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umw m Hub South (BeovQla Jprogtess. THOMASVILLE TIMES, VOL. 80 THOMASVILLE ENTERPRISE, VOL. 47. . THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1904. New Series, Vcl XV—No. 4, TEN THO W dchdi t Judge W M Jones i VISITORS AND HOME FOLKS MAKE UR THAT NUMBER. Picnic and Barbecue wee Ona of the Biggest Events South Georgia Ever Saw. Notable Addressee by Roddenbery, Covington, Bacon, Clay and Grlgge. The Story of the Day In Detail. The etorv of the day might be earn- nified .bat pleasing manner. He spoke mcd up in three words—“A grand sue- only »;tow moments, bnt held the closest oees.” Viewed in this rosy light its in attention of the orowd. He indulged in cidents are interesting. There was some pleasant badinage at the expenss of man; a long drawn sigh of relief when his colleague, Senator Clay and Con- folks on awakening found the son shin- pressman Griggs. This was repaid with lng. Later Old Sol hid his face behind interest by these gentlemen later. He a cloud, bat this made the day all ti e expressed gratification and pride at the more pleasant. evidences of great prosperity on every HOW THE MORNING WAS SPENT, hand, he stated that he was glad to be The visitor, began to arrive early in here, and promised to come again later the day. The first delegation arrived on and talk at greater length on issues on the 6:00 o’clock train .from Cairo of the day. At present he was a listen 3,1 cuningfrom there. AU the morn- «• Congressman Griggs was next on ing the team, from the country kept th<>li8 ‘' He was ushered forth with the the road busy and by ten o’clock every j'nnnonneement. "Read-headed Jim •table yard, lot andside streetw(u Griggs." Everybody knows with horses, moles, biggies and wagons. genUl geutleu an. and he was among At nine o’clock Newsome's Jacksonville, “W He k “>w it and was band struck up a lively air, and t he|«hisbest. He said he ha i doubted the orowd congregated at the corner of veracity of the census return, that made Broad and Jackson where the concert Thomas county sixth in Georgia bat was given, goon afterward the street * fter «»">* *>» «<""»*'>«»«»' was cleared for the water fight. The the half had not been told. He was two big fire hose, each of which poured «*> prosperity of the fanner, forth a powerful etream were manipn- f ° r n P°» ““ «•!»««>* ‘bo prosper- lated by two negroes whowere wet a. “Z of »H. When the farm is neglected drowned rats when rhe struggle was' 8™ws In the streets of the town, over. The hose sprinkled a good many After a few typical good stories told io on looker.,' but everybody was good na- jbis inimitable way. he yielded the floor tnred through it all. After the battle | Mr. Je.ee U Ward Jr., who intro, was over the t*ud led the crowd to the <b»oed S«nator A. 8. Olay in a fewwell park. At 10:40 the A. O. L. trains obosen words. from the north and oast came in togoth. | 8on*tor Otay hasan imposing aJiy. er. Tho Albany train had oue extra bl»e. » rich, resonant voice, and he coach. Every seat on both traius was »r<>ke with a vigor that carried the packed and the aisle* were Jammed. J crowd with him. He said he dearly These arrivals numbered more than «00; ! loved Thomas county for many reasons, They made their way immediately to j *>ot tfio least of which was the fact that the park and arrived Just in time to » Thomas county representative oast hear the wolcomejipeech of Major Rod denbery. THE SPEAKING. Ou the apeakera atand were seated Senators Bacon and Clay, Congress man Griggs, Judge Ooriugton,. Mayor Roddenbery, Jndge H, W. Hopkins, Capt. Wm. Hammond, Sheriff Hight, Commissioner Bryan, Col. S. G. Mc Lendon, Rev. E. E. Rose, Rev. J. W. Davis, Messrs J. 8. Ward, Jr., H. H. Gaddy, W. 0. Bowen, J. J. Ragan, the deciding vote that made liim Sena tor. He displayed a remarkable knowledge of Thomas county’s resourc es. He spoke of the diversity of crops, the fine climate, and the bright pros pects of this section. His remarks were a fitting close to a splendid program. After be concluded, the stand was Cleared for an exhibition of Thomas county’s best yroduct—tho babies. BABY SHOW It takos a person of nnusnai nerve to act as judge at a baby show. Umpiring Rev. J. C. Wight, Adams, and others,! a baseball game is easy compared to it. a representative gathering from the town and county. If them is a better master of ceremonies than Mayor Rod denbery, he has not appeared hem. His brief address of welcome put every body present in the best of humor. Hts witty sallies were appreciated by the crowd. He said the latch string was not on the outside but the d<xr The chairman, in appointing his