the Albany Chuutau
quu, where they met with an enthu
siastic reception. The Governor goes
to Brunswick, where he will spend
Sunday. He says that in uo section
of the state has he met' with the pro
gress and development that is shown
at Tifton, and expressed his intention
of visiting the Midsummer Fair in
July.
That was rather a funny mistake
made by clever Editor Pm vis in bis
second letter from Tifton to his home
paper, the Springfield Republic-
Times. The ladies of the Methodist
church laid an apron sulc at the In
stitute building one night while he
was here, and some one invited him
up to the “Institute” that night,meun
ing the building, but he supposed it
to lie the “cracker” name for the en
tertainment, which he rightly com
pared to “a ohurcli social, or fair.”
The ladies of Tifton have the laugh
on Editor Purvis, but in view of the
kind things he has said about our
town we will let him off.
A queer uccident happened to the
handsome grey horse belonging to
Mr. J. E. Stewart while his owner
was driving him on a business trip
over in Worth county lost Saturday,
The bits were removed from his
mouth for him to drink at a smull
stream, when he ran away, only going
a short distance before.the buggy cap
sized, throwing the horse heavily to
the ground, from which he was una
ble, after repeated efforts, to arise.
Mr. Stewart procured assistance and
tried to help the animal to his feet,
but be was paralyzed, and could not
stand. His owner sold him for 25
cents, and at last accounts, his condi
tion was growing worse, although he
had received the best medical atten
tion.
LAYING THE CORNER-STONE.
l’rognumne of ExerclftCN— Sketch of the
TJftou Church and Her Growth.
PROGRAM
“Stone laying,” in connection with
the First Baptist church, Tifton,
April 8, 1805.
Hymn—Choir.
Prayer—Rov. W. \V. Webb.
Hymn—Choir,
Address—Rev. IC. /. F, Golden.
A briet statement—Rev. Fred T.
Snell.
Upcitation—Miss Gertrude Pad-
rick.
Hymn “Little ones like me.”—
Choir.
Laying the stone.
On behalf of the Missionary help
ers—Master Henry Tift.
Hymn, “IIow firm a Foundation.”
Prayer by the pastor.
Address—Uev.J. U. Gambrell,D.D
Offerings.
An opportunity will be given for
every one present to lay an offering
upon the stone.
Prayer.
Address—“Thanks to speakers.”—
U. T. Allen.
Address—“Thanks to the women
and all other helpers for aid re
ceived.”—,T. K. Carswell.
Address—“Thanks to the pastors.”
B. T. Cole.
Benediction.
Other speakers are expected and
will doubtless take part in the pro
ccedings.
the church and frequently, in con
versation, would say “This is my lust
pastorate.” We believe that our pas
tor, now here, was sent to us in an
swer to his prayers.
After a few month’s supply by
Elder J. L. Underwood, of Camilla,
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PA8TOE I'HKIt T. SNKtl.
Tho Tifton Baptist Church and Hor
Growth.
In 1874, in tho providence of God,
Rev. W. \V. Webb—then only a lay
man—moved from Dooly county to
this section, at that time almost
wilderness. The only Missionary
Baptist church for many miles was at
Zion Hope. But, like a true mission
ary, he preached the Word wherever
tip found a settlement and people will
ing to listen, for ten years.
In 1884 Rov. W. L. Geiger and
others visited Tifton aud faithfully
preached the Word. In 1888aohurch
was organized, under tho name of
Harmon church, with ten members,
aud services held in a house used by
all denominations until its destruo
tion by fire in 1880. Then five of
the members, together with the
preacher, went away. From this time
until 1891, the little remnant were
supplied with preaching by Elders
8. E. lilitch, W. W. Webb, J.G. Nor
ris—the beloved blind preacher—and
C. T. Anderson, who has gone to his
reward.
However, wc cun with propriety
date the beginning of the First Bap'
list ohurcli of Tifton with the com
ing of the venerable and lamented
Rev. Dr. Clias. M. Irwin in our midst
in February, 1801, sent hire by the
State Mission Board. He, with about
a dozen Missionary Baptists, began to
hold regular services in the Methodist
house of worship, for which Christian
courtesy, shown then and Bincc the
burning of our building, we will
ever hold them iu grateful remem
hr,nice.
As Buid before, Dr. Irwin came to
Tifton as u missionary of the State
Board and his salary, os such, was
supplemented by the zealous labor
of the few Baptist Women then liv
ing here. Steps were taken at once
toward building a house of worship,
and with Dr. Irwin’s inspiring iu
fiuence and gcnerul help from many,
notable among whom was onr good
friend Capt. II. II. Tift, a house that
all Tifton felt proud of was ready
for services in 1891. Soon after the
first services were held in the new
church a general re-organization took
place and Messrs. W. \V. Tiuimons
und B. T. Allen were chosen and or
duined deacons.
In the fall of 1892 Dr. Irwin noti
fied the church that, owing to his
advanced uge and feebleness of body,
he could not serve any longer and he
thought it time for the church to
choose for herself a pastor. Dr. Irwin
was in no sense the pastor of tho
church, hut by special arrangements
with the State Board tie was allowed
to remain here; though we All loved
him os siicli and he, in turn, loved
was called and accepted, und with
his coming came the first real pastor
of tho First Buptist church of Ttf-
ton. The first Sunday services after
his arrival is one that will never be
effaced froih our memory—a memo
rial service in honor of the death of
Dr. Irwin, who hud just passed away.
The sermon was preached by Elder
Underwood—-a olierislied desire of
his—by apeoiul request, and the
music was furnished by a special
choir selected regardless of denomi
nation. Everybody in Tifton loved
Dr. Irwin as a father and were unx
ions to honor him.
