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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 ’SiffirV 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 ♦ 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