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MiUi III, TIME8-BNTEBPB16E, THOMASVILLE, GEOBGIA, SEPTEMBER 30 i90i gppjjggppep Many Matters of Interest Happen at Barwiek This Weak. , .The next nniou meeting of (he Bowen / AMociation wiU be held with the Pine HU1 cUnrcir in Decatur conutj-, com mencing on Friday before the fifth -Monday in October. The introductory sermon will be preached by Rev. H. W. (.'SaUlvau, ei t« mate 0. F. Massey, The following queries will be dis ousted: “What are the great- drawbacks to our churches nud liow can they b? prevented?" Discussion to be opened by 0. F. Massey, "Is it the dnty of tho lay members to pray In publio?" Discussion to be open ed by Rev, H. W, Snlhvan "Is water Baptism essential to salva tion? if not, why not?" Dlsoussion to bo opened by Rev. J. R. Blewett. "The Sunday school at the sonl win ning and missionary training depart ment of the church." Discussion to be opened by Rev.H. O. Christopher. Rev. M. M. Klnchen, J. D. Hammett, J. W. Kerrett, I *S, A. I, Sliodcs, t ^Committee. ANOS,,NOT DORN. Some people evidently think that the Times-Enterprizo is tho daddy of all the guoieing ednteste ever invented, good citizen of the oonnty sent si guess at the number of grains oil corn in a gallon the other day. We informed him that that oontest was being con ducted by Evans, Heel, ClmrchwoU and tho Thomasville Shoe Co. Ands, not com is our crop. News From Harvey and Wood. Hr. J. Si Hopkins who hss been in tile north during tho past month, brings the news that the popnlsr hotel firm of Harvey A Wood have had a prosperous summer at thsir resort houses. Their latest aoqnlstlon "The Wentworth" In Hew Hampehlre. Mr. Hopkins says is an especially fine place. They will de vote their personal attention to the Piney Woods this winter, aud will open it st the nsnal time for the winter tonrlst trade. , - • NEW OCCUPANT. Ooudderable attention was paid yet- tiRtky by Broad Street pedestrians to a new occupautj of the Mitchell House Fsrk. The Sole inhabitant is a small and very tame deer, who browses peace- folly among the shrubbery. He is the property of Mr. W. L MacIntyre. NEVER MISSED A COPY. Mr. A. F, Berry, of Metcalfe, was hero ou Tuesday and paid tills ofllee a pleasant call. Mr. Berry is one of the country’s oldest residents and has never missed a copy of the Times-Enterprise since before the war. H-i began taking it while it w, s called the JSouthernj[Ety- terprlse and Judge Love was its editor. The (taper ho|tcs it mayjcoutinuo to vie it Mr. Berry for many more years. By R, L. Redfearn.) Miss Mamie Moncriof and Mr. Olias. Belcher were married here at four o'clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. P. McCann officiating. Mrs. Belcher is the daughter of Mr. Joe Moncrief, one of the best residents in all this section. The wedding took p aoe at the bride’s home about a mile out of Barwiek. - Frank Harris the negro boy who had his hand and arm out off in the gin here last Tuesday died this morning, just week after the accident happened. The muscles in the boy’s shoulder and itde were so badly wrencheil that amputa tion proved ineffective to save his life. The protracted services in session the Methodist church tliis week are be ing well attended aud are doing much good. Rev. T. B. Kemp, Hie t pastor, being asnisied by Rev. H. O. Jones Boston. fflie fourth quarterly conference the Dixie Circuit of the Methodist church will meet here on Saturday and Sunday Oct 8l!i. and 8th, with presid ing elder Cook in charge. The many friends of Ur. W. M. Rob ertson who had his foot amputated on account of its being very badly broken In a runaway recently, will bo glad to know that ho is getting along .very well. of of Miss Abbio Barrrott la spending title week at Metcalfe. Mr. B. F. Massey Is back from every pleasant trip to tke World’s Fair, Dr. Woloetl has presented the Metho dist chnrnli h rm with a handsome pal- pit. Dr. Walooit made the - pulpit him self, and it will be an nnnying tribute to ble handiwork. Pope. Rountree & Oo. one of the most progressive business beanos in this end of the county, are building a considers blesnnex to their st^re house here-Their stock of goods grew too large for their former capacity. Against Rstiftcstlon of amendment to Paragraph If, Section IQ, Article K of the Constiinitan of this stale (limiting the number of representatives to 18.1), EMPEROR VISITING, Reviews Army Corps at.Otfeesa-Oth- er Wer News. St. Petersburg, Bepl. 2(1.