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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SA' Y, MARCH li, 1905. BEAT EMBROIDERY & WHITE GOODS SALE Next Monday we will put on sale the grandest line of Embroideries, Laces and White Goods that has ever been shown in Valdosta. We will show bargains in this line. You^will be sorry if you don’t come. Bargains in Domestics on Thajt Day, Monday, March 13th. (ONE SPEOAIL) Ten Pieces Embroidery 18-inches Wide, Worth 25c., This Sale Only 10c. Mias McDonald’s Dress Making establishment is now in the rear end of our up-stairs. OLIVER, WILLIAMS & GRIMES, PATTERSON ST., VALDOSTA, GA. MISS LOONEY'S DEATH HER TWO COMPANIONS WERE ALSO DROWNED. Otto McElroy and Reese Boyd, Who Were In the Boat at the Time, Were Alto Drowned — Screams Were Heard, But Friend, Thought It Waa a Jest. Sanford, Fla., March 7.—While boat riding on Lake Monroe Sunday night, Miss Maggie Looney, of Thomasvllle, Ga., and Otto McElroy and Reeso Boyd, of this place, wore drowned. The young people left the dock at 10:30 p. m. in a small rowboat. Screams were heard on the lake soon after, but their friends on the dock supposed the young men wero simply trying to frighten the young lady and never dreamed of the true condition. Alarmed by tho long absence of the party, a boat was secured and the searching party went out, but found nothing. At daylight Monday morning the boat was found upturned not a hundred yards from shallow water, and tho threo dead bodies were drag ged from beneath the boat. Miss Looney leaves a sorrowing family at Thomasvllle. Toung McEl- roy's family live In Birmingham, Ala. Reese Boyd leaves a mother here, j The whole town Is In gloom. Body Reached Thomaevllle. 8MITH FAMILY TO GATHER. Descendants of the Original John Will Have Day at Farmers’ Fair. Macon, March 8.—One of the big gest days at the Georgia Farmers' Fair and Live Stock Exposition to be held m Macon next October will bo "Smith day." On that day all of the Smiths who are descendants of the original John Smith will gather for a reunion. An official call, signed by George A. Smith, president of the fair, and Bridges Smtlii, vice-president and also mayor of Macon, has been Issued os follows: To the 8mlth Family—Everywhere. Dear Mr. Smith: We want every man, woman and child In the United States named Smith, descendants of the original John, to be In Macon on "Smith day,” during tho holding of the Georgia Farmers’ Fair and Live Stock Exposition, to be held in Macon, Ga., beginning October 24, 1905. An earnest and cordial Invitation Is ex tended to all Smiths to bo present on that day. It Is our purpose to make It a reunion of the scattered Smiths, and wo shall expect them, whether from the Sunuy South, the cold and snow-bound North, the wild and wooly West or the enterprising and cu'tured East—all should come and cn]oy them selves, and at the same time see one of the greatest and grandest displays of Georgia farm products ever gather ed together. As we shall prepare buttons, badges and barbecue (good old-fashioned Georgia barbecue) for every Smith who comes, please advise the vice- president If you can attend. STIKE.ON NEWjyjBWA' LITTLE CHILD BURNED. FIVE THOUSAND EMPLOYES HAVE QUIT WORK. Thomasvllle, Ga., March 7.—The . . . . . . Prltos will be given for tho blg- body of Miss Margaret Looaey, who' Bml(h tll „ II|W a „,, h was drowned Sunday night at San ford, Fla., reached here this after noon at 4:20 o'clock. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at the Baptist church. Rov. A. W. Bealer, assisted by Rev. J. M. Butler, will con- duct the services. Great sympathy Is felt In Thomasvllle tor the unfortu nate family. The girl was 18 years old, a daughter of Mrs. Julia Looney, and leaves three brothers and one sis ter, nil younger. Some months ago, C. T. Looney, tho father, a carriage painter, deserted his family, and an Infant child died a few weeks ago. The publishers of the magazine "Everybody’s” receives $4,000 for the advertisement on the back cover of that publication. gest Smith, the tallest Smith, the shortest, the ugliest and handsomest Smith. Please see that all tho Smiths of your locality and acqualntnce are no tified of this dsy, and glvo this Infor mation os much publicity as possible, by word of mouth, through the press or by passing around this slip GEO. A. SMITH. President. BRIDGES SMITH, Vice-President. Macon Fair Association. Macon, Ga., March 1, 1905. P. S.