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-Hub South Georgia (progress.. rH<IM \'*Vl'U.E Tl'MF-, Vfl rilOlHAVH.LE KNTRHPR THOMA.SVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25. tqo 4 New Series, Vol X\I’o. 7 “A NEW HOTEL” DO WE NEED ONI? Mr. J S. Montgomery, one of onr live real estated* alert bus. started a move- mpnt thatisfuH of promise. That Thomasville needs a new op to- date Tourist Ho'el, an t needs it badly is universally admitted That tile poojile or Tliomaaviile are not able to build snob a hotel os we ought to bare is also a fact. Mr Montgomery's plan is id raises bonus, as large as he can and use this as an inducement to oaraide capit-1 to do the rest. To this end he hss noles pro pared payable IQ K. M. Smith, J. T. - Culpepper and M. B. Mallette, or order upon the completion of a' hotel to boat not lass than one Itnndrefi thousand dollars furnished, provided the same is opened for the .reception of gue-ti by January 10th, 1806. These notes a- e to be delirered by Messrs. Smith, Colt epper and Matlefie to the person or corporal Ion building each hotel, and air to be void if the hotel is sot op ucd for the reception of guests by the day named. A bonus cau doubtless bo raised, that wl'l be large enough to induce outside capital to take up tie movement. Mr. Montgon ery's Ideals to gel some practical ard tnc. o sfnl hotel mm to put up the rust of Ills money, locate the hotel w here he (.leases within the desig nated limits. Now is Onrchance to show how rood we desire It* h ,ve it rood-rn op-tn date Tourist Hotel, and f e cry one in town will.hel* 1 , the hotel can and will In* realtty in the no*r future. MISS CARTER LEAVES FOR ST. LOUIS Miss Alice Cartir who was deservedly adjudged rhe most popular young lsdy iu Thomt s county ,'n t o voting com e,t ot - the Tlmes-Eoterprise, left Tuesday night at 1 a. m, for St. Lou la Site will enjoy all the oloelng days of the great World's Pair as the guest of this paper. Miss darter was accompanied by Mr. slid Mrs. J. N. Carter, Mr. end Mrs. W. H Boswell and Mist Sams Boswell. Tho party came down from Meigs Tuesday afternoon ; and will. spend tl.. time until December first at the Pair. Every arrangement for the paper's rep nsentative to tee the most interesting eights of the extxislUon have been made and the trip will bring to a dose a most exciting and pleasant episode In the life of the county.-, lilJtitlge W U Jcasi IMMENSE CANE AND TOBACCO FARM Ur. Einstein of the A. done do., at Amsterdam was in town Tneaday. Mr. Einstein states that his company has already shipped more than SO cat loads of cane to the Georgia Uar.e Syrup do, hare and that they will ship them at least 78 osrn more. It will be rememoered that the Cone tobacco farm iu Decatur county is the largest in the south and probably tbe largest Individual farm in the world. Mr. Einstein states that they have 600 aons under cover this year. The Cone tobacco hss Just been awarded first prise at the St. Louis Exposition. Fixtures Hera. Tbe fixtures of the Braey Pharmacy Company's new store arrived here yes terday morning after a long delay on the na.l, and are now being put in place. Mr. M. Bracey,'the manager, says ho will liars one of the neatest stores in the state ready for bneiueesin a few days. - Evrngsltetl Meetings Next Week. Rev. W. L. Welker of the VinevUle Baptist church in Macon Is coming here next Monday. He will oondnntf , Week of EvangelicalServices for men and boys at tbe Young Men’s Christian Associa tion. Mr. Walker is a preacher of pow er* and them is much interest in his com ing, in religious circles. ’piano herT TIMES ENTERPRISE GIFT IS ON DISPLAY. A beautiful Instrument, Cams direct ly fipm Luddon and Bates fae ory and Is on exhibition at Noel’s. Poo 1 pie will count "ends'' like wild fire now. *• The Times Enterprise piano has ar rived and is oif exhibition at Neel Bros, store. With the oloting of the voting oontest, the fun was'nt nearly over. The "ana" contest nut more than smooth longer. It