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BUSY HORSE THIEVES.
TWO DIFFERENT TEAMS STOLEN
HERE THIS WEEK.
A Man From Mlneola Goes Off With
Barney Brinson's Mule and Sells ft,
and Another Man 8ecures a Team
From Ham Brothers and Sells It.
While Guy Presley and Roy High
tower were searching through the
southern part of the county for a man
gamed W. H. Franklin, who secured
a -horse and buggy from Ham Broth
ers last Friday under a promise to
return Saturday night, they came
upon Will Smith, alias Will Bush,
who had played a similar game upon
Barney Brinson at Mineoia.
They arrested Smith and brought
him and placed him in jail, where he
will remain until placed upon trial.
He had sold the mule and buggy to
a Mr. Bass, of Olympia, at a very
low price. •
It is said that Smith worked at the
Mineoia mills for a few days, and
wanted to come to Valdosta. Mr.
Brinson offered him a mule to ride,
provided he would carry his new bug
gy back from the factory here. At
the Gypsy camps near here, Smith of
fered to sell the mule at a regular
horse-thief price, and the Gypsy
promptly notified the chief of police
of It. Smith had already stayed over
his time here, and Mr. Brinson in
quired about him over the ’phone,
thinking that he had probably got
ten Iq, the guard house.
The next heard of him was that
he secured a buggy from MoCallum
& Smith, left his saddle with them,
and had gone off toward the Florida
line. He reached Olympia, where
sold the team, and started out walk
ing for Florida. Guy Presley and Roy
Hightower heard of him before leav
ing the city, though they had been
employed only to hunt the man who
** iad victimized Ham Brothers. They
decided to arrest him, however, and
caught him not far from where he sold
the team.
Smith at first refused to comeback
to the city and demanded of his cap
tors to see the warrant under which
he had been taken. Both of them
pulled their guns and told him that
there was the authority.
"This beats h—1," he remarked, but
came along with the men and was
turned over to the sheriff here.
,j. Tha Other T«am Located. '
A telegram from Thomasvillo yes
terday morning stated that the othir
team had also been located. It was
sold; so it was said, In that county to
Mr.. Hardy Ward for $175, but the man
who sold It had skipped 'out. It Is
claimed, however, that he'was reared
In that county and has probably not
gone very far. He was canvassing
for a photo, enlarging house and it is
said failed to carry out many prom
ises which he made to parties with
whom he had dealings.
Entertained Wednesday Night.
Miss Ouida Dunbar entertained on
Wednesday evening from 8:30 to 12
o’clock In honor of her guests, Miss
Hammond, of Augusta, Miss Tower,
of Americus, and Miss Hankinson, of
Beach Haven, S. C. The home was
very handsomely decorated in pink
and blue, and the scene throughout
the evening was an unusually bril
liant one.
Progressive whist was played, there
being twelve tables. The first prize
among the ladies was won by Miss
Elizabeth Coffey, and for the gentle
men by Dr. A. G. Little. At the con
clusion of the game delicious refresh
ments "were served. The occasion
was regarded by ail who attended it
as one of the most delightful of the
season.
To Put On Oriental Degree.
The Pythians had a largely attend
ed and enthusiastic meeting last Tues
day night, 'i wo candidates wore put
through the mysteries of the Page de
gree, and after the meeting an oyster
supper was served.
It was also decided to introduce the
"Oriental degree,’’ which will be open
to members «of all secret orders in
good standing. This degree is said
to be one of the most interesting of
any in the Initiatory ceremonies.
Mr. J. R. Bernhardt has been elect
ed representative of Valdosta Lodge,
No. 115, at the Grand Lodge, which
meets in May at Macon.
8tudio Opening Today.
Professor Miller opens his studio
In the Thomas building today and in
vites the public to see his work.
There are fifty oil paintings ranging
in price from $3 to $200, and over
100 crayon drawings. Professor Mil
ler is oue of the greatest artists in the
South, and his collection Is well worth
seeing.
The Pipe Organ Hat Arrived.
The handsome new pipe organ for
•the new Methodist church arrived this
week and is being placed in the
church. The noble instrument will be
put up within the next week, and will
be ready for the first services that are
held in the new church.
THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1905,
MULE KILLED BV TREE. STRUCK BV COLD WAVE WORK OF UNCENOIARY.
NEGRO AND THREE OTHERS HAD
A VERY NARROW ESCAPE.
