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. W%8 TIMES-ENTERPBItSK. XHOMASVILLE, GjiOBGIA. AUGUST, IE Wi MOTION OVEHAULED. In Case of Hcpklnsva County Com missioners tor Now Trior. Jcdge Robert Mitchell Monday crannied a motion for new trial made by the defence Id the cate of Hopkins to County Ocmmlaolonen of Thomas, It will be remembered that this com aMooets dieallowed the bill of .Col. T, S. Hopkins for certain moneyt claimed aa doe him for services rendered oonnty aollcltor. Col, Hopkins entered anit and obtained a judgement In the -Jkptil term of the auperitrcouit In 1908. Amotion for new trial made by tbe county at that time waa overruled. 11110 cate haa el nee then Rone to tbe Su preme court twice cd a bill of ex- caption and haa both timea been thrown out, one time however, with direction. The motion overruled Monday by Judge Mitchell waa tbe flftlr atop in the Tory complicated ladder. It is under- •toed that one more appearance will he made by the (ount/before the Supreme oonrt at their October term that will be tbe leet ditch. The continuation teems to reit on whether the lollcltor la Riven by law 8B.C0 for every earn tried by him, in ad ditlcn to the 8b.00 allowed him for -^drawing the bill of indictment. Thr amount involved it tome (OCO with in terest ctill accruing. The cue haa been long drawn ont and itia to bo hoped teUlbment will toon be arrived at. ■IL STANLEY SUED. Libel Suit Filed Agelnet Meeen Suej- & Jnase College Men.Ksf' | Dispatches from Macon tell of the filing of a aoit In city court agalnat G. yr. H. Btanley, proprietor of Stanley's Butineu .(Slide and nntll a few —-months] ago a prominent cl then of Thomasville. The libel snit was brought by W. L. Timmerman of Stockton, Ga. charging Mr. Stanley with damaging Ms reputation and aaklng 810.CCO in compensation. Timmerman ia a yonng man 21 year* of age, and nntll recently waa one of fiat. Stanley’* students, Be clajma that on Angnat 2, Mr. Stanley in the pteaence of three other pertona [oliarged him with meeting an Incoming atodent at the Macon depot and of improper oondnet with her. The young man al- Jrgea tliat tbe chargee are falte. ‘ Those who know Prof. Stanley are well nware of the tact that ha takea a deep intereat in the moral ae well u mental wcltareof hi* students, anil that he koepa a cloao watch over tikilt. com duot in and ont Of aohool hobrt. The ctoeumatancea aa related in the new* paper* are very suspicious, glnd theae fact* make tboee who know tlie parlioa concerned, confident that Mr./ Stanley'* ohargu were justified and ttyat the rail •will come to naught. / able one. At the cloae' of the war he waa In Savannah lor a ahort time, and while there joined the Methodiet church. He wu received Into membership by Re'. A. M.^Winn, n former pastor at ThomaeviUe and one of the charob’a moat aaintad men. Rev. Winn ia 'still alive bat is on ihe superannuated list, and ia in feeble health in Cotumbns. * Mr. Chisholm came to ThomatviUe in I860. Prom that time until the pre- sent he had bben in the railroad btutfueas He wu freight agent fdr the Atlantic Jk Gulf and the Plant System and solicit in* agent for the Atlantic Gout Line. Be was for thirty five yean » steward in the ThomuviUe Methodist Church. Every Sunday morning he greeted the member* of tbe gathering congregation at the ohorch door. Tlie memory of hit cordial weloome and warm hand clasp will long linger with many vlsltore and regular attendants of tlie church. Mr. Chlsholmn married Mis* Adelaide Evansand four children blessed their nnlon.^They, with bis-sorrowing wife sanrivehim. Tliey are; Mrs. Frank VcRee and Mr. John Chisholm of Kin. derlon, Miss France* Chisholm and Mr, Tim Chisholm, of Thomuville. All hearts bow with them in their heavy affliction. SOLDIERS CHOSEN. The Fortunate ones who Will Maks the ManaeeaaTrlp. At the regular meeting of the Thom MVille Guard* last night the boys who are to make the trip to the Manasua military manuvera were olios s. They will form pan of a provisional oompauy of fifty men under command of, Capt' Brown. A lien tenant and seventeen men from Bainbridge and a lieutenant and thirteen men from Valdoeta will complete the company. Thamseville’e twenty will go to Albany during ti g first week ia September and from there to the Virginia mountalni. They will spend ten day* theredrawlngregnlar