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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY,
IS DISCLOSED
The Unfortunate Woman’s Home was
in Rhode Island, and Friends are
Now on Their Way to Valdosta to
Claim Her Body—Messages Were
Received from Them After the
Body Had Been Consigned to the
Grave.
. (From Tuesday's Daily.)
Events transpiring yesterday and
today have cleared up the mystery
Surrounding the identity of the un
fortunate young woman known here
as Hazel Thompson, who was found
dead in her bed at her house on Dash*
er street Sunday morning.
Undertaker Ulmer took charge of
the woman’s body and effects and in
her trunk found papers giving the
names and addresses of relatives and
friends in Rhode Island.
From these it is learned that the
woman’s real name was Lucretia M.
Dewey, the divorced wife of James
E. Dewey, of Providence, Rhode Is
land. Her maiden name is supposed
to have been Lucretia Dodge, of
Block Island, Rhode Island. Mr. Ul
mer sent a telegram to James T.
Dodge of the latter place, informing
him of the woman's death, and re
ceived a telegram signed J. T. Dodge
instructing him to hold the body un
til the woman’s uncle could reach
Valdosta on Thursday. The body
had been buried yesterday afternoon,
however.
A message was also received from
Frank A. Matthews, chief of police
of Providence, Rhode Island, telling
Mr. Ulmer that the woman's friends
were on the way here to claim the
body.
A couple of women from Bain-
bridge, who had known the dead wo
man in that place called at the unde'*
taking rooms yesterday morning to
view the body, and also gave Mr. UP
mer the names of the woman’s
A PIONEER CITIZEN DEAD.
Uncle Norman Campbell Died Yester
day Near Morven.
(From Tuesday’s Daily.)
N*ws has been received here of
the "death of Mr. Norman Campbell
at h.i home near Morven yesterday
after ?r» illness of several weeks.
Mr. Campbell was the oldest man in
the county, being 96 years old and
was promint i.t in the history of the
county from the days of the earliest
settlers. He was of Scotch descent
and was a man of wonderfully fine
character. No man ever lived in ihe
county who was more generally be
loved and esteemed and in his late r
years he has been surrounded by the
tender care end veneration of friends
and family. He retain?.I his strength
and faculties to remarkable degree
almost to the end of his lmjr iile.
Mr. Campbell :s survived by three
children, Mrs R)b.vl Ousdey, Alex
Campbell and Norman Campbell, or.,
all of Morven.
The funeral and interment w»!i
take place todiy at three o’clock at
the v>ld Camp ground cemetery near
Morven. Mr. Campbell was a devot
ed member of the Methodist church
and a prominent Mason. —Quitman
Free Press.
One Wife and Two Husbands.
Ordinary Simms received a letter
this morning from an official of
Grady county, inquiring into the mar
riage of a young woman in this city
about a year ago. He stated that he
had heard that his son had been mar
ried to the woman in question at Ha’
i, Fla., and he was desirous of
wing if she had been previously
married in Valdosta.
The record of the ordinary’s office
showed that she was married here
on the 1st of March, last year, but
there is no record to show that she
has been divorced since then. It ig
not known what steps will be taken
in the case, though It appears that
the young woman has two living hus
bands.
The Grady county man wrote as if
he expected to make things warm for
somebody intimating that his son was
not aware of the condition when he
took the woman in question to be his
rife.
E MORE RAIL
ROAD
Rumor Has it That the Williams Syn
dicate is Also Negotiating for the
Purchase of the South Georgia and
the Valdosta Southern Roads.
Tuesday's Daily.)
^ "happy pif© and mother and a
^- respected mender of society. Deeds
to valuable property In Rhode Island
•were found among the other papers'
It is not known how long the
man had been in this section of the
country, and nothing except* what is
stated above Is .known of her past
life. She had evidently possessed
more than average beauty in her
face and figure, bearing traces
of refinement and good breed
ing. She appeared to be about twen’
ty-flve years of age. In her room
found the picture of a beautiful lit
tle girl, who is said to be her daugh
ter, though the child’s whereabouts
now is not stated.
To Manufacture Stone
Mr. Charles E. Davis, has return
ed to Valdosta from Florida, where
lie has been assisting Mr. A.
Langford in ythe construction of
railroad there. Mr. Davis is to be
connected with the Valdosta Stone
& Brick Co., a concern which is to
manufacture artificial stone and
brick in this city.
Tt is understood that the business
is to be launched at once, and will
be quite an important addition to Val
dosta’s creative enterprizes. The ar
tificial stone is made from sand, ce
ment, etc., and is said to be as dura
hie as granite. It is being used very
largely in the cities for building pur
poses, many of the handsomest build*
ings in the larger cities being made
from stone made by that process.
Elks Officers Instilled.
The new officers of the Elks lodge
were installed last evening in quite
an interesting ceremony, conducted
by Mr. W. D. Peeples, who acted
as Grand Exalted Ruler. The new of
ficers are Exalted Ruler, Dr. Steve
Harris; Esteemed Leading Knight,
C. C. Brantley; Esteemed Loyal
Knight, Westbrook Coley; Esteemed
Lecturing Knight, J. H. Henderson;
Tiler, J. R. Bernhardt; Secretary,
F. A. Coburn and Treasurer, L. W.
Shaw.
