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THE VALD08
/ ESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1906.
TERMS OF SALE
We need
our sales an
as to their
surplus stocl
rather than
Our Entire Stock of Mei
ON TUESDAY, FEB. I3th
: AYe begin our regular :
SEH-UM CLEARANCE SALE.
POT CASH - NOTHING CK1RGE0 JT THESE PRICES.
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Id you that this is an honest sale, for
known to the public to need defense
We hold these sales to dispose of
[ng it better to sell them at some loss
over to another season
id Childrens Suits at!
Mens
$25.00
Suits,
now
$16.70
Youths
$12.50 ■
44
22.50
“
44
15.00
44
10.00 V
44
20.00
44
44
13.35 ’
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' 9.00 1
44
18.00
44
44
12.00
' R ,so 1
16.50
44
11.00
* 15.00
44
10.00
8.00 1
13.50
44
9.00
7.50
12.00
44
8.00
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6.00 !
10.00
" ■
6.70
5.00
Mens Pants 1-3 off. Boys Knee Pants 1-4 ol
f Our entire stock of Winter Underwear for
Boys and Childrens
$6.00 Suits,
Now /
$4.00
44 44 44
5.00 “
4 •
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2.50 “
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1.70
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2.00 “
1.35 *
(Sweaters 1-3 off.
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Don’t miss this opportunity to save money
lit WHC HEM SHITS:
ouds sent on appf
pn goes at 1-4 off,
jch a chance often,
j[e of the best grades and .makes, and the
them. . • . .
time of sale, and nothing taken back.
1
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A NARROW ESCAPE
FROM FIRE.
Hr. 1*.
ed in Flames Sunday Night.
He was Reading When his Dressing
Gown Caught on Fire and Blazed
Into a Flame That Completely En
veloped Him—His Woolen Under
wear Saved Him from Serious In
jury.
Mr. A. W. Varnedoe bat a nar
row escape from being roasted alive
Nat his home Sunday night.
As It was he received a number of
blisters on his feet, arms and neck
from a fire that almost burned his
dressing robe off of him.
He was sitting up reading before
the fire just before retiring for the
night. He had been smoking a pipe
but It went out and he started to
flight It again. He struck a match
■ -On the bottom of his slipper anl ap‘
piled it to his pipe without looking
.op from the paper and then dropped
the match, not noticing where It fell
It happened to fall on the skirt
of his dressing robe and a moment
or two later he heard the sputtering
v sound of the spreading blaze. He
jumped up and began to try to put
ycut the fire, but it grew in volume
ontll the whole robe was ablaze.
Mrs. Varnedoe had retired fbr the
but phe. was aroused by his
k and ran to his assistance. In
meantime, fee ran to* the bath
a and got In the bathf tub, turn
on the *water. Mrs., Varnedoe.
w a heavy blanket ovfer him and
thered out the fire.,
i He wore thick under clothing,
thlch was a protection against the
re, though he was blistered In sev*
ral place about his body, hands and
eck. There is one blister on the
je of his mouth which was caused
the fire.
| If it had not been for his heavy
tnder clothing and the efforts of
Vs. Varnedoe, who had the presence
I mind to use a blanket In smother-
L out the fire, his Injuries would
\re been very severe.
HAD HIS FEET CUT OFF.
A Negro From Cecil Made Misstep
in Getting on a Train.
A negro named Ed Riley had both
feet mashed off Saturday evening by
the outgoing Valdosta Express on
the Georgia Southern road.
The negro was on his way to Ce
cil, but he allowed the train to start
off before he attempted to get on
board. The engine had reached the
Toombs street crossing and was
picking up its speed right along
when the negro ran after It and
tried to get on.
He made a misstep, or was Jerked
down, his feet falling across the
track. Both members were mashed
ROBERTS ELECTED LOST IN GAME
Municipal Election Was Held at
Interest in the Municipal Conteat
Spent Itself in the Prlmlry and
Only a Moderate Vote waft Polled
Today-New Offioiala go into Office
on Next Thursday, 15th. , * ' -
At three o’clock this afternoon
a
Comes Fron Lake Park ol
n’s Losings at Poker.
WarrAa Sworn out for a Dozen or
Mo$M*a^ Who are Charged With
(Ing on Sunday*—One Citizen
to Have Sworn Warrente
it.Jjje Other*. \
la
A,I
Qua
bwug
about half off. The negro was ta-, there ha(1 been 167 votea pol | ed ln |
ken in charge by the railroad people j t|)e munlclpa i election, which Indleaf ' WhDl< ‘
and a physician was summoned to ! e d that the total vote would hardly
attend him. A room was rented for exceed 200.
him and his wounds were dressed, j There was very little scratching of
. . . 4 tickets, the voters casting ballots for
It was thought at first that both , ’ „
■ all of the nominees. One name was
feet would have to be amputated, t acra tched on one or two tickets
but it was said today that this would i,ut with that exception the full tick-
not be necessary, and that he was et was being voted.
getting along very well. i The eIectl0 “ 13 bftlng he,d ln tba
t | office of the county commissioners
... . . . at the court house and Justice of
Wymodau.ii Club. | th# Peace T M Co()k l8 ln cha rge
The Wymodausis Club meeting tt
was postponed from last Wednesday j The election today was a quiet one
until Tuesday of this week. Follow ! all of the Interest In the contest hav-
Ing U the program. j 1™ »een spent ln the primary, which
Roll call—Home customs of France*!
Paper, drawing—Miss Pearl Lewii J
Talk, color—Mrs. M. L. Parker.
Song—Miss Etna Peacock.
