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TIFTON, BERRIEN CO., GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 20,1895.
BITS OF LOCAL GOSSIP.
Personal and Impersonal Matters, in
the City and' Vioinity.
Tift & Snow Go., are“here to stay”
—and to win.
Rev. Armistead has been preach
ing in.the Methodist church this week,
beginning Sunday morning.
Mesdames Love and Kirk’and, of
Tifton, are visiting freuds and rela
tives at Kirkland, Coffee county.
Call on H. A. Yonmaus for first-
class turnouts. Ho keeps the best in
the city.
A party of young people went out
to the Hall mill pond Wednesday for
an outing and dinner in the woods.
Now is the time to clean up and
look after the sanitary condition of
the town before the hot sunshine
comes.
H. A. Yonmans can fit you up a
team at any hour—day or night
Don’t forget this fact.
Dr. J. C. Goodman has so far re
covered from his recent illness asjo
walk down to his drug store, though
he is still very weak.
Mr. Geo. W. Powers has sold his
restaurant business to the Messrs.
Turner, of Alapaha,' brothers of the
late Daniel Turner.
Be not deceived by unreliable agents
Tift & Snow Co., can do better for
you than any other firm.
Mrs. Boatright, mother of Col. F.
G. Boatright, took leave of Tifton
last Tuesday morning to return to
her home at Sullivan, Ind.
Hons. W, H. Love, of Tifton, and
"W, S. Walker, of Alapaha, attended
the Grand Chapter of Royal A.roh
Masons in Macon this week.
If you want standard goods at the
lowest cash prices, call on Gaskins’
in the Masonic building.
Contractor S. G. Slack has leased
one of the Julian brick stores and
will open therein a fall line of doors,
sash, blinds and hardware about
.May 1st.
Mrs. W. O. Tift has returned from
her sad trip to Mystic, Conn., wbitli
er she went three or four weeks ago,
to attend the funeral of her mother,
. Mrs. D. D. Mallory.
Titt & Snow Co. have grown the
very varieties that are suitod to your
>yunts and your climate.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Miller are to
be congratulated upon the urrival,
last Tuesday evening, of a pretty lit
tle baby girl at their home. Don’t
you know Jack is happy?
A Sunday-school excursion to and
picnic at Beach Haven for some time
in May, is being agitated. It is un
derstood that the railroad will give a
round trip rute of 50 aud 75 cents.
Gaskins’, Tifton, is the place to buy
the best goods at rock-bottom figures.
In tiie .Masonio building.
Messrs. E. R. and Wilbur Smith,
of Sycamore, accompanied by Miss
Eddie Smith, of Virginia, viBited in
Tifton this we»k. They were ,tbe
guests of Dr. J. C. Goodman and
family.
The Gazette Imd a pleasant call
Wednesday from Dr. A. S. Hawes,
medical inspector* for the Eaui table
Life Assurance Society, of New
York. He was in Tifton on profess
ional business.
Ice-cold soda water; coca-cola and
ell the new flavors, on draught at J
C. Goodman’s drug store.
Numeions fishing parties can now
be seen wending their way to the riv
ers and lakes to.coax the tinny tribe.
One party, hsuded by Col. G. W,
Ftilwood, went to the Alapaha river
Tuesday afternoon for a stay of two
or three days.
We regret to learn that |School
Commissioner Williams has decided
not to have the Chautauqua feature
in connection with the annual Teach
cr’e Institute to be held here in June:
the teachers in some of the counties
interested thought it inadvisable.
Don’t make your purchases of gen
era! merchandise until you call at
Gaskin’s and examine his’ goods and
prices. In Mnsaiiic building.
Around Tifton there are about
75,000 beariug peaqb trees, 10,000
pear trees and 60,0’00 grape vines.
Lavge areas have this season been
planted in Irish potatoes and nielous
and the outlook for everything in the
horticultural and agricultural line is
promising.—Telegraph.
The young people of Tifton spent
a very pleasant evening up at “Little
IVmisylvania” last Friday, being the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman
However, On the letorn trip to the
city, the horses hitched to one of the
vehicles took a notion to have some
escape from a serious accident. Sev
eral panels of fence were wrecked
and the wagon considerably dam
aged.
