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thomasville,Georgia, Friday, November io .905
'New itries, Vol XV—No.
NEW ENTRY ;A SERIOUS BULLETIN
FOR PIANO! "RUNAWAY SAYS M’LELLAN
