Thomasville times-enterprise and South Georgia progress. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1904-1905, August 05, 1904, Image 12

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MONDAY
August 8,
IB/B. $.««*.)
Dr-tW. H. Watkins ran down to Mon
tioello on Mornlar night's train on bn»i
An,old name but a new sale,
Onr Mr. Churchill is now
> in the Eastern mar-
t kets purchasing
. goods for the
’. ; ’ ooming ,
season.
*•' We
need the
• room, not going
pack up any summer
stuff, going to sell it We
depend on our prices to do it.
Here arc a few of Them
Good 7c fancy lawns, been telling at
5e during sale, yard 4c
lOacd.ia 1-3lawn's, tale price....'/ 1-a
IS and 8<i c bwlties, Lace Stripe
ghilegoods,etc loc
Bleaching, yd wide 7c grade Sc
lo yards, good jc check homespun,
sale 43c
60 inch Bleached Table JDanutk yd 25 c
IS inch (i yd duality, mercerized
Table Damask T;c
-Counterpanes, large enough for any
double bed, one kind, marseilles
finish, 81.14 value, for 89c
SUMMER CLOTHING
AOIve Away Price-on all left.
EXAMPLE.
ur $7.50 suits for $4.39
■ne table all kinds,
worth upto $2 choice 75
Men,s Brogan Shoes 89c
Men’s Elastic Brogans 99
LADIES SLIPPERS
Close at 49,99 and $ 1.49
MEN’S FELT HATS,
Ewo lots, values worth up
to $1.25, choice 50c
'Those worth up to $2 $1
A valuable present
for every dollar
traded
Misa Maggie Stringer, left for Cairo
on Sunday, where she goes to enter the
millinerj bntiueM,
After spending tome time with her
grandparents at Ozell, Misa Nannie
Monroe returned home Saturday.
Among the Hnnday visitors from onr
town were Measrn. H. C, Copeland and
J. C. Connell, who spent the day at
OeHocknee.
hue. Crowder, of Tallahassee, who
fot some tinio has been visiting friends
Oere,|left for her home Monday, ac
companied by Misa Allie Montgomery,
of Oclilockneo.
Mr. Charles Bead, of ThomaaviUe,
was here Monday conferring with the
school authorities concerning the teach-
ing of the school both the ensuing year.
Some time since some of pur citixene
subscribed to a course of leolure and a
free library to be given by the Aldahest
System nf£Atlanta. Friday night was
the date for the first lecture to be given
by Mr. Fearse. A' large house gathered
bat no'JIectarer came and alf turned
homeward debating as to the came of
the disappointment.' Saturday a tele
gram waa received by tlie managers here
asking that the date be placed for that
night but enoh being impracticable the
company waa notified to cancel all con
tract#. And so stands onr prospect for
the present.
The (annual revival eerricee at the
Baptiat church ore to begin next Son
day. We do not know what, if any,
miniateriallhelp the peetor, Kev. T, A.
White, will liaye, bat wo predict for
the attendants preacliln# of a high
order.'
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AU
THORIZE FORMATION OF
MERRILLVILLE DIS
TRICT.
Llnee of Pavo District will ha Some
what Changed. Committee Report
ed Favorably on Bridge at Hadley'i
Ferry. Bilie Ordered Paid and Rou
tine Business Done. .
Leap
Year
1 Sale.
Postponed until later in
- the year for various
reasons.
A. F.
Cfaurchwell
I r & Co.
$ STARKE CORI.ER.
THOMASVILLE, GA.
New Idea Patterns for fall
aow read};
Petition for Charter.
GEORGIA—Thomta Oonnty :
To the Superior Court ot said county:
Tho petition of M. M. Cooper, James
Gribhen, Jas. B. Brown, L. Steyerman.
F, W. Boyer, W. L Mclntire and W. C.
Snodgrass, all of said state and coanty,
respectfully ahow:
1st. That they desire for themselves
and tlielr associates, successors and as
signs tobeoome Incorporated nnder the
name and etyle of the ThomaaviUe Elks’
club..
2nd. The term for which petitioners
ask to be incorporated la for twenty
years with the privilege of renewal at
the end of that time.
