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HISTORY OF THOMAS COUNTY
PAG! NINE
Coronei
Malcolm Ferguson.
Malcolm Ferguson.
Malcolm Ferguson.
Malcolm Ferguson.
Malcolm Fergnson.
H. R. Seward.
H. R. Seward.
H. R. Seward.
H. R. Seward.
H. R. Seward.
H. R. Seward.
Henry H. Toeke.
Henry H. Tooke.
Henry H. Tooke.
Henry H. Tooke.
Henry H* Tooke.
Jno. G- Dekle.
Christopher Edwards.
Christopher Edwards.
Christopher Edwards.
Allen Hancock.
Abraham Derore.
Abraham Derore.
Leri Hart.
Leri Hart.
Leri Hart.
Leri Hart.
Leri Hart.
Colea Mercer.
Colen Me cor.
Jonathan Hancock.
Jonathan Hancock.
Jonathan Hancock.
Jonathan Hancock.
Roderick McIntosh.
Roderick McIntosh.
3-7-1826
1-21-1828
1-19-1830
1-18-1832
1-18-1834
1-29-1835
1-16-1836
1-11-1838
10-2-1838
1-10-1840
1-20-1842
8- 4-1842
1-20-1843
1-13-1844
1-15-1846
1-22-1848
1-9-1849
1-15-1850
1-16-1851
1-14-1852
1-15-1853
3-3-1853
1-11-1854
1-11-1856
1-12-1857
1-12-1858
1-7-1859
1-7-1861
1-10-18(1
1-23-1862
3-1-1862
1-16-1864
1-22-1866
3-9-1866
9- 9-1868
3- 23-1871
1-17-1873
1-16-1874
5-17-1874
1-18-1875
1-17-187?
1-16-1879
1-10-1881
4- 17-1882
1-8-1883
1-12-1885
1-7-1889
1-16-1891
1-7-1898
I- 9-1895
II- 10-1896
1-1-1897
Note—In 1857-58, Colquitt was represented by Amos Turner, and in 1859-
60, by Jno. Tillman. By the Constitutional Amendment of August, 17, 1918,
Colquitt was put in the 47th District a nd represented by T. Hall Parker un
til bis death, when Mayo Kendall filled the unexpired term. In 1859-60,
Brooks was represented by Shadrach Griffin. With these exceptions, Col
quitt, Brooks and Grady hare been rep resented bv the Senator from the- 7th
District.
Jared Everett.
Jared Everett.
Jared Everett.
Jared Everett.
Jarred Everett.
Jarred Everett.
AnseU Dekle.
Ansell Dekle.
AnseU Dekle.
AnseU Dekle.
Lebens Dekle.
Lebeus Dekle.
[Lebens Dekle.
- Lebeus Dekla
Lebens Dekle.
T. S. Hopkins.
Jno. Few] (Col.)
Jno. Few. (Col.)
Jno. Few. (Col.)
Jno. Few. (CoL)
Jno. Few. (Col.)
J. W. Groover.
J. W. Groover.
J. W. Groover.
Jno. J. Ivey.
J. J. Whlddon.
J. J. Whiddon.
W. F. Sanford.
W. F. Sanford.
Abel Johnson.
Abel Johnson.
H. M. Hurst.
H. M. Hurst.
Aaron DanieL . >
W. 11. Reynolds.
Gabriel Wilson.
C. H. Lattimer.
Wm. Stegall.
Daniel F. Luke.
Daniel F. Lake.
Daniel F. Lake.
Daniel F. Lake.
R. W. Faistm.
W. P. Coyle.
J. A. Horst.
J. A. Horst.
J. A. Hurst.
J. A. Hurst.
R. P DwT
GEORGIA SENATORS REPRESENTING DECATUR AND
THOMAS AND LOWNDES YEARS 1824-1860
Thomas Co.
1824-25—James Brown
1826 —James Brown.
1827 —Wm. Hawthorne
1828 —James Brown
“829 —Wm. Hawthorne
1830 —Daniel O’Neal
1831 —Daniel O’Neal
1832 —Daniel O'Neal
1882 . —Daniel O’Neal
1834 —Bennett Crawford
1836 —Stirling -Crawford
1886 —Duncan Curry
1887 —Duncan Curry
1338 —Duncan Carry
1889 —Daniel O'Neal
1840 —Daniel O'Neal
1841 —Bennett -Crawford
1842 —Thos. Hines
Duncan Ray.