—The com- missariet department luu already pre pared to furnish winter outfits for half a million men. > St. Petersburg, Sept. 37.—The em peror left here today fee Odeum to re view the Eighth army corps. Big Potato. - Mr. Olias. .MeKiuuou presented to sheriff Higltl yesterday a sweet potato weighing eight pound- Mr, McKinnon raised the (no .0 oil Ins (dace at, Dii- leu Its mzu , loo- what land ill that vicinity cap d i. Tho Tunes-Enterprise Wilt JVC ti years-uhscrip ioo to nuy- body wlio will beat this potato by the time ,ar "ao!" contest expires; RAILROAD APPOINTMENTS. Natural Bridge Raiiway'ln Florida Su- • perintended by Thomaavtlie Man. The Natural Bridge Railway Compa ny unnounce the appointment of C. W. P. I -jok as general manager of But c:i:u;mny with headquarters at^Moultrie G i. Mr, Pideock has appointed John H. D mdson of 'Thomasville, geueraljeuper- into ident of tile road with l.eadquarteis a: Taliaiiassee. Tills road is abnort co.-i yl.-te l and is certain to prove one of th - important short lines in Florida. Mr. Fideock was until recently presi dent of theGi-orgia Northern Railwiy Company, which position he resigned on account of ill health. v Mr. Davidscn lias beeu building railroads for many jeiJt and know ; all about every branch ;eff1Jj£tworfc. Tho H. B. It. was in its '•Alig-staje* ptumoted by the Blasin- game-Murgaa Lumber Co. of this city. Th* rand takes its name from a cartons natural bridge over the St. Marks river. London, Hept. 37.—A telegram, to a news agency in St. Petersburg says a dispatch lias been tece'ived by an offi cial agenoy fromj Harbin saying thst tho Japanese lost thirteen hundred killed during the night attack on Port Arthur, September 18 Tho Russian warships rmdered valnablo assist ance. Whlgham Storlas. It was reporto J ou tlie streets Tester- day that a murder had taken place at iVltigltaiu, Tlioir telephone office closes when tjie birds go to bed but all that could'lie ascertained was that the pro prietor of theViotcl had broken a beard on the I nail of an impudent uegro wait er who ran wilhoat offering resistance. HOW TO VOTE, The official form of tho ballots to be cast in the coming state election bn October 01 b, are now being printed for distribution to tbe various pollipg places In the county. Tire ticket 1%-a long ono and in condensed type, it measures more, than two feet in length. It con tains the names of the candidates for governor, secretary of state, comptroller general, state treasurer, attorney gener al, commissioners of agriciiltnre, and education, prison commissioner, justices of supreme court, judges and solicitors of the several, jndicial circuhs, state senator, and representatives. Hone of these gentlemen have any opposition. Thoyjwere all oiiosen at tho regular state, district aiM county primaries, several months ago. So far as they are v concern- ed the election is a mere formality, as there is no other ticket in the field. Bat immediately following their names on the ticket come four proposed amendments to the constitution. These are of great importance and should not be slighted or passed over by qny voter. Each should cast his ballot for or against each measure. Tlie amendments appear as fellows on the oflleiaT ballot. Ad Valorem Tax. Constitutional Limit. . , A PROCLAMATION. By His Excellency, loiepb JJ. Terrell Governor of t he .State of.Gcorgia. For Ratification of amendment to ar ticle 7, Section 1, of the Ooutitntlon of this state (limiting ad valorem tax 'to 8 mills.) Against Ratification of amendment to Article 7, Section 1, of the Constitu tion of this state (limiting ad valorem tax to S mills). For Ratification of amendment of Artiole 8, Section IT, paragraph 1, of the Constitution-of this state (local tax ation for public, schools).' Against Ratification of amendment to Article 8 Section IV, paragraph 1, of tlie Oouititutlm of tliia state (local tai- ation for publio schools). . .