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.«■ ********** * Official Organ Thomas County ************ ********** *■* m Why Wait? SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION Send m Your Subscripts NOW. VOL. 1. No. 60. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY" SEPTEMBER 16, 101:1 *1.00 FEB ANNUM. PREMIUM LIST THOMAS COUNTY IH2-18 PLANS BEING MADE FOIt MOST sponsible (or loss or damage to ex- PBOKITABLE AND ENJOYABLE dibits. 8. The action of the Judges of the various departments shall be FAIR KVKU HELD HERE — PRIZES INCREASED IN SEVER AL INSTANCES—SOME OF AC REAGE RULES CHANGED. final. except in cases of* protest. 9. Objections to any person serv ing as a Judge must be submitted to the Superintendent of the Depart- The Premium Committee of the 'l!!!! 5 f!! r cm. COURT THOMASVILLE BEGAN MONDAY ROY 111 CHINA WITH JLDGE HAMMOND PBESID- IgIY ES ING, COURT CONVENED THIS 0 P MORNING—CRIMINAL DOCKET! PRACTICALLl" DISPOSED OP. i E GREAT HOST SSTINC ACCOUNT IENTERTA1NTD ODD FELLOWS IP OX UNCLE SAM'S j BOAT/tO THE REBEL COUNTRY j HINA WITH ITS WAR FARE. ROY ALLY OX WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY — GREAT TALKS MADE BY" VARIOUS MEN. REV. J. M. OUTLEB FOR THE AUTO IN CONTEST. Thomas Countv Farmers Fair has The regular September term of the City Court was convened this 1 sufficient i morning hy Judge Hammond. i I The meeting of the Odd Fellows announcement of tae entire list, of mediately to the General Manager. awards is maae today. There are tome changes from last year, many of the awards 'having been mater ially increased and some added. The lair promises to l>» the most suc cessful that was ever attempted in this county. The fair program for the A Tlioiuasviile boy wno is serving]of the Second District at Coolidge awards giving good and sufficient i morning by Judge Hammond.. , Uncle Sam's ship, “Saratoga,” j Wednesday of this week, was a very reasons therefor, and the superin-1 The criminal docket was taken up'| ias written an interesting and com-j happy and interesting occasion, ompleted its arrangement and the tendent^hall report the. matter im- aad dlapoBUd of, with the exception ; ])reh e nslve account of a visit to the! The number of delegates was not as jM,y exmuicur aiiempong to’’Z'' r **°’ ".' lllCh be cal!ed i rebel district of China, In July, of i large as was expected, but there interfere with the judges during ruefiday morn,n S- ; this year, when the interests of ] were quite a number present from their adjudication will be promptly: Henry Carter was convicted on a .American subjects demanded war-! every county in the district. The excluded from the competition. .charge of cruelty to animals, and ship*; lenthu.uam manifested in the order 11. The President and Vice-1 fined $99 and cost, or nine months ^j r Mordecai uen.'.ett, who is aland its work was very gratifying, t P be S Asspcla"lon Ge w*nf , w!ear na a er gofd 1°“ 01 ® Ra " K ' , non-commissioned ollleer of that land betokens a lively Interest badge, with white ribbon: memhers! George Harroll was convicted of rshlp is the writer i^inl his letter, i grow tit In the coming year, three of the Hoard of Directors, badges | stealing a pistol and sentenced to IV li lie lengthy, is very interesting In-1 o„ Wednesday afternoon, a At S. SAMPSON RETURNS Tlioinnsvillc Merchant Spent a Short Time in His Native Country of Greece—Had Many Interesting Experiences. ONE OF HIS FRIENDS IN THE COUNTY SUGGESTS THAT HE RE GIVEN THE MERCHANTS 't BIO PRIZE BY THE VOTES OF THE PEOPLE FOR USE IN HIS WORK. dr. S. Sampson, and his son, Sta- I mat, J**., returned last night from a three months trip to Greece, where — j Editor Tiines-Enterprise, j Dear Sir: I am very much inter ested in the contest which the mer- | chants of Thomasville are starting, |and I hope it will be a big success. Sampson went to visit bis moth-,,., tbat ,. onncctlon> if agreea bl 9 to and days, whiw>‘ a.3 to be given year, the amusements and other fea tures, will be announced later. The list of officers and the prem ium list follows: C. L. Heald, President. J. C. Beverly, Vice-President. U\ 1. MacIntyre, Manager. \V. M. Parker and M. 