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THOMASVTIXEj GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1903.
THOMASVILLE TIMES VOL. W
TriGM AS VILLE ENTEUFKISE, VOL. 47.
WILL ARBITRATE.
Merrillville Items.
Quite a large crowd from this place
went to Fitzgerald on the excursion
Monday.
Mrs. Mollie Owens and Mrs. Mary Mc
Millan. of Camilla, are visiting W. M.
McMillan's family near Merrillville.
Mr. D. B. Craig and his son George
went over to Moultrie on Monday.
The Rev. Quattlebaum will begin
a protracted meeting at tins place nest
Friday. .
The Salem singing conversion will
hold its next meeting at Big Creek
cl lurch beginning Wednesday and will
continue until Friday.
Little Miss Nora Lee, Craig has re
turned home after spending a week in
Moultrie.
Mrs. Scarborough, of Thomasville, is
visiting her parents at this place.
Mr. Stirling was a visitor to our vil
lage Sunday.
Mr. F. N. Carter went over to Thom
asville Monday on business.
Mr. Marable and three sons of Cool-
idge visited friends in Merrillville Sun
day. . *
Mr. L M. Dyke and fMr. McMillan
went over to Thomasville {Friday on
business.
Sheriff Eight came over to Merrill
ville Sunday afternoon*’and carried a
darkey back with him for carryirg a
concealed weapon. Look out boys t r lie
might get some of yon.
Mr. Levy Williams and sister, Lilia,
of Patten,
T.T.&G. Valuation to be Settled and
Rcddenbery Decides Savannah Case.
So Says a Lunacy Commission and,
^ He Will Je Sent to Asylum.'
Eight Citizens Subscribe S650 for
Young Female College.
D. T. Kerkland and wife, are hero,
from Waycross.
Special agent Hill of the A. C. L,
was in town yesterday.
Monon Denmark was here from Val
dosta yesterday.
, The marriage of Miss Bertie Edwards
of this city, to Mir. Oliver Wesley Sta
pleton of Birmingham Ala: takes place
this morning at half past nine o’clock at
the residence of the brides parents on
Crawford Street.
The marriage will be a . very quiet,
home affair and will be witnessed' Ohly
by the familie’s and intimate friends of
the contracting parties.
The ceremony will be performed by
Rev. J. P. Wardlaw.
Ex-Governor W. J. Nortben has been
selected as the “umpire,” or third man,
to arbitrate the franchise value-of the
Tif ton, Thomasville and Gulf road. He
has been selected by Hon. G. Ganby
Jordan, representing the state, and Mr.
Anthony Murphy, representing the
road.
S. A. Roddenbery of Thomasville has
been selected by Judge Atkinson of the
railroad commission and Mr. W. L.
Wilson of Savannah tq arbitrate the
franchise value of the Savannah Elec
tric Company.
The pall for a mass meeting of citizens
Tuesday in behalf of the Young Fe-'
male College met with splendid success
in one way. Out of the 13 people pres
ent 5 were Presbyterians, whose sub
scriptions had already been solicited
From the remaining 8 men, of various
denominations, $650 was raised in less
tlian one hour.
Mayor Culpepper was made chair
man of the meeting. Judge A. H. Han
sel! and Dr. T. M. McIntosh gave short
talks presenting the history and present
condition of the college. '
The tenor of the whole meeting was
to show that the college was anjinstitu-
tion belonging primarily to Thomasville
and that its reestablishment on a firm
basis would be a financial as well as
educational advantage to the city.
A canvassing committee chosen from
the entire city by Chairman Culpepper,
will be announced today. They, with
the trustees of the old Young’s College,
and the managers of the new college
will issue an address to the public show
ing the exact status of affairs.
The meeting yesterday- though small
was one of the most productive ever
held in Thomasville. Mr. Allan, son of
J. Dillon Ballard was adjudged insane
by a lunacy commission J Thursday and
he will be sent to the State Sanitarium
at Milledgeville within the next few
days. ^
Ballard, so it is said, has gone badly
wrong mentally. He has threatened to
kill himself frequently during the last
few days. He secured a bottlo of laud-
jram and threatened to drink it all. At
various times, so liis friends state, he
lias threatened to mase way with liim-
self, and only with difficulty has he been
prevented from doing so. He talks
Wildly and states that if it were not for
his wife he would • have gone to tho
bourne from which no traveler ere re
turns, long ago.
His father swore out a writ of lunacy
tried in ordina-
Mr. P. B. Blain has gone to Detroit
on a business trip.
J.- T.'Monk a well known resident of
Moultrie was in town yesterday.
