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VALDOSTA, GA., 8ATUKD All OCTOBER 28, lvOS
SYRUP,
Per Can sOc.
CAR CONDUCTOR’S
ACT.
RIGID PHYSICAL STANDARD
DEPLETES SOLDIERS RANKS
Terrible Tragedy on a
Members of the National Guard Want
1 Some Modification of the Rigid
j Rules Laia Down in Adjutant's
i Order.
The rigid physical examination un
der which the members of the state
I National Guard will be required to
J go, it is feared will greatly deplete
the militia in numbers and Col. G. A.
; Gordon, of Savannah commanding
j the First regiment has appealed to
j Governor Terrell for a modification
In her House Nearby-Passenger, j Qf Adjutant General Harrla . late , t
order along this line. The governor
Conductor Moore,, on the Thuntrr-
1*011 Line Assaulted a Passenger
With a Revolver and Killed a Lady
Were Also Wounded.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. *7—Crazed with has taken the matter under advise-
whiskey or some drug, E. L Moore, a
conductor on a Thunderbolt car, spread
death and terror in the vicinity of
Broughton and Abercorn streets yester
day afternoon by a murderous assault
with a 44 calibre Colt’s Frontier revol
ver on O. R. Seckiuger, a passenger
Mrs. F. F. Whee’er of No. 207
Broughton street, east, who was on the
front steps of her home, nearby, was
shot through in the neck and died five
minutes later Seckiuger was shot
through the leg. Mrs. W. G. Fairchild
of No. 1412 Lincoln street had her shoul
der broken by jumping from the car in
the panic, and Mrs A. S. Way of No
412 Huntingdon street, east, was badly
bruised by a fall she sustained in jump
ing from the car while it was still mov
ing.
Shot Three Timee.
Three shots were fired by the frenzied
conductor, the first going through one
of the windows near the front of the
car. The second struck Mrs. Wheeler
and the third took effect in the left leg
of Mr. Seckingfer, who was straggling
with the conductor. The shots electri
fied Broughton street, which was fillsd
•■with people. Watt
(toned kt Bull and Broughton streets,
saw the flash of the revolver when the
first shot was fired mid started towards
the scene. The crowds folowed, and
within five minntes over 1,000 excited
people were gathered. What the crowd
found was sufficient to stir some of the
more hot headed to exclaim “Lynch
him, lynch him,” But for the prompt
action action of Patrolman Walker,
Moore might have been ruughly deal)
with.
The officer was leading the lash to
the scene of the shooting At Drayton
street he overtook a hack and sprang
into it, ordering the driver to drive
rapidly. He reached the front plat
form of the car Just as Mo>te was
baching out with the smoking weap
on in his hand. All of the passengers
and the motorman had deserted the
car. In which Seckinger lay with a
bullet in his leg.
Seized the Conductor.
Patrolman Walker dragged th3 con
duttor from the platform, look
charge of the revolver and forced his
way through the excited crowd, into
Criton’s stables. A telephone mes
sage was sent to police headquarters
ment and will confer with the adju
tant general, but it is unlikely that
there will be any noticeable modi
fication.
Colonel Gordon went to Atlanta
last week to confer with Governor
Terrell about the matter and the two
were closeted for an hour or more,
the two discussing the question very
fully.
The First regiment colonel fears
that the physical examinations will
find many members of the state mi
litia wanting -on which occount they
will be dismissed from the service.
This he thinks, will so deplete the
numbebr that few, if any, companies
in the state will show the requisite
strength.
Under the provisions of order No.
55 November 19, 1903, all applicants
for enlistment or reenlistment in the
National Guard of Georgia, will furn
ish to the recruiting officer, on a
blank to be supplied by the state,
evidence that ho Is “able bodied, free
from dlsenae, of gqod character and
temperate habits, and can read and
write.’
Instructions for the guidance ^of
medical officers in making the
slcul examination ar-V attached
wil be carefuflr complied ‘with In
each case. Men over 46 y&trs of age
who have served at least one full
term of enlistment and who conform
to the other requirements may be
re-enlisted upon the opproval of the
regimental commander, which shall
bt endorsed on the application for
said re-enlistment.
MANY TOWNS HAVE NOT '
SENT IN TAX RATES YET
Until They Notify the Comptroller
General They Will Not Receive
Their Part nf Corporation Assess
ments. \ - .». .. Aif
When a woman suddenly acquires
uealth she squanders most of it be
fore finding some one she c. n trust
to Invest It for her.
for the patrol wagon. In the mean
time Detective Frank Wall and Sergt
James Woods arrived and under this
escort Moore was hustled out of the
Btable down to Goette’s undertaking
establishment .where he was detain
ed until the arrival of the patrol
wagon.
All of this happened before the ex
cited crowd knew that one of the
shots from the conductor’s plBtol hud
fatally wounded Mrs. Wheeler. When
this was learned there was a rush to
the prisoner who had already been
taken to the barracks.
Some seventy-five
Georgia townB and , r _
a dozen counties have up to dal
failed to notify the comptroller gttdf
eral of the amount of their tax rate
for the current year according Ho
and Atlanta dispatch. The. officials
whose duty It is to furnish this Infor
mation are probably unaware thsit
they are delaying the Important ffi|$
ter of the collection of taxes for thelf
respective communities, but such 1$
the case, or will be unless these fog
rates are sent In promptly.
