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DAILY TIMRS-ENTERPIUSK, MONDAY AFTERNOON, UA&im It, 1016.
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FLASHLIGHTS
ALL SIZES AND KINDS
WE HAVE ONE FOR YOU.
Fresh Stock of Batteries and
Bulbs.
CALL ON US FOR YOUR WANTS.
JAMES GRIBBEN
HARDWARE AND i
Monument Corner.
: BUILDING MATERIAL
Telephone 146
5c "SAVOY” TODAY 10c
j FURNITURE j
I FURNITURE \
♦ .
I For the best in
l Furniture Carpets, Mattings, Rugs
[ Stoves etc.
Alice Brady
The Star of many Big and Important Screen
Productions, is Coming to The
THEATRE WHERE YOU SEE THE BEST IN MOVIE LAND
AND HEAR THE BEST IN MUSIC
In a Wonderfully Impressive Photo Drama
ENTITLED
“The Woman in 47”
A Picture of The Equitable Program
In which the temptation. Struggle and final happiness and
U recovery of her lost ground, by a young immigrant girl,
are shown with a wealth of gripping heart interest
•COMING—Clara K. Young in "Camille."
Doors Open Promptly at 3:00 p. m.
SIMM Mill IT FI Finn!
THOSE 10 GOAA
Sec us—the most complete line in the city and
prices and terms to suit you.
W< Feinberg & Son,
Thontasville’s Leading Furniture Store.
115 West Jackson Street.
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; Mr. P. L>. llorkan, of Moultrie,
I was a visitor to the city yesterday.
| Mr. It. H. Roper, of Laurens, 3.
|('., is spending a short time in the
jetty on business.
( Mr. W, L. Watkins, of Boston
land Dr. W. H. Watkins of Metcalfe
j spent the day m town.
| Mrs. Marlon Twiggs, of .Macon is
j visiting her brother, Mr. Ithydon
Mays.
! Pii.ine :tID, Smith s rush Store,
anil get a ran of Pure Country Lord
at 1211c per pound. 16-lm
Miss Blanche Ainsworth left this
morning for a short visit to Atlan
ta.
Mr. Elbert Tillle, a prosperous
Planter of the Ochlorknee section,
transacted business in T.iomasville
Monday.
Mr. .1. Quincy Smith and Misses
Dolores Earl and Katherine Ham-
mermill, of New York, ure among
the visitors spending a short time
hero with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Billings. Jr.,
are rejoicing over the arrival of a
fine daughter at taeir home this
morning.
In New .
Quarters
Isane-Tliompaon.
The following interesting invita
tions have been received here by the
friends of t!ie contracting parties:
• Mrs. M. A. Montgomery requests
the honor of your company at the
marriage of her daughter. Buna
Mabel Lane to Mr. Cicero Leon
The Rev. Dr. Caldwell, president | Thompson, on the afternoon of Sat-
of Queen's College, Charluite, N. C., I) !rria l > j
preached at the Presbyterian church ~
yesterday morning.
Mr. (ieorge W. Ayer, of Atlanta,
is spending tlie day in the city on
I business.
Mr. and .Mrs. Charles S. Harmon,
of Atlanta, are among the visitors
here thlB week.
Very Interesting Meeting Held San
day, in Which Local Speakers
Made Addresses.
The members of the Baraca Class
of the Flist Baptist Church of this
city were tile guests yesterday of
the Baracas of Pine Park, and were
delightfully entertained by them.
After holding their usual Sunday
morning meeting at their church,
the Thomasvllle Baracas went over
In cars to ; Plne Park, reaching there
fn time for the regular sermon nt
the Church. A very timely sermon,
delivered by the pastor, the Rev.
Mr. Davis, was listened to. At the
close of this service, the members
of the church served a most Bump
tious dinner to the many visitors
present.
In the afternoon, a special pro
gram. on the Baraca-Phiiathea or
ganized class work, and it brought
out many interesting points that
will doubtless prove very helpful,
interesting talks were made by Mr.
W. E. Beverly and Mr. John O. Her
ring. of ThomasvIHe, and Professor
Underwood, of Cyrene Institute.
