thom: j*ville itimeh, vol. .10
TliOM.vttViLLE ENTERPRISE. Vole. (7
BOSTON IS CONTENTED
WITH OLD THOMAS
ENGINEER MEETS DEATH
ON LOGGING ENGINE
Cotton Convention
The CotttD CcLveniien convened
Saturday. A goodly mmker of iepz»
sentative laimeia letpcnded to ike cell.
The cliaii nan called ler volunteers ftoln
each scbcol Louie district to can; the
pledgee to lie laimen cl their 1 tepee*
tive ummonltlei, and otgunize them
ptovided for by the Neve Oilcans Ccn-
Tenticn, . *' ,
The lchiwii g,aie t J.e.ctn.mituts tor
tlie rt.joctree tel, col Jiuue, ct mmnni-
People of the “Junior Hub" Think
Present County Lines Satisfactory
Ed Wilson Horribly Crushed Tuee<
dey Morning at Touralne.
Union-H..L. «i stein; hpnugiieid—
Hemet Sii.gletuij ; S.uelttaij’e—R. V.
Biaewell; Whites — William TV hits I
Sttualand—L. R. Rehtmg; McIntyre’*
-A. E.Daniels; Bsgtne-W. T. Wil
lis; Eainett Creek-C. S. Berwick)
Ochlockoi.ee- D. B. Andersen;
As toon at their vtcrk can he dene
ana iLejjetut ululated 'then It will
be repotted to Ihe county Seotetary.
At the cleie cf the meeting the follow
ing resolution was patted: Whereas,
the people cl thia;d)BUict have no place
to meet wai y capacity except through
the comttay of piltete individual,.
Thereltte, be it ittolvtd iLal thii bedy
in convtmUn atatnihltd, tteptctiuily
nek the cesnty ant U»t ties to bnlld a
Ootut bonae tn Oehlookonee.
Convention adjourned- ,
Renter Singletary,
J. 8. Ward, Jr. Ch’r’m. •
Secretary, ,
MEW IMPROVEMENTS FOR
THOMPSON’S OPERA HOUSE
1 nonnoea that he baa raoouldered. 4n- *«nl»rwnndappre<JlatlTeaiidtonce. The l
T. F. Cato, who hae bran in. stead of eloaing the bonae, he baa de- lectnre waa replete with facta and ate-»
tlatioa that no ono oonld deny nr gun- ■
say and wa. edifying and itutructlre.
Mlaa Hallle Oovington, one of Thom-
aavtlle’a moat excellent young Udiee fli
tted her stater, Mr*. J. A. Born, hero'
last Wednesday and left for Jackson
ville Thursday to vUt har slater, Un. '
Don Fryor. After spending sometime'
in that city, she will visit other oRimJ
In Florida, and will oxsoad bar Itinerary'
toCuba eraaberataraa bom*. \ * ' I
’ W. J. Bammontj, on* of Thomaaville’ j
1 nonnoea that he baa reoonaldared. in-
Mr. r. r. r_:_.u_ t.-“ -
charge of the Foetal Telegraph Oo.’a of- ddsd to ImproT* it and to book* q*un
dmhe^bmtres^d ta^wpt.p^ ^
■Won to travel Georgia, Alabama and hl§ th » t lwit
points in Flotida for G. W. Cook, mice can auoountar no difficulty with
manager G tiffing Bra*. Co , of Florida their own eoenerr. The ThooiaovUle
and Cuba ' publlo will receive Ur. Thompson’, re-
CONVICTS AT COOLIDGE
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
Mm Stag ltltlud to ter home at
Qnitmab j.eteiday aflera vialt to. the
family of Ur. W. W. William*.
North Boston.
• Jndgo W. A. Geiger was transacting
buisesa in oar city last weak.
