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THOMASVILEGBOKGIA, SEP 1‘KMBEK 80, 1904.
TIniv.reity of Grargta football team
* Vtal broken tone*.
mH£am am . RM . m
After a twelve yean net, work on
' 'Brtmewlok'i city hospital will be re-
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■tuned. Better late than never,
The Hltoh court .martial ha* been
■postponed from Sept. 28lh to Oct. 10th.
•al none of the offloen wem aaxloo* to
pte ' ' Sm
, A crowd of Bainbridge people are
planning to charter a fecial car and
travel to the World'* Fair, Hying in car
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W. A, Covington and Thad Adam*,
both well known In Thomasrille, are
mentioned a* probable candidate* for
Honltrie'* aohool board.
Auguta i* to have a wet and dry dot
tlon with Sam Jonea and Len Brough
ton whooping ’em ft) ft the dry aide.
Auguata never did like a dry time.
About.two hundred Georgia faitner*
are attending] the Southern Cotton
Grower’* Aerostation and Farmer*’ Na
tional Oongrea* in' 8b Louia thi* week.
The Uaoon Telegraph call* upon the
pm* of the atata to rally the Democrat
ic voter* to tho poll* and defeat a con-
aptracy to make the itate antl-Demo-
cnatioln 1900. <
The Farmer*' Institute for the Sixth
Senatorial Diatriot will be held In Valdoe-
at Saturday, Oct. IS. Tee institute will
be condncted by State Director Barrio
Jordan, with lectnrea on live agricnl
tnral topioe by tome of the most promt
nent egrlonltoriiti end edncatoia in the
atate. The inititote wlU be held at
Pine Park, with morning;and afternoon
A Savannah mlnlater diaouning the
lynching evil my* he doe* not think
there 1* any Ukiihood of Federal inter.
■'Penneylvaula ha* almcut a» mneli of
the evil a* Georgia. There it about a
weekly outbreak of the spirit there. Being
mom populous, actual lynching U outer
to prevent. The North it *tate'i right
until in application ia entirely confined
to the Sonth."
”1 read Governor Terrell’* view*. He
il like an old woman, nervous but not
nervy, upprelieniive of u political bug-*,
boo, but oat of the itate when the ritu-
utlon calls for action."
Chairman Yeoman* of the Democitlo
Executive Committee urges alt IVuio-
cratio voter* to go to the polls and vote
on Ootober 5th. He farther urges each
one to .vote for nil ibo amendments.
When he does thi* he ii going out of hi*
way to force measures down the throats
of the voters that may not lie palatable
to thorn. The ameudmeuts, 'providing
for local’ school taxation, increase of
ooontios, increase of representatives and
limitation of the tax rate to 5 mill* are
the ones that have Ids strong approval.
Jut why lie BhonUl us* Ids official posh
altiou to favor these does not appear on
theanrfnce. For oor part we nra op-
poudto the new county amendment
and believe that the majority of the
pcoplo in tho stato arc also.
The best shoes your money can buy. Do you want to feel sat
isfied that you will get your money's worth or your money back.
Nearly every atore In the county sell* Shoe* of some kind. They don’t know one more wbnt’i In them than yon
do. They bay them from jobber* and yon get "job lota” when yon bay them. Bay your Shoe* from the only exclusive
8bo* Store in the County. We have all oars made to order and don’t *ell cheap Shoe*. If you want cheap one* look up
the other fellow. If yon want good one* oome to us. Remember wo (with other*) will give awey $500.00 on Deo. lat, to
be peraone gneaing noareatto the numbered grain* of com in 4 quart jar*. 118 prize* from $1,00 to $100.00. One guess
With each dollar (pent with na
THOMASVILLE SHOE CO.
BOLD SPRING NEW&
Plan Por Sehoola-Cotton Picking vt.
Education.
(B7A.L.O. Stevenson)
The farmers are very buy trying to
gather their cotton.
