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" The Tifton Gazette.
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TIFTON, TIFT 00., GEORGIA, JUNE 22, 1900.
FIB. NOVELL JULY 2nd.
VIII Speak in Tifton on first Qay of
• Superior Court,
, 1 Bon. Clark Howell, editor of the
Atlanta Constitution, speaker of the
lower bouse of the Georgia legists
- tore and president of the senate for
two terms each, will speak in Tifton
’in the interest of his candidaoy for
governor on the first Monday of su
perior oourt, Inly 2nd, at noon.
The people of Tift oounty hare
• heard both Ur.-Smith and Mr. Es-
till, and with a bearing from Hr.
Howell and Ur. Bussell, will be in a
position to choose between the lead
ing candidates with intelligence and
without prejudice.
The people of Tift county should
give Ur. Howell a cordial welcome
in return for past favors, if for noth
ing else.
When the bill to amend the con
stitution was before the house, and
politicians were hesitating whether
to blow hot or cold on s measure
- then in its incipiency, Mr. Howell’B
paper openly and strongly urged
the legislature to pass the measure
and Ur. Htfwell, in so far as be could
consistently do- so, helped its pas
sage through the senate.
Last year, when twenty-four ap
plicants were before the house for
new counties, the Constitution urged
first of all, the passage of the bill
for the creation of Tift
While this was done solely be
cause of the justice of the new coun
ty and Tift’s cause, yet for Tifton
not to remember those who helped
her in time of need smacks of in
gratitude.
<iame July 4th.
The Bachelors and Benedicts will
play a game of ball July 4th for the
.benefit of the ladies’ library dub.
, The diamond has been accurately
laid off by Ur. Brown, new bases
and a home plate will be . procured,
and good order maintained.
Each person witnessing the game
will be charged 15 cents, which will
,go to the publio library fund.
WANTED—Oat sacks; will pay 5
■cents each, delivered at our plant.
Tifton Zee & Tower Co. 2t
TWO NEIGHBORS CELEBRATE.
COL. ESTILL IN TtrTON.
BIG WOOL SALE THURSDAY.
Lenox and Alapaha Entertain Crowds
Next Thursday..
There will' be a rally of the Lenox
Masonic Lodge next Thursday, June
28tb, combined with the closing ex
ercises of the school.
On that day, the school will close
the most successful term in its his
tory.
There will be speaking in the
morning, dinner at noon, speaking
and a few exercises in the afternoon
and an entertainment in the evening,
beginning at 7 :80.
All are invited to attend.
On the same day, the citizens of
Alapaha will have their annual bar
becue and basket dinner at the brick
yard, near that city.
Prominent speakers are expected,
Hon. Hoke Smith and others having
been invited to be present. .
Everybody, with well filled bas
kets, is invited to attend and a good
time and a hearty welcome is prom
ised to all.
In the past, these annual dinners
have been noted for open-hearted
hospitality and royal enjoyment, and
no effort will be spared to make this
one eclipse its predecessors.
round Dead In Bed.
Mrs. Lizzie Marshall, a widow
about forty years of age, was found
dead in bed at her home at the Tif
ton cotton mills at an early hour
Monday morning.
Coroner Johns was called in and
held an inquest, at which it was tes
tified that one of the older children
was awakened about two' o'clock by
the youngest orying for water, and
found his mother dead. She had re
tired the night previous apparently
in usual health. The jury, of whieb
Mr. J. J. Bailey was foreman, found
that her death was caused by heart
failuro.
Mrs. Marshall leaves four children.
Her remains were carried to Cross-
land. near which place they were in
terred.
The Tifton Furniture Co. have
just unloaded a car of the boat val
ues of the season in Bed-rooin Suits,
Iron and Oak Bedsteads, and would
like to show them to you. 15-3t.
A Whole Carload of
FRUIT JARS
JUST ARRIVED AT THE '
BOSTON BARGAIN HOUSE
For the Big Sale Beginning June 27
As good as you pay 75c and $1
per dozen; will go for 25c per dozen.
They were bought from a Bankrupt
Canning Factory.
Many now have bank accounts hero, but
.many more should, and would if they realized how little it re*
quired to start an account and how greatly it helps a man in the
struggle /or success. If you are one of the 1 many more" we in
vite you to become a patron whether your account be large or
small
Merchants & Farmers Bank
TIFTON, G A.
I_ O. BkNTON, CrMl4.nl W. H. HENDRICKS, Vle«-Fr«»td.nt.
