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A . 12 THE VALDOSTA jjlMES, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1905. TALK OP I‘HE TOWN. Mr. Morton Turner, of Quitman, spent Wednesday !n the city. Mr. Briggs Carson, of Tifton, spent a day or so this week among friends here. Mr. Robert Crum, of Homervllle, was among the visitors to Valdosta yesterday. Mr. 8. A. Standley, of Ocala, has been spending several days this week in Valdosta. Mr. Tom Cranford came up from Inverness this week and spent sev eral days here. Mr. W. C. Peeples, of Brunswick, was in the city on a visit to relatives and friends this woek. Dr. S. W. Harris, of Carrollton, is spending a few days with his brother. Dr. Steve Harris. Mrs. A. J. Strickland and her son, A. J., Jr., left this week for White 8prings, to spend a few days. Mrs. I. W. Adams and children left this week for Nashville to spend a few days with the family of Mr. M. A. My- rick. Mr. W. P. Dorough lqft Wednesday for New York and Boston on business in connection with his large piano and or gar, b.islness Mr. C. R. Pendleton came down from Macon Tuesday afternoon and spent Wednesday and Thursday among hiH friends and relatives here. The Valdes barber shop has just in stalled a new sterilizer, and the ra zors, mugs, brushes, towels and other things are sterilized before being used, thus koeplng them in the best of sanitary condition. Mr. R. T. Gillespie, Jr., a graduate of Davidson College, N. C., and a can didate for the Gospel ministry, Is in the city in the Interest of Davidson, .which is one of the best institutions In the South. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Rape left yester day to be away for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Rape went to her father's home In Irwin county and Mr. Rape on a trip to Florida. Later he will Join his wife up the country. juices MamJe and Elizabeth Cof fey returned last night from an ex tended trip to Florida East Coast re sorts, and a stay of Homo weeks at Levon. Fla. Theyo were accompanied home by Mrs. Horace Reeves, who v ill visit relatives and friends here. The Elks decided at their meeting last Monday night to purchase a hand some auto-pKno/and the Instrument has been ordered through Carter ft Dorough. Mr. Borough will pick It out while In New York this week. It will cost about |500, and will be a very handaomo Instrument. Mrs. Grtrude Smith went down to Jasper Wednesday to attend thee wed ding of Mlsp Bama Register to Mr. Robert E. McNeill, of Jacksonville. The happy couple came to Valdosta and spent yesterday in the city, going to Jacksonville yesterday afternoon. A petition was circulated yesterday requosJlng tho dry goods and cloth ing merchants to close their stores each afternoon nt 6 o’clock from April 15 to October 1. Enough nnmos were put upon the petition to insure the success of the movement. Nearly ail of the merchants signed it. Three young whlto men were arrest ed last night for engaging in a row with a negro in the southern part of tho cl%y. During the row a gun was fired. The negro claimed that the young men fired at him, while they laid that he fired at them. The row was the result of bad language which the young men are said to have used In the presence of the negro's wife or sister. LAV MELPLE88 BY ROADSIDE. Mr. 8am Souths//, of tho Rod/and Dis trict, Badly Hurt by Horse. Old Red land, April 4.—One day last week Mr, 8am Southall, an aged citi zen, who lives near New Rcdland, was coming noivo from Olympia jIJs horse became frightened and threw him. It being In a thinly populated part of the country, Mr. Southall lay there until about 11 o’clock at night before bJs cries for help were beard. Finally some colored people heard him and came to bis assistance. A con veyance was secured and he was borne to his borne, about two miles distant. Dr. Qulllian, of Olympia, was hastily summoned, and upon examina tion found that his thigh was broken in two places and pronounces his con dition very critical. Miss Sibyl Dillard, of Roanoke, Va., is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. W. Nich olson. Miss Dillard is quite an accom plished young lady and numbers her friends by her acquaintances. Rev. J. Nelson Jones, pastor of Mt. Zion church, will preach at tho Old Redland school house Saturday night, April IF*. Everybody Is invited to come out and hear him. Miss Nancy Caston, of Olympia, is spending the week with friends In Old Redland. Rev. Willis Allen, of Valdosta, preached at Old Redland school house last Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Mrs. B. W. Force and children spent last Saturday and Sunday with rela tives in Old Redland. The school has closed at Old Red land, and Professor J^vorn left for his home at Bowdon, Ga. • Lonnie Dampicr, who