The May excursion of hompseokers
will arrive in Tifton next Thursday.
They will leave 1’ittsburg and Chi
cago April 30th.
Tift & Snow Co., can sell you fruit
trees better and cheaper than any
firm in 1000 miles of here.
Elder James F. Edens, representing
the Christian Index, was in the city
last Friday in the interest of his pa
per. He preached a very acceptable
sermon in the Methodist church at
night
Mr. Geo. W. Rex leaves this after
noon for Savannah to meet his wife
and children, who are enronte from
Toronto, Can., to Tifton. They will
reach Tifton Sanday and occupy one
of tfib Slack cottages, on Central av
enue. They will find a hearty wel
come awaiting them.
It is stated on good authority that
Mr. 0. W. Sheppard and family, of
Brunswick, will make their home m
Tifton after the first of May. He
will lease the Timmons’ residence,
now ocoupied by Mr. D. A. Fnlwood,
until he can build a home. Mr.
Sheppard is the father of Mrs. 0. M.
Tift.
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Sunday-School Convention.
The annual meeting of the Berrien
County Sunday-school Association,
was held in the Nashville Baptist
church last Saturday and Sunday, and
was a very pleasant occasion.
The interesting program was fol
lowed as nearly .as the attendance of
speakers and workers would pjir.mt.
President Allen was present and pre
sided over the deliberations, which
were harmonious throughout.
The addresses were outdo by Mr.
John L. Herring, of Tifton; l)r. Win.
Harrell, of Staunton, and the Presi
dent. Those of Mr. Herring and
Dr. Ilurrell were especially full of
merit and delighted the uudiet.ee.
Pile singing by the young people of
Nashville was very good and greatly
enjoyed.
Rev. F. T. Snell, pastor of tho Tif
ton Baptist church, preached to large
congregations Saturday night and
Sunday morning. He was exceed
ingly happy ami earnest in the pre
sentation of lus subjects, and num
bers of the congregation expressed n
desire to hear him again.
B. T. Allen .and J. II. Goodman
of Tifton, were re-elected president
ancl secretary respectively. The
vice-presidents, ex-otllcio executive
committee, elected were O. L. Smith,
of Nashville; 0. I. Joues, of Alapaha;
I. L. Herring, of Tifton; Dr. Wm.
Ilurrell, of Staunton, and R. C,
Woodard, of Cecil.
The next convention will be held,
ill the Baptist church, at Spaiks, on
the third Sunday in October next and
Saturday before.
The weather was all that heart
could desire and the hospitality of
the people of Nashville in tho enter
tainment of the convention unboun
ded. The Association has never had
a pleasanter convention than the one
just closed at Nashville.
The representatives from Tifton
are indebted for special courtesies to
Mrs. Lamb, Dr. W. B. Goodman and
Messrs. II. W. McCranie and 0. L.
Smith.
Notlco.
All persons are liuffeby warned not
to trade for any notes given by me to
the Goodwin Gin Co.
J. T. McLendon-
Asliburn, Ga., April 5,181)5. 51-4.
Attention.
The superintendents of" tho vari
ous Sunday-schools of Berrien coun
ty are urgently requested to see to it,
if they have not already done so, that
delegates are chosen from their
schools to represent them in the
Twenty-seventh District convention
ut Adel, cinbruciug the first Sunday
in May, Friday and Saturday before.
Each school is entitled to two dele
gates for the first twenty-five mem
bers, and one for each additional
twenty-five or fractional part thereof.
The officers of each school are ex-
officio members of the District con
vention.
Superintendents are also reauested
to send complete statistics or their
schools. I am called on for an
up-to-date report on this line and
cannot make it without the aid of
officers of the schools. It is desira
ble to find out exactly where we are
at and what we are doing.
Also, please send a contribution to
help pay off the pledge of $10 made
to the convention lust year. Don’t
forget this. B. T. Ai.i.en,
President B. C. S.8. A.
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Labor of An Efficient Corps of
County Reportere.
Ashwooit Notes.
Asnwoon, April 23.—The weather
is nil that can be desired and onr farm
ers are pushing work with a rush.
Cotton is coming up slowly mid
that which is already up is net mov
ing off very fast.
