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TIFTON, BERRIEN CO., GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 1895.
VOL. 5-NO. 24
OUR NEAR NEIGHBORS.
Waycross has elected a Board of
Trade.
Valdosta has a new daily, a succes
sor to the Lake Park News.
did more than was his personal duty j 20 acres in cabbage and five acres in
to do. We are commanded to nurse j turnips, upon which estimates have
the sick and bury the dead, and we not been made. Besides the above he
deserve the condemnation of a civil- ! has two huudred hogs which will
ized race when we neglect such duties.
Space in this paper is free to the be
reaved, but we are not much at ren
dering unto Cesar things that are not
Cesar’s.—Ashburn Advance.
The public roads of Coffee, county
are in a better fix than ever before in
Sam Jones is booked for a lecture
in Cordele sometime in February.
Cordele has been having spiritual
istic performances. Thought all the
time Cordele was a dry town?
j Irwin county is to have a Sunday
^school convention at New Mt. Zion
on the 5th Sunday in this month.
Miss May Jenkins will probably J managed but truth is truth
take charge of the school at Syca- j j lls Breeze,
more for the fall term says the News. 1 Albert Caroline, colored,
average 100 pounds each, and
he made a large quantity of
oats and watermelons which are not
counted in the above. Tt is thought
that the entire worth of his farm
products this year will he in the
neighborhood of $20,000, while the
cost of production is less than half,
Cox inteuds to hold services, provi
dence permitting.
The good people of this place in
tend soon to organize a Missionary
Baptist church and build a house of
worship. I know it will bo a success
as Mr. Polk Milner, I learn, takes
quite an interest in it, as he offers
nal company, proceeded to call same.
Out of one hundred and nineteen
names, only twenty answered “here.”
At the conclusion of the roll call,
Lieut. W. M. Smith read a letter
from Rev. Kobt IT. Harris, who was
an officer in the company, conveying
greetings to his old companions in
the memory of the oldest inhabitants.
There has been more systematicj leaving a clear profit of $10,000.
We do !
work done than ever before.
Pi oin the State of Worth.
land and lumber for its construction.j wnw, and expressed his regret for his
„ / , m .. j inability to bo with' them on the oc-
J>v the wav, as you pass from Tif- 1
* * 1 ; casion.
ton to Kuby, did you ever sec such' _ ’ ,, ,, ...
• ’ - , 1 Capt. Clias. P. Hansell, m a tew
an improvements m a place in , * , .
. . . r , but choice words introduced the ora
just one year? Mr. Milner lus . , , 1T , ,, ,
. , J ... tor of the day, Hon. Robt. B. Miteh-
erected a commodious residence, with
not champion the present method as j News this week is like money, all necessary improvements, which 1°^’ du ,m 11 be * ou him lie too
-Doug-
] hard to come at,
that.
and but little at i adds lots to tli
He owns
bad gone to the front in ’(il to fight
We learn from good authority that
Hon. Wm. Branch lias no idea of
mtering the race for the house.—Ir
win Co. News.
The Observer’s trade day at Moul
trie is described by that journal as a
“howling success.” This is not ex
actly the kind of success for a trade
day.
The Worth Dramatic Club, at
plead
guilty before Judge Clements last
Tuesday on the charge of carrying
concealed weopons. Was fined $57
including the cost. Jack Pluck was
convicted before Judge Clements last
second Monday of vagrancy and sen
tenced to serve a term of three months
under Mr. J. R. Allison, of Abbeville.
—Irwin Co. News.
Mr. Jack Bailey, who works at the
Worth post-office, are rendering,
“Lost in London” for the benefit of
the new church being built at that
place.
Miss Euphemia Weeks was married
to Henry M. Norman at the residence
|Kof her mother, Mrs. Seaborn Weeks,
| in Coleuitt county, on6 day last week,
R. N, Folsom, Esq., officiating.
Editor Walter A. Allen, of the
. Worth Local, accompanied by Ins
son, Aubrey, -was taking in the At
lanta Exposition last week, being
bead of Boyd Bros, cornice depart
ment, bus an old Roman coin which
must be many centuries old. It is
about the size of a button and is up-
paarautly made of bronze. The
edges of it are broken and worn,
showing the metal was brittle like
iron. It was taken from the ruins of j
Pompeii by an acquaintance of Mr. j
Bailey and,has a likeness of Julius
Cinsitr'on it.—Valdosta Times.
O placo. nc untiai . , . * \ ■ -l , .