Duncan Ray.
Duncan Ray.
Duncan Ray.
Michael Young
Duncan Ray.
James A. Newman
James A. Newman
James A. Newman
James A. Newman
Wi H. Reynolds
Wi H. Reynolds
Henry Heath
Henry Heath
T E. Blsekshear
T. E. Blnckshear
Decatur and Thomas In 12th
Martin H. Martin
|eter E. Love
"no. P. Dickinson
i By Counties
3. W. Brown
IV. Ponder ' , j
Browning
Thos. Hilliard
Wm. Jones
Levi J. Knight
By Counties.
Levi J. Knight
Levi J. Knight
James West
Wm. Ashley
In tie issue of Juno 23, It appears . Dr. Wells’ mouth. The experiment
12
11
that tie old Allen house and the old
Lons' 1 house on Jackson street, had
been removed to make room for brick!
stores.]
The latter was at one time the home
of Hon. James J. Scarborough and in
it was i boro Mrs. Thompson, previous
ly referred to as the first white child
born in Thomasvllle.
In the Issue of August 10, It appears
that M r - Gasper Delpino, manager of
the Cubans Cigar Factory, had closed
a contract with a firm In St. Louis tdf
seventh-five thousand cigars per week.
On Wednesday, September 19, Hon.
Thotnas E. Watson spoke to a large
Populist gathering In Paradise Park
add on Friday, the 28th. Messrs.
Fleming, Dublgnon and Hoke Smith
answered him to a still larger crowd
of Democrats.
On Wednesday, October 3, the Dem
ocratic ticket tor both state and coun
ty officers was elected over the Popu
list by a vote of nearly two to one.
was successful and. Dr.. Colton con.
tended that this was the . first tooth
even drawn without pain.
Dr. Colton had Just attended a cele
bration at Hartford, Conn, and one at
Philadelphia, in honor of Dr. Wells
and was required by the crowd to ex
plain his connection with the early
Use Of anupfithoklr
Dr. Colton explained that Dr. Wells
used gas In the practice of dentistry
until the end ot the year 1845 when,
on account of 111 • health, he left the
profession.
No one else used gas until Dr. Col
ton induced a dentist at New Haven,
Conn, to do so In June, 1868.
The success wss so great that Dr.
Colton, although not a dentist, estab
lished the Colton Dental Association
in New York, and sought to encourage
the use of gas in the dintal profes
sion.
Dr. Colton did not seem to think
that Dr. Wells owed anything to any-
new Post Office building on the
tier of Madison and Jackson streets.
From a letter published In the :ssui
of June 29, from Meigs, it appears
there were one hundred twenty-fl
acres of grapes, almost as maayjfswcl
as, and an equal number of
oni to be shipped from that
town.
In the issue of September 7,
appears a letter from San Fn
to a Thomasvllle visitor and
“C. B”. In it, the writer states
in 1839 he sought to Join the
ing party which was trying to locate
railroad from Brunswick westward.
The writer landed at Charleston a
traveled by ran to Augusta, fri
which place he went to Bainbrldge
a stagecoach, “then a miserable lit
settlement of some one-half dot
houses with not a pane of glad
through which to light their Interiors!' ’
The writer obtained a wagon with
out springs and was driven by
In the. issue of October 13. It ap- J one else In his discovery,
pears that La Cubana city was grow- j 1° the issue of January 12, there Is
Ing rapidly. an account of Prof. Langley’s experi-
On Friday afternoon, November 3, Pres J
the Board of Aldermen elected Mr. S. I „ *".Jf™®', f h i ?}JStvHMDi'ti
fc W U ro.,gU UdSe »■ .S'ow^ STSlfK
in the issue of December 22. there flfteento
ls published an interview from Judge been mwe4 flftesn to
Richard H. Clark given In Atlanta.” f r ° v v f d '. Ju5?T3«i ‘
“I was in the Senate In 1849,” said i ?„™i? a !f™ ared that
Judge. Clark, “when Judge Hansell i ' In ^ylil SSSIfpd Mr
was first elected Judge of the Southern 19 r M MMiettlTb? Mayor by a tojoril
Circuit. Tho Judge was a Whig and ?■ “ for Mayor Dy a ma)orl
I was a Democrat. We nominated ty ° f t ®“ H t
Morgan who was not very popular c - PI tunaji,.' • • y ' r ‘ h
and. Judge Hansell, being universally Culpepper. L. H. Jerger, J. W. Cocb-
popular. the Whigs beat us." ra ? and M - A - Fleetwood were alected
The Judge continued: “The ap- ald ® rm ® n u .. .„ Q , ..
