About Thomasville times-enterprise and South Georgia progress. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1904-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1904)
» South C&eorgia progress, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 15, [904. TBOMAMVIM.B TIMF*. VOta- *» THOMASVILLE ENTERPRISE, VOL W lf ^V 4 * AT THOMASVILLE. > ***** Five Negroes Held and Five go Free In Commitment Trial Barwiek la Planning For Both. Other News* And Other News From This District of M. E. Church. TELLS OF HIS RUMORED CAN DIDACY FOR GOVERNOR BY RAIL AND HORSE AND FOOT Thq commitment trial of the ten ne groes accused of havings hand in the •iiooting of Neel Cargill at Metcalfe was held at the court house Tuesday before justice J. W. B. Mitchell and W. H. Bibb. Mr. OargtU had snfflcent- recovered to appear in court and testify. The two Murry negroes who were also shot have recovered and the affair will be without the traglo results that were at first feared. The evidence ' against five of the negroes was not snfficent to hold them. Those who were released Says he la net an Independent Can- dldate.and will net become ene or His own motion but hints of Devel opments that may be Interesting. Miss Pnleston of Monticello was the guest of Mrs. A.W. Kirkland yester- day. Wednesday morning the first thing thatoaught the eye of suoh Thomaaville people as read the Atlanta Constitution and Savannah News, was the flaming headline "McLendon may run for gov ernorship.’' That Col. McLendon would graoe the governor's ohair none of his fellow citizens will deny, bat that he had any idea of contesting for the place at the coming election was a total surprise to all. The Times-Enterprise immediately telegraphed Col. McLen don for an expression of opinion in re- ganl'to the matter and his replj^was as follows: Atlanta, Ca., July ID.—"Mr. J. D. McCartney, editor Times-Enterprise Thomaaville, Go. This talk grows out J; T. Arline and Heywood Singletary both of the Meigs district were in town Wednesday. 8ave money by going to Neel's big Cleerenee Sole, beginning July 23rd. Misses. Sarah, Bessie and Snsle Clark of Albany were registered at the Mitch ell yesterday. Mrs. Emma Groover of Boston retnrr- ed, to her home yesterday after a brief kisit with relatives here. $500- Monroe and Murry secured bondsmen and are at liberty. Walter King'is still in duress and will remalu there until he furnishes a bond of $1000. Roddenbery and 'Luke 'and Hammond and Hammond represented the state. W. C. Snodgrass and Theo Titus appear ed for the negroes. J. W. Sasser, J. W. Hail and O. R. Sasser, three excellent citizens of Meigs were here doing jury doty on court day. J. U. Moore of Pine Park was here Mr. Moore is station on Wednesday, agent at Pine Park and la also a large melon shipper. motion. S. O. McLendon. The newspaper story in brief form which caused snob a sensation is as fol lows, clipped from the Savannah News: Hon. S. G. McLendon, of Thomas- ville, la a probable candidate for Gov ernor against Governor J. M. Terrell on an Independent tioket. Friends of Mr. McLendon, who is now id the city, state that he will, in all probabilty.be in tlie race. ' Mr. McLendon liae written Governor Terrell en extended letter relative, prin-’ cipolly, to the Weetarn and Atlantio Railway, the state’e property, and it la stated that npon Governor Terrell’s at titude regarding this property will de pend whether or not Mr, McLendon will make the raoo. Mr. McLendon, when aeon today, admitted there was some troth in the report, but „ replied that he would have no statement to make, nor woold ho give oat a copy of his letter to the Governor until he had received a reply. Mr. McLendon, in an interview Tues day night, btated that unless some action is taken promptly the valna of the Western apd Atlantic will be great ly depreciated. The state now receives $430,000 rental from it, bat Mr. McLen don deolaroi that if other roads are al lowed to parallel it, as they are now planning to do, within a few yean it will not bring tho state $50,000. It ta on a platform whicli shall prom ise remedies for the evil that now con fronts the state in respect to this proper ty that Mr, McLendon will run, if lie roes at all. It is said