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TBOMASVILLE ENTERWnsfE. VOU 47.
TaOMASYILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 1904.
New Series, Vol XV—No. 1.
Oldest in STAte.
124 Year Old Man ©the Near Cool-
Idga. Otl^orNows
(By R. iB.'SeSmllh.)
The protraoted'services at the Baptist
church contiatte to grow in interest.
Mr. BraTtohSlugletary, county bridge
builder wasTttire Tuesday.
Her. Mr. Wells of Thomaaville, m
also here OO'Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. »W)k Pope is confined at home
with fever.
Mrs. J. T. Kelley is visiting lier sifter
lire. Gw. Kelley, near DiUou who is
quite Sick. ;
On Wednesday of last week Mr.* Han-
risen Hancock of near Bay was happily
married to Miss Lula Allen at the resi
dence of her parents near hero, Rev.
■H. B. Nesmith officiating, TMirmany
ifBrnds wish for them a long and pros-
;perous voyage over life's HO a.
Mr. Cliarlio Moncrief, brought in the
tflrst bale of cotton to theObblidge gin-
- nery Tuesday but it is But yet ginned
e'and we cannot yet »oll the price it will
"bring. The staple is opening very last
»' and hands to pick are in' demand.
Mr. P. E. Murphy i*placing material
! for another residence,' Which will soon
lie in course of-erection.
The many friendsof Mrs. Sabie Crow
wife of Dr. W.'H. Crow, are glad to
see her able to be out again,after a very
long attack of eiototicss.
Mr. Will Minims and Ids ostimable
wife are reoout atMillous to llie citisen-
ship of Coolidee and are welcomed at
their home Just opposite tlio Baptist
church.
Perhaps'the oldostiuau in the stale
lived justla^ow* CooUdge, whew he Jied
n iow dare ago. We speak of old turtle
Allen Kush, colored. He lias been a
citisen of Themes cemuty for a number
' of yeifrs, perlmps nil of his life as we
have been n ukbln to get ids birth plaCo
or his owners names, during slavery.
Boston Page.
A Buay in Our Sister City lh
BRATtiVes* and Society.
^ [By rt, i). Jordan.}.''
•X. O.Jbns*. representing li. L.‘Rhode*
4&'Go. ’wholesale milliners qif Atlanta,
was interviewing oar milliners last
'Week.
•Mika Mamie Parker, Who *has been
visiting friends in Savannah, returned
’home last week.
Mrs. Wilkes and daughter, of Bar-
wick, were in our city last Thursday
spying out the land with'a view of loca
ting.
R. W. Adams, wiKV'ha* been taking
injhe eights at the •World’s Fair for the
past two weeks, ii&s'&turned home safe
and sound.
Mrs. Nettie StttfcJ and daughter, Mits
Eva, who havo beet) absent forborne time
visitiug friends 'And relatives at Bacon-
tpn, returned hffiiio last Thursday.,''The
return of the lrttfer, has made one young
man happy.
This scribe%ith a large contingent of
young folks, - amongst whom were Mr,
and Mrs. Jrsf Parramore and Mrs'. Rosa
Blood, participated in a most delightful
entertainment given by Mr. and Mrs. J,
G. Taylor*’at their bcantifal home on
north Green street last Thursday even-,
iug. ThC host and hostess did all in
tktiff po*er to render “us” young peo
ple happy, and they succeeded fully lu.
their:efforts. We participated in many
amustfif and interesting plays and teto*
a^et^fe ti&til summoned to repair to
aubtherroom, where we were featsed on
nice Refreshments to our satiety. As tlio
wee^mali hours drew apace, we wore
admonished that the time had come to
bid host and hostess good night, which 1
wtfhdnctantly did, feoling that we woro
indebted lo our entertainers for one of
! thfc most pleasant evenings spent iii a
teng time.
- o~—- -ww ... ji Mrs. T. W. Lewis who has boon visif-
He had.resehec|,, utJ .. four yca ^ r — - x
’tarifltf erlitoXjOl this paper, 'ami nuin
hereof Tiiftrp&fiviUo citizens will re
member liis^csidence near the ,line of
Colquitt aut^Tliomas.
RD-BY^M ER R1LV1LLE.
Cotton ZPloklnp And Fodder Pulline
Employee Farmers’ Time.
(By J. N. Donaldson.)
Oar town is np>v on joying the advan
tage of a double $ai!y mail service that
(m quite an ampri)t;einent over the old
tervice.