proach cf Christmas reminds me that 0n February 16 ' 1895 ' U ap . p ? ared
fifty years ago on Christmas Eve, in
unr years a 8u „u cur.srmas eve, ta |the weather was very coW and
1844, I attended a ball in Thomasvilie.: tha ’ Flo j] d i T? -p?-™ K ’ h b ‘ S
“It was given in the wooden rhoteL
of Mrs. Atkinson. There were belles
and beaux from Albany, Tallahassee,
Bainbrldge, Madison and other sur.
rounding towns.
“The planters were rich and kept
fine horses and carriages. ;
“I met at the ball, among others,
Miss Mattie Remington, Mrs. James
L. Seward, who had recently married,
Miss Gabrielle Gaulay and her sister,
now Mrs. Lawrie, Miss Atkinson and
the Misses Bryan, daughters of Mr.
Hardy Bryan.”
The Judge promised that sometime
in the future he would write the edi
tor some more about Thomasvilie.
In the issue of January 5, 1895, ap.
pears a letter from Dr. G. Q. Colton on
the subject of aneasthesia. Dr. Col
ton claimed that Dr. Horace .Wells
gave an exhibition of the effect of an-
aethesia on December 10, 1844, in the
presence of Dr. Colton and others.
The gas was given to a young man
named Cooley who, while under its
influence, ran against some wooden
settees on the stage and badly bruised
his legs. Cooley took a seat by Dr.
Wells who observed a flow of blood
which surprised the injured man who
felt no pain.
Dr. Wells then said tc Dr. Colton:
“Why cannot this gas be used in den
tistry?” and offered to b? the subject
if Dr. Colton would conduct the
pertinent.
The next day Dr. Colton went to the
office of Dr. Wells and administered
the gas and barf Dr. Biggs, a dentist,
extract a decayed molar tooth from
Oi\ Saturday, June 6, a Democratic
drunken driver to a point about onet SSSL
hail , rrv house In Thomasvllle and “Sound
half way to Thomasvllle.
From,here, the owner of a log honaf -
conducted him on horse-back to Thom -
asville.
At Thomasvllle the writer met th< i
resident engineer of the railroad, Mi
B. F. Perham.
The writer continues: “Thomas
ville Was then some improvement on
Bainbrldge but its architecture
on the same order—purely log styli»
with but very few specimens of do ■
mestic, ecclesiastical or educatlona l
building. Glass windows were a lux
ury that did not appear to be general
ly prevalent. The town consisted o !
a small collection of log structures se ;
snowstorm at Taiilpa.
In the issue of Mar. 23 we learn
that on Wednesday evening, March
20, the citizens and visitors of Thom
asville had been introduced to Gov.
McKinley, at the Mitchell House.
The Governor was Introduced by
Capt. W. M. Hammond whose elo
quence Mr. McKinley very much ad
mired.
While in the city. Gov. and Mrs. Mc
Kinley were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Hanna.
In the issue of March 30, it appears
that Gov. McKinley was being men
tioned locally as the Republican can
didate for president and that the local
people were favorably impressed with
the Governor who reciprocated to such
an extent that he said he would spend
the next winter in Thomasvilie.
In the issue of May 11, 1895, it ap
pears that the editor had seen a copy
of the “Thomasvilie Weekly Times,”
of the date of July 15, 1863, published
by T. J. Womberly. In this old paper
was an address to the Thomas County
Reserves, signed by A. H. Hansell,
Captain, calling for twenty more men.
James L. Seward and Charles J.
Munlin were candidates for the Con
federate Congress.
In the issue of May 18, it appears
that the new Thomasvilie Water
Works had just been installed.
In the issue of May 25, it appears
that Mrs. E. G. Stoddard and Mrs. F.
