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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1903.
THOMAKVTLI.B TIME*. VOL. »
THOMASVIIXE ENTEEFttME, VOL. 47.
fabrications.
Savannah Story Says Ho Wanted to
Sail for 1 Foreign Parts.
So Mr. T. J. Ball Characterizes Re
ports of W. S. Love's Disappearance
Greeted the Guards* Performance at
the Opera Hpuse Thursday Night.
Horace Cochran has returned from a.
trip to White Springs.
SENATOR HOPKINS’ BILL DIS
CUSSED.
Below we give the tax returns by dis
tricts for Thomas county. It will be
noticed that in only the Murphy dis
trict is there any substantial loss. This
is not due, however, to any ^special de
crease in the property value of this dis
trict. Since the 1903 returns were given
in, the district lines have 1 been 1 changed
and a large portion of the Murphy dis
trict has been added to the Ochlockonee
district. This accounts for the decrease.
The figures are as follows:
1903. 1908.
Increase. Decrerae-
rr.800,658^ W
The disappearance of W. S, Love is
still a cause of wonder and inquiry in
Savannah And- other .Georgia cities. \
His friends and family have what to
their minds is positive proof of his
drowning, but others incline to the
theory of disappearance. The Savannah
Press prints the following in regard to ,
"On the day before the drowning is 1
supposed to have occurred a stranger 1
closely resembling Love went aboard |
the Norwegian steamship Congal, then !
loading lumber’for North Sydney, G.B., ’
and begged Captain Danielsen to allow 1
him to enlist m an nrdlnMT awinim,
This .was late in tjie afternoon, and at
the time Captain Danielsen and Steve
dore Frank C. Bogart were in the cabin.
The stranger answered the description
later given of Love closely, and it is this
circumstance which leads the stevedore
to believe that the man was not drown
ed at Tybee as reported.. At any rate
the man succeeded in obtaining an inter
view with the steamship captain and to
him he told a pitiful story of business
reverses and general failures and ex
pressed adesire to sail for some foreign
country and begin life anew.
The stranger stated that Ms home was
in Quincy, Fla, and that he was a book
keeper, but had also fallowed other
lines of business. _ He earnestly pleaded
with the steamship master to let him
sail bn the vessel as an ordinary seaman,
but both the/stevedore and captain at-
tempted to dissuade him from this step,
as it was evident that a man of his age
I and who had never before followed this
calling could not stand the hardships of
such a life. , " [Al* .& >
The man then walked listlessly and
aimlessly away and was seen no more
by the officers of the bark.”
The thought of a comfortable seat un
der an electric, fan and a good show on
the stage proved alluring to several
hundred Thomasville people., and they
went to the vamjpville entertainment
given by the Thomasville Guards
Thursday night.
Z^Che show was very amusing
^and interesting and the fact
that it was given by home talent
added to the pleasure of the occasion.
All of the old performers who made
such a hit at th^fist performance were
oh hand and added to their reputation
by the stunts they, did last night.. -
A charming bit of new talent was ad
ded in the person of Miss Clara Scliolder
who pleased everybody by her clever
singing and dancing and recitation.
Miss Scliolder is a niece of Mr. Ben
Shoenig and is hie guest.
A new pair of feet attached to an
agile body, belong to young Sampson,
and his dancing was fine. •
Col. McLendon Appears 'Before Ju
diciary Committee and Action ’Is
Postponed Until Wednesday.
Rev; G; S. Whitney will leave for %
trip to the north this week.'
Atlanta; Ga., July 21.—Tlio general
judiciary committee erf the senate yes- c
terday afternoon decided to postpone un
til Wednesday afternoon the considers- \
tion of the bill by Mr. Hopkins of the *
Seventh, the purpose of which measure
is to adjust the differences between the
state and the obenpants and owners of
land lots 10 and 100 in certain districts
located in fifteen counties in South i
Georgia. Some months ago, Governor
Terrell ascertained that these lands, ^
which were never disposed of by the
state, had been taken possession of by
squatters and that in some instances the ’
land lots had~heen sub-divided and por
tions of them sold. He had a confer- ,
enee with* Attorney-General Biart, and
steps were at once taken to commence
suit for the property. To 'assist the at- 1
tomey-general, the governor entered in
to an arrangement of some sort with a
South Georgia law firm, the terms of
which were not made public, and, it is
said that these lawyers are to receive as
compensation for their services 20 pet
cent, of the result of their suit. It is
understood that there are about . 235
cases that have been orare to be brought.