Twelve World Pictures—Mrs. How*
ard Harris.
Questions—Chapters 13 and 14 In
'How to Look at Pictures.”
Music—Miss Gladys Ousley.
Leader, Mrs. Alex Peeples.
was held week before last.
A great many people expected the
voting to be done at the city hall In*
j stead of the court house, while oth-
; ers thought the polls would remain
j open until six o'clock instead of four.
! This undoubtedly cost quite a num-
j ber of votes in the election today.
The new mayor and council will
j be sworn ln next Tuesday, when the
administration of Mayor Briggs will
come to a close. The reports which
sworl
men I
this j
*£ Interesting story
[frptn Lake Park, where
faid was recently made
gpd gamblers.
1$ are said to have been
It against a dozen or more
L^yere accused of violating
pn of the state’s law, sever
ta parties being among the
Iho were named.
|ry is that one citizen there
regular patron of the card
good while and that, as a
| has lost nearly all of his
including several hun-
[Is of baon, hams, lard and
lies to whom he lo3t It
(i^house, or sent there, an
Ission of It just as though
I dollars had been planked
The loser, when he saw
|ice leaving him, began to
Bail trover pro-
fere instituted to get pos-
Ithe provisions, while war-
CLYATT-8HORT WEDDING.
Pretty Home Wedding Unites Two
Popular Young People.
j Miss Eva Lee Clyatt and Mr. Rob-
ert S. Short were united ln marriage
I Wednesday afrernoon at 5:30 at the
home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robt. L. Clyatt, on Park ave
nue, Rev. J. W. Domingos officiat
ing.
The wedding was a quet, home af
fair witnessed by the relatives and
Immediate friends or the contracting
parties. The home was tastily dec
orated ln palms, pink carnations and
roses.
The bride was becomingly gowned
In grey chiffon broadcloth, trimmed
In green and blue, with gilt buttons
and a touch of Persian on collar,
with hat to match and grey gloves
She carried a bouquet of bride’s roses
and usparagus .ferns.
Many handsome presents were re
ceived, among them a deed to a build*
ing lot in Pinehurst park from Mr
S. M. Clyatt and a chest of solid
sliver In King Edward pattern, from
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Short; also
case of hand painted china from the
Eank of Tifton.
A sweet feature of the wedding wa 1
le “Wedding Book’’ ln which all
e guests registered and write con
gratulations. Tifton Gazette.
MAYOR HOLDS HIS
LAST COURT.
May-
Gate Tower Removed.
The tower which wag erected on
the Coast Liao right-of-way, near
the depot here, to be used in oper
ating the rossing gates, which are
to be put In, has been taken down
and will be put up at some other
point. There was such a little space
between the tracks and the tower
was built so close to the right-of-
way that It was feared that It might j re c«rds In punishing offenders/’
sworn out against the ! prove dangerous from passing cars,
had participated in the
There Were Twenty Three Offender*
on the Docket and the Fines-
Amounted to $104—Nine Prisoners
in the City Prison at One Tim*
Saturday Night
Mayor Briggs held the last regular
session of his court this morning and
it was an unusually interesting ses
sion.
There were more cases than usual
on the docket and they were all of
more or less Interest. Most of them
were for fighting and dlsorJerly con*
duct among the negroes, thore being
nine occupants of the city prison at
one time Saturday night. •
One negro house on Crane avenue
furnished two or three of the cases,
fighting being the charge. Two negru
women were among the number who
were arraigned. A very clear caso
w*as not male against them, though
the mayor was convinced that the/
were not altogether innocent. They
were dismissed, however, under their
court any more.
promise not to appear before the
“I will not have to try any future
case against you, but the recprJs of
the court are here and my successor
will be guided in a measure by the
Death of Mrs. Bloodworth. : » *>-m
Mrs. Mary B. Bloodworth died ! i'"I
j by the outgoing mayor and council-
j men will be watched with interest, }
will also the Inaugural address o! j
f j the incoming mayor . i
Card of Thanks.
Saturday at the family home on [
Briggs street, south. She was sev
enty-nine years of age and had re- j
sided in this city tor a number of i
years. She came to this county from I
middle Georgia thirty-three years I To all my friends and neighbors I
ago. Her husband died three years i wish to express my thanks for their '
ago. She raised quite a large fam- many kindnesses to me during the I
Ily, being survived by a number of Illness and death of my husband and j
children. Her remains were carried for the beautiful floral tributes sent. |
to Dasher station for interment. I 8uprenia Banton. 1
vho were alleged as hav-
Jests have been made on
(mts and bonds have been
the parties. Other ar-
fc-.be ma*e later on.
pm Lake Park said Satur*
nbling had been going on
Jro or three years on a
five scale. He said that
morning a few women
, and some men could
[ g to Sunday school and
church, and that another crowl could
usually be seen going in another di
rection.
He Intimated that this other crowd
went off to gamble and.he added that
that rowd was larger than the crowd
which could be seen going to the
meeting houses. He aaid that It
was not Lake Park citizen* who did
the gambling, but that they came
there from all section*, making that
town a sort of meeting place for the
paste-board sports.
negro who was arrested Satur
day morning and placed in Jail spent
the ehtlre day yelling at the top of
his voice. He annoyed everybody
within a block of the city hall. When
asked by the court if he was guilty
of the charges against he replied:
“I don’t know, boss; I wasn’t In a
condition to know; I guess l am guil
ty of everything the witnesses say I
am.” The negro appeared very pen
itent and begged the court for mer
cy. His fine was fixed at $5.
A flirt may not be quick wilted*
b she knows how to ’catch on.”