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South Georgia progress- BOMASVIlXfi TIMER. VOL. SO aoMXSVILLS ENTEfepRIrtE, VOL. 47. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER '3 .<Jb 5 — N«« l tries, Vol XV-No. =3= BUND TIGERS MUST PAY HEAVY FINES OR WORK Seven Hundred Dollars on Nick Sampson.— Negro Robber Gets Twenty Years and Jack Miles Ten The aggregato line Imposed yester day by Judge Mitchell on the blind tigers amounted to the sum- of f 3,- 550. The highest sentence given Was on Nick Sampson, Whose case spemed to be a particularly aggravat ing one. Nick was called on to work on the chain gang one year or pay (TOO. M. Sampson must wsrk a - year or pay $600 , He has been for selling liquor before, but he Is hardly more than a boy now, and this fact made his sentence lighter than It would have been otherwise. Ben Kelly was likewise sentenced to one yeor or $60$. All three of these eases have been moved for a new trial and the motion will be heard on November. 4 th, after which they win go np to the supreme court on technical points. In the meantime they are given their liberty under bondh equal In amount to the fines - Imposed upon them. T. Sampson, who Is the fleshy one with a stand down In the bottom, had been up before on the charge of selling liquor, but he t plead guilty and thereby got off with a six hun- ! dred fine, or twelve months. Pi Arthur Eptlmo and John Klpogen business just opposite the poet office. There was cause for mercy In both these cases. Eptlmo owns the business, but he Is sick and lobks like the last stages of consumption. Klpogen Is hf^.clerk and can not talk Sngllsh, having been In America 'only a short time. He has a wife [and several small children and no money at all. In view of these cir cumstances the sentence on Eptlmo was ten months or $250 and on Klp ogen ten months or $200. house was filled almost to overflow ing when court was convened and the silente was oppressive until the first blind tiger 'sentence was pro nounced, when the smile of satisfac tion and ripple of approval that went' over the room was plainly noticeable. As one of the audience phrased It, the atmosphere was distinctly clear er. Bob Collins, the negro who knock ed down and left for dead the night watchman at the Cool Id ge mill, was given the full penalty of the taw—24 years. Jack Miles, who shot at Mrs. Belle Parker, was likewise given the ex treme penalty for the crime of assault with Intent to mnrder, ten years. Will Coleman must labor for twelve years In the pen. He Is the man who robbed,a negro house out near the. Pattetson still. Will Walden receiv ed three yean for stealings cow and Charley Hartafleld, a young white boy, who was recommended for pun ishment as for a misdemeanor tor stealing a cow, was given one year with the option of paying $100 and gaining his freedom. CARL WESTON SHOOTS SELF Prominent Young Man of Albany Commits Sui cide in Atlanta WILL SUE Atlanta, da., Oct. 30.—Special to the Albany Herald.—Carl Weston suicided in the Aragon Hotel Sunday night. TBe body was discovered at 10 o’clock today. The act appear ed to be deliberate. Westan left a note saying there was no need for an Inquest, the suicide being on account of 111 health. A sealed letter to J. D. Weston was not opened. Friends have had the body properly cared for The shot was from a 38-callbTe revol ver In the right temple. The body will be brought back to Albany tomorrow morning. Tim fu neral Is announced for 4 o’clock p. m. from the residence of Mr. J. D. Weston, on Commerce street. Mr. WeBton was 32 yetars of age yand unmarried. He Is survived by three brothers, Mr. J. D. Weston, of this city. Rev. J. W. Weston one of the most prominent ministers of the South Georgia conference and Mr. M. E. Weston, of Alabama, Mrs. J. D. Chapman of South Carolina Is an •nly sister. The late Burton L. Weston of this city, who was killed on North street by a Central passen ger train only a few months ago, was another brother. Col. E. P. 8. Denmark'of Valdosta, was a visitor to Thomasville yester day FOR $2000 Thomas County people remember the