A Dead Tree Fell Toward a Sawmill
Team, Killing a Mule by the Side
of the One Which the Negro Was
Riding—Escape of the Team.
A mule belonging to the Mineoia
Milling Company was crushed
death instantly by a falling tree on
Wednesday, and a negro and three
other mules escaped by a hair’s
breadth.
The negro had a four-mule team in
the woods, hauling logs to the mill.
The wind was blowing at a high rate
of speed and the dead limbs of trees
were falling on all sides. The negro
was on the lookout for falling trees,
when he heard one cracking just
above him.
He looked quickly, and saw the mas
sive body of a big dead pine slowly
coming toward him and his team. He
was riding one of the hind mules and
was drivinug the other two. By al
most superhuman energy he pulled
the mules around, away from tho di
rection the tree was falling.
His quick work saved his own life,
as well as that of three of
mules, for an instant later the big
tree crashed down upon the rnuls at
his side, almost burying it in the
earth. The breeching on the mule
which he was riding was torn off by
the falling tree, though the animal
was not hurt in the slightest.
The tree struck the mule that was
killed lengthwise, almost burving tho
animal in the ground.
BURGLARIZED MEAT HOUSE.
Mrs. Tom Hodge Was a Victim of
Burglars Last Wednesday Night.
When Mrs. Tom Hodge went out
to her smoke house yesterday morn
ing to get a piece of meat for break
fast she was very much surprised to
find that there was not even a scrap
of the good collection of meats which
she left there the night before.
It dawned upon her at once that
she had been the victim of burglars,
who visited the place during the
night and had carried off one or two
hundred pounds of pork and other
meat. The burglar managed to get
In the meat house by prizing open
the door with a hoe. His work had
been done during the coldest part of
the night, probably,, while ( the family
were asleep ahd snug In their beds.
The-matter was reported to thepo-
lice. officers yesterday morning, but no
trace of the burglar could be found.
Whoever committed the crime left
very little behind by which he could
bo Identified.
Sold Interests at Hay low.
Mr. J. D. Rounds, who was the
manager of the business of the Buf
falo Yellow Pine Timber Company,
has been spending two or three weeks
in the city. While here he sold about
11,000 acres of timber to Mr. D. F.
Aldrich, of New York, who will erect
a mill and planing mill on the old site
of the Buffalo mill, and develop this
timber.
This closes out the possessions of
the Buffalo Yellow Pine Co. at that
place, except about 3,400 acres on
this side of the Atlantic Coast Line’s
road to Florida. The deal is said to
have involved about $10,000.
Mr. Rounds left Wednesday after
noon for his home in Buffalo, N. Y.
While in this section ho made many
warm friends, who wish him health
and happiness in the future.
GENERAL FREEZE UP ALL
THROUGH THIS SECTION.
The Coldest Weather That Has Beep
Felt Here In Five Yean, and the
Coldest January Weather in Nearly
Twenty Years—Water Pipes Frozen.
Yesterday morning at 6 o’clock
Valdosta and this section of country
experienced the coldest weather that
has been felt here since tho memora
ble freeze of Februny 12tn, 1S99,
when the thermometer registered 9
degrees above zero.
The mercury went to 11 degrees in
195, and that was th«* freeze which
destroyed the orange industry and
played suchj havoc with the truck
growers in Florida. On January # lst,
1886, nineteen years ago, the mercury
went to 13 degrees above zero,*which
is the coldest January weather we
have ever had.
Yesterday -norning the mercury
got down to 14 degrees, and reports
indicated that the cold wave extend
ed all over the country. Freezing
weather was experienced far down in
Florida, and there were grave fears
among those who have orange inter
ests there for them.
There was no serious damage done
by the cold weather in this city. A
hundred or more water pipes burst,
and plumbers were running to and
fro over the city relieving those who
were left in distress by the broken
pipes. The heavy wind which pre
vailed in thd morning and all of the
day and night before made it a very
disagreeable day, but when the wind
settled later in the day the cold was
not as biting as might be expected.
The weather report yesterday sta
ted that fair weather would prevail
today, with a rising temperature.
The entire country will awqlt with
eagerness to hear from the freeze
Florida, where freezing weather
can do more damage than in any
other part of the country. The fruit
men and truckers, since the free/e of
ten years ago, have talon every pre
caution to protect themselves from
such dlsf.sters, and It is said that they-
were given ample notice of the unu
sually cold spell.
Whether they were able to protect
their products from thla exception
ally cold weather remains to* tie seen.
