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AT H. WOLFF & BRO.'S WE ARE DAILY KECEIVIMG OUE- HSTOCK Which is the hand- somestwehave had in years. Your kind inspection is solic ited. H, Wold & Bro., Leaders of Styles and Low Prices. 109 & 111 BROAD ST THE DAfLY TIMES-ENTERPRISE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 188$. SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU K. Thomas Jr's 1 126 Broad Street. C. S. Bondurant Vountoor Observer Weather Bulletin lor the 21 hours ending at 7 o'clock I*. II., Kept. II, 1883. Tnsn EitATiiir. 2 p. m 03 7 p. m 81 Maximum for 24 hours 94 MinintuiA “ “ “ 03 Rain-fall Travel was lignt yesterday. Capt. R. T. Smiley, of Atlanta, was in the city yesterday. Mr. P. H. Evans, ot Kissimee, Fla., was at the Whiddon, yesterday. Mr. G. Petersort, of the Ala., Mid land R’y., was at the Stuart yesterday. Mr. G. A. McIntosh, of Lurnville, Fla., was among the guests of the Stuart yesterday. A post office key, with the initials, M. M. D., lost on Broad St. Finder will please leave it at this office. Col. Chipley, of Pensacola, Fla., president of the P. & A. Ry., was in’ the city for a short time, yesterday. There will be a match game ot ball between the local colored nine and a visiting team to-morrow afternoon. Mrs. G. M. 1). Riley and children, of Savannah, are spending some time with Mr. Win. Campbell and family. See notice of four barrels ot pare honey—made from woodland flowers, for sale by M. F. Prevntt, at 80 cents per gallon. A greal storm swept the Atlantic coast, yesterday, accompanied by a tidal wave . Much damage was done to the principal seaside resorts. Mr. Clifton, proprietor of the car riage repository, on Madison street, is having a sidewalk put down and a shed erected over the front of his store. Mrs. M. A. Williams and Mr. Wni Barwick were married, in the lower portion of the county, on Sunday. They were united by the Rev. N. B. Ousley. Judge Maxwell, of the supreme court of Florida, passed through the city yesterday cn route to Tallahassee. He is one of Florida’s most promi nent citizens. Messrs. Pittman Baker it Co., have finished their cross-tie contract for the Ala., Midland Ry, and have broke camp. They got out nearly one hundred and fifty thousand cross-lies, Mrs. W. II. Humphries, wife of Hon. W. II. Humphries, of Brooks county and son are in the city, visit ing Mrs. Humphries parcuts, Rev. aud Mrs. N. 15. Ousley, on Broad street. The Misses Barnes, who have been spending several mortlhs in the north, visiting Chicago and other points, re turned yesterday. Miss Barnes will open the kindergarten school on the 16th inst., under very favorable aus pices, and with some marked improve ments in the curriculum. CURTRIGrHT & 13 A.NIEL Are now receiving a large and elegant assortment of the celebrated Zeigler and Reed’s fine Ladies Shoes. J. S. Turner’s, Stacy Adams’ and Bannister's Men Shoes. Boys’ and Misses’ School Shoes a Specialty. Sign of tlAe Big 1 Boot. For Carrying a Pistol. Sheriff Hurst went down to the “Lintondale” place and arrested Ben. Bailey, colored, for carrying concealed weapons. “Willyum” had refused to be arrested by a bailiff, but when the Sheriff made a formal call for him, at a o’clock in the morning, he quietly sub mitted to arrest. He can hear a stray bird sing, now and tli^n, through the bars. Pistol toting,” he will find, is an ex pensive luxury, against he is ground out of the legal hopper. The Title Fixed, Upon investigation it was found yesterday that the title to the vacant lot between the two cemeteries, is in the town. The county commissioners will meet this morning. They will have to buy this, or some other lot, The fact that the lot was deeded to the town for cemetery purposes, raises a question whether the property could be legally diverted to other uses. The commissioners should, in any event, act promptly. Much valuable time, has, already, been wasted—if the jail is to be built this winter. And every one agrees that it should be. We hope thoy will secure the best lot pos sible, and let the contractor go to work. Mayor Hopkins’ Communication. AVe give space to the communica tion elsewhere of Mayor Hopkins. In our article on the action of coun cil, in ordering the vacant lot under discussion fenced in, ,there was no intention to do injustice fo the coun cil. AVe thought then, and think still, that they made a mistake. Instead they should have pursued the course which was adopted yesterday— looked up the titles. That would have settled it. AA r e are not, nor have we ever been, the self consti tilted champion of the hoard of coun ty commissioners, or of any other body. Their acts, as well as the acts of the city council, are subject to le gitimate criticism. An impartial journalist should he as fcady to criti cise, in a proper manner, as to com mend. AVe submit that our remarks were within the rule, and couched in a spirit of conciliation, urging, all through, that the matter be settled by reference to titles aud ownership, instead of the course pursued by the council. AA r