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T flOMASVILXE TIMEH, VOL. 30
IIOMASV^LLE ENTEUPHI8E. VOL. 47.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPl'EMBER a 9 tgo S
Ntw Sfrr's, Vol XV—No. 40
BUND TIGER
HIT HARD.
A C l TRESTLE
GONE IN FLAME
MAYOR RODOEHBERY FINES 400 FOOT BRIDGE NEAR BAR-
JOSEPH GEORGE 99 AND NETT’S CREEK BURNED
COSTS. T-BAFIC deranged.
# From Tu03'.ln.r'8 Dally.
Shortly after the adjournment of
police court yesterday afternoon,
% Mayor Roddenbery held court in the
open air and applied a heavy fine to
Joseph George. George la a Syrian
who has a shop on. Jackson street;
He is accused of having sold liquor
to a prominent citizen of Meigs. The
trouble started when George lodged
a complaint against the stranger to
the effect that he threatened him
with a pistol. The cause, George
Bald, was the fact that he refused to
allow the visitor to take a drink In
his store. On the other hand the
visitor claimed that he bought the
liquor of George. The evidence was
in favor of the Meigs man and
against George. The mayor impos
ed a fine of $99 and costs upon the
Syrian.
MANY FINED
BY MAYOR.
From Tuesday’s Daily.
Police Court yesterday afternoon
was of moce than the usual interest.
Mayor Roddenbery was in a good
'humor und some of the* comments
^ lhat fell from his lips were worthy
of the renowned Judge Briles of
Atlanta. A long array of offenders
confronted him and the profit to the
city was in the nelghbcrhod of $90.
The case against Neal Cargell, a
well known white man, charged with
disorderly conduct was continued.
Sallle Vine was fined $1 and costs.
Grant Ware, Ed Higdon, Belle Lar
kin, Georgia Bable, all got ten and
‘costs. Zion Williams and Lucius
Few drew $16 tickets. Lou Crunp-
- ton and Dosh McCluod were fined
to the amount of $6 and costs.
From Tuesday’s Daily.
The Atlantic Coast Line lost a 400
foot trestle over Barnett’s Creek
near Pine Park by fire yesterday af
ternoon. The bridge is one of which
a good deal of repair work has been
jjpne lately. In fact the bridge is
being rebuilt. The old woodwork
to of cedar and is very dry"owing to
the lack of rainfall for the past two
weeks. Theplllng ignited from
the sparks of a passing fr r.'ri en
gine and the bridge burned like tin
der. In a few hours the entire struc
ture had been destroyed.
Tlfc fire resulted In a serious de
rangement of traffic on the road.
The cast bound train due here at
2:25 was on the other side of the
creek w^en the fire started. It was
compelled to remain there until the
west bound passing here at 4:30
reached the scene.
transfer of passengers and mall
HOURS STATED
FOR CHILDREN
DON’T SEND THEM TOO EARLY
SAYS THE,BOARD OF £DU-
CATI0N.
At a called meeting of the boiar4
of education, September 20, the fol
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, first, that the. board of
education give'notice to the patrons
of the public schools that the white
pupils will be allowedto enter the
grounds at any hour In the morning.
Neither the board, superintendent
or teachers will be held responsible
for the conduct of children entering
the grounds before the arrival of the
teachers at 8 a. m.
Second, that the building will not’
be opened for admission of pupils
until 8:10 a. m. except when re
quired by weather conditions in tho
discretion of the superintendents
Third, this board advises parents
and guardians not to allow them to
reach tho school grounds before ,8
m. at which time the superintend
ent and teachers will be on tho
BIG ATTORNEYS
. COURT HERE
REFEREE HEARS CASE OF THE
MINNESOTA LUMBER CO
iANDCONTINUES SME.
From Wednesday's Dally.
r,A distinguished array of legal tal
ent appeared before Judge Merrill
In bankruptcy court yesterday. The
cane In litigation I* that of the Min
nesota Lumber Company. Thla big
concern has been In the bankruptcy
court for some time. The lawyers
came to settle eome questions of
priority of claims but owing to some
absent witnesses the hearing was
continued until October 10th,
Among tho legal lights who were
here were: J. O. Cranford, W. H.
t - Griffin, O. M. Smith, C. L. Smith, E.
