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Newspaper Page Textngt,'’ tttt(0 Hnb South C&eorgfa (progress.* THOMAS VlLLfi THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH u>. IQ05 = New Series, Vol XV—No. 13 HONEY ASKED BY COTTON ASSOCIATION Town* Requested to Contribute to Holding Movement- Uor. 7th. IMS. A meeting of the Cotton Grower* of Thom** Co. wo* held to-day at the Court Hoote punuant to the call made by the State[Organization. President Spangler being abeent J. O. Beverly was nmde President pro tern. After discussion it. was decided that the plan* of the New Orleans Conven tion' could.not be carried out in this county by volunteer canvassers, and that the only way by which the work can be accomplished thoroughly and accurately is to pay some body to do it and hare it done well, lir.[U. B. Jones made.the following motion which was unanimously adopted; That we, the Cotton Growers of Thomas Co., feeling the urgent need of carrying out the plans adopted by the New Or leans Convention, and feeling that we cannot successfully carry them out without the co-operation, of the merch ants, bankers, lawyers and other citi- sens do hereby appeal to the towns of the countyand ask if they will co-operate with us and raise the amount of money set opposite their names, this amount to be used to make a bouse to house canvas all over the county, which will give us the information, about as nearly correct as the gorernmeoe takes the census. The following gentlemen . were appointed to take charge! of rais ing the funds in the different towns, and an urgently requested to get the funds in hand by the. 90th met., if possible, and to forward them to Jno. F. Parker, County Treasurer. 9800.00 & A. Koddenbery, J. F. ■vans, B. B. Neel. , Cairo. 1198.00 J. B. Wight and W. B. Hod- danbery. Boston. $129,00 E. O. Milligan and P. W. $60.00 E. E. Wilkes and J. N. Carter. Ocblocknee. 860.00 D. B, Anderson and J. R. Stephens. Paro. $80,00 W. L. Adams and Dr. Harris. Hetcalfe. $26.00 J. W. Horn* and J. B. Thomas. Ooolidge. $10.00 J.E.Baldy and J.F. Whit*. Merrillville. $10.00 N. E. Turner and F. N. Carter. Pins Park. , $10. B. A. Alderman and Ward Bros. On motion, a committee wa* appoint ed to go before the oounty commission ers and ask for a donation to be used in connection with the other funds that may be raised for carrying out the above plqns. On motion, Mr. J. O. Beverly was elected, with two other gentlgnen to be named by himself, as a coi three to take charge of the soon as the amount is raised, ^ oommlttee is hereby authorise! men to do the work and to be b^ for having the work well and accu rately done. J C. Beveriy, ( President Pro. Tern. ' B. R. Whaley, Secretary. BABE AT BOSTON BURNED TO DEATH Father and Mother Badly Hurt In tempt to Save Her. The remains of Janie Knapp, the four year old. daughter of D. F. Knapp of Boston, passed through the dty Tues day. The funeral took place at Met calfe yesterday afternoon, and was con ducted by Rev. T. A. White. The lit tle one's death was caused by a dread ful accident. On Monday afternoon the was In the field, at her father's home In Boston, watohing him .burn some trash. She went too near the flames and her dross caught on fire. Her father and mother, and her brother Ernest Knapp, all rush ed to her rescue and extinguished the flames. In doing this, the bands of eaoh were ' dreadfully burned. Their efforts were in vain. The child was so badly burned that she died at 11 tfolook Monday night. The family is* promi nent one and all their friends are in deep sorrow over the event. MISS DAVIS MARRIED TO MR. BYRON BAG6S At half past throe o'clook Tuesday afternoon Miss Rosa Davis was married to Mr. Georg* Byrou Baggs of Camilla. The ceromooy was performed at the home of the brides’* mother, by Rev. Alsx W. Beeler, and was witnessed on ly by the relatives and a few friends of the bride and groom. The bride won a beautiful going away gown of brown with