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TTFTON, TIFT COUNTT, GEOBGIA, MABCH 27, 1908.
DISTRICT mm.
Knight* of Pythias Hold Rally
4b Tifton. .
ON TUESDAY, APRIL 4TH
Committees Named wad lntereetinc Pro-
^gram Will Be Arranged. Prominent
K. of PYtyill Attend.
_ The Second district will hold its
first District meeting at Tifton on
the fourth Tuesday in April, 28th.
-. All the K. of P. lodges in the dis
trict (ten injtumbcr) will send rep
resentatives to this convention and
assist District Deputy A. D. Wise
man, of Adel, and the local lodge in
making this a most successful meet
ing. '
Grand Chancellor David J. Bailey,
of Griffin, will he here, also one of
.the Supreme representatives.
The following committees have
■been appointed: ,
, Reception: Mayor S. M. Ciyatt,
•chairman; das. H. Price, W.C. Spur-
lin, 0. Lee Chesnutt, T. E. Stubbs,
K. Canon.
Entertainment: Judge R. Eve,
. chairman; Ge6. E. Simpson,'W. C.
Spuriln.
Program: H. W. Brown, chair
man; 0. Lee Chesnutt.
Refreshments: 'T. E. Stubbs,
chairman; W. H. Spooner.
Further notice will be given later.
New Electric Theatre.
Mr. P. W. Robertson opened his
■electric theatre Monday night, in the
Bovten building, and has been giving
a very creditable series of pictures
this week.
Mr. Robertson has arranged the'
building in a very comfortable and
convenient manner, and thepictures
that he is showing are some of the
latest products of the art.
The bogth in which .the lantern is
situated is lined throughout with
asbestos, with self closing spring
doors, and every, arrangement, is
made to makeOit fire-proof.
The audiences have grown larger
during the week, and many of those
attending express themselves as de
lighted with the program given.
Another mother at rest.
Mm. D. R. Willie Has Gone to Hot
Reward.
Mrs. D. R, Willis died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. E. ^Lindsey,
March 19th, and was laid to rest in
Old Ty Ty cemetery the 20th, Elder
Henry Hall, her pastor, conducting
the funeral service. Mrs. Willis has
been in feeble health for a long time
hut the immediate cause ■ of her
death, was pneumonia.
She was born Aug. 23rd, 1829, and
was nearly 79 years old.
She was married to Mr. Dempsey
Willis in 1847, and for many years
of her life or a majority of it she
has been a consistent member of the
Primitive Baptist church. She'was
a Miss Baker before her marriage.
She is survived by her aged hus
band and ten children; Mrs. J. M.
Willis, Mrs. B. H. Crum, Mrs. E.
Lindsey, Mr. N. L. Willis, Mr. W.M.
WUlis, Mrs. Eliza Willis, Mrs. H. F.
Mullis, Mrs. J, B. Mullis, Mr. J. R.
Willis and Mrs. S. F. Overstreet.
Also 85 grandchildren and 52 great
grandchildren, together with other
relatives and friends to mourn her
loss.
Verily, a mother in Israel has gone
toherreward. ‘t _
TUESDAY’S STORM.
Destruction of Life and Proper
ty in Decatyr.
OUR AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL.
It) PoeribitiUas for Good Eloquently
-Told. - —
Editor Gazette:—I would like
very much if you would give space
in your paper to say a few words in
MITCHELL ALSO GETS SHABEf^^ciSo^DSS
which is located at Tifton.
On the nineteenth day of February,
we opened our Bchool; since that time
wehave been very busy, trying to
Mrs. Creighton's Opening.
Mrs. W. L. Creighton has had on
exhibition a beautiful.- display, of
spring and summer. mill
ly of Pattern
Wt on
Thursday.
Sunday at tho Methodist Church.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
■Preaching hy the pastor, 71 a. m.
Junior League, 3 p. m.
Senior League, 6:45 p. m.
