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THE ALOOSTA TIMES
. JULY 21. <*«.
STRONG PUU FOR
ODD FELLOWS.
J T.
Working up a Great Revival.
All of the Lodges In the 8tate are
Being Urged to Make This a Ban
ner Year—To Raise Membership
From 32,000 to 50,000 Is the Object.
(From Monday's Dally.)
Grand Master John T. Blalock
promises to ise efforts this year to
make It the banner year In the his
tory of Odd Fellowship In Georgia.
The lodges of the state now have
about thirty-two thousand members,
but Mr. Blalock believes that It oan
be Increased a half without very
much trouble. He believes that new
lodges oan be instituted and that the
membership of the lodges already in
existence can be Increased a very
great deal.
To that end, he has sent to all of
the lodges of the state a letter ap
pealing to them to “get busy” and ac
complish something before the year
ends. He sets the stake at 50,000 and
begs every lodge to make the propos
ed increase in members “the special
order of business during the sum
mer.” The following is his letter to
the lodges of the state:
To the Odd Fellows of Georgia.
The Grand Master desires to pub
lish an honor list of lodges In this
Jurisdiction on October 1st, 1908, and
April 1st, 1909, consisting of the
twenty-five lodges which show the
largest percentage of Increase for
the quarter from July 1st to October
1st, and the quarter ending April
1st, 1909..
I trust that your lodge will enter
heartily Into the contest and do the
very best work of your life. We can
double the membership in Georgia
In one year, If every member will
take an actlye Isterest In this con
test.
The lodge making the highest per
centage of Increase trill be awarded
for each quarter a gold medal to be
wB “The Gran a Master's
Phe name of the brother
the largeet number of ap-
to the lodge which wins
“tirfrf^Be ehgraved ‘ oh same
? wi% a suitable Inscription
will, through the lodge be
awarded the medal.
You will observe that the contest
Is based on percentage of increase
and the lodge with only a small mem
bership has an equal chance with the
largest lodge. If you have only ten
members and Increase to twenty,
your percentage of Increase la one
hundred per cent.
We have your July reports, so on
October 1st, let each secretary for
ward to the Grand Master a certified
statement showing the number of
members In good standing at the
time and from these reports the In
crease will be figured and the roll
made up.
Liet every lodge in Georgia enter
earnestly Into the contest to win
and you will be very happy over the
result, even though you should not
win.
Fraternally yours.
J. T. BLALOCK. .
Grand Master.
COW8 DIEO OF RABIES.
One of Them was Bitten by a Dog
the 20th of Last May.
(From Monday*# Dally.)
Mr. A. McAuley was In the city
this morning and told of the loss of
three good cows from hydrophobia
caused by the bite of a dog. One
of the cows was bit*en by a dog in
May and he thinks the other two
cows contracted the disease from
grazing lntlhe same field with the
one that was affected.
On the 20th of last May he says
that the cow was feeding along the
road when a dog came trotting along
and the cow ran at the dog. The
canine snapped the cow and In twen
ty-one days, he says, the cow was
mad. .Twenty-seven days later an
other cow was attacked and died.
The last of the cows died yester
day. Mr. McAuley does not know
that any other dog has bitten the
cows, and he thinks that the condi
tion of the last two that died was
caused by grazing from the grass
where the others were.
About one hundred and fifty other
cowe and many sheep have been
grazing on the same range and none
of them have shown any symptoms
of the disease.
Judge McCall Re-Appointed.
Gov. Hoke Smith this week ap
pointed Judge J. G. McCall judge of
the city court of Quitman, for the
full term of four years beginning
Aug. 12, 1908. .lodge MoCall was ap
pointed the first of the year to fill
out the unexpired term of the late
Judge Bennett, and has made an able
presiding officers.
The fight for the so-lieitorship of
this court between the present incum
bent, Col. J. W. Edmondson and Mr.
Morton Turner Is 3 ald to be a ^ ’iTttTirtlii oTproperty
in ms hie
110 OFF.
is Easily Accounted for.
The Stock of Money was Short $90,-
000, According to the Tax Book*—
The Saloons Make up $23,000 of
the Loss, While one Mill has a De
cline of $43,COO In Values.
(From Monday*# Da«y.)
The tax returns In Lowndes county
for the present year show a decline
of much more than was Indicated, but
it Is quite an easy matter to trace up
what caused the shortage.
There Is no decline In the value
of property In the county, and the
decline Is not confined to any par
ticular section. Every district In
the county shows a falling off, with
the exception of Naylor and the Club
House districts. The gain in the
Naylor district is $12,930, and in the
Club House district It Is $6,351.
