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TIFTON, BERRIEN CO., GEORGIA. FRIDAY, MAY 3.1895.
VOL. 5-NO. 3.
BITS OF LOCAL GOSSIP.
Personal and Impersonal Matters In
the City and Vicinity.
Tift & Snow Co., are“here to stay”
—and to win.
The Gazette pnuts all the newB
of this section. Subscribe for it; $1
a year.
Mr. D. 0. Stricklin, of Sumner,
transacted business in Tiftou last
Friday.
.Call on II. A. Ymunaos for first-
class turnouts. He keeps the best in
the city.
Jupiter Plnvius has been distrib
uting bis liquid favors in this section
very plentifully during the past week.
Muster Judson Warman united with
the Baptist church last Sunday night
and will be baptized next Sunday af-
■ ternoon.
H. A. Yottmans can fit you up a
team at any hour—day or night.
Don’t forget this faot.
Editor Smith, formerly of the Vi
dal ia Star, was in Tifton last week
and made the Gazette several pleas
ant visits,
Tifton peeple did not observe me
morial day lust Friday. Their ceme
tery is less than a year old and no old
veterans are buried there.
Be not deoeived by unreliable agents
Tift & Snow Oo., can do better for
you than any other firm.
Contractor Hind was surprised
Tuesday by a visit from his youngest
brother, who was enroute from Flor
ida to his home in Atlanta.
Hon. W. H. Love has gone to
Folkston to bo at the bedside of his
father, Dr. Henry Love, who we re
gret to learn is critically ill.
If you want standard goods at the
lowest cash prices, call on Gaakius’
in .the Masonic building.
Dr. G. W. Julian, of Pearson and
senior member of the firm of Julian,
Love & Buck, was in the city Tues
day looking after business matters.
The Gazette Publishing House
is still in the market for your job
printing. Fine work a specialty.
Prices in keeping with the hard times.
Titt & Snow Co. have grown the
very varieties that are suited to your
wants and your climate.
Alessrs. R. E. Hall and 0. F.
Sheppard went down the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad Wed
nesday morning last for a day’s
outing.
Miss Ellen Bauman, of Dothan,
Ala., who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. W. Farmer, for several
months, returned to her home last
Sunday.
Gaskins’, Tifton, is the place to buy
the best goods at rock-bottom'figurcs.
In the Masonic building.
Air. Cotton’s “hanger” directory of
Tifton fills the entire expectation of
bis patrons. The illustrations used
.were very good, much better than is
generally used in such work.
Don’t make your purchases of gen
eral merchandise until you call at
Gaskin’s and examine his goods and
prices. In Alasanic building.
The Gazette acknowledges a visit
Wednesday afternoon from Mrs. A.
B. Graves and Air. and Mrs. Fordbam.
The latter will be remembered by
many people in this section—especi
ally at Ty-Ty—as Miss Annie Lott,
a young lady whom Mrs. Graves
adopted and reared.
Mr. W. W. Peacock has resigned
his place at the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad and will be succeed
ed by Mr. Elias O'Quinn. It is not
known what are Mi. Peacock’s inten
tions for the future. The people of
Tifton regard him very highly
and will regret to see him go away.
The pupils of Tifton Institute have
organized an Emerson literary society
and hold their meetings every Friday
afternoon. These young people cor
dially invite the attendance of citi
zens this afternoon or any Friday af
ternoon they may see fit to drop in
and see wliat they are doing and how
they are progressing.
The real estate firm of Baldiidge
& Futwood has recently closed the
sale of 490 acres of land, located one
mile south of Tifton, to five families
of Ohio people from r,ear Cleveland.
These families are the very best of
people and will be u splendid acquisi
tion to this section. Fire nice farms
Will be located on the land.
Among the Trade Day visitors to
the city today were Mr. and Mrs.
John Serena, Mrs. S.‘Rhodes and
Mm. L. Rhodes of McKeesport, Pa.