3rd. The capital (took of the corpora-
Hon la to he $6000.00 (Five Thousand
dollars) divided into si lores of $10000
(One Hundred Dollars) eaoh. payable
in monthly Installments of $2.00 (Two
Dollars) each. Petitioners how ever at
the privilege of increasing the sold cap
ital (took from time to time, not exceed
ing In the aggregate $10,000.00 (Ten
Thousand Dollars.)
4th. That more than 10 per cent, of
told capital (took of $6,000.00 haa al
ready been actually paid In.
6th. The object of the propoecd cor-
potation la to promote the social inter
course of its members, and to baUd and
to *"-i"r»i" on Elka* olnb in Thomas-
vlUeGu. Petitioners desire to exercise
the usual powers, and to do all usual
necessary and proper note which per
tain to or may ha connected with the
erection and maintaining snob an insti
tution, as herein specified. To have all
the right# and power* provided In sec
tion 1862 of the civil code ot 1826 of
Georgia, and to have the right and pow.
er to borrow and loan money and to ex-
eente all necessary notes and mortgages
or security deeds and other instruments
ot writing to evidence such loans anil to
aecnre the some.
6th, Petitioners desire that their per
sonal liability may be limited to the
amount of each individuals unpaid stock
subscriptions If any.
th. The principal office end place
of business of the proponed corporation
will be ThomaavUle,;Ge.
Wherefore petitioners pray to be mode
a body corporate nnder the name and
•tyle aforeeaid, entitled to the rights,
privileges and immunities and subject
to the Uabilitlee fixed by law.
M. M. Cooper, James Gribben, Jas.
B. Brown, L. Steyerman, F. W. Boyer
W. I. MacIntyre, W. O, Snodgrass, pe
titioner#. . s
July. 7 1904
I certify the foregtfing tobe a true
copy of original now on file in my efflee
T J. W. Groover, O. E. O.
‘July 7,1101.
Thoxabyiux, Ga Aio. 2, 11104.—
Board "met in regular meeting all pres
ent.
Minutes of the last meeting read and
approved.
Petition for change of rood as peti-
titionedtor by Gandy, Halette, and
othera and reoommended by road com-
.missloners, ThomosvUle District granted
upon terms of petition.
The foUowing report was mode by
committee on building a bridge at
Hadley’e Ferry. "Yonr committee to
whom woe referred the petition to erect
a bridge at Hadley’s Ferry beg leave to
report that they have examined the
premises and find It practicable at a cost
of from $600 td $700, and would recoin-
end that petition he granted so soon as
proper arrangements can be mode with
Decatur county.
W. A. Pringle
H. O. Copeland
J. Q. Bryan
Report adopted and ordered pub
lished. '
The foUowing report of Commission-
era appointed to lay out the new district
of Merrillville waa read and approved
and ordered published:
“We, the commissioners
pointed to lay off and define the
boundaries of a new militia diitrlct to
be known as tlie Merrillville districc do
make-tliis ai onr report accompanied
with the plat certified to by (he coanty
surveyor:
Beginning at tlie aoutli east corner of
lot No. 128 of the 1.7|h district and ran
nlngthonce north to northoast corner,
thence east to southeast corner of No.
916, tlienoe north -to Air Line public
road, tlienoe northeasterly along sold
public nmd to where sold road inter
aeots the east line of lot No. 261, thence
north to Big Creek thence westerly
along aoid creek to where sold creek
enters the Ochloekonee River, thence
itherly down said river to where
■old river croeeee the weet
line of 102, thence south to the
southwest corner of lot No. 106, thence
east to storting point.
0 A. J. Owens,
D. W. Murphey,
- A. Way, Jr.,
Commissioners.”
The followiug resolution was onac-
lmonaly adopted by the Board.
Ad*Way Jr„ A. J. Owens and D. W.
Morphy who were appointed at tlie July
termjof this court, commissioners to lay
out, andjdefine llnee of tlie new militia
district to he composed of a portion of
the Ways, ThomosvUle and Morphy
districts, laving filed their report In
wliiali the establishment of the new
district Is reoommended, sold report
having been approved by the board, it
is therefore ordered that said new ml
Utla iltetfict be estabUshod, that a cer
tified trsiuaript'of the proceedings la
reference thereto he at onoe transmitted
to thelGoTernor of the state and that
proceedings be published in the Thom-
asvitle Tlmee-Enterprise for 30 days as
required by law.