doeeen't dose until the 28th. ot Da comber at six o’clock p. m. Then some body is going to get the moat magnifi cent Christmas present ever given away by a public institution in all tbe life of,. Thomasville. The terms of this "and" oontest have been named a good'many times, but a rchcarsh of tliem .may not prove uitlu- forfeiting. To the person who o.'inm nearest -to estimating the number of times the word “and” will appear in the weekly Times Enterprise_of Dec. 30th. this magnificent Luddon and Bates piano will be given absolutely free. Of course, the Times Enterprise, nrr anybody else.'oau. not know how malty times the word,"an(i” will appear in auy issue until after it is published. The contest closing OQ the 88th, two days be- fore .rite paper in question is issued, mikes everybody’s chance Just exactly, the same. Tits Times Enterprise guarantees hew aver that the £sne In qa.-atlon will bo exactly the same tixe, twelve pages, as nil other issues have been for nine mouths, that it will contain exactly the same sott of matter, etc and that every ■fand” in tho paper, whether.io adver tisement or readlngmatter, shall count. Tbe piano Will be given away, and who gets it matters not to the Times Enter prise so it is gotten fairly. The piano arrived hero yesterday db redly from the factory, and is a beauty. Tito fame of thoLudden and Bates Mu sical Instruments is almost world wide, and whoever gets this one can never again disparage his good fortune. . The piano is complete in every detail, with stuut and stool, and it will repay a visit from anybody to Heel's store to see it. Because of its central location, the Heel store was deemed a bettor, place to dis play the ptauo than the Times Enter pried office; by the courtesy of the Messrs Neel this privilege was granted, Anybody who wishes ttaecnre sample copies of the weekly oan get them at this office. |ORDER RY. CONDUCfORS _ ELECTS OFFICERS ■ Mon of the offiib'e-and clover geuttii. men who manipulate the punch and jui.l the Ml o nl on the trains ruunlug through i homasville, are member* of New Years Division of the order of Hail, way Conductors, which lias its head, quarters at Woycross. they make friends of whoever travels with, them and a bust of people are interested iu them and their order, At a recent meeting bf the dlv'sion held at Wayooros* the following offi cers were elected; ., George A. Groom 0. O.; W H Strickland, A. O O.i J. 8. Baugh, 8 and T.; W. J. Clark. Sr. O.; H. f>. Riddick, Jr. C.; J. J Harris, I. 8 ; J. Cannon, 0. 8.; . W. J. Swain, J 0 Lewis and A. B. Coohrnn, trustees. Walter F. Eaton was rlected rep. (tentative and Georgb A. Groom, at tomato to the grand convention which will convene at Bor lland. Ore, next May. ODD FELLOWS CONVENTION HERE NI-XT YEAR. The Thomuvllle Odd Fellows who nave been at the Tif ton convention came h-rne Tuesday afternoon. They broght good nows from there, for Thom- asvillo is to have the next convention. Thii will take place about six months henoe, sometime between next February and next May. It will bring a hundred or more Odd Fellowe to Tbomasville. This city, hss been a center of Odd Fel lowship for several yean having one of tbe largest and most active lodges in tlie entire state. Division Deputy Grand Master W. M. Parker has his residence here. Tito loosl members ot the order were mach pleased at tbe news brooght. baq» by the returning delegates and ■naay expressions of gratification were heard. This was the first gathering of tbe F, L.T men, under the n-,w plan of divi sion Into judicial circuit*. It wax lu the nature of an experiment, and worked oat spleudldly. The attendance waa good, a number of inspiring speeches wen nude, and a splendid banquet was served. One pf tho features of the evening waa the degree work done by the team from the local lodge. An Interoetlne .Visitor. - !g the visiters to Thomasville yesterday was Miss NclUo Forbes of College Park, Ga. Miss Forbes besides being onokif tlie moat talemed elocu tionist..