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Newspaper Page Textt. .Hub South Georgia progress.. TBOMASV1M.K TIM RH, Vof,. «' THOMABV1I.LK ENTEliPUIME. VOL. 47. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 7. iqo 5 ' New Series, Vo) W—? o. id FIRE WAGON DITCHED | NO COTTON CENSUS ANSWERING FALSE ALARMLACK OF FUNOS A DISASTROUS At 8:40 Tuesday an alarm of fire waa sent in from the ThomairiUe Variety Work*. A weak place In the boiler gave way and a flood of water tooted on the fire. The lurid smoke alarmed tome by standers who turned in a hurrj op call. The fire wagon dashed down Jackson street at break-neck epeed. While tnrniog the corner of Jackton and Mad- iaon the wagon was oeertorned, and ditched in front of the Times Enter prise office. Driver Preeatt. and Fire men Monk and Yawn who were on the wagon were thrown headlong, and dog np the street in several different direc tions. Mr. Pravatt’sankle was sprained and the others were braised and shaken np. An excited crowd swarmed around the wagon,and it was toon righted. It is badly wrecked, the wheels and axles being bent, and light wood work smashed. Chief Blanton, who was at the 1.0.O.F. lodge was toon on the; scene, and tent the bones, who did not break loose,back to the barn, and piled the hose in the . wagon. Fonnnstely there were no ac tions results to ’.he accident, as there was no fire. LECTURE AND RECEPTION WERE BRILLIANT AFFAIRS Capt. Richmond P. Hobson lectured Toetdav, to an appreciative andlence, large in number and fashionable in attire. The speaker arrived at 10:20 Tuesday morning. He visited the Thomaaville Public Schools, in oompa- nySwitb superintendent Barwlok, and spoke to tbe children. For forty-five minutes, he lield their oloeest attention, on the theme, "Do right.” In the afternoon Capt. Hobson was entertained at lnuolieon by Capt. and Mra C. P. Hauaeli. A number of their intimate friends enjoyed this opportuni ty of meeting the lecturer. Mon than two hundred heople heard the speaker at the Opera House and came sway charmed with bim. He has a splendid voice, a ready flow of language to ex press forcefnl thought, and a fine pres ence. Rev. Ed. F. Cook’s introduction of the ,pester war characteristic, and in entire good taste. After the lecture, the audience went enmaare to the Y. M C. A. building. The V D C. had made the building a scene Of I otutv with floral decoration,, and a most pleasant hour was spent by tbeir guests. Delightful refreshments were served, end the entire evening was a complete snccesr. PUBLIC SALE PURCHASERS OF COUNTY PROPERTY The property offered at public sale Tuesday was sold as follows: Metcalfe town lot to Dr. W. A. Mon roe for $600, Houston property, 45 acres in tbe 18th district, to Roecoe Luke for $287.60. Heeth property, 192 acres in the 18th district to Mrs. Rosa W. Heeth for $1000. TIMES ENTERPRISE SELECTED AS COMMISSIONERS ORGAN The 'oontract for printing the com missioners' proceeding* from April let 1906 to April 1st 1906, was yesterday awarded to the Times Enterprise Pub lishing Company. The Times Enter prise is, and has been for many years tbe official organ of every official body. It Is the official organ of the' County of Thomas, the county commissioners, and tbe City of Thomaaville. All sue official news, as well as all the newe of the day appears in tbe columns of the Times Enterprise. New Books- Superintendent A. J. Berwick bee ordered for the school library e splendid assortment of 40 hooks. They will bo here in a few days and the young folks can read to their hearts Com mitts as Appointed to Mako Es timate and Refund 3ubaerlptlons Tbe meeting of the Cotton Associa tion of Thomas oounty wee held at the oourt house Tuesday morning at 11 o'elook. Capt. N. B. Spengler was in the chair. Il was moved and carried by M. B. CONFLAGRATION. FIRE FIEND UCKS OP THOUSANDS OE PROPERTY. O.H. Keep’s Magnificent Wi .ter Home Burned to