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la (pi-ogress. Bnt> South THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER. M '004. iVVTI^.K TIMES VOL. SO P4VII.LK E.STIitU'UISlC. VOL. 17 Coolldgo Farmer! Hold Cotton. Oth or News. <iiy Gary V cGrsw.) Miss Jennies auil Mat E Imoniou, of Tallokus, are visiting Mih M, K: ire of Quitman, this week. Miss May and Mr. Jim Hodge liniteJ their sister, Mrs. Dr. D. Q Dallas, (f Haro,last Saturday. Miss Monroe, of North Caro'lua, liar, accepted the new . tohooi and began torching last Monday. Messrs. C. O. Foss and K. Vr Adame called on Mist Jenuie and May Edmon ton last Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mra. D. B. Price, of Quit man, viaited the lattera parents at tIU* place laat Sunday. Mr. E. Alderman and Hugh O. Ford spent 1 tat Sonday in Tliomatrille. W. Lssarna spent :att Sadday in Quit man with lila brother. Lookout for a wedding in the near fa- are. Lookout Berwick. Mbs Jet n o Edmonson wilt begin tesebiugfat tilt Ad 11a sohool louse next! Monday. Mr. A. H. Orensliaw visited his lister, at Qaitman Wednesday. McGrow will more upon Harris str et noxt Monday and lie invites every body 10 call and see bit new line of dress goods., Misses Merywill Braddy, Bertha Horne, Messrs Leonard Hendry, Percy Harris and Gary McGraw speut a plriis- uut evening wl h.UiM Dora Mills ou ia» Monday. Mr. Poroy Harris lias accoptod'a posi tion witn McGraw mil he invites nil of his friends to call ou him. Mss. Dr. J. W. L. Brauuon will re turn from Atlanta tills wcok; MERCER ASSOCIATION DIS CUSSES THIS TOPIC. It. B. Nesmith.). One Count with Every Dollar. Jameson, Christie and RagsdaJ* Pre irhotAssociation Divided Into Diet icU-Sxtcutlv* Comm ttee Cot Down—Other Wor*. "Tho many fi zeu<U of yMiss Stella Bar row will resrtt to leara that al>« i? quite rick With typhoid fever. We hope tho Great Healer , will bless Hie ■remedies ntod and that her recovery •will be soon "Mr . J. C. Pul* paid A visit to Camilla and vioiuity lest Frida;, returning Tuesday of tills week. Tho Mis-es Evaus gave .an entertain- mont Monday niglitJn honor of Mi» Daren, of Meigs. , Hiss Enla Keuuedy, daughter of onr p yi . ) mB K onc to Norman Perk, Where alio enters Norman Institute. Our clever lien y Daniels came home bn a visit from Norman Park laat Suu TI10 .cuvoutini ol lire Mercer Baptist A .sooiation continues in Hplemliil stylo. Tho brethren nud cistern uru betas, splendidly cared for and tlilllc glorioaa sesilous were held yestealiv. The •pecial atioiiti'on of tho day was direolod to tho topic of missions. ^In tho morn ing the mtniouary commilteo reputed through Bev. L U. Ghriatie. Dr. 8. Y, Jameson, norrespoudtug secretary of the mission bund of the Georgia Baptist- Uouveution spoke at ten o'clock sums- tug the need and bonefl a of mission work. Bov. L, B. Christie, delivered a magnificent missionary term's. Ho spoke of the importation to the chntch and civilisation of Home Missions. "Wo must christianize thu foreigner or bo will forelguizc us,, we mutt obnstianim. the negro or ho will blackeu its, wo moat christianlz t the spirit of commer- oialls-n or it will oommercWUs os,", were tlm tlmri polulj made by Uiit speaker. Daring tho afternoon the bealneae session of the aasooiatiou voted to divide the assodvtlou iuto 4 districts. Each district- is expootod to hold a union service of all ohurclies once a q-iai ter. This return to tho old "SiH- Sunday re-union" will lu no way interfere with ' die annual meeting. - lhe exsen ive ..i.iinltleo