Thomasville times-enterprise and South Georgia progress. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1904-1905, February 12, 1904, Image 11

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TIMES' ENTERPRISE, THOMAS VILLE, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 12, 1904. New Telephones Installed store issue of last directory. Please paste In your directory. 537-1 Arnold, Henry, Residence. , 540-1 Stack, J. R., Residence. 630-1 Chance, J. M.j Residence, . 640-3 Cook, Rev. E.F., Residence. 684-3 Cochran, B, F„ Residence. 630-3 Covington, V. T„ Residence. , 137 Orain & Crain, Bn, Osteopaths. 238 Grant, J. B., Residence. 304 Hammond, W. M.. Residence. 146 Harris, H. W., Residence. 635- 1 Hanges, Niok, Baker and Grocer 613-1 Hopkins, Mrs. J. G., Residence. 130 Hyde. O. F.,'Residence. 638-1 McBride, A.N., Residence. 384 Patterson Drag Co. Drags. 163 Parker, J, F., Residence. 680-1 Robinson, A. G„ Residence. 687-1 Rogers, L. B., Residence. 687-3, Patterson, Mrs, C. A., Residence. 606-1 Sanford, H. H., Florist. 160' Stern, L„ Residence. 183 South Georgia Lumber Co, 393 Watkins & Co. J. B., hides, fan. , 684-1 Weldon, R. A. r Residence. i 338-8 Wade, J H.. Residence. 636- 3 Whiddon, R. F„ Grist Mill and Wood Yard. 354 Van - Duzor, Mrs. S. R., Resi dence. NearZThomeavllle to be Planted In IPecans.' ' 'IMEM • ■MPi . tP -timore’S firestill;rag- £ EDJLAST NIGHT. 5^: Tho Times-Enterpriaejremntly made mention of the growing importance of the pecan Industry and cited as an in stance areoent purchase by an Ohio man. Tho following from a recent is sue of the Warren Daily Chronicle bean upon the same matter;- Mr. C. D. Whitney who has been the proprietor of the Evergreen nurseries for the past 18 yean, and who is a care ful bwdness man, has decided to branch out in a new business Sunday night he returned from Thomaaville, Ga., where on Thursday he pnrchased a farm of 100 acres at $30 an acre, entirely virgin soli, which he will cultivate and plant toapecan orchard,, Ho ha» arranged to have 16 acres planted the coming spring and 40 acres more next year. Twenty trees oan be planted to the acre, the trees costing 31 apieoe.". The variety to be grown will 1 be the budded or grafted kind, as they prove much more profitable, are larger and sweater nuts, aud of fiuer flavor At present the market gets only the seedling* which.. are bltt$r aiid hard- shelled. As yet vefy few of the grafted nnts have reached the market*, as they are saved for reproduction. It takes about five years for the trees to begin to yield’nuts, and about eight years bo-, fore they yield a paying income. Mr. Whitney has contracted with a man at Thomaaville to plant and care for his orchard, for the nse of the ground There ate a number of pecan farms in the vicinity of Thomasville. Mr. Whit ney yvlU continue to operate the Ever green nursery here until snch time as his attention Is needed at his holdings in the Sonth. Itsr SupplylExhausted And Real ties Portion of City Burning. Voret Fire This Country Has Ever lilown. The Details In Bulletins. COMPANY Baltimore, Md, Feb.' 8,—The most ■tractive fire sinoe the Chicago halo- ast has been raging here with nnre- ioted fury since 11a.m., yesterday. ie lorn may reach the total of $800,- >,000 making the wont lam in the his- ry of America. The fire broke out in s heart of the business district of the There*was!$50,000,000.(0 of Life'Insnrance written’in'.the State of Georgia last year by all the companies doing business in tbe state. THE iTUTUAL LIFE OP QEORdlA wrote i early one.tenth of this vast amount. Hot only Athens, bnt the State of Georgia should be;proud of this record. It shows that our people [are wil ling to support a borne company rnn on an honest, legitimate, safe and economical plan like THE MUTUAL LIFE OF OEOROIA, and are beginning to realise that we can carry our iwn.Life Insurance. The average cost to our.’policy-holder* last year was $0.75 to carry $1,000.00, and not a contested claim. Can any compauy equal it ? It spread with fearful rapidity along Baltimore, Hanover and Charles streets. Fire fighting apparatus was sent from ^Washington, Philadelphia and New York. Every newspaper in’ the oity has been burned, and the paper: are being printed in Washington. Bo far as known, no lives have been lost, bnt the estimates of the property are placed as. high as $300,0Q0J)00. The most valuable property in. the manu facturing, railroad and steamship dis tricts was destroyed. Ail electric pow er is gone and no street care are run ning. , Governor Warfield has Issued a pro clamation declaring a legal holiday, for the relief of banking -facilities which are paralysed. Baltimore, February 8, 11:46 ,1k m.—The fire is now sweeping along the harbor and river, and men are now taking vessel* rapidly into mid-stream. Beventy-flve'to one hundred vessels, the pAUldtogs of the Standard and Red 8ea ill Oo, and the Bnokman Fruit Co. are Kw in flames. ,C ? Noon Bulletin.