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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.