They have been spending some time
at Tifton and decided to come down
and see Brunswick. They were ac
companied by Air. and Afrs. F. Al.
"Ii-odes, of Tiflbu, and diued at
v> l!ii,;-r^si.M4'iiuea-Advertii>er.
Rates from Tiftou to Adel for
Sanduy-scbool de’egates will be four
cents per mile round trip.
Uapt. Sim Harrell, of Staunton;
is in the city Tuesday lost, and
paid the Gazette a pleasant call.
Capt. H. il. Tift went up to At
lanta Wednesday to attend to busi
ness matters. He will return to
morrow.
Mr. M. J. Kent was called to Ella-
ville, Schley county, yesterday on ac
count of the serious illness of his
grandfather.
Blight is reported among the pear
trees of this section, but it is thought
it will not damage the crop to any
material extent.
Now “snap” beans, garden peas,
Irish potatoes, radishes, lettuce, straw
berries, etc., are gracing the din
ner tables of Tifton.
The Gazette is informed that
some of the young people of Tiftou
will excurt to and picnic at Beech
Haven Saturday, the 11th inst.
The Tifton Canning and Manu
facturing Company will commence to
can peas and beans next Week. They
arc expeoting a lively business this
year.
Ice-cold Eoda water; coca-cola and
all ttie new flavors, on draught at J.
C. Goodman’s drug store.
Air. J, T. Kennedy, who has been
living out at the II. H. & W. 0. Tift
farm, died Wednesday night of what
the doctors call broncnical pneu
monia.
See change in the advertisements of
W. 0. Tift and Padrick Bros. Those
live merchants are whooping up big
bargain days. Read what they hr.Vo
to say.
The colored Odd Fellows of Tif
ton arc expecting to have a grand
time to-morrow and next day. Street
parade in the afternoon and festival
at night.
Mrs. J. W. Hannon, of Folketon,
arrived in the city on Wednesday to
visit her parents, Air. and Mrs. J. B.
Greene, and family, and other rela
tives and friends.
The lightning rod men have visi
ted the city and us a consequence
now lightning rods grace several-uew
residences—we mention thoBe of
Messrs. Padrick and McClure.
Mr. Charlie Robbins, the well
known Georgia Southern and Flor
ida railroad fireman, was called home
several days ago on account of the
sickness and death of his mother.
A report is being made weekly to
the government department of fores
try rolative to the new method of
extracting the crude turpentine from
the trees, the progress being made, etc.
The woman’s edition of the Tie-
ton Gazette was a- nice little paiicr,
and showed a high order of talent
among those who furnished the mat
ter for its columns, Bays the Calhoun
County Courier.
The Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad pay train passed down the
road Wednesday morning on its
mission of love and mercy. It makes
any employee smile to receive the re
ward of his labor.
Tift & Snow Co., can sell you fruit
trees better and cheaper than any
firm in 1000 miles of here.
The Georgia Southern and Flor
ida railroad trouble is settled, and
now for the completion of the Tif
ton and Thomusville branch. The
new owners should build it at once;
it would be a magnificent feeder for
the main line,
The minds of the employes of the
Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road have been relieved of much anx
iety by a report, purporting to have
come from headquarters, that no ma
terial chango will be made by the
new management in the list of em
ployes.
A change has been- made in the
schedules of Georgia Southern and
Florida local freight trains to nnd
from Tifton. Going north, it leaves
and arrives daily. Going soutii it
leaves Tifton daily at 7:30 a. m., and
arrives daily at 7:00 p. m. This
train goes no farther south than
Valdosta.
1000 Cow Hides wanted on our
Great Bargain Days, May 10th and
11th. We will take No. 1 dry flint
hides at 8c., and No. 2, at 6c. per
pound in exchange for goods.
J. Z. Elliott. Sparks, Ga.
Mr. Geo. W. Hex went to Savan
nah last Friday night to meet his
family from Toronto, Can. They
did not arrivo os was hojted, and he
came home a very sad mart 1 . A let
ter from his wife, received on his re
turn, stated that she could not get
ready to connect with the steamship
as she expected, but would come on
the next one. She will probably ar
rive next Sunday.