tragic death of young Richie Jackson the son of Rev. and Mrs. R. G. Jackson of Ochlockonee, a few months ago. Mrs. Jackson,through her attorneys, W. E. Thomas of s Val dosta, S. A. Roddenbery and Roscoe Luke of Thomasville, has entered suit against the Georgia, Southern and Florida railroad for $20,000 damages for the death of her son, who was killed in a collision In the yards at Valdosta, last April. The death of the young man oc curred on the curve, leading from the new yard of the road to the old yard. He was a fireman on an en gine when another engine ran Into It. Young Jackson was tn the at titude of jumping fqr his life when he was caught between the engine and tender and mashed to death. SHERIFF BURIED HAD LIQUOR NEGRO LYNCHED, FINED $99 Bainbridge Sees Exciting Mayor’s Court Enlivened Times But AH is Quiet by Blind Tiger Gases MEIGS LADY STILL LEADS There Now Bainbridge baa been in a fever of excitement since the sbootlng of Sher IS Stegall on Saturday evening and events have followed fast. The spe cial train carrying Dr. McIntosh reached Bainbridge at ft o’clock Sat urday night and when- he reported that he could not live a mob quickly formed which took the key* of the jail from Dapufy Scott, overpowered the jailer and carried the negro id the river bank. They then took a rope from a steamboat naarby and strung Qua Goodman to the nearest tree.' They then ridled his body with a thousand bullets and went home quietly. The membera of the mob made no attempt at dligulae. Sunday morning at II o'clock, the sheriff, after a brave fight, for Ufa pasted away. Hla funeral was held yesterday afternoon. It waa nndar tha auspices of the Bainbridge lodge , Knights of Pythias, and waa attend ed in a body by the members of the Bainbridge bar, and the county offl- vtlle people went over to the funeral The deceased waa a v«r> popular .and efficient officer uuf-the whole town paid their -respects t ohU memory In the list rites.., * At the hour the sheriff died the coroner’s jury was In session over the body of Goodman and brought In a verdict that he came to hU death at the hands of parties! unknown. The town U quiet now and both white and black seem to agree that the ne gro deserved his fate. Interesting Details Prom Tuesday’s Dally. • Police court yesterday waa enliv ened by a blind tiger case that seem ed like nn echo from the big court of last week. Fannie Campbell, a negro Woman, was fined $9S and costs tdr having on band and for sale, liquor. The liquor waa discovered In her bouse on Jeftersoa street by Officers Doaa and UarUn. -Fannie testified that the liquor waa the prop erty of Nick Sampson, a Greek mer chant for whom she cooks. She had tha alternative of working sixty days on,the streets and staying in jail 30 days. She seemed weU supplied NEW BANK ORGANIZES Voting Gontest for Piano Good Men On Directorate Draws Interest From Ail Sections The voting for the past week has been steady and nearly equally dlvld-. ed, there being no change of position In the line up. There Is talk of a new candidate entering the field soon and her supporters say she will be a sure winner. The friends of all the young ladles are working on the quiet and there will be some Interest ing times as the end draws nearer. The standing Is'as follows: Miss Zoe Simpson, Melga.. Miss Ruth Goodwyn... .. Miss Sadie Cromartle, Pavo Miss Rhetta Neel, Boston.. Mias Tempe Cassady Miss Jeanne Brown.; with money and paid her fine. Usu ally where n blind tiger ( U fined in' Miss Louise Bottoms. Mayor's oourt the case Is appealed, *Mtss Sallllu Lilly, but Faannle seemed well satisfied and ufijvUling to take chances with higher courts. Another Interesting ease was that of Nod. Rood an old negro who was tha victim of a fancy drunk. He gave some lively testimony that shed 5,470 4,666 2,446 1,060 1.600 926 $60 clala of Decatur. Several Hiomaa- llght on „ new booleoloK ,. He said that the Jag waa accumulated through the lnstrumenallty of a mix ed dyluk. He bought, several hotting of a beyerago called ‘‘heps” from a colored- merchant This wan mingled with alcohol and a fine of $7 and