A grape vine dispatoh raoairadalthia
foredosare of tome of oopld’e mort
g.gea-' ’. Weppine that then Will io'
•om* ea^p. wtH ap Imarto
|h^jj| ||io fortsolosara take plio^
Ur. T. 8. Leak offeri a reward of JJ5
Be says thb tianearily be done,
■men sot decide. Ur Goad H
i who bait the aid opera bout
which waa presented by his great ancle
wWd visiting PaU|od1a lm jeir v This
feline vraa raised on the island of Terra
Del Won go end is firs proof and is the
ofdyvm* of Ua^klnd on the . American
excellent, B. IT Whalir, J. T. ft bklil, F.iw klji
sHnb South Georgia (progress.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA!, FRIDAY, MARCH 3. iqo 5
BALL GAME PLANNED
FOR NEXT THURSDAY
NOT PRl^j
The first ball game of the 1909 season
will bo seen at the fair grounds on
Thursday afternoon. That night “The
Volunteer Organist" will play at
Thompson’s opera house. -The actors
have nine ball tossers that eon pnt ar-
ftistie trimmings of defeat to any ordi
nary aggregation. When they touch
Thomasville, however, they will collide
with the following cluster ol stars, who
are guaranteed to make the Thespian*
play their uttermost: Williams, mj;
Fleming, p; Bibb, lb; CovingtOn, 3b;
Groover, ss; Linton, 8b; Patte?, If; Pa
lin, cf; Watt, rf. The ball fans will be
ont in force to see the season crackod.
RECOMMENDS HOWARD.
AND NO PRIMARY
The Eiecntive Committee of Thomas
county met at coart home, pursuant to
call of 0. P. Han sell, chairman. Pres
ent : U. P. Hansel', H. C. Copeland,
Ustcalfe; S. M. Beach. Duncanville;
A. Way, Way’s; J. L. Nicholson
Cairo; B. H Pope, by proxy, Spence;
J, S. Norton, by proxy, Boston; J. C
Beverley, Thomasvllle.
It waa, on motion, decided that, as
the law allow, only twenty davs' notice
of the election, there was no time to
order or hold a primary; and that,' be
lieving it to bu the wish of a large nnm<
her of oar people that Georg* Howard,
the brother of oar deceased receiver,
should flu out the unexpired term of J.
F. Howard, that the committee recom
mend him as the proper man for lb*
plaoe, and ask the democrats of Thomas
aounty to support him.
No further buriutm. Adjourned
Out. P. Haxixu, Chairman.
J. O. Bkvekly, Secretary.
JiEW BANK OPENS MRS. DEUTCHER WINS
WITH TODAY’S BUSINESS BRACEY SPELLING CONTEST
Pelham StaU Bank has Many Thom-
asvlllo Stockholders
Mr. D. C. Barrow returned to his
new home at Pelham Wednesday. He is
new president of tlie Pelham State Bank.
His bank will open for business today.
It has a worLirg capital of $35,000 and
starts but with excellent prospect?,
Among the directors are Dr. M. H.
Mallette, of Thomasville, J. K. White-
head of Albany. J. Ai. Mize and T. J.
Willis of Meigs. W. K. Blaslugamo, U.
M Baggs uud Dr. O. B. Bush, of Pel
ham.
Mr. H. H. Merry is vice president of
the bank aud Mr. Carl Mitchell who
Having examined the list of words
submitted to us by the Bracey Phar
macy Company, in the Word Contest,
we find tlie following peistjns furnish
ing the greatest number of words, viz.:
Mrs. M. D. Dcucther, 2.280.
Miss Ida Tomlinson, 1,992. *
Mrs. Wm. McLendon, 1,671.
We declare Mrs. M. D. Douteher as
winner of tlrit prize; Miss Ida Tomlin
son, second; Mrs. Wm. McLondou.
third.
We find seme words in each list sub
mitted not authorized by Webster, but
tlie great difference in number of words
in the list of the winners, to erase them
would not change the result.