The Gazette is pleased to an
nounce that Mr. Alex. W. Bealcr, of
the Atlanta Journal stall, will be in
Tifton next Monday night and deliv
er his inimitable lecture, entitled
“Tlie Georgia Darkey,” at the Insti
tute hall. He was in Tiftou about a
year ago and addressed the Berrien
County Sunday-sohool convention in
session here at the time. While here
he gave many of our citizens, who re
member him with pleasure, a foretaste
of what his lecture will be. The ad
mission will be 25c. and 15c.
Not au issue of the Gazette should
be allowed to go to its readers with
out carrying the advertisement of
every business man in Tifton—mer
chants, mechanics, lawyers, dootors,
real estate dealers, hotels, boarding
houses, livery and feed stables, etc.
The paper should reflect the entire
business of the city every week. The
paper caijuot do the work gratis, but
will do it at very low rates.
1000 Cow Hides wanted on our
Greut Bargain Days, May 10th and
11th. We will take No, 1 dry flint
hides at So. and No. 2, at Oo. per
pound in exchange for goods.
J. Z. Elliott, Sparks, Ga.
Rev. Geo. B. Culpepper and fami
ly, of Brunswick, have moved to Tif
ton and occupy Timmons’ residence
on Love avenue, formerly owned by
Postmaster Greene.' Mr. D. A. Fill-
wood who hns been occupying the
house, moved Wednesday to his own
residence, southeast corner of Sixth
street and Ridge avenue, and Mr. E.
J. Padrick to his new residence on
the southwest corner of Sixth street
and Centval avenue.
CORRESPONDENCE.
file Labor of An-Efficient Corps of
County Reporters.
Bohemian's Budget.
Cecil, May 1.—After'a month of ex
ceptional April weather, wound up with
fine rains, May bursts upon our vision in
til her traditional glory. April Indeed
was in a sunny mood; with gurdens, like
“ * • " ' It
the fisherman—farmers striving to catch
up with tholr work, and tho roses, petun
ias and a woalth of pinks and ctceteran,
unrivalled by any of her predecessors.
May, like a spoiled tot, just jumped into
a sea of beauty.
The farrnor, who is planting to cat,
seems to have overy promise of plenty,
hut ho who has planted to wear, nuty tear
his hair and cry, woe Is mol ero another
May shall open her eyes on a wasteful
people.
As ambition makes tho work! unkind,
Tho greed for money kcopa us all behind.
Solomon did not array himself and Ills
army of wives in more costly apparel
thati our farmers would, could they ob-
I cut
tain tho goods. When pcoplo wll
the slico of bacon thin, save tho oggs from
the nest, and feed their children on clab
her—in ordor to sell butter, eggs and
meat to buy clothes, no wonder ilio little
Dabney Jones once said, “that tho strong
est appeal over made to man, was by Ids
slomacb." Therefore make home a typo
of Heaven.
Ono of the Heat Known Men In Ills County.
1 used ono or two bottiefl of Dr. Simmons' llcp-
altne or Liver Cure and received great liencllts
from its uso. My wife also received Iwuelhdal
results from the uso of Dr. Simmon,h “Jewel."
Wildwood, Kla. T. C. CAItTKK.
THE MIDSUMMER FAIR.
Will bo nn Klaborato Exhibition of Farm*
Orchard nnd Garden Products.
The officials of the Empire Garden
Midsummer Fair Association held a
meeting last Friday night in tho of
fice of Col. U, W. Fulwootl to ro-or
ganize for the best agricultutal, hor
de tilttiral and industrial exhibit ever
placed before the jniblio in south or
southwest Georgia. The association
is composed of the counties of Irwin,
Worth and Berrien, ah cl the exhibits
will be confined to them.