S. Peabody were improving Mayhaw
Plantation on the Springbill road.
In the issue of June 1, it appears
that Mr. T. C. Mitchell was erecting a
down in the midst of a vast pine for
est.”
Elsewhere in the paper it appears
that “C. B.” were the initials of Mr.
Calvin Bryan, a prominent citizen of
San Francisco, and that Engineer B.
F. Perham was the fciher of Mr. Par
ish Pferiiam, a distinguished citizen of
Thomas, BrOOk» «idJ¥are counties.
In the issue ot ^ It
Appears that the honoi- of -Mr. O. C.
Ewart on Dawson street had been
completed. •
On -Tuesday, February 11. there was
a formal reception at the Glen Arven
Country Club. N
In the'issue of Saturday, May 9, sp
ears a card from certain citizens of
tomasville to Capt. W. M. Hamm
asking him to become a candidate
Congress and, the reply from Capt.
Hammond refusing to permit Ms name
money”-delegates to the state Demo
cratic convention were elected.
In the issue of July 18, it appears
that' in the primary election ~jost held
there were five hundred ninety-two
voles against bar-rooms and four hun
dred sixty-nine for bar-rooms.
On October 1, 1893, Judge Joseph
S. Merrill, another old and prominent
citizen, died.
n Novem-
Thomas
In the general election
her, Mr. McKinley carried
County for President.
The Cairo returns were
ed as they were not made,
sot count-
according
UT law and. In the rest of 1 he county,
JUDGES AND SOLICITORS GENERAL, SOUTHEfN
CIRCUIT FOR THE YEARS 1819 Tf 1918
GEORGIA SENATORS FOR THE 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH
YEARS 186M922
1819-23
1824
1825
1825 Nov. 12.
1826
1828
1831
1834
1835
1836
1836 Nov. 11.
1837
1840
1843
1845
1847
1849
1851
1851 Nov. 7.
1852
1854
1855
1859
1861
1868
1873
1884
1885
1890
1892
1896
1897
1902
1910
1911
1916
1918
Thomas W. Harris.
Thaddeus G. Holt.
Thaddeus G. Holt.
Moses Fort.
Moses Fort.
Thaddeus G. Holt.
Lott Warren.
James Polhill.
James Polhill.
Carlton B. Cole.
Arthur A. Morgan.
Carleton B. Cole.
Carleton B. Cole.
Carleton B. Cole.
James J’. Scarborough.
James J. Scarborough.
Augustin H. Hansell.
Augustin H. Hansell.
Augustin H. Hansel!.
Peter E. Love.
Peter E. Love.
Peter E. Love.
Augustin H. Hansell.
Augustin H. Hansell.
John R. /Alexander.
Augustin H. Hansell.
Augustin H. Hansell.
Augustin H. Hansell.
Augustin H. Hansell.
Augustin H. Hansell. j
Augustin H. Hansell. ;
Augustin H. Hansell. ]
Robert G. Mitchell. J
J. H. Merrill.
W. E. Thomas.
W. E. Thomas.
W. E. Thomas
Judge County Court, Thomas
County
Georofa Senators Represent-
, aing 8th District, Including
f Decatur Co.
Georgia Senators Rep
resenting 7th District,
Including, Colquitt*
Brooks, Grady and
Thomas Counties.
Georgia Senator* Rep
resenting 6th District,
Including Lowndes.
1861-2-3-4
T. A. Swearingen
T. B. Griffith.
1865-66
T. A. Swearingen.
Benning B. Moore.
0. L. Smith.
1871-72
B. F. Benton.
M. C. Smith.
Joshua Griffin.
1868-69-70
B. F. Benton.
Joshua Griffin.
1873-74
B. F. Brimberry.
Wm. L. Clark.
J. D. Knight.
1875-76
B. F. Brimberry.
J. McDonald.
J. D. Knight.
1877
J. A. Bush.
J. W. Staten.
1878-79
D. A. Russell.
J. P. Turner.
J. W. Staten.
1880-81
James Baggs. .
E. P. S. Denmark.
Jno. W. Harrell.
1S82-83
E. B. Bush.
J. B. Norman.
J. D. Knight.
1884-85
D. A. Russell
Robt. G. Mitchell.
