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O.ULI TIMKe KNTERPRMK TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DKOKMRKR 7. IBIS.
DAILY TIMES-ENTEDPRISE
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If Villa Is mad. its with Chrranza
and the United States.
DO YOU KNOW—
Ever dream you were
Quite realistic, isn't it!
fish? |
That wisdom and moderation are
closely allied?
That teams hauling merchandise
should not be allowed to cross the
school grounds on Jackson and
Jefferson streets; that it Is a private
roadway for school use only, and
that teams have no right there?
That the Commercial Association
is taking up the Organized Charity
and the paving of sidewalks in a
imsiness-llke and systematic man
ner? Both are old-time pets of
ours, and we hope to see them suc
ceed.
That this Carnival hand isn’t
j nearly so good as that of others
j that have been here?
I That Shop Early Is the best pol-
: Icy?
j That you aren’t stylish unless
J you have at least two colors to
i your high boots?
That autolsts are beginning to
realize that Mayor Mitchell means
speeding and
Current Comments
Tift Now Albany's Mayer—
As the result of the regular muni
cipal election, held in Albany yes
terday. M. W. Tift was elected
Mayor to succeed H. A. Tarver, and
Aldermen Joseph Erlich and R. L-
Jones were elected aldermen to
succeed themselves. H. A. Peacock
was elected aldermen to succeed
Mr. Tift on the Aldermanic board.
All these officers were nominated at
the primary a week ago.
j what he says about
'muffler cut-outs?
That the annual election of off!
cers for the Odd Fellows occurs
tonight and for the Masons Thurs
|day night? j
Christmas, That the taxes of the county must J
ill eventual- be paid by the twentieth :»f this j
'month, and for the city by the first I
— -O—»- of the year?
Only about five hundred people T-tut (here have been .'ewer ,|resj
were killed In New York this past this wl ln ThomaaviUe than in a!-'
year, due to reckless driving : m09 , an> . town Its size in t ie state?
•' That the street force I,
Business is business, but there is
pleasure In it. when there is profit
also.
Be pleasant to tl
shopper and he or she
ly decide to buy.
(RAILROAD SCHEDULES SHOULD
BE PUBLISHED.
The Times-Enterprlse has, on!
more than one occasion attempted
to Impress upon the railroads the
necessity, for the convenience of tlie
traveling public, of publishing the
schedules of the arrival and depar
ture of trains in ThomaaviUe.
No less than one or more people
each day request information of
The Times-Enterprise in this mat-
On some occasions the offices
of the local railroads are busy with
matters that demand their time' I ••••••
and attention in the natural course \Vaut<« h, iiu j issue 111-year-old Boy Isa Giant—
of business and in one instance the! A bond issue is being advocated! Harry Connelly, a Colquitt coun-
ticket agent is absent from the of-j aB a solution of the problem for tra- *7 y° ut *» of 14 7earfl. St * em8 to bfi
fice attending to other matters for j proving (he roads and bridges of! Qualifying for a freak, as ho Is fil
er three hours during the day. j Brooks county. This l.- sue i s rec-
This necessitates the calling of the j O nirm*mlo*l by Engineer tfearcy B.
newspaper o r other places for train [slack, of the Good Ronds Depart-
schedules. It is a small matter, of University of Georgia,
but one that would afford comfort j wllo has be en making a survey of
to the traveling public if the rail-; froads, turnpikes and bridges of
i roads would have their schedules : p rooka
j published each day in their regular • # r • • •
(advertising space and use what ex-
Itra space they needed for giving
jdata and calling attention to excur
sions and special rates.
It should be done in Thomas ville
I by all means, for it is needed by
the traveling public.
RED CROSS SKAIA.
.Ml-miy IbtMdiA l Club !!«*!P<h1—
Albiny is just drawing a lone
jbreith after a week of carnival, the
, chief atraction of the jubilee week
celebration there. The Con. T.
