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VOL. II—NO. 19.
THOMAS VILLE, GEOUG1A, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, J890.
$5.00 PER ANNUM
Change-of-Venue
CLOTHING
A. and W. F. R. R.
j IMPORTANT MEETING
AUGUSTA.
IN
This Looks Like Business—Col.
Wright Talks.
This week instead of
DRY GOODS.
ATTENTION
MEN,
YOUTHS’
AND BOYS.
LOOK AT
qiJOT.lTIOXN,
Reflect and Act.
no baits,
NO CLAP TRAPS.
NO MISREPRESENTATION,
Men’s Black Corkscrew
4-buttoii Cutaway Suits Worth
$1.15.00 for £12.00.
Men’s Black Corkscrew
Sack Suits worth $15.00 for
$12.00.
Mm’s Fancy Cassimcrc
Suits worth £15.00 for £10.00,
Men’s Fancy
Suits worth $12.00 for $8.00.
Men’s Fancy Cassitnere
Suit! worth $11’.00 for $0.50.
Youths wool suits worth
$7.00 for 3.50.
Youths wool suits worth
$0.00 for 5.50.
In response to atelegraai from Pres.
I Smith of the Augnsta and West Flor-
I ida Itailroad, Col. Wright went to
! Augusta and attended a meeting of
the projectors of the proposed road,
on Monday. lie returned on the 1:48
train yesterday.
Knowing the general interest felt
in this road by the people ot Tliomas-
ville—who have subscribed 850,000
to it—the reporter called on the Col-
yesterday afternoon to learn the re
sult of the meeting.
“Have you read this telegram ?” the
reporter said to the Col. handing him
a copy of the News, containing the
following:
Augusta, June 2.—A company of
capitalists from Atlanta, Augusta,
Kansas City and other points met
here to day, and have been in consul
tation about the purchase of the Au-
ugsta and West Florida railroad. The
consultation will result iu the organi
zation to-morrow of a strong construc
tion company, with T. J. James as
president, and with ample means to
build lines. The Augusta and Flori
da railroad is now building from Au
gusta, and under the new construction
company will be pushed right ahead
to Thnmosvillr.
‘‘Yes, and it is substantial! correc;
the decision of the gentlemen who now
control the line, was to construct the
road ns rapidly as possible. Of course
some time will to required to organ
ize a large force,” continued the Col.,
“hut you most remember," he added,
"that about 150 men, and some sixty
mules are already being employed in
the construction of the line, commen
cing on the Augusta end."
"There isone error in lliis dispatch,"
said Col, Wright, glancing at the pa
per again, “Mr. James was elected
Genernl Manager of the Co., and not
president of the Construction (,'o. M r.
Short, of New York, was elected pres
ident of the Construction Co.”
“Who were the other officers elect
ed '!”
"Wm. Hailey, of New York, was
elected president of the Railroad Co.,
andChnrlcsE. Smith, who was for
merly president of the Co., was elect
ed vice president of the Construction
The Thieves Escaped. i A Triple Card.
The officers made diligent search ! Editor Timks-IC.vteiu-hisk:
yesterday morning for the negroes | As our pcacctiil callings have been
that robbed the residence of Mr. ! associated with Rev. Dawns, by the
Dixon at Faceville, Monday, and thev j “Hoard of Clay street .School,” charg-
were partly successful; they recovered j ing us with circulating rumors detri
the stolen property, though they failed j mental to the character of J. C. Few
to bag the thieves. Conductor Wal- J Charles Rice and Randall Mitchell
ter Campbell did some fine detective we beg to reply with our intelligent
work in spotting the thieves, and sue- j lender, Rev. Downs, that we set afloat
cessfuliy locating their plunder. Hav- i no rumors concerning any' one in the
ing been informed at Faceville of the I school matter,
robbery, his suspicion became aroused j We know nothing on earth about
at the mysterous manner of two ne- Clay street school, and we don’t think
groes who boarded his train there, i there is a preacher in towu that does.
They carried a large box, which after 1 We have been asked about it by a
wards proved to contain the stolen
silverware and other articles.
On arriving here in the morning,
Mr. Campbell followed them to a col
ored portion of the town, and noticed
that the box was left at Ilenrv Pon
der’s bouse. The police were inform
ed. but through a mistake arrested
the wrong man, and this deiay ena
bled the others to escape.
The (Guards are certainly worthy
of all praise. They were out last
night for drill in spite of the threat
ening character of the weather.
Parties that know the mail say that
the placing of Mr. James at the head
of tiic Augusta and West Florida con
struction company, as its general man
ager, means that the road will he
built.
Thomnsville will he well represeut-
| cd at the picnic at Summer Hill to
day. Our city always does herself jus
tice on such occasions, and the one
of to-day will be no exception to the
rule.
Mr. W. S. Copeland, representing
the Southern Alliance Farmer, pub
lished at Atlanta, was in town yester
day. He represents a good agricultu
ral paper, and is a gentleman of pleas
ant address nnd inannars.
The Hussars will have a mounted
drill in full uniform, on Friday after-
noon. The gentlemen constituting j
tliccompany would be pleased to have i
their lady friends come out on the oo !
casiou, and witness the drill.
great many persons, but we could on
ly tell them nothing, or say wlmt we
had heard.