In the other districts of the county
there has been a decline. In the Val
dosta district the loes has been $72,*
606 In the at ee.CCkCro hrdlu omfm
606, In the Cat Creek district It has
been $10,549, In the Hahira district
$6,700, In the Ousley district $17,466,
In the Lake Park district $20,972, In
the Clyattville district $46,976, In the
Dasher district $18,557.
The total loss for the county
amounts to $190,000, but there is no
little Miss Annie LeGette, ot Nay
lor la spending two weeks with the
family of Mr. O. T. Patterson.
Miss Kansas MJIey, of Hahira, la
spending some days with Miss Esale
Stapleton.
Messrs. T. C. Skeen and C. H. Lowe
have returned from Atlanta, where
they spent two or three days on busi
ness.
Miss Lena Cook, of Quitman, Is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. W. L. Black.
Mrs. M. \V. Bargeron lo'r v * erday
for an extended visit to relative# In
Florida.
HI. Wlf. was Loyal to Him Through J Mr B . u Cumbers, who Is with
Life and was With him When j the South Atlantic Car Co., of Way-
natured. though warm one. It was
thought that this contest, would have
been settled by the governor before
now and probably will be in a few
days,
Both gentlemen have warm friends
at work in their behalf and numer
ous petitions have been sent the gov
ernor by their friends. The outcome
awaited with interest.—Quitman
Free Press.
An Epidemic Among Horses
Milltown, Ga., July 20.—'There
seems to be an epidemic of horses
and mules dying in this section of
the country. In the past two weeks
Mr. Lev© Sjrmanf and .Mr--
down near Naylor, lost A fia^
horse and two nice mules In the past
week. Messrs. Hill and John Peters,
who live Just over the line in Lowndes
county, lost a fine horse and mule,
Mr. Peters’ horse dying a week ago
and Mr. Hill’s dying last night. Mr.
Nadam Tomlinson who lives Just
over the line in Clinch, lost his fine
horse last week. We are unable to
find out the exact trouble that each
of them died with, but think it due
to too much green feed being fed.
The loss falls very heavy on the
gentlemen as they had not finished
laying-by their crops.
of any kinds. Owing to the panic
last fall, property owners did not feel
like raising values, though nobody
desired to sell what they had at
less prices than formerly. Th<
amount of money on hand 1# said
have been $90,000 lees tha»^t,;jn ,
*ast year. One concern reduced* .Ui;
values $36,000 for reason givep ip The
Times the other day. Another com
cern, on acoount of a recent , fire;
gave In for $10,000 lees, another re
duced $15,000 on account of having
less stocK on hand. One saloonlat
cut hie values $17,500, while another
reduced his $5,600. There were six
or eight other saloons who gave In'
_ Jhlag at >li fhli^lr.-9oqWi-gab(»
property was given in at leas on Ac
count of the reduced rental price.
Many small tax payers have not giv
en In at all this year and will have to
be hunted up by the officer later on.
Tax Receiver Bacon says that if
returns had been made on a basis of
values four or five months ago, or
even If they had been made on the
day set for valuation, there would
have been a much larger decrease.
He says that most of the people
were blue along In February and
March and that their personal feel
ings then would have Influenced them
in making theiT returns. He says
that values are often fixed In ac
cordance with one’s mood at the
time. He says that the outlook has
Improved so much of late that the
tax returns have improved with It.
Death Game—Interesting News
and Gossip From Milltown and That
8ectfon of Berrien.
Milltown. Ga., July 15, 1998.
Henry C. Joyner, the white man
who was recently pardoned by the
Governor^ apd given hia release from
the ccnvict^camp at this place, died
shortly after noon today. At the
time of hia discharge, little hope for
hia recovery waa entertained by hia
physician. Besides the devoted at
tention of his faithful wife, he has
been Tory tenderly cared for by the
people of, Milltown. He embraced re
ligion, and Inst his end peacefully.
Hia remains will be Interred in the
cross, spent yesterday and today
with his family here.
New Road Accepted.
The new road to Blue Springs via.
the Boulevard, which waa recently
completed by Mr. J. E. Gibson, the
contractor, was Inspected Wednesday
by the county board, In company with
Mr. Gibson and Mayor Wilson.
The road waa found to be In ex
cellent condition for a new road, and
can easily be made a first class high
way that will be of great benefit to
the town, as well as the farmers liv
ing In the territory near Blue
Springs.
