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THE GAZETTE: TIFTON, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1895.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Enigma Department.
KDITKD BY 6. if. W.
Enigma* Sep. 17.—Cool rughtA
and hot days are not very conducive
to good feelings.
Miss Minnie Deraott, of Pine
Jlloom has been visiting relatives
here. ,
.fudge Jno. It. Peters, has been
airing his judicial authorities in Hy
mens court the past week. He unit
ed in marriage Louis Hatley and
Jane Lang, Louis is a quiet, polite
good-natured colored man, and his
white friends wish for him a long
and happy life.
One of our readers here says we
made an orronious statement in the
Gazette. He says we stated that
there was riot a free silver man at
Enigma. We never said it—never
wrote it. This free silver squabble
is causing us no unrest- -don’t care a
snap what the people are on this
question. We have a right to our
opinions and shall exercise such re
gardless of opinions of others. Oh,
no, brother; we never said it, you
must have been dreaming, or.labor
ing under a distrustful illusion.
Did you ever have a loving and
confiding public to tell you how to
run your paper Messrs. Editors? To
I ell you how to write and how to
write il, bow you should think and
ment Rev. Turner filled the Baptist
pulpit here last Sunday. A. fair sized
congregation greeted him. His head
ib white with years of service in the
Masters cause, May the great Jeho
vah make his declining days full of
peace and rest. His discourses was
non-sectarian, and as he said, he
would try to do, he preached the
Bible and Jesus Christ.
There has been considerable activ
ity over at the steam gin and grist
mill of Easter brothers for the past
few days, and ere long, they will be
rnnning day and night to meet the
but the aggregate to the paper is
quite large. So please hand ns the
amount you are due. It will be ap
preciated.
Northern apples have made their
appearance in our stores,bnt the“gol-
den king” of all fruit, oranges, will be
scarce indeed this winter. We sin
cerely sympathize with the good peo
ple of the Flowery state in their
misfortune.
Miss Lula B. Murray is visiting
relatives Bear Tifton this week.
There is nothing so soothing to
the human heart as words of love
Sweet potatoes have mafic their
appearance in this market.
Our M. D’s, are wearing a far
away, down cast look these days.
As the Octqber days are drawing
near Gene Bussey’s smiles are grow
ing broader arid more frequently.
For further information apply to
Enigma is remarkably healthy just ; Henry Hayes.
no ' v • We have just learned that Rev.W.
The members of the Baptist church
are requested to assemble at their
F. Jfixon, owing to poor health, wiP
not protract the meeting at this place
church to morrow (Saturday) night next week. However he will fill his
for the pupose of considering the call regular appointment here,
of a pastor for the ensuing year. A I A representative of some Western
full attendance is earnestly requested. concern ]iaH been in Enigma delivcr-
Thc Tifton Gazette and the Atlan-; big enlarged pictures or photographs,
ta Journal both for $1.00. This He has quite a.large batch .to deliver
offer holds good up to Oct. 1st and is 1 here,
for cash subscribers. «.
EVERYTHRj
EXCEPT HIGH PRICES.
demands of their customers. and kindness spoken in sincerity. r W E HAVE been working night and day, receiving our Fall
•ir . , . , , . il Stock. We have largely increased our showing in ev-
We have largely increased our showing
erv line. After closely studying the wants of the trade, in
this section for the. past four years, and having a buyer with
the cash to visit "the Factories and Importers. I>oing very
nearly all our own work, selling only for cash at a very
small margin places us in a position to give the best talues,
-
of any house in South Georgia. Wc have the best values
now in every department, that it has ever been our pleasure
to offer. Always glad to compare prices with anyone.
ff those young Indies who fall
through the trestle, while returning
from the singing last Friday evening
will he very good girls we promise
not to tell their names.
Staunton Stimulants.
Staunton, Sep. 10.—Wednesday
night the store of Mr. S. Barrel was
broken into by thieves. Your cor
respondent failed to learn the extent
It is universally conceded that the! of tl,e robbci > A ,,c S r0 has been
weather for the past several days has ] ff 0 ^ 1 ™
act upon all issues of public interests? I been very warm.
