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1 ’WMES-ENTBRPBIdB. rffOMASVILLE.GKORGIA, SEP1EMBRR 80 19041 THE VOTE. Ocblocknee Items. TAKE * Lamar’s Lemon Laxative The greet family medlolne for Constipation for Disordered Liver for Indigestion for Headache for Biliousness for Dizziness U&e it often and pre vent Malaria. Road What the Mayor of Dothan, Ala. says ’ of L. L. 1. LAMAR’S LEMON LAXATIVE Sold by good druggists everywhere. 50 DOSES 50CENTS Manufactured only by Lamar, Taylor & Riley Drug Company MACON, 8E0RBIA Have Been Chosen in Merrillville District—Other News. Miss Brown of Cairo in the Lead With Others Close. Doth as, Ala., Apr. 10,1004. Messrs. Lamar, Taylor A US ley !;rug Co., Vacon.Ga. Gentlemen;—I have t*een. selling Lamar’* Lemon L»x- r.tivu for Homo time and recommend It to nil who suf fer irom disordered llveruwr any other ailment that iris recommended for. I like it and use it In my family. I have sold lots of It and have, never bad any complaint at all. Yours respectfully, J. K. YotTMG, Mayor. When you know you are sick and don’t know what is the matter with you, nine times out of ten it’s your stomach that is wrong. Read the book “Cheer Up,” free at drug stores, and learn how and why Hentz’s Curative Bitters makes “blue” people cheerful by making their stomachs strong. Cheer Up 1 As sure os you’re olivo Bents’s Curative Bitters will make life worth living. At all good drug stores. HENTZ'8 BITTER8 CO* PHILADELPHIA. (By J. P. Singletary.) Quite a number of our citizens at tended the big picnic last Friday. All report a fine time. - * Rev. A. J. Quattlebaum filled the Methodist pulpit Sunday, the pastor, Rev. O. R. Jenkins being at the World’s Fair. Mr. A. W. Logue left for Nashville, Ga., last week, where he goes to look after J. H Anderson’s branch store. Mrs. Logue left yesterday. Their many friends wish them much success in their new home. Mr. and Mrs. John Stephens are the guests of their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Bulloch. Miss Julia Braswell after spending several days at Hampton Springs, Fla returned home last week. Little Miss Alice Stringer of Fine Park, has been spending a few days with her grandparents. Mrs. Nannie Venters has in stock a nice line of fall hats. Call around and see them. Miss Bessie Jackson of Center Hill neighborhood ^was among her many friends here last week. Hot! hot? How much we would ap preciate a good rain to cool the atmos phere. Mr. Pliney Heeth our clever tax col lector is in town today, and from the way he is kept busy we think bo is col lecting mighty well for the first round. Some of our citizens were soum what shocked op Monday morning when the postmaster got a note out of the ulU^c addressed to Citizen^ of Oclilucuuee. notifying them that then; was a *'be fore day Club” in the town ana that certain of tho Colored ptu^.u ol the town wore leaders. There wos’i.t much excitement over it as we think khi.o fel low wanted to stir up a little excitement. We think that the colored people of our town think too much of themselves and are better citizens, law-abiding citizens than to have such a thing as a “Before day club.” Mrs. Alice Singletary is at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Walker at Cairo, who has been quite sick for the past week. Mrs. T. T. Thompson spent the day in Meigs one day this week with her daugh ter Mrs. E. R. Singletary. Bulloch Bros, have been kept very busy ginning for the past month. They can torn out a bale of cotton every 15 or 20 minutes. Briug your cotton to them if yon want a good sample, and then atop down town and get a good price for your cotton. We are paying above Savannah prices every duy. Undo “It. A. P.” treated ns to a nice string of fish one day last week, and if you got ahead of him you will have to go the day