About The Thomasville times-enterprise. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1889-1904 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1903)
THjOMASVIULE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JUNE VOL. 47. _ For Hampton Springs. The following party left yesterday* evening for Hampton Springs, Florida r J.Ii. Briley, W. E. Cochran, Emmett: Mitchell, G. W. Cochran, Irwin Mac Intyre and W. H. Bibb, Jr. They will spend ten or fifteen days hunting and. fishing. GIN PROPOSITION BEFORE PEOPLE OF THOMASVILLE. ONE HUNDRED DEAD AND TWO HUNDRED INJURED. One of the Worst Cyclones in Georgia's His tory Kills 150 People. The pupils of the mneic department of the Thomasville public schools will give their recital and closing exercises at the South Georgia College on Thurs day night June 4th. This department is under the direction of Mrs. Evelyn T. Carswell. She is a highly skilled musi cian and an excellent teacher. Her young pupils have made wonderful progress under her instruction and the program that they will give tomorrow night will be a delightful one. It is as follows: PROGRAMME. ,E. Sorrentino Eighteen Hundred Dollars Needed, of Which Amount More Than Eleven Hundred Has Been Raised—The Matter In a Nutshell. ^ Thousand People Rendered Home less and Half Million Dollars Worth of Property ^Destroyed by Monday's Tornado; Mrs. J. H. Stephens and Mrs. Mattie Yenterf, of Odhlockonee, were among tha shoppers who visited Thomasville on Tuesday. Mr, D. C. Montgomery, of Merrill vile, was a visitor to Thomasville on Tuesday. Gainesville Cotton Mill Blown Down and Many of Its Employees Killed. Brenau College Not in Path of Storm. Telegraph Wires All Down and Extent of Disaster Unknown. IIMPORTANT PURCHASE. . Some time ago the Times-Enterprise chronicled the Tact that the Merchants’ of Thomasville was making, an effort to build a cotton gin here. Developments came rather slowly and until yesterday nothing more definite had occurred. Messrs. Jelks and Diffee of the Quitman and Bainbridge Oil Mills have offered to build and operate an up-to-date cotton gin within the city limits of Thomasville on condition that a bonus of about $1,800 is given by the citizens of this city. It seems to be a well accepted fact, as was proved by the limited success of the Special to the Timee-Enterprlse. Atlanta, Ga., June 1st, 1903 v Details have reached this cit^of one ^ of the most awful disasters which has .ever visited Georgia. Gainesville, 'one of the fairest cities of the state, was al most wiped from the map by a terrific cyclone which swept down upon it ^ shortly after noon today. The tor- i nado took one hundred and'fifty lives * and wounded scores of people. The Gainesville Cotton Mills were 1 destroyed, the city hotels were blown 1 down, a number of business houses, ' cottages and other large buildings were ] torn to pieces and the city lies desolate. ■ Communication by telegraph with the ! stricken city, is entirely cut off, and only the wires of, the Southern Bell Tele phone Company are working. Accurate information as to the extent of the ter rible disaster can not be obtained. The greatest loss of life occurred in the Gainesville cotton factory, where five hundred employees were at work. The two upper stories were blown off leaving only the ground floor. Many bodies are supposed to be buried in. the ruins. v Five business stores in which crowds had gathered for protection from the storm were blown down. Eighteen i»o- ple were killed in the very heart of the city. —^ - Among the larger buildings damaged are the Southern Depot,the Gainesville Iron Works, the Cotton Oil Mills and the Piedmont and Richmond hotels. The Arlington Hotel and Brenau Col lege were not in the path of the storm which passed on toward New Holland where considerable havoc was wrought. Gainesville, June 2.—The latest re ports from yesterday’s disastrous storm indicate that last night’s figures were about correct, if anything a trifle too conservative. The coroner said today that he had personal knowledge of 100 dead and 200 injured, of .whom 25 will far available, The blackberry crop is comiflg in. ■lowly and the proud possessor of a few* demands ten and fifteen cents per quart for them. An important transaction by which Messrs. W. F. Rudisill and Thad Adams become owners of the Moultrie News has just been made public. The Moultrie News is one of the best newspaper properties in South Georgia. Under the skillful direction of Col. J. H. Smithwick, its former owner, the paper has taxon a high rank in Georgia one of the