G’upt. Dabney G. Irby, of Irby,
Irwin county, was re-eleoted presi
dent; Dr. J. F. Wilson, of Poulan,
Worth county, secretary and superin
tendent of entries and awards; Col.
C. W. Fulwood, of Tifton, Berrien
county, manager of gates and privi
leges.
The following committees were
chosen as managers for their respect
ive counties:
Irwin—T. B. Young, W. Lennon,
J. B. Clements and S. E. Coleman.
Worth—J. G. AloPhanl, P. Pel
ham, J. S. Shmgler and J. M. Avery.
Berrien-J. Z. Elliott, T. E. Wil
liams, 0. L. Smith, H. H. Tift and
S. R. Weston.
Tiie following special committees
were appointed:
Transportation and Advertising.—
W. 0. Tift, W. L. Glessner aud W.
H. Love.
Music and Amusements. — Dun
Clements, C. H. Goodman, F. G. Boat-
right and J. B. Clements.
Press Courtesies.—B. T. Allen, A.
G. DeLouch, W. A. Allen,H.D.Smith,
C. E. Webb and M. J. Kent.
Other special committees will be
appointed us their utility becomes ap
parent.
The apprespriation for premiums is
$500. The fist is undergoing a thor
ough revision and will be printed amt
distributed just as soon as the work
can be done.
The following superintendents of
departments were agreed u|>on:
Department 1, Fruits—T.L.Ivetch-
ings, Poulan, Worth county.
Department 2, Farm Products—
W. B. Parks, Ty-Ty, Worth county.
Department 3, Garden Products—
A. F. IioiTinati, Little Pennsylvania,
Irwin county.
Department 4, Melons—J. Z. El
liott, Sparks, Berrien county.
Department 5, Plants and Flowers
—J. 8. Shitigler, Ashbum, Worth
county.
Department 6, Woman’s Work—
E. It Smith, Sycamore, Irwin-county.
Department 6, Domestic Industries
—W. C. Thompson, Sumner, Worth
county.
Department 8, Children’s Work—
Mrs. B. T. Cole, Tifton, Berrien
county.
Department 9, Fine Arts—E. H.
Tift, Tifton, Berrien County.
Department 10. Poultry—\V. S.
Walker, Alapaba, Berriert county.
Thus it will be seen that the ma
chinery is all ready to be put in mo
tion, and it is expected that the mem
bers of the several committees nnd
the heads of departments shall begin
work at once in order to insure a
most successful fair.
Nows to Interest tho people at large, is
senreo, nnd high. A man risks his own
and his neighbors reputation loo much to
handle il.
Wo nte having protracted religious
services at tho Methodist church, conduc
ted by Itcv. Francis Ratcllffo, assislod
by Kovs. lhieknbcc nnd Wells. Mr. Hack-
niioo preached Monday evening from tho
text: “Clod so loyed the world that lie
gave his only begotten son, Hint whoso
ever belloveth on Him should hot perish,
but have everlasting life.” 1 have heard
but few more grander word-pictures in
my life.
If alii in Hiid Adel have suffered severely
from the fire fiend. Is It because they
did not exorcise duo caution V Goods
are cheap, but too dear for fuel.
Our fruit trees arc bowing down under
their loads. Lot our good wives and
daughters lie ready to dry, and preserve
an abundant supply for homo consum-
lion and somo to soli. Let none be
wasted.
Pigs will fatten on what yon don't
are now growing njeely. The farmors
are now very busy martialing their forces
against the common enemy — General
Green.
Hcv. W. F. Hixon filled his regular ap
pointment here last Sunday ami Sunday
night.
Tho Sunday school at this place is now
in a most flourishing: condition. It now
numbers over seventy-five scholars. Mr
E. E. Lytle, superintendent, and G. M.
Weston, Secretary. At tho session last
Sunday afternoon, delegates wore elected
to represent the school in the convention
to be held at Adol next Saturday and
Sunday. Tho delegates chosen are,
Mr. C.’D, Sauls and Misses Lula Murray
aud Nannie Lou Pool.
