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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAYj 9 1005
PHENOMENAL SUCCESS
OF FIELD SPORTS
INCENDIARY ATTEMPT
AT BOSTON STORE
THE SALEM SING
WAS GREAT SUCCESS
COMPRESS PLANT
TO DOUBLE CAPACITY.
GOOD ROADS WORK
OF NORTHERN VISITORS.
MEIGS HEALTH SITUATION
EXPLAINED BY SEARCY.
Y. M. C. A. Seans Crest Hit With Its
FIsM Osy Wsdnesdsy.
Serlbs Jordan Tells of Interesting
Happenings In His Nslghberheed.
No Causa Per Alarm, And Epldsmle
But Mlldlln Type
Annual Evsnt Attracted Visitors From
All Over ths County
Among tbe many things fmJwMWSt
ThomatriUs is Indebted to Hr. JT.Q^
Horse who left for hu ham* this' srssfe^
it his work for good rosd^. Be Acs
spent hundreds of dollars on ths Bosh,
vard and on the road leading to
home from town.
Just before his departure he drawga
oheok for more than $400 in paynMUfai
for work on-the Tallahassee road. hw-
tween the Bonlevard and the Alto*
Normal school. The road haa 1mm
ditobed and drained, smoothed aadt
Leveled and overlaid with day.
Mr. J. H. Wade has done omttas
able road building on the ooldde, he.
side* tbe miles of splendid highway tsa
haaoonstrnoted within the *•—ilstlna
ot hie "Mill Pond Plantation.” Qo%
very pretty stretuh of road rana front,
the Boulevard to August* arena*
The Atlantic Comnresa Company has
' determined upon extentlve improve- \
menu to their Thumasville plant The
platform spaoe will be almost doubled, j
additional laoiUtlee for handling ootton
will he given sad the feault will be an j
iuorsase In the capacity of the plant,'
enlargement of the fame and an addi
tion, of several hundred dollars per :
month lo tho payroll.
The ooal bin aontli of the plant will ,
be removed and the southern part of the ;
platform will be extended fifty feet to
College street. This will enlarge the
present dimensions of 110x110 to lDOx
100. Theptmtform will be built oat 00
feet Into toe field east of the plant and '
carried north, making that part of tha 1
floor space 190x160. Two platforms
along the railroad tracks will be built, ■,
Bach will be either. 19 or 36 feet in width j ]
sufficient In length to aooomodate 16 ';
oars Tills, with a transfer platform
between will enable the ptont to handle
63 cars with a drill, while now they oan
handle only 11. Iu building these plat- 1
forms more than 45.000 tout of lumber
will be used. The than* will be re
roofed, the bulldioge painted and tlie.i
whole plant overlunled am. improved. I
The new arrangement will do away |
with a complicated sjstem of checking i
abstracts and will .facilitate butlueas. i
It will oanse the employment of addt- <
tional labor and a consequent expend!- ,
tuioof aLout (1,000 additional each
month on the peyroll, In the basy sea- ^
ton more'tl gn*85 bands are employed j
and this number will be augmented. (
The ThamatvlUe Compress handles ,
the etapte from a large territory cover
ing Sonth Georgia end-perta of Fltrida
and f labama. Mr. 8. 0. Hudgins the <
manager, it one of the heat men In the 1
bualnese and under his supervision eve- 1
rvthlng moves like o ookwork. When J
his losorance record was cheoked np 1
reoeutly it was found to be without
error in a handling of 51,000 bales. ^
This was the best reoord found by the
auditor In an Inspection of 55 compress- *
es. Too plant when enlarged will be <
the largest In the state ontelde the ports 3
and the big dtlee. 1
TheT. M. O. A field d«y wish itrn-
nonnoed sn, oeaa. Considering th-< fact
that this was tha first contest -f its
kind over held in Thomasville. It was a
phenomenal success. \ large number
Of tbe stores closed at three o'clock In
honor o* the ocoaslon. and a verv res-
peotable o owd of speetatora weut oot
and enjoyed the aport. Beery ivuut
was comfortably full ot entries, and the
hoys all conducted themselves lu a clean
sportsman, like minuer, avoiding ..very
semblance of dirty work.
