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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATUI
t, APRIL 8, 1905.
AN AWNING ORDINANCE
PASSED, BY CITY COUNCIL IN
MEETING YESTERDAY.
. Regulating Awning,. Balconies. Porti
co, and Other Obstruction* Aero,,
and Over the Sidewalk, of the City
of Valdosta, Ca. .
Council Chamber, Valdosta, April 6.
Section 1.—Be It ordained by the
mayor and council of the city of Val
dosta, Ga„ and It Is hereby ordained
by authority of the same. That on
and after the passage of this ordin
ance it shall be unlawful for any per
son, or persons, to erect or cause to
be erected over or across the side
walks of said city any awning, porch,
portico, balcony, sign, or any shelter
or obstruction of any kind, without
first obtaining a permit from the com
mittee on streets.
Sec. 2.—Be it further ordained,
That no permit to erect any awning,
porch, portico, balcony, sign or any
shelter or obstruction of any kind,
over or across the sidewalks rot said
city shall be granted to any person,
or persons, who have not filed with
the committee on streets a sketch or
drawing showing the dimensions of
same, and stating where the same Is
to be erected.
Sec. 3.—Be it further ordained,
That no permit to erect any awning,
porch, portico, balcony, sign or any
shelter or obstruction of any kind
over or across the sidewalks of said
city be granted to any person, or per
sons, except as follows:
All awnings to be fourteen feet high
above the sidewalk at the building,
and twelve feet high above the curb
ing. To be supported on the wall by
a plate not smaller than two by four
Inches, fastened securely to the wall
by Iron supports. All rafters to be not
smaller than two by four Inches, sup.
ported at the wall as stated, and sup
ported at the curbing line by a plate
not smaller than three by six Inches,
unless varied by permission of the
committee on streets, and to extend
six Inches beyond the curbing line.
TWO E8CAPED FROM JAIL.
A Sensational Jail Delivery In This
City Early This Morning.
There was a very bold jail delivery
In thf city this morning about seven
o^clock, two negroes, Andrew Price
and Chester Smith, managing to gain
their liberty. ;
Both negroes are accused of light
offenses. Price for. simple larceny and
Smith for attempting to steal a bicy
cle.
The negroes were in a cell adjoin
ing the one from which several pris
oners escaped some time ago. The
hole whch they cut through the iron
bars had never been repaired, and all
that these two prisoners had to do
gain the freedom of the halls was
to get into that cell. This was a com-
paratively easy matter, as the locks
between the cells are light.
The negroes secreted themselves
behind the big iron cage until Jailor
Ezell went in this morning to get their
pans to give them breakfast. While
he was getting the pans from some of
the other cells these two negroes
darted around the other way to the
door, which he had left open.
Then they ran through the Jailor'
quarters, threatening to kill the cook,
who screamed when she saw them
coming, and then they reached the
back yard of the Jail and the open air.
The negroes disappeared out toward
Leo street and through the eastern
part of the city.
An effort was made to capture them,
but it was not successful up to our
hour for press.
The supportlrii posts to be of galva
nised iron pipe of not less than one
and one-half Inches In size, pipe meas
ure; to' be firmly and securely fas
tened in the ground on a foundation
of bride stone or content, and to be
securely* fastened to the plate sup
porting the rafters In a manner ap
proved by the city engineer. The top
of the rafters shall be sheeted close
ly and covered with tin over the
sheeting—the sheeting and tin to ox-
tend to the end of the rafters, and
the tin painted. The bottom side of
the rafters to be celled with dressed
and matched celling and covered with
two coats of paint, or, If desired, the
sheeting may be of well dressed,
matched flooring, of B grade, or bet
ter, and the rafters dressed on all
sides, and sheeting and rafters paint
ed with not less than two coats of
paint, and the celling omitted. All
supporting posts to be not less than
ten feet apart.
All balconies, porches, porticos or
shelters of any kind shall bo not less
than fourteen feet high above the
sidewalk, supported by Iron brackets,
firmly fastoned to the wall and Bhall
not extend more than seven feet from
the wall; and all woodwork shall be
painted with not loss than two coats.
