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8IMPWIBKLY flMBS-ENTSR PRISE, THOMASVILLE, SEOR
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1
SATURDAY’S LOCALS
Mr. M. B. Harris, of Dchlocknee, was
Is town yesterday.
Mr. H. E. Broadnax, of Jacksonville.
1a in town^today on bnslneaa.
Mr. M. A. Pridgen, of Savannah, was
Are (or the day.
Mias Maud Schley/ demonstration
agent tor Mitchell county, was a vis
itor to ThomasviUe today.
'Mr. and Mra. Addison Hough, of
Cleveland, arrived today after spend
ing tbs summer in the East.
Mrs. H. E. Isaacs and children have
returned from a months’-visit at Cor-
dele and.Atlanta. ‘
Mr. H. B. Osmond, of Atlanta, was
here yesterdaylon business for a short
timer ^
Mr. and Mrs. . E. A. Borders, of
Birmingham, were visitors here for,
the day. ’ ' i /
Mr. 8andy. Carter, of Fletchburg,
Mass., was among the business visit
ors here for a short time.
My office wilt be open Apt. 27th, up
on my return to the city. W. B. Law
head. Optometrist.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Powell, of Val
dosta, were visitors with friends here
for a short time yesterday,
Mr. J. H. Duaenberry, of New York,
was among the business visitors here
yesterday tor a short time.
Mr. c‘ c. Jernlgan of St. Augustine,
Fla., la visiting bis - daughter, ' Mrs,
Mittie Crockette. V
* Mrs. JOsie O. Stricklin of Atlanta,
Is spending a few days with bar slater
Mrs.-Mlttle Crockette.
Miss Annie Bay Lisle left this morn
ing for Atlanta, where she will enter
Wesley Memorial Hospital for a course
In nurse training.
Mrs. Mtttie Crocketts and Messrs.
Horace and Jack Crocketts attended
the funeral of Mrs. Crockette’s broth
er, Albert 8. Jernlgan, at Sylvester,
yesterday,
Mr. JOhn HabbetC of Quitman, is
the guest of hla slater,' Mrs. C. N. Neel,
for the day an route to Macon, where
he has aoeapted a position with the
lumber firm Of which Mr. T. L.
Is manager and president.
Yesterday afternoon* a small roof
fire occurred at the residence of Mr.
S. Sampson on Madison street. Very
little damage waa done, the Are de
partment making a Quick run sud ex
tinguishing the blase.
Mtaa Emma Tucker, the noted Bible
reader, la conducting a series of meet
ings si the Vaahtl Home. Mles Tnek-
er is wall known to many -tar Thomas-
vllle who hare had the privilege of
'hearing her before and who are glad
to -have another opportunity to do so,
Friday’s Locals
Mr. C. :C. Assley, of Amerlcus, epent
a part of yesterday here.
Mr. B. M. tOaddls, of Valdosta, spent
a part of the .day in town.
Mr. Louis 0. MaeLean. of Washington
was In town yesterday on buslnee*.
Mtaa Louise .Slater, of Cairo, epent
a abort time here today with Mias
> MONDAYS LOCALS
Mr. Frank Mitchell, of Jacksonville,
waa hero on bueinoea Saturday.
^ Mr. Abe Poller and family of Cairo,
are speeding the week-end here. '
Mr. H. C. HunL and party, of Val
dosta, spent ffnnday In town.
Mr. A, O. Lee, of Jesup, Is spending
the day In town. '
Mr. Jesse Stringer and party of Val
dosta, were vialtors In the city during
Sunday,.
'Friends of Mrs. Martha Thompson
regret to know she is 111 at her home
MS Stevens street.
Mr. A, T. Megahee, of Albany,
among tbe' visitors here for a short
time.
Mr. E. B. Hornsby, of Atlanta, la
among the prominent business visitors
here tor the day.
Mr. B. Boutwell, of Hattiesburg,
Miss., Is among the vialtors spending
a short time In the city.
