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Iionmsuillc .Hub South (Beoroia IProgress., t* ■*• ~77 t ,,w ja-^vL— \ fc TMOMAMVII.LB BNTKI'l'lti-E. Vtll.. i THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, HKIDAY, APRIL 21. iqos New Series, V'nl Kv. Vf M* m BELOW FREE7ING POINT | SOMETHING DOING TEMPERATURE DROPPED |N THE CONVERSATION LINF North Coorgla hu Coldest Weather on Record for thlo Oats. I LIGHT AGAIN. ‘Well", said a municipal ownership hare at C o’clock thia morning, the low eat on record (or thia late date. Killing (mats are reported from Ma con and Anguata and at far aonth aa Mobile. A light wind heie, it ia believed, pre vented more aericna damage. Tin re was a killing froat in portions of Geor gia, Alabama, Tennessee, and Sooth Carolina. The prediction ia for confin ed cold here tonight with rising tem perature tomorrow. Atlanta; April 17.- -Reports from the enthusiast to the Taman yesterday, '•local weather bureau indicate serious “it will be sometime before we get an- damage to fruit and vegetables in Geor- J othei chance to vote on the electee light gia. The temperature was SI degrees question. The council did not meet last night. Next Monday is the 24th, of April, and the election has to be adver tised for thirty days in your paper. So there will be nothing doing in the way of an election before the 18tl> of May. Well, it will liven things up in the dull season, anyhow though I doubt if there will be much excitement thia tiyue. Did you know that Robert Gamble and the light committee were dickering for a trade on the present plant of the Thom- asville E.ectiic Light Co.? Well, they are. They had a meeting the other af ternoon in Walter Snodgrass* office. He offered to tell them the plant for 140,000. I shouldn't be surprised if they got together yet.” THE REASON WHY. “I am certainly glad this cold spell came,” said a dalLtlly attired young girl yesterday. ‘-No where is philosophy for you. Willingness to accept the dic tates of Providence. Cheerfulness, un der difficn ties,” meditated the Teman. Then he spoiled It all by asking her why she was glad. “Why, because, It la over now. It won't he cold on Easter Sunday. I can wear my new bat, and my new gown and not look like a Fiji islander at an Arctic soiree.” COLD IN TUOHASVILLK. The cold wave by no means passed Thomasvilte unnoticed. The thermom eter here went to forty degrees, and some early liters reported frost though if they were in any manner cor- rect they were not sufficiently so to do .damage. It is not thought that even tender vegetables were hurt. FINE ATTRACTIONS FOR THE CHAUTAUQUA The program for the 17th. Annual Chautauqua at Albany shows many splendid attractions. The opening day is a week from uext Sunday, and the program will continue for several days. Many Thomasviile people always visit our neighboring city, during Chautau- week. The local military company Twill attend in full force, on May Srd.J «**“«"*'h°vni ln th . following aneo- milltar, day. Thedtb. Georgia He^fe* A'&LBt-nr-jmO'yn* busy ,- mentG 8. T. will mobilize there on thetdny, under command of Lieut- Col. T. N. Hopkins. Twenty oompa ales will be in line, to be reviewed by Governor Jos. M. Terrell, and under command of Brigsdeer General W. E. Wooten. Co. K. always makes a splendid ■ hewing on this big day in the milita y calender. . On May 1st. there will be a contest ln declamation for boys, in elocution end In music, for young ladles. In each of these contests pupils of Thomasviile schools may enter, end it it hoped that some of them will brtng back the medal aa a reward for their prowness- Among tlie speakers are: Rev. Chas. S. Simms, D. D., Hon. Emory Speer, Bon. A- S Clay. Ralph Bingham, H. S. Bradley, D. D. Hon. John Temple Graves, Hon. W. B. Merritt, Oept. Richmond P. Hobson, Governor Ter rell. Rev. Chns, Lane, Prof. J. E Woodland. Heeldee this talented array there will be interesting featnrra of Bible Normal Work, Music, Physics! Culture, end