All signs shall be painted on the
front or top of awnings, ou the walls
of buildings, or If made of wood, tin,
brass or other material and fastened
to the wall or any part thereof, they
shall extend not more than elghteon
inches from dho wall or any part
thereof; provided, teat any sign ex
tending from the wall over six Inches
shall not be less than seven feet high
above the sidewalk.
Ornamental cornice work, or signs
painted on wood, tin, brass or other
metal, will bo allowed on the front
of any awning or balcony, provided
said work or sign does not extend
downward over eighteen Inches.
Sec. 4.—Bo It further ordained,
That no person, or persons, will be al
lowed to erect any awning over or
across any sidewalk In said city pre
viously laid with cement.
Sec. 5.—Bo it further ordained,
That awnings composed of cloth and
supported by iron frames folding back
against the wall, commonly known ns
drop awnings, shall be permitted any
where, provided that they shall be
not less than* fourteen feet high over
the sidewalk at the wall, and not less
than seven feet above the sidewalk
at the front, unless permitted by the
street committee.
Sec. 6.—Bo it further ordained,
That this ordinance shall apply to all
streets now paved or that shall be
paved.
Sec. 7.—Be It further ordained,
That all awnings, porches, porticos,
balconies, signs, shelters or obstruct
ions of any kind, except telephone,
telegraph and electric light poles,
which do not conform to the require
ments and specifications named in
this ordinance be, and the same are,
hereby condemned and ordered re
moved within ten days after the pas
sage of this ordinance; provided, that
Entertained Last Evening.
Dr. and Mrs. Dan Breedlove enter
tained a few of their young friends in
the Elks’ parlors last evening in hon
or of Miss Evans, of Kentucky. The
night was a delightfully pleasant one,
and the occasion was enjoyed by all
present. Cards, pool, billiards and
dancing were features of the evening,
after which refreshments were served.
Those in attendance were as fol
lows: Misses Evans, Mec Young,
Neta Fender, Leila Fender, Pearl and
Caro Lewis, Ethel Briggs, Hallle Var-
nedoe and Annie Twltty. The young
men were Dr. Little, Messrs. J.
Walker, Charles Groover, E. S. Me-
Key, W. P. Glover, L. W. Shaw, L. E.
Jones, W. A. Pardee, Dr. and Mrs.
Dan Breedlove.
«"<i Fired- „
A young white man named Gup Fori,
from Berrien county, received a pain-
ful flesh wound from a bullet yester
day morning at the Eureka restaur-
ant. He went there to get breakfast
early In tfie morning. After the meal
he arose to pay for It, When his pistol
dropped from his belt, the hammer
striking the floor and discharging.
The bullet passed through his leg
above the ankle, after which it smash
ed the glass from a showcase and flat
tened Itself against a box. The woun
ded man’s injuries were attended to,
and he was walking around the
street later In the day. It was only
a flesh wound.
END OF BAXTER FEUD COTT* GROWERS MEET
BAKER COUNTY GRAND JURY RE
TURNED NO TRUE BIU.; V
Miss Emile Briggs, Violinist.
Miss Emile Briggs, of Valdosta, will
be the star performer in a graduation
recital at Wesleyan Female College
next Tuesday evening. Miss Emile
will appear as violinist, and Miss Mar-
gare^ Douglass Cooper as ptaniste
The following numbers on the pro
gramme have been assigned to the
talented young Valdostan:
■‘Concerto’’ D major ..(De Beriot)
(a) “Elegie (Ernst)
(b) “Serenade” (Drolla)
(c) “Obertass” (Wlenlawskl)
(a) “Nocturne”; (b) "Fantaslo-Im-
promptu’’ (Chopin)
"Fantasle de Concert,” (Faust)
(Gounbd-Alard
For Firing the Woods.