sufficient fnnda to take a cotton ceniua * ° The Ground. Tom Bottom’s Residence Destroyed. Five Other Places Catch Fire. General Conflagration Narrowly Averted. it la ordered that the chairman appoint one merchant and one farmer in each preclnot to make an estimate on acre age in hie district end refund the money to the ones who subscribed to the fond f-r taking the cento*. The following eommitteee were *p pointed. Thomaaville John Beverly. J**. Evans; Boston E. R. Whaley, B. M. Comfort; Meto.lt J, O. Thomas, The most disastrous firs for many years visited rhomstrilleWednesdsy at ternoon, causing a loss of many thous- J. W. Horns; Doncanvillt ,S. M. Besch 1 udl 0 f dollars,and for a timeitlooksd ss Arthur Dickey; Cairo, O. M Mugridge. ir the residence portion of the town was F. J. Miller; Oohlockonee, D. B, Auder* doomed to go up In flames, son, J. S. Ward; Meigs, John Piloher, j The magnificent winter home of J. N. Carter; Morphy, H. B. Ntsmlth, Oliver H. Keep,- tbe New York million- T. 8* Barrow; Way s, J. D Hollaed A. a | rS| at \ clay and Broad is now a mas* J. McKinnon; P**o, W. H. Bimmonr, o{ x. J. Bottoms’ homo John T. Wheeler: Spence, W.,E. Hurst. I {M # complete wieok, end ou'.y by H B. Sheppard; Merrillville, A. O, I DU UUUUUIJ VUVSW w wu was Stevenson,WilliamMcM.llen;Olasgow. htlfBdozeo otIie „ „ Ted , Tom Lewis, Deilis Frant lin. These committees will form the es timates in their districts and forward suns to the eecretary at their earliett convenience. A vote of thanks was given to the oonnty ooinmissiooera and other sub scribers to tbe fund. The meeting ad journed. M. H. Springier, Free. ,E, R. Whaley, Seely. Keep place, era the old West End place, decupled by J. A. Unton, end the Hunt house occupied by 0. T, Gandy. The Lintou place was in imminent danger, bnt Mr. Harry Linton stayed on the roof, played a steady stream and saved the place. The Horst place, caught fire several times, but a bucket brigade on the roof kept it from bunting down. Mrs. S. E. Bottom's residence, jnst east of her sun's was charred by the intense MAYOR WILL GIVE A SITE FOR HOTEL Mayor 8. A. Hoddenbery lias offered to give a site for tbe proposed quarter million dillar tonriat hotel, and has thereby eat a splendid example for others. Ths Mayor has some flue pro perty near the Wade plaoe, two mile* from town. He offers 60 sores of tuts for a hotel ails. The value of the tract Is $2600, and he will make a deed to the hotel, as soon as it is built. This should act as iuoeniiv* many hotel oompeny, and show* a commendable spirit on the part of Thomtavilie'sohlef executive. strenuous efforts wen the houses of beat, but it was kept thoroughly wet j and remains intact. The cinders ignited The fire started at Mr. Keep's home ^ the roof of Capt. R, P. Doss' home at at 4:40 p. m. A servant had jut etarted j Clay and Cranford, and even went as a fin and a spark from the chimney ^ far M the Sparks house at Olay and made a blase on the rear roof. The!Dawson, hot both these slight blaies alarm came from the house of Herbert were put ont with small damage. Mr Griffin, a colored heokman, T. B. Daren, had been plcknioklng in The fire department, I tad wrecked | the woods, and got haok horns in time their wagon in a short tarn tit* nlgl.t to find bis home on Broad, in danger, before, and came In a dray. Whan they, but a bucket brigade, saved it. raaohedthe sae-te the roof was a sheet 6f j > The beautiful ihrnbbery that made flame. Forawhlletbepnanuawtaeappari tWlfenp place a residence if note was cully Inadequate lo throw the stream to j hlackeued and burned, the fenoe wu the roof. In the meantime men and boys destroyed, and even the telegraph and busied themselves In carrying ont the , telephone pole* on that side of Brood costly furniture of the home—and the . street eaught. The wires burned in lev lewu and street wu dotted with hand-' era! places and delayed the starting np some