Stereopticon Lecture by the pas
tor, 7:30 p. m.
The morning hour will be a sermon
to the young men and young women
of Tifton. Don’t miss it.
The evening hour will be an illus
trated lecturer on “China and the
Chinese,’-’ given under the auspices
of the mission study classes of the'
church. Beautifully illustrated songs
will add to the delight of the oc
casion. Be oh timeso as not to miss
the first song.
i The New Movement Bible classes
for young men and young nomen
will meet at the Regular Sunday
school hour. Young men and young
women not identified .with any other
school are cordially invited to be pre
sent Sunday morning.’''
The league service will be led by
Miss Gray and the young people of
the church are urged to be present. ■
J.M. <3lEnn, P. C. „
.Town of Lynn Wiped Out and Two
Lives Lost Section Around
PnUuuo Suffers.
Bainbridge, Ga., March 24.—The
town of Lynn, six miles from here,
was completely destroyed by a cy
clone early this morning.
Two persons were killed, Jim
Wright, Colored, and a child of Maj.
Lyles.
A number of others were injured,
none of them fatally.
The home of Mr. Bailey was picked
up and carried ten feet. Every
dwelling, tenant house, barn and
store house were destroyed and ail
thecontents ruined.
One little child was blown out in
to the woods.
The track of the cyclone was 400
yards wide and two miles long.
A severe storm or cyclone passed
three miles north of Pelham this
morning between 6 and 7 o’clock,
blowing down houses, fences and
timber in its path. One negro on
Mr. A. R. Dasher’s farm was killed
and several head of stock were badly
injured.
The cloud could plainly be seen
from Pelham and the lightning and
thunder were very heavy. One of
the heaviest rains fell here .that has
fallen for months and it was accom
panied by very hard winds.
On the turpentine plantation o'U
Boswell and Carter several houses
were blownj down and mules were
killed-
Confuting on 1
a**
A meeting of lumber manufactsr-
‘ " dozen in number, was
“ ndayafternoon,
. discussing , the
, • divisionjtfJhe 2 cents
itlon Wednesday and, advance' charges on lumber lot
Western shipments.
Wednesday and Thursday of next 1 Mr. Tift, bfr. Grrbutt and Mr.
week she will put on display her Ensign were appointed a committee
beautiful line of children’s wear. |to consult with- attorneys in the
On the same morning, the heav
iest rainfall visityd this section that
has fallen for years. Roads were
washed and crops that were planted
more or less injured although plant
ing had not progressed far enough
to make the damage heavy.
In Tifton the streets were badly
washed and several hundred dollars’
worth of recent improvements car
ried away.
Mr. W. Lennon, who was in Tif
ton Wednesday, says a small whirl
wind struck near Opiila the same
morning, blowing down timber for
several hundred yards.
Don’t fail to call and see both. matter.
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TIFTON, GEORGIA.
MOsesoasssssssssssssM
E. A. Bock, Prsstdust.
J. M. Paulk. Csihier.
lie Citizens’ Bank.
CAPITAL) STOCK, 885 000.
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Interest prid on time deposit*. Liens tnnSs on good eol\
literal. Yon' tvislnesssolicited .,
Ham STn**T*apATnie«T Boilowb y
. New Officer..'.
An interesting meeting of the Tift
County Medical Society was held
Tuesday of last week, at which there
was a good attendance, and the fol
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Dr. W. G DeVane, president.
Dr. J. M. Price, vice-president.
Dr. W. T. Smith, secretary and
treasurer.
Dr. J. A. McCrea, delegate to
state association.
Board of Censors, Drs. J. H. Ham
mond, J. A. McCrea and W. T.Smith.
A good deal of miscellaneous busi
ness was attended to and monthly
meetings of the society arranged for.
get all of our plans into good work
ing order. All of our teachers have
put their best efforts together in a
great effort to get our school in good
working order, ahd we are prepared
to say to the State at large: ^‘We
are in first-class tkorking order.”