'll. Elder, Assistant -Managers. Directors. Thomasville District—G. W. Davis, W. A. Round, F„ C. Loveless, J. S. Montgomery. Boston District—J. H. Balkeorn T. W. Mardre. Meigs District—G. C. Lunsford. this wltl1 ,,lue r,lThon * Secretary a badge, twelve months on the gang. I deed. Mr. Bennett wrote to his par-jt„ou with pink ribbon: the Treasurer, aj The court adjourned about 12:30, ents in this city, relative to his tripjther you, I would like to suggest the Mr. Sampson reports a very <le- uame ljf a candldate who , honM u lightful trip, but says the United gIven „ lo automobile, according to .Mates is good enough for him, and way of tMnklng . TllIs l9 Broth . sump- !' P "° f e,lre „'° ' ,e “ TT" „° f er Ostler. Presiding Elder of tit a BUm P- Greece again. When be left this T , picnic dinner was served, and J coiintry. tho war was considered ov-■ badge with purple ribbon, and the'. ' cuia 1,1 l “ ,: * ’ l,: “ ul ' clu 1,40 t * **' 1 mere were present on both occas-| er j,, (j ree ce, blit before he landed J r °* lf r el * C0U,M ,,Se tlle car Superintendent of Departments I to m * et Tuesday morn,ng at 8:30 ’!* n d it gives details of the country. ions over a hundred visitors. Thej thprPf nfiwa camo by wireless that ° better advanta K® th »n any other badges with yellow ribbons. ] and after disposing of the one re- j which should be read with interest j occasion was made delightful ny things \wre in \ mix up again and ,nan in tbo ent,re coqnty and U 12. Competition for field crops j maining criminal case, the civil] by the people of his home town who, addresses from various men of in-l pevprR | j.,«p 0 battles wen* fought 'if wou * d 1)0 ;i K°°d thing for him, and shall be limited to one entry by j docket. Will be taken up. .'have only had a superficial and!fl„ oll( . c in th e order. Tho address I tpr ||P reached^here " ' °"" ' * would save lots of his time, which each competitor. I — meagre account of the country and r 0 i i> r i n r n 0 m- i * * I taken up by traveling on railroad 13. Cattle, colts, hogs and chick- ', 0 ornn , _ ar I OI 101 , J * , Lom | Mr. Sampson, was a naturalized;. o . ““ ena are required to be present the nfinBI ri/lllfllT i ^ mPr,a "li° represented the Grand ,, ltlzelI of Amer , ca and wag a , H0 ov .lHo ls a man «e all love, an* last two days of the Fair. j I 11 U j L V M 114 I The Tlmes-Enterpnse considers Master waa very entertaining nn dl,, r a .. 0 for |, olng impressed into s»r-'' SPert ' an ** [ think the people of U. The field corn competition i 1111 fl 111 f A fl 1111 I ! Ibis letter good enough to publlsr In unusual in many featarea. Colonel!,,, , , „ , , I Thomas county would love to see for prises must be elip-shucked and | U U 11 M L/V I HUM | full , but owing to a lack of space it, Roscoe Luke of 'this city, also made , ^ n l ce88ary " °er, "with : Ket the oar - 1 know 11 h torm ' is compelled to give it ill sections, j an address and (lint was up to the (j, ini /„ prove things bv In spite of'' 1 ''" ! ° T y °" ,0 ,aks any part ,n / ba The first appears ns follows, as writ-.standard which he has set for him-!,. ... u _ ..I.! contest, but I hope you will sei lit elghed. 13. Eacn corn acre .must he aj 'onseeutive acre, measured by form I of acre or Ocliiocknee District—T. C. Beverly, , ‘ . . . ... R L White half acre crops must be by a Direc-I tor or a committee of 3 j>c*r c ons. named by him. EUabelle District—V C. C. Griffin. Murphy District—II. \V. J. White. A. Bustle, . Banister, ’.s up to the lb I ! “' 1 f,,r hi"'-! |, an he in ten by Mr. Bennett, who has been’self as one of the host speakers oni flu , t ,. MP In the Navy for six years, starting asj an y and all occasions that this sec ' !a sailor and working up to the posi-'tictii of Geprgla poss<*s.ses. EUERV 3IEMREIW OF BOVS* COILV j tlon of non-commissioned officer on f ^lr c. A VonderleRh, of Ath ( M R OF THOMAS COUNTY I« the Saratoga. URGED TO HAVE SAMPLES OF j “ THOMASVILLE tin prove things by. In spite of found, however, that when me to leave the author!