From what we can learn tho Ber
rien comity Sunday-school conven
tion held at Nashville last Saturday
and Sunday was a grand success.
Mr. Harnuge, an aged gentleman,
and father-in-law of our neighbor,
Mr. Wiley Bennet, died at the resi
dence of the latter on last Tuesday
of old age and iufirmities, his age be
ing 88 years. His remains were car
ried to liis old family burying ground
near Cow creek, in Echols county,for
interment.
Mrs. Emily Newbern died about
two weeks ago at the home of her
son-in-law, Mr. J. C. Hill, in Coffee
county. She was the mother of
Messrs. Joe and John Newbern, of
Coffee county, and Mesdames I). W.
Tison, J. D. llenilley, Ben Gviueraml
W. W. Ilendly, of this county and
Mre. W. J. Hill, of Coffee county.
She was buried at the old family
burying ground near Mr. F. J.
Gaskins.
Since the fish law gives permission
to go in. search of tho tinny tribe
great numbers of them ure being
caught fiom such places as Avera’s
mill pond, Cooohee and others, whose
waters are alive with this object of
sport.
We paid u visit to the school taught
by Prof. J. M. Sutton near here, on
last Friday afternoon, and from what
we saw we judge that lie is spar
ing no pains to make his school
success; the children, though small,
gave abundant evidence that they
were receiving the right Kind of in
structioii.
The season of flaming circulars
and show bills, advertising patent,
medicines that "cure ail the illn the
race of mail is heir to,” is here, and
postmasters are deluged with the
worthless stuff. Truly this is an ago
of advertising and lie who does not
advertise is not “in the swim.” Suc
cess in any business depends on keep
ing it everlastingly before the public.
Let the people kuow what you have
for them.
Mrs. G., is exasperated over the
depredations of the hawks on her ba
by chickens; out of 37 hatched a few
weeks ago only 10 remains ut present
and they are going like hot cakes,
and it seems there is no way to pre
vent it. They come like a streak of
lightning from, no one knows where,
and every time carries off a chicken
into the swamp and there is no
chance to get a shot at his hawk
ship. It is this, with many other
drawbacks, which cut off the profits
of poultry raising. G.
(Jlniiiiborloiii’s Eye Hint Skin
Ointment.
Certain euro tor Chronic Sore Eyes,
Tottor, Salt Hhcuin, Scald Head, Old
Chronic Sores, FoverSoics, Eczema, Itch,
I’raiHc Scratches, Sore Nipples and Piles.
It is cooling and soothing. Hundreds of
eases have been cured by It after all
other treatment bud tailed. It is pul up
tn 25 and 50 cent boxes. Hold at tlie
Tifton Drug Store.
The natural growth, of course, is
yellow pine and as line as can be
'onml in the pine belt. The land
will produce almost any kind of field
und garden products, and for horti
cultural purposes experience, in a
email way, has demonstrated the fact
that nowhere in the state can this
section he excelled.
It may be said of the entire comity
that the evil is naturally poor anti
will not produce more than fifteen or
twenty husliels of corn per acre, but
having it heavy clay subsoil it can
be made to yield fifty to seventy-five
husliels. This has lieen done without
the use of commercial fertilizers.
In this portion of the county,where
the land is just rolling enough to
give it proper drainage without will
ing at all, it is quite easy to raise
the soil to a production of fifty bush
els of corn or a bule of Sea Island
cotton per acre. Apples, peaches,
pears, pin ms and, in fact, any fruit
adapted to south Georgia will grow
and mature in this section with im
mense profit to those who are disposed
to give it a trial. This section also
seems to be the home of the grupo.
I will be glad to answer any letters
of inquiry regarding Sparks or south
west Berrien county.
J. J. SlNKATH.
last returning home Sunday evening.
And thus the visiting goes on.
Assisted by Messrs. J. Z. mid E. E,
Crosby and four hoys, the writer
wooed the finny tribe oil the banks of
small stream last Friday night, but
only succeeded in catching three lit
tle mud-cats that were not old enough
to know better.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Parrish are vis
iting the latter’s mother, Mrs. Wat
son, near Tifton.
Our Sunday school continues to
grow, new names being added to our
already long roll nearly every Sunday.
