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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1903
THOMASVILLE TIME«, VOL. 80
THOMASVILLE ENTERPRISER
ANOTHER NEW BUfLDING.
PANE INSTEAD OF BEET. .
MAIL BIDS WANTED.
>JudgeW, H. Bibb spent the dajiit.
Camilla on Tuesday -v-K-=
J. P, Canon of Boston was in town'
on Monday. , . *p& .. . . •» •
Law Breakers Welcome Maydi 1 Cul
pepper Back With Lively Affair.
Michigan Man Will,Come to Georgia
40 Build Cane Factory.
Card Concerning the Industrial
'• School Library.
How would Harry Lehr do for a
ning mat© 1 fdr Teddy, 1 ' 4 H .< • 1
His honor, the mayor, has been absent
on a tour of the northwest, for eqyqral
weeks, hut .hte old ^iituids,,. thj» di^ptder-
iy conduct club, did not forget, hin^i dup-
Thomasville had beenenjoying' a good
healthy building boom during the last
few months. We have made this state
ment before and hope that we shall have
cause to'make it again. This time the
remark refers to the activity displayed
on Jackson street near Madison.
A force of negroes are busily; engaged
in breaking. ground for a new stable
•which-trill be built at oboe, by itr-J. ij.
Cone, The site is nest tq thq, Mjtapf
he now occupies and the new stable will
he bbiit of wood. It will- be one sUwbr
high and its dimensions will«be70,by
m : -
When it is finished Mr. Cone will oc-
. cupy it in adjunct to the feed and sale.
business which he is now carrying on.
He| will „ probably Continue tb,.u$e his
The recent sngarcanegfbwersconven
tion at Macon caused much comment <
throughout the entire United States., i
The paper read by Mr. W.B. Rodden- 1
bery of Cairo was one of the strongest i
of the whole - convention. The reatits :
of the contention are already beginning <
•• .•'/// <
Tlie Savannah Press sayp that Oapt. i
,{TheCRy MissonBoardrecentiymade .
m^ntion of the growing need of a ,<nr T
culating library. The time is here, when t
jhis departmept of ,tbq work mcst : be 1
brought, info jthe scho^ eitlierby perspp^. 1
al gifts or purchasing fupds.o,! ^ i
bltm^ansso mnt^totbdifu^b^^ab- 1
Idling of the l <ntyini^oii l s^Q9^i»;that 5
ft**
* this kjRd Qft school,befqre/ it. can come f
r* .under; foe management; pf , foe general, .*
, board of cj*y flodaricnj^.by f which
the greatest strength is giveh to this de- *
mentipf city mission \frork.; ‘ Already the 1
\ department of: industrial and. manual
training is progressing rapidly. : This is *
shown ixt the sewing < bjh the girls and .
f the raphiaWark- by the little boy*,: the j
■ neatness and thoroughness reflecting *
> math'credit to both 1 foeskilli ofthe
teacher and the aptitude of the pupils. 1
} "-To see, the'eagemess of these Children
‘ as they grasp the limited opportunities
for reading'iifordesll by th^ 1 bbo^, T pa
pers and magazines .that-have already
bbeu given them; &U the^uconrageiaeut ;
necessary.to ;prompt*(tos. greater-. effort
this movement for th^r higher literary
: andspiritual attainments.
' : T^ell, yes, Georgia ought to be repre-
sentedattheSt. Louis World’sPair.
, Dr.'A.P. Taylor went up the roadon
professionalbusinessTuesday. j '
Sarah E; Whitehurst of Monticello
stopped at the Stuart on Sunday*
: —-..r.- .. ,
,, t C. Pinckney, the' Pidcockian, was a
Sunday visitor visitor to Thomasville "•
inghiSjabBenpe. . .. <\i?w*yy -v
. -T^e club entertained in Ids honcr at a
delightful,rec^ptiqn.^ their^u^rpoms,
over, the ftr^ . statin ypst^r^^ifter-
noon. All. of^the. xjld jim#, members pf
the dub were present^ And .foe i^upi<jp.
was a touching one. .In fact sonfte. wej$
touched for ,u much. as. an^.costs.
U. : G[ 1 fUiWfis 3 correspondence 4
^i,lh a Michigan ; beet sugar manufacr.
