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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 28 tqo 5
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Both rawlings guilty
MERCY FOR LEONARD
groorthe Father Gees on Trial Tc-
day at Valdosta-'
Valdosta, Ga, July 26.
n was a quarter | sst five o’clook thla
f ternoon before the jury in the case of
Jesse and Leonard Bawling* returned
with a verdict the Jnry having been out
nearly four houra without dinner when
the agreement waa reached, The ver
dict waa that of guilty with a recom
mendation of mercy for Leonard Bawl
jugs. The court room waa crowded
when it waa announced the. the Jury
. waa ready witli the verdict. Judge
Mitchell naked U they bad agreed upon
a verdict and the foreman B. H. .Tones
replied in the afflrmatlve.
After the reading of the verdict ars
ons waa taken until tomorrow morning
when either Alf Moore or J. G. Raw!
Inga will be pot up for trial. The oourt
will have to appoint a lawyer for the
negro. The verdlot this afternoon waa
about what nine out of ten men expect
ed and it i^generally approved. A phy
sician haabeen tent to the Jail eeveral
times today to aee J. G. Rawlinge but
hit trouble ia aatd to be nerrouam
moie than anything else. The verdleta
in the two oaaea that have been tried
have aurpriaed him and he begibe to
fear that it will be equally aa bad with
him.
FIRE FIEND DESTROYS
THREE NEGRO HOUSES
At 12:35 yeaterday afternoon the
Are alarm wblatle called the depart
ment to thq,corner of Clay and Oak
streets, where three hbusea occupied
negroea wore in flames. Two of
them- were burned to the ground and
third partlaly datroyed. The liAa
was about $600 with no Insurance.
The Are caught in the house of
Spencer Everett, colored. No one
was at home and he suspects in
cendary origin. This is the third
Are from which he has suffered.
Some time ago he was completely
burnt out. A few months sclnce bis
house waaflred in the night time,
but the flames were put out before
serious dmage waa done. The
frequent recurence- of. these events
leads him to suspect some enemy.
His house was burned to the ground
and only a email portion of hts furn
iture saved. -
The other two houses belonged
to Mrs., 8.” A. Luke and the wreck
• of one total. Both were occuped
by negro tenants. Mra. Luke's own
home was burned a few months ago.
She carries no Insurance on her
many houses In different parts of
the city.
, The department ran a hose line
from Broad down Clay to the scene
of the conflagration. There was
not enough hose to reach and the
wagon had to return to the station
house for more. Aa a result there
waa considerable delay In getlng
water on the flames. When the
stream did begin to play the story
was soon told.
.SCORES
. . .,|,HIT AT CAMILLA
Lar-e Crowd of.Mitchell County Peo
ple Listed to Platitudes
[From Wedtie6clij'fi Dalit]
Hoke Smith up ike to a t audience
variously evimated at from 500 to 2000
hearers, at Camilla yesterday. Hot
held forth in a grove back of the court
honae aud Was^Jntmdabed;. liy Col. E.
M. Davis inahrigli? 6 minute talk.
Judge I. A. Bnyh was master of cere,
monies and man^oittfena occupied seats
on the stage.'
Camilla ia a Smith stronghold and he
waa greeted witjr great enthusiasm
Hla speech was divided into three parts
and dealt with tH? railroad and corpo-
ration question, education, and negro
ditfranchiaement. Mr. Smith, made a
complimentary men lou of Hon tt G.
MoLendon of Thomaavllle who was in
the audience. He said Col. McLendon’s
article 'on railroad capitalisation in
last Sunday'! Constitution, ,was along
the right line. </'•
He spoke in high terms (of Joe Hill
stall. He .told again the ,‘lya" story
about the Atlanta Constitution and
spoke in aarcastio terms 'of Clark
Howell.
