The Daily times-enterprise. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1889-1925, December 06, 1915, Image 2

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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 Agents Automobiles SERVICE 24 HOURS EVERY DAY. ACCESSORIES, 1. GAS, DR REPAIRS WHEN YOU NEED THEM S We ecll all models Overland and Willys-KnightJCars on time and have the best contract and values on the market for those desiring to purchase’cars.on.time. If you are going to buy a car call at thel’Dixie High way Garage and we can offer you exceptional values in either new or used cars, and can give you ususually good terms on your old car in exchange. REPAIRS Our modern and complete Equipment enables us to overhaul FORD MOTORS, regardless of work required, and absolutely guarantee our work for $10.00. Other work at proportionate prices. Cars carefully washed by competent men. DIXIE HIGHWAY GARAGE, H. T. Pace, Manager. Opposite Court House Phone2344 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. is the best on earth—cigarette to bacco was born in Virginia. Only the choicest, mellowest Virginia is in Piedmonts—no wonder they are the biggest-selling cigarette in America. Try Piedmonts—todayl $gfitt*jf(yU*feSaecoGr. THE CIGARETTE OF QUALITY 16 for £ 4 VALUABLE COUPON IN EACH PACKAGE ■ 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. SUAREZ CIGAR COMPANY, Thomasville, Ga. »»44444444444444»4444444444444*444 Fresh Shipment of Drum-head Cabbage Plants Just Received CITY DRUG STORE, PHONE 284. . . ” . ' .•-■ft 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 A. B. & A. R. R. From to Atlanta, Ga Athens, Ga Birmingham, Ala. . Chattanooga, Tenn. Chicago, III Clnelnnattl. Ohio. .. .* 0.75 .Louisville, Ky. . .$11.15 Memphis, Tenn. ■Nashville, Tenn. Richmond, Va. . fit. Louis. Mo... .21253 .$15*5 .$38.15 Washington, D. C. . •*27-75 ... .$23.58 .. .$20.05 . ,.$28.75 .. .$31.40 $34.15 Correspondlnsly low rates between other -points In southeast, and to Arkansas. Oklahoma. .Texas, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota 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. For further IntormaUon 'phone or call on A. B. A A Tick et Agent or write. W. W. CROXTON, O. P. A., A. B. t A. R. R. Atlanta, Ga.