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t MF V ALD'oSTA TIMES, SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1909
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We are now occupying the Burt stand on Patterson street, where we will be mighty glad to see you and extend you a cordial welcome
l f . Oli»« Manat Cf A1 . a We expect to carry a handsomer line of goods than ever, and no effort will be spared to make it profitable to you to trade with
ill VUl ncW wlUlO us. We pledge you an honest endeavor anyway.
Some Very Attractive Prices orr Beautiful Summer Good to Close Them Out.
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Removed from corner Central Avenue and Ashley Street to Burt stand on Patterson Street, next door to M. A. Briggs' Clothing Store.
SHERIFF IS
THREATENED.
Letter Threatening His ]Jfe.
Sheriff PassTnore has received an
anonymous letter threatenlns his
life unless he ceases his effort* to
close up the places of ill-repute In
the city and get rid of their Inmates.
The Sheriff did not seem frighten
ed by the receipt of the letter, how
ever, when the reporter saw him
this morning.
The letter Is written In a dts-
buised hand, and was mailed at the
postoffice in this city. It informs
the officer that he has gone
enouglr in his crusade against the
dives in Valdosta, and "Reminds him
that the “night has no eyes," and
that his “light will be put out” un
less th^ fallen women here are let
alone. The spelling and the gram
mar used in the better are both as
bad as its contents, but It is prob
able that the display of Ignorance
is used a3 a blind. The handwriting
is evidently that of a man.
The Sheriff spates that he does
not propose ' to be swerved one Jot
-or tittle from what he conceives to
be his duty, by the receipt of any
such scurrilous epistle. In the mead
time an effort Is being made to
trace the authorship of the letter,
and one ‘or two clues are now being
use them.
As soon as postoffice-inspector
Brittain returns to fhe city, which
will probably be tomorrow, the let
ter will be turned over to him, and
the United States government will
take a hand In the affair.
The effort which has been under
way for sometime to close the dis
orderly places in town, has aroused
a spirit of resentment in certain
quarters and among a certain class,
but such under-band methods as are
being employed gainst the Sheriff
will prove a boomerage to those who
employ them.
The man who wrote Sheriff Pass-
more the threatening letter prob
ably don't mean a thing he said in
it—he Is trying to work a bluff that
the Sheriff will call. At the same
time he has done a thing that is
liable to get him in“tbe most serious
trouble be eyer faced.
IV. C. T. U. NOTES
At the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church held recently
at Denver, Colo., resolutions were
passed to appeal to Congress for
temperance legislation, under the
following special points:
That the receipt of revenue in any
form from .the liquor traffic be dis
continued.
That the federal government shall
ro longer issue tax receipts in pro
hibition territory.
That interstate shipment of li
quors be discontinued.
That a prohibitory zone twenty-
five miles wide be established
around every Indian reservation.
That the malls be closed to tfce
advertising or the distribution or
liquor.
WARRANTS FOR
BEEROEALERS.
Pat Flnnity Swears Out Warrants
Against 10 Valdosta Dealers.
ANNOUNCEMENT. .
Would announce to the public
that we harp Just placed In »toek
a very complete line of Eeetmen
Kodacka and euppllee. Von caa
anything In Eastman’, line by call
ing at Mackey’* store.
Mrs. Walker Lane Entertains.
Mrs. Walker Lane entertained the
Priscilla club yesterday afternoon
a: the home of Mrs. Gordon Cran
ford, and a pleasant afttirnoon was
spent by the Industrious members
of that club. About a dozen mem
bers were present and they were
entertained on the front porch. De
lightful refreshments were served
after the working hours.
There are other optical parlors In
the country, bat you cannot find
one that Is more complete than
Uackey-a, the Optometrfet.
These resolutions are In line with
those adopted by the National W.
C. T. V. at its convention last Oc
tober, and doubtless express the
hopes oL a great mass of the people
of the nation. -
National position Inconststept.