A. N. Tuok proved a dark lione that
•imply swept the Held. He aulered al
most every event and ran tlm last one as
f fall staying powers arose from a stor
age battery. He won a total of 91
points, more than donbliug his nearest
competitor. Victor . Covington, who
■oored nine points.
The Directors walknlg match was
iron tain garrison finish by J. H. Jdei-
TUI, with J Is lamer a chas' second.
To Ur. Merrill's horror though, he
Fine rain Tuesday saved the gardens
and oatfislda of this vicinity. Other
oropa were not enffering for moisture.
The acreage planted In melons around
this point Is small but the prospect for
a fine crop Is good.
Last Friday would have been pio-nlo
day at Utller’e Spring, for the Sunday
schools here, had It not been for one
or two thing*. Some body said that
they believed some body else had the
mall pox. The Mtyor Instanter issued
a proclamation.
casiou they iurpMted oven themselves.
Mr. WaltonJPto^pcsou gave the ad-
dreta ot weloome. Bit ponded to by Mr.
Benue t Miller of ijfqfialerhiU olioroh.
Pastor A. J. Taylor welcomed the visi
tors on behalf of tfo c-hnroh. Rev. J.
W. Dsvle, the veteran pastor who for
merly served the ohoroh, W. H. Miller,
P. O. Davis, J. M. Shepherd, J. J.H in-
cook of Salem, and W. H. Onlpepper
of Snmiumerhlll, all made pleasant and
beneficial talks.
At noon a bountiful repast that beg
gars il.-orlptlon waa served *to tho im-
mens* throng. The long tables
•tretohod from here to yonder aud there
was so-ircelv room to aooommodate the
food pre^iud by the good ladle* of the
neighborhood.
Tim Sunday school exercises in the
afterun-vi pleased every one. Little
Bssie u. igry a five yoar old, captivated
the nnd.enoe with ‘jPapa it not fit to
kies." .-lisa Lota Vernier's recitation
‘-Be Kiul to One Another” waa well
was Miss Ida Varnier’s “If
Mis* Kate Breen of Bessemer, Ala.
left last Wednesday for her home. Mist
Kate has a legion of friends here, In.
olnding the writer, who arejpleased to
greet her.
An exchange says "No matter how
| maeli froth there is on a widow general
ly there it a square drink underneath”
Not erery lime.
Sometimes even a man who doesn't
know enough to earn a living has sooh
good jadgmout that he will marry a
rich wife says an exchange.
The people became
eo scared, that Friday looked like t
grand funeral day, and not a sonl dared
to board the train for the pio-nlo.
Speaking about small pox, it appears
that people have become undnly
frightened, all at ouoe. It la true that
there exlot lien'an infections disease,
that Pelham and many other town*
have. It ii of eo mild a type that tbe
breakingontonthebodyie not nearly
so dangerous as that periodical breaking
out of the month that some people have.
No restraint lisa been plaoed over it,
till lately. People can now, however
visit the town In lately, There have
been here perhaps more than 100 cases,
bnt not a single death, nor eeriona sick-
ness. So mnoh oannot be said for vac
cination.
Mr. Mallard HoOullongh of Thomas-
vlUo was here last Sunday looking after
Interests solely personal.
Mr. W. M. Davis. Snpirtntendant of
the Novelty works, is beginning the
ereotlon of a handsome 8 room dwelling
on Marshall street, Mr. Davis is a
good citizen, being always ready to
oomfort the distressed or lend a-help
ing hand In time of need.
HOW MARCH WEATHER
LOOKS IN SYMBOLS*
receive!
We Knew.” Master Am Stephenson, a
youth id sixteen, was the orator of she
atoning His address on tlm “Evils of
Intciup rauoe” would have douo ciedit
to on* uf maturei years- Ir. was well dr-
liveiyi. .wallnoel^d andfpiade a mirk-.
