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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY i6 % 190*
THOMARVILLE TIMES*. VOL. 17
THOMA3VILLE ENTERPRISE, VOL. 37.
SUMMER VAUDEVILLE.
GRAND JURY HELPED.
Back Issues Wanted. ,
We will pay 15ci each for several
copies of the Weekly Times-Enterprise
26th f 1903.
NEW RURAL ROUTE.
0IOCESAN CONVENTION.
A Visit to Thompson's'Opera House
and the Show.
Thornasville Episcopalians are Now in
Savannah at State Convention.
Beginning July First. Populous Dla-.
trict Will Enjoy Rural Free Delivery.
No Verdict in the -Case of the State vs
Messrs. Houston and I Langford.
of April 11th, ‘ 18th
Bring or mail them to this^jffice.
A scribe of 'the Times-Enterprise ven
tured out in his boat recently and floated
down Jackson creek to Thompson’s
Opera Hpnse. Since Mr. Thompson
built the pretty little theatre the old
prejudice about going into “Sandy Bot
tom” is rapidly disappearing. South
Jackson street is as orderly as any other
street in the city, and better lighted,
and better sidewalked than most
A special policeman with a big helmet
and a bine toga is on hand to provide
against any posable disorder.
The bouse is
. r fhe eighty-first «ith«1 convention of
tb^ Protestant Episcopal church of the
Dfooese of Georgia begins this morning
in Savannah and will continue for three
days. 1
At the same time the Georgia Council
of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew will
hold their annual session.
The principal matter before the con
vention will be the question of changing
the United
The cry of the needy never goes un
heeded in Thomas county. At the re
cent session of superior court in this
county the members of the grand jujry
raised a purse of eig^t dollars for. the.
benefit of the Georgia Industrial Home.
Thomas oounty feels a peculiar inter
est in the Macon institution, owing to
the fact that a number of children from
this city and county are inmates of the
home.. Reports indicate that these
youthful unfortunates are making good
records for themselves and are being
trained toiives of usefulness.
The generous act erf the gentlemen
composing the grand jury is typical of
their noble characters,
x Rev. W. E. Mumford, president of
home, has sent the following letter in
reply to Ur.' R. Thomas:
Macon, Ga., May 12th, 1903.
My Kind Friend:—Your esteemed
favor, April 24th, enclosing check for
$8.00 to aid the Georgia. Industrial
Home, is duly to hand and I ask that
yon express to each and everyone who
had a part in this gift the sincere grati
tude of my heart. .->•
Yours for humanity,
W. E. Mumford.
The announcement of the establish
ment of another rural free delivery route
leading out of Thornasville will be good
* news to everybody.
The present route to the Dillon neigh
borhood is giving excellent satisfaction
to everyone, and the people are enjoying
the advantages of daily delivery of mail
And papers.
Postmaster Dismuke announces that
Another route will be established on July^
1st. V. A. White will be the carrier in
charge and the route is 23 miles in
length. The area is 15 square miles and
the population served 510.
The route is as follows: Starting
from the Thornasville post office, run
ning 6 miles west to J. D. Jones’ place
across Ochlockonee river at Jones’
bridge, thence north to Butler’s, 1 1-2
miles; “thence south-east and east 2 1-2
I miles; thence north-east to Gandy’s, 2
miles; thence northwest 2 miles; 'thence
east' to Nebo church; thence north
to,.Chastain’s, 1 mile; thence sonth to
Thornasville.
J. A. Morgan of Valdosta was. a guest
at the Masury ypsferday.. • *
Mr. T. S. Miller from nearBbston was
in the, city Wednesday.
Miss Ella Thompson leaves tomorrow
for Valdosta. ' ‘
H. D. Gore of Quitman was at tho
Masury yesterday.
Dr. Harry Ainsworth is spending a
few days in Baltimore, Md. \ '
Hansel! in county court Wednesday af
ternoon. Boddenbery and Luke appear
ed for the defendants aniW. H. Ham
mond assisted Solicitor Hopkins in the
prosecution!.
After remaining out several hours the.
jury was unable to agree upon a verdict
and the case was declared a mistrial. }
the name of the church
States from that of the Protestant Epis
copal Church to the American Catholic
Church. The decision of the question
will be but tentative, the diocesan con
ventions making known their choice,
which will - be finally expressed in the
General Convention which meets in
Boston two years hence.
Among the adherents of the Episcopa
lian faith in Thomasvijle are several who
and dean and the
ushers and door-keepers, with one excep
tion in the later class, are obliging and
attentive. Electric fans and ice water
keep the audience cool and comfortable,
and what is important during tlieseVeni-
tian days, a good roof keeps out the rain.