Think it can be well represented at
the district convention which meets
at Adel on tho 4th and 5th of May.
Mr. Elijah Folsom is all smiles
now, as a bouncing baby boy came to
hoard with him last week, and doubt
less lie’s singing:
Oh, It’s nh:e to he a father j
It*a nice to he a father.
It's nice Iki tho head of a family,
It's nice to ho a father;
It’a nioe to ho a father,
With ft bouncing bahy boy on your knee!
Rkx.
, ■ . . Ramon's Relief cures Sick-Headarhe,
fun. Oil their own account by rmt- Neuralgia. Cramps. Cholera Morbus!
nnd there wigi u Narrow | Diarrhoea, r$c for lafje bottle.
mug away
A Votce from Sparks.
Si'AUks, April 22.—Seeing the tide
of immigration from northern and
northwestern states is turning south
ward and believing that these home-
seekers, as a rule, are a thrifty, ener
getic and economising people. I de
sire to place the advantages of this
part ot Berrien county before your
foreign readers. In doing this it will
not be my aim to detract from any
thing that lms been suid of other sec
tions, nor to mislead any honest
homeeeeker.
1 note with interest several com
munications in previous issues of the*
Gazette from Mr. Purvis, in which
he pictures quite a fine country along
the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad north of Eldorado, but says
nothing of the country'" south of that
point. I agree with him in most of
his assertions so far us they reach,
but it appears to me. that his letters
would cause a distant stranger to be
lieve that Eldorado is the “head Of
navigation” for immigrants coming
to south Georgia.
The.Georgia {Southern and Florida
railroad has been Very appropriately
called the “Ridge Routt through
Seuth Georgia.” This is especially
trite with Berrien county, it be
ing equidistant between the Witli-
lacoofihee river on the east and Little
river on the west. This point is just
twenty-onus miles'south of Tifton.
Tobacco Plants for Sale.
Can furnish any one the best vari
eties Tobacco Plants at $10.00 per
thousand F. 0. B. here, cash.
51-4. D. G. Iitnv, Irby, Ga.
The Institute ut Atop aim.
According to previous appoint
ment, the Berrien county Teacher’s
Institute met at Alapaha last Sutur
day and was called to order by Chair
man Williams. As only a small num
ber of touchers were present, the pro
gram was only carried out in part.
Prof. Godard showed us how lie
taught spelling, as his scholars were
present. His work at Alapaha proves
him to be one of the leading educa
tors in south Georgia,
The lecturers present gave very
good talks on the different subjects
assigned them, and the day was spent
very pleasantly.
The good people of Alapaha seem
ed delighted at haying the Institute
to visit their town, and loft no effort
undone towards their entertainment
and comfort. A resolution was
adopted returning thunks to them for
their hospitality.
Prof. Godard was in ono of his
best humors, and took great delight
in recognizing Ins fellow teachers
and welcoming them to his town,
At .the request of Prof. Woodard,
the next session wiil bo held ut Cecil
on the third Saturday in May.
The Sunday school convention at
Nashville kept many front attending
at Alapaha, but a large utteudar.ee is
expected at Cecil, as nothing con
fiicts. T. J.
News From Sparks.
SPAKK8, April 24.—Mr. B. A. Ro
land is laying the brick pillars for
his new store on the Huckubeo it
Williams old site, and wo hope to see
the work completed soon.
Dr. 0. P. Goodman has returned to
his native home at Nashville for the
purpose of practicing dentistry.
Dr. L. B. Lovitt returned home a
few days since from Atlanta, and is
in town looking for a location to be
gin practice. Wo feel assured lie is
marked for u successful career.
Brice & Bryant say, “Right this
way for good fare, and Newton for a
good driver.”
IguessMr Rex is tho one who
caught thu two little fish; who will
you guess? At uny rate, ho was
caught lust Friday night fishing for
that girl Sunduy.
Miss Stella Bridges returned home
last week from Cat Creek, where she
has been visiting relatives and friends,
Adel for an artesian welj; Sparks
for u business hotel.
Mr. C. H. Beckwith made a iiusi
ness trip to Savannah last week and
returned home Sunday.