-j did not want him to go. and it* only by working things with j ii-1 of a little American money Measurement Regulations, The land may be measured eff in* HIS CORN IN Wavs District R R finrilner an y shape to.make an exact acre or I NEXT FRIDAY. Add Way Gardner, half acre _ a3 the case n , ay be> three To the Corn club Boys . average rows selected by the I)irec*f r hope every boy who planted corn tor or committee and staked at each! will attend the show at the Court end of each row, so that they will j House in Thomasville next Friday Grand Treasurer of tin* order, ithat ho ni S. a. SARATOGA, I was present and will he in this sec- had made Nanking, China, tion for several weeks. Ho made a I {storing at July 2•», 1913. (short end intensely interesting 4nlk j native f or Well. I am here in Nanking, China, ( to the convention. j posed to li > the Yangtze river, 12 miles from! Division Deputy Grand Master B. j leave that he recognized and known as sample! Read what the demonstrator said in'the month, and it is hot as blazes, i M Zangwlll, 0 f this iity. made a rows * j his letter of last week, and even if The war is still going on and sol- *e^mn-ehensfve and excellent report Where an acre is cut out of a lar- you made a failure, come or send| dlor8 crossing the river everyj of t i p ‘ k an d thia renort nas or- ger field, the corners or angles must 1 the sample ten oars, and tell all ■ lnnPp nhnnt r *l ot the worK nlld th,h rel>ort nuH or she 'staked, anyl a twine or edrd! about it. There is where the good y * 1 ' 111 * xpla,n more a out tfl0 ]dered published and distributed to stretched around to mark boundar- j monies in. \'ar later on in the letter. jihe other District Grand Masters, Committee on Program—H. W. ies. ; There are a number of fine prem-, . We left Shanghai at 11:00 A. M.,‘this latter at the special request of Hopkins, Chairman; M. R. .Elder, When the contestaat is ready to! turns offered. Are you going to sit i rtst Friday, and steamed up thelcol Smith who complimented the S- L. Heald. gather corn, potatoes and peanuts, still and let your young friends got , wbich trif , ve _„ int ere«t-iTh«m-.viii nffllr' Committee on Subscriptions—M. the.Director or Committees must be | them all? . rUer ’ " lilCh trlV uas very tatereat ’ 'Thoniasxllle officer Elder, Cbm.; W. E. Craigmlles, notified and be there to see same! If you can’t come, send the corn maged to get the mistnk hotel in Athens to give my suggestion to the people, so thev may think about it, and de cide to make this Minister a pres ent which he needs and can use so • j well. Very sincerely, A WELL-WISHER. ^ Tills suggestion. The nmes-Enter- Pavo District—J. T. Wheeler, M. D. Redfearn. Bar wick District—G. W. Holloway, S. E. Strickland. Metcalfe District—Dr. W. B. Wat kins, D. F. Handley. Merrillville District—E. A. More land, J. W. Wilson. Com mi (tecs. Greek, and they are op- ,>r * s ‘‘ of Greek blood • To get away, j obliged to impersonate a tourist, traveling around to, tving any eountry. people On tie for the information of who may get votes. Mr. ell known throughout Thomas county, and many other ounties in his conference, and there" be country and giving the fm-! ,s no question but that he could use lor. t!ia( ho oonlil speak no J tho auto to a very decided advantage It Is also probable that he would appreciate the gift, if tendered him by the people of the town and county fn this manner. ■ ing, 'as we passed Woosung, at the ly Indeed. H. W. Hopkins, 3. S. Montgomery, gathered and weighed. In the sugar to me, with your name on it, and I j mouth of the Ynngt*e*"*whece tho RANK UF THOiStflLLE