K. Wilcox and E. P. S, Denmark of
Valdosta, and Col. W. W. Gordon of
Savannah.
MILITARY
ELECTION
Majr R. L. Wylly, who since the
resignation of Col. Wooten and
Lieut. Col. Hopkins Is In command
mand of 1th Georgia has received or
ders to hold an election in the
Fourth Georgia. This will bo held
on the fourth of October and will
fill the places made vacant by the
resignations above mentioned. There
Is no opposition to Major Wylly for
the colonel’s place or to Major Peter
Preor of Columbus for the position
vacated by Col. Hopkins, the sturdy
veteran of two wars. As soon as
the new colonel Is chosen the regi
mental headquarters will be moved
to Thomasvllle and this place will
become the center of military affairs
for South Georgia.
Little One Gone.
From Tuesday’* Dally.
• The friends of Mr. James Stnsrt
will sympathize with him In the loss
of his infant daughter which occur-
redst his home near the city yester
day afternoon at 9 o’clock. The
fnneral will take place today at 10
a. m. and will be conducted by Bov.
Bines. The Interment will be nt the
cemetery of Bold Spring church.
1 J. W. Byrd of’Delham was In the
«tty on haziness Wednesday.
TR AINS RUN .
OCTOBER 4.
(From Moultrie Observer.)
President J. N. Pidcock announc
ed this morning that trains will run
out of Boston and Into Albany on
the road’s own track beginning Oct
ober 4. Tho work of laying the
track on the lower end is practically
complete. It will be laid up Into the
city today. The work on the Albany
end is also finished. Everything
will be in readiness for through
trains one week from next Wednes
day.
Mr. Pidcock also made the impor
tant announcement that a double
passenger schedule will be put on
tho lower division of the road that
will be of great convenience to travel
la that direction.
A train will leave Pidcock early
in the morning after the arrival of
the train from Thomasyille. Re
turning it will leave Moultrie In the
early afternoon connecting with the
Coaat Line trains to Thomasvllle and
Savannah. It will leave Pidcock
immediately after the arrival of the
train from Savannah and leave
Moultrie at night, after the arrival
of the train from Albany. It will
be a fast, exclusive passenger and
mail service.
Mr. Pidcock said there waa noth
ing to tho report that they had been
enjoined from entering Booton. The
property in question wm a atr^et,
and had been given by the city.
R. E. Loster,
V. P. Presiding.
J. S. Montgomery, Secrteary.
was made over a foot bridge. No grounds to tako charge of them,
express or baggage was transferred.
It will be Drapossible to arrange even
a temporary bridge before tomorrow
In the moantimo the through travel
for Montgomery and the west, as
well as freight and express will prob
ably be sent around by way of Al
bany. The new parts of tho bridge
were not bi^dly hurt and can bo used
again but’the loss to the road was a
serious one.
JORDAN WRITES
OF HOKE.
H. C. Jordan ot Boston, ono of
Hoko Smith’s enthusiastic suporters
writes frequently to the Atlanta
Journnl. In the last Issue he says:
“Editor Journal—The ring or
gan and its satellites may vllllfy and
abuBe Hon. Hoke Smith, but the peo
ple Intend to elect him Georgia's
nezt governor. Not since the days
of Bob Toombs, Howell Cobb, Alex
Stephens, Herschel V. Johnson and
their contemporaries have the people
had an opportunity of voting for
such a pure and patriotic gentleman
as Hon. Hoke Bmoth. He will carry
this neck of the woods by s band-
some majority. Very truly
H. C. Jordan.”
PATTERSON
SELLS STORE
Treaty Drafted.
Christians, Sept. 24.—The draft
of tbs treaty providing for the dlt>
solution of the anion of Norway and
Sweden was laid before the 8troth
ing today. It ras derided to submit
the treaty to a special commutes.
From Tuesday’s Dally.
The Patcrsoh Drug Company yes
terday sold their druf business at
the corner of Madison and Jackson
streets to Mr. C. W. McCrae. Tbs
new proprietor comes bore from
South Florida where be was engaged
In the turpentine business. He Is a
son-in-law of Mr. Robert Whlddon
of tbls city and Is well and favorably
known to nftny of the people bere
He will be cordially welcomed to the
business circles of tbe town. His
store Is In avslpendld location and
enjoys a constantly Increasing trade.