is attending school in Valdosta, spent last Satur day and Sunday with his parents. The many friends of Mr. J. V. Mc Intyre will be glad to know that he is able to be up again, after being con fined to the house for two weeks. Mr. Henry Holland, of Ousley, is seriously 111. Mr. Marshall Duncan has moved his family to Ousley. Miss O'Quin, of Hoboken, Is viBitlng her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry Rowland. TAX PAYERS MUST MAKE OATH. BUSINESS LOCALS Methodist Meetings. The services at the Methodist church each afternoon and evening this week have been well attended and much Interest has been manifest ed. There ha>e been several acquisi tion* to the church and a general re vival among the mombers. Rev. Mr. Jackson has been doing the preaching and his sermons have been earnest and Impressive. The services will probably continue through the next week. The an nouncements. however, will be made 8unday. At the P. csbyteran Church. The subject of the morning sermon at the Presbyterian church next Sab bath will he "The Great Fact and Its Obligation." Those who have not paid the Pres- byterla! ’ assessment of 15 cents are earnestly requested to do so at once, as the pastor and Mr. A. E. Dimmock expect to leave for Presbytery early next Monday morning. Marriage Announcement*. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wilson announce the engagement of their daughter, Evelyn McMahon, to Mr. Roy Thrash er Thomas, of Valdosta, Ga., the wed- diDg to taka place early In June at the First Baptist, church in this city.-— Athens Hanner. IT IS ILLEGAL TO BORROW. Attorney General Glvee Important Decision to Governor. Attorney-General Hart has given the opinion that It Is wholly beyond the law for the governor to borrow money for tho purpose of paying the pensioners who were not paid for the year 1905 before the pension fund was exhausted, and these penelonert will have to await the assembling of the legislature In June, when an appropri ation covering the deficiency In thle fund, "125,000, will be made. Attorney-General Hart gave thle opinion, baaed on the code, which pro vides that (200,000 can be borrowed by tho governor when the funds In the state treasury are at a low ebb, but this Is not tho case at present. The treasury has money, but the legisla ture did not provide for an extra ap propriation for this fund. The fault lies with the pension fund, as It Js Inadequate to meet the demands of the pensioners. The Tax Receiver Hat No Other Choice—Will Be Held Accountable. This year each taxpayer must swear to bla returns. Heretofore the tax receivers hare been lax In requiring that tax payers swear to the returns they make, but thle year ComptroIWOenorklWrtEht has Informed the tax receivers that they will be held strictly to account If the returns of any man are taken without the oath being properly ad ministered. The tax receiver who falls to administer the oath Is guilty of a misdemeanor, and th\> comptroll er-general states that he will see to It that he Is prosecuted lf|be falls to comply with the law. B The following Is the djmptroiler- genoral's letter on the qaeilion: -•This year I am going to Insist that the oath be administered -he law requires. The taxable property In the state will be Increased by this custom, for when a man takes an oath he is not likely to dodge his tax. Tne law requires it and strictly forbids copying last year's returns/’ It Is probable that the tax receivers will require the oath in every Instance this year, as not one of them will de sire to run the risk of prosecutton. MADISON DEPOT BURNED. Passenger Coach, a Caboose and Car of Valdosta Southern Alto. The Valdosta Southern depot at Madison, Fla., was destroyed by fire yesterday morning beetween 12 and 1 o'clock. How the fire caught Is not known. About 1 o'clock General Agent Mor gan was called up over the long-dis tance telephone and was Informed of the fire. A heavy wind was blowing at the time, and tho flames were-flriv- en with almost resistless fury against the train which was standing on the track there, consisting of a passenger coach, a caboose and a freight car. Those who first discovered the fire say that It evidently started on. the Inside of the depot, and was probably fired by rats. The depot contained quite a good deal of freight, all 'of which was destroyed. /. v x The loss Is placed at from (4,0001 to (5,000, partially covered by Insurance. The Prudential and Its Policyholders. The annnal statement of The - Pru dential, which is pnhli^ied on another page, sIiowb that the Company has en joyed another year of exceptional pros-1. perity. ^ver (812,000,000 of 1 r Old harness repaired promptly. Ingram & Hewlett. Yellow yams and Irish potatoes and lady pdhs. Howard & Lane All the noveltiee in