The farmetaliu.^iis vicinity are quite
( busy trying io sav^.foddor and picking
„ cotton. The reoonfc .heavy rains have
v retarded their progress considerably.
Messrs. Charlie ,au4 0» B. Johnson, of
.Patten, came ov*r a^d. spent the day
.§unday the gaestaof .Mr. and Mrs. K.
JE- Young.
,^!r. James MbGad^e,.. of Coolidge,
a visitor here Sunday.
Mr. W. S. Sherrod, ,pf Pavo, was
ehakjiig Hands with bU .itjgiiy friends
herej^onday.
Mr* 4 0. T. Cummings left; Saturday
for Tbqpasville to visit lifer pj^ents, Mr.
and Mra .. John Estridge.
Mrs. A$aie Duren moved Frjffay to
her old homestead, just below TQgraine,
We regret,;q lose such a valuable, citi
zen, but our 'oss is Touraine’s gain.
Miss Mifctte Gandy, after saver?!
weeks visiting, relatives and friends, left
Sunday evening for her home in Thoan-
asville to the regret of her many friends.-
Mrs. A. G. Shelter, of Thomasville,
^pent the day Sunday the guest of her
.sister, Mrs. W. R. Lunsford.
Tto protracted services, which have
been in progress at the Methodist church
for a week, came to a successful close
Bunday night with six additions.
.Miss Lacile Alcorn spent Saturday
aud Sunday here, guest of Mr*. C ,H,
Alcorn.
Mr. and Mrs. Alcorn, of Sunset, at
tended services M.tfw Methodist church
here last Sunday.
r ‘ . .. , ' ' vfli, Cordolu. Arubl
and other places r(\ ^ ^
.peek. y
*J- party of ladies MdckgabBomen chap
evened by our good . Marshal, W. W.
Barney, not feariag ar^alts, betook
t themselves to the Itomoof iiMr. W. J.
iBurney some 4 milee -uortju, of Boston
:la$t Wedne»day'aftorBOOU'4o.rob some
innocent bees of tfceir. hard earned
aaccharine goods. W.henisaid party re-
turned the result of tlie.ltip.vwas, a large
qo^itityof nice honey, with a few
stings interspersed hert^ and; there in
•differpnt parts of their anatomy. Ai
report a most delightful time.
Mis^Essie Taylor gave an entertain
ment ,to a bevy of her friends last Thurs
day .evening at her homo in North Bos
ton in Jionor of her friends, Misses
Fraukie^iud Mabel Folks, two pretty
aud interesting young ladies fnum Way-
cross. It. was a most* pleasant ami re*
cherclie .Affair. The young people en
joyed the ^casiou hugely and tt .was
with regret^that the hours sped so rap
idly and .Uptime came so soon for the
separation ££d the baying of #ood
night.
Frank M. Justin, of Dixie, was
visitor to Bjostpa last Friday and while
here was the igiest. of Mrs. Allen and
family in west Boston.
Mrs. J. J. Paft&more aud Mrs. T. B.
Barrow left last .-Saturday for White
Springs, . Fid., ,tp be gone for some
time.
surronr.dings regarding lands in this
section with a view of locating,
Mrs. Uhlraor and Mrs. Byr<L of Mou-
ticello, Fla , were in the city tast week
the guests of Mrs. Janie U. Sanders.
In the death of Rev. W.Ifi. Mumford,
originator and founder of the Georgia
Industrial Home, located at Macon, the
state aud church have kst-a great and
good man an<f the question naturally
arises, who will take his place? The
work in which he has eugaged-and for
which he gave his life, was a ftrtfkl ami
noble one and stamps him as a 'plplau-
thropistand benefactor of no ordinary
character. What he understood he did
with his whole soul, amkhe brought ail
of his energies of *bc A miud and body
into the work. A noble heart has ceas
ed to beat, his tired body ha* been re
leased from pain and his soul is at
peace. May his mantle, -like -Elijah’s
fall upon some Elisha.
Mrs. Fred Feltlmw left last- Saturday
for Camilla to visit relatives.
Miases Varuadoe aud Marie Carter, cf
Patten District, visited Boston last Sat
urday and while here were the guests of
Mrs. J. D. McCalium at her cozy home
on-east Jefferson street.