Death of Mrs. J. E. Sharpe.
Mrs. J. E. Sharpe died at the
family home on York street last
night after an. illness of several days.
She was the wife of the well known
painted and had been ill olsn since
last Thursday.
Arrested In Waycross.
Sheriff Passmore went over to
Waycross after E. S. McVoy, a
white man who was accused of rais
ing a raugh house in the southern
part of town last Wednesday night.
It Is said that he smashed up some
the. homo.
'TsmSF
use as a weapon in a fight. He put
the clock in his pocket and walked
off with it, this facr constitutes the
charge against him of larceny from
the house.
He says he had no idea of stealing
the clock, and that he really forgot
it was in his pocket, his .intention
being to use it as n weapon in the
fight. His bond was fixed at one
hundred dollars in each case for his
appearance here in the city court
next Monday morning.
The (> v >owing press dispatch has
been sen’ < ut from Wa
♦u.’.ers of tne state.:
"Messrs. John J. McLean, J. W.
Quincey and C. E. Baker, of Doug
las, George W. Deen of Waycross,
and Col. W. M. Toomer of Jackson-
llle. returned Thursday from Balti
more where they went for the pur
pose of consummating a deal with
the John Skelton Williams syndicate
for the sale of the Douglas, Auusta
nd Gulf railroad. It is not known
just what price the local owners sold
t, but It Is thought that they made
good profit on the trade. Rumor
lias It that they sold at $7,000 a mile,
which is about $2,000 more than was
paid for it. The road is 59 miles
long.
"Besides the D. A. & G., the syn
dicate has bought the Broxton and
Hazlehurst railroad, except the Ocil*
la end of the line. They have also
purchased the Nashville and Sparks
railroad which gives them a continu*
ous line from Hazlehurst' to Sparks.
"It i$j/ known that the syndicate
is also negotiating for the purchase
of the Wilkinson road from Valdosta ,
|to Florida, and the Oglesby road,
running from Sparks down into Flor
ida, via Quitman.
The syndicate expects to buy
hlchever one of these roads they
can get to the bv.8t advantage and to
connect it with their present line.
They expect to connect with the
James road and one or two other
short lines and ultimately have an
air line from Augusta to the gulf.
"It is said that no changes will be
made in the management of the D.
A. & G., for a year or more, until the
connection ip made and that Mr. Me*
Lean will Continue the operation of
the road.".
Williams’ Indian Pile Oint ?
ment is prepared to cure piles, ana
DOES IT in short order. Easy
apply; every box guaranteed; 50c
and $1. All druggists or by mail.
WILLIAMS M’F’G. CO.,
Cleveland, O.
'Suffered day and night the toi
ment of itching piles. Nothing help
ed me until I used Doan’s Ointment.
It cured me permanently.”—Hon.
John R. Garrett, Mayor, Girard, Ala.
When Pa and Ma Were Younjr
they thought the “buggies” they rode in would
never be beaten. If “Pa” and “Ala” would
stroll into our salesrooms today they might
change their minds. Hire’s an invitation to
“Pa” and “Ma” and their children--their
grandchildren, if they’re old enough--to »troll
in. Surprises awaits all ages at • „
Ingram & Hewlett’s.
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Cures Biliousness, Sick
Headache, ‘Sour Stom
ach, Torpid Liver and
Chronic Constipation.
Pleasant to take
OBINO
laxative Fruit Syrup
A. E. Dimmock, Valdosta, Ga
Cleanses the system
thoroughly and clears
sallow complexions of
pimples and blotches.
It is guaranteed
Small Blaze Last Night.
A fire alarm was turned in last
night from box 43 on Wells street.
The fire department responded
promptly the fire being at the resi
dence of W. L. Gleason on Hill ave
nue. A box of wood in the kitchen
caught on fire and was burning brisk*
ly, the flames having been communl’
cated to the ceiling of the house.
.The chemical apparatus was used
in extinguishing the blaze, the loss
being insignificant, though some of i
the ceiling had to be torn off in order I
to put out the fire. Quite a large
crowd followed the department to
the scene of the fire.
Statement Quickly Rendered.
Yesterday atternoon the First
National Bank received notice from
it*3 attorney In Washington, that the
treasury department had made a call
for a statement of the condition of
the national banks on the Cth of
April. Cashier Blltch Immediately
made out his statement, sent it to
The Times* office and had it printed,
the statement being sent out In an
hour or two after the call was made
In Washington city. The statement
shows a very healthy condition for I
the bank, its deposits being consid
erably above $600,000.00.
Skin
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simple treatment for these minor
annoyances. The prompt results
achieved in such cases by Dr. T.
Felix Gouraud’s Oriental Cream will
prove to the most skeptical the heal
ing and purifying virtues of this
p r eparation, and go toward establish
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to be an unrivalled skin purifier and
beautifler for use, not only In emer'
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