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LIGHT SEWERAGE VACCINATION
City Council Has Lively. Discussion
4 of These Topic*.
The city council lied One of Hie livO-
licet meetings of llie je*- loet ni(cht.
Nearly fifty citieene were on hand to
tieer life ditcntnioH on the importout
topics of municipal Welfare which it had
been whispered nbotit were to take
place; The first gttn was fired when
Alderman Hansell re-d an ordinance
coRIng for ii rote of the people at the
regular city election in December, on
the question of issuing bonds to thn
amount of fSoOiJO to provirfe a sewerage
system for FletCheryillo. Tilts, under a
suspension ofthentlofcwaeraadasecond
time, and will tatie (lie usual course of
ordinances, and be voted npon at tiie
.next meeting of council two weeks
hence-
Then Alderman Pittman introduced n
resolution providing for the question ot
municipal owncrsiiip of an electrio
light plant to be voted upon M the
election on October 11th. This was in
accordance witli the bill recently passed
providing that a city can take each, no
tion Vithont a boud Issue. The friends
of the'sewerage proposition represented
by Theo Titos an their attornor. and H,
W. Hopkins, aa a dtiaen, objected to
the light proposition taking precedence
of the sewerage question, ffliey wanted
the resolution which conld have been
acted open last night, postponed cutil
the next meeting, claiming that the suc
cess of lights might mean the failure of
sewerage," and maintaining that the
•anltary measure was more important
than the light. Foudreu Mltoholl spoke
la behalf of Immediate' action on ties
matter, and Use desirability of keoping
the twodssties separate. On motion of
Alderman Hsqsell, the light proposition
by a yoto of B to » was held over nntll
next meeting. Both tlieee important
matters will be fusilier discussed at that
said debt.
Dr. W. F. Westmoreland, and Dr. H.
F. Harris president and secretory of the
State Board of Health and Dr. A, P.
Taylor, also a board member, spoke be
fore council urging that compulsory
yaooination measures aa a preventive to
threatened smallpox, bn adopted. Alder-
man Haniell introduced an ordinance,
which was read twice and will be voted
upon at the next council meeting, pro
aiding for a house to house visitation
for the compulsory vaccination of all
oitlreni, those refusing to bo vaccinated
to be arraigned In Mayor’s court, the
matter to he under direction of the
Mayor and City Board of Health.
The closing hours was enliveued by a
spicy discussion ot a petition to reopen
a lane connecting Remington pud Mac-
lean avenues recently clojjtfi’ by C.
Snodgrass. H. W- HopbiA spoke in
behalf of the petltloaewL-TB 0, Sped-
grass defended ins' itwTuate.l^ltuiuu
that the Inna had boon, pvwkaed by
him and wits not city-property, J,8.
Clifton otnvfif the potltionera’initdbtho
warmest speech of the evening, and did
not mince words th declaring'that the
lane should be re-opened. The matter
was referred to the street committee.
Tito tax rate for the current year was
fixed at fD.fiO per thonennd of property
Valuation. Tito rate is tile same ns last
years.. The council meets at 7.30Tlnini.
day night to fix the tax schedules.
Extra Help.
Several extra clerks have been put oil
at the Atlantic Coast Line tlejxil to help
tlio regular force white the cotton rush’
is on.
Fish Fanciers Fined.
For the'first tiuio in two weeks, City
Conrt convened and qnite a row of of
- fenders face! Mayor Roddcubery. No
more will tho festive mullet disport it
self in full view of the public on tho
sidewalks. Five fish merchants w'ore
on hand to lie fined tor exhibiting their
wares on tiie sidewalk. They were
Tim. Mitch and George Sampson, and
George 1’hUllps who wore fined f8 and
costs apiece, and Arthur Eptmiller who
got ft and costs. Other cases brought
the total received by the city up to at
most $100.
City Conncil Proceedings.
Council Rooms, Sept. 8, WOL—Coun
cil met iu regular session. 'Mayor Rod-
deubery presiding. Aldermen Herring,
Hansell, Levrij, Hambleton,, Pittman,
Boyer and Beverly present..
H'nntea of last meeting read and con-,
firmed. /
Richard Jones Was granted licenpd'fo:
ope 2-horse hack and one 1-hacse express
wagon-
A'.’tr :»-t Hantell introduce: t c t I-
lowing onlinance and- tiie rales were
suspended and It was read the second
time.