.... . : the battles of lus state, ami eouia
some valuable land around Ruby.
therefore speak from a soldier’s stand-
The Perry McDonald side, as it is j Mr. Magnus Milner left Monday point jJj Iis address was fll! | of pa .
called, of the Primitive Baptist 1 morning for Birmingham, he intends and feclin**’
church, has' a three days meeting at ; to take a Dental course in the college Whi)e ext0 | ling t j u , vinue of t | u ,
Providence, commencing Friday and j there. Wo all wish for him much Confedoi . aU , RO i dierS) he reminded
ending Sunday. : success, as lie is a splendid yonng j them that thoy )md , nanly fow , foes
The diptheria is still raging, 111 a "' naturally gifted nr many re- no | onger> | nlt ,„ cn w lto gave them
spects. full cred j t f or their dovotion to their
still raging,
though in a mild form. It appears
to just be a fever and sore throat. I
am sorry to hear that Miss Alice
Fletcher is very sick with it, con
tracted from waiting on Mr. Smith’s
children. There appears to be more
colds and foyer than lias ever been
in this county before. Since writing
the above I hear that Miss Fletcher
died last night.
Dr. Hall, at Doles has bought a
mower, and is making the crab grass
| get with it. They are conveniences
that ought to have been here long
ago. The Doctor cuts ori shares wr
Our people are very hopeful that;
the Tif ton and Thomasville road will J
buys the fields of grass straight out.
The brother of Dr. Ellis is on ft'cause. He eloquently sketched the
visit to him. He expects to remain | , )a ,-t taken by the Dixie Boys in the
about six months. greatest war of modern times, and
From nil indications, Mr. John paid a beautiful tribute to the trittored
Branch intends to do a good business old flag that had waved over many a
this fall, as he has lots of now hard fought battle field, and to the
goods in his store. j men that so bravely defended it there.
Mr. Billie Branch is improving. i IIifl tribute to the lovely women of
the lair Southland was most sublime
and inspiring. It was just such a
speech as could be expected from
the eloquent pleader, the brave sol
dier, and the spotless gentleman that
occupied the stand.
lie was followed with short but
'.•present on the Georgia Editor’s Day. 1 be completed at an early date. That
Dr. W. J. Turner has gone to Ash-| roEd would n,n thr0U S h ilMtof the
finest timber in the state. It would
Our old Friend, J, 11. Story docs
burn, where lie will reside in future
The doctor and his family number I P ut ,,f in direct mil collnecLion Wlth
their friends here by the hundred and Macon. Moultrie needs a bank very
all regret to see them leave.-Uor- llluch - 0n(i . would pay wall. Will.
i,i„ . Camp,- colored, charged with murder i
dele Sentinel. _ ^ life . tlI110 sentence on plea of : "ot appear to get much better of
How to Wake a Dead down is an Th(j cou ,. t docket> especially! l-amlysis. lie is going to Albany to
important discussion aroused by a ^ jg renl l arkab] y j try Dr. Strother. Hope lie will got
correspondent to the Manufacturer s ^ ^ Moultrie Cor Telegraph ' : aild 1)0 l,| c gemql Jim of form-
«Record. The best way is to bury j ° ' * ,. r days,
ft,. “We would advise our country'
«£* the Brunswick Times Advertiser’; friends to always trade with the ad- j Gruc - r 8 tnim road 18 * t,le 1,0 low
- y ® lanes-A ur s i. raere i iaut8 . They sell better: hills < ln Worth » al,d th ^ arc ,naki,, 6
Mr. Authony Oliver, ot Ruby, . ° , J , . j the timber fly.
J goods, newer goods ami cheaper! v
gooils. The iiierchaut that adver- *L k. Betts & Co., have their train
tises can always sell goods cheaper
than the non-advertising merchant,
for the reason that he Bells so many
more goods, he can charge a smaller
profit,” is the way the Moultrie Ob-
By reference to the programme in j ^ pm , 01)ts (o luo 'i, )eojl troverti-
Scveral young ladies of Cordele
and the young ladies of Ruby are
wishing for the 1st of April to come
to get oven with Mr. D., as he made
grand preparations to get honey
from a bee tree that he said he had
found. They all went and found it
From the appearance around E. L. j was only a bumble bee nest. But, i i’ iUl ' lollt! S P C0C,K ’ S ’’y (-'oh A. T. Me-
Vicker’s still, he must be doing a girls, from what I heard, I think J Illt 3’ ro » • ,nd 8‘’ H. W. Hopkins and
thriving business, as everything | friend D. got the wost of it, tin* way | the conclusion there
moves like clock work, and to the j 10 W as slapping at the bumble bees, j ' v,lH a 8° noral hand an,on B
place at that. 11c has a mower also,! Leonidiak. - the old veterans. Among those Unit
. and fhstend of buying northern and! ’ H, 'ook hands were the two uccotn-
i western hay, cuts plenty at home. i A llouseliold liensuit . . . plished daughters ol Capt. Ed Davis.
