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Ju JgB W M Jones THOMAHVILl*E>WMEH, VOI^B . THOMASVILLE (SNTEflPRMS, VOL, 4t» ,Hnb South Georgia progress.^ THOMASVltLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 tgo 4 . New Series, Vol XV—No. 4, TvVO DEATHS. At BoUJSortngeNolu»dX'rhood.,fflttier ,'Msws From There. (By A. i. O. StsplifiUHOUy ( Tii" printer made me.say in roy last comcimiicatieii that there, wax notjnoro than 750 of the cUUrau ot oar county to emter-sclierf every ye*r. when I, said that 110c,more titV .aerenty-flv* per oent of the white children entered 1110 public jobooL yearly. Oarootnmnuiry was, shocked by die death of two ofjls best, citizens during tlio week. On hast Friday tho bright spirit ofiiur yoiufl? IrntwL Mr., Frank Singletary Jiid-farewell lo all that waa mortal, an t hasgone hours to. join nis mother in eternal Wits. -Frank was a young wan of .excellent, ebr racier aud, had many Irieods who .are gnevrd at his early departure. May. the comfort, lug spirit of Uim-wbo.doetlr all,things Lest," comtiuh the berenvuthunes in the time of their distress. We ate made sad also, to clirotiicle tilt , deatli of our obi.friend and .weigiiher. . Undo Dick Singletary as, every body , called him. He'cnd la#t ^ttrd»y a) hii iiotuv a few Uiilea irym tliia puwx- Unule.Dick only JucScuU two d»*ya of Ow ; ing eeveuty*f»»? wu jtjat* ol«l at. tUe .tiiu* , of Ills death, iiu latd Jbceii Ui,VJVu.i<i ; for more than two yeanj, i*clng coufioou , to his room diuiug that .iuuv» hat Jbort; . liu sutforirig jmtiHtuly. „ Protraotod wrrice* at .Hold hi*riu« church closed last TiiuwcLiy oi^hf . jf rcvivafG^ ^u days. Modi ,gvo»l wa*» . accpupliidied for tin* MaviurVi eausu iu;a ..five appiicattou^ xor membership wore s-jeode. . lh?v. Jo&ria A dr*!)# fUhd hU ^pomfcmenc ur tho U. *«. cliprOu iufct; e&uqday aud buuduy ui^ht. ’! ; \ rsa Qo&Xount with, Every Dollar, COUNT THE ANUS” AND Vote for the Most Popular Young Lady. Magnificent LUDDEN & BATES PIANO and a TRIP to the WORLD’S PAIR 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. * V \Vc tjoo ilu-tc our ucouuer .corrc>i) OJ ; leho.t>/ .Atr}iiio Iim, by the md.ot a i©* .of hitC^Tieudfl, or^HiuZisd what Jut «al«$ 4 *»<uuL , t got uturrtttd club.*’ i wuo up* prisM O^ t»io tact ll«at he beUu^s to Wmii to v?i lunined club" and .Ui*t Let Wai juvs^eut of ti:c ubufe fu'iUUo^ed cloU> uM h»d tippuiuied liuukuif so a OOUOUUlsC^ to Cull ou il*o >ouug Jttdi'8 to iji-m u fjrm to join l ht> club. Luitriiti pot kjaow.lifcU i»o wus aw UifdiU’T-uf.aiiy other club.except a borons uuy ^uut», thathMff&rbfl* Niy ti.ai be uutl i»U felloweiab-uk*,ii call ou ti»» yonun lad-; iesu..dwia u«*> have ti.l just bCtOia-' day, auleaa ihu#ol man bi>in.n«ra ou (lie] scene »i*J iuft.r^;4 liiu*arduut couiunt* i te*Ma)n>i r.’j.d ;t ici time Vor nil huut»xi men to be vu lied. We itm'u Ifiut to j oar community ut>t! if ito i* a * lut-mbir of hia club uhau hcioayca, it will us Jii» fault . The iftxnierH h:.*e ;»bOQt finished riek- ling co <on, au-iilrj uuyr busy gatho t<g , their coru c»op. •Mr. Wff*. j.'fithis .bej^tn to male JtjT.ay Monday. He hoR*€^» ral acre* of xaue to grind and will b« etiguged in ills wei’k f< r several weeks. Miv** Rosa nud K.