Dr and Mrs. D. L Stallings left yes,,
terday tor Lewtsburg, N. C., where
they_will.visit Mrs. Stalling's mother.
Mrs. F. J. Winn left* this morning
for Chicago, where she will spend sev
eral weeks visiting relatives.
The friends of Mrs. Hansell Watt
will be glad to know that she is con
valescing from a recent attack of
grippe.
Mr. Ralph T. Olcott, of tbe Nat Jour
nal,- at-Rochester, N. Y„ la bare for
the Nut Grower*’ convention which
■tarts tomorrow,
The friends of Judge and Mra. J. H.
Merrill are according themes cordial
welcome upon their return home after
■pending soma time at Colorado
Springs. ’ . ■.
current news'Note
INTEREST TO COMMtMTl
numbers bring admirably supported I
by SUm Vermont - ,
The performance waadl rifled Into*
six ‘editions,’ with only the short to-
•termtaslon; each edition entirely tdls-
tlnctlve either for melody .or comedy."
FREE STATERS AMBUSHED
Belfalt, Ireland, Oct 2.—Two sol
dier* of a Free stabs detachment were
killed when the detachment was am
bnabed by Irregulars In the county of
Kerry and seven wounded. An un
successful attempt by. the Republicans
to capture Kllleitlln,resulted in a bat
tle lasting seven boars. The casual
ties are believed heavy/ f
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—J7H acres land, 23 In
Cultivation groom bouse and ont
buildings; good well and spring;
1H miles from good school;! 4 miles
‘east of OCblocknee. Address M. T.
Jackson, OCblocknee Oa.
Cochraff-Seott—
Dr; and .Mrs. W., B. Cochran
nonnea., the engagement of their Hupmobll* Destroyed
dangbttt-, Ethel, to Mr. WUUarn Fred -By Fire Sunday Night—
Scott, formerly of Decatur, hot now of A*Hupmobl|e waa burned . Sunday
Gainesville, Ga. Tbe marriage will be night near t he Boulevard, while bc-
aolemnised at an early date. ling driven by Fire Chief Porter. The
i,,*v. , ! car wEi the property of Dr. T. R. Cro-
Entertainment at MeLaan’s jvatt. Mr. Porter'found a leak* In'
School Housed- , • the gas pipes, on. route homo and at-
There wilt bo an Interesting enter- tempted to repair the damage. Dur-
tynment given at tbe McLean school ing the process some gas must have
hones next Saturday evening, October '* p uied on the engine.- Fire Started but
7, to which tbe public la cordially In- was extinguished by the chief and bis
vltedl *. - family.
This entertainment will be tor school j j A ear came along and Mra! Porter
equipment and will be given Under the and children came on to town. Dur-
ausplces of the Child Welfare Club of jag the time they were gone tbe chief
the school, M’which Mrs. Joe Easter- 1 urted tbe footboards of the' car and a
lin Is president and Mrs. Ellis Me-'blaze flashed up, gaining headway
Bride, secretary. Refreshments will j with the access of air and completely
be sold consisting ot ice cream cones, destroying tbe middle portion of. tbo
sandwiches, coffee, and other appetls- car. Despite all efforts made to put
Ing viands. It. out the fire practically burned tbe
This-schools is located about nine car to tba tires, neither of which were
miles from Thomasvllle near the' Mo- Injured.
Lean plantation,"A little distance off j * , •
the Montloello road. The schools Is, Thomasvllle Fire Department Called
doing splendid work but Is in need of to Hansell Saturday,—
fund* to aid in Its equipment and It Is I The Thomasvllle Fire Department
hoped that many will take-occasion to, answered a call to Hansell Saturday
attend the entertainment and help in afternoon to assist in preventing the
the good work.