hat to match. Then wen no at- At 4:10 the young people . left for their future hoane In OamlUa when the groom is a prosperous young business man. Mr*. Baggs, as Miss Davis, was one!of Tbosnaavllle's most dunn ing voting ladies, and the best wishes of all will follow herto Jher new home. The wedding was originally set for six weeks ago, but was postponed on so count of the bride-sleot’a serious Ulna* Susina News Items. (By S. M. Beach.) Mr. Ed Manning of Mannington, Fla' pfused through hen last Thursday, j j/ Whitfield's gin has been busy ginning ootton this week. Quite an unusual sight for the time of tbe year. Mr. Etdridge Atkinson went to Thom- asnlle last Thursday, Mrs. J. UPonlk of Cairo spent Thurs day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Black- ie of Two Cases Tried la Bankruptcy- W. D. Newsome and A r. Smith, two Valdosta bankrupts; bad a hearing before Referee J. H. Merrill Tuesday. Smith wa* * grocer end Newsome a bar keeper. Tbe attorneys in the cases were Boy Powell, J. M. Johnson, and O. L. Thomasville entertained within \a gats* Wednesday tbe foUowing Cooildg* fittnae: W. T. Sobers, Joe Harvey, F. J. Jordan, Preston Crawley. Dr. W. B. Cochran of Thomtaville passed through hero Friday on his wa to Tallahassee. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mitohell of Thomasville stopped over hero last Sat urday on their way home ifrom a t o weeks visit to Panaoea Springs. Mr. W. E. stanalaud went to Thom asville last Saturday. Mr. W. T. Crawford of Cairo spent last Sunday at Mr. and Mrs, J. M, Blaoksbear’s. Messrs. J. J. Hall. Henry Mitohell andJS. M. Beach have been appointed by the Ordinary of the county to ap praise the property of the late A. W. Dekle. Mr. Jim Mitchell, one of the proprie tors of the Thomasville Mitcbsll House, was hero last Monday on hi* way to. Messrs. L. M. Brinson, J. M. Black- shear Sr. and J. M. Blackshear Jr., S M. Ijfeach and J. B. Mitohell were in Thomasville 3a*t Tuesday. uiw is,mi. stanaland of Boston is vssitiag her brother, Mr. W. E. Stana- Mr.D. F. Oliver of Cairo through the city Wednesday morning on his way.to Atlanta. He was aocom- paniedby.his mother, Mr*. A. R.Oliver w^o vront to purohatt millinery for her store in tbe syrup city, AGAINST CITY , ail the news SUPREME COURT DECIDES LIGHT CASE FROM BOSTON TOWN (By H. C. Jordan.) The Election of Last November DIP | Misses Belle and Fannie Bird Daniel. Net Authorise Municipal Ownership two of Boston's most beautiful end et of the Elsetrlo Light Plent- j tractive young Indies left lest week j Thursday p. m. for Moultrie to viiit The Supremo CourtWednesday handed their brother Dr, Everitt Daniel and down a decision affirming Judge Robert 1 family, G. MlteneU’e judgment In the case of I Misses Aileen, Lncy end Margarott the city end the Thomasville Eleetric 1 _ - . _. ,, - Wade, we regret to say, have been quite Light company. This means that the election by wbloh the city voted to con- traot a debt to teouro e municipal elec- trio light p)ent wee Illegal. The oity et proeent, therefore, hae not the power tooontraot e debt for this purpose. The story of the legal end political , . .... _ .. . . . i last week looking after hie business In- fight in this matter la an Interesting one. |' k Almost a year ago the question of mn •ick at their home on West Jefferson, though they are aome better at this writing, Mr. Geo. W. Beckett e prominent lawer of Savannah end owner of the Boston Gas Lighting Plant was hero nicipat ownership of a light plant was agitated. It was found that an amend ment to the city’s charter permitting her to oontreot e debt for this purpoee would be necessary.' Booh an amend ment was pstsed by the last session of the legislature. An election to ascertain the will of the people wa* ordered. At that eleotlon, tbe question was submit ted as to whether or not the city should borrow $86000 to secure a light plant. At an eleotlon on November 10th. 1904. four hundred