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THOMASVIIXE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER
THOMA.HVILL E TIMRH. VOL. » . >
THOMASV1LLE ENTERPRISE. VOL.,47.
GENEROUS SUBSCRIPTION
SLOW BUT SURE.
HEY ARE
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W. S. Love Identified by Relative, In
-J?.’ Denver.
Methodist Church Pledges Support to
* a Missionary.
Superior Court Still Grinding ; Awajr
On Cfimlnal Cases. .
Sunday was a memorable day at the The doubts as to the identity of the
Methodist church in .Thomasville. Dr. man in Denver, supposed to be Walter
W. R. Lambuth general secretary of the S. Love, have finally been set at rdet.
board-of foreign missions preached two He has been definitely identified as Love
inspiring sermons and addressed,' the byhis brother-in-law Mr. Samnel Ball
Ep worth League in the afternoon* of Dubuque, Iowa, \
1 - A number of the . chdroheis in I Mr. Ba:i went to Denver in order to I
Georgia have individual representatives satisfy Mr. Love’s relatives as to his
in the mission field and the Thomasville identity. He reached there yesterday
•church decided to inaugurate this cus- morning and immediately telegraphed
tom. , MjV T. J. Ball in this city that the man
A subscription of about four hundred in question 7 was Love. The tone of the
and fifty dollars was raised before the telegram leads his Thomasville relatives
congregation left the building. It is to believe that Mr. Love has been euf-
thought that this amount can easily be fering from, mental aberration though
increased by contributions of the other the wire stated Chat he was now himself
members to six or seven hundred dol- again. In no other^way can „ they ac :
lars. ^It is desired to make this amount count for his mysterious disappearance
an annual contribution and devote it to from Tybee last July mid his long
the support of a missionary who shall silence as to Ids whereabouts,
be the special representative of "the As yet no news^has been received as
Thomasville Methodist church. to Mr. Love’s future plans. Mrs. Love
The Methodist duuoh has the largest came here from Quincy yesterday af-
membership in this city, and they are ternoon and iswith Mr. T. J.Ball.
The superior court spent its time Wed
nesday in the discussion of two cases..
The first was -that, of Walter Youngs
charged with assault- with 'intent to
murder. Young got in trouble over % .
dog. He made threats On the canine’ft
life, which the owner resented.'A quar
rel followed and. the charge against,
Walter-is the result^ An : interesting
feature of the case was tlie venerable
Judge-Hansall who took ah active part
in the case. The firm of Hansell, Mac
Intyre & MacIntyre, defended Young..
The jury found him guilty, but reoom. -
mended that he bh sentenced as for j*
IN PRIZES TO BE
GIVEN AWAY..
COUNT™, GUESS 'EM.
Another case was that of the state ur
Mr. Will Stephens charged with assault
with intent to murder. Mr. Stephens
was alleged to have been implicated iia.
an attack
Tom Clark a colored man «
His brother Mr. Eugene Stephens, waft
tried for the same offence -at -the last (
term of court and was fined. Mr.Sfcfcph.-^
ens was defended by Roddenbery afid.
Luke and Hammond and Hammond as
sisted in tlieprosecution.
The arguments before the jury were?
not finished at the afternoon and that
court convenqed at 7:80 p. m.to lister*,
to the lawyers. '
The juiyretired at 9 p. m. and aftet-
beingout some twenty minutes, toraghfc-.
in a- verdict of not guilty*
The result of the case against Florence
Powell was a verdict of guilty with/a*.
CHANGING color.
Workman Busy With Painting at
PInay Woods Hotol. -
fi|he Times-Enterprise chronicles with
great regret tKe death of Mrs. Jennie
Bennett which took place on] Sunday
ni^bt at 9:30 at the residence of R. G.
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i from, Carter & Dorough, Valdosta, Ga. Will be
£ Company. Boston, Ga.>..„. ...i
New Home Sewing Machine. On exhibition atC. B.
MASONIC OFFICERS.
Mtoc Myerhardt of Rome has been xaa*
elected grand master at the meeting , oftL
the grandlodge of MteKras, receiving
400votes over Thomas Jefferies of At
lanta, who got 283. The latter, how—
ever, was re-elected deputy grand unaaw
ter. Henry Banks of LaGrange waft
chosen grand senior warden, George X*
Napier of Monroe junior warden.
A. Wolihin secretary and J. M. Bushidn-
grand treasurer.
Mr. Bushin is a resident of Boston, ia^-
this county, is a noted Mason, and: haw.
held the office of treasure for many?
years with entire satisfaction to* everyc^(
Beautiful Art Square. On exhibition at Neel Bro’s store. Value.
Donblo-barrel Shot Gun. On exhibition at Wertz & Son’s. Vain
Splendid Syracuse Chilled Plow. Qh Exhibition at Coleman &_ Adams. Value...w...«,»..
1 Pair Hanan Shoes. On exhibition at Thomasville Shoe Company’s store. Value.........
1 Stetson Hat. On exhibition at Thomasville Shoe Company's store. Value .... ...;....
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1 Pair Douglas Men’s Shoes. On exhibition at Thomasville Shoe Company’s store. Value,
i Pair Douglas Mens’ Shoes. On exhibition at Thomasville Shoe Company’s store. Value.
