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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE itxtqos
THOMAHVILLE TIMES VOL. SO
THOMASVILLE ENTERPRISE, VOL. 47.
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT.
ONgCOOLIDGE GIRL.
PEPPERED WITH SHOT
WERE REUB PYLES AND SON
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
IS PROF. W* G. DAVIS.
CITY VOTES AGAINST MANI-
CIPAL OWNERSHIP.
Will bs Started aa Soon ia Meter Sys
tern Becomes Qeneret.
Ysuna Frenk Smith Under Arrest to
Feoe Ugly Cherge.
By Vote of 26S to 203 Citizens Da
cia re Th at They Do Not Wont to In-
. our DebtofS3S,000 to Secure Elec,
trio Light and Power Plant.
. 7" - . T ■ ' ' -•
Teacher In Florida Normal Collage to
Head School System.
The Board of Edooation held a meet
ing at noon Tuesday and ; elected Pro
testor William G. Davie to fill the place
of ThemaevlUe'e Superintendent of
Pnblio Bohools. Mr. Davie’ photograph
shove him to be a young man of flue
scholarly appearance, bis credentials
speak of him in the highest terms and
the Board counts itself fortunate In se
curing his services.
Mr. Davis taught six years In the
schools of Wett Virginia-and two /ears
in Tennessee
Be has been president of a summer
school in Tennessee and for the last
two years a teacher in the Suite Normal
College at DeFnnisk Swings. He is a
giudoa'e bo h of ths University of
Nashville and Peabody Normal School,
His specialty is English His expe-
ri.nce in training teachers should be of
especial valne in administering the af
fairs of the school system President Ben
nett of the Normal recommend! him
most highly.His only reason for a change
is b-cause a recent bill of the Florida
legislature has done away with every
atate institution with a view to roorgan-
ixstlon. ,
Mr. Davis will arrive here within the
next fear days and will oonfer with for
mer superintendent Barwiok about the
work of the school. His duties oom-
mence on Joly 1st.
A NEW TRIAL
FOR NEAL SUTTON
Kidnapper of Former TThomaevllle
O'rl Has Anotner Chanee for
Liberty.
Yesterday's Argna aays:
I!"A telegram was reoeived this after
noon by attorneys for tin defense, that
the supreme court had granted Nesl
Sutton a new trial on tha assault with
inteust to rape esre. Button has pre
viously had a ns# trial granted him on
the kidnapping ease. The details of
the sensational kidnapping of little
Alice Skelton and tha subsequent trial
are mettorg of pnblio recollection aid
we will not go into them again here
The telegram did not state on what
grounds tbs new trial waa granted, and
this will not be known until the pamph
let advice comes from the suproru*
court.
“Thie meins that Button will lie ad
milted to nominal bail, it being uudei-
stood that Judge Spence wonld not re
fuse ball shoold both cases be reversed
by the higher coart.
"Sutton's attorneys, W. D. SlieflUt.
A. G. Powell end W. I Geer iiave made
a hard light for tlwir client end natur
ally feel elated over the torn of affairs
in his favor. The outcome will b=
awaited with interest, batten wse
under five year sentence for the kidnap
piogcharge and ten for the aasanli
-‘button was one of the three who es
caped from jail a few weeks rim e, hoi
returned the day before hie appe tl went
before the supreme coart, sod gave him
self np to tho sheriff. Otherwise the
higher court couid.not have recognize:
the appeal and wonld have entered order
thet he should serve his eemeuce if ever
apprehended."
The DoughUrty Boys Wound Well
Known Character near Cairo
Alderman J. O. J. Lewis is recaps rat
ing at Hsni| tou Spr ngs.
Cart. W. M. Hammond lias gone to
Loniaville to attend tha confederate re-
union and from there will make a bus
iness trip to Missouri to look after some
ptopetty of his there.
Mr, D. M. Jordan who has been with
the 8. H. Price Co. of this place is now
opening up a dreg store in Whigham,
Ga. The style of the Arm will be Jor
dan Drag Co.
