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I -Hnb Soutb Georgia {progress.- I Jlldl/d W VI t.ina <TttOMAKVtLLK TIMER, t V u. * 1 JJno TUOMABVlUbB ENTEKPJtl-SK, VOL. 47. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. New Series, Vol XIV-r-No, 52. , AT A RATIO OF 18 TO Thomasville Headed Pelham at Bali Playing Monday- Revenge is Bweet! It was easy; in fact, a cinch. The Pelhamitea reni, vedi, 4 *ricid” cuce upon a time bat Monday from the time Hopkins pitched his first I .all until the long, tedions slaughter was over the visitors were at the meioyof Thomasville. From the size of the score, a person who wasn’t “op” would hardly suppose “mercy” a fitting term. In order however that they might seem children justified of charity, the locals allowed the one run to be made. This proves the Pelhamites are not wooden men. all. The team brought down yesterday f^om Pelham was very much the same one which defeated Thoms svillo in the ^sad scaled days of early July. On this account the revenge is made, bat the sweeter. Nobody will begrudge the Thomasville players their statement that Pelham’s last stage was better than her first, “not that they played worse, but that we played better” says Manager -Grant—and Manager Grant is a truth- ltd man. The old stand-bys made up Thomas ville’s team. Will Hopkins delivered the goods. It is not amiss to state that Dodie Williams had a chance to receive most all that were delivered in his di rection. He received them too; he doesn’t know how to refuse. Will Bibb .plajed first and ran bases 4iko ■chicken chases * June bugs. Pelham wants to prosecute him for larceny after trust. They trusted he could' uot get to oecond an i ho stole home. All the boys played ball like Colonels. Will Watt at second, Groover at short,Linton nt third and Palin. Flemming and Remer McIn tyre in the field, hod hands like tar buckets and bats lilio wagon tougues. Mr. Ardis MoDoufcnld presided as am- pir^, and there was no body who ques tioned his fairness. The Pelliamites- are clever boys, and Thomasville gives them a glad hand, winning or losing. MISS LAURA JONES New Millinery I Business to Open Here Next Month. BURIED YESTERDAY. The remains of Bliss Sarah Chastain were laid to rest yesterday afternoon on Laurel HilL Miss Chastain wss the daughter of Mrs. Hardy Chastain and a niece of Mr. Juo. T. Chastain. 81>e has been an in valid for many years,* and just four weeks-ago she was'sent to the sani- o&rium at Milledgeville, where she ooold receive better attention. A can cer, which had been steadily growing for days and days aft last proved tstal, and the spirit from a pitiful frail body winged its way to the dim unknown just at daybreak Monday morning The body was sent home and arrived here yesterday morning. Ik waa taken to the undertaking par,ora of Herring & Herring, and buried from there at three o'clock in the afternoon. Miss Chastain’s father died several years ago, but she is survived by her mother. Mr. Artie Stuart went to Atlanta yes terday. Miss Jessie Ban tin retnrned to Och- locknee Monday. Mr. Rydon G. Mays is at home again prepared for the busy season. Mr. Sam Brook; came over from Bos ton for a short while Monday. Miss Blanche Carroll left yesterday for a four weeks visit to Lumpkin, Mr. Sam Lovell, of Boston, transacted business in Thomasville on Tuesday. Miss Mamie Bottoms and Mr. and Mrs J. G. * Tuton left Monday for St. Louis. Mr. and Mis. Tuton are from Jesup. Miss Laura Joues will reenter the millinery business here about the mid dle of September. She leaves this morn ing for New York, wln>ie she will pur chase a full stock of goods. Miss Jones was in the millinery bus iness in Thomasville for some years, op to u'Short time since, and she is inti- matfly familiar with tl»e needs of Thomasville people. She will prepare to cater exactly to their needs. Miss Jones will occupy the store formerly used by the South Georgia Progress, and at present by Messrs. C. M. and E. H. Smith. ■ Miss Reddick to Marry. Mrs. J. H. Reddick, proprietress* of the Piney Woods hotel at Moultrie, has sent out cords announcing the engage ment of her daughter Miss Bessie tc Mr. John Newton Onsley, of Mcrves The wedding is to take place at Moultrie at thn home of Mrs. Reddick on evening ol August 10th. . Miss Bessie Reddick has taught for 6evoral years in the Thomas county schools and is one of the best known and most popular of all the county’s teachers. Mr. Ousley is a soil of the former presiding elder of this district and a splendid young man. MAD DOG KILLED. c. • • Seven Foot Rattlesnake Put tq the Lillies near Suelne. SHOOTING* AFFRAY. Heard Shoots Crawford Near Merrill ville. Other News. OFFICIAL CALL. .Executive Committee of Sunday School Orders Convention. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Thomas County Sunday School Association was hold here yesterday in the office of Chairman J. H. Merrill, The committee accepted the iuvitatiou of Boston to hold the annual convention there on .Saturday and Sunday August 27th and 23th. plans were laid out for making the convention a success in every respect and a committee appointed todraw upa program which will attract people from far and near. Each Sunday school in the county will be entitled to one delegate, and for additional 60 scholars over the first 26 one delogate additional will be i-eated, Every Sunday school in the county, whether under the jurisdiction of k church or uot, Is urged to send delegates. The program will be announced in a few da; a. Mr. R. L. VanLandingham, the T.me,- Enterprlee representative at Cairo, and Major of the Syrup city, waa in town Monday on bis way to Macon. Bepreaentati.e John R. Singletary who haa been repairing political fence, in Cairo tor a few day., pawed through the city Monday on bin way to the Cap itol. Mias Annie Pate of Albany ia the at tractive goeat of Mile Marie Dokle. Site waa a viaitor iu ThomasviUe laat rammer and her many friends pleased to «eo her again. Miaa Lon E. McNiece, a luuidsome young ladyof Camilla waa in. town for several hours yetterday the guest of Mils sfiUie Bottoms. Miaa McNiece was on her way to Lake City, Florida. Mr. T. 8. Vinson came home Mon day. Hr. Vinson haa been away tor several months. He attended the Con federate Reunion at Nashville, and afterwards passed a vacation in other parts of Tennessee. Jndge J. W. H. Mitchell heard a case yesterday from Boston. A sleek look ing, well fed negro named W. M. Lind- say, was being prosecuted by a negro woman for larceny after trust. There seemed to be nothing in it, and Lindsay wftl be permitted to roam the haunts that know him nnmolestee. (By S. M. Beach) Mr. William Miller of Thomasvilte came down Friday to fix some machin ery at "Satina.”/ Peter Harris, a colored man driving from Thomasville last Tuesday killed a rattlesnake seven feet long near the eleven mile post. The skin ia now -1)11 exhibition in Mr. 8. M. Beach’s store. County Commissioners E. M. Bnutji, W. A Pringle and H. C. Copajlgnd went down to Hadley Ferry last Tnes- j day to ^talk bridge with the Decatnr commissioners. A thirty-six mile bog. gy ride on a roasting iiot day is nc pleasure, and although it was done iu their line of duty to the county, they undertook this work with the same seal as if it were their own private business. ' Mr. J. M. Blue/.shear Jr., John and Will Thomason returned from week’a visit to Panacea Springs last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs E. , T . Dickey went to Thomasville last Thursday. Thursday evening one of Mr. A. H. Mason!, valuable honnds'died suddenly. Mr. J, B. Talbot, the overseer at "Susi na,” was mystified by the suddenness of the death, and suspected poison. ' He carried the dog to 11 r^ J '-C. Schwencke, the well known veterinary surgeon of Thomasvilte, who made a postmortem uxumiuullou, and pronounced the causi of death gastro-enteritis. Mr. uud Mrs. Joe Worrells of Cairo eatiie over last Sunday to spend 'a. few days with their daughter, .Mrs, George Hall, who.recently became a bride, Misses Annie Lon mid Hattie Black, shear went to Thomasville last Tlturs. day in response ,rv the so!lcitatio > i of that city's merchants expressed iu their advertisements in the Times-Enterprise Miss Grace E. Beach Is spending a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hen ry Mitchell. Mr. and Mn. A. R. Sessions went to Thomasville last Thursday. . Last Friday witnessed a mad dog scarce here. One of Mr. J. M. Castle' berry’s dogs had been acting strangely, and finally began to ran aronnd biting everything It met. Mr. Castleberry sat np all night watchlDg for the dog to some home, and in the early honrs of the morning he came tato the yard, and immediately Jumped on one of the docks. Being satisfied that the dog was daugej roos, Mr. Castleberry killed him and al so hit other two doga, one of which had been bitten. Mr. Will Bannerman of Climax, Fla., and Mr. J. O. Harvlu came np from Ia- moala last Sunday to call on friends. Mr. Bannerman it in the employ of a firm in C’.imax who have nix hundred acres of shaded tobacco and three hun dred acres of cane. MONTICELLO WINS. The Home Boys are Put to the Bed In 8low Geme. The Monticello and ThomasviUe sece ond teams played a game of ball yester day. It ia called a gome by courtesy. The ground was wet, that is, until the ball soaked np all the moisture. Dur ing a large part of the game it was ac tually raining. Everything was soggy, and tile playing particularly. Monticello again got tire best of a bad bargain. The youths with the “T” on their shirts couldn’t score but ten times, while the lads from. Florida made an nnlncky thirteen. It looks like the Monticello Juniors have the Thomas- ville seconders hoodooed. It hasn't been mnch more than a week