-sio Dixon, of T ion»ib>rillo, was visiting relatives «bd fit* ids tit rthif place last week. Me. Jtio. Wiifoti and family ace Vi«- iti’i? yulatices at MerrlUeille ibis weak. ;-“And" Contest. The ptrson who wnde in tho flrtc. correct w- •timarebf Me'jiomfccr of times the Word "and'’ , will «p;vgi* tn the v'.eWy Times Enterprise of Friday Dee. jifltli will get tlie Piano If no esti mate is oorjent. then theoue most nearly correct will get the piano. Yon are saddled to one estimate w th-each *1 .00 ptidsm^ffpoilption'to cither the -Weekly or Da’ly Tiaic^tderpriie. It makea oo diJTor- euce whetl.«v aubrctiptimi U behind or Mot. “Atid” Guarantees. We Ouarantee TTia!:: . 11. No person connected with the Times Enterprise shall enter the , “aiid” contest. :S. Thsi nehody can possibly know before band iivw many ^ands" there will'be iirtlie weekly of Dec. 30th. i'JL .’t hat the Weeikly Times Enterpiisc icf Dec )30tli shall consist of 12 pages, ji st as usimL .4. .Thai every “and” or abbreviation to “and/ 4 either in reading matter or advertisement rtraftt he ^counted , 5. TAat a‘Committeeof thoroughly dis interested citizens shall do the count ing jsk 1 m_ke up the aw ards. ,1b. 1 bar .the piano gir«a away shall be ♦the bestial the l.uddeii at Bates make. ,1b) That the regular price of it is$359.05. •(«- ) I lipt Itshall be new aud'thorougWy juaranteeA - Voting Contest. The young lady living iu Thomas couufy who shill receive the greatest nmnber qf voten by six o’clock »> m. ou Weditcsday Nov. 9th 1904 shall be called the.winner and ^iall be MTaVded the trip to the great Weld’s Fair at Stw^jpais. Yon ate entitled.to «»ue vote witTi each one • cent paid ou Hdbkj^ipflou (ieijHor the Weekly or Daily Times EutelpriHe. 1 It, n ake« op difference whether your subscription is behind or not. “Voting” Guarantees. We (iuatantee that: .1. The trip to the World's Fair shall be awarded to the young hoy living In Thomas County who shall receive the greatest number of votes. 2. Hint the young lady elected shall ' be furnished, free of all o st, (a) with a Railroad ticket to St. Louis and re turn, (b) with entertainment in St. Louis for one week, (c) with admis sion into the fair grounds. .& That no vote shall be counted ex cept it be accompanied by one cent •on a subscription. 4. I hat no vote shall be counted after six octock p, m. on Wednesday Nov. 9 th. .5. That all ballots cast shall be pre served and that s-ecords of the con test shall be oprn to inspection of any person at any timo. FOFULIST COMMITTEE. Chairman Lu**f*rd-Calls Th*m To* 6ether for Most Saturday. To tUn executive‘committee of the People * party of Thomu ooauty. Yoa ace requested to meat in Tbomaaville of. Dr.< CM*idy’• drng ctore at 10 o’clock do Tbareday Oct. 18th to attend to spec ial batmen and oronge^r clieepeaking by Watson or Judge Hines about the 90tb or the day the committee may ar range All are earnestly requested to meet on (Jfck d»y. O. O. Lunsford Chairman Com. : uuintiiij;ttur "unoa" da aif.* prevent-yttfir VIIIIJI^ unj votliif Uo.is.ft p ovc:it"”yuii I £uitiit»i|r, FOR INSTANCE ^ I If j?ay $i$0 on subscription you get both one cotint for the piano | zmJ 100 voteaTor the mcst popular lady. Re me m be r. I Every tent you pay is applied to- your subscription, whether you | count the"az:ds” or wot, or whether ycuyote or not, or whether vou do both. I Open to both Daily and Weekly Subscribers. Costs you nothing. Here’s tlie Coupon, Use It, S£S.'. Vi. SWSS.V'E W v La • v*<a»''4ia4BWiAvrci'tk'tcAV>»*i.j-A..i>kVi 5ViS5SG®3BSadt5H«3aB GRAND PRIZE AND VOTING CONTEST. * TW. BUnk Mint lie (,'Mfd In all Caro. f’D!Tck.TIi:»'» O-TFliraiar. Tlunuulrtllr, C+,-. I'i;,:.