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VALDOSTA^
1, 1906.
»iy OF mils II SAMUEL SPENC
Union Service Held at Wesley
Monumental CM.-
Gunners Desert the City and Football
Players go Out Upon the Gridiron.
Recorder Myrlck Receives a Myterl-
our Gift From a Former Colored
Client—Other Savannah News.
Savannah, Nov. 29—Savannah has
observed Thanksgiving day in the us
ual manner. There was a union
Thanksgiving service at the Wesley
iMonumental church in which the
Methodists, Baptist and Jews partici-
^ pated and there was a service in the
Catholic church in the morning. This
latter did not differ rrom the daily
mass of thanksgiving said in these
churches. ., ,
There was a good of football in the
morning between the Sunny Jims and
the Oglethorps. This afternoon will
take place the big game between an
eleven from Jacksonville and one from
Savannah. The park was full of
rooters this afternoon when the game
started.
The Elks spent the day at the Her
mitage where they enjoyed a bar
becue. The Elks know how to have
a good time.
It is estimated that fully two-hun
dred gunners deserted the city this,
morning to spend a day after quail
and similar game. It was cold and an
ideal day for hunting.
Mysterious Letter to Recorder.
Hon. Shelby Myrlck, city recorder,
has been given a wedding present
about which he is somewhat curious.
Although be has been sent the present
he doesn’t know what It is and he
hasn’t any idea of getting married
right away. The present came ac
companied by a letter from Elijah
Minor, an Americus negro, who Mr.
Myrlck assisted in defending on a
charge of murder and also helped to
get him pardoned after his conviction.
The negro writes a very grateful let
ter and tells the recorder he is send
ing him a present not to be opened
until the day he is married. The re
corder says he has no idea when the
package will be opened and that he
has less idea what is contains. He
hasn’t any idea either he declares
who Is going to help him open the
package when it is opened.
Preparing for Poultry Show.
Savannah is preparing for. a poultry
and pigeon show from January 7th
to 11th. Information relative to it
can be obtained by writing Mr. A.
P. Archibald or Mr. J. F. Wriglet,
who have charge of placing the ex
hibits. The show will be under the
auspices of the Savannah Poultry and
Pigeon Association.
Popular Couple Wodded.
Yesterday afternoon, at the Sacred
Heart Church, Mr. Wm. G. Logan
a young business man of Savannah,
was married to Miss Norma O’Con
nor, the daughter of J. P. Connor
former National President of the An
cient Order of Hibernians. The mar
riage was one of the social affairs of
the season. Miss Louise logon, the
groom's sister, was the maid of honor
and Miss Winifred Moran and Miss
Stella Gallagher the bridesmaids.
Mr. James Maddox was the groom’s
best man. A great many friends of
the couple attended the wedding and
later were present at a reception ten
dered at the bride’s home. Mr. and
Mrs. Logan left during the evening
for Atlanta where they will spend
several days on their honeymoon. The
bride is the daughter of one of the
best known men in Georgia.
Boy Will Live With Uncle.
Master Johnny Knapp, a little hoy
who was bronght heTe on a steamship
from New York and for whom no one
called for several days left last night
for Athens where he Is to live with an
uncle. t The steamship officials ho
gan to think they would have to adopt
Johnny.
President of Southern R
Collision and Their I
IN A WRECK.
i Georgia
‘ in session
past wee!
J. The
Richmond, Va M Nov. 29,~In a rear end collisiyi££.t
Southern railway, 35 miles from Chatham this t morni
President Samuel Spencer, of that road, was fatally injured.
The southbound vestibule train, No. 37, ran into
senger train, No. 33. It is reported that the train is bi
ing. Wreckers have been sent to the scene. Many
are reported killed or wounded. President Spender
among the dead.