Protracted serrioes are In program at
Bold Spring church, Rev. B. Stable
will b* assisted by Bov. O. R. Jonkin*
of Pelham and Bov G. F. Berio* of
Cairo. May much good be dona for the
unae of Christ
Mr*. Bndaon, >tfe of Mr Ju> Bad-
■on i* very ill, bat her many friend*
hope to aether out*g*in toon.
Mr. Bandy Aldridge hat an unusual
pleaaant smile on hi* face, and on in
quiring into the matter wa have found
that there it a young lady at hi* lionse
now.
Mr. M. K. Miller of ThoinatriUe i* n
regular attendant at divine services at
Bold Spring church now. It seems a*
if there if some attraction over here for
Mr. M .
Public aoboola on thi* ride of the coun
ty are not very well attended now on
account of ten cent ootton. The farm-
ers cannot get negroeeto help piok cot
ton and were compelled «o they say) to
lake their children from aohool to gath
er their ootton. Thi* 1* a oaae of ^‘rob
bing Peter to pay P»uL" Tho man
who take* hi* children from aohool for
any otlwr than proridtntiai can*,
e*, 1* doing hi* child a gnat injustice,
that will tell on him in day* yet to oome.
There 1* not more than 750 of the coun
try children who enter the public
school* each year, and not more than
40 per cent of that number at (end more
than half the time. It mako* me shud
der to think of precious soul* moulding
for eternity without (he benefit of tho
moral training inch a* is generally neg
lected In the home* bnt may be found
in the best common schools. The pa
rent is In part responsible for the moral,
physical and aental development of hi*
child, and if the children of today do
not liocomo good citiiene of the fnturo
there is no one to btauie buttho parent*.
hope that the day it not far distant,
when the good people ot our laud will
wake up to the realization of their meat
Metcalfe Mentions.
(By E. E. Roee.)
Mr, BoMell Vann, of TliomaariUf, i*
behind the counter at tho store of J. W,
Borne.
Mr. W. H. Stringer ha* gone to Cairo
where be ha* accepted e position a*
*ale*men with Mr. Baldy.
Mr. Cornelia* Lilly, one of oar young
men who he* been attending Stanley'*
Burines* College in Macon, bee accept
ed * position a* book keeper with May*’
in Thomuvtll*.
Ur. M. J. Barrett, of Berwick,
teaobinga large chu* vocal mnrio at
the Helbodlft church here.
Mieae* Mettle and Beerie Thome* end
Mis* Ola Swift, three of onr popular
young ladle*, have returned from Thom
uville where they were riritlng friend*,
The trustee* of the school here have
employed as teacher* for next term Mis*
Mary Blttch, of Wayeros*, and Ml**
Lill* Forrest, of Boston. Both Indies
oome to as well reoommended and we
hope for a good wbooL
Mr. A. F. Berry, who wa* etveral
day* ago called to Dunnellon, Fla., to
attend his ion, Nathan, baa returned
e. It wa* learned here with rin
ser* tonow that hi* toadied *ooo after
hie arrival at hi* bedrid*. The heart ol
the whole oommonity goes oat tc the
sorrowing one hese ■* well ee the tame-
dlate'famlly of the deeeated in Dnnntl-
Ion.
Resolution* of Respect to Memory of
W. O. Johnson.
Resolved first, That ip the death of
onr beloved brother. Big Ochlookonee
church lias sustained an irreparable
loss and hU family a lorn that only
loved ones ran realize. Bat we bow in
humble submiirion as the lily bow* her
modest head and folds her petal* to the
storm, acknowledging the hand of om
nipotence.
Brother Johnson wa* born In 1800 in
Torrelt county near Dawson and was
married to Sophrouia McLendon Jane
22, 1876.
Resolved second, Tlmt In tho death of
Brother Johnson we wonld not with
... ... , , ... him back for lie is overshadowed with
sacred doty, mid to the awfnines, of ti e Uo(1 ., owu , ovo ^ llrotcflion> rcstln( .
result* of negligence, uud bo made to
feel that when they arc dialing with
their children they are dealing with
some thing Immortal.
