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Twice-A-Week.
TwIce*A*Week.
IPTEMBER, 8 1906
VALDOSTA, GA., 8A t UHDAY,
SHE PHI HRGUR IS DEPOT MATTER "•«■>"» ***»
TO FTISIfT. UP UIUH?
'come' or w
: & JONES, v a '
fthc lssu»n .|,jCftored stock
|M corporations.'
bonablr railroad rate* and
lists repeal of tho preferen-
iobove tho atandard tariff,
i the dutloa of the railroad
Bars and abolishing the re-
l-?~r~tr..Mth,.ymmmls»lonef
American Market, War* Open for Two Unolaa Appaared Upon th*
Flrat Tima Aftar September 1— Scene at the Moment of W»lr TrP
The Outlook la for a Large Crop, umph and Intarpoaed Objections,
JJjjrhouflhnot aa Oraat aa the Bumper pi flht Ensued and Thera Cam, Near
Crop of Year Before Last Being a Spilling of Blood.
On the street* of Valdoata, there . (From Thursday's Dally.)
havo been seen a few bales of cotton An attempted runaway marriage
every day thle week, though the rush from Madlaon county, Florida, came
to market is not as swift as It usual-' neir ending In a tragedy yesterday
ly la at this serson. afternoon If the reports that coin*
Upland cotton Is selling for 9 cents' f rom there are true,
for middling and Sea Ialanda for 321 The young people who were to play
cent, for good grades. Lower grades the important role were Archie Sea*
of both staples are proportionately !,| 0nii , on of Joel Sessions ,and Mias
below these figures. Cotton la nst-joia Morrow, a pretty young woman
orally backward, but the unastlsfao- 0 f that county. They came to Plneb*
tory prices bare much to do with ta In a buggy and expected, to coma
the light receipts. from there to Clyatterllle on the tranl
Yesterday was the flrat day of the They had made arrangements to get
* nd
ach county wltTi' 20,000 pop-
r more a senatorial district
Fict -3 smaller counties.
Il protective tariff end urg-
inocratie party to make this
lefore the people
monopolies and trusts.
creattf
ulatloi
and n
Members of Poss^e Shoots
Another to Deamby Mistake
lg that the negro had opened
leputy Elsinore, ruehed around
w. Just aa he alearad the now cotton season, though tho market | t u 0 license in this county and nlso
Elsmore jumped from tho for sea Island cotton has not been had a minister In waiting to perform
and Branch thought It was opened yet. The port buyers havo the ceremony .
jfo escaping and raised hla hardly returned from abroad yet, and | ,wj, en they got on tho train at
ehoot, but recognized Deputy j what cotton Is being bought Is for pinetta, tboy found Wm '.Smith and
and lowered hla gun. Els- what tho buyers call types. Tho upland g am Martin ,two uncles of tho bride-
ought Branch was the negro cotton market Is lower and moro slug- to bo ,who were then looking for tho
o shoot him aud fired at gtsh that It was, due to tho report runaway couple. •,
killing him almost Instantly of large crops. | The meeting of tho young folks,wlthr
nch was a prominent citizen j Tho trend of tho English market tlio objecting kinsmen forced an Issue
yes a wife and two children. I has been lower, a loss of 4 to 0 points a t once, tho older men declaring the
Elsmore Is almost prostrated . having boon mado yesterday. Tho sit- marriage should not ho performed,
_ ref. I nation across the watpr will, of course „hlle the younger declared that it
reen. I During the excitement the negro- tend to depreas the market on this should be. Smith and Sessions are
.Mr. Branch heard the shooting and | escaped. !side, as no striking bull news has been said to have gotten Into a scuffle,
r z —— r : ~zr brought out from the belt In tho past and Sessions tried to draw his gun.
three days. '/■fffls Tho elder man grabbed his hand.
It scemB to bo assured that the crop w hllo the fair young brido rushed
aa a whole will be large, though wheth- up bogged tho men not to fight,
»* t« Wt('.-WJTIUI the blimpQr crop |1° a Peace’ was finally res' . '-IdP ""c-
oneaUnh unon t-ulch there Is a wide ... *i,. „ n M ac , fn lot rhn
panted by Chessls Purvis, Marlon thohj
Bennett and Jessie Branch, went Ini com
search of Kid Breen, colored, who was! scaffol
wanted for shooting cows. Th* negro the i|
was located about two miles front.gun t<
Law and his house surrounder. He j Eltmo
was oallsd out, but refused to corns,: mars I
at the same ttms opening a window, trying,
£»™ 1 *'re8. narvie Jordan has Csone
““isw.iL.* Ta Cotjatv Ore. Meeting.
of both ot| these loads nuehor^oa^JrrAtlanta, Sept, S—For the purpose bucket Shbp deals. This report will be
to take up the depot 'matter again, of attending the meeting of the exeeii- submitted to the exooutlve committee
both of them being wedded to the tlve committee of the Southern Cotton of the organization for whatever so-
Idea of building a handsome union de- ! Association at Hot Springe Ark., 8ept. tlon It deems necessary Just before
pot here. In case they can not agree 0, 7 and 8, President Harvle Jordan leaving Secretary Chatham, who was
as to plans for the new depot, so as J and Secretary Richard Cheatham left one of those "Investigated” mads a
Question upon Latch there Is a wide
difference of opinion. It Is safe to
say that If tbe conviction predominate!
that tbe crop will be tbus large that
the low level of prices wltb which tho
P^^^lBSffnpany’s Franchise.