M'lsfi | V-'ssion bn the - audience. The
day very pleasantly anil profitably
•pencuii 1 the atay at homes missed the
treat-of ilielr Uvea.
Among the ^prominent visiters were
Mr. and Mr*. J. R. Wilson, .of Boston,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cargill of Thomas-
vllle, Miss Helen Morrison of Merrill-
villo, B. 0. Daniel of Ooolldge, and
many others.
Ed Jerger w-u the shoe ra-e in a
/ Walk. ■ He dug Ins pedal covers but of
th« pile mud pat thorn oh like 'the;- had
| been bed room slippers. ~
Sr A. N. Tuuh and his brother 1'. B.
Tuch cho-e np sides for the tog of war
A. N. Took, who came to be inled
*’Nlp" for distinction, ohoet Balfour,
Hardy, Reynold* and Flemlug and af-
- ter a magnifioent poll, won om cgainst
D. B. Tnck, MUner Smith, Mallard,
Ayer and Mitchell.
• The relay race, tbongh the last event
-On the program, was one of the mast
. .oxciting. Jre Jerger, Balfour, Harry
jfi Jerger and Covington proved them
selves a bn noli ot atari. They put to
tte bad on almost ovary relay the op-
poslngteam oompoeed of Edward Jer-
ger, Will Hopkins, Ayer and Smith.
-'■Nip” Took won the broad jump,
. oovarlng the very respectable distarce
1 of 17 feet Sinohet. D. E. Took came
■J! mood with J. Jerger third.
,‘v The Uat of entries in the 100 dash was
long that it waa found necessary to
fp run two beats. Covington was first
and Massey second in one j>f these
it? boats and H. Jerger first and Hardy
- aaootid In the other. In the finish, Jar-
ger won out tn 11 seconds, proving
- ' Atesaaiv to contain the makiug of a
I - record breaking sprinter. *
flic only arcuieut of the day hag*
nr paced in th* bi-ycle raoe. b, t. Bui-
V four and CLovelsnd Walker fell on the
Unit lap, ltavn g tl:e race to Speight,
f# who made tlm mile iu 3 mine tvs. The
track va< in very bad conditk.u for
Mr Allan B. Carter the oldeet citi
zen of tlila place, died last Thursday
night, and waa buried at Madway Fri
day, Rev. T, A, White, bis pastor, offi
ciating. Uoole Allen, as orery body
oalled him, name to this place a number
of years sgo from Mitchell canaty.
Daring bis younger days he was of fins
physique and had powers of great en
durance. He was a member of the
Baptist church and waa raepaoted by
GOMPERS IN CHICAGO
STRIVING FOR PEACE.
WALTZ C0MP0SE0
BY MRS. P. C. WELCH
OR. JARRELL BUYS.
THE BRUCE BUILDING*.,
Mr and Mrs. W. H. Boswell spent
several days this week at Pidoock visit
ing tbe family of Mr. 0. E. Boa well,
their son.
Mr. H. J. Crowell made a bust nets
trip to Camilla Monday.
Dr. J. R. O'Neal and several frienda
of Pelham, came down Friday evening
and attended the Chat. King Dnunatie
entertainment at the college auditorium
~ Mr. Marry Fisher of Moalrrle. wa
here Snnday.
Any one baying any part of lot num
her 39 situated in Meigs district Them
a* county, will do so with law salt
pending.
Mrs. Charlotte Pilcher.
Meigs Ga, May 17tb 1905
Mcssra. Arthur Chastain, Clinton
Varnedoe, and George Dopson visited
their best girls last Sondsy and by the
way, they are among three of the prat-
tiest in Boston.
Chicago, May 17.—The preaenoe ot
Samuel Compere, president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, hare today la
regard*! a* offering hope of peaoe In the
tessmsiore' strike, bnt tbe ory of the
striker* is still for arbitration, wbleh
the employers absolutely refused to grant
the workers in whoa* behalf the team
sters quit six weeks .ago. Compere met
tho la-ior leaders this morning. Before
going .mo oonferanoe ho would not pre
dict »■-« outcome of the oonferanoe, but
said h* would not Intirfere, nnle a atk-
*d to -1-i *1 by President Shea aud his
Dr. W. W. Jarrell haaporchaaadtroofc.-
Dr. W. W. Brace tha building occu
pied by tha latter aa an offing* Rro.
