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IHH VALDOSTA TIMES VALDOSTA, GA, tATDBDA [, JULY 18, 1011. FISH REMAINS IN OLD WELL FORTY YEARS Story is Vouched for by Good People in Macon HN’GINGBR ON CENTRAL ROAD I'UT CATFISH IN MACON WELL WHEN HE WAS A VERY SMALL BOY. (From Thursday's Daily) What do you think of a cattish liv ing forty years in a well? When George Rittenberry. one of thf oldest and best-known Central of Georgia railway engi neers. was a boy h e caught a ten- inch catfish out of the Ocmulge* River. It was the only fish caught on that trip, and as it was hardly i BAD' DEATH OF LITTLE BOY. Little Percy Youmans Died This Morning After Operation. (From Thursday's Daily) Little Percy Youmans, the six- y<?ar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Youmans, died this morning about 2 o'clock at the Halcyon Sanitari um, where he was operated upon for appendicitis yesterday afternoon between 2 and 3 o’clock. The* little boy was In a fevered condition from the disease when he was carried to the sanitarium and the chances were much against his recovery. It was decided that sn operation was the only thing that could possibly save his life and the chances of recovery were against him even with the operation. The operation was performed by Dr. Holmes yesterday afternoon and was successful, but the little patient's condition was such as to give little hope for his recovery. He lingered throughout the evening and until 3 o'clock this morning, of the i when his young spirit took Its flight. The death Is an unusually sad one and came at a time when his fond parents were distressed over the serious Illness of two other chil dren, who, however, are reported better today. The funeral will occur tomorrow BIG INCREASE AT POSTOFFICE Past Quarter Shows Gain Over Last Year wreck { chlue i perron big enought to eat, and aa be didn’t ^ mornlTlfr flt 9 o'clock and the Inter- want to throw it away, he decided ntent will be In the city cemetery. to drop It In the well at the old Bitten berry home, 512 Clinton St. That waa over forty years ago. The Incident was forgotten until a few yearn afterwards, when the well was cleaned out, end the fish ■cam. up In the well-cleaner’s bucket. It had grown to twice Its original length fairly good eating slie, but as It.was now regarded as a pet, and its presence In the well did not seem to effect the water, which was al ways considered about the best in East Macon, the fish was placed back In the well. Every few years the well was ■ cleaned out, and every time the fish was brought up, only to be put back Yesterday the well underwent lti customary cleaning, and there was the fish, grown now to considerable The pallbearers will bo Messrs. W. 8. Ryland, E. E. noble, A. W. Vnrnedoe and W. B. Fender. The parents have the deepest sympathy of. many friends In this city. Mr. Yonmans Is a member of the firm of Matthls ft Yonmans and, while he and his family are com parative strangers here, they have many friends In this city and sect ion who share their sorrow. Three Big Rattle Snakes Killed. Now that the season for big snake yarns have opened In earnest, may expect to hive all sorts of stor ies told about big rattlers In the next few weeks. The campaign opened with the returns troyn Clyattevllle yesterday. This morning Mr. 0. 1. Shelton told a little story of the number of snakes killed between his .site, but^one tbs worse for its long place and isianton a few weeks term of impYlaonmefft. The wen- f cleaners had been Instructed by the, 0 ne of the snakes killed at that family to look out for It, but in spits' t|me had , eTen rattles, another had of this caution he wap thtrtstu rattles and still another had out Of All three of thast touching^heywater. l.'Tjanalufr,^' 'mOnsteraV^m. at It The WXfip.” in this; doll, -WhlJu 1ttwas strange thpt there should have .cep, and was dug probably 1 1)prn IU ch a difference In ttie number ... *• 10 °° ld I of rattles they had. The snake with , ho IWflJ needed ■Tor It. It haa the elghteen r attle» waa the large* THE INDICATIONS