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Hnb South Geovota Iproaress.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1904.
THOMARVILIjE TIMES. VnU *
THOMASVIU.K ENTEBl'RIsE. VoL. 17.
MR. J. L. HALL DEAD.
HOUSE BURNED.
Consolidated Returns
An Old Owner ©f the Enterpriser and
Former Solicitor Die© at Moultrie
Mr. Joseph Herne Loses Home at
Metcalfe, wth no Insurance-
PROBABLE THAT ALL SECRET.
ORDERS WILL JOIN IN
GIVING ONE.
REMARKABLE GAIN IN TAX*
BLE VALUES.
The Figures by Districts For Thomas County’s Tax Returns as
Compiled by Tax Receiver John F. Howard and Tabulated
by The Times-Enterprise.
Mr. James L. Hall, whose death or-
cored Monday at Monltrie aLd Who
was buried„ there Tuesday was well
known In Thomasville.
- Mr. llall was bom and raised
inly four miles from town. He was the
son of D. J. Hall and after receiving
his education at the University ot
Georgia he entered the practice of law
here and became solicitor of this Citi
cuit. For a time he was owner end
editor of the Southern Enterprise, one
of the parents of.the Times-Enter
prise.
Mr. Hall moved to Monltrie hardly
ten years ago. in this short, time lie
gained the same prominence there that
he had enjoyed here. He served in
Metcalfe, Gt , July 3 , 1904.—Tues
day night an alarm of lire was made
while most of onr’citisens were yt the
Methodist church attending the services
going on there. The congregation Will
hurriedly diamiaaed and ait turned out
to the fire, which proved to bo th6
leaidenceof Mr. Joseph Horae.By hard
work practically all the furniture and
furaialiings were aaved except the things
in the dining room and kitchen The
strange thing about the fire is that part
of the family were sitting on the front
porch when the alarm was given and
•eat Year’s Marvelous Re cores
Smashed and a New One Estab
lished. Gain In Two Yeara Is 23 Per
Cent- of Whole. Figures to Be Proa
Of.
Meeting Held Monday Afternoon
' Committees Appointed to Secure
Oeeperatlon of ell Lodgee end Buel-
wees Men.
DlSfKlCT
TliomaavUle
Cairo
Boston
Ochlockonee
Meigs
Pavo
Murphy
Ways
Metcalfe
Spence
Glasgow
Duncanville
A meeting of a number of the repre
sentative citizens ot Titomaavilla was
held Monday at the stable of Gandy
and .MaUette. The meeting wae raised
The consolidation of the tax return*
for the year 1904 was finished Monday
by Tax Receiver John F.. Howard and
Ins assistants. The total' gain in tax’
values for the year was almost ffloo.od-x
This is a most remarkable lucres**
and will scarcely be firoportiiiately im
plicated by any other county In Georgia.
Tho result comes as a pleasant surprise
some of the children asleep in thnliosse
Thomas County. Mr. E. M. MaUette
waa chosen cluiinuau and W. M. Hardy
secretary. v
After a fall disonssion of all phases of
the question a motion was carried di
recting rlieapiwiutmeur of -a committee
to secure the cooperation of all the sec
ret orders of the city in the picnic move
ment. Messrs. L. Steyermauy, Jne
Grant, W. M. Reese and W . P. Gran
tham were appointed ou the committee.
They will urge all the different lodges
to appoint from their membership in
dividual committees. These several
committees are to meet at four o'clock
ou Friday afternoon and perfect plans
forholdtng the'affair, 'they will ap
point HobcommiUees to take charge of
different departments of the work, ar
range an agreeable dato and name
methods of going about the uudertak-
dug- They will report te a nuts* meet
ing to be held ait their call.
Messrs. J. F. Evens, J. T. -Culpepper
and Ralph X«ct were sppoiuied a com
mittee of citizens, not members of the
secret orders, to represcut the business
men at thn_geu«ral committee meat tug.
Tiie Masons 1 and Odd Fellow*, it will
be remembered, were the ones who con
ceived the pieBie idea, and they
have already appointed committees aud
have determined tit at tils' p lan -ehali be
a success.
