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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