It is to be hoped, however, that they
have not had to suffer such a disas
ter as* befelL ^hem ten yefcrs- agb,
when the temperature was about the
same. ' ,
School Books in Echols.
State School Commissioner W. B.
Merritt came down from Atlanta on
Wednesday and went from here to
Statenville to make arrangements
about handling the lately adopted
school books in Echols county. He
was accompanied by Col. O. M. Smith
and they returned that night wdth the
cold north wind blowing in their
faces, making the trip a very un
pleasant one.
Professor Merritt made the ar
rangements which he desired, and tho
school books will be handled there in
future.. Owing to tho fact that they
have not been handled there in the
past, arrangements were made for
extending the exchange period until
next July, though it has expired in
other counties.
Methodist Services 8unday.
At the city hall Rev. C. A. Jackson
will preach at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Epworth
League at 6:30 p. m. All strangers
and non-church people invited to all
services.
At night Mr. Jackson will preach
a special sermon to young Valdostans.
It Is a companion sermon to tho one
preached last Sunday night. Subject:
Will You Be Prepared When tho
Opportunity Comes?"
A Cold Midnight Walk.
The crowd of about two hundred
people'who went to the Park Opera
House Wednesday night to see Billy
Kersands’ minst/el show, had to
walk home between 11 and 12 o’clock
at night. When the show reaohed
the grand finale and the crowd broke
out Into the bitter cold night the elec
tric cars were found motionless on
the track, with an air of "nothing
doing" about them. Some of the
crowd waited for awhile to see what
would happen, others took the one
or two stray carriages which hap
pened to be near by, while others
sniffed the chilling winds and made
their way toward the city. It was a
cold, doleful, thoroughly angered
crowd which covered tho distance
from the park to the city, and the
things that were said about the car
line and the power plant would not
do at all to print in the columns of
a family paper like The Times. Part
of the crowd at tho Gorton Minstrels
Saturday night had to walk back on
account of the overcrowded condition
of the cars which ha 1 been provided
to handle the crowdf
ATTEMPT TO BURN A BUSINESS
- BLOCK WAS FOILED.'
A Dastardly Scheme to Start a Con
flagration , Waa Discovered In the
Nick of Tima Last Night—Wax Ta
per Had Baatt Lighted for the Work.
While nearly all thoughtful and cau
tious people were reflecting over what
a bad time It would be for fire to
break out in il thickly settled portion
of the city, am Incendiary was busily
engaged In putting fire to a torch that
might have swept away half of the
business section of the city if it had
not been discovered in time. x
Last night; between sunset and
dark, H. D.'/ Rushing, who works for
L. W. Smith, in his saloon on Ashley
street, juaLacross the alley from the
building occupied by The Times, went
up stairs over Smith's place, and when
he started do wn ho noticed the flick
ering glow a candle. He followed
the light SLun found a scheme that had
evidently been set to burn up the
building.
The upper story of the building is
occupied as a wataroom for furniture
by the Thomas Furniture Go., and is
also a putfifc place on account of the
public closet which is located on the
same floor.
The floor was literally covered with
shavings and excelsior, and It would
have burned like powder if the blaze
had once, reached It. Over between
some tiers of washstands and bureaus
was a short wax taper, wrapped with
excelsior so as to make It stand up
right, and set upon a pilo of inflam
mable stuff. The taper was lighted
and had burned within an inch of the
excelsior when discovered.
The matter was at once reported to
the police, and the rubbish cleared
from the building. Smith had no in
surance on his stock and was greatly
alarmed at the discovery. The Thomas
boys carried a small amount of Insur
ance, but not enough to have covered
their loss had the building been de
stroyed. "
The theory is tyat some one who
has had free access to the building
had put the light to the candle with
Incendiary intent Just who It was,
the officers would like to know. life
strnctldns were given to keep a closer
watch on those who enter the build
ing hereafter. , f / *
SEE
Ingrain and Hewlett
. . . FOR A GOOD ...
Buggy and Harness.
Home m»do Boggles and homo made Hurtiese. Every vehicle
and harness sold under a strict guarantee to give perfect satis
faction, and at prices that are lower than e'sewhurc.
Harness Repairing a Specialty.
108 Central Ave., Valdosta, Georgia.
Bitter Apple Bitters,
The Twentieth Century Medicine Wonder,
Started Trade in 1893 as an Experiment; Organized
Into a $3t),000 Stock Company Capital
", ([Fully Paid Up, February 8th, 1904.