U is the general idea that the barbe
cue feature be added to the usual basket
dinner. It isafso probable that a brass
band will be engaged ifor thd oectudou
end a number of speeches made.
Everyman, woman and child in
Thomas county will be invited, and such
soother gathering aa this fraternal pic
nic will be hasn't been had in Thomas?,
ville for many years.
BASE BALL AT MEIGS.
Total values
Total net Increase
wore rescued with difficulty. Tho Iiouko
caught froth the stove iu the kitchen,
u hich had been used in preparing sup*
pr£ The ft mount of the Iosh Is not
Liiuvvii. Thtr« ih uo insurance.
to the most optimistic? and too much can-
the state legislature and was one of the
n>t bwKHid iu praise of Mr. Howards
careful uud couseientious work. ,
The exact gaiu wob $594,807. TJfia
treiueiKlous increase couics after ati in
crease of $508,207 lor tho year 1008, and
beats that pbeuomenul Record by $86.100.
The import of these figures is So pj^nas
to need noexplanatiou, but is so fraught
^i(h tidings of the wonderfal ftfowth
awl ptosperity of the couuty as to cause
much congratalatiou.
The figures are as follows -.
Total "White 1004..........$5,247,JOi
“ - •• JSKM 4,7lW4»
White increase 618,332:
Total colored 1004.. ' 403,667
*” 1000........... W7,4«Bt
Colored increase 1004, 76,07».
Total increase 10O1.... m,m
Total polls flKU. 44J6
•• ' •• I1M 4074
Polls increase ill
Total iuoreatw iu.two year, $1',1U2,514V
Tho tux values in 1903 wore,$4;51«,434
Iu 1904 tltuy are $5,650,938, .Thia fa a
total increase in two yearn, of almo.It s»
percent. Tito lnoreaM, fir polls-of. 4il.
raeauz at the lowest estimate an mnmaso-
in population of more than 3000. Tb«
figures are oloquont and will
careful study. In brief their etory is
that Thomax is the most progressiva
county in tho slate, bar none.,
The complete figure* ihowinir the gain
by diatricti will xoon be ready and will
be publishod iu full in tlteee column,.
Cairo’s Waterworks
in this section of the
Pavo Personals.
[My Cary MuUruwj
Miss Marie Culpepper returned to
Moultrie Monday, to (lie regret of- her
many friends at this place.
-Mia* .Viable Paul of Way cross is vis-
ifingtior brother J. C. Pawl. .
Mrs. Geo. Baker of Doth mu Ala., was
called to the bedtJde of her father J. R.
j Wilson Tuesday. We are glad to say
j4to whs improving wlieu she arrived,
j Rev. A. V*. SiuimouH ©r Valdosta, and
j Rider ritohbs of Statesborough, are in
vur town conducting a very Miccesstui
meeting at the Primitive choroli.
, £ Miss Nellie Soiith <ef Thomasville is
visiting friends and ireUtivessmar Pavo.
Mrs. T. -K. Dixou-of Metcalfe returns
ho uit* this-morning. She will be accoin-
, iMUiiml by her mother Mm. C. R. Gro-
msr/io who intends vixitug her sister
i M rs. Hal Mitchki of near .ThomaaviBe.
Mr. I>.P. Harris and O. W. Broaa/'
■ returned from-North Georgia last -Sat-.
t urdav where they have keen visiting aid-
i ativeaund friends.
best kuowu
State.
The deceased was about fifty years
old. His demise has caused profound
rrgret here as well as at Moultrie.
And Other Topics of Interost as
Discussed
BARWiCK NEWS.
Salem Conference Protracted Meet
ing and Other Happenings.
itty It L Yiinlxundlusbeni.)
Cairo-. Ga., July 21«f, 1604^—Mrs.
Newberry ami Mrs. Roberts of Arling
ton are visiting Mrs. C* R. Mouidiu
and Mrs. B. F. PowelL
Mr. Albert Little ot Eatonton *i»<j»*t J
i day or two with hi^fcrothwr Prof. R' i
G. Little tills week, •
Miss Zaehie Crawtord who lias bmi
'visiting the family *nf J. B. Crawford
left f©r Bainbridge Saturday where she
will spend astrort'time with friends end
relatives before setnmingite her hsvue
in Fiorina.