Ur.Smith,aaya Thonsasvile people
who were on the ground, ia a splendid
"mixer" as well as speaker and if the
eleotton were to be held at once they
think he wouid carry |Mttobell comity,
OLD TERNS E1J3f
THEIR ANNUAL DINNER
Thomas county has among its vet
erahs two who observe a pretty cus
tom. . Mr; Ransom Whieferwlbp lives
near the city and Mr. Joseph erger
were comrades in arms. Both be
longed to the same coqtmand and were
wounded during the war. Each 22d
of July the anniversary of the Bat
tle of Atlanta, these two veterans
dine together. For forty-one years
thla engagement haa been religiously
kept and'last Saturday It waa observ-
d for tha forty-Arst time. Only once
In all thesa years haa Mr. Jerger fail
ed to act as Mr. Wheeler's host. Or
that ocaaloa Mr. Jarger waa In Eu
rope and hla place was Ailed by hla
oldest son, Mr. L. H. Jerger. That
the two may live to enjoy many more
reunlona ia the wiah of the Tlmes-
Entreprlso and all their friend*.
GOVERNMENT REPORT
MAKES COTTON RISE
New York, July, 26.—Cotton price*
bounded upward instantly today upon
receipt of the government revised re
port of the acreage. October reached
11.17. Tremendous selling followed,
and October waa beaten down flftean
points. The market was excited and
Irregular.
ACREAGE REPORT
SHOWS DECREASE
Washington. (Jqly 26.—The Depart
ment of Agriculture report on the cot
ton acreage, issued at noon today,
' shows a decrease of U.fl per cent com-
WStrad with last year.
ARBITRATING BOARD
GIVES $526 TO PLAINTIFF
The arbitrator** in the case
Quinn ve. Quinn made public their
verdict yeaterday, slowing Mr.Her-
rlngQuin the sum of $526 with an
aportlonment of costa between plain
US and defendant. This case has
been suspended In the air for a long
time. The elder Quinn was aneing
the Junior for the value of a bouse
over the ownership of uhlch there
was a misunderstanding. By mu
tual conant the question was with
drawn from the court* and left in
the hands of a board of arbtrators.
It Is understood that their decision
settles the matter. Capt. Hammond
represents the plaintiff and W. C.
Snodgrass the defendant.
CHARITY'S SHARE
A Thommsvllle gentleman who has
just returned from Atlanta tells of
an Interesting plan htat Is worked
tbers. A friend of bis Invited him
to take a drink at Hoke Smlbt'e bar.
Each bad one and hte Atlkntian took
another making three In all. He
paid for two and when called back by
the Indignant .bartender be eald.
“Oh, that goes to the charity amount
and I might as well have It aa any
body else. Charged It t oCharity.”
TIMES-ENTERPRI8E TEN CENTS
COTTON CONDITION
LITTLE IMPROVED
Government Report for the Week
Showe the Steple In Slightly Mnre
Promleing Light
Washington, D. C. July 25.—Al
though improvement it indicated
parte of nearly all of the cotton state*
it is neither gene.al nor marked, while
the staple has grown rapidly and is gen
orally fruiting well in portions of Geor
gia, Alabama,' Texas and Missouri,|oom,
plaints [of unsatisfactory fruiting are
reoelved from the Osrdlinas, Mississippi
Alabama, Tennessee and Oklahoma and
rnst if shedding from alt seotions- In
testa ara causing considerable damage
to [ootton gin localities [In Texas
bnt generally no great injury is reporlek
llie cotton crop is opening ln[the South
ero portion of the belt and pioking is
under way in Southern Texas.
NATIVE OF HONOLULU
PASSES THROUGH CITY
7K*!. “ -v.
Misses Dagm&r Swarenson and
Fanle Gray Pearce passed through
the city yesterday on their way to
Montgomery. They, with the Miusoe
Borden of San Francisco, Capt. L.