ARE THAT STAMP SALES THIS YEAR MILL EXCEED THIRTY THOU' SAND DOLLARS. The business of the Valdosta post- office shows a steady lucrease for the past fifteen years, and the out look is that It will Increase just In proportion as Valdosta’s trade and business Increases. It has been only a few years since the merchants here bought extra supplies of stamps In order to In crease the stamp sales to 110,000 a year, so that free delivery of malls could bo put on here. A year later the sales reached $10,000 a year, without any padding, and since then they have continued to go forward at a steady gait. A year ago the atnmp sales amounted from $25,000 to $26,000, but the outlook now la that the next year will find them fully up to the $20,000 mark. For the past quarter the talas amounted to $7,046.16. For the same three months of last year It was only $6,410.53, showing that the Increase for thle year amounts to about 10 per cent. These three months are about the dullest of the year, as they are right Ip the heart of summer and do not ’ $fe ean show you an excellent to* represent the average of the year. 1* Uon of driving hones, saddle Other Matters at the Postofflce. 7 ho nee and combination horses this The clerks at the postofflce art ■ Mr. Mlsell Lire 8tock Co., In the row taking their annual vacation of 1 ol l Griffith stables. 4-8-sw-tf. fifteen days. Miss Eleanor Masseyf AUTOlSUj LOSE DAMAGE SUIT On M’ay to Chicago when Struck by G, S. * V. Train Near Tlfton. The two cases of Harold McDonald and Cassius McDonald vs. the Geor gia Southern ft Florida Railway Company, for damages wsa tried Monday In Tift Superior court. The plaintiffs in these cases were on their way from Jacksonville to Chicago, In an automobile. May 8, 1909. About nine miles north dt Tlfton, at a turning, they took the wrong rorjl about 8 o'clock at digit. In attempting to make a short to regain the road they tried to cross the railroad track and In doing so their automobile was hopelessly stall ed, being suspended across one ot the rails, with both front and rear wheels Gear ot the ground. Passen ger trail No. 6, southbound, struck the maUnlne about ten or fifteen mlnuttfllater, dragging It about 300 yards gd reducing It to a mass of Harold McDonald sued In the loss of his ma- Caustus McDonald for $500 loss of pistol. Jewelry and effects. lalntiffs alleged that they lead as to the location of crossing by an old sign rt of which was still stana- the evidence showed that the Occident occurred about fifty yardd from where the crossing had been'several years ago. Spit was originally brought In Chloifo, but was dismissed for lack ot Jitrlsdlctton. It was then brought In the city court of Tlfton, where It was dismissed on demurrer. This week, in the first case, the defend ants (plea of former |kdJudlcatton Was sustained and the case dismiss ed |t plaintiff’s cost. The latter cose went to the Jury and a verdict was Rendered for the defendant, with cost tgalnst the plaintiff. MYDDELTON DEPUTY MARSHAL. He Succeeds Mr. J. M. Sutton, Who Has Resigned. (From Thursday's Dally.) Mr. Ralph D. Myddelton wae yes terday appointed deputy United States marshal for the Southern district of Georgia, to succeed Mr. J. M.. Sutton, resigned. The appoint ment waa made by United 8tates Marshal George F. White, and Mr. Myddelton's commission reached hjnv'thl* morning. 1 It'la understood that Mr. Sutton's designation went to Marshal White a few days ago, and It was rather a surprise to the public. He has been sn efficient officer and It was not generally known that he expected to quit the government service. It Is understood that he will engage In another business In this,city. Mr. Myddelton was formerly dep uty United 8tate* marshal and the duties of the office are familiar to him. He has had much experience In that line of work and will make Uncle Sam a good officer. Mr. V. Blackburn Is out again, after being .confined to his home fer several days by lllneaa. OAKLAWN TRUSTEES MEET Mietlai 'of Trustees of Th« Baptist School in Mllltown Today. (From Thursday’s