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THOMASVILIiE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY^HKMttaillKB 18, 1013.
*1.00 FEB ANNUM.
MERCHANTS WILL GIIIE HI jKILLK NEtR
« 1.400 DOLLARS III PRIZES
GREAT CONTEST STARTS TODAY AM) LASTS UNTIL JANUARY
TENTH—AUTO TO BE GIVEN TO (HOST POPULAR PERSON,
ANI) HORSE AND BUGGY TO BE SECOND LARGEST VOTE
GETTER—PRIZES ALSO FOR EVERY ONE OF FIVE DISTRICTS
OF THOMAS COUNTY—SIXTEEN MERCHANTS INTERESTED IN
THE CONTEST.
Son..' of the merchants of Thom- that portion within the City Limits
ntviile have organized a contest.
MR. HILL CLARK WAS KILLED
AT THE HOME OF MR. CROSBY
ABOUT A LANE LINE DISPUTE.
that portion within the City
of Thom'asville.
°iyi!‘ on ...oi.“ ha .L‘ e “o. r . a< ifJ 1 . 1 . mi the killing tal
•News of a tragedy, near Autrey-
ville, was brought to this city today
by Sheriff Boyd, of Colquitt county.
It was in effect that Mr. Bill Clark,
was killed by Mr. Fulton Crosby,
FI LL PAIHJOX RECOMMENDED NOVEMBER ELEVENTH, TWEL
TO THE GOVERNOR BA' THE
PRISON COMMISSION — CASE
ONE OF LONG-STANDING.
THREE DAYS
FOR THE FAIR
FTH AND THIRTEEN DECIDED
ON IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE
POULTRY MEN A CHANCE TO
SHOW.
Which will prove on the moat excit-! ' wTthin“"the'' city"'limit's '“oiI the kUling taklllg place at t,le home |
ing and interesting affairs of its kind 1 Thomatville only. of the former yesterday. It is stat- I
ever conducted in Thomas county.! 3. The party receiving the high-I ed that a dispute arose about a land!
They arc going to give away four- ! Pat number of votes east, irredpec-1 line, and Mr. Clark, came to the |
en hundred and seventy-live del- '-“'J, “LTJn®™®; 7?^If- m.™.* ! Cr08by !l0,ne wlth a 8UB and was-
shot as he entered the gate. j
in or out
of'Thomas County, shall be declared,
in prizes to the most popular ^he dose of the contest, the win-
Atlnnta, Sept. Hi—The State
Prison Commission, today rec^
omniended a full |>wm1oii for Dr.
W. .1. McXuiighton, who is nrtw
, tinder sentence of death for
the murder of Fled Flandcrx, at
Suainsboro, more than three
years ago.
This case was one of um
Yesterday afternoon, after a con
sultation with Mr. H. W. Lester, the
[ President of the South Georgia and
I Florida Poultry Association, the
j date for the Thomas County Far-
! mers Fair was changed. This change
! was made in order to allow the j,,
I poultry exhibits, which for three I j
in-j years has been a decided ami rfis-}
DEATH MARCOXIED TO ENGLAND AND THEN CABLED TO THIS
('OtNTHV AT NOON TODAY—BELIEVED IT WAS HEART FAIL-
I ItK, Sl'PEItINDITED BY COTGIIING—WAS PREPARING TO
ENTER POLITICAL FIGHT I X NEW YORK—WAS WEAK FROM
VVOr.ND WHEN SHOT SOME TIME AGO, AND WANTED A VA-
CATION.
people in the county.
The first grand prize is a Ford
tomoliiie, which gees to the one
ting the most votes. The second | S ] )e4 tiv e of residence, whether In ui . . .. ...
prize. If. a line horse and buggy, j out of Thomas County, shall he de-, scc,,on " hcre bo,h are wel1 know3 -
There are five divisions ot the comity
and in each one of these divisions,
there will be a first and second prize
to be selected from several articles
mentioned.
in terest here, Flanders havin ’, at one • tinctlrc feature o? the fairs.