Mr. J. J. Bird is the genial manager
of the vaudeville
Mrs. I. E. Moore left yesterday mom-,
ing for a visit to Atlanta and Rome. '
Mr. L. A. Ragan, who lives near Cairo,
ras in Thornasville Wednesday.
A NEW RESIDENCE.
Mr." F. J. Ansfey Preparing to Build
Handsome Home.
Mr. R. W. McDowell, of Abridge, was
a business Visitor to Thornasville. on
Wednesday. ,
Mr. . E. J. Allen, a popular young
lumberman of Brunswick, was a visitor
Mr. F. J. Ansley, the well known "saw
mill man, is the owner of one of the
handsomest building lots in the city, at
comer of .Remington avenue and Han-
sell street. This is one of the most de
sirable residence neighborhoods in
Thomasvilla, and Mr. Ansley owns the
only vacant lot in that vicinity.
Mr. Ansley will erect s handsome res
idence at once. • Ground ,haa already
been broken and building material plac
ed on the premises, and the work will be
rapidly pushed to completion. Mr.
Ansley’s family at present reside on
company now appear
ing and he deservea'great credit for the
smqothness with which everything goes
and for his conscientious efforts give
Thornasville people a good summer
show. t
Miss Jean Raleigh, ‘the first on the
program, is an attractive blonde, young
woman, who does a singing and dancing
stunt. Miss Raleigh was probably tired
Georgia, and is a prominent figure at all
conventions. Rev. Whitney left for
Savannah yesterday morning.
Mrs. A. P. Wright is secretary of the
Woman’s Auxiliary for the Albany dis
trict. She also went to Savannah yes-
’terday morning, and will be the guest of
relatives in that city daring the conven
tion. Mrs. G. ■ S. Whitney left for
Savannah yesterday afternoon, and Mrs.
Robt, Gamble goes this morning. •
Delegate to I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge.
Mr. *W. M. Parker has been selected
to represent Piney Woods Lodge No. 138
I: O. O. F. at the meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Georgia. The Grand Lpdge
assembles in Atlanta on May 26th and
will be in session for several days. c: "
. Mr. Parker, who is mail clerk on the
T., T. & G. between here and Tifton,
is an active and enthusiastic Odd Fellow
i and will ably represent the active and
enthusiastic lodge to which he belongs.
Dr. W. A. Monroe, from the thriv
ing town of Metcalfe, was in our city
yesterday.
. Miss Florrie May Heeth is visiting
relatives and friends in Spartanburg,
Miss Raleigh was probably tired
the other evening, and she and the piano
player were not in jWrfect accord. She
has a good, voice, wears good clothes,
and if she would $ut a little more life
into her act it would be a winner.
Maddox and Crawford, a sketch team
give a twenty minute dialogue. Maddox
is all right. He is equally at home in
'tragedy or comedy and has many a high
priced actor backed off the boards. Miss
Crawford is, not so good. ^ She would
probably do better in the “legit” as she
seemed a trifle out of her line in comedy
work. Her manner of arranging her
hair is wonderful to behold, and is well
worth the price of admission to any one
who likes to see something new.
Billy Beard, black face monologist,
made good. He had the house .with him
from the moment he made his
Miss Lester Speaks. /
“Benefactors’s Day,” one of-the mest
interesting events of the college year,
was observed recently at Wesleyan Fe
male Oollege, Macon, Georgia. Miss
Lnoy Lester of this city is president of
the senior class, and she delivered an
address “Moritnji Salutamus.”
J, F. Mercer, of A]
through Thornasville yest
to Quitfuan.
W. F, Davis, of Merrillville, made the
Times-Enterp&se a pleasant call on Tues
day. -, •
WILL INCORPORATE.
COUNTY COURT.
A Morning Moon.
Mr. W. R. Haddock, a well known
old resident of Merrillville, was in the
•city yesterday. He says that the rrin
uhas “just about scotched the wheels in
r Jiis neighborhood j” He predicts a wet
-season and a email cotton ciop. He
says tliat a morning moon is a sure sign
of rain.
“When the moon halves, quarters and
fnllsjn the morning,” he sait^, “it means
. rain, according to the old time sign that
has never failed;”
If yon will observe the almanac, yon
will see that daring the coming summer
. the moon’s changes are scheduled to oc
cur in the morning hours with but one
exception. I see no hope for anything
but a wet year and a small crop of cot-
.ton.” .
Southern Saw Mill Company Applies
For Charter.
Gaddy, a well-known resident
of Merrillville, was a visitor to Thomas-
ville yesterday.