Her funeral was held at the Stone
residence at ten o’clock. Rev. J. P.
Wardlaw conducted the ceremonies.
The remains were sent to Boston on
the 3:30 train Tuesday afternoon and
interred at that plaoe.
NEGRO KILLED.
Gambling Row Near Coolldge Re
sults in Death of Joe Johnson.
WESLEYAN ALU M NAE.
1 Pair Queen Quality Ladies Shoes. Oh exhibition at Thomasville Shoe Company’s Stpro._ Value............ 3.0U
Value ...7.-. 3.00
........ 3,00
i 10 Copies of Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage’s “Travels in the Holy Land.” 10 prizes haying each a. value of $3.75.' fY"t CH
On exhibition at J. E. Robison & Co.......» /,...* . c ,.... f *. 'J*S
r - ■ - .... 73 CA
5. 50Pounds Hickory ChewingTehacbo, 20prizes. On exhibition atC. W.'Cooper& Company’s. . ......
60 Subscriptions to tjm American Farmer, 60 prizes.., ..\.... 30.00
Thomasville Yeung^Lady Will Prebent
Gavel at Their Reunion.
A gambling row near Coolidge, at
Brim's mill had' a fatal termination late
Monday night. A negro named Sim-
1 Pair Queen Quality Ladies Shoes. ‘ On exhibition at Thomasville Shoe Company’s Store.
The alumnae pf Wesleyan University
the oldest woman’s college in the UnitCf
States will hold a re-union at Macon on'
October 29th. A Thomasville girl will
play a prominent part in an interesting
feature of the reunion.
. A-gavel, made of an osage orange tree
-which stood on the college grounds for
many years,'is to be presented to the
alumnae by the class of 1903, through
Miss LucyLester, of this city. The gavel
will be received by Mrs. Cobb, president
and delivered to her daughter, Mrs. W.
B. Lowe, of Marietta, Ga , who will,
in an address, accept the gavel for the
SEEKS SIDEWALK.
EXPLANATION,
The person who sends in th6 first correct count of the
Dots get first choice of the above list of prizes, the second
nearest second choice, etc. If no correct count-is sent,
then the count most nearly correct gets 1st choice and sec
ond nearest second choice, etc. .
simply a case of perseverance
ceht^you^^isagpliedtoyoursubsarigtion.
Mingled feelings of consternation andt
amusement were caused yesterday- af
ternoon by the running away of a horse*
on Jackson street'.
The animal was hitched to the deliv
ery wagonof G. M. Powell and waft
driven by a young, white boy, McGlaslw
enMcNiece. . ,
The team was standing in front of
the Parker building, ..when something:'
frightened the horse: and he started^
down the hill at a terrific speed. ^ Me-*
Nicjce jumped, but in the'jump was.-
kicked on the hand, and otherwises*
bruised up. ^
Thehofse was high bred, and likes/.,
all other runaways that have ocenwW^
in Thomasville lately, be took to lhasc'.
sidewalk. *
Fortunately or otherwise, a post-
Any person is entitled to one count with every $1.00
paid on subscription to either the daily or weekly Times-
Enterprise. If you are an ; old subscriber and are behind,
or if yon are a new subscriber, every $1.00 paid gives vou
one count or guess. You can guess as many timsf. o}/ou
wish; the more guesses you turn in, the more yot§5>n£nce
of winning. No count will he entered in the contest nn-'
less it is submitted on a regular blank and is accompanied
by either the.cash or one of our agent’s, receipts for at least
$1.00, dated after August 14th, 1903. No one person ban
submit two counts of tlie same number. Every count will
be registered both day and hour wh?n it reaches this office.
Subscriptions paid prior to this contest or submitted in
another envelope or at another time from tire count will
not entitle you to a registered count.- This contest closes
December 24th,‘1903, at 6 p. m. As soon as possible after
that time the winning counts will be announced.
2. That no one in Thomasville. even the editor himself,
3. That after tlie contest is ovef^he patentee of the scheme,
It is Understood Gedie Baggett Will
jStand Trial.
Mr. J. R. Colburn, New York, will -send us a sworn affida-
Negro Preacher Enjoined
j Speaking in church.
From
any way connected with the
Gedie Baggett, the young man who
shot and killed Clint Williams at Cairo
on Tuesday night has not yet been ap
prehended. However-there, is a well
founded understanding current, in Cairo
that Baggett can prove Ins'deed was
justifiable. It is commonly understood
that he will not attempt to escape trial
but will give himself up when suitable
time arrives.
Baggett’s father lives in Cairo, where
both he and his son are well known.
The affair created universal discussion,
and was generally deplored by the
friends of both parties.
will be allowed to enter contest.
it there is no fake or humbug abont the puzzle. It
Hour.
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Enclosed find $......., . v .‘.......... to apply on
which send until ordered discontinued to \
(Daily or Weekly
found its way 1
tive inthe work of the slave pension agi
tation. It was claimed that Howze was
using ids position for%ndividual gain,
and Judge Mitchell Issuqd the Injunc
tion.
Such a case is a rare one and it has
Miss June Huson who has been spend-
lg some time in Atlanta has returned
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