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m VALDOSTA KMBS ' TAUXMU, CULa SATURDAY. JOLT 18, 1M1, TAX APPRAISERS WILL BEGIN THEIR WORK Board ,Met Yesterday to Take up the Returns MUCH OF THE PROPERTY IN THE CITY IS SAID TO BE GIVEN IN AT VALUES FAR DELOW WHAT IT SHOULD BE. CALLED A NEW PASTOR. Ret. Lawrence WlllUmi, of Merit! 1 Ian, Called to Valdosta. (From Wednesday's Dally.) The First Christian church of this city has called Rst. Lawrence Wil liams, of Meridian, Miss., to the pastorate of the church here, and a telegram was received by Mr. E. L. McLeod last evening announcing that he would accept the call and will be bore on September 1. The members of the Christian church here are very much pleas ed at this Information, as their church has been without a pastor for several weeks and they had call ed one minister who could not ac cept the pastorate. Rev. Williams Is said to be one of the strongest young ministers of the Christian denomination. He la a man of strong Intellect and Is a good leader. He Is married and his wife Is said to be an excellent returns and It will be Beveral days before the work Is completed. After meeting with Vie finance committee yesterday and talking over the work with them, the mem bers of the board took a recess until today, but they did not meet this morning, as Mr. Passmore was call ed out of town today. The work will be resumed when he returns. The board consists of Messrs J. F. Passmore, J. F. McCrackln and city clerk Holcombe. The board will go over every return made to the city and the outlook Is that a great many returns will be Increased, as it Is claimed that there Is considerable Inequality In the way taxes are given In. It Is said that some property In Valdosta Is given In at not much more than one fourth Its value. Property which sold here a few weeks ago for twenty-five thousand dollars was given In for taxes at six thousand dollars. Other property that sold for forty thousand was given In for twenty thousand dollars, and st'll other property valued at twenty and twenty-five thousand has been given In at eight to ten thous and. It Is said that small cottages and I small homes are given in at nearer their value than any other property in the city, the custom being'to' ^lve In the property at from p^thlrflx to three-fourths Its It Is understood tfiat'the board Of tax appraisers are going to look very diligently Into all of the tax returns and when, they finish their work property owners will he given an opportunity to come before them and show cause why the hills should pot be raised. Cutting off the Wnler. Superintendent Quarterman and several of his helpers were busy all day yesterday In cutting off the water from residences and places of business where the water rent has not been paid. This morning and last night city clerk Holcomh was kept busy explaining matters over the phone and many housewives over the city have been doing without water because somebody had neglect ed to pay the rent. In nearly all of these cases the matter was adjusted aud the water wa ( turned on again. Water rent Is collected every three months and notices are published In the paper when It comes due. Many people forget to pay and the cutting off process Is adopted, as a gentle re minder and because It is assumed that the water is not needed. Finishing up Special Taxes. Quito a number of people are do ing business In Valdosta who have -not paid their special tax, though It 1a more than a month past. due. Of ficer Walker Is out on his rounds to day In looking after these dllinquento and some of them may have to pay a fine In court, besides the license unless they are able to make a very good showing as to why they have not been paid. (From Wednesday’s Dally.) The city tax appraisers have be gun their work of going over the tax church worker. He was a school mate of Rev. Richard Wallace, although that fact was not known when negotiations were opened with him. Mr. Wallace, however, speaks In the highest terms of Mr. Williams and says that he Is confident that the members of the church will like him and that he. In turn, will like them. Mr. Williams was called to the church In Meridian about a year ago and he Is loath to leave there, and the people do not want to give him up. SLEW TWO MEN, MADE ESCAPE, STILLJRSJfED Story of Lynching in Col quitt County is Denied WILL McGIlIFF KILLS WHITE