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THE VALDOSTA TIMES. SATURDAY OC TOBER 21, 1*05.
FOR THE TIES
Appreciated Compliments
Dr. Holmes, the Well Known Atlanta
Surgeon, Writes a Very Compl
mentary Letter Upon the Conduct
of the Paper in the Past, and Pre
dicts Good Things for the Future.
ATLANTA, GA., Oct. 15, 1905
Editor Valdosta Times:
Dear Sir: I not with pleasure
your upward step in your determi
nation to publish a daily. I admire
your spirit of progress and wish yoi
abundant success which* you so rich
ly merit. You have heretofore pub
lished the best semi-weekly in the
test town of its size in this or anv
other state. Your editorials a-e al
ways sound and to the point. They
are among the best of any I read
and the policy of your paper since
I’ve been familiar with it has been
sound and correct. There is
more potent factor in the upbuild
ing of a -town than a live, wide
awake, honest newspaper. I feel as
sured that you will be well sustain
ed. Send it to me. Again wishing
you success, I am very truly yours,
J. B. S. HOLMES.
Good Under All Forma.
We note with satisfaction that the
Valdosta Times, beginning next Mon
day, will appear as a daily. For sev
eral years it has been a semi-weekly,
and for years -before that was pub
lished weekly. Under all forms and
at every period of its career, It has
been one of the best newspapers In
•Georgia. Had it been anything less,
it would never have been able to re
tain exclusive possession of the lo-
•cal field in Valdosta, which is one of
the largest, livest and most rapidly
developing cities of South Georgia.
The Herald does not doubt that The
Times will easily maintain a position
In the daily class corresponding to
that It has so long held among the
weeklies and semi-weeklies of Geor
gia.—Albany Herald.
An Encouraging 8Ign.
\ The* Valdosta Dally Times will
make its first appearance next Mon
day. It Is Indeed encouraging to
people In this section to see < so
many daily papers springing up In
towns allaround, which speaks aloud
prosperity. Think, some few years
ago there was not a daily paper to
be found published in this immedi
ate section anywhere. Now think
over the number we have, you mght
say, right at our doors. Valdosta is
the latest place to claim this honor,
and we bespeak for this, enterprise
much success.—Irwin Courier.
Will Take Front Rank.
Beginning with next Monday the
Valdosta Times will become a daily
paper. The semi-weekly Times
has been the leading newspaper of
its section and one of the very best
In the state. We expect the daily
to immediately take front rank and
attain a success which is undoubt
edly deserved.—Thomasville Times.
It Will Keep the Pace.
The Daily Times, of Valdosta, will
make its first appearance next Mon
day afternoon. If the Daily Times
keeps up the pace set by the weekly
Times it will be a corker.—Thomas
ville Press.
\ RUNAWAY ACCIDENTS
I AROUND OLD REDLAND
Several Thrilling Experiences by
Couples Who Were Out Riding
There—Other News Notes.
Ousley, Ga., Oct. 18.—A few days
ago Misses Carrie Simmons and
Minnie Hale were out riding ^
Mr. Oscar Folsom. The horse
came frightened and ran, Miss Sim
mons jumped out, she broke out one
of her front teeth and bruised her
self up considerably. Miss Hale did
not jump and was not hurt. It was
Mr. Ernest Heartline’s horse, the
same one that ran away with Mrs.
Heartline and daughter not long
ago, and Mrs. Heartline has not yet
recovered from her injuries.
Another couple in this community
had a thrilling experience one day
last week. Mr. T. J. Moody was
driving with a lady and in crossing
a swollen stream the horse dashed
into a washed out hole. The lady
fell out. Mr. Moody, tho* advanced
in years, Inanaged to keep her head
above the water until help arrived.
Mr. John Kinsey and Ethel Kin
sey, of Jennings, Fla., spent Satur
day and Sunday here with friends.
There will be a box supper at the
Old Redland school house on Fri
day evening Oct. 27. There will be
quite a crowd of young folks in at
tendance and a pleasant evening is
in store for those who are present.
The many friends of Mrs. Kate
Powell will be' glad to know that
she is improving after being so seri
ously ill.
The school at this place opened
Oct. 2nd with Miss Viva Sims as
teacher and with a fair attendance
for opening. The school is progress
ing nicely. % *
The fields are still white with cot
ton, owing to the scarcity of labor
ers. Farmers are anxious to see
more laborers come into this com
munity.
Mrs. H. T. Dampier and her
daughter, Miss Lucile, have return
ed after two months’ stay among
the mountains of North Georgia.