E. U. Smith.
Chairman, Board of Commissioners
Roads and Revenue*
Dr. L. B, Bouclielle, county physician,
and commissioner Bryan, report in fa
vor of placing Charlie Brooks on pauper
list and allow him five doUare per
month. Report adopted.
Dr. Bonchelle reports no sickness at
jail or poor house, at the latter one hoe
died of consumption.
L. B. BonclieUe, M. D.
To the Commissioners of Thomas
County:
We, the undersigned residents of both
Pavo district and also the proposed ad-
dition to sold district, pray, that we be
grouted said addition to said district,
the oddities to consist of all that part
of Way# district nortti.of the Coelidge
road from Pavo running by John Li.
Martin'# and east of Big creek:
M.D. Bedfeorn. B. O. Reese, D. O.
Bakes and othera. On motion the
chairman appointed A. Way, p. W.
Murphey and 0.0. Baker relay ontan'd
report on change of districtline os peti
tioned for above and report to tie
Board.
Bridge Sapt. was instructed to have
peceseary repairs made on bridge ne. r
E. O. Redfearn’a over Piscola creek at
once; also to repair road at foot of
Grooms bridge over Ochiocknee river.
Action wae deferred on the claim for
damages made bj Floyd Howell dk Cc.
* On motion, Sheriff Might was ordered
paid $62-66 on his bill rendered at Jnly
meeting of this Board.
UOXTHLY "report "Or JOHN t. PARKER
TREASURER.
For month ending July 31 1904.
RECEIPTS.
From balance on hand as per
lastreport *3894 37
Citation.
GEORGIA—Thomas Coanty.
To whom it may concern: G. L.
Daren having made application to me
in doe form to be appointed administra
tor upon the estate of P. F. Daren, late
of said coanty, notice is hereby given
that said application will be heard at
the regular term of tho'Court of Ordi
nary Jf or said oonnty, to be held on tlie
let-Monday in Sept. 1601.
Witness mf hand and official sign*
tare this 1st day of August, 1204.
Wm. M. Jones,
_ Ordinary.
$3894 37
DISBURSEMENTS.
For building and repairing
court house, jail, bridges,
ferries, and other public im-
provements 339 54
For Sheriff’s, jailer’s, and oth
er officers’lees... 346 91
For bailiffs at court, non-resi
dent, witnesses in criminal
rases, servant hire, station
ery, and the like 33 00
For jurors at court 48 00
For support of the poor of the
ounty *°7 58
For other lawful charges 53
Cash—Balance on hand 1 <ff> 31
$389$ 37
Respectfully submitted.
. John F. Parker
County Treasurer
The following bills ordered paid:
E. M. Smith *5 °°
W.A. Pringle.. v... 5 00
If. C. Copeland 5 00
J.D. Barrow S 0°
• Q* -Ptyan W 5 00
Judge C. P. Mansell 83 33
oe Callaway.......... ... 15 00
L. 13. r.ouchclle prot. services to 00
. S. Montgomery
E. Brown 600
Gordon Hattiway pauper 5 00
P. A. Adams, pauper 600
E. Carter, pauper 5 00
Redden Carter, pauper 5 °d
P Haskins, pauper
Mrs Wright Warscot paeper... 5 on
H Godwin, pauper 5 00
So. Bell Tel. Co 10 50
Mower Hobart Co 260c
W A Fuller, lunacy.. 75 3U
E M Smith, freight 1 9 s
Jno. Sampdclle 5
ice and Electric Light Co 74 to
J
L Floyd.
T Stewart
Western Union Tel. Co
Elders Stable
W H Burch A Son. wood
Coleman & Adams.
2 50
6 21
1 20
6 00
■ 00
4 10
Chat. Gandy, inquest 16 00
A J Stanaland, Surveying.... 25 co
Willard.Bean, Bridges 3 00
W H Sanders, Lumber 1 J*
Robt. Hamilton, IWood 5 00
W M Jones, Lunacy.. 2200
JW Groover... 1 41
West Disinfecting Go 13 5«
Sapp Haidware Co. 2 40
D O linker 8 92
W A Pringle, pauper supplies. 5 53
T J Hight, fees 21
T J Hight. Jail fees *48 30
W T Woolford *6*
W T Bugler !<»
W B Singletary, lumber 16 06
T Groover & Son. Lumber.. 6 55
T Pittman & Son. Poor
House ...
A | Oumbest, Poor House....