A meeting of the Board was held
after their return to town and by a
unanimous vote It was decided to ac-
cemetery here tomorrow, the funeral i cp nt the road at the contract price,
services being conducted from ♦&*! $1,500. It was the opinion of the
Baptist church. His death was due| boardi affPr a thorough examination, jdown.
to tuberculosis, coupled with malarial ! * ba * tbp terms of the contract had j The boy answers the description
fever. He had been a convict since bP€n fully complied with in every | 0 f a j )0 y who j 3 believed to havs*
WITH THE POLICE
OFFICERS
Boy Wbo Stole IM Ffim gr,
Harts' Rosidtiice is Cay^i
He Is a Very Small Negro, Though
About Fou.teen Years of age—Her
Say* he Brought the Watch Frorm
Mayday—Several Hackmen Pulled
for Crossing the Line.
(From Friday's Dally.)
A little negro name Ditt Rica wo*
arrested yesterday afternoon cm a
charge of stealing a watch belonging’
to Mies Sadie Marks from the resi
dence of Mr. Marks the night before.
The boy sold the watch to iMr. J. EL
Springer and It was returned ft? Mi-.
Marks.
The boy said that he brought tfcw
watch from Mayday two weeks ago*,
and when he found that that stabs’-
ment would not do he said that ha-
found It by the gate leading to Mfc'
Marks’ yard. The boy, It Is beCevedL
entered the house Wednesday on**»
noon or night while the family went
away. The watch was attached to *-
gold butterfly pin, but the pin was-
thrown away. It as found under «
bush In the yard where it was thrown:
Woman was Stealing Lace.
During the recent clearance sales
by the merchants here there have
been a number of cases of petty pil
fering reported, and the public would
be surprised to know of some cases
that have been reported. In most
Instances the articles have been r'
covered. On Saturday night, at
Swindle and Company’s, Mrs. Swindle
while waiting for her husband, notic
ed a negro woman stuffing a roll of
lace In her shirt waist. Mr. Swindle
was told of It and approached the
woman. A piece of the lace wa«
sticking out and he caught it and
began to pull. Tt began to unroll un
til he had about thirteen yards of It
In his hands. Tt was valued at 20c a j
yard and the woman was allowed to "
Day for It.
Snake Bites Mail Carrier.
r. A. L. Webb, the substitute car
rier on route No. 2. while carrying
the mall Friday, was bitten by a
snake In a mall box.
Owing to the fact that ft was rain- Mr. M. A. Briggs Returns.
Ing Mr. Webb bad un his storm cur-1 Mr. M. A. Briggs and Misses Emile
tain-*, and when he saw a flie In one Briggs and Eulalle Converse, have
of his boxes slgnal'ng ♦hat. th«re was j returned from Derver. Col., where
some mall In it. instead of nutting-they attended the National Democrat-
the curtains aside and looking In th^ j !c Conv nrion. After the convention
box he reached out and put his hand they spent a week In the mountains
1894.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Cowart, and
Master Caifjy Jessup, have moved to
Nashville, where Mr. Cowart will en
gage in the drug business. They
have left a hos f of friends in Mill-
town, who follow them with best
wishes.
liter. Royal F. Dennis will move his
family next week to Sale City,
where he is pastor of some churches.
This la another excellent family,
Milltown will miss very much.
it. Newsome Pafford and family
returned to Cairo, after a pleas*
visit to his brother, Mr. William
bv. Wk K. Dennis and family ara
visiting the families of Rev. R. F.
Dennia mid Dr. W. L. Patten. Mr.
DennS« filled the Methodist pulpit at
the mornjng onrf night services, last
fijmday and weachcd able sermons.
detail, and there wag no hesitation J been doing a lot of stealing around
about a decision In accepting the
work.—Quitman Free Press
Watson Challenges Bryan.
Macon, July 20—Georgians may
hear a Joint debate between Mr. Wat
son and Mr. Bryan if the latter ac
cepts a challenge that has been prof
fered by the Populist candidate. Mr.
Watson has proposed that the candi
dates meet in three disputes, one
each to be held in Georgia and Ne
braska and a third state, probably
New York. No answer to the chal
lenge has yet been received.
PEACH 8EED WANTED.
We will pay $1.50 per bushel *or
any kind of peach seed for planting
purpooea.
J. H. POWELL CO.
7-204lt wit.
town, and the police officers believe
that he Is one of the slickest young
thieves In the business.
8everal Hackmen Pulled.
Officer Hill made cases against six
hackmen at the Georgia Southern
and Florida depot yesterday evening
charged with going beyond the line
In soliciting for passengers. Those
who were arrested were Henry Pot^' •
ter, Lucius Ousley, Rube Ousley, How
ard Williams, Moso William* r*nd
Obe Mensey. A bond was takes for ^
them and the whole bunch win b*^
required to appear before Recorder^’
Varnedoe Monday morning. ->
Rode Wheel on 8ldewalk.