ADDED INSULT TO INJURY,
THOUGHT WOULD-BE BRIDE
One of the Best in the State.
The Daily Valdosta Times will be
launched Monday. The semi-weekly
is one of the best in the state and it
goes without saying that The Daily
Times will be also.—Moultrie Ob
server.
It Will be Well Supported.
The Valdosta Times will commence
the publication of a daily in a few
days. It goes without saying that it
will be a good paper and will be
well supported by the people of that
section—Darien Gazette.
SYRUP MAKING SEASON
IS NEAR AT HAND.
The farmers and cane growers
will begin to make syrup about the
first of November, but the outlook is
that there will not be so much of it
made this year.
It Is said that there has been a
light cane crop, due to the fact
that seed coulu not be gotten from
last year’s crop, and to the further
fact that the syrup did not Lring
very good prices last year.
The crop was very much back
ward until the recent rains set in
and they came too late to repair the
damage that had already keen done.
Will Mitchell Accused of Stealing
His Affianced’s Silk Skirt and
Pawning it for Money With Which
to Buy License for His Marriage
to Another Woman,
Will Mitchell and Tissue Porte, col
ored, will come up before Mayor Briggs
next Monday in a case unique in the
court annali of Valdosta. Tlipy are
charged with fighting, and th6 former
also with theft, but as stated |ffrere are
some features in the case that are new
to the court officials.
Tissue, who claims that she and
Mitchell were engaged to be married,
accuses him of having stolon a silk
skirt from her, and carrying it to a
pawn shop “soaked” it for money with
which to buy a license tojraarry another
woman. As soon as she discovered
Mitchell’s illegal duplicity she hurried
to the City Hall and laid her troubles
before tho city clerk, but he informed
her that he was not practicing law now
and suggested that she talk with
attorney. She started to act on this ad
vice, but as she walked from the hall
she came face to face witli tho gay de
ceiver, and the bystanders were speedily
regaled with tho warmost fight many
of them have ever seen.
Both parties were arrested and locked
up, but Mitchell was fortunate in se
curing a bondsman in a little while,
and was released, going from the prison
to marry Tissue’s rival the samo after
noon.
Married on Yesterday.
Mr. W. B. Lundy and Miss Carrie Belle
Walker, were married at the home of
the bride’s parents, several ‘miles east of
the city, on Wednesday morning. Rev.
C. A. Jackson, of Valdosta, perfonued
the ceremony in the presence of a num
ber of relatives and friends. The cere
mony occurred abont 10 o,clock and the
guests remained until twelve, when a
bountiful and appropriate dinner was
served.
The groom is a leading yonng farmer,
of Perry, Fla., and his bride is the pret
ty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James R.
Walker of this county. They wRl
make their futnre home at Perry, leav
ing for tliat place yesterday.
WEDDED TO-DAY AT
Lawyer Clayton Jay, of Fitzgerald,
and Miss Bessie Harley Marry
The Ceremony was Performed at
the Methodist Parsonage by Rev.
C. A. Jackson, at 10:30 O’clock--
The Couple Left at 11 O’clock for
Their Future Home at Fitzgerald.
There was a marriage at t he
Methodist parsonage this morning,
which had something of. the flavor
of romance about it.
The contracting parties wero Mr.
Clayton Jay, a prominent young law
yer of Fitzgerald, and Miss Bess*e
Harley, .the pretty and accomplished
young daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H. Harley. It is understood that
the young couple have been sweet
hearts for some time, but it was
only recently that their matrimonial
Intentions were learned.
There were some objections to the
marriage on account of the age
the bride and because her family
was anxious to have her at home
with them for awhile, she having
spent much of her time during
cent years at school.
She is a graduate of the Georgia
Normal and Industrial college
Milledgevllle and received high
honors at that institution last year.
She is exceedingly attractive and
has made many friends among the
young people of Valdosta since com
ing here.
The groom Is a rising young law
yer of Fitzgerald and is the son of
a well known attorney of that city.
The wedding this morning was
quiet affair, witnessed only by a few
friends. Immediately after the cere
mony the couple left for Fitzgerald,
where they will reside in future.
C. W. Park 8tock Company
Will give the first performance in Val
dosta Monday night next under a water
proof, electric lighted tent at the comer
of Central avenne and Tronp street.
Mr Park comes with a complete new
outfit, new scenery andjnew plays, and
from the*past reputation of this com
pany the people of Valdosta can de
pend on a week’s engagement.
~ molar price—children, 15c; adults,
Reserved seats, 10'cents extra.