Tho Missca Howland and Miss Martin
l to the city yesterday after a
outlw vacatior. They como thi*
to get everything at the Allen
, ia perfect readiness tor tbo
f school on the 4th of October,
for the school this year
I approvements at Wildwood'
Wildwood, tho beautiful country
home Of Mr. 0. 11. Thorne, ha* been
Very materially enlarged and improved
this hammer. Several additional
rooms have been built and others en
larged.
The job has ’been done by contrac
tor I. O. Folsom, and the article of
Work which he Inw put up is of a very
superior nature. Mr. Folsom is strictly
up |o tho standard ot Ids work, and
he has stood tho proof.
The repairs are practically completed
new, and Wildwood is very much tho |
Late Corn,
Mr. J. L. Floyd* who live* seven
miles out of town, towftnl Moultrie,
has a field of late corn that is a bCauty.
He brought in n sample stalk last week
that was 13% foot high and boro two
winucr. Mr.’ Thorne it to be congratn-1 good ears, The first of these ears was
lated on the beauty of bis home. two feet from the ground.
from his labors. As a husband he was
alt that could be found and a father in
deed to Ids children. As a neighbor
there was never a better or kind-
hearted man.
When his pure life went out, the
angel of death hovered over him nud
guided his spirit to the -hared of rest
where the pure in heart alone meet to
sing redeeming love with countless
millions gone before.
Done by order of tho church in con
ference.
W. W. Dekle, W. W. Redding, Rosen
Adams, Mrs. S. A. Adams, Julia Simp-
ton. Committee.
SCHOOL REPORT-
Pine Showing Med* by Thome* Coun-
* lyln Edueetlonel Circle*.
_ The annuel report of.the deportment
ol education hae, ju*t been iemed by
State SchooljOommitriooer' W. B. Mer
ritt. It is full of intern ting facte and
figures. It show* that Thomas county’s
share of the school fund for loot to
hive been '$$0(215.87. The apportion
ment tojthe local system In the county
TO $8,889.25 for ThomaeriUe and $580.
81 for Boston. Thomas ha* 2,088 white
nixie* ot achool age 1,904 females, 2,454
oilored male* sod 2409 colored females.
A grand total of 8,953 children of school
age. This is an inereau of 1,421 over
1898, a | percentage of 16.5
Toere are 174 white illiterate* and 502
c ilored. Tide ie'a;docroaee In illiteracy
« nee 1898 oCOOJper cent.
The statistics for teacher* ehow, that
there are 46 whites and 84 colored in the
eonnty. Seventeen of these are normal
trained. The salaries paid;range from
$M to $50 per month. There is no
ountyjo the state that make* a better
■bowing than Thomas to aohool Erin.
Off for tho Toeh.
ThomuvUle’* representative* at the
Georgia Bchooi of Technology left yea-
torday for tlio scene of their ilndlet In
Atlanta.~M<*>re. (Albert Pringle and
FrenkJLawson went via the A. A B at
7:40 a.m. The (Coast Line train car.
tied northward Leo Wise, Willie Palin,
Henry Gribben and T. O. Mitchell.
J. T. Thompson, of Valdosta, waa a
Sunday vlritoFto town.
COMPRESS COMPLAINTS.
Exporters Claim that they Can’t gat
Cotton to Ship Abroad.
' The cotton exporters of Savannah
have been complaining lately of the
treatmon they receive from tho Allan-
Holly Springs, Mis*., Starch 24, «9°J
While buildizg railroads in Tennesaee
acme twelve yeara ago a number of hands
contracted fever end various form* ot
blood and skin diseases. I carried S.S.S.
in my commissary and gave it to my hands
with most gratifyingresults. I can recom
mend S. S. S. as the finest preparation for
Malaria, chills and fever,.as writ's* all
blood and skin diaeases. W»I. MeCow*
I suffered greatly from Boil*, which
would break out on different part* of my
body. I taw 8. S. S- advertised and after
using about three bottles I -wa* cured,
and for the lent three year* have had no
trouble whatever. A W. ZKBUR.