B. Pearce, the popular Coast Line
conductor and father of Miss Pearce
had formeda week end party at At
lantic Beach. Miss Swarenson is
native of Honolulu having arrived
In America only twd weeks ago fob
a year's study In music. She talk
ed most Interestingly of herfather;
land and Is very proud of the island
.if her natlvty. Her stories
Honolulu life show that It Is in
very truth an American city whore
American people, and customs and
OvSiP* American slang, are
typical as in old Georgia itself. She
says that In the city and even in the
lea advanced Islands the natives are
in a hopeless minority and cut but
little greater flgure than the negroee
In the South. Hawalana are In
tensely pattriottc nd take as much
Interest In elections aa ThomasVIll*
people do In the light'question.
Mies Swarenson aaya that at tb*
next Congressional election Prince
Cupid'' tb* native who now rep
resents the lalande in Congress will
man, owing to n reversion of feeling
throughout the islands ngntnst na
tive officers.
As nn Illustration of how thor
oughly modern her city la. Mis*
Swarenson cited the existence in
Honolulu of lodges of both the Elke
and Odd Fellows to both of which a
brother of hers belong!.
DR. M'LLER BUYS
THE BARRATTE LOT
Dr: Royall J. Miller has purchased
from Bernard and Jules Baratte,
lot of land luextlO feet adjolnng
hla lot. Tbs purchase makes Dr.
Miller the owner of the entire block
where his home Is situated except
the Baratte home and Its
260x10$.
HOSPITAL WILL OPt
ON AUGUST F.RST
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Building* ara Computed ane
lent* Will be Received Nest
Weak-
Tlle]Thonittsville City Hospital wil
open Jon Acgnst flrst. No particulai
ceremony will beotserved, bnt that da;
will be none the - less a notable one in
the>|hutory of Thomasvillo. It will
mark'the completion of a most -om.
mendable charity, the consummation of
years Of labor and hope and trials
Those good citizens men'and women,
who lihve seen At to Interest themselves
in the hospital have labored In. season
and out of season, for n soluble home
for the work. That home is now prac-
tioally complete and the few flniahlng
touches that are to be added; in these
next fly* days will only make more
nearly perfeot the superb equipment of
the hospital-
||MIaa O. L. Ransom of AngnsU, who
will be head none lias already arrived
aod|ia taking a great interest in getting
all thing* ready for the opening day.
POSTOFFICE BUILDING T.
HAS BEEN BEGUN
feTbe city[etreet force commenced] to
txoavate on. Jackson street' Monday
for die foundation of the new postoffice
building- The city is doing the work
injojdor to get the dirt for use on the
street. Offloer Dan Walker is In charge
The new bnildleg will close up the
Jackson itreet entrance to the Mitchell
Home yard. The now part will have
an 80 foot fronton Jackson, extending
from Wolff’s store to the present ■ post-
office building. This building will be
bemod*lJ*4 and made nnifonn with [the
now. ThVreenlSvrttt be a ‘ handsome
two-story artificial stone building front
ing 115 feet on Jackson street and 60
feet on Madison>treet. It will be one
of the best appearing blocks In the oity.
The lower floor will contain tb* poet,
office with Its Pled rotunda, aitd three
long store room*. Tb* seoesns floor
will have fifteen handsomely appointed
offices. Mr. W. O. Snodgrass may well
feel proud pf his new building.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
REACHES HIGH WATER
New Orleans, July 25.-The cotton
market reootded a new high level of
prioes today. October sold at 11.25,
December 6 points higher, and January
at 11.6$.
KENLY WON’T LEAVE.
Wilmington N. C, July 25.—Tha
report sent out from Wilmington and
and repeatedly published that John
R. Kenly, fourth vice president of
the Atlantic Coast Line had resigned
and had accepted a position with a
leading Eastern trunk line ie offi
cially denied Mr. Kenly la still at
Johns Hopkins HosplUl, Baltimore,
and haa no Idea ot leaving the coast
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METHOO'ST ORGAN
SOON TO BE HERE
The splendid ;nqw pip* organ
of the Methodist church Is ready
for shipment and will reach her*
from Boston during August. Tb*
Instrument was purchased at a cost
ot $2,600 and la one of a*, be**, man
ufactured. The board of stewards
ot the church have about completed
negotiations with an organist who
will bgve charge of the instrument.
The gentleman they have n mind Is
a real artist and Is the equal.of any
found in Atlanta, Memphlaor other
Sfuttyern cites of that class. He
will instruct pupils In vocal and In
strumental music and a large number
of young people will doubtless take
advantage of this opportunity
study under a celebrity.
BIAOY COUNTY BILL
DEFINES BOUNDARIES
Duncanville District la not 'ncluded
In the Territory Specified.
The bill tn errate i he county of Grady
Introduced iu tl.e House of Uerncsoiita-
tives by John R. Singletary of Thomas
is of interest tn)]aU at' this particular
juuotnre. The original bill does not
provide for the; incorporation of the
DjncauviUe[dlstrict In the proposed
oiunty. The hearing of tb* bl'l fcefrie
the new{couatj joint committee of tt •
House {and Senate willjbe on July 81st
Should the bill be amended so as to in-
dude the Duncanville distrtot, there
will be]another bearing on the amend,
ment.
Mr. Singletary's bill provides that
tbs new county shall go Into effect on
January 1st, 1906.
On the flrst Monday in next January
the poop'e are to elect an ordinary,
clerk, theriff, coroner,tax collector, tax
receiver and county surveyor. The or
dlnary Is to lay off the ooanty into mili
tia districts, and Justices ara to be
elected In these, bnt all the old jnstloes
are to oontinue to hold office until tlieir
term expires.
W. 8. Wight. W. B. Roddenbery,
John K, Godwin, D. O. Pearce and P.
H, Herring are by the bill to be constl-
fated a commission to secure within
the limits of Cairo, the county site,
either by pnrehase or donation, grounds
for pttblio buildings, and any expenie
Incurred shall be taxed in the general
expense fond against the pew county.
The new eennty is to be attache! to
the Second Congressional District bnt
the senatorial andjndioial diet riots to
which it shall belong are left llank.
It's limits are described as follows:
P^jinnlng at the northwest corner of
land lot 20 in the 17th land distriot of
Thomwi connty, thence east of the ori
ginal ooanty line between Them
ooanty and Mitohall ooanty, to the
northeast aoraer of land lot 13 in the
11th land district of Thomas county,
Georgia, tlienoe sooth on the original
lsndlot lin* to whose said- original lint
crosses Barnett's Creek between land-
•The rivalry to produce the flrst
bale In tha different Oeorgla counties
la keen. Thl'first from BrooHo ap
peared Monday was raised by J. W.
Aver* and bronbghi 14 1-4 cents par
THREE HUNDRED AND FOUR
HIKE FOR THE COAST
The A. C. L'o two delar and a half
excursion to Jacksonville proved very
popular with. Thomaavllle people
The train palled out Monday at noon
with Are coaches'crammed with
coons and four well Ailed with white
people.
The excursionists had a hot day for
their journey but the train puled out
almost on time and the crowd waa
good naturad and seemed not to
mind the heat. After brghtening
np the ead sea waves , driving on
the shell roads, gating at the os
trich farm and enjoying the other
delight* Incldant to Florida’* big
tows, for three day* the traveler*
will ratura horn*.
lou 211 and 311, thence sooth dctsa tlis
middle prong of BaiuoCSt Otsslreo FIRST BALES SHOWING UP.
where mid prong empties into Bar
nette’s Creek proper, thence down Bor
nstto’s Crook sooth, to where said
croak emprise into tha Ochlooltonee
river, tbenoe south down tb* Ocblock-
onee river, to tha Florida, Mas, thence
•sst along the line between Georgia
and Florid*, and [between Florida and
Decatur ooanty, Georgia, to tha south
west fractional corner of land lot 103 In
the 23d distriot of Derator connty.