Mrs. Okra. Evan* and -children who
have been visiting Mrs. -fi. A. Lindsay
and brother, returned to their -home in
J^keoftvilla, utfew dayx ago.
The Messrs. Wight who have iw»utly
bored«« Ariesiau well for their own
<zmade ■ the town a proposition
under which we can have w small
waterworks,plant andtffre proteotion in
tlis bafliness dfeftrigt. ffhe city -council
lias tbs matter under adviseasent and
wiUdeoide-at4he next regular meeting
on Tuesday night the Slkk inst.,
whether -or mot. to sreept tlie ^roposi-
Susina News Items
tlty H. M. H.'iK’li)
Wo begin to think that Mr. W. M.
Hardy ii true to his name in returning
to Thomasville safe anti whole aft or Ills
experience at the 8t Louts exposition,
aud convention.
Mr. EraestBrlmof Herodcame tlowr
t* visit friends last Tuesday.
Mrs. K. L. Brown returned to.^hsr
r heme In Macon last, Friday. She was
1 tnoompnoied by her sister, Mrs. I-izzie
3. Blackehear, who will spoud. soverul
weeks in that city.
Mr. M. M. Mash of Metcalfe came
' over Oo see us last Saturday. His saw
mill on the Ward place lias been out of
repair for several months, aud it is his
.intention to have the necessary repairs
male at oaosb so he can resume sawiug.
-fudge and Mrs. H, ’V. Hopkins of
'tnHonuuniUt’came down, to their conn-
■By home Saturday afternoon. Judge
tbrotrght eutslown a oopy of tlie Anqtral-
; .ten Ballot Sill as paased by the Aoaem-
thiy, dor-oar perusal.
Mrs. W. .D. Gwgltney, and herneioe
Daisy Lee Gwollney, have beeon spend-
lug an'enjoyable four weeks visit at the
drome of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hines of
Miooosahic, FIs
The tragic death of Mr. Drew Gwal-
siey, who was killed iq a railroad aed-'
Mx. G. L. Branch
of Wnighara w»s in our town Saturday
visiting relatives.
lUst Nora Williams of near JWnro
will taturu Friday Mm Otter Greek
Fla.-where-ehe lias bsra'visiting her els.
ter Mrs. Fisher.
Mr..Hugh G. Food,-cashier of tlie Bank
of ilavo is-on joying a Week at mtsc hi*
oidJiome, OartemvUle
Mr. O. T. Beggs, -saiesmaa far Seal*
Drug Go. at Waynaow la at home ona
raeatian ot ten daps.
Geo. W. Obestaat, representing the
Times-Enterprise waa in town psater-
day.
Messrs Cary audiH. K. MeGraw. Miss
Mahle .Faol and Mies Leona Hora. .at-'
tended services at Berwick Tuesday
night.sod heard a noble
vision amongst tlie halts to the estate
of Mrs. Martha Slater. Mr. Stan aland
speaks amusingly of Ida experience
whilst surveying part of the property
which it in the Ochlocbnce river swamps
aud aftaost Impenetrable.,
Mr.JMnrry represehtlng,tlie Deering
Machine Oo. and Mr. Hansel Oonereuem
down Thursday. Mr. Murry 'came.te
put up tlie Deering corn harvester aud
shredder which Mr. R.. Whitfield had
purchased from tne company.
Tlie farmers say we have had too
much rain which hie caused, cotton, to
Whlgham and the Thomas County
1 Town Trying Conclusions.
(tty J. A Heer,.y.t
An interesting game of ball wee
played on tlie local diamond between
Whlgham and M^ige last Thursday, re
sulting in the score of Id to U in favor
of Meigs. Tlie game wee interesting
from start to finish.
‘•daliT-i
end by Rev. Christie of Valdosta.
Mr. Xsither Barerick who holds si po
sition, in Moultrie, is spending tide week;
with Ids parents.
of her son. Rather than have the earn
ga to oanct the company oampromind
by paying the sum of two thousand
In cite Asst part of
the gaaae Whigfaam was iu tbs lead.
