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DAILY TIMES ENTERPRISE MONDAY’ AFTERNOON, ^DECEMBER 6, 1015.
BRIGHT LIGHTS
MB. STRICKLAND KIT IN THE
HEAD OFF JACKSON STREET,
AND HIS MONEY TAKEN SAT
URDAY NIGHT.
PIANO FOR 8TTDY CLASS.
Member* of TIioniuM'illc Study Cln-ss
Hnve Succeeded In Their Effort*
to Purchase a IMano for Tlieir
Ciul> R:h>«i.
vill.
MR. II. A. JONES, OF ATLANTA,
IEMNGING HAYNES CAR TO
TliOMASVILLE !S litKNEI)
AND MANGLED I'NDER RIG
At TO NEAR PELHAM.
Mr. J. C. Strickland, who lives
about twenty miles from Thonus-
Tille, near Calvary, was assaulted
and robbed Saturday night, near tae
Coast Line freight station, just off
Jackson street. The details of the
affair are not clear to him. his state
ment being that he went off the main
street, to wait for a party with whom
• he had business and that presently t ^ pv , n ,j n
two men came along and before h- ‘/a most‘useful addition but
•could do anything or suspect tlielr | nn orn;inlent t0 „ oth 01ub Roo m
•Intentions, they hit him across the
head with a piece of wood.
Tin* ladies of the Thoma
Study ('lass, have installed a hand
some new piano in t ioir Club Hoorn
in the rear of the Thomasville Li
brary.
i In carrying out their programme
( for the year, the subject of which
| is •*Th»» Opera." tho lack of a piano |u an suto accident, two miles
jh?8 been very niuci felt, as there 1 south of Pelham yesterday afternoon ;
are necessarily a good many musi- j Mr. H. A, Jones, of Atlanta lost his J
j ml numbers introduced and the j nfe. Mr. Jones and his brother i
j members of the Class decided to] started from Atlanta Saturday with,
! give their best efforts to the work, two Haynes autes, bringing them to j
j of obtaining a piano. As usual ] this city. They spent the night J
i when this body of energetic indjin Vann and then started leisurely;
arnest women go out after any-(toward Thomasville.
ling, they always get It and so j When going out of Pel.iam the}
(1 a piano that is
Mr. Strickland staggered to the
street, and was brought to the office
of Dr. Cheshire for medical atten
tion. His nose was crushed near the
top and he has two bad cuts, one on
top of the head and one across the
forehead. He was taken home yes
terday and was reported doing as
nicely ns could be expected, in view
of the nature of the wounds.
The Sheriff took up the matter at
once and went to the scene. He
and the Library.
brothers in a five- |
.got anead, one car j
yo.nger of th**
passenger cal
coming between the two on the j
splcuuid road out of that city. The j
leading car struck a calf, when go- |
ing at a rapid rate of speed and the i
car was overturned down a slight j
embankment on the turnpike road. !
Mr. Jones was pinioned under the j
car. The auto caught fire in a few |
Virginia cigarette tobacco
found a hickory stick about three
inches wide, in the shape of an ixe
handle. This stick was smeared
with blood. Near the stick was a
nncket-knlfp belonging to Mr. Strlek- ■ , econd8aml the i n j ured maa
land, and two twenty-five sent Plec- burned horribly, both legs being al-I
es. which had evidently Tallen out ■ m0 „ t burne(1 o(r and hlg face and j
of his pockets and were missed j c ; lest be lng severely marred by the!
About ten dollars was j flerce flamel!
Mr. A. V. Jones came up In a j
short time and also a car which was >
the dark,
taken from Mr. Strickland after he
was struck
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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.
SodgeBrqthers
M0T0R.CAR
You will find in the DODGE
BROTHERS MOTOR CAR many
features scarcely to^be expected
at so moderate a price.
We should like to place in your hands
an unbiased opinion of this car written
by an automobile engineer not connect
ed with the company. Sent on request.
1 he top is the one-man type.
The price of the Car is $850.00
delivered in Thomasville.
Fowler Auto Co. Thomasville, Ga.
between them, driven by Mr. Luther
Braswell, of Monticello. They did
all they could to rescue him, but he
• was already dead. The body was tak-
jen to Pelham and prepared for bu-
j rial. Mr. Sampson, of this city
| brought the other Haynes car to
j town.
j The accident has a strange story
| in connection which seems almost
unbelievable, so wierd and uncanny
is its application. Mr. E. V. Jones
stated yesterday afternoon that ou
f that morning he had spoken to his
| brother, requesting him to drive
I slowly and carefully, telling nim
'that had dreamed the night before
jthat he bad seen him die, pinioned
j under a car and explaining the in
tense .lorror and dread which the
J vision had given him.
| The body was taken to Atlanta
| last night for interment. Both J
j brothers are residents of that city,
jand demonstrators for the Haynes 1
j machines.
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THE CIGARETTE
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16 for £ 4
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■ MEIGS ('(UUtKSl'ONDKNT
I WHITES OK THE ACCIDENT.
Special to Times-Enterprise.
oral days with relatives In Savan
nah.
Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Home are
eviai lo , iiuea-r-merjinae. ! .... , ... ,,
„ , _ _ „ spending the week-end with Mr. and
Meigs, Ga., Dec. 6.—Another fa- ' _ * .
1 Mrs. F. C. Jones
tal auto accident occurred Sunday _ . ' . .
„ . _ .. , i Rev. L. A. Brown, wjo has been
afternoon near Pelham, the result of
.. ’ , 'pastor of the Methodist Church
speeding. This time, the victim was
a Mr. Jones, of 582 Edgewood Ave.,
Atlanta, who paid the penalty.
