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XlMEfc-ENTEBPBISJB, TLOhUSVILLE GEORGIA MAX’. 5 , 9»c
NOTICE TO THE QUALIFIED VO-
’ TEB8 OF THE CITY OF THOM-
ASVILLE GEORGIA. .
COUNCIL’S ACTIONS
April 10th 1903.;
AMENDMENT TO THE LIGHT ORDIXANCr.
Amend by fixing ibe date of On eli t-
tion on (he 8ih day of June. 1903, by fiK
aertirg whenever iha dale for the elec
tion ia left blank btinn* the word '-day”
the word "eighth," at.d before the fig-
nree 'M9C5" the word "June."
By Alderman
M. B. Mellette.
W, O. Snodgrass m granted permit
to dig a cellar in lot between Mitchell
Honee and Poet Office and Dr H. B
Mellette wee granted permit to dig cel-.
Ur In the lot south of the Methodist'
Church.
Chairman Street Committee wax in- I
etrncted to notify the authorities of the
Atlantic Coast line that tbe;croesing on f
Lee street urnst be put in gocd condi- j
tion. ;
Chairman Street Committee was in- j
Structfd to purchase a Studebaker i
sprinkler lor ilia use of the city.
Marshal was Instructed to tell' at prij
rate or tmblio sale all of the personal:
property of the Olty not in use. . I
The case of B O. Lambert was called j
and after hearing the evidence, Council;
went into exoculire session and the fol-
lowing was adopted.
In li e matter of the inveeligntiou of.
the am at of Leo Dnvtr ou the lthh day (
oi April, 1903, we flod that in stnkiug [
the psrsou arrested Officer Lambert act-!
ed without duoducieiionaudho ia here
by censured for so strikirg, end he is
hereby suspended from duty fir 20 da's
from I he lOlli day of April 1903,
Followii g acconnls parsed for p,y.
menti
Wertz Manufacturing Company 90c:
Taylor ft Watson (8.CO; J. T. Pittman
& Son *21.10 s
New acconnls referred to committees,
Conncil adjourned.
K T. Maclean,
Clerk.
TOLD IN DETAIL
Usnally the lint aymptoma of
kidney dtoenao are: weak back,
backache, highly colored nrlne, or
frequent desire to urinate. You
may not have all these signs, bnt
any one of them means that your
kidneys are diseased.
There wUl be held m the city bf
Thouissville, Georgia at the Court
being the
Now Sprinkler ‘ Ordered, Street Di
rections Officers Re Berts and the
Li kn
it ought to rear its lofty need far above House in laid city, the
its kind, where the ennheame that only election precinct within the limits
stream over the southland will flra6 kiss of aaldfclty, on the eighth day of June
it and the evening's golden tints wlii 190s an election to determine whether
last dwell upon it.” the Mid city of Thcmatvllle, Georgia,
This may be very poetio end very through its legally constituted authori-
besutiful but it isn't atallaemible. The ties, shall incur a debt of thirty-five
idea of a monument to the women of thousand (386,000 00) for the purpose ol
the Confederacy if all right. We are securing for said city an Electrlo Light
heartily in favor *pf; it, We endrrae and Power Plaut for thepurpesa of gen-
every word said by Thomesville’s Me- erating electricity to he need byi said
mortal orators, Cept. W. H. Harrison city, its residents and these living in
and Capt.W. M. Hammond, Bat ws territory contiguous to said city, for
do net want to aoe any lofty abaft of lighting and power,purposes, those us-
marble built. That might bp very orna- lug said electricity, ao generated, for
mental and beautiful. Bnt why not lights and power to pay for same,
have something more useful thau an t-ald Electric Light and Power Plant
observation towerto watch the tanriee to be secured by said city for ana iu non
ora sunset tint receptacle? sideration of aaid debt to be snffiieutln
Theie could be no more fitting me- iU0 and power to 01 try out the purpose
mortal to the womenof the Confederacy f or which it is secured,
thau a hell, a building or a achedthat Said Eleotrlo Light and Power Plant
would be of benefit to their daughters to be secured by said city In couaiaera
and generations of southern girls to t i oa 0 f u td debt to be sufficient in size
ouno. Ou a proposition'of tide kind and power to oarry out the purpose for
sense and sentiment could unite. It which it Is scoured,
mty not afford a theme for gush like gaid E i e- . frlc Lig t lt and Power Plant
the Atlanta orator s wornout word pic- 0 wl(h machloery, dynn
ute. bnt it will brinhten the live* of mof wifei and all othor parts and
youug women -who want an education, eqo | pin enta necessary for carrying into
will catch the gleam of their gratitude. eff#0 , th( . pnrp0M , for wltioli Mid Plant
and will put. the golden lint of hope i>tobe scored , to-wlt; The proper
and uolitevement into their minds. Be lighting of the said city, the furcithlug
sensible as well asyeot.in.ental. of uld city with all necessary Electrh,
Conncil Boom,
Thomasville, Ga.May 1st. 1903.