, T. J. Ball has returned from a tripi
to Savannah and to Quincy, Fla.
T. J. Hight went to Meigs in persuifc
of his shrievality duties on Tuesday.
There will be no
attendants. Two little girls, Misses
Rnth Edwards and*Janie May Lord of
Valdosta will act as flov. er girls.
Mr. Wm. Edwards and wife of Val
dosta and Mr. J. M. Edwards of Cor-
dele are among the bat of town guests
who are here to attend the wedding.
Mr. and Mr*. Stapleton will leave
immediately after the ceremony for
their future home in Birmingham, via
the 11 o’clock Coast Line train.
R. F. Smith of Monticello was in town,
on Wednesday.
Wedded and Gone.
The presence of a score of young la
dies in dress-up frocks, a few bashful
looking men, tranks placarded with “we
are just married,” announcements, and
adorned with old shoes, eighty cents
worth of rice, ete., proved to an inter
ested crowd that a bridal couple were
about to board the eleven o’clock train
for the east. The happy people were
Mr. and Mrs. O, W. Stapleton of Mont
gomery. They were made one at a
very pretty wedding at the residence of
the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Ed
wards, Wednesday momi^yyit half past
nine, and have gone to Birmingham to
live.
Hon. J. j. Turner of Merrillville was
a visitor to Thomasville on Wednesday
J. T. Dixon is the proud possessor cf
fine new delivery wagon.
against him and he
xy’s court yesterday. The lunacy com
mission adjudged him a fit subject for
the JE bite sanitarium. He will be sent
there as soon as Dr. Powell, the super
intendent, can make arrangements for
Irs reception.
Ballard has bad a checkered career
daring the last few. months. His troub
les commenced when he.shot young Er
nest Green near town in April. He then
fied the country and had a journey of
wild wandering for several weeks. He
finally returned to Thomasville and
gave himself np last month. Since that
time he has been out on bond, to appear
before the Superior court in October.
Of course his trial cannot take place un
til he is pronounced cured of insanity by
the state authorities.
Cliff Johnson, the Columbus shoo
desman, was here yesterday.
Miss Katie Hinson has gone to White
Springs. Fla., where she will spend sev-*
eral days.
Mr. Walter Bell of Milledgeville ,
now employed at J. W. Peacock’s drug
store. k '
Pleasant Party Partakes of Picnic
■ Pleasures on Tuesday.
The lively lilt of the lasses laugh,
the clink and clank of the cup and can,
the bulging baskets of biscuits all be
tokened to the lounger at the Coast Line
depot that|i picnic was in its initial
George Spear, a Florida conductor on
the A. O. L., is visiting relatives an&
friends in this city.
DOING WELL.
^THE MELON MOVEMENT.
visited friends in Merrill
ville Sunday.**
Mr. W. R. Evans and Mr. Blanton
came over from Thomasville Sunday.
Mrs.' E. E Jarrett is visiting relatives
in Boston this week.
Mr. Monroe Bloodswortli, wife and
sister came over from CoolidgeJSun-
day. y
Little Miss Annie May Jarrett, who
has been visiting relatives in Boston,
came home Saturday.
There have been seventy-seven' car
loads of melons loaded at Merrillville.
Mrs. H. W. 'Hopkins has returned
from a pleasant stay of two weeks at
St. Simons.
Encouraging Crop Report For Geor
gia and Thomaa County.
Time—Tuesday morning.
Place—Millers Springs.
Dramatis Personae.
Miss Hattie^Van Boren, Miss. Strick
land, Miss Montgomery, Misses Edna
and June Huson, Messrs Carl and Em
mett Mitchell, Hugh MacIntyre, Dave
Barrow and Strickland.
E. J, Allen of Brunswick well known
in lumber circles was a guest of the
Masury Tuesday.
Ben M. Webb a well known traveling
man passed through here yesterday on.
his way to Bainbridge.
Seasonable temperature and well dis
tributed showers during the last week
were conducive to rapid growth of crops.
The rainfall was heavy in some sections,
interfering with work and causing pro
lific growth of grass and weeds,
condition of cotton
ral improvement
HAPPY PILGRIMS.
lias been daring the season. The Atlan
tic Cost Line is the great highway for
freight traffic from Georgia to the north
and their figures will he of interest to
every body.
Up until 8 a. m. on July 13th the to
tal movement of Georgia melons, dur
ing 1903 has been 855 cars. Up until
that date in 1902, 1344 cars were han
dled, giving a decrease for this year of
609 cars.
This doesn’t mean however that the
crop is that much behind last year’s.
