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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