In this article, X wish to appeal to
the boyB and girls of the entire State
«f Georgia, that in these schools is
the hope of our grand old State,
Here, boys and girls both can and
will be taught the great and import
ant economic rules of home life. So
few know anything about this life.
Take our boys and girls of today
with ages from 14 to 20. How many
of them know anything about the
great and grand principles of econ-
omic life? How few at this agt
have ever stopped to consider the
time they are wasting?
So just here 1 would ask the ques
tion: Boys and.girls, don’t you
think 'tis high time to call a halt;
and get busy, and spend all of your
time in studying the great problems,
of future life?
Right here I wish to make an ap
peal to the boys of our country and
the appeal ia this.’ Take in the four
years’ course of study in our Agricul
tural School; learn all possible to be
learned in these four years; study
the literary closely and at the same
time study the practical part of the
And to the boy who masters
Special Term of Court.
Judge Robert G. Mitchell, on his
way home from Nashville court? at
the request of attorneys convened a
special term of Tift superior court
in Tifton this morning, at which
charters were granted for the Gol-
den-Hargrett Lumber Co., of Tifton,
and the Juno Gold Mining Co., of
Frisco, Colorado, .which is officered
by Tifton parties.
Hh also issued an order dismissing
the injunction in-the case of Shippey
Brothers vs. the Quitman Oil Co., in
Brooks superior court.
Notice.
As trustee of. the T. A. Coriey &
Brother estate, I have for sale one
saw-mill complete, and an attached
shingle mill, at the town of Omega.
1 would be glad to have any one con
sidering makinga purchase of a good
saw-mill outfit at most reasonable
cost to call at once upon-me at my
office in Tifton.
This 20th day of March, 1908.
Geo. E. Simpson, Trustee.
As many of the ladies who can
conveniently, will please call during
.the'mbrnings for ladies' and chil
dren’s footwear. »
t We have more time during the
mornings and consequently can ren
der better service.
Most respectfully,
Tipton Shoe Co.
Notice.
On and after the first of April, we
will do a strictly cash business.
Please don’t ask us for credit.
27-3t ' Tifton Steam Laundry.
The famous “Buster Brown’’ Blue
Ribbon Shoes for boys, girls and
children, at Whitley Bros.
Just in; a new lot of Liquid Ve
neer, 25c and 50c sizes. Kent’s Fur
niture Store. 3t
Get your Easter Suit from the
handsome line that is shown by Mr.
L. M. Garrett. -
Country Hams and Side Meat at
W. H. Graham’s.
Fresh Celery and Pineapples, at'
W. H. Graham’s.
Ladies dressed hats, any style and
prices the lowest, at Whitley Bros.
Obelisk and Red Feather flour at
Chesnutt's. tf
school.
the possibilities at the soil, is the
man who will in future life master
one of the world’s greatest victories.
The man who can master the soil
holds the wealth of the world in his
hands. He is the man whom |no
panic hits.
Take the world today with all of
her great plants that manufacture,
and they are almost at a stand-still;
multiplied thousands of people all
idle becouse the . wheels of th<
mammoth plants refuse to turn.
Ah! but not so with the man who
tills the soil! . He holds the reins of
plenty in his hands.
When this old mother earth was
created it was crested for men to
find that within her soil lies the
h*»f the worl
alsb, tp.the girl whir makes a
study of economy and. learns the
great necessity of what it takes to
make a home ideal. She is the queen
who reigns supreme in the house
hold.
So, I would ssk the boys and girls,
also parents to become interested in
this great work. These schools are
being brought right in our very
doors; education is being put within
reach of everyone; Ignorance is fast
waning and knowledge is on the
upward move.
Let's each and everyone rally to
the great cause o? education; let’s
lend a helping nand to the boy or
girl who wishes to become educated.
J. L. P.
v- Beteball.