‘ * -* —- ^ - **- — eandcpn-
in recent 1
as the ppetmastergeneralmayprescribe;
Prom Tallahassee, by Bradfordyille,
Centerville, Mannington (n. o.), Iamo-
nia, andBStmnyliill; .APUCjT^TlibihaA-
ville, (Georgia) 39 miles and back, three
i bn 6 o,,-;
ditions bate are' as ieprCse'i
pappraread ^the-cane grpweracp^eii-
tion in Macon by Dr. Stubbs of Louisi
ana and W. B; Bddcfehb4ry,' Of Tlionias
county,, in tlxis state, that lie is willing
tO CGWChCte and' if TSTc^ arrange to
Qpntfact.fp?, at ^eg8|
for hve years Will erect a factory cost
ing, not less than $500,000. ^
- ' Tlie ijicliigap man, as 6tated, is at
t^e present time engaged in the pjatin-
facttlre o^beet fengar and is onO of'the
most successful' in,thp .state,. The liipit.
of tlie beet sugar production is soon
reached in any community, and having
reached that state in his sectiSbflie now
Theptybroopi was decorate^..ip ebony
and^ ivory, : Dupng the, pou^e ;v of ,the
afternoon fricasepd evidence wass^rved,
handsomely embellished (.with
and j earnesju^s8.. n ..^f ] nil
^ Tl?e fpllowipg ..^fell, kppwnjppntribp-.
, > Mre. A .W. •-Stuart,’ who. hashes© ill:
with fever for the past three weeks, is
now.ipipmngsteadaly.; : ^
J.-- R/ ! Toriilinsbn lias bjpen called to
Valdosta, owihg to the illness of rela- '
tivesin thatCIty/i. '
r Mrs/ Tom Mallard, returned to the
city ^Tuesday evening after a visit to
friends in North Georgia.
jjeave Tall^iassee jTue^d^yr-Thprsday
and Saturday at 6 a. m. Arrive at
Thomaaville by 6 p. m.
. LCave Th’omasvilie Monday, Wednes-
day Jahd Friday' at 8 a. ml Arrive t at
Tallahassee by 6'p. m. , '
Bond required vtiiih bidi $1200.
the c^ty treasury, wejre,present
aiid, did pincjt ^ add < to the : pleasure, of^
the irfternpppr^]> f . r *«id 0 T
j Sallie Beil, $5 and costs. ^ tf
3^aggfp^3oc?iwin N $2.apd epsljB. lf
|Mhttia Peoples, $10 and costs,,,, , r ^ .
. ‘Hattie Hill, $4 and costs. , , M ^ ni
Jtip M^illen, $10 ^rrd.oosts/, / )if
Jim Mitchell, $5 and costs. ,) r . , . «, J( j
W ? .^. ftioe^^aii^jcpets^ ■ ? ij
1- FINE OANTELOUPES.’ ^^ «'
SUMMER SESSIOI
ho Legislature Convened? In Atlen-
Wednesday and Heard Able Mes-
jf*armers Institute and taelon-CiiL ’
The Times-En^erprise is in receipt’ of
aege From Governor Terrell.
Hon. Jojhn R. Singletary \was in'
Thoinasyille Tuesday en roiiite- to, ,hill.
Atlanta. V •
an announcement of the 1 Pawners Insti
tute for the counties of Dougherty, Lee
and Worth, which is to be held at Pou-
laU dn July litlfi 1903.
’The Poulan' Poultry Club’ will hold a
free exhibition of poultry and pet stock
at .which premiums will be awarded and
a big, free Melon cut will Be held.
Eveiy farmer in Thomas county is in
vited’to he present, and if any of them
find time to go they will doubtless carry
off, their share of poizes and eat their
shire of* melons.
1 Atlanta, Ga., June 24.—The first ses
sion of the Georgia legislature, under
the new law which creates a summer
session' of that body, convened in this
<rity this morning.
Hie annual message of Gov. Joseph
M. Terrell' deals priiu^paJly WitS state
issues and the equalizaUon of taxation.
He recommends that- tlie state care for
the graves of the Confederate dead,
Ag/yfie separation of tlie inmates of I
the insane asylum so as to provide d
i ferent departments' for
sanes” and “criminal insanes.” C*..
