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TIMK8-.ENTKItP.K8K, THOMASVILLK, GBOflGlA, HEP'i'EMBKB». 1904
T. F\ Dyson
DEALER IN '
General Hardware,
QUNS, PISTOLS, AMMUNITIONS, STKAMFITTING; BELTING.
U PIPEING, MILL SUPPLIES, WAGON AND OABT MATERIAL.
, -—Manufacturers of——'
TURPENTINE, PARM WAGONS.TIHBER OAK
STEAM TANK8 AND EVAPORATOR
. COOKING SYRUP.
I WANT HARDWOOD LUMBER ANY SIZE
X. T, McLean
Thomasville, Ga.
Life, Health
Accident Fire Insurance
Sell
and
Thoroughbred Chickens.
Barred Plymouth Rock and White Wyandotte
EQQS. Price $i .00 per setting 15 eggs.
C. W. COCHRAN & BRO., - Thomasville, Oa
SHOOT AT BAINBRIDGE
Cracker Cun Club wIK Compete for
Money end Medal.
The Balnfcridge Gun Club it arrang
ing for a .hoot on the 16th, liith, and
17th Of this month that wjll be worth
attending. They are inviting different
dabs over all the state to join them, ‘
and among other prises, they have of
fered $75.00 in gold and a handsome
[Milter bap.
The Cracker Onn Clnb at its last
meeting considered the qaestlon' of
Batiibridge'a invitation. The invita
rio was accepted and a team of flv, men
will be selected to .represent Thomas
ville.
Messrs C. W. Cooper, Roscoe Luke,
H. W. Hopkins and J. W. Peacock have
been appointed as a committee to select
the team.
There will be ten events each day for
three days and the sport will be worth
going miles to partake of.
500 DOLLARS IN
BE eiVEN
Mr. Adrian Robinson, principal of the
Coolidge school was in town on Satur
day. He reports excellent progress in
the school which opened last week. He
is a teacher of experience and is well
qualified to succeed in his work.
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I WHERE ARE YOU GOING §
My pretty maid! I'm going to Tybee, Sir, she said. And—«
that's the place where the people are going this year to 3
have, a good time. ' ~5
IHOTEL TYBEE
Witnice many attrsetiona, its fine orchestra. Its splendid:
bathing and its oxoellent ontsine is the most popular seaside:
retort on the Booth Atlantic Coast. Rates $8.60 per day s \
818.60 and $16.00 per week.
| The Pulaski House.
Is the most popular piaoe in Savannah and should be your!
— headquarters when in the city. Write for Illustrated booklet. :
“ CHAS, F. GRAHAM, Proprietor. :
“For what is worth In'anything ’ '
But so much money as ’twill brlng.”-Butler.
We deeire to call attention of our customers this week to a larg
line of
Buggies, Wagons and Farm Implements.
We handle the- ,
Weber Wagon and the Virginia Wagon, the Oxford Buggies
and the Rex Buggies, and the McFarlane Buggies and
Surries.
We have combination corn and cotton planters and combina
tion guano and corn drills.
We have the best line of. Fertiliser Distributors weovqr saw. You
oau put out with them from one hundred to two thousand pounds
of fertilisers per acre.
We alao carry a full line of two hone riding and walking cultivators
aud weeders.
We are atill offering bargains in
—Flour, Sugar and Tobacco—
aud have on hand yat some select North Carolina Seed Pinders.
• that we give with each 25c cash purchase a ticket en
titling jfrtwa chance at the beautiful Amea stick seat ruu about on
display in our window, which will be given away on May 28th. One
of our customers will get this beautiful run about. You may be'tbs
lucky one. COME to see na.
Comfort Trading Go.
A BLOODY DAY.
Series of Terrible Accidents In.Mile
Vicinity Frldey.
Yesterday was a tragic day for this
immediate seotien of the state. It waa
marked by a series of bloody accidents,
suoli as is rarely crowded Into so brief a
space of time. Besides the awful death
of Miss Nellis Parnell told in an
other column there were three othets.
MAN KILLED AT PELHAM.
Ahoat six o’clock Friday morning
the engine at the sea island ginnery of
the Hand Trading Company in Pelham,
ran away, killing the engineer, a colored
The fly wheel flew off, and the
other parts of the engine wore scattered
broadcast. The gin. house wva riddled
with the flyiug steel and some of it flew
through a twelve Inch brick wall and as
far as the oil mill several hundred feet
distant. The engineer was siruck by
part of the machinery, directly in tho
month, a Jingo gash was ent in his head
and he dted immediately.
BOSTON MAN LOSES ARM.
Mr. F. 8. Norton a son of Mr. Joe
Norton, of Boston, had his arm out off
is a cot toil gin Friday %t Boston. The
young man was working in the gin when
Ills hand was caught in the machinery
and drawn onto the knives. He was so
badly oot and mangled that amputation
above the elbow was necessary.
Guess how many grains in
one gallon of Shelled Corn?
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We are going to give to our customers, $500.00
in Gold on December 1st, 1904. Here is the Plan:
We have had placed in 4 quart jars, one gallon of corn, and
sealed by Judge S. A. Roddeubery, mayor of Thomasville. One of
these jars is placed at Evans & Son’s Warehouse; one at Neel Bros.