— , For Ratification bf amendment tn Paragraph I. Section IH, Article 8, of the Conatiiation-of this state (limiting the number ef representatfvee to 1*8). Executive Department, July 27th 1094 Whereas the .General Atsemblv, at its session in >903, proposed an amend ment to the Constitution of ibis State, as sfct forth in Act approved August 17th 1903, to wit: ' . Section'!. Be it enacted by the Gener al Assembly of the State of Georgia, That article 7. section 1, of the Constitu tion of this State, be amended by ad ding to said section the following para graph, as paragraph 3: I bfc levy of taxes on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes, except to provide for repelling invasion, suppressing insurrection, or defending the State in time of war,shall not exceed five mills on each dollar of tbe value o propety taxable in the State. Section 8. Be it farther enacted. That whenever the above proposed amend ment to the Constitution shall be agreed to by two-thirds of the members elected to each of tbe two houses o( the Gen eral Assembly, and the same has been entered on the Journal,, with tbe lyeas and nays taken thereon, the Governor shall, and be is hereby authorised and instructed to cause said amendment to be published its at least two newspapers iu each congressional district in ibis State, for at least two months aext pre ceding the lime for folding tbe next general election; Section 3. Be it- further enacted. T hat the above proposed amendment sjmll be submitted for ratificatioivor rejection In the electors of this State at the next TIEEIEj Picnics come and picnics go but our low prices have come to stay. We claim that we carry the largest variety of merchandise in the city. Here you can find al most anything you want in in the way of staples, For Ratification of Paragraph 3, See- t on I, Article II, of tlie Connritntionbf this state (to make the number of coma- ties ill this stubs-145). Against Ratlt Ration of amendment ta Paragraph 3, Section 1, Article-II, of tbe Oonstitntinaof this state (itj- make til- number of soon ties in thto- state 1-MI). If yon wish to-vote for any amend, general election tobebehf, after publi cation as provided for in-the second sec tion of this Act, in the- several election districts of this State, at which election every person shall be rgialiUed to vote woo is entitled lo vote for members of the Gene sal Assembly. Ail persons voting atsaru ciection-iu-iavor oi adopt- fag tbe proposed amendment Cons’.iintion, shall have written, of printed on tbeir ballots these words: “Far ratification of tho amendment to article 7, section 1, of tho Constitution of this State, so as to limit-the levy of taxes ou property ler any one year by the General Assembly to five mills on each dollar of tW value. a4 the property taxable in the State, except for* the, pur pose ef reptilian invasion, suppressing We claim aldb that our prices are lower than others. We have just received a new line of novels the best written, yet by Laura Jean Libbey, the emi nent novelist, all the best and latest series about 20 different - titles each 10 cents. 24 inch wide white wool Flannel worth 25c our low price 15c a yard. meht, drtw a line- through the- psis- : |f*«f«rtloo,ot defending ibe Slat ip ' * 1 tim*o# wtr'~;jUKUll persons oppofcftd to Tom Watson Has Favor Jackson, totes* Sept. '2?.—Thomas E. Watson, Populist candidate for presi- tbtifc, spoko here this afternoon. Ho arrived yesterday and was confined to bed with feveruutil this morning. He spent the moruiug working on his letter of acceptance. Mr. W, T. Hall, of Snsina, was iu town on businesaiTufisday. Mr. R. L Redfearn was in town Tues day on Ids way from Barwiek to the St. Louis fair. Mr. Redfearn is an ol> ■<*rviug man and lio will makooven bet ter comjiany than usual wlien ho gels hoxne. Mr. Frank Jones leaves today to join \fra. Jones UvAtlanta- Mrs. Jones hat »cou siiendiug tbe past month at Indiai "‘prings and Lithia, and has improved ;erv much in health.—Balobridge ■ i \rgus. graph beginning, ‘nagskost ratification. ’ If you desire to vote against anyaawnd- ment draw a lino- through the para graph beginning “for ratification. A few words of explanation in regard to tlie purpose ot tit* amendment* may not be amiss. The first limiting the ad valorem tax to ttmuilhs means that th* state rate can never bo higher titan $5 on tho thousand of property. 1* is now $l'80. This measure seems to a* a good one. It allowafor extra taxation cr.se of invasion or hnmnroction. Ik will make tlie state officers, give an eco nomical adminiatratioii and confine their expenditures within csrframlimitH, whiuh property valuos ineroasowill be ample Our advice is for th* voter to draw a line tlmongh the paragraj,^, beginning against rati(lcatiott».“ as applied to the first amendment. Tkie second amendment we also favor, provides for ioc<)L.taxation for pub- schools. If this amendment is adopt- it will allow any community that wauts to spend mere money for pablic schools to do so, but it will not fi>rco any community to do so uulosa- they vote for such additional orqwnditnre at local election. Our advice is to scratch the pencil' through ’“against ratifies, toin” of tho seucodathemlwent. The- third' aiu.