Adamson, the Mayor’s private
“Father died Wednesday
ner of the First Grand Prize—Five] Both are men or prominent
.j Passenger Ford Touring Car. j that ruction and both well to do j time owned a smawmiil near Thom-j The dates first sot were November I retary pn ,j reat j as f 0 n 0 \v
! The party receiving the second farmers. The occuFence has caused j asville. He was poisoned and the I fifth, sixth and seventh. The dates
highest number of votes cast, irre-! a grea t an ,ount of surprise in that] murder was laid at the door of Dr. j have been changed to November j noon at ono oVlock
Mc-Naughton, and the'wife of the d^-j eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth. (lllP to heart failure,
ceased. McNaughton was convicted iThis will give the poultry men a eP# *»
and the case aaginst the woman was: c hance to show without embarrassing j M aV nr Guvnor sailed with his
never pushed. .conflicts and will insure a good ex-
Two Thomasvllle gentleman tes-'jjjbit.
tifled that Flanders was taking med-j The comn::‘»ee of the Managers
(By Associated Press.) {Tammany had refused him re-nomi-
Xew York, Sept. 11.—Mayor W5S- J nation. His nomination was brought
liam G. Gaynor died on the steamer about by a non-partisan movement,
Baltic, in mid-ocean at one o clock representing mainly Gaynor's «per-
Wednesday afternoon, according to! g 0 nal popularity.
ablegrum received here today from just prior to his departure, the
so:i, Unfits W. Gaynor. ] Mayor said of his condition:
message came to Robert ; l ave ] )f . en for near | y f 0ur
dared, at the close of the contest,
the winner of the Second Grand j
Prize—The Beautiful Horse, Rubber
Tire Buggy and Harness.
4. The parties winning the First
and Second Grand Prizes shall not ]
. ...„ participate in the awarding of the
This conta* Marts today and the p rii!e! , |
votes are already being sought. The j The party receiving the second {
merchants who arc included are Lo- liiulies: vote, residing in '.he same
rail Auto Exchange, H. If. Vann,: division as the winner of the First' j . ... .
Robison Hardware Co., Thomasville' , ' r } VP < “’ll 111 h ® declared l ' la , team, will lie a candidate foi coun-
o! tile First Division Prize,
iDILL SMITH
Minin FOR COUNCIL
lis death wa-
Notify moth-
expecting to spend
Km ope, reeuperat-
I
■ years -Mayor of New York, and have
i not had a vacation. I suppose that
afto. - j almost everyone will conclude that
oinr.::"ep oi tno Managers i j n
idno while here, and that he said, 1 will go around in a short Mme and'
“This will kill me sonie day,” while get up the money for the prem-
taking it. This testimony was prob-‘ iums> The merchants and others in
eft New York Sept. I.
Atlanta, Sept. 10.—Biliy Smith,. ,
linger of the champion Cracker ahl> ' " ,strumental ln /" e <lc<lslon of .tiiR city who are interested should
the case before the Commission. It, i, e ready to give what they have dc-
xvm Proth I'' "i"" 1 ' of t:ie : ' irst Divl8lon Prize,! _ 1 the nivtli I ,s P rohnhIp that Governor Slaton elded on for that affair, at that time.
Mock Company, Reel Biotn-| llud !he party receiving the second C 1 ' rom lus “° me " ard - * le f .5* I will follow (heir recommendation. '
ers, Pringle Company, It. V. Bal- highest vote shall he declared tliojin the approaching race. ,Mr. Smith i
lard, Smith-Harley Shoe Co., W. E. j winner of Second Division Prize for has jest <jualifled as a citizen after!