tin 1 Institutions of Its Kind in South Georgia. The Bank of Thomasville has i J. MacIntyre, R. S. Burch, and cane contest, the land must be meas-iwill giv every Director of the Fair. tired and syrup yield weighed by the Committee on Grounds—C. S. Par- Director or committee and the con ker, Chm.; J. W. L. Yates, Leon testants must use the utmost care ^’ ee k that no other cane is mixed with it. Committee on Amusement—E. R- It will be impracticable for the' com- t Jerger, Chm.: F. H. Smith, W. A. ] mittee to see cane gathered and ' ‘ ~ ' Watt, M. M. Cooper, W. E. Beverly. J syrup made up. also cotton picked, • Due «f the Oldest and Most Suhatan- Premium Committee—W. M. Par- ; hut the land of cotton and cane : ker. Chin.: M. R. Elder, S. L. Heald,' must be measured and certificate [ W. I. MacIntyre. ) furnished as to weights. Samples of: General Rules. I products of contestants must b« 1. All exhibits from Thomas shown at Fair as required hereto- ( cured a regular advertising space in County, except where noted. fore. J The Times-Enterprlse, and is the 2. All exhibits must be owned v ,Mr. J. Willis Moore has been nam- wn j.. ? coa j institution, except the Og-! by exhibitor. , i ed as a Director and volunteers, t ) *. ,, * * . ! 3. All canned or preserved measure a!» land and crops, free of ; ietii°r*-« Savings and Trust Company,. fruits must be of year 1913. : charge, and the Fair prefers that all, lisIn ' eowspaper advertising. This! 4. All agricultural exhibits must be measured by one man, but sug- is a progressive step which is sure] be raised by exhibitor. (gents that each contestant nay to to work to the advantage of The 3. Every person who expects to Mr. Moore a reasonable amount for,.. f T . , n make an exhibit at Fair must notify his time and trouble. When nteas- ‘ ‘ ' the ^ecretnry at least 5 days before urements are taken by any ono else, This Institut.on .s perhaps the the date of Fair, to secure space, .they must make a diagram of land as oldest bank in this section of Geor- 6. All exhibitors must deliver measured, showing distances by!gin. It was first established in 1871, their exhibits for display to the feet, and furnish the total number- , rmwlncted •.« WrWht av committee at Paradise Park, from of pounds, the amounts to be verf-' . A . f» to 10 o’clock during the morning fled by him. This will give uniform , sto " a ’ * 10 ^ rni * ,e * n K composed of of the first day of the Fair. * methods. I Col. A. P. Wright and Mr. C. W. Ste- 7. The Fair Association does There will be bo objection te con-' gall This firm was dissolved In everything It can to protect exhibits.' —> ! 1S7R. „■„( was changed to A. P. Those attending .from fhomas- Woosunk forts are. We saw two'vllle were Mesdames A. B’ Milton, Chinese men-o’-war, one of them ajs. \V. Davis and B. M. Zangwill, and cruiser. She had a largo hole in j Messrs. Rosco Luk her, where it was said the forts jw. H. Burch. Jr. had fired upon her, and captured ! j. E. Craigmlles, her. Later on in the afternoon, we : Suarez, 3. W. Davi passed three Chinese corps passing j will. down the river and many junks. The program carried out was as (Chinese river boats.) In some follows: places, we passed ao close to the Wednesday, septemner 10th. river hanks that we could throw a PUBLIC EXERCISES, stone ashore. This river is very io::i» A. M., at the Baptist Church, wide and the banks are very fertile. Invocation, J. .1. Adams. Greek at all. Ho was also obliged to come hack by a different route, and instead of taking the boat work very high-(front Havre, by tho French line, as iu went, he returned by n.n English boat. v He'said‘they'told him that If he would wait for ten days o’r a month A. B. Milton, | perhaps, there was a new law expect-. Charlie Burch, o,i to he made, that might allow him to return to America, but ho had no idea of risking that possibility, and . M. Wells, o rid B. M. Zang- The scenery is very beautiful and interesting. At every bend of tho river there is a large watch tower, called a bugoda. Some of these are ns high as ten stories. At about 7:50 Friday night, wo hail to anchor as the pilots in this river will not pilot any ship on the river after dark. The next morn ing, Saturday, we weighed and proceeded up river Address of w oior,;;;j, R. Ne smith. _ Response, C. F. Wiliams. Address on Odd Fellowship, lion. R. L. J. Smith, of Commerce. 