T. G. Crawford.
1886-87
J. L. Hand.
T. J. Livingston.
A. H. Smith.
1888-89
John S. Clyton.
James Vick.
Wm. Roberts.
1890-91
Maston O’Neal.
R. G. Mitchell.
(President Senate)
James D. Smith.
1892-93
J. H. Scaife.
W. S. Humphries.
E. L. Moore.
1S94-95
C. C. Bush.
J. B. Norman. Jr.
M. J. McMillan.
48P6-9T
G. F. Westmore
land.
Thos. C. Horn.
H. W. Hopkins.
1898-99
J. L. Hand.
W. S. West.
W. S. Humphries.
1100-01
J. A. Bush.
J. A. Alexander.
J. B. Norman.
1502-03-04
Jno. D. Harrell.
L. N. Roberts.
H. W. Hopkins.
Ikv6-06
J. L. Hand.
W. S. West.
(President of Senate).
S. S. Bennett.
150708
J. S. Bush.
J. P; Knight.
J. A. Wilkes.
1909-10
L. F. Patterson.
E. P. Bowen.
J. S. Ward. Jr.—1909.
R. S. Burch —1910.
1911-12
I.*A. Bush.
T. C. Culbreth.
L. C. Graham.
1913-14
W. J. Bush.
W. L. Converse.
S. M. Turner.
1915-16
J. W. Callahan.
Geo. A. Paulk.
J. A. Carlton.
1917-18
H. H. Merry.
W. H. Hendricks.
H. W. Hopkins.
1919-20
S. W. Watson.
J. H. Keene.
J. Q. Smith.
1921-22
W. O. Fleming.
O. K. Jones.
Russell Snow.
Old Court
1874
1875
J. Young
Benning B. Moore.
H. W. Hopkins:
Wm. D. Mitchell.
Wm. D. Mitchell.
Wm. D. Mitchell.
J. R. Alexander.
S. A. Roddenberry.
Arthur Patten.
Chas. P. Hansell.
Chas. P. Hansell.
(Became City Court,
January 1. 1906.)
Chas. P. Hansell.
Wm. H. Hammond.
Wm. H. Hammond.
Wm. H. Hammond.
Solicitor General, Super! >r Court,
Southern Circuit
Thaddeus G. Holt.
Robert Augustus 'Beall
James N. Bethune.
Thomas D. Mitchell.
Lott Warren.
Thomas Porter.
Stephen F. Miller.
Robert A. Evans.
Wm. W. Wiggins.
Wm. W. Wiggins.
Wm. W. Wiggins.
Wm. W. (Wiggins.
John Gibson.
Peter E. Love.
Peter E. Love.
A. H .Hansell.
Thadeus G. Sturgis.
George W. Jordan.
Pitt F. D. Scarborough.
Pitt F. D. Scarborouga.
John S. Wynn.
E. T. Sheftall.
E. T. Sheftall.
Samuel B. Spencer.
Wm. B. Bennett. .
Robt. G. Mitchell.
D. L. Gauldin.
Daniel W. Rountree.
John R. Slater.
Henry B. Peeples.
J. L. Hall.
W. E. Thomas.
W. E. Thomas.
W. E. Thomas.
John A. Wilkes.
J. Fondren Mitchell.
Cliff E. Hay.
Mr. McKinley- had a plurality of
twenty votes over Mr. Bryan.
In the issue of January 2. 1S97,
there is published a syndicate letter
by Mr. Ramsen Crawford In which
Mr. Crawford states thatljfe McKin
ley boom for president was started in
Thomasvilie, the chief participants be
ing CoL Joe MedUl, Gen. Sam Thom-
as, Gen. W. M. Osborne; CoL Lawson
of the Chicago Record. Gov. William
R. Merrlam. Mr. J. Wyman Jones,
Mr. H. H. Kohlsaat, Mr. Mark Hanna
and Mr. William E. Curtis.
After the above mentioned had ob
tained the proper support
southern Rep ‘
been outlined
Kohl mat bought oat the
Times-Hernld and wheeled this nap-
port around to Mr. McKinley.
All the time local people In Thoares-
vUle were championing Hr: McKinley
tor the Republican nominating which,
while very flattering to Mr. McKinley,
did not contribute n IP ext deal toward
his M
Mr. Crawford stated that the PreaJ-
dent-elect expected to rialt
rilie daring the winter nod thank Us
Thomasrille friends in I
their evidences ot esteem.