Are also proposed in the management or
public institutions and the utilization of
certain lands previously set aside by law
lor tlie education of the poor.
Tlie Governor , makes a strong. plea
i ‘for a hoard of tax equalizers, * making
, tlie tax system the leading feature of
legislative duties,
' T. P. Walton has returned from Val
dosta where ,he, lias been ; ^tending the 4
meetings of : the Epworth League Con
vention. i ;v
0 i Dr. Harry Ainsworth has been chosen
secretary of ThonjasyitLe Lodge No. 638f
B. P: O. E, The doctor is an enthusmstie
^lk and will make a good officer. ,
■ Looking to this, then, as their next re
quirement at onr li^nds, we ast Ml who
‘are interested in this school to send such
good boobs or other literature as they
can w.^l| spare from their o\yn libraries
pr, if nothing in Hand, will, yon kindly
dontribute for a book or. paper? Either
would be most gratefully received by
their teacher at her home at Mr. J. P.
Evans on Dawson street^ AU iiterature
Mr- Q. W. Davis Brings Load of Early
^ Melons to Town.
^ive|i tjiis^imouQf will be \ alJout^fS;
$4 per ton He also wrijes tliat he w
tak^ the
dius of 5°'
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. E. Bartlett, form*
erly of. this city, ■ have - left their recenft
home in Augusta and are how residents
pf Pranmsco. r \ .ru > • * : ' 1
! The many friends, of Mr/ FVar.lt.
Smith who has been seriously ill for
some, weeks will be glad to learn' thai
he is irecovecpig rapidly. . i
Melon Business Booming.
The melon season has. opened up An
earnest and from nowon growers, buyers
aiid railroad people will be bugy'hand-
n nvAn An T X Q.mn
It is well known that Thomas county
i the center of the cane growing indns-
•y in Georgia, and every effort should
e made tb,locate th8 proposed factory
l ng the crop. On Tuesday I., J. Sims
Mid P. N. Carter, of Merrillville,. each
sold, a carload of melons to the Bay less
Fruit Company. One hundred, dollars
per car weus the amount paid. . , , ’ ..
. Messrs.,E. R. Jerger and Axchi^ Mac
Intyre leave tomorrow for. Savannah
and sail for New York on June 26th.
, ternoon for Savannah;
xowjtor New York.:' •
Big fire at Moultrie. ’j '
pie large planing mill.of E. E. Mace
at'Moultrie, Ga., was burned |ate Mon
day night,.. Moifltriehaslieen ^ttremely
Tlie Governor congratulates the state
upon tli^ satisfactory manner ’in' wliich
the various departments.of the govern
ment, including the judicial, have beeu-
Administered.
SUMMER STEALING STARTS.
Oiin S. Dean, once a teacher
Thomasville school, now a .TOof«
Cutbbert is in the city. *,
S, ; J. McLeod, „the .proficient ; pencil,
pilot, of ,the Pplpifc .and Pew, is in the,
city lifter an extended, ^rip iii the in tor?,,
est of his publication. T,. . ,, t .
.'Miss Bessie Harlej*of Fitzgerald ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon
and will he the! guest Of >her grand
mother on Jacksbn street for several
days'. : " ' '' ’
Mrs: Theodore . jWjlkins ( ppd Miss,
Georgia May Baker, who have been the
guests of Miss Mamie BqttoPS, returned
to their home in Jesup yesterday after*
noon. : - a >{n
Appe ite Overcomes Virtue and Four
Colored Boys Are Jugged. ■
unfortunate of late as the Georgia North
ern depot went up ini flames a couple of
weeks ago. Tlie loss was partially cov*
eredby insurance.
* Rev. Clias, c posbrobe, ; reefcoir in
clrnrge of tlie Episcopalian clrurch at
Iamonia, Fla., was in the. city dn Tues-
day. . " ■ ! ’' • . ’ ' ' ' ' .
MONTICELLO WIN3.
S .me- great * moralist. could easily
write a long theme on the subject u De
cade ice of Morals in' Sumtnef. 1 **' 1 Cer
tain peope hold that virtae is merely a
creature, of circumstance anyhow, 4 .