Teachers Institute. The Chautauqua of 19011 promise, to be j ^ of d,. B A . Daniels, and they I have been his guests for several weeks. WATSON RECOVERS FIVE HUNDRED The entire time of Superior Couit Tuesday was taken up with the ease of A. M. Watson against J L. Carmau. The case resulted in a verdict of IW.0 for Mr. Wataon. The suit was for damagea on e timber and turpentine deal. Wateon and Cov ington had turpentined a certain lot rf land, which Mr. Carman was anxious to mill before the turpentine leaaeexpired. As compensation to the naval atuirs men h < agreed to allow them to tnrjfcn tine another lot of lend, inexchangeffor the privilege of cutting the ..timber. They placed 18000 boxes on the' ^conri treat. While the crude gum was still In the boxes Mr. Carmen milleiTv.e second lot The plaintiff claimed damages from Jhe lore of the unused gum nod the prof it, which might linve accrued from au other years crop whioh lie claimed be longed to him. The defendant claimci that the lease cf Wataon and Covington had expired atnl that he lied a right ti out the timber. Hammond and Hammond re,resented the plaintiff, and Mr. Carman'* attorn- eye were Men ill, Titus end MUohell Ospt. W. M. Hammond msde the open ing end cloning speech to the jury,.. His remarks were sandwiched by addresser from Messrs. Titus and Hitohell. The case went to the jury at half peat live end a verdict wee reached an hour late. NO HIND READER. The way the modern girl looks at prinking before the mirror, and adorn ing herstll by every art known to wom anhood. An eldsrly friend of her moth er said in a reproving ton*. “My dear why do you waste so many hours ou beautifying device*. Why not devote that time to thinking beautiful thoughts." “Ob, splash,” responded maiden, "Percy isn't a mind reader." A BUNCH Or LATIN. The fondness of the colored race for big words has been the subject of many jokes, bat cone better is told then that of the Booth Georgia negro, who had by much labor succeeded in bunching to gether e choice collection of Latin phrases. He electrified hiscongregation one morning by the following salma gundi sentence. "Quo vadis, my brad- deni? I say unto yo' unless yo' be emerged in the aqua fonts of baptism yo' shall be lost ed infinitum fo’ebah.” Mr. aud Mrs. E. E, Williamson left Taeeday afternoon for their home in Newberry, S. O. Mrs. Williamson is a unusual merit and interest. HEETH DAMAGE CASE . jj, Howard Moms of Milwaukee, SETTLED OUT OF COURT j came to Tliomaiville Tuesday morning at 3 a. m. in private car No. 1 of the Wisconsin Central, of whicli road he is general counsel. He left at 10:80 for St. Paul accompanied by his mother,Mrs. Robertson and his sister,Mrs. Langford. The ladle* have been spending the winj ter at Oak Hill. When the case of R S. Hseth sgainst the Southern Bell Telephone end Tele graph Co. was called Tneeday morning the attorneys announced that the case had been settled. Mr. Heetb received from the company (300 for his claims. Be was Injured by a tumble from bia bicycle caused by s fallen wire of the Telephone Go. The eocident occured many months ago and the affair bee been in litigation ever since. Ham mond and Hammond represented the Bell people and Tbeo. Titus, Mr. Heetb. Mr. Jim Taylor was here from Boston Tuesday. Clearing Up, A force of workmen started Taeeday to clear away the rubbish and debris from the scene of the Keep lire' This is preparatory to Immediate rebuilding. Candidate for Ministry- Mr. William MoKay Jr. of this city Is a candidate for the gospel ministry of the Presbyterian ohurch. At the bit meeting of the Mecca Presbytery t.e was examined and token under the cere Isa Dr. T. M. McIntosh left Tneeday morning to spend several days in At lanta attending the Georgia State Modi-1 c ^ ^ Presbytery. The young cal Aaeoolation. The Doctor is opposed I *° n0 * Mr - William MoKay of the Kir- to the proposed new constitution which | >>( «•“«»» MU1. He U already s well requires every member to belong to a j known Worker in church and Y. M, C* Muity organisation, and he will oppoee A. circles, and will make a talented and its adoption. consecrated minister. SERGIUS’ ASSASSIN SENTENCED TO DEATH Moeoow,4>rU 18.