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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.