Lynchburg, Nov. 29.—President Samuel Spedcer,
the Southern Ry was killed and his body burned beyond
a)d Party of Friends Killed in
s Burned Near Lynchburg.
recognition, at Lawyer, 11 miles south of here, at 6-30
o'clock this morning. Philip Schuyler, of New York, of the
Spencer party, was also killed, as was also E. W. Davis,
President Spencer’s special train dispatcher. Engineer
Terry and one man not yet identified were also killed.
Eight negroes were injured, one probably fatally.
The accident resulted from a collision between the
Washington & Southwestern limited, which ran into the
rear end of the train, No. 33, known as the Jacksonville
limited. President Spencer’s car wes burned.
COMING SOON
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE HORRIBLE CATASTROPHE.
Lynchburg Nov. 29—-The cause of
the wreck is not known with certain
ty, but it is understood the operator
in charge of the block signal office
four miles from the scene of the
wreck allowed the Atlanta train to en
ter the block before he had been given
a clear track from the next station.
Washington, Nov. 29—President
Spencer was on his way South on a
abort hunting trip and it is understood
had several guests. The collision was
between the Jacksonville Express
and the Washington and Southwestern
limited. Mr. Spencer’s car was attach
ed to the rear of the Jacksonville
train, which stopped at the top of a
heavy grade of repair a slight break.
It it reported that before the flagman
got back to protect the train the At
lanta train crushed into IL The heavy
engine plowed Into the private car
In which Mr. 8pencer and hia guests
were supposed to have been sleeping,
and immediately the car caught firs.
The locomotive was a twisted and
complete wreck. ( Under the locomo-( MR. SPENCER’S LIFE,
tivo the body of Mr. Spencer was j.. New York, Nov. 29—Samuel Span
found, and he had evidently keen kill
ed instantly.
Charles. D. Fisher, a member of
Pres. Spencer’s party, who Is report
ed missing, was one of the foremost
citizens of Baltimore, with wide bus
iness interests in the South.
Lynchburg Nov. 29—Frank T. Red
wood and Chprlet D. Fisher, both of
Baltimore, who-wire in Mr. Spencer's
car were killed.
Lightness of wit end the graces of
convention « often the result of as
sociation with height, charming, clev
er Individuals. te,
NOT FROM OLDBROOK8.
Bruffey's Story In Regard to Negro
Legislator a .Mistake.
In Sunday’s Savannah News a sto
ry of Moses Bentley was published
which had a local interest. It was
reprinted from the Atlanta Constitu
tion and was written by E. C. Bruf-
fey on the occasion of Bentley’s death.
Bentley was a well known negro in
Georgia especially during reconstruc
tion days and has lived in Atlanta
since the war. During Gov. Bui-
Hook’s administration iBenutley /was
doorkeeper in the house of Represen
tatives and here is where the local
Interest comes in. Bniffey writes that
at this time Bentley killed a negro
legislator named Brooks who was
from Brooks county.
Brooks was said to have made an
insulting remark about a white per
son for which Bentley reproved him
and in the ensuing altercation Brooks
was killed. We do not dispute the
main facts of Mr. Bruffey’s interest
ing sketch but the part about the ne
gro representative from Brooks is cer-
talnly tncorrest. Brooks county has
never had a negro representative In
the (legislature. During Bullock’s
administration Col. W. A. Lane who
afterward died 1n j Screven county,
was representative from this county.
So the negro killed by Bentley must
have balled from another place.
It Is true that after this period ne
groes ran for county offices and a ne
gro ran against Capt. H. G. Turner
for the legislature hut none of them
were elected.
Mose Bentley Is well remembered
by the older citizens he having
been here a number of times just after
the war when carpet baggers promot
ed activity among the ambitious col
ored citizenry—Quitman Free Fress.
. Forestry Expert Here.
iMr. William C. Geer, of the bureau
of forreetry is in Valdosta and yester
day he took several pictures of the
plant of the Southern Naval Stores
Distilling Co. He was looking into
the process by which the Pittman sys
tem converts pine into naval stores
products through steam heat.
