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TIMES-ENTERPR1SK THOMASVILLE GEORGIA SEPT. MltOS
Angelas
Insurance
Thomasville, Ga.
Insure Against
Loss of Time from Accident, ^
Loss of Time from Sickfiess,
Death from Accident,
Death from Sickness,
Loss qf Eyes, Feet or Hands.
The v onIy Company that will pay Cash
Check Dividend to Policy Holders.
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’•iil All state laws have been comdlied with and the «
.|j{|| Company is under direct supervision of Insurance jp
,|j | Commissioner.
LIBERAL, SAFE,CONSERVATIVE
Jj.T. E AMASON, Local Agent
Paul C. Jack, , Mauager of agencies is at the Stuart House, and can be seen
t here
This Company is a home institution, having its general office at Mou 1 trie,
Several hustling agents wanted. Apply to him
Letter (Mm Meigs.
Mach of the cotton In thli vicinity
In bolnc picked over for tbo lut
time. With good wentber there
will be but little cotton In the lleldi.
Cnno In suffering from wont of
ruin.
Sr. Inter of the Meigs Telephone
Co., la putUng In a lot or new tele
phones. Among them he la connect
ing the residence of Mr. Mac Wilke*
who llree ontof town with hie ex
change.
The doctor It extending s line to
Pelham tnd the residences along the
line will be connected.
Mile Erie Douglass, accompanied
Mr. H. L. Alllgood to Ochlockonee
Iset Sabbath to attend the services
of Children’s Day.
Messrs. Msek Jones, J. K. Hilliard
and McElroy were here a fewdays
Mr. Haywood Singletary made a
business trip to Camilla thla week.
At the laat leglalatnre the charter
of this town was altered In some
impacts. The change that affects
moat people te that of putting tho
school under the control of the peo
ple. For the put few years the
hands of tho city council. Now that
the people are free to act for thom-
asltss a meeting of tho patrons has
been called for' Thursday evening
Of thin week at 7:10 at the City
Hall to .elect a board of trustees.
Miss Zoe Simpson Is home (Mm
an extended visit to relatives and
friends In Brooks county.
Mr. W. V. Mullins of Camilla wu
hero thin week figuring with the
Movelty Works here to sent the Bap
tist church ;nt that place.
Mr. W. M. Davis hu moved Into
his saw home on Marshall strut
Just completed. Mr. J. W. Mon-
«rlef will occupy the residence late
ly vacated by Mr. DavUT
The Dyson Manufacturing Co.,
has tamed out a ponderous log cart
this weak. It wu shipped to Thom-
aurrille. >
'Mr. W. T. Respaas hu sold out
the hardware business to O. T. James
Pelham and the stock hu been
mmred to that pines. Mr. Baapaas
with his family spend the winter
In ThomasvtUa, hot will donbtlsu
return to this place with the coming
of the New Year.
He and hie family have added
much to the society ofMelge and we
regrot to lose them oven for a'tlrod.
Mrs. J. B. Nolson returned Wed
nesday's from a month's ctay in Bar-
rlcn county and elsewhere among
relatives.
Messrs. Jim Thompson and Noah
ware here Tuesday on bualneae. Wo
would like to claim both of theae
gontelmen u our own cltlsena.
Mr. and Mr.* L. H. Singletary and
Mia W. M. Slnglotary went out to
Madox's Mill Tuesday fishing.
Mlaa Della Mills/ spent several
days In Thomuvllle this wuk.
Commissioner J. H. Powell wu
here Tuesday on hla way to visit
Pine Grove school north of town.
Cards have bun received here
anounclng the marriage of Mr. B.
E. Hurst and' Mias Donna Patrick
of Quitman.
Mr. Hurst wu fory some time «
resident of thin place' u the book
keeper of the Willis Grocery Co.,
and has many frlonda here. | V
Two negroes hailing from Brooks
county boarded with Marshal Arllne
till an officer from Quitman carried
them home. They were wanted for
contract Jumping.
Mrs. Estelle Hay and two children
of Jacksonville are the gouts of the
family of Mr. M. M. Singletary.
Mr. John Rea pass of Whig ham
wu here Sunday. He Is thinking
of Investing here. He will make n
'good ctttien.
Mr. J. J. Pariah, Jr., of Menlo,
Ga, hu been a welcome visitor hero
for several days thla wuk. He
promised at leut one to return In
just one month.
Mien Callle Ferguson wu married
to Mr. John Quick last Sunday at
the home of her father, Mr. D. F.