But later the batting eyes of the home
boys opened, and they did some nice
batting. Mo aquabbling ooearred. The
Whlgham hoys were friendly, and
seemed to enjoy their visit.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Clower
Brock near thia place died Monday
night and was buried at Midway ceme
tery Tuesday afternoon. Rev. J. A.
Gone conducted the funeral rites.
Mr.- C. G. Battle of this place is a
genius in more ways than one. He
keeps a borberehop in this place. He
has a neatly written sign on the wall,
"Ho credit.” But eomettmss the boys
forget to bring along the proper change.
On the opposite wall he has tacked a
large piece of pasteboard with the name
of the customer and amount of his in-
debtedneas.
Mm. J, B. A oilman spent Tuesday in
Pelhami <
A game hat been arranged forThms-
day flat st Whlgham. May our boys be
Ttetorteua. A crowd of ladies win go
from here with the boys to help them
shed its fruit.
The protracted meetiug at
the Hew Ochloobnee Baptist church
caaro to a clow teat Sunday having last
ed a week. The Rev. Charles Hall, the
will cram bate ben tkte afternoon.
Mr. B. Beaty and daughter Hire Mag
gie, retarned Mooday from Jennings,
Fla., where they have been visiting
Dr. Jim Beaty.
Mr. G. W. Ohesnnt, the clever repre
sentative of the Timee-Eoterprire passed
through, Berwick Monday. .
Rev. D. H. Parker of ^Boston, at
tended the protracted meeting here to
day. /
Mr. L Cochrane Hunt, president of
Young's Female OoUege, left Tuesday
afternoon to spend a mouth at his home
in Richmond Ky. He has dooespiendid
work for tbs ooUege and will return in
ample time to make all arrangements
for the opening,
Hr. and Mrs. Lee Heel, Mire Sadie
Flowers, Mite Bama Evans and Messrs
C, N. Neel, Edward Jsrger andRhett
Pringle formed a delightful party that
picfdoed Tuesday afternoon at Bine
Mr. A.1I. Wateen yesterday contrac
ted with Mr Henry Arnold for the erec
tion of a handsome -cottage. The heme
will be boilt at the edge of town, next to
I ho Finn gtaoe, Ogoatx. It will be one
of the prettiest belonging to any res
ident of lihomaaviile, and will oost
$10,000. The house will be one story in
height and of a unions style of architec
ture. Plane for building will be carried
oat at onoe, and one more will be added
to the list of ThomasriUe’e beautiful
the lute pastor. In spite of the inclement
weather, were indefatigable in their fl
efforts, which resulted in the addition
to the church member, of Misses Grace D
E. Beach and Bessie Hall, and Mr. Gas *
Bell. h(
m
Mr. George Hall and Miss Ada Wor- a|
rolls were married at this place last u
Monday morning. Mr. 8. H. Beach, J.
P.'tied the matrimonial knot. The
bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and
Kra. Joseph Worrells who reside two n
mils* north-east of Cairo. The groom ^
issue of oar indutrioue young tenners, n
audit the sou of the late Mrs. M. F. th
Benton. We wish tlie young .oouple M
very much happing* in their wedded
life.
Onr county enrreyor, Mr. A. J. Stun- ar
aland, oame down Tuesday to survey ti e no
Slater plantation preparatory to itsdi- tu
V' . - ; V .V;
mills had eeve&l hired fellows, among
them Williams, of Thomasville, whom
the looala were not willing for the vis
itors to play in the box. Camilla
would not agree to cut Urn out; so
Revival serviow will commence at
Pieros Methodist church, near Cairo,
on Tuesday night, the ^h. The pastor
will be assisted by Rev. L.W Walker
The pubttj oordilly invited to attend.
I $3,197,014.
$356,650.
660,689.
182,294.
! 506,166.
38,827.
i 347.850.
39,681.
338,573.
47.702.
212,86*1.
32,383.
134,652.
88,596.
131,697.
19,022.
101,116.
89,762.
6,965.
78,669.
28,208
71,54(5.
4,050.