In the same issue w, notice that
Stuart Robson, brother ot Mr. Charlie
Stuart, had appeared on Christmas
Eve at the Thomas Title Opera House.
In the Issue ot Jan nary 9, It appears
that Uncle Peter Lindsey died In Scot
land at the age ot ninety-one. For
years he was s prominent and highly
esteemed citiaen ot Thomasvilie.
It the same Unite it appears that
Mr. William Miller hod volunteered to
fix np the courthouse yard and that a
handsome garden and tonntaln would
soon ornament the square.
in the issue of January 16, it ap
pears that on the 14th Inst., lsborers
on -the. Glen. Arven Country Club
grgund had found a ripe watermelon
and presented it to Capt. Henry Met
calfe.
In the same Issue a memorial from
the Womans Missionary Society of
| Boston appeared to the memory ot
Martha J. Mallette who died Dec. 12,
previously.
In the issue of Feb. 6, we notice
that Mr. H. M. Hanna has purchased
a road machine for work on his farm
on the Tallahassee road.
tha: they could probably
pay an Income of 3175 |
In the issue of Dec.1
Henry Metcalf* haa a <
that ho Is very much t
automobile Is Mghtoalac tho
•at any of Us friends. Tho C
says that tf anyone «u hold ml.
bands ha wm be glad to atop his i
mobile u4. if asesssery. leed __
bon* by or back Us sitmanbPi eat I
of the way.;
pa CaptUa predicted that
win aooa ha other aatoaaoMau
that the horse* wm became as
toned to them aa tiny am to
lea.
■ •prlag HIH Chorah
The following splendid letter Dan
*T Wand. Mr. J. M. Forrtu. explains
itself:
“Dr. Mclatosb advisee as* that yea
want daip ot tha early days of Thee*,
aa Oounty tor aeon work you hare la
hand. , .
“Spring Hill church to tha oldest
Using church or instltuiioa la the
cooaty. I hare baud my father say
that Spring Hill ws, a ehoreh when
tend street of ThqmaertUe was a
deer drive and that TboacaavtUa first
was a cross-road coastotlag of ana lac
etora, tha logs of wUeh the store were
built , having the berk oa then. Spring
Hill was then a church ot good nan*
! harshtn
kle Vice Preeideats; William U
Mitchell. Treasurer and Charles P.
Hansel!. Secretary in 1S70. R. H. Bow
James McDonald, R. W. Heeth.
H. Hardaway, John Stark. Ji
L. Reward. Banning B. Moore, Wylie
R. Groover. Joshua N. Barrow. W. U.
“ and R P. Doss were tho first
Board ot Directors.
On Oct. 3*. Dr, Booker T. Washing
ton spoke In the grandstand at tha
mode to a mixed aadlenea ot
white and colored men. He wee In
troduced fry Hon. W. H. StBea. a col
ored Representative la the Georgia
Legislature from Liberty Co.
The colored educator waa equal to
« emergency ot addressing a mixed
audience and seemed to have won tha
admtratkMi of olL
While in the city, the ipeeker was
entertained by Hsv. Broadnax.
In the asne ot May 7, we notto*
at the war spirit to tanning high
and many of the local boys worn on-
listing tor the Spanish.War.
In the issue ot Jan* 4. it appears
that e Populist mass meetis
nominated the foUowiag- ticket ter
county officers: Sheriff, William Col
lins; tor Treasurer, Dr. Casoedy. tor
Tax Assessor, William McMillan; tor
Tax-collector. W. H. Hudson: Coron
er. Dr. J. B. Watkins: Clerk, J. A.
Chastain: County Surveyor, C. 8. ’ bershlp.