e trust we will not be denied the right to express our opinions on the action of council, or any other body legislating for town or county—or both. AA r e have never advocated any course which we did not honestly believe to lie the best for town and county. Our record is be fore tlic people. Upon it we stand or fall. It has never been our pur pose or aim to go beyond legitimate journalism, iu the discussion of sub jects affecting the interest of town and county. AVe believe the people will bear us out in this assertion. In this particular instance, we simply ad vised the council to settle the ques tion of ownership, by investigating titles, instead of fencing in the lot. Mayor Hopkins is puzzled to know why we have advocated the location under discussion. He might ask scores of others the question, why they favored that lot. He can find them on the streets every day. The gentleman places us in a position, at least by inference, which wc have never occupied: that of seeking office. This bit ol sarcasm, as well as his allusion to thfi possibili ty of our change of hoarding house, will fall lint. AVe have tried to serve the people of Thomasvillc and Thomas county, in our humble capacity, to the best of our ability. Nothing which would bring prosperity to the people among whom our lot has been cast, hns ever failed to receive our earnest support. AVe have done the best we could for Thomasvillc, hut wo have never asked for otliec—nor shall wc ever do so. Died. On Tuesday evening last, at the residence of her mother Airs. AV. 10. Smith, in Thomasvillc. Fannie A’iola Humphries, aged 15 years. She was buried yesterday afternoon at the old cemetery. The mother has the sym pathy of all in the loss of her littze girl. Ten And A Quarter Cents For Cotton. Cotton buyers put on the war paint, yesterday. Cotton sold right along for spot cash, at from ten to ten and a quarter cents. Thomasvillc buyers will not be overbid. Farmers can depend on getting as much here for cotton, as they can get anywhere. They are in the market, in to stay, and heeled away back. Keep your eye on the Thomasville cotton market. Notice, The 70th monthly meeting of the Thomasviile Building and Loan Asso ciation, will be held at the office of ^Jpdge II. AV. Hopkins, to-night, Sept. ^2, at 7:20 p. in. Members in arrears will please come prepared to pay all dues. According to a provision in the constitution, suit will be ordered brought at this meeting, against all de linquents. C. H- Williams, Secretary. The monthly term of county court was in session yesterday. Several cases were disposed of. Fishing at the river, just now, is re ported good. Defends the Council. Editor Ti.MR.s-ExrF.ni'nrsi:: You have usually been considered fair in presenting all sides of a question. No doubt you think you have been in this. You will allow the writer that freedom of judgment and opinion claimed and expressed by yourself, when he asserts that in this case you have not been fair in presenting the facts to your readers. You have, without intending it, added ‘‘fuel to the,flame” which you say unfortunate ly burns between county and town. AA’liat are the facts? For “time out of mind,” the city hns claimed aud ex ercised acts of ownership over the lot in dispute. No claim lias ever been made by the county of title to it, until the attention of the county commis sioners was recently called to it,by your paper. The commissioners have never consulted the town authorities about it, though they knew the town claimed it. The city appointed a committee to negotiate with the commissioners. They went before that bodvof “clear headed business men, looking to the best interest of the people of Thomas county,” who absolutely failed to no tice their proposition, so far as their minutes or official action shows, but “resolved to build the new jail on the county’s lot,” naming the lot claimed by the town, and known as the ceme tery lot. Now, who acted “hastily?” You condemn the council for being hasty in protecting the public property of the town. This lot, that they had reason to believe belonged to the city, was about to lie taken possession of by the county commissioners, without even condescending to notice in their minutes the fact that the city, through its committee, claimed the property. Now, who was hasty? These “clear headed” men, who, after “weeks of mature deliberation,” proceeded, in defiance of the claim of six thousand of the inhabitants of the county, resid ing within the corporate limits of Thomasvillc (for I believe I can prove that Thomasvillc is in Thomas county), who pay nearly two thirds of the taxes of the county, to take this lot for county purposes. 