We believe the committee, or board
of trustees, arc good honest men, hut
their statements urc not true. We
have talked with Jackson Hamilton
and Aaron Jones, and while they are
responsible for the resolutions they
neither wrote nor read them.
The truth is this: The trustees are
more to blame for this state of things
than any one else. They kept those
deeds concealed one year and two
months; and it is perfectly natural
that the people having contributed
(though) a small amount of money,
would ask for the proof of proper use.
Men who handle public money must
stand the public test. It is very
strange when that (Northern) lady
enquired after those deeds, through
Rev. Downs, the trustees said nothing,
but as soon as a Southern negro ask
ed about them, tho characters of the
three Clay street School, philanthro
pists nnd that of the whole hoard, was
damaged.
Wo join the board in thanks to the
gentlemen for their liberality to the
patrons of Clay street school, and hope'
the trustees and directors great sue
cess in tho management thereof.
We are the other preacher.
S. U. AmEXANDKI!,
J. W. Cahter,
S. 8. Broadnax
He Asked Her A Question.
We understand that Spaulding
Paine is nosing around prying into
other people’s business. We are slow
to believe this, and would not. in fact,
did we not have indisputable evidence
of the correctness of the report.
“What do you think Mr. Spaulding
Paine asked me yesterday ?’’ said an
irate female, as she whisked out of the
postoffice, yesterday afternoon.
The reporter, who would be the last
person in the world to withhold sym
pathy from a distressed female, mildly
expressed his disapprobation ot any
unneccessary inquisitorial questions,
but was unable to respond to the in
quiry, as there are 140,000 words now
in use, and he was wholly unprepared
to say what words Capt. Paine had
used.
Why he asked me,” said the lady,
after waiting a reasonable time tor the
reporter to file bis answer, “how old I
was.”
There’s trouble ahead ol Spaulding
Paine. If he doesn’t lose a portion of
his capillary appendage before lie gels
through, it will be a wonder.
The census man riseth up in the
morning, and goeth forth to be bad
gered and abused, when lie inquired)
into the family secrets.
His days are lull of trouble, and
they shall be few in the land, which
the supervisor bath given him. Selah.
Attention Hussars.
You are required to lie and nppear
at your Armory on Friday, June 6th,
at 4:.‘!0 p. m., for the purpose of
mounted drill, in uniform. Wear
pike in place of plume.
K. T. Mai i.ean, Comdg,
R. Evans, O. S.
Co.”
"Will Thoniasvillo bo represented j the Cult. 1’hey returned to Albany
on the hoard of directors,” the report- yesterday. They promise to make up
Ctissitncrc j er asked. their short stay among us, by coming
j “O, yes, Col. A. T. McIntyre, Mr. | down again soon,
j S. L. Hayes, Mr. T. C. Mitchell and j q'| le South Georgia College nine
myself were elected as members of the j |, as scm a challenge to the Academy
boatd. 1 homasvilles interests will be j n i ne 0 f Cairo to play a match game
after and protected at all
Married Sunday Night.
The residence of Mr. J. L. Linton
on Ilrond street Sunday night, was
the scene of a most happy and infer
eating event. Among the passengers
on the Monticcllo train Sunday after
noon were Mr. John L. Hryati and
Miss Laura Knightlcy, both of Jcfler-
son county Florida. They inimedi
ately drove to the residence of Mr. .1.
1 \r 1 1 . .1 • , . , ! D. Hinton, and shortly nftewards, as
down Monday and spent the night at 1 , , ’ . . ,
.„) . 1 . , „ the latter gentleman invited a few of
Miss Iiattic Wooten, who has had
charge of an interesting class in the
Agricultural College at Cuthbert, du
ring the term just completed, lias been
spending a day or two visiting Mrs.
C. II. Nicholson, Fast End.
Mr. and Mrs. Love Wilder came 1
Youths wool suits worth
£ 10.00 for 0.50.
Youths wool suits worth
$12.00 for 8.00.
Boys fall suits from $1.50
to £0.00.
Boys knee pants from 35
cents up.
The best unlaunilriea shirts
ill the world for 50 cents.
We always do what we
promise. Try
his triends up to bis residence, and
nne could have readily guessed tHero
was going to lie a wedding, Rev. W.
J. Williams performed the ceremony.
The couple returned to Monticello
Monday morning, followed bv the
congratulations of friends. Mr. Hrv-
lookcd niter aim protected ai all | ].vij a y alternoon. If the challenge is j ant is a son of Mrs. Mary F. ISrvnn
, , , . J I accepted the team will go down on I t h„ talented authoress.
"I hen you were favorably impressed | lht . a f, crnoon irain> rc!ur ning next j .
with the organization, and the outlook j monling . The boys can play the! A String Band,
for the building of the road, we asked, j national game well, and the Cairo j Soveinl of our musically incline
“Yes, the gentleman who have taken j team w j|| have to play good ball to young men are organizing a string
132 BroadlStreet
hold ot it are thorough r .ilroad men, 1 scorc lhcm un( ] er
and say they can command the nec-1
cessary capital.” I should not be sur-1
prised, continued thc Colonel, “if
Thomasvilie did not have to put up
her fifty thousand dollars within eigh
teen months.’’