Be it ordained by tiie Mayor and
Conncil ot tiie City of Thomasville tliat
an eloption shall be held on - day of
IfiOi, for the purpose of de
termining whether said City shall issue
bond to llie amount of (25,000 for tiie
impose of laying a main sewer from
somo pmni near J. S. Bailey’s place, be
tween Broad street and Gordon Avn.,
along and near tiie theruuof tiie branch
known as the Fletehervilie branch, to a ^ ald ( ito same bcitjg tiie onlyj elec
**rily (Jnnsumed in th* maintenance of
4ame and in such txtemrfonBof its wire
system as may be necessary to make
availnblejo the citizen* of said city the
uso of ita current; and the ballot* at
said election shall be worded as follows:
"For incurring debt for electrio light
plant," for the use of those favoring the
incurring of said debt; and "Against in
curring debt for electric light plaut,”
for the use of those opposing incurring 1 ] t:,ori, '- v * it is it’s duty to cause mid
Mr. Brandon Better.
Dr McIntosh returned Saturday fiom
Sonny Hill Florida where he went to
attend Mr. T. J. Brandon who lmd his
left hand badly cut in a sin on Fritlaj.
Dr. McIntosh says that he managed to
ante a greater part of Mr. Braudon’s
band, though all his logons were !<?«?.
The" injury was exceedingly painful but
the patient stood his suffering bravely.
point near where said branc h crosses tiie
Albany Branch, of the A. C. L. Rail
road, irorn^ thence following near the
lineot said Railway to the corporate
limits, thence to the most accessible
point on the present^ main sewer with
such lateral branched as maybe necoes-
tary. Said bonds to be of the denomi
nation cf $500, as to $10,000 worth of
them and $1000 as to tho remaining
$15,000.—Said bonds to run # fbr thirty
years from date‘of.issue, to bear inter-
eat at the rate dt 5 per cent ai nim, pay
able annually. The principal of snitl
bonds to te payable at the rate of $2,000
per annum fronfaud after the 18th year
from tKeir date. The money necessary
to pay the interest being included in the
present tax levy. Said bouds to bo gold
bonds and not to be sold for less than
par.
That snid election shall beheld as now
provided by law for municipal elections
isQmidCKy of Tliomasville, as to the
nnmber and qualification of Superinten
dent and Olerks, and roturg to the May
or and Council, those favoring tho issue
of the bonds as above provided for shall
have written or printed on their ballots
For.Bonds” aud those opposed to the
issue of said bonds shall have written or
printed on their ballots" Against Bonds."
Alderman Hambleton introduced the
following ordinance. Rules were sus
pended and It was read tho second time.
An ordinance to amend Ord. 8, Sec.
16, by repealing tho following words iu
said section. "Provided, that the tempo
rary. use of a space not more than three
feet wido of said sidewall, seven foot or
more iu width, next to the building, by
the party occupying that building for
the display cf his goods shall not be
a violation of this ordinance.
Ordinance introduced by Alderman
Hansell June lbtli., 1904, was read aud
amended ns follows:
After Stephens street strike out "200”
and 'insert "160” also strike out nftur
Stephens street ”200* aud insert "160”
aud strike out "160” aftor .Oak street
and insert "76.”
Aldermau Pittman offered the follow
lug resolution:
Be it resolved by thn Mayor and Al
dermen of tho city of the city of Thom
nsville, Georgia, in Cbaucit'aswmblod,
that au election be held in *aid city on
the JMb day of October 1901, afVhich
election shall be determined tho ques
tion whot her the said city of Thomas-
ille, Ga.. shall lucur a debt to the
amount of thirty-five thousand ($35,000.*
00) for the purpose of securing for the
city of Thonnu-ville, Ga., an Electrio
Light tuul Power Plant for tho purpose
of generating oloctricity to be used by
tho said city, its resideuts aud those
living in tcritory cotuigut^s to Mid
city for lighting and pow er purposes.
Those using tho said lights and powers
to pay for same. That said debt shall
be paid iu annnAl installments of four
thousaud <$-1,000.00) dollars each, on the
1st day of February, of each and every
year after the said plant shall be in op
eration by the said citv.
