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fMK VALDOBTA 1
THE BIRD MEN
HAVEARRIVED
Several of the Aviators and
Their Mechanics Reached
the City 1 his Morning.
CM It L'THERS- WA AS WEDDING.
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
A big bunch ot them cam* tbla
Marline* I 1 y
i lfast of them wera registered at
the varloug hotels here from Indian
apotlSs Ind., and other parts in the
North. They look like ordinary
mortals and not like birds, though
It is said that they are among the
highest flyera in this country,
The bunch which came in this
Morning are a few houra ahead of
the ships in which they will sail next
week. Tbero are about a dozen in
the party, four or five of them being
aviators and tho balance of them
ar# mechanicians und attendants.
They have been out In the town
ly all day, but they did not mingle
with tho general public very much
aa they do not care to attract too
much attention until tho aviation
lext week. , #
Everything Is now Jn readiness for
the flying machines at tho park on
the second, third and fourth of
March. Mr. Berger, who is manager
af the meet and under whose man
agement It is being given, says that
h# has never seen tho outlook for a
successful event better than It (s
mow. He pulled off tho famous
meet at Belmont Park near New
York last fall when Graham White
and other great aviators made their
sensational flights around tho statue
af Liberty and broke records, both
for speed, altitudo and enduranco.
Mr. Berger was managing Molaaant
when ho made his wondroful endur
ance flight last fall going so high
Is the sethrlal blue that when he.
reached the ground the frame of his
machine was Incased in lee. ,
Mr. Berger believes that the fllghta
Is Valdosta will bo Just aa successful
as they were In New York, Balti
more, New Orleans and Los Angeles,
tka difference being that there will
■ot be as many avl&torshere aa there
war* at those places and the purses
^. . son, waaborn on Dec. 7, 184V. and
will not b.larg* enough to o.k. , hort , y J„ er that ttme th , ft mlly
his Home,
its Contents.
A Couple From ImIooiitUI. Were
Worried In This City Yesterday.
A quiet but very pretty msrrlsse
ceremony was performed -esterday
afternoon st 3 o'clock et the residence
of Mr. ind Mrs. R. G. Starke on'
North Asbley street, when the Rer. pj fe
Dr. a. L. mtzer, pastor of tho Pres*
byterlan church united Miss Annie
Wui and Mr. Jack Carutbers In the
holy bonds of wedlock. Both Miss
Waat and Mr. Carutbers came to
Valdosta yesterday morning from
Jacksonville on tbe morning train
to hare the ceremony performed
quietly, only s few close frlenJs ot
the contracting partlea being pres-
ent.
Mias Waas la a resident of Jack,
sonrllle and held a responsible
stenographic position with Messrs.
Doty & Stowe. She has many friends
who lore her for her sweet disposi
tion, and womanly traits of char
acter.
Mr. Caruthera Is s valued attache
of tho Florida East Coast railway,
being a passenger train conductor
and running between Jacksonville
and Fort Pierce whore ho has nu
merous friends both among the rail
road fraternity and along his road,
who will congratulate him on his
goo fortune In securing such a prlzo
for a partner through life.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Caruthers after
spmdng today aa the guesta of Mrs.
Starve. nnd visiting other
friends In the city, will leave this
nlng for Jacksonville whore they
will go to housekeeping In their
new home on East Adama atreet—■
a bridal present from Mr. Caruthers
to Ms bride.
Among those present at. the mar
riage wero Mr. and Mrs. Robinson,
Mr. and Mrn. Scott. Mrs. Goo. Wat
son, and Minn Minnie Clare Robin
son. Mr. nnd Mrs. Caruthera have
the best wishes of all their friends
for a long nnd happy life.
vATVKJZAk. FHBRUABT £8, U1L
TOM STATEN’S
HOME MED
Destroyed
iere, and
(From Wednesday's Daily )
Th* country home of Mr. W. T.
DAMAGE SUIT AT MOULT HIE.
Mrs. Ada May Ford Sues Western
Union for *15,000,
The case of Mr*. Ada Mae Ford,
of M rven, against the Western Un
ion Telegraph Co., is on trial in the
City Court today. Mrs. Ford is sue-
ing for 915,000 damages for partial
loss of her eyesight. She alleges that
delay on part of the defendants In
delivering a message addressed to
Dr. Jerkins, eye-specialist at Mom-
trie, was the direct cause of her los
ing her sight, because had the tele
gram been delivered promptly Dr.
