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BRICK. W
F. O. B. your i
Pofitofflcl
and took her and another woman
out and laahed them on their hare
backe. They neat visited Hardin
Minton, who tried to Bee, but wax
ahot In the leg.
t, In search
they unex-
« gambling
In affact-
irty two ot
mo serious*
crop and spilt In left Heifer
swallow fork In ouch ca-, An;
formation will bo liberally rewa:
O. L. McLeod, Route
Ga.
WANTED—Position
eawycr; ten to flft<
capacity mini six years experience. 1
L. C. Mlley, Glenmore, Ga. 7-31w7t
Moorish Farce Driven off.
Penon Do La Panova, Morocco,
Aug. 12—The Moorish force >hlch
tried to capture this town raster*
day was driven off with' great
slaughter and hat sought shelter In
> the hills.
as circular
wounded. The posse carried In nine
ot the alleged gamblers to Douglas j
and lodged them In Jail. Their em
ployers appeared Tuesday and ar
ranged ball for them. One of the
(pounded negroes swore ont a war
rant against Clifford A. Bartlett,
one of the posse, charging assault
with Intent to murder. Mr. Bart-I
lett waa arretted under the charge ]
slate Tneeday afternoon.
Another squad of officers, from'
. the sheriffs office on Saturday night steady *t Jive to nine points higher
r---tted eight negroes at Bushnetl, this morning. Later the market ro
under g charge ot rtoUgg. j actedpartially.
and cotton seed
your cotton and
the advertisement ot free scboiar-
thlpt In South. Georgia Business
College. i-M;t wit
-^ATTESTroif~TrABS^M) — Wtty
not save your peannt crop? I sell
per day. Write for particulars.
T. Tygart, Nashville. Go.
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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, VALDOSTA, GA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 11*00/
PERSONAL MENTION GOING AFTER QUITMAN'S SCALP
i Prom Ihnrsday'e Dally.)
Mr. George T. ’Wooten, of Fltx-
gerald, wee among the visitors to
this city last night.
Mr. J. W. Lanier and family leave
today for Tampa, Fla., where tney
will make their future home. Mr.
Lanier has been connected with tne
Fender Lumber Company lor a
number of years. He goes to Tampa
to accept a position with a lumber
company of that city.
Valdosta to Play Two Games With
Quitman Today and Tomorrow.
The Valdosta base ball team will
go over to Quitman this afternoon,
for two games with the Quitman
nine. The local team haa been
strengthened by the addition or
Tittle, of Macon, as catcher; Daven
port or Thomaavllle an pitcher, end
Wells and Wakelord *Df Adel, on
Bret base and center Beid, respect
ively. Tittle comes to the Valdosta
team wltb a splendid record of fine
Ml.. Leila Rick, came over "°™, whlIe Dsvenport m wm ,
Quitman and spent a few day. wltn!^ lh# ^ work „, r
home folks, leaving this morning „ th ThomMrllle lut
for Wilson, .V C., where she | Th( . blowing will be the
■pend some time. ime-np loday.
Messrs. J. H. Ilalrston and P. H.j X |, t]e> c . Davenport, p.; Wells,
Walker, of Cordele, were among tho lb . „ oloombei 2b .. Rockwell, 3b.;
visitors In the city last night. | Fender, ss.; Peeples, |f.; Wakeford,
Quito a number lroin Stockton I cf.; Pendleton, rf.
came over last'night and spent the, Valdoata ought to play a splendid
night In the city, leaving this morn-[game with thli line-up, and ir they
Ing on the excursion train for Ma-; don’t come back with Qnltman’a
Mr. and Mrs. 1., A. Cunningham,
of l-impton, Fla., spent last night
In Valdoata.
Mr. P. T. McGIff, of Suwannee
Spring*, Fla., was a visitor In ino
city yesterday and last nlgbt.
Cotton, especially abort staple. Is
opening very rapidly noav, and tbe
farmers are gotUng busy In the fields.