pay and rations from Uncle Sam. The lucky score of man are: BEARGEANTS. Dickey,P E McNeil, J H Stone, Raymond'' Mallard, Herbener Pollard, Roht . CORPORALS, Reynold!, J B Fox, O L r MR. JOHN CHISHOLM. Fused From Earth Suiiday Art*moon - and Waa Laid to Rest Tuesday, On Sunday afternoon tlie aoul of Mr John B. Chisholm passed from this worth into the rest of Paradise. Tlio sad news wu not unexpected for he had boon critically 111 for several days. His death cast a pail of sorrow over the community where ho lied lived] so long and was so well beloved. There wu universal mourning over Ids demise. Bt Ms genial bearing, unselfish Christi- - unity, and unostentatious good works fas had endeared himself to all. The TV bole town line suffered a distinct loss. A good man bu gone and we shall not goon see bis like again. Hiatnneral was held Tuesday morning St half-put nine o’clock from tlie Metho dist church. It was conducted by Bev. K. Read, the pastor and Rev. Ed F. Cook, the presiding elder, Interment laurel Hill eeqiotcry and the *lJEJFpallbearer*were Messrs. Jas. F.Evans < ' J. E. Robison, Raifford Robison, John W. Bonnell, W. A. Pringle, J. T. Cob -pepper, E. M. Smith and W. E. Thomas ' of Valdosta. Mr. Chisholm wu born in Colombo*, <h. sixty-three years ago. He went to “ Wort for the Old Atlantic A Gnlfrail- wngyin I860, and wu in their employ at ^-ittrv" when the wu broke ont. He U$ . PRIVATES. Dixon, J F Fleming, Sidney ,Heald, Sh Johnson, J A Mitchell, Flank MoMath.’Ed , Neel, Herbert VVCtmah, Arch Vann, Rusaell - Varnedoo. L L Varnedoe, Leandor Tliomu, Frank Provatt, A W Oliutain, AJ Jones, FO D. E. Blanton detailed for service in hospital corpe. ^ LAPHAM f LACE SOLD. Mr. J. G. Patterson Purchased Hand' uma Homs on Dawson Street- Mr. J. G. Patterson lias purchased tlie Lapliam place on Dawson street, the property of Mrs. |Harrlet Larmon, of College Hill, Ohio. The deal wu made by Judge J.H,Montgomery. Mr. Pat terson had.uieu at at work there yostcr- day tutu !s now moving his family in. Mr. Patterson formerly lived near Ohclockonee and hu extensive turpnn- tiue intoresta throughput SoutlqGvorgin. His now homo is one of the moot [elabo rate and desirable residences in the city and he is to bo oongratniatod on its ao- qnlsition. Mr. Eattcrson is a citizen of tlie;bcst and most substantial type. Ho and hLi’.familr are decided additions to our yRjr. They come te enjoy the beno- fits of^Tliomasville's schools and the other>dvaulaies of city life. NEORO WHITECAPPED. John Upton Flogged by Unknown Par ties, For Alleged Impertinence. Yesterday morning the etoryNjrent around that a negro had been white capped the night before. Every body denied all knowledge of the deed, but tne fact wu soon established that each a proceeding had actually taken place, and the details soon came ont. There ate two brotliera, John and Cinch Upton, who ate employed at the Maanry Hotel. Some oompiaint hu bun made of tiieir condnot, in conver sation over tbe telephone, Allegations of frequent discourtesy ana impertin ence to the central operators, have been mads, . It ia said that warnings were given to the offender to stop, but that these warnings were unheeded. Late Monday night a telephone mes sage wu sent to John at the Masnry re questing him to go to the Stnart House and get some baggage for a guest who wished to go from the Utter hotel to the former The message wu a fake, but John did not know that and started for tho Stuart.. He wu seized while on tlie dark section of the street, in front oi tlie court house. He endeavored to get away, but his assailants were numerous and overpowered him.' Hismou h was stuffed full of cotton, and he wu car ried to a deserted part of town near Wliiddon's Mill and given a sound flog ging with a thick strap. He says lie protested against the action, but to no avail, and that lie received 125 lashes John Upton maintains stoutly that lie is innocent of any disrespect or imper tinence and that tlie cnlprit, if any one, is liis brother^Ciucli. His, pnnishers paid no heedlo his protest, and remark ed that they would get the other one later. There is absolutely no cine to the per- petratora-of the deed. Upton says lie knows them all, u tliey were not mask ed, bat retues to give names or to make oases against them. Ho says that thev told him ho had better keep