before, and ho will be there The interest in the voting for the most popular young lady in the county oontinues without any falling off. In fact it grows greater every day. The .dollars are rolling in. Each one, entitles the subscriber to a hundred votes, and also a count at the ands, be sides of course beirg applied on sub scriptlon. Someone is going to have a fine piano and some young lady is going as guest of this paper to the World’s Fait at St. Louis, with transportation, board and admission paid. Since the last publication there have many changes in the vote and hundreds of ballots cast. Miss Jonnie Brown, of Cairo, is in tfio lead. Miss Alice Carter, of Meigs, has made substantial gains. The detailed vote follows: The Standing. Miss Jonnie Brown, Cairo “ Edna Vamedoe “ May Hopkins “ May Bess Slater “ Alice Carter, Meigs “ LuoyParker .,., “ Lillie Williams ; “ Gertrude Lloyd " Lila Brooks, Boston “ Bessie Blackshear “ Ethel Cassels “ Carabeile Wilkes, Barwick “ Jane Vann, Boston [ “ Daisy Dekle 1 “ Minnie Williams “ Mattie Thomas, Metcalfe. “ Lottie 1X41*, Ooolidge... ‘ “ Aliev .leukuis Nwti Pru.ele E:enioo Supplies Ready, havo on huudut my office all the supplies for iiohiing tlm state and coun< ty election on uux* Wednesday Oct. 6th. Any visitors to towu from the country precincts ars requested to call at my office and take the supplies to their re spective polling places . W. M. Joui‘8 Ordinary Thomas Co DESPERADO RETURNS. Mr W. H. Buckhalt, of Thomasville, w is transacting business in out town M mday. C. E. Stringer and family, of Pine Park speDt Sunday ip town. Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Spauee went op to Pelham Monday night, returning next day. Mr. Silence’s father being in ill health called them to see him. CaOUDGE NEWS. (By H. B. Nesmith.) Mr*. J. L. Baldy is indisposed at this \vsitting with fever, wq liopo however it will not prove of long duration. Mr. T. J. Megahee is placing material for the erection of a large and commo dious residence on Verbena Atcuuo. Mr. WeslVP. Pope and. wife, of Ca 1 - vary. w:;r visitor List weak in Coo- lidge/u.e 6 -o»ts of -.r. r rank Po; c* Some of our boys are arranging for organizing a lo^ge of tho I. O. O. F. . here. The entertainment given at the Insti tute last Wednesday night was a decid ed success. Among other amusements given for the benefit of the school was a voting contest for the most beautiful lady in the town or community. Quite a number were voted for, but the con test lay between Misses Fannie Folsom • and Callie Gay. It was a close contest, the prize finally being settled in favor of Miss Gay. Will Drayton Attempts to Murder Whole Family at Boston. Will Drayton, the negro who tried to kill his wife and father-in-law near Boston two weeks ago, made a desperate endeavor to finish the job Wednesday. Drayton’s wife had left him and none to her father, Pompey Bell. Drayton angered at this, went to Bell’s house and struck his wife and Bell with a turpentine axo. His wife was not (hurt badly and had improved- enoogh toj be up again. Old Pompey however is in a precarious condition and will probably dlo. At noon yesterday the desperado ap peared at Bell's house with a forty-four and without waiting for an introduc tion began shooting #at anybody he could see. The fire was returned from iuslde by Pompey Bell’s son and another sou-iu-law named Sam Stoveus The negroes must have all been] mu tually scared to death for every shot went wild* After his ammunition was exhausted Drayton tG"k to the woods uu<l at lust accounts Sheriff Hight was hot on his trail. The sheriff hud gobd prospects of trouble ahead, but even if it should tako a leaden messenger the sheriff was determined to have his man, could he bo found. The Bell negroes live on the. H. P ■Valin place, live miles