'AVliat alter native was left to the council? Wa it hasty to say to these “clear-headed” gentlemen: “You shall not go into possession of this property until you show a right to do so?” Who's busi ness was it to hunt up titles? The town was in possession; was it not the lu% - of these “clear-headed" n>m- irtitsioiicrs? AVas it wisdom to put tile county jail, at a cost of eleven thousand dollars, upon a lot the title to which was in dispute? I do not intend this as an attack upon the commissioners. I believe, when they know what is right, tlu-y will do it; but it is intended as a re ply to this self-constituted champion and adviser in this matter, the editor of the Timfs-En i kbi'iusi:. This lot was deeded to the (own of Thomasville, by the county, on the 22nd day of February, 1 S 5K, which deed was witnessed by A. T. McIntyre, and Aug. II. Ilansoll, Notary Public, and is recorded in book II., page n.Ti. Don't you know, if the commissioners, after "weeks of investigation and ma ture deliberation," had read this deed, they would not have resolved to build the jail upon this lot. If you had known of it, would you have advised such action? Then, answer the ques tion, who was hasty? The council, in protecting the property of the town from unlawful seizure, or the commis sioners, sitting in the next room to that, in which was a deed on record, giving the title of this lot to the town, and resolving to take it? You will not “voice the sentiment of ninety-uine out of every one hun dred,” if you insist that the council did wrong. It is a puzzle to many why you -0 persistently insist upon this location. AVill you be a candidate for sheriff ? or do you anticipate iu the future a chauge of your boarding house? As a citizen of the county and city, I am opposed to the location. It is in the immediate neighborhood of two of the cemeteries of the city. It is too remote from the court house, being at least half a mile away. And now, Mr. Editor, in behalf of those whose mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers sleep in this sacred ground, those old pioneers of the city whose bright example illuminates the paths of those who have come after them; in behalf of those who daily visit their resting places to pay tribute to their memories, T ask you, I ask the “committee on location,” if you or they would like to have a prison wall erected almost over the graves of vein- departed loved once. II. \\ r . Hopkins. Statement of the Financial Cortdition of the Town of Thomasville. Editor Timf.s-Enteri’risk: In re sponse lo the courteous request of the article signed “Fletchervillc,” in a late issue of your paper, we submit the statement as request by him. 1.1 WIIUTIKK Boa.!-' -Ini- in 1017 $13 000 n-: 1 ISHU Tlnmasvillc Xut. Hank $ 7 000 S. II. liabcock - I 000 .1. W. Mnsurv 3 000 Hank of Tlioniasvillc 2 000 Mrs. S. o. \\\ Iiciil I 000 Dr. .1. II. IUi.1 ::«;o Intcivst I Ho or t 500 $21 CGD Respectfully, A. I\ Wright, Ch’mn. Finance Com. S. L. Haves. Thomasvillc, Sept, io, 1889. In compliance with a request from a correspondent, asking for a full statement of tho financial condition of the town, we publish, above, the statement asked for. It has been carefully made by two of the leading members of the Finance Committee, Messrs. A. 1’. AVright and S. L. Hayes. It is a full, fair and frank exhibit of the exact condition of the finances of the town. And, just here wc say to all parties interested, tJiat tlie boolis of the city treasurer, Mr. •Lnnes F. Evans, are open for inspec tion. The figures and statement made can lie readily verified by the treas urer’s hooks. It will be noticed that the water works bonds are not due until l!)17. By that time, willi a reasonable growth of the town, the sum will ho compartaively insignificant. It will lie observed, also, that the entire indebtedness is 817,785. There are business men who carry this much in debtedness in Thomasville. And they carry it successfully, and to their own profit. Surely a great and growing corporation can carry as much indebtedness as an individual. It should, also, he noted that with the estimated income, lor the ensuing year, a large amount of this indebt edness will In; wiped out. The gentlemen have been, even over cautious, in estimating the re sources. City hall rent, and the reas onable increase from other sources, have not been included. The esti mates are based on last years’ re ceipts, when it amounts to a certainty, that with the continued, even mode rate growth of the town, these re sources will naturally increase. But the gentlemen have seen proper to under, rather than over estimate the resources' The report shows a re markably healthy condition of the town's finances, notwithstanding the heavy expenditures made within the last three or four years, for water, lights, sewerage, and other necessary public improvements. The conclusion is plain, from the exhibit made, that the town can easily, without detriment to other improvements, carry the nceccssary additional interest and sinking fund account, it the park bonds are voted. \\ r e arc glad that the request for tatciuent was made, for its Fall -AND- Winter CLOTHING! and our line ol Light ! AND- MUST GO! Call and get till: dtiction is the strongest argument yet made as to the ability of the town to purchase the park. Prices before buy ing at AHYBODYH Cost Prices, and we will SAVE YOU MONEY Clothiers and Furnishers, 103 Broad St., Thomasville, O&