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MK8-ENTERPRISE THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 20, 1904
YEAR’S RECORD
Life Insurance Issued and Paid for during 1903 including )
Ordinary Insurance ($102, 822,648, over j
Assets, end of 1903, over - . •'*$•* -
Income, during 1903, over - - , ' -
Paid Policyholders, during 1903, over - ■ -
Surplus, end of 1903, over - * -
Number of Policies in Force (5,447,307), over
Increase in Paid-For Insurance in Force, over
Millions
1, President.
Edgar B. Ward.
y Vice ricsMent.
T. C. C. Ct-ANCHARD.
■Edward Kanouse.
JOHNS'
Jacob E. Ward.
CmiMtI.
F. C. Blanchard, super
Edward Gray.
Secft-ury.
Valentine Riker.
Edward II. IIamsll.
Robert L. Bvrracil
Leslie p. Ward. John k. Goee.
AtklUaut Secretory. Actuary.
Willard I. Hamilton. Frederic A. Dovll.
Animat Secretory. Cashier.
Frederick H. Johnston. AworUte Actuary.
Henry Ovbrgnb. George W. Munsick-. '
Supervisor. Supervisor.
Wm. Perry Watson. Auiitat jiedfc=Koirector.
Frederick >L. Hornwac, statMfebn.
GaORGI H. JCP^KPATRICK, Assistant Actuary.
MAING THE GRAND TOTAL OF
Paid-For Insurance in Force over 931 Millions
Payments to Policyholders in Twenty-eight Years, over 7^ Millions
AT
NEWARK, N.J.
HOME OFFICE
SUILDINQ8
THE BEST IN LIFE INSURANCE AT LOW COST
POLICIES FOR BOTH SEXES
AMOUNTS TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS
UP TO *100,000
THE LIFE INSURANCE SUCCESS OF THE AGE
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Twenty-eighth Annual Statement
January 1, 1904
ASSETS
Bonds and Mortgages, . . . . .
. $13,138,291 49
* -~~f
R.R. Bonds and Stocks \.Market Value) 30,862,307 50
Municipal Bomb (Market Value) .
. 8,428,728 00
U. S. Gov.* B<£:ds (Market Value)
109,500 CO
Cash in Banks and Office ....
. 7,610.148 ZZ
Interest and Rents, due and accrued,
488,593 4)
Loans on Collateral Securities, . .
• 5.765,775 90
Lo.lns on Policies,.
. 1,614,3*5 08
Premiums Deferred and in course
collection (net),
of
. 2,635.009,41
Total,.
■ $72,712,435 44
LIABILITIES
Reserve on Policies,
. $61410,965 00
Surplus to Poficykoklere,
. 10,134,924 63
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f Write for
Information
Insurance Company of* America,
Reoresentatives in Thomasville.”—n. Smith, General Agents, Ordinary Department, Thomasville,'Ga.
< * E. R. Black, Minager, Ordinary Department, Prudential Building, Atlanta; Ga.
Agents
Wanted
iITss Minnie. Bucklow weut over
to Moaltrie Friday.
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Mr. J. O. Bell came over from
Coolidge Saturday.
In Honofof Senator Hannn Hold at
Mr*.More.'. Home.
'Tbomaaville undertakers
kicking about poor bueineee,.
Judge Norton came over from
j Ochlocku-e Saturday.
Mr. J. W. Carnal, of Metcalfe,
waa among our vieitore Friday.
Mr. C. H. Mize, of Ochlockuee
wa» a Saturday vieitor to the city.
Mr. 0. E. Rehburg of Ocblook-
onee district braved yesterday’*
ohilly rain* und come to towu.
jj. ( Mr. S. A. Dixon braved the
weather and came down from
Ochlockuuoa, Saturday.
Mr. 0. A. Wood of t^e Piney
Woods Hotel, has purchased an
! automobile.
At the same hour Friday dor
ing which Senator Hanua’e fu
ueral was being held in Cleveland
a. prayer service wot bad here at
the home of .Mrs. J. C. Morse,
Bev. G. S. Whitney conducted the
service, aud all the Senator’s rel
atives, who could not go to leve-
land, were present. A number of
Mr Hanna’s connections here are
consistent members of the Epis
copal congregation and they
thought it fitting that some mark
of respect be shown the great
Ohian’s memory.
The sympathy of the communi
ty'!* still keen for the Senator’*
grief stricken kinsmen who are
among us.
BANK OF COOLIDGE.
Mr. J r G. Patterson, the Naval
store operator, near Oehlocknee
eras in the city Saturday.
