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TIFTON, BERRIEN CO., GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1895.
YOL. 5—NO. 23
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OUR NEAR NEIGHBORS.
Mrs. Mitchell an aged widow lady
at Ty-Ty, is very low at this writing.
Presiding Elder, H. Stiibb®, of the
Cordele district, who has been .very
sick at his home in Sycamore, iB con
valescent.
A correspondent in the Irwin
County News advocates Hor.» John
Clements for County School Com
missioner of Irwin.
The Valdosta Times will issue a
harvest edition in a few days. We
hope the harvest will be a good one
for the hustling paper.
Notice is given that an act will be
introduced at the next session of the
State legislature abolishing the coun
ty court for the county of CofEee.
The last issue of the Lake Park
News gives notice that the proprie
tors will move that paper to Valdosta
there to begin the publication of a
daily.
The Gazette learns of the marriage
near Sumner, on Wednesday of last
week, of Contractor W. R. Glover, to
Miss Ellen Sumner, all of Worth
county.
Notice is given in the Breeze that
a bill will be introduced at the next
session of the State legislature incor
porating the town of Douglas, in
Coffee county.
-The last issue of the Douglas
Breeze publishes a notice of contract
to let to build a line bridge at Luke
Ferry, on the line of Coffee and Ber
rien, on Oct. 15th.
Worth’s Book Committee has beeu
at work for the past week on the of
ficial records of the county for the
half year past. Superior court con
venes on the fourth Monday in Octo
ber.
It is with deep regret that we learn
of the death of the infant child of
Mr. J. D. Maund, at.Ty-Ty, on Sat
urday morning last, and extend our.
sincere sympathy to the bereaved par
ents.
Coffee county court convened last
Friday. Judge Dart presided in his
usual able manner. Quite a number
of cases were disposed of. Attorneys
were present from Berrien, Appling
^ and adjoining counties.
Mr. J. W. Griffin left yesterday
for Irwinville to assist Mr. W. A.
Taylor in putting m the phones and
attaching wires at Irwinville and
Ocilla. The line will be in operation
by Tuesday.—Irwin Co. News.
Enoch Wingate a well known
farmer of Worth county was severely
injured by a mowing machine one
day last week. The machine struck
him just above his heel, on the left
ankle, severing the large tendon.
Prof. J. B. Stuart has charge of
the fall term of school at the Parks
Academy over in Worth county. He
has no superior as a principal and
Christian gentleman, and the school
will thrive under his management.
The municipal election in Syca-
more on Thursday last result**! as
follows: For Mayor, A. G. Deloach;
Aldermen, W. B. Dasher, E. R.
Smith, I. L. Murray, G. A. Jackson
and D. T. Swearington. The team
is a good one.
failed. His pulse is normal, and his; was disqualified in this particular
respiration regular, und he bears
every appearance otherwise of enjoy
ing the best of health. He is about
seventy years of age, and unusually
healthy for a man of his years.
Mr. Daniel Clements has sold three
lots of land, including the old Mag
nolia place, two miles east ot Sumner
where he has been living for several
years, to a Mr. Richard Higgs and
his brother and brother-jn-luw, of
Pennsylvania.—Worth Local.
Sheriff Green Nelson, of Worth,
has at last delivered the negro, Will
Williams, to the authorities at Do
than, Ala., the authorities over there
having made satisfactory arrange
ments for the $700 reward. He was
wanted for the killing of Deputy
Sheriff McLendon.
Dooly Superior court was in ses
sion in Vienna last week, Judge Cal
laway, of the Angusta circuit, presid
ing. The principal case on the
docket, was that of Bentley vb. O’
Neal and GroBB, involving several
lots of land in Dooly and Wilcox.
It was decided in favor of the de
fendants.
The trustees of the Arabi Institute
held a meeting lust Friday afternoon
in which it was decided to guide the
school, making the highest grade
equal to the Freshman class in our
male colleges, so that a boy after go
ing through this school will be pre
pared to enter the Sophomore class.
—Express.