In the meantime the flourishing
Sunday-school had been organized in
connection with the church, Mr. J.
K. Carswell—who came to ns as a
deacon. aud accepted as such—was
elected superintendent, and Mr. T
A. Spurlin—a good brother who had
come from Hawkinsvilte—was elms
en secretary. They are still serving
the school in these capacities.
Soon after Pastor Snell came, by
unanimous vole the name “Jlerinon
ohurcli” was changed to “First Bap
tist oliuroh of Tifton.” In reality it
had already lost, its identity as “Iler-
mon church.” Everything wusmov
ing along smoothly and the church
was beginning to make fast her line
mid preparing to do missionary work
in the outlaying destitution when, on
tho night of June 3d, 1894, the
Ix'uutiful church, for the building of
which they hud labored so long and
so well, was swept away by fire. The
loss wns not only a heavy one for the
congregation but the entire poopl
of Tifton, for all had worked and
contributed liberally to its erection
and many were the sad faces and
sadder hearts that wept over the
smouldering ruins.
However, the congregation was un
daunted. The official members of
the congregation, pastor and deacons,
met a few evenings after to consult
as to the best course to be pursued
They resolved, by the help of the
Imril and a generous public coupled
with their own efforts, they would
“go forward” to the building of an
other house, even a bettor one than
the former.
To-day we come together to luy
the corner-stone of that edifice
Reader, will you kindly lay an offer
ing on that stone to-day for the glory
of God and to help complete the
building fice of debt? If yon
unprepared to contribute to-day, will
you bring or send us a contribution
iu the near future? Let us preseut
a thank-offering to the Ixird for
“His meroy endurctli forever.”
It is true nearly a twelve-month
has been added to the past since the
destruction of our temple of worship
before we began to rebuild, but not
one of our faithful band have been
unmindful of our duty to God to
rebuild, our heads and hearts have
been in the work and we can almost
see the end. We pray that all may
live to see the new bouse completed
ami dedicated to the service of our
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
God, where God’s people may mix
[ and mingle their voices in grateful
praises to Him ‘‘who ruleth all things
well.’*
We cannot close this short memo
rial article without tendering our
heartfelt tkanks: Fiist, to the Brun
swick Buptist Sunday-scliDol—the
first to send us a contribution to our
work; may the richest benedictions
|of heaver.' rest upon those dear,
thoughtful young people! Second,
to the membership of the Waycross
Baptist olmrcli for a liberal contri
bution, and we beg to assure them
should they over be called to pass
through a similar ordeal wc shall not
be lacking iu that charity which
[they have extended to us. Third, to
Capt. H. II. Tift, of our own city,
hose most generous contribution
has greatly cheered our hearts and
strengthened us to the work of the
Lord; we pray God’s blessings may
ever attend him und that he may
find Jesus by the way, whom to know
is life everlasting. Fourth, to the
Christian hearted people everywhere
ho have divided their substance
with us that we might build the
house of the Lord.
Finally, we exhort our own people
to be of good cheer, for the Ixird has
promised good concerning them.
Love and labor on till the work iB
tided ; we’ll bear the cross now, but
we’ll wear the crown by-uud-by.
Mas. W. T. Hakouett.
Ladles Missionary Society.
On tho 10th of February, 1891,
Rev. Dr. C, M. Irwin, who was act
ing ns pastor of the Tifton Baptist
church, organized a Ladies' Aid So
ciety with eleven members—only six
of whom woro Baptists. Olliers
gradually oaine in until there wero
fifteen or twenty members, but not
more Ilian half of these were work
ing members. However, small as it
was, this Huoiely was largely instru- . ,
mental in building our beautiful
house of worship which was burned
m Juno, 1894.
After the house was built wo
merged into a Woman's Missionary
Society and joined tile slate organi
zation known as the Woman’s Mis
sionary Union. Though, at times,
wo have lmd lmm work to keop it
together, it is now and lias been for
some time a live working missionary
society, and strongly imbued with
the idea of “woman’s work for wo
rn.” Mits. li. T. Cows.
A Romantic Marriage.
Albany, April 3. —Dr. James M.
Wilkes, a young dentist of Tampa,
Flo., passed through this city today
en route to'Shell man, and his passage
brings out an exceedingly interesting
•omunce. O11 December 28th lust,
Dr. Wilkes and the beautiful Miss
Jessie Payne, tho acknowledged belle
of Shellmun, and celebrated over this
Section for her great personal beauty,
were quietly married at the home of
the bride’s mother in Sticllmnn. No
one but tin* immediate family were
witnesses to the ceremony.
For some reason it a as proposed
to keep the marriage a secret, which
was successfully accomplished. After
the marriage Dr. Wilkes returned to
bis Tampa home am) during the
three months that followed lie busied
himself with - preparing the home
liest for the eventual coming of his
bride. He made several trip# to
Shellmun in the menntitno in thifrole
of sweetheart, and several times met
former rivals, who were still unsus
pecting.
AmeriouB, Cuthbert, Smithville,
Albany, in fact, nearly every town in
this entire seotiou, furnished oue or
more devotees.
l)r. Wilkes stopped over here long
enough to give his former rivals
notice that he was goit g utter his
bride. The uews of this marriage
was a great surprise to all the
couple’s friends.
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A Tifton Justice of the Peace re
cently fined an old bachelor in search
of a wife for huntiugout of season.
—Albany Herald, Woman’s Edition.
This is a little strange, as the season
for trapping “dear," “doves” aud
“ducks” had not then expired. If
our contemporary hail given the name
of the bachelor found, some of our
voting ladjes might be able to “find*
liim themvelws.
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