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— SEMI-WEEKLY TIML8-ENI1 ’ E, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 1013. HOUSE TRADER IS WANTED Atlanta, F'eb. 1.—Just because Georgian happens to be a better horse-trader than a North Carolin ian It, Is no reason ta tbe estima tion ot Governor Brown for getting out requisition papers which allege swindling. • Consequently, he has refused a requisition from Gover- - nor Craig against Wesley Roberts, a young Jackson county man, whom SOCIETY AND LENT Rest Way to Observe It, Says At lanta Pastor, If For Ladles to Keep Paint Of, Their * Cheeks. BARN BURNED NEAR MEIGS Meigs, Ga., Feb. 1.—Mr. Jim Wilkes, who resides about cue mile north of Meigs, lost bis barn on tbe evening of January 31st. Much corn, fodder and other rough feed were lost, together with two buggies, one and Atlanta, Jan. 31.—The best way for Atlanta society girls to observe barrel ot 8>rup , cott(m 8ee a, Lent, which begins -next week, would f armlng implements, be to leave off painting their faces! 0 f the fl re j 8 no t known for that -forty day periods according but $ s reasonable that some one R. M. Fain, a North Carolinian has to the Rev. Willis Menuninjer, R®c- was smoking and dropped the flre, complained against. . tor of All Saints’ Episcopal Church.' By Fain’s own admission, Rob- J “jf girls would take occasion to erts simply got the best of him In a use a little lees rouge for forty days, horse-swapping transaction. WCIl UR COMES TO LICHT Atlanta, Ian. 31.—It takes a for mal grand Jury Indictment to go af ter a locker club In Georgia for vlo- - latlon of tbe law, according to noteworthy decision Just .banded “ down by the State Court of Appeals. The decision was in the case of the appeal of the Progress Club and the Brunswick Oglethorpe Club, of Brunswick, against the City. The Appe'late Court reversed the fine assessed on the clubs by the lower court, holding that the mere accu- 1 eatlons In the city court were not ^^ufflclent. Being corporations, said the decision, it was necessary to pro ceed against the locker clubs by regular Indictments. ICED FIBBED I5SISSIIITED — Union, S. C„ Beene of dbbd Tragedy in Two Months, All Victims Being Old Fanners, Union, S. C., Feb. 1.—R. R. Cole man, an aged farmer, living near . Jonesvllle, this county, died today from -the effect of wounde received last night, when an unknown as sassin shot him through a window of hla home. Coleman was alone at the time, his grand-children having gone to .visit neighbors. The money in his pocket at the time remained un disturbed. Washington, Feb. X.—The United States Treasury today : ecolutlonlsed waiurwu. Blood hounds wero puti lta business systpm ani placed the on the trail, but no clues to tbe as- thelr souls and complexions would probably both be better off at the -iid of that period,” the rector Is ouoted as saying. The rector points out to socie ty women that It Is not well to re nounce one gaiety tor another, to put aside dancing, for instance, for the solace of bridge. As a matter of fact Lent this year ie going to make very little difference In the Atlanta society whirl, speaking generally. Some In dividuals In the Episcopal church, of course, will adhere strictly to the rule to give up the delights .of so cial festivities, but as a general rule dancing, bridge partlee, theatres and formal functions will go right on up to Easter. Atlanta society has never been very particular In Its obser vance of the Lenten season. PARIS NAS NO GSLD Paris, Feb. 1.—Gold, which now Is twenty cents premium on the hun dred dollars, has almost entirely disappeared from circulation. In France. The hoarding of gold has been In progress for three months In this country, owing to apprehen sions of a possible war. TBEISUBK METHODS IBE CHANGED sallant has been found. This Is the third tragedy of a similar nature which has occurred within the past two months In this Ejection, all the victims being aged mers. Mrs. Reid Stoney, of Columbia, S. C„ Is the guest of-Mrs. A. P, Wright. - tarn ordinary fiscal transactions of the Government on a modern basis. The change. It Is declared, will prevent In a large measure the tem porary tying up in vaults of sub- treasuries of large amounts of mon ey available for circulation, without Increasing the deposits of the 'gov ernment In banks. This change means an extension of .the clearing house principle to the government’s business system. as it was burned about 7 o’clock. We regret very much the loss suf fered by Mr. Wilkes. Through the faithful services of his many friends considerable amount of corn was saved that can be fed to hogs. Other Meigs Items. Meigs Graded School opened Jan uary 13th, with a fine attendance. There wero many new students en rolled as there was much moving. The school la on a great stride for ward, the enrollment increasing about twenty or thirty per year for the last three years. The present enrollment Is about 195, for the fall and spring terms. The water and light plant Is being rushed to completion. The water mains are about In and almost all houses wired. Ths tank and reser- G1MER0N CHILD BITTEN BE CAT Which Had Case of Hydrophobia— Former Resident of Thomasvlllo Has Peculiar Experience, The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry Cameron, former residents of this city, but now living in Albany, will regret to hear that their young son has been bitten by 'a cat which was affected with hydrophobia. Tbe head was immediately sent to At lanta