1). W. Fuller, of Oannjoliarle, N. l.ij'Pheir fathers sword which was so
says that he.always keeps Dr. King'* oftcll t!aH |, cd in battle, was an object
New Discovery in the house and Ids l .
family has always found the very best re- of b rr, ‘ al After l«»rtnking Ot
suits follow iis use; that he would not he ' a bountiful repast, prepared especial-
wlthout it, if procurable, O. A. Dyke- ly for the occasion, a permanent or-
man Druggist, Catskill, N - Asays that eauizalioii wusaffeeted andtliemeet-
Dr. King’s New Discovery Is undoubtedly ! ilIg(ld . orlle(1 U) moc<t it| I!oslo|l . (
father of Mrs. Jesse Paulk, and our
W. H. C. Oliyer, died after a linger
ing illness, on Saturday last, and was
buried at Zion Hope cemetery next
day. He was eiglity-two years of age
and a father in Isreal.
(In
this issue it will be seen that the !
Union meeting of the Mallary Asso
ciation will be held with the Sylves
ter Baptist church on the 5th Sunday
; ble facts.
the best Cough remedy; tlmt ho lms used .
It in Ills family for eight years, and It has j 0,1 ^ 8th of 0cU)hcr
never failed to do ull that is claimed for Everything is lively now, am
. l xst-sl* jsff ss: r »««™
, j \V. I’aulk’s, Tiflon, or W. A. Crabtree's, i trade,
in sight ot Wm. Jeters, and it looks i .Sparks Cl a. ^
like a cyclone had been along where “* '
* . j ^ j i riionuisville Notes. f, no lectiirt
^ of the Tiiomasvh.uc, Sept., 17.--The most house on the subject of “Poor Folks.”
county ! u,tere8ting 0V(i " t of the week waH 11,0 Next Tuesday is the Jewish New
will be gone ^reunion of the Dixie Boys. ThoI Y ear and tll „ stort>s of our Hebrew
meeting look place Snli-r lay last in {rieIlds wiM 0 | osed 0I , t | lttt dav .
they have boon
will not be long before
finest lots of timber in
Mumford delivered a
last night at the court
one
the
The people that live in the .lohnj tho Col|) . t Il0 , lse . j t WM the first I
A widow with six little children Walker neighborhood have cut out mcetin „ ginct , tIl0 bravc sold i er8 laid j
arrived in Valdosta Tuesday evening j n,,d straightened the roa
oad fri
Ins
' ilown their arms at the close of the j,
Mrs. M. 11, Randall left yesterday
for Atlanta, where she will run a
boarding house during the exposition.-
Ati attack was made on a young
lady in East End last evening by an
time. / , • ,
,, {pennies.' me inomusville j IMd You Ever On motion, W. II. Bibb, was made i nnknown nogro.bnttho y°ung ladies
the road law recently established tor r r; Vf; f u i i» ii ^ . screams frightened him away and
... . . J imes-J^nterprific noted tlu anival Try Electric Hitters as a remedy for chairman, and Hodden htnitii Roero ■ ‘
that county and re-established the old j of probttb , y the same crowd in that yo ur troubles. If not get « bottle now tary, both of whom were members of brought scvenU persons on the scene
mne, and urge greater diligence on the C]t y and gtate( j that they were on J and get relief. This medicine has been that gallant company. By the time
T , 1U . , f . from Thomasville and one of the lit-!J’ouso to Isabella, making it, nearer' r l , ho ranks have been “very
and Friday and .Saturday before in , ., . . for ihum to mill and market , ,. . . , ./
tie boys canvassed the business por-| 101 U1l ' n w """ nun m.iiKct. much thinned since that momorahloj.
the town lor a “nickel and _ Isiimaku
The Thomasville
this month.—Worth Local. .
tion of
Doolv’s last grand jury abolished
immediately. The negro took to the
^ commissioners. They also recom- lJ)eir , 0 some lou , u in thc north- foun " 10 bc P^«»«uly adapted ... the re- ’ tb(> meeling waH 0 ‘ nlzedt tho ™; H'vamp, hut the dog failed to take his
l i I jjI ... 1 I*- .. ^ " lUf .in nt nil Kotnoln ( ' r\m iJuiiitii ‘ ” * ... t t ...» .1. * 1*.
mend that the ordinary erect a jus- en) p;lI . fc of the SUltl? .