qoiet about this, and that he Is utlsfled to do so, and to lot tlio matterdrop, if they We. Some uy that it wu a crowd of people from tlie ooautry, friends of one of the Central’’ girls. Others inspect a half dozen different cliques of town men. Tho negro was not seriously hurt, aud the Idea seems to have been rather ' to Jjfiach him a lesson thanjM d^hitp^nmy " him. W IT WAS TOO EASY. A St Louie Party Capt K. T. Maclean and Miss Cintliia Maclean left yeeterday for St. ,Lome where|tiiey will spend some time view ing the World’s Fair. They were join ed at Cairo by Mr. and Mra. J. B. Wight Miss (Louise Slater, Mia. T. Wight, Ward Wight, and Rev. G. P. Reviere. Needless to say this party of splendid _ I.-,. pionle, will aee all of the best that tlie tmvely through tbe eoiire war u a ^£ p»vat*. t ffia woord was. a most honot- in the 8th Georgia and fought Walkover For Thomaavllle Tuesday In Came With Montlcello. ThomaeviUe and Monticollo met ou the diamond Tuosday and the soore waa 18 to 4 in favor of the home team. The vieitore were clearly outplayed and ont classed at every point. The Thomuville team wu compoaed almost entirely of homo hoys. Daven port, Braxton and Pate, of Ihe regular team did not play. Hopkins wu in the pitober’a box. Tlie.game waa a farce, marked by countless errors, looso playing and bore a olose resemblance to an “ante over” contest. There wu no incentive to play good ball aud consequently the men didn't play. Tlie Montlcello players were too youug and ineiperioncod to cope with ThomuviUe'a team. ' The score wu u follows; TliouuwviUo, 10 1 4 2 2 0 1 4—IS Monticello, 8 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0—I Batteries; Thomasville, Hopkins and Dickenson; Montlcello: Turn null and Tucker. Umpire, McDougald. Atten dance fair. News Items From Sushia. (By 8. M. Beach) Messrs. W. H. Brandon and Harrison Penn, came down bom Thcmasville on business last Tuesday. Mrs. Walter Wilson and child, of Ihornssvllle, retained home last Friday, after a two week’s stay with friends and relatives at Tallaiiamee and limonla Fla. Mr. J. B. Talbot went to TbomaaviUe Thursday, and accompanied by Mr. TheoTitu, of that eity, journeyed to Dawson on legal business, returning the next day. Mrs, Julia Hall; of White Springs, Fla., aister'of tlie late Cot J. O. Rey nolds and Mr. William Reynolds, U staying with her duagliter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mitchell, of Hickey Head.; Mr. Tliomu Dickey passed through here lut Friday from his home in Cairo on his way. to the Bay. Mr*. S. SJ. Beach and tyro children, Grace and Herbert, went to Thomuville lut Tuesday, and brought back with them Min Miller, who will spend a'tew weeks with them at this place. Mr. Willis. Quartern!an and bride, passed here on their way to Thomuville last Thursday, and returned home last Sunday, Mr. Dave Collins, of tlieCairodistrict, lias moved onto the Gwaltney place, and will take charge of the crop. Mr. Ju. W. Hayu and wife went to Thomuville lut Monday. Tills is the first time we have had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Havee since his serious ill ness, which kept him confined to tlie hoaso for several months. -Tim Florida Timees Union says never put off till tomorrow wliat you can put off till tlie day after. Things are ao busy here that several houses are delayed in construction ow ing to the lack ot men. Governor Terrell hu gone to the Worlds Fair. Fixing to spend that in creased .salary right away. Tbe heir to "all the Russia*” may find the all alightly diminished by the time he ia ready to reign. The total insurance paid to the estate of the late Robt. H. Plant, who gom- mitted suicide, is 8730488.70. The Parker idea of one term seems to be growing. Atlanta's police commis sion is now ineligible for re-election Now that tlie Czar lias a son his fight-. era may smoke np a bit. The foot that rocks tlie cradle wears/ the shoe Hint's advertised. Since Governor Hogg condemned Parker we know what's in a name. At any rate Bishop Potter’s tavern- gives ns something new to think and talk about. Summer is not over yet, and since the dogday rains ceased a good many peo> Die are tninking of sizzleside. Hie legislators made themselves solid witli ns newspaper folks by passing that Antl-Snark bill. We need it. Tbe frequent addition of new families to