Hon. Jno. A. Sibley is booked fo
an address on the financial question
at Isabella, in Worth county, to-mor
row, the 21st. Col. Sibley is an earn
est advocate of his party’s belief, in
the free and unlimited 16 to 1 ratio,
and will interest all those who turn
out to hear him. He especially in
vites the ladies.
Miss Sarah F. Simmons,of Arcadia,
Fla., died on the Georgia Southern
train near Ashburn last Thursday
evening. She was on her way to At
lanta for treatment for asthma, ac
companied by her brother-in-law, E.
B. Carlton. The remains were left
at Cordele, where they were prepared
for burial, and carried back to Flor-
ida.
The News is pleased to note that
the leading anti bridge men have
abandoned their efforts in opposition
to certain bridges which are now un
der contract to be built in Irwin
county. The petition against these
bridges, when it reached Commis
sioner Henderson, had only six sig
natures.—Irwin Co. News.
The Local brings the welcome in
telligence that the material will soon
be on the ground for Sylvester’s de
pot, or, at least it has beei\, promised,
If memory serves ns correctly, several
promises of the same nature have
been made in the post, only to share
the fate of the fabled pie-crust. This
is one of the instances where “Hope
defered maketh the heart sick.”
. W. C. Key, a prominent farmer
near Wuresboro, was found dead near
that place last Friday morning, with
his bead blown open from a charger
of shot. His gun was lying by, and
his dog had stood guard over the
body all night, flle had been out
case and appointed Col. G. Dart of
Douglas, to preside, who diij so with
great credit to himself.—Irwin Co.
News.
Jno. D. Pope, one of the promoters
of the proposed Tifton and Albany
telephone, informed a Herald reporter
yesterday morning that the line was
complete from Tifton to Sylvester,
and that it would be run on into Al
bany just as soon as arrangements
could be perfected with the Bell Tel
ephone Company whereby the new
line can bo run into their office.—
—Albauy Herald, 13th.
Mr. J. T. Branch, aged 78 years,
and his wife aged 75 years, are now
living in Worth county, and have
raised seventeen children, twelve boys
and five girls, fourteen now living.
Mr. Branch says hip mother is very
active and does r.oc appear to be more
than fifty. The total number of the
family, including children and grand
children, is one hundred and six. If
that branch continues to flow, it will
never dry up but will become a river.-
—Cor. Irwin Co. News.
Editor Smith, of the Advuiice,thus
illustrates the power of the press:
“It is a pleasure to this paper to know
that Prof. Fain opened school at the
academy Monday morning with 61
scholars, and that his school has Rince
grown to 64, with a prospect of a still
larger attendance. It was the pur
pose of the Advance to stir up a
school interest in this town, and it
has done so. though it took the op
posite side of the question to accom
plish its purpose. Three months ago
ABhburn was probably the deadest
town in the state on the school ques
tion. The paper shelled the teacher
and trnstees so hot that they got up
and shook themselves, and now, for
the first time in the history of
Ashburn, the fall term is as
good as the spiing term of the same
year. Children are in school there
now whose parents said they would
not patronize Prof. Fain again.
Whether they are sending them
through personal spite to the paper
makes no difference with the editor.
Our raid on the school doubtless did
more good to the school than any
advertisement we could have given it.
We have filled our mission on that
line by waking up the sleepers, but
it lias cost us the patronage of the
school to do so. We have nothing
to regret oi retract, but Btand ready
to jog them agaih when they go to
sleep.
Ftom tlic State of Worth.
Skptkmiikh 16.—Diptheria iB still
raging in this county. John Smith
lost two children last Friday night
within an hour of each other, and
Jesse Castleberry has three sick with
it at this time. Parents should keep
their children at home, as it is very
contageous, but I hope it is about
over.
Happy John Giddens is still in a
flourishing condition. The reason 1
say he is happy is localise he has
plenty of corn, meat and rice to do
him and some to sell, a wife that
has promised to take care of him,and
I know that She will.