Omega and White
Ring Flour—
spread of tlamea which started at the
big sawmill In that town. The flames
started In the dry kiln, which vwas
filled with lumber and the steam Vi
Omega and White Ring flour. Ever 'turned into the building with the hops
heard ot Itf Well, yon are not a news- j of smothering the blaze. This failed
papef reader. If you haven’t The to stop the fire however, and tbe kiln
Tlmes-Enterprlse has heard a number-
of conijpdnta on the page ad ot the
Rountree Grocery Company recently
advertising .this Dour and It Is prob
able that the trade In these brands
will be stimulated at once.' It la said
to bo one ot the leading soft wheat
flours of the country/and Is having an
onoTmous sale In all sections ot the
South. The Munl-eavr also featured
this flour In their window display to
day and as usual It waa attractively
up. ' -
Mrs. Sodden berry Attends 1
National Conventlorw
Hrs. J. B. Roddenbery returned Boa-
day night from Washington, where
iha hks been attending - the annual
meeting of the National Postmasters'
Convention.
Mrs. Roddenbery reports a most de
lightful trip as well as a racist Instruc
tive one. She served oa several com-
mltteee, bring one of those appointed
to rdeelve tha present postmaster gen
eral and other distinguished' visitors.
Mra. Roddenbery add Mra. Brimbary,
In eharge.of .the Albany - postoffice,
represented the women 'Georgia post
masters at this meeting.
Laaasa White Minstrels
Tuesday Night— ’' *
White and his Inimitable
combination of special htack-fooa «r-
and a long stack- of lumber outside
were destroyed. .
The Thomasvllle fire fighters assist
ed In checking tbe flames with huckete
of water so that It was prevented from
spreading to the mill Itself. The loss
was material.
WON EASY BATTLE
Jo Jo Johnson Loses Decision
To Macon Flash‘in Fourth
Round of Fight—Prelimin
aries Interesting, With Eddie
Cook, of Savannah Getting
Knockout from Pittman.
Young Strlbllng got a decision over
Jo Jo Johnson, ot York. S. 0., Fri
day afternoon at the West Side base
ball Dark, before a crowd o- several
hundred people. The finals -came In
tbe fourth found after a minute's fight
ing, when Strlbllng landed a left to
the chin that staggered the Carolina
contender, and followed It with
wicked left to tke, abort ribs whleb
put Johnson through the ropes,
waa assisted to the platform, given
FOR SALE—Once used cypress 33-gal-
Ion half barrels, thoroughly steam J., - - - - - . „
cleaned, bung holes stopped with tiste, will be in Thomasvllle 'at thej**n seconds to decide whether he
•ew hongs; outside In bright, clean Grand Theatre tomorrow night and jwdhld continue, by Referee Wimberly,
condition. Cooperage first olasa. ^everybody who loves a clean-, up-to- «“ a Uien coanted out.
Write AlabamaOeorgta Syrup Conrjdate minstrel show will be on hehd. Strlbllng was master of the situs-
pany, Montgomery, Ala. 22-lm lease* White Is well knowsln Thom- j tlon throughout. He was shifty on his
'asvUle and a great favorite and Ills
Mrs. W. JL Hammond la spending
.' few daya In Atlanta with bar parents,
Judge and Mr*. Samuel C. Atkinson.
Miss Mary Lucas la expected 'In a
✓ (Mr days from Kentucky, and will
spend tbo winter in Thomasvllle.
Mr. Joe Holton • returned to Miami,
Fta^ yesterday, after spending acme
time on a visit to bis parents here:
WB BUY OLD CAST IRON.
TH0MA6VILLR ..ON WORKS.
1 1Hf
s
Mra. M. L. Wade, of Demersal, Ga.,
is visiting her daughter, Mra. A. T.
Chsstai*.
• Mra. B. 0. Hartsfleld, of West Palm
Beach, Fla., Is the guest ot Mr. aad
Mra. J. R. Evans for a tew days.
Mr. John R: Slater, of Douglas, la
In town today tor a abort time on bnsL
ness.
Mr. O. A. Christian,’ ot Nashville,
la among the prominent business visit
ors here for e short time.
R Mra. Henry Steyerman and ton
t bare returned*after spending several
) ^months with relatives'in Cincinnati
Miss Jnanttl Crabb has returned at-
- tar visiting friends tor several weeks
In North Georgia.