Well, it you have not you have misse l Speak kindly of your community
a most humorous experience. | and feel the same way towards all
Mr. 11 artsfield, of Tifton, ’.foiled mankind, will bring you more happi
in Enigma a day or two last week.
('lever, accommodating, Charlton J
Forbes, conductor on the ll.itW. Will B. Gunn left last Sunday for
railroad, ditched two tramps near|Jasper, Fla., where ho will enter, .
here a few days since. Heat Forbes, I school. Strive to excel in all things | w 10 to havo . lota tnn , e
oh, no. ' 1 Will; your Fnigma friends waft many i w, " ch . usc ,. m . addling with
The liomcsuokcrs of the North and j HillC( ' , ' L ' wisl| es f °r your success
West would do well to investigate There was the smallest attendance !
the advantages offered by the country at the Methodist church last Sunday
ly with the foot-prints supposed to
bavs been made by the thief.
Mr. .T. T. Fender left yesterday for
Atlanta. He will he present at the
ness than a spirit of'prcjudice^d i °P enin S of tl,c Cotton Statcs Ex P°-
sition.
There are a great many people in
this section the same as elsewhere,
vicioriA^lueKviqilan;
lying adjacent to Enigma. There
is thousands acres of fertile beautiful
land in this section only awaiting the
touch enterprise and industry to blos
som into fruitful sellsuslaining homes.
Subscribe) for the Gazette, it is
your home paper.
A Line of Very Fine Decorated
CROCKERY,
other business. This is one of the
greatest causes for “hard times.”
The trestle work for the Foote it
Zuber Lumber Co’s., train is nearing- Hired from Europe, opened this week. Sets for dinner and
tea. Odd pieces to fill tip your broken sets.
ifternoon at Sunday-school that we |
have seen this yea’r. This state of j c ' ,m P loton - a,,(1 el ' e lon 6 Col T ,itt
affairs is very deplorable. A man «ount,y can boast of railroad number
who will hold himself aloft from the I three * Mr< Wils0n Fender of ‘I'Hn, rp. 0 rt -, nf ...
church or Sabi.ath school o„ account p |aco 1,as acco P te ' 1 a p° sition with I Glassware, Tinware & Furniture, of all kinds,
of prejudice or malice towards some i Footc * Zuber as sucUoM forc,nan ' j
The school now being taugiit at j
other person, lias a slim chance in-
... deed to over enter the pearly gates. Id" 1 - Midway academy is of the liigh-
I he Enigma (flee ( lull held Us last L . i j e *«*>•
.. . , It does seem that parents who have UH *' standard, trot. Gray deserves
meeting at Mr. K. A. Mocks last ... 1 ,
Frida' cveni their little ones would soo to it that P raiae for bis able and energetic
i nj cm iing. they attend regularly the Sabbath i ' vork 111 behalf of education.
I lie rates to and from Atlantadur- , , „ . 0 .
. , I school. '• I Lrade is looking up in Staunton,
mg the great exposition lias been ,, j
. , ”,, r , I Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, of Ter- pome mce painting has been done
fixed al tfl.Iln from I ifton on a seven i .. , ’ , . .... , ,
,ltiy Tim " *** »»'. »r-! «“ f“ l ll "'“ *"" l “
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We have a car load of the strongest and
We very nnicli regret to learn that
which gives our town a more business
running wagons made. Prices the lowest.
lightest
DRY-GOODS, NOTIONS,
Millinery, Clothing- and Gents Furnish-
the price of poultry lias taken a rise.;
Tiie Pinevillo Lumber Co.,
ing. Rig stock and up to date.
Time and space limited—Cannot give description this week.
are
Atlanta will lie tucked to its full cap-1 .• -&• - - . . ..
acity to care for the hundreds of Mrs. .1. II. Hammond was quite ill| 1,ko a,r th “" heretofore.