Ferguson cut of Iowa
Mr. O. L. Daren hu had a j la operation were 1815 and IStt.
cuh carried system iutalled In hie Daring tho first period of thou two
CHAIN GANG*
ARGUMENT.
CITY OFFICIALS QUOTE FIG-
UURES ABOUT THE STREET
WORK IN FORMER YEARS.
The Marshal's Figures. '
"Do' yon want to ‘publish some
figures that are facts about tha chain
gang intern? uked Marshal J. J.
Stephens yealerday. "Why cer
tainly." wu the reply.
“Woll, I can give them to yon for
I- wu an aldarman and chairman of
the strut committee /during two
years that the gang wu worked on
the strutA The town paid for each
convict tho sum of $7.50 per month.
Then there wu the costs which a-
mounted to $1.50 per head.' Then
the town paid a guard $30 per month.
There was an average of twenty con
victs per month at work all the time.
Yon can figure for yourself that the
system cut the town $210 per month
or $2,520 a year. Thla amount
la for labor alone. It doee not In
clude the fud of the mutes, supplies
repairs and the like. Mr. Mitchell's
utlmate wu too high. The chain
gang plan coat the town about $4,-
600 to $6,000 a year. Now thla la
no gueu and the figures will prove
it".
John Mitchell's Say.
“The ex-county official whom yon
quoted on the chain gang question
In Wednesday'* paper did not know
what he wu talking about," sold
City Treunrer J. W. H. Mitchell yes
terday morning. Now hero are the
figure* frqm the bogkA The lut
two year* that the chain gang wu
new etore. This In In keeping with
m.ny other Improvements lately
In traduced.
Mm T. J. Willis and her little eon.
Stewart spent a day or so In Thom
uvllle this wank.
years tha money spent on the struts
It amounted to $7,ftt.4S. In 18t$
It amounted to $7,S4$.?1. In com
parison tha figure* for tho put two
yurt are Interesting. In 1504 the
amount wu $6,S!4.$4. During the »® from the truUl aIt * r * U ‘
STATE MONEY
FOR TEACHERS
COUNTY TRESSURERS GET
AUGUST FOUND, COMMIS
SIONERS HANDLE THERE-
AGTER.
The McMlchael bn! .passed at the
lut session of the legislature, re
quiring the state treuurer to remit
the funds arising from convict hire
dirut to county commissioners In
stud of to county treuarers, with
a view to saving treasurer's feu,
hu bun found to ho n ret? com
plex proposition, so much so that a
two boom' conference on tha subject
wu bald yesterday between Govern
or Terrell, Attorney General Hart
and State Treuurer Park.
Some countiu In the state have
ut ulde this convict money for
work on public ronde, u they are al
lowed to nnder the low. In each
cases u this, of coarse, the money
should not he unt to the county
school commissioner, bat to the trea
surer. There are several other feat
ures of tho law, whleh are not elur,
and after discussing It for some time
the whole qnutlon wu referred to
Attorney General Hart for Investiga
tion and opinion.
In the meantime It wu decided
to eond out the convict money now
on hand, amounting to $3(,000 un
der the old law, because It was re
ceived In the treuury In August,
several dnys ||eforo the new law be
came effective. Judge Hart will ren
der his opinion on the new law with
in tho next few days and the next dls
trlbutlon of convict fands will be
made undor the McMIchao! law In
accordance frith his vlows.
Basins New* Icms.
(By 8. M. Bench.)
Mr. Charles Rchberg has purchas
ed from Mr. 8am Slater two and one-
half acrea of land situated In that
part of the district now In Grady
county for $575.
Miss Greco E. Bench It now
student at Young's Female College
at Thomuvllle.
Last Saturday wu district road
cammlasloner’a court day. Routine
work wu gone through and several
defaulter* fined. Meure. D. D.
Gwaltney, S. J. McCall and Judge
Henry Mitchell are our commltslon-
ers.
Mr. Chariton Jones of Montgom
ery, Ala., wu In this neighborhood
s few days ago.
Mr. W. E. Stanaland who moved
from here recently Is now * candi
date for aurveyor of Grady county.
' Judges H. W. Hopkins and B. A.
Roddcnbery came down to “Sher
wood" lut Monday for a faw daya.
Tax Collector's Notice Second Bound.
Duncanville, Tuesday. Oct. $.
Cairo, Wednesday,. Oct. 4, after
noon.
Cairo, Thursday, Oct. A, forenoon.
Sponco, Friday, Oct 5, forenoon.
Metcalfe, Monday, Oct. 9.
