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THOMAHVILLE TIMEH, VOL. SO
THOMA8VILLE ENTERPRISE. VOL. 47
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDA?, JUNE 9 1905 .
New Series, Vol XV —No. 19
4TH OF JULY SHOOT
WILL BE BIG AFFAIR.
Craek.r Gun Club will Entertain Many
Vlaltlng Ttami
The Cracker Gnu Club is making
great preparations for the Annual South
west Georgia trap .hooting tournament.
Thta ia to be held here on Toeaday and
Wednesday, July 4th and fob. A large
fund ha. h»h raised for the entertain
ment of vidiieg teama. Several of these
j ■ hare already announced their determina
tion toid prerent, and other inritation.
ate'being taut out.
rue principal event will be a Georgia
. and Florida Mate team meet. Team.
are to be oompoeed of five men and to
» shoot 100 target*. Shooter, mtut be
' amateur., resident, and team repre-
tentative*. The entrance fee 1.130 per
- team with $26 added money, three or
more entries to fill. U five or more
teem, enter there will M $30 added
money. The parse goes to the highest
team More. The (hooting begin, at
8 a. m. Ten g.nge guns and black
powder is barred. Interstate Associx-
tion'a revised role* will govern.
Individual prizes will be awarded. Pre
miums will be offered from gun and
shell mannfactnreres.
There will be ten other evente—toor
of these an 20 targets with entranoe
12.00 and added money 110.00. Three
are IS targets with entranoe 11.80 and
added money $7.80. Three*are 10 tar
gets with entranoe f 100 and added
money IS.09. The Boee system of
money division will bo used. The price
of targets will be 8 cent. each. Lunch
. will IB served on the grounds free to
contestants. The crackers say nothing
will be allowed bat a good time, »
LEAPED TO DEATH
IN LAKE AT CHASTAIN
Young Man Mat Traglo Ena Sunday.
Other County News.
ETHODIST ERA
APPEARS AGAIN
The eeoond numher of that bright lit-
tie ahnroh paper 'The Methodist Era"
made its appearance Monday. The
list of member, and date of their Indebt
edoen to the church, which caused so
much oomment in the fliet issue is miss
ing from this number.
Many intereating items of the local
choroh appear. The Sunday School
has organized a teachers' society circle
which meets every Thnieday evening
They an alio planning to instltn’e a
Home department for the beueflt of
IhOM who cannot attend school.
The new ;pip* organ for the church
has boon ordered and will ho hen with
in sixty dzyx. The total coat of the in
stmmont will be 82,630.
(By W. W. Dekle.)
Oar community was thrown In a
fever of excitement last Sunday morn
ing by the traglo death of young Mr,
Harvey Godwin a young man some
thing like 18 yean old. He In company
with two small boya went do4rn to
a stream of water to go In bathing.
Mr. Godwin disrobed and made a leap
Into eternity, failing to rise. The little
boys became alarmed and nn for help
MeetlngMr. Harley Adams and Carl
ton a short dlstanoo from the place they
told them the story. They nn to nsene
the yonng man but to no avail. Mr.
3 dams jumped in and went down and
brbnght him pp bat to their surprise
found hie neck bnken.
Mr. Godwin was a bard working
yonng man and his death will be de
plored by many.. Hie nmains were
taken to Moaltns for Interment.
Mr. Godwin lived in Moultrie and
was on a visit to hid uncle.
Since oar lest crape have developed
wonderfully and will now compare
with a year ago at thiz data. Crops are
generally clean and in a good condit on
for another year.
The pionto at Chastain was a com
plete .ncoer. and everything paued off
quietly and eveiybody enjoyed them
selves to their hearts content. The
speeches from B. G. Jackson and J. M.
Money were excellent,
NEW SPRINKLING CART
NOW IN SERVICE
The oily's ffae new sprinkling cart
was pnt Into service for thej first time
Tuesday. It is a swagger high swung
affair in ths latest summer (bade of
tan, and Is a great improvement over
the leaky old lab which formerly did
service. The machine is of the latest
and most improved make. It cost
1180 at the Stndebaker factory and (23
freight—a total amount of |$902. Mon
ey welt spent. .