Mrs. Lula B. Clark marshaled together
a small legion of Boston’s young folks
atner -home on east-Jefferson street last
Friday evening and- gave them a most
delightful reception. Said gathering
was gotten up to. pay homage to Miss
Eloise Collins,-a-beautiful and accom
plished yonug Indy iron» Valdosta, aud
Mr. -Hay wood-•Banuett, a brother ot
Mrs. Giark, lately returned from a 3
years enlistment in Oncie tituA fight-
iug-forces and who was recently tlis
charged at - Fort Ban ancas, Fla.
vVo learn • tlnough our “fair” rt- J
,[KMtcr ^.hat . the ccckhou wttiTh
fraught will} juiupombunduiicq of
ure, and tliose who failed to attend,
were deprived of one of the most inter
esting events which go to make up the
NOt-ialsideof life.
Remember the Thomas county Sun
day Softool Association which convenes
in Boston Saturday aud Sunday Aug
27th and 28th. Everyone who lias the
cause at heart must come and get their
friends to come.
Miss Lilia Forrest., who, has been
teaching school at Meigs came home
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Hattie 0. Massey of Tifton Ga
'is visiting her sister Mrs. W. N. Har
man at her home in East Boston
Miss Kate Morrow of Quitman is vis
iting friends in Boston.
Misses Florrie aud Bettie Stanaland,
who have been visiting their aunt, Mrs.
John Spuir at Melrose, have returned to
Edgewood their home in north-east
Boston greatly to the delight of their
many friends.
fi SPLENDID 8ITE.
Trustees Buy Strawbridge Lot on Gor
don Ave. For City Hospital.
The trustees of the City Hospital yes
terday purchased the Strawbridge lot,
on Gordon Ave., opposite J. S. Bailey’s
home, as a site for the new hospital
building. The price paid was $2,000.
The lot contains 3 5-2 acres and will le
a splendid site for the hospital.
It is a spacious . tract, ' well-wooded,
high and dry, and is in every way adapt
ed for the purpose intended. It is in
the best residence portion of the sub
urbs and is convenient to all points.
Sufficient funds are on hand, and will
be raised to erect a creditable building
and in the near future Thomasville will
have a oity hospital to be proud of.
STATESBORO NEWS.
All Quiet .After Burning of Two Ne
groes by Mob.
T * States boro,' Ga., Aug. 17.—Everything
uquioc -today aftor the trouble and ex-
citcmeut .yesterday, which brought
death by burning the two uep/n'ts,
Reed and Cato. The oourt has »vlhu in-
ADDS TO STORE.
Mr.' S. Steyerman Will Build a Fifty
Foot Addition.
Mr, S. Steyermau has material on the
ground for a fifty foot addition to liis
store on Broad street. The addition
will be a continuation of the pretent
building, and of the same width, built
of brick.
It will be used by the Steyermau Com
pany in their business. On the first of
November the company wili give up
the room next to the National Bank now
occupied by the grocery and supply de
partment, and these lines will be contin
ued in the new room. The old store
room has already been rented to another
Arm,
SWEEPING VICTORY-
Thomaavilie Defeats Madison Thir
teen to Nothing on their Giounds.
Madison, Fla., Special to Times-En-
terprise by long distance telephone.)
ThomasviUo's base ball team came up
to all expectations aud defeated Madison
to-day by the overwhelming score of 18
to 0. The battery for Thomasville was
Maynard and Dickinson, for Madisor
Andercon and McClellan. Maynard
pitched a fine game fanning thirteen
men and yielding only three
hit*, Anderson was pounded all over
the lot. Pate and Groover both made
homo rims. Davenport pitches Thurs
day for Thouiaaville. There is great
iiiterest iu (he games.
RewD.'H. II. Bryant of Jefferson
"i -wWraed to
J.O.WMJierhomoto L»„t Wi*
iiLioa ,'od r lttst.Jraiiitet, > ^ hatiocim
ili.n Emma Duuiols who lm« Imunio-
TREATISE ON PECANS.
Mr. J. B. Wight of Cairo Issue* Pam-
phlet on the Subject.
Mr. J. B. Wight, of Cairo, is ono of
the best authorities on pociui culture in
nil Georgia Mr. Wight [has made a
clow study of the pecan in all its phases.
jonmieg. at.W,hi to Springs Fla. for some
time returned homo last Suuday.
Elder Head of Doerun Ga. pastor in
change of Antioch chyreh, filled his reg-
uUr.appointment lust Sunday preach
ing to. a largo congregation.
Mr«. 8. W.,Brook8 and baby, loft last
Tuesday a..w. for Jfoultrio to visit her
sister Mrs. .Dr..Everett Daniel. Mr. S.