- After a two hours' session yester
day wblcb was enlivened by several
sharp clashes between Chairman Key
on tbe one side and Attorney T. A.
cials of Coast Line and Geor
gia Southern Conferring.
Atlanta Woman Pursued Him lo
a Revolver.
General Superintendent Riddle, of the
Coast Line Was Hers all Day
and Vies President Parrott and Gen
eral Superintendent Grady of Geor
gia Southern, Arrived Later.
(From Wednesday’s Dally.)
General Superintendent M. Riddle,
of theAtlantlc Coast Line, reached
Valdosta early this morning and has
been here all day long.
He baa been In consultation wltb
tbe dlvlsna counsel of tbe road, Mes
srs. Denmark and Griffin, and also
Mrs 3 C. Taylor had Retired for ths
" Night Wien 8he Heard a Burglar
Pioklng at the Lock and 8tarted In
Insult of Him—vGae Company’s
Franchise le up Again.
Atlanta, Sept 5—The .bravery of
Mrs. S. C. Taylor, of 226 South Bou
levard, put to ignominious flight a
negro burglar who twice attempted
to enter ber borne at night were she
was alone, ber husband, a travelling
man, being ont of the city. Armed
with a revolver sbe pursued tbe deelng
negro out Into and down tbe street,
firing at him as sbe ran. Sbe doe*
not believe ber aim was true, owing
to the darkness and tbe fact that the
negro was in toll flight.
Mrs. Taylor bad retired for tha
night when sbe beard a peculiar
noise at tbe rear door of her borne
Sbe Investigated and n negro ran
away. This was about 9 p. m. A
little later she beard n similar noise
and, arming herself with n pistol,
went to the door, threw It open, and
fired.
The would-be burglar, who was
fumbling with tbe lock, tamed and
made a hasty retreat, Mrs. Taylor
in pursuit, bluing away a* tut as* Southern, reaohed the city this
she could. Mrs. Taylor wu not
ile to get a good view of tbe no-
opd was unable to give a very
isr Idea's”, to his looks to tbe po-
The following Is a brief statemen]
of the state democratic platform
adopted at Macon yesterday;
William J. Bryan for pri
1908.
Negro dlsfranohlsement.
Two-cant psisenger fares.
Condemning alleged unjust port
rates and for a general leveling of
Intra-state rates.
South Carolina primary plan aa tl
ths slsotlon of United States sem
tors, stats house officers and judgei
of supreme and appellate courts, and
providing that the state bear the ex-
pente of ths primary.
For purs elections and a safeguard
of the ballot. ;
A uniform data for state and coun
ty primaries.
The enactment of an antl-free pass
law.
Ths enactment; of. an antl-lobbying
Hammond and P. S. Arkwright, of .to suit the people here, they will go I for the southwest at 4:30 o’clock yoc- brief statement In which he left tho
the Atlanta Gas Light Company oh | ahead and build Individual depots
tbe other. It wu decided by tbe com-{they had decided upon.
mlttee of the general council, which The people of Valdosta want a good
was appointed to Investigate the gas
company’s franchise, to refer Its re
ports already made on the subject
to council. This will put the matter
about where it wu when the probing
was first begun. Daring the debate
Chairman Key declares that tbe gas
company people had been "lumbering’’
at him every cbance they got and be
desired to put them on notice that It
wu Us purpose In future to "lum
ber” back at them.
Funeral of Dr. Greene.
Funeral services over tbe body of
union depot, but the objection bu
been to building It so far from the
business center.
Just what will result from today's
meeting between these railroad peo
ple remains to be seen.
Dr. Clem G. Greene, aged 49 one of
terday afternoon. President Jordan Impression that he was still In the
carried with him the report recently ring and did not feel that ha had been
made to Hl/n by the committee appoint
ed by him to make an Investigation
of the chargee that certain officers
of the acsoclatlon were Involved In
disfigured by any means as a result
of the recent probing of the charges
preferred by Representative .Ander
son, of Chatham county.
Crenshaw Against McLendon.
Atlanta, Sept. 6.—Thomas C. Crenshaw called at the office
..... . „ , . . . of the secretary of state today and demanded that his name be
t it r m nen ‘ physicians, | placed on the ticket for the railroad commissioner to be voted
who died Tuesday In bis apartments on j n f a ]j *
at the Frederick, in Whitehall street, i Phil Cook, the secretary, refused. Crenshaw insisted and
were conducted this morning at io the attorney general was called in. On his decision Crenshaw’s
o’clock at tbe Park street Methodist name goes on official ballot as the opponent of S. G. McLendon,
churcb - * who was nominated by the recent state convention.
previous season closed Will be brought |„ tho afternoon, tho young folks
still lowor. expecting to be married that night*
Tho sea Island crop for tbe year i t wa , gaij, though that the young
Just closed has been figured out ns lady's brother was opposed to tbe mar-
124,766 bales, of whloh 067 were from r | ag0 an j that he would bo harder to
Porto Rico. This was a considerable' satisfy than tbe nncles.
Increase over the yield for tho year, it was not learned hero, however,
before. how tho romance terminated.
What effect the sea tBland coton .
convention will have la Its action clear Complexion and Bright Eyes*
last week of fixing a minimum price' In most cases a sallow, blotched
remains to bo seen. .complexion and dull heavy eyes are
Tbe action of tbe upland growers
due to poor -digestion onnd an In
in their convention at riot/Springs Syrup s^djn*22n
this week may also have ait Important the liver and boWffls and makes the
bearing on tbe market for abort sta-' complexion smooth and dear. Orlno
pie, since reports wll be received at, Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nau»*
that convention from .11 part. of th.
cotton belt. B . DImmock. .
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