Some of the holders of this land have
been in possession for thirty years. Now
the bill by Mr. Hopkins provides that
( when an occupant has had possession of
, one of these lots and has pud the state
’ taxes upon the property for twenty
t years this fact sliall entitle him to con-
( tinue in possession of the same, and that
the state shall make the occupant a title
to the property.
Mr. Hopkins introduced the.bill at the
earnest solicitation of friends who are in
, possession of some of the lots and who
do not desire to be disturbed, and Col.
S. G. McLendon, of Thomas county, is
here as the attorney of some of the
9 claimants of this property and will ap
5 pear before the committee Wednesday
9 and at that time the Hopkins bill will
9 be favorably reported.
On the other hand, the attorneys who
’ made the arrangement with the govern-
9 or to sue the occupants of the lands do
not want the Hopkins bill to go through.
White.
Thomasville,.
Duncanville.
Metcalfe....
Glasgow:...;
Boston....
Ways....
Pavo
Murphy.... •
Ochlockonee
Meigs
Spence
Cairo........
Luke Langford returned from a visit
to White Springs Wednesday.' ' .
A new schedule goes into effect on the
T. T. & G. railway next Sunday.
The weather and temperature condi
tions for the week were generally favor
able for growth and cultivation of crops;
farm work progressed rapidly. A de
cided improvement is noted in all crops.
Cotton, however, ^pinues small and
late, but is growing rapidly; many fields
are yet grassy but cultivation is being
pushed; plants are very late in taking on
squares, blooming and fruiting; there is
some complaint of damage from sha
ding and black root in scattered sections;
the general outlook is more encourag-
irg. Corn is generally in very good
condition; some correspondents state
that the prospects are unusually favora
ble. Forage crops are excellent. Peach
es are rotting extensively and are wormy;
melons late and poor. ^
In Thomas county it has been a favor
able week for farm work; cotton shed
ding slightly; corn good; minor .crops
doing well.
TRICKS THAT ARC VAIN.
Alleged Use of These by Baseball
Fanatics at Valdosta.
-All of South Georgia has been inter
ested in the teams composing the quon
dam Southeastern League and these
towns possessing a .team have simply
gone ball crazy. An interesting rumor
comes from Valdosta regarding the
game between Jacksonville and Valdos
ta in the latter city, on Wednesday af
ternoon - The story may or may not be
true but it shows some of the twists and
turns that surround the great American
game.
It is said, that the interest and rivalry
between the two teams was so intense
that certain Valdosta sporting men,
actuated by town pride and shekel-lust,
paid tliree of the Jacksonville sons of
swat to “throw the game.” In other
words to play their poorest and allow
Valdosta to win. *
The itching palms of the Floradian
tribesmcfti closed on the Geogia gold,
Then the
Bascom Fuller has returned freon
visit to to Tate Springs, Tenn.
Mrs. Robert, McDonald and children,
are spending a few days at Meigs.
Net increase.....
Polls
White increase;.
Colored increase.
. I. B. Wilson, one of Metcalfe's best
citizens, was a visitor to Thomasville on
Wednesday.
Wednesday Thermometer Climbed to
Its Greatest Height for the Summer.
Broke the Record.
“You're not so warm,” said Thurs
day to Wednesday. “I had thought
myself the warmest in the bunch, bat
you have me skinned one point” said
Wednesday. In plain English the ther-
S. Y. Henderson came over from
Bainbridge and sojournedat theMasury
Wednesday.
Capt. F. D. Dismuke, Jr., is at homo,
again after a few day stay at Whito
Springs, Fla.
Judge A. H. HanselI’s Remarks
Record as Regards Reversals.
and their promise was given,
p-ond Valdosta game-fixers each pro
ceeded to put several of his friends onto
the “good thing” until it become town
talk and the Valdostans fairly trampled
each other under foot in their eagerness
to puf their long green on the home
team.
