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The Tifton Gazette.
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TIFTON, BERRIEN CO., GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1895.
VOL. 5-NO. 35
OUR NEAR NEIGHBORS
Moultrie is hunting for a contract
or to bore an artesian well.
The Georgia and Alabama trains
have been forced to put on extra
coaches to accommodate the Fitzger
ald colonists.
School Commissioner G. It.. Glenn
delivered an address to the citizens
of Colquitt at Moultrie on Wednes
day, the 11th.
Mr. Claud and Miss Willie McLen
don and Mrs. J. R. Patton, of Ash-
burn, left early in the week to 3pend
a few days ut the Exposition,
y: County Treasurer Alex Mcliims
frhas bought the mercantile business
of Mr. John Dorminy at Swan ar,d
is doing a good business.—News.
The Local thinks it has a right to
spell its new depot with a capital D.
Of course it has; put it in Great
Primer boldface if you like, Bro.
Allen.
Mr. Wiley Fletcher is clearing
away the stumps, etc., at che Thom
son place on the Sycamore and Irwin-
ville road preparatory to building a
new home.—Irwin Co. News.
A Lowndes county negro .stole a
the ' morning, was caught,
coat in
tried and convicted in city court and,
before sundown of the same day, was
in the convict camp serving his titpe.
.Mrs. J. W. Walton, of Valdosta,
was seriously burned one day ’last
i vWeek by her clothing catching fire
pwhije she was standing before'^he
fireplace. Her recovery is doubtful.
Editor Smith says that any i^ind,
. of weather is cold enough for an ed
itor. $$ill ifchogjif tod i,happens , ( to
have one that y rat enough riot H to!
knock his kp^C together when he
walks.
i , Mr. H. G. Wood of Sumner and
.Miss Elizabeth LoVvery of Moultrie
were united in the holy bonds of
.matrimony last Sunday at 3 p. m.
- ; Rev. A. D. Patterson officiating.—
Observer.
And now Editor Doubting Thomas
DeLoach ventures to suggest that
Editor Smith has no collat'd orchard!
Can it be possible that the News
an is getting jealous of his neigh-
fa fame?
We made the announcement some
time since that Messrs. Lutterlob &
Bro. bad sold out to Greer Bros. It
now develops that the statement is
untrue. A trade is (tending, however.
Sycamore News.
Hon. A. L. Hawes, of Bainbridge,
will deliver an address before the
Knights of Pythias lodge in Moultrie
on the first Tuesday in January, on
which occasion the annual installa
tion of officers occnrs.
Asbbum held her municipal elec
tion Monday, resulting os follows
Mayor, J. S. Betts; Council men; J .
B. Bozeman, J. S. Shingler, J. Law
rence, and W. B. Hickman. The
m is a good one.
Editor Smith, of the Asbbum Ad
vancers said to be making strenuous
'orts looking to a matrimonial aMi-
He is conrting the unmarried
inine population of his town
from 13 to 60 years of age.—Way-
cro3s Journal.
ri’M Advance says that T. W.
of Ash burn, has a copy of
.Ulster County Gazette, published
ingston, N. Y., Jan. 4th, 1800,
and containing an account of George
Wjuhington’s funeral, with an obit
uary of the great patriot. .
Late developments .in the Boyd
Lumber Co. case at Ashburn fail
leased, in order, that he may mort
gage the property, to pay off the
pressing indebtedness, when all at
once be gave his bailiff the slip, aud
left f jr parts unknown.
Ninety-three town lots in Syca
more are advertised for sale on the
31st day of December, before the
store of the Cycloneta farm, by the
Commissioners appointed by the
Macon Construction Co., subject to
confirmation by Bibb Superior court.
A negro attempted to assault a 60-
year-old lady near Naylor one night
last week, entering her apartment
while she was asleep. He was cap
tured within a hundred yards of the
house, and is now in jail, the officers
having saved him from being lynched
by good management.
It is hoped that the colonists will
soon get control of the Abbeville and
Waycross railroad. The outrageous
freight rates charged from Abbeville
to Lnlaville is a disgrace to Georgia,
and the colonists, with the aid of
Capt. Tift, are developing an outlet
by Tifton. The A. it W. hasn’t got
the whole world in a sling.—Irwin
County News.
S. J. Williams, who lives on W. H.,
McPhaul’s Lawson place, has a pep
From Worth’s Metropolis.