It will continue under tbe manage
ment of Dr. W. M. Reeee In whose
efficient charge the buslneee bas been
for some time ^ast
Mr. Robert B. Wrench left yes
terday afternoon for New Tork.
A New Resident.
J. J. Davis of Merrillville has pur
chased through E. M. Mallette, tbe
Collins or Bob Faison place on East
Jackson street nnd will make it his
home at an early date.
K. C. Bank Falls.
Kansas City, Sept. 25.—Tho Kan
sas City State Bank of which Wiley
O. Cox Is president, failed to open
Its doors today, having gone Into vol
untarily liquidation. The hank was
organized In 188S with a capital of
2200,000.
, V-
Disastrous Fire.
Spokane, Sept. 26.—A disastrous
flro early today broke out In the
wholesale nnd shipping district, de
stroying three brick blocks and caus
ing a loss of (200,000. The cause
of the lire Is unknown.
A Sunday Marriage.
Mr. O. 8. Chastain was united Sun
day In marriage to Miss Sopbronla
Cone at Mt. Carmel Primitive Bap
tist Church, five miles,north of Thom
atvllle, Sunday, by the pastor. Both
parties live near Chastain and are
well known and their many friends
wish them a bright future.
Ladles, don’t fall to visit Mrs. Lola
B. McQueen of Boston on the 4th,
fith and Oth. Ton win meet with a
warm welcome anil be most
entertained.
N. V. Campaign Opens.
New York, Sept. 25 Tbe cam
paign for the city administration tor
tbe next four years and for the elec
tion ot borough officials throughout
the city begins today In earnest.
Leaders ot tbe Democratic forces
will take active control of the fight
for Mayor McClellan’s re-election.
Catliotic Orders Federate.
Chicago, 8ept. 25.—The command
tng officers of the Catholic Knights
of America and of the Knight* of
St. John took the first step yesterday
toward amalgamating all Catholic
military orders In the country under
the general name of the Catholic
Military Federation of America,
federation was organized by commlt-
teez from each order In a secret meet
lag held here.
Comes Back to Thomas.
Mr. George Howard went down to
Boston yesterday afternoon to let
the contract for a home on the old
Evans place two miles from that city
Mr. Howard la tax receiver for Thom
as county. The farm on which h*
lives was cut off Into Grady county.
Us will more to tbe Boston pise#
with the children of his' 1st* brother,
John. F. Howard. Ha pnrchaaad
the farm bom Ms brother’s estate
and will move back to Thomas coun
ty.
Col. Y. L. Watson of Cairo ins ono
of Tuesday's visitors.
THE HARDWOOD
v INDUSTRY.
WILL BE OF GREAT IMPORT
ANCE TO SOUTH GEORGIA
SAYS MAGAZINE WRITER
The finest hardwood section of
tho world saya a recent Issue of the
Seaboard Magazine iz that of eGear-
gta and Alabama, which has been
overlooked In the scramble of buyers
for stumpage contracts in this par
ticular product.
The demands made upon the Sea
board Air Line Railway by timber
operators who desired to be placed
In touch with the properties which
might be purchased have been so
heavy and Increasing ao constantly
In volume as to necessitate an ex
amination bf the woods of
Georgia by a representative ot the
Industrial department.