Beverly, Grand Theatre, Ingram - division. Except in tno possi-1 several years absence from Atlanta, I
Drug Company, John Dixon, Thom- j hmlPbe awarded°'to j :uul his frlcnds nre boostl:1 « kim for I
asville Steam Laundry, I., H. Jerger. 1 contestants residing in ^he same di*!^ ie ofir * ,co *. The fan flock of Atlantal
Evans & ?on, \V. H. Burch & Son, vision, then the party receiving the-is just crazy over Billy and an ama-j
Mrs. Laura .Tone'*. Thoniasville Press Hiird highest vote would be dcelar-. teur campaign committee was or-t
and The Times-Enterprise. . ed the winner of tlie First Division Uanized last night to work for him.!
.'Prize for that Division, and thof*
STATE EXPERT
yor < : ay,ior sailed from Now
Pojitember fputth. Fji to an
liefore ho railed, no one out-
>f his immediate family and
in order to decrease as much as pos- j his Private Secretary, new of his
slide ilie work which this commit-1 plans.
tee is of necessity forced to do. 1 \t th«* time, he announced that
The rules for the contest arc as
follows:
Rules and Regulations.
1. Tills contest is open to all
persons, not to any society or organ!-
party receiving the Fourth highest
vote would he declared the winder
of the Second Division Prize fo*'
that Division. * '
a. The party winning tlie First
... . . . . . Dlviskr.i Prize in any or all of ‘In*
zat.on ol any kind, contestants being pive Dlvl „ ong may seIect for u>em .
recorded in the division or territory selves any one of the prizes in the
in which they reside, except! ij st headed Division First Prize. The
for the two grand prizes, which; party winning the Second Division
is open to the world. A Five Pas- r Prize may select for themselves any
senger Ford Touring Car being the one of the Prizes in the list headed
first grand prize, and a Beautifu". Division Second Prizes.
Horse, Rubber-Tire Bug?y and Har- j None of the Firms. Proprietors.
:iess being the second grand prize, {their employees, or members of their
2. Thomas County shall ue ill- jdmmediate families shall be eligible
vided into five separate divisions, ’ to participate in this contest,
designated by. the letters A. D. 0. i 7. i n the event cf any question
D. E., and in addition to the two about the conditions cf this con
first grand prizes, there shalJ be a j test, the issue shall he referre d to
first end second prize offered for. the conductors of the content, * 'bo
each of the five separate divisions, j shall bo qualified to render decis
Division A., shall consist of the ions,
following territory: All that sec
tion west of Little Ochlocknee river j
No opposition has developed so far.
The only drawback to Smith being
a councilman is that council meets
in the afternoons, just when the
manager is directing the game from
the bench. Blit the fans suggest
that council meet only on rainy af
ternoons in the baseball season.
| Tho county farmers are going to , [j,,.
i make splendid crops this year, and j ir .;,.
| they are all anxious for the appear-‘that
jance )f the premium list, in order 1 i,
J that they might know Just what , j
1 prizes will be given and how . they i t o;m
jare to be divided. There is no rea-j^j,,,
j son to believe that there will be any
~~ I radical changes from last year.
Bh AT THE TOSCO TO IMS-j The managers will get the premium
was for a
n, believing
aid him in
I may have one now. I have been
laid up for a few days with one of
the -.bap attacks 1 occasionally have
as a result of my mishap a few years
ago, but I am now over it, and
{ shall never have another.”
r.;leaking of the political situa
tion, he made an attack on the Tam
many leaders, and other political
opponents, referring to them as
“mhorable scamps.” and he assert
ed tin y worf seeking his “moral as-
snssinetion.”
In the absence of any details sup-
li’ementlng the cablegram* which was
relayed from Crookhaven, Mayor
Gaynor’s relatives and friends are
inclined today to believe that heart
failure was brought on by* a fit of
fo ■.-hing, attendant on hlr, old throat
AY! I
Cl SS THE PHASES OF HOG j jj H t ready in a short time and it
CHOLERA AND EXPLAIN THE [ then be given io the public.
METHODS OF IXOCCLATIOX. \
vil!
