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VOL. 6-NO. 23
$1.00 PER ANNUM.
TIFTON, BERRIEN CO., GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1896.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
Get our Prices
See our Styles
Before Buying
Dry-Goods,
Shoes,
Millinery,
Carpets, and
China.
Fair treatment, up-to-date styles, ser-
vicable qualities and lowest prices have
made us popular. Our fall stock is a rev
elation—a veritable exposition of desira
ble merchandise.
The new
Shoe Department,
Is already a pronounced success. 'Ve
guarantee every shoe we sell, as we hart-
ale only high-grade footwear.
OUR FAIjL
Miliinenj opening
Occurs about Oct. 1st. You’re invited.
Your orders will have our best atten
tion. Your money back if not satisfactory.
HOFMAYER, JONES S GO.,
The Up-to-Date Department Store,
. Albany, Georgia.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
R. A. HENDRICKS,
Attoriuey-at-Baw,
AVII.LACOOCHEE,
GEORGIA,
Collections and Criminal Raws a specialty.
(n20-vfi tf.)
DREW W. FAULK,
.jurtice'of the peace
1537 DISTRICT «. M.
Collections a specialty. Offlco up stairs
in Paulk Building, South Grant St.,
Fitzgerald, Ga.
JONATHAN B. MURROW,
A-ttorney-at-Hiaw,
TIFTON. GEORGIA.
Prompt attention to all legal business. Offlco In
i llnlldtnr
n8-v0-tf
Timmons llulldtng.
jy Col lections a specialty,
C. C. HALL.
Attorney-at-Law,
TIFTON, GEORGIA.
Prompt attention gb
—Collections a specialty
Paulk building.
iven to all legal business.
Offlcc over tlio new
v5n3!i-ly
DR. J. A. McCREA,
Physician and Surgeon,
TIFTON, GEORGIA.
Prompt attention given to calls, day or nlglit,
Offlco at residence on Lovo avenue.
syrvrnoiD Fevkb a Specialty! 6-3m
DR. J. C. GOODMAN
5 hysician and Surgeon,
■ TIFTON GEORGIA.
Office—Room in tbo Tilton Drug Store.
Dr. J. W WILLIAMS,
DENTIST ,
CORDEI.K, GEORGIA.
Office—Hank Huildlng, Room No. 1, up stairs
FULWOOD & MURRAY,
Attorneys at I,aw.
TIFTON, - GEORGIA.
Prompt attention given to all legal business.
ragrOKFicE in Tirr Building.
W. N PITTMAN,
Contractor and Builder
TIFTON, GEORGIA.
Esttmates on all kinds of building furnished.
J. H. TIPTON,
Attorney-at-Ea\Y\
IHA1IEI.1.A, • GEORGIA.
Prompt attention to nil legal busi
ness. _ (v5n 13-3m)
■ Dr. RA. KENDRICK,"
Physician and Surgeon,
TIFTON, GEOItGI \ .
Mrs. C. P. Hansel], of Thomasville,
is dead.
The Buchlott hotel at Folkston
was burned on the 4th instant.
If you want good whiskies, order from
the O. K.
Judge J. S. Merrill, for many years
ordinary of Thomas county, is dead.
Many people down in Coffee had
to enlarge their barns to hold the
lenvy yields of com.
Order your whisky from the O. JC.
Miss Roxie Hancock, of Worth,
lad a slight stroke of paralysis lost
week. She is recovering.
Henry Vickers, a young white man
lading from Telfair couuty, was in-
strntly killed by a falling tree, near
Cambridge, last week.
The best of Com and Rye whiskies can
be ordered from the O. K.
Commissioner Henderson, of Irwin
county, advertises for bids for build
ing three bridges in that county, ag-
gregationg twelve hundred feet.
Lum Warren, the Randolph county
rapist, was captured at Moultrie last
Monday. There seemed to be no
doubt as to the identity of the negro.
Pure Brandies and Whiskies at the O.IC
Sycamore’s new town council is as
follows: Mayor, W. P. Williams;
aldermen, W. B. Dasher. E. R. Smith,
Dr. C. E. Walker, T. H. McMurrain
and W. E. Baker.