Thance north on the original landlot
line to tbe Mitchell ooanty like or tc
the northwut corner of land lot 888 In
the tflth land distriot of Decatur ooanty
Georgia, Thence east along tb* otigi
nil land line, between MitobeU and
Decatur oountiee to the itarting point,
HEBARDS WILL USE
OKEFENOKEE TIMBER
It is said that Daniel and Charlea
8. Hebard who own tbe Okefenokee
swamp and live In Thomaavllle
about six months In the year are
about to begin work on tbe lumber
in the awamp. They purchased tbe
greater part of this body of land two
yean ago. The company owning It
la known a* the Hebard Lumber Co.
and Is Incorporated under the law*
of Georgia and article* were filed In
In ClerkGrorer’a office here.
The property is worth thousand*
and thousands of dollar*. Indeed
It Is hard to estimate Just how great
the value ia. Tha principal difficulty
Is In getting the lumber through tbe
swamp to market. The Hebarda
will build a furniture factory at
Folkaton. This la a small town In
Charlton county and la about the
nearest point to the swamp. Here
they will manufacture the rough
limber lato furniture, chain and
the like.
RAWLINGSES LIKELY
TO BE CONVICTED
Defence WalvecfTestlmony and Gets
lOeenlng and Closing:
Yaldists, Gu ,JnIy 25.—(By Western
Union.)
In the trll of Leonard and oesno
Rawlings this afternoon Attorney
Cooper of the defenso sprung a sur-
; when he announced that he
... 1 not introduce any wtnesses.
2 •. Is more counsel for the defense
h - ihe opening nd closing argu
ments Mr. O. M. Smith made the
opening speech.
Mr. Smith was fallowed by G. A.
Whitaker for the prosecution who
made made a strong argument point
ing out the corroboration of Alf
Moore’a evidence In every essential
by the other witnesses for the State.
While addressing tbe court Attorney
Cooper turned to Soldtor General
W. E. Thomas and In an Impassioned
manner exclaimed “Mr. Thomas,
while you are cracking necks here 1
am afraid that If you are not careful
you will break some lnocent necks.”
During the progress of Col. Whit
aker’s speech he aald that it was an
evil day when a citizen could not lay
down In bis home at night and feel
secure from assassns and incend-
arles. Instantly Mr. Cooper was on
hs feet with "I object, may It pleaso
your honor. Such argumet Is not
- or admissible and I movo now
a mistrial In the case.” Mr.
-fltaker Immediately wthdrew the
da saylag that he did not wish
to prejudice the
to the court. . ill;--
structed the jur a...
by the remark lq
overruled the motion for a new trial. */
Solicitor General Thomas and
Mr. Cooper will make their argu
ment* tomorrow morning nd It la
believed that the case will go to the
Jnry s.ioo after noon. The el-l-r nam
ings has been lick today. Hte trial
will come np hnmedltely after the
concjnslon ot th* case# against hte
two sons.
A LONG TRIP.
Rev. J. M. Outler, paatcor ot th*
Metbodtet Church, who la now on a
month'* vacation recently hgd tthe
unexpectedly pleaalure of a long trip
through the north. He left Louls-
lle where hte wife and family ara
. company with several friend* and
ent to Chicago. From there he Is
iking the lake trip to Detroit, Mack
inac laland and Sault Ste. Marie
OANGEROUS ACCINENT
AT MERRILLVILLE
Mra. Will Ruahln a daughter of
Mr. it. M. Cargill of Thomaavllle,
came near being crushed to death by
the 11:41 train here Sunday. She
started to run across the track ahead
of the trala and fell scrota the track
only a few steps ahead of the engine
and the only thing that saved her
life waa the fact that aha rolled off
Instead of trying to get up.
Two Hundred Hava Paid-
City Treasurer. MUehell la aotborlt
for the statement that only 300 of
Tbomaavilla'a able bodied cltteen* have
paid their street tax. Many more than
that an liable. The eammoaaae
almost all been leaned and then will
too in camp when tb* offloan gat
t'.e delinquent*.
TlMES-ENTERPRISE TEN CBN
A WEEK. ' .
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