4. k. BKOOKS, Cashier.
r---- mwRUuuvMMku mua -
Beds
Dressers
Springs
Mattresses
Chairs
Rugs
Lamps
Tables
Suits
Best prices here for
FURNITURE
BUY A
STOVE
‘ That will give satis
faction. We sell them
Mosquito Nets $1.50 op
TAYLOR FURNITURE &
HARDWARE COMPANY
Hat Racks
Safes
Stoves
Ranges
. Shades
Clocks
Crockery
Machines
Go Carts
J. Hi Paulk, Cashier.
■t-4. Buck, President.
The Citizens’ Bank.
CAPITAL STOCK. 835 000.
Interest paid on time deposits. Liana made on good col*
lateral, tour business solid ted . .
Mai* Btukt; BoAmairr 'Bunmura • Tfro*. 6a.
Distinguished Georgian Addresses
Large Audience or lift Voters,
Tifton was honored Saturday in
having as her guest a gentleman
who has been one of the most pot
ent factors in Spntb Georgia's devel
opment.
Returning from the war, maimed
with the scars of battle, his city in
rums, and his eountry laid waste by
the deetroyer, bis talents and the
columns of his great, conservative
paper have ever been devoted to the
country’s development, and-in con.
treating South Georgia as it stood
forty years ago, with its wiregrass
wastes and pine barrens, with the
South Georgia of today, with its fer
tile fields, busy industries and Bet-
work of railway lines, we must give
no small amount of the credit of
this great change to the efforts of
Editor John Holbroolc Estill, of Sa
vannah, and his sterling newspaper,
the Savannah Morning News.
Mr. Estill arrived on the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic train at
9:40, and was weloomed by a large
and representative delegation of Tif-
ton’B citizena He was accompanied
by Mr. Thou, S. Morgan and Mr.
Hal. P. Denton, tbe latter of the
Morniog News staff.
Mr. Estill spent over an hour
meeting tbe citizens.of Tift -and ad
joining counties, and everywhere
was given a most cordial greeting
and many promises of support.
He speke in the court bouse at
12:30, to a largo and representative
audience, which in a few minutes
after he began Hpeaking entirely
tilled the court room’s seating capac
ity and left many standing. For 40
minutes he talked, making no at
tempt at oratory, in a plain, straight
forward way, as man to man, to his
bearers, and it is conceded by hiB
opponents, made many Votes.
The meeting was presided over
by Mayor S. M. Clyatt, who intro
duced Col. Leon A. Hargreaves, one
of Tifton’s most zealouB young Estill
men. Col. Hargreaves introduced
Mr. Estill as a candidate who had
no connection with the muck-rake
brigade. He refered eloquently to
tbe service rendered by Ijr. Estill to
bis party and state, and Baid: "He
is a business man and.a democrat of
the unchangeable, unflinching varie
ty. He is a man of purity, of hon
esty, aud stands for all that is
good iu the administration of gov
ernmental affairs. His platform is
simple, but it contains in brevity
everything that is of vital interest to
tbe people of Georgia, He ought
to be our next governor, and every
democrat, particularly of South
Georgia, should contribute his full
share to bringing about tbe desired
result.”
“I cannot help feeling that Tifton
and Tift oounty are for me,” Col.
Estill said, after thanking bis listen
ers for their presence. "I have long
bad many friends here, and their
friendship is highly prized. I have
visited nearly eighty counties thus
far in my canvass, and I cud truthful
ly say no county in tbe state Bbows
more tangible evidences of realpros-
perity."
Mr. Estill was an organized dom
ocrat and stood by tbe party and its
principles. It was strange to bim
to see men soekiog a party nomina
tion with nothing but abuse for that
party or its leaders. The party to
which he owed allegiance bad saved
tbe state in tbe days of reconstruc
tion, and under its leadership Geor
gia seemed to be doing well enough,
He could see nothing tbe matter
with the state, bat to the contrary,
on every hand, the most conclusive
evidences of prosperity and develop
ment.
Like every white man in the
south, he believed tbe negre should
be disfranchised. But be. did not
see how it could be seriously pro
posed to so obange the laws as to
violate the conatitution of tbe United
States, and we could not afford, in
chasing a rainbow, to lose onr rep
resentation in tbe national oongresa.
He did not favor an educational
qualification, for he belived that
every white man should be allowed
to vote whether he could read and
write or not, and that no negro
should vote, even if he could read
and write. Neither would be favor
a law that would put the politics of
the state at the control of tbe elec
tion managers, enabling them to
register those who would favor their
oandidste.
There waa no danger of negro
domination in Georgia, they being
pretty thoroughly^, disfranchised
under the constitation of 1877,
owing $8,000,000 poll taxes which
they would never pey. The negro
Growers licet In Tifton to Sell Year’s
Output.