Coolldge, Tuesday, Oct. 10, fore
noon.
Mcrlllvllle. Tuesday, ^October 10,
afternoon.
Glaagow, Wednesday, Oct. 11.
Boaton, Thursday, Oct. 12.
Mctga, Friday, Oct. 13.
Pavo. Monday, Oct 23. forenoon.
Patten, Monday, Oct. 23, after
noon.
Ochlockonee, Tuesday, Oct. 34.
I will be at the court house In
Thomuvllle during the first week of
Superior Court
P. S. Heeth.
Tax Collector Thomu County.
present year to-date we have ex
pended $3,$00. The whole amount
thla year will reach about $3,000
In considering the chain gang 0gores
yon must remember that a number
of negroes worked out their street
tax and a number of white people
hired negroes to do their work In
stead or paying the tax money Into
the city treunrer. So my estimate
of $10,000 the other day wu not
APPLICATION LEAVE TO tacla.
GEORGIA—Thomu County: 'No
tice le hereby given that the nnder-
signed hu applied to the Ordinary
of said county for leave to sell land
belonging to tbo estate of Jenkin
Smith for the payment of debts and
distribution. Said application will
be heard at the regular term of the
.court of Ordinary for said county, to
be held on the first Monday In Oc
tober 1905. This Sept 4th 1905.
. M. A. Fleetwood, Adm. es
tate Jenkins Smith.
APPLICATION FOR SUPPORT.
Georgia, Thomu County.
Mary Carter, having made appll
cation for 12 months' support out of
tho estate of Charles Carter and ap
praiser* duly Appointed to aet apart
the ume having field their return all
persona concerned are hereby
qnlred to show cause before the
Court of Ordinary of uld county on
the first Monday In November, 1906,
why sold application should not b^
granted. t
This 18th day of September, 1905.
William M. Jones,
9-33-41 Ordinary.
NOTICE SALE BY GUARDIAN.
To whom It my concern:
Notice I* hereby given that on the
Hat day of October, 1906, I will ap
ply at Thomuvllle, Os., to the Judge
of the Superior Court of the South
ern Circuit for an order authorising
private ule of the Interest.of Rhet-
tn May, Bessie. Baltic, Myrtle and
Stephen Whelest, minor chlldern of
R. E. and S. L. Wheleu, which in
terest together with that of their
three'adult brother*, Wm. T., Rob
ert A., nd Charles J. Wheleu, In an
undivided half Interest In what la
described In deed to them as ono
hundred cres more or lees, on the
south side of lot fifty-eight (58) In
the 13th district of Thomu county,
Georgia, but that there Is not more
than about seventy (70) acres of
said land, the reasons for said sale
being the large number now Inter
ested and its Joint ownership with
others and Its unproductiveness, so
as to ivest same In moro productive
property that can bo easily attended
R. E. Whcless,
Guardian for minora named above.
9-24-4
SHERIFF'S SALE
By virtue of a Justice court flfa
in'favor of M. A. Fleetwood, Adm.
afalnst Jesse D Slater,1 have this day
levied on the following property, to-
wit one fourth lot of land number
400, containing 30 acres, more or
leu , one fourth of lot no. 361, con
taining elxty two acres, more or
or leu situate, lying and being In
thh 19th district of Thomas county
Georgia. Levied on u the property
of J. D. Slater, In favor of M. A.
Fleetwood, Administrator Martha
Slater.—This August 23rd, 1905.
T. J. Hlght, Sheriff.
Libel for Divorce.
GEORGIA— Thomu County.
Sarah Kemp vs Aristo Kemp Libel
fir Divorce.
The defendent Aristo Kemp is hereby
required personally or by attorney, to
bo and appear at the October term 1905
of the Superior Court to be holden in
Wad for eald Thomas Coucty on tho
third Monday of October 1905, then and
there to answer the plaintiff’s oomplaint
ts in defanlt of such appearance the
Conn will proceed u to justice shall ap
pertain.
Witnees the Honorable Robert G.
Mitchell, Judge of eald Conrt this the
15th day of July 1006.
7-3l-2m. J. W. Groover Clerk.
Tax Notice.
\ First Round.
IJwill be at the following places on
the dates named for tho purpose of col
lecting taxes for tho year 1005.
Duncanville,... Monday, Sep*. 18.
Metcalfe Tuesday, ■
Cairo, Wednesday,
Buenos Thnnday,
Meigs Friday,
Glaagow Monday,
Ocklooknae Tuesday. -
Coolidge Wednesday,
Merrillville,.. Wednesday,
Thnnday,
Pavo Friday,
Paften,; .Friday,
S. P. Heeth, T. O., T. O.
19.