Jarrell will move his office frank ftnt
present location over Ohlibolm'e (tori*
to hit new purchase on Lower Broody
and will nee it lr. the practice off Ut
profession. Though Dr. Jarrell ham
been here bnt a abort time Ira fas* at-
ready made a place for himself fat Bata
community, and evidence* of bis (am
parity are pleasing to his friends
Newe has been reoeived In Thomas-
villa of a very beautiful piece of mosio
written by Mrs. Proctor Welob, ot
Tnxedo Park. N. J. Mrs. Welob Is
Cspt. Jesse F. Thompson, one of the
popular and moet obliging Conductors cl
the A. 0. L. (pent last Monday night In
our city the guest ot his sister, Mrs. J.
T. Rogers at her home on eomh
Stephens street.
Kota Coyle. Mrs. Welch composi
tion Is declared by expert* to be superb.
She will have it oopyrighted and It will
be played at the opening ball this sum- j
mer, of the Tnxedo Park Club, the
favorite reeont of New York’s 400.
! A L George an ex-oonviot of Texas
| and a very affable and pleasing gentle-
' ui.i. lectured last Mon lay ov--n-n ; n,,.
large ssiemblage of people both young
and old. Hla advice to the buys about
keef log good company waa listened to
very attentively by the old people s*
well as the b.,ya aud no donbt it will
have its ■ ffrcl in after years.
The iw-iju.1 picnic given bv Meters,
Jno. A. end Bui o.vU McKlunou near
thtlr hospitable home some 7 milts
northwest of Ronton come off last Satnr-
aud her
Mr Hunt’s Corn.
Pres. I. C. Hunt of Yeungs College,
prides himself on being something of
a gardener as well at an educator. He
exhibiting with justlfiible enthu
siasm a well filled c,r of com. Mr,
Hunt states timt he gathered a bushel
from his gulden yesterday. .No reports
have yet come op of fresh corn bniog
on the market, and rlius fur the popular j
president Is awarded the plain.
Mrs. Mary Jeuretr, widow of thfi talk
E. 1', Jenrett, whose untimely tafag
occurred at MontlonUo, Fla., a shook
time ago, left Tn-sdav tor her aUt
home in Mullins, 8 0.. She t* a aiaWk -
of Messrs. J. G P. and W. A. PattesWata
aud they trill occupy her bonus here.
Parish has. it seem*, a goo! deal of
business to look after her* of late.
Mr. Sanders, a Savannah drummer,
seems to th|uk that oar merchants
•tiind oltendn need of Ids ware*,- tt>-
pvunlly to long as Ids best North
G nrgla girl D here.
Iieli. C. R. Hn cbiugs will entorlaiu
t >e Sunday school to .chore of the town
si l a Central Hotel nixt Tuesday
tn-.-! itig at lea Mr. Hutchings has
taugl-t snucctisfully the Pine Util school
tin* year and as ail ovidjece ot it his
,rns e--s i-iive re-olcctclhtra'f-jr auctlicr
nu. It 1> on the evd o* his vucatiou
th it he proposes too-nertsln a few nf
ni< friond*.
Some incendiary not fearing Go t bur
regarding man, attempted to set flie to
M. S. Groover’s store a f- w nights ego-
o. den beacs
1 tn the 120 dash “Nip” Tuck rguin
I came first in 26 3-1 sec. J. Jerger cud
D.4J3. Tack were second ami »h.ri
MpecUvely.
Mr. K. O. Moore carried off d n l rn-
Oniu th lwis bail throw, with U lf m
aud Nip Ti ck. followiun.
ip’* T ic'-. jumped 4 Ut! 8
> rnm.itv Iif^h jnmp_and Mopi cd
it-ebo d.uii’ihvve to ro higher
prand C-.viugton r.ccupitd $cco« d
Inrd i>’ tees in order.