Tho crop la terribly ‘spotted," and
while the condition Is splendid In
come motions, In others It I. very
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Fry and family
and Miss Willie Harrell left this
morning for Warm Springs,
where they expect to spend some
time.
Mr. J. S. Foreman, of Stockton, waa
Among tho visitors to town this morn
ing.
Mr. W. L. Josnp, of Eastmad, Ga,
la spending today In the city.
Mr. J. B. Peacock, of Columbus, Is
A visitor to the city today.
The demand for automobiles Is still
great In this oily. Each or thedttma
handling them acorns to be doing a
good business, tho Thomas-Dekle
Company sold three machines yes
terday.
Mrs. Mary Rouse left this morning
tor Waycrosi for a visit ot a week
or two to her son, Mr. L. R. Rouse.
Many people In the city thoirgbt yes
terday waa tho warmoet day of the
year In Valdoata, and while It wee
bot enough, there have been othere
that beat It.' The Ihormomotet yes-
trrdfl’ registered >5 degrees. The
day Before It went to 91, and at noon
today K waa 93. It la probable that It
will go to 9< or higher during tbe af
ternoon.
Ordinary J. D. Lovett, of Berrien
county, was In the city this morning.
Mrs. W. A. 'Jenkins anil children
have returned from a visit of sev
eral days lo relatives In Madison.
Fla. They were accompanied home
by Mice Frankie Stebblm, of Madi
son, who will spend some time wltb
Mrs. Jenkins.
Mrs. James M. Johnson and chil
dren arrived home this morning
from a visit of acme lime lo her
mother Mrs. H. B. Jordan of Monti-
cello, Ga. ^
Miss Ellen llolt and her sis{ei\
lira. Emma Dudley and Utile
daughter Martha, left Iasi night for
Alabama where they will spend sev
eral weeks.
The oSndltlon of Mrs. E. B. Howell,
nee Mias Katie Martin, and of Mias
Evelyn Cranford, both of whom are
U the Halcyon sanitarium 111 with
fever, la very eatlafactory today. Mr*.
Rowell was 111 for two or three
weeks at her home at Newberry, FIa,
before being brought to Valdosta.'
scelp, we shall be disappointed. It
Is the best aggregation tbe town nas
ever eent out.
Fine crowds are expected to see
tbe games. The Georgia Agricul-
lural Society meets at Quitman to
morrow, with a committee from the
legislature, and the town will
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. and Mrs. CIi
a few'days ago for a
three weeks to
poet to apend a
way op, at Atlanta
Upson left *
of two or
They ex-
• on thetr
Chattanooga.
Mrs. K. A. Duren, of Thomaavllle
NEAR BEER LAW IN A
NUTSHELL. J
* Tax of iglOO on dealers. *
+ Tsi of (1,000 on manufac- ♦
♦ tureri and wholesalers.
1BU1UUUIID * "
la visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. D. ,♦ *to fr*e license* to ’ open a ♦
Burroughs, at 109 Steven, street ,♦ “*»r beer place Waned to Con-
Mr. J. W. Francis, of Cordele. rep
resenting the Sju'bern Cotton Oil
Co., waa In lU < ity yesterday.
Mra. Valley Davis, who has been
sick for some tltSe, wa 3 taken worse'
yesterday and won thought to be
dying last night. She rallied later,
however, end her condition was said
to be somewhat Improved thlg morn
ing.
♦ federate veterans. ♦
,♦ No near beer place allowed ♦
♦ to-open outside of sn Incorpo- ♦
♦ rated town. ♦
* No license to be lstued In ♦
* Incorporated (owns of leas than *
* 2,6*0. ♦
* Any man convicted of vlo- ♦
,+ latlng prohibition act can not e>
!♦ secure a near beer license. ♦
aavllle,. U among tb
Valdosta today.
Mr. R. H Ulen - a
Mllitoyrn and sp-
city. '
Mrs. J. A.
i-j*"
visitors Ini * e * * * * * * * ♦ * * * * *
6h, politics! The crimes that aro
tn ' m I committed In thy name,
in the
P.
Paxson’s
B.