217 ReadSL, Evansville, Ind.
I began tiring your S. S. S. probably ten
yean ago for Malaria and blood trouble*,
•nd it proved so good that I have con-
tinned ever since firing it a* a family
remedy. It ia a pleasure for me to recom
mend S. 8. 8. for the benefit of other*
who arc needing stint rate blood purifier,
tonic and cure lot Malaria.
Arkansas City, Atk. C. C. Hevwgway.
Bolls, abscesses, sores,' dark or yellow
splotches and debility arc some of the
symptoms of this miserable disease.
8.8.8. counteract* and remove* from the
blood all impuri
ties and potions
and builds up the
entire system. It is
oranteedapure-
vegetable reuse-
-. Write for med-
d advice or any
opecial informa
tion about case.
Ik* Swift Specifio Cwpeey, Atieeta, 6a
Another HoIO-Up Story
Ayoung men named Adame, from
Pelham, yesterday told a story of a hold
nptliatoccurred abont midnight Friday.
Hie stocy waa that he waa on hi* w*y
back to town froin (lie northern part,
and on upper Broad be was held up by
two negroes. He wa* well fixed for them
however, baring hi* gun in hi* coat
pooket in easy reach. He shot five time*,
the negroes running after the first shot,
Ha says be beard one cry rat a* if
wounded.
SECONDHAND MACHINERY
For Sale. Newly Overhauled.
One 25 H. P. Tubular Boiler
.. j 0 « .< “
-■ in " •• * Vertical “
•• 8 ” ' Locomotive" oo
wheels,
One to H. P. Vertical boiler and an-
gine.
i No. 2 DeXoach Saw Mill, Simplex
Feed.
1—48 inch Inserted tooth saw.
.’—Small saws.
I-Soul* steam feed tope Iced axgcod
ar new.
1—i; H. P. center crank engine.
good as new.
I—Button saw-mxntle.
I—Set 36 stringer legging trucks new
3—Sets 36 pole .. h „
1—1)4 Duplex Steam pump, new.
1—2 1-2 Gardner governor. ..
I—21-2 ,. ., „ good as
new.
1—2 1-2 King governor. •
1—2 1-2 Monarch governor,
i—l 1-2 Pickering governor.
12—Sets 12 Pickering Carriage truck,
new, the best made. .
Prompt attention upon work. We
will be prepared to furnish cane mills ia
jo day*.
THOMASVILLE IRON WORKS
Works near A. O. L. B. R. Depot.
P. O. 102; Telephone* 184 and 219.
SUMMER.
.RATES.
Mr. N. L. Duron a prominent mer
chant of Morphoy, waa in town on So -
nrday.
Capt. E M. Smith is one of the direc
tor* of a new bank recently organized
at Whlghsm.
tloComprere Company. Almost every ^ Rood , that may ^ ne c*Mary for the
cotton comprera in tho territory trlbnt.- con auct of the business, to buy
ry to Savannah, in fact all bat two are
member* ot the trust known as ttie At*
lautic Compress Company. The ex
porters say they must have the cottoo
for shipment abroad but that the com
press people evince a don't care spirit,
and make uo effort to get it to them.
The local compress here at Thomasville
is ouc complained of.
The compress people reply that toey
are wilting to work day aud night if
Petition for Charter.
GEORGIA—Tuoiu* OofxTY.
To the Honorable the Superior Court ot
said county.
This the petition of 0.0. Shelly, J.
Frank Harris and Hngh O. Ford, ail of
said county and Mate, and John P.
Glower ot the oounty ot Brook* respect
fully shows.
1. That they desire for tbemeelve*.
tlwlr esroctat**. suer more and assigns
to become incorporated under the name
and style of ”Pavo 'Trading Company.
That the principal office and place
of business of the proposed corporation
will he In P»vo, said state and oranty.”