wail by voto of Ilia Simula-* ucu reduced from so-'en lo livo num bers. An tnurestingdiscnssiun of minis terial edticitihiii was pirtioipatod lu by Df. G talden of Qaitiu ■ n nud M>. W D. Uplrnw slid err, vu i from AUaun yes terday. At night Bev. 13. D. Rag-dale* Pft-fissor nt Mti.ee-r University preachy ed to a largo aodicuco -* At tho Baptist meeting last night fliu; was raised for the suppirt uf Mias Keua Groover, of. Gro-nerviUe, win, is at the Missionary Training, school at Louisville, Ky. Tcis was nun of tho nr at piworful. m eiiugN or the A»»-jciftflOU. Avid, la .cli uiiiliuslashi ills. Groover was ■ adopted as tlic daughter ol the a“wciur , lion and after tier graduation Iter ex penses in flic m'tsleu fields will bo paid 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 prpmptness.'i Explanation Vfe learn with mnrh regret*ihat our J O Bell.it to soon fellow townsmen, move to LaOrauge, where he assumes active charge nagditor of the Reporter, which he lias purchased, but we com- p'iment LaOrange upon llli securing , such a noble aeqisitlon at Mr Bell and bit estimable iamlly. One Arm in Coolidgi! has alrc .df pur chased abrnt SOO bales of coltou for ibis tease l and MUil the fleecv stal ls conHanoi to co n-. We notice J> so ^ Vollrtfc Contest. Tlie young lady jiving in Thrmaa county wlio shill receive the greatest number of votes by six o'clock p m. ou Wednesday Nov. 9th 100! shall be oalled the winner arid shall be awarded the trip to tlie great World's Fair st St. Louts. ' Yon am emitted to nue vote with eaolt one cent paid on snbsoriittlon to ci'her the Weekly or Daily Times Enterprise. If nates no difference whether your subscription is behlud or . not.- “And” Contest. The rereou who sends in tlie firs' oorroct et- t mate cf tlie number of times the word "and" •will eppearfn tlie weekly Times Enterprise of Friday Dee. SOtli will got. the Piano. If no esti mate is correct then tlie one most nearly correct wilt-get tlie piano. . Yen are entitled to one estimate w'th each ♦1.00 pcid on subscription to either tho Weekly or Da ; ly Times Enterprise. It makes no differ ence whether your subscription Is behind - r not Counting the "an 'a” do «o't prevent your vatinj ail v sting doisVt prevent you Counting, _ FOR INSTANCE If pay $1.00 on subscription you get both one count for tlie 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 befth Daily and Weekly Subscribers. Costs you nothing. Here’s the Coupon, Use It. i Bgracrtwiiiniig WW■wwnrimifinmr ■, Ochlodkonce Items. (By J. F. Singletary ; J H Audersoulelt Monday for Nash- vtlle, aud returned Tliur-.d .y. Ilev. J, 8 Ward, Sr, is a ‘ending the Mercer Arsocintien iu TliomasvlUe fids week iu a delegate from the Ochlopko- uteB -piist church He carried (jits n!m $47 91 lor Munions from till* church. If all the clijrolies in the ttsse- SavannahAuorcy, tells of to the lain of Yap. Mr. Walter C Hail ridge of Savannah was in tlie t-i'y on business Wed: cs! y. Hi is tlio attort-oy who represented llie American heirs of King O'Keefe, r.f the Isle of Yap who left a wife ail'd daughter in Savocuah. These people through Mr. Hartridgo's efforts secured legacies of $800,000. Mr. Hartrldgcia a nephew of Cap:. C. P. Houiell of tliia city anl 'was ills gnest v Inle here. He made 1 w o trips to Yap, wnicli is one of the Caro line Islands 1700 miles from HongKong, •boat as far from tlie mainland as Manila. % Mr. Harttidgn lias many Interesting reminiscences of ids long journey, lie vas>hown many courtesies by Admiral