- Hon. Finley Heniflekeon, if Cum
berland, Md., points out the 'fait
that the Federal government can
scarcely expect the perfect respect
of the people for federal laws when
the goveramerit itself encourages
disregard for state laws. Ho says:
“The federal government has for
.oars past shown an utter disregard
for the liquor ldws of all the forty-
six states. A saloon outlaw In the
states stands on the same nigh
plane with the federal government
ns any other person. When a com
munity votes dry. the federal gov
ernment sells tax receipts or gov
ernment licenses to the lawless in
that territory, and the rule of the
Treasury Department forbids the
collectors testifying In the state
courts against them. In conformity
with that reactionary policy, Cong
ress refuses to pass any legislation |
to permit the prohibition states to
prstect their territory from Inter
state shipments of liquor.
’Suppose the coast states were to
encourage- smuggling, and sell state
licenses to smugglers In order
Increase state revenues, and would
then order the state officers who
sold these licenses to smugglers not
to testify In fedeal courts against
these the government tried to pro»-
ecute for smuggling. How would
the attorney-general like to fto-4
such a proposition as that In 41s
law enforcement campaign? Bat
that Is exactly what the slates have
to contend with In the sale of ■gof
ernment licenses to liquor out-laws ”
Warrants have been sworn out for
ten near-beer dealers In the city,
charging them with selling Intoxicat
ing beverages In violation of the
Georgia prohibition law. There are
about fourteen dealers In town and
It Is understood that warrants have
been Issued for all but tour of them,,
The warrants were sworn out this
week bqfore Justic’e W. D. Peeples,
by Pat Flnnity, a workman employed
on the government building. They - , __
have not yet been served 1 , bat Shor- 1 imCS WSilt AuS
Jiff Paismpre expects to servo th, ~
•<1 xAY ED—From my homo, last
iaiT.' Kue cow and bait, Cow /marked
If your eves are giving you trouble
consult Msckey, the Optometrist,
111 Patterson street.
> NOTICE.
The Mt. Zion Camp Meeting will
begin o n August 6th and last till
the 15th. We are planning for a
great meeting and deilre every tent
on the ground occupied, and more
built. I wish all who desire and
expect to tent at this camp wonld
drop me a card at Lake Park,
once. ,
We expect to have our Presiding
Elder. Rev. J. A. Harmon, of Val
dosta; Rev. W. F. Smith, of Quit-
man ; Rev. J. C. O. Brooks, of Ash-
burn, and Rev..J. p. Chatfleld, of
Sparks, to do . t#ja pfhachlng, and
’other Chrlstla/ WWkers of note.
Let every Christian pray fior the
meeting, and eyi
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near-beer dealers will do in thf mat
ter He not known, but.lt is probable
that they will give bond end demand
an Indictment before the grand Jury.
Flnnity chargee that the quality
of beer being dispensed here li so
"near" that an over-indulgence In It
will put the Imbiber to the bad and
do .the job up In line shape. Just
what proof he will bring In sub
stantiation of the charge will de
velop- when the cases come up In
court
Sh^tff Passmore has evidently
been/ making aome quiet Investiga
tions himself, and he saye that four
bottlea of near-beer drank In
honr’a time, will make a man or boy
unaccustomed to drinking It, ai
drunk aa a lord. He aaye farther
that one young man whom he is
positive did not drink anything bat
near-beer was made hilariously
drunk on three bottles, Of course
the Sheriff wouldn't give the name
of the young man referred to, and It
Is not known whether some party
offered hlmeelf as a vicarious sub
stitute for an experiment similar to
the one made by officers In Atlanta
sometime ago when a physician In
the city let the officers try on him
tile Intoxicating quality of the beer
(Old there.
The near-beer dealers fn the city
claim that the beer they sell Is ab
solutely non-lntoxlcatlng, that It com*
plies fully With the restrictions of
the prohlhlttlon law, and that It Is
sold In good faith as a prohibition
drink'. They say they oourt the full-
tst Investigation 1 .