that the corres pondence will make interesting reading. When asked about the matter, Gov. Terrell replied that he had notliing to say: that any citizen of Georgia had the legal right to ran for Governor if he desired to do so. Mrs. Jss. F. Evans will edit the "Home Mission Column” in the Times- Enterprise Raring the absence of Miss Lncie Roberts in Tennessee. Judge W. N. Spence, of the Albany circuit,spent several hoars in Thomas, villn Tuesday. He was on his way to Ilia home in Camilla, from Balnbridge. That Captain John Triplett is atilt alive and well waa evidenced by souve nir postals written at the World’s Fair and received by many of hie friends here yesterday. • Mrs. William Bishop and son of 8a-, vannah with Mias Lola Baker of Thom- ssvillo will sail today on, the Birming ham for Novia Bootle and will be ab sent till October. Mr. J. A. Pope of tfie Abridge district was a visitor to town on Wednesday. Mr Pope is 78 years of age but is strong, active and in good health. He reports the best crop conditions that he has had in many yean. The Thomaaville colored ball team will go to Valdosta today to play hall two days. The team la beating all the gther colored teams In this section. In a series of five games they beat Quit- man four times and tied once., Mr. William Draw of Akridge waa in the uity Wednesday. He repoTts very fine prospects in cotton and corn slid plenty of rain.' Mr. Drew is one of Thomas county's best farmers. He says lie has on hand qoltu a lot of last soason’s syr up which he is offering at a bargain. Many Cases Disposed of in County Court Wedneeday. Ochlocknee People Here. Qaite a number of the. people of Och- looknee were visitors to TiiomasrUle on court day. Among the number were jPostmaater W. D. Sills, depot agent J. E. Stephens, J. T, Singletary, who" is -talesman for J. H. Anderson, and the .ollowing prominent residents: W. M. Jorliss, L. R. Sills, J. I. Wilcox, J. M. iohiuon, H. J. D. Johnson, Fred Single^ ary, R. M. Folford C. E. Horst and iohn Wade. ' Sad Ritas Performed. The funeral ceremonies of Mr. W. M. Smith were conducted by Rev. E. F. Cook, and Rev. A. W. Beeler at the family residence on Dawson street Wed needay afternoon- at half past four aclock. Many beautiful floral tributes were sent, and the services were deeply touching. A large number of friende testified by their presence, the esteem tn which the departed and his family were held, and followed the remains to Laurel Hill where the body was laid to rest beneath the sod. - I Mr. J. L Singletary, with character istic modesty calls the attention of the Times-Enterprise to the fact that, he is stenographer and bookkeeper for the aXd not Farmer's Bank of Pelham, cashier, as erroneously stated in Tues day's paper. Cairo Jurors Wednesday. Cairo sent over a good delegation for he county ccult jury ye* terday. Among ha nomber were R. T. Hinson, Henry iriffin, John Butler, S. B. Griffin snd T. Vann. Mrs. M. Hartsfield who has been the guest of her brother, Mr. George Her ring on Madison street, for several weeks home Mrs. Tom Mallard and her little son ; went down to Brunswick Tsesday , afternoon. They-will in future make J their home there. left Tuesday afternoon for her in Kingston!!. O. Young Man Who Met Death Drowning Laid to Rest. The funeral of Mr. Jeoob Pfeister, • who waa drowned while bathing in a river at Homasassa, Fla, took place Tuesday morning. The ceremonies were conducted by Rev. H. O. Jones of Boston, ae the residence of Mr. William Pfeister six miiez from town. The body was tenderly laid to rest in Beulah church cemetery. A sad feature of the drowning is the foot tlust it wss’ witnessed by the young man’s brother Mr. Joeeph Pfeister. He was in bathing and was probably seized by a cramp. He sank beneath the waters and never rose again, dying before aid ooold reach him. Messrs. John, Joseph and T. J. Pfeis ter, brothers of the young man uame np from Florida to attend the funeral and returned yesterday afternoon. LIGHTNING STRUCK House In Falrvlew Partially Demol ished by Tuesday's Storm. Tnomasville ws* visited by two heavy a: istorua Tuesday, accompanied by .elsstrical^disturbmnces. Daring the af ternoon shower lightning (track a house oa MacIntyre Ave. tn