A man named Baker, from War
wick, Worth county, attempted sui
cide at the Commercial hotel in Cor-
dele Saturday night. He failed to
reach the other shore.
The first quarterly session of the
Union Singing convention will be
held at the Baptist church in Syl
vester on the second Sunduy and Sat
urday before in October.
Mr. Ed. Robinson, of Albany, while
taking a bike ride at night recently
crushed a skunk to death with his
wheel. Mr. Robinson had a suit of
clothes more than lie wanted. ■
Miss Narcissa. Paulk was married
to Mose Griffin at the residence of
Elijah Paulk Sunday, September 27.
T. S. Herriot, J. P., officiating. She
is a very popular young lady of Coffee
Last Saturday night, as lawyer
Geo. S. Cobb, of Americas, was go
ing home a negro attempted to holt
him lip. He knocked the negro
down, but he fell running nnd es
caped.
A certain gentlemen of this town
a teacher by profession, makes a bus.
iness (?) trip to Tifton every few
days. Rumor has it that he is mat
rimonially inclined and will, before
many moons, bring her home.—Ir-
winville Dispatch.
Miss Florence Ahl, the 10-year
old daughter of G. A. Ahl, of Ap
pling county, died of erysipelas re
ceiitly. She weighed 427 pounds
just before her death and was in
perfect health prior to the disease
that was fatal.
The Moultrie Observer has not
gone over to populism,us was uninten
tionally stated in the Gazette of
September 25th. It should have been
the Quill. The Observer is as true
ns steel to the Chicago nominees, and
is doing noble work for democracy.
Long may it. flourish.
MOURNED BY ALL.
Editor Gazette:
By request I write a short sketch
of the life of Elbert Fletcher. I
have known him all my life, as a
very dear uncle and friend and ap-
ireciate the privilege, mournful
though it be, of dropping a flower
on his grave and paying an bumble
tribute to one of Irwin’s most noted
sons.
On the 9th of Sept, the news reach
ed me: “Elbert Fletcher is dead.”
Sad announcement, for it told that a
noble heart had ceased to beat and
that an honest and upright life had
ended. The impressive words of the
vast throng that surrounded the
casket, ere it was consigned to the
grave, expressed the depth and sin
cerity of the community’s grief. The
subdued .voices, the tear-dimmed eyes
of the mourning throng told plainly
of the heavy and afflictive bereave
ment. The presence of the whole
community, the sad and sorrowful
countenances of all, nnd the solemn
stillness that pervaded the hall where
the casket rested, would have sufficed
to inform a stranger than no ordinary
man had been cut down in the midst
of a useful and honorable career.
And if be had gone with the casket
to the grave on the 10th of Septem
ber, and had witnessed the universal
outpouring of the people to do honor
to their good and noble dead; if he
could have seen how the hearts of
the bravest and strongest were paral
yzed by the heaviness and suddenness
of the blow—how an entire commu
nity were bowed down in grief and
sorrow and bitterness of woe; i f lie
stood at the grave and hud seen
how many in that vast throng were
unable to repress the tears which
welled up from the heart, lie would
have felt constrained to exclaim:
“Behold how they loved him !” Whut
higher or nobler tribute could have
been paid to the dead than, was inr
plied in such a demonstration from
the people who had known him long
and well ? It wus far more signi
cant and eloquent than words. He
had been born and reared in their
midst, and they had known him from
his earliest childhood.
While we bow in meek submission
to the will of Ilim who docth all
things well, let us strive to follow
his example, hoping that when we
sleep our last sleep we will have
made as fair a record for good and
faithful service as he has done. With
his heart and head and band he ben-
efitted his home, his section and his
people; but his virtues shone bright
est in his home, where love and hap
piness and contentment, reigned su
preme and where open-handed hospi
tality always awaited the stranger.
He never failed to help tiie needy
and succor the distressed, and many
men now prominent in life admit
with grateful hearts their deep obli-
giffions to him.
Mr. Fletcher was born in Irwin
county July 1, 1842, at what is now
known its the “Old Smith Place,”
near the Alapnha river, four miles
west of Trwinville. llis father mov
ed from his'birth-place while the
subject of this sketch was
until severely wounded in the thigh,!
at Johnson’s farm, near Petersburg,
on the 22d day of June, 18G4, which
incapacitated him for active service.