. Miss Edith Bgnal will return thta
I-evening after spending' the summer
* with relatives and friends in Bridge
port Cons. ;
Messrs, j. & McMillan .and Hugh
Watson, of Fort Valley, were btubiiss
visitor* hare yesterday for a short
tine. '{ - . j*-:. -it.
Mrs. Mary & Geary, of Leesburg.
Fla., entree today to gpesd a short
time with Mr. and Hre,$ T OstyQll
eo route home after
Ftp? (71 Ktw Ham,
LAST GIN DAY—The Thomas Union show this season la skid to bp e'apt-c-
Ola at ThomasviUe will close down [tally fine. ' r ;K
tor season, Friday, October 13, the I In’ speaking of the performance the
gin being operated^ regularly to Montgomery Advertiser sayec /
meantime on Thursdays and Fri-I "With ah ensemble ot voices which
days. Thomas Union Warehouse Co., 'for individual and collectlve excellence
R. A. Dixon, Manager. 3Mo-10-18 |haa seldom boon "equalled if ever sur-
FOR BALE—laternaUmud 1C-H. P. g« |p *" ed ^
engine; also Bowser lTLcal. gasoline
tank with hand pump, and one Barr
grist milt. • Good condition and. bar
gains. Sea or-writs F. I Stringer,
Metcalfe, Oa. mtd-3sw
FOR SALE—Registered Poland CMaa
sows and boar; several foolers and
ah oats. Mast sell at once. C. C. Co-
croft. 30-ltd-Uw
CORN WANTED—Highest cash price. ,
D. J. Renfroe. sg-lmo^AW’
WANTED—To hear, from all tsrmars
located to territory adjacent to A
- B. A a.; Railway' .who hfvs (arms
for rent or. to*, mus: Write a card to
the undersigned asking for blank to
be filled oaVglrtn* complete de
scription. W. W. Croxton, P. T. M.
A,. B. * A. Railway, AUaata, On.
'7-lmd*aw
Jokes and comedy innovation* and
carefully arranged special set* for the
comedy and mallear specialties ^offer
ed, the performance presented at tbe
Grand, Friday evening by Lasses
White’s gjl Star Minstrals | went over
tor a complete success. Tbe boose
was crowded, and tba enthusiasm
feel ard landed blows with his left to
the fact almost at will. Jo Jo took
bit punishment in-a good hymor,
uniting through the pummellng, but
from gjl appearance! be waa not parr
Ocularly anxious to get near enough
for SttlMIng to land either on his face
or his body. He crouphed almost dur
ing'the entire time, planning evident
ly to land a blow t > the stomfeh. He
was'cautioned twice for blows that
landed below the belt.
Rounds SJovf and Unintarssting.
Tbs three rouoda were not fast nor
Interesting, duo to the caution ot the
contender from South Carolina, and
the punlahmqpt be stood waa mainly
which the audience put Into their ap- from tbe left Jaba of Strlbllng, to tha
plause aBdlaughtdr-wts unmistakable
evidence of their oomplote diversion
and enjoyment. ■Lasses' himself, with
bit tolattadle, high pitched, bnzaorona
voice, his gdatons. drolleries aad
lingnlatlc ‘ acrobatics, waa easily tha
•tar of the show, bis dialogue comedy
PLANTS FOR SALE—Cabbage, col-
lards, ruts bags plants now .ready
tor delivery. Price 200 C 65c, MO
O I1M. UM O IMS prepaid. K.
R. Clark, fKhlockne, Ga. ^
2-2td-swlmo
RADIUM
The RADIUM INSTITUTE «f
Thomaavllla, Oa, for troatmant
of Caaearoua and Bsnlgn
Growths.
Wa wish to oo operate with
physicians and aargaene, atcur-
lap them an adaqaato supply af
Radium far use In eases rafsr-
rad*to us. ,
Hospital casta treated at City
Hospital, Thomaavllla, Qa, or
On Sandin' private aanatarl,
dim at BarwtcK Ba.