Evaur, better known as "Fighting Bob." He say> the doughty Admiral anffftrt hnueuess about eleven by the Moicer people People through- fmt the audience were moved Id teufi niu ilireu yotlUJ JfJOliliT elgttlled iheir inteiillon of going to the iniStlotl field. They wore Miaies Kunnie McCall, ol Quitman, Verdio I^e Rnrrell, of Lowtulefl county, nu l Ilev. O. A. Oox r of Nuukin. Joe Bouk, TliomMTillo’* Obineite retideut^ w#* introduced 10 tlio meet Wig He will jVrcbuoly k<> back to Chimi to teucii tlio reiigirn lie found here. GRAND PRIZE AND VOTING CONTEST. Thi»*Bhmk MuM tie ITeed in nil Cnaen. rDITCR TIMKS KNTRUrVIHK,Tlic««BAille ( Gn. Kiiclor-cil Ci 'I t(Slnle whiilif r iwiiy ur Weekly.) T, * ,K * *l»Ti(aiy i My Guess at the “ands” for the Piano is As The Most Popular Young Lady, to be given a trip to St.-Louis, I oast A HOYAL MAliC. old friends. Mr. J is Vlok~ ntod Mr, Brastfell. T. O. Beicr y mid W. A. spent Monday iu Tliomasnlie. Mr. Jas. Montgomery£sfc«r]fri|wudii'g several weeks telling his patenteil wasli- dug niacldno is at homo again. Mrs. W. D Sills nud Mrs. Pearl Gar ris n ure visiting in Moultrie this week. Dr. i'nlmcr Stupa tit td a finger Jmu. tlio hand uf I'arry Hurst, a colored boy aud employee of J. T. Groover's saw mill, who accidentally got his hand in tlie path of liie big sa,v. - Misses Kate Fleetwood, Allio Mont gomery, Olivia Lindsey aud Olive Qoat- tlebaom went to Tliomaaville yesterday afternoon t > attond the Mcrc.tr Astoci atiuu aud oilier asswrmtlons. Rev. O. B. Jeukiiis will preach at li e if. E Clmrcii next Sunday evening at tight o'clock. B-v II. t’. Stulib will preac't at Po'.- ham next Sunday at elevc^t, Mrs. E L. llollins spout seven! days in Smith villa hist week. Mr. and Mrs. Don Relikcrg were tne guests of relatives here last 8nnday. Misa Basie Singletary aped.' fevers’ days with Mrs. W. M. Singletary in Haigs last week. Many Changes Among Leaders in 8^. Louis Contest. allowed for cacti - Bras will The trip to St. Loui- us the p estof the Time* Enrernris i hat dctcloppi a battle royal among tin friend i uf I he sovorn! yonng ladies in tlio race. Besides tlie pleasure of a trip to Ihe'gr.atest ex- liositiou tne world has v -r ieo , ’here iu the honor of being adjudged Lhe most popular young lady in tl e ned ccnntjr of tlio best riato lu tiio anion. The ballots'liave been Is thick as the dost in this raiulets country of onrs, and srveral changes have take i p'aeu. Misa Jounio Brown nf Cair.i > iel lu her place at file head of tlie column to Miss Min nie Williams. Tim third Y>iace iaocon- pled by Mum Alice Carter of Meigs who has m ide n phenomeui.1 rite from sixths, place witli an ad luion of 3 W' votes. Miss Mae Bess Slan r I ns added snb- -tautially to her total and remains in fourth piheb. U.ss Jauu Viiuu of Bosicgl who leil oue vtoii aio s now in fifth place. This is how they Maud; tho Stan tin j. .\l ms Minnie Williams 881S ' Junuie Bruwn, Cairo * I1M - Alien Carter, Meigs., 4*10. “'MayBess dialer. 4180. " Jani Vatin, Boston....... 8880 “ Ednx VarneJoe 5430- “ Mattie Thomas, Metcalfe. 1848 " Lacy Parker 1800 " Lottio Evans, Coolldgo... 