Paint Your Buggy for 75c.
to #1.00 with Devoe’s Glass Carriage
Paint. It weighe8 to 8 ounces, more to
the pint than others; wear* longer and
give* a gloss equal to new work. Sold
by W. H. Briggs, Hardware Co.
5-20-t-deol
MASHED ALL THE WATER
OUT OF THE RIVER’S BED,
Col. J. M. Wilkinson, Col. Robert
Ousley, Mr. D. A. Denmark and Mr.
Howell Wilkinson went to the river
near Olympia yesterday for the pur
pose of spending the day there fish
ing.
During the day,, a little incident
happened Which came near cauf^ 1 } J
the fish for two hundred yards
the river to perish for lack of water.
While pushing the boat through the
rapids, Mr. Denmark’s paddle slip
ped and he fell overboard with a
heavy thud.
The water was knocked from the
bed of the river and the boat settled
on dry land. After some moments
the channel filled up again, the boat
man gained his place at the .helm
and a return to the camp was made,
where fires were built and the
clothes-drying process was begun.
Euchre Club Entertained.
The Euchre Club was delightfully
entertained Wednesday afternoon by
Miss Sue Corner. This being the
f^rst meeting of the season, new
officers were elected, Miss Corner
President, Miss Adler Wilkinson
Vice-President. Several new mem
bers were enrolled. Miss Matthews
was tho fortunate winner of the
prize, an embroidered work bag. At
the conclusion of the game Ices were
served. Those Invited were: Misses
Emma Lee Matthews, of Snvapnah;
Ida Mae, Leila and Nita Fender,
Vallle and Emma Mae Ferrell, Cof
fey, Converse, Lewis, Mec Young,
Bessie Pendleton, Klein Staten,
Ouida Dunbar, EthqJ Burdette, Ca
milla Stevens, Bessie and Susie Par
dee, Effle Myddelton, Lotta Jones
Emma Joe Britt, Adair Wilkinson,
Hallie Varnedoe, Mabel Varn and
Mrs. Jas. McDonald.
J. G. RhWLINGS STILL TALKS
AND)ADDS TO HIS STORY
He Sent for a Number of People
Yesterday to Whom he Told the
Story That was Printed In The
Times With Some Additions.
J. G. Rawlings has had very little
time to grow weary of his confine-.
rat-iK In jail this w-jek. He lias had
a number of callers ai. 1 he has |>vov-|
... 1- niself an enter a ...;tg i.iIIot it-1
all of them.
It ts said that he sent for several
,.:n . ts here this wc-k and asked
(or a chance to make a statement to
•hem. This stateuie.i; was about
the same that appeared in The
Times of Monday. It was a confes
sion that he employed Alf Moore to
kill W. L. Carter, with the denial
that any body was with Alf when
the children were killed. At least,
It denies that his boys were with
him.
Rawlings goes a little further
with his statement and says that
other white men in that section and
at Hahira knew of the plans to “put
Carter out of the way.” He inti
mates that they made no objections
to tho plans, if they did not approve
of them.
He refuses to give any names and
says that he would die before tell
ing who they were.
Rawlings and his sons are anx
iously awaiting the decision of the
supreme court in regard to their
case. If that decision should be
against them, many people believe
that the boys will have something to
say.
WILL CHANGE CARS
AT VALDOSTA.
ill
Southern for A. C. L. Here.
His Schedule is to Leave 6t. Augus
tine at 9 O’clock at Night, Which
Puts Him into Valdosta at a Very
Early Hour the Next Morning. -
According to the associate press dis
patches which The Times received this
afternoon, President Roosevelt and
party arrived at Ral ig i this morning
at 8:80, and were greeted by Lieuten
ant Governor Winston and Mayor John
son, with military escort and citizens
committee. They proceeded at once to
. he fair grounds where the day’s exer
cises were held.
The president leaves Raleigii for
Roswell and Atlanta, thence to Jack
sonville and St. Angnstiue He will
leave St. Angnstiue Sunday night abont
0 o’o ock and will arrive at Valdosta
sdiont 2:30 Monday morniug, changing
from the Georgia Southern to the At-
1 ntio Coast Line tracks in this city.
Airs. Rooseveu and Mr. Elliott will
leave the party at Atlanta and return
to Washington. A brief stop will be
made at Ashland, Va., on the way to
Richmond, where th* president will ar.
rive at noon. While in Richmond the
Dow Keaggan on Trial. president will make an address in Cap.