W. Brooks accompanied them as far as
the city of Pidcock.
K.C. Milligan J r ., who has been st j more -“ * si<1 will follow.
stanliiy-, Busiomm, I'ollego-at Macou. j
taking a course in bookkeeping lias re | TO THE SEA
ert.'tho f>otiryoffi/ji«lfl have gone mU the J ii uow jug of his familiarity with the
attorned to HA'a.i^VqiiJ
/its usual
H Js rnmored here that the house of
Handy Bell, ono .of tlie negro susjwcts
who was released from jail last oveniug,
about soven miles from hero, was seized
last night by unkuowu iiersous. One
hnndred.-shots were fired and ho was
killed, it is also declared Xhat an or
ganization has been formed among the
neighbors of the late Henry Hodges
which will exterminate all implicated
by Road Jji liis statement. . About tweu-
ly five negroes left Here today, and
sttJjtects, a great many people are con
stantly writing 1dm for information and
advice. Dq order to more satisfactorily
answer the iuqddvpfivMr. Wight has is
sued an excellent monograph mxjwuans,
It is iu pamphlet form and well gotten
up. Any subscriber to the Times* En
terprise may obtain a copy by writing
Mr. Wight at Cairo.
PROGRAM.
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CON
VENTION AT BOSTON
Convention to be Held on 27th and
28th of August. Many Excellent
Speakers and Subjects Have Been .
Arranged. Delegates Names Should
be Sent In.
The first annual convention of the
Thomas County Sunday School Asso
ciation, to be held at Boston on Sacnr- -
day and Sunday Ang. 27tl» and 28th
bids fair to be a great success. The
Boston people have taken hold of 4t en
thusiastically and are preparing to en
tertain the convention in the hospitable
way that is so characteristic of Boston.
Entertainment will be provided for
all delegates, and it is earnestly reques
ted that tlie secretary of every Sunday
school in the county send the names
of his school's delegates to Mr. ^
Parramore. Delegates must be elected
next Sunday in all schools where they
have not hlrendy been chosen and their
names sent to Mr. Parramore at Boston
not later than the following day..
v Those in charge of the wprk have
announced the following program, and
any one acquainted with the (speakera
will acknowledge it to be a most excel
lent one
Saturday ^dqfping.
4 11:00—Devotional exercises, led by
Rev. E. B. Witherspoon.
11:15—Address of Welcome Rev, H,
O. Jones.
11:4(5—Response “The aim of the
Sunday school and of this convention,
W.#. Boswell,' Meigs
, 4 Saturday Afternoon. *
- tefifl vfrwreHonal Exercises, leT by
Rev. D. H. Parker.
a:lo—“Tho parent’s responsibilityI M
Rev. Alex W. Bealer. »
3:40—“The tcaclmr’s responsibility,**
J. B. Way. •
4:00— “Cooperation” of the parents
particularly, J. J. Parramore.
4:40—“The Graduate” J. Scott Hunt-
Judge Add WayJSr., the dispenser of
justice in the Patten District was in
Boston last Saturday and while here
waa the gnest’of D. McCalium
hisxwter, at her home.cn east Jefferson
street.
A card from Mrs. Maggie L. Wade
who is sojourning at Clayton, Rabun
County, Ga., for her health, which has
been greatly impaired for a Jong time,
reports her condition very much im
proved, of which wc are glad.
Mr. Fisher, of Griffin, Ga., waa here
week prospecting situation *nd
turned licittie to assist Ills father iu liis
warehouse and cotton business.
Air. J. G. Taylor lias accepted a i>o-
sitiou with J. i. Panranwro aud would
bo glad to have his friends call on him
when in need of furniture, wagons or
buggies. Should yon need a nice burial
outfit when yon leave .tiffs mundane
sphere,|he can supply yon. .Give him a
call.
O. L. Austin, an old antebellum cit
izen of Boston but now of Moultrie was
transacting business in our .city Mon
day andfTnesday.
T. J. Hi?ht, sheriff, was iu Boston
last Tuesday looking after official bus-
ness.
Moaos T. Kingsley of Brooks county
was in ow^ity last,Tuesday selliug .cot
ton and trading with our merchants.
Bro. K. knows where to sell his cotton,
Mr. aud Mrs. Emerson Lovett of
Sparks who liave been the guest*of Mr.
and Mrs. 0 H. Canon. Mr. and Mrs.