com mittee of judges exercised rare good judgement in getting a collection of in dividuals representing all stages of hap piness and nnlmpiness. Mrp. Culpepper and Mrs Ausley and Messrs Byron Wight, R. L. Redfearn and Dave Bar- row constituted the committee. Tin- judges graded the contestants at the bad been taken off. Everyone was I band stand jnst before dinner and their welcome to the Lest the town afforded, was at’libcrty to do as he pleased, and was asked and expected to make him self at Home and to come again. Jndge W. A, Covington, of Moultrie, spoke next, Hisjdelivery was]rapid but clear. He said his reznarks'must of necessity be “scattering” because tho crowd of several thousand who* surrounded the stand were banked on every side and it was impossible to face them all His theme was the Brotherhood oi Man. He expressed pleasure as the ev ident prosperity of Thomas county but arid a greater asset than any material prosperity was the manhood and wo manhood of the common people of the great great couuty of Thomas. He then spoke for fifteen -minutes and male a beautiful exposition of his theme, fondling on the work of the fraternal orders. Capt. W. M. Ham mond, in his usual felicitous style in troduced Georgia’s senior senator, Au gustus O. Bacon. Senator Bacon is a man of dig- award was m*de up an4announced later in the afternoon. The judges had a most difficult task in deciding this contest as there was but one point difference between 4 babies. Tho prlr.es of £2.50 in gold were awarded Id Bari Redfearn a« the fluent boy and ilosaNoel Chastain the Ouest giri, DINNER. The biggest, show of tho day was din ner. The problem of feeding six tfionsr aud people all at one time and at one place would stagger the mauagotneut of a ‘great, united circus,” and perhaps there were some people who wont away from the grounds without gottius enpugh to eat. But by far the major portion of the immense crowd was well fed. When it was all over there were bas kets innumerable left over. Table room was a bit scarce and sometimes it was necessary to wait several minutes before your turn came, When it did come it proved well worth waiting for* Many more baskets were on the grounds than hid been counted on, and they were filled with inauy more different kinds of good things than tho wildest imag inatiou had pictured. AFTERNOON AMUSEMENTS Aluq ier of people chased the greasy pig around the wire enclosure as ar af ter dinner sport. Mr. J. W. L'utfcm showed his familiarity with the porcine tribe ana captured tho shoal aud thfe three dollars. Then the crowd adjourn ed to Broad street. Every inch of side walk was taken and the housetops were crowded with small boys, while bevies of pretty girls thronged the stores and offices. The ox race made everybody howl with merriment.' W. A. Curtis was the most expert ox jockey and won the $3.00 prize. E. B. Johnson with both feet in a sack made a good sprint and won the $3. Five entries struggled for the mule race prize. A. J. McNair with his fast Balaam came first and J. W. Dutton. 2nd W. Watson weighing 203 pounds won the heavy man prize, a pair of pauts. Tho tallest men here was W. H. Thorn ton ,6 ft. 8 inches betas he lived in town, the trousers prize ‘was won by Wm. Mo Hiliau who measured 0 feet 0 3-4 inches. There were uo entries in the colt show, the attendance estimate, the * handsome man or the ngly man contest so no prizes were awarded. The awards were made by Mayot Roddenbery 4:30 o’clock. The crowd then dispersed for fclieir homes. All were well pleased There were at least 0000 people on the. picnic grounds nearly all of them from ont of town and all went away enthusi astic. HOUSE FIRED INTO. Air Lino Negro Haa Thrilling Ex perience.—Other Newe* (By G. M. Stephenson.) Mr. gnd Mrs. J. L. Wilson have - the sympathy of the eutire community over the loss of their little daughter, Luby, who died on the 17th lust. Little Lucy had been sick for some time but was thought to be improving when she was taken violently ill and died before a physician could be summoned. Her remains were iutered In Salem cemetery, Rev. R. H. Barwick, of the Primitive church, conducting the services. Mr. O. J. (Clever Jim) Prosser aud sister, Miss Janie, visited relatives south of Boston last Saturday. We are glad to see Mr. L. C. Laven der out again. Quite a host of friends attended tin barbecue lost Friday from our bur;. All report a.good time and plenty o. | dinner. Indications are that there is to be sev< era! weddings in our-burg early in the fall. Messrs. J^O. Prosser, Charlie Cannon and the writor have formed themselves into a “can’t get married” clnb. We meet ouco a wedfc for condolence. The