A negro named Jim Brown was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy Ralph
Myddelton on a charge of firing the
woods near Mr. W. T. 8taten’s resi
dence and of burning about fifty pan
els of fence on his place. Ho was
given a commitment hearing before
Justice Cook und was bound over to
answer.
those awnings, porches and porticos
now in existence may be repaired or
renovated by the ownerrs so as to
conform to the requirements and spec
ifications of this ordinance. In the
event of the failure of any person, or
persons, to remove, repair or remodel
any awning, porch or portico or sign
now over the sidewalks within ten
days after the passage of this ordi
nance the same will be removed by
the city without furthr notice, and
execution Issued against the owner, or
owners, thereof for the expense of re
moving the same.
Sec. 8.—Be it further ordained,
That any person violating the provis
ions of this ordinance shall, upon
conviction, be punished as prescribed
in section 107 of the Code of the City
of Valdosta.
Sec. 9.—Be it further ordained,
That all ordinances or parts of ordi
nances In conflict with this ordinance
be, and the same are, hereby re
pealed.
Action la Said to Have Been Due to
a Lack of Wltnttaco—The tjaee
Against Charles and Hilary Altman
and Others for Murder Was Nol
* Prosaed. . J
At.Macclenny, Fla., on Tuesday, i
grand jury returned no true bill
•gainst Charley, Jesse and Hillary Alt
man and a number of others who were
charged with the murder of Deputy
Sheriff Thrift, who was killed during
the trouble at Baxter, Fla., last fall.
So far as Baker county Is concern
ed this terminates one of the most
sensational cases in the history of the
state, one which called for the inter
ference oL the state militia to pre
serve orden. but there is still a case
against the Airmans in Charlton ooun-
ty, Ga., where they are charged vtith
the murder of a negro on the train,
where th^ trouble first originated.
The attorneys In the case admit
that there will be no further prosecu
tion of the cases, for want of wit
nesses to testify. When the grind
Jury met last fall at Macclenny the
cases went before them from the pre
liminary hearing before the county
Judge of Baker county, but when the
grand Jury met there were no wit
nesses for the state present. It was
stated at the :lme that the state wit
nesses had been warned to keep away
from Baker county bv some of the
many who were charged with beiug
Implicated in the murder of Thrift
and the ‘assault with intent to murder
upon W. M. Duncan, at Baxter, the
morning following the fatal stabbing
of Jack Duncan and the killing of a
negro on the excursion train. This
was given as the reason for not re
porting a true bill last fall.
Attachment Not 8erved.
An >a(tachment had been issued for
the state witnesses in Florida, but as
they had removed to Georgia the at
tachment could not be served, and
there was no way to get theta baclf to
that state. The grand Jury of last
fall, therefore, referred the caso to
the Jury for this term of court When
this Jury met the *ame war the .case.
There were no witnesses to testify,
and consequently the caseVas drop
ped;. r
Tlie {attorney* who .were®
by the defense and' state were _
when the ease was being investigated.
“ L- Hemmings and L. E. Wade, who
1 been employed to assist the
state’s attorney, were present as Well
A. V. Long, of Starke, and N
Bryan, of this city, who were employ-
by the defendants.
The same results which have char
acterized the case In Baker county are
expected in Charlton county, where
already the defendants have been
tried for the murder of one of the
Duncans on the excursion train, and
discharged by a verdict of not guilty.
History of the Case.
The history of this noted case, or
cases, is well known to the readers of
The Times. The trouble, which had
been brewing between the Altmans
and Duncans for sevoral months, cul
minated while the parties were return
ing from St. Augustine on an excur
sion train lost fall. At that time there
was a negro and one of the Duncans
killed and another Duncan badly
wounded. The following morning Mr.
W. M. Duncan, father of the boy who
had been killed, was assaulted at the
iSostofflce while after his mall and
wounded by a crowd of men who were
at Baxter that day.
The night following, while Deputy
Sheriff Thrift was asleep in one of
the warehouses used by the Duncans,
he was awakened by a mob, and as he
camo down the stairway on the out
side of the building he was shot down.