-ttce court house in each district.
lief and cure of *11 Female Complaints. . r .-.. . j . viirilant search is beiic
I hey came i 0MrUng B wwndorfB , (llreet inll ue«ce in j '•>«<!« »«>' *« wpl > fdled old ! , f „ • J . "JS
from .Albany to i homasville and ! gi v lnpf strength nnd tone to the organs j Confederate soldiers, and those who ’
, The Lake Park municipal contest: £fom there to Quitman aiul Valdosta, if you Imve Lo»» of Appetite, ConHti- i were to partake in the program. Tho! J y u u 1 M ‘ -oiL .t.
| was decided by Ordinary Dave Smith i They claim to have been originally patlon, Headache, Fainting Spells, or are j j, od ., 0 f tbc | 10HM was p lU ,ked, there The weather continues to moderate
• f* SI . f . I ' f* .fit. , \* . ... . ■ ■ ,, I.' . - .ill n 1 il \f..li.t.#.t,i.
^ itt Valdosta, last week in favor of the! from Ohio and have been sent front. S«rv>u*. Sleepless, Excitable Melancl...- being quite a sprinkling of ladies in »» d we an? having some very pleas-
^present holders. The contest was one town to another bv tlm people in ■ ibe t, mcSclno^y«u ’ uee'u ,hu audiciieas and the galleries were breezes which are appreciated by
brought on the grounds that ten il-(different places.—Times. The flame i «nd Strcnath «ra enaranteed bv well filled with interested spectators (*'(• people.
places.—Times, l he name j |f e nMi and Strength «ro gnarentced hy well filled with interested spectators 1
.legal votes were cast, which, if j party, a pitiful looking lot, spent a its use. barge Bottle* only 00c, at Jake'of the llmisiial scone. The old vet- Keep that railroad on your mind
’ thrown out, would have changed the day j n Tifton. W. Paulk»T Ifton, an<l \V. A. ( rahtree's i ( . ra n K were seated together to the left - and do all you pan to get- it through
ftl** 'J’lie ValdoBta Time* says that Mr. s l 1,irk,i Ga ^ of the judges’ stand, while the taller- us soon as possible.
The Valdosta Chamber of Corn- j 0 ; in Roberts, a farmer neat Mineola, From [rtviti Cmmt,v. ud old flag, which was waved over Srat: >u-* t in: Wkst.
terce will nsk the Georgia Southern j„ tiiat county, will make $10,000 off; Reading your excellent paper, I so many battle fields, and the old u rad WfttomMhalivo and prospor-
td to give them excursion rates and pj, f ann tliia.year. It says: “Mr. find your correspondent from Ruby sword which had done such 8 ood! 0 „ 8 merchant of Wayeross lias ebar-
passenger coacl/es on tho local freight Hoberts has about one thousand acres j does not mention the Sunday School service in the hands ot C’apl. Ed. ^ enl j r(J ed j t j Qn ^^
trains running from 'I’ifton to that ,„.dei cultivation and it is predicted which they lis.ve every Sunday at 4 Davis was hanging by ita side. f«,r ids own use and will issue 5,000
| city on Saturdays, and excursion ' f j )at j le . w jjl make not less than ten j p., in. I fear lie does not attend or The first thing oh; the program was ' T j u> Ti mes - A a ve»r tiser
Crates for the passenger trains from thousand -dollars on the crop. His he would certainly have mentioned. a reciutioti hy young Mr. D. L.Tem-, al j cl , MMm t( , t j l6 ^ ldt : ,j av
• down tlu-road. crop is divided tw follows: 300 acres, the interest that is taken in it by pie,<>f Tifum.ontttled “The Last Roil j b c get ricL a«d never grow babi-
• TIk 1 family of the lamented m corn which will yield 0,000 bush- those who attend. They have 20 Call.” The young mutt delivered it; hemled.— Brunswick Times-Adver-
f- Clark, who died here last week, t-.cat els: 250 inures in. .Sea Island cotton, j members, but zcimottmes they have well,and a generous applause greeted tiser.
L?,b this office for publieation a note of which will make 100 bales; 300 acres j 25 or 30 in attendance.
lifinkt 0. t'lioao A’ho so kindlv attend- nHiders. which will yield 0,000 They have preaching every 4th tion.
him'at tlm conclusion of the reeita- ,. rl .... , , ..
.. r . , " . What cured tluv ■ other peopler
Mr. • . t> l.miH, wholmd with Nmhiti!.' but Dr. AVestihoiv-limtl's