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V MJoom “'HOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 23 {<505
New Series, Vol XV—No. 19
BARWICK ELECTED
SUPT AT ALBANY.
i LEAGUE CONFERENCE [BOOKS STAY OPEN jFURTHERIMPROVEMENT
COMING HERE. 1 TILL SATURDAY NIGHT; IN COTTON CROP
Thomasvillt Teacher.get S1500 Po«l- Thomaevllle Gate Gatharlng of Young Tax Racalver Howard Takea Step to
tion in Neighboring City-
A ttlephoiit* menage from Albauy
Fridar brought the news that Mr.
Alleu .T. Barwick, formerly buperintan-
dent 11 Thcraanrille's schools had been
elected to a hitular pcsiticn at Albany.
He was unanimously chosen by the
Boa!d of Education Friday afteruovn
though the e Mere n number ot other
applicants
The itosition is a splendid one, and
pay* next year a salary of $1500 an
increase of #200 over last year.
Mr. Barwick succeeds Mr. J. C.
Wardlaw another ex-Thomaavillian.
He will leave within a few days for
Albauy to take up tho duties of hi* new
position. Both Mr. Barwick and the
Albany >chccU are to be congratu'ated
on this appointment. Albany is quite
an educational center, and the place is
an important one.
SUES COAST LINE
FOR COLO CARS
Anyone who haa ever ridden in a
chilly railroader will appreciate the
following from last night's Albany
Herald:
“In thejcity court cf Albany, before
Judge Crosland, the damage Bait of
Miss Mattie Powell, of Tift on. against
the Atlantic Coast Line railway haa
been on f nal since 9 o’clock this ^morn
ing, and will probably engage the at.
ttntion of the court for the reat of the
day.
Mi>s Powell sues for $10,0J0, and *1-
leges personal injuries resulting from
the company's negligence. She seta
forth in her petition t!i it in December
1903, while »lie was ou a train of the
defendant company betwoen Albany
^tsxd Titton, ‘ w slie contracted a severe
cold which developed complications and
left her a cripple. She alleges that the
Car in which she rode was not heated:
that she suffered 'intensely, had to sit
on htr feet in order to partially protect
them from the benumbing influence of
the cold, and tlmt after reaching her
home she was forced to take her bed.
She sets for.h t at locomotar attaxia
resulted from her unpleasant experience
that her pre«eut condition is the result
of the defendant company's negligence.
RESIDENCE LOT SOLD
TO MRS. LAURA SPEIGHT.
Mrs. Laura Speight Friday pur
chased from John F. Parker a do»irabl«
building lot on Seward street direct ly
facing his residence. This is one of
• the best residence *ites in that part of
the city. Mrs. Speight will probably
build there in the tear futur**.
MRS. L. H. REDPATH
DIED YESTERDAY
Juue 21st. 1905.
Mrs. Fioience Hope lhdpmtli win*
died 3*.sfenlay morning will be taken
away on the morning train today
and interred at Fainriew Omeierr, A -
lentown. Pa. Dr. L. H. R«*dp.-»t!i will
accompany the casket with his only
Child, aud will return te The tnasYt le to
resume I nr practice as Veterinary Sur
geon; making lhoma»vi!!e Ids ix-rtua-
uent home.
Mrs Red path was a graduate of the
High School of Ailentc wu Mid a graduate
Of the Epi»cipal Hospital, Philadelphia,
and a member < f the Evangelical Church
Allentown, P». She was a devoted wife
a loving mo»her and a woman of ex*
ceptionaliy floe qualities, Her hus
band has the sympathy of the common-
Uj.