Store; one at A. F. Churchw'ell & Co's; and one at the Thomasville
Shoe Co’s.
With every dollar Cash spent with any of the merchants signed
below, between September 1st, 1904 and Dec. 1st, you will be entitled
to one guess at the total number of grains in the four jars. With
every bale of cotton ginned at the Fanners Gin Company yon will also
have a guess, and another gness with every bale of cotton weighed at
Evans & Son’s Warehouse. The following gentlemen have consented
to act as judges in the contest; W. H. Godwin, E. P. Clay, J. ,S.
Ward, Jr., J. Q. Bryan, Geo. M. Dekle. Ad. Way, Jr., T. J. Bran
don and T. W. Lewis.
The person guessing nearest' to the number of
grains in the four jars will get $ i 00.00 in Gold.
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Mr. T. J. Brandon, brother of Memo.
W. H. and H. H. Brandon, of thieolty,
had Ills hand badly bnt in a gin Fri
day. He Is a prominent farmer, who
reeideijmt across the Florida line in
the Sonny HiU neighborhood. He was
superintending the work at his gin,
when liii hand waa caught in the
machinery aud ent and slashed to the
bone. A messenger was dispatched to
Metcalfe who phoued the news to
Thoma8ville. Dr. T. M. McIntosh left
Immediately for the scene of tiie acci
dent
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- GEORGIA.
CONFEDERATE REUNION.
South Georgia Gota its! Orders From
Gonsroi Sweat.
The annual reunion of the Georgia
Confederate veterans is set for Septem
her Utli and 16th, at Rome, and many
pleasant anticipations are felt by the
veterans in this part of the state. J. L.
Sweat, of Waycross, Brigadier General
commanding the South Georgia brigade
wages that every camp in this part of
tiie state be represented. He orders the
names of delegate,s sponsors, maids of
honor, camp oflicers aud members to be
reported at once to Wm. M. Crumley,
Adjt, Gen.. Atlanta.
Miss Leila Cassil, of Bruuswiok, is
sponsor for the South Georgia brigade,
with Miss Maggie Young, of Coffee
oonnty, and Miss Ola Johnson, of
Wayne oonnty, as maids of honor.
Thomasville, will of course be wel
represented at the reunion, for wbic
Borne is making great preparations.
Next nearest will get
2 next nearest will get
5 next nearest will get -
20 next nearest will get -
40 next nearest will get -
50 next nearest will get -
50.00 in Gold.
25.00 each.
10.00 each.
5.00 each.
2.50 each.
1.00 each.
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In case of a tie for one prize, it will be divided among (the peo
ple guessing the same. (To explain—Should two people tie for first
prize, they will receive $50.00 each. Should two (or more) guess next
nearest the prize will be divided equally among them, and so on.
MORAL—Bring your cotton to Thomasville; soend your money with us;
get the best goods for your money (or you needn’t buy them); get into this
contest and maybe you will get one of these prizes.
EVANS & SON,
NEEL BROTHERS,
CHURCHWELL & CO,
THOMASVILLE SHOE C®
THE JAPS WIN.
Mighty Battle Avers The t
Brown Mon.
Tokio, Sept, a.—In the greet battle of
Liao Yang all reporta now point to a
decisive Japaneae victory. The tide turn
ed yesterday wljAthe (Jape forced the
Gxar'a men to rflpkt. No newa if being
aeut ont from % Petersburg showing
the Japs to have possession of the wires
and railroad. There ia general rejoioing
due to a report that the Japanese have
captured the town and fortifications at
Liao Yang and set them on fire.
Work Started, than Stopped.
Contractor Henry Arnold started work
Friday morning, on tho site for the
Elks’ home, and the ground wm bro
ken for the foundation. A number of
anxions Elks had been questioning the
building committee several times a day
for a month as to what progress waa
being made, and to ease their anxhraa
Bools, a small chunk of dirt from the
tint shovelful waa seat to each. This
is tiie last they are liable to ree for some
time, as work stopped abruptly Fri
day afternoon. This wm done at the
request of Mr. J. T. Pittman who Uvea
next door to the site of tho boilding.
He fears that tiie digging might produce
fever. In deference to ilia desires, work
was stopped. The matter will be dis
cussed by the lodge at its meeting on
Monday. It ia probable that no legal
steps will be taken hot that the work
will be delayed for 80 days until the
arrival 'of cooler weather make* Mr.
Pittman satisfied for the work to go on.
To Meigs
With Your Cotton
The J. N. Carter Company desire to say to
their friends and patrons that their’modem
gin plant is now in operation and that
Cotton intrusted to them will be handled
to the satisfaction ol the grower.
We have eliminated every feature of middleman’s profit and
aud are in position to pay the highest possible prices
for all cotton coming to us. It shall bejour
policy to protect fully the interest of our
patrons, therefore we do not hesitate
to solicit their business.
We are well up in all lines and you can make no mistake if
you buy of us such goods as you may need. Our
prices are always in line.
Every transaction with us—At the office or over the count*
^will oe brought to a satisfactory conclusion.
J, N CARTER COMPANY,
Dealers in Everything,
Meigs. - - Ga.