E. R. Pries, known all over South
Georgia as "Uncle Benben”, and his
son were seriously hurt by gun shot
wonuds on Satnidey evening. Hie as
sailants were two young men Lucius
and Randolph Dougherty eons of Sam
uel Dougherty, Last night re porta
from Cairo say that both of the wound
ed men are in a serious condition snd
neither is doing well.
"Unols Reuben" is a veteran of tlta
war, an old mao, and one whose brain is,
to sav the least, nokexsotly right. His
loud voice, bis ready repartee, and odd
appearance made him known by every,
body in this seotioo. He has consider
able property and leased one of hit
pieces to the Doogbertya on a fonr year
contract the present year being the last.
There hae been trouble between tenant
and lessee for several months, snd solts
snd counter suite have been brought.
Pjlss brought salt against Sam Dough,
erty for hauling poat timber from the
place.
He alto had ths young man arrested
on a misdemeanor charge. They had a
committment trial before Justice Hunt
of Cairo on Satnrday evening. The
Jostice bound them over to the grand
jury. This is supposed to bo the start
ing of the trouble. Unole Rube's
friends claim that -the Dougherty bore
followed him home Satnrday, onreing
him aud trying to make trouble. Their
father says as they were passing Pyles’
place he called to hie wife to bring hit
gnn aa be intended to blow every
Donglierty off the face of tho earth.
She did to, the Doogbertya say. and
Unole Rube fired several times
them.
It is said that they procured two shot
guns, returned, anlgrah find twice at
Pvlss. He recslvtd the loads of num
ber 4 shot In bis faoe, neck, chest, and
arms, end is in bad shape.
Hs waa cleaning fish near a smoke
boose, and was in dsreot line with the
door of bis bonss. His son a young
man was standing there, and reoeived
e load of shot In the itomaoh. Though
more seriously hurt than hla father he
seems to be recovering more rapidly.
Deputy Singletary went over to Cairo
Sonday evening and found that the
Doughertys had gone to avoid arrest.
It la understood that they will retain
and git a themselves np.
CITIZENS CONTRIBUTE FOR
STREET LIGHTING PLANT.
Promts* to Eroct Same Without Coat
to CityGondomnln Scorching Term*
•'Corruption and Debauohary of baltot-
Box.” Will In vostro a to for Illegality.
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE
SUNDAY NIGHT.
Jostloe J. VV. H. Mitchell performed
amaritige fora runaway conpln on
.Hnndav night about ten o’o'ook. Just
■s he wan about to seek his downy
couch a yoong man rang rhe doorbell
said he'had ran away with Ilia sweet
heart ard wanted to get married
The arcemmoasting jostice tied the
knot while the contracting parties stood
among the pines ’neath the etariit sky.
The bride waa Mba Julia Stephens, the
daughter of Mr. William Stephens, a
well Known farmer who lives near the
Florida line 'The groom ia Mr. Jason
Cargill, a young South Thomas fanner
He ia a son of Mr. Wm. Cargill of this
city. Paternal opposition caused the
young people to take thetrfateinto their
own hands. They will live on young
Cargill’s form near the Florida lin».
CapL Smltn Honored
Mr. J T Culpepper and Mlae Son
Culpepper, and Oapt. E. U. Smith have
returned from Atlantic Beacfe where
the Georgia bankers held ; their annual
session. Oapt. Smith waa honored by
a place on tbe executive council of the
Editor Linton of tha Press visited
B woo Wednesday.
Thoinasville Ga, Jane 8,1905.
Connell met in called session, Mayor
Roddenbery presiding.
Aldermen Pittman, Mltohetl, Coch
ran, Evans, Lewis, Mallette, Hambleton
sod Kirkland present,
Aldermen Evans moved tint the Jolty
sttorneyjbe instructed to investigate the
list of voters and tax list' and that Ilk
be instrnoted to proceed to proseoute all
parsons who voted illegally at ths aleo-
tion held tins day, if lie should find
upon snoh investigation that illegal votes
ware polled. Motion was os ried.
Mr. R. H. Neel reed the following
communication:;
lo the Hoc. Mayor and Council of tha
Olty of Thomatrille.
Aa ia well known to yon, a faw
mouths ago the qneslior. of inoarring
debt for the monloipal ownership of
etsetrio lighting plant waa submitted to
the people aud a deoieive majority voted
tor municipal ownership.