South Georgia Methodists
Accommodate Public-
The de'egates to the South Georgia Tax Receiver Howard did not c lose
Conference of the Epworth League, the the county's tax books Tuesday ev*
have returned from Hawkiusville, and ening as advertised to do. He found
bnng the good news that the conference that a number of people had nor yet
will convene next year in ThomasviUe. given in their taxes. All day yesterday
Invitations were extended from Blakely, his offlee was crowded to the doors by
Quitman, Dawson aud Tiftou. The late comers, aud even theu all did not
de’egates have a keen appreciation of'get to make returns. Just at this sea-
goed tilings however and voted 42 to 11 son of the year, farmers are busy with
in favor of Thomasville. The date of their crops and melon growers with
the gathering has not beeu settled upon, their fruit. Many of them were too
but will be decided by the executive [ busy to leave until tlier usual day for
committee. It is the custom of the I coming to town, Saturday. The recoiv-
conference to meet in June but it is I er is anxious to accommodate everyouo
probable that the gathering will be a j and wants to get them all«on his books,
few weeks earlier and will be held dur- For this reason he haa decided to keep
ing May, in 1906. open the books until midnight Saturday
This is au important convention and . He will be at the court house every day
Thomasville is to be congratulated upon between now and that time,
securing it. It will be both a pleasure
ard a profit for the town to entertain
a body of snch splendid yonug people.
n»ere will be abont 150 delegates and
ocher visitors besides.
The Thomasville delegated were
Misses Davenport, and Doss, Messrs.
Geo Neel and A. P. Harter, and Mas
ter John Outler for the Jnnior League.
All played an important partin the
work of the convention and were on
.u.iding committees. Mr,'Harley was
r< -elected as district secretary for the
Tnomasville district.
Rev Ed. F. Cook was in attendance
at the meeting. The Hawkiusville cor
respondent of the Macon Telegraph says,
“ “Our Host" was the theme for the
annual conference sermon whioh was
delivered Sunday at 11 o'clock by Rev:
Ed F. Cook, presiding elder of Thom-
Asvtlle district. Dr. Cook held his con
gregation of several hflqdred almost
spellbound, so extremely impressive
was his delivery and application and at
the conclusion of the services large
numbers went forward and gave their
intentiou of seeking deeper consecro-
HENRY W. MILLER
SENT TO ASYLUM.
A lunacy commissioa tried .Henry W.
Miller, an aged resident of Meigs Tues
day, in ordinary's court. He Wji*
adjudged an imbecitle and will be sent
to the ttate sauitarium at Milledgeville.
Owing to the crowded condition of that
institution he cannot be admitted jnst
at present.
Ha will be placed on the waiting list
and sent for as soon as he can be sc-
comodatod. In the meantime lie will
be kept by his children at Meigs.
Mrs F. J. Ansley Sr., is in Atlanta
where she was called by the illness of
her niece Miss Susie May Pope. Miss
Pope is remembered as a popular visitor
here last year. Site is now improveing
but Mrs. Ansley will remain in Atlanta
until next. week.
APRIL WEATHER
DEATH OF MRS. THRUPP
IN CAIRO ILLINOIS
News has readied the city of the
death of Mrs. Harriet Thrnpp in Cairo,
Illinois, Mrs. Ihrupp was the mother
of the late Chaa. Thrapp Sr He mar
ried Miss Bottoms of this city, aud lived
here uutil his death. His children,
Robert Charles aud Amos Thrnpp
make thdrhome here with Mrs. S. E.
?.>ttouu. Mrs. Thrnpp had frequently
visited Thomasville and all who know
her will mourn her loss.
The Cairo Telegram speaks of her in
highest terms. She was born Sep
tember 1st 1H33, in Birtninthan), III.
Site was married ill 1855 aud soon after
came t<* this count-y being one of Illi
nois' pioneers. The Tu egratn says, j
“lime limes daily she had prayers*
ev«u when confined to her bed by illursa j Mr. Jol n B. Eason whom every one
and nothing was allowed to interfere ♦ calls “Uncle John" is back;from i*he
FIGURED OUT.
The poet says that a sorrow's crown of
sorrow is remembering happier things.
Along comes the government's weather
report tor April, when we are wearing
the tag end of a tornd Jane. Most of
us have forgotten, and will read with
envious surprise tlmt the month was
marked by two frost poriods, ou the 7th
and 17th. Thomasville was the dryest
point in the state, the whole amonut of
raiufall being only 82-100 of one inch.