A boy named Will Simpson waa ar
rested by Officer Hill yesterday
temoon accused of riding a Wcyd*
on the nlde walks. He wUf■ bsre to
appear before the recorder Monitor
moraine.
BZ
box. the snake 1 then stuck his,of Colorado, visiting all of the places
of Interest and having the best time
fangs In Mr. Webb’s hand.
The snake was in oak snuk*. whose'of their lives. They went to Col^-
hlte. luckily for Mr. Webb.. Is harm-lrado Springs, Pueblo. Manitou, the
less. This was a close call for Mr 'Garden of the Gods, Idaho Springs
Webb and he is proud of the fact | and the famoufc Georgetown Loop.
It was a harmless snake Instead .Cripple Creek, the Royal Gorge, and
„t a polnonous one —Hahira Dls-'up Pike’s peak. They visited th<»
p ate h j most Interesting mines and saw all
- , that Is to be seen In the way of mag
nificent scenery in Colorado.
During the convention, Misses Em
ile and Eulalle had * seats In the
boxes next to Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas
jLongworth and Mrs. Ruth Bryan Lee*
' vitt. They were right In with the
| wives and daughters of many govern
ors, senators and others who visited
the convention, their sea's having
been secured by TTon. Clark Howell,
'one of the national committeemen.
Their Laundry was Burned. i
Messrs. Turner Presley and Joe
Shelton lost a laundry by fire at Live ,
Oak. Fla.. Thiirsdav night. The flr rt
caught about ten o'clock and burned
rapidly. The laundry was new and
the loss Is estimated at $4,000. They
carried $2,000 Insurance on ’he ma-
Their enterprise may be
tarted again, though their loss was
complete.
HI* Eye Badly Hurt. I In the Recorder*# Court
Mr. Ben Sutton happened to a very Mansor’s Horse Stabbed Again. | y n the r<>cor( j er » B court thla morn-
serious accident Friday at his home T* 1 ** bor * p belonging *o John Man-1 JnR ♦» 1orn was tne usual crowd, with
at Greggs. While driving a nail lr j sor wb,ch waa 9tabbft<1 on tbp nerk jsome «Hght variations. There were
glanced and struck him In the eye,1 a wppk or 90 was stabbP <i a,ra * n five offenders against, the law which
cutting the hall. He went to D-. j FHdny night In a vpry similar j ^^i^jts fighting In the city and
Carter at Nashville for treatment. it| mannpp Mansor has no Idea wbo , there were six offenders charged with
Is hoped that his eye can be saved. | lt * 9 tba * * nfl * pt such an Injury j ov# » r rh^ n n e at the depot. The I
but It Is said to be badly hurt.—Adel to h,s horSP * M he doA * not know that ! fines In all of these cases amounted
JUST THINK
News.
Officer Under $2,000 Bond.
C. W. Corbett, the night marshal
at Nashville, who shot and killed the
Valdosta negro. Nelson Ward, there
on the night of July 4th, was given
a commitment trial at Nashville Sat
urday afternoon and bound over to
Superior court. Hi* bond was set at
$2,001) which he promptly arranged.
|he has any enemies. ito about forty dollars.
~ j The sewerage cases, that Is, the
Death of a Little Child. lenses against some parties charged
Bernice, the little eleven-months I with not pnttlng in sanitary sewer-
old son of Mr. and Mrs C. M. Sweat,
died at their home at Hahira Wednes
day afternoon, cholera Infantum be
ing the cause of hia death. Th-»
body of the little boy was carried to
Nashville Thursday morning for Int
ferment—Adel News.
age will come up Thursday morning
for a hearing. The Hutchinson In
junction case will come before Judge
Mitchell at Thomosville on Wednes
day. and If the Injunction la dissolv
ed the cose against Mr. Hutchinson
I will also come up.
The House
Copyright 1908
tottM of Kuppenheioef
Chicago
Just think of buying an up-to date 1908
$20.00 Suit for $13 35.
Just think of buying an up-to-date 1908
$15.00 Suit for $10.00.
And any Suit in stock at 33 1-3 discount
or 1-4 off.
Just think of buying a $6.00 pair of new ’08
Trousers for $4.50.
Just think of buying a $3.00 pair of new ’08
Trousers for $2.25.
Just think of buying all other trousers at
1-4 off regular price.
Just think of Panama Hats at $3.75, $4.50
and $6 00 that sold formerly for $6.00,
$7.50 and $1.0.00.
Just think of all Straw Hats selling now at
33 1-3 discount.
Just think of buying Trunks, Bags and Suit
Cases at 25 per cent discount
And right in the Good Old Summer Time.
Well, you can do it at
SALE LASTS UNTIL SATURDY NIGHT, JULY 18.