8. That tho capital stock of tbs cor
poration 1* to be eleven thonsaud dollar*
(811,000.00.) divided into riusresof one
hundred dollars ($100.00) cacti. Peti
tioner* desira.tho privilege of increas
ing said capital stock to u^amount not 1
exceeding twenty five thooeaud dollar*,
($25,000.00.)
4. The object of the proposed corpor
ation is pecuniary profit and gain to its
stockholders Tho petitioner* propose
to carry ou a general merchandise toil,
n •**, to buy and soli dry goods, notions,
groceries, farmers' supplie*, vehicles
auA'Uvo stock; to buy and sell any and
Those who wish day board or pleas
ant room* with board, can be acoom
dated. Everything dean, comfortable-
and homelike, good and prompt service
given to all. Phone 171.
Masury Hotel.
and own real estate, to borrow and loan
money, to receive and hold nud exeente
deeds and mortgage* as eternity, to do
such other things as may* bo ^necessary
to carry on the business as"proposed.
5. The petit toners desire to be inj
corporated for the term of twenty years
with the privilege of renewal at tho end
0! that timo.
Wherefore the petitioners pray to be
mide a body corporate under the name
WANTD TO BUY
TEN MILLION CAR LOADS
-OF-
WOOIa
-AND-
Cow Hide
fur, Buuswsx, Etc.
HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID.
J. W. WATKINS a CO.,
). B. WATKINS. * * . Manag
Office at Williams' Stable 228 W
sekeon St.. ThomasvUle. Ua.
-TO-
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ok
California, Cloorado
Utah, Wyoming,
Oregon, Montana, Washington
and other points
West, Northwest and Southwest
J. G. HOLLENBECK.
Dist. Passenger Agent,
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE R.R.
necessary but tliat the brokers in the in- sa j stylo oIore*aiil, entitled,to the rights
laud towns take their own time, about 1 privilege* aud immunities aud snbjcw
marking, re-billingctc. and tliat those ' „ ,h e liabilities fixed oy taw.
brokers arc responsible ter the delay.
Mr Hudgins manager ot the local com
press says he is pressing more cottcn
and pressing it faster this season than
ever before.s w
Misses Eula aud.Jefise Horst returned
to their homes in Cairo yesterday after
sho-t visit to Miss Della Simmons,
Messrs Will Dekle and Earnest
Powell have returned to Caircsafter two
days spent in town-
Dr. J. Frank Harris,
C.C. Shelly,
Hugh C. Ford,
J. P.Clowor,
Petitioners.
GEORGIA, Thomas Coanty, Sept. 12
1904. I, J. W. Groovpr, Clerk Superior
Coart, hereby certify tliat the within is
a true copy of tho original memoran
dam of file in office.
Witne .3 my luuid and seal
J. W, Groover, C. 8. C,
The Beat Health Culture.
No poor man can afford to bother with
any of the experimental health fads.
He U too busy making a living for him
self and family, and when ho is afflicted
With a bad cough or cold, or develops
catarrh as tho direct result of a cold, he
simply takes a few doses of Dr. Bosch' c's
German Syrup. Aud if something more .
serious, say consumption, prostrate.- him
or any member of his family, German j
Syrup can again be relied on to etb
cure. Trial bottle, ?5c At S..U. P:
& Co.
Administrators Sale.
GEORGIA~-Tiiom'as County.
To all whom it may coccern:
Mrs. Mary Eubanks having, in pre ^ r |
form, applied to me for Permancn:
trrs of Administration on the esu- ‘•*1
J. O. Eubanks, late of said county,
(eased. This is to cite all and sirv-
the creditors and next of kin of j*
Eubanks, to be and appear at my * :i
on the first Moud* in October io°h
10 o’clock a. m., and show cause, if *
they can, why pemanent administrat
should not be granted to Mrs.
Eubanks oo ,T. O. Eubannk’s estate.
Witness my hand and official
turi'this 5th day of Sept, iqoi,
Wm. M, Jones,
Ordinary*)
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