Several Acquitted land Three* Found
Guilty in Yesterday's Session.
As yesterday was’theTsecond,Wednes
day in the month the^regular criminal
term of Thomas county court con
vened with Judge Hansell presiding and
solicitor T. N. Hopkins for the state.
Walter Jackson was found guilty of
larceny from the house, and was fined
$25 and costs or seven months.
Jim Nelson had taken part in a game
many people. It is rumored that a cer- Pe ter Sampson and wife, of Moultrie,
tain lucky and speculative citizen at oUnB down on the T . T . & a ste amer
Thornasville oleaned up *3500 «n one spent yesterday in ThomasViUe. '
MrrO. T. Stuart has sailed from Bal
timore, after spending several weeks in
New York and is expected home tomor-
There is ro „
Mayhaw Season.
The voice of the Mayhaw merchant is
abroad in the land at present,
an abundant yield around Thornasville.
The housewife having traded an old cor
set for a bushel proceedeth to rejoice 1
the heart of the small boy by making J
jelly. s J
Again Postponed.
The Sunday School picnic which was <
due to take place tomorrow, having :
been delayed to that date, has again ]
been postponed. Difficulty was expe
rienced in getting enough boats to fcrans- .
port the picMckers. It is now scheduled
for May 22.
Miss Agnes Williams left recently for
an extended trip to New York and Cana-
da. During the winter she has made
her home with her sister, Mrs. B. F.
Smith, and was one of the brightest-
pupils in the public schools. Her many
friends, among the younger society set,
are putting it'in their prayers that she
will return next fall.
A Bad Dog Day.
. “Every dog has his day” says the old
adage and some one was evidently de
termined to make yesterday a. bad day
for dogs, as well as; for humans. Dr.
White’s big white hound dog was pois
oned yesterday afternoon] and created
appear
ance, and was heartily encored, while
the roars of laughter that he evoked
were the best kind of applause. His
jokes do not wear the hireute appendages
of antiquity and his songs are fresh from
the music mint. *
Hurd, the magician is the best ever
and his performance alone would make
the entertainment a success. His Wax-
hand trick is something entirely ’ new.
His “knight’s tour” on the chess board
shows him.to be a man of great mental
power. You will make a mistake if
you don’t go to see Hurd before he
leaves town.
Another Miss Crawford sang and
danced. We don’t know whether to
blame it on her or on the piano player.
Something was wrong. She sang one
very touching ballad, “Ring down the
curtain, I can’t sing tonight.” It was
true every word, of it.
The picture machine all to the
good. There are some beautiful slides
for the illustrated songs and the moving
pictures are new and amusing.
As a whole the show is well worth
seeing. The prices, 25, 35 and 50 cents,
are reasonable. The show is clean and
meritorious and deserves good houses.
MonticeiioInventor Here.
Business Manager Gay, of the Mcnti-
cello News, came in on the early morn
ing train yesterday and spent several
i the inventor of
Mr. L. B. Rogers, the well known
'“market man, is confined to his home by
a severe attack ‘of illness. His many*
friends hope for his early recovery.
We are informed that the Baptist
church will meet in conference Sunday*
morning next, at . 10 o'clock, to call a
pastor.
Mrs. Potter, of Brunswick by the sea,
is spending a week in Thornasville as the
guest of her brother, R. L. Atkinson,’of
the Atlantic Coast Line/
On Board of Visitors.
Governor J. M. Terrell has named the
board of visitors to the Academy for the
Blind at Macon. Capt. W. M. Ham
mond, of this city is one of ithe ap-
TWO CASES TRIED.
TO NEW ORLEANS.
Thursday was a quiet day in county
court and only a few cases were tried.
Jonas Dollar had two caseg against him
for selling liquor. He plead guilty to
one and was convicted in the other.
Sentence was suspended, however.
George Pnckett faced the charge of
aiming and pointing a pistol. It could’
not be proved, however, that he had
acted the part of the man behind the
gun mid he was acquitted.
Thornasville People Will Attend Con
federate Reunion in Crescent City.
A party of ten guests, who have been
spending the winter at that popular
hotel, the Randall House, left yesterday
morning for New York.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P; Blasingama of
this city who have been guests of Mrs*
E. P. Morgan in Americas’, arrived,
home last night .
The trustees of the academy have not
yet fixed a date for the board to visit the
instittition, as is. provided by law, but
; this will be done in sufficient time for
the board to make.a report to the gov
ernor prior to the convening of the leg
islature.
The annual reunion of the Confeder
ate Veterans takeaplace in New Orleans
tlis year beginning next Tuesday, May
ljft.* , .