Says one of his company : “He was
a genial comrade, loved nnd respected
by all—always cheerful and looked
on the bright side of things. He
was ever ready to do his full duty in
camp or on the field of battle, and
when he fell severely wounded he
was pressing his way to the entrench
ment of the enemy, which was but a
few rods in advance. A truer man
or a braver soldier never followed the
colors of the Lost Cause.”
' He wus a son of Joseph Fletcher,
and was the youngest of six sons nnd
six daughters. He was best beloved
of all her-brothers by my dear old
mother, and her great sorrow will
terminate only with life.
Independent, so far as material
wealth can confer that condition, he
yet bore himself with an air of hu
mility that was conclusive evidence
that lie realized m the largest and
best sense how dependent upon each
other we all are in this life for that
self-sacrifioiug friendship and kindly
sympathy without which, to noble
minds, life would be a barren waste
Such was the man whose loss we
mourn. Such Yneu as lie fulfilled
the law of compensation.
He has gone from among us, but
his noble life, his good deeds and
great Christian charity remain as a
sacred memory, which we will ever
cherish. T. B. Young
W’c can supply YOU with the Latest
in I’Footwear."
Men’s, Ltulics, lioys and children, at pri
ces that surprise you. We have ad
vantages over any Shoe House in this
section. Having “2” stores,
Albany and Dawson, Ga., neces
sitates our Buying in LARGE
QUANTITIES, and by buying
and selling for tlio Cash,
and “10” years experi
ence in the—
Shoe Business.
■ we think it to your advantage
to do business witli us.
Our line is always up to date with the
Latest in Shoes, Hats and Men’s Fur
nishing Goods. We ask for a trial or
der and promisl Prompt Attention.
The Cash Shoe People,
MUSE & OOX 00., Albany, Georgia.
Bucklcn’s Arnica Salve.
The Best Salvo in the world for
cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Ever sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, chilblains, Sorns and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. It is guaranted
to give perfect satisfaction or monoy
refunded. Price 25 cent per box.
Sold at Golden’s, Tifton, and Crab
tree, Sparks.
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Roll Honor Tilton Institute.
HIGH SCHOOI..
Nettie Youmans, 99 5-7; II. J.
Parker, 99 5-9; Jrttj. Norris, 99 1-2 ;
Edna Cox, 99; Walter VVarnoll, 99 ;
.J. D. Carter, 98 1-3; Isadora Tim
mens, 97 8-5 ; Oscar Kinard, 97 4-9 ;
L. E. Calhoun, 07 3-10; Emma
Knight, 97 3-10; Blnnoli McLeod,
07; J. L. Hutto, 97 ; Mayme Garrett,
97 : Kamie O’Quinn, 06 3-5; Beulah
Watkins, 06 1-2; Eva Wadkins;
96 8-45.
INTERMEDIATE.
Mary Chostnutt, 97; Roland
Keeffe, 96 2-7: Roy M arrow, 96;
Lonmo Pope, 95 9-10 ; Willie Mur-
row ; 95 7-9; Benjamino McLeod,
95 7-10; W. E. Webb, 95 5-8;
Willie Lawrcnoe, 95 1-4,
PRIMARY.
I.ovie Turner, 08 1-2; Maggie
Rhodes, 90 3-5 ; Maida Shepherd, 95;
Lester Youmans, 94 5-6; Eddie
Henderson, 94 1-2; Elios O’Quiim,
94 1-10; Annie B. Pope, 94.
♦ ——-
Electric Hitters.