Daily.) A meeting wee held la this city today ot the trustee! of Oaklawn Academy at Mllltown for the pur pose or electing teachers and con sidering other matters in connection with that school. The meeting waa to have been held this morning but Mr. J, H. Bostic, of Mllltown, waa delayed by en accident to his automobile, and did not reach the city until this afternoon at one o’clock. There wae not a quotum without him though an Informal meeting of six others was held this morning. Those who were at the meeting today were Dr. W. S. Patten, 8. K. Patten, J. H. Bostic, I,. M. Stanfield, Ewell Brown, J. W. Garbutt and Dr. J. B. Barnard. Mrs. Irwin Adams, of Nashville, came down today and spent the day In this city with relatives and friends. been drunk exclusively by members of the family for over fifty yean, and no sickness could ever be traced to It It Is possible that the cat fish subsisted on any worm or In sect that might have gotten Into the water, allowing nothing to germi nate, and thus performed the duties of board of health and scavenger force. At any rate, the fish has lived, moved and had Its being in that well for over forty years, and the water Is Just as good as It’was within the recollection of the oldest member of the Rittenberry family. At the meeting of the Board ot Health yesterday evening, mention was made of the fish In the well, and each, the fact was developed that the fact was well-known to one ot the mem bers. All agreed that the fish kept the water pure. Dr. Williams, the chairman, stated that he knew of a number of wells In South Georgia In which fish were kept, and for the purpose of keeping the water pure, and that It was from this fact that th< Idea was gotten that no mos quitoes could- breed In a stream or pool ot water stocked with fish— Macon Telegraph. of the trio, manuring seven feet In length. These snakes were all killed ar one of the bays between Indlanola and Blanton, a section that has long of Its rattlesnakes. Big Melons at Lake Park. It may be Interesting to some of the readers of The Times to know one of the most efficient clerks In, the office, 5 left this morning - ft Quitman to spend her vacation relatives there. Other clerke and be allowed tl» tnrna. The employees flfti AdlMi, j end be taken when it snlts to take them. I^ne work of repainting the Into- rlor ot the postofflce has been com pleted. . All of the plastering waa repainted and some minor repairs wore made, the work coating about $10,000. FOR ANOTHER SIAN’S CHIME. I Quitman Negro Sent to Chain Gang for Burglary of Another. The following news report was that the Lake pirk'district claim. to morning paper, from the honor of having grown the I wf” *** aj L' largest melons not only of Lowndes, ths^hslTumtil ♦** *"**, * ^™ r county, or Georgia, but the United L"**"’. t ,7 "' m ° “ States It was on the Zelgler farm “J h * “ “«* «"»»». T , „ , _ _ .Murray Gallon has at last been over- near Lake Park, that the 160 pound ;tnken- He waa c ht ,„ t M melon grew and several others that •■wUb the goods ” welched from 100 to 130 pounds! A y car and a half ago the Brldcc, mill commissary was robbed; the Th's y«?ar Elder A. B. Herring police found Murray selling p1ante d two and a half acres of tk. goods with the mill mark on them. ■’Watson’ variety for his hogs. Sov- 1 Ho swore that he bought thorn from era! have been gathered from this Ram Williams; his wife and all his patch that weighed from 60 to 66 I family swore the name, and pounds each. Valdosta and Mr.