—If you think of coming, write for the .late ond particulars. young bachelor found out a couple of weeks ago that carving a turkey is Just like courting hla best girl—he Is sure to get both of them Into his lap before he gets through. Most Complete Tie-up In Its Esrly Stages In the History of New York. Strike Breskers Are Housed In Csr Barns—Sympathetic 8tr!ke May Be Ordered. New York, March 7.—The strlko by 5,000 employes of tho Interborough Rapid Transit Company, operating the subway and Manhattan railroad ele vated linos of this city, which took effect at 4 o'clock this morning, was one of the most complete in Its early stages of any In the history of New York. Many ticket sellers remained at their post becauso they are under bond, but posted signs announcing tho strike, and refused to sell tickets. The strike breakers were housed lnj the barns last night. 8trlke Breakers to the Rescue. For the first few hours after 1 Inauguration of tho strike not a win was tinned, but strike breakers w< rushed to tho linos to handle thy morning crowds. A portion of tho traffic was cared for. and this helped to relieve tho enormous tax on the traffic lines. Up to noon no serious accident has been reported. The stri kers, It Is said, have won over a large number of the men present. The trouble started two weeks ago, when the employes declared the Inter borough officials agreed upon a cer tain schedule to replace the one which was to expire last Wednesday. When Wednesday came, the union officials declare, the schedule was not ac cepted. B. May, vice-president of the Amalgamated Association of Electric and Street Railway Employes, In a statement Issued this afternoon, said' action would bo taken at once to call out tho members of tho Engineers’ and Firemen’s Electric and Eccentric Union, who are employed in the pow-j er houses of the subway. “When this union Is called out,” said tho statement, "It will mean a I complete tto-up of tho suhway sys tem." • Strike Not Sanctioned. President W. D. Mahon, of the Amalgamated Association of Electric and Street Railway Employes cf America, sold tho strike hadi not been sanctioned by the national organiza tion, and tho strikers could not look to the national association for finan cial support. Her Clotfling Caught at a Fire Her j Father Kindled. j Boston, Ga„ March 7.—While D. P. I Knapp was burning some trash around his house yesterday morning his little girl, Janie, about 4 years old, ventured too near the fire. Her cloTF- Ing caught and she was so badly burned that she died thlB morning. Mr. Knapp had Just gone Into tho house, and when ho returned, found the little girl’s clothing on Are. His hands were badly burned whllo hej was trying to put tho fire out | The remains wero carried to Met calf for burial today. | we WANT ALL INTCRCSfrCD IN -MACHINERY VO WAVS OUR HAMS BSrOHB THSU DURING 1800 Writ* us stating what kind of Maohinbry you uso or will Install, and wa will mall you Free op All Cost A HAMOSOUB AND USEFUL POCKET DIARY AND ATLAS oa a LAaoa COMMERCIAL CALENDAR Glbbcs Machinery Company, COLUMBIA, & a A STOOK Of HOMI POWIR MAT MUIU TO ■■ OUNt MT AT SPECIAL P ft 1018 Fire Insurance. Insure Your Property With Blitch & Richardson, If yon want the beet lnsnranco In the best companies. We represent nothing bnt the best Striokland Building, 106 8. Patterson Street, Valdosta, Ga. Money to Loan. Money to loan, at reasonable rates, on Lowndes county farm lands. ERNEST W. EDWARDS. Attorney-at-Law. The Flowers That Bloom n -the Spring Have Nothing to Do With the Case, Let’s Talk Gardens. We Can Fit You Out in all Your Needs Hand Plows, Hoes, Rakes, Spades, Shovels. All Kinds of Poultry Netting to Keep the Chickens Out Phone or Cali to See Us. W. H. Briggs Hardware Co., ‘OLDEST IN OUR LINE.” ihfot iSfctfe