Berwick; Representatives. W. P.j “Grandfather moved , u „
White add tJ. C. Lunsford; delegates; County in 1823 and Spring Hill was a
to eongresdfoaa! convention. J. 8.! church then, ball; ot logs; and tha
Ward. Jr., and John Simmons; dele-,bosh arbor nearby showed still which
gates to the state senatorial oonven- was used before thmeharck wee built,
tion. Wright Morphy, Floyd Sanford.! “The present church was built la
Philip McKinnon and John Gandy. 11833. as yon can boo from tho copaty
In the issue of Jane 11. the editor i record of deed, by Morrison to the
cells attention to MacIntyre Park. 1 Church Trustees, consisting ot Oreo*
deeded to the city some years before Browning. Vickers, end others. The
by Col. A. T. MacIntyre. The editor sleepers, sills. Joists end studding of
thinks the city and cltixens shoald the present church are hewn timbers;
fix up this park and lake more inter-]the rafters, round poles, peeled,
est In it. | “The original cturcb wss loo smalL
On June 12, Dr. James R. Reid. an-; aad outof Ijpepinx by 1833, anfraasw
othe- old and highly esteemed cittaen »«• obtain*!. A_-«et Shard wae
I people. My
built to accommoditeSire^ii_
unde, John FerrllL worn to
the old church when he wee tevea
yean old. end died !a*t yver in April,
•ffed ninety. The old church vu them
the neighborhood school house end’
we» taught by a Mr. Ifclnty** who
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Solicitor, County
Court
Rob’t. H. Harris
H. W. Hopkins.
T. N. Hopkins.
T. N. Hopkins.
H. W. Hopkins.
T. N. Hopkins.
T. N. Hopkins.
T. N. Hopkins.
T. N. Hopkins.
T. N. Hopkin3.
Roscoe Luke.
Roscoe Luke.
Roscoe Luke.
W. I. MacIntyre.
H. J. MacIntyre.
SHERIFFS, CLERKS SUPERI OR COURT, CO
that a series of boxing
being conducted in Thomasvilie. Joe
Ullman, ot Savannah knocked out
Jack L. Keith, of Chicago, at tho
Opera House on the 10th, Inst.
In the same issue it appear, that
Pavo, which has been referred to so
often as McDonald, to a thriving town
and has recently completed a new
school building.
On Feb. 15th. a windstorm did con
siderable damage in the vicinity. The
barn ot Mr. M. B. Jones was blown
died at the residence of his son-in-
law. Mayor J. T. Culpepper.
In the Issue of Oct. 1. 1893. appears
a biography of Judge Augnatin H.
Hansell. The Judge was flrat elected
Judge of the Superior Court In 1849
i. o, »,, .. K .c ^a\iw..*r -*T M ' g! «fisr*L"ga
at a series of boxing contest, waa ““LltotartO Mitohril V°u.e bum. to Hv. and fr^^
Judge Robert G. *‘tcneii. ! and teach (be school nearby. Tho
Iu the general election for coun-y, Mv church waa moved west one ki
officers in October the Domociata won f or m more central location ml
by a little more than two to one over. or Q0ar w t, ora naH Q , builders
the Populists. knew would be cross-roads some dsv
On Dec. 5, 1898. in s local option „ now m y ’
election, the conpt went dry by u vote own lhe , ol 1SJ on wklch th ,
of 1543 to ?49. There were, 3169 rag- church stood and could trace the old
istered voters, of whom 1993 wore c hurch fifty years ago by the square
white and 1176 colored.
On March 14, 1899, Pre*. and Mrs.
McKinley and Vlce-Prea. and Mrs. Ho-
down, killing two moles and injuring hart arrived In Thomasvilie to visit
Mr. Mark Hanna on Dawson street
On Thursday morning, March 33.
there occured the moat disastrous
fire that Thomasvllle hod had In
years. Palin A Bros. Shops, the Ken
three others.
In the issue of Feb. 20, It appears
that the month was tbe wettest In
and
Alderman Herring’s residence on jckv Stables of Capt. Whittaker and
Madison street, were burned, thelthe Thomasrille Opera House were
Ttmes-Enterprtoe building and tbe] all destroyed.
Stuart House having a close call. On March 27, after a rtolt of two
In the Issue of May 29. It appears ] weeks. Proa McKinley and party re-
tbat the Thomasvllle Baseball Teem, turned to Washington.
known as the Turks, were making a
great record. In a game played with
Valdosta at Quitman on June 16. Mc
Afee of Thomasvilie struck out tvr»n
ty-one men and gave up two alts
while Coniff of Valdosta struck out
twenty-three men end gave eight hits.
The result was 4 to 3 in favor of
Thomasvilie.