and twelve voted to incur this debt, and 68 against it On the morning of November 14th. a tempora ry restraining order was lamed by Jndge Robert G. Mitohell, forbidding the olty council from declaring the re sult of the election. The petition for Injunction set forth that (1) the notice of eleotlon, did not tally specify the terms of the oontrsot under wMob th4 debt was to be Inereaeed, (9) stmmber of unregistered people were allowed to vote, (6) that tlm proposition did not receive th* majority of two-thirds re quired by law, Inasmuch as the regU; nation llat contained 699, names, only 488 votes wen oast, and 99 of these were Deregistered, therefore Illegal. Th* temporary injunction was made permanent by Jndge Mitehrll on De cember 14th. It was immediately ap pealed to the Supreme oourt, and was argued there February 9tb, decision be ing readied March 8th. In the litiga tion S. G. MoLendon and Theo Titus represented the Thomasville Elec trio Light Oo„ and City Attorney W. O. Snodgrass and J. Foudron Mitohell, the olty of Thomasville. There I* muoh curiosity to know upon just what grounds the Supreme court bated its decision. The telegram an nouncing tbe'result did not go into de tails, but manly stated th* fact. A synopsis of tbe opinion will be lent to the dark of the Superior oourt in about ten days. A representative of the Tikxs-Extib. puis* interviewed several leaden In the tenet. B. M. Comfort who has been absent several weeks in New York returned home last week. Miss Nellie McIntosh who bee been at her home In LnrsviUe Fla. on ao- count of the serious Illness of her moth, er, has returned and ntumed her stud ies at the Boston graded school. Mn. A. J. Stanaland, daughterKartha and Miss Emmie McKinnon of the Bethel neighborhood vjslted the fami lies of J. O. and N. L. Stanaland last week. Mrs. Dr. P. A. McIntosh of Loraville Fla, Is vldtlng her brother Mr. F, O. Ivey at his home on Rail road street. Miss One Neel visited the Metropolis of the Oonnty last Saturday. Mite Mamie Stanaland left last Satur day to vlrit her brother W. E Stanaland who lives at Batina. Our oi factory organs have not been regaled to that extent as previous yean mi aooonnt of the melllflooas guano belng oarted through our street* and wa belelve that leea is being asked bis year, So mote it be. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Barrow visited Berwick last Sunday. Mr. and Mre. J. J.Parramoro visit*d Thomasville last Sunday. Mr. Luthur Singletary one of th* A O. L’a most efficient employee* and lo- cated at Meigs as agent and operator visited his best girl Sunday. Mis* Mae Hoigre of OkapUoo accom panied by her brother James wen the guests of Dr. H, A. and Mrs. Vann last Sunday. J. M. Talley on* of Brondidge Ala‘s most prominent citlssns was In Boston since my last epistle transacting busl Mn. Fred MoHorray and Miss Mar lon MoMurray visited Thomasville lest Monday on important bnslnest. This pencil pusher Is under the lmpneeion that the latter is going to embark In an enterprise of a very pleasant nature municipal ownership crusade yesterday afternoon. They did not seem disbeart-1 ™ ~~ ., , ' . „ . .. ... We waft congratulations, ened by the result, and etate that It was ■ in accord with their expectation*. They j We learn that Mr. J. O. Stanaland •ay that they will request the city conn-;P <umh “ ed th * r * rid * noe °* H ' T '. /.eigier and will become a citisen of our cil to call another election at once. The law provides that where a vote has gone against a proposition 'a period of six months most elapse before It can again be votedjnpon. It la practically certain that thejdeeistonof the Supreme Oourt means "no flection," and hence they olaim another can be held with thirty days notioe. The bond issue for •ewerago In Fletcherville and certain other ports of town may also he pre sented again by Its adovcates. It was defeated in the election on November 10th. • Mr. Robert Gamble. Manager of the