Electric Bitters is a medicine suit
ed to any season, but perhaps more
generally needed when the languid,
exhausted feeling prevails, when tlio
fiver is torpid and sluggish and the
need of a tonic and alterative is felt,
quite) A prompt use of this medicine has
,, , , ,, , , often averted long nnd perhaps fatal
small, and settled the place whereon t,... , „ ,,
, - ’ 1 I bilious fevers. No medicine will act
ho lived at the time of his death- He j more surely in counteracting and
was married to Miss Sophrotiia Sinn- i freeing the system from the malarial
D. IL Creech & .Son, the oldest per, "of Worth couujy, October 20,(poison. Headache, Indigestion,Con*
Disease s of women a specia ty, q rm 0 f merchants in Quitman, Brooks 11864. This lumpy union wus blessed i *tipation, dizziness yield to Electric
and with an experience of more , . • . . , ,„ v Tl i „ . .!*/ , . J Bitters. 60c. and #1,00 per bottle at
than 30 years, ask a share of pub- county, assigned last Friday. I Ik i w,th twelve children, .four boys and . , , Tif , w> \
lie patronage. Office: over '[. J. j assets will amount to $9,000. The eight girls, who, with their mother,I Crabtreo’s Sparks.
JOINT DEBATES.
Judge J. M. Griggs and Col. Joliu
A. Sibley will jointly discuss the
political issues of the day on the fol
lowing dates at the places named:
Albany, Friday, Oct. 9th, 7:30 p.m.
Nashville, Monday, Oct. 11th,
noon recess.
Moultrie, Tuesday, Oct. 13th, 10
a. m.
Camilla, Wednesday, Oct. 14th,
10 a. In. “
Thomnsville, Thursday', Get. 15th,
10 a. m.
Bainbrklge, Friday, Oct. 16th, 1
p. m.
Blakely, Monday, Oct. 19th, 10
a. m.
Dawson, Wednesday, Oct. 2lst,
10 a. in.
Outhbcrt, Thursday, Oct. 22d, 10
a. m.
Morgan, Friday, Oct. 23d, 10 a.m.
Ash wood Notes.
Those who planted Mexican June
corn have just finished pulling fod
der.
Yearly meeting at Live Oak
church last Sunday was attended by
quite a number from this section.
Mrs. Nellie Daniel has returned
from a visit to her sons in Coffee
county.
Mr. R. J. Avera visited his parents
near Avcra’s mill lust Sunday.
Oct. 0,139(1. G.
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James Carver, a farmer living two
miles south of Kirkland, in Coffee
county, while limiting hen eggs in
his fodder house, after taking eggs
from two nests, was in the act, as lie
thought, of finding another nest,and
thrust his hand within a few inches
of a large rattlesnake. After
recovering from his fright, he
.dispatched Ins snakeship, which
measured six feet and had fourteen
rattles.
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The sugarcane crop in the Kirk
land section of Coffee county is off
one-fourth on account of dry weather.
the Kejfer pear
Golden & Co... Drug store. uutinnueo are hui kiiuwii,, uin. win ] survive mill.
TRuiiviya (Haram* & Cn j probably not exceed the assets. 1 he jjy wdustiy, frugality and indam-.
JSSnggS 'LfSJJuSOll Go vO« j jj rm Ci f a Son was the oldest 1 (.iI Ia i.n ti/i ititmem./l n >1 >.
liabilities'tire not known,, but will J survive him.
INSURANT
Tifion, Georgia.
Office iri Timmons building.
'{firm of Creech & Son was the oldest j it ^ b)e eR ^ rgy ll0 nninMP d „ fortune,!
concern in brooks. I he business of' everv dollar of .which was gained by 11 . ,
tno firm hag always been large and b } j There were no eye-wit nesses and
A blacksmith named J. M. Cooks- ! p
ley was killed at Milllown last week south o
by a negro named Dick Johnson, i EfSiprudo,
In the same section
crop is a fine one
For Sale.
Six htifidred ami eighty-seven acres
of laud, more or less, known as the
Hesters place, ten miles
I'ifton turn two miles east of
■tv acres, iucultivation.
| coroner’s jury ■ rendered a
the
vel
Two-thirds of land in round timber.
Good water,, good buildings. For
the failure was a great surprise even j ' 10,!Cst BJ PB IB. -
to the close friends of the members | Ho enlisted in Co. B, 10th Ga. diet of accidental,. killing, in ac- pterins mu. prmoappjv to John v\.JSa<
of the firm. i Batul lion and .served with gallantry iCflrdanco with the negn/s statement.; ker, Agent, i if ton, Ga. at5g21