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®)0IM0Wlk -Bnb South (Beovqia (proovess.. TBOMASVILI.K TIMK*. VOL. «i THOMAMVII.LE ENTERPRISE. V(I 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-