brightest “Harriet Manfix” Ethel Dekle, Alien Ramsey. " “Le Secret" Gantier j'anie Lee Brown. “Hungarian Dance”....E. Kirchner. Pauline Smith, Mae Smith. (a) “Love’s Dream. Cupid’s Oppor-" tunity.” (b) “Propitiating the God of Love.” (c) “Victory and Defeat.” Class and Jessie Kirk Cralle. “Cash money” iswanted and. offers of old-shirts are spurned with con- probahly die. however gives the names of only about fifty dead. Thirty bodies have beengtaken from the pottages at Pacolet Mill destroyed at New Holland, and about the same number from the Gainesville Mills. A general estimate of the effects of Mrs. Rnfas Hawkins and Mrs. Ben. Comfort, of Boston, spent yesterday in. the city on a shopping expedition. corporation plan, that a cotton gin per se is not a paying investment. It is no less certain that Thomasville needs a modern ginnery probably more than any other institution. With the above ideas in view a com mittee of the Merchant’s Association yesterday circulated the appended sub scription list and with the result noted below. “The undersigned agree to donate to any reliable parties or corporation who will put in, maintain, and operate an up- to-date 4-70 saw ginnery in city limits of Thomasville, in suitable locality, by the liext gin operating season.. Donations . to be paid on call, in cash, or acceptable notes, to be held on deposit in either of the until the ginnery is in suc- Mr. and Mrs, O. M. Robinson have returned from a week’s recreation in. northern Florida. journalism.' It and most prosperous weekly papers in the state. Mr. W. F. Rudisill, who will be presi dent of the new company, is an old newspaper man, having been for a long time connected with the Augusta Chron icle. For several years past he has been in the railroad business, and while con nected with the .'I 1 ., T. & G. had his office in Monltrie forSsDme time. the storm compiled from reliable sources is about as follows: 100 dead! 200 injur ed; property loss $500,000; 1,000 home less; 300 residences destroyed. Five thousand dollars was subscribed at a mass meeting this morning for* the relief of the sufferers. The main need now is tents and clothing. The Secre tary of War has been asked for ton's Governor Terrell has ordered fifty tents sent here at once. Relief work is proceeding rapidly, and contributions axe pouring in from all The local militia has Mia« Edna Nussbaum, one of Bain- bridge’s attractive young women, re turned to *her home Tuesday morning after a visit with friends in this city. John H. Smithwick, who is the proud*/ possessor of the Monltrie News, W3K / llibmasville on Monday and Tues$^r 5. “The Sailor Boy’s Dream” Mary Jerger. 6. \“Bolero” Streabbog. May Arnold, Janie Bet Tharpe, Alice Tharpe. 7. “Song of the Brook” TheoLack Ruth McBride. 8. “Bachelor’sDream.”...... Cupid ......... JessieKirk (Mile Bachelor..... Cecil Baker French...... Janie Lee Brown Gypsy .NettieSampson German Panline Smith Italian Tempo Cassady Scotch......... Mary Jerger Irish j..May Smith Spanish Alice May Ansley j Japanese Ethel Dekle j Old Maid..... Ruth McBride < American... Evelyn Mitchell ] 9 “The Anvil” Zitterbart Janie Lee Brown, Eula Kelly. 10. “ValseOp.84No. l”Frederio Chopin , Alice Mae Ansley. • 11. “Parade Review” Engelmann ; IstPiano—Nettie Sampson, Clara Neel ! 2nd Piano—Goodie Mitchell, Susie Brandon. ^ 12. “Mrs. Slowly at the Hotel” Mary Kyle Dallas Marion Balfour. 13. “Tarrantelle” S. Heller Tempo Cassady. 14. ‘tftefchrii of the Heroes.” Engelmann Janie Lee Brown, Alice Mae Ansley 1 15. “Dance” ..Janie Lee Brown Piano. Susie Brandon 16. “The Rustle of Spring” Ethel Dekle L 17. “Valencia” The many friendsfpt Mrs. Cora! ratte, who has been so seriously ill, i be pleased to learn that her conditio considerably improved. over the state, been called out to preserve order, hut this seems hardly neoessary, as the city is remarkably quiet under the ciicum- Mr. Thos. S. Vinson left this morning at 1:05 o’clock on a visit of two or three weeks to his daughters in Gallatin, Tenn. Mr. Vinson expects to return, about July 1st. * , Judge C. P. Hansel! returned last night from Lexington, ,Ky., where he has been for the past two weeks- in at tendance upon the Presbyterian church. Several Land Transfera at the Court House on Tuesday. P. G. Russell, manager of the Cairo Telephone Exchange was a Tuesday SHIPPING C^NIONS. Tuesday was legal sales day and a large number of visitors were at the court house during the day attracted by the various legal sales, the meeting of the county commissioners, and other matters .of interest to our good