P. W. Leak and otbaf ivlatives for sonic
days left for their home last Tuesday.
n our previous letter we reported Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Jones and Mrs. J. W.
Jones at White Springs Fla. w hen it
should liave read Indian Springs Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Carson left last
Tuesday p. m. for White Fprings Fla,
Mgny ThomasvilU People Excursion
ed there Wednesday.
Tho red letter day of the year among
both professional aud occasional excur
sion goers is the oxenrsiou to Savannah
and additional interest was given to
Wednesday’s because it was the last of
the season.,
Oue colored youth said “it looked
like there is a million people here” and
that describes the crowd who were
waiting when the train polled in on
time from Bainbridge. {Several hundred
people were on board, and 225 more
boarded the train here, so tlie majority
of the million were lookers on.
Almost half who went were white
people, and the Tliomasvillc delegation
took possession of two cars. Though
the day wu* one of tho hottest of the
year they settled themselves comforta
bly, and proceeded to take things easy
tor the long journey. Among the promi
nent people oq board, were A. Bennett,
John Stegall, T B. Daren, W. E. Daren,
A. Rosolio, W. Fefnberg, H. Feiuburg,
Dr. J. H. Coyle, John Coyle, Jr. Ben
Shoenig. W. L. Bibb, Early Alderman,
Dr. W. S. Brown, Dr. "W. W. Jarrell,
Clias, Read, Ivey Lewis, J. G. Patterson
and others,
Bowling Alley Gone r
The bowling alley w’ldch has been in
operation ,on Broad street for several
months waa dismantled yesterday. Bns-
inert has been good, but the novelty had
worn off tho sport, and the proprietor
bltuke* himself »nd his pins to greenor
Helds whore dimes rain more freely,
Miss Lillie Williams left yesrerday
tor Qaitniau
Mr. Joe Goldberg left yesterday for a
visit to New York.
Miss Jessio Bontm returned to Och
looknee yesterday. t
Mr. aud Mrs. John Grant are enjoying
a few days at the sooshore.
W. a, May. of the Quitman Adver
tiser, was in tlie oity yesterday.
Misses Minnie Williams and Annie
Lake are taking an onting at White
Springs.^l;
Mrs. J, O. Royal and son, returned to
Savannah yesterday after a visit with
Mrs. Royal’s father, Mr. SA' t W, Mal
lard*. y '/r
Saturday Night.
8 ^o— Devotional Exercises led^by
Rev/» J. M. Rnuldn.
8:1|5—" What ooDBtitatos a good^ra.
4»riij|(endent,” Dr. 3. S. Gaulden, Quit-
mui.i
8-.t<9~"How *o vary the program,”
W. E. >Surith, Attapulgng.
8:-i6~Orgaui7.|iti 0 ii »iid election %at
officer..; ,
Sunday Morning.
8:30—Devotional Exercises, led bv
Kev. C. R. Jenkins
8:46—“How to overoorae tlie difficol*
ties of »teacher,” J, H, Merrill,'
10:16—“How to question,"J. S,Searcy.
10:30—"What the Honday scliool is
worth to the world,” J. M. Dekle.
11:0O—Address by Mr. R. B, Rqppard
of Savsnuah.
Sunday JAtemoorf.
3:00—Mass meeting for the children,
R. B. Reppard and Mrs. Ed F. Oook,
There may possibly be some few va
riations from this program, bnt in the
main it will stay as outlined. Mr. Rep.
pard is one of tho livest Sunday school
men in Georgia, He is not only a thor
oughly sincere man bnt is a charming
talker. He will probably take the put
of "export” throughout the convention.
Everybody from all over the county
is cordially invited to attend.
Hon Fondrien Mitchbll returned from
Atlantaiyesterday. Ho is not well yet
from his'Jsickness, but is considerably
improved.
Mrs. S. M. Ball has purchased through
M. Mallette, the real estate dealer, a
lot on Washington street between Oak
and West street and will immediately
build several tenant houses on it.
Young Man Violent,
Mr. Hugh Gordy it confined in the
Jail here awaiting trait next week ^tij
the charge of lunacy. Hr. Gordy is
from Oeldoekneo and is a most excellent
young man. It is hoped that hia trouble
is only temporary aud will soon yield to
treatment at tlie State Sanitarium.
Mrs. Ella Mallette, Mia, Kellie and
Miss Annie Pringle, and Mr. E. M.
Mallette leave at eleven o’clock tide
morning for St. Lotus where they
spend two weeks.