Kennedy shows were there all of
: last week, and the money realised
. from the carnival goes to help the
Albany baseball dub.
le of Red Cross Seals is en-
working
If there Is anything upon which , on Jackson street from t
fur la not used, It is not shown to road to the county line and that
the *yes ot the staring public. | Smith Avenue is so bumpy that one' tb ^ ou ^ bout tb< * United
■*' ■ 1 !of the Aldermen, who rode over it,,
Several auto dealers were in the wa s jostled Into a realization of how
city yesterday, driving around their had It is?
new models and makes. That mighty few people pay taxes
q. without grumbling and kicking on
Have you been to the carnival and the amount assessed?
spent yoar little stipend as fool- That a poker game camp mighty i
ishly as you expected to? 'near being raided the other night?
changeable wl,h »® 'i* 1 " of vislon
.anything that would make llf*»
worth while. Many people suffer
with consumption in this Country,
Hud Blood Wreck.** Vengeance—
There seems to b« a lot of bad
' grossing the time and the attention : blood cropping out in some of the
of many charitably inclined people ■ counties of this section of late, and
States, at;tap reports of fights and killings
this time. The motive actuating are very fre^ent. Colquitt county
the sale of the stamps at one cent comes to ths front with one man
each is worthy of attention and con- fatally cut. another dangerously
sideration. It is founded on the wounded and another bruised up
great principle of charity for suf- considerably and from other coun
tering humanity, that portion of it ties similar tragedies are reported
which in the light of the apparent every few days,
approach of the Grim Reaper, eon- ••••••
tight on Sundays, but ns the recent
grand jury, in session tuere, said
nothing about keeping It down. It
was decided to try. the effect of lift
ing It a little.
For Sweet (Tiarttj’w Mako—
Atlanta society girls say they are
getting tired of the mad rush of
balls, teas, receptions, etc., and are
going to work to try and help the
poor of Atlanta during the holidays.
They have agreed to raise $2,500
for this purpose and probably more.
Good move!
ready 6 feet. 5 inches high and still
a* growing. Clothes bought for him
on Monday are too short by Sun- j
day. and with winter here he can't |
find a bed long enough to keep his
feet from sticking out from under
the cover; that is, if he can find
anything long enough to cover
with.
STATEMENT OK TH E CONDITION OK
THE OnPE SAVINGS HDD TRUST MW
Located at 8avannah. da., at the Close of iluslness, Sept. 21. 1916.
RESOURCES.
Demand loans $ 482.7S7.25
Time loana 1,229,3(4.63
Overdrafts, unsecured. 8.00
Bonds and stocks owned
by the bank 122,439.42
Other real estate .... 7,747.44
Due from banka and
bankers In this state 421,485.15
Due from banks and
bankers ln other
states 67.621.41
Currency . . $5,493.00
Gold 120.00
Silver, nick
els. etc . . 629.07
Cash Items . 112.76- 6,314.83
Other resources (item-
trod) 43.899.37
TOTAL
$2,381,604 50
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in.I 125,uh(i.l)0
Surplus fund 126.0011.00
Undivided profits, less
current expenses, In
terest and taxes paid 138,94 7.49
Due unpaid dividends. 207.00
3avlngs deposits . ... 591,195.99
Demand certificates . . 159.701.22
Time certificates 882,496.57
Bills payable, Including
time certlflcates, rep
resenting borrowed
money 300,000.00
Other liabilities (item
ized) 68,653.2$
TOTAL
.$2,381,604.50
ATLANTA FIRE LADDIES ARE
handicapped m r shortage
Atlanta. Dec. J—That the city of
AtUnta has fallen far behind other
cltlee of similar alxe in the class of
her Are apparatus Is declared
Fire Chief Cody, who says that there
Is a serious need for more Ore ap
paratus at once.
"We have twenty six souare mile:
to rover, and I know of only two
southern cities more difficult to
rover—Knoxville and Richmond."