The Tifton High School “Invinci-
bles,’’ twelve strong, leave tomor
row morning for 'Norman Park,
where they have accepted a chal
lenge to cross bats with the Norman
Institute team.
Both teams have a game to their
credit and this one promises to be
hotly contested. The “Invincibles,”
under the direction of Manager Sew
ell, have been putting in a good deal
of hard practice and they are going
to put up a good game.
Manager Sewell proposes to carry
the following squad: Fulwood, ^d-
ams, Parker, Capt. O’Neal, Johns,
Overstreet, J. and G. Harrell, Bla-.
lock, Sappington, Wade and Webb.
^ J.G. H.
Burfler, at Ty Ty.
The general merchandise store of
Willis & Crum, at TV Ty, was burg
larized Saturday night by thieves
forcing the bars of the back windows.
A watch and some jewelry was
missed and probably other things
were taken.
The burglars went through the
safe but only' obtained the small
amount of about 5 cents in pennies
from a penny-in-tbe-siot machine.
An effort was made to track them
with dogs but was unsuccessful.
G. S. & F. Railway Chans*. Schedule,
Effective March 29th, 1908, the
schedules of the Georgia Southern
and Florida railway will undergo
some minor changes, but the arrival
and leaving time of trains at Tifton
will not be affected, except that
train No. 1 will arrive at Tifton 3:28
p. m. instead of 3:30 p. m.
As previously ■ announced, the
Chicago and Florida Limited train
will be discontinued for the season,
last southbound train arriving Tifton
March 27th, and last northbound
train leaving Tifton March 28th.
C. B; Rhodes,
General Passenger Agent.
. Sifif at Staunton.
Mr. J. L. Pickard will conduct a
sing at Staunton the first Sunday in
April.
All good singers and. lovers of vo
cal music are invited.
CAR THIEF CAUGHT
Negroes Jailed and Many Stolen
Goods Recovered.
TEACHERS MEET TO-MORROW.
TRYING TO ESCAPE
Ballot Catch.. Ona Giving Leg Bail.
Two Buoehoa of Gambler. Caught
During tha Week.
Jesse Henry, colored, was arrested
by Officer Thrasher Friday of last
week on the charge of stealing goods
from the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic, and the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad’s cars in Tifton. Jesse did
not submit tamely to arrest, arid of
fered leg bail, which Officer Thrash
er refused and stopped Jesse with a
bullet from his ready gun, which in
flicted a flesh wound. Jesse, is nnw
languishing in jail.
, Freeman Stockwell, eolor-
Be sure and see those Nursery Re
frigerators at Kent’s before, you
buy; also water coolers. Ice cream
freezers. 3t
Sunflower Seed, for parrott food,
*t Suggs’ Bakery. 27-2t
riday,
ed, was arrested and jailed on the
same charge.
A search of a couple of stores at
Unionviileconducted by colored men,
made hy Officer Thrasher this week,
brought to light four caddies of to
bacco, one case of oat-meal, one case
of bluing, a lot of stationery, a box
of assorted pencils, two pair of slip
>ers and one sack of peanuts, all be-
ng among the goods missing from
the railroad cars above mentioned.
The palties arrested will be given
a trial at an early date.
Saturday night, Officer Thrasher
walked up on a lot of gamblers in
the quarters of the Southern Lum
ber Company. There were five ne
groes in the lot, but two escaj
and another was only captured at
a long foot race, in which Thrasher
proved himself capable of carrying
more steam. Of the three arrested,
two plead guilty and paid their fines,
which with costs amounted to about
$68.
Sunday night, a raid was made on
a house in the alley east of Love av
enue, between Fourth and Sixth
street, in which six negroes were
gambling and all were placed under
arrest. They were later releaskd on
bond.
A Busy Club Meeting.
A most interesting session of the
Twentieth Century Library Club was
held Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. H.
H. Tift presided, with Mrs. W. 0.
Tift acting a secretary in the absence
of Miss Elma Padrick.