Thomasville Electric Light Company is oat of the city, end his views oh the subject could not b* obtained. Registration End* Saturday. The registration for the special ’ tt&- tlon to fill vaoancy in the tax receiver's offlo* will doss Saturdav. The Beard of .Registrars will begin work immedi ately and will have to tests irDh for th* special election on March fSrd. Metropolis soon. We need jnat inch good folks. Miss Helen Stephens visited her mother Mrs. Mary H. Stephens this week. Oept J. B. Way and wife of Mayview visited Boston last Tuesday and while here were the guests of Dr. C. H. Fer guson and family. J. A. Horn Cashier of the Merchants and Farmers Bank left last Wednesday for Live Oak Fla, to rial) his brother Mr. D. E. Horn. B. F. Smith of Thomssvills visited Boston last Tuesday. Mrs. J. T. Roger* visited Tbotnasvill* last Tuesday. Mrs. J.-A. Horn left last Wednesday for Thomasville to vlrit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.-G. Covington. Him Oat HeU Jeft lest Monday, for Atlanta to boy her spring stock of mil linery which will b* tbs moss elaborate FUNERAL WEDNESDAY AT BAPTIST CHURCH Details of Accident Causing Mies Looney's Traglo Death. The funeral qf Miss Margaret Looney who was drowned Sunday night at Sanford, Fla., was held at nine o'olock Wednesday at the Baptist ohnreh Tbe oeremony was oondnoted by Rev. A. W. Beeler assisted by Rev. J. M. Ostler. The remains arrived Tnsidsy af ternoon accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh O. Trigg, ancle and aunt of the unfortunate girl. They tell a sad story of the traglo event. After church last 8undsy ''night, Miss Looney, her cousin. Miss Mabel Trigg and two young men. Bees* Boyd of Sanford, and T. H. McElroy, of Bir mingham. Ala., went down to the wharf of lake Monroe. Mite Looney and th* two young men, went out In a small boat, for a ride. Miss Trigg was afraid to go out In th* darkness, in snob' a frail oraft. She waited on the pier for an hour or more and became very much alarmed at the non return of the party She finally gave the alarm', and searchers went out. They hunted all eight In the darkness, and at day break Monday morning found the skiff floating bottom upward. AU three bodies were found nearby. Both the young men were good swimmers, and It ieauppaeed that they met death In an endeavor to save tbe girl. One body was found with outstretched arms and this car ries out that belief. The supposition Is that the boat struck a snag In the darkness. A rod feature of tbe affair that blighted three home* is th* faot that both young men the sole support ofwidowed mother*. There is nntvtrsal sympathy with the stricken mother! who ha* three rone and a daughter, all young, to share her sorrow. Kind friends an extending every possible eld. HATE TO PART WITH LICENSE. FEES Thomasville now has a strict, and all embracing spariflo license ordinance. Every line of business mast tot* Us share. The tax was doe on March 1st. The olty authorities howerer have al lowed thirty days of grace, but woe he unto the man whose lioenae is unpaid when the April leaf springs into view on the calender. It looks as If everybody wants to take all the time that Is com ing to him. So far no one has evinced any yearning to dtvoroe himself from the needful amount. An tnspsetien of the city treasurar’s books shows that the following have paid their lioenae*—8 insurance compa nies. 1 plumber, 1 guano dealer, 1 chick en peddler, 4 barber shops, 1 one-horse express, 1 paper hanger, 9 pool rooms, 10 1 restaurant, 1 tailor, 1 painter, 10 boot blacks, 1 auctioneer 1 boot and shoe shop, 1 pho to gallriy. From th* above It would appear that th* boot-blacks, are the most opulent Class of oiUaene, in Thomasville. The treasurer says everybody will be on the llat, though, before 4-1-06. ( PLANS RECEIVED FOR CAIRO’S DEPOT HANSELL'S COURT IS KEPT BUSY. Tbs criminal docket of Oonnty Oourt occupied the entire rime of that body Wednesday.and not