The fart that Atlanta baH had few
disastrous Ores during the past few
years Chief Cody attributes more to
good luck than to the city depart
ment's present mechanical adequacy
In faring a big city biaxe.
The proposition Is before council
and baa been for some time, but
whether a material appropriation
will be obtained any time soon Is a
problematical question.
Fancy Crackers
HALF PRICE
Buy those Red Cross Stamps and
put them on every package and
letter you send off this season.
Somebody said there was going to
be a wedding next week ln Ttiom-
iisville, but they won t tell who.
The Red Cross fund stays at
home, by about sixty per cent., and
aids a most worthv cause else
where.
The Sixty-Fourth Congress is a
reality, but It hasn't gotten down
to work yet. It Is expected to prove
j our
one of the meg*, memorable and Im
portant of this decade.
That fashions are
as the winds or the temoerjture?
That it isn’t certain yet that Ros-
coc Luke won’t be a candidate for
Congress?
That the rural auto route i*. caus
ing lots of just kicks, from t.u ;*>o-
plp who have, heretofore, been ac
customed to satisfactory service?
That the new Post Office is being
equipped with key boxes instead of
the combination kind, now in use?
That a fresh egg is a
most homes?
That you can buy at home and
isave money?
i That with the added two pages, j
work has increased practically :
fifty per cent., yet the paper Is is- j
who are unable to receive even the
necessities of life. Their emaciated
forms, awed and fearful souls and
despnirng thoughts make a pitiful
tigur»* of American life.
It is for the relief of these dis-
treseed people that the Red Cross is
:it work. It works throughout the
noveltv in b ' n * th ; * nd breadth of the land, to
rais** a sum by a subscription meth
od that is simple and Just to alle
viate the suffering of the hopeless,
and care for those who may be cur
ed of that dread malady called the
“White Plague.'' The cost Is trlv-
Xo ‘‘Tainted’’ Money Kor Him—
Officer A. Belcher, in chirge of
the Salvation Army corps in Rome,
Oa., has declined to accept money i
for use in the work of the corps ,
that has been made by the exhibition j Cl’S, CoCORIlllt JlHTlbleS,
of moving pictures on Sunday
i Fig Bars, l^emon (Thins,
| Honey Jumbles, Marshmal-
I low Sandwiches, Marshmal-
[low Rosettes, Vanilla Waf-
Syrup Crop Mighty Short—
The Grady county syrup crop is
badly “off” this year and there is
hardly half a crop made. It Is be
ing sold in a hurry and some of the
large syrup dealers over In that
county have already sold out en
tirely and are not able to fill the
orders earning In to them. Indies
tions are that before the season is
over, the people in this section may
* . .. ; ial to each man. the object is worth
sued at the same hour every after- have to fall back upon sorghum, or
(ten times what it costs any mm
'Marshmallow Sweets, Gin-
j ger Snaps, Etc., all
15«IB.
(Sold elsewhere at 25c or
more per pound)
Beat Fancy Chocolate
Candies ...,20c lb
Extra.Fancy Line Candies.. 15c lb
Nice Marahmallow and other
Fancy Candies 10c lb
STATE OF GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY.—Before me came Al
len Sweat, Caahler of The Oglethorpe Savings & Trunt Co., who being
■inly sworn, «ava that the above and foregoing statement Is n true con
dition of (tald bank, as shown by the hooka of Die In snld bank.
ALLAN SWEAT.
Sworn lo and subscribed before me. this 25th day of 3ept., 1915
E. C. WAY. Notary Public. Chatham County, Ga.
W. H. ROCKWELL. M.o.ger, C. S. MALLARD. AccminUor
ThomaaviUe. Georgia.
Stag Semi-Paste
Carter's
Paint
White Lead
INSPECT Our Complete Line of
Brass Beds and Bed Room
Furniture.
Watt Supply Co.