’fhe plant has seven large retorts
and they run full time, using about
thirty-five cords of pine a day. The
pictures which Mr. Geer !■ taking
will be used by the department. He
also secured several samples of the
products of the plant.
Increasing Investment I ts Shown
in All Southern Enterprises.
cer, president of the Southern railway,
was born in Columbus, Ga., in 1847. He
was educated at the University
Georgia and the University of Virginia
He was one of the most prominent
railroad men in the United 8tates,
and was connected as director or offi
cer with moat of tha railway aystsma
of the 8outh, besides tha Chicago, Mil
waukee and 8t Paul, tho Erls, North
ern Pacific and other roads.
AN OPEN LETTER
To the People of Valdosta
To Whom It May Concern:
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 29—The Geor
gia and Alabama Industrial Index says
in its issue for this week:
..“Tho unceasing Investment of capi
tal In industrial enterprises and in
constructions of various characters in
Georgia and Alabama, aa told from
week to week In advance reports to
The Index, Illustrates directly and ef
fectively the extent and’ variety of the
resources of these two great states
that can be developed with certain
profit to the investor .. This week
The Index reports among other thlnga
the following $100,000 mining eompa-
Rockmart, Ga.; $50,000 foundry
and machine shop plant and stove fac
tory, Sheffield, Ala; $50,000 company
Woman is Threat
Atlanta, Nov. 29—Mrs. W. H. Young
of 227 East Cain street, has received
a mysterious letter which threatens
her death In ten days. It Is bollev*
ed that negroes In the neighborhood
are responsible for the note, which
was written on a visiting card and un-
signed. It read:
ened With Murder.
“Mrs. Young—You will be murder
ed before ton days."
This was the second message re
ceived by Mrs Young, and she be
lieves that a negro woman who made
throats against the whites during the
September riots wrote tho two letters
The police are making an Investiga
tion.
Police Guarded
Atlanta, Nov, 29—Police guarded
all night the house at 120 Mangum
street Into which a negro family mov
ed Tuoeday. Tho houee wee rented
to negroee by W, E. Wimpy, the own
er, who Is accused of taking revenge
on a minister next doer who caused
the removal of former white tenants.
Negro’s House.
. .Threats wert made during the night
that tha residence, aa well ae tha
home of Mr. Wimpy, would be dyna
mited by residents of the neighbor
hood, who are Inceneed at tha occu
pation of the Mangum (treat reel-
donee by negroes. More trouble Is
looked for.
Of late there has boon a good deal
of discussion in Valdosta in regard to
which wllll establish factory for man- advertised medicines and their value
ufaoture of parts of vehicles, Atlanta; —<he papers are full of them.
purehu* of *30,550 and propoeed r.- W® lto “F BVer * man •*+
. ....... . .. . . , . man and child In Valdosta that we be-
habilitatlon of cotton products plant .. . .. ..
... 11 eve the most valuable preparation
MontgonrAtjj 1 , Ala.; fertilizer factory 0 £ ]j vor oil—the best tonic re-
end cotton mill extension, Rockmart, constructor health restorer and
Ga.; $30,000 harness and collar factory strength creator—we have every sold
Jasper, Ala.; handkerchief factory, 8a- , n our fltore |g vlnol
vannah; $60,000 mining company or- VIno , , 8 not a patent niedlclno , , t
ganized Atlanta; steel plant extension contains no Injurious drugs, but it
Gadsden, Ala.; sewer plans In four clt- actually does contain all of the mod-
ies; four municipal achool buildings; curative elements taken from
three electric railways; two court- f re8 j, cods’ livers, without a drop of
houses; saw mills; turpentine plants; oil to upset the trtomach
telephone lines; numerous buildings an( ] r( .t ar d Jt 8 work, and tonic Iron
for business at d residential purposes; added.
ten contracts awarded and seventeen, vinol Is recognized throughout the
corporations.’’ ! world as the greatest strength creator
| for old people, Weak, sickly women
| and children, nursing mothers, and
after a severe sickness,
j Vinol cures hacking coughs, chronic
colds, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung troubles. We ask the people of
return money If It fails. A. E. Dim-
mock, druggist.