Regular, In a very regular way, pro
ceeded to visit ills frionds at Brookfield
yesterday afternoon, and spend a few
pleasant hours in social converse with
thorn. Brookfield is a quiet little town,
nnd its people are as clover, generous nnd
kind as one would wish to, meet.
Our stock men ore through driving
cows, and are now engaged in shearing
slicop. There Js still a good many sheen
in this section, nnd the wool crop,though
sold very low, will bring in sonsidorable
inonoy—a God send to our peoplo al this
time.
Mr. G M. Weston reports English pons
for dinner Sunday last, while Mesdumcs
Chas. llardy and John Churc.hwell, of
OUR
NEAR NEIGHBORS.
Important Items of News from Ber
rien's Sister Counties. -
There are forty-five public schools
now in session in Coffee oounty,
W. \V. Sutherland has been ap
pointed postmaster at Denton, Coffee (
county, in the plane of J. M. Denton '
resigned.
The lumber has been plitcdd ou
the ground for the erection of an el- .
egunt new Baptist church at Douglas,
Coffee eon il tv.
meat to buy clothes, no wonder the little Brookfield, report plenty of Irish potn-
hungry hoys want to live, when they grow toes of tills year's growth, and Mrs. Ham-
up, where those things arc eaten. Uncle mom i, 0 f Enigma, will liavo plenty of
few da
mond, of Enigma, will liavo
“snap” beans within the next few days
Surely, Borrlon county Is n groat state.
The Constitution's geographical dia
gram of the cjSisifS of tho single gold
standard shows aldarful condition of af
fairs. Enigma wants free coinage and a
protective tariff, with plenty of hnmo-
ralsod "hog and hominy.
Brother Gunn lias gone Into the apiary
business. Now I want n lightning phi)
tograph aparatUB, so I can catch him and
tho been on the tty when lie goes to 'hive'
his first colony,
A young son of Esculupus was hero
on Inst Saturday looking for a location.
Dr. ItoswcU was his name, I learn. Don’t
see why ho did not locato here, this is a
lino stand. Rkuulau.
A lady at Tooleys,La.,was very sick with
bilious colic when M. G. Tlslor, a promt
nont merchant of tho town, gave her a
bottle of Chamberlain's Colie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy, lie says she was
well in forly minutes aflor taking tho
first doso. For sale by Tifton Drugstore,
/<
want, and tho pigs are sure to find a good
market.
Bohemian.
Persons who sympathize with tho af
flicted will rejoice with D. E. Carr, of
1085 Harrisou St., Kansas I fity. lie Is nn
old sufferer from Inflammatory rheuma
tism, but lias not heretofore been troub
led in this climate, Last winter he wont
up into Wisconsin, nnd in consequence
lias had another attack. “It came upon
nte again very acute and severe,” ho said.
“My joints swelled and became inflamed;
sore to touch or almost to look at. Upon
the urgent request of my mother-in-law,
I tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm to re
duce tho swelling nnd case the pain, and
to my agreeable surprise, Il did both. I
hnvo used throe fifty cent bottles and be
lieve it to be the finest tiling for rheuma
tism, pains and swellings extant.” For
snle at Tifton Drug Store.
News from Sparks.
SrAitKS, May 1.—Mr. J. Z. Elliott Is
very sick with rheumatism, but we hope
lie will be ready to meet IiIb bargain day*
in May. We feel assured he will give ills
customers some of tbo grandest bargains
they evor had.
Mr. M. L. Parrish, a well known nnd
popular young nmn of tills place, leaves
hero Sunday afternoon for tho purpose of
taking unto himself a rib.
Wo learn Hint Mr. Crctlow, who hns
t usl moved here from Missouri nnd
ought a nice home place a few miles
norlii of town, has purchased 1,000 poach
Ircas, and will soon lie selling trees for
himself.