Isa Possibility For Coolidge Some
time In the Near Future.
Bro. Beater ii fenced in at last,'
the new fence around the Baptist
aet6rium haring been completed-
Part of the fence is pine picked,
vitlf the front of substantial iron
fencing. It makes the place look
ozy.
Tbs many friends of Mr. Thos.
Ldams, Sr., will regret to learu
■that he is critically ill at his
home near Boston. Mr. Adams
K* ip his 90th year aud. lias hnu>
dteds of friends' throughout the
obuty.
Messrs. Robt. Shipp, J. N. Mc-
Ceuzie, J. A. Wilkes and Judge
If. A: Covington, all bright legal
lights of Moultrie, were promi-
visitors Friday. They came to
argue an injunction case involving
be title to some lands in Colquitt
nty before Judge Mitchell.
1 case was continued.
The Times-Enterprise learns
that parties with ample means
Are talking of-establishing a bank
at Coolidge. If established at all
it will not open for business be
fore the early fall.
Coolidge is in this county and
on the A.' A B. railroad. The
towu is situated 15 miles from
Thomesville and 15 miles from
Moultrie, and is surrounded by
n good farming section.
Mr L C Varuedoe, one of onr
most successful truck farmers,
lias just purchased two fine mules
for use on hie farm near town.
John G. Davidson has opened
gp business for himself. He is s
i maker by trade - and has
with Balfour & Sturdivaut
for quite a while His shop
Vdoor to Evans & Son’s Ware-
, on Madison avenue. John
i industrious, energetic young
I man and we wish him much sue-
Mr. G. E. Butler aud son, Em
ory, caniK over from Ochlockonee
Saturday. Mr.Butler brought a lot
of bacon and realized good prices
for it.
Mr. Jim Butler, a well known
young man of this county who ia
now iu Texas, writes back -that
Georgia syrup is selling there at
85 cents per gallon.
RINQS FOUND.
Mm. L. F. Driver Recovers Valuable
Jewelry.
For several days Mr*. L. F.
Driver has been advertising the
loss of three very valuable riugs.
Yesterday she was delighted by
the return of the entire lot.
Mrs Driver was carrying the
rings, with a pair of cuff button*
and a small amount of change,
tied up in a handkerchief, when
she lost the bundle. This hap
pened on Tuesday afternoon, aud
since that time every effort ha*
beeu made to reopver the lost val
uables Yesterday morning Cora
Wolford, a colored woman who
lives in Tockwatton brought up
the bundle and claimed the re
ward- Cora says she found the
handkerchief, with its contents
intact about four o’clock Tuesday
afternoon in front of Mr. Frank
Winn’s home on Jackson street.
Mrs. Driver does net begrudge the
very generous reward that she bad
promieed.
NOT INTERESTED.
T~
Local Chinamen da Not Care If Jape
are Whipped.
Thoroughbred Chickens.
Barred Plymouth Rock and White Wyandotte
EGGS. Price $i.oo per setting 15 eggs.
C. W.tCOCHRAN & BRO., - ■ Thomasville, Ga.
WILL RE-COVER COLLEGE.
V
Board of Eduoatlon Haa Decided to
Put New Roof on South Ga. Coolege.
The City Board' of Education
held quite a lengthy meeting Fri
day night. Tt* Board has decid
ed to put a new roof on the col
lege at an early date and con trac
tors are now figuring on the cum
of same
Col. S. G. McLendiiii returned
Saturday morning from a trip to ■
Washington. He attended the,
fnneral exercises of Senator Hanna j
at the capital.
A Times-Enterprise man enter-
viewed. Joe Bock yesterday oii the
Kiue80-.lupai.eae war, aud things
in general..
Most people think that the
Chinese everywhere are very much
interested iu this conflict, and it
was a surprise to the Times-Eu-
t 'rprise inau w-lien Jee answered
‘•I don’t "are who wlflp’s. I don’t
know anything about the trouble
and haven’t tried to find out.”
Joe Bock lean interesting man.
He came to America 32 years ago,
settling iu Canada. About ten
years litter he married an Ameri
can woman from Kentucky. The'
couple have three children and
when they first came to Thomae-
ville some months ago the little
almond eyed youugstera attract
ed muoh attention.
Joe is a laundry man,a* are most
others of hie race that visit these 1
parte. He started two of hie chil
dren to both the publio day school
>d the Baptist Sunday school.
They have showed a* bright minds
a* most of their American play-
uia'-en.