-,iJ I ngf • <r iry rtdininicnloTi r Uy Git»s at ihcands" for the 1’iano is 3 - 5 V One gueM rllowcd (or each dollar paid. No one ptftonHofrfaveover five |am«s. itili.tc whether Lm.y or WetAily.) is The Meet Tcjiiiar Yotrg Lrdj, to k given a trip to St Louis. I cast Vote* for Miss..: - _ One voir allowed for each cent jnld. TiaiBl Mirraih IMR. CHAS. DAVIS DEAD. Ono of th<CMo«t Hospitable Man In Georgia Passes Away.. Mr. Chas Davis is dead. He passed away at six o’clock last night at the city hospital. Charlie Davis as he was familiarly called, was one of tho pest kuown men in this part of Georgia. His home for many ^ears had bceu qm forapnia L\l e aud at his >house he has entertained' many of tho notables of this laud. His house was known far and near as a hunting and fishing lodge, and great lias been the pleasnre furnished |here for tho good sportsman. This section, of Georgia first’knew Mr. Davis some 'fifty years'ago ns an engineer on the old Atlantic & Gulf railroad between TJiomosvillo and Sav annah. Soon after the war he settled ou Iamonia lake and began to dispense hospitality to tho citizens of thirty states Mrs Davis, his wife, died some fif teen years ago and is buried on Laurel Hill tihe was Mrs. Manning, a sister of Mr. M. M. Fateh and n widely known lady. Mr. Davis hod beeu in bad health for some time. He was taken seriously sick last week, and was brought up by iiis friends from his country home u the'hospital here. His age, about sit* ty-flve, told against him, and all tiin« science could do to save his life proved vain. Name of Voter \ ?. O Are you taking the pafer cowi-.T THE DELEGATES* Methodist Ladloo Here Todey and Their Hosts. The delegntf'R to tho district confer- ence of Hie Homo aud Foiiegn Mi.-slou Societies nfthe Td^maivil’e ctistrico^ of tho M.D Church Sooth .arrived in’Them- a vibo Ytitetday in time for tho openii g Sf-slou. Tho first gathering was l eld Thursday uight at the Methodise churili ar hnlf-past Seven o’clock. At tliiaraect* ing (1< votional services was conduct- el by Rev. K; Raid, r.ndVpbrts', son;p, ‘Mi mid tlm like , tilled oat UiO program. | »t*ra will t»o ^al)ont fifty who will take pert in the proceedings. Enter- taiumeut for all has been v fnrnisfioa in the hosp't'ihlo houea of the Thomu«- villo MethofliBts. Tho TiiiieB-Ent^n»riH2 iu bch\i? of tho eutiro city eitetuis a most cordiul w« |- conn to fheso iicble v iimcii, ’ and tinMs th it ll»“ir delibemtiona may be of groitt goo-l jo the cause in which they so m- BOlflnnly labor. V!if' 1st of (hojj'iadios who nro ha 1 ® and flew** who ,WU1 ontertaiu thorn hi id’fi iunvii: rn M L. Hayen—Mra. Laura Ii, Johuaoit and Mrs. J. A. Johi boii, A1 baov.» Mrs. W. A. Pringle—Mrs. C. It Jenkiua and Mr. Dr Hill, Pelham. Mrs. Ed, F. 1 cult—’Irs Llgfitfoot, PollMm, Mrs. Bhiainganm Americus. Mn*. W. S. Aarfiii—Mr*. M. J. Hall Albany Mrs. >f. ./. Williunm—\Irn. W. H Gamiway^.Albany, Mrs. ti. D. Cherry, Dotinlscovibn, Mcm T U —Mm It. *». Mnl- laid, I'.bittiii. Mis M. It. Midetto- Mrs. Lnla GJnrk. Host on, Mi-s Jc-nuio h’tubbs, Meiga Mw A. A. Cut-Bady—Mrs. T. E. Wal ton, Mt-itm. ' -* airs Georgy Sitiirh- Mr*. T,> J. Mountfi»rd, Mrs. J R. While, Metcalfe. Mr**, (’aiviu Can-oil— Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. Praff. Fo^s’er. Mrs. J. W. Dillon—Mis. F.irnbrough, Dixe. Mrs. *S E. Bor Km <—Clifford Mrs. Le« N -el—Mrs. hu-io iiumiii^n, Miaa Tyler, Bain bridge. Mr*. Ellen .Bulletto--Mrs, Van Land* inghara, Cairo. Mrs. Robert Deklo—Miss Missonri Brown, Cairo . Mrs BIhcU—Mr. John Brown and son, Cairo Mrs. Tim Pittman—Mis* .Tefiio Par- ker, Whighnra. Mrs. Jit a. Evans — Miss Corbin Brad ford, Whighmo. Ward Wight, Cairo. , Mrs. Julia Itobinsoin—Mrs. Carmfch- lel, Attupulgus, Mr.f, Cl«:s:unt, Dona!