millinery at O. C. Varnedoe & Co’s. For the latest novelties, best style, swells** hats, go to Manlove’s. New York cream and Swiss cheese. Howard & Lane. Fly nett I Fly Detail Fly nets!!! INGRAM * HEWLETT. I Phone 104 for Spanish mackerel, shad and pompanos. Phone 104. D. H. Bell. Finest strawberries yon ever saw. Howard & Lane. MAnlove’s force is busy as a bee get ting the ladies fitted up in hats for Easter. Harness, repairing is our specialty— Ingram & Hewlett. i? Valdosta SashS Door Co., M 7 HANUrAOTOREKS OP Sash, Doors, Blinds, Turned Work, Scrolls and Brackets, Stair* and Cabinet Work, such as Mantels, Store Fix tures, Counters, Cases, Etc. Drawings furnished free of charge and satisfaction guaranteed. We also make a apecialty of Fly Screens. ABOUT BUILDING £* b JJJ 1 «»*»««, »> ki.d compt-te. re™,*4'rei5, oa *: -• bualnets for na and will fuarantM * •»iitf»ctory Job OFFICE AT MILL. Have your furniture renovated and made like new by W. H. Goodwin, 110 Central avenue. 4-l-8t If you wish to know, yes feel fully confident that you have the latest style in Easter hat, go to Manlove’s. Bridles, collars, saddles, team harness, whips, halters, etc. INGRAM & HEWLETT. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Ladies! Ladies!., Telephono No. 256 and get prices on having yobr furniture upholstered and varnished over by W. H. Goodwin. 4-l.St O. O. Vame loo & Co’s spring stock is complete now in every department— millinery, dress goods, white goods, shoes, eto. Those handsome silk shirt waists, with drawn work, at Manlove’s are dead swell. Cotton Growers Association, buy harness and bnggies from Ingram & Hewlett. W. H. Goodwin has an export man on repairing furniture See him or tele phone No. 266 and have yonr furniture renovated. 4-l-3t The best lot of horses of the season have arrived at Lewis A Patterson’s. See those late arrivals in skirts and ready made suits for ladies at Manlove’s, also a swell lot of Easter hats and chil drens' parasols. The largest stock of summer lap dus ters ever brought to Valdosta. INGRAM & HEWLETT. Notice to turpentine men: Do not contract for barrels until yon see ns. Valdosta Cooperage Co. 2-4-s-2m The time for spring house-cleaning is near at hand, and we have on hand for your inspection the most complete line of mattingever shown in this city. The Latest Ideas In Art Squares from the cheapest to the best, and at prices that will surprise yon. We are using a new material for tho outside filling which does away with stained floors. This idea is becoming very popular with tho ladies of Valdosta Give ns a call and let ns tell yon about it. Our stock of all kinds of House Furnishings was nover more complete, and all wo ask is a comparison of our goods and prices. March 31 Tax Valuation Day. March 31 has boon designated tax valuation day In Georgia, and when taxes nro paid next fall tho payments will bo fixed and regulated by the amount and value of property in each tax payer’s ownership on that day. Tho law designates the governor, the comptrollor-general and tho stato treasurer as a board to fix the valua tion day, but limits their discretion to some day before April of oach year. This la the first year that the date has ever boon fixed as late as March 31. It was done this year In order to cover tho large spring In creases In mercantile stocks. This action on the part of tho board was taken at d meeting hold In the govern- offlee. Death of Mrs. N. J. Agee. Mrs. N. J. Agee, a well known and highly respected woman, died at her home near Mlneola last Monday evon- Ing, her remains being carried to the old family burial ground at Stockton for Interment. She had been In 111 health for somo time, and spent several weeks In At lanta, last year, under treatment. 8he is survived by two sons and a daugh ter, Messrs. Q. M. and S. J. Agee and Miss Mabel Agee. Interest in Sash Factory. Mr. David Shaw, of Augusta, has purchased a half Interest In the Val dosta Door and Sash Company and will have active management of the plant in future. He has thirty years xperience la that line, and be ex pects to make a great success of the local enterprise. He arriveed in the city a few days ago, and has already assumed control of the factory. The Valdosta Times, referring to Osborne, says the Journal "ought not to strike a man after he Is down.” True: but the doctrine of punishment for the wicked after deathlra good one to keep standing.