The terms of the contract under
which said debt is |o bo^ticui red to be
such that said debt shall^bear interest
at^a rato not exceeding 0 per cent per
annum, sud that said annual payment
of four thousand ($1,000X0) shall be
applied:
1.&,To the payment of interest due on
said'debt at the time of said payment.
2. To the principal of said debt and
be further conditioned so th.it the said
city shall have the right of applying to
the principal of said debt any amount
of net earnings of said plant not neecc-
it matters not. That it's importance r>
a thoroughfare, is strongly shown in t: e
fact that it is the only street connectiuf j
Remington and-AInclean avenues from! =
Dawson to. Hansel l streets * di tance of I r
about Fourteen (• 403) Hundred Foot,
Your petitioner fnrfhec slxws t)m
andir the provisions of tl^e charter o:
said town Sec. 12 and the ordinance*
ertacred thereunder, tho City has an
! obstructions to be removed; Which
lie it farther resolved that notice oflJour petitioners ask be Immediate!?
said election shall be given for tiie space j <lone ' < ,
ofthirty days next preceding the day of!
KILLED BY CARS.
MISS NELLIE PARNELL MET
DEATH AT CROSSING.
Trucks of Coat Car-Passed "Over Her
Body at 4:20 Friday Afternoon
And She Succumbed to Tha Shock
Four Hours Afterwards-
J» S, Clifton, merchant,
A. L. Spicer,
W. H; Burch and non,
A G. S. Adams,
Lillie* K. Finn,
Mrs. O. A. Lloyd, '
And other?.
Fi.MOwi’jg account* were passed for
payu.pat:
. Kirby Plaining Mill Co.......... $7.29.
There t^ill beheld in the city of ^ T HursU ’ 2 75.
Thomaaville, G»., at the court hot/se to A „„ llti0 ^ Une Rai!ron( , Co 8 M .
New account* were refereed to com
mittees.
Council adjourned to meet at 7 o’clock
p. rn., Thursday, Sept. Sri*, to take up
revision of the city tax books.
K. T. Macleas, Clerk,
said election in the news;>aper in which
the sheriff's advertisements of Thomas
county are published, notifying the
qualitied voters of said city that on tho
11th day of October 1904 .said election
will be held; wild notice to be in words
and figures if* follows:
NOTICE.
tiou precinct within the limits of said
city; on tho 11th day of Oct. 190» an
election to determine the question
whether* debt shall be incurred by said
city of Thomasville, Go. to the amount
of thirty-five thousand ($35,000 00). dob
lar*, #6r the purpose of securing for the
city of TJiomasville, Ga. an electric
light and power plant for the genera
ting of electricity to be UBed by the said
city it*.resfdentH and those living in ter-
ritory contiguous to said city for light
ing and power. Those using said lights
and powers to pay for same. That said
debt shall be paid in annual installments
of four thousand ($4,000,00) dollars
each, on tho 1st day of, February, of
each aud every year after said plant
shall be in operation by tiro tiaid city.
The term* of tlio contract under which
said debt is to bo incurred to be imeh
t-hat said debt'shall,, bear interest at a
rate not exceeding6 per cent per annum,
and that said annual payment of four
thonsnnd ($4,000.00) dollars, shall be
applied:
1. To tho payment of tho interest
due on said debt at tho time of said
payment.
2. To tho principal of said debt, and
be further conditioned so that the said
city shall have tho right of applying to
the principal or sail debt any amount of
net earnings of said plant not necessa
rily consumed in tho maintenance of
same, and in-such extensions of iisl
wires system as may bo necessary to’
make aVailable to the citizens of said |
city the use of its current; and that the [
ballots at said election shall be w orded \
a* follows:
"For incurring debt for Electric light
plant,” for the use of those favoring
tho incurring of said debt, and "Against-
incurring debt for electric light, plant .”
for tho uso of those opposiug incurring
sale) debt.
On motion, action was postponed mu
til next meeting of council.
Drs. Westmoreland, Harris and Tay-
Board of Haalth Officials
Dr. A. P. Taylor, the member of ti e
State Board of Health-from this district
has a« his distinguished guests Doctors
W\ 3? , Westmore'and and H. F Karri*
of Atlanta. Dr. Westmoreland is Chair-
tunn of the State Health Board and Dr.