Cities, towns and counties are en
titled to certain taxes on railroad
and other corporation property In
cluded within their limits, but as
tbe returns of such property are
made only the comptroller general,
the duty of calculating how much tax
Is due In each case, falls upon him
after which he notifies the city, tolfh
or county of -he amount due all It
proceeds to collect.
All of this'Involves a large amotmt
of figuring and unless .bese tax
lutes are fumi—ied prompt!) there la
bound to be some delay. The comp
troller general boa sent notices to
all city, town and county administra
tions asking f ;r this tax re to, bat
In many Instances they have paid no
attention to it. If they want the mon
ey due them promptly it would he
well to send the necessary Informa
tion without further delay. »
NEWS FROM CAT CREEK.
Several Items -of Interest From our
': Correspondent There.
' Cat Creek. Ra. Oct. 27—The
•round (tore are very
their cott<
good as last
'Ur. and Mrs. W. S. Shaw of Louis,
Ga., visited Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Smith
Sunday.
Mr. Will Lukes- little daughter
Leola, who has been very ill for eev-
eral days with fever Is Improving
very fast now
Mr. Thos. J. Smith made a busi
ness trip to Valdosta last Saturday.
Mrs. Hamp Isgreen, who has been
confined to her room for several days
Is rapidly Improving nt this writing
Mr. Leonard Swindle, one of Val
dosta’s leading merchants, was a vis
itor In this section one day last week
At the Presbyterian Church.
The Bubject of the morning ser
mon at the Presbyterian church next
Sunday will be "Meditation and Con
secration." A service of Interest Is
promised and a cordial Invitation Is
extended to all.
Paint Your Buggy far 75c.
toflOO with Dovoo's Glass Carriage
Paint. It weighe 8 to 8 ounces, more to
tl-epint than others; wears longer and
gives a gloss equal to new work. Bold
by W. H. Briggs, Hardware Co.
5-20-s-decl
She Wajjin Attendance Upon Wes-
leyan ftmale College, but the Par-
eon Wjlt After Her With the He-
Ecrminatlon of a Brave
flaajNfil Objections Were Over-
1 F. Auetln, of Madison,
the city this morning
home with his bride .
her was married In Ma-
irday to Miss Mabel Saun-
waa In attendance upon
f Female college, the cere-
performed by Rev. J.
i Bast Macon.
that Parson Austin who
prsachea anil pcasaaasi
^determination of the hero-
went to Macon with
bringing hie bride home
but he met many rebuff*
#da of President Guerry of
who watches the young
i charge with a keen eye.
fonnd out that there was
preventing the consumma-
the young couple had
l wired the bride’s father
of what was about to
i father looked at the mat
ter In .Jf: phllosophllc manner and
OTHE PUBLIC:
An advertisement of ours appeared
in last week’s issue of The Valdosta
Times which would convey the impres
sion that the Southern Live Stock In
surance Company and the Mutual Benefit
Insurance Corh^Tany of Valdosta were one and
the same Company.
From the information that we had before
us we were under the impression that'they
were 'both the same company and it affords
us pleasure to correct the error as our informer
had given us the wrong information. The
advertisement that appeared in last week’s
paper was based on information that we had,
and the information was incorrect and does
not apply to .either one of the companies.
Any one wishing to write insurance for
The Mutual Life Industrial Association of
Athens, Georgia, the first company chartered
in the United States on $iis plan, will com
municate with Mr. Ivey Kelley, Manager at
Valdosta for territory in South Georgia.
JOHN A. DARWIN.
go; may be Its a
somethin* to that effect.
made further
mmi' *
In thiafi(y'’TrkHe on the way to Ma-
cob He mad* a confident of some
friends Hpre,. telling them what he
expected to accomplish. That he
did Just what he promllsed shows
that he Is a man who recognizes no
such word as "fall.”
The certified license was left with
Ordinary Simms and will become a
part of the records In his office, the
Macon preacher having certified to
the wedding
Tax Collector's Notice.
Tax collector will be at following
places on dotes given below for collec
tion of state and coanly; taxes and at
conrt house on days not given:
Haliira, Oot. 12, 25. Nov.
Naylor, Oot. 18, 2 a. m. to I p. m., 20,
8 a. m. to 1 p. m., Nov. 7. Ousley,
Oot. 18, 1 to 4 p. m., 28,1 to 4 p. m ,Nov
8. Oat Greek, Oct. 18, 27, Nov. t).
Olnb Hoase, Oot. 17, Nov. 1, Nov. 10.
Dasher, Oct. 28, 8 a. m., Nov 2, 8 a. m.,
Nov. 8 a. m. Lake Park, Oct, 28, Nov.
2, Nov. 18. Olyattville, Oct. 24, Nov.
8, Nov. M.
Taxes are required and must be paid
in by Deo. 1st, 1005. Please be prompt
pay early and save being double taxed.
W. T. STATEN,
Tax Collector, Lowndes County.
FLOUR,
J. E. M., the Best,
Per Sack 80c
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