MRtiuf, thcoRli new at t’;c ba-i-
mrt.t dnui to be a harder *r«i.n
Witt} tl.o oTent in 17 wtc., u i*>i
ii*’* feck caxo in for anotb. r !\.n
WGJi ;0 t.mi nud liiiui.
by piling a lot of empty
a^ iiiiot the back dour a:ul Maturating
the door and door-facmg v itii kerttfour.
Li tiio fi.u had not bwu dl^overed win u
itwafiflrot Ntarud, qaiu a ton
t o.i would have been, tho nxuUalnt
mu h pronerty do-»*.roycd.
MUa Mary Keed is in Thomigyllfc ,
unr^iijg a typhoid fever patient. Mkt;
Mury is an excellent nurse and ta?
acrrices aro alsvay-t iu duniuAad —.. .
cross iloreld.
day. Miss WtB.'ib Anpley
bro'her, Ernet-I msiettd iu disj eusii.g
the htspiteUtiee mi ihis au^i-icious cc*
cas o i and rjgfjf royally did th-jy jh r
fcr.u their «!a ie«. Ir i< nee.lle^H for u.n to
t?i it it w.»9 4'tijof the dch^lir-
ful 1-icn‘cs ever held in tha$ f ar.iou*»
locality ami o: fhr/vj pio:ur r t’3.|r.i;
^rodiuls. Many o. bjston'8 fair
w‘er«7 presenj with their smiles Mid be*
vvil li:jT-iCi'S. To tav thul til.* hi n_r |
was uianifictut and ♦XuvUcnt wo^ld'i
falmlj expr^w it, noilice it tj s >y that
ir ail that the mest fastidioab epf* I
toi or tied re, (
W, B. Prtii*n oi Pavo vrrn tran acting
in c.*} life vcck. Ite,
Water Tower-all Hlght-
A r p»rt, presumably on goo<l au-
il.-.ify that thf re w*re two dead pigoryiis
and other foreign 'mat t*r in tlio water
tower, was*circ.uUled y t r :terday. Thin
aroafccdthc uhirxn ^Iraitly people,
and t-lio mutnT w »•» brought to the
attention cf the cit authorings. A
n.au *■ i *i-*=ry ei.mb to the t.p
<V? the tower i»n l foxuid- evcVything as
deau o* thv u*o*t fjbtbitoc.j ccu’d
vri^U. Tho Ta*j>'7i vras a r^endoEenco
« complaint r t Lv*X norumer. 'ihe
stand pipe fu.» a c; »m>. liUlng top and
Uo city water ii jic.rfrffiy.jfcrt:.
I irs hucly crac’-iu l the omj iney.Bved JA;
Leep their j4n mo oy m. Thol^iri®
md.ireU pro^sj “aafer
3Tr. i Mm. ICeml Il .nqihrkm m4
child:on, from nu .r the Dcvator B-'W,
were < er. S tcrday to visit the tnmitf
Of dr E. Z NiUhO^tO, tae of tfeh
[r. 11. A.Deyerl'. 1 vUiud tlieeou .rj'
itol ‘ast Wedne »y.
idaylco .ing after ^fh* t t.t the ; TJi.: commencemeut c-xercis's of tlw?
j Greorgn Nortutirn K ' k*. Vth’.ch wiil ■ M' igs Grade 1 BchoO’, wilt emlr*ice a
! soon e iter Be: ton. * ' ; fy .v days foiled log the date of May 26.
j M. M. H-am hina : £ r Mot»ltrie.‘ AunnouccenMn: w;M to mud*
J aftet a very p'easnur. fo^. urn with Mr.. hiter,
anl Mm. J. U b'.inalatyl of, Tho Atkin j >n Merf-kU;:]- C-. » \o
a«f ; t u,t.-1 a *■ htr.i wok. jutt receive J a Of CO. * und . Ba-'t: •
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