A quartette that rendered very
delightful music was composed of
Messrs C. C. and B. H. Cocroft, John
Herring and James B. White, »r.
of this city, with Mrs. C. C. Cocroft
accompanying them.
The day was an altogether de
liglitful one. and every Thomasvllle
Baraca came away, enthusiastic In
praise of their hosts and -the pleas
ant day they had enjoyed with
with them.
Marshal A. Hudson Coming.
In connection with the Baraca
work in Thomasvllle, it W U1 doubt
less come as good news to the Ba-
rarns and Philntheas that Mr. Mar
shall A. Hudson, of Syracuse. N. Y.
founder of this world-wide organ
ized class movement, Is expected to
be here shortly, to deliver an ad
dress.
. Hudson is planning to make
a trip through the Southern States,
and upon invitation of Thomasvllle
Baracas and Philntheas, he Tiaa con
sented to deliver a address here.
Puli details of this interesting event
will be announced as soon as the
date is definitely ascertained.
THREE FIRES
MJkh Florence Pringle leafes to
morrow for Dothan, where she will
be the guoat of trlenca ror several
weeks.
nineteen
undred and sixteen, at twelve thir
ty o'clock. At Mrs. Lane's resi
dence, Crawford Street, Thomas-)
viJlo, Georgia."
Alarms Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day, Hut Damage Was Only
Very Slight.
We
In this issue of The Times-Enter
prise appears tie announcement of
j Mr. Fred S. Norton for the position
jof Tax Receiver, for Thomas coun-
j* I-lowers Realty Co., Ileal Estate’ty. Mr. Norton has served in that
-anil Insurance. Mitchell Building. I capacity for four years and his
______ I work has given universal satisfac-
have established our’ * Mr8, c * Ba i four ha « ju»t re-! t,0 ”• |* e-has ” iade
nave esiaonsntu our lurned Bfter a Bh0Tt ylllt t0 her |and it_ 1 *.« enc . r ® 1, L, c . on J c . ed !i. th ?L h _!
• i in licit until u nuui i vioii to nor . ,
business at the corner of! (laughter at the oeorgla Normal
School in Valdosta
Broad and Jackson streets
and extend a cordial invita-i Th ^ rt M B "J ^“'e. h'hopwm
tion to the peopleofThom-i-'„« ^“iaf inV^Ty
ville to visit our new place' * ,th frl,,|ldH -
and inspect our line of
The Misses .Nettie and Greta Mul
ler. of Riverside, N. J.. are spend
ing several weeks with Mrs. James
Lloyd Patterson, of Sunny Hill.
Florida.
Dr. A. D. Little
OFFICE: Over Neel Bro*.
Broad Street.
Special Attention to
General Surgery
and disease* of women
and children.
Phone office 144; Re*. 267
New and Up-to-
date Clothing
and
Men’s j
Furnishings.
1 Mr. auJ Mrs. E. M. Smith, Jr.,
•are receiving the congratulations of
a|—|I—_J their friends upon the arrival of a
Mauara-varncflO€: d u h -** th<,ir h ° m,> ° n l ° t *
. street.
We have n large stock of now
nail papers and dolly receiving the
very latest productions. Hoy at
home, save money, avoid delay. We
do guaranteed work. Painting,
Tinting, Papering.
JAMES H. BROWN.
Company.
2 PHONES:»2 116 E. JACKSON ST.
Just Opened FresH Barrel
SPANISH MACKEREL
TRY OUR DELICIOUS
SLICED
Breakfast Bacon
Miss Will!! Belli Hamilton, of
Staunton, left today for Mobile,
where she will spend a short time
before returning home. She ha*
been the guest of Mrs. W. A. Watt
here for several weeks.
I.enten Services.
I.enten Services, 8t. Thomas Bp-
Iscounl church. Tuesday March 14.
p. ,u. Evening Prayer.
Fresh lluttertnl'K and Butter
Daily. Sanitary Dairy, Plume 7.H5,
Old P. O. Building
JOHN II. GORDON CHAPTER
MEETS TUESDAY’ :»:IO p. m.
him re-eierted for the four-
year term.