MacDonald has a fine crop,and the
down in the 6th. Gilbert Young is
putting up a nice frame building
about a quarter of a mile from his
mother’s, and Bob Sinclair is fixing
to build. Our old friend John Stew
art, is getting out boards to build,
and McCauley is hauling lumber.
Jim and Moso Lovitt have their lum
ber lauled and will soon have their
houses up.
Uncle Jimmy Branch says that all
his neighbors will soon have to come
and sit up with Ruth as her house is
about done. Uncle Jimmy lias done
what few men of his age could have
done. He moved on his place two
years ago in the woods and lias clear
ed and fenced twenty acres of land
and built a house and all out-lmild-
ings, and done nearly all the work
himself, lie is over eighty years of
age.
John Robert’s son happed to a had
accident last Monday. Me jumped
on a grass blade and cut a gash three
inches long in his foot that required
thirteen stitches to get it together. It
has put him on his crutches but, boy
like, he doesn’t seem to mind it.
The Mauldcn boys are still hustling
their turpentine business, If indus
try and perseverance makes success
they ought to have it. All they need
now is a wifo to keep them straight,
Married on Sunday last, Thomas
Salter to Alice lticks, oldest dangli
ter of Telfair Ricks. May they tiave
a prosperous life.
George Ilorkans is still improving
the old still place. Ho will soon
have it one ot the largest farms in
that section, ami as for the beauty of
the place it can’t he heat. It is about
time for George to quit turpentine,
and settle down to farming, and build
him a fine house on the place.
Wo are glad to see Ted Rick’s wife
so that she can walk about again,
having been so afflicted for nearly
two years that she could not walk
without help.
Old man Abo Maulden carries his
century of years well. To see him
getting around you would not take
him to he over seventy-five. For a
man that has labored like he has, I
don’t seo how he can hold out.
Tom Kendall has the champion
cotton crop of Worth. It is the best
I have seen, and his corn is good
also. Tom is a good farmer, and
that is Raying a good deal where
there arc so many good ones.
I HUM A til,.
ground corn and peas that heats the
world. He says that he went out in
the woods, (of course the woods was
fenced) and just laid of his rows and
planted corn, and afterwards plowed
out his corn, sowing peas. And such
a crop! corn pretty good, and peas
extra fine. He says they have never
had but one plowing.
Hillman Paulk is the proudest man
in our neighborhood, over a little
man at his home, and they say Par
son Goodman looks like a pretty old
grntidpa. Jksse Guntkh.
PAYING POSITIONS
Secured fur Young Men und Women With
out Charge.
There is no longer need of any young
man or woman remaining idle, if disposed
to work, is clearly proven by the way in
which scores of them are being placed by
the Georgia Business College, of Macon,
Gu., through the Employment Bureau.
Eight were placed last week and four
this, in several different states; some as
teachers, some as stenographers, some as
accountants and office men, and others as
operators—the nvork in all cases being
pleasant and desirable.
Competent persons can register with
them on payment of small fee, under a
guarantee of position or mopev refunded.
Those so desiring may take any business
couso on easy terms at one-hnlf the
charge, in oilier institutions, and securp
positively guaranty of positions if wished.
Their banks and offices for drill of stu
dents in Actual Business nre declared to
be as handsome and comprehensive as
those of any commercial bank in Georgia
and wholly unupproauhed by those of
any other college. Students are present
this year from all parts of America ami
several foreign countries.
All interested in obtaining employment
or business education, should avail them
selves of the unrivaled opportunities and
write at onco to Piusb’t Groiuha Busi
ness Coi.i.kc.k, Macon, Ga.
An editor out fn Arkansas thus
launches volume one number one up
on the people of his locality: “Our
aim—Toll the truth though the heav
ens take a tumble. Ourpaper—Of the
people, for the people, to he paid
for hy r the people. Our religion—
Orthodox, with a firm belief in hell
for delinquent subscribers. Our motto
Take all in sight and rustle for more.
Our policy—Love our friends and
brimstone our enemies. If thine ene
my Nmite thee oil the cheek swipe
him with husto and dexterityat
the butt of his most convenient ear.