Koscoi Luke,
• J. T. Culpepper;
T. L. Spence.
The contest proved a gioat success,
daring a viiit made to laid metropolis
lost weet.
has been at White Plains, will be its (a nd the winners may count themselves
cifiner. Mr. Mitchell lias already re fortunate. The prizes were ten, five
CITY STATION HOUSE
HARBORS BAD GUEST
The city police officers are more
afraid of ihe station Louse tods; than
the Sandy Dot out crap -hooter, Tlie
cuu,e of tlie agitation is a quaintly of
dynamite that has bteu throat open
them. Two boxes, weighing abort
twenty-live poauda, lull of stick dy
namite. vteie found in the woods near
the railroad bridge by p ople li.ing in
neighborhood Nobody wanted to lira
with It, aud 111* oily officers were a iked
Ip take it ia tow. The dynamite waa
oovered up with pm* straw and seamed
to have ooc.pied He place tor several
weexe. It ia thought tu have been stored
there by somebody who intended to use
it for killing fish.
moved hla residence to Pelham.
Other Thomaaville people who era in
terested as stockholders are E. M. Mal
lette, J. W. Peacock, L. Steyerman, B.
B. Feller, Mrs. LUlian Finn, Mlaa Rena
Brandon and the estate of A. P. Wright.
An organization meeting of the stock
holder* will be held today.
and two and a half dollar* respectively.
otaodeo to th^offioi wWMHf aft ntd 1 -*^ rhtafyflBtr towaa*. -MedJtiiur, i. T,
the fix children of his lata brother who vSbare h* will bo associated tu the drug
Ore now organs. buaineee with Mr. James P. Hyde, for-
Ur. IWreu Mitchell, of Thoota. “?»*•* •***»**• *
rile, wag. be. eattending Justice'sconrt
last Saturday.
and family will go to Union Point, G».
He ia a pompetont pharmacist and a
genial gentleman His friends regret to
Mr. W. I MacIntyre, of Thomaaville, K , Te |, lm op. i,nt wisli lum every auc-
aud Mr. Ciiarlun Jonev, ofMourgomery c. in au weateru l.omo.
spent lull Sunday at the home of Mr.
uud Mr#? J. M. B.ac»shear.
Thiaecribe had the exquisite teati- , Mr. Ed Wilson met a most horrible
tudo of confabulating with some of his death at Tonraino Tuesdvj. Ho wan
old Thomasville friends of the loug ago engineering a log train on the tracks of
the Touraine Mills Co., when his en
gine ran off the track aud turned over
on him. He was horribly mutilated.
The great fun farm ade which ia being The negro fireman rf the engine had
made in Cairo aud vicinity over the new b°&h 1©K* broken, bat was not killed.
county of Grady, has not thrown any of *?■ h ‘ d I , ftre T b ™ th !"7 J ; ^ •
.. ..... s . of Ochlockonee; Dr. J. O., of Monltrie;
onr citizens in this bailiwick into con- M . A. and O.E.,or Dilloc, and F. J.
uiption fits. We are pursuing the even G f Decatur county, and a sister, Mrs.
tenor of our way and ruminating over W. R. Brooks, ol Thomasville. He
the tranqnility which reigns in this por- lo**e», also, his wife in Monltrie and
tiou of the moral vineyard. We are all Uemo*l.<uear Dillon The body waa
taken to Monltrie for interment The
moro or lea. content to remain as we are ^iaeotjhappened early in the morning
now constituted, Grady county to tlie and was caused by a defective joint in
contrary, notwithstanding-Every little the nil*
liamlet just emorgingfromlts ewaddliDg
clothe, can’t have a county seat, so ail
things come to tfloee wait, provided they
wait loug enough, ao the Gradyitea will
please let patience have her perfect
work.
Rev. David Tatnm. a Quaker, deliver
ed a temperance lecture last Wednesday i
erauiug week at the Methodist church
SENATOR;.!. L HAND
NOT TO BE PERSUADED
( suiMDbaii horn* in'Kdgewcod. Both of
Ma. G. - W. Williams and her two ibera youn, ladWa at* toy pt polar aad
daoghier., 8ophie and Iran*, an visit- number ihe.r iTricnda by ILe Mglea.