-iidfiient j:roVidss fo» file adaption ef said anwmdmcnt sbiU have written or printed oa- their lollot the words:. “Against the ratification, of ike amendment to article z’.seciipn i* • fi tho Oonstiiubond this Scale, so as to limit levy of taxes ou property- Tor any ono yea* by the General. Assembly to five mills oa each dollar of the *mhie of the property taxable ia-thio State,ex cept for the purpose of repelling invas ion*, suppressing insurrection, or defend* ing.the State re time of war.” And if a majprity ef the electors qualified t» vote for mem)>cr4» o£ tho General Assembly voting thcroo* shall vote for said amendment, then shall said amendment beeomc a pan d the Conslitutioc.oi tbis Slate. * ^ Now, ihcreJwe I loaeph M. Terrell, Governor o! said Stats, d>» issue this my piucht'nation hereby declaring i\^t the toiagomg proposed am end men b to the Cone’itutioa ks submkWtd ior rarlhcattoii rejection to the voters of tlie State q^walified to xote lor member* of tho Genera* Assembly, a* the 'central -lec tion to be held on ^fednesday,. October 3 th, 1U04. Ity the Governor:;Joseph M. Terrell, Co^t Governor, Wool yarn shawls (dosely knit in neat designs interwoveD with assorted colors mercerized Floss, cheap at 75 cents Our price 50 cents 1ft quart Dairy Pan tLe largest made in round plain tin stamped pans. Our low price will move th8m quick, we only as?£ 10c. Stiff roots selected stock solid bacK scrub brushes the kind you always paid 10c for, our cut price 5c .Secretary o! ^tate. S ; td Citation. ‘ GEORGIA- -TtttoMAs County. TokII who it may concern: * A. Vi Finch Having tippled for Gtmr- limitiug the number of reptesenta-NUhsbip of the'person atod property of lives to 183." There is a trick iu the-! Ruble Tyson, minor child of W. ,P. wonlins of this amendment. B8 ten i Tyson| , ate o£ Be , rrian counlJ ._ a tccls re^entotives is an iucreaso of tlie present body, already largo enough. If this amendment carries it moans additional expense nud wo can see no good on it. Be sure to draw your pencil tlwongh the words “For particulars of amendment t j Paragraph 1 sootiou III article S.” The fourth amendment is “to make th» number of counties in tho state 145/' We aie against this amendment. There are now* 137 counties iu the state, any more would be expensive to tho t ixpiyer, aud if created in thin im mediate section, would meau a loss of political power. This we have discuss ed at length ami will have more to say iate^. Don't fail to make a mark through tho words^Foi^Ratilkatiou of Amen imeat to paragraph 2, section l, article 2. If you want to t bo on the safe side, mark out the first two “Agailists” and the last two “Fore.” The names of tlie county officers *hosea at the last primary are also on lie ticket. They will be .elected with- >ut opposition, and that part of the ( icket needs no attention from, the »voter. Notice is given that said application will be beard at my office, at io o’clock a. m. on the first Monday in October next. This 5th Sept. 1904. „ W.u. M_ JoNESt Ordinary. HOW TO SECURE A VIGOROUS * BODY AND MIND. .Hoaltb of body and mind depend upon the health of the stomach. Tho brain, the blood, the nerves, the lungs, iu fact every organ of the body depend upon the stomach for sustenance. Tho stom ach’s power to digest and assimilate food measures the strength of body aud mind. If you are below the normal in strength and flesh, Ryaale’s Stomach Tablets will help yon out ef yonr trouble. They insure perfect digestion and assimi lation and these secure health of hotly | and mind. R;dale’s Stomach Tablets care the worst forms of dyspepsU ai d indigestion and all forms of stomach trouble. Trial size, 2‘cts. Family size 50 cts. The large size contains 2 1-2 times the quantity of.the trial size. 17 quarts stamped dish pans in plain tin with 2 strong solid rivitea * handles worth every day in the week 25c, now sell at 17c. 2 quart round-crank sifters, strong in serted handle, the easiest sifter to operate for the busiest housekeeper, others ask 15c, it costs you here 10c. If you have a gasoline or an oil stove we keep the ovens for them. They are fine bakers, do the wo'rk to your entire satisfaction or money back. Bake a biscuit or a turkey. Regular price for those $1.25, we will Tiave them for few days at 97 cents RACKET SHE Alex S Yeager, Manager. 118 Broad Street I INDISTINCT PRINT -I