Sales First Month
Sales Second Month
Sales Third Month ,
Sales Fourth Month
Sales mr 1904 to June 1st
M
Dozen
HI Dozen
45 Dozen
97 Dozen
8,778 Dozon
The City Council Meet*.
The mayor and councllmen held a
meeting Wednesday to pass the final
ordinance in regard to the school
bonds,, tho ordinance being to adopt
the form to bo used in printing them.
The council, at the same meeting,
passed an ordinance asking for bids
for the construction of cement side
walks on Ashley street, Patterson
street and Central avenue. The side
walks are to be put in where tho
streets are being paved with vitrified
brick. An advertisement asking for
these bids appears elsewhere in this
Issue of The Times.
;METHODIST MINISTERS M(KT
. District/Hold
Their Annual Meeting at Hrirrtn* -
to the hoppltabfe little town of Ha-
hlfa/'toie preachers of the Valdosta
district, Methodist church, met for a
two days’ brotherly conference and
consultation as to the best methods
to <io the work of pastors-and teach
Also the unoccupied territory In
the bounds of the district, and lay
plans to occupy It.
The time was spent in tho study of
such subjects as "Tho Preacher and
His Pulpit Habits,” "Tho Preacher
and His Study," "Pastoral Visiting,”
"Tho Pastor as an Evangelist," "Plans
for a Forward Movement In tho Dis
trict," rt How to Make Missionary
Churches,” "The One Work and Only
Excuse for the Church in the World,
the Salvation of the Ix)st."
The conference adjourned Wednes
day night.
Ministers present: Revs. J. M. Ijov-
ett, of Cordelo; H. P. Myers, of Ash-
burn; L. W. Walker, of Sumner; J.
W. Domingoes, of Tifton; J. W. Reese,
of Norman Park; R. P. Fain, of Mor-
vin; R. M. Booth, of Arabl; W. L.
Wooten, of Fitzgerald; E. L. Padrick,
of Sycamore; J. N. Tippins, of Adel;
H. C. Fentress, of Hahira; II. M Mor
rison, presiding elder; Dr. A. M. Wil
liams, W. M- Heath and C. A. Jack-
son, of Valdosta, and others.
Arrested at Lake Butler, Fla.
A negro named Tom Woods was
brought up from Lake Butler, Fla.,
by Deputy Hill yesterday morning and
confined in jail here. The negro was
wanted for cheating and swindling,
and the warrant against him was
sworn out by Mr. J. R. Wlsenbaker.
He is said to have swindled Mr. Wi-
senbaker out of about $G4.
Newsom 8aloon Closed.
W. D. Newsom’s saloon was closed
by the sheriff Tuesday evening on ac
tion brought by his creditors. His
liabilities are said to be between $12,-
000 and $15,000, while his assets are I many friends of the young attorney
about $7,000 to $8,000. who was thus honored.
Mr. Roy Powell Appointed.
Mr. Roy Powell received notice this
morning that he had been appointed
United States commissioner in this
city in the place of Mr. J. M. Johnson,
who resigned. The appointment was
made by Judge Emory 8peer yester
day and is very gratifying to the
National B. & L. Association.
The Valdosta National Building and
liOan Association held its stockhold
ers’ meeting Wednesday afternoon.
M|ssrs. H. Y. Tillman and J. M. Har
vey were added tq the board of di
rectors, the board being as follows:
J. O. Varnedoe, G. A. Whitaker, W. T.
Lane, A. J. Strickland^T. S. McKey,
E. W. Lane, B. F. St^kland, *J. T.
Blalock, H. Y. Tillman and J. M. Har
vey. G. A. Whitaker was elected pres
ident in place of E. W. Lane, resign
ed; A. J. Strickland, vice-president,
apd J. T. Blalock, secretary and treas
urer. T
s ' Death of a Madison Man.
News was received hero yesterday
af the death of Mr. Will narrott, a
well known stock dealer of Madison.
F’a. It is said that ho went to At
lanta after a load of stock last week
ard contracted a cold which develop
ed into pneumonia. After a short,
br.t very violent spell, he died. Mr.
Barrett was well known in this city,
where he was a frequent visitor.
Small Fire Today.
The fire department was called to
the Lee street school, colored, this
morning. The fire was on the roof
and was extinguished with slight dam
age, about ten feet of the roof being
burned.
Sts Triumphal March..