_ F Parker, Com
B Singletary,Bridge Supt. ....
Chat. Brooks, pauper
Owens, Murphy -nd Way, New
District
TS Copeland, lumber'...
R J' Beasley, lumber
T J Hight, June bill 62 66
B Eason,lumber 4 34
Board adjourned.
J S Montgomery P. M Smith
Secretary
30 46
10 60
11 60
129 60
5 00
30 00
4 59
23 98
Chairman.
.Executor’s Sale.
GEORGIA—Thomas comity.
J|jr virture of an order of the Conn of
Ordinary of said eoautv, will be sold at
public outcry* on (be first Tuesday in
September; 1904* at the court house in
M^d-eoonty, between tlie legal hours of
sale, the following real estate situated
in ^lomas countv, to-wit: A certain
lot in city of ThomaaviUe, Ga., being on
west side of Crawford street, between
Smith Are. and Fletcher street, lying
between lets of Ifrs. fTarrocks on south
and Mrs. Massey on north, said lot har
ing a frontage on Crawford street of 79
feet, north side being 316 fee;,south side
174 feet and rear line 60 feet, according
to Mc8wain surrey and known in said
surrey as lot No. 2, and haring thereon
a 7 room dwelling. Terms cash.
This 1st of August. 1904.
W. B. Webb,
- Executor of will of Helen P Foote,
Property pointed out by E. M. Mai*
lette, Agt. * 8-6*4
Application for Guardiim
GEORGIA—Thomas coanty.
To all whom it. .may concern.
Emma J- Groover having made apj
4ion forgnardinnaliip of the personi nd
property of C. F.-, Edna, -Margaret \ nd
Katharine Groover, minor cluldren' of'
O. p. Groover, late of Brooks conn!
deceased, notice is hereby given
said application will be heard at my
fice at ten o’clock a. m. t on the h
Monday in September, 1024,
Thia Jnly 18, 1901. Wm. M. Jones
8-6-41. Ordftn
Ad Valorem Tax.
* Constitutional Limit,
A PROCLAMATION.
By Hi« 'Excellency, Joseph 'M. Terrell*
governor of the State of Georgia.
Executive Department. July 27th 1091
Notice.
Application wilt rufmaae to the lion,
R.JG. Mitchell, Judge of the Superior
(Mart Southern Circnir, at, Chambers in
ThomaaviUe, Ga, on the 10th day of
August, 1204, by Janiei O., Richardson,
gaardian for Owen p, Richardson, to
sejl for reinvestment the following
property: AU that tract of land lying
and being in Thomas county, Georgia,
described as foUows: benuded on the
north by lands of Mrs. Clarke Watkins;
east, by lands of D. A, Groover; south,
by lands of E. O. Nelms, and west, by
lands of T. C. Stanaland, and in the
Thirteenth (13th) district of said county,
beluga part of lot No. foar hundred
and thirteen (418) and containing forty
(40) acres together with all tlie rights
and privileges thereunto belonging in
fee simple.
The said land beiug tho property of
the uid Gwen O. Richardson.
The reason for said application being
tliat said guardian resides without tho
limit of Thonu^onnty and is unable to
properly lookflfir said property, and
that tlie expenHoior keeping It up will
soon exceed the value of the property
tself. 7--1546.
Mrs. J McR. Williams left yesterday
for her home in Macon. She lias been
the gnest of her father Mr. C. T, Sm
art for several weeks.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
Hi Rind Yon Have Always Bought
Booh the
Sguatoroof
T. N. HOPKINS,
Attorney-at-Law.
Office 104 Upstairs Broad Street.
ThomaaviUe, • Georgia.
M?ney to loan on Thomas Coanty
1 OT Beal State at 7 percent annum
Guardian’s Sale,
GEORGIA—Thomas County.
By virtue of An order of the Court o r
Ordinary of said county, will be solu at
public outcry at the court bouse door in
the city of Thomasville, Georgia, bn the
first Tuesday in September, igo4, be
tween tbe usual hours of sale, a one balf
G) interest in the following real estate,
situate in the town of Boston and countv
of Thomas, towit:—One lot on corner
of Main and Jefferson Sts., fronting on
Main St. 30X90 feet with one story brick
store building tbereon covering lot.