household goods. Soon the fisuies i t the electrio lights until 6:40 p. m. were beyond all oonurol. So Hero* waa the fire that In an hoar there wes noth ing bat a roaring mass of mins. The The bowling *>ley eut of tlie home did not born, and mnob of the furaltore wu saved. Mr. Keep and Mrs, Keep house and inmiahloga were valued at had planned to start for their northern $26,000 The isaniauoe was divided u ' home Saturday. They will probably bo follows: In the Menolie-terof England j delayed * few days, on account of the $0,600 ou the dwelling and $1,000 on the fire. It is hoped that they will rebuild, tnrai.nre. In the Connecticut $2,600 j The usual numbtr of lnterestiog in- and $600. In llie St. Paul Fire and ctdeuts occurred. Mr. Keep is an *r- Msriue $1,500 and $1,000. In the Hals- j deni ■|.-urlunau, and a ur.mlier of sheila tine $1,600 ami $600. Total ou dwell- lu the In nse-xplodod creating cousttr- ing $12,000, on furniture $3,000 The ' uatlou smoug the by ehtuders. Charred Palatine is represented by J. F. Parker, lilts of parer an t rag floated an far aa and the other uompanie* byE.M.M*l- tits golf link* and descended n ou tin » d j more ycuug folks marry there muit PROF. SEARCY TELLS OF MEIGS'WEEK. The Meigs M'f’g. and Lumber Co.. whose big mills are at Hanaell, about three miles south of this plaoe, have re organised their tones and will go in for a big output. Mr. Russell Davis, who ha* formerly ran the saw mill will have oharge of a large foroe of hands. While Hardy Barwlok will take Mr. Davis plaoe, Mr. Claud Ham who has had charge of the planing mtohinea, will inspect the lumber. The planers will not run after this. T. E. Walton, who always lisa his hands, pockets and a head foil of basinets, will have the place of gensy^ superintendent. This oompeny has three or foor miles of railroad, and* sure enough engine ou it. It rone oat eut from the A. 0. L. and besides htnllng the company’* logs, delivers gnano, and hauls melons for the farmere living along the route. The engine dose like any other engine, rone off the track and also kills cattle. ' Banker W 8 William, of Atlanta, is here looking alter hit banking interest* Warren Davis who lives near town and always hu eomethlng to eat, had hia first Irish potatoes of, this season's orop Moudsy. A shell with two welt developed ohiokena in it, ready, to hatch, wu shown us a few days since. R L Van’andinghem made a Suuday trip to Thomasville and Cairo. L ttle Miss Donna Dt son, after a few days icon perai Ion, returned to her soliool duties lu Cairo High school.' G L Daren, Esq , spent Monday in Thomaaville. Mr and Mra Surlee, of ^oUiam epeut Sunday with tits family of Mr C E Kemp. W R Hayes, of Thomasville,'is soling u agent of the ACL here this week. Lather L Singletary, agent of the A O L here, isontfor aa»veral days trip to Atlauta and other plaoe* lu the state, Including a round np at Boston, G*. The Meigs Silver Cornet Band, kaara organist d wuli E R Singletary u lead er'and teacher and the boys say that he at demands Ills bastness too Miss Joels Rooks, who is attending Center Hill Soliool, is quite sick at Iter boarding pi ,ce, the home of Rev R G Jsokao... Si.e la a most excellent pupil, and the entire soliool wishes for her imutedUte recovery. Tin. town needs some he,uses Before DEATH IN SAVANNAH OF MRS. McGLASma The fnurrel ol Mr*. Anne TVW MoGlashan wife of General P. A. 8, MoGlaslian took place in Savasinah yaw terday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Ska died at her home there Tuesday moo ing. Mrs McGiashan was a native at this oily, and la writ remembered ky many Thomasvllla people. She waa born in 1887, and ivsd ben null aboat 20 yean ago. She waa a daughter at the Seixas family, prarelnaatiy c ed with the early history of l She loved and worked fee the federaov auriug its most toying tixaos and after the war, as pstaideat of tk* Thomasville Lad tiou, identified, and graves of ilio Con federate dead sad ereoted monuments to their memory., Mr. McGiashan leaves tan three daughter* Mrs. W. J.' Cora Cassell, and Mcssi*. 