—Brunswick Journal. snranco was Issued and paid "for 1904, this amount being the largest- (a the history of the Dqtnpany, and qqe billion dollars of insnranoo is now in force upon its hooks. The Company also paid to its policyholder? di 1904 over 013,000,000, which make: total payments to policyholders up to date over $99,000,000. The Prudential has always had the reputation of being exceptionally liberal in the treatment of Its policyholders. Every year the Company pays hundreds of thousands of dollars in dividends end and as additions to polities, whioh Wert not stipulated In the contracts them selves. When changes are made la the policy contracts wliioh mako for increased liberality to tho insured, The Pruden tial has always made theao concessions retroactive wherever practicable, so that holders of old polities may sooure these benefits. Over $5,000,000 lias been voluntarily distributed in this way to holders of old polities. A particularly interesting statement is published this year. It shows that the Company has aoonmnlated assets amounting to over $88,000,000. of which $18,000,000 Is surplus over all liabilities. The liabilities are $75,000,000. The character of the investments is plainly shown to be of the highest pos sible quality, and the margin of security on loans, on bonds and mortgages, and on collaterals is plainly shown and shonld inspire every polloyholdor of the Company with oonfldonoo in its con servative management The Oompany will famish any in formation concerning its polities to those who write to the Home Oifioo, at Newark, N. J. Death of D. O. Hines. Sheriff Passmore received a £elo- gram Wednesday from parties In Texas announcing the death of D. O. Hines, of Valdosta, and asking that his relatives be notified. The sheriff made on effort to locate the rela tives of the dead man, but could not do so. No one by that name Is re membered here. No particulars pf hie death were received. Coffins and Caskets. 3D. S. TXTIILSOILT, UNDERTAKER & FUNERAL DIRECTOR Orders by wire or Mail filled prompt ly. Residence Phone 167 Z Office Phene 201. Sale of Whittington Lots. Tho sale of the Whittington lots three days this week was well attend ed and the property brought remark ably good prices. Tho lots averaged about 50 by 160 In stxe, and the thirty- two lots brought about (8,000. Get Ready for Easter. j . Only a short time before Easter, so now is the time to go to Mrs. Manlove’s and oonsnlt with her and Miss Thornhill about year Easter hat before they get too rowed. Notice. In the future we will neither sell or make a consumer a price and we ask that they please not ask ns to do either. 4-8*41 VARN-MATHIS GRAIN OO, SMOKE TRABUCOS. 5c—Clear Havana Cigars—So For sal* st all leading stores. We have a large assortment of sum mer lap robes at prioes that are low. INGRAM* HEWLETT. We sellTW L. Thomas’ fine steam . JkMfitad ayrtip, pat up In one gallon tins. ' Send ns yonr orders. Howard * Lane. 4-8-2t Out arguments are built in onr goods. Ingram * Hewlett. Don’t think of buying a new horse for any purpose without calling on f.«Wla * Patterson. We are the only custom shop in Southeast Ga. Ingram & Hewlett. Wymodautls sale days next Thurs day and Friday. Staten Co. A now lot of extra good horses Just In at Lewis 41 Patterson's stables. Enreka Harness Oil. Full quarts 95 cents. Ingram * Hewlett I hereby give notice that I will not be responsible for the payment of any ac counts made in my namo by an; other party whatsoever. 4-4-4L T. W. NICHOLSON. Have yonr horse measured and a harness made to fit. It will look and wear hotter. Ingram* Hewlett. A Mighty Nice Present At “The Harley's” (of course.) Tho lady who makes the largest purchase from ns during the day, Monday April 10th, 1905, will reoelve the splendid Canary bird, a guaranteed singer, free. (The bird only, and not the cago.) Yon will be astonished how small a purchase will get the prise, dome along, look through our splendid stock and buy what yon need. I Godwin Furniture Co. f X 108-110 N. Patterson St., VALDOSTA, GEORGIA. X ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦<$♦♦ The Quantity of — Red Race Ginger Ale That is being sold proves the quality of the goods. Nothing enters these goods except that which is pure and whole some. Always insist on having it when? calling for ginger ale and you get the best; It contains nothing that tends to create habit, 5c IN BOTTLES EVERYWHERE 5c Look for the Indian on the lable. None genuine without it. We also bottle dozens of other fine flavors besides gin ger ale, Coca Cola among them, which is too well known for us to try to say something for or against. Valdosta Bottling Works, HOLMES & BARBER, Props. In Economy by Study= ing the Low Prices Given at This Store. The most interesting part of this paper will be found over our “ad.” Get ready for the summer which is coming fast. Garden Plows, Lawn Mowers, Garden Hose, Sprinklers, Hose, Rakes. All the tools necessary to make the vegetables grow. We have them and the prices are right. Prompt delivery on all orders. W. H. BRIGGS HARDWARE CO., Oldest in Our Line, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA.