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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 14 tqo 5
New Series, Vol XV—Vo. 29
NEW LIGHT CO.
: ASKS FRANCHISE
I
ORDINANCE INTRODUCED
AND READ TWICE.
In accordance with expectation., the
Mnnicical Investment Co., of Chicago,
With a branch office at Colombo., pe
titioned conncil for a franchise to erect
an electric light plant.
The petition .tipnlatea 10 oenta per
thousand a. a maximum charge forin-
condesoent lighu and (70 per year fcr
aro light, if more than SO araued,|7S
if leaa than SO, thaae light, are to bam
all night and every night. Where few
er than three indndaeoent light, are
need, the maximum flat rate charge la
to be 78 cent, per month. The compa
ny offer, to famish meters at lte own
WE LACK FAITH
SAYS MR- PRINGLE
County Commlaeloner Telia of Treat'
m.nt Accorded Committee In
Neighboring Counties.'
Onesentenoeof the petition is portlo-
nlariy striking ‘-This tranehiee shall
not be auigaable except by approval of
It Is stipulated that the city shall
have the privilege at any time of boy
ing the plant at 1U oost price, lew two
per oent per annum for depreciation, or
at a prloe named by a board of arbitra
tion, udd prioe not to exceed the oost
figure..
The petitioners offer to begin work
within 80 days and to flniah within 8
months. ,
The communication which was drawn
In the shape of an ordinance, ,was in*
traduced as snob by Mayor Rodden-
bery and passed to Its second readlpg.
It will come op for final adoption or
discussion and amendment, at probably
the next meeting of council.
Mr. brans of the special joint com
mittee of citizens and councilmen, ask-
tifti an extension of time on hi* re*
port, pending action on the new fran.
chlse bill. It U supposed that his com*
mittee will favor the new franchise.
With a few minor amusement*, as a so*
lot on of the light question.
President Hunt of Young’s College,
appeared before conncil and asked for
the privilege of closing that part of
Young street which cats in two the
College Park. His petition was refer
red to the street committee.
MR. TUTTLE LOSES CHILD
The little five months-old baby of Mr
O. M. Tuttle died early ye.terday mor
ning. Thcohild'a mother preceded it
'tobar long rest exactly two montha
ago yesterday. The little baby had
baen ill for a long time, and death did
not come aa a surprise.
The funeral was held at four thirty
yesterday afternoon from the Tnttle
home, with Rev. 8. L. McCarty offl
dating.
FOR THROWING A BRICK.
8nmter Han Ison, a negro yontb, waa
arrested yesterday afternoon by officer
Martin. Harrison Is wanted in Tampa,
Florida, fur throwing a brick into a
train. He came here a few days
ago, and will make the retain trip in
company with a Florida official.
Miss Elsie Bennett of,North Carolina
is the attractive gnest of her relatives.
Or. and Mrs. A. P. Taylor on Madison
street.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Poole after a
a pleasant honey moon at White
Springs came home yesterday and will
be at heme to their friends at the resi
dence of Mr. and Mrs. James Miller on
Smith Ave.
Mrs. Clara Manning has retorned
from a short Tistt to Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. John Grant have re
turned from their vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Spence and fami
ly left yesterday fora two month va
cation in Rock hold, Ky.
Times-Enterprise:—I notice in your
Issue of the 8th you state that Decatur
oouuty it heavily in dabt on aooount of
the cost of road making aparatna. I
will atato that while Decatur baa a
•mall floating indebtedness contracted
for the purpose named, on aooount of
the haste with which they bad to put
Into operation the alteroatlve'.Road Law
System. This little floating debt la
nothing for Daostur, whose rate of tax-
ation la vary low. I was told this rate
will not bo Increased In order to oanoel
ali obligation! this year. Their finances
arc in fine condition, they having coot'
pletad about a year ago, a beautiful
ooort boost at a ooet ot something leas
than 180,000 without tailing one dollar’s
worm of hoods or incurring any float
ing indahtadnaia whatever.
I waa particularly impraaaad with tha
patrlotio spirit with which they entered
into any afloat touching tha public
good. As you pass around and through
this elegant adifloa, your guids, with a
gnat deal of pride, calls attention to
the fact that avarythlng .which could
possibly bo to obtained in tha construc
tion, was made in Decatur ooonty first,
and Georgia next. "This beautiful
brick,” he would say, "waa made in Da.
oator ooonty from Decatur day; this
interior wood work and finiahiag, from
tha woods of our forest and by the
•killed maobaniosof oor variety Works,"
and spun every topie touched you find
them bnbbUng over with patriotism,
polliog steadily us one man with an
•ye tingle to the development of home
industries, and the boilding up aqd
beautifying of their dty and common
wealth .
Nor is the spirit confined to Decatnr.
Euiiy and Dougherty over which w>
had occasion to put, are blooming >nd
float idling from the tame sentiment
that prevails in Decatnr,
We were impressed with the hospital
ity extended ns as representatives of
the Board of Commissioners cf Thomas
county. Companions end carriages
were furnished os at each place. De
catur honored ns with the company of
Hon. F. J, Willis. Mayor of Bainbridgo
and Chalrmanjof the Board of County
Commission. Early wlth.Hon. D W.
James Chairman of Board of County
Commissioners and Doogharty with the
Hon- T. L Wilder. Each of these gen
tlemen took especial pleasure in show-
lng na ovar their county and dty; ex-
plaining the advantages of this and
showing ns the fertility of that.
Bat Mr. Editor we saw nothing in
•oil, climate, or dtlaanahip for Which
wo would exchange oor Thomas ooonty
advantages and privileges. Nothing in
commercial or manoafctnrlng develop
ments but what oor grand dd county
offer groater advantages Nothing in
personality or accomplishments but tint
we can show a greater distinotiun. Tat
there Is one thing we laek and tliat one
is easy to overcome. Bat without It the
efforts of a few can accomplish notbfog.
That one little requisite is FAITH.
Very Respectfully,
W. A. Pringle
MR. HUNTER RESIGNS
FROM THE Y-.M- C. A.
General Secretary Will ILonvc Thom-
•uvllla on September First-
Mr. J. S, Hunter, general secretary of
the Toung Men’s Christian Assoeiation,
hat resigned his position, tha resigna
tion to take effect on September 1st.
Mr. Hooter came to Thomasville
something ovar two yeara ago to take
oharge of the Y, M. 0. A. when it waa
first organised. Ha resigned the plaoo
of Financial Secretary of the Mont
gomery Association to take np tha
work hero.
Mr. Hunter hae been oonxtderlng hi*
•tap fur tome weak*, and about tha first
ot June notified tha Board of Directors
of hit latannon. Tha Board rafosed to
aoospttbs reasgnation, and asked that
bo rrcoaslder and remain at I
4noSarytar?"
A meeting Of the Board waa held yes
terday afternoon, to which Mr. Hontor
stated that carefully weighing tha dr-
utanoaa he fait it to be for the bast
Interests of tha AsrooUdoa that a naw
man with new tdaaa and ntw toergy ha
saenrad for tha oocning fall campaign.
At haa organs request, tha resignation
wasaoooptad.
Mr. Hooter hat' become thoroughly
identified with TbouutvlUa .during his
two Tsars residence hare, and it it to
him mora than to moat everybody also
pat together that the association haa
aohlovoditt magnificent tacoeta. Hail
fellow, well met, with- every man)
woman and child bit friend, he haa
wielded such an. Influence for good
among young man aa will probably
never beloat.
The retiring secretary has not folly
matured his plans for tho future,though
they will probably take blui to either
Kentucky or North Carolina.
A thoroughly competent and wide
awake man will be seemed to succeed
Mr. Hauler as secretary of the Y. M.
C. A. and an especially active cam
paign began far the spread of the work
Into wider channels.
Wm. CARGILL SHOT
BUT STILL LIVES
Victim Suyu Hlu Assailant Was Wm,
Stephens a Prominent Man.
Mr, Wm.;OurgUl, a large farmer liv
ing near Metoalfe, whom name la
known far and near, waa shot Monday
night at Olivt ohnrch. The bnllott
entered Mr. darglU's month and waa
ont'ont from back of his nook. Dr. W
W. Jarrell, who went down from Thom,
aavtlle to attend him, says there Is no
reason why Mr. OarglU should not re
oover, though hit wound la serious.
Mr. Cargill says that bit assailant was
Wm. Stevens, a prominent man of the
neighborhood. Ont of Mr. Oargill’a
sons married a titter of Mr, Stevens and
another only raoently married a dough
ter of Mr. Stevans, but daspita this oon-
Motion tbsre aeeme to have been herd
feelings between tha heads ot tho fasti.
Usa foe some time.
lOeoems thf&oa Monday night Mr.
Ofirgill and item* of hit family drove
down to Olive church to preaching.
after services, tha story goes, whan
Hi. OarglU want out to unhitch hip
bona that * ifcet rang out. A moment
latsr ha was found prone on the ground
The wounded man was taken to tho
homa of Henry Shuman, nearby, and la
still than.
Oliva ehuroh, where tho crime waa
oommltt||g, is about two miles acroea
the Florida line, and tho Florida sheriff
was at onoe put ou the oase. Sheriff
Htght and Deputy Singletary fo
Thomas went down Tuesday to help
roond np tho min who did tho shoot
log. They found that ha had already
snrronderod to the Florida authorities.
EXPERIENCED NO TROUBLE
III FOREIGN COUNTRY
HEETH AND SHEFFIELD
ENLARGE HEETH’S BAKERY
Tbs Heath's Bakery is schedoted for
a big enlargement. About tho first of
August Mr, R. S- Htotli will take in
with him a partner, Mr. P. S, Sheffield
of Quitman. Mr. Sheffield hu con
ducted a grocery and ermoker basinets
in Qaitmsn, and it a successful mer
chant. He is now disposing of his
holdings and will mova to Thomaaville.
Messrs. Heeth and Sheffield will add a
oomplete stock of groceries to their
Thomasville business. They intend to
donbla tho capacity of their bakery .and
to put on eeveral delivery wagons, and
to otherwise posh the trade,
Mr, R. 8, Heeth has bean la tho /bak
ing business in Thomasville for s
ten yeara and ho it universally known
at a capital man. Hit friends will con
gratulate him on spreading himself.
COME HOME QUICKLY
AND SAVE THE CHIGKS
MINN. LUMBER COMPANY
BEFORE REFEREE MERRILL
{The bankruptcy case of theMinnesota
Lumber Co., ot Valdosta, was np be
fore Referee Merrill J yesterday. Ar
guments were heard as to priority of
claims. The liabilhlei of this defunct
Company remain at about 8100,000,
while the assets are now known to be
only J about (10,000. A formidable
array of foreign legal talent we e
brought to the city by tbe oase; among
the number were Mr. {B. M. Davis, of
Macon, W. W. Gordon. Jr„ of Savan
nah, 0. L. Smith and E. K. Wilcox, of
Valdosta, and Halt Parker of Moo'trie.
i i iiTrfa
The boya who have frequented the
Hall of Fame, better known as tha
Capitol, are telling a good joke on one o
tbe well known farmers who went to
Atlanta in the interest of Grady.
It will bo remembered that when tbe
legislature first opened, (several success
ful farmers went np to open lieadquai ■
tors. They announced their intention
of staying "till the monkey died" and
in response to tho query as to what
would become of their crops, they re
plied “Oh, the neighbors wi't cultivate
them.”
The latest is, that before tho boys had
been away hardly a week, one of them
received a telegram from bis wife about
as follows: “Come home quick, the
neighbors are cultivating onr chickens.”
The only feature of the stoiy that
cgn be absolutely aut'ienticrted is that
he came home
Mr. Jas. Hopkins is being kept busy
relating to Ids friends "how they do
things In the old coautry.’.’ Mr. Hop-
kme left Thomuville early la Aurll,
and a good psrt of tho tbreo mouths
that have since elapsed he spent In Eu
rope, with a party composed of himself
Mrs. Wellman and Miss Wellman.
They spent most of their time in
London and Pans, going down ou tho
Mediterranean sea to Monte Carlo, for
only a short while, Mr. Hopkins de
niet any c.nnection with the breaking
of the bank down there. He says his
party met op with Jack Chadwick and
Jerry Livingston, both frequent visit
ors to ThomaeviUe in Paris. The far-
mer is living there.
Mr. Hopkins says that he suffered no
mishap, nor even an exciting experience
and that although no member of hit
party could speak the French language,
they found littlo difficulty in getting
along.
COUNTY COURT YIELDS .
OVER THREE HUNDRED
Negro Raya Five Dollars tor Killing a
Neighbor’s Chlckon-
The regular monthly term of county
orimtnal coart woe held yeeterday be
fore Jndge Hauselt. Ed Carolina, a
negro from beyond Boston plead guilty
to two charges, shooting at another and
carrying concealed weapons. On the
two connte the Jndge fined him 8200 or
22 monthi on the gang. Ei thinks
he’U find the money.
Amanda Wright, the worn in who
clubbed another negro Amazon over the
iiead not long ago ont on Craw ford
•treet, plead guilty, and she too will
Iiuto to servo eleven months orieis site
can scrape np a cool bnnd-ed.
Robt. Irwin, a third negro, was
charged with klll'ng a chicken. He
fonnd a yellow ljgged pci'et belonging
to his neighbor eating np hit garden one
day and he forthwith proceeded to slay
it. The Judge thought there was credit
coming to Robt. for not taking bis ven-
goanee off the (roost, and he therefore
let 1.1m tff let fiS.CC.*
ac.
NEWSY BATCH OF NOTES
FROM BUSY MEIGS.
(By J. 8. Soaroy.)
Mayor Wilkes has returned from hit
western tour and is at hit accustomed
place in the J. N. Carter Co’s office.
Mr. Julian Beckett ot Boston Is super
intending the patting np of the Meigi
Telephone Co's pales.
Farmers are telling their cotton that
has made them feel rich for so long a
time.
Dr. Isler teems to be tho livest than in
this section, Between visits to patients
he makes It corn enient to go by where a
largo force of hands are erecting hie tel
ephont poles and manages to get a live
ly hnmp on thsm tome way. oels cer
tainly showing hit enterprise In tbe
way he it going ahead with the tele
phone tinea and deserves tba patronage
of everybody in town.
A man who doubtless had on too much
of "tbe orerjoyfnl” tried to corner the
parched peanut market here Saturday.
He bought out one boys' paannta, anoth
er stepped up and was likewise nllaved
ot hit load. In a short time a third waa
‘on.’ By this time the £flnt returned
with a fresh lot of hot peanuts, and so
on the fan went until the man had ax-
hanated hie funds. Ha started for hit
home In tbe oonotry with perhaps 60
sacks of panned paannta,
Mrs. Genie 8tnbbs Lines of Mare and
Mrs, W. 0. Glenn of Talbotton, are vis
iting the family of their father, |Jndge
0, 7. Stubbs on Quality Square.
“Return” for grapes an oomlag in,
and for tho moat important part are sat
lsfaotory. The crop la fine and the air
it redolent with the mellifinenoeof the
npefrnlt.
Mist Annie Lon Johnston of Florals,
Ala., is spending same time with her
relative* in this county- Ihji young
lady has always been a favorite with
eveiybody litre
Miss Kqte Blackman of Eureka afie'
•pending some time with Mies Zoo
S'mpson and others retorned home
Thursday. She is a very pleasant visi
tor and added mucli to the life ot the
town during her stay.
Rev. G. P Rivletedid some flue talk-
i-ig ut the Methodist ohurcii Sunday. It
wni about too bringing np of children
And lie said many thinge that woold
cat deep into the hearts of aime parents
who were not there. He wanti the
boys and girl* to bo educated, bus bo
lteves that education without charterer
it nothiog, and la dangerous. Ho said
that the woman give* character to the
homo, state and coonty. That tha
young ladle* of a town are resposlble
for tha moral as well aa the social itatns
of tha circle in whtob they move. There
wore bat few of the older people in at-
tendance, bat of course It was those who
were not there Who should have heard
it.
Some of these days some family in
this place will bo mourning tha loaa of
one or two boya who habitually go to
tho trolna which pats this place, Only
a few day* ago a Uttle tot was jerked
from under a moving train. Whan
parents neglect the matter the mayor
and marshal have tha nower. Let them
do their doty and enforce the ordinance
applicable to tbe situation.
Quarterly Conference of the M. E.
Ohnrch for this circuit will be bold at
chnroh In this place on the 18th and
14th of August.
Mr. Thomas Perdue and wife of Pel-
hum were tbe guoata of Mr J, M. How
ard's family Sunday. 1
Mr, and Mrs. E. R. Shepherd of Daw
son and Mr. Ernest Joiner of Camilla,
were the guests, for a few days last
weak of Mr. and Mrs- Goo, Joinor.
Last Sunday Rev. A. J. Cone baptized
17 candidates for ohnrch membership at
Sardis chnroh ten mile* east of this
place. He it now conducting a series of
meetings at Pleasant View, two milee
north of town.
Kre, M. H: Atkinson, Mrs. J. M.
THOMAS’ REPRFSeftTATlVES
MUST WUSX HARD.
Names of Mosers. Slnglotvry, Noun
tree and Mitchell on Many
Committees.
The Themis ooonty representatives
in the legis'atnre will be kept bnsy if
speaker Slaton haa anything to do with
it. He has made use of tho three local
men on seventeen of hie standing
oommttteea, 1 and if this is a criterion,
ha has only half atarsed. It la evident
that the services of Thomas ooonty
men are in high demand.
Mr. Fondren Mitchell la a member of
the oommittaea on Ways and Maana,
Amendments to Constitution, Ganent
Judiciary, one of tba mart Important of
all tha oommltteaa, Education, Manu
factures, University of Georgia, Privi
leges of tha Floor and Halts.
Mr, Rountree Is oaths Appropriations
immlttee, KaHroads, Panitentiary,
General Agriculture, Labor, Auditing
and Wild Loads.
Mr. Singletary slta with tba General
Judiciary loommlttee, Ooonty and
Ooonty Matters, Banka and Banking,
and Blind Asylum.
The ooznmittee on new oountles tret
not named because Speaker -Slaton la
finding groat diffienlty In getting to-
getheijtho requisite number at men who
aro entirely impartial. Vary little naw
ooonty work will be done on til this
oom mittee Is In working order. It la
entirely possible that even than the en
tire question will be passed over to the
next aeetion.
TWO BROAD ST. STORES
TO BE IMPROVED
Work will begin very aoon on tho
Broad street stores occupied by Ooch-
rah’s barbershop and McDonald’s Ten
Cent Store. The ’ buildings belong to
Mr. W. A. Pringle, and he has already
had placed on the ground a part of the
material lor the improvements.
The old fronts will be torn ont and
handsome iron and glass fronts pot in.
It Is possible that a second will be pat
on. The fronts will be constructed with
tliif purpose in view, though it may not
be immediately oairied out. Tha pro
perty if lu tile beat bueinesa eeotion of
Thomaevllto, aid after tho' remodeling
is finished, will bo an ornament to the
oity.
the 14th lnetant leave for a stay at
Indian Spring,
Mist Ids May Thompson of Ocholock-
onee, it visiting her lister Kre. E. M.
Singletary.
A senes of meetings will begin at tha
Baptist chnroh at this place on the 14th
and continue ^through tha following
week. Everybody la urged to attend
these servloee night and day.
Sfrs. W. M. Singletary left last Mon
day for Panaoaa Springe, Tin. She will
bo rone about ten days, •
Mrs. Dsn Miller it spending tbs weak'
in Thomasville.
Mrs. L. H. Singletary after spending
a few days in Boston is at homa. Mr.
and Mrs. Singletary have taken tha res
idence lately vsoated by Mr. R. T. Lew-
la on Quality Square and will aoon be
gin their first boose keeping.
Mis* Foylie Zeeigler of Pelham wti
here Sunday the guest of Miss Alpha
Braswell.
Mines Bet tie Reagan and Mary Lon
Rooks of Ooholookoneo distrlot wore
the guests of Miss Jewel Arllne at tha
Central Hotel a portion of this week.
Those two young ladiee wore pupils in
Pine Grove sohoql last term and mad*
moat excellent marks.
Married, Sunday' Jaly 8th by Rev. A.
J. Cone Mr. Guyton Fnlford to Mia
Dolls Bown. Mr. Fnlford is a young
man of this place bat haa raoently re
sided in Florida, and is tho ton of Hr.
G. W. Falford. The bride It tbe popu
lar daughter of Mrs Bown, a faw t
Simpson and Mrs. Cams Hall will oo tooth of town.