Sash - Doors
Glass, Oils and
and Blinds
Varnishes
Yes. friends, the dog that bit tho
little child on tbe way from school
is dead, and his head Revered from
his body, the body buried and the
head sent to Atlanta.
noon?
That lots of men are doing busi
ness on borrowed capital and their
business ability to manage success
fully other people’s money?
That we hope you have received
aoine benefit from having read the
abov«» few paragraphs?
The Christmas for t‘je Thomas
County children tbis year will be
s« metliing they will have every rea
son to remember with much ptaat-| T|||a . ENLARGED PAITR PLEAS-
We hope that Thomasville will
share the feeling of many other
communities and that it will buy
liberally with the spare change
these stamps which cost one cent
each and which are sold for tlie
some otfier kind of syrup for lack
of the usual supply of Georgia cane.
Boll Weevils In Mitchell—
They have been finding a lot of
boll weevils over m Mitcaell county
ure.
Now, wouldn't jou haw goo** il
Henry had aeul you an invitation
and you would have been impress
ed with the solemnity and glory of
the mission?
Sensationalism is the hobby ol
tome newspaper owners, notably \Y
R. Hearst, and wherever his news
paper is published, there is the
same lurid treatment of affairs
The Dixie Highway had another
accident in which a life was lost,
at about the same hour Sunday af
ternoon juikt one week iater than
the unfortunate Masse) accident,
near thia city.
When Governor Harris says waat
lie is going to do. there will be
some others who will look the sit
uation over and make up their
minds If they haven't already done
Roumanla la holding off. like
Italy. Turkey and Bulgaria bare
done, but tbe end la In sight and
Roumanla and Greece will both get
Id at the finish and wind up that
little Balkan hall of yarn
-The Birth of a Nation" has been
requested for Tbomasville by one
of the Picture shows here, and It Is
expected that sufficient showing
will be made to Induce It to come
within Che next month or two.
KH PATHONH.
T.i« six-page Times-Enterprise
J w*ms to be pleasing the people of
this city. One of the merchants
a ho took tlie extra space for the
month said the other day that he
had seen any number of new fac**a
in his store sin*e his •’aJ" arpeared
and he traced It to The Tlmes-En-
‘••rprise He was enthusiastic in his
Praia** of the efforts of t le paper.
•:nd said he would be on** to make
! t a standing thing to insure the en-
1 irged newspaper for Thomasville.
This is one of the gratifying
•hings that have been said since the
f *xtra two pages were started, and
we feel that our efforts are being
n ['predated in all sections. We
would like nothing better—difficult
ns it would be with our present
equipment—to have regularly six
pifges, with eight on Saturdays. It
the merchants will continue as they
are doing, and t'je people show
their appreciation, aa has been
manifested. It will be a paying prop
osition from all sides.
Don’t you think it should * be
done’
We wouldn’t object to Carnivals,
if they were confined to shows and
amusements, minus those everlast
ing and seemingly alluring devices
for getting money and giving only
chances in return to the many and
a prize to the few.
purpose of raisin* money to aid » nd - ln «>»“quence. the farmera
the distressed. The Red Cross So- are * et “ n * •“"«* “P on sul> -
ciety has adopted a plan whereby lect ° f n « htln * the P** 1 and “»"*
sixty per cent of the proceeds of have * one t0 * orl1 “> ,urn undpr
the sale In a town is left there for thelr flelds and wl11 P 1401 an early -
the purpose oi alleviating the suf
ferings -and aiding the poor to ob
tain treatment and relief. The re
maining percent goes to the ex
pense of printing and distributing
the stamps and aiding the general
fund, whic.i, ln many instances. Is
of great val.'e to hundreds of bod
ies.
Buy >our share of Red Cross
Seals, and aid a worthy charity.
They are on sale In all drug stores,
and they should adorn every let
ter that is sent from Thomasville.
from now until the beginning of the
year
maturing variety of cotton that
will fruit before the weevil has a
chance to get in much work on It.
Bunday Lid Off in Amerieus—
For the first time In twenty years.