—Feb. 8. The area now ’Anting fiercely and afresh stretches many block* along tbe harbor in the southeast or old section of the city. The firemen are straggling bravely, bnt A0^Ut tremendous odds. Tin homed tqdtouming district of the city presents an area two miles square of utter ruin The Mutual Life of Georgia has deposited $25,000.00 with the State Treas urer for the protection of the policy-holders. TREASURER'S CERTIFICATE. TREASURER OF THE'STATE OF GEORGIA. Atlanta, Ga., Oot. 34, 1908. The un dersigned, Treasnrer of Georgia, hereby acknowledges to liave received from The Mutual Life In dustrial Association of Georgia, whose principal placo of business is Athens, Ga., Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars par value of Unltod States stook. The total (36,000.00 deposited being claimed by said association to be voluntarily jnade on its part. , Market Value of Slock $31,000.00. R. ®- park, state Treararer NOTHING NEW. Bloodshed Seems About to Begin but Firing Not Yet Started. St. Petersburg, Feb. 8.—Count Lams- dorff, tho Russian foreign minister, has been notified that Japan has decided to break off negotiations with Russia and withdraw the minister and to with draw the entire Japanese legatioh staff -The Russian for- Mr. O. M. Robinson, agent at ThomasyUle, wrote the most business last year, and received a handsome donble-eaae, full jeweled gold watch as the first prise. Mr. B. F. Bimmonr, agent at GalnesvUle, wrote the aeoond largest business, and received; a handsome open fare, full jeweled, gold watch, as second price. from St. Petersjmrg. eign minister thereupon ordered the Russian minister, Baron Deroaen, and staff to leave Tokio. The. Official Messenger publishes a tel egram that the Russian government has sent a oirealar to all its representatives, saying that in withdrawing her minis ter Japan has made herself responsible for the war. is offering some very valuable prises to the “hustlers" this year, to-wit :[Oapltal|prixe,f100.00; sec ond prize, handsome donble-eaae, foU joweled gold watch; third prize, an open face, foil jeweled gold watch; fourth prize, a free trip to St, Louis. A handsome price wiU be given to each agent of our company on the first of Jan., ISOS. For fall information wrila the home office. There are positions in this popular company for tbe light men. If yon are not satisfied with your present income, address, with reference, the home office. If yon are competent to homHe a state, we wiU]oontraot one of the Southern ar.Wertern states. The Plan, Policy and By-Laws are copyrighted. Trains from Thomaaville Make Slight Change In Time. Effective Monday certain slight changes were made in the leaving and arriving time of the Atlantic Ooaat Line's trains, Tbe west bound train No. 88 now reaches here at 10:40 a. m. and leaves at 10;S0. This is twenty minutes earlier than has heretofore been the case. The west-bound train No. 40 also arrives 80 minutes sooner than formerly making its arriving time Nnmber 86 Colored Thief Stopped. Officers Stephens and Rogers were caUod to the 3:80 train Monday after noon to arrest a negro Henry MoRnight, who had been stealing from his employ er, Mr. James Matthews of Cairo. The negro had started for Booth Carolina, bnt Mr. Matthews followed him on the The agents of our company are not authorized to sell territory or contracts, or transfer contracts without the written consent of the Home Office. Baltimore Fob 8. 0. p. m.—So far no looting is reported. Gov. Warfield has called an extra nasi on of the legislature tor this evenipg to empower him to declare martial law and suspend all business for ten days. Baltimore, Feb. 8,8. p. m.—The fire is still raging and the water supply is exhausted. The residence portion has been' invaded and seventy-five blocks have burned. The entire city now seems to he gfethe mercy of the flames. At least 17 uotn have been injured. Along dUMnce telephone conversa tion with Baltimore from ThomaiviUe at 16 p- m. confirms tbe news that the residence portion is burning* bnt states that the flames seem to be slackening and it is hoped will soon be nuder con trol. Tho fire created great interest in ThomasvUle as a nnmber of drummers with headquarters there are in the city. Most of these have stopped taking orders sod wjfc|»tum to the lire swept city. The Thomaaville lodge of Elks at their meeting last night telegraphed sympa thy and offers of assistance to their brethren in Baltimore. 3;15, and departing 3;88, from the east corns* at 4;30 and leaves for Bainbridge at 4:80, instead of ar riving at4;10 as in the past. These are Mrs. Emma Terry Pollard will give a recital at the MttcheU House next week for the benefit of the Daughters of the Confederacy. Mrs. Pollard is one of Georgia's most noted slngeis and she will probably be greeted by a large au dience. Jndgo Lyndo Harrison and family who were expected to arrive from New Havan tomorrow will not bo lure until February 18tli. Their arrival lias been postponed on aocount of the illness of Mr. Har.ison’s d. ujhte!'