Council met in regular session. May
or-Pro tern J. F. Pittman presiding.
Aldermen Evans. Hambleton, Lewis
Cochran, Mellette, Mitchell and Kirk
land pres*nt.
Miiint s of last meeting read and con
firmed.
Fallowing partiesgnqited license:
For Merchandising:—8. H. Price Co,
Tobe Dooaldting, Jos, Pass, B. L. Ron-
olio, Jaa Grib'ien, T. Sampson, A. O.
Brown, Rufoa -Bloodworth, Calvin
Carroll, butcher; William. Henry Wil
liams, ;plumber; Mack Tickers, one
horse' express wagon ;*J. W. Dillon,
coalyard; Tom Everett, blacksmith;
Singer Sewing Machine Co, T. E,
Amason, contractor; Elder ft Fester,
Livery Sale and Feed Stable; L. B.
Lewis, boot and shoe shop; J. T. Hurst,
plumber; L F. Driver, lumber dealer;
x'homasville Cotton Co. cotton bn;ers;
Dave Mitchell, boot black; L-.-oII W no
electric contractor; Coroie Fraiaer, res
taurant; Flora Smith, one horse esprtss
wagon; E. J. Edwards, merchant tail
or; O. L. Thompson, opera hooae; Ad-
die Goodwill, r.stauraut; Elijah J.
England, cigar and tobacco aland; A.
W. Wycha, 011a lioree express wagon;
O. W. Brooks, barber shop; Evans, A
Son Continental insurance company;
Thomasville Variety Works, planing
mill; Jaa. Oribben,contractor; Tony L
Jones, one horse expreM wagou; The
Atlantic cornDtesa company; Frank
Paine, boot aud shoe shop; Lluaon ft
e Time-Enterprise Building.
Thomasville. Ga.
You cannot afford to take
any chances of having Bright’s
Disease, as you can now obtain
a complete core without cost.
m BELLS
MDNEfPHlS
Are an absolute :ure for all kidney
troubles, and to show our confi
dence we will give you abeolutely
free one full size box of DbBELLS
KIDNF-Y PILLS. Good forthlrty
days. Write your name plainly
and eend at once to C. W. BEGGS,
SONS ft CO., 3fWS Union Park
Place. Chicago.
Dfficial Paper of Thomas County
Guaranteed Circulation 2477'
Pelham la to have s new (15000 Bap-
titt chntch. An entward sign of in-
hETURNTHI
If you are suffering wi
and we will buy end i
Details Kidney nils,
The only positive cure for Kidney Trouble
Harrow ia probably better plowed
thh Ills spring suit than anybody also
For salt: by P.ilt ersou Drug
Co. ThotuasViUe, J. A. Mid-
dlebrooks & Co. Pavj, J L.
Bt.ttv, Barwick, Win. Mc
Millan, Merrillville.
Law against tipping eleeping eat; por-
in Wiaoonaln. Probably ihoy throw
you down and lake It away frem yon.
power* the furnishing of tbe rewaenin
of said city with all light* and power
oeceMsry for theiFuso.
A sufficient amount of land, end to
more, shall te secured by said city at a
s. to for said plant, and said plant shall
he established upon the land so , mired
Said land ahaU be looated within the
limtis of said city,
That the terms of the contract. cudt-r
which aaid Plant shall be secured, by
said city of Tliomaaville, Georgia ihall
be such that for and in consider, ti n of
the Mid Plant described above In this
Notloe to be used and operated by said
city for the purpose above sat out. the
■aid dty Is to Incur tbe said debt of
thirty-five thouMnd dollars (|35.(K0 00)
and is to obligate Itself to pay the same
In annual instaUmenti cf four thousand
(fit,000.00). to bo paid on \the flnt day
o* February each and every .year after
uld Plant it secured by Mid city, the
said payments of four thousand dollars
(•<000.00), tbaU bo appUid:
FIRST, To tbe payment of tie in-
forest on said debt doe at the time of
payment.
SECOND, To tbe payment of th<
principal of fold debt.
That tbe snldjdebt of thirty-five thou
sand dollars (•33,000.00.) shall bear in
terest at thereto of tie par rant [6 per.
oent) per annum.
That the ballots fo.be used at mid
election shaU be wegded as follows:
For the nso of thorn ia favor of incur
ring said debt tor said Eleetrto Light
and Power Plant, the ballots shaU her*
written or printed on them tbe words,
-'For incurring debt for Eleotrlo Light
«ndPower Plant."
For the use of those who are against
incurring aaid debt for said Electric
Light and Power Plant, the ballot*
■ball have written or printed ou them
the words.