Sat or write. Or. 0. K. Wall,«
A. 0. Little, /fhomaavllla, or
Dr, g. E. ranchn, Barwlok, ’
vt
"When I feel liks this—
dizzy, black spots befors
my eyes, bod tasto ip
my miratti, stupid and
kzjr—I know w^Us
themsttsr. Imbilous.
I just take s couple of
DR. fULES* UVEK mu
They t* ata op is sheet ordas.
Why dost YOU tip these
Utile wonder workers! Ytrt
Cad them oasy to taka and
mUd tat effective in opera-
face, which he seemed abll to land
almost at will. Johnson got one clean
blow to tbe kidneys that looked strong
bnt U did not tease Strlbllng one bit
eor .slur'up his speed.
The >lgkt was a disappointment, by
reason of the inability of Johnson to
go In Strihllng’s class. He was not
knocked out, but apparently wgt per
fectly willing tor the decision to be
rendered against him. His fighting
proclivities hardly Justified the flats
ment that b< was la a ctaaa with the
Macon Flgsh, who Is . a dean fighter,
one With a Jab thmt.gppa.straight and
la delivered with startling celerity.
Tbe preliminaries, were Interesting.
Tbe flntHvent was * four-round spar
ring match between tbe midgets
Honey Boy Snipe* ot Macon, 71
pounds,, and Thomas Green ot Bain
bridge, 74 pounds. Tbs fighting was
forced by Honey Bpy almost through
out tbe contest The Judges awarded
Ithe first, second and fourth rounds to
the Macon lad and gave tha third a
draw. The decision was generally ap
proved by the fans and the fight was
quick and aggresdve throughout.
8econd Preliminary Clow
The second was a six-round boat
between Harry Allen of Macon, and
Frits Jones, also of the Central City.
These boys weighed <109 and 103
pounds, respectively, and were both
In (toe condition. Jonw forced the
fighting from the start aad seemed to
have slightly the best ot th* Initial
roQpd. Allan was wary bnf landed
blow after blow In a telling manner,
both to tbo taco and head, daring the
rest of the battle. Tba Jndga’a> de
cision went to Jones, which waa aot
ganerally*bchoed from iha ringside, a
draw being the prevailing opinion as
.blJjtaJhKmrih^ * ‘ ft* -:
•msSlsUKHJJ
Locks
the.
Plates
Apart
Storage Battery
1m
The*plates of a storage battery must be kept
apart Otherwise current will not flow.
This Is the first great law cf ctora-o battery building—the weak
est point'in most battel icc—tic strongest In the Vesta.
In ordinary batteries thin wooden mats are used for this purpose.
Battery add attacks these. Finally they drop apart—the
plates touch—the battery sutlers from a sudden incurable
paralytic shock, usually at the time you need it meet
The men r/ho build Vesta Batteries do not rdv on any such
■ makeshift to separate the plates of their battery. The
plates of the Vesta batteries are locked apart
with the famous, patented Vtsta
Indestructible Isolators.
Because of theso
Isolators Vtsta
Batteries last
twiceasUmg
as other
a
Smith-Fleming Co.
which Eddie Cook, of''Savannah, suf-|tlon to this meeting. ; literally shocks the worms ont of the
tered a dean knockdown In tbe third | All deacons and pastors are mem-' ground and makes them easy prey
round. ' Cook was' taking It easy dur- ( bars ex-offlclo, and need no appoint- for the chickens,
ing the bout but could not stand thejmenL and they are earnestly request-j O’Keefe sad that he had tried out
close fighting in which his opponent, jed to ho present. A cordial Invitation 1 the invention. It is two brass rods
young. Pittman, of Augusta, seemed to j Is also pxtended to the public. ‘
N. SHEPHERD.
C. H. GADDY, •
J. L HARWICH,
'Committee.