BURLESQUE IN ATLMTI
Atlanta. Sept. 10.—Burlesque,
that naughtiest of naughty theatri
cal attractions”!* going to make an
other attempt to break Into Atlanta
today, according to the mnoirnce-
ment of a theater which has leased
lr, the event of the w'th.Irawa! t ,, Wal| siree ,, cl0s „ to th ,
, ,... ...... candidate, such candidate 1.. , , , ,
'here it empties Into the-Biff 0<-h-| 8llaM r , ot be allowed to transfer, to 1 " l ‘*“ ,1 '" '•' ov to 'raveling
ahother candidate, any votes already J trade.
cast. J A burlesque company from Cincin-
U. All voting tickets issned by| I)atl , IPen fo - tlm open-
tbY» merchants during the month of!. . .. , ,
September wllf show Sentemher on lug. It If »uld. nnd nuests will ho
their faces and all voting tickets I allowed to smoke if they so desire,
issned daring the month of OrtoherJ It has been five
will show the name of the month on. rf . a j burlesque wr
their face, and so on for each month L. fr .„ ..
i> ., , . , , , ,* , ilanta. The times
during the contest, arid it shall be}
necemary to cast all votes before tliej an ” ^ lo VPn ^ ,,re v
tenth day of the following month., m^y be that Atlanta Is ready for j
otjierwlse^they will not he counted most anything these days. j D(
For instance, September votes must I } by I’
be cast before the 10th of October ] ' mirln
and October votes must he cast bo
fore the 10th of November and so
! The farmers of the county who
j have suffered loss of hogs by cholera
o" fear that disease, will have a
I chance Friday of consulting one of
j the experts of t'*e jtate, on that dis-
■MBS. GLOVERS BROTHER KILLED
locknee river, then all of that sec
tion west of Big Ochlocknee to the
■ ouiity line.
Division B., sha’l consist of all
that territory west of the A., B. &
A. railroad, to the boundry line of
division A., and South to city lim
its of Thonmsville, then following tho
Montgomery branch of the A. C. L.
Railroad to the county lino.
Division C.. shall consist of all
that territory east of the A., B. &
A. .railroad and north of the A. C.
L. Railroad, going east from the City
Limits of Thoniasville, to the county
line.
Division !>,, fchall consist of all
that territory in Thomas
or six years since j
presented in At- j
.vere not ripe then |
is a loser. But It ;
This gentleman will be in the
city Friday and will give demon
strations of the inoculation and dis
cuss various phases of the disease
with any who are interested. It
may be that it would bo advisable
for all who raise hogs to have a
talk with him in reference to this
matter, as tho destructive qualities
of the disease are well koown in
this county.
id tl:
ug died
Gaynor’s
sail
hundred
uisland, a
tomb'*
••lock this morning,
•. tho Baltic was
ad fifty miles off
I is.due there at two
o’clock tomorrow morning.
Adolph L. Kline, acting President
of the Board of Aldermen, will be
come Mayor until Gaynor's siicces-
Xew Haven and Hartford railroad,
near New Haven last week. Dr.
Glover went up there and after some
difficult} was able to find and Identi
fy the bodies. Mrs. Glover is pros-
T ho letter to Judge Hopkins is as trated by the horrible accldopt ami
<• c of his trip
at ion on the ocea
salt air would
!*'s lost health
al.ie "ill reach
, the Mayor hav
was nearing thn'i
lews of May oi
ls wirelessed to C
i cabled to New V
Gaynor expected
rerpool on his return Sep-*
dghteenth. I
His private secretary issued a
stat'umiit, jur-t before his depar
ture. denying the rumors of the*
Mayor’-, serious illness , and also'
denied the published statement
that the Mayor was suffering from
the bullet wounds Inflicted by the
,|^»uid^e. aa6U^Ja.mea,J^.Cj^jag- | (By, Associated Press.)