By a legal technicality a new elootioa
was ordered. Thet election woe held
ttylay. To the disgrace cf our oily and
by shameless methods resulting in tha
corruption of the voter and the prosti
tution of the ballot box, the will of tilt
people Is not registered by tha reantt.
Therefore, to the end that this olty
may porine a coarse oonformsbla to
tha wishes of a majority of Its nnpnr-
dutiable citizenship, ns fully espreassd
at tha polls, and to tha and that our
city’s pnblio policy shall not be doming w
tel by a man or man whe,'by corrupting
tbe voter a&d debanohtng the ballot Box,
bring to open shame the exercise and
expression of a freeman’s suffrage, we
herewith hand you in cash the sum ;of
$5,000 as a pnblio donation to tbe City
of Thomaaville. with tha only oondltion
that tha same be used without daisy by
the olty in the establishment of a muni,
otpal lighting plant for tbe pnrpoee of
lighting tbe olty’i streets, pnblio jbnlld,
logs and parks. Shoold this amonnt bo
Insufficient the donation herewith hand
ed yon will be supplemented upon de
mand, without the oity’s inoarring any
debt for tbte pnrpoee.
In behalf of those whom we repre
sent and with an abiding confidence in
the Integrity of every mid %o oast his
ballot according to his honest judge
ment whatever that be and at the tame
time declaring against and nnoooipromts
iogly denouncing tha aordld influences
and deoanohing methods that polluted
this city’s election, ws ask that yon
accept the earn gratnitonily tendered,for
the purpose herein epeoified.
W. H. Brandon,
F. D. Dismnxe.
M. O. Bell,
*S R. Robison,
F. H Smith.
0. 8, Parker.
R H. Neel.
Ci.ueua Committee.
On motion the cheek wee Jascepted,
The matter of establishing a plant as
proposed by ths committee wss referred
to the light committee with the request
that tha light oommittee of council co
operate with a oommittee of citizens
and prooecd with tiie work aa requested
in the eommnnioattoa reed by Mr. NeeL
Matter of amending the olty charter
was referred to the Ordleance committee
It waa a landslide. Br a decisive
vote the citizens of Thomasville Thurs
day declared at the polls that they did
not wish to incur a debt of 531000 for
light and power plant. The remit in
figures reads like this.
For inonrriog' Debt 308
Against " "
Blank
- Total
The eleotion waa an Interesting one.
At eight o olook Marshal Stephens an-
counced the polls open—and Judges
Bibb, Miller and Dixon, witli Clerks H.
J. MacIntyre end W. J. Hammond
ready to preside over the battle of bal
lots The voting was brisk from tbe start.'
The colored brother wae in evidenoe,
and it soon became plain that he wse
voting solidly against mnnoipal owner
ship. Both sides pot in some hard
work, and neither gave np till the last
minute. The olpnion soon tecame
•general that the proposition wonld fail
to oarry. In foot this had been the oase
for several days, and waa Indicated by
the straw vo e m tbe Timee-Enterpriae
several days ago. The vote resulted 48
for, 89 against and 18 non committal.
Borne of tha entlmalaatio lightltoa .said
the Times-Enierprlse man had ptoked
Iris orowd snd interviewed Mr. Gam
ble's friends. Tbe authors of this as
sertion admitted that they were very
badly mistaken thet night. Indeed the
lUndalido waa a surprise to everyone,
snd cannot be. entirely aooonnted for on
tho ground of the large negro vote.
Watchers say that 188 negro votes
ware cast. Even'll all of these wen
"against," whioh ia bhrdly probable,
it wonld leave 118 white votes against.
The proposition would have lacked?
votes of carrying If tha whole negro
vote had bean eliminated.
The reversal of feeling ia tbe more
remarkable when the vote of tho last
eleotion on the,(object Is considered.
On October 80th 1904 the eame question
was voted and recalled 419 for and 88
against.