“What were your i npression of
Augusta,” thc reporter asked.
“It is one of thc most solid cities in
in the South, and growing with mar
velous rapidity; capital from Kansas
City, New York and other money cen
tres, is pouring in there by the million
Augusta is, already, the Lowell of the
South, and the great impetus which
she has recently been given by the
large investments referred to, will
make her one of the wealthiest and
most prosperous cities of the South.
•\ugusta people are wede awaxe.
They have caught the spirit ot progress
and do not intend to loosen their
grasp upon it. Keep your eye on
Augusta, she’s coming.”
The Times-E.nteri-risk congratu
lates Thomasvilie on the bright out
look for this new road.
Mr. J. K. H. Love, with his usual
energy, is making an effort to have
excursion tickets to and from Bruns
wick placed on sale at this point. Ho
is in receipt of a letter from Mr. An-
gier, Passenger agent of the B. & W.
system, in which Mr. A. says the
probabilities are that tho tickets will
he placed on sale. [Such a move would
undoubtedly attract a large number
of visitors to thc resorts near
city by the sea.”
i band. They meet for practice
over (’asset's store. The band
includes some of the best musical
talent among thc young men in town
and in a few months they will be able
to make some fine music, hut in the
mean time, while they are practicing,
tho public is asked to bear gently
with them.
Otir Mortuary Record.
We understand from Sexton Burch,
the that he buried, during the month of
May, seven colored and five whites.
However one of the latter died in a
Rev. J. W. Rogan, pastor ol the, ..
first Presbyterian church, Savannah, j f stan * ,,a ' c ’ 50 «»»* there were only
has resigned, to accept the pastorate dea ' hs amon 2 ,he wh " es ’ last
of the Westminster Presbyterian church
in Baltimore. IBs family’s failing “ looked over my record for May,
health caused his resignation. The!* 88 *’ sa,d Mr ’ Burch ’" and found
church in Savannah refused, some j that ,herc " erc twenl H"° interments
eighteen months ago, to accept his j dlat n,onth amon S ,he colored - and
tesignaticn. They have accepted it among the whites, making a total
now, and passed highly enlogistic reso-1 0 twent y-seven jw M a >'i 1S89.
lutions on their departing pastor. Mr. | Are we to have a* more rapid mail
Rogan served the Presbyterian church j service from the depot to the post-of-
here sometime, and will be well re-; fico under the new contract just awnrd-
membered by many of our readers. i cd to Mr. Bland? J
Col. L. F. Livingston left Thomas
file yesterday at 8 o'clock for Bain
bridge by buggy. He was to make
thc drive in five hours, to meet an en
gagement to speak there at 1 o’clock
He returns in time to meet his ap
pointmcnt at Summer Hill to-day,
flic distance to Ilainbridge if nearly
40 miles, and hence we have called it
a rapid drive.
At a meeting of the Board of Edu
cation held yesterday, it was decided
that thc Public Schools already estab
lished and recognized ns regular
schools,including the new ones granted
this year, arc ns many ns tho funds
provided for the county will allow,
and that iu their judgment they can
not possibly grant any more new
schools this year. They also decided
that they will not pay for those chil
dren living in Thomas County who
attend schools in any of thc adjoining
-■onntics, except where the children
live more than three miles from any
cliool in this county. Another year
the Board will if possible require all
applications for schools,c>pcciul!y new
ones to lie presented iu .January, so
as to know just what they can do.
Thc Cincinnati commercial, a rc
publican paper, says: “If the republi
can party goes into the battle of 1892
with a monopolistic tariff it will be
beaten. Should it enter into that
field with the government treasury in
distress it will be beaten—and if it has
to hear the burden of both these con
ditions, Grover Cleveland can over
come it.”
Mrs. Parsons has been shooting off
her mouth again in Chicago. She
advises the socialists to use dynamite.
Chicago should have been put under
bond, before she was given the
World’s fair, to hang every red han
ded murdering socialist iu that city.
SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU
AT
II. Thomas JrY 1?G Broad Street.
OS.Bondurant'VoIuntoer Observer
Weather Bulletin Ibr the 21 hours cmiing
»t 7 o'clock P. M., .lime 1890.
Owing to thc inclement
weather last week which pre
vented many from taking ad
vantage of our low prices in
thc Fine Grade of Goods, wo
will continue to offer for this
week.
Our Line of French Fine
Batistes former price 50c now
reduced to 36c. French Chal-
lics at reduced prices. French
Satines former price 36c this
week 28c. Imported Scotch
and Frence Ginghams former
price 25 to 50c, this week 18
to 27 1-2.
Please bear in mind our as
sortment in this Line of Fine
Goods is getting smaller every
lay. Those who would wish
Finn Goods at extremely low
prices should call early.
LEVY’S
Dry Goods House.
p. iu
p. m
Maximum tor IU hours.
Minimum “ ’•* •• .
Rain-fail
Indication for light
temperature.
stitionery