Blood
c.
Compound
lx acknowledged by hundreds to be most powerful blood renovator there
it on the market. Read what Mr. Higgs, of Douglas, Ga., section fore
man, say? about P.'B. C.:
Gentlemen: “It gives me pleasure to recommend P. B. C., your won
derful medicine. My wife tried several i atent medicines; they did her
no good. She suffered untold misery from female weakness and indi
gestion, until about two yean ago. She took two bottles of P. B. C., .
which cured her sound and well. 1 shall always praise this life preserv
ing Remedy, and hope to see it put in reach of all suffering humanity.’'
Truly Yours, W. H. Higgs, Douglas, Ga.
If your druggist or dealer does not sell it, write to the
Paxson Medicine Company, Valdosta, Ga.
Sole Compounders, who will gladly sh«p you the medicine, or fi
you treatise on blood diseases Price one dollar, or six bottles fdr
dollars. Write today, or see our wagons.
A4el,
night
ELEVEN EGGS IN SIX l)AVS.
Owner Won't Sell Prize Laying Hen
for One Hundred DolUn.
1 Residents of the city of Dayton,
In the heart of Columbia county,
WaHh. ( which claims the record for
big yields of alfalfa and wheat this
season, are ready to back a two-
years old full-blooded Leghorn hen,
owned by E. T. Vickers of Wash
tuena, against any fowi as an egg
producer In the Pacific Northwest.
Judy contributed to the fresh egg
supply by producing 11 In six days,
six of them being laid In two days.
Mr. Wicker does no. look upon
this as a remarkable feat, saying
that the hen was working overtime,
but many of the experts in the
southeastern part of the state claim
it Is a record and they aro willing
to back Judy for any reasonable
amount as, the prize egg-producer of
the Inland Emplro, also defend the
title against any fowl m this part
of the Northwest. The hen has been
segregated from the rest of the
barnyard fowls and Ua future per
formance^ will be watened with In
terest all (over the state of Washing
ton. I
The ownrr bought Judy for 66
cents s yij.'ir ago. He .ias since re
fused an offer of $50 and says he
would not sell the hen for fluu.
STORY WAS EXAGGERATED.
Thomas County Sheriff Investigates
Attempted Assault.
The Thomnsville Tlnies-hlnterprise
states that Sheriff Singletary, or
Thomas county haa returned from
Hnrwlik, where he wont to Investl-
was a vlsitfll
PaWWolifch villi
among the yImIiots Jr. the city last
night
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Moore and
daughter of Nashville were vl
in this city last night.
Mr. ,M. Dekle, of FanleW, Fla., is
among the visitors in thle^clty today.
Mr. C. W. Smith of Uu^er, Fla.,
was a business visitor lit Valdosta
yesterday.
Col. R. G. Dickerson of Homervllle,
came over and spent last * night lo
Valdosta.
Mrs. J. W. Davis and daughter,
Christine, are spending a> month or
so with relatives In Albany.
Master Grady, son of 3lr. and
Mrs. J. E. .Massey, who h|8 been
elck for the past few days. If Improv
ing very fast, and It la thought now
he will be all right again In a few
days.
Mra. McCutchen, who has been vis
iting her daughter Mrs. W. H. Sharpe
for some time, left yesterday for her
home In Kissimmee, Fla. She was
accompanied home by Mrs. Sharpe,
who will spend several weeks there
with her mother. j, /
Major W. L. Glessner and Mr. L.
A. Palmer were among those who
went over to Quitman toaay to be
present at the meeting of the State
Agricultural Society in that city.
Mr. J. W. Lyerly, of Atlanta, irep-
resenting the JefTerson Studard
Life Insurance Company, Is tpgtdlng
a few days In town In tl
of hlo company.
Times Want Ads
FOR SALE—A few choice Rarred
Rock hens, one dollar each. J. K.
VaTIottoh. 8-14-swji
LOST—On Saturday the 7th Inst.
In the neighborhood of Mr. John H.