from Boston, Drayton was formerly a turpcininohand in Capt. Way’s employ. He has a bad reputation, having shot at least one man before in his life, at Valdosta. (By J. N. Donaldson.) An election was held on Saturday Sept. 24, for a justice of the peace* auo two bailiffs whioh resulted in the elec tion of Mr. F. P. Blackshear for justice of th$ peace and Messrs. A. F. Mathis and W- A. Chastain, for bailiffs. These gentlemen are well known throughout thd community,‘and the town is to be congratulated upon securing their ser vices. J The ice cream supper which waJ to liave been on last Friday night, for the purpose of raising funds for the organ at the Methodist church, was postponed on account of the big picnic at Thomas ville on the same date, until next Friday weok, Oct. 7. All are especially *invi. ted to attend and lend a helping hand by your liberal patronage. Mr. J. H. G. Johnson left last Mon day for a visit among liis relatives J and friends in Upson county. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Turner, visited Thomasville Tuesday, on business. Mrs. Turner remained in Thonuu- ville until after the big picnic on Friday. Mr. Miles Blackshear, left, Tuesday morning for hi^home in .Dawson after several days spent here visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Blackshear .was 'ac companied home by his mother Mrs. Susan Blackshear, and his sister Miss Jennie. Miss Bessie Olive of Moultrie, after a few days visit, the guest of her pa rents, Mr. and Mis. J.. W. "Wilson left for her home Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Lee B. Rogers returned to her home in Thomasville Tuesday after a very pleasant stay of twojweeks with her aunt Mrs. F. N. Garter. Mrs* M. V. Smith of .Moultrie spout the day with her sister Mrs. J. N. Don aldson tho first of last week. Mrs. Siuit u was accompanied by Miss. .Speight McCartey. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Stephenson of the Bold Spring neighborhood spoilt a few days hero tllis weck;;with their parents Rev. and Mrs. A E. Stephenson Mr. Redden Smith of Thomasville paid our towns business call yester day. Miss Rosa Alcorn, after several days spen£ in Sunset visiting relatives camu home Friday, Quite a largo crowd from hero attend ! the big piqpic at Thomasville last Fri day. AU report as enjoying the day hugely. The writer noticed an article in the daily Times-Enterprise, relativo to the amendments of tho constitutions of this state which is to be voted on iu October, reminds him ,of tho remarks made by several voters of this locality as being against the amendment to ere ate new counties. He also concurs with their sentiments. What Shall We Have for Dessert? This question arises in the family every day. Let us answer it today. Try is for aim. Yon aim toj'get^ the best values for your money. We aim to Klve.them to you. We are abundantly able to give them to you because we aimed at a scientific purchase of goods and our success at pleasing our custo mers shows oar aim was not bad. L H. JERGER, JEWELER. Dr. W. W. Jarrell, Physician and Surgeon. WSpri St oek isKeady For Men For Ladies who cannot come to the city when in need of clothes we make a specialty of fitting you at your home. ,We earry the finest makes of‘ Clothing, Hats, Furnishings and Underwear, and no mat ter what your size is, stout, ■iim or short, . We C n Fit You. whedonotUnd.it conveni ent to come to the city. We make buying an easy task by Bending to your homes two or three styles of garments to select from, We carr$ SHIRT WAISTS, SKIRTS,' LEADINd CORSETS, FUKNISHINQC AND.UNDERWEAR. Sole Agents lor MANHATTANiSHIRTS, STETSON HATS, CARHARTT OVERALLS. In Our Boys’ Department 0 a n be had everything ready-to-wear for boys, ex cept shoes. B. H. LEVY. BRO. & CO. SAVANNAH, GA. ... CARIO FURNIIJRE COMPANY. Cario, Georgia, * Tenders his professional services to the public. Offico, over Chisholm ^Dillon's Phono 222—3 rings. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. His Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the fjlgnituie 01 We like best to call scorrs emulsion a food because it stands so em phatically for perfect nutrition. And yet in thq matter of restor- j ing appetite, of giving new' - strength to the tissues, especially to the nerves, its action is that of a medicine. Send lor free sample. - SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, W-4U I'tarl Street. NtwYork. 50c. and I t oo; ail druggists. Jeil-O a delicious and healthful dessert. Prc- l :ing! add boiling water and set to cool. Flavors;—Lemon, Orange, Rasp berry and Strawberry. Get a package at your grocers to-day. xo cts. &K OflA BAN K DEPOSIT R- R. Far* Paid. Moles * taVem e. s,,f,l'.n RPCT .... tuition. BEST *nd cheapest en earth. Don't de’ay. Write to-day. GEOIOIA-ALABAMA BUSINESS COLLEGE,Macon.Ca. For Sale Three hofso farm, six hundre 1 bush els of corn an 1 a good water mid with tho farm, located three miles north of Boston on Pi*cola Creek. Call on or write C. W. Battle. Boston Ga. 23 4t I. 6. FOLSOM, Contractor and Builder. Woik executed according <0 latest ! approved methods. . Phone con $ Thomnsville, Ga. f; Plans, specifications and estimates^ tp famished. ^ W. S. BP.0VYN, Oentfat. bsice over National Hank, Thomusville, Ga. ’-'hone 110 2. .SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.' We enn mm you money on yonr Fnrnitnro Purchases because we • aro EXCLUSIVE FURNITURE DEALERS. We can furnish yonr house from parlor to kitchen and have an immense stock of cheap medium and fine goods to select from. We have the BEST STOVE and tho BEST SEWING MACHINE on eartlijfor the money. We guarantee every one to givo satisfaction or money refunded. We are offering a Rucker fur gi,75 that will cost yon »3.00 anywhere else. We bought a lot of them at a SAORIFIOEJ.PRIOE and. while they last our customers will reap the saving. You >hould see our large stock of Rvgs, Art Squaros, Lace Curtains and Window sliades. We boy direct from the manafsetorors and save the jobber’s profit. We take COUNTRY PRODUCE of all kinds, in oxchongo for merchan dise and pay highest market price for same. Cairo Furniture Company. Qairo, Georgia. MILLINERY Chic, Tasty, Stylish. I have just returned from the eastern markets, and wi to present a most beautiful line of HATS Our facilities for trundling are the best. LOST:—Book, “Pictorial Savannah.” "Lost laet week in June on Tallahassee road between Thomasvilio and six mile post. Reward for return to Mrs. G. S. Whitney or Times-Enterprise.. 26 3t C. C. Cocroft, Thomasville, Os. Pianos and Organs. Representing Phillips & Crew Co Atlanta, Georgia. Btelnway, Knabe, Fincher Hardman. Fmnk lln, Harrington, Kimball, Radio Pianos. Kimball Reed tod P*pc ORGANS. T. N. HOPKINS, Attorney-at-Ltw, Office 104 Upstairs Broad Street. Thomasville. - - • Georgia. Money to loan on Thomas County ZgTReal Eiato at 7 per cent annum Posts for Sale. 50,000 or more cypreaa fence poets. They run from 6 f-2 feet and up, 5 to 6 Inches. Heart at little end of posts Address, J- P. Carter, Naylor, Ga- SAW MILL MACHINERY. We Manufacture the best Saw Mil! on the market. MISS LAURA JONES, 131 BROAD STREET, , THOMASVILLE,'GA OLD PROGRESS STAND. Engines, Boilers, Ginning Machinry, Grist Mills, ? Shingle Mills* COMPLETE OUTFITS a SPECIALTY. MACHINE SHOPS and foundry. , IVIallary Bros., Machinery Co. - Mention this paper. MACON, GEORGIA, • , ■- *' . - - -xr Bring youy watches, Clocks and Jewelry to me. and 1 will cheerfully give you an estimate, on the workjfo be .done, and warrant w.Tea work isfiaji. ished that you'will be pleased. C. O. GOEHFyNC, 120ISouth OroadlCG