Ihousamls of people who will |] 0( .k | f°r some days. Protracted meeting is on us, and|
there. Judge J. li. Peters lias announced
It is indeed pleasant to meet with \ himself as a cotton buyer,
friends of our boyhood dnys, to talk il seemed as if every girl and | making some badly need improve-1 ^4 T T / \ 1,^1
over old scenes and of all the hoys j young lady at Enigma turned out incuts at their milling plant, one! h—7 J—L V—* J—J •
and girls we used to know and love i last Monday with cards asking aid | n, bc north of this place. Four Thousand pairs bought before the advance. We will
m the dear old town of our youth. f«r (ho orphan's home atTulhaton,Gii.! Cotton picking is in progress at : sell them at old prices, which means 25 per cent, saving to
“Ye reporter" had the pleasure of. Ah many as four or five of them ! present, there will be considerable! ' 0111 1 ustomers. SOME PRICES that cannot be matched,
meeting Mr. .las. T, Mmind, the go- would get a fellow cornered some-! amount gathered in this section this Men's Rubber (,'oats!-
nial and efficient forenmn of the Gil- times and there was nothing that | season.
zette ollle.e, not long since and the would sati.;fy them hut to come down ! Messrs. V. P. llarvoy and Fred
mooting to this “scribe” was a pleas- j with tho cash. i Robinson departed Saturday of last
ant one. I’wenty years have passed Dave Nichols, usually a quiet no- 1 week for a weeks visit among rela-
away since wc met, before mid scenes gro imbihod too freely of blackberry I tives and friends at Dupont and
mid conditions have greatly changed j stuff called wine last Tuesday and j Naylor.
since those happy days. Many of j proceeded to demolish things getior- j Mr. Porter Mims, one of Colquitt! Percale !-
rinssod the ally around his house. lie made county’s thirty young farmers, paid!
others have j a vicious attack upon his wife with j 0111 city a visit Saturday and Sunday ^ * box halving Ponders. for only 10 cents,
j mi axe and would have done horse- j last. Wo suppose he has been | ( ' loakSj j ackctSf Capes and Gossamers,
1 harm hut tor iimuly interference ; enhanced by the charms of one of house in Georgia,
other talent memories were vividly ( of bystanders. He was looked up in ; the beautiful and accomplished voting !
revived by the mooting. a box oar and kept there several hours. ladys of our community. * *
“Over the branch” and about one jlbeing released he went to hfoi While fever and other diseases i r,x
half , fmm I'Migma is a settlement bouse and started in to repeat hfoj may ^ elsewhere, our community
of colored people who own their own performance, oi tho morning. HeJ is rC8ling in poaco health and pros-
our si’himlmntes have
the river of death and
left the parental nest In seek fame
and fortune in other states and many 1 lions I
Real Value, $2.25, our price, $1.50.
Rubber Boots J—Value $3.00, our price, ifi.50.
Men’s Linticn Collars :—Value 15 «nd 20 cents, our price 7c. each.
House SlippersPer pair, 13c. Pearl Buttons, Per dozen, jc.
Men’s Alpine Hats!—Value, $1.00, our price only .\(j cents.
Real value, 12 cents, our price, only 7^ cents.
’5, .cheaper than any
G
A CHANCE
To show you our gdods and name prices.
houses, live in their own homes, and was confined in’tlio car a second time.
penty.
WtZAUll.
are quietlawnbidingcitizens.Georgia Still the law of our state sanctions:
delights to honor snoh of our colored the unrestricted sale of| this relish To the Cotton Growers,
people, and for the encouragement of stuff nulled “domestic wines" which I will run two English gins through
them, we call to their minds the robs a man of every faculty, belong- the coming season, having placed or-•
true words of some immortal poet: ing to refined manhood. It is a lilis- dor for the second one, making my |
•Uninn Mini "„i",r ir teriiig shame mi the fair name of'plant 011c of the "best equipped in the
Georgia. state. Prompt and efficient service. Ul l^lllIltOl S Hlltl POllt rolcrS ()f L()W I'l’H'CS.
Kiml reader, times are hard, we Give them a trial.
PADRICK BRO'S.
Cotton picking and goober grab
bing is in order down this way now.
Pursuant to previous amiotinoc-
aduiit, but (he amount of your in
debtedness to the Gazette is small
aTMt.
D. G. Iwhy.
Cyebneta, (la.
Main St,, Tifton, Georgia.