costs was .the final result. Tribute to Rev. Rnshln. In his address to the grand lodge of Masons now In session In Macon Grand Master Max Meyerhardt paid the following tribute to Rev. J. M. Rush HP of Boston: “For the splendid and remarkable condition of our treasury at this time I do not, by any means, give myself all the credit. I desire once mope to acknowledge the most valnahle as sistance of Grand Treasury Rnshln, one of Georgia’s noblest and'truest Masons, whose loyalty and ‘devotion and,seal are unbounded.” Mrs. J. McA. Williams of Macon la the guest of her father, Mr. 0. T. Stnart PENSACOLA FIRE SWEPT Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 1.—Fire broke out at about 1 o’clock this morning, resulting In the loss of prop erty valued at $300,000. _ The fire started In the principal / block on Palafox atret, between Cander and Romans. By 1:30, when the fire was burning fiercely, there waa loud explosion of powder and'am munition, which blew oat the entire front of'the block. In the property destroyed were the largest stores In the .city ‘and the Osceola Club quarters. The club with a large number of valuable relics Is a total loss. Several firemen had narryr escapes from falling walls. Among the property destroyed was the Brent building a three-Btory offija building of Brent ft Watson. A high wind prevailed at the start and the valiant work of the firemen prevent ed greater lots. LESS THAN TEN MILLION Atlanta, Ga„ . October 81.—The Southern Cotton Association today Issued a statement complied from 17 thousand correspondents In the cot ton belt, estimating the crop this year at 0,444,314 bales. It estimates $1-3 per cent of the crop already picked and 64.6 per cent ginned. Mias Annie Shumate of Covington la the guest of Mias Daisy Dekle. $2500 FIRE AT PINE PARK Pine Park, Ga., Oct. 31.—Mr. V, H. Singletary of this place suffered a serious loss by fire on Sanday night Hla home was destroyed, burning up four head of fine horsei, several hun dred bushel of corn and other jeed stuffs. Mr. Singletary bad a small amount of Insurance In the Farmers Co-operative Association. The fire was not supposed ts be Incendiary Georgia. -The total loss was about $2,504. Mr; Singletary rushed to the barn when he saw it on fire and throw open the door in am attempt to save hla horses. The Interior was aflame and he was knocked down by the rush of flames and slightly burned. He will replace the frame barn with a structure of corrugated iron. GAME SEASON NOW OPEN Yesterday marked the opening of the game season. Thi birds must either roost low or fly high to avoid the eager sportsmen. No one will admit that be has been gunning be fore November 1st, bat several par ties were formed to take early ad vantage of the season's opening yes terday- They report the birds small but sport flood. 62{i SUGAR MILL PROJECTED. of Boston Institu tion Boston, Ga., Oct. 30.—The prelim inary organisation of the Bank of Boston *has been complet ed. Col. Z. H. Clark of the Moot- trie Banking Company, was made president and J. W. Taylor, of Bos ton, was mad* vice president. It was agreed that the capital stock of the bank should be $25,00. Of this $16,00 was paid In. The bank will open for business as soon as the charter la put through and a building can be gotten In readiness. Among the stockholder are:. Z. H. Clark, J. F. Harris, W. T. Madre, J. W. Taylor, C. E. Holmes, Everett Daniel, P. B. Allen, M. Kendall* O., E. Smith, John Beverly, R. J. Coiv bett, G. F. Taylor, R. L. Shipp, T. H. Davis, G. A. Horkan, C. W. Pld- cock, W. S. Taylor, B. C. Mllllgam. The people of Boaton are amdouir for another bank and the new tortl- tuolon will start off with a good bual- ness. . . Mr. P. R. Werts waa out yester day for the first time after an Ill ness of several week*. He was struck in the head by the railroad gate* and knocked from hla buggy, sustain ing serious' injuries. He state* that he will commence salt against the Coast Line unless bis claim Is set tled out ofcouft. There la a. strong probability, that Cfllro qJ’at any rate, South Georgia, will toon see the establishment