Fairview belong- 1 ig to Mrs. Win. Pariah occupied by the fS ally qf Mrs T. N. Outze. Tlie dilm- tt -y was torn to pieces, the roof ripped O ? the dining room and the kitchen de molished. Tlie honae did not catch fire and by great good fortune there waa no one in it when it was (track. Mrs. Outze had gone to visit relatives who live near by. She started to return before tbe^torm bat was pomaded to wait until it wee over, and is now very thankful that die did. BIG WATERMELON CUTTING. All Records Broken at Boston Tues day Morning. The biggest watermelon catting in the history of the world took place at Boston, Ga, yesterday morning about tan o'clock. The circumstances sur rounding it are nnnsual. The weet- booad train due here at tan forty ran into a loaded oar of watermelons which Was backing into a siding. The engineer and fireman jumped and were not in jured. There was little damage done except to the watermelons and traffic wasonly slightly delayed But the melons flew far and near, and spattered the landscape, affording a feast for the ever hungry, Ethiopian. At the District Conference of the Thomaaville District, held last week at Brinson, Us., the attendance of minis ter* and delegates was unusually large. The pastor's reports show 437 members added to the church since the first of January, and all interests of tlie church advancing- In the; matter of hnsinena methods and organisation, the ohnrch is in better condition than at any time in the history of tho district. $1070.00 has been raised tor Homo Missions and $18- 77.80 for Foreign Missions. Other mis sionary and benevolent interests of tbo church an wall in hand. The sermons, speeches and general discussions wereef high order. Perhaps the most notable speech of the occasion was that of Hon. DuPont Gnerrv, who spoke on Christian Education. He had a splendid hearing in spite of the inolement weather, and delivered to a moat attentive and appre ciative andlence a magnificent address. C. A. Hodge* of Urinron, J. B. Wight of Cairo, E. C. Moecly of Donalsonville and F. O. Ivey of Boston were elected delegatee to the Annual Conference, G. P. Wood of Attapnjgns and I. A. Bull of Camilla were chosen alternates. Tlie following gentlemen were elec ted at a District Board of Stewards. W. H. Barndon, J. F. Evans, Robt. Dekle, Thomaaville: J. D. Weston, Albany; J. H, Fioweri, Blakely; H. O. Allen, Bain- bridge; J. B. Wight, Cairo; F. O. Ivey, Boston; and F. L. Lewis, Camilla. This Board will receive the building lot tan- derod by the Thomaaville Ohnrch and at an early date will begin the erection of a Distriot Parsonage, as a home for the presiding elder. The Methodists of Thomaaville are much Interested in tills movement, as they hava not, until re cently had the presiding elder as a resi dent of Thomasvilte. Tho building of the parsonage will fix Thomazville as the headquarters of the district and the home of tho preshUngoffioer’a family, Rev. A. M. Spreyberry, a reoent graduate of Emory College and a youg man of great promise, was recommend •d to the Annual Conference for ad mission for trial. Mr. Ed N. Wilson and J. W. Hlnea were licensed to preach. The hospital ity of Brinson was unbounded, and the conference proved a moat pleasant and profitable occasion. , NEW STORES. Another Big One- Another whale in the watermelon aea made its appearance yesterday. This is a 74 pounder grown in tlie patcli of Mr. P. F. Daren, near Merrillville, and is on view at tlie Btore of hia brother, Mr. T. B. Daren, on JsckBon street. Mr. Daren says he lias shipped some weigh ing 88 pound*. Tlie Akridge section is one of the bes intlie county and its good citizens are al ways welcome visitors to the county capital. Amonl'tbose seen on Brood street yesterday wqre W. E. Drew, T. M. Wadsworth, Dr. H. W. Howell, R. M. Wadsworth and George Davis, In ths Land of Peaches. Mr. Carl Mitchell, who has been at Sparta, Ga, for a month, has now gone to White Plains and assumed his duties as cashier of the Bank of White Plains. He says: "We celebrated the occasion with a big barbecue which was simply .