“Against inclining debt for Electric
Ught sad Power Plant."
Done by tbe authority ot the Mayer
and Council of tbe City ot TLomMVtUe.
Ga., iu Council assembled on the Fint
day ot May 1903.
B. A, Boddeabety, Mayor.
J. F. Pittman, Alderman,
W. H. Mitchell. ••
W. B. Hambleton “
Jaa. F. Evans, "
W. B. Cochran,
A. W. Kirkland, "
M. R. Mellette
J. O. J. Lewis
This la* the plcnio mason when the
Mg green pickle and the yellow cheese
flourish, and the red bag takes a mean
-advantage of you.
The Aldermen and the manners of
Board of Edncation are Imviog aa streo*
a one limes aa the grand dukes of Rnwia,
only along different lines. Those out
Whetevor grioa ?*«
intend PAVING #011
a Plana cr Organ,
don't fora el that we
havo THE OUT et
That frank Dothan Siftings it
you see it in that paper it’s ao,or unear
aa they ooold afford to print, «•
character. When Jokingly approaohed
by a newspaper man. on* day g and in
formed that bis friends were going to
nominate him for alderman, he replied,
"youug mar, I bad rattier-be a nigger
than an alderman.’’ A few weeks later
lie'waa^nformed.that bla admirers would
run him for the school board. Hia in
stant reply wm "young man, I had
ratber bo in h—1 than in tha school
board.”
Tbe .airo Column.
(By R L. VaoLandmgbam.)
Vary beavy rains have fallen here in
the put two daye, though we have hsd
no wind and hail as have some other
stations.
Service on Ratal Route No. 5 tram
this point wu begun Monday, May 1st.
with O. O. Skelton aa carrier. Uncle
Sam is doing a good part, by onr far
mers in giving them this excellent mail
service, and we are tare they folly ap
preciate it. Tbe five routes from here
terra s population of about 800u. We
doff our .hats to Congressman Griggs
who hu played such an important part
in this buaineM.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Southall returned
Monday from a pleasant visit to friends
end relatives iu Madison, Fla.
Mlu Missouri Brawn hu been quite
tick for several dayi but abe is reported
tome better u this writing.
Mr. W. B. Beaoprie, Division Super
intendent of Ibe A. U. L wu here Mon
day making arrangements for beginning
work on (be now depot. The ag.ni
will be quartered in a couple ol box out
while the work ia in program and a.
soon u tha old building oan be vacated
and tom away work on the new one
Messrs. Mjrvin Jones, N. B. Peebles, j’
W. L-ne, Will Chapman, Ira Higdon
I and D-. F. C. Herring. Come again
, yonng men we are always glsd to see
yoo.
Mi. it. G. McMsnenr. hu been 'em-'',
ployed by the City Council to. take a
census of the town and is now engage*
in the work. It hu been ectimated by
many that Cairo hu s population of
I.OfOto lino. Wo will .coii know.
Rev. - J. M. Outler came over from
Thomasville Monday and it assisting
Rev. L. W. Colton in tbe revival ter-
vices being conducted at the Methodist
church. Brother Outler Is very much
loved by the people'of Cairo uhewu
putor of the church bore several yean
ago. The rain hu Interfered tomewbat
with the services so for and) while the
congregations hay# been small.on this
aooount, the mas tings have been foil of
spirituality and we feel rare'that good
Is being accomplished,
Dirt Is being removed for the founda
tion of the new school building and
work will begin aa soon u a shipment
of brick can; an ire. ;
Mrs. E. M, Van Landiogbam is siok
at tha homa ot her daughter, Mrs. May,
la Foulk.
Tlie Sunday Schools of Cairo will
have their annual union picnio at Bain-
bridge on May 13th. A special train baa
been secured which will leave about 8:SO
a. m, and returning leave Bsiu bridge
about 5:90 p. m. The Sunday schools
of Whig ham bare been invited to join
us. All stores will be clooed ou that
day as haj been the custom' here for
yean. Everybody will raspatd bud.
MM for on* day and give themaem np
to having a good time and making it
peasant for the children.
The anti-cigarette law In Indiana may
do some good in preventing Vny more
of that state'i cigarette inspired liters-
Andrew Carnegie bee given a ten mil
lion endowment fo» a fund to rapport
superannuated college profeeaors. Good
■hot, Andy,
People ere already beginning to fig
ore upon their rammer tripe, and to
pore over railroad folders and hotel ad
vertisements. For those who have the
time, mousy and .inclination, it is all
well, to take a vacation flyer. But there
Is a lot of nonsense about thinking snob
a thing u a rammer trip a necessity.
Thomasrille hu the but all tbe year
round climate ot any town in tbe Un
ited States, and people oan be ootnfort.
able, healthy; and happy here from
January let to December Slit.