of a great mill for making sugar from cane. The projector of the plan la a < northern capitalist who It repre sented by Capt. D. G. Purse, the Savannah promoter. The Savannah Press says: This gentleman withes to erect a mill to cost In the neighborhood of a qnarter of a million dollars, with a capacity of three hundred tons alhd desires to make a ten year contract for a sup ply of twenty thousand tons of cane per annum with a view to increasing it it the business warrants. He was referred to Capt. Purse and wrote to him some time ago. Capt. Parse has been engaged in ascertaining whether the supply could be prod uced; whether contracts for ten years’ supply could he made; where to locate the mill and wbat the pro duct would cost. Everywhere that ho went he re ceived nuuur^nces favorable to the project Severs! localities are very anxious to have the enterprise locat ed In their eeoaen. The new county of Grady, the eyrup county of Geor gia, la one of the bidders for the pro ject. The name- of the capitalist is not divulged, hut it Is stated that he Is largely Interested in the sugar In dustry In Mexico and Cuba. He learned that edne could profitably be converted Into sugar In Georgia and recognized that an opportunity pre sented Itself for increasing bis wealth Many pooh poohed the Idea of making sugar In this section,” said Capt. Puree. ,It may be true that It cannot be dont. farther north, but there to no vocation that It can bo done her^. It stands to reason, since the analysis of the cane made by the department of agriculture shows that It to the richest on the globe. It con tains from^S.6 to 20 per cant sugar, while the cane In Hawaii and Cuba contains 1$ per cent and the Louis tana cane -11 per cent of sngar. The first thing that 1 did was to write to Baxley, Waycross, Montleel- lo. Manatee county and other places where cane Is grown In targe finanlt- ties. I received manyrepltes J also wrote to Cairo, the county seat of the new county of Grady. In these sec tion* 1,220 acres are planted in sng ar cane, wherea* there were scarce ALBANY DEPOT IS DESTROYED Albany; Ga., Oct 31.—The worst - , fire Albany has experienced to sev eral years occurred about 1 o'clock this morning, completely destroying the targe freight depot of the-Atlan tic Coast Line Railway. The orfghn of the fire can not be learned. The- night watchman bad gone over to* another depot for n few mlbutes on- business and during bto absence tha- flames were discovered. The freight depot together with alT Its contents and nine freight care warn wiped out of existence: It’ ww harm ed from end to end, and of tho thou sands of articles it contained noth ing was saved except two typewriter*-.. The totalloss la probably not far from $17,000. Moat of this fall* on the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, whose targe building, freight and office contents were a complete loss. Tha freight care belonged to aeveral different 'lines.—Albany Herald. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stackpole, of Lexington, Maas., arrived In Thom' asvllle yesterday afternoon and will: spend the winter here at the resi- deene of Dr. J. T. Culpepper. They: are among ThomatvIUe’s most popu lar winter resfSVnts and will be warmly welcomed by their Southern friends. 103 acres several years ago. A halt aere tract was at one Ume considered a large one, while now singly tracts of 60 acres are devoted to the ln- duftry. “Senator Tillman Is one of the well known cano growers. He b**’rural It with a seven foot stalk I told him that after, raising cane 84 jju> cerntully, even in the senate chamber in.Washington, I felt sure he would be very successful in South CaroILu. Mr. H.\A. Barrows of Honttcello, F-s., says that if a mill Is located in hU locality, he will ptedgj hlmseir to raise fifty acres of cano In addi tion to that needed la his syrup busk ness. He says that the required acre age could bo arranged for with th* probability of an Increase. Most of tho replies Indicate that three and a. half or four dollars would be the price per ton of the product delivered at the mill."