It seems that Mr. Jones left Ca-,
here, was appointed to the First
church at Shellman, and he is suc
ceeded by Rev. J. w. Lilly.
The ladles of the Presbyterian
mills about 3 p. m.. in a new Haynes i cb(H . cb beld th el r annual basaar on
car, for Thomasville, saying he | , a8t Saturday,
would make the trip, a distance of'
32 miles, in 45 minutes.
Miss Margaret Hudson, teacher of
expression in Lie local schools, as-
Hla brother, A. V. Jones, who was- tlgted by twenty-six Individuals,
driving another Haynes car, caution- Boston, gave a turee-.ct comedy,
ed him very particularly agalnat „ A Kentu< . ky Be ll." at the school au-
speedlng, aa lie (A. V.) had a dream [ d |t or iuui, last Friday evening. The
the night before, while stopping in a proceeds went towards paying for
Macon hotel, which was to the effect a plan0 for lhe ,„. hoo i.
that be would see him (H. A.) the
following day, pined under an au
tomobile, killed and burned to death.
The caution went unheeded, hence
another soul gone to meet Its ma
ker.
While running hla car—some say
50 miles per hour—on the long hill
two miles north of Pelham, on the
Camilla road, he struck a calf, In
the road, which caused the car to
turn a complete somersault, throw
ing the front end back towards Ca
milla, at the same time killing tho
occupant, so the presumption goes.
From some unknown cause, the ma
chine caught Are, burning the young
man's legs and arms completely up
to the body.
Mr. A. V. Jones, w.io was coming
on about two miles behind the doom
ed man. rolled up a few minutes
later, Just In time to see his broth
er being consumed by the flames,
and unable to render any assistance.
What remains there were left, were
gathered together and taken to Pel
ham, where they were placed In a
casket and forwarded to his borne
In Atlanta.
The above accident should be a
lesson to some of the reckless driv
ers, and Metga has Its full quota.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Groover's new
home on Jefferson St„ Is nearly fin
ished.
Miss I la Mae McKinnon, of PU-
cock, Ga.., Is visiting relstlves In
the city.
Mrs. Tom McCullough have taken
charge of the Ruby Hotel, and Mr.
and Mrs. Joiner are now In charge of
the Reid Hotel.
Pavo High School beat Boston
High School In a game of football.
Friday afternoon, the score being 7
to 6. This was the BoBton team’s
first game.
hunt, will be Interesting to the lov
ers of baseball.
Lavender Is a former player of
this Immediate section and halls
from Montezuma. He la one or the
great slab artists of the National
League, and Jimmy Archer, Is the
premier catcher of that organiza
tion. They are both ardent sports-
men and have selected Thomasville
as a likely place for a few days
hunting. Mr. Lavender and his wife
were here for two days during the
past week.
Fancy Crackers
HALF PRICE
Fig Bars, Lemon fJThins,
Honey Jumbles, Marshmal
low Sandwiches, Marshmal
low Rosettes, Vanilla Waf
ers, Cocoanut Jumbles,
Marshmallow Sweets, Gin
ger Snaps, Etc., all
BOSTON NEWS HEMS
Boston, Dec. S.—Mlaa Lemma Wel
don, a beloved woman living some
miles out from this city, died last
Saturday afternoon, and the remain*
were burled here. She had been ill
for some time, and the end was not
unexpected.
Mias Jane Milligan returned home
thla week after apendlng some time
very delightfully with Mlaa Eliza
beth Ferguton at De Sota, Ga.
Mlaa Julia Averett left Monday
morning for Tampa, where ahe haa
accepted a lucrative position.
Mrs. Tom Dunn, of Morven, la
apendlng several days with her par
ent* here.
. Mrs. J. r. Bryant, la spending **V-
LAVENOEH AND ARCHER
Premier Battery of the Chicago Cubs
to Visit Thomasville for a Duck
Hunt.
Thonjusvllle Is to have among the
visitors here this month, Messrs.
Lavender, of Montezuma and Ar
cher, of Chicago. This bare an
nouncement will not be of any spec
lal interest, but the statement that
Jimmie Lavender and Jimmie Ar
cher, of the Chicago Cubs, Nations'
League, would be down for a duck
15* LB.
(Sold elsewhere at 25c or
more per pound)
Seat Fancy Chocolate
Candies ...,20c lb
Extra Fancy Line Candies,. 15c lb
Nice Marshmallow and other
Fancy Candies 10c lb
Sanla Claus Is here:
We have the largest line of Toys
ever in the city, buy now and let
us put them away for future deliv-
-ry. Give us a visit. Open even
ings
VAUGHANS
Sc—10c AND VARIETY STORE
Broad Street Next to Cocroft
OUR CIGARS
Sell Well Because We
Know How To Make Them.
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Thomasville, Ga.
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Fresh Shipment of
Drum-head
Cabbage Plants
Just Received
CITY DRUG STORE,
PHONE 284.
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SELLING OUT
My entire House-hold Furniture at
very low prices, will be on sale next
Wednesday and Thursday, Decem
ber 8th and 9th only. Apply to
HARRY MASSELL
523 W. Jacluon, St.
Thomasville, Ga.
Christmas Holiday Excursion Fares
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.$11.15 Memphis, Tenn.
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Correspondlnsly low rates between other -points In southeast,
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Missouri, Nebraska, Sooth Dakota and Wisconsin.
Tickets will be sold December 17. 18, 23, 2t and 25th.
ISIS, with final return lim It January io, ISIS.
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