* iu the south is a young woman of ibhoniable beauty and charming per sonality. Her talent as a reader, has given her friends muoh pleasure for s long time and sha has recently d-oidrd to make it her lire work. She will mu tier professional debut on the first of the year. At present she Is traveling with the Ottcrbeiu Qua. lette nud appeared m Quitman Inst niglit. ..Miss. Forbo... Imd a thrilling experience recently at lie home In College Park. The home of President Cox of Cox College oatight fire, and tlie family narrowly escaped with their lives'. In their haste they left behind two little children, who were In danger of a horrible death. Miss Forbes dsshed throng!* the smoke and flames and onrried the little ones to safety^ She is a frienfi of Hon John Temple Graves and he In oointnon with others of her friends are watching her career withjuteroit. * MILITARY ORDERS DEFINE COMPANY’S SIZE. The adjutant general's offioe hss is sued orders to the effect that no com puny of tho Georgia state trooia shall have least hen 88 or mom than SOeu- listed men. The matter Is of local in terest to the Thomasville Guards but does not affeot the statu of tlie com pany. They have at present about 40 enlisted men, being within the pre-crib- ed limits. Just before the Mansssu maneuvers the company bad sixty man on lie rolls trot several have boon dis charged siuce then. All extra equip meat above that tor the ohogea -fifty must be tent book to state head quarters BRINGS BACK MANY COWS. Mr. O. W, Winter returned Tuesday from a trip to Valdosta and Kinderloo, where be had been to secure a large number of cows for use at his dairy. He bought the entire herds of McKee Bros, at Kinderloo and B, B. Myddle- tonat Valdosta. There were fifty seven cows in the two herds, aud this gives Mr, Winter a tots! of seventy nino in-iudiog whit he already had. This is probably the larg est. single herd of milk cows in this part of Georgia. Mr. Wiuterhas had excellent success with his dairy and bis eateiprise is com mendatory. Tho Twentieth. The twentieth arrival has jut enter ed the Yuhti Homo, a little girl named Beaty from Clearwater, Fla. She is the first Floridian to enjoy tho advan tage* of tho home which is doing won derful work iu its chosen sphere. Capt. Ouse Announces, lu this morning's paper, Capt, R. P, Dors announces liis candidacy for Ju lies of the peace, subject to the election of Deo. 81.* This annonnoemeut has more than usual idierest on aocount of i lie Captain's wide acquaintance and popoisrity. He Is a voiehtn who serred with distinction, was for many years sheriff of Thomas oonniy, aud needs no introduction or recommendation to tlie voter* of tho district. -His nnnonree- ment jy|Fre second for. the place now justice John W. H Mitchell, hstice.J, M. Massey announce, ago STATESMANSHIP srlcan Arbitration Treaty Signed. Washington, Nov. 33.—Special to the Tlmes-Enterprise. The German-Auteri- ean arbitration treaty was Signed here to-day. This is regarded as one of the greatest triumphs of modern statesmen ship nud a long step ^toward the world wide peace toward which America lias been leudtug the way. Secretary Hay, who is well known in. ThomasviUe is largely responsible for tlie snccessfcl culmination of the,negotiations. Rejoice- The following interesting lolegram headed "rejoice" waa received here yet terday from Mr. W. D, Upshaw who is at the Georgia Baptist convention In Colombu. “Go(t wonderfully blessed onr Alex in tils convention sermon. Per fect composure, Impassioned eloquence, and great spiritual inspiration." The telegram refer* to Rev. Alex W, Healer, pastor of the Baptist church in this city. 