FARMER, NEGRO FARM HAND, SHOOT'S OFFICER AND MAKES HIS ESCAPE. NEED MILLION PENSION MONEY Lindsey Makes his Estimate—May go Even Higher than That, He aays Pension Commlsloner Lindsey, In a report to the governor and legisla ture, estimates that $1,180,000 will be needod for paying Georgia pen sioners in 1912 and 1913. If an amepd^nent Is adopted placing gome 1,724’ pensioners, now receiving $5 to fr.o per annum, on $60 paaiiij: Commissioner Lindsey says $1,200,- 000 will be needed. Hi^ report shows that there were T^g|2 pensioners of all classes on the rolls in 1910, and that they were paid $937,188. To date In 1911, 1$.1&0 pensioners have been paid the sum.of $1,142,431.28. . The new service pension act placed onjttie rolls the first year, 2,077 men ^ I 3,310 widows, and several hun- A telegram from Moultrlettft^ ‘dry mor© will probably be added thf Snake Stories Are Coming In. Mr. Barney Newsome, of the Uly- attevllle district, was In the city this morning with the first make story of the season, but Mr. J. R. Wlaen- baker told one a few minutes later that was Just as good. Mr. Newsome’s snake was a rat tler, which was found by a little boy between the old and new Clay attevllle road yesterday. The boy tried to kill the snake with a pole, but was unable to do so, and when the snake threw Itself Into a coll and sounded Its rattle the boy be came frightened and .began to squall for help and kept It up for nearly an hour. Finally some negroes went to the scene and shot the snake to death. The reptile meas ured- a-little over six feet and had tv'elve rattles. $Ir. Wlsenbaker has been taking ^ rat snake at his house for b. past’three years. Once recent ly tT)^- jWnpifq yot In his dwelling such' .ittlunied. Time* this afternoon say, that the story sent out from there last night in regard to the lynching of Will McGrlff, the desperado who ran muuck yesterday, was absolutely un true. The pease la still In pursuit of him. , Tho dispatches to The yesterday afternoon told of the kill ing of William Washington, a Col quilt county farmer, an<^ a negro farm band by Will McGrlff, a des perate negro, and lator the wound ing of Mr. O'Neal, who waa trying to catch him. Our lateat Informa tion was that McUrlff waa being chased with track dogs. Later In- formation today Indicates that nt was caught and killed. The following dispatch was sent out from Moultrie regarding the double tragedy laat night: “Will McGrlff, a negro, this morn; Ing Instantly killed a highly spected citizen of the northwester i l-art of the county. Will Washli ton, and a negro named F shot and seriously wounded a white man named O'Neal and gro, and later today was shot to death by a posse. "The sheriff Immediate! thh morning to the scene gro's , rampage, carrylr hounds for thi him. The and the dogs to •3 year under thl 8 law. Conrmis- er Lindsey estimates th© death at 1,598 or about 7% per cent. Ill Increase heavily each yea» nW on. iy placing both tho old pension roprlation and the special ser- vl<Tfl pension appropriation of $200,- 00$ together, the commlsloner has bJen abl© to pay most of those on tn© ink. 1 When the entire fund is practi cally exhausted, he still has 660 un paid claims In hand and asks special appropriation of $39,600 to liquidate this Indebtedness. * Commissioner Lindsey calls at tention to the heavily Increased work of the department under the ,new act, and states that he had to |pay out of his pocket for extra help. He asks that bis clerk and his ste nographer be granted an Increase sufficient to make their compensation $100 per month each. flits about It that he had to get it out and carry it back to the barn, where It has been doing duty in keeping ofT the rats. Yesterday he went out to the barn and before be thought about it stepped on the snake. He was frightened out of his wits when he law the snake, s6 proceeded to kill it, after having taken care of it for about three years. Bale of Griffin’s Property, large number of people gath ered yesterday at the place of the late J. B. Griffin at Cat Creek to attend the sale of pertshablo prop erty. The sale was made by the executor of the estate, Mr. Jim Swindle and was conducted by Dep uty Sheriff Parrish. It Is said that all of the property brought good prices with the excep tion of a lot of cut glare, which was Knocked off for almost nothing. He hud a large number of bees, which