Thoee northern vial tore who have re
malned until Ute April are being re
warded by a choice menu ot delightful
days, and enchanted nights.
Not long ago a-young man In Deoator
approached a minister, and it ooold be
seen that the youug follow wu nffor
log fnm embarrassment. He wished to
know all about what wu expected ot
him, on whioh tide of the bride ho must
•fond, whether he mult wear (loves,
end finally wound up with, "Is it kiuto
mary to cum the bride?"—Decatur
News.
Tbe old aoog read* "I can't tell wby
1 love you but I do-oo-oo." 8oma Geor
gia candidateiare tinging "I can't tell
Why I'm I (uniting but I a-a-am,"
Treasurer made tbe following
City
report:
COLLECTIONS.
Ouh on band Apr. lit
TO collection from water....
TO collection from licenm...
To oollectioa from street tax..
To eoUection frome Amefory.
To oollectlon from rawer fop.
To oollectlon from hall rent..
A Baptist Union Meeting comprised
of all tbe ehurebu in Thomas count *
wu held with the Cairo Baptist church
lut Friday, Saturday aud Sunday.
Delegates wen ben frem tbe various
churches over tbe county and tha ter
vicu were both interesting and profit
able.
Mrs. Rebtcra Hddley it quite tick at
her home on Pearland Avenue.
The following members of Whigbam
Probably no way ou be invented to
prevent man from stealing. Embezzle
ment is much too common and is too
lightly punished. A man who misuses
treat fundi te a thief. Had Bigelow
won be would hove been no leu u thief.
It hu beoome a custom to allow am-
beulere to make good and resign. This
1s done by all or nearly all busineea
houses. Common honesty will dint-
pear U thieves are not punished. The
swindler, the embeixler and the tblef
an om, after two or three unpunished
crimes Amandou wrong when hi
allows there crimes to go unexpoeed.—
Birmingham Lodger.
DISBURSEMENTS.
Bv paid ralartea
By paid streets
By raid water works
By paid, fire,........'
By paid health
By paid lights.
By paid public property
By paidoemetsry....'.
By paid rebate taxes
Bp paid printing,
The Cordate News speaking of Me
morial Day says that there were "3000
•sepia at opera hoase, on attests end 'at
cemetery." Add "in their hoeau” and
Jon will be oorrect.
I <39.73
231.40
033.89
230 11
108.30
360.33
10.03
30.00
82 30
423
. 11,188 33
Physicians Reccommend It.
Saxon. Qa.. July 19,1890
I have successfully used Dr. Tichenor s Antiseptic in tbe treatment of
accrued wounds and do not want anything better u an Antiseptic in
surgery. It givn perfect satisfaction, and when well known will'sell
™0“- Jaa. T. Edwards, M. D.
. . , , . Rxsaca. Ga., Not. 90, 1899.
As a dressing for rate. burns, etc.. Dr. Tichenor’e Antiseptic 1s excel
lent. I used it on a child that had fallen into tbe fire and had itt bead
severely burned. It healed rapidly and there wu no ulceration whatever.
J. E. PttrrcB and, ti. D.
, . . _ Hxtmouw, Ga., Jan. 17, 1899. «•
I have need Dr. Tichenor s Antiseptic and do not hesitate to com
mend it for healing wounds, barns, bruises and other injuries. It is an
excellent Antiseptic and a clean, pleasant preparation.
& N, Hicks, M. D.
Powder Springs, Ga., Dee. 14, 1897,
Having Died Dr. Tiohtcor’i Antiseptic in a case of (astro-enteritis
with batter results than from anything I-have ever tried, I oan eoaaci-
entiootiy recommend it to the Profession and the Public.
W H. KEXP.M.D.
ioc and 50c by Drggists. -
Write Sherrouse Medicine Co. N. O. for free sample
F. M. Cockrell, Jr. boo of ex-senator
Cockrell, te the inventor of a sugar rane
cotter that promises to revolutioaim the
sugar planting industry of the South,
and at the same time make its inventor
a millionaire. Hie machine will do the
work of a hundred men. It loots, etripa
and tops the rant and te prenounoed by
experts who have seen It in operation a
wonderful machine, that will moan u
much to tha sugarcane industry u did
the cotton gin to the cotton businses.
She Salvation Army ot England,
Bootiandand Ireland hu so Institution
railed "self-denial weak.” during wltieh
wigo-earoera et the coat of some pore
usual merifice act opart a portion of
their tanrinap for the army's purpose*.
Iu 1888 the "isaak" yielded (03,133, but
(18.839.01
To tbe Mayor aud Council of the'city
of Thomasrille, Ga.
Gents:-1 beg to make Ibe above report
tor the month of April 1905.
Respectfully yours,
Jko. W. H. MncaxLL,
City Treasurer.
The can of Richard President’was
continued until next meeting.
•* following amendment to the
Light ordinance introduced