quietness of oar community was disturbed a few weeks ago by somo one shooting into the honso of George Mack, an old negro living ou Mr. Jess Sher rod's place. The shooting occured one Sunday night about 10 o'clock. Sus picion rested ou one Tobe \Villiams an other negro who is reported gone Nothing was thought of the matter un til a few nights ago when some one loft a note on George Mhc&'k gate which read about as follows: “George you say Tobe Williams shot your house, its lie and if you don’t shut your mouth and leave here we Odd Fellows will kill you.” Uncle Gecrge, as he is call ed by his white friends, has a good rep utation and is advised by them to stay, but is vbry nervous. The recent action of the couuty com missioners ou the prohibition question, meets with hearty approbation by Kill good people. Now let them levy a license of $5,000.00 on the sale of it, and the various “buzzard roosts” in the county will cease to exist. It is evident that the vile stuff is sold iu some places without restriction. Mr. Sam'West is the champion cotton picker in oar community. He is rixty- five years old and picked 00 1J>h. by (Hnner. GRAND PRIZE CONTEST! One Count with Every Dollar. COUNT THE “ANDS” AND One Vote »with Every Cent. Vote for the Most Popular Young Lady. Magnificent LUDDEN & BATES PIANO and a TRIP to the WORLD'S FAIR Given away. ABSOLUTELY FREE TIMES ENTERPRISE. This is the season when you want to pay your subscription any way. These prizes are only a reward for promptness. Explanation. •And” Contest. Tlie perron who .ends in the firet correct ee- timate of the nnmber qf time, the word ’-and" will appear in the weekly Time. Enterprise: of Friday Deo. 80th will get the Piano. If no eati- mate is correct then tho one most nearly correct will get the piano. Yon are entitled to one estimate with each f 1.00 paid on subscription to either the Weekly or Dally Times Enterprise. It makes no differ- enoo whether yonr subscription is behind or not. “And” Guarantees. We fluarnntee Tha<: Voting Contest. The young lady living in Thcmaa county who shall receive the greatest number of votes by six o’clock p in. ou Wednesday Nov. 9th 1901 shall be called the winner and shall be awarded the trip to the great World’s Fair at St. Louis. Yon are entitled to onejyote with each one cent paid on snbscriptloiAo either the Weekly or Daily TimeiEnterpriaq. It makes no difference whether your ’ subscription is behind or not. 1. No person connected, with the Times Enterprise shall enter the “and” contest. 2. That nobody can possibly know before band bow many “ands" there will be in the weekly of Dec. 30th. 3. That the Weekly Times Enterprise of Dec 30th shall consist of 12 pages, just as usual. 4. that every “and” or abbreviation lor “and," either in reading matter or advertisement shall be counted. 5. That a committee of thoroughly dis interested citizens shall do the count ing and make up tty* awards. 6. 1 hat the piano given aw$y shall be the best obthe Ludden & Bates make. (b) That the regular price of It is $350.N. (c) That it shall be new and thoroughly guurflntced. “Voting” Guarantees. We (iuarantee that: 1. The trip^to the World’s Fair shall be awarded to the young lady living in Thomas County who shall receive the greatest number of votes. 2. ThaMhe young lady elected shall be furnished, free of all cost, (a) with a Railroad ticket to St. Louis and re-, turn, (b) with entertainment in St. Louis for onejweek, (c) with admis sion into the fair grounds. 3. That no vote shall be counted ex cept it be accompanied by one cent on a subscription. 4. That no vote shall be counted after sixoclock p.m. on Wednesday Nov. 9th. 5. That all ballots cast shall be pre served and that records of the contest shall be open to inspection of any person at any time. Counting the -ands” dosn-t prevent your voting and voting doesn’t prevent'you ‘ FOR INSTANCE If pay $1.00 on subscription you getjjoth one count for the piano and 100 votes for the most popular lady. Remember. Every cent you pay is applied to your subscription, whether you count the “ands” or not, or whether you vote or not, or whether vou do both, Open to both Daily and Weekly Subscribers. Costs you nothing. Here’s the Coupon, Use It. GRAND PRIZE AND VOTING CONTEST. This Blank Must be Used in all Cases. HDITOR TIMES ENTERPRISE, Tliomasville, C,n.: •. ■ My Guess at the “ands” for the Piano is 2 r One guess allowed for each dollar paid. No one person to have over five guesses. As The Most Popular Young Lady, to he given a trip to St Louis, I cast .Votes'for Miss One vote allowed for each cent pnid. : of Voter' ...1 fgp&H p. o ; Are you taking the paper now?-