Jerkins would have answered the
Staten live miles North ot Valdosta,! summons and her eyes would have
was burned to the ground between been saved,
Is Looking for tho Lost Heir.
A. B. Buxton Is In receipt of a let
ter from an attorney In New York
seeking the heirs of Benjamin Jack-
aon (or Benjamin C. Jackson) born
about tho year 1807, and hi* wife
Rebecca Chamberlain Jackson, nee
Burachell, who are entitled to share
In the estate of the above parties.
It la known that these porsona re
sided in Georgia In the year 1840 as
one of their children, Florence J)tck-
to New York City,
is year
eleven and twelve (/clock today.
It 1* said that the house caught
on Are from sparks and was burning
briskly before It was^-discovered.
Mr. Staten was absent from home at
the time of the Are, being over at
the pecan plantation in whleh he is
Interested. Mrs. Staten was at horns
but knew nothing of the Are until a
negro man happened to see the roof
In a blaze and ran artound the house
and gave the alarm.
Mrs. Staten and the negro began
to move out such things ac they
could and succeeded In saving 3
lot of bedding, silverware, table
ware and the piano.
Before the fire progressed very
far others came up and assisted
them.
Much of the furniture, however,
was destroyed and the house is a
total loss. The house was a nice
country home and was valued at
13.000 or |4 000. iJL loss ro the
house and furniture will amount to
$5,000 partially covered by insur
ance.
It Is understood that Mr. Staten
will occupy one of his out houses
for awhile, but It is probable that
work will begin at once In rebuilding
his home.
The message In question was tele
phoned from Morven to Quitman to
a man named Harrell, who has no
connection with the Western Union,
but had been accustomed to reced
ing messages over the phone and for
warding them purely for accommo
dation. In this way, and because
the wires to Moultrie were down, the
message was delayed about 24 hours.
The defense seta up that It received
no message from Mrs. Ford, that It
does not gaurantee delivery of mes
sages, and that the negligence In
this case was on the part ot Mr*.
Ford’s husband for waiting until such
a critical moment In his wife’s trou
ble to summon a specialist.—Moul
trie Observer.
HEALTH BOARD
WAS FORMED
Mayor and Council Met Yet
terday and Elected Mem
bers of the Board. . *
FKIWONAL MENTION
Woodmen are Coin, to Moultrie.
A special train trill be run from
this city to Monitlie nezt Sunday
morning to carry a crowd which Is
going from' here to that place to wit
ness the unveiling ot a monument
erected by the Woodmen of tho
World. Tho train will tsaye here at
8.35 In the morning and will leave
Moultrie on the return trip at two
o’clock.
Tbe pterelaea at tti lllng of
Were Quietly Married Yesterdny.
The home of Mrs. Blltch, at 309
Troup street, South, was the acene
of a quiet marriage last evening
about alz o’clock, the contracting
parties being her daughter, Miss
Clara Belle Blltch, and Mr. John T.
Duncan.
It Is said that Mr. Duncan drove
np to her home In an automobile
and asked for the young lady, but
her mother suspected their inten
tions, so told them that If they were
going to marry that she would pre
fer for tho ceremony to be perform-
ed at her home. Rev. J. A. Harmon
was summoned to the house and per-
fored the ceremony In a very im
pressive manner In the presence of
a faw Intimate friends of the cou,
pie.
The bride la a very attractive
young lady and has many friends In
thle city. The ^room came here from
Florida, and has been working at
Parrish's garage, being .v-j^mechan-
ebauf
-v-
ita will have the honor of
pulling oil tho first great aviation
mast in a small town In the United
State* Wo city of laaa than fifty
thousand poople ever tackled such
an enterprise until Yaldosta payed
tha way. The reports from all of the
country around Indicate that thous
ands of people are coming to this
city to see the airships. The mer
chants are going to put on special
sales for the week and all of the
atorea will hare their spring stocks
on the counters, giving tho visitors
an opportunity of Inspecting the lo
cal markets when they come to ace
the aTtntora do their daring atunta In
the air.
Altogether, the aviation meet
promises to bo the greatest event ot
tha kind aver seen In this section of
tha country. It will give tho poople
In all of this territory an opportun
ity of aeelng a sight that would coat
them much tl.ma and much money
If they had In go to aome of
tha large rltlea to see It.