Amerieus lifted the lid on Sunday
and soft drinks, cigars, etc., were
*»oM to customers. Amerieus has
heretofore had the lid down very
Santa Gans is here:
We have the largest line ol Toys
ever in the city, buy now and jet
us put them away for future deliv-
ery. Give us a viait. Open even
ings
VAUGHAN’S
5c—10c AND VARIETY STORE
Broad Street Next to Cocroft
Dr. A. D. Little
OFFICE: Over Neel Bros.
Broad Street.
Special Attention to
General Surgery
and direarrs of women
and children.
Phone office 144; Rea. 267
Somebody
till the
-i rego-
Lr pokor machine in town some
where, that Is operated at Bve cents
per., but not knowing the game, we
wouldn't understand how It works
and, consequently, If we ever run
upon It, won't spend our nickels In
that fashion. Savannah Is said to
have put taboe oa them.
Henry Ford and W. J. Bryan were
given a mighty sarcastic rap ln the
English Parliament yesterday, hut
It won’t act as a determent. Henry
Is going to keep right on and Bry
an la going to join him sooner or
later, when his engagements per
mit
Ws ought to furnish some trans
portation for Boy-Ed, et. at. svon
If It eosta th« real money to get rid
of Chat kind.
WEEK OF DEC. 6th.
ALL WEEK AT PINEY WOODS LOT.
Greater Sheesley
Shows
TEN HIGH-CLASS ATTRACTIONS
Headed by the World Toured Trained
Wild Animal Arena.
Free Band Concerts
Free Ariel Performances
Free Fire Works.
Grounds open with all attractions every afternoon
and night.
Aisplees Thomas County Music Club Bund.
(«S*M**£«*^
Your Christmas Dinner
will have the real Yule-
tide Spirit in it if it is
topped off with—
STONE’S RICH
FRUIT CAKE
Deliciously good, with
the nifty home flavor
you hanker for. It could
not be made better.
In I-lb Cartons. 30c
4-lb. Lithographed
Boxes, $1.25
RECEIVED DAILY
BY EXPRESS
CMNTHJ & LESTER
Phene 10—310
Photographs
for
Christmas
Gilts?
Of Course!
Fine Framing at
Reasonable Prices
Moller’s Photo
Studio.
BROAD STREET
Wood For Sale
» 500 Cords Oak nnd Pino
♦ Wood. Mixed
♦ Store Wood, cut 16 to 18 ln.
♦ House Wood cut 20 to 24 In.
♦ Sold by Isind or Cord.
♦ Phone 690, Golden’s 3tore.
♦ Wm. D. BYRD,
♦ Young St.. Near Magnolia Park. -*
The “Dixie Gem*
Guarantee
Read it over—
Then think it over.
We guarantee Dixie Gem
to give satisfaction or we
will take back the coal
and give you back your
money.
We don’t hesitate to make
this Guarantee because
we know that Dixie Gem
is better than any state
ment that can be made
about its excellent quality.
Dixie Gem is not only big
in size but it is big in Heat
Value.
Sold-only by
BURCH & SON,
Phone 187.
Call Us Up For
Apalachicola Oysters
Cranberries
Celery
Choice Assortment of
ORANGES AND APPLES
S. Sampson,
PHONE 121.
FOR SALK AND RENT
A good Hat of furnished cot
tages for rent, for the sea
son. Also, desirable prop
erties for sale of every de
scription. In city and coun
ty.
Office at Court
phone 57 and 256.
House,
J. 3. MONTGOMERY
Farm Loans
1 am now prepared to
make loans on farm
lands in Thomas Coun
ty. If you want a loan
come to see me, I can
give you prompt service
K. T. KaCLEAN
; The Massachusetts:
; Mutual :
* LIFE INSURANCE CO. I
? A Policy-holders Company. ,
Organized 1851
John W. Bonne//, Dlst. Agt.
229 Warren Are. ThomaaviUe, Co.