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VOL. IX—NO.
TIIOMASVILI.E. GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 5, 1899.
$5.00 PER "ANNUM
Here 1 Am
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LOCAL HAPPENINDS.
The New* of the Day Told In Brief
Personals, Etc.
Raiii is badly needed.
Business is unusually quiet.
Yesterday w^s the hottest
of the season.
... ,, , , We regret to learn that
Attractions and Prices itei,ry Mucbai1 uq,iite >il
dav
Mr.
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ttYilllll!
1 Lot of laces in various width
and floods f»() per cent ahead of any
th’ll); I sold last season, take any
quantity ami pieco I have on sale
tor 5c. yard.
Black Sicillian.
50 inch wide, good value for 50c,
to close out at 35c.
White Checked
Nainsook,
Superior quality in cliecka large
and small efieci patterns. Price
for this week, 5c.
Colored- Organdies-.
Nice line of dress material welf
worth 20c. for this week, 10c.
Fancy Linings.
This line I can show some of the
prettieat thin;-, of the season
Prices 20 to 35 cents.
Zaza Belts.
This is something new in the
belt line and you should see it,
something without any buckle,
simple and easy to fasten, a!
though a novelty they are sold
at popular prices.
Kd Kingt-berry caiue over on a
short burl liens trip yesterday.
Beppo lias an interesting letter
fiom New York in to day’s paper.
Several parties will go nut to
tbe picnic to-day on their wheels.
The little folks will he very
much in evidence at. ibe river to
day.
Quite a delegation will go from
Thomasville to Charleston next
week.
MORALITY IN HltiH LIFE.
Mr. Feinberg's closing out sale
is now in full blast. Read bis
locals elsewhere.
Mies Marion Hayes spent yes
terday in Pslbaui with her friend,
Miss Florence Hand.
A new crossing was put in yes
terday at the intersection of
Madison and Jackson streets.
Capt. Hammond went down to
Monticello, Fla., yesterday after
noon on a short business trip.
This is Children's Day. And
may it be a very happy one for
each and all, large and small.
Care should be taken to day
uot to allow ;he children to tum
ble into water over their heads.
There will be manv tired but
happy little tot* tucked away in
their beds to-night. And bow
sweet will be tbeir sleep.
Judge Roddenberry returned
yesterday from White Springs,
via., where be has been spend
ing a few days.
Tbe absence of hundreds of
children from town to day will
shut. out. a great deal of siin-hitie.
Tbeir bright faces and merry
chatter will be missed.
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—RKADQnARTBIW FOfl—
Clothing, Gent’s Furnishings,
Dry Goods and Notions.
—AGENT FOR—
Mr. T G. Cranford, of Valdos
ta, who is interested with Mr.
A. M. Watson in the race horse
business, came over yesterday ami
spent <he afternoon in tbe city,
Charley Obi, John Andrishok,
Tom Thornton, Bill Britton and
Sydney Bond will make a raid on
tbe tinny tribe at Oclilockmiee ri
ver to-day. They expect to catch
every thing in the river.
Quite a number of members of
Ray'e imtnunes, who were iuiis
tered out in Macon a few days
ago, passed through the city yes
terday and the day before on
route to thoir homos in various
portions of South Georgia.
Beppo Discusses The Four Hundred,
Dewey Day And Other Inter
esting natters.
Nkw York, May 2, 18l»!».
Dkar Timur Enterprise:
Since my last many things have
occurred in Gotham that not only
gives themes to talk about, but
much food for thought. Just now
the morality of the “Four Hun
dred" is passing under a hot fire
of criticiem from all sides, caused
by the Sloane divorce and Belmont
marriage four hours later. Last
year the domestic troubles in tbe
household ol Henry T. Sloane fi-st
became public. Sloane's brother
married one of the Vanderbilt
girls, hence they are all in tbe
millionaire set. Henry’s wife that
wae, Jessie, ie tbe most beautiful
woman of the “Four Hundred”
and hence tbe most popular. Her
husband was worth $9,000,000
and treated her royally from a
financial point ol view. She was
in everv social function like a
queen. But be was of a quiet,
domestic turn and did uot joiu
her iu her mad career of social
conquests, so she went it alone.