, A number of Thornasville citizens will
atend the reunioSk Camp W. D.
Mitchell has selecte<^v£be following
geislemen to represent tliemV^j
bedegates—John Triplett, R. E. Les
ter 4. N. Hopkins, W. H. Bibb, M. A.
Fle-tJrood. '
Alternates—C. T. Stuart, S. S. Cov-
ingtciAClias. Gandy, W. B. Hambleton,
A. F.BSprry. ? >
Mom ^f these old soldiers will go and
a number of other citizens attracted by
the unusually cheap rates offered by the
railroads are planning to visit New Oih
Wished For Web Feet.
Frank, a well known travel-
. ing man of Columbus, was rowing about
the canals interviewing the dry goods
trade yesterday. He expressed sorrow
at his thoughtlessness in leaving his web
feet at home. " ,
R. P. Wight, of Cairo, come over on
the Coast Line steamer yesterday and
stopped at the Stuart House on the
banks of Madison river.
Joe Robison who resides on the $nih«-
sula, to Warren bay and Seward lagoon
is erecting a. new barricade to keep the
sea cows from eating the water-lilies
inhisyard.
Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Tuteq of • Jesup,
Ga., are in the city and are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. .T. J. Bottoms. They are
en route to their home, from the rpcent
medical convention at New Orleans.
A Visitor From Japan. '
D. Fuseida, a Japanese gentleman
from Tohio, was in .Thornasville 3ester-
day and was a guest at the Masury.
Mr. Fnseida speaks English with only, a
slight accent, and is a very polished ahd
Confirmations.
The report to the Diooesan Convention
in Savannah shows that during the year
.seven confirmations have , taken place at
St. Thomas’ church and two at the
Church .of the Good Shepherd in tins
city. • \ t
Broad street. Antidotes were given
and the last reports from the dog’s bed
side as we go to press, say that he is 1
doing well.
, Extra Dividend . Declared.
The Thornasville Real Estate and Im
provement Company held their annual
meeting Tuesday afternoon.. This is '
one 1 of the most prosperous companies in 1
Thbmasville, as is evidenced by the fact,
that at the meeting it declared an extra
dividend of ten per cent, payable imme
diately. k
Tournament Postponed.
Jupiter Pluvius has small regard for
the feelings of golfers, as well as other
classes of people. His continual pluyia-
tions have made necessary a postpone- 1
ment of the mixed foursome tournament
for the Jack Cox cups, which was to
have taken place at the Thomasyille
links tomorrow.
Did Rain la General.
Thomasrille is not tl^e only spot on
which Dam^ JSTature ig pouring the con
tents of her tear-bottle. A‘ traveling
man who came in on the afternoon boat
from Savannah informs ns that he has
spent the last bight days in Florida and
that it has rainad hard and long every
day. Capt. I&s, the well known
weather prophdVajrs, that after today
there will be no\\ore rain during the
month of May. £\jhe rain-soaked roses
can lift their heads, pedestrians can dis
card their over-shoes and the gondolas
can go into ^retirement until the- next
rainy “spell.” > V
Editor E. Z. Byrd, of the Blackshear {
Times, was a welcome visitor to the ^ .
Times-Enterprise office yesterday. The
Times and Editor Byrd make a South , '
Georgia combination that is hard to beat.
Mr. H. C. Copeland, of Metcalfe, was
among the prominent visitors to Thom-
asville yesterday. . v : '
hours in this city,
a mailing machine which he has bad
patented, and came to interview the
Thornasville Iron Works in regard to its
manufacture.
Mr. Gay’s invention is said to be a
great improvement over everything now
in use, and will doubtless bring him
fame and fortune.
W. H. Bibb, Jr., familiarly known as
“BUI,** is. spending a few weeks in
Chicago. Letters received in Thoxnas-
ville from him state that he is enjoying
his visit to the Lake City la the fullest
extent. f "*
»en of this county, died on Wednesday
in Valdosta and was buried in this coun
ty on Thursday. Hew/u a brother of
Mrs. 31. N. Wertz of this city and Mr.
Tom Chastain who lives near Thomas-
ville. Interment took place at 'the
fainily baryii°TgTonnd nine miles from
Delegates to Savannah.
Capt, W. M. Hammond is in Savan
nah as delegate from St. Thomas church
to the Diocesah convention in Savannah.
Mr. L. J. Sturdivant was also a delegate
but.did not attend.
Oni 0 ^ onsolation.
*ZWe is always something to be
thankful fear. The blackberry crop has
> not been injured by. the leceni nwa.