Private telegrams received from Dade ‘ to1 T ar ,°; °® entertained at luncheon
by the citizens and then taken for a
Oily, Florida, annonnee that the trial of drive to the points of Interest In the
Dow Keaggan for the murder of Han- C |( y ,
sel Norman is in progress and that tho The departure from Washington was
jury has been selected without incident. The president and
Thecoanselforthedefen.se made an- Mm. Roosevelt reached the train live
Other motion to postpone the trial bnt minutes before leaving time. The
the judge ruled against them and re-! French ambassador nnd Mme. Jusser-
quired them to go into trial according to 'and had been waiting at the station
previous appointment. I some time to say farewell and were
A number of Colquitt county citizens ‘ at once invited to the president's car.
are at Dade City to attend the trial and T1 *q president waa in a happy vein. As
there is very deep interest he e in tluJ he a,i fbted f[0[q hh g&rUge at a side
outcome of th$ trail —MQultrie Olj- j ehfrarice to the train shed ne assisted
server ' } Mrs. Roosevelt out and then smiled
I and raised his hat to the half hundred
Universal 0 itte.s l) “the work'! spectators who had gathered to see
They convert ancient cows into modern
steaks. They remove the stubborn quail
ties of the oldest inhabitant of the barn
THE WORK OF RUTTING UP
GAS PLANT TO BE PUSHED
Mr. P. W. Armstrong, one of the
Leading Spirits in the Enterprise^
. was Here Today and will Return
in a few Days.
The work of putting up the
gas plant here Is to be pushed rap
idly as soon as a man can be sent,
here to Superintend the work.
The former superintendent, H. M.
Mlller, is said to have severed taia
connection with the company and
there has been some delay in car
rying on the work for that reason.
The work was partially suspended
until another superintendent conhl
bo sent here.
The man who was selected for the
work was already engaged and coaid
not get off under a week or so, and
the consequence is there will be a
delay of about that long in getting
the work well under way.
Mr. F. W. Armstrong, the secre
tary and treasurer of the company,
was in the city this morning lasuo-
ing checks for the obligations which
the company has taken on so far,
and giving the assurance that the
work of putting in the plant will be
pushed as rapidly as can be done,
be done.
v*rd. Our meat cutters must be seen
to be appreciated. At. Tho Harlev’s.
his departure. There was no demon
at ration. Four white wings lined up
at the curb and lifted their helmets.
In the station the public was barred
behind the jr»tes several hundred feer
“There is now talk of a railway
rate bill that will not meet opposi
tion in congress,” says a contempo
rary. There Is also talk of a “uni
versal peace,” perpetual motion anil
a railway to the moon, and still oth
er talk that we haven’t time to men
tion.
away, and those who surrounded the
last car of the special train were
mostly depot employes. Their caps
were in their hands as soon As the
presidential party made Its appear
ance and respectful silence reigned.
Just before the train moved out the
president stepped from the observation
roepm to the rear platform of his car
and smilingly bowpd acknowledge-
ments to the flutter of handkerchlefis
of the crowd.
First Stop at Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg, Va., Oct. 18.—Prea.
Ident Roosevelt made the first stop on
his southern trip at this place. Hi*
train arrived here shortly after Id
o'clock, and although the stop waa of
but a few moments In order to water
the engine, a crowd of about 200 peo
ple were gathered at the station to
greet him. The president addressed
them briefly from the rear platform of
bis car, |
% Lightjin
IMMIIIIUIIII
At the Artesian Well.
There are two spigots at the ar
tesian well, one for the use of white
peoplo and one for the negroes. On
yesterday a gang of negroes took
possession of the side fixed for
white people and many ladies had
to stand off and wait until they fin
ished, so we are informed. The rule
as to spigots for the two races ought
to be enforced.
35-Year-Old Paper.
Mrs. Tom Hodge sent us a copy
of the old South Georgia Times this |
morning. It was dated September
1st, 1869, and was full of legal adver
tisements and other matters of In
terest. This Is one of the oldest
copies of the paper to be found In
this section. It was received by Mrs.
Hodges’ father, A. Lawson, his name
being written on the margic with a
pencil.
String, music should be used for
the dirge at a hanging.
Tailor Darkness
STEiiRSxkncfwL
THE man who
has been betrayed by
ordinary ready-maues
and the man who feels
uncomforta b 1 y ill-
dressed by his tailor,
are the men who hail
Stein-Bloch as a light
on a dark night.
The one, because
Stein-Bloch Clothes
are pure woolen, wool
tested, master made,
and pledged to wear.
The other, because
Fifty-one Years o f
Knowing How assure
a fit and style that
the side-street tyro
never even dreamed
of.
$17.5© to $25.00.
M. A. BRIGGS,
VALDOSTA,
GEORGIA.
ONLY ONE PRICE