90s. m.
31 .. '
93
35
36
37 Am.
" p. m.
38
39 a.m.
" p. tn
Application For Support.
GEORGIA, Thomu County:
Mary Frederiok,. having made appli
cation for twelve months support ont of
the utste of Allen Frederick, and ap-
praisers duly appointed to ut apart tha
same having filled their relation All
persona oonoerned are hereby required
te show cans* before the Court of Ordi
nary of said County on tha tint Monday
tn Oct. 1903, why uld application
should not be granted.
This Aug. 31. 1906,
Wm. M. Jones,
Ordinary.
Sept. 8. 4t.
Citation.
GEORGIA, Tliomu County:
Lncy Dnnlap, having made application
to me in due form to be appointed per
manent administratrix upon the utste
of George Dnnlap late of said County.
Notice ia hereby given that said appli
cation will he heard at the regular term
of the Court of Ordinary for said coonty
to be lioldon tho first Monday in Oct.
IlKW,
Witness my hand and official signa
ture this 20. day of Aug. 1905.
Wm M. Joues,
Ordinary.
Sept. 8. 4t.
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.
In the District Court o( the United
States, for the Southern District of
Georgia, Southwestern Division.
In the matter ot
O. M. Powell, Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy—Notice of first
meting of creditors.
To.the creditors of G. M. Powell
of Thomaeville, In the county of
Thomas and district aforesaid, a
bankrupt:
Notice la hereby given that on the
I9th day of September, 1905, the
uld 6. M. Powell was duly adjudi
cated bankrupt and that the first
meeting of the creditors will be held
at the office of the undersigned, J.
H. Merrill, referee, tn Thomasville,
Ga., on the 30th day of September,
A. D., 1905, at II o'clock In the
forenoon at which time the said cred
itor* may attend, prove their claims
apotnt a trustee- examine the bank
rupt and transact each other bull-
neu as may come before said meet
ing.
Sept It, 1905.
J. H. Merrill. Referee.
Referee In Bankruptcy.
N. B.—Proof* of claims must be
made In conformity with auction 57
of Bankruptcy Act and Rule XXI of
tho Supreme Court’s General Order
In Banknrptcy.
Liabilities scheduled by bankrupt
$1,301.10.
Assets scheduled by bankrupt
$$83.$0.
Citation.
GEORGIA, Thomas Oouuty: \
M. A. FleetwoKi, County administra
tor, baring made application to me In
doe form to be appointed permanent ad
ministrator upon the estate of Allen
Frederick late of said County, notice Is
hereby given that said application will
be heard at tho regular term of the
Court of Ordinary for aaid county, to be
held on the first Monday in October
1905.
Witnees my hand and official rigna-
ture this 4th. day of Sept. 1905.
Wm. M. Jones, Ordinary.
Sept. ^ 4t,
GEORGIA—Thomas county:
J. T. Culpepper haring made applica
tion to mo In don form to be appointed
permanent administrator upon the es
tate of B. O. Dickinson late of said
ot only, notice te hereby given that eald
application will be heard at the regular
term of the Court of Ordinary for eald
county, to be held on the first Monday
|o September 1905.
Witnees my baud and official tlgna-
lai* this 30 day of Jaly, 10C5.
Wm. M. Jones,
Ordinary
Cheap
Money
To Loan
Five year long loans in sums ot
S300 te 310,000 negotiated on
farm lands In Seutn West Gkorgla
We can supply yeur demand*
promptly and are prepared to
meet ell competition* Cell or writs
to Ball & Wsathers
Attorneys at Law,
Cairo, Qo,
NOTICE FOR APPLICATION FOR
LEAVE TO SELL.
Notice- Is hereby given that the
undersigned will, at the next October
term, 1905, of tho'Superior Court,
of Thomas Co., Ga., make applica
tion to said court for leave to aell
so much of theelty lot In the city ot
Thomuvllle, Ga., u la situated at
the soutbeut corner formed by the
Intersection of Broad street with
Fletcher street on Jrhlch la situated
the former residence of Joseph Jer
ger and extending from the south
line of the two story brick store now
occupied by Loots Jerger asa Jewel: y
■tore, to the north mnrgln of Flet
cher street and extending back and
southwest, 308 feet to Madison street
property to ho sold for reinvestment
of proceeds.
R. C. Balfour,
Guardian for the minor heirs of
Frank HIrt, deceased.