Iur ri'iend. tutd ntative* la TlftOo and 1 Mr . j. j. WiIkui. . .o> liat piiiz.a of
Fnugerald, / this tMinwlot, but u„w uf Pavo that net.
Mia. T. 8. Leak and Uiw Roxie Me- was .ImSioa bund, w.ili l,ia numerous j Our mlU.i, Mr. Chiulte Ifanao. says
Megabee have the ex.ll wvere case*.
Rev. R. W. Kebsika, el Qnltmdn,
mhsionaiyof ihe ^ Muter Auoctation,
punched two very sting wimojla'hera
last Satstday night and Sendsy night,
tin Saturday and Eazday he preached
at Big Crick, It heitg tb* tegular
monthly meeting. Ezneay taxwerrro-
ceiled by letitr. Be mill pitacb, J).
V., at Chatlain tn lie uicxd tabdfly
and the Saltudaj befoie.
P. L. Picicc, wLo iaak A imaii farxi
j net" tenth cl Cceiidge, made, lata,
thirty laid,If cell go turn thirtyux
aetts. lie toMaa lest ta k* gjtfCeted
aud leailzed a joed pike, averaging * .
small fitcliin wMr Hi. »a(a. lie eu
tlie clop vtae toegl.i i> J f.. eaieft, 4 ^?
tiua place. WLat Mr. Prtii* ka. - dem
oUei.eando, ■
Two young wkito couvicta at the
Cooudge cibVKt cam,a mad* a dash
for lieencm last Frleay. They made
a cut uncus rent* toward the rtvef.
then katk to ike lend icadiag te Tfacm-
aaviUe. lkey vut untied by the dogs
Of the oampaad were eaaght.
A kentecbtke lain, or Mr. Robert
Dtklr, Lint hue was nctue.-td by fire
Tutecay eveniLg. It Wat ocopied by
negitct. Kcaily all lb»eouei.t* were
R.glatrati
Mr. J R. Wl.eclor and Miss Lucy I will bx *t the U>
Taylor, both of tijj. place, wets joined a-vilic uuiij Salute*
together ta hn, ; hand uud'wife lust Sou- which day i ho let'*-
day. Mr.lifteete'' is one of our best clone lor tbo .potaal cectiou to he 1...-1-
young men aud a' model of iudo.tr/- ou tuB * 2a< * of ilar 11 -jli pci.o n
The bride ia the eldest utugliter of Mr., 'hot did not register ttl.cn tiiev inn
C. L. Taylor. ilielr taxes for the year 1P,4 must regie
.. _ ... . ter if tli.y vote in said e-ccticn.
Mr. 8. M. Beach went to Thomasvillei .
... . . I ktspccifoliy,
o&w P. 8. H.eth,
T. C. a. d Itegutrar.
Ltxxl uift last Friday for lave Oak, friend, in Bcion loot Saturday. This | bv'ka. the mill in aud .ondnicn now,
Bruufud Luruville, St. Augustine aud scribe I. attva,* .ltd iy meet Uncle SmU van give nt good uteaL
otlwr FloriJ;t cilibs to visit tricud. ui.d Jerry ted (tseuea ruot'.efi* appertaining —
iG g'.-otl.ya, | Vr r lv r,u„ i,it
last Friday to attend lie meeting oi the
County Democratic Executive Commit
tee, of, which be i* a member.