What wo advocate—One country,one
flag, and one wife at a time—Our
object—To live in ease and splendor
A. N. Akins wus painfully injured ccon
in Moultrie on Tuesday of fast week, every evidence pointed to the fact
He was employed at a saw mill, and! that he had accidently shot himself'.
hunting the night before, and : worBt «£ to h f P . ’""I ^
Goodman Gossip.
Goodman, Sept. 14.—Everybody
seems quiet out on the river, except
tlio occasional boom! boom! of a
squirrel hunter’s gpn. I believe that
there is more rice grown in Berrien
and Irwin counties than ever was
grown in one year before.
Corn crops are good. Cotton is
nothing extra, I hear some complaint
of its hot fruiting well. Potatoes
and cane arc good.
We are glad to note that Hoh. T.
B. Young is getting along nicely now.
In passing through Irwinville^ we
mot our county .Indge, J. B. Clem
ents, our clever Commissioner Nas
Henderson, und several other oY our
county’s prominent mew, among them
The Discovery Moved His Life.
Mr. G. Calllouette, Druggist, Beavcrs-
vlllc, 111., says; "To Ur. King’s New Dis
covery I owe my life. Was taken with
La Grippe and tried all the physicians
for miles about, but of no avail and was
given up and told I could not live.
Having Dr. King’s New Discovery in
my store 1 sent for n bottle and began Its
use and from the first dose I began to get
(letter, and after using throe bottles was
up and about again. It is worth its
weight In gold. )Kc won't keep store or
house without It." Get a free trial botttle
a. Juke W. Paulk's Tifton, and IV
A. Crabtree’s Sparks Ga,
use A, TW girls all say he is cither
loo bashful t<> ask any of them to
A man trundling a wheelbarrow
in front of him will advertise the
Exposition from Chicago to Atlanta.
The man is ono of the characters of
the ’49 mining camp which is to ex
hibit there. During the days
of ’49, when the people of the world
. . . . have him, are loo stingv to feed them 1 ,.,„i tlir „ rr„ v, s fence corners
fell against the saw, sustaining mju- The suit of the various teachers of ji^ 0 „ < j on » t j cnow w hi c h,
riee that necessitated the amputation public schools in Irwin county who
of his right arm. He has a wife.and werc no t paid in full their account
four children. for the present year, was bYOCight
- Dr. J. W. Perry, of Sumner, against the Board of Education and
Worth county, so we are informed by j Commissioner Fletcher in the County
Col. W. A. Allen, of the ’Worth Oonrt Monday at Irwinville, will ap-
'Gouutv Local, went to sleep on
Thursday of last week, since which
tune ail efforts to awaken him have
peal to the Superior Court where
they hope to reverse the decision of
vbe’Cwmty Court. Judge Clements
f
1 well cleaned otlt inside, which pre-
Clever Calvin Walters is nursing a serves the fence, and keeps cattle
cold, and he is having a fine time ’ from pushing it down after weeds,
with it. I can't tell which will get and loanring to break hi.
the beet of it. Oftf friend M. G. Morgan, is busy
Marion Sumner has an original „ rot , n rinK the fleecv staple for market.
... AAttlVn TIf. * *
were rushing to Califoma, he pushed
our ex-clerk Mr. NY. It. Clements. L w |icclbarrow from Council Bluffs io
And. by the way wc notice Mr.. t |, e g0 ]d fid,],, n e loft Chicago on
Clements is taking the lead in ngri- August 3rd, and will wheel his way
to Atlanta.
way of picking cotton. He goes off
ami hauls rosm and lets notion pick
itself, if it wants to;
There is a regular building boom
in this town there are sick |ieople
who would he well did they take Dr.
Westmoreland'a Calisuya Tonic.
For sale by Jake W. Paulk.
He lias a good farm.
But, to crown it all, J. A. Mender-
•son, of Ocilla, has 86 acres of new-
It is probable that an exhibit will
bo made by the_Ncwpor: Ship Build-
1 ing Establishment at the Cotton
States and International Exposition.
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