have the better, getting In some nifty
Jabs to the face and chest. In the
third the end of the fight came' very |
unexpectedly when In a close-up scrim-1
mage Pittman landed a right to- the . f
chin, whichNloored Eddie Cook like a
log. He attempted to rise on *>» INVENTION DRIVES
count and got to his feet at Plttmsn sssuiiaj
landed another, which was partially
stopped by the referee, who claimed
that Cook was down and out and not
able to continue. The result of the: Greenwich, Conn, Peter
fight was a surprise^ as Cook was O’Keefe, con of WWItam O’Keefe and
j rlngaWc^x-' storekeeper at th naval prison j
perts," who hadi^ see*'them fight abd •* Portsmouth, N. H„ has Invented a
knew their rsqords. The K. 0,-was'machine to make angleworms come
that are pushed into the earth
several feet apart. A wire is. attach,
ed to each _j*od and each' wire
connects with sn ordinary .telephone
magneto. Then by twisting the
handle of the magneto the earth be
tween the rods is shaken and loosen,
ed, and the angleworms begin.to
__ ■ take to the air in preference to the
WORMS TO CHICKENS earth. Chickens are in
’ . waiting apd the troubles of the
| worms are over. The device should
be of benefit to fishermen who like
to fish but hate to dig bait
' Placing th« Responsibility.
clean and dectalve, however,.lout of the earth to be eaten by chick. ‘ nrstSMtbT^tae a’jtomg
Crowd Was a disappointment [ens, and has won a Ford automobile woman asked her niece yesterday.
The crowd waa a disappointment to, for writing a story about nt> inven. “ oh - ""thing *■ ■••-** responded the
the Legion .sponsors. 8llghtly over‘tlon. little first grader: "I don’t know, whnt
six hundred dollars was taken In. Thej
preliminary bouts- were refereed by J
Pa Strlbllng. and tbe main bout by
Wimberly...J)r.--A. D. Utile; Messrs.
C. Antler.and J t S. Fortner acted as
Judgos. The ring was arranged in
front of the-grandstand with chairs'
all around and oonld be eeen from ajl
directions.
_ . , . , . . In 'he world Is thh matter with my
The device is an electric one, ana leerlierP’-Eldomdo f^Cnn.) Times.
PROGRAM FOR UNION MEETING
CAMPBELL ASSOCIATION
The following Is the program of the
Campbell Association to be held with
Fredonla Baptist church, October 38
and 29, 1923: . ,
Saturday Momlpg
10 a. m. (Sun time) Devotional ser
vice—J. A. Scoggins.
10fl5 a. m.—Query No. 1. Does the
scripture Justify the church decornmT
If so, Is the church Justifiable In ex
pelling members who fall to attend the
church conference?
Discus lion—Led by D. H. Parker.
12 m.—Dinner.
1:30 p. m.—Devotional—J. L. 'Sulli
van.
1:45 p. m.—Query No. 3. Scripture.
Matthew 23-19:20. Discussion led by
W. M. Deris.
3:00 p. m.—Query No. 3. Does the
ocriptnre Justify women speaking In
public In the church? Discussion led
by J. B. Alagood.
Sunday-Morning
9:20 a. m.—Bong service. J. L. Bap
wick, leader. . {
10 a. m.—Query No. 4. Tbe aim of
the 8cnday school. Discussion led by \
J. O. Garrison,
11. a. m.—Sermon by’ Rev. W. J.
Chisholm.
All the . Charring of the association
CHERO-COLA
Is better than ever. Keep it in your refrigerator and •
be assured of the very best. For sale by all dealers.
Chero-CoJa
erO-Colal ^ otl ’> n g Company
ThomasviUe, Ga.
P. G DICKEY, Mgr.
I .■»'«• ' *4* ■ 1 • '■* « • - AH Uiv . Sdl JLLBUT Ul VUU aaSULliUtUU
wak e K. O. af&lr Iff
25,000 Syrup Cans ,
and *
1,000 Syrup Barrels
Will arrive in few days with more to follow as
needed. We will be prepared to supply your re
quirements. ■ •.
N
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FEED AND GRAIN STORE
SOUTH MADISON ST.
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