and treatment for the disease begun. The child is getting along as well as could be expected. The Albany Herald has the fol lowing account ot the unfortunate accident: That a cat which bit Herbert Cameron, the 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Cameron, In the face last Tuesday afternoon, had a well- developed case of hydrophobia was the Information received by Dr. W. L. Davis In a telegram from the State Board of Health yesterday. The telegram also stated that serum for treatment of the boy would be sent by express. The serum arrived this morning and was administered by Dr. Davis and Dr. N. E. Benson "Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Cameron came down town from her home on SUIT OVER WEDDING CLOTHES Atlanta Man Got Verdict Because His Suit Didn’t Fit and Wrinkled in the Rack. voir are being prepared to furnish Tlft 9treet t0 Bee he r huBband, who the town with about 170,000 gal lons of water. The hollers and other furnishings for the water works are here. The prospects are good for a greater Meigs. Messrs. J. N. Car ter and J. A. Bowers are planning to erect a fine two-story brick bulll- lng on the corner, between the post- office and depot. The people of Meigs will gladly view the erection of this building. The Interest In a new county is beginning to enliven and It la hoped that this section will. In the near future, enjoy the many advantages which the proposed “Hansell Coun ty’ would bring. Hurrah for Han sel! County. NEGRO BIS 3 HUMAN HEADS Atlanta, Jan. 31.—Caught with three human heads rol’ed together in a sack, which he was accused of stealing from a medical college In order to sell them tu a dental Insti tution, BUI Duncan, a negro porter, la in jail. He strenuously denies the charge and pleads that be was simply go ing to prepare the heads for study by a class In anatomy. The heads In question have been',Mrs. Cameron hope and believe that duly packed away In the cooler of | the prompt action taken by Dr. Da- the medical college, and may be i vis will have the effect of forestall- brought Into court as evidence, If Ing and preventing the development circumstances make It necessary. of the disease In their little boy.’- Is manager of the United Tailoring Co.'s store £ on Broad Street. The little boy came with her, and was In the rear portion of the store when a large cat ran In, sprang at the little boy and bit him on the cheek. The cat's teeth sank deep Into the flesh, and her rear paws scratched the boy on one hand. ‘‘Mrs. Cameron quickly caught the child In her arms and ran with him to tbe store of the Albany Drug Co., nearby. Dr. Davis' happened to be in the store, and as soon as Mrs. Cameron had told him what had happened, without waiting to examine tbe child, he ran to Mr. Cameron's place of business, through the store and into the rear prem ises, where he found the cat. Plac ing some one to guard tbe feline, he secured a policeman and the cat <vas killed. The head was sent by first express to Atlanta. \ •’After having had the cat killed, Dr. Davis cauterized the child’s wounds and dressed them, giving then, all the attention possible pending word from Atlanta. Dally treatment of the child with the serum will be given for the pre scribed period of time necessary to complete the full Pasteur course. “The many friends of Mr. and At'anta, Feb. 1.—Because his wedding clothes didn't fit Mm across the shoulders, a young man named E. Harris camq out partly victorious In a suit with a tailor, In the Superior Court today. The Jury cut the gordlan knot making Harris keep the trousers which fit him well enough, and making the tailor take back the coat, which did not fit him. Harris put on the ofTendlng gar ment and paraded back and ward with It In front of the Jury, which became duly sympathetic when it noticed how the coat wrin kled and puckered on the young man's shoulders. This Is the first man’s 'trous seau'' that has ever become the subject of a lawsuit here. Concert by Thomasville Artists. The Pelham Journal of this week contained the following notice of a concert given In that city by Misses McCrea and Johnson and Mrs. J. S. Hunter, at a recent date: The recital at the school au-Utor lum Monday evening was choice In Its every feature and distinctly high class. With faultless skill and unusual artistic ability the numbers were ren dered. Miss McCrea’s piano selections iWere given with that delicacy and accuracy of touch that marks the true artist and Interprets to hear ers something of the spirit of the great composers. Miss Johnson Is without doubt the most artistic violinist it has been the pleasure of a Pelham audience to hear. Every note that came from the wonderful Instru ment was true and spoke the spirit of the accomplished artist. Her selections were from the masters and were dealt with as by the hands of a master. And none the less * choice and perfect in delivery were the read ings by Mrs. J. Scott Hunter, who captured her audience at every ap pearance. Her readings were not out of keeping with the choice piano and violin numbers but easily fitted in as a part of the artistic whole of the evening’s entertain ment. The recital was thoroughly high- class throughout and a rare treat to those who were so fortunate as to hear It. MBS MIMMS TRANSFIGURED Christian Scientist Did Not Expect Anything But to Ascend to Heaven Without Dissolution. Atlanta, Feb. 1.