1 Jane Smith of this oily are the deceased. Genera) Me went into the Confederate etrvico fita Thomaaville. He waa the fires mayor of Thomaivi lie after the war. The fam ily left here in 1884, bnt ere Mill mat kindlytremembered end have tbs sym pathy of the town in their bereavmeiA.' STATE CHAIRMAN SPEAKS ON TWO PRIMARY PUI into. i players, making their afternoon roend. A. & B. SU FFERS A fltrong «et wind wu blowing car- _8:Teral volunteer workers au,Ulned IN WAYCROSS FIRE ty* 11 * die flames half way across Broad i braise* by falls from the roof,. Tl.e atreei, sud burning embers for hull* j clothing of one caught on fire, but none dredsuf yards. Twenty minatea after j were Injured. Mayor Roddenhkry, Ah the Keep house caught the cry arote derman Cochran, chairman of tlie fit* Waycross, G*„ April 4.—The Atlau. tie and Birmingham railroad snffertd a $60,000 lots in tbe fire of lu car sheds ahd paint shops Jleat night. Tho fire stared at 11 o'clock and ita origin is that T. J. Bottoms’ hotue waa ou fire. The excited hundreds swarmed up Cisy street to find the roof biasing, ret from unknown, a* Is also tho amount of In-1 * fl y lu B *P* ,k - Tl,e department left sorsuc* carried. Eleven coaches sndl*"« big blaze, then beyond control, to forty freight and slat oars were totally . »"• wilhn * h »" d< “ Tt<1 deetroyod. Three Jorge locomotive. practically all of tlie furniture. tu’. the were badly damaged and tlie tools of' hoo “ roDld uot P™"*™*. «“> bura ‘ 100 workmen were destroyed The' Mr. Bottom, had only shop* will be rebuilt at once, and the ye.lerday renewed a $1600 policy lu the road though slightly crippled for eqnlp meat will continue to ran its trains on SNOW AND RAIN IN COLORADO Bontbern Mutual, whioh practically oovers his loss. A few weeks sgo he had a small fire in hi* ball and the lionse had only recently been repainted In side. He earned $800. lnsorauoe on his fornlture. Between the Bottoms hoot* and the committee, and several of the other al dermen were on tho soene. directing end aiding the fire (laddies. Mr. Bottom* aud all the others desire to express their thsnke tu the faithful volunteer workvrr There le the oaeal complaint about the wav the fire waa handled. Aider* man Pittman dtove to the waterworks to ascertain the cause of tin poor stream. He found a pressure of 110 ponudt, ill sate t, plant pinders’ in tbe dark nights be more room. With every boose oc onpied, many by two families and tlie boarding homes fall, there is a stiff de rmoid fur home*. Some body ought to build a two story brick hotel In this town. With two good hotels now In operation, frequent ly, iocm is scarce and must be had for private I,oases. A booming Snndsy School was organ- ised last Sunday at Outer Hill sohool lionse Tlie crowd was so large that it was with difficult that seats were pro vided, A friend told ns a few davsa*o tob« the hom will stand, Tbe fact that ih stream did not reach the Keep root wag probably doe to the foot that it was di rected against the wind. The regular fire wagon being out of bustnras, the boys wen short ou ladders and para phranalia, but did tbeir beet under the circa urstanoes. AND PLAYERS FINED Denver.Cola. April 4.