TbomuviUe’s list of citizens speaks volumes for the progress and prosperity of the city and tlie power of its advan tages. Tlie Savannah Presa thinks that Tom Wateon and Hoke Smith, who are chas ing all over the country makiug]speech- es may be getting into trim for two years lienee. Thomasville treats strangers well. We have uevyr adopted the motto. ” 'Eave 'alf a brick at 'is ’end ’cause he is a stranger.” Consequently strangers become permanent residents. Mr. Frank Jones, ot ThomuviUr, came down to Mr. J. M. Blackshear’s home lut Snnday to apend a day or two. The protracted meeting at Bethpage chnrch came to a close lut Friday. Rev. Edfrard Cook, of Thomasviile, waapree- ent daring the meeting. Mr. William Miller, of ThomuviUe, wu here lut Sonday visiting friends. Tlie papers, etc., required to hold the primary election reached ns today. All tlio candidates for office most be expect ing to carry this district, for Ho canvass ing hasjbeen done here, although some ot those gentlemen are perfect strangers (o most of ottr voters. • "Afflirews went to Wliigl'ism last Fridny to visit relatives and return-, ed home last Monday. He reporta a halt storm, which did considerable dam age near Whigham Sunday night. An exehange offers the following wholoaome advice to young men: The only and best and surest way to get a start in tlio world is to do wliat you can get to do and do it -the 'beat yon can. Don’t be afraid<to wota. They do not hire yon to look at it. If they wanted to do the work themselves tliey would not hire you. Some people are looking forasuap. Tlie snaps are all taken. Don't wute your time looking for them. Jut take a job of any kind anddo ita little bit better than your employer ex pects aud stick to it until yon can got something better. If you try any other plan you will struggle along in. poverty all the days of yoor life. Thwestt Vice President. H. H. Thwestt. principal of Thomas- villa's colored scliools came homo Tues day morning from Nashville, Tenn., where ho has been attending tlie first annual meeting of negro National Edu cational Association. Thwestt'was honored by election to the place of vice president for Georgia of this organization, which promises to be a power in Educational circle. Mr. Ed. McRee, who came over to attend the Chisholm funeral, returned to Kinderlou yesterday afternoon. The Parker building on Jackson street is receiving a ncu shed over the side walk. Tbe Georgia State Experiment station lias issued a bulletin ou ”Oat Culture” written by Director Redding. It says: Fallsowu oats, one year with another, all chances taken, will double tbe yield of spring sown, on the same laud. An experience of ton years ou the Station Farm, proceeded by mopg than twenty years experience on his ownfaim, justi fies tlie writer in saying that oats should be sown in Georgia in October mid No vember, according to latitude. The first week in October, and the lut week in September in some cases, would not be too early in North Georgia, or in tbe mountains. Throughout tlie mouth of October is tlie time for the section known uMiddle Georgia (later tlie farther south). November is tbe .month for sowing in the southern half of tbe state This section hu not been developed to tlio limit yet. Cattle raising, poultry farming, truck farming and a host of other agricultural side lines might be pushed with profit by tlie South Geor gian. All the vagrant negroes ong lit to have achance to go to work either in the cot ton fields or on the chain gang. Slang phrases are something very ex pressive, and one of them fits tlie Repub lican party. It is "on tlie blink.” There will he enough to feed the state at Thomas county’s picnic on Septem ber twenty third. Come everybody. A Thomasville real estate dealer says last week was the busiest he lias had in ten years. Business is on tlie boom in Thomas county. B. S Miller of Muscogee is a candi date for the presidency protein of the ■ Georgia senate, jnst vacated by senator H. W. Hopkins. % A man a cart and a pale gray jackass are going to make tlie trip from Col quitt, Ga., to St. Louis. How willLthey know winch to hitch np?j Tom Watson ia going to accept the popnllst nomination for president in New York and will make bis first campaign speech in Atlanta, He may be a politi cal corpse but he intendsjto have a live ly wake. The