The mean temperature here was 68.9,
which is 1.9 d 'grees above normal. The
highest was 91 on the 29th, and the
lowest was 33 on the 18th. The rainfall
was 1,88 less than the normal:
JOHN EASON TELLS
ABOUT REUNION
Mrs. A. W. Stuart and her two
daugLteri left yesterday morning tor
Atlanta and other points in North
Georgia, »o spend some time*
with her devotions,She was a communi
cant <>f the Church of the Redeemer
from the time that the local parish was
established aud her eldest son t ie U*e
C juries Ihrupn was the fir.-t person
who*e name appears on the baptismal
record of tli s church." She was buried
tn Cairo on June 10th.
big Confederate reunion at Louisville,
Capt John Triplett iiucompauied as ftp-
as Ohattauooga an i went from'.there to
Asheville, N. O. Mr, Eason I says this
reunion was th* bast he has ever attend
ed, though he has baen to more than a
oozeu. tie s»y* me couutry looks pros
perous and that its no joke about Ken
tucky’s |"flue women." Tho parade
was a lingo affair he says aud had 63
bauds in line besides 6 or 8 blowing
Melon Men Hers-
TI.oaui.Ute i. o..e of the liveliest j ^
melon baying points* in the south, and
railroad men and melon buyers flock
here when the season is ou. Among
the adtance guard who are stopping at
at the Masury are R L. Armicoat of
Cincinnati, T. C. Bavlcss of Lexington,
W. S. Hayles df Detroit aud A. C.
Court of Colnmbns, O.
Mr. E. E. WtlkAof Meigs is to Hot
8prings, Ark. where he will remain for
a few days. He sri 1 return to 'Georgia
in time to go tx-fere the legislitnre in
regard to various matters of local.!.iter-
Government Report Says Prospects
are Good Though Boll Weevil Is
Spreading In Texas-
Washington, D. G., June 20, 1905.—
Further improvement in the condition
of cotton is very generally * indicated
throughout the cotton belt. The crop
is now in rood state of cultivntion al
though sumo fields continue foul in
portions of the central and western dis
trict and in Florida. While ns rale
good growth is reported small lioe are
still prevdatit in North’Carolina, Geor
gia aud Alabama. Considerable dam
age by worms is reported |from Okla
homa ana Indiau Territory, while some
fields are being devoted to other crops.
Boll Weevils are spread ng in North
eastern Texas but generally the damage
is not great.
METHODISTS GATHER
AT DISTRICT CONFERENCE
Among the Pavo people in Monltrie
the Observer chroncles Henry Simmons,
son and daughter. Rev. A. J. Taylor,
Carey McGraw aud J. I. Bums.
Rev. D. H. Parker, one of Boston's
“grand old men" was a Wednesday
visiter.
O. H. Yi-uug who is railroad building
at Boston was in town Wednesday.
Ctias. Ohl is at home again after a
ten days visit to Cincinnati!.
Many Thomas county Methodists are
gathered this week with their brethren
of the Thpmasvllle district at the dis
trict conference. The conference con
vened last night an dj will remain in sea
sion Wedaesdav, Thursday and Friday,
Among those who went from Thomas-
villa Tnesday were Rev, and Mrs, Ed.
F. Cook, Rev. J.M.Ontler, Mr. Homer
Williams Mr. Robert Dekle,
Mr. Brewton. Mr. and Mrs.
O. O. Batey, Other Thomas
connty people to appear on the program
and take part in the convention ato
Rev. H. O. Jones of Boston, G. P.
Riviere of Pelham,K.P. Wight and J. B
Wight of Cairo, W. T. Odom of Cairo,
E. R. Whaley of Boston andjothers.
Messrs J F.Pittinsn J.F.Evans aud W.
H. Brandon of this city were scheduled
to be present and make addresses bat
were prevented by business engage
ments from appearing.
Mr. Outler Is to preach Wednesdsy ou
“ die Revival We Need and How to
Promote it." Mr. Cook is to preside
over the sessions of the conference.
Mrs. Cook aud Mrs. Blasingame will
take part in woman's work. Mr. Oook
is to deliver an illustrated lecture on
“Japan and its Regeneration."
The conference has started most suc
cessfully aud will be oue of the^best in
the history of the distriot. The good
people of P*vo have made every ar
rangement for the oomfort of their
gUOktS.