Dasher's, a black, white and tan fe
male fox hound, and a large red
male fox hound. A suitable reward
will be paid for their return to me
or for Information leading to their
recovery. J. B. S. Holmes, Vul
gate the reported attempt to assault; doBta <j a wlt
Mrs. Wiley Jones, near there, which ’ ’
& MILL SUPPLIES
INCLUDING
&
Rubber and Leather Belting, Packing, Hose,
Pipe Valves, Fittings, Bearing Metal, Wrenches
BOLTS „ mfm STOCKS
NUTS
, WASHERS
AND DIES
WRENCHES
Set and Cap Screws P^P SCREW PLATES
Cross-Cut Saws, Pipe Valves and« Fittings to 6 inches
W. H. BRIGGS HAROWAR
TO THE PUBLIC :
was reported In The Times and oth-
newspapers on yesterday. The
sheriff stated that as far aa he could
learn the begro, n stranger to the
place, had been loafing around the
■table and lot of the home about
forty yards from where Mrs. Jones
waa.
She became frightened and called
for help, the negro running away.
The parties who arrived to her as
sistance and no arms and the negro
•tood them off with a gun and then
escaped. He waa closely followed
Mb. Cranford visited Mr* Howell b > ‘ he ,her '“ *«" h * * , 1 "> «°‘ U "
at Nswbmrmome time a«o. hnd taka- * c * ne bnt ,hB tr • ,, w “ 10,1
llared to have contracted (he tvttr
(here. She haa been sick about Ivo
week*. _ , , .
After Coffea County Gambler.
The Coffee count, officials are
rounding up the gambling fraterni
ty of that county In a hurry, seven
teen alleged gamblers being gather
ed In by them In Iras than a wees.
While Deputy Sheriff Furney anu
a posse ware at Tanner and Manell's
•till- In tbe donthern part of tbe
county, on Saturday night, In
of an alleged criminal,
pectedly ran Into a negro
game In full operation. In
Ing tbe arrest ot tbe party two
tha negroes were abot, one
ly, and the other very
wounded. The posse carried In
of the alleged gamblers to
and lodged them In Jail,
ployers appeared Tuesday and
One of-,
with Intent
yesterday at early morn. Nothing
further haa been heard ot him.
Beaten by Night lllders.
Brownsville, Ky. t Aug. 12—A
masked band of night riders last
night took Andrew Ferrta out ana
beat him nnmerelfnllr. Thay then
went to tho houao of Bella Groeta
FOR SAI.E—A fine plantation,
One of the heat. In Rerrten 'county,
containing 9.1. r > ni-.roa, wittin (Vi
miles of Georgia and Florida rail
road. Nearest station, Ray’a Mill.
6-horse farm In state of cultivation.
Soil very productive, will produce
bale of cotton to the acre, other
crops In proportion. One six-room
dwelling, one three-room and
tenant home on the placer Good
water. Near schools and ciinrchea.
Fine stock range. River runs
through edge ot land. Publle road
through farm. Will sell on account
of division botween heirs. If deal red
stock, mules, hogs, cattle, goats
and farm Implements can be bought
tt reasonable prices. C. C. DeVane,
Ha
8-1
Wanted one a
*y to handle our
will bo given del
We have just received three car-loads of American
and Ellwood Wire Fencing which we quote as follows
and would appreciate an order for any amount of it:
50-inch high Ellwood Fence at $7.50 per roll
stay. 52-in high, at $8.50 per roll
stay, 46 in high, at $7.50 per roll
slay, 40-in high, at $7.00 per roll
wire all comes in 20-rod rolls, 330 feet to the roll
with the above we carry a large line of
FURNITURE, COFFINS and .
v e quote good brick at $7.50 per thousand •
side-track carload quantities of not less i
to car : : : : : : j : y J
Uur stock of Dry Qoods and Groceries is "
Glad to serve you in any lines we carry. ■
We expect to pay highest market prices for cotton ■
cotton seed when they begin to move. Bring us JJ
let us sell you your wire fencing, &c. ■
P. CARTER CO. [
a large line of ■
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