DR. W. P. COYLE JR
' MARRIED IN TEXAS
NEGRO BURGLAR ESCAPES
FROM THE CONVICT CAMP
Emerson Hackett, a negro onnviot,
escaped Saturday night from the con
vict camp at Griffin, Ga. A reward rf
$50.00 is offend for lha man. He waa
sent op at ths April term of court
burglarizing Barney's Hardware store
at Boaton
He la expected to return to i.ta old
hannts and the officers In this secti vu
are keeping a |sharp lookout for him
He has been working on the pnbli
roads at Griffin.
TEACHER SECURED
FOR KINDERGARTEN.
Tre Elisabeth Merrill Kindergarten
will be open next year, arrangements
having bean mane yesterday fora teach
er. This institution fills a needed piaoe
In the education of Thomasvillo'e little
ones. The teacher In charge is to be
Mite Paulino Scarlett of Bruns
wick. . She will oome bets In the early
fall. She will be eooonipanied by her
slater, Mrs. Hlllsman and they will re
side in the Watt
JadgaP. P. Dixon of
} spent Tneeday in town.
The foltowingti from t lie Dallas (Tex)
Star:
Mr. and Mrs. Albert 'N. Mann an.
nuance the marriage of their daughter
E!ol.e Nettleson. to Dr. William P.
Coyle, Jr.. May 80, at the home of Mrs,
O. R. Wagsraff, 830 Cedar 8pring street
"Oo account of nrioas illoese in the
groom's family only the immediate
relatives were present.
"Dr. sad Sirs. Ooyle are at home
with the groom's uncle, Dr. J, E. Fife,
121 Stale street.”
Dr, Ooyle Is a former Thomaavllle
boy whose friei de hen bold him in the
most kindly remembrance. Daring his
life in the west be has met with suocees
in hia chosen profeeeion. The people of
Jiis boyhood home wish for Dr. and
Mrs. Ooyle a long and happy life.
TWO DROWNED.
K. P. WIGHT'S CHILDREN
MEET DEATH IN RIVER.
Son and Daughter of Prominent Cairo
Cltlxnn lost Uv#s Wednesday After
noon while at Family Picnic
atWaldan’n Bridge.
A telephone me eaageWodnesday even
log from Cairo conveyed the shocking
news of a disaster that brings sorrow to
one of Thomas county’s most prominent
families. Ethel, the eleven year old
daughter of Mr. Kedar P. Wight, and
Alden his niue year old son were drown-
ed Wednesday afternoon In the Ooblock
nee river near Walden's bridge.
It Is the annual onstom of the Wight
brothers of Cairo to (tvs the little onesoT
their families a picnic eaoh|year. This
event is eagerly looked* forward to by
the children, and they were a happy
crowd when Wsdneaday, and plcniojday
came. The ladies of the families were
not present, bat Messrs. K. P.; J. B.;
W ; end Henry Wight end other mem,
hers of the family took the little on*t
to Walden’s Bridge on the Och lock once
for a days fnn.
All went-well netll aftemon. At that
time Ethel,' and little Laleah, the
daughter of J B. Wight, were in wad
ing add got beyond their depth. They
screamed for help and the first to re-
■pond was Alden, K. P. Wight’s yonng
■on. The heroic little^fellow mad* a
bravo endeavor to rosette his sifter end
cousin. , In Ms endeavor he went too
far and lost Ms own life. The agonised
parents rpshed Into ths river sad Laleah
ws$ saved, and the other bodies brought
out. ' All 'matt -aaMsasohse* and "ooly
the one ooold bet resosclsted. Physi
cians were hsately summoned from
Cairo, bnt their endeavors and skill
could not restore the life that bad
fled. -
The family is one of the most hlglily
respected in *11 South Georgia. There
connections In Thomnsvilto and Thomat
county are nnmerotu, and all bow with
them In sorrow at their grief.
PRETTY WEDDING
AT BURCH HOME
COUNTY BUSINESS
MOSTLY ROAD MATTERS.
Mr. and Mra. Walter Hargrave Make
T Ipto Florida.
At h%h noon Tuesday Miss LUa
Burch and Mrj Walter Hargrave were
matTied by Rev. Alex W. Baxter. The
wedding
was a very quiet and very pret-
T one.' ' Jt toox piaoe at the hd&e of
he bride's father 524 Olay street. Only
a few b> the latimate friends of the eon-
traottag parties were Invited.