—A remarkable anl astonishing fact In connection with the death of Mrs. Livingston Mims, the Atlanta woman who pars ed away In Boston yesterday, is that the distinguished and beloved woman believed until the last mo ment that she woulJ lie transfigured and would ascend to Heaven with out tasting the pangs of dissolution. That such was her hope, even on her death-bed, Is learned here this morning, through letters from members of the family. Mre. Mimsi was well known a’l over Georgia and the South as a leader In ad vanced thought. Her writings and lectures are familiar to most Geor gians. Her theory when her final Illness came, wae that death could be over come by humanity; that the body might be redeemed through spirit ualization of thought, and that transfiguration rather than dissolu tion would follow. Miss Laura Lane of Boston la tha. gnest of relatives here. Mr. C. M. Sewell ot Atlanta la ba tbe city on business. Mr. L. H. Sutton, of Cairo, wa In the city Sunday. EXPERIMENT STATION CRITICIZEO Messrs. J. E. Barrow and brother,, of near Barwick, were In the city Monday. Mr. W. J. White, of Coolldge, spent the day In the city on busi ness. . Mr. John Herbert Beech, oC Beschton, wa9 in the city tor a short, time Saturday with friends. Mr. Paul C. Lindsey, of Greena- boro, N. C„ Is spending a short time In the city on business. The window display of Jfr. Louis Stcyerman is attracting unusual at tention. He Is showing several very- handsome dress goods which hare been artistically draped and arrang ed In this window. Atlanta, Feb. 1.—The U. S. Gov ernment has politely informed , the State of Georgia that unless the next director of Georgia’s Experi ment Station is a man versed In the science of Agriculture, rather than Mr. Ralph Newton, a son of Mr. Oscar Newton, of the Fredonla community, returned Sunday, after spending last week attending the National Corn Show, at Columbia, S. C. There are two tent shows In the city this week, one on the Mitchell in the science of politics. Uncle Sam| House , ot and the other next to tbe * in A d . Vl *l COn * re “ ..! 0 _ Wlth i r , a ! Briley & Faucett Stable on Reming ton Avenue. In addition, there Is a special attraction at the Broad the $30,000 appropriation on which the experiment station Is operated. It Is understood that the trustees of the Experiment Station consider the attitude of tlio U. S. Department of Agriculture well taken, and that they will Insist that whoever la Street Theatre this week, which should make things quite lively. Mr. Joe Brooks received a tele gram Saturday from Lake Prorl- chosen to succeed Martin W. Calvin La., telling of the death of shall be chosen for scientific and h , 9 unele Mr j A . Brooke, the lm- agricultural efficiency and not for’ political reasons or political pull. Mr. Calvin’s resignation takes ef fect In July. The election of hie successor will occur at the April meeting of the trustees. Mies Lucy Lester has been hon ored by beln? made Corresponding Secretary of the Georgia Federation of Womens Clubs. This appoint ment was announced yesterday from Atlanta. This is an^ honor which the Thomasville Study Class mediate cause being paralysis. The funeral occurred yesterday. Mr. Brooks was formerly a resident of this county having moved away twenty-five years ago. His death will be learned with regret by many old friends. Dr. Claude Rountree left yester day for Lake City where he will manage a drug store. Dr. Earl Taylor of Moultrie arrived In tho city today and will be with the In gram Drug Company. Dr. Taylor predates and It Is most fitting in>ls a.graiuate of one of the larg® view of the fact that Mrs. Fltzpat , pharmacy schools and practices un rick ie now President. d® r a state license. G R A NsD OPENING SATURDAY UNITED WOOLEN COMPANY 106 N. BROAD STREET, THOMASVILLE, GA. N 0 The World’s Greatest Tailors to Break Down High Prices Unrestricted Choice of 500 Styles of the Newest, Nobbiest Woolens ■A NEW EPOCH In the history of high-class tailoring begins Saturday. Backed by the greatest organization In the merchant tailoring world, having Its own stores In all part* of the country and employing the highest skilled merchant tailors In America. THE UNITED WOOLEN CO. are today producing mado-to-measure clothing not surpassed in material, workmanship, fit or stylo by even the moat exclusive tailors of Loadon, ”ew York or Chicago. TheJYoung Man’s Opportunity Because you have always had to pay fancy prices for good clothing lo no reason why you shout 1 continue at the mercy of ready-made Jobbers or incompetent so-called merchant tailors. SUIT OR OVERCOAT for $15.00 that the tailors about your town ore getting $30.00 to $35.00 for. We request that you stop In our opening day and let ns show yon. We are the WORLD'S LARGEST TAILORS, operating in all the principal cities In the United States. Its the tremendous vol ume of our business that enables us to make to your order a STYLE-FIT-QUALITY-GUARANTEED Let us appeal to you men who have been wearing Unfitting, bought out of stock clothes. Here for many dollars less tbau you pay tor such a suit or overcoat, we make to your order, make to your Individual measure, by tailors who are past-masters In their art, garments exactly In the style you want them, every yard of our woolens In cold water shrunk before being made up, and insures you a suit that will never pucker or wrinkle under any conditions, and they are every thread pure wool. Burn them, teet them any way you like. Remember the Name United Woolen Company REMEMBER THE ADDRESS 106 N. Broad Street, Thomasville, Ga. Next to Watt’s Hardware Store m ■ *