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South Georgia {progress. 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