The widow Thomas (colored) has
sold her place below Bull’s mill, and
is building a nice house on the
Thoraa8ville road.
Our Su rveyor Z. W. Mathews is
about finishing up him a nice res
idence on the hill near Horse Creek,
on the Thomasville road, and will
move in about Christmas. It will
take four men to hold him still,lie will
be so large when he moves in.
There is also a new house build
ing in front of Mrs. Ilollinsworth’s
and clearing around as if they
tend going to farming.
I see also a building going up [grumbling accompanies it.
m-
Thomasville Notes.
Thomastili.e, Dec. 9—The res
idence of Dr. J. II. Jenkins, was de
stroyed by fire last night a little after
seven o’clock. The fire started in
the kitchen and spread rapidly over
the entire building. Most of the
furniture was saved, though in a
damaged condition. The fire depart
ment turned out promptly, but the
fire was to far out to be. reached by
them, as there was no pipes near.
The building and furniture was in
sured to the amount of (2500.
I The weather continues fine, though
| it has been somewhat cool for the
: last few days, the usual amount of
below the crossing of the Thomas-
ville and Hancock road. Looks as if
the new comers are still moving to
Worth.
Billy Land has swapped liis place
and is building close to Mrs. Han
cock’s.
Dr. McNeil’s new store is ail or
nament to Parkervill,e neatly paint
ed and looks like nicely built. When
Alford lias his store and dwelling
painted Parkcrvillc will shine share
enough.
I understand that Charley Fillyaw
per plant from which 2,500 pods had j‘ s vei T ' ow there is but little
been gathered this season, up to Oc- j 1,0 P t,s of 1,is rocovor y * ith Typhoid
tober 12th, and our informant says pneumonia^ We sympathize with
it was then estimated that there were his family.
at least 500 ripe pods then on the Mrs. Norman’s child was burned
bush, besides innumerable green pods, to death in Colquitt last week by her
It is of the small variety, knowu as clothes catching fire aud no one in
the Umbrella pepper.—Worth LocaL
“After a tedious courtship of sev-
•jeral months, Jack Powell and Miss
Connie Stroug were married on last
ThBrsdnyievmiSig, 'lley! J. W. Ar
nold perrerming the marriage serv
ice. No cards, no objections, and
nobody’s business. Now is the time
to subscribe.” This is the original
way in which the editor of the Blake
ly Observer announces his nuptials.
Congratulations; friend Jack.
Mrs. Jesse Luke, near Irwinville,
did a"brave act a few days ago. Some
huntsmen were chasing a wounded
deer on the river swamp, which left
the swamp and went in the direction
of Mr. Lake’s home. The deer sought
refuge from the blood-thirsty hounds
in Mr, Luke’s yard, and was hemmed
in the yard and killed with a piece
of board by Mrs. Luke, who was
alone at home. It is not infrequent
for deer, especially when wounded, to
seek refuge in lots and yards near
dwellings, but the courage displayed
by Mrs. Luke in this instance is
without a parallel in South Georgia.
News.
When most needed it is ndl unusual
for your family physician to be away
from home. Such was the experience of
Mr. J.’Y. Sobcnck, editor of the Caddo,
Ind. Ter., Banner, when his little girl,
two years of age, was threatened with a
severe attack of croup. He says: “My
wife insisted that I go for the doctor, but
as our family physician was out of town
I purchased a bottle of Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy, which relieved her im
mediately. I will Hot be without it in
the future.” 25 and 50 cent bottles for
sale by Tifton Drug Store.
C. C. S. Baldridge has some 10 and 20
acre farms within 2 miles of I Tifton at
(5.00 and (8.00 per acre. Also one tract
of 500 acres, excellent fruit land, 5 miles
the house but children.
Mr. Holt in the lower part of the
county, had a difficulty with George
Howard col., and shot at hint fiye
times, hitting him twice. At this
time the negro is reported very low.
Two marriages I forgot to report
three weeks ago. I will put in this
time, but I am gojng to quit, for if I
report all, I will do nothing olso.
The Ordinary is having a fat time,
issuing licens. On the 1st Sunday
in October John Willis, son of Henry
Willis, of Colquitt, and Mattie Chest-
nutt, of Worth, were married at the
residence of the bride’s mother’s;
also, McKinnis, and Ophelia Willis
were married, at the brides father’s,
Dan Willis. Sr.