3:00 I*. M.—Business Session. Roll Call of Lodges. Reading Minute» of Last Session. Reading Roporis of radges and anchor Comments made by Delegates, and at ‘ Reading Reports of Officers. will have policemen to guard night, but in no, case will it be re- (Continued on Page 4) about 11:00 o’clock we came in sight Appointment of Newly-Created Of- of Clnekiang, China, 47 miles from;flcers. WE HAVE EVERY HUNG YOU NEED FOR YOUR Fall Garden Irish Potatoes Onion Sets All kinds of small seed and Buists Winter Lawn Grass. Our seeds of proven worth always make good, and you never miss a crop that is a credit to any gardener. .Nanking, and upon approaching Chee- kiang, we had to pass two forts and • a very sharp bend or the river. These two forts are in the ha uls of the Southerners. We saw many soldiers there. The river hank is very Meep there, and we stopped at Cheekiang, wlrHe the < ( officer of the village cam Appointment of Selection of lie: is next in order Adjournment. 8.00 |\ \L, at 0<1<| Fellows' Hall. ii at | Exemplification of “Work” In the iliHgj Third Degree. oard ] Thursday, Sept. IIHi, 8:3o A. M. f at M Agents: NUNNALLY’S. CANDIES. 'wji- V * i 1 BiiiiauHunsi 1876. and Wright & Company, Colonel Wright I retaining the largest share of the ! business and giving it his personal i attention. j In 1882, The Rank of Thomasville (applied for a charter from the state (and it was granted. It was, how- icy er, not used untU 188?r, when The Bank cf Thomasville was formally organized with Colonel A. P. Wright * as President, W. E. Davies, .Vfre- j President and E. M. Smith, Cashier. ‘The directors of the institution were among the best known men in Thom- InavilM: Messrs. A. P. Wright, T. C. i Mitchell, John X. McKinnon, J. L. I Finn, II. B. Ainsworth, W. E. Da- jvfes, Robert Thomas, J. L. Hand and j F. N. Lohenstein, composing that i body. j Colonel Wright remained at the head of the institution until his death in 1893, when Captain E. M. j Smith was elected to the position as j President and Mr. B. H. Wright, ! Cashier. These gentlemen have! ta J ned ‘_° make up |,artles ln charge |J. \\. Johnson. M Committees, t meeting pla> and Thomasvil preferred to try the Influence of the] American dollar, which ho. did suc-j cessfully. ; Mr. Sampson, says tin* flrw*!;s.; think Ji great deal of the American j dollar, and prefer It to any other' nfioney, and they are great admirers: of the Americans. Ho saw plenty Of prisoners of • war in tho country, but says the Greek government is so kind to its; prisoners that they all «want to re-, main there, and become subjeo that country. In paying off the HEAVY RAIN ON GULF COAST. Mobile Visited by Heavy Downpour, and Damage Will be Great. (By Associated Press.) Mobil'*. Ala.. Sept. 15.--Damage to the amount of many thousands ot dollars, was caused by a terrific downpour of rain, which began Sat urday morning. The total precipi tation to seven o’clock this morning was more than eleven inches. the of age, and he had not seen her sinct its (he left that country about thirty- re-] two years ago. While he found i of some changes, he says that things sol-j look very much as when he left diers the Greeks are paid two cents there. It is a beautiful country and per day. and the Turks, who are of cbitrse he loves it. as hl3 native prisoners, are given five cents, be-! land, but he feels that America is sides being treated with every kind- home now, and he hopes to spend ness. the" rest of his days in Thomasville, Mr. Sampson’s mother, is S3 years which* is the best place in the world. i ^vi. rrixirted the ccr JPtou of :!