travel rations for the soldiers who skill go tp Manassas manovers, con sist of beaus, bacon and hard tack. That Is onongli to make a boy who is nsed to chicken, peaches, melons and South Georgia syrup, resign liis place. Btr industries last week in- eSi Beverly—Cotton gin. Savannah—EJJ^OOOwleetrical company 840,000 excelsior factory. Cbipley—Waterwoika. Mathis—Lumber mill. Atlanta—820,000'bnilding and loan company, 8100,000 machinery works. Tliey arc referring to the Populist ticket, Thomas Watson and Thomas Tibbies as the Tom-Tom ticket. Every body beats a tom-tom yon know. Watermelons are assuming a pale hne,. and so is the liogro who contemplates ■ tlie early exit of tlie great staple some times known asthc "8 oputliaui.”'* The Albany Ht-rald saVH we have an otiier think coming, for tliey are to- have a fine new depot, instead of repaira to tlie old. Consider it tlmuk, with. pMuure, . Since Secretary Hay vfsi’td’u ”1 nnrbiL -- ville lost winter liis aggressive diplo macy lias been the cynosure of the civilized world. ThomasviUe air does wonders. Rev. Alex W. Bealer who is taking liis vacation in Atlanta writes an article in the Journal entitled “Lighted with Moonbeams ” We trust tiiat he won’t become too familiar witli that North Georgia moonshine. At this particular time, when sorrow at the death of one ot her own honored citizen* is keen in Thoiduville, the ac count! of the monrning over the demise ‘ Tlie Gainesville Eagle is not opposed of Rev. W. E. Momfordare read with Up the Populist party assnming new " peculiar interest. The whole city of {vigor in Georgia. It claims that Do Macon bowed in (ears at his grave. Tho |mocracy needs a vigilant foe to prevent lessons from tlie life of such men, show that when the last great hour comes, tho hoar that counts most of oil, that it is the meu who have laid np treasures in heaven, who have also laid op jewels of love and memory on earth. The girl behind the cook book, is tlie girl Mfore the marriage altar in these day*. Judge Parker ays he owe* much to Georgia,, Here’s hoping he’ll have a ohance to pay it. COMING TO ITS OWN. Riehard H. Edmonds, editor of tho Manufacturer’s Record knows fiow to wax poetical as well as statistical., He elocutes in eloquent fashion ou the pros perity of this lapd and say*:—“It is al most time to begin to sing 'Hallelujah,’ aud 'praise God from Whom ail Bless ings Flow,' as we see the south is at last really out of the wilderness and is en tering the promised land. A long jour ney it lias been, bu: we hare reached the land of milk aud honey, the land where abounding prosperity will dispel tlie hopelessness which for so many yeara dragged down the energy and life of much of the south. ^ “Henceforth Stanton’s poems of joy and liappiness will strike a responsive chord among thousands and tens of thousands who tor many yean saw no pillar of fire to light their pathway ont of tho deepest darkness of the wilderness where poverty's pall was almost as dead ly as the serpent* which* tbe Israelites met in their journey. “The south ia coming now into ita own.” it from becoming apathetic or corrnpt. "It would assist ns materially in keep ing honest.” it says. South Georgia counties show a much greater iucrease than those of North Georgia—in the matter of tax returns, and Thomas county is in tlie Hoad of them all. Only Bibh, of all reported is ahead of us. Chatman and Floyd, who beat us last year have beeu relegat ed to tlie rear. Spalding county is to have a local op tion election oil September 12th, and tlie prohibitionists have already liegnn an active campaign. The few wet conn- iies in Jlu- state are realizing that any thing is better than o;. 1 ti bar rooms aud are gradually changing to prohibition or the dispeurary system. The regular state election will be held on October 6th. In tlie case of candi dates it is a mere formality as tlie Dem ocratic nominees have no opposition. There are four amendents to tlie consti- tutiou to be voted on, however, amendment, are to determine whether the tax rate aliall forever be fixed at no higher ttian five mills, whether or not the state shall have 145 counties instead - of 187, whether the state shall liave 188 members of the house instead of 176, and whether tlie people of the different ■chool districts can vote for a local tax ation for school purposes,