Ho returned the fire and killed one
of tfie members of the mob, and It was
said that ho wounded others. Sheriff
Herndon, of Baker county, called for
troops to assist him In arresting the
parties charged with the killing, and
the troops Were sent to the scene
The presence of the troops had the
effect to make the task of the officers
easier, and the arrest of twenty-one
followed. All of them were carried
to Jacksonville and kept In jail there
until sent to Macclenny for trial. They
were held for the action of the grand
Jury ana furnished bond for their ap
pearance. The absence of witnesses
is what resulted in no bill being re
ported by' the grand Jury
In this way one of the most noted
cases in the criminal history of this
section is terminated.
PLAl^Nlfal to GET 8TATI8TIC8
FOR SHE ENTIRE COUNTY.
Hen. Are to'Have a Census
i Statistics Taken as Quick-
■Possible—The Association
funds From the Outside to
on Growers’ Association of
{county met at the court
Tuesday to hear rejiorts
KMis districts of the county.
•lets were all represented.
; to the fact that the farmers
[ busy with their crops, and
^ so for the past month, the
from the district were not
decided at the meeting Tues
day to have another meeting on the
•*®*4'fi#- t, t r day in May, at 10 o'clock
01 Aorping, and committeemen
are thoij expected to make a full re
port tor their various districts, show
ing the amount of cotton planted in
1904 and the amount to be planted in
1905, also the amount of commercial
fertiliser used for the two years.
There was pome misunderstanding
in regard to the amount of cotton
which'^he farmers, who plant less
than ten acres to the plow, are allow
ed to plant under the pledge for re
duction. Those who come in this
close are allowed to sign the pledge
without making a reduction In the
acreage, but those who plant more
ton acres to the plow will be ex-
perked. to reduco their acreage and
FOR ILLICIT DISTILLING.
their ~lise of commercial fertilizers
roily 25
In order to get at the exact statistics
of the county It was decided that tho
amount of 26 cents initiation feo will
not be sufficient to pay the expenses
Incurred, and the following committee
was appointed to ask the public for
aid In raising sufficient funds to se
cure- an occurate census of cotton sta
tlitics for Lowndes: J. w. Hagan,
H. Y. Tillman, W. F. Tillman, S. L.
Dowling and W. T. Staten.
This, plan has been adopted in va
rious counties and has proven success
ful. Speaking for the association yes
terday^, President Staten said; "We
hope,the public will cheerfully aid ns
w „ arop . 1“ the money needed, ss ws
asIc more than actual ex-
rw,sfer officers
ere present ?W< ? ant)r ’ We «P«t Urn farmers
inuttMt&t 0 “ 0l the different committeemen
in grettfag their, reports, ss it is abso
lutely necessary tor us to have a true
statement from all the farmers, large
A White Citizen of Mitchell : County
Given e Commitment Hearing.
Albert , Halle, a prominent citizen of
Mitchell county, residing eight or. to*
miles from Pelham, was given a com
mitment trial yesterday morning be
fore United States Commissioner Roy
Powell on the charge of illicit distill
ing.
He was brought In by Deputy United
States Marshal Godwin and Internal
Revenue Inspector Williams, who ap
peared as witnesses against him. They
stated that they found his distillery,
together with four or five hundred gal
lons of beer. This was found some
distance from his house. A good deal
of whisky was also found on
promises.
With this evidence before him, the
commissioner bound him over
answer before Judge Speer at the next
term of the federal court here, his
bond being fixed at 5200. Haile is
said to have had one of the most up
to-date distilleries in the country.
The Club's Lltsrary Meeting.
At the regular meeting of the Wy-
modausls Club Wednesday afternoon
tho following Interesting programme
was rendered, with Miss Fannio
Jones as reader:
Humorous stories nnd sayings by
the members.
Plea for Humor." Miss Fannie
Jones.
"Four American Humorists,” Miss
Carrie May Parish.
Violin solo, MIsb Leonorn Wlsenbn-
ker, nccompnnied by Miss Mallle Ba
con.
Reading—"The Woodhnvon Goat,”
Miss Peacock.
Reading—"The Harp of a Thousand
Strings," Miss Jones
Recitation, Miss Leonorn Wisonba-
ker.