Mr. Mack Slncath, who hns just return
ed from Atlanta, where he has been stud
ying mcdicluo, Is visiting friends al this
place.
Rev. J. Stubbs preached hero last
night to a large and attentive congrega
tion. Ho will preach at Trinity church
to-day and preach hero again lo-nlght.
Last Sunday morning, while Mr. Will
Herrington was visiting a neighbor, a
negro man came to the house and
told his wife to open tho door. Of
course she refused to do so, nnd he began
to break the door down. Mrs. Herrington
escaped through tho back door' run to
the neighbor's house and reported tho
matter to her husband, who wont at once,
but the negro was gone. Mr. llerring-
and his friend lost somo tlmo hunting the
negro, lint failed to find him. He will
pav a liberal reward for his capture.
J. W.l.
River Rond Items.
Rev, MeDuormon failed to fill his ap
poinlmont ntSinealh school house ycsler
day owing to inclement weather Satur
day, which prevented bin coming.
The crops in this community aro in
nourishing condition just now, tho recent
rains having made them put on their new
coat of green.
Profs. Crosby and Woodard conducted
a sing at Black Crook academy yesterday
A largo crowd attended.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Martin Crosby visited
Moullrlo on Thursday of last week, the
[iiests of the hitter's sister, Mrs A. D
’attorson.
Mr. L. G. McKinney has swapped
horses, and now has a star stepper. Look
out fuj him, girls; lie likes to lake after
noon rides.
It looks vory much ns If L. F. Blncath
and Bonnie Jones are candidates for mat
rimony, ns they are out late Sunday
nights. Should they fall to ho elected,
we will feel kind o' sorry for them.
As news Is senreo, will conclude by say
ing that mud-cats arc pulled in full blast
now. Rex.
Skin
Clinnibcrlnin'H 10 ye ami
Ointment.
Certain cure for Chronic Boro Eyes,
Tcttor, Ball Rheum, Scald Head, Old
Chronic Bores,FevorBoros, Eczema,Itch
Prairie Scralchos, Boro Nipples nnd Piles,
It is cooling nnd soothing. Hundreds of
cases have been cured by il alter all
other treatment hod failed. Ills put up
in 85 and 50 cent boxes. Bold at the
Tifton Drug Store.
Weather Report lor April.
From U. S. Department of Agricul
tare, Weather Bureau. Compiled
by Dr. .J. F. Wilson, at i’inoy Park
Observatory, Poulan, Ga.
Temperature—Maximum, 84; min
lnutm, 36; mean, (13. Mean 'ttmxi
mum, 76; mean minimum, 51.
Rainfall-—Total precipitation, 2.80
inches. Number of clear days, 17;
partly cloudy, 9; cloudy, 4. Light
frost, 4 th.
For whooping cough Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy Is excellent. By using It
freely the disease is ilepiivod of all dan.
gcrous consequences. There Is no dan
ger in giving tho remedy to babies, as It
contains nothing injurious. 25 and 90
cent bottles for salo at Tifton Drug Store.
Enigma Echoes.
Enigma. May 1.—Tho first of May
tho month for love and roses; therefore,
Ict us all love each older bettor, Hist wo
may cajoy the roses more,
How’s 1’hlH?
Wc offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward
for any caso of Catarrh that cannot bo
cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props , Toledo, 0,
Wo, tho undersigned, hnvo known
J. Cheney for tho last 15 years, and bo
liovc him porfoctly honorable in nil Rus
inoss transactions and financially ablo to
curry out any obligation made by their
flrm,
West* Tiicax, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, 0.
Waldino, Kinnan & Maiivin,Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Hall's Catarrh Cute is taken internally,
anting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. Price 75c,
per bottle. Bold by all Druggists. VftfcU
menials free.
Hoa. T. B. Young, of Irwin county,was
>rl!
kvflKw'
In our town the early part of this week.
. A very beautiful bouquet found its way
to my desk the other morning. Thankti
to the gentle donor. Poor Henry Hayes;
ho hasn't received a single bouquet yet.