since his tory was mkde whicli yetterday repeat ed Itself. Tbomaaville’s battery was Walker and Jones and McIntyre. By .) N I lent, I,Ison On last Hnnday about noon, ont at Dopbou & Co's., lumber mill about 2 1-2 miles Northeast of here, a shooting af fray took place. Will Crawford was shot by Will Heard. Crawford fell asleep during the forenoon, and while asleep someone tied both Ids feet togeth er and when he awoke lie began to abnse the one who had tied him. I^eard, be ing angered by tiie vituperations of Crawford, proenred a double-barrel shotgun, and going to where Crawford lay after being untied, fired upon him. Five of the shots took effect iu Craw ford's ankle and fleshy part of Ids toot. The wonnded man was brought hero for treatment. Dr. D. 0. Montgomery gave the neceisorySnedicalattention.' Up to ' ids writing, wei have heard cl no ar rest. Merrillville continues to improve. Messrs. Tusuer and Turner are having their storo painted white. Who will be tiie next to follow pit? Miss Pattlo Gandy retnrned home Tuesday afternoon after a week’s visit with Miss Frankie Carter. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Lanier left Tues day morning for Indian Springs where they will spend a week or so resting and recuperating. Mrs. Lizzie Bassett of Trilby, Fla. was tiie guest of 'Mr. and Mrs. J, W. Wilson a few days last week. Miss Mittie Gaudy cume np Wednes day afternoon to.spond a week with rel atives and friejjds, ^ The protracted services j»t Big Creek cnurch still continue with a great deal of interest. The ordinance of baptism was administered to seven on last' Sun day morning. Mrs. Ran. Vann of near Patten is vis iting her sister, Mrs. Young. . Mrs. 0. A. Alcorn spent the day In Thomasville Saturday. Mr. J. L. Green paid Thomasville a basinets call Satnrday. Mrs. P. F. Daren returned home to day, after a visit to hor brother-in-law, Mr. Reno Daren. Mr. and Mrs. Alcorn of Bunaot wero guests of Mrs O. A. Alcorn Sunday. Mem. O. L. Daren of Meigs and T. B. Daren, of ThomasviUe paid ns a bus iness call today. Mr. J. O. J. Lewis of Thomasville was here one day laat week buying cat tle! OCHLOCKONEE. Locale From the River Town. Who Cornea and Goes. (By A. W. Logtie) Farmers are calling for cotton baskets, and soon we shall he in the midst of tho fleecy season. Messrs. Bollock Bros, will be fully equipped to handle all tile cotton that may come to their ginnery just aa soon as their brashes arrive, which they are looking for every day. Your correspondent has been away for two weeks visiting bis father and mother who ate residents of Ashbnrn. We saw fields after fields of cotton that was Inst beginning to bloom and a good deal tliat had not bloomed yet. We saw one twenty-five acre field of cotton witli fully one fifili dead from black rot. Rev. C. R. Jenkins assisted by Revs. A. J. Quuttlebaum and W. H. Massey have just closed a two weeks revival meeting ut tho Methodist church. Mitchell Bollock, yoongest son of Mr. G. M Bollock, is visiting here this week. Mrs. 0. F. Singletary who has been quite sick for tiie past week is rapidly improving. Rev. J. P. McCann of Barwick was a visitor here last Sunday. Mr. J. H. Anderson is spending the m-eek.in Nashville transacting impor tant business, while hit family oro visit ing the fdinily of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Anderson of the Rose Hill settlement. Mr. Emory Palmer of Camilla was the guost of Mr. J. H. Anderson yesterday. A special meeting of tho Ochlockonce school board was called Saturday after noon and tho old question of a now school building was again resurrected. A petition wag drawn np and signed by a number of citizens asking the city council to donate $150.00 towards the building. Miss Johnnio Connell of Metcalfe re tnrned home Monday after having spent a few days with Miss Beatrice Hay. The yonng ladies had a delightful sea son and were lothe to separate. Misses Mablo and Hilda Stephens will leave this week for a visit to Dothan, Ala, and Brinson, Ga. INCREASED APPROPRIATION. Well Informed Teacher Olsons tea the Matter. Barwick News, Fodder palling and ootton picking will entertain the fanners now for a season. On next Sunday there will be regular ■errioesat the Methodist church. The meetiogs may continue daring the fol lowing week. DISAPPEARING. Old Coeat Line Depot Will 8oon be Forgotten. V .To Vashtl Home. Ano3pAittl6 girl, twelve years of | Gouge and Tnmboll did the sending age, has beeq taken into the Vashti and receiving for the visitors. ' Home—Rosa Kalianowitz from St. * — Lonis. These little onee come to us with Mr. W. M. Quinn, Whigliam’s post little wearing appaiel. Ont of yotr, one of the most prominent bundance make a free will offering io men of the town, is visiting his brother, these little one# in His name, <*• ®- •W® 1 ) Tiie last remains V tiie old Coast Line depot are being removed today. The