Th» airships are the latest and
most wonderful Invention of man. It
la easy enough to understand how
an Inflated balloon, which la lighter
than air. rlaea uo and floats olt
through spare, but to see a machine
that la heavier than air, to construct
ed that It will dart off like a bird,
carrying a driver to guide It and an
engine to force It nlong la another
proposition, dt Is something that
people ten years ago nerer dreamed
could be accomplished. The Inven
tion has almost been perfected within
the last few months, and the airships
that arc to be exhibited at Valdosta
next week will be tho very latest
that have been made.
The railroads are all giving tow
rates for the aviation meet and the
street car company la making ar
rangements to handle tha crowd
promptly from thlk city to Pine Park,
while the Georgia Southern will also
ran special trains to the Park, via
the aotton mills, hauling passengers
to or from tha Park la from eight
-to tea mlnntea.
The Ttmre of yesterday printed a
Hat of those who have paid up their
subscription to tho airship fund.
The following hare paid up since
that list was printed:
Ingram Drug Co.: Davis Brothera;
_ last member of this family
has recently died leaving considera
ble property and tha heirs are un
known.
If anyone reading this article la
any relation to the above named par
ties they will do well to confer with
Mr. Buxton.—Moultrie Observer.
More Money on l'Vdcral Building,
Public Building Inspector Burry,
more was lu tho city yeaterduy In
specting tho public building at tbla
plnco. Ot tho appropriation which
wus made for the building here there
remains about $12,000 not spent
and tho Inspector yesterday, in
looking over the building found a
number of Improvements which ho
will recommend Immediately. Aiuoug
them will bo staining some ot tho
floors, painting the walla und mak
ing other additions to the comfort,
convenience and appearance of the
structure.
Mr. Barrymore was very much
pleased with the building and stated
that ha regarded It one of tho hand
somest buildings In the country In
town of Valdoeta’a size. He la
surprised at tho Immense volume of
business dono In the poatofflee here
and also In the federal court at this
place.
A Well-Known Negro Dead.
James Rlchardaon. one of the old-
time Valdosta negroes, died at his
home, 108 Weat Hill avenuo, at hslf-
pnst twelve o’clock last night He had
an attack or pneumonia about a
week ago. He waa alxty-three years
of age and one of the old land marks
In Valdosta, being employed for a
long time by Mr. C. C. Varnedoe. Ho
leaves live daughters and three sona,
besides a large number of relatives.
Ills remains will be lnterrej In the
city cemetery this afternoon and the
funeral will taka place at tha First
Baptist church, colored.
Valdes Hotel; South Georgia Buggy
Co.; Southern Stationery and Print
ing Co.; P. W. Roberson, Agent ot
A. C. L.; Tom Harris, Agent G. 8.
t F. By.; B. G. Lastlnger; Mathis
A Youmana. A. H. Dukes: E. H.
Davis; Valdosta Drug Co.
STUART’S
inple
board at the home bf Mrs.
Chambers on Briggs street
Negro Arrested Yesterday.
Cam Williams, a half-brother of a
negro who waa arrested cn n charge
of burning a barn belonging to Char
lie Davta, below Ousley. was arrest"
ad yesterday morning when he came
her to give bond for his brother.
The bond of both negroes waa fixed
at $500, which was given and they
wera released. It la not known what
sort of evidence there la against the
man accused of burning the barn.'
The county commissioners of (!win-
nett and tho ordinary of Milton
county met at Rogers Ferry for the
purpose ot awarding tbe contract tor
the erection of a steel bridge over
the Chattnhooehee at that point, jbut
owing to the blda being tqo high,,
aa the officials thought, no contract
was 1st, I
Metropolitan Cafe; Le Grand Hotel; I c u*i^rKRri«SY AND bladdbs troubles 1 taka no other.
ONE WEAK SPOT.
Most Valdosta People nave a Vfrcak
Part and Too Often It'a the Back.
Everyone has a weak spot
Too often It'a a bad back.
Twinges follow every sudden twist.
Dull aching keeps np, day and
night.
Tell you the kidneys need help—
For backache is really kidney-
ache.
A kidney cure la what you need.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid
neys.