told at 75 cents per hive, though it probable that the honey will amount to that much. The other things brought very good prices and the sale was regarded as a very successful one throughout Culture Club Meeting. The Tuesday Evening Culture Club met with Miss Harriett Deal last evening and the occasion was one of both * pleasure and profit. The first half hour was spent In the study of Korea, after which tho evening was given over to pleasure. Two contests were enjoyed, and de lightful refreshments were served. Those present were Misses Louise Algee, Leona Roberta, Marie Ashley, Mattie Sue Ooodloe, Organized a New Church. A new Baptist church was organ ized at Mlneola last 8unday with about twenty members. The or ganization Is said to be the result Major!© Mc-. 0 ^ preaching of Rev. Noah Ty- Donald, Annie Mae 8he!ton and ] er( who has been conducting A Marriage at Hahlra Tonight A marriage of more than ordinary Interest le announced for this even ing at Hahlra. The contracting par ties are Miss Madell McAuley and Mr. Richard L. Lawson. The bride la a daughter of the widow McAuley and Is one of the most popular young ladles In that section of th© county. Tho groom Is In business at Hahlra and is a member of the firm of Hodge & Lawson. After the • ceremony tho couple will be tendered a reception and they will leave on the night train for an extensive trip. Ibo serious "The dead man, V addition to operating proprietor* of a tie camp and th< negro who did the shooting was a 1 tie cutter In his employ. | How Killings Occurred. ♦ 4, From the best information ol* tainable there was a difference aris ing out of the checking up of tne ties, and the negro went to his shan ty 1 and, taking Mb ritle, returned to where Washington and the others wore and immediately opened fire. Washington fell from the first shot and then O’Neal was wounded In the arm. "The desperado then turned fils ijfle upon members of his own race and Finney fell dead and the sec ond negro fell with a bullet hole through hie side. "Apparently satisfied that his work was well done, the negro shouldered his rifle and started for •he woods with the statement that he would send more to their death before submitting to arest. "Thosceneof the quadruple crime Stockholders Meet Today. A large number of the stockhold ers of the Alliance Warehouse Com pany came to the city this. morn ing and had a meeting of tho Alli ance Warehouse Company, and the meeting la being held In tbe office of that company at tbe warenou&e building. it la understood that the stock- will get a dividend today, it ie flrji they have had during two years. No dividend last year, ae the company red some losses from made it impossible tbe usual dividends, that the business <impost “year excellent Negro Carried to Asylum. Sheriff Gornto has Just returned from Mllledgevllle, where he went to carry Alonzo Miller, who-was ad judged insane some time ago, and he wan sent to tbe asylum. The sheriff had no trouble what- •▼er with the negro, although sev eral times on the trip Miller showed a desire to talk and would rattle off lot of gibberish. When he be came tired of talking be would keep quiet until the spirit would move him. is several miles from Doerun in the jg. JUDGE FOR YOURSELF Which Is Better—-Try an Experi ment or Profit by a Valdosta Citizen's Experience. Something new is an experiment. Must be proved to be as repre sented. The statement of a manufacturer is not convincing proof of merit, but tUe endorsement of frlegds Georgia & Florida Ry. SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE) 25 1911 New Direct Line Dougla*, Vidalia, Swainsboro, Millen and Augucta, and the Carolina*, Virginia, Washington, New : Yodc.and all Eastern cities ,through Augusta CIOM connection made at Augusta bjr Trains Not. f and 7 with CharlMton and Western Carolina Railway to and from the Sprint and Mountain Raaorta of North and South Carolina. BLEEPING CAR SERVICE E.t«|.cn Valdosta and Aucuata on Tralna Not. ( and 7, axe.pt Sunday; on Train. No.: 11, It, 14 and IS Sundaya TRAINS LEAVING VALDOSTA. No. 4.