I'sympathlzo with Henry.
W a have had a thorough season of rain
during tho past few days, aud the crops
Toliueco Plants for Stile.
Can furnish any ono the beat vuri
eties Tobacco Plants ut $10.00 per
thousand F. 0. B. here, cash.
51-4, 1). G. Iitiiv, Irby, da.
Ramon's Liver Pill removes thefcUe.
The Tonic Pellet tones up the system.
Combined form a Perfect Treatment ts>'.
Coffee county.
The Douglas Breeze insists that
•South Georgia is the garden spot of
the world and Coffee county is neat
the contre of the garden.”
The Commissioners of Roads ,ond
Revenues of Colquitt county, %ill
build a bridge across Little river on
the Nashville aud Isabella road.
Dr. W. U Sikes, of Sumner, has
sold Ins residence and drug store to
Mr. G. \V. Edwards, and is now un
decided where lie will make his fut
ure home.
The citizens of Willacoochee, Cof-
feo county, are considering the adis-
ability of building and operating a
cotton seed oil mill. The project is
a worthy one.
“Wo don’t care a hurrah if we do
step on your toes when we say that
tho young ladies could be instru
mental in raising the standard of so
ciety in Moultrie,” says the Observer
of that city.
Mr. C. C. Hall, who has been
reading law for some time under the
tutelage of Col. John Morrow, was
admitted to Lite practice hist week at
Wortli Superior Court, after a most
creditable examination.
The Worth county Sunday-school
Association will hold its annual cele
bration at the tabernacle, Poulan, on
the 10th inst. Everybody and their
“papa” will bo there, to the number
ot between 800 and 1,200 people.
The farmers of Coffee county have
done more work during the last three
weeks than for the same length of
time in her history. When it comes
down to real industry our farmers
get there by u large majority.—
Douglas Breeze.
It iB told of a Negro woman, at
Alpha, Worth comity, that she went
gopher hunting a few days since and
caught a rattlesnake. She held his
snukeshlp down with the gopher
hook until she could punch him to
death with a rail.
The death of Miss Aleph Peterson,
aged sixteen, and a most estimable
young lady of Willacoochee, Coffee
county, is announced. She leaves a
father, sister and two brothers, be
sides a host of other relatives aud
friends, to mourn her decease.
Editor Smith, of the Asliburn Ad
vance. arose last week and made theso
remarks: "The judge made his
charges to the grand jury so-heavy
Monday morning they had to sit
down to receive them; and it took
twenty-three of them to carry the
charges to another room.”
Owing to the unavoidable absenco
of lion. F. G. DtiBiguon, a distingu
ished relative and friend, the memo
rial exercises in honor of the late
Win. A. Harris, of Worth county,
was not held last Thursday a3 had
been announced, but was postponed
until Tuesday, October 29th.
The Warwick correspondent of the
Worth County Local, says: “Under
the present system the public school
is a liindcrance rather than a tiro-
motor of education, it is crowding
out capable teachers and tilling the
county with Becotul and thud grade
teachers who can agord to teach for
the public fund without supplement.”
The News says: “There is a man
in Irwin county who worked the road
for several years after the age which
the law exempts a man fiotn road
duty, just because he was a widower
and did not want to acknowledge his
age. lie was successful in the delu
sion and married one of our best
young ladies. lie has not worked
the road since he married.”
Tito approaching peach crop exem
plifies the possibilities of trwin county
its it peach growing section. Only a
month from to-day and this most
luscious fruit will be ripe ami in
great waste. The seasons have been
vory favorahle so far, aud even while
the fruit is stilt young, the liutbs*.
great and small, are betiding under
the pressure of fast increasing
weight. Small trees set out last
winter have as much as fifty peaches
on some of them, asd almost every
oue has a few.—Irwin County News.
Notice. ’
Ail persons are hereby warned not
to trade for any notes given by me to
the Goodwill Gin Co.
J. T. McLendon.
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