The negro, Will Powell,who cursed
Mr. F. Sweat near Luconte. lost week,
and drew his pistol on him, is suid
to be very ill from the Wow he re
ceived over the head with a stick
lie was shot twice and then did not
get justice. J. W. I.
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Klver BcimI Items.
Ava, April 22.—Rev. 8imth filled
Ins regular appointment ut Spring
Head academy Sunday last, preaching
to a large and attentive congregation
.Mr and Mrs. B. Z. Whitehurst, of
Sparks, visited the formeYs brother,
Mr. Bfeo Whitehurst, Saturday and
Sunday last.
Miss Eminu Smith visited, home
folks Friday last, returning this
morning. . *
Mr mid Mrs. W. D. Sineath visited
relatives in this community Saturday
Enigma Echoes.
Fnigma, April 24.—Mr. A. W,
Corker, of Brunswick, was hero the
first of tho week, inspecting lumber
for the firm of Wlieclriglit & Co. lie
is a very pleasant gentleman.
B. II. Johnson, of A’bany, spent a
few days in Enigma this wick.
The Sunday-school at this place
has decided to have their annual pic
nio on Saturday, the 20th day of
May.
Tho good people of Brookfield have
constructed u Baptist church house
there. 1 letup •that Elder Burgess
preached there last Sunday night,
which was the first service held in
the new house.
Tlioso boqiicls that grace Mr. E,
Bussey’s desk these days, are in
deed nice; but then, they are nothing
to myself and Henry Hays. I anil
Henry have desks too.
Mr. J. W. Commander lias so far
recovered from the recent surgical
operation performed on his face, as
to he able to visit Enigma again
am glad to see hint out, urn) hope lie
will make a complete und speedy
recovery.
James Congear, oldest son of Mr.
Clinrlos Congear, bus been seriously
ill this week with congestion of the
bruin. His condition is much fill
proved to-day mid hopes arc enter
tuined of Ins early recovery.
Mrs. Regular is beginning to feed
me on vegetables again after so long
u lime. I think now, that, if we do
not have another freeze vegetables
will soon he pk-utiful hereabouts.
The roses are blooming, the air is
hiden with the sweet, delicate perfume
of many flowere; the birds are sing
ing, and tho girls are begining to
wear white dresses again, all of which
are sure and unmistakable signs of
the arrival of Spring.
Tho young people of Enigma had
quite a nice singing ut the residence
of Dr. and Mis. Hammond, Saturday
night last. Prof. Bledsoe was pres
ent mid added very much to the mim
ical feature of the evening’s enter
tainment. Our young folks are ini-
pioving very fust in tho science aud
art of music.
Speaking of music reminds me that
I heard a few days ago that there wus
some talk in (ducationa! circles, of
having music taught in the common
schools as one of the primary brunch
es. I think tho idea a good one.
One hour devoted to the Study of
music each day, would be very home*
ticial to pupils who arc old enough
and advanced far enough to compre
hend it. This would make it neces
sary for teachers to understand tho
primary principles of music, which
llioy can learn by attending onr Nor
mal School at Enigma next July.
Of the presidents of the United
States ten wore horn during the pres
ent century, and only two of that
number nre now living—president
Cleveland and ex-president Harrison.
President Fillmore wus the oldest of
the eight who have die^ being 74
years old at the time of his death,
while president Gurlield was the
youngest, being only 50 when he
(lieu.
Prof. Jesse D. lovitt and his sis
ter, Miss Mattie, spent Friday'and
Saturday night witii friends ut En
igma. On Satunlay they, in com
pany with Miss Luoy Haile, attended
the Teachers’ Institute ut Alapaha.
They reported a very.pleasant day in
that little pity. Our people are al
ways pleased to have these clever
young people visit them, and we all
hope to have them with us again
soon. KeqiOjAu.
RECORD OF THE COUNTY
mpT
Items Which Escaped the Attention of
There is some tab of building a
Missionary Baptist, church ut Brook-
Uold. A strong church could be
maintained there.
Mrs. Sariih MoMillan, mother of
senator M. J. McMillan and living
lipur Alapaha, is quite ill with La-
Grippe. We wish her a speedy re
covery.
Just as the Gazette goes to press
nows comes from Adel of the burning
of ttie postoffice at that place, with
desks, boxes, etc., on the night of
the 24th.