Next Thursday, the 28th, tbe wool-
growers will meet m Tifton to sell
their year’s clip.
Several thousand-' pounds will be
on the market, and, Mr. AV. C. Sum
nor and eons, from West Florida, will
add their clip to that from this seo-
tion.
Several buyers and representatives
from various exporters will be pres
ent and aomS spirited bidding is
expected.
Mrs. D. A. rulwood Dead.
Mrs. Caroline Eliiabeth Fulwood,
wife of D. A. Fulwood, of Tifton,
died at tbe home of ber daughter,
Mrs. F. O. Baker, In Alapaha, Sat
urday night, June 16th, at 8 o’clock,
in the 74th year of her ago.
The remains were brought to Tif
ton Sunday morning and carried to
the residence of Mr. John G. Pad-
rick. The funeral wasj conducted
at tbe Methodist church at 4 o’clock
by Rev. J. W. Dohiingos, and the
loved and sainted mother was laid
to rest in Oakridge cemetery.
Mrs. Fulwood was the daughter
FIR. HALL'S ADDRESS.
(Continued on Seventh Page.)
The best Buggy to be found in
tbe Sontb, manufactured at home,
■old for cash or credit at the Tifton
Buggy Works. 15-3L
Ton can buy a nice bed-room auita
at Taylor Furniture ii Hardware
Go's at Skre price.
every day at W.
of Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel Murray,
and was born in Houston oounty
November 15, 1832. She wed Mr.
Daniel A. Fulwood October 5, 1855,
Together they passed their golden
wedding, living happily as man and
wife for 51 years.
To them was born eight children,
three eons and five daughters. Two
daughters died in early youth.
Three sons, Isaac A, of Irby, Colum
bus W., of Tifton, and Ezekiel J., of
Adel, and three daughters, Mrs. F.
O. Baker, of Alapaha; Mrs. J. G.
Padrick and Miss Lizzie Park Ful
wood, of Tifton, with her beloved
husband, survive to mourn her
is.
Mrs Fulwood joined the Metho
dist church when a child and was
baptized by Rev. John Fulwood,
father of tbe lamented Rev. C. A.
Fulwood, of the Florida conference,
and grandfather of Mr. D. A. Ful
wood. She lived tbe life of a true
Christian and leaves a family of uo-
ble children, a monument to her lore
and'care and a testimony to her con
sistent walk with God.
She had been in feeble health for
over three months, and while ou a
visit to her daughter was taken with
the severe illness from which she
never recovered.
Her funeral was attended by near
ly all of Tifton, as testimony of tbe
esteem in which she and her family
was held, and our people join in deep
sympathy to the bereaved ones iu
their great less.
SPECIALSlFof NEXT WEEK.
24 Semi-Made White Shirt Waist
Patterns. These are half made. Col
lars aod cuffs, also the frouts; noth
ing to do hut cut and fit them. We
will take half price for them. You
will get those marked $2.50 for $1.25;
get those marked $2 for $1.
All our 12 Jc Lawns and Dimities
will go next week at 10c.
All 25c grades as above, 121c.
Palmer’e Swinging Mosquito Can
opies, worth $2, for $1.48.
4 Double Sheets Tangle Foot 5o.
6 only Poroh Shades, 10 feet long,
worth $2, special at $1.48.
50 Crouch Bros, and J. J. Eagan
Cotton Wagon and Plow Collars,
regular 75c kind; special next week,
39o.
Best Ladies' 15c Undervest, Taped
Neck and Sleeves, bleached, 8Jo.
Colgate's Violet Talcum, 20c.
Mason’* Quart Fruit Jars, per
dozen, 75c.
Jelly Glasses, 29c per dozen.
8-Quart Preserving Kettles, 58c.
ijaFtfrins In remnants of all kinda.
NKW ARRIVALS.
Persian Lawns, Bleaohing and
Long Cloth, Lonsdale, Cambrie and
Val Lacea/Tin and Granite Ware,
Silk Laee Mitts and Croquet Sets.
Church well Bros.,
Tbe'Huttlers, Tifton,Ua.
A Straight Talk to Democrats From
• Rock-Ribbed Democrat.
Hon. Jos. H. Hall, legislator from
Bibb, addressed the people of Tift
county Saturday afternoon on the
politieal situation. He was listened
to with the closest attention and
frequently applauded. He is a vig
orous speaker, of strong personality,
as well as one of tbe leading reform
legislators of the Btate, and ob be
exposed the shallow pretense of lat
ter-day reformers for office only, his
scathing ridicule and biting sarcasm
was calculated to flay the hide of
the thiokeat-skinned pretender.