NOTE—While we are sole agents
for Vinol In Valdosta, It is now tor
sale at the leading drug stores
nearly every town and city In the
country. J/x>k for tho Vinol agency
In your town.
RECENT FIRE8 AT ADEL.
Planing Mill had Narrow Escape Yes
terday—Car Cotton Burnt.
Adel had a narrow escape from a
disastrous fire, yesterday. The en
gine room of the Aden Manufacturing
Company caught on fire and the flames
were spreading when the alarm was
given.
The bucket brigade responded to
the call and It was not long before the
fire was conquered, though the engine
room was destroyed and the main
Order for Lee Centennial.
An order fixing January 19, 1907, ’ building caught several times. Dur-
for observance of the one hundredth Ing the fire the big smoke stack fell
anniversary of General Robert E. |with /. crash. The loss was small,
Lee was announced In New Orleans but arery large loss was threatened.
Wednesday by Adjutant General and { Lra Saturday night a car load of
Chief of Staff William E. Mickle,
United Confederate veterans. The or
der was issued by command of Steph
en D. Lee, general commanding.
Mr. H. H. Tift gave his persoi
check for $36,500 for the agrici
school of the second district to be
cated at Tffton. It is a spirit ,Jlke Carr bare been reunited by their baby
C. B. Peeples sells Alabastino the that that makes towns and |(Wiona This Is something unique In the line
best wall coating known to science. great. /
from Quitman was burned on
^Georgia Southern tracks at Adel.
Te were thirty bales of It and It
i brought up on tie South Georgia
It U thought that It caught
from sparks.
A divorced Texas couple named
of a car -v-oler.
HIT WIFE ON THE HEAD.
Frank Ingram Ran Amuck and Left
His Wife for Dead at Home.
Frank Ingram, a negro who works
for the electric light company and
who has figured in tho recorder's
court In the past, was arrested last
night by Officers Jacobi and Clayton
charged with beating his wife.
The first Information the officers
had was that Ingram had knocked hla
wife down with a paling and bad left
her for dead. The matter was re
ported to the officers night before last
but Ingram was not found until last
night.
He denied that he struck the wo
man with a paling and some of hla
neighbors changed their statement
in regard to the happening. They said
that he hit her with the bntt of a whip
and that the woman was subject to
heart trouble. Tho excitement caus-
od by the assault upon her caused
her to faint, they said.
The officers put Ingram In Jail and
he will have to answer before the re
corder, (f not In the higher courts,
for the assault.
Quitman Wants Conference.
At a meeting of the board of stew
ards of the Uethodlst church, of Quit-
man, held Monday night, It was un
animously decided to Invite the South
Georgia Conference to bold their an
nual session In Quitman next year.
The conference convenes In Valdosta
this week and Rev. T. M. Christian
will extend the Invitation.
It has been suggested that all mem
bers of the church write personal
letters to acquaintances of theirs who
are members of the conference, urg
ing them te vote and use their Influ-
cnce to bring tho conference hero
next year.—Quitman Adertlscr.
Engineer J. J. Thomas Injured.
Engineer J. J. Thomas, of Way-
cross, and his negro fireman were
Injured in a head-on collision at Fort
White, Fla., Saturday night. Mr.
Thomas’s left shoulder was dislocated
and he waa badly shaken up when the
engines went together. The negro
fireman was also badly braised up.
Mr. Thomas was brought to his home
on Lott street In this city and the
fireman was carried to the hospital
It seems that Mr. Thomas ran Into
freight train that was standing on
the main line at Fort White.—Way-
cro«3 Herald.
r. Mcllhenney, of New Orleans,
who la talked of for civil service com-
mlssloncr, Is a personal friend of Mr.