The ht^ise »u beautifully decor&tod
in a Wealth of flowers. The bride and
groom entered unattended and made
the' responses in the lmpremlve oeremony
while Mis* Mary Brown softly played
the wedding march.
Tito bride was charming in a beauti
ful wedding gown of white wash chif
fon trimmed with laoe. She carriod a
bouquet of white carnations. Her going
feway gown was of nstnri^pongee.
After the ceremony end oougratnla
(lone were over, an elaborate buffet
luncheon ws* served Jto the assembled
gneate. Mr. and Mrs Hargrave left at
l;88f>. m for St. Petersborg where
they'will spent) a two weeks honey
moon. ftHieu they return they will
make thejr home at the Hargrave res-
tdaboe here These two yonng people
hats a wide circle of real frlenda in this
city, and they start their married life
wUSMMr good wUbea. . L
Report* of Officers and Patltlona
Haard by County Fathers at Monthly
Meeting.
FINE SCHOOL CLOSINGS
IN AIRLINE COMMUNITY,
Onr school esme |o a close lust Fri-
Jnne. 6, 1905.
Board met in regular meeting, all
present.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved. i
The petition for a new public road to
begin at ths old stage road near the
Huber place, and rnnning in an easterly
direction through lots numbers 82, 81,
and 120, in ths eleventh distrlot end
extending or through lots number 22,
and 25, intersecting with the Oobtook-
onse and Chastain road at a new school
house, citation having latnedand noobjec
tion being filed it ia ordered by the
Board that the petition for said road be
granted In compliance therewith.
Petition for new road signed by H.
Hurst, J. D. Alligood and others, order
ed published. Citation also ordered on
■eld petition.
Meigs, Ga , August 10th, 1801.
To ths iionoiudlk board or ooubtt
ooiousaioifKR* or THoiUa county. .
Wo, the undersigned, pray yoar hon-
ocabla body to grant a pnblio road com
menoihg at the northeast comer of lot
of lend No 1 In the 17tli Distrlot of
Them** County, Georgia, rnnning
thsboa on line dividing lota number 1, 8,
8, .4,5, 6, and 7, In Seventeenth Dis
trict from (on number 80,81,80,01,100,
WELL KNOWN LADY
GONE TO REST
101, and Mff, In the Tenth District of
frlltohetl oonnty. intersecting with
day with every dellghtrnl plcnio.\ Jdlss Meigs apd Moultrie mad near the dwel
ling honsi of W. H. Horst.
QUITMAN WHITE WASHED
BY HOME BALL TEAM
ORDINARY JONES ,
HAS BUSY DAY.
Ordinaay Jonas had his regular court
day Monday. The petetion of L. F.
Rehbnrg to be made administrator of
A. Haber’s estate was withdrawn. W.
B. Foster waa dismiaaed from the admin
istratien of the estate of E. B. Bailey
and W. W. Brook* from that of Jas. F.
Mallard. O. H. Brown gear Jian of
GomIs and Winnie Slater, waa given 1
leave to sell turpentine privileges on
certain timber lands for the edsaatkm
and sastenanoe of his wards. M. A.
Fleetwood was made administrator for
Tone Mitchell. The will of Mrs. A. E
Foster was probated in ootnmon form and
that of 8 L Hayes in solemn farm.
Besides this ihe Jcrdinary married a
negro couple from Onolldgs and granted
n pony' honesotaad to Jack Morgan,
Tne boya from Q oilman oams over
Toes day end erased bats with the
local team losing the game by the di»
astrons score of 8 to 0.
Both teams played ball some bnt the
locals outclassed the visitors In size znd
experience. Fleming Idld the pitching
sot for the uoma boya with Williami at
the horn* plate.
Oglesby tossed the bell for the (jolt-
mantles to a boy of the same name be
hind the stick. Fleming struck oat 8
men and yielded 4 hits; Oglesby fanned
11 men bnt lost 7 hits.
Local fans attended in foil force and
indications are good for soma more of
the bally sport to wh ie away the long
hot rammer afternoons.