Cure backache and urinary Ills;
Valdosta people recommend tha
remedy,
L. M.. Pennington. Gordon and
Weat streets, Valdosta, G»., lays:
"I found Donn'a Kidney Pills 10 be »
remedy of merit and consequently do
not hesitate to recommend them. I
had dull backache and pains la my
kidneys and mornings my back was
so lame and sore that I found It dif
ficult to get abont. My kidneys were
weak and the secretions from these
organs were too frequent la passage,
especially during the night. Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured from Dlm-
tnock's Pharmacy, quickly corrected
these troubles and since using them
I have not been bothered by my kid
neys or back.”
For taje by all dealers. Price 50
eenta. Foeter-Mllbnrn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
8tates.
Remember the name—Doan's—and
(From Wednesday's Dally)
The Mayor end Connell had
masting yastarday morning and
again yesterday afternoon, tha af
ternoon meeting being a continuance
of tbat of tha morning. Tha county
commissioners met with the board In
the morning, tha object of the Joint
meeting ibeing to find out Just how
the city and county stand in regard
to contagious diseases,
Aa la well known, there have been
some cases of smallpox in various
parts of the county and several
cases have appeared in this city.
These cases have been sent to the
county hospital for treatment and
for Isolation. It Is stated that the
county would not lake any more pa
tients from the city, though the city
pays two-thirds of the taxes of the
county. The meeting was held to
come to an understanding about It.
Nearly all of the morning was devot
ed to discussing the matter and
when it was put to a vote of the
county commissioners they voted to
treat Valdosta Just as other parts of
the county are treated and that
case of contagious diseases will be
handled from this city Just as from:
any other districts of the county.
This matter having been settled,
the mayor and tho council met again
In the afternoon to elect a board of
health, the obj ct being to try and
enforce such eanltary laws as will
keep the city healthy during tb«
coming season. The board of health
may also eo-operate with the County
Medical Assocla'ion In their work of
trying to stamp out diseases of va
rious kinds, ns well as the cause of
various diseases,
The hoard of health consists of Dr.
J. M. Smith, Dr. Benjamin R. Bur
ton and Dr. A. G. Little, with the
memibers of the health committee of
the city council, Councllmen W. A.
Jenkins and W. D. Peoples.
The health committee expects to
meet 1 as sops ja poMble and It la
■^VWj
thin!
;th«- cog of th^rfirst for thl
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
UUa Janie Gautier, of Columbus,
Ga., Is visiting Mrs. J. H. Scruggs.
Mias Bertie Cbitty returned home
last night after spending a few days
In Macon.
Mies Johnnie May Raney, ot Moul
trie, la spending several days la this
city with Miss Emma Taylor.
Mias Adair Wilkinson, of Valdesta
la spending several days as the guest
of Mrs. John King Ottley at her
apartment in Byron, and is being de
lightfully entertained in an informal
way. Miss Wilkinson will be ose
ot the out-of-town guests at tka
Nine O’clock ball at the Piedmoit
Driving club on Tuesday evening.—
Atlanta Georgian.
Mrs. George Feagle has return
ed from an extended visit to St. Pe
tersburg, where she went on ac
count of 111 health. Her many friends
will be glad to know that she Is feel
ing well and strong again.
Mrs. J. L. Glddens left this morn
ing for Sampson Ala., on a visit to
her sister who resides there.
N. Moore, of Moultr!», was
among the visitors to this city yes
terday.
T. L. Mathis, of Cecil, earns
down and spent yesterday la this
city.
Mr, and Mrs. T. C. Chandler havs
returned from Waycross where they
have been spending a week or two.
The mercury went down to twenty-
nine this morning and there waa
Plenty of Ice, though It Is not be
lieved that the fruit crop In this
section has been badly damaged. It
Is probable that enough of the buds
were frozen to thin out tho crop ta
some extent.
Mr. W. A. Shadwell of the Val
dosta Copper Works, is spending a
few days with friends and relatives
In Brunswick.
The Brunswick News draws atten
tion to the fact, that a negro was
drowned the other day In I nllar
pool near Valdosta. The News says
that folks are drowned etery day is
New York In million dollar pools.
The Times Is getting a pretty rot
ten telegraphic service from ths
W. T. U„ due. It Is said, to long hold- •
overs In Jacksonville. It takes as
average of over two hours for a tel
egram to come from Atlanta here.
Sometimes It takes as long as it
would fqr an automobile to make ths
trip. And kicking doea not seom-t*
do any good.