"It is estimated that upon the 1,-
ooo miles of rivers and their bran
ches In Southern Georgia alone,there
Is a source of wealth available of ful
ly 8,000,000,000 feet of a wide var
iety of the most valuable hard
wood:-. The examination inado dis
close: a greator variety of woods
for Southern Georgia than the entire
remainder of the State. White oak,
Spanish oak, or the Southern red
oak, hickory, tough of liber, beaut
iful grain and very superior for
bending purposes: poplar, gum,
beech, magnolia, satin walnut, bay,
birch, maple, both red nnd black Cy
press, cottonwood, locust, buckeye,
ash, air-exist In Immense quantities
of superior quality and, therefore
of vast commercial Importance to
the whole world. Differing from
the yellow pine mony of the hard
woods are rapid growers, and thous-
amis of acres of land In Southern
Georgia from which the pine tim
ber was removed many years ago,
have sprung up In a magnificent
young forest ot hardwood. This fact
Is of much importance to manufac
turers of wheels and to the vehicle
material, as second growth hickory
especially lz desired by them. Most
of the hardwood available, however,
is original virgin growth. This
splendid source of wealth, available
for a great variety of manufactured
products for which there Is a con
stant and world wide demand, with
a foreign demand dally Increasing,
has been utilized in the past but
little except for firewood. In view
of the fact that the' Northern supply
of hardwood la about exhausted and
the stumpage at other points In the
South already In the hands of tim
ber operators In pine lumber
this practically new Bourco of sup
ply, so admirably situated lor tbe
assemblage of raw products and dis
tribution of tbe finished material, can
not fall to attract much additional
captltal for Investment purposes.
It Is admitted by all that those
lands producing a hardwood growth
of timber are the richest and most
fertile of any country and this Iz es
pecially true of tbe territory be
tween Montgomery, Alabama and
Savannah, Ga. After removal
the timber better lands can not be
fqnnd anywhere for agricultural and
horticultural pursuits. They yield
most luxuriant crops without the
application of any fertilizer. For
peaches, pecans, melons, Irish pota
toes, strawberries, -dewberries and
various other ‘easy money’ crop* of
the South, those hardwood lands are
preferred by all.”
BIG STRIDES
FORI. 0. 0. F.
ORDER WILL TRY-TO MAKE
OCTOBER ITS BANNER
MONTH.
“October, the banner month In the
history of Georgia Odd Fellowship,”
Is the object and Inspiration of a
movement covering the state Inaug
urated this week by Grand Master
T. H. Robertson, of Gainesville.
He / lias sent strong personal let
ters to the officer* ot the grand lodge
of the order and to every division
deputy grand master, urging their
hearty co-operation In the ipecial ef
fort to make the October harvest tell
of many new lodges Instituted In
the territory where their establish
ment Is practicable, of the resurrec
tion ot a number of defunct organ
izations the revival of the dormant
ones, and the Inspiring of even the ’
most active lodges with new enthu
siasm and Increased zeal.
Tbe stato Is apportioned by judi
cial circuits to division deputy
grand masters whose duty Is /to do
this work;
Mr. W. M. Parkee of this city Is
deputy for the Southern circuit and
has under his control the counties
of Themns, Colquitt, Brooks, Berrien
Lowndes and Echols with 12 lodges
of tho order.
Hiss Lillian Deering of Shelby-
rill*. Tens., has arrived In th* dty
and will assume her duties as teach
er of elocution and physical culture
at Young’s Female College.
TAKES CASE
TO HIGH COURT
Joseph George, the Syrian, who
waa fined (88 and costs by Mayor
Roddenbery lor selling liquor has-
employed Col. T. N. Hopkins as his
attorney. That gentleman has tskan
a certiorari to the Superior Court,
r.nd says he wll take the matter to
the United States Court If neces
sary. He alleges that bis client was
tiled and convicted without due pre-
core of law. '
CONDITION OF
COTTON CROP
Washington, Sept. 26.—The weath
er bureau bulletin Issued today sum
marise* cotton conditions during
tbe week ending yesterday as fol
lows
Reports Indicate little change In
conditions In Soutk Carolina, Geor
gia, Alabama, Oklahoma and Indian
Territory. Slight improvement Is
noted In North Carolina, Missouri,
Kansas, Southern Texas and some
deterioration In other portion* of .
tho belt. Picking Is nearing comple
tion Ip portions of Georgia, Louisi
ana and Southern Texas.
TAX RETURNS
ALL COMPLETE
■ <S
Atlanta, Ga., Apt 26.—The com
plete compilation of the tax returns
of all tha count!ea in the State, com
pleted today, shewa that tho taxa
ble property In Georgia la morn than
half a billion dollar*. The total la-
crease over last year la $17,9IS,167.
The total returns, exclusive of <
porations amounts to (414,949,4
Tbe total corporation returns i
valued at eighty million.