Bp that as it. mayfthe luscious watfr- ;
melon has always been a, menace tp the
thomasville Youthful Ball Tow sera D;
feated by Our Floridian Neighbors.
I . BroughtBackPrlsoner. ,.
;• SheriffHight went downto the Brook6
county ltyp ypsteniay, morning., The
efflejent-sheriff neyer com.es, back empty
; handed, and tfiis time he .brought with
him John^ Williams/ a negro who is
wanted in Tallaliasse. .;f .>!
Miss Rena Brandqn, of Thomasville^ :
is the guest qf Mrs. D. S. Brandon, cm,
Bellview avenne, ,say£ the Dublin cor
respondent ofthe Atlanta Journal,
This is > the busy season With some of
oyr Thomasville merchants. Stock
taking time is at hand and clerks and
proprietors we^r a harassed look. : • • -
Capt. Dan Dixon took his tChm of
.■“never defeated Rangers” to Monticello 1
yesterday to argue with tho ; youth'of
that city in regard to the respective base
ball merits of the two teams. The never
defeated Rangers can no longer flaunt
their yrond sobriquet for Monticeild
won by a score of 13 to 12, .x , .
Dan says the team was crippled by
the absence oi four of his best men;
however.
Raport and-Prospects as Sent Out by
_ Weather Bureau. . ■]
The week was' warm and, generally
dry, very favorable for. crop growth and
farm work. ‘ Cotton fields Were rapidly
Back From New York. 1
Mr; and Mrs. A. Cooke return-
freed from g^ass; plants continue small
but are generally healthy and improving;
squares are forming and blooms appear
ing in a;few sections; labor for/roltiva-
tion is scarce. Corn-is undersized but
ed yesterday frOmNew York where
they have been spending several w^eksi
Mr.' Cooke is much improved in health,
and reports an enjoyable'trip.
likewise foil info the clutches : of the
law.and* are now in jail, having tlie dif
ference ■*' ' * team incnl-
Hon. j, Fondren Mitchell went to At
lanta . Tuesday, and. t will represeLt
Thomas county .with conscientious care
during the coming session of the legisla
ture. ; . '
A FREAK OF NATURE.
"V7. L. Yeal of Moultrie was a guest of
foe Mastiry yesterday. , R
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. .J.mison returned
•last night from Macon.
Watermelon Growing Arcuid Knotcf
Wood on Exhibition. " ’
Tiueshiug of wheat and oats is general,
yields fair. - Cane and sweet potatoes
are doing well; melons are late afld in
ferior. The pqpch crop is regarded as a
p/actical failure over the northern belt,
bat in numerous central and southern
sections/ the crop, although *611076, will
douh^less bCjOf. good quality. , Showers
are needed to mellow the soil.
Thomas: Heavy rains at intervals
luring the week;, crops continue to im
prove; corn about laid by, melons being
.-hipped. ..... - ■
Messrs. Cicero Young and John Da
vidson went away on the il o’clock
train Tuesday. 1 They announced their
destination as Wiiighain, Bainbridge
and other points. -
Editor May of the Quitman Free Press
Was a T visitor to Thomasville yesterday/-
Jhithe window o! J. W. Peacock’s
drugstore
mood
It is in the shape
watermelon which has grown
around a knot of wood and bulged otit on
the other side. The knot completely en-
. !£ujircles the melon and the result is .a
queer looking combination.
Some one should patent tlie device
and call it a knot-melon or a waters -
wood. It should have a good sale at all
iss Victoria Collier, of Albany,;is
attractive guest, of Miss Sue CuJ-
Rev. H. C. Jones, wife and children
Of Boston, Ga., were in the city Tues
day. Mrs. Johes and the cliildren went
on to Camilla in the evening, w)nle the.
Reverend returned to fts home;. ,
• "A True Remark
‘ i Referring -to’ the : buildings thnt are j
golng np, on Soath Jackson street, a ^
bushie8Sj mail on'flitit' thoroughfare said .
wfiferdav: ■' ,l 1 '' : ' ! “ •*
S Ga.. ani Miss Eva
ib,City,Mi SS .»wiHar i
GoyrKii* School of ' Technology .luring
the past, two years, will probably not
W. D. Mitchell, will 'return with
ind will make her home in Mont-