until late evening was adjournment reached. Henry Done oh urged with tresspass was dismimsd on second demand. J. J. Davis charged with tressps— was found not guilty. Thebare again H. O. Daria waa noils pressed. All of,tbs above an white Bob Burch charged with larceny waa found gsllty but sentence has DOS yet bean passed, Wes. Taylor charged with pointing and aiming a pistol, and with oarrylug oonosaled weapons waa fined $96 and oosta on tbs first obarg* and th* latter was nolle pressed. Th* jury oo uldn't make ap their minds about John Bara charged with oontraot jump ing and his case resulted in a mistrial. All of the above are negroes. NEW SUMMER HOTELS FOR HARVEY AND WOOD During the rammer season of 1906 two new summer.hotela will be addeffto tbe ohain of those managed by Harvey and Wood, proprietor* of tbe Piney Woods Hotel. They are, "The Pemberton” at Hnll, Mate., and “Tim Slppiwlsaet" at Falmouth, Mass. Both of three are large and elegant resort houses R, V. Ball aid of Pine Park waa hero on court day. ■ ••• purchases. Wait and see. Mia Retta Neel will be in charge of her sister’s (Mia One's) millinery busi ness during bar atreno*. A better bare been made, as Mire Batts is no uovio* in th* business 4nd can fully sus tain bis' sister’s reputation if not sur ire it. Col. W. B. Hammcnd aleadingattor- nay of Thomasrilla waa in Boston last and oompleta of any of her pruritus Tuesday transacting legal burins**. (By R. L.\Yan Lsndingliam.) S -e- V | jThs formers In this soctlon>re very busy hauling fertilizer, planting cane end getting the toll In readiness for the planting of other crops. - l , The warm weather of the put week has encouraged the sowing of garden reed and most of our people have plant ed their gardens Mire Jonnte Brown, of the Arm of J. D. Brown and Oo., has gone to Atlanta where she will spend two weeks in studying the latest creations In millinery So many of our citizens have been ■iek recently that it would bo well nigh lmpJmsible toTgire the names of all, however wc are glad to say that there hat been no deaths and with one or two exceptions, thore sick are suffering with more or less aggravated forms of grip. Thellttle eleven year old daughter of Mr. Frytnon who lias been quite stole with blood poison is somewhat Improved at this}writing and we hope that she may yet reoover. The $16,000 Waterworks and Electrlo Light Bonds voted In Jannary have boon validated and council hopes soon to have tbe work under way. L. B. Powell wentjdown to Savannah business Monday. The A. O. L. has agreed, to give our town a nice brick depot and plans and specifications of the building were sent to agent.L.B.PowelI afew days ago that our hustling contractor, W. E. Duren might Md on the work. The company deelrre to gat to work on the building as early as possible in order that It may be oompleted before tbe rash of the fall business begins. It is whispered that we are to have two or three weddings in our midst in the near future, We are not anthorlxed to give anv names or mention any date* bat the happeninre in certain quarters indicate that a culmination Is near at hand. Mijn Mae Crawford is spending ieverel days with the Misses Howard, daugh ters of tbs late John F. Howard, at their beautiful country home. W. B' Roddenbery is erecting a build ing near his buggy warehouse and office which will bo occupied by R. E. Lee as a market. The building iscf corru gated Iron and will be quito an improve- oo tbe one formerly occupied by Mr. Lee, wjdohbaa boon torn sway. Mr.and Mrs.J.M.Jacques left Wednes day afternoon for a month’s tour of the Florida resorts after which they will re turn to their home In Baltimore. Since Christmas they have been the guests of their daughter, Mre. O. A. Lloyd on Remington Av<

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Thomasville times-enterprise and South Georgia progress. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1904-1905, March 10, 1905, Image 1