Several explanations for tho result
are given. Oasis that the prevalence
of fever, oalls for sewerage, and that
many oonsldered Ihte a more pressing
demand than the lights. Another ia
that'tbe disastrous fovor of reoent data
makes tbs people anxious for reform in
the fire aud water departments rather
than the lighte. A third explanation
offered exblanatlon offered la that tha
people feared farther litigation if tha
proposition oarrisd, and were tired of
The town of Ooolidge was thrown into
excitement Sonday morning, by an at
tempted assault allegod to have been
made on the ten-year-old daughter of
W. W. Story, by a young man named
Frank Smith. Mr. Story rooa a beef
market an£ is expreisjagentatJOooUdge.
It is said that the attempt wae made
while all the family bat tbe little girl
were at oho reh Sonday morning. Upon
their return the little one told them
hei story and effort! were immediately
made to find Smith. He, had left the
town however, and the searoh for him
wse continued urtli late that night
without avail. The country from
Moultrie tp Ochlookonee wse scoured
end Smith wee finally loeated near
'Chastain. He was placed nnder arrest
and taken book to Ooolidge. Though
there was teach excitement no attempt
was made to do him violence.
Smith was brought to town on the
? :85 train Monday and lodged in the
county Jail. He stoutly pretests Ills in
nocence and taya there is nothing to tbe
charge.
BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY
AT MORNING WEDDING.
Many Witness Plttman -Roblaon Nup
tials Wednesday Morning.
At nine o’clock Wednesday morning
Miss Olivia Pittman and Mr. Ralford
Robison were married. The ceremony
took place in tbe Methodiet church
which wae beautifully decorated for
the oooaelon. The altar and ohanoel
were hidden behind a man of based-
fot greenery. Palms, ferns, bamboos taru on , he <J >T current at that time,
and spring flowers made the front part |
For a long time there has been a gen
eral demand for a day cur-»nt from ths
electric light plant. Especially daring
these lest few oppressive days have peo
ple sighed for the delights of etectrio
fan*, to temper the heat for perspiring
workers. Another valnsb'e feature
wonld be that snoh a curr-nt wonld al
low the manufacturers, tliups and print
ing offices of the town to run their ma
chinery by motors.
Mr. Robert Gamble manager of tbe
Thomasville Electric Ligln Co. was in
terviewed by a Times-Riiterprise re
porter yesterday and annonnoed bis in
tention of running a day ourrent, in
the near future. He said "I am going
to start a day ourrent just as soon as I
can get all oonanmers on a meter
bssie. At present tide is impossible, bat
I Intend to make the meter system gen
eral, Whenlmra on my current now
in tljp day time 1 find about 1500 lights
burning. Tide insindes practically ev
erybody who 'lies a fist rate. Indeed
people who pay by ilia month leave
their lights burning all tbe time, day
and night, and pay no more attention
to the cat off switoh than if it were not
there. Of oonree, nnder snob condi
tions it 1s impossible to pat on a day cur
rent with profit. On the other hand, peo
ple who have motors, tarn off the lights
when they are tbr ngh with them, or if
they do barn them tbe oompenv gets
paid, It it my intend m to require
everyone to install a meter. As soon aa
tbla ia done the day onrrent, with all It*
oonvrnieuoies and advantages to thb
consumer will be started. We hope to
have thie dons by Angoat first and*to
of tha oburob look llko a bit of wood
land.
The house wae well filled by tho
many friends of tbe two aplendid young
people who plighted their troth. The
ladieein their white froekegot many
febrio added to the beauty of tbe pto-<
tore. Promptly at nine thirty tbe
bridal party entared. The ushers
Messrs. Charles Pittman of Huntsville,
Ralph Neel, John Bonnell and Joseph
Robison of Americas, led tbs way, and
then tba bride and groom entered to
gather, marching down the north aisle
of tba' church to tha strains of tba
wadding march.
Tha •tmpte.but Impressive ceremony
of the Methodiet ohnroh was used,
Rev. J. M. Outlet waa tbs officiating
minister and ha was assisted by Rev.