By and bye it began tu be whis
pered about that Perry Belmont,
worth $0,000,000 aud a prominent
social aud political character of
national repulaliuu, wis invading
bis presence. Like a self-respect
ing man, be called a halt, aud a
row resulted. He look his two
daughters and left the palatial
home, making his erring wife a
present of it, worth $500,000.
The unpleasant disclosure made
her ill for weeks Then she grad
ually recovered, the gossips got
their second wind and started iu
again. Her rich relatives, to en
able her to keep her standing iu
society, received her conspicuous,
ly, gave receptions in her honor
aud otherwise evinced their iuteu-
tion to stand by her.
Then came rumors that her hus
band was going to sue for divorce,
and as infidelity to tbe marriage
vow ie the only and sole cause for
divorce iu this state, society
stood aghast. Both sides denied ,
that a divoice was even
they will tight its enforcement to
tbe last, ditch, but the people will
win. Platt is tu-ned down in a
measure, and a big revolt against
his boss-ship is now on again.
There's blood on the moon over in
the republican camp and scalping
knives and tomahawks are much
in evidence.
Beppo.
Depew on the Coining Campaign.
Cleveland, 0., May .3. — In an
! interview here to-day Hon.
Chauncey M. Depew said that, be
favored the continuance o’ Sena
tor M. A. Hanna as chairman of
tbe Republican national com
mittee.
Speaking of the campaign of
1900, Senator Depew said the Re
publican party would have no op
position.
“Bryan has read the New York
Democrats out of tbe party, and
they will not again get together,"
he said.
“What will be tbe Republican
issue in 1900?” was asked.
“The platform will reassert
evert,bmg tbe party has ever said,
and Ibe party will declare in favor
of expansion."
“How about trusts?”
“Undoubtedly the Republican
party will adopt a plank con
demning trusts, and I also think
tbe Democrats will adopt a similar
plank. The Republicans will
reaffirm tbeir declaration for tbe
gold standard, and there is no
doubt the Democrats will again
take up silver."
Damage By Prairie Fires
Sioux City, la., May 3.—Defi
nite reportssliow hundreds of thou
sands of dollars damage by tbe
prairie tires in various parts of
South Dakota.
In Sanboru county several dozen
farmers lost everything. From
Jerald county comes a like story.
South of Armour a large number
thought | of farmers were burned out.
of, and many believed them 1 it Northern Brule and Southern
Suddenly the news came that the 1 n, l( r„i. „„ i ,, .
,. / , , . j : BiittalJcoiinties nearly three town-
divorce had been secretly granted, I , . ,
and, four hours later, Mrs. Sloane 8b, P s were b " r, ‘ ed over - Near| y
and Perry were married over in . 3,990 head of live cattle were lost
Connecticut. Tbe decree gave j Damage iu these comities
Jim Jones, who lias been with
Ray's iiuiuunes since its orga
nization last summer, caiue home
night before last from Macon
where he was mustered out a few
days ago. Like all the balance
of the boys Jim is glad to be at
home.
On a brief business trip to
Bainbridge a day or two ago a
Timer Enterprise man found
Capt. Hicks as busy as be could
be arranging bis new drug store.
When be gets straightened out,
Capt. Hicks will bave one of the
handsomest stores in t)ie stpto,
Captain A A - Cassady and wife
left yesterday morning for Indian
Bpriugs, where they will.spend
some Weeks. Captain Cassady
has been quite sict for some
mouths, and we hope he will be
greatly benelilted by his stay at
the springs.
the two daughters to their father,
aud prohibited her from marry
ing duriug his lifetime.
Now the public is discussing
the question of the secret divorce.
It is claimed that the Sloane and
Belmont millione bought favors
from tbe court that are denied to
poor people. A poor woman has
to face a gaping public when her
soiled linen is under examination,
but tips pet of the “490” escapes
the ordeal by reason of the mil
lions of money that envelope her.