[though Williams protested his Inno- Stapler will have to come again, Lake Park Is still shoad. Mayday Picnic, will be a picnic at Mayday ' jr, July 22. Everybody Is to come and’ bring COMMITTEE. terpentine males, hones were re- snd they will ju» ie old Griffith (tables. NOTICE Owning to the many case* of Fever in and around the city, I have placed on the market a most Wonderful Non- Poisonous Liquid, called A C ME CEDAR For fumigating houses and destroying all kinds of insects and germs; such as Moths, Roaches, Lice, Fleas, Flies, Bugs on Flowers and Garden Plaints, Hog and Cow Lice, Chicken Fleas, Mites, Etc. Beware of Imitations. .Look for Acme Cedar Spray on each can. Guaranteed not to be poison and to do all I claim. Phone order delivered promptly. A. W. DEVEREAUX Phone 31 Valdosta, Ga. + ■*■*■*■*■*■*■*■*■ * ■+■*■+■*■+■+«•■*■ + ■+■*■+■* One Price Briggs Douglas Camp Meeting Date, it a recent meeting of thn olfl- rlsls and camp meeting committee, August 25 was fixed as the date 'or beginning the Gasktna Springs ramp meeting near Douglas, and great preparations are being made for It. Dr. Whitley Langston, presiding el- Want no White Teacher*. The fifteen negro trustees of ,n - 7 f ’"“‘’““I ° f Pr “' |h»s secured some of the best preach- Cent 8. E. Idleman of that Instltu-1 en , the 8ollth 0e orgl. conferoilPe tlon to replace the negro teacher. aaaIat th „ camp meet , ng> and with white teachers brought from | „ m0Ilg them are Dr w . N.. Alns- the north. They declare the school ■ worth, president of Wesleyan Col ls doing well with the present negro [lege; the Hev. Mr. Budd. of Bruna- faculty, and aay that if the white j wick, the Rev. O. A. Cook and oth- tcacher, are brought In to replace [era The camp grounds are being them the trustees will resign In a put In good condition and n great body. Minister Walked In Sleep. Rer. Dr. T. B. Stanford, presiding elder of the Columbus district M .E. church, while walking In hts sleep fell from a second story window of his home, striking on a fence below breaking three riba and sustaining internal Injuries, but not fatal. His condition la considered serious. He fell a little before midnight. meeting Is expected. cence, he was sent to the gang. "Late last night a fireman on the South Georgia rtalway saw some one striking matches In the Oglesby mill commissary; when the house war surrounded somebody foil ovc a liox of tobacco In the woods. Un der the house they presently found a man; It was Murray Gallon. After his face and shoulder had been filled with btrdshot he came out and surrendered. He runs dive In Slnhtown, and the police are now convinced that he committed tho former theft." A fresh load of tnrpentlne and lum ber mules erne In this week, to be sold at the rl :ht price* on retaonable term*. Mlsell Live Stock Co., In the old Griffith stable*. Hale of Long Staple to Acre. J. C. May, ono of the most exten sive farmers In Colquitt county re- We have the turpentine males and woods hones for von. Price* and terms win tnlt Mttell Live Stock Co., in old Orlflltli (tables, Valdosta, Ga. A Rig Cotton Sale. The largest sale of cotton that haa been made In several months In [ports 250 acres of long cotton that Cuthbert was consummated last;i s in full bloom, and aays from prea- wcek whpn Mr. L. A. Hunt, one of ent Indications there will he a yield our bn vers, bought a lot of cotton ot a bale to the acre. Others who from Mr. A. J. Move amounting to have seen this field of cotton agree nearly 600 bales. We learn that the! with him, although a hale to two price paid wa< IS cents per pound, acres of sea Island cotton has here- * the cotton brought a little over tofore been considered an unusually ? We are pleased to announce that we j i are now ready to show one of • the most complete line of Clothing, Furnishings, Shoes, ii t . # ]! that we have ever had the pleasure of showing. We j j are agents for the high-grade j • L=System Clothing Special for young men. Kuppenheimer make of fine * * clothing. Henry Sonneboru, ail-wool suits in prices from $10.00 up. $40,000—Cuthbert Leader. A solid carload of wood* and driv ing hot**. Inst arrived Tneaday. See them. Mfr*ll Live Stock Co., In th* eld Griffith stable*. Rood yield. A solid carload of woods and driv ing homes Just arrived TueSIlay. See them. Mlzell Live Stock Co., In the J old Griffith stable*. i I J^riggs* special Walk-Over and Boyden Shoes. Im perial $3.00 and Stetson Hats. Inspect our lines before buying your spring outfit. • j j Thanking you for pass business and asking for a con tinuance, 1 am as ever, !!,>V M.A. BRIGGS i a ■■■*■*■*■*■ + ■*■*■***■ i iuiuii