The astute manager of the Jackson
ville ^eam tumbled to the racket, how
ever, and when the psychological mo-
' ment arrived be motioned the three sus
pected players to the bench.
The game Vm won by Jacksonville by
a score of 10 to 6 and $3,000 of good
hard Georgia money went away to
Florida.
That's the way the story goes. 0
reer on the bench. In order to get it d
he has spent considerable time during n
the past four months, having gone t
through the one hundred and sixteen t
volumes of supreme court decisions, says
tho Valdosta Times.
We give below the record aa it per-
tains to Judge A. H. Harwell, formerly ®
of this circuit. Considering the small
number of times that he was carried up J
and the large majority of times that be
was then sustained, no higher ooinpli-
ment could be paid lfim aa a jurist: ^
r i» He was carried up to the supreme
court of Georgia 119 Hm#.
He was affirmed 75 times or 63 per'
cent. '
The volumes issued durin^i?
of office were from the 8th to the ^
from the 30th to the 38th and from the ^
47th to the 116th. 1
In th^ volumes covering hia terms of 1
service no decisions as to him appear in 1
tho following numbers to-wit: Tenth, ‘
34th, 37th, 51st, 54th, 63rd, 64th, 66tb, 1
67th, 68th, 69th, 72nd, 76th, 79th, 88th,
98th, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, * 105th, 107th
^nd 108th. Total 85 volnmes. (
The record of other distinguished
judges were: ' , ^
One 16-year-service, 108 affirm
58 reversals, total 166.
One 18-year-service, 79 affirmations,
71 reversals, total 150.
, One 14-year-service, 186 affirmations,
, 158 reversals, total 344.
One 28-year-service, 168 affirmations,
78 reversals, total 241. ,
• One 22-year-service, 183 affirmarirma,
fiO MVAMala Of r
George Neel went back to Qmftnaia.
Tuesday morning after spending sever
al days in this city.
Hugh MeEeown and Joe Mi]
went/town to White Springs Wc
day.«f ternoon to spend a week.
V/lll Exhibit Workings of
Saturday Morning.
Behind the Bara.
- Mr. Jas. F. Evans, and his warehouse
associates now look out upon the world
Messrs. Homer Williams and Ernest
Olark are two ingenious young men and
clever mechanics who* have * invented
new hay press. They
Excursion Alext Monday.
-The Coast Line 6xcu&ion to Jackson
ville, Pablo and Atlantic Beagiti prom-
*' ^ * * T. J. Bottoms is
from behind the bars. Not that these
honorable gentlemen have committed
any misdemeanor, but because the win
dows of the warehouse have recently
been protected by iron bars. \ .
and perfected
-have a working model and will put it in
operation Saturday morning at ten
o'clock, in front of the ootton warehouse
on Madison street.
The gentlemen claim that the ma-
chihe does better and quicker work
than any now on the. market.
Thomasville is always filled with our
goofl citizens from the county on Satur
day and they as well as the town people
will be interested in seeing the machine
work.
No Games Thursday.
Atlanta, Ga., July 23, '03.
(Special to the Times-Enterprise.)
There were no Southern League games
today.
Tennis Challenge.
Messrs. J. S. Hunter and Charles Watt
are thirsting for a good stiff game of
tennis, and Jhey ask the Times-Enter-
prise to challenge any two players in
town to meet them. They will play any
afternoon at the Y. M. C. A. courts.
ises to be a whale,
handling it and he is the busiest man in
seven states.
Mr. mid Mrs. H. C. Berry and (laugh-"
ter, of Baltimore, arrived in Thomas
ville yesterday and are the guests of C.
B. Quinn and family on Clay street.
Miss Nellie Weldon and Miss Lillian
Speight, both of Quitman, who have
been thq guests of Miss Saltie Dixon on
Smith avenue, left for home yesterday.
To North Carolina.
Mrs. E. L. Ned,' Miss 8ollie feeard,
Miss Clara Neel and Master Wallace
Neel formed a family party who left
Wednesday for Clyde, N. C. They will