* On the next day Quitman beat
Thomasvllle by a score of i to 8
On January 2, 1900, Col. A. T. Mac
Intyre, of the 11th Infantry, Gs.
Guards. C. S. A., died at his home
near Thomasvllle.
On lan. 6. It appear! that a large
cotton compress will be built near
the A. C. L. R. R.
Id the issue of June 18. it appeared
that the T. T. A G, R. R. would he
completed to Thomasvilie before July
_ _____ 4. and a celebration waa planned for
On June"°28. , Mr.”sUea'T.*Carter, an' the Fourth In honor of the completion
old and highly esteemed cltixen. died.! of the new railroad
On Sept. 24, Dr. James A. McKoy. However, the first train did not roll
died at the age of 86. He first came to]into town until five minutes put ten
Thomasvtlio in 1872, and began his
permanent residence in 1873.
of rotten log, on the ground; not log*
either but ■ square ot mould caused
by decayed timber.
“This nelghtbrohood and Beech ton
(or Duncanville i neighborhood wars
the first willed In tbe county end thn
first year of grandfsl her's sojourn
here there were only a faw families
In the county. Kindred Braswell wu
two years In advance ot 1838. end
lived near Duncanville and had n little
corn that he could let go for labor
only. My grandfather hired hie nine
teen-year-old boy. then a man six feet
four, to Braswell for two buibals of
corn per month. That wu the femi
iy'e bread, and only bread, fur the
first night monies of ‘fs. and Bras
well tbe only man la the county who
could spare that ouch corn, end f
only to hired help.
“Orandfatber's meat came out
the woods. Deer wu as plentiful sad
u euy to get u n rabbit to eow daws
by the branches Ride them up and
shoot one was his wsy ot bunting.
"The average layman In those '
knew Spring Hit! in Thoms*.
Morven. now in Brooks, and tow
er churches south of Macon. 8L
Marks or August*, the only pieces to
In the dally Tlmes-Enterprise of
October 24. appropos the 1897 connty
fair the editor speaks of the first felt
held In Thomas County Nov. 10. 11,
and 12. 1870.
Col. Arthur P. Wright wu Presi
dent: B. F. Hawkins and Jokn De-
July 27. 1900. when the oocealoa. buy sugar or molasses. No other 1
was appropriately celebrated. family supplies were bought thee. I
In the general election in October,! shoee, clothing wo made as home orl
1900, the Democrats * defeated th* did without. No wep of getting to f
Populists by a vote of about (pur to;market. No nail* were used In buU4-
one. 1 ing. Hither mnrtto* sad 1
In tbe Issue of Nov f4 the editor woods* pecs were used w
thinks that commercial pecan or- were seed later, t hnv* st
charda are worth Investigating end of ptno beertto pulled off
ONERS, SURVEYORS, TAX COLLECTORS, TAX RECEIVERS. ORDINARY, AND TREASURERS
THOMAS COUNTY FROM YEAR 1826 TO YEAR 1921
Wm. G. Dekle.
Thos. Dekle.
Wm. G. Dekle
Randolph Revels.
J. C. Browning.
J. C. Browning.
Wm. Ward.
Alderman.
B. Womack.
Jno. Hurst.
Wm. Dekle.
Lacy Adams.
E. Minchen.
D. McAuley.
Jno. G. Dekle.
Wm. A. Ivey.
Robt. A. Ivey.
Surveyors
Chas. Thigpen.
Chas. Thigpen.
Jno. McAuley.
Edmond Gainey.
Edmond Gainey.
Edmond Gainey.
Aaron Everett.
Aaron Everett.-
Aaron Everett.
Aaron Everett.
Aaron Everett.
Jno. McAnley.
Jno. McAnley.
Jno. McAnley.
Jno. McAnley.
R. T. Stan aland.
R. T. Stanaiand.
R. T. Stanaiand.
R. T. Stanaiand.
R. T. Stanaiand.
W. J. Young.*
Gabriel Wilson.
Aaron DanieL
Jeaae Daria.
J. H. Daria.
Perry Bowen.
Perry Bowen.
Perry Bowen.
Perry Bowen.
Perry Bowes.
Perry Bowen.
J. D. Edwards. ’
Aaron DanieL
Tax Rtcelvar
Ordinary
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