Mr. Jotm rfiirramore la authority
A that there ’was ns
to be done wffl be some ac- Ice at daybreak this morning when
tlon looking to the enforcement of a he went out to look at the water In
vaccination law. Thera are a num- his horse's trough but there was
bar of other matters that will also Plenty of It at eight o’clock. Water
be taken up. Valdosta has a reputa- from the sprinkling cart on Patter-
tlon for good health and It la deslr- eon street at seven o’clock this:
ed to Improve that reputation If pot- morning froxe almost as quick as It
elble. : touched tha pavement.
Mayor Roberts haa suggested that I Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Stricklin, of
tha citizens of Valdosta ought to Quitman, came over yesterday and
Are You a Woman?
Baltimore, Md.—Mrs. W. H. Ison,
it M19 East Madison street, writes:
"For several years. I suffered off and
on. from womanly troubles, until fi
nally I was taken down and eonld do
In no'hlng. The pains I experienced,,, . , _ , v _ , , ...
I shall never forgot. I lost weight un- have themselves vaccinated at once spent the day In this city.
The ladle* ot the Episcopal
til I was only akin and bones. I he-1 and not wait to be forced to It by
llove I would be In my graye If I had the hoard of health,
not tried Cardnl.” Are you, like Mrs.
Ison, weak and discouraged, because
of aome ailment? Cardnl will help
yon. Try it today. Any druggist will
bo glad o sell you a botlo.
Population of Georgia Towns.
Tho census bureau an ounced the
population of tho following Georgia
towns:
1910 1900
Butler 705 70?
Ellaville 872 474
Jeffersonville 740 410
Knoxville ill 300
Lumpkin 1.110 1,470
Marshallvllle 1.082 879
Montezuma 1,830 903
Oglethorpe 924 545
Roberta 127 252
Rochelle 860 793
Smlthville 574 579
Unadllla 1.003 224
Seven of the twelve show sub-
atantlal Increases, while five show
losses. Lumpkin being the only one
with a material slump. It declining
more than 300.
The figures for the following Flor
ida towns were announced:
Madison 1,560
Montlcello 1.829
Mnaleal Festival In April.
Valdosta Is going to have a musi
cal festival in April which will com
pare very favorably with any held In
any of the cities. We may not have
Carnso, but there will be four or five
vocalists who easily rank among
the leading etare. Betides the vocal
program, we will have Damroch’s
orchestra of about sixty pieces, said
to be tbe finest orchestra In the
world, even surpassing ths Dresden
Philharmonic Orchestra which vis
ited this city two or three years ago.
There will be other mueleal features
to make the affair one of the great-
eet that Valdosta has ever had,
from a musical standpoint
FOLEYS f?0N£T" < IAB
Osjre* Ootanu ht .aUPmaM*
NEGRO. TAILORS MEET.
church will give a silver tes at the
home ot Mrs. Hugh Powell on Hill
■venue Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 8.3d
to 8 o’clock. A musical program will
Only Association of the Kind Meeta be rendered during the afternoon,
in Columbia. 8. C. |The public Is cord‘ally invited.
Columbus, S. C., Feb. 22.—The . ■
Colored Merchant Tailors’ Afisocla- Leaders* Institute,
tlon of 8outh Carolina, believed to [ The next teachers institute for white
be the only organization of its kind teachers will be held at the Hlgk
In the world, met In this city today School building in Valdosta on next
for its first annual convention. The Saturday at 10.30 ... m. This mert-
association haa ■ membership ex- jing will be conducted by Prof. T. D.
tending to all parts of the state. One j 8eals. At the same time, the color-
of the objects of the organization la j ed teachers will meet at Valdosta-
to make Its member* Independent of | Academy, J. M. Dean will be In*
the Northern- and Westernmanufac- charge of this meeting. All teaeh-
the Northern and Western manufac- j era are required to attend,
turing companies. C. L. SMITH, C. S. C.
COMEsVALDOSTA
March[2d, 3d and 4th
1 heJ’greatest'Air] Shipp that ride
the air will be here on those date*
Come, bring your family. See this great exhibition.
Make yourself at home at our store, we have
lots of room and you are welcome.
Buy your Drugs, Seeds and School
Books of
Vinson & Barnes
i
Everything in Drags and Garden Seeds
121 Patterson St. Valdosta, Georgia