THE CROP REVIEW .
FOR GEORGIA
High temperature, pro-ailed during
the week, aud ihoweri occurred in moei
auction*. Farm work wai prosecuted
-igorouely, the clo<e of the week dud-
lug crept generally free from grail,
well worked and growing nicely. Cot
ton 1, doing well, but la email in fltlda
where ita growth waa retarded bygrau;
in srfme localities the atanda are Irregu
lar aa a re.ult of remoring the grass,
the plant* ere generally healthy, com
plaints ot injury by ice haring decree- -
ed; blooms are abnndaot In Kmthern
half of the State, and forma are devel-
aping rapidly in tile nor diem half.
Cora is generally good; bnd worms con-
linoe to cause injury in aome districts;
laying by of the crops Is making latis-1
factory progreta; early varieties are tas-
mling and ailking aud are needing rain
in icattered localities, rv'heat threshing
is iu progress, the yield being generally
poor. The shipping of peaches it un
der headway, Die quality continues
good and the prices high; there ts con
ilderable complaint of rotting- Canta
loupes are being shipped from .ha Math-
era irction. Melons promise a good
yield. Cane is doing wall; gardens,
pastures and other minor crops ooutin-
oe excellent in aeoiioruj where rainfall
haa been sufficient; toothers tho outlook
it leas tncooraglug.
MOULTRIE IS HOST INSULTING TRAVELER
FOR BAPTIST CLANS. GETS CALLED DOWN
Ststo Convention of B Y- P. U. Claims
Good Attendance-
Tt»e aunual state convention of the
Baptist Young People’s Union of Geor
gia is now in Monltrie It began Tues
day aud the closing session was held
Thursday night. Hundreds of dele
gates are there, attending the session.
The gathering is an unusually large one
for a city of Moultrie's size, but they
have made preparations to entertain all
delegates.
These who went from Thomasville
Tuetday afternoon were:- Miss Rosa
Hart, Miss Minnie Williams. Miss Lil
lian Speight, Miss Amaudt Neel, Miss
Most lie Griffin, Miss Claire Daniel, Mr.
and Mrs C. C C. oreft, Joe Jerger, Ben
Cocrofr, Will Parker, Rev. A. W. Bea-
ler.
Thomasville contingent will probably
invite the convention to borne here next
year. It is hardly possible that they
will come to extreme South Georgia
two Tears in succession, bat if there is
any change, the 1 homasvillo delegates
will urge this citys claims.
R. C. DICKINSON
BURIED IN MAOISON
Madison, Fla , June 20.—The body
of Clayton Dickinson, which was
brought from Tallahassee, was baned
in the village cemetery here yesterday,
Mr. Dickinson was visiting his brother
0. E. Dickinson, Governor Broward's
private secretary, and was found dead
In bed. He was the youngest son cf
Rnfns Dickinson, who moved to this
oounty over sixty years ago, and was
45 years old. He resided in Thumaa*
▼llle many years, aud was engaged in
the drag basinets there.
Besides the brother mentioned, ho
leaves two brothers, James at Lake
City, Fla.. Elijah, of Olymphia, Ga.,
and a sister, Mrs. H A. Blackburn of
Live Oak. Fla.
A letter fromO. H. Dickinson,brother
of the deceased, received yesterday tell
some of the iclrcnmstanoes of the sad
death. He sent his little son to call Mrs
Qlayt Dickinson and the rhild discover
ed him dead in bed. He had suffered a
great deal on Saturday and Sunday
with a pain in his head and had stayed
in his room almost all day Sanday. He
came to his meals ou Sunday bat re
turned immediately to his rooms. San
day night he talked to the family on
their veranda until 10:30. and that was
the lost they saw of him. The doctors
mado a thorough examination and are
satisfied that his deat h occurred from a
raptured blood vessel which ceased
strangulation. His brother James
Dickinson of Lake City, Fla., has the
settlement of his estate.
A PAIR OF GAMES
A PAIR OF RAINS
In the Southern League yesterday
the results were a pair of games and a
pair of raiua. Little Rock and New Or
leans saw the elements compete. Bir
mingham waxed Atlauta 8 to 4. Mont
gomery trimmed Nashville 5 to 4.