730 - " Lillie Williams... . “ KatoCoyle #25 " Gertrude Lloyd COO:- " IilaBrdoks, Boston...... $10 “ Daisy Dekle,....dfc.V fiBO» Nam? of Voter One gneM ellowbd for each dollar paid. No one fiernoti to ha%*e over five ppic«8C«. % «orerdy froi* monihs of y*;ir. Wlientbo twelfth mouth comes around bringing the navr surgeon who >'xnmiue« for difiahiliry fighting Bob immediately becomes the •pryest man on br ard ship and his thus far avoided retirement. Mr. Hartridgc returned to Suvaunali Wedm s ’ay alter* *0?n. Ths Cairo Columo. boys are eiu)uiriug of )iim as fo bait and tackle used and say'ihey are going fish- log too We tender to tlia young couple bar beat wisjiea for a life of prim. peHty and happing We understand tlpit W. B. Brown lias tlie contract ter tho erection of a handsome residence on East Broad St. jact above P. A. Richter's, for W. H. Robinson. . i Mrs. H. J. Vinson, who lias been qnito sick' for some days, is no better at this writing. Mrs. Link, who hss been visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. O. Forrester re turned to her homo in Macon last Fri day. Site was accompanied by Mrs. Forester aud children,' who will spend sometime in the Central City visiting relatives and friends. B. D. Hart afield, a former citizen of Cairo, now of MouUris, was shaking litndB with friends liens last- Bstur- day. Mrs. W, H. Searcv entertained at her pretty home on Monroo St. last Friday- evening in honor of her lister, Mies Mat well. The occasion was a Mystery Tea Each gnest wua supplied witli a list of numbers, 8 to 13, with Instruc. tions to select any three numbers from the list, and later when they were in vited to the diuldg'rooin'they, were ad vised that these numbers untitled them to items ou the mono numbered corres pondingly. This was tlio occasion for much amusement and luoghtar, ho wev er, the gnosis whose numbers cailod for toothpicks, salt and pepper, had the coo-* eolation of having delicious ice cream and calm served them also. At a late hour tho yonng people wended their way to tlielr several homes, ull express- ing-tl.em-elves os having spent a most pleasant evening. - (By B. L Van Landingbam ) Mr. Curtis McCall, cf Attapalgu*. up. on whom Dr. Walker operated a few d tya ago for appendicitis, is doing well and will be able to Imre the Sanitarium in a few days. Misses Mary and Estelle fl-.rtiug, of the Calvary neighborhood, are spending a few days in the city, tlie gnest cf Mrs T. Wright. Mr. M. B. Smith, a bridge foreman of the A. O. L. railroad, lias recently mov ed here from Dothan, A|a. Mrs. B. L Wilder and little child are very sick with fever et this writing. The little one it some better thongli Mrs. Wilder is quite ill. ' - list Thursday Mr. E. M. MaxwsU of this place, was married to Miss Lizzie Thomas, of Attapulgus. Murray left town ostensibly to go fishing and on bis return was accompa nied by his bride end now sane of th Marcsr’e Sons Sanded Together hare Yesterday Afternoon Tlio tons -if md Verier resident in t’j* territory of tho Mercer Baptist i sure ciatiou organized an alninni association Wednesday afternoon. They met with Prof. D. B.' Ragsdale of their alma mater, at tlie Baptist church with twen ty in attendance. There are about 85 matriculates of the University eligible for membership, and tlie members of the Mercer Association will be honorary 'members. The institution starts a promising future with tlie fallowing Bet of officers: S. A. Roddenbery, Thomasrille, prea id cut; S. S. Boqnet t, Quitman, vice president; Z. A. Clark, Moultrie, secret tary and treasurer, . Mir* Marion Hujct is spending a few days as tlie guest of Miss Irene Hand In Pelham. Postmaster F. D. Dismuke will re ceive the congratulations of everyone who goes to tbe post office today. He lms bceu tinoe Wtdneadny 4ft« moon hn 'father of a fine girl. Messrs. Geo. Allen, Wyche Wade end Ed Groover came over from Boston to at cud tlie minstrel.