Roosevelt, a democrat, a Rough Rider
and a manufacturer of tobasco sauce.
Any one of the tour qualifications
ought to land the Job.
Meet Here
on January 80i., Next
President Jordan Calls the County As
sociation to Meet on tho 11th of De
cember to Elect New Office re—Oth
er Vital Questions to Coma Before
the Body.
Call for the annual convention of the
Sea Island Cotton Association of Geor
gia and Florida to be held ait Valdos
ta, Georgia, January, 8th, 1907.
To the officers and members of too
Sea Island Cotton Association of Geor
gia and Florida:
Ilndor and by virtue of tho author
ity vestod In mo as President of your
association, mil county presidents are
hereby authorized to call their coun
ty associations to meet on the llto
day of December 130G, for toe purpose
of electing their officers for the new
year and to soloct dologates to meet
In t£e city of Valdosta, Ga., on Jan
uary 8th, 1907.
The objects of the convention are to
discuss and agree on a reduction at
acreage for toe next crop; incorpo
rate the association In a million dol
lars, or'a fund sufficient to proteat
the floating cotton, and thereby pro
tect the prices set by toe association;
to elect officers for toe- new year and
many other vital questions to toe in
terest, progress and development ot
our southland, will be taken up and:
dlscueeed by toe aisodaUon.
In the county meetings on December-
llto Is the proper time for the collec
tion of the annual dues of the associa
tion which will be taken up In the or
der of business In that meeting.
The Importance of electing officers
In each county, who will bo active
workers, will, In a large measure, de
termine the success of your associa
tion’s ability to protect the long cot
ton Interest for the coming year.
Tho association doos not need “dead
head" honorary officers.
Send large delegations, os this will
bo one of the most Important meetings
of farmers and business men ovcv
held In tho Sea Island cotton belt.
All persons Interested in our coun
try's Interest aro Invited to attend.
Tho weekly and dally press of the
states named In tho territory affected
Is earnestly requested to publish this
call for the Information of their run!
readers.
Efforts will bo made to secure reduc
ed rates on tho railroads for toe ben
efit of the delegates.
HARVIB JORDAN, Preet
O. SCHELL, Secy.
NOTICE.
GEORGIA—Lowndes County:
Under and by vtTtue of an order
passed by the Hon. Robert O. Mitch
ell, Judgo of the Superior Court of
said county, at the November term,.
1908, will be sold before toe ooort-
house door of said county, to the
highest bidder for each, between toe-
legal sale hours, on toe 1st Tuesday
to January, 1907, for the purpose of
division, toe following described
Iff Twin, to-wit:
Being part of lots of land Nos.
131, 13* and 141, more fully described
u follows: Commencing at an agreed
comer, neer J. T. Mathis’ house on
(he original line, thonoe toe original
line, north until coming to a fenoo
and corner on toe original line, thence
toe original east till coming to toe
middle of toe public road, theuoe toe
middle of sold road northward until
coming to agreed comer, thence the
agreed line west, until coming to toe
comer of the fence and land comer
on the original line, thence too origi
nal line south until coming to a cor
ner and fence, thence the original
line west until coming to a pond and
fhrough the middle of said pond and
In a bottom and the ran of said bot
tom In a north-west direction coming
to a corner, thence the original line
southward until coming to a biased
tree and old road, thence the orlgtnal
line south until coming to a comer
and fence, thence west until coming
to a Iltt'e Hold and cross fence divid
ing between G. E. Swindle and Rat
liff. thence running cross fence to
lands of Mrs. E. S. Dasher, thence
south to branch, thence along run
ning branch eastward to a fence os
■ho place known as the John Martin
place, thence south-east along sold
fence to another fence dividing said'
Swindle and Welker, thence east
along said fence to starting point,
containing *00 acres, more os less.
The samo being known ns toe old'
Reuben Knight place.
J. T. MATHIS,
J. H. DASHER,
S. L. DOWLING,
CpmmHss loners:
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