Rev. F. T. Snell, pastor of the
Tifton Baptist oliurch, preached in
the Methodist oliuroli at Alapaha last
Sunday night. The people were
(leased with liis discourse and urged
lim to come again.
Dr. Lucy It. Lovitt lms finished liis
medical course and returned to liis
parents’ home near LtOolite. lie is
now on the qui vivo for a location to
practice liis olioser. profession. The
Gazette wishes him abundant)
success.
There was a bridge letting four
miles northeast of Alapaha last Sat
urday. Commissioners Patten and
Tvgart represented the interests of
the comity, The bridge is to be 14(1
feet long and to span the Alapulia
river. 0. E. Sutton wus the success
ful bidder at 071 cents a lineal foot.
The hustling town of "Sparks •
secured one family of Western immi
grants mid is so well pleased she
wants more of them to come. Her
people have heretofore viewed tho
matter very disinterestedly, hut now
they have discovered it is good for
these people to come und they will
use every honorable effort to secure
their share of immigration from tho
North ami West.
It is told of one of the Gazette’s
correspondents that lie lias devised
means by which chickens are pre
vented front scratching up and de
stroying garden “s.iss.” Ho cuts a
Connie of sticks, four or five inches
in length, and sharpens them to a
point at. one end. These arc tied to
the chicken’s legs just above the feet.
When the chicken raises his feet to
scratch, the sticks are stuck in the
ground to liis great annoyance and
disgust, und the tender vegetables
ore safe.
The advance in the price of Wes
tern beef, it is said, iiinst ho attribu
ted to the scarcity of beef cattle aud
not to a combine uinong the butch
ers. The hog and hominy farmers
of Berrien comity rest undisturbed—<
they tire serenity itself. They have a
few shouts left from their winter
killing with which they can tide over
very nicely until fruit season, when
they’ll not want much meat. Besides,
they will soon nave an abundant sup 1
ply of Georgia beef, mutton und kid.
Great is Berrien comity aud all south
Georgia! *
It will lie an agreeable surprise to
persons subject to attacks of bilious
colie to learn that prompt relief may bo
hud by taking Chamberlain's (.'otic, Cliol.
ora and Dtifrhooa Remedy. In many
tnaUvncca the attack may tie prevented
by taking this remedy as soon us thotirst
symptoms of the disease appear. 25 amt
50 cent bottles for sale at Ttflpn Drug
Store.
Ramon’s Liver l»||l removes tlie bite,
rtie Tonic Pellet tones up the system.
Combined form a Perfect Treatment, tsc
Tcnelier’a Institute.
The Berrien county Teacher’s In
stitute held its monthly session for
April ut Alapaha Saturday, April 20,
1805. While the attendance was not
so large as usual, a goodly number of
the. “pods” were present und filled
their respective offices und appoint
ments on the programme.
Those present seemed to enjoy the
occasion very much.
The Institute opened with regular
work of Alapaha school for one hour.
The people attended en nmsso and
wus pleased with the exercises. Much
interest in school matters was awak
ened in the community.
The Institute adopted the follow
ing resolutions, to-wit;
Ilmlffd, That we, the teachers of Ber
rien county, extend to Mr. It. T. Turner,
(representing V. K. Orr), of Atlanta, a
vote of thanks for his excellent, exhibit
of Orr'a school charts.
/(mIhA That we petition the Couniy
Board of Education to provide charts for
the schools as .they arc made suitable for
such hy proper school buildings.
Jicmlctd, That wo, iho teachers of Ber
rien County Teachers’ Institute, do here
by tender our sincere and heartfelt! banka
to the people of Alapaha for having eu-
tertuined the members of said Institute
so royally on this occasion.
litauhud, Thin the Tivros 0.(7,errs
and Adel News be requested to publish
these resold! ions. "
Member B. C. T I,
One of (lio ll»*l Known .Hod In HI* Couniy.
1 used >mo or two ItottKw of Dr. Rimnoaa* H.'V-
Sllne df Liver Cure and ncetyw great HuoRtn
from bs use. My ulfU also received neneoctX
results from iho us« ol Or. JJlmuion s "JWw?
Wll,lw«*»i.lU. T- f. CAJiTKU.