BIG WOOL DEAL
IN COLQUITT COUNTY
Learns That Fresh Remarks Don't go
In Georgia.
Au exciting episode took place on the
Albany limited wlien it was making its
sooth trip on Toesdv afternoon. In
the smoking room « ora throe strangers
and a well known drnmmer who makes
his home In this city. Oue of the trio,
said to be a railroad man here for the
season, saw a young lady at the station
Meigs, and made sctr.a obscene and
insulting remarks about her, though
she was a stranger to him, nnd he had
never seen her before.
His ren-erks wi re overheard by the
local man, who , ow jnstly indignant
at tho stranger's insulting words. He
kept silent for a time bnt his indigna
tion grow and lie soon made np nls
mind to resent the man's conversation,
though tho young lady was not an ac
quaintance of his and lie did not OTen
know Iter name.
He hesitated to bntt in on three peo
ple, witli In, grievance, so waited until
the train readied Ochlockonee. He
then went to a friend, explained the elr-
cumstanoes and asked the friend to ac
company him, which nqneit was cheer
fully complied with. A well known
resident of Meigs, alio volunteered to
take a hand, saying that the young lady
was Ills daughter-in-law and ha wanted
to say a fuw words to tho free talker.
The Thomasville drummer then went
to the smoking car, and demanded an
apology from tho offender. Th* man
denied making auy onoomplimentary
remarks “Yon area liar” waa the
quick answer of tho Thomasvill* man.
HeAhen proceeded to give the stranger
some of the straighteat talk ho aver
listened to He denounced the habit of
looaa-talklng In general and' this oaw in
particular, told the strauger what ha
thooght of him. and wound np by toll
ing him while traveling in Ga. to treat
all ladles with respect, or he would get
into trouble. The offender took hit
dressing down with the meeknees of a
little lamb, acknowledged his fault,
apologised to tho father-in-law who
•toodread; to take a hand and promised
not to do it any more. The Incident ia
out of the ordinary and shows the
chivalry of the Thomasville man in de
fending the came of aatranger to him.
It waa a valuable lesson to one man
with a oareless month and should bo
taken aa a warning by others whoare
afflicted with similar wagging tongues.
NEGRO ARRESTED
FOR CRUELTY
Monltrie, Ga , June 21.—(Special.)—
A deal waa dosed yesterday between
Morris Mayer, of Albany.and th* largest
wool growen of Colqnttt connty for tho
sale of 40,000 pounds of wool at si cents.
This represents the holdings of the Nor
mans. Monks, Mays, tiobtr, Morphy*
AUtgocds, Tucker* and other*, among
tho largest sheep owners of theonnnty.
The total valoo of the crop in this conn*
ty ia abont $16,000. Th* price p.id for
this lot ia th* highest received in yean.
J. G. Taylor of Boston spent Wed
nesday in town.
Moae Hayes, colored, waa arretted
Wednesday for cruelty to animal*.He is
charged with abasing an underfed hone.
The arrest was made by Bailiff H. J.
Blalock, and tit* osto will be tried in
oonnty coart. Tlte officers ate deter
mined to atop any oukind treatment of
animals.
What A Whoppar.
Mr. James Yonng, of Wcwth conn
ty, is authority for the statement that
on Mr. Wiley Vickers’ J lace, west of
Warrior creak in Co'.qnitt county, is a
mulberry tree which bean alternatelr,
on tlte same limb, a mulberry and •
tiny ear ot ooru.
Tito tree haa stood for yean in the
middle of a hog poo, in which many
hogs have been fod, and it ia thooght,'
in soma way got ita marvelous variety
ot fruft from this fact.
The ears of corn an abont five indie*
long, without shnsks, perfectly develop
ed, with cobs shoot the Da of popcorn.
The ears grow on the same limb, along
side the mol be tie*
Mr Yonng bad on* of the small cotw,
from which lb* com had been shelled,
in lii* pocket, and says that any on*
who doobta the phenomenon can go
and look at tho tn*, whtcli ia now in
fall trait on Mn. Vickers' plan and is
then to show tor itself.—Tiftou Urns-