Itu march has been a triumphal one; Its euros are quick uud pormunout, and ail
uion, tho rout* where it has been Introduced the way is environed by devotee*
Who find no greater dolight than in singing it* praises.
It Is a Remedy With Strong Home Endorsement,
And we are willing to Teat the verdiot with.the citizen* of Hattiesburg, and in
vite yon to write any of them as to tho valne of the fnedlolne and our standing
„id reKponslbUity. ttemember that Bitter Apple Bitters is a Live Kidney Reme
dy, and that it hae brought permanent cure* in the most stubborn eases. -
Its Prowess. V .
S»>w'tW-ycar oonflned to a few counties—sold now throughout tlie United
Stitte n."/Torritorids. Handled the first year at one plaoo only, Kowrold at
715 different, plaooa. Total toroe employed first yitsrfi. Total farce now em
ployed, ion.
PRESS COMMENTS.
(Note Dates of Different Articles)
Destined to Make Hattiesburg Great
The career of Bitter Apple Bitters
bids fair to transcend tho most rose
ate dream that thoso In Interest ever
had, for the phenomenal salo with
which" it has met justifies tho saying
hero that it is going to be the charm
of all others that will mako Hatties
burg great.—Hattiesburg Dally Pro
gress, August, 1903. \
Peoplo who thought the Progress a
lttle too enthusiastic In making the
prediction four months ago that more
than any other one Influence Bitter
Apple Bitters would make Hatties
burg greaL seeing tho wonderful daily
:ountor sales of the remedy at tho
irug store of Dozier, where it is man
ufactured, are fairly falling over each
other to congratulate him, It being
Mil the old story again repeated,
There is nothing that succeods like
access.” And these samo people
vould be willing to swear now, if nec-
ssary, that when you sec it in the
’regress you may know it Is so.’’
lattiesburg Daily Progress, Dec. 23,
993.
Certificates.
Hattiesburg, Miss., July 4, 1904.
B. A. B. Co., City:
Dear Sirs—You may toll tho world
in my name if you like that E. A. B.
through tho use of just two bottles,
lias restored me to the robust health
I enjoyed in my onrller days, and has
saved me at least $50 in doctors Bills
and prescriptions Yours truly,
M. A. SNYPF.lt.
Giocer.
The officers and stockholders of Bit
er Apple Bitters are the leading cit-
zons of Hattiesburg (as far as the
tock is owned here, and that means
ivosixths), and they represent an in-
lividual wealth of upwards of $500,-
)00, and socially and religiously stand
i» the head of affairs, having the
abounded confidence of all the peo-
>le; just such a set of gentlemen as
vould not lend thoir influence,
•toney and reputation to any
icheme that did not smack
»f being free of even a shadow
if suspicion, for they don’t have _to,
■ach being blessed with enough of
his world’s goods to moot all re-
luirernentH without having to draw
livldends from a stock company.— j
fattiesburg Daily Progress, March l,
904.
Hatt .cabin g. Miss., Sept. 1, 1904.
B A. B. Co., City:
This is to say that I have used your
B. A. 13. rocdlcino for Indigestion with
the best results.
V M. MOFFETT, .IK
Editor Dally Progu 3.
Offlc/i of the Hartford Journal, George
Wavorly Kelly, Editor and Proprie
tor.
* Hartford, Ala., Sept. 19, 1904.
B. A. B. Co., Hattiesburg, Miss.:
Gentleman—I have used a bottle
of your Bitter Apple Bitters, and find
it to be the best medicine 1 ever used
for indigestion and constipation. I
think It adapted to the cure of such
ills as that In this zone. In fact noth
ing heats it.
I have dealt with you in a business
way and have found you to bo cour
teous, prompt and reliable in all your
dealings with me. As you are aware
this testimonial Is unsolicited and you
may use it if It will do any good.
Yours truly,
GEO. W. KELLY,
Editor Journal.
Burlington, N. C., Aug. 8, 1904.
Bitter Apple Bitters Co., Hattiesburg,
Miss.:
Dear Sir: I spent about four
months in Magee, Miss., in the oarly
spring and as 1 was a groat sufferer
from dyspepsia and indigestion I tried
your bitters and derived much ben
efit through Its use. I am jnow lo
cated here and am in the best of
health, thanks to your remedy,
Yours truly,
W. F. CROUSE.
For Sale By All Druggists.
- - - Manufactured By - - -
Bitter Apple Bitters
Hattiesburg, Mississippi.