—'The supremo conn today beano Mistrial of KLDefffor the Osination of Grand Duke Sergius. Kalleff was sentenced to death MERRILLVILLE’S WEEK OF NEWS AND NOTES SCRIBE JORDAN WRITES OF BOSTON (By J. N. Donaldson.) The A. ft B. Ry. authorities are her lug some needed repairs made on the depot. A new floor and other intenor work, done adds muoh to the appearance. On Friday before the first Sunday in May the(fith) Inst, the second quart! r- ly conference of the Merrillville Miss ion will be convened at Merrillville Rev. Ed. F Cook will preside over the meeting. Everybody is oordlalv invit ed to attend. Mrs M. V. Smith spent Sunday in Moultrie since my last epistle. Mr. I. M. Dykls paid his respects to the countys capi'o'. Tuesday. Mr. V, S. Banks left yesterday for Moultrie on business. The Sunday School Picnic committee are hard at work miking arrangements for the May Picuio. Nr. J, D. Msrtin attended court at Thomasviile Monday. Mr. and Mrs Joseph Heetli of Bos ton, were the guests of their brother Mr. E C. Jvretke few days last week, The late onnl spell doesn't seem to heveldone any damage to the fruit melon, end other tender plant* ln this portion pf the county. Mr. J. W. Wilson visited Thomas, ville Wednesday. Mr. F. N. Carter is having hla gin and mill building painted a dark rad tad black, whioh adds much to its appear, ance. We were glad toss* our Thomasviile friends Messrs. J. H. Merrill, J. D. McCartney, L. Neel and Col. J. W. Hightower in our midst • short while but Thursday. Their object wee to mset the special bearing the officMs ft the A. ft B. to ThamsviUe. Mr. Thayer Orovatt and wife came home Tuesday morning from Atlanta, Mr. Ororatt has snoottsfally completed • term in the Atlanta Dental College and will spend his vacation In South Geoigian.d Plain. ou. J B Rountree of Berwick was in Boston last week aitenninu to some legal business. Dr. T.M. McIntosh, Or. M. R. Mat- late and W. H. Brandon all of Tlionui- vllle were in the city last vreeijf Sheriff Hight was looking afterofflcla! business in our olty but Saturday, Judge C. P. Huusell was amongst Thomasviile distinguished visitors to the Presbytery wlttcli court ne 1 in our jtty last week. Gns McCallum, once a oltlsen of Bos ton but now a cosmopolitan was inter viewing hit best girl last. Sunday. Come ofteuer Gut lest some other fellow beats off the prise. It It a lively time they are having at Mrs. L. B, MrQueeu’s. She has to Iras- le ' o get he • orders out on time. R P MoUregor, the tontorial artist of Perry Fla, was shaking hands with his many friends in Button thu week. Mora water aud less “bug juice” Is ts«eiiriitl to the prejer management o any enterprise, and more especially the typographical business. Verb Sat, ' Mrs. Will Murphy ofOkapiloo, Brooks O.i. and Miss Monroe of Nortli Carolina were the guests of Miss Mary Horn at her home on east Jefferson street last Saturday and Sunday. Mite Bessie Blocker of Thomasviile spent last Sunday In Boston. Miss Florida Derracott left last Tues day for Quitman to visit friends and re latives and witl be absent a week. Misses Alice and Daisy Bason of Ben- ah were In crar city shopping last Mon day. Miss Touchstone of Valdosta is the govst of Mrs. H. M, Myrick at her home In Bast Boston. Chas F. Myrick visited Vsldosta 1st Monday. Mrs. McQueen will keep her Jrtook up all the season, so von can get a pretty hat at any time and at prices thst can’t bs shaded. Mrs. Kitchell of Valdosta is visiting Mrs. H. U. Myrick this week Miss Daisy Bason after a very pleae- ant visit of jtwo |wi-eks lo her cousin Miu Alio* Bason left Wednssd | Or Columbus Ga., her home. Mrs. B. F. Smith of Mayvlew wet vis iting friends in Boston but Tuesday. Mist Agues Williams, a