her. ?n August 10, 1010. I New Y6fk, Sept, ll—
Mayor Gaynor had intended to en- Gaynor was born on a farm, near
ter the coming mayoralty campaign Whitestown, X. Y., in 1851. Ho
wIGi his old time vigor, on bis re- was born of poor parents and had to
to obtain education
delegation represent
ing Independent political orraniza- ! prep;
tions, notifying him that he had' led 1
been selected by them to succeed ] went
himself. Being too weak fo respond.. repor
ho had his secretary reach his speech ho w
Mnticello Woman Loses Brother,
Sister and Niece in Fatal Wreck
X. V. X. II. and X. If. Railway.
4 .j-jtfrin
Friends of Dr. G. B. Glover,
Monticello, will regret to learn that
the brother of Mrs. Glover, Dr. Ben
son Marvin, of Louisville, Ky., with
his wife and daughter were killed
in the ratal wreck of the New York '" ,rn h, " m ‘ A ,lay bftf,,r « he 8alleJ -, str, ' g
Si\ty-Tuo
Had Yuri
November/takes!
tiblican.
ears Old and Hud
Experiences.
follows:
Hon.
and. .Iannary tenth,
County on throughout, the contest, except as I niusf lie voted by G P
Sont'| of the A. C. L. railroad, except to voter issued between January first
Durham Duplex
Safety Razor
19 cents
10th.
which votes j femhe
M., January [servlc
each
ONE BLADE FREE
Shaves , as Well as the
$5.00 Style.
DivisioiiH First Prize*.
Selection of Out?—
:: Piei e Parlor. Suit.
Piece Parlor Suit.
I Piece Library Suit.
:t Piece Bed Room Suit.
1 Sowing Machine.
Nice Range.
110 Piece Ilavlland China Dinnei
I’nifold Davenport Bed.
Graphaphone htu! 3L Records.
Studebaker 1-horse WarQn.
One Phonograph Machine.
Divisions Second Prizes.
Selection of One—
Set Double Harness.
35 Pound Genuine Texas Saddle.
Ladies’ and Gents (Sold Watch.
Gentleman’s Tailored Suit.
Duofcld Davenport Bed.
9x12 Willow Velvet Art Square.
Breach-Loading Shot Gun.
Colored Division.
The above divisions shall not af
fect the colored population. All col*
Atlanta. (In., Sept, in, 1913. I
li. W. Hopkins,
Thoniasville, Ga.
Sir: I have been Instructed j
P. F. Bahnsen, State Veteri-j
to call on you Friday, So.)-*
12, 1913, If I can be of,
to you, or any of your}
i friends in our line, I shall be very'.a }
glad to offer my services. i
; '•! am prepared to Inoculate to}
{prevent hog cholera, or give any! 1
j instructions toward tick eradication. | dru
! “Any engagements that you may fin*' •*“
| make for me will be cheerfully at-1 whi* Ii >
l tended to. 1 will arrive Thursday i an< * w ‘'
i evening or Friday morning. will! tbs* I"'
j sir.;, at Till- Tosco Hotel. ! to I"- lit
“Very respectfully yours, jeountv.
! “II. r. IfPTCHENS. I 1 , " s
“Asst. State Veterinarian.” j slor *' ''
will remain for
returning. The ?
tire city goes o
trouble.
short time before
mpathy of tlie on
to her in her
from
EGYPTIAN WHEAT
i\ Product Destined to Bo
[qiiilar in Thomas County
•re are on exhibition at
store of R. Thomas, .1
niv. pels of Egyptian
wi re grown in this
!ii< !i ale the fir<t specinn
!
of acceptance of their nomination.
His sudden death has completely
overturned the municipal political ’ warfi
situation, and leaves only the Fus- rings
fonir.fs and Democratic candidates was ■
in t!i v field. Tho former ticket is Supri
head** i by John Purroy Mitchell
the latter by Edward McCall.