This movement began a full ten days
earlier last year, and the deficit is grow
ing less daily.
New Sweet Potato.
Mr. W. B. Turner, who lives several
miles out of town, is the prize early bird
in raising sweet potatoes. He present
ed the Times Enterprise Wednesday with
the firet 1903 potato seen in town. The
potato weighed twelve and a half ounces
and is a perfect specimen of the most
toothsome vegetable that grows. Mr.
Turner is a young man, but he has al
ready won for himself the reputation of
being one of the best farmers in Thomas
county. .
At Court Yesterday.
Last S of urdav night several flowers
Thomasville Knights Journey to Cairo
on Pleasant Mission.
The
riahle. A gene-
reported from
northern and middle districts while in
numerous southern sections an excess
of rain lias been detrimental. Plants
continue small for the season hut are
healthy. Blooming is very late. Many
fields remain grassy. Com is doing well
as a rule. Some correspondents consider
the' outlook very faovrable. Much of
the early crop has been laid by. Tobac
co is being cut down in Decatur county
with excellent results. Ripening peaches
have been injured in a few sections by
heavy rains. The crop is being shipped
rapidly. The movement of pears to the
market has begun from extreme south
ern counties. Quantities of peas have
been sown and are coming up well.
Rice, cane and sweet potatoes are in
satisfactory condition. In Thomas oonn-
ty crops have flourished during the
week: showers frequent; cotton shed
ding slightly; cane and potatoee^fine;
pears and watermelons bring shipped;
yields fair.
We Whipped ’Em.
Thomasville’s flag flaps triumphantly
in the *baseball breeze this morning.
Our team of young diamond dusters did
battle royal with nine linsky yonj^
from the village of Metcalfe and won by
a score of fourteen to three.
The game took place at the fair
grounds and a number of baseball en
thusiasts were on hand to see it done.
GOOD WATER PRESSURE.
James H. Brown went down to Mon***
ticello on a decorating mission Tuca**.,
day.
Insurance Inspector Well
With Water Test.
The Knig.its of Pythias are known
everywhere as good fellows and a jollier
bnnch never got together than those
who went to Cairo on Wednesday even
ing. The party included D. C. Barrow,
C. W. Cooper, Willis Barnes, John
Mirant, A. W. Moller, Jas. E. Archibald,
F. H. Bn tier, Dr.,T. R. Jones, Joe Gold
berg, John Andrisliok, Joe Sturdivant
and A. Rosolio. The goat was in the
baggage car.
The’ purpose of their mission was to
install a lodge of K. of P. at Cairo. This
they. did.
A number of Cairo’s best citizens were
initiated into the mysteries of the order,
sad the new lodge starts out under most
favorable auspices.
Mrs. C. Y. James and children
turned to their home in Pelham Tues—
day morning.
Mrs. £. F. Havens came over froxac-
Bainbridge for a few days stay in Tkoznm*..
asville Tuesday.
J. D. Carrol, of Albany' paid one at
his perennial visitq to Thomasville yes
terday.
On Broad street yesterday afternoon,
the fire hose was called into requisition
and two^ healthy streams were soon
playing. , The afternoon loungers
thought it was a water-fight and crowd
ed around to see the fun.
The test had a serious purpose how
ever. It was to enable Insurance In
spector Frederick E. McKnight of the
South Eastern Tariff Association to
judge of the condition of Thomasville’s
water works. The pressure was found
to be 80 pounds with two streams run
ning, which is a very satisfactory show
ing.
Thomasville has a splendid protec
tion against fire, as the low rate of loss
for the year 1902 proved.
WHY SWEAR?
“I heard a man swearing in Thomas- 1
ville yesterday”,said Rev. Alex. Bealer,
“and that reminded me of some good ;
reasons I heard, why every man should ;
swear. They are not my own, but I
give them to the swearing man in
Thomasville. Let him paste them in
his hat and study them often. There
are ten of them. Here they are:” •
' 1. Because it is such an elegant way
at expressing one’s thoughts.
2. Because it is such & conclusive
proof of taste and good breeding.
3. Because it is such ■ a sure way of
making one’s self agreeable to hie
friends.
4. Because it
Mr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Jr. are do—
merited for the summer at the Red Lion.
Inn, Stockbridgo Mass. ^ •
R. A. Graves, the brilliant young edi
tor of the Bainbridge Argus, paid tho
Times-Enterprise a pleasant visit Tues
day afternoon. -
Concerning CapL Hansell.