One tot fronting on Jefferson St., Bos
ton. Ga.. containing one acre more or
less, write a five (3) room dwelling hou?c
thereon, bounded on tbe Northhy Jeffet-
son St., on the East by E. R. Whaley.on
the South by Rev. D. H. Baker, on the
West by wN* Forster.
One lot fronting on Stephens St., Bos
ton, Ga., containing one acre more
less, with a six (6) room dwelling bouse
thereon, with servants house, bounded
on the East by Stephens St„ on the
South by H D Philips, on the West by
Baptist church lot, and on the North by
Tackson Street.
One lot in Boston. Oa„ fronting on
Green Street and A. O’ L. R’y contain
ing one-half t J )acrc more or less, bound
ed on the West bv Green Street, on the
North by Levi Hayes, on the East by
Mrs, Missouri Horn, on the South by A.
C. L. right of way.
Also ten (10) acres of land, Lot No. -—
fronting on the Thomasville and Boston
public road four (4) miles west of Bos
ton Ga, cleared but not under cultiva
tion.
The sal? continue from day to day be
tween the same hours until .all of said
property is sold. Terms CASH.
This 2nd day of August 7904.
‘ J B Brooks
8 $-4t * Guardian of W J Brooks.
Whereas the General AssembU, at
*ts session in 1903, proposed an amend*
ment to the Constitution of this State, as
set forth in Act approved August 17th,
1903* to wit:
Section i. Be it enacted by the Gener
al Assembly of the State of Georgia*
Yba; article 7, section 1, of the Constitu
tion of this State, be amended by ad
ding to said section tbe following para
graph, as paragraph 2: I be levy of
taxes on property for any one year by
the General Asseptbly lor ail purposes,
except to provide for repelling invasion,
suppressing insurrection, or defending
the State in time of war,shall not exceed
five mills on each dollar of the value of
propery taxable in the State.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, Thai
whenever tbe above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall be agreed
to by two-thirds of the members elected .
to each of tbe two houses of the Gen
eral Assembly, and the same has been
entered on the Journals, with tbe yeas
£hd nays taken tbereon, the Governor
shall, and he is hereby authorized apd
instructed to cause said amendment to
be published in at least two newspapers
in each congressional district in this
State, for at leas* twomonihs next pre
ceding the time for holding the next
genera! election.
Section 3. Be it further enacted, That
tbe above proposed amendment s,hall be
submttted for ratification or rejection to
the electors of this State at the next
general election to be held, after publi
cation as provided for in the second sec
tion of this Act, in the several election *
districts of this State, at which election
every person shall be qualified to vote
wuo is entitled to vote for members of
the General Assembly. AU persons
voting at saia election in favor of adopt
ing the proposed amendment >to the
Constitution, shall have written or
printed on their ballots these words:
For ratification of the amendment to
article 7, sectiou 1, of the Constitution
of this State* so as to limit .the levy ot
taxes on properjv fer any one year by
tbe General Assembly to five mills on
each dollar of the value ot the property
taxable in the State, except for tho pur-
pose’of repelling* invasion, suppiessing
insurrection, or defending .the Scat- in
time of war”; and ail p»rsons*eppo*ed tt
the adoption of said amendment shall
have written or printed on their ballot
the words: “Againstatic ratification et
tbe amendment to article 7, section 1, of"
the Constitution of this State, to as to
limit t^e levy of taxes on property tor
any one year by the General Assembly
to five mills on each dollar of the value
of the property taxable in this State, ex
cept (or the purpose of repelling invas
ion, suppressing insuinotion, or defend*
ing the State in time of war.” And if a
majority of the electors qualified to vote
for members of the General Assembly
voting thereon shall vote for said
amendment, then shall said amendment
become a part of tlie Codstitution of this
Stall.
Now, therefore L Joseph M. Terrell,
Governor of said State, do issue this my
prociumation hereby declaring that th»
foregoing proposed amendment to the
Constitution is submitted tor ratification
or rejection to the voters ol tlie State
qualified to vote for members of tho
•General Assembly, at the general sloo-
tion to be held on .Wednesday, October
5th, 1904.
By the Governor: Joseph M. Terrell,
Philip, Cook Governor* ^
Secretary of State.
8-5-tdi
Rcglstratlen Notice.
Registration (or County Primary will
close August the 9th. Office at 00ur?
bouse XhomasTille, Georgia. Respect
fully, . P. B. Heath,
*6t- x Regiat