WRIGHT LAND SOLD
TO J. C. MORSE TUESDAY
B. H. and A. P. Wright Tuesday
so d st pnblio sale 125.4 acres of valu
able property be.cnging to the estate
of A. P. Wright. It waa purchased by
J. O. Mon* for the ram of $5016. The
land is bounded on in* west by the
property of Mrs. Moras, on the cut by
the A. O. L. railway on the north by
tits Boulevard and on the south by the
Gertrude JGaikln.'Jthe efficient teacher
dssatffj much credit for her manage-
meat of th* aohool. She gave entire
satisfaction and her patrons wish pur
to teaoh for them again. By her kind-
ness she won the love and confidence of
every ehUdjnnder her oontrol, wbloh
was avidenoed by their sorrow In part
ing with her. The pionlo was a decided
snooess, Bat a good orowd of good
people will makes inooees of anything,
and on this occasion there were oo ex
ceptions, Ths dinner was exceedingly
fine and made yoor Uncle Jeff think of
ye editor, bnt it being no time for use
less meditation he just drew nla knife
and waded In and raooeeded in getting
himself on the outside .of as mnoh of
those eatables as any other whose hide
is no longer than his. After dinner
Master Ass Stephenson; was introdooed
by his teacher and delivered a forcible
speech on • Intamperanoe." He waa
followed by Rev., J. M. Shepherd with
H. Horst, J.p. Alligood and other*.
D. W. Gwsltnsy appointed road coax
minloner, Duncanville district, Mr,
Blair having moved away. -
On motion the Janitor's salary was
fixed at |17.50 per month.
The Board agreed to take op the
question of oaring for tbs oonnty's pan-
pars at next meeting.
Application of Mrs. Oumbaat for extra
pay referred to oommlttee on psnpers
Application of Mr. Owens for aia re
fend to the chairman and Dr. Bon-
olielle,
Application for aid for Mr. Gone re,
ferrod to Dr Booobelle.
The chair appointed W. A. Pringle
andJ. B. Barrow to visit Decatur,
Early and other oonnlie* If neceerary to
•tody their eystem of working pnblio
roads and report to Ibis Board at th*
some very appropriate remarks on th* Aagn „ noting
same line, which wero well received.
It wee quite a gala day and all seemed
to enjoy themselves immensely.
Mias Hattie Lewis of Olenego, after
■pending some weeks visiting her sister
Mrs. Kingry here returned home. Mis*
Lewie I* a very pleasant yonng lady and
a sweet eingor and made many friends
daring her stay with ns. 9
DR BOUUHELLE'S REPORT.
The jail and poor house are In a good
Sanitary oouditlon. No admissions, no
deaths and no discharges at the latter.
L. B. BonobeU*. M. D.
Mrs. Dorathy Mathis departed to her
home in Heaven May 28th, after an ill
ness of three years. She was living at
the time of her death wu|i her daughter
Mary Lanier, th* wife of Marion Lanier
in Oolqnitt oonnty.
She leaves one brother. J. U. Pierce,
and three sisters, Elisabeth Matpby. .
of Thomas county,, Susan Molgath of ,
Mitchell county, and Jane Tare lit Vir
ginia, also two chil-'-eo, Mr. A. F.
Mathis, and Mrs. Mai, Lanier io mourn
her loss.
Her funeral was * attended by many '
sorrowing friends and connections’, the. ' ;
fOjh, at Blu Greek■ chnrrh where,
was laid to rest in the old cepietery be
side her loving companion. She wax 76
Tears old, was a member of the Baptist
church for more than 50 years.
Humble and nnsssnmlng, she was a ?-
model of piety. She died as the lived, J;
strong in the faith of Jesns, She kept I
faith, her labors and her works 4rill fol- {
low her.
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She will be long remembered by tbd
church at Big Greek, of wktoh she was
a member from tbs time of herbohver-
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We extend to her sorrowing relatives !
onr sincere sympathy.
A. O. Stephenson.
*2
bridges,
Ounrt house, jail,
ferries, and otLer pnblio im
provements..... 251.80
For Sheriff’s, jailer’s, and other; -h
officers' feet/..,.. 483 95.