. FARMERS’ FRIEND Horse-Power I have offloe hoars aU day lorg- atmy store and just 'ove to havo you oome to me with your- troubles. Arejyou .luj;trouble about] that OLD STOVE, top all craiked; is it a good ba ker that won’t bake? WeU, oome teU me about it and - I wUl show yon a remedy for it and the COST IS SO SMALL andro easy to meet that yon wont know that it la going on^, C. B. QUINN. rens of the road. The new trains are known as 67 and 68. The first leaves Savannah at 6 ;45p. m. and makes direct connection at Wayoross with the train arriving here at 1 ;05 a. m. The second leave* Waycrossat6;30a. m. making direct connection with the train leaving here at 3:10 a. m. Arrangements have also been made to have direct connection at Wayoross for Savannah, on the train leaving here at3;ltp. m. This is a great Improve ment over the schedule now in effect and the Coast Lins deserves tbe thanks of grateful patrons. We make a specialty of 1,8,8 i-S an-* 4 1-3H.-P. Gasoline Engine* for farm uses,- such as grinding feed, pumping water, saw ing wood, running the grinds tore or for any other purpose whatsoever requiring sma! power. We guarantee satisfaction. NO SMOKE I NO FIRE I NO PANGEA I Mr. O. 8. Hobard and famUy havo re turned from a three weeks journey through Cuba and will be at their house on the park point for the rest of the Blafceslee MTg. Co Birmingham, • > Ala., U. S. A Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wight and fam ily, of Cairo, oame over Sunday to visit friends. Mr. Wight returned |Monday, bnt Mrs. Wight and the ohildren will spend several day* here. ARE YOU SORE? USE ^ ARE YOU SORE? USE 4 ^aracamph Relieves Instantly or Money Refunded. SORE FEET, BUNIONS. revents Swelling, Allays Inflammation. It Cools. It Soothes. It Cures. HONORED AT HOME. Rev. Parker Holmes, Pastor of the 1st M. E. Church South, Hickory, N. O., says: T have used Rydalea Stomach Tablets for indigestion and regard them as a perfect remedy for this disease. I take pleasure in recommending them to all sufferers lrsm indigestion. Use Rydalea Stomach Tablets for your stomach trouble and you will v Join Dr. Holmes in this strong endorsement. Heavy Outside Selling Broke the Mar- ' kat Toward ths Close. Mrs W. D. Rees and daughter arriv ed yesterday afternoon, to join Mr. Rees and his son who have been here for several days. The family arc occupy- ing their cottage' formerly the Keefer home, on the park front. New York, Feb. 8.—First prioes in the cotton market this morning were eleven to twenty polo's higher than Saturday’s dose. Following came a farther advance, carrying May and June to a' net gain of about forty points, then tremendous outside selling broke tho market nearly a full count from Saturday’s. Dr. B. A. Daniels, who is. attending Mr. P. W. Hunter, the.young man wko was crushed by two Coast Line freight care Friday night night that his patient is doing nicely. stomach cannot, and thus nourish ody and prevent the partial staira- from -which all dyspeptics suffer illicit causes the loss in flesh and jth aU dyspeptics experience, i tablets relievo all disagreeable trimsntonce. They will increase. Among the arrivals at the Plney ‘ Woods yesterday were Mm. A. 8. Gnt- 1 man. and Mias Helen Gutman, Chios- ' go. Mias Mary D. Reed, Wayoross. i Mr. M. J,. Herring, of Clinton N. O f is the ghost of his brother, B. 7. Her- , ring on Madison avenue. Mr. Herring is accompanied by his wife and will spend some time in our city. Mr. J. 6. Sweet has purchased the in- 1 Ureal of #r. A^W. Beasley In the gro> | oery business at 133 Woleott street- Just Received: FRESH INDIAN RIVER ORANGE And am selling them CHEAP Geo. Sampsci 106 Jackson Street, nexttoFri Thomasville Cower gardens aw moo* all over tbe country. The u spring weather has tumle them ver* Capt. B. E. L. Spence wiU be de tailed for duty in the Adjutant General’s office for Georgia daring, the near fu ture. .Capt. Spence is a native pi Ca milla and is well known in Thomas county- He wae lieutenant colonel of Third Georgia volunteers and is now with his regiment in the Philippines. Mr. F. D. Dismuke Sr. Dead. The sad news of the death qf Col. F. D. Dismuke Sr. reached the city Mon day evening. His son and daughter, Hr. F. F. Dismuke Jft and Mrs. NeUie D. dean, left at 4:30 Monday after noon for Griffin where the funeral take* place today! Mr. Dismuke was about 'J'Zr Dollar V Watch This it the Ingersoll Dollar Watch, which sells at the lowest price, carries the strongest guarantee and has a larger shle than all other watches. Perfect in accnney, size and style, other ingtnoU* at (1.50, l1.7jandSl.00. Sold by dealers every where or postpaid by us for (i.oo. eeektssrres.