Watched the Flower Bloom.
Quito a crowd of people turned
out at the home of Mr. A. L. Bur
nette Monday night to watch the
wonderful little Mower known by
some such name as "night bloom-
cerlus," to untold Its strange
llttli leaves and live Its life of a
few^hours In the darkness.
It'ls said to have been a very In
teresting sight.. The flower was
pot/supposed to be fully open till
about eleven o’clock, but to the sur
prise of some of the party, It was
In full bloom before nine o'clock.
Negro Woman Arrested.
Deputy Sheriff G_. C. Register, ol
Clinch county, was In the city thle
morning with a negro woman pris
oner, whom ho had arrested at
Edith, and waf carrying her to the
county Jail at Homervllle. j.. t
The' woman Is charged with Stab
bing another negro woman yeeter-
day In a light at Edith. The wound
is sftfd not to be a very dangeroue
one,.hut le’n pretty ugly cut.
la on* ear, split and under-bit, oth:
n swallowfork and under-bit. White
s: rit>ee up and down back and bel
ly. brindlo aides. Calf slightly
brlndje from shoulder to head. Oth
er part mostly whitemale. A suit-
able reward will be paid tor Infor
mation or return to O. W. Llssl-
more, R. F. D. No. 1, Box 2. Adel,
Ga. 7-17-W21
Mackey's le the only place in
South Georgia where you can. have
your eyes scientifically examined
and the glasses made to suit the
defect while you wait, and rery sel
dom keep you waiting more than 30
or 40 minutes.
F1K8T CLAUS blacksmith coal tot
•ale. Booth Qeorgls Buggy ‘Co., Val
dosta, Ga. U-26-wli»
A BARGAIN for quick purchaser,
well equipped and established liv
ery business at Lake Park, Ga., For
Information addrese W. N. Harrell,
Lake Perk, Ga. MJ-errlt-dlt
Palace Bakery Closed.
The Palaoe Bakery on Patterson
street, C. P. Land, Manager, was
closed yesterday by the foreclosure
of a mortgage held by the First
National Bank of Valdosta.
Mr. H. C. Turner la visiting rela
tives In Forsyth for several days.
Cotton Active but Weaker.
New York, July IS.—Cotton waa
active at the opening of the market
today, but weaker and from alk to
seventeen points lower, on the
strength of better weather.
Tho Eastman Kodack Is far only
l" cack oi the market. You ean grt
iie-n at Mnrk*»’«, tho Jeweler,
ins
AD This Week
Brown’s
10c. Store
YOUR STORE, 109 Patterson St., Valdosta, Georgia.
evpry.^dy eg..
Ml'
Bought New Gasoline Launch.
Mr. Alien Strickland has bought
n new gasoline launch and 1. having
It fitted out for use In Ocean Pond.
It Is a pretty little vessel and
will carry a dozen people. He has
named the launch Julian C., In hon
or of his little son. Master Julian
C. Strickland.
You cannot afford to spend your
vacation without an Eastman Ko-
dack. Get them at Mackey's, the
jeweler.
The Hot Season is On!
The famous Georgia mosquito has also put
in his appearance with a buzz and an occasion
al sting. Are all your beds provided with
nice, new mosquito canopies? We have them
in stock of all kinds and sizes to’fit baby
beds, three-quarter beds and full size beds at
‘Prices Ranging from $1.25 to $6.00 Each.
Are your Summer porches fixed
up? Have you got them protected
from the morning and afternoon sun?
If you haven’t, we can fix it up with
our Famous * udor Porch Shades,
Hammocks, Swings and the Chain
Mission Swing. Our prices are ro suit
you. In fact our summer line of furn
iture and house fittings was never* ,. k**l
more complete. We invite you to look
through our stock or ’phone or write
and you will have prompt' attention
The Ousley Company,
Valdosta. ■ Georgia.
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