new depot is almost entirely finished, and a large force of liands was at work yesterday on the destruction of the old (and mark. By night only the remnants of a shell were left, attesting tiie “el oqnence of decay." tween the track now farthest east and the platform of the new depot. / As soon as these side tracks are completed, even the old platform will be torn swFy, and the lost vestige of an eyesore will be gone. Mr. T. J. Brandon, a well known gen tleman from the Miccosukle neighbor hood, waa » Wednesday visitor.' Mrs. W. M. Reynolds left today for Dawson where she will spend a few days with her sister. \ UNEXPECTED CARRIAGE. Mr. Cy Heeth Hat Wedded Mlse Eva Mallard. / A story of great luterert became pub lic yesterday, It waa that Mite Eva Butler Mallifd and Mr. Oy Heeth had been quietly married nt the home of the bride in .Spartanburg, 8. U., on last Thursday. Mr. Heeth left Thomasville for Spartanburg a week ago yesterday, and before leaving lie confided to a few In timate friends that he wss leaving on a pleasant mission, bnt few of them thought him serious. It developed yes terday though that he made good his word on the very next day and tliat he took his bride at once to Asheville on a bridal trip. Bftrwick, Ga., Aug. 3., 1904. Messrs J. A Barrow and B. C. Keaton spent Sunday in Wliito Springs. They report a p easant trip. The old saying ‘.‘if it rains the ffiri t dog day, ic will rain every day dories' tiie forty days” is being tested and m far hits proveti^truH. The rain was very iieavy at Barwtok yesterday and Sun day. Miss Essie Blitcii of Tifton was the charming guest of Miss Ellen , Barrel - Saturday and Sunday. Barwick and Pavo played a game f t ball here Suturdav. The score was Si to 20 in favor of ihe home boys. Til l \ Favo youths took the, defeat pleasantly. Miss Stella Jones of Camilla i» spend-/ ' ing this week with her sister, Mrs. B. V Keaton. Messrs. J. W. Thornhill and W. M. Robertson and Mrs- J. B. Rountree went up to Doeruu Saturday to attend the annual meeting of the Primitive Baptist clmreh. They''returned Mon- day. Cotton is oponing and tho busy season will soou be here. ‘ Messrs. T. A. Famhrougli and Joe Walcott returned Saturday from Hamp ton Springs after a ten day s outing. Mr. Editor, we endorse all you said' tn Sunday's Issue in regard to tho pub lic school system. It- is generally admit ted tliat oar public school system can be greatly improve*"} However, no one. realizes the ueed of a batter system as tltf the teachers iu the common schools. The law once provided for quarterly payments. Under tliat law the teaohere were paid quarterly. The legislature la* tbr thought the teachers needed prompt er payment titan that, and inlpursuance ol their desire to help tho teachore, on acted a law to pay the teachers month ly. This law lias never been In force. It had the effect, however, of stopping quarterly payments and since tijen the state promises to pay the the teaoliere when the money becomes available. Consequently tiie teachers get one ball daring the first six months of the year and the other half in' February of the following year. So it is-this yean Teachers who worked faithfully during the public term of five month* last spring have received SO per cent, of their salary and the remaining SO per oent. Will he paid in February IV f. Now to remedy this oondition will require only on increase in the appropriation of the pablio school fond. The law is alright it the state had the money. _ ' \ i ADDITIONS AT GREENWOOD. Money to ba Turned Loose by Col. O. H. Payne. Mr. H. N. Stanton hoe begad the execution of a contract for baildiug some important additions to the main resi dence of Col. U. H. Payne at Greenwood. The additions will be of briok and wil afford employment for a considerable force of men for several months. Tim servants’ dining room is to be enlarged, a bay window to be buUt.to one of tin: main rooms and other tilings of more or As Miss Eva Mallard, Mrs. Heeth has less importance are to be done,' The •eor Die frequently yislted Thomasville. and has, addition will extend to the second story . / re. She is a daughter I * n< I needless to say will be well hosts of friends here. She is a daughter | of the late Mr. and Mrr. O. W. Mallard. built, and a niece of the ThomasviUe branch of tiie family. She made her home witli her grandmother, Mrs. Butler in Spartanbuig Mr. Heeth is the son of Tax P. S. Heeth, and a more highly ed and honorable boy woe- never in Thomasville. It is probable that the young people will make their homd ' Mrs. J. E. Royal with her eon is the guest of her father, Mr.: lard. . Mr. B. A. Alderman, of Pine visited ills son and grandson' either in Atlanta or Spartanbuig, Mr*. Burts and children ^ who have been the guests of Mrr, O. C. Hall, have eft for their home in Columbus. nesday. ■hife-i. j! . Boston yesterday to of the Sunday mittee,