• ! -t that point. Ha also >*<rrlco^ that 1,000 troop* had J ;st left for Shanghai, to eapture the arsenal, (which they failed to do. from later .reports). Then we proceeded up the .river, arriving off Nanking at three | P. M. We found one Gertnan, one Baptist Church. Convention called to Order. Reports of Committees. Good of Order. 11:00 A. M. Address on Odd Fellowship. “'Address by Roscoe Luke, Mayor of Thomasville. Jap and one Englishman, also the Closing with Prayer. H. B. Ne- Elcano, one of our gunboats at an- smith. chor. ' j C. A. VonDerleith, of Athens, Sunday morning, it started to rain;Grand Treasurer, Master of Cere- and jained all day, so that no one'monies, could go ashore. We were disap-! Committees, pointed, as permission had been ob-^ On Arrangement—T. C. Smith, tained to make up parties in charge jj. W. Johnson. M. T. Martin, (served In that capacity to tho prc S .' of a:1 offl, ' er t0 vl » l ‘- lhe M,n « toombs 0,1 Entertainment-". Megahee. ent year. Mr. Wright lately being at ,h,s ' ,lace - However, all day Sun- C S. Dennall, .1. W. Carlton. . made Vice-President. Mr. James Uay wn " atched l-roccedlngs ashore! On Klnance-V. n. Hay, O. W. Watt was elected Vice-President at tIirouRh Kll “ se9 ' aml saw mduy »°l- [ ( ’ a " a <H". J. J. Prosser the time of the death of Mr. Wll- dlerB drlUln *' "e were told that: On Reoeptlon-L. r. Murphy, M. Ham E Davies |°“ the day befor »> 30.000 soldier* X. Austta, J. W. White. Captain Smith Is probably In point' 1,ad cr05sed the rlver “"<1^^proceeded of service the oldest banker In the nort !| ,0 Joln the So » the ™ »•">»• On state, having served this Institution Monday ' we " aw many soldter " froas MIN AN W R RIMPICF. continuously for forty-two years. | the r,vcr and at olovea A - M - a UW " ILU His administration as Cashier and party of e,pllt c1,lef P etty omce, ' , • ln - P-esIdent has been one of great lc ' lldlna my “ lf ’ wlth 4 other olllcers. business ability and successful j ™nt ashore to visit the Ming toombs. The bank has' We mad0 Preparations for this KILLS THREE PEOPLE every paiticular. I steadily and consistently grown un-' trip, as it was very hot. We had to til It has assumed its present status. 1 * ear ‘' ampal * n hats and c » rr y c »“" j that ol one of the most substantial i tecns - We landed, jn.t twelve of |and safest banking instltu'lons ln,“* * nd ** carrlage “ had beon P r0 * ! Georgia. The resources of the bank ' cured b «f° r e-l>»nd. we started for ! are almost unlimited and Its stand' tbe toomb, • We passed through the j among the Institutions of that char-1 water front which was very dirty. I acter Is second to none ln all of j" (South Georgia. ( (Continued on'~Page 4) Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 15.—B. Baxter, a telephone lineman, who had been separated from his wife, early today shot and Instantly kill ed her father, mother and brother. Tbe wife eluded tho slayer. The victims were n.lined Smith. The police are aearchlng (or Baxter, who made a quick getaway, when be realized tbe enormity of his crime. FULL CLOTHES You lake some risk with your money when you buy clothes. Most men can’t tell whether clothes are rood or not. You know the color and pattern you want, and the style of coat and trousers. For the rest you’ve got to take somebody else’s word. Hart Schaflfner & Marx know about all the things that go to make the right kind of clothes: right in fabric, in styla, in workmanship. We’re glad to recommend these goo I clothes to you. Here's a fine new line of the lat est fall suits and overcoats: also a beautiful assortment of shirts, neck wear. socks hats and furnishings. Everything we get together for you is intended to do away with any risk when you buy. Out- service Is at your disposal. Copyrijhc Hut JtUAcf & Mux Louis Steyerman, The Shop of Quality On j the Corner.