The various committee’s reports
were very interesting. Cleaning the
streets was postponed until April the
1st, in order to give the committees
more time to outline the work.
It was arranged to serve a lunch
eon to the lady teachers of the coun-
at the monthly session of the
’eachers Institute, to be held in Tif-
tpn next Saturday, the luncheon to
be served in the club rooms.
Mrs. E. H. Tift was appointed to
represent the club as delegate to the
Biennial, which will be held in Bos
ton, Mass., June the 18th. Mrs. Tift
is also one of six appointed from the
state to attend.
Three new names were presented
for membership: Mrs. R. W. Good
man, Mrs. J. B. Guest and Mrs. P.
E. Adams. Mrs. Cochran was pre
sent, and was most cordially re-insta
ted, a rising vote of welcome being
given her.
Mrs. Latham.'of Memphis, Tenn.,
was a visitor to tW club, and made
a most interesting talk. She is an
enthusiastic club woman, and spoke
at some length of the advantages of
belonging to the U. D. C.
The treasurer’s report, made by
Mrs. Evans’ was a most gratifying
one showing that the club was free
of debt with some money in treasury.
The next regular meeting will be
held in the club rooms on the second
Wednesday afternqon in April.
Miuimurr Rally in Ba^tiet SundaySchool
An interesting programme is pre
pared for next Sunday the 29th.
The exercises will begin at 9:15.
There will be songs and recitations
by the children of all ages, even
down to the little tots two and three
years old.
Mr. J. D. Duncan, the assistant
superintendent will make ,a short
address on Home Missions.
Miss Estora Timmons will give a
reading.
The whole school will join in ap
propriate music.
The program will be one of inter-
est_to old and young.
' fri
Will ba Entertained by Member) of Li-
brary Club in tbe Afternoon.
The March meeting of the Tift
County Teachers' Association will be
held in the school auditorium tomor
row morning, ’
Miss Stroud will read a paper on
the subject of teaching of the war
between thestates.
Prof. Gay will read a treatise on
school government.
Miss Dowde will contribute a pa
per on “What Importance Should be
Attached to Friday Afternoon Exer
cises.”
The teachers will be entertained
in the afternoon at an informal re
ception and luncheon in the Club’s
rooms.
Tift county will probably be the
only county in the state represented
by a full attendance of the Board of
Education at the Convention of Coun
ty School Commissioners and School
Officials, which will be held in Bruns
wick March 31st, April 1st and'2nd.
Commissioner Smith and the full
Board of Education of Tift county is
making arrangements to attend.
Special Service, et the Metbodi.t Church
Sunday’s services at the Methodist
churclt will be of unusual interest.
The morning discourse will be ad
dressed especially to young men and
young' women, find the pastor ex
tends a cordial invitation to the
young people of Tifton to be present.
Seats will be reserved for them and
they are requested to be pVesent at
11 o’clock sharp.
The evening hour will be a stereop
ticon lecture on “China and the
Chinese.” The illustrations are from
first hand pictures taken by one of
our missionaries on the field, and
represent the country, the people,
their customs, their religion, and the
work of the missionaries. The lect
ure is highly indorsed by men who
have spent years on the mission fields
of this great empire, and an evening
of unusual opportunity i3 in store
for the people of Tifton. The lect
ure is given under the auspices of
the mission study classes of the
church and they extend to the peo
ple of Tifton a Christian' welcome to
the privileges of the hour.
At 7:30 sharp, the exercises will
open with the KHoly City” beautiful
ly illustrated by thg stereopticon and
sung by Mrs. Evans.
Radford—Sloman.
Miss Ida Radford and Mr. B. J.
Sloman Were united in. marriage Sat
urday afternoon about 3'o’clock in
the office of Judge W. S. Walker,
that urbane gentleman officiating in
his happiest style.
The groom came to Tifton from
Nashville about four years ago.ntov-
to that city from Savannah a short
while previous.