—7:50 a. m. Dally tor Douglaa, Haslahurat, Vldalla, arrirlng at Augusta 5:25 p. m. No 6—6:30 p. m„ oxe.pt Sunday, for Donglai, Haileburat, Vldalla, ar* riving Augusta at 8:00 a. m. No. 7—10:22 a. m.. except Sunday, for Madlaon. No. 5—5:It p. m. dally for Madlaon. No. 12—71 to p. m„ Sunday only, for Douglas, Hailehurst, Vldalla and Augusta. No. 13—9:00 a. m., Sunday only, for Madlaon. , Connection made at Hatlehurat with Southern Railway for Macon Atlanta and points West. At Madison, Fla., with S. A. L. for Lira Oak, Quincy, Tallahaaaeo and points West, t7 E HARRIS. T. P. A. J. M. JOHNSON. Ticket A* Valdosta, CJa. Valdosta, Ga C. H. GATTIS, G. P. A.. Augusta, Georgia. northwest portion of the county and close to the Flint River and North eastern Hallway. Lynching of Mctirtff. "McGrlff waa arrested at Bacon- on this afternoon, according to message sent by Deputy Sheriff Crow, of Mitchell county, who sta ted that aftar he arrested the negro crowd of 500 armed men mended the prisoner, and, aeelng that resistance would be useless, as ihe crowd was determined and very threatening, he compllod with their demands and lert for Camilla. "Before getting' far he beard mber of gunshots and supposed the prisoner made an effort to es cape and was killed. Tnere Is no doubt the slayer met his death at the hands of the crowd, for lynch talk waa freely Indulged In. "The negro who waa wounded this morning will die, as ha waa shot through tho stomach." Valdosta needs a crematory to get rid of the traah hauled out In the Ethel Burdette. Messrs John Parra- j rfeii of meetlnsg there for^ some more, Louis Bondurant, Walter; time. Lane, Richard McKey, Arthur Willis, a number of people went out und John Burdette. j from Valdosta to attend the Instal lation services. Rev. 8. 8. Mathis war called to the church as pastor. He Is a new citizen of that section who serves the Lord by raising a good crop all of the week and preaching tbe gospel on Sunday. Mr. J. A. Dasher has returned from Borden Wheeler Springs, where he has been spending a week or so arranging to build a summer home there. cost very much and It would be the proper way of disposing of the filth and rubbish which is placed In the trash barrels and boxes over tbe city. Wagoni, Harnesu aud Saddles. Harness repairing. Ingram Buggy and Harnett Co. 6-22-d-trfr€W-4t Now suposlng you had a bad back, A Lame, Weak or Aching one. Would you experiment on It? You xVill read of many so-called cures. Endorsed by strangers from far away places. It’s different when tho endorse ment comes from home. Easy to prove local testimony. Home endorsement is the proof that backs every box of Doan’s Kid ney Pills. Read this case: Charles Smith, 310 N. Ashley Bt., Valdosta, Ga., says: "I still think hlhgly of Doan’s Kidney Pills, and you may continue to urn my en dorsement of them, given In April, 1 suffered from kidney and bladder trouble and bat to get up often at night to pass the kidney secretions. My rest waa badly bro ken and I also suffered constantly from backache and pains through my loins. Often I could not get up otter sitting without taking hold of something for support. Doan's Kid nty Pills, which 1 obtained at Dim- mock’s Pharmacy, relieved all tffcwo difficulties and restored me to good health," For sale by all dealers. Price 6u cents. Foster-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for tho Uni- ^sutof. Swn.mhor th. name—Doan t ike no other. NIGHT SERVICE. NEW TRAIN. TO ASHEVILLE "The Land of The Sky Country,” via Southern Railway “Land of the Sky Special” I.r. Jackiunrlll. 8:05 p. m. Lv Jcaup 10:50 p. m. Ar. Columbia , 6:60 a. m. Ar Tryon 11:50 A m. Ar. Saluda 12:26 p. m. Ar. Hendersonville 1:00 p. m. Ar. Aahrtlle, 2:10 p. m. Through Pullman, Drawing Room, Broller-Buffett Sleeping Car and Eto trio lighted coach, Jaekfonrllle to Aaherlllo. For full Information concerning rates, schedules, etc., call on or addreM L. MEEKS, A. O. P. A. C. A. CARSON Jr, Atlanta, Os Macon. Ga STATENVILLE RAILWAY COMPANY. TIME TABLE NO. 1 I EFFECTIVE ' Tuesday, August 10, 1010, 10:01 A. M., Central Standard Time. NORTHBOUND. No. i. Dailv Ex Daily E*. Sunday. Sunday P. M. P.IM. 4 30 8 30 0 4 45 8 42 4 4 49 8 45 5 4 58 8 51 7 5 05 8 58 9 5 20 9 10 14 S fATIONS. (Central Time) Lv,— x Statenville Ar. l Bohanon f Mercer •- f Touchton f Christian Ar.x Haylow Lv. HOUTHBOUND. A. M. 10 '5 10 38 10 35 10 28 10 22 10 05 Sunday P. M. 6 35 6 23 C 20 6 15 6 10 5 55 No. 1 and 2 will make close connectloni at Haylow with A. C. L. train No. 43, and O. 8. and F. No. 2, trains Nos. 3 and 4 make clou connec tion with Coast Line train No. 42 and O. 8. and F. No. 1. J. W. Gartmtt, Vice-President 8. F. Holtsendorff, Gen. Mgr. j