The disappointed gossips who
piued to hear the story of her
frailty now froth and foam at. the
mouth, aud ask why it is thus?
will amount to thousands, and it.
is reported two men lost, their lives.
Near Castlewood, Mrs ^Erickson
was burned to death while trying
to save horses.
Dr. Cooper Dead.
Quitman, Ga., May 3.—Dr. W.
H. Copper, pastor of the Baptist
Church here, died this morning.
For several months he had been
sulfer’ng from heart ditease. He
was apparently better for the pact
few days. Ie was sitting up in
bed this irorqing when be fell
Am3 so is Our Entire Stock of
Warm Weather
Clothes lor Boys and Men.
It will n it In' tvi'.c for you to wait any longer to select
them, as you run chances on not getting the pick of stock.
You know yon will aeed Summer Clothing, Straw Hats,
Negligee Shirts, Cooler Underwear, etc., and now is as good
a time to pick them out as any. We have an immense selec
tion. with lowest prices on them. M’oii.sidereil.
We are catering to your wants, with the only complete
slock of ready-made gents and boys apparel in this market,
and we want you to call in and inspect.
Shoes! Shoes!
Perry’s brother took VV. R. Van- oyer ami expired i-i a few rniii-
Standard Fashions
and
Dutchess Trousers.
Phone JOS.
The colored revival continues
and ie spreading to other cburcbee.
Several hundred new members
will be added to tbe various
churches. Tbe baptism at Cubaua
Sunday morning will doubtless be
attended hy au immense crowd.
A large number of new converts
of the Baptist church will bo
mersed.
derbiIt’s divorced wife, who is
ibe mother of tbe young Duchess
of Marlborough. They seem to
bave a penchant for other men's
got 4 looking wives. What a pity
the sou’heru idea of such things
does uot prevail here! Most south
eru men administer a dose of lead
to the despoilers of their home.
It doesn't oure the trouble, but it
puts it out of tbe power of the gay
iotbario to repeat the game.
Yesterday was Dewey Day aB
over the country. Dewey is easi
ly the hero of the war, aud his
groat achievement in Manila Bay
places him amotig the great naval
heroes ol the world. It will be
come a second “4tb of July” in
America. It was like one here
yesterday. I enjoyed setting off
dozen camion crackers myself
and came near being arrested for
it. They were just a little too
demonstrative. But the old man
likes to do the whole thing, you
know, being still “one of tbe
boys."
After a tremendously hard tight
the legislature passed the “Ford
Bill," which taxes franchises
as real estate, and the corpora
tions are furious. They will have
to pay at least $29,000,000 a year
• I in the way of taxes, that now go
j into tbeir pockets. Of contse
utes. lie has been pastor of Al
bany, Ciillibert, Uartersville, and
Oedartown churches, was a re
markably strong man intellectual
ly, kind aud sympathetic, aud
he was unusually loved. His loss
is deplored by tbe whole commu
nity.
A New Lynch Law ropnsrd.
Atlanta, May 3 —Representa
tive Morris will introduce a bill
relative to lynchings at the next
session of the legislature.
Mr. Morris' bill providos for
the trial of the accused within
tive days after his arrest, and
upon conviction the measure pro
vides for a public banging live
days after,
A unique provision of tbe act-is
that tbe testimony of the assail
ant's victim may be takeu in
private hy a special commissioner
in the presence of the accused
while the trial is in progress.
Aud now Chicago, uot to be out
done by New York, is going to get |
up a $1 democratic dinner. Ofl
course Bryau is to be ou baud, '
Our shoe department is a veritable least of spring
styles, both for men, boys, ladies, misses and children.
It is an acknowledged truth, that we carry or.lv
A i Good Shoes,
Ami every pair sold with a guarantee.
We have as complete a line of shoes as can he found in
a town double the size ot ours in Georgia, aud can lit you.
Give us your shoe trade and we will give you ihoU best
goods for the least money of any house in this city.
Yours for business,
The Levy Mercantile Co.,
Mitchell House Block.