Music, piano, Mrs. D. D. Smith.
First Christian Church.
Richard W. Wallacce, pastor. Ser
vices Sunday at II a. m. and 7:30 p.
m. Preaching by the pastor. Sub
ject of the morning sermon: "The
Freeh Olive Leaf." Evening: “The
Solitary Christ" Sunday school at
0:45 a. m. Everybody Is cordially in
vited to tliese services.
Each .chairman will look after hid
committeemen and get men who will
give their full time and energy to
doing this work, and that it will be
done as quickly as possible in order
to save oxpenses.
TATLOB CASE OH TBHL
BIG 8UIT AGAINST THE COAST
LINE BEMtoftititlgb;
* Suit ' for 520,oiclo Damages
Brought by 6, H.'' Taylor' for the
Los, of HI,. Legs, At Under
in Engine—Case May Conclude To-
d *y* . . %
The suit of C. H. Taylor against the
Atlantic Coast Line has cdtaHitaedthe
past three days In ,th£ roqrt, and
the outlook Is thjit it jrijl continue
through today. " '
The case, was called .Tuesday after
noon, and Wednesday and part of
Thursday was given. to' hearing the
evidence. There was. a *vaBt amount
of evidence in thp case] and the law
yers were very rigid in thelt r examF
nations. Judge Bennett, of Bruns
wick, and Messrfc. Cfanfbrd'\ talker
appeared foir ihe road,'' "aad * Judge
Sweat and Mr. Leon "Alison,' ,'o( Way-
cross, and Col. G. A. Whitaker, of
this city, represented, .the, plaintiff.
It Is claimed by . the plaintiff .that he
was walking across thefJracJS.Just be-,
yond Naylor to take a. tro’n. wiien he
was knocked down audrun ovr- bv i
train coming up behind him. A •«.wil
ing tr the claims of the plhlnGf
accident Happened within the town of
Naylor and at a place wh 'll* en
gineer nnd Irulnmen should ’hav j b *.n
on the watch-out for people upoi On
track. According to his cla'ii . ac
cident was the result of jsvos^ ,y.ra-
lessness on the part of the railroad
officials.
The defandant tool: an opposite po
sition. The witnesses for th«? mad
were Introduced to show that Taylor
was drinking and that the accident
was due to his own. careles auess; that
it occurred in qn unfrequented • place
and that the road was not expected
to exercise as muoh caution. there an
it would nearer £ station er lirA* pop
ulous secton. .'i
Arguments were made by Messrs.
Wilson and Wbltaket- for the' JdalnUff
yesterday, followed by aii‘ fcVgnment
for’ the defendant' by Col.' Cranford'.
Three hours were alloiied ’Uir this con
clusion this morning, the'. argurhent3
being delivered by JUdge'Bdnnett and
Judge Sweat. All of tWafgUteients
have been very Strong, ,|n keeping
with the vigorous fight which Is being
made on both sides. v ,..
.A question of faet-la tft desKq.|
by the Jury, and It wtll proUtVy in
late this afternoon before that" d'ielt-
Ion 1, reached.
Miss Polkow’s Millinery Display.
Miss Lucie Polkow’s millinery open
ing on yesterday and today brought
great many ladles to her display
rooms over Dlmmock’s pharmacy, and
It Is not saying too much to state that
they were delighted with the line of
Imported hats and novelties which
was showily them. ‘Miss Pulkow baa
had much experience In the leading
millinery establishments of Pans and
New York, and has brought to Valdos
ta this season a most beautiful selec
tion of fine goods.—(Adv.)
College Brand Clothes
For Young Men
WHO DRESS WELL.
The attention of the young men
who are good dressers is called
to this celebrated brand of clothes.
They are featured by the best deal
ers all over the South. You can
not wear these clothes unless you
know what style is, and if you
know you will wear no other after
examining these. $14.00 to $22.00.
Just Come
And look at them. We sell
everything that men wear, but on
ly good merchandise and at
One Price to All.
Prompt Attention to Mail Orders.
M. A. BRIGGS,
Valdosta, Ga-