—After a lull. GAMtiLING DEN RAIDEO of several boon, rain and snow have begun again along the eastern slope of the mountains. Trains are delated and traffic is interrupted, bat no serious Tuesday Judge O. P. Hensell sat in damage he* been reported. judgement on (lie case* of six negro gamblers who plead guilty. Each re- Dr. W, A. Monroe, of Metoalfe, was oetved a fine of ten and costs. The among Tuesday's ptominent visitors. oounty officers raided their den Sunday — .; — morning end made a good haul. The Mr. T. J. Young of Monticello. Ha, are all habitue* of the Southern isinihn eityoo a visit. For many Einrm* Co's, stable* on Maolean Ave- years Mr„Yoong was one of the largest na4Bnd had been wooing the fickle planter* of Thomas county, aod he lies ^odde s of fortune in the lo’- for tome many relatives and friend* here. several moo.j,. Marriage at Malgs ’ (By J. 8. Searcy.) On 8onday morning Mr. Roy R. Sapp and Miss Mary Esther Wilkes were married by Rev. A. J. Cone. Asia until with the young people of this phsco for the past few years —this couple simply went to ride, at least ss far as tho preach er’s house. Mr. Sapp Is a prosperous merchant of this place while Uixs Wilkes is the dnnghter of the Lite M. Wilke* of this place. The happy couple has our coa- ■irstalatioun. of April. Dark nights seem to ba a bad time to plant things but we are provid ing a lot of rich pine and will be ready. There will be a recital by Mia* Steph en's music pnpti* at the Auditorium next Friday evening at 8 o’clock. Every body is invited to attend. Those who attend trill have a pleasant oocaslou. Postmaster Johnson has laid the fpnn- datlpn for a ooey oottage He happened to the misfortune to lose hU bottle some month* ago by lire. Mr nnd^Mrs Bob Hambleton spent Sunday In Thomasville. The marriage of Mias Mary Esther Wilkes to Mr. Roy R. Sapp last Son. day morning wes a surprtss to many. Rev. A. J Gone said the solemn rite*. Miss Wilkes is the daughter of Mr*. Mary Will's of this place, while Mr. 8*pp I* a thriving merchant here We extend to them onr congratulations. The ] sttons of Center Hill school nre preparing lo pat a neat wire fanes sroand their school home. Hon. M. J. Yeoman* uhatrman at lbs BUte Democratic Bxeoutiv* Counnittw glvea to tbe press of the etafe todays cHs cunion of the South Carolina plan whioh is favored by Boo. J. Brown one of the gubernatorial dates. Mr. Yeomans sayi in Booth Carolina Uw provides that these shall be a direct vote for gove.-nor and all state house offleisito and a couabB- dstion of all the vo-e* cast by the chair man of the state executive committee, who shall declare tho result, "In the event no candidate for sized- floe receive* a majority of the whole nomber of votes cast las tbs first primary a second primary is called within two weeks in whioh only the two oandhUres receiving the highest number ofi votes in tlie first primary are eligible. "The Youth Carolina plan obliterates all oounty line* and the people of Its whole sum vole direct for their chekt of the candidates, and la different fines the plan followed in Georgia in that the state Is a nuit instead of several counties. He farther slate* thatthoaewbofiwei tlie plan say il will doawa/ with stale conventions, prevent deadlocks, as 4 trading. Times who oppose this plan claim that it Will give fat control of It • stare to tbs cities, tlios giving oosp-i- ate jtofleenoe more sway, operating airaliiit prohibition legislation, and de priving the small oonotie* aod rural communities of power. Mr. Y« liim-elf Is uppeeed to tne pTan. AUDIENCE CONVERTED* TO GREATER RAYY At the dose of Capt. Biehasood P Hobson’s lecture on Tuesday sight, tl audience voted unanimously in Catvear resolutions calling for a greater n»r; The necessity for this was the theme i Capt. Hobson’* speech. ThereeolwjJet s tate that the Halted State* should tsk a stand against the farther extenstea i the war In tba east, aboald urge Utoi national arbitration andean best ent it its dsmands by • larger navy, hence tbt Halted State* should hasten with si despatch the bnlldingof new vrerelrgu. the completion of those now bnild.ng. Mayor Roddenbery ha* been esksti t appoints oommittie of three to notify Congressman GYeggs, Senators R.re and Olay, and President Roosevrlr. ■ this aotlon. Ur. Hobson says Thomasville is « 67th community, in an area of 14 rar- to unanimously pass resclnth ns of »’i character and be thinks snuh aetiar. w. be of great infinsnoe iu shaping I tion.