Mr. William Hsivin, of Dicker,'
brother of Mr. John A. Herrin, who liv
ed here gciuelini” a>-0, tvus here last c,
Saturday aliakuig l.unds with
| -vr. II. B. %
I l-oriof ot ihv Lad «. Ti Ll.a.nv
M iw.“. .^iti iriji itioij v.ufi
Uu n :.ou«u of II- i.ry SjIi.iuoi
Si Sail#, <ut :^v.kiaij »li. TJ.»re ia no Ltr
lo. ol .!>t;grtp «iiau H. B»MuCo>*
UaU i uitd »va c.tmiueud nixu to the u er
cuuiUu tsut. ruiiy wlturb-ac-ovur cUpur*
u«l lU'tfUUil ill.? p;lobo.
Wa ic .iu ilittf i wm a party jiiv* u A. If.
Ittht HL«U a: the rt.'flldeuC** (if Lf. O.
Cairo Bonds Vaiiaated.
In Bnpeiior court Tuesday mornlu.-,
Kba raoent iaaaa of bonds made by the
dty of Cairo ware valid .led. according
to la a*. The city cal* u^w go ahrad, i
disycau of iImj Ls-e and *pcod $10,009 j
for Watanrorks and $5,000 Tor electric j * nd ^ *** many changes
Ugliti. l,ac * 4 -
County Co
iegui.tr qu.tritt
tyc.uu wmmIivI-i
eiaitvcs Judgt* O. I* ..
mod old fclends.
first vuitLcu *
h’zirvtu*i
p. rUl.t-J CaailMJ up, «J.*i iiieJ tS
hgo, «i w o. lyanp.etad. juh,
SuliS 1*1»caouuUO cO two miLGi caaca u,.t.
till* lbOtUhig.
j Hr. C. W. Cccj.tr lift >ts(eiday fer
f 7 licnjHSTil!#, Out«.%,»», * hie U ltiLn.ua Knight
M-. ’vr** lUv.raiy tuia trai*»uctii.g ^ T*.u»p,ar :uht i ight* Ha aiil «i
• *1 biirtiiicpK ^ , | A titMt* lll vl.L (ht l.il i it tea tf the
^ T. J. II kJh w.k bertt last Sat- f Sl.nuc ici^lit. Mu. Cicjer scccm-
u/«l#.y t t.iGGii g t j*« ft.i tftnitf. pan:eo ka tvHktalUfctlui vuit,
Tim A. C. L. hi.* tthljid ilia pUt-*l ----
to Che tii-jaH ft>r tia imipom) t,fj Pm*y Woods Arrivals.
),...g jKr.ii/aui ii.at Jf,uc,(k.htNi2a«| ThaPina? WowKgLaaun.i<i u fcaaVy
iLCJ.
•-> y.».n
1'ur^ubvu /, gU.eit up uuuer ih« akspict# lMO vl Kaytf.Ovd
ol JLr. Ja.t.u But-kcU. Uur Lur .rjxw:-
ct fa.Ic . tt* g.V.f iit.fi .criinf {LtflicDhr.’,
hout-v n.:<t uwjjj,or m^tort.
lie dentil «jf Jul.li b\ HuVkSTd, tnx
laltd uar.iig .liu ye-r rtgLurlnttlj. AaugUe suent,
t ;m<.:s ii«t # alvrgt ijciut.o. Gf
l a. i/o L. (tie SiMkoUnU, oaina j tilt i day axa: Mia. Funds
tnth, J
lives ra.hs no. i
Mam, LUtii
iihtiVkaakoIl.il, ThoUi’.fti..,., »-u..i
i«* ci.izcu, in’i-od tt.v tLcsa
i-d ,uu ounda/j Mn» LgLuu, loitBcid, FU;G (
H Eoaon, flbo iig.ten, tt. laulj kia Mtititt !
. I Eoaioo. .'and Mila Wiu.lnd Kierr, lUitoia;
. i • ;.„ou»s lor anti A.r». T. B. Eh lip, Jm-a
. u s tv super- 'U,. . I D. L.eimei. alii Aiae
i. . .^.riuxot of Ca»xu> L.ite.aec;'.Lit J.l
. *ct and mu, R A. Icntn , fhw In.,
J. L.ssii. L. 1 Letijhc.lt. Peel,
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