Harris is its secretary. These gentle-
m«n are both noted physicians. They
arc making a tour of .South Georgia,
endeavoring to organize the cbuuty
healtjv work.
An Unobaorvod Holiday-
Monday was Labor Day, a legal
holiday in Georgia aud all over the Uni-
tedgfate*. But tho day wa« only slight
ly observod in Thomaaville. The post*
ollke took advantage of to declare
Sunday hours and the delivery window
was open only from 11 n. m. to 12 m.
The other institutions that usually bar
their doors are tho banks. Yesterday
however they kept ojon r.s usual. This
was because of tiie immense volume of
busine#? that t»li are handling in cou-
nection with the cotton crop, and ti e
other fall business.
News Items From Susina.
(IlyB. M. Beach )
Dr., W. F. Kolnirtsou went to Cairo
la* Friday to sell cotton.
6ne of the most shocking accidents
t hat Thomosvillc has ever bimwn, caused
the death of Miss Nellie Parnell, daugh
ter of Mr. aud Virs. John Paruell, J(s-
terday.
The young lady who was only seven
teen years of age and in the full onjoy-
uient of a bright and beautiful young
life, woh^a student at the Thoraasvillt*
Easiness Collect*.In company with Xlr.
Mordccai Betinetf. a schoolmate, she
was on her way home Friday after
noon. Her home is iu Fletehervilie on
Jackson street, aod'^on her way she
came t<> the Jackson atreet cros.-ing of
tfie Atlantic Coast *Lim>.
The west booud i».«*enger train, mrm
iter thirty five was rolling into the dcjjot
ou time nt 4:20 p. m. just as th.e young
was rediveti here of adilitioLol rmas-
tions about to be token »t the two ev)m
inpt. Gates to be operated from a
have be. u ordered aud are to be pt*r«i
at thr Jneksou and Fletcher street crcxs-. j
inns for tho protection of passers.
public seniimeut seems to be tlmt if or-
’dinarv precautions Jare not sufflcieB* to
preserve homan life extraordinary out*,
must 1m taken. Tho general opinion
seems to be tliat a tnunel would better
protect the school children who migtit
■dodge under tiie ordinary gates. Local
railroad officials seem to think that the
Coast Lou- would Vincent fo this.
WATSON’S speech:
Thomas E. Waison, »l;e prep)‘ ? ci.t*ali
candidate audience of his fellow citi
zens at the of the Populist party
addressed an cai»itol of his state on
Thursday Watson has considerable-
reparation as a master of keen
sarcasm, and is commonly refjnrd-
ed ns a man of great brain
jHjwer. The former was more in cri-
dence t)ian the latter iu Ins Atlanta
speech. Great things had beeu expect
ed of this speech aud they failed to
materialize on the printed page.
This paper lias no words of better con
demnation tor the Populists. Tht^y hold
radical ideas, but they are generally
people reached file depot. They .topped B0 ,l we 40 ho, regard them
fc > watch it pass and stood on the ties «f
the first track near the freight depot.
An empty coal c»r, detached from any
jrain stor'd near them, but they paid no
attention to it.
Miss Parnell, who stood to the right
of her companion was tolling him of
narrow escape she had had from being
ran over that very morning. She had
scarcely finished her recital, when a
switch engine with a string of cars at
tached backed up to move the coal car.
Young Bennett says he heard th.e noi«e,
and turned hi* head just in time to see
Miss PurneliifaH faco forward after bo-
ing struck by tho end of the car. He
cried out loudly, waved his arms and
followed the natural instinct mid tried
to pash back tho approaching car. Be
fore ni.ythiug could bo done, the two
wheel* on the rear truck had passed over
he: thighs. He, with tin* nrf-i^ta'ice of
bystanneis dragged her from under the
car.
Dr. H.arry Ainsworth, returning from
vacation in North Carolina was a im«-
aanger on the incoming train, and rush
ed at once to her uf id stance. Dr. \Y.
W. Jjir\*all wiu^nlso near tiie seen .*. She
was taken to tho depot, and there re-
h-aiuod consciousness wi.n h she Ir.d lo-r
only for a moment. She was borne ou
a stretcher, lo her heme only a few
step* away. Her mother had been told
00 some, iu the liggt of first cou?in* A
the devil. «#liey are valuable to tbt»
country inasmuch as they represent u
determined aud independent element to
jirevent arrog.Tut action by the powo-ful
(Mirties. But they are not apt to rut
mu h of a figure iu this campaign.