Ilog killing and cane grinding is
still going on in this county. Every
body was killing last week. Kill
hogs in the morning and grind cane
in the evening, when it would thaw
out enough so they could.
Mrs. Lawson is vory siok at this
time. It looks like she may lose her
eight altogether. She is suffering
very much. Her mother Mrs. Lan
caster, is improving from her fall
and I hope she will soon lie tip.
Jim McDowell is getting well of his
wound as fast as couli be expected.
Mrs. Roper at Sylvester is getting
bettor though not ont of danger yet.
Ishmaei,.
Cano grinding and hog killing was
the order of the day since the advent
of the frost. Legion is the number
of piney-WQOds rooters that have ut
tered their last grunt in the last week.
Our meat boxes will bo well filled
this winter as well as our corn-cribs
and syrup barrels. The town is fill
ing up rapidly with visitors from the
north, east and west, but the larger
part will arrive after Christmas, when
the hotels will open up.
The city is assuming a holiday at
tire. The windows aro blossoming
with fire works, guns, pistols, horns,
dolls and all kinds ot toys like Santa
Claus brings. Wohopo lie will have
his pack well supplied this year.
The appearance of the post-office
has boon very materially improved
by tbo wire soreeu which was put in
last week- It will also be a great
protection.
County school commissioner K. T.
McLean held the examination of
teachers on Friday and Saturday
last and it proved to be a very tough
one. The order of the examination
was different to any previous one.
Mr. Dresser and family, of Massa
chusetts, have rentPd and occupier
the residence of Mrs. Andrews on
north Dawson St.
Walter Snodgrass left last week
for Atlanta., He will spend several
days viewing the exposition.
Tho boys aro feeling so good over
their victory on Thanksgiving that
they aro thinking of trying Maoon in
the near future.
Stak of thk West.
We’re Coming to Y’r Sliow.
[To Frank L. Staunton of tba Atlanta Cor.stitu
tion.]
The following, dipped from the
Manchester, Conti., Herald, Dr.
Farmer’s old home, shows what a
healthy sentiment is growing in the
North toward the Southern brother:
We’re a comin—
We’re a comin!
An 1 write to let you know
'flint we’ve saved a few spondulicks,
An we’re comin to y’r show,
Not with musketeers an drummers,
As we done in sixty-four,
W’en Bill Sherman's Yankee ImmmorH
Marched from Georpy to the shore
O’ tho hip an broad Atlantic,
But we’re comin by anti by
With a hanshake an God bless you
An a teardrop in the eye,
For we hail you all as brothers,
An I write to let you know,
With our sweethearts an our mothers,
We’re.comln to y’r show!
We’re a-comin—
We’re a comin!
With our children an our wives,
For we fvrpe.il our puns to plowshares
An our swords to pruulu knives.
We’re a comin with the mem’ry
Of our heroes in our minds
Growin premier than the greenest
O’ y’r watermelon vines,
But we’ll meet you an we’ll greet yon
With ho hatred botn o’ war,
Fer our souls ’ro pink an innocent
An juicy to the core.
So, we hail you all as brothers,
An I write to let you know,
With our babies an th’r mothers*
We’re a-comin to y’r show!
We’re a-comin—
We’re A-comin!
An 1 write to you to say
That we’ll twine the common laurels
O’ tho hluecoats an the gray
Round our hearts in Union garlands,
An we’ll teach tho world to know >■
That w,eu Georgy has a 'circus--
w’y, tho uorth’U boo the show !
For we’re jest, one common country,
An tho banner o’ the free
Shakes its starry folds avove us
“From Atlanta to tho Ben.” * *
Bo, wo’ro combi—ye*, we’re coiulh,
An 1 write to let you know
That from MaIiio to Califorhy
Wo’re comin to y’r show!
—8. <). Lapins in Chicago Inter Ocean.
County Court Jurors.
The following jurors are drawn for
December term, 1895, Berrien county
court:
1 8. K. McXsJ.li,
a l>. H, MattMa.
Wm. K. Matttrin,
TM. it. May.
K I). .1. Morrlftou,
« J. A. Mock,
M. 8. McCrwHe, 10 H. V. Hountree,
Alonzo I>. MaUlila,
H. H. Tift.
11 Kavfnrd Manilla,
■" *.$. Hutton.