His audience was responsive as
well as attentive, and bis points were
eheered and his sallies eneored. His
address has added to tbe many
warm friends Mr. Hall already had
in Tifton and Tift county.
Several nearby towns were well
represented in the audieuce that
beard him, as well as every portion
of Tift county.
Mr. Hall arrivedat 11:15, and was!
met at the train by a large delega- of tbe man, for you seldom saw a
tion of Tifton's representative citi- mention of his name in its eolumns,
zeDs. While here be was the guest | a significant contrast to the personal
FIR. MORGAN’S SPEECH.
An Eloquent and Able Discussion of
Mr. EstIH’s Campaign.
Following Mr. Estill’s speech Sat
urday, Hon. Thos. S. Morgan, of
Savannah, addressed tbe assembled
voters.
Mr. Morgan is an eloquent and
forceful Bpeakor, with a smooth and
easy flow of language and a voice at
his command, whoso inflections ac
cent and impress his gracefully
turned penodB.
He began by saying he had no
abuse for any of the offering candi
dates, for from such methods he be
lieved no good could come, either to
those indulging therein or the pub-
lie.
It was perhaps beBt to explain his
presence. He was sent as tbe result
of a conference of representative oit-
izons from all points in South Geor
gia, interested in South Georgia’s
candidate, to say things in Mr
Estill’s behalf that he was too mod
est to say for himself. The mod
esty of his paper was characteristic
Its Policy.
The policy of this bank is
to conduct its business along
conservative lines—to restrict
its. operations to legitimate
enterprises. We solicit de
sirable business only.
TBE BANK W TIFTON.
:
►Lf ; jjv , ? Sr. -
of Mr. W. W. Banks.
H© began speaking at 1 -.50, and
spoke for one Lour and thirty-five
minutes.
In the beginning, Mr. Hall com
plimented Tifton and Tift oounty on
the magnificent fight and the fine
showing it made on the new county
question,, and said that in tbe com
mittee of eighteen, with twenty-
four earnest applicants, on the first
ballot, Tift county received eighteeu
votes. Talk about not having a
showing in politics, the delegation
Tifton sent to the legislature were
the most skillful politicians and
cleverest men he had ever met, He
also complimented Tift county on
being named for that sterling demo
crat and old friend of his, Nelson
Tift.
Mr. Hall explained that his presence
on the same day with Cpl. Estill was a
pure co-incidence, his appointment
having been made two weeks ago, but
he was kept from filling It by the death
of his friend, Col Davis.
Mr. Hall began by saying that he
spoke as a democrat to democrats, and
to democrats alone. He was an organ
ized democrat from the sole of his foot
to the crown of his head, but in this
primary lie was disfranchised, because
there was not a single one of the can
didates now in the race for whom lie
cared to vote.
In eloquent and convincing terms he
defended the action of the Democratic
Executive Committee. In a democratic
primary, no one had a right to vote but
democrats, and a mixed primary was no
place for a democrat, illustrating by the
story of the man who was running from
the battle of Cliicamaiiga. The coin
mittee was the chief authority of the
party and had the right to make tbe
rules by which it hliouid be governed.
Democrats must abide by the rules of
party.or chaos and ruin to the party
would follow. No self-respecting pop
ulist or republican would vote iu the
primary of another party to which he
was not invited. Would a man be
warranted in going into another
man's house when that man had asked
him to stay away? If they voted in the
primary, they declared themselv
g<inir.rd democrats.
Mr- Hall wished to be distinctly un
derstood as not being sponsor for the
executive committee, or any member
thereof; that committee having been
appointed by a convention dominated
by Mr. Smith and his partisans, who
.were now denouncing the work of the
very men they had pul in power, when
these men had acted clearly within
their authority, aud withiu the bounds
of reason aud Justice, for the best in 1
terests of the party.
He read a newspaper account of the
action of the executive committee of
Hancock county In pretesting against
the ruling of the state committee, and
denied that the Hancbck county corn*
mittee was a democratic committee and
said their action, If not disowned by the
democrats of that county, took Han
cock county ont of the demo- ratic par
ty, and if he had any voice In acorn
vention to which tbe delegates from
such a committee came, he would re*
fuse them seats therein. It waa down*
right party rebellion, and could only
result, if endorsed by democrats, in
oonfuslon to the party. There was
nothing unreasonable in the com-
mittee* demand, whfoh allowed every
white man in the state to vote in the
organs of some of tbe other candi'
dates.
He paid a fitting tribute to Mr.
Estill’s character and life history.