Tammany’s endorsement.
r'du lled from tlie public and
i.tory schools and then stud-
v in a Ftica law office. Ha
<* Brooklyn as a newspaper
■r in ls73. Two years later
■? admitted to the bar, and
bat moment until his death
0 had lived In the midst of political
arfare. He fought various political
ngs. winning notable victories. He
as elected a Justice of tho StatO
iirt in 1893, and chosen
md Mayor of Xe*v York City in 1909.
itli Ills career in this office bore tho
’marks of his quaint personality. Ho
name was placed at the was prominently mentioned for
' Independent ticket after President during the last election.
Ltd
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MERCHANTS PJPBLARITY
liONT-S! INTERESTING
! plIl'pO;
Thom;
vhici
iieai i- noil <i as a food for
well as for poultry, and
it is grown in Texas for that
Desiring to test it. Mr.
of the seed of the wheat
had a friend plant for him
e, a short distance in the
New Silks
Agent*: NUNNALLY'S CANDIES.
ored people living i;i Thomas County,
whether in or out of Thoniasville.
may contest for the three Gold Cash
Prizes, as listed in the Colored Sec
tion of Prizes .
Colored Prizes, v
1st Cash Prize (In Gold).. ..$50.00.
2nd Cash Prize (in Gold)... 30.00
3rd Cash Prize (In Gold)... 20.00
The Plan Is Simple.
The named merchants will give
with every 25 cents paid them fori
merchandise, or on an account with
them, twenty-five- votes In this con
test. No votes will be given for a
payment of less than 25 cents, nor
'will any votes be given for the frac
tional part of a quarter.
Votes will also be given for all
credit purchases closed by note at
the time the transaction Is made.
Locked boxes for receiving votes
will be kept in ’plain view*, by each
of the merchant^ in their places of
business. Votes can be deposited at
any time prior to the 10th of the
month following their issue, except
January votes, which must be voted
by G P. M., January 10th.
^he votes may be cast for any can
didate the customer ranv choose.
The standing of candidates will be
announced weekly In The Dally and
Semi-Weekly Times-Enterprise. and
the Thomaavllle Press.
country. It was found that the
plant ; rew very rapidly and luxur-
Several Thousand Votes Issued midiiantly and Its yield is almost won-
on the First Count Master Ju<ik jderfuL showing that It is eminently
Cov Starts Off in the Lead. j^dapted to the soil and climate of
.South Georgia. One groat feature
in its favor, too, is that it bear*,
Tho first votes wero cast in the, two crops a year. It should be
Popularity Contest this morning and planted In March and after the first
it Is evident that it will be a warm 1 crop matures, it Is cut off and isj
contest. Several thousand votes followed by another,
have been issued, but up to one, It is said not to be affected
o’clock today only 5,115 votes had either drouth or heat, and for that!
been deposited in the voting box at reason Is grown so much In Texas.
Ingram Drug Company. * Mr. Thomas Is very enthusiastic I
Master Jack Cox starts off in the over the results of his experiment!
lead with 3,875 votes, with Miss'with this wheat, and thinks It will
Eleanor Hopkins second with 1,125 be a great crop for this section of
votes. Miss Irene Kennedy of Cool-! the state, and Is destined to he very
idge has 300 votes, Miss Louise j popular with all who try it.
Grantham 100 votes and Mrs. J. T.'
Chambers 50 votes. i ~
For the colored prize, Olive Les-1 Professor Smith, of the Fniversity
ter has been nominated with 25 .of Pennsylvania, was among the dis-
votes. titiguishcd visitors to the city yes-
The contestants are requested to.terdav. He is making a tour through
deposit their votes daily, so that [this section of the country, inspect-
their exact standing can he known. . ing pecan properties, and seemed
very much impressed with Thomas-
Mr3. H. M. Mathews returned to- vllle. While ho-e he visited the
day after spending a short
with relatives in Quitman.
1
time, world famous grove, of Mr. John I.
Parker. Just Inside the city limits.
and
WOOL GOODS
BROCADED
CREPE METEOR
Waist Silks
NEW LACES HAVE
JUST ARRIVED
Louis Steyerman,
The Shop of Quality
On i the Corner.
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