Mr. Watson holds up the bngaboo of .
Wall street domination of the Denvc*
cratic party. The time has p:issed nlnm
men quake with fear at the words: Wail
street. That power represents tlio hairi
ness interests of the country. Whut is
goo/1 tor them is goo/1 for tho rest ot tbs
country. The country is prosperous
and satisfied ami few will join the
.diatribe against Wali street.
He claims, but doe* not back uf* Uvs
assertions with argument that the negro
is usod in Georgia politico, to fnrtl)er
the ends o* the Democratic party, sari
tJiafc without the negro vote, the Demo
crats would be ousted from power.
1 liis is manifestly absurd. He critici
zes'Judge Parker for addressing a negro
j in a letter as "my dear sir.” Probably
the salutation ‘‘Hello, nigger' would
J halve pleased Mr. Watson l-etter. Such
iquibbling contentions are mt.ro kLa-
■ m 1^0-;- -|Mi:']'.y tn cVnrt Mil. ua^jt^
poh
. They Its
f, al discuss
1 visit to his brother Mr. T.
, that she had been killed and was almost
Mr. W H Brauflon of TftomMTillol^^^ ne^ father was i n thecouL-
was in town last Monday on his «».' try nud MTi-od a short timo aftcrwaMs B „
tube met by the awful news. Her
silver, Miss Lottie Parnell, i* iu Savan-
Mr*. K. 1. Mncleap, who has ! nah and was s«nt for immediate^. |
Dr. A, P. Taylor, who had been sum- j
moned, reached lar fide at the depot, 1
home from
Brandon.
no place iu t sc-recus
and are unvortby tif
Mr. Watson. Surely his great l«nin
cun find some j aster criticism of Demo
cracy than that. The i>eupio know tliat
ill haudlo the rare
j |*x)bleni aright and Watson's di*ous*rion
teuder care beeu ministering at the bed- j
si lo of her sister Mrs. Sallte .Mitchell, re- j
lornod to Itor home in Thcmiuvitle last 1 an q wont immeautely to tiie I.™
S.nlayou at cou. t of tlio sickuo s of i The yotliiR hi y was fully const-inns.,
lor. of tlio State Kourilof Health, were 1 Onpt. K. T. Maclean.
Last Sunday the regular monthly her j
vice wu* held at tiethpago Church, the!
till, is a fail nr
ri.crc is nothin
thing hut old .
eor.' “jilutoc
present and Dr. Westmoreland address
ed the council on the subject of small
is. aud
made a most brave and pathetic fight
for life. She aided her physician* in
every way po**d>ie, and all that meili-
} Kev. K E. Rose of Metcalfe officiating., cal science could du\i*e
/lone
Massy* A. L. and Lizzie Black shear went
down to tho service from this place.
Mrs. II. W. Hopkins and Mrs. Theo
dore Titus came down to Sherwood last
Saturday and returned to their homes in
Thonuvmlle last Momlay.
pox.
Aldermau Hansell introduced the fol
lowing ordinance. The rule* vu'resa*
ponded aud it was read second time.
Doit ordained That the mayor be
instructed to provide in coujnncl ion with
the City Board of Health for a house to
honso vaccination of all tiersoiis iu the
city as oarlv a* possible, as a precaution
ary measure to prevent tho introduction
and spread of small pox in our city, anu
that to that cud the mayor bo clothed
with i»ower to enforce vaccination.
Be it fnrtlier ordained That any persou in Atlanta state that Mr. Jesse Ward of
refUHtUK to allow Juuitwir or Uftrwlf to j this county is ottc of tho electors from j w Bc . a i LT vrU[ coadact tlie
he vaccinated shall la- arranged before! the second congressional district ou the i Tll0 have ^ wlcc . te(1 fron>
the mayor and on conviction pnnislied i Popoliet ticket. Mr. Ward is one of |
save her life. But Hho tight, was of u«. 1,!
avail, and aftor a gallant struggle of I the
four hours, the brave young soul jkisszmI Mr
into eternity at 15 last night.