He was a self-made man, having
neither the aristocratic North Caro
lina ancestry of Mr. Smith or the dis
tinguished parentage ofJMr. Howell,
but began in early boyhood earning
a living by peddling newspapers on
the streets of Savannah. He had
risen, by hard work and business
ability, to be the sole proprietor of
one of tbe South’s greatest newspa
pers, which was noted, as its pro
prietor, for conservatism and impar
tiality.
Besides his private life, his public
service has been marked. His ser
vice in the army, his connection with
public institutions and as head of
the Bethesda Home were instances.
Even some of the opposing candi
dates admitted he was the best man.
For years, South Georgia had
justly claimed that she had no polit
ical recognition from the Btate. All
the leading educational institutions,
as well as all othjsrs paid for out of
the state treasury, were in the north-
u portion.
Now, north Georgia was torn
asunder politically, and with south
Georgia united, was her opportuni
ty. * If her citizens did not now take
advantage of this, they were forever
estopped from crying against politi
cal discrimination, for they would
never get another man to make the
race.
With Mr. Estill, the opportunity
aud the man had met. Aud that he
was not selfish, was evidenced by
the fact that he had personally asked
W. G.Brantley to make the race, and
only after he declined did Mr. Estill
Merchants' and Farmers* Increases
Stock and Will Ke-lncorporatc.
Tbe regular meeting of the stock
holders of tbe Merchants' and Farm
ers' Bank, of Tifton, was held in the
offices of the bank Saturday morn
ing, and the following board of di
rectors elected:
L. O. Benton, W. H. Hendricks,
J. L. Brooks, Perry Moore, J. N.
Horne, I. W. Bowen, J. L. Gay,. H.
C. Baker and M. L. McMillan. The
board of directors eleoted the fol
lowing officers:
President, L. O. Benton.
Vice President, W. H. Hendricks.
Cashier, J. L. Brooks.
Assistant Cashier, J. T. Larkin.
It was decided to reincorporate
the Merchants’ and Farmers' as a
national bank, and to increase the
capital stock to $50,000, and a sur
plus of $10,000. Application for
such change in incorporation will'be
made at once, and it is thought tbe
institution will be ready to begin
business as a national bank by the
first of September.
The growth of this financial insti
tution, winch was organized last
fall, being Tifton’s fourth bank, is
very flattering to Tifton from a bus
iness standpoint, and an instance of
the development of this section of
tbe state.
(Continued ou fourth page )
Party to Ashdown.
Tifton sent nearly a score of rep
resentatives to the formal opening
and drawing of lots at the town of
Ashdown, Ark., Monday. Seven
teen tickets were sent here by the
land company, and a few more were
purchased by club captains, with the
expectation of having the fares re
funded. Those going were:
J. L. Brooks, P. W. Robertson,
Harry Kent, W. M. Giddens, E. A.
Buck, \Y. W. Timmens, W. W. Fen
der, T. E Phillips, K. Carson, W, H.
McCartney, J. B. Smith, L. A. Har
greaves, B. H. McLeod, Frank Scar-
boro, W. E. Baker, J. B. Guest, C.
W. Rickerson, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Coleman.
Mr. Timmons went on in advance
to make some necessary arrange
ments for . the party, and the rest left
Sunday night and Mondb$.*^xoo •'\l
They will return early next‘week/*
Business Transfers.
Messrs. S. M. Clyatt and J. B.
Guest sold this week their naval
stores plant at Eagle Head to Messrs.
J. B. p M. D. aud John Norman and
Mr. J. D. Stokes, of the Southern
Lumber Co.
The formal transfer was made
Wednesday, and the new firm, to be
known as Norman, Stokes & Co.,
will take charge at once. Mr. J. D.
Stokes will have the active manage
ment
Mr. Guest only last week pur
chased the interest of Mr. J. SV. „
Taylor in this business.
The purchase price was $18,000.
Ip ni
up nil sleeve to stab it In the back.
The Hancock committee should be put
in leadlug strings or ont of the party
Organized democrats did not pass that
kind of resolutions and the committee
mutt have been oompoaed of either re
publicans or populists, and he waa
sorry for anv democrat whom the com
mittee's action would change.
He also read and commented In scath
ing terma on the letter written from tbe
(Continued on aecond page.)
See Taylor Furniture & Hardware
Co. for a good cook stove or Range;
they are guaranteed.
All tbe latest patents at Robert-
son’s Drug Storp.
Our bargain days for Dry Goods,
Clothing, Overalls, Hosiery, Neck*
wear and Notions, are from sunrisw
to sunset. Garrett & Gauging.
A large line of Black Tafeta Silk
just opened up for tlie» big sale, at
the Boston Bargain House.
Nice line different shades chiffon
and silk mull, at Tifton Bargain
House. x It