For bailiffs at Corn t, non-res!:' t .'4 . -■
dentte witnesses in criminal
oaaes, servant hire,' «|atl0rifc?%j*B
•jry sad the
For jurors at court
For the support of the poor of
""the oonnty
For Insolvent oosts
For other lawful charges
Gash Balance on hand..
mt
3$
m
158 50
&
168 78
68 15
. 154 85
10258 84
11658.11
Respectfully Submitted,
John F. Parker,
Oonnty Treasurer
j Hon. Oonnty Commissioners:
Gentlemen: I have' ooUaoted and
over to the Oonnty Treasurer dor-
Mite Lucie Williams vUiled relative. \ of followingi
near Barwlok last Sstneday.
Mr. J. B. Sherrod is the happiest
man oat of (jail. Another yonng lady
is boarding at bis home.
Bov. A. J. Taylor will erect his tent
at Airline soma time In August and hold
a series of meetings.
The Salem singing convention will
hold it* annual meeting at Salem dutch
beginning on Wednesday, Jana 14th and
continuing three days. Everybody is
invited to attend.
From hire of Con riots $249.00
Costs 88.00
Nat to.Ooontv —. $805.00
Fins* and Forfeiture* —63.15
Total $»
Very BeapectfnUy,
Obis. P. Hansel),
JndgeO. O.T.O.
News Prom Mr. Beach.
Mr. S. M. Beach, the Sosina repre
sentative of the Timee-Enterpriae iajon-
Monlhly statement of John F. Par-
| ktr. Treasurer, Thoms* Oonnty, Gear-
■ gt*. for the month ending May 81 1905.
From Balanoo on hand ae par last re
port $10688 65
Road Floss* Pavo Dist.
property of Mr*. 8. L. Hayes. The | joying a welljearned vacation in New
price of $10 per acre seems to be stand-j York. He writes that the change is do-
ard es several lot* of land near town ing him good and that he expects to bo From John V. Williams,
have reoentiy brooght that figure. horns on Jan* 12th. Be says he is more Conviotmre....
1 th u ever convinced that footed** 0onrt O° rt **•*“
Mr. Henry Abrams, on* of the mot mean prosperity and mink* Jspecisl la- * rom C ’ R H * a ** n - •-
popular yonng traveling men oo the dnoements shonld to made to bring
Consist Hire
tog* ha* roototty stooged fima. ua fastories to ThomxsrlUe, Be site* the
has been with* Mobil* boos*, tat is exempts of towns on th* New Jersey
nowrsprreenting A. Lehman and Oo. Owitral that offer I acts lota free as
of New Orleans.
24.00
68.18
$11,•
For bnildiog sod repairing
Following bills ordered paid:
E. M. Smith 5 00
W. A. Pringle 5 00
H. O. Oopelaod 5 00
J. D. Barrow..’. 5 00
J. Q Bryan 5 00
J. S. Montgomery 10 00
Jo* OaUswsy 10 25
O. P. Hansel! 8j 33
B. D.Oravey and sister panpsre.. 80 00
Mrs. M. M. Blalock, pasprr 7 00
P. Haskins, pan par 5 00
Gordon Hattlway, panuer 5 00
Mrs. Elijah Garter, tamper 5 00
Mr*. Wright Warren 8 00
Mrs. Redden QSrter, pauper.... 5.00
Hardy Godwin, panper 5 00
J.F. Parker 00m 80 78
E. K. Dale T 50
E. M. Smith. lus 88 15
J. B. White, Jail 170 60
Peter Hickllnet al,..... T ........ 1150
Wsrts A Bon ---* . 1 00
Eleotrio Light Oo 6 55
Hsnsell A Merrill. Ins 12 00
J. W. DUton, O. H. 90 50
J. Watt A Bro 1 78
Kirby Planing Mill , 8 80
B. Thomas Jr.— 8 20
W. H Williams, I 60
B. Singletary, BAB 185 88
W. 0 JonesRAB 58 28
W. B. Singletary. 8 80
Williams A Mttchall 7 70
A. J. Oombast, PH...„ 16 00
W.M. Jones, Innaoy........ 11 00
W. B.Joiner Bailiff, 1 80
J. B.Hoyd Bailiff,8 10
m
T. J. Hight, 80 15
T. 8. Singietary, 2 25
T. J. Hight 140 20
k Davie* Oo, ,_„Booka.. 51 24
O. D. Baranrd, hooks 15 50
J.^. Pittman* Son,...PH.... 28 95
Board adjourned,
E. M. Smith, Chairman,
'J. S. Montgomery, Scot.
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