very pretty young lady rrom Welbom Fla., nnd a sister of Mrs. B. F. Smith, accompan ied the latter to Boston last Tuesday. Mrs. B. D. Sikes and MU* Guttle Hargrett from Mayview, were visiting sud shopping ln our city last Tuesday. An exchange says wlien a man is en gaged to e girl he Is mad if he oau’t al ways be alone with her. After they are married he ia madder if he has to be. New stocs of hats in at Mrs M Queen’s. She caters to your wan's in Millinery. Col. Wilson Brooks was called to Val- dost aa last Wednesday on basinets. We learn that quite s bevy of young folks bad a most delightful moonlight plonio at the Sinks some 3 mile* west of Boston lost Tuesday. W. T. Green, a white manliving near Pavo was arrested by Marshal Burney end brought to Boston last Tuesday charged with various offtntes perpetra ted upon|S oiji Ar Old Paths Home. The colored people of the city ere In terested lu a project to buUd an old peo ple*’ home, her*. They have been hold ing entertainments and batters for ■evsral months for this purpoee. They now have a bnUdlng lot and |100 In hand. They intend to boUd fee soon as they raise an additional hundred dol lars. A[tubtcriptloo list, was circulated yesterday, among the white people in an endeavor to raise th's earn. It wee signed by mony and the project seems to si a worthy on*. MEIGS AFFAIRS SUNDAY SCH jOL PICNIC BOTH GRAVE AND GAY I | N BAINBRIDGE MAY*91ft (by J. 8. 8e*roy ) Mi- ■ Jotie Singletary, of TbomatvUle, alter a short visit to Miss Gladys Lind, iu the Center H-ll community re turned home Tuesday. Mist Lola Shepherd, of Fredoola vi-lii tv, is iJh> pleasant guest of Miss B- ts'e J ick-ou, of Center Hill, Tnii-s- who Istle 1 tc go out to hear “aster While Saturday at the Baptist ulmroti lost the opportunity to hear one of the best aernpna that he has preached this year at this place. The finest line of stationery ever brought to Meigs, will be fonudat Lder’t Pharmacy. Mr. J. L. Johnson of Florals, Ala., a former citiseu of this place was here a lew dat a ago. He haa many friends hare that will always be glad loiee lilm. Mrs B. D. Shepherd, of Dawson, af ter spending several days ben with re latives returned horns last Saturday ac companied by tier mother Mrs. Leigl., of this plsce. Miu Erie Haud, spent Saturday here, with home folks, tmt returned to her school in the lower part of the oonnty Sunday morning. Miu Helen Stephens has retained to tills place after being away at her home Ip Boston recuperating n few days. Taka Piedmont Atom and Irpo water for the Blood and Kidneys, Pink ham's compound, for all female tronblea, and Red Grou Liver Medlotne, for the liver sol^ at Isler’s Pharmacy. Prof. Kentaro dhio\ native 0 f Japan, and a graduate of Brown University, lectured to a fair audience nt the Audi torium a few nights ! since, on the cus toms end manners of his people. The lecture, we* very instinctive and was much enjoyed. Dr. J. R. O'Neal our popular dentiat, has bought the dental buslneu of Dr. Morrison of Pelham, and will go to that town, next week, to make it hit fntnre horns. Thedootor has many friends here, and we regret to lose him. He hss carried himself with the best end de serves the best where ever he may go. Hr. Lather H. Singletary spent Sun- d«y in the rountry, at hit old home where he feasted on garden sou, end home made ham. Mr. a"d Mrs. W. T. Rep*,*. spent Si’nrday and Sunday In ThoinasviUa, with the family of Mr. John Cham bers. , Yon are judged by quality of your stationery, Ialer’a Pharmacy carries the best stationery, in all the latest effects. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. M Simpson is very sics. He is one of tl e handsomest little fellows in the plaoe and we hope for hit recovery. I have two yonng Plymouth Rock roasters that I would like to exchange for -nmething that won’t eat vegeta- btu. i Mr M. H. Atkinson happened to a' painful and almost serious aooideut a felt days ago. Ileuses crutches, hav ing had a leg amputated some months ago. He mad* a mlastsp with his orntch and fell on bis crippled lag, bruiting it in an awful manner. He is still con fined to hit bad. Mrs. Sam Wataon of Odlla, was the guest several days Mat week of her sit ter, Mrs. J. D. Nelson, of this plaoe. The city fathers are rapalriig the roof of the college building. Thia building it their pride and the people ought to stand by thamjn it. No well dressed gentleman oen afford to have hla shoulders sprinkled with dandraff. Herpicide will remove it from the hair. Islets' Pharmacy. Min Jotie Books, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Books, of near Brick, died April It, 1906, at the borne of Rev. B. G. Jackson, near Center Bill school Committee* met Yesterday and Ar ranged for Annual Kvent, Thomasviile • annuel union StmftMf school picnic will be held this year im. Bain brings ou May 6th.. This 1* am event of momentous importance to I ha youth of the city. By e cartful compu lation they can see that the day i* IN* weeks from next Friday, aud oan oheefc off the days accordingly. The joint committee from the Metho dist, Baptist aud Presbyterian Sunday schools met Monday afternoon and ter elded upon the place and date. Tha Baptists were represented by J. ML Massey, Chat. Robinson and J. B. Mont gomery, the Methodist* by T. L. SpsfSb A. P. Harley and S. R. Robison,. Iha Presbyteiianeby A. G. Robinson, W» M, Hardy and Jbhn Watt.. These niaa wise men chose Bainbridge as the piaaw- Th* picnic* have been held ln the CUy of Oaks, before, and it it oonridereft aa ideal place. Tbo ride 1* a pleasant- era-, and the grounds are spacious and shady. A round t rip fare of 60 oente far adult* aud 26 nuts for children has been so- enred. There is mote unalloyed joy on picuio day, than at other season of. tha year, and the plonio of 1906 it eagerly anticipated. C, B. Quinn went tq Cairo Tuesday on btuineia. Mr. Doo Engllah of Whlgliam, we* a Tneaday , iaitor. Mbs Dollie Weld-, spent Tuesday in tow. r .Vhlgbara, "l'l'ing Dr. A. P. Taylor lain Atlanta attend ing the meeting of the Medical Aaaodn- Miu Minnie William* went to Whig- ham Monday for a short visit 2* friends. Messrs. Lipscomb kid Johnson of Perry. Fl*.,w*rehar* Tuesday trading , with Thomaaville aloes dealers... Oapt. John Triplett hflfor AtUnta- Tueaday morning. He will attend the meeting of tha Board of Trustees of tk» Soldiers home. Hon. A. O. Wheeler and wife of Msnlestee Mich, ere in the city for * stay of eeveral weeks, with their daagf,-> ter Mrs. M. B. Wheeler. house. She was at tending Center Hl*» school house, taught by the writer, but became ill of lagrippe, end wassieh about fifteen days. Being too slob '« be taken to her home, she died at- Inir boarding plaoe. Shews* oiaofthaaav- ber of valued girls of the eohool a ad Pl acated characteristics thaffew/cd'her age have. Site wes ooly-eevtoteeaye*** of eg*, bother mind wus-matnrev.sUa being, perhaps, the most thoroughly practical mathematician in Tboam* county, age considered. Sha ha#- team, under my tuition (fairing the greater part of two terms-and I bare bad a good opportunity to- attady her,. A* a schoolmate, the was kind and oontidsw ale, numbering her friend by tb# u> re bar of pupils ln school. As a frieu-' ,rtm was loving and true. At a pupil, she was perfect. A bad wee gently, gracefully nuf Id lag into a haifblown roe* of exquate delicacy, filling It surroundings win, it* sweet infiuenee. The master raw ft— loved it, and took It to Himself. The name and influenoe of J,*.# Books will live forever in the a-inds end hearts of the pupils and teach*reef- Center Hill school. She we* e mens- , bar of Barnett's CrecK Baptist church anddied aeshohad lived, true -ti.the principles which she had.esyrtiiseiP.--. She was buried from Odilotkonee : Hat church, Rev. J. P. Swsun, I e- pa-' L tor, having made tome beaut i n appropriate remarks, by the 1 ran* crowd of sorrowing friends «Vcr Teen n. this pert of the couniry.