The Atlanta Journal of July 14th has
a pen sketch of Oapt. Charles P. Hansell
of this city fctC’ -W ' say of him:^
Assistant Sec ^y Hansell, of -the
senate, has a vc ^vhiclx is the equal of
"' * ‘ >iatche
Senate Passes Uniform Text Books,
But Probably Opposes Election of
School Commissioners by People.
Miss Grace Jenkins, one of Thomao*
ville’s most charming young ladies, has
gone tp White Springs, Fla., for a short
Special to the Times-Enterprise.
Atlanta, Ga., July 15.—-The Senate
passed the uniform text book bill today
j*y a vote of twenty-four to nine. The
indications are that it will pass the
house by a lai^e majority.
This is. one of the most important
, positive evidence of
acquaintance with good literature.
5. Because it furnishes such a good
example and training for boys.
6. Because it is just what a man’s
mother enjoys having her son do.
7. Because it would look so nice in
print.
8. Because it is such
Jf the house and it
- is said of him that in reading the nu
merous bills and resolutions he never
makes an error. He lias been secretory
of the senate for many years mid is well
known to hundreds of people in Georgia.
Since the illness o£ Secretary Northern
a greater portion of the work has fallen
on Captain Hansell and he has been one
of the busiest men in the legislature
since the session began.
Took Him Back.
Jim Pettns, a Bainbridge negro, com
mitted larceny from the house over in
Decatur county. Ho then endeavored to
escape with his ill* gotten gains. Nobody
gets by our efficient sheriff, "'however,
and he was Highted immediately. upon
his arrival in town. Sheriff Fordham
took him back to stand trial yesterday
morning.
___ ^sT3"piucked
the flower* and presented the boquet to
His Honor the Mayor at court Tuesday
afternoon. The Mayor shook up the
bunch and silver petals to the number
of forty now enrich the city treasury.
The friends of Mr. Junius Smith whor>
has been quite ill for some time wilFba
pleased to learn chat he is recovering.
He is still confined tq- his home, hovr»
ever. J
Miss Lady Hunnaker 'of Louisville*
Ky., came down to attend the Edwards-
Stapleton marriage, and is the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. John Grant. She made
many friends here last winter who are
glad to welcome her again. -
A Good Suggestion.
The Times-Enterprise man rode np
Jackson street from the depot with
Sheriff Hight yesterday morning.
“That looks good doesn’t it,” said the
terror to evil-doers, pointing to the
Grantham block, rapidly nearing com
pletion. “live stores in Sandy Bottom.
Now what we need is somebody to build
eleven more reaching to the corner.”
good way of
increasing one’s self-respect.
9. Because it is such a help to man
hood and virtue in nqmy ways.
10. Because it is such an infallible
way of improving one’s chances in the
hereafter.
r fche p£££>lc. This was recently passed
up^p JaVorably by the House.
- ^Neighborhood Improvements.
.. The neighbo'rh ood in the vicinity of
Hansell* street and Remington avenue
has. been adorned by Mr. F. J. Ansley’s
handsome new house which is almost
oompleted. Work has been rushed and
•the family will occupy tVie house within
-the next thirty days.
Robert Balfour recently purchased
lot adjoining Judge Hanaell’s home
and will commenoe the erection of a
jpftsome residence in the Hear future.
Mr, T. H. Mitchell, wife and child,
have returned from Atlanta. Mrs.
Mitchell has been away for several
weeks, and Mr. Mitchell went np last
week to join her, and returned with.
' Case In Bankruptcy.
Judge J.H.Merrill heard a case Thurs
day which brought an imposing array
of legal talent to Thomasville. Among
the lawyers prepent were Geo. S. Jones
and Minter Wimberly, of Macon; D.B.
Jay, L. Kennedy and J. Lawson, of
Fitzgerald, and Messrs. Fulwoodand
Harrell, of Tif ton. The o«ein question
was tiiat of .J. H. Allteon, bankrupt.
Briefs will be handed in by all the !aw-
Miss Violet Harris, who is remembered
here as a most-attractive young lady,
arrives today from Ocala, Fla., to be the
guest of Miss Lucile Ansley.
Oapt. W. F. . Rudisill, who runs the
business end of the Moultrie News, was
a visitor to the Times-Enterprise office
on Wednesday morning.
Miss Clara Scholder of Savannah is
the attractive guest of her nude, Mr.
Ben Shoenig, in this city.
Wattlfor the Curtain.
The Thomasville Guards have derid
ed to givelmother vaudeville entertain
ment on Thursday night, July 23rd.
The Guards made the hit of the year
with their clever skits a few weeks ago
and everybody who saw that perform
ance will be sure to go again.
Mr. and Mrs. 8. Allen Jones ore in