J. F. WATKINS DIED FROM
DEFIOHIBIE ACCIDENT
The Fire Department ha» been
unusually busy in the past two days.
Saturday afternoon, an alarm was
sent from the saw mill of Mr. Hom
er Williams, near the fertilizer
factory. The ihoiler room was afire
and burning rapidly, ft .was extin
guished without any great damage
to the other property of the mill.
Snliday night, at nine o'clock, the
department was called to the Black-!
shear house, on Jackson street, oc
cupied by Mr. Omar Sanders. Burn- j
ing soot was failing down the chim
ney.. and Mr. Sanders wanted an in
vestigation. fearing the fire might
be in the building. There was no
fire found.
This morning, ut about
o'clock, a feiw shingles on the house
of-Mr. Paul McCollum, on Young
Street were burned. The Depart
ment put out the fire easily, after
th£y arrived. About a square of
shingles were destroyed.
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WRATHEH RKPOHT ♦
Fell From Horse and Was Crushed
to Death nt Newport—Funeral
Held in Thomnsville.
Thomasvllle friends regret to j ♦
learn of the sudden and unexpected i ♦
death of Mr. John F. Watkins, at ♦ ♦
Tallahassee Sunday. Mr. tfatkins ;♦ Local Office of the I’nited States ♦
came to his death as a result of a 4 Weather Bureau ♦
fall from a horse, the injuries being;
a fractured skull, dislocated shoul-!* * w
der and broken leg. Tbomasville, Ga.. March 13. 1916.
Mr. Watkins was bringing the! Weather forecast for Thomasville
horse to the lot at Newport Springs, ,*Bd vicinity: Fair Tonight
where he iwas staying. He was rid- • Tuesday; Warmer Tonight.
and
Prompt Service Quick Delivery
CALVIN CARROLL
KslaMifthed 1876.
“QUALITY-SERVICE-PRICE”
W. R. Carroll, Mgr. C. P. Carroll, Ass't Mgr,
SPECIAL FOR 10 DAYS
We are offering the famous
Serite Eye Glasses
! „
Gold hrames (guaranteed) at $1.75
Aluminum Frames (guaranteed) at ....$1.25
EXTRA SIZE PERFECT LENSES.
Remember with the Serite Olau, you Bt yourself. Phone us
and we will lend Instructions and leveral pair of glasses to your
homo. Tako time and Dud Just what you need. We guarantee en
tire satisfaction or will refund your money at any time you beeome
dissatisfied.
THU REGULAR PRICE OF THESE GLASSES IS *3.30 and *3.00
CITY DRUG STORE
Phone 284. — .
ing the animal bareback and wlt.v
out a bridle. As the horse canter
ed across a bridge, it slipped and In
falling, threw Mr. Watkins violently
against the fence and the horse fell
on top of him. He whs seriously
wounded, but was taken at once to
Tallahassee for treatment in the
hospital there He lingered from
Thursday, when the accident occur
red. until Sunday, when he died.
The booy was brought here, and
the funeral occurred tills morning
from the residence of his sister,
Mrs. J. II. Spence, the interment
taking place immediately after in
Laurel Hill cemetery. Rev. Osgood
F. (Took officiated.
He is survived by one brother. Dr.
W. B. Watkins, of Metcalfe; and
three sisters. Mrs. J. H. Spence, of
•'masville, Mrs. Sallie .Johnson, of
Newport Springs. Fla., and Mrs.
.1. C. Bell, of W'hlgham.
.Mr. Watkins was well-known here
T’'*» monthly meeting of John B having been born and raised in
Oc * don Chapter. Daughters of the Thomas Countv. and for several
Confederacy, will be held on Tues- years a resident of Thomasvllle. He
da • afternoon at • library, made friends readily and easily, and
•it 3:30 o’clock. Ml members are those who knew him best were his
requested *'• b° present. b r st friends. Mis death will cause
MISS F' T TA A. RKM). Preat. '"trr°t throughout tills part of the
Mrs. C. .1. Houser, Secretary. rftate.
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Observations at 2 p. m
Highest temperature today
Lowest temperature today
Mean temperature
Normal for this date . .