IS I
Major C. T. Plcton it manager of tbo
Slate Hotel at Denison. Tex., which the
traveling men say Is one of the best ho
tels in that section. In speaking of
Here is the way a back woods editor
writes poetry:
“Forward, turn forward, Oh, time
in your fight; turn me a fortune and
set me up right. I am weary of
running in debt for my clothes and
owing for grab that down my throat
goes; weary of working for what 1
have not. Never, no never, turn
backward for me for well; I remem
ber my good mother’s knee; I remem-
bei the slipper came down with u
slam whenever I got in the blackber
ry jam. The days, too, at school, were
a terriable bore, when I was obliged
[ to stand up on the floor; and all in
I the world that I ever done, was to
wink at a girl—pure matter of fun.
The days of the poet., like the days
we. meet, composed of fuir mixture
of bitter and sweet So forward,
turn forward: Ob, time in your
way, and give me some cash, just
enongh for to day.”
out, offered for a short time only at (8
per acre.
„ , * * Public Sneaking.
Hon. F. O. dulVignoti will Bpean
Georgia Southern and Florida! C 1 1 ‘ arab f. r,tln ' 8 C " it / <Jb °! e t r “ “ nd I)[&T : j on the issues of the day at Waycross
ddS rlioca Remedy Major Plcton says: "Ii m , rWt iam, ,.r n a m.
1 have used it myself and in my family for
several years, and take pleasure in say
Railway.
FROM TIFTON—
(8.70 Tickets on sale daily till December ... .... . , „„,
15th, 1895, good returning until Jan- «»S Hist I consider It an infallible cure
uary 7tli, 1890. for diarrhoea and dysentery.. I always
(0.40 Tickets on sale daily till December | recommend it, and have frequently ad-
30h, 1895, limit fifteen days. j ministered it to my guests in the hotel,
to (4.05 Tickets on sale dally till December ; * n ,i in every cu.se it lias proven itself
night„po D «■*
S. Boyd has returned, but without j children in parties of twenty-five or y *. blood’s impure. Tho euro
The Gazette learns, that he j aa>re on one ^ p ^ J Allen G. Thurman, of -Ohio, died
on Dec. 14tb, ut 11 a. ni
This will be bargain day in Way-
cross, us. the merchants have agreed
to give big and sweeping reductions
on all goods that day.
Railroads have given one fare rate
for the round trip. 2t.
Dodson’s Bill.
Mr, Dodson’s iifsunmce bill, which
passed the House and Semite, lias-been
signed by the Governor and is now
the law. It is, therefore, interest to
property holders and underwriters,
and we print the following, us the
full text of tho law os it passed:
“An act to be entitled an act to
compel insurance companies to pay
the full amount of loss sustained
upon property covered by policies of
insurance up to the amount expressed
in the policy, notwithstanding any
stipulations of such policies to the
contrary.
Section 1. Be it enacted by thoGeu-
erul Assembly of the State of Georgia,
and by the authority of the same, that
from und after the passage of this act
all insuring companies issuing policies
on property in this State shall pay
to their policy holders the full
amount of loss sustained upon the
property insured by them. Provided,
said account of loss does not exced
the amount of insurance expressed
in the policy, and that all stipula
tions in such policy to the contrary
shall be null and void. Provided,
that in case of losses on stocks of
goods and merchandise and other
species of personal property, chang
ing in specifics and quantity by the
usual customs of trade, only tho
actual value of tho proporty at the
time of the loss may be recovered.
* You Cau Believe
Tlie UHtliminlHls published in Ixdmlfuf Ilooil's
Hnrsaparllla. They are written by honest peo
ple, who have actually found In their own expe
rience that Hood's HaVsaparllln purifies tho
blood, creates an appetite, strengthens the sys
tem ami absolutely and permanently cures all
diseases caused by Impure or deficient blood,
Hood's I'llls for the liver und hovrels,
promptly, easily and effectively.
ng to get the claims re- [ «\ F. Ruumu., Agent.
yesterday.
your
is Dr.
Westmoreland’s Calisaya Tonic.—
For sale at Paulk’s Drugstore.
Two freight trains on tho Southern,
four miles above Mncon, collided
yesterday, killing John Matthews,
engineer, und J. P. McCoy, a fireman,
and injuring four others. .
Murder will out. But blood im
purities won’t unless you take Dr.
Westmoreland's Calisaya Tonic,—
For sale at Paulk's Drugstore.