- Honville. \ Mrs J W. Reid—Mrs. D. D. Davie, M iw Lily Alfried, Albany. Mis. H A. Roddenbery—Mrs. W. D.; Roddenbery, Cairo, BIG GAINS. MADE BY MISS JANE VANN lit CONTEST. Voting Ha»~ Been!IHosvy During Last Wood 12,000 Voles ;Ca,t Making Many Changes In Cpnteat I'lio.voting contest 1ms advanced in 4 gallop duriug the past week. About as raauy votes were cast during that time as had bcou cdst altogether before. Probably,the tensatiou of the week was tho jump of Miss Jane Vann, of Boston, She advanced from aoout mid- way of tho list to first pl.ee. Miss Vami is exceeding {opo'ar in all ]niti of Thomas county as well as at Boston and her friends say they, propose, lo fight foe her. Ml,scs May Bess Slater aud Kdua Varucdoo or ThomasvilM, Jonuie Browu of Cairo and Alice Garter of Meigs have each received & 'arge vote, far more than holding the r. own. Bach of theso young ladles ha* a strong following that nte determined they shall win. The advouce-of Mies Miumo Williams to 'sixth place is no more than might Iia70,beeu expected. Seine jiersons state that her race has but begum , Only a month is left hovknntil tho conicet iH over. Eaeli duf ifMfcrms apt to n higher pitch than befojeabd by? November 8th it will bo ubout the sole, topic of thought. After to-day, the name of i.o contest*, aoc having lets time 6- 0 .votes ill be published, Ot course uuy person oin be voted for whether their usmobe published or uot and as ./.on as their oto read es MViheir, naiao will appear 1:1 the piloted list.' 1 here are remora ot n dark horse to L ■ brought iu the field at a ran this week, The' Standing, Miss Jam! Vanu, Bostoii , 1M80 --. Slay Bess Kluter IMHO “ Edni Varneloo ......e.. 8230 " Journo Blown, Cairo ’ 807* “ Alice Carter, Meigs *310 Mlnuie Williams 13M " Lucy Parkor 750 “ Lillie Williams 07* Louie Kvuus, Coolidgc... U30 -• Oortruilo foojd 000 • •• Lila Brocisii, Boslou : 000 •• Daisy Dekie 475 -• Alico .leuhlus , ,4C0 Kato Coyta ’• Mattie Tliuaiss,, Metcalfe. 'S'.O '* Bessie Blackshear 800 " Kiliel Gassets 800 •" Caruhello Wilkes,JBarwirik , ,60 •' Neil PriilBle hq cany Going Inn Uo,„..ss. jJr. M. H.uni eou wlio for a yOirs lets boeo it; busthu'i, m Thomas, ville will :o enter the mercantile field, lid has leu.eti Cue s.olvr ,0 lot ou Broad slivtit uwilt.i l/ -His. i, 11, a.„r t , and 'n-er.y ...-.m;».ue oy .,. T. t*i mum aid Hon. Wuuu Mr. Sampson seiu Ins bos* mess to Cnisliolut and Lnlloii seveial molulis ago he expected i u £0 .„ Europe hut has decided that- ThomasviUe is good enough tor him lie lute not de cided just what line of businoss lie will enter. Work Started Yesterday. After many delays work has at last comtueueed at the site of the Elk's club house. A large foree of m. n were ut work yesterday digging out the founda tion. The din is being carted to the Yr M. O. A. lot and is being aged to flli iu thglow places. A Surprise Picnic. At the noon r.cfsa Thutaday at Young's Female College the yonng ladles of tho Thsliau society entertained tbe members of tho Adelphlan society ' Sit a picnic luncheon. This graceful act from the me-tibers of ilia older society wa, much appreciate • by the caw or ganization, and all enjoyed the p