'In speaking of the sermon, the' Uolnm- bus correspondent of the Coutitutiou •aye. The convention eermon was preached by Rev. Alex W. Beeler, of Thomasville, Ga., and for over an hour lie held tht complete attention of the vuc audience. Hie test was "He bath not dealt so with any nation." HU general sabjeet was. ."A People Led by a Loving 6od.” He traced the ItUtory of Ainerioa, showing the hand of Godintliedevelopement of the na tion. At the oonoluiou of tho sermon, Dr. William H. Smith, pastor of tht First Baptist church, said/she congregation would Join in tinging "America", writ ten by a Baptist, to which foot Rev. Mr. Bealer had made reference, and tlie many hnndred people joined heartily in singing the national hymn. It wte a thrilling moment in tho con vention , ana Wm. D. Upsuaw repre sented the sentiment of the entire an' dience when he impulsively pressed for ward, called Rev. Mr Beeler to the edge or the rostrum and warmly shook hit hand, thanking him for tlie sermon. BEAUTIFUL HOME WEDDING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. Wednesday afternoon at half past dne o'clock, th i relatives and friends of Miss Hattie Mash and Mr. J. Wayne Moore of Montgomery gathered at tlie home of tlie bride's parents on Dawson street to witness their marriage—The wedding wasaqniet oat very pretty one'and every do ail was carried ont to perfec tion. The ceremony srss performed iu impressive style by Rev. Chas. A. Cox, of Quitman assisted by Rev. Edward Bkagen of Valdosta. The attendants were Miss Ella Mash, maid of honor. Mr, Arthur Lone of Atlanta best man, little Miss Geraldine Atkins flower gill aud Master Charles Cox of Quitman ling-bearer. -Mr. and Mis. Moon left on the 3:80 train for a tour of the Flori da resorts. Mr. Bslfford Robison wont up to Americas Wednesday evening to spend Thant solving with tus brother. THANKSGIVING OFFERING AT PUBLIC SCHOOL. Splendid Contribution for the Poor Made Wednesday. There was more happiness to the sqaaroinoh, at the Thomasnlletpublio school building yesterday than any place else in town. It was happiness of the best kind too, the joy of mating others happy. On Tuesday, Superin tendent A. J. Barwiok, desiring to dro velop the qualities of generosity and ohsrity in'his young charges made tie suggestion tliat each child bring some contribution to be sent to I he poor of the oity. .As is always the case when Thomas ville is oslied upon, the response was most generous and ample. Everr child who oame to sohool brooght tomothing for those less fortunate than he Tie gifts were first placed on the uesks of the teachers in the separate rooms, ai d were consolidated 1 on the chapel plat form. They made a most imposing array,and a catalogue of them would look like tUdBObtory of an up-to dale department store. There was food ot every klridr ^nothing, olives, potatoes, floor, jellies, jams, syrup, meat and sn abuudanoe of fruit and candy for the little ones. At 13:30 thS children and a number of visitors gathered in tlie ohiipel. Tbe happy faocs ftf ttio little ones were good lo see and they sang tlicir songs with a rim that told of joyful hearts, A short program was began by the singing of “Praise Him-”. Then Mr. Burwic.k r ad the rsaliu of Thanks giving, the lc8t.li. Rev. G, S. Whitney lead lnpr«yer. Mina Jessie Beasley road the Governor’s Proclamation, after which alt leeitsd in concert' the 33d psalm- Thou followed two readings, ! A Word on Thanksgiving” by Sum Hayes, and “A Word of OJwor” by Clifford Mltoheil, Mr. O. A. Keith read the 163d pialm and Mr. Wliltuey made a brief and appropriate talk. All Joined i t ringing America with hearty good will. y ' . Iu the afternoon thoigood Indies ot tbe General Benevolent Soolety distributed the goods and the .'substantial semi of money given by tbe children. They fool assured that there will not be sn empty larder in ThomasviUe to-day. The Inoldont Was a bountiful one, not only in its material help to tho poor, but lu the groat lesson It tanght theypnog folks. ______ SHOOUNQ AT BOLD SPRING. Commissioner Bryan's 8on Badly Wounded- O.htr News. Onr commnnlty was shocked this morning by the horrib’e news that Mr. Bertie Bryan, son of bounty commiss ioner, J. Q. Bryan Esq., was shot and dangerously wounded list Sunday night by Wesley Jaekton • man living near him. Reports as to the shooting are confiio'ing lint from the best informa tion