Her death seemed principally due
shock. Her body was not badly enr
Mi.O.Martindalo of Tliomasville pass- ! raan id e d, aud no brokeu bones could lie j
^ rough bore Monday evening uu Ms i f(UK,,i « h <>nKh there i* a possibility flint • 1
to Tx.lf ihmscc J,i r ]t ‘ mar hv e In en cnn'.U’.L : :i
funeral will take place this after- j u
noon at half past three o’clock from the
i‘d f
new in his *p*vclir-
reerows, of "Wall
y.” "momy kian*’
!• like. But tin? people no longer
ui these figments of the iinagms*-
He closes with an elocinout tri>
* *•»»• minority. It is a pood thing
sit, for he is certain to remain
We have uo desire to irupagn
atson's motives, or that of hi*
party. Hut, Ii iwever horn st they may
bo the mass of the former adherents of
th»- party know tliat a vote for Popu-
Repubticaa'.HD.
D“
A Populist Elector.
Reports from the Popnlist Convention I ch’nrrh of which Miss Parnell
i member. Tho pa*tor Rev. Atex.
mam in the fold, t
turned, and will in
leader iu hi* tights
In* diet of the hut-l
ing.
whiclithey liavere-
: fol ow their erratic
vith windmill* and
3f iiosseiuigtic sioal>-
as prescrilK'd in the general penal or- the be*t known farmers in Thouia-*! *
dinan??.
Tiie following petition was read aud
referred to street Committee for report.
To tho Mayor ami Council of Thomas-
ille, Ga.
Gentlemen:
Your petitioners, citizens md tax
payers of said City respectfully repre-
sent that a certain street (without name)
ranuingfrom Remintou Avo. to Maclean
Ave., has been open and recognized as a
| among the young uieu of the church.
Miss Parnell was a faithful meml>crof
the Sunday school si.assof D. C. Barrow Y:
county. He resides in the Oehlockouee j
itcigltborltoo.i. Fo was at one timo the [ aud he W)U , )0 one of thow who - wil|
county chairman of the Populist l«ny I ^ lier Kmaita t0 rfs t in Laurel Hill.
The others are Luke Langford, Hugh ,
If r
but of late liad beeu considered as 1
ing renewed hi. allegiance with j r^tcr, Walter Craigm.l^TrthurDtxou at Anttotam l„n
Democratic l*trty. It is not knownj audW B Hambleton. Jr. The „ali i
wl,ether or not Mr. Ward will a<xc|,t! tearers m n ,, aes[ed to mee| „* .,:
the office. hnthe will doubtless make 1 0 , clock RUhe reiidem . e All heart-Will
known his decision within the next few ^ jn ^ mpMhywith lhost> J
j so sadly bereaved. .
Tiie fcavanuah News chronicles the [ Tiie tragic ending of i
‘ports are tru»- the battle of f-n*o
i> tin- greatest in the world’* Lia-
Thore are half a million meuea-
There were 172,(XX> mvn at
burg, 159,000 at Waterloo, r-.V/4*0
battle of hiwory
vere there so many as the 200 000 Rus
lans, and 273,000 Japs at Mao Yang.
Wo haven’t heard of the Czar's, babv
crying for Castoriaski.
.young lady g 0 \
public highway of *aid City for forty’’return to that city, after a visit to St. | universally beloved plunged the city | ”
yeariormore. - I Louis, of Mr. aud Mr*. \V. H. Blake, j into deepest gloom aud little besides the ’ Uapt. R. M. Hitch is t?o fool. He is
That recently said street ha* been ob- ! Mr. Blake is an old Tliomasville boy who j tragedy was discussed'last night. The Roiu S t0 Kt ay at home from the Manassas
struettd by Mr. W;£C. Snodgrass by
plaoiug a fence across the same.
Said street your petitioner* allege i*
the property of the City, whether by
dedication, purchase, or the law of user
marrried a Tliomasville young lady. ; railroad officials of course regret the mant?vers -
Valdosta awtal accident ** much as anyone else,;
itheut i
Miss Rena BoacheUe
and wiU remain there fer some time 1 anrt ,hcir genniue eorrow
Addick* says lie is going to spend afl
acting as stenographer for the Bailer j boo ? d? - h reems Uke irony of fate, | ki” time in Delaware politic*. And
(but is a fact that only yesterday word j time won't be all he spends.