citizens from the country. An acre of land State Committee Issues Description of Y. M. C. A. Work and Property. Miss Ethyl Cassells leaves tomorrow* for a month’s visit to her sister, Mrs. Jas. Rogers at Tybee. Relief <St Mitchell Send Carload of the Fragrant Vegetable to Philadelphia. Mir. B. F. Dillon, Jr„ of Jacksonville, Fla., was a victor to Thomasville yes terday. Mr. James Dixon, of Savannah came home last night to spend a few days with home folks. Mr. George Mayo a well knownyonnjj- Waycross traveling man, was in Thom- asville on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Cox, Blaster- Jack Cox and Miss Nellie Pringle leave tomorrow for a week’s stay at Atlantic Beach. Messrs. Reid and Mitchell have a large and flourishing onion farm near the city. They ip a great many every year to the northern cities where there is a great demand for the succulent vege table. On yesterday ihey shipped a car load, the second of season, to Philadel phia. The city of Brotherly Love and odorous politics will soon be scented with the perfume of Georgia onions. the town of Cairo, which has been in the possession of M. . W. Baggett had been levied on as the property of Mrs. A. L. Richmond, to satisfy an execution in favor of R. M. Butler, Henry D. Stevens and Chas. G. Bell. It was sold to W. H. Hammond for fifty dollars. Four town lots in Coolidge belonging to John Segler were sold to satisfy an execution in favor of J. Rosenblatt & Co. J. H, Merrill was the purchaser and the price paid was five hundred dollars. '-I The town lot owned by General James was sold to Simon* Steyerman for $ 150. It was sold to satisfy a tax favor of Louis Steyerman. v | Lot No. 150 in the >7th district was s>ld to satisfy a superior court fifa in favor of J. L. Linton, against Levy Langley. All of the lot but fifty acres, belonging to J. L. Langley, was sold to H. R. Brinson for an even thousand dol lars. _ • • • ’ A t lire e-fourths, undivided, of a lot 25 x 210 on Broad street between Jack- son and Fletcher known as the Wolff store lot, was sold to the Savannah Banking and Trust Co. for$500. It was soldjiy virtue of a Superior court fi fa in favor of^the Savannah Banking and Trust; Company, and against M. A. Fleetwood administrator of estate of M. Y. MacIntyre. T. B. Duren bought a lot 76 1*8 by 190 ft. on Campbell street in Fairview fer $100. It was sold by B. F. Kelly for the .Mozkowskie Tempo Cassady, Goodie Mitchell Evelyn Mitchell 18. “On the Meadow” ......... Lichner Pauline Smith. 19. Japanese Wedding S^^^^ce Go Between .............Ethel Dekle Mildred Rebekah Lodge No. 28 is the youngest of the secret orders in Thomas ville, but it is as strong and active as any of the older lodges. At the last' regular meeting of the lodge an excellent corps of officers was chosen which will pi lot the destinies o^the lodge in directions of peace and prosperity : Noble Grand—Mrs.W. P. Blasingame. Vice Grand—Mrs. J. M. Oldham. Secretary—Miss Bessie Vann. Treasurer—Miss Gandy. ^ Miss Lucy Lester, of this city, who graduated from Wesleyan College re cently with the degree of B. A., was one of the brightest pupils of that institu tion. At the graduating exercises on Wednesday, she read a. paper entitled “Ruskin’s and Tennyson’s Debt to the Bible.”. She received the Senior essay medal and tron second honor in her class. Slight Blaze in Fletchervllle Wednes day Morning. 73ut Little Damage Was Done. At half past 8 o’clock Wednesday morning the fire bell clanged, the whistle blew, “Worry? and “Trouble,” the two big fire horses went tearing down Jack- son street, small boys whooped and ran, and there was every external evidence of a fire. , The fire-let was at the home of Mr. Ed Ward, an Atlantic Coast Line man. A defective flue in the kitchen was the cause. The department made splendid time and reached the scene of the blaze while it was still in its infancy. The roof was slightly burned, but the total damage will amount to only a few dol lars. Ordinary’s Court. At the regular session of the court of ordinary for June considerable routine business was transacted. The will of Rev. A. W. dishy was probated. M. A. Fleetwood was appointed guard ian for Grover and Fannie BgcGuire, and also administrator Jor the estate of Mrs. Cora Zeigler. J In the road case presented to the court by Mrs. Beu Ballard, the ordinary or dered obstructions to be removed from J. F. Allen, a banker of New York was in the city on Wednesday. He was a school mate of Supt. J. O. Wardlaw at Emory College and. spent the day with him. Mr. J. P. Chase is in Thomasville to