Ed. 7. Oook. Both bride and aroom
were perfectly compo#ed>nd made tbe
response in ’audible tones. Tbe bride
was gownedjln (.traveling drew of bine
voile, with bat to mateh, and oarried a
boqnet of white corns'ions,
tbe whole thing and anxious to audit.! AfUr th# „„ alm7 , h , bridal party
A fourth U that the busluem men ob-!^ nI , tiTM of the ,. BUy> UK, *
jeot to tbe six percent rets of interest. | lb# hom , 0 , th , brldM pmatM on
Any or all of these may be the reason, j o r »wford stive t where hearty cougra-
or It may ba that the'public just obang-
ed its mind.
The sewer advocates think tbe defeat
of tbe light idea givea them a chance
and will get togathar as toon as the ex
citement dies down and formulate a
proposition to ba voted upon.
The idea of tbe Tlmee-Enterprise that
the negro vote ebonld be eliminated
is enlhnsiaetieally received bj the peo
ple and it is probable that such ques-
tulatlons wan showered npoo them.
The presents they received were dis
played there and ware tha admiration
of all who viewed them. Tbe number
and quality of these tokens wee an
lndioatnn of tbe love and esteem in
which both Mr. and Mrs. Robison are
bald. Tbe bride is the lovely daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Pittman,
member of one of Thomasvilie's moat
prominent families and a young wo-
HOTEL COMPANIES
HANDLING OWN PROPERTY
Tba hotel proposition whioh oonfroota
Thomaaville is a serious one, and. those
Intel sated are cudgelling their brains,
for tha beat way to handle it. One plan
that meets sriih favor is to form a com.
pony whioh shall take charge of ths
hotel and operate it direct through a
manager. Thie Idea seems to be grow
ing in favor over the country. A re
cent significant item from tbe Savan
nah Nssrs is as follosrs:
"Messrs. Watson 4k Powers, lessees
of tba Da Soto Hotel, hay# not yet de
termined what they are to do when
their fifteen-year lease on the hotel ex
pires next fall, the Savannah Hotel
Company having determined to ran ti e
hotel itself. 'Mr. Powers said yester
day hs and Mr. Wktson had bean con
sidering several matters, but had oome
to no definite oonolnsion. It is not yet
even'settled whether they ire to con-
three In badness together. After fif
teen veers steady stork, Mr. Powera
says he may oonolnds to rake about a
six months' rest. The hotel compey trill
seoura a manager and operate tba hotel
itself. The manager has not yet beta
selected, however."
GA, ALA. BALL LEAGUE
FORMED IN ALBANY
tlons In fatare will be settled by a white: man whoee.lovely .character has made
primary.
New Routes at Boston.
Two newraral rentes will bo Inaug
urated Jfrom the Boston poat offloe on
with the request that the committee ' Ao(tMt Isth ^ 41n ^ ^
oonfer withOily Attorney Soodgraas , will ran south and seat of the town,
and Hon. Fondren Mitchell, ea to *hs> The two rentes will serve a population
her admired by all, Mr. Robison de
serves tbe title of one of ThomaavlUe's
ted young men. Hie Interest in the
commercial, and olmrch circlet, of tbe
olty as well as in tbe sooiat life, bare
made him a landing figure among the
younger generation, while integrity
and method have won him soeoeae in
Counoll Adjourned.
K. T. Maclean, Clerk.
0(1185 Thomas oonnty hoe more rural! the baslneaa world.
mates than any other oonnty we knew Mr. and Mrs. Robison left for their
bridal tear on the Montgomery train at
10:10a.m. After a short trip Iboy will
O0LA.E. Smith of Valdosta spett J-A. Wynn o( Cairo district was a '. „ tom Thonwsvtlla aid make their
Tuesday in town. prominent viaitorto the city Wednesday, i^e bare.
will
A ball latent for tLis section has been
formed and ThomaevlUa left oaf.
The baoksre of tbs team last year lied a
disastrous experience and. are not anx
ious to repeal It. So hit possible tint
ThomeevUle wilt ooofloe itself to purely
amateur boll Ibis rammer, and in this
field ths team is doing wall. Tha Alba
ny Herald gives the following
A baseball Magna, composed of a s
unite representing 'Southwest Georgia
and Southeast Alabama, was formed h
Albany yesterday afternoon.
Albany, Moultrie, Brakaty,
Gaines, Enfanla and Dothan 1
the league and there cities w
eeot the contrite to