Book is a man of very wide ex-
pefieii'M and he has gained a fairly
gmd education, from it. Only
ten d-.vs ago he was .baptized a
member of the local Baptist
cimrolt
.Lie- will unshoe ju-e sutnee
wh -■ -r liis couaine ges whipped
TO CORDELE.
Oordele, Ga.. February 18.—
(Special.)—The Macou Presbytery
decided late last night to let Rev.
H. G. Griswold leavq the church
at Quitman aud accept the call of
the Cordele churoh.
The vote was a tie, bnt Dr. R.
E. Douglas, pastor of the First
Baptist church, Macon voted for
Cordele, causing this church to
win the victory.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ORGANIZATION
To Be Formed at Oak Hill. Pound
Party Theta and Other Newt.
__ THE FARMERS of Thomas
county I would be glad to make you
paioea on your Fertilizers, can
something good at reaaonab e -
O. M. Robinson ft Co., next to
Mi-s Klim Mill s of Koine puss-
r ugh the ci-.v yesterday mi
her no to Quitman. She will
r- tu 11. .ifier oshort time to spend
- v.-ml weeks in Thomasville.
The pulpit of the Prosbyteriau
church at Cordele was made vacant
about tbe first of September by the
resignation of Rev, W, R. Owing*
who' left there to accept the
presidency of Yonng’s Female
College here. The church recently
called .Rev. H. G. Griswold from
the Presbyterian church at Quit-
man. Mf. Griswold accepted, but
hie churoh objected and took the
matter up'to tbo Presbytery,
which ha* final contfol over such
matters. N
Mr. Griswold has preached in
Thomasville a number of times
and is well known here. To those
whojiuvs heard him, Quitman’s
eff-'rt to retain hie services is no
surprise.’
Rev. T. C. Sparks of Thomas-
ville will preach at Oak Hill, the
28th of this month, in the fore
noon. ' Everybody it invited. A.
Sunday School will also be organ
ized.
Miss Jahnio Wilson, who has'
been visiting the family of Mr.
R. P. Wheetee, returned to her .
hams in Merrillville last Sunday.
Spring
Millinery Goods
Mr. M. S. Patterson spent Sun
day with home folks. He i* hust- Itbe'mnrtbMattfaniue* ofVhib
ling things iu the Navel store nsry that has been purchased for the
nut uatHiuwiiiitj ut uupi uni
Millinery Store in Mmutt Hotel
Mrs. (Merman is now east tele tin
business egain, having bought out, ttoPatSErSr Xoh
Mr, Blitcb near Cairo.
| which will bea large assortment.
M's, i'nrli-i of l.nmi-kin who
lin>' been »fV u "i*lv i ! it 'he home
n t -stlip Mr. Calvin Carr II
. r ■ c-1 vrvk* is now slightly
•11: - d '
•-. ,-V -R Hridg- s of Moaltrie,
>i- nieii mf rmully Friday
i-'H'.i, « for her gueaia, Mis.es day
iiiirkalew and Mary Miller of
'-l lioniusville. Panic was the game
11 uyed.—Savannah New*.
Mr. Pope MoCrasky of Sparks,- .
Ga., was a visiter here last Sun
day.- •
The pound party given by Mr,
and Mrs. Oscar tfileon at their
beautiful home near Heard’s
pond was a grand success. Re
freshments were served about ten
o’clock sod in a short time the
young people began to leave lot
their different homes wishing that
Mr. and Mr* Wilson would soon* '
entertain again. Among the
guest* wore: , '
Mieses Florrie Wilson, Nettie
Brewton, Rosa Browton, Hattie
Turner, Viola Wilson, JamieJVil- * -
eon, Neta D.-ivis, Mr. S. P Davis, P .£>.
and wife; Messrs. LestT Brewton, ■> ™
Charlie Apjijrwhits, Jim Wheel-
Will Duvie,, Val Davis, Ed
Phillips, C. H. McKinnon, Jim
Turner, It. E Wheeler and
others. Bad Bov.
■twills -
FOR THE
FINEST
IN
Fresh Fish and Green Groceries
ao TJ
Geo. Sampson,
Died In Texas. , O
News has beeu received here of
the death of J. T. Alexander, In
Waco, Tex., on last Thursday.
Mr. Alexander was a sou of
Mr. J Alexander of Brooks coun
ty aud a relative of tho Alexan
ders of Thomasville..
The young man 1
Brooke, but had been i
several years and had 1
friends there o ho will s
his loss. He <
he died of lung I
and mother,
to Pringle, brother* l