The bride has made her home in
Tifton since girlhood, and friends of
both join in congratulations and good
wisher.
Nominees Chosen in That Coutw '
ty Wednesday..
WALTER FOR LEGISLATURE
Parker for Ordinary, Boyd for. Sheriff,
and Simmon) Tax Receiver. New
Board County Corami„ionerc.
Colquitt county’s primary for
county officers Wednesday resulted
as follows, according to the official
count, yesterday:
Representative, W. M. Waiters,
vote,■615, M. M. Kendail, 481, J. H.
Hiers, 421 and W. F. Way, 246.
Ordinary, T. H. Parker, plurality,
420.
Clerk, R. G. Clark, no opposition. M
Sheriff, W. W. Boyd, majority,'
319. T' 4
Tax Collector, W. H. Gibson, ma-.
jority, 1307.
Tax Receiver, J. S. Simmons, plu
rality 23.
Treasurer, Jno. A. Barber, no; op
position.
Surveyor. J. S. Robinson, no oppo
sition.
County Commissioners: E. P. Ford,
J. C. Killebrew, J. L. Butler, W. W.
Hawkins and G. J. Chitty.
Coroner, W. E. Dyke, majority,
119.
School Rally at CrOM Roade March 31,
On account of the rain Friday eve
ning our entertainment was post
poned until Tuesday, March 31.
A handsome prize will be awarded
to the one who brings or sends the
prettiest cake. Everybody is invi
ted to enter this contest.
These cakes Are to be sold for the
good of the school.
Judge Roddenbery will speak on
this occasion, we will also have oth
er speakers present.
The public is cordially invited.
Our school is situated four miles ,
east of Sparks on the Douglas, Au
gusta and Gulf Rail road.
Exercises will begin promptly at 2
p. m. and last until 9 p. m.
Sallie Henderson,
Jo Rudisill.
Teachers.
Cle*.e, Organized.
At a meeting held at the Method
ist fchurch Tuesdawevening, a young
n’s “New Movement Class” was
'anized.witb the following officers: '
it. Eve, president; Paul D. Ful- ....
wood, secretary; R. C. Ellis, teacher.
A young woman’s “New Move
ment Class” was also organized.with
Mrs. Harriett Evans, teacher.
Another meeting will be held Sun
day morning at which the organiz
ation will be perfected, and officers
for the young woman’s class will be
elected.
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Of I to the details of your banking
Tifton, business. This is where w<
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The parents and friends are urged
to be present and join in making it a
Rally Day. _ ,
Term Extended.
The regular term of the Ty Ty
school has been extended to seven
months, instead of six, and it will
close now on May the 8tbi when
without the extension it would have
closed with the first week in April.
The extension was made at the
quebt of the patrons of the school
and will be quite a convenience to
the children of that community.
. ’ ' For Solo
Buff Orpington Eggs per setting; $1.
Barred Ply moth Rocks per setting $1.
Finest Cabbage Plants per 100 25c.
Tomato and Celery Plants per doz
Sc. Also a special bargain in a
Smith Typewriter antFDetk.
Jno. G. Padrick.
. Our Ziegler Slippers have just ar
rived.' Tne ladies and children are
invited to come and look at them at
Whitley. Bros.
Seed Chufgs, Sorghum and Pea-
tChesnutt’i
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Make Up a List of Groceries
and send it to us as a trial or
der. Have it include those
articles of which you are the
best judge both as to quality
and ordinary prices.
That Will Test Our ,
Groceries .
pretty thoroughly. Qo ;
think we would invite Bttcn
test unless we were thorough _
convinced that our groceries
and prices are right in every,
detail? Of course not. We
you 1 i
R, <
Jghly i
expect to have many an order
from you after you nave made
W. H. GRAHAM,
’Phone 197,
^ “TIFTON’S BEST GROCERY STORE.”
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FRANK SCAHBORO, Cashier.
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particular.
We offer every facility consistent with conservative |
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