Temperature 7 a. ni. . . .
Temperature 12 in. .. .. •• 72
Temperatupre 2 p. m.
Dept, since Jnn. 1, plus
Relative humidity . .
Rainfall, past 24 hours . . .00 ins. |
Rainfall, since .Ian. 1. ...s.08 ins. j
Dept, since Jnn. 1. minus 3 36 ins.}
Wind direction Southwest!
Wind velocity . . . S miles per hour. I
O. M. Hadley, Observer In Charge. <
Ml . AHull Searcy. received the „
highest vote for the moving picture
'ending man. and Miss Nell Pat-
ten got the leading lady’s place.
Both are receiving congratulations.
With the otiter members of the
troupe, the actual taking of the
picture started this morning at the
Court House and a number of ?>eo-
ple went up to take part.
itoynl Areli Meeting.
The Grand Today ,{£.
10c We are Right in the Heart of Thing* 10 & 15c
Special Return Engagement
ALL THIS WEEK
“The Dixie-Land Comedy Four”
Some Comedy—Some Harmony—Some Quartette. All New
Songs and Joket.
“Paramount'' Production showing Today Pauline Frederick,
—PRE3ENTS—
“Lydia Gilmore”
Five-Act Drama
Presenting Mis* Frederick In an Entirely New Role, a, a de
voted Mother and Wlf e. This i* not a Vampire Picture.
TOMORROW—Another Ex’eUent Triangle Program, including
the Celebrated Comedian*, “Weller and Field*.”
There will lie a
meeting of .1. M.
Bushin Chapter to
morrow night, at ]
seven thirty. Work j
In Most Excellent I
Masters and Roy- j
a I Areh Degree
A. R11.EY, Secty
MAN FREED OE CHARGE
CURSING BEFORE A WOMAN.
Atlanta. March 13.—What do you
think o( a woman, or lady if you
prefer that term, who would go to
i prize light where two half naked
men were battering each other's
bleeding faces for a knockout, yet
> hose sensibilities were so delicate
snd refined that she had * man ar
rested when he said "Damn" in her
presence?
Woman, hss always been a mys
tery to mere man. but such a com
bination makes the female of the
"reins even more unfathomable.
The man who said "Damn" and |
'•err name was .1. C. Edmondson. I
sdmitted In recorder’s court that
he hid said it. but said he mean*
no harm, snd that after he noticed
the lady In a seat near bis he apol-
ogtxed.
The lndv was not nresent to
prosecute the case, and the record
er after shaking his head a bit over
the evidence, dtsmlseed the prison
er.
When in need of anything in
in our line—Call us
We are here to please you.
We carry a full line of
Western and Native Meats
Eggs, Butter, Oleo, Cheese,
Bread and Lard
FISH AND OYSTERS.
The Economy Market
JESS BLANTON. MGR.
PHONES 287-196
110 N. BROAD ST.
GARDEN SEEDS
You bought from us last year
and the seed came up.
Same reliable seeds of all
kinds this year at the
right prices.
Try us again and you
wont be disappointed.
Red Cross Drug Co.
The Reliable Seed & Drug Store
Phone 160 §§
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WHERE?
“WHERE'D YOU GET THAT COAL
You'll hear this question asked oftenwhilhin the next
few month*.
It will be asked you too, if you buin DIXIE GEM COAL
and you will like to hear it, b< cause it is a tribute to good
judgement.
When we sell a ton of DIXIE GF.M, the chances are ten
to one l hat we'll sell others as a result.
DIXIE GEM BLOCK COOL
“the Coal that Burns to Athes."
BURCH & SON. Agent*.
Save Money
Do you realize how much even the
small amount of $1.00 a week will do?
About 17cts a day?
You throw away IS to 25 cents a day
and never know where it has gone;
yet turned In the proper direction it
will work wonders in your home com
forts.
Call in and let ns txplain bow yoa
may tarnish your borne comlortably
and beantilully and have payments ar
ranged to suit yonr convenience.
Ballard-on-Broad Street
"THE FUBNITIRE HAN”
(Look at our Windows.)