‘oat of sight,’ after the crowd left the table. "White Plains is a small town of about 600 people, just 20 miles north of Sparta. There are a lot of good people here in this country, and I think the Bank of White Plain* Is a sore success. The peaches that are raised here are the finest in Georgia,and I only eat a basket • day.” Mr. J. L. Beverly Now Building Two on Jaekson Street. Lower Jackson street is reselling np into the upper-air. -There are but few unoccupied space* on the street. One of the hut of these is now being eudovfed with a building. It is slot on the aonth sidd of tlie street adjoining M. Samp son’s store. Tlie building la being erec ted by Mr. J. L. Beverly and will afford two store rooms, which will be used for renting purpose*. S200.000 INCREASE. Remarkable Showing In Tax Return* ofThomafivill* District. Tax Receiver John F. Howard an nounces that the tax returns from the Thomaaville district were footed last night, and that an increase over last year of more than$200,000is shown. This is in spite of the fact that last year returns for the connty were $500,000 more than the year before. This remarkable showing speaks most eloquently for the prosperous growth of the connty. snd indicates a big increase for the connty as a whole. [By It L Rrdlrsrnj Berwick, Ga. July 18, 190i.—We are having heavy rains every day. It seems mach like rainy weather.* Messrs. B. F. Massey, H. W. Masaev and Charlie Massey and Mrs. W- H Redfearn took passage yeeterday on the iron hone for a trip to Albany. Mr. B. F. Massey wilU remalu in the Artesian City for a while. 1 Misses Lain and Bailie McDonald, of Hahira, and Mies Lola Langford of Ar cadia, Fla. were charming visitors in the community last week the gnest of their nnole Mr. McDonald. Contractor Sikes is potting the finish ing tonoh on Mr. H. L. Davis',residence on the western end of Main street. Mr. I. E. Lovett, traveling salesman fora masio house in Valdosta spent the greater part of last week in oar mtdst- At a meeting of tlie town oonnoil lose week, two franchises were asked for.. The Berwick Telephone Eaobange to- be operated by Dr. S. E. Sanctiez of Boston and Geo. W. Beokett, of ShVnn- nah, and the Barwiek gas company for illaminatlug tlie town, aid}, to be opera ted by tlie above named gentlemen. It is hoped that the town authorities will grant each of the franchises, for it is greatly to the interest of the toil3i tcv encourage all enterprise*. Miss Mamie Dekle a charming young lady of Emanuel Co. who ia visiting her ancle, Mr, Geo. Dekle of Ozelle, is •pending* few fay* with Miss Lola ROuntree. Oar farmers continue to load melonr- Tliere seems to be no difference in the loading this week sud hut. Mies Leila Barrow entertained the young people, of Barwlok Friday even ing at a mnsioal given in honor of the) Misses McDonald and Langford. Mr. L. D. Johnson of Pidcook was hare yesterday and Monday securing timber preparatory to potting down a saw mill at Barwiokr Mr. J. A. Barrow made a trip to Boston Tuesday. The Baptist worker's oonferenoo con venes here Saturday and Sunday. Some very strong preachers are expected to attend this conference. The pastor A. J. Taylor, informs ns that lie will pro tract the meeting uoxt week. Mr. Mira Barrett ia in Worth county tliis week toaoliiug a singing school. Mr. B, Beaty and daughter Miss Mag gie are visiting Mr. Beaty’s son. Dr. Jim Beaty, of Jennings, Fla. Mr. 8 E. Strickland is receiving an- conraging returns from pears. Bo wiU ship during the season abont One hun dred and fifty barrels,of pears, which, if returns remain good will net him a handsome profit. THE TALE OF TROUBLE. Tho mills of justice ground sure and speedily at the hotue of trouble yester day. Many cases were disposed of be tween 11 and 5 o’clock The results yeeterday were- Will McDonald, pistol, $1 and costs, Tim Mitchell, liquor selling, demanded in dictment, Mr. Elmore Winn, larceny, demanded indictment, General Hadley, pisfol, $15 and ooets, paid, Aioert Allen pistol, $10 and costs, Sir. W. O.'Ftaney, practicing insdidne without license, demanded indictment, dims. Outre, stealing bicycle, $60 or 8'mouths. Am- •ter Akcrman, assault, 13 months, Wil lie Lofton, 6 months, Oscar Soott and Bill Baker, vagrants, fSO and or o. month*. Acquitted: Mr. BUI Wal Joe Kflbinson, T. Dinen. Nannie Qninney, O. Cumi Edwards, Jake Lovett, C. Jesse Brown. ygH -