obtainable it seems that tbe two men wore wrestling and Jaokson got the worst of the game and became angry and fired loor shots at Mr. Bryan, one of which took effect in the loft ride rang- ing upward and poising through his left lung. Mr. Bryan's condition is danger- ons, bnt no arrest has been made. Everybody In this community is busy making s<rnp Tho majority of the farmers hare lsrge cane crops nnd will requir* w eeks to make and market their syrup. The yield pr v acre is better thin it was last year and tho gr«Ue is finer which demands a better price. Mrs. Ktliol Hugh(s, of Montirelio, Fla, lavishing bar parent's, Mr. and Mrs J. T. Draw, tld> week. Mre. Motile Zorns ol Ashton, Ga, is 7islting her daughter. Mrs. Lon EUs Aldredgs this week. * - Mr. B. F. Smith, who luu lately re moved from Brnnswlok to Greeoville, Fla. is spending a few days in town. KIDNAPPER SUfTON - GETS FIVE YEARS Skelton Family Now In Cairo- Other Cota Postponed ' (By T. H Tiller.) Bambridge Ga. Nor. 38,1904. _ Niel Sutton accused of kidnapping Alice Skelton was fonnd guhty last niglit. at ileren o’clock, by the jury and recommended to the mercy of the :onrf« fudge W. N, Spence disregarded tlie ecomntendalions of the jury and ten- cenoed Sutton to fire years in the pone- tsntlary witli a few eloquent remarks on tlie gravity of tbe offeuse. Suttona at torneys immediately moved for a new trial. Tho case agaiuithim for attempt ed asannli lias been tostpoued to an.ad journed term of court in January. Judge Spence was called tohis home in Camilla -this morning by (he illness of Ids wife. Judge Henry 0 Sheffield of tlieFauntaulacircuit is hearing minor cases. The Skelton family and the little girl left this morning for Cairo. They will go to Wsycross in a few dayg where Mr. Skelton has work. Tlie testimony was sensational in the ex treme taking three days - and the jury was ont several hoars. ' i * Susina News Items. (By 8. M. Beach. .Tho poreonal effects’of the late Charlie Davis, will be sold by auction next Fri day. Dr. A, M. 'Uanuing has charge of the estate. The deatli of Mr. A. W. Oeakle, one of ont esteemed citizens for many years, is greatly regretted. The sympathies of onr pcnplo-Srpyvlth the widow and her chidieu iu 'their sorro* and great lose.— • 1 ■" Judge.H W. Hopkiqe of Thomaseille, and Mr. B. F. Schuermeir of St. Pani. Minn, who is well known here, are at “Sherwood.” Ur. J. W. Hayes wont to Thcmas- vllle last Friday. Mr. Winters ol ThomasviUe wont to Bradfordvllie last Thnradav, to look at some stock for his dairy. Ur. J. B. Mitchell of ThomasviUe, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mi'cbeU-- Mrs. H. W. Hopkins and Mr. Jamas Hopkins came down to Sherwood last Friday. A continued stream of wagons pass here on tho way to the Bay. Mallet are unusually fine this reason. John W. H- Mitchell. Today Jnstioe John W. H. Mitchell signifies his Intention of seeking re-elect ion to his offioo as Jut Hoe of. tha pesos Ho has held the offioe but one term and feels that precedent and bis past rtoord entitle him to another. Be Is referred to by Ids friends “as the best justice Thomasville overbad" and they will work hard for hta re-election. Mr. Hereohel V. Williams, and his bride who was Miss Lillian. Strickland, came Wednesday niglit from Savannah and are the guests of bis motlu r Urv.U. J. Williams. Mr. W.UU.es is an old Thomasville boy, now with the South ern Cotton Oil pompany io Savannah. Bis marriage took place there yesterday.' His rriends lu town will to glai tomeot and congratulate him. . Hopkins Wlno In Brunswick- Brunswick, Go , Nov. 28.~Iu the wliltojprimary here to-day R. R. Hop kins, for mayor won by a majority of 181 over 4. J. Orovatc the presentlu- cumbeut. His entire alderman, ticket was elected. ' Mr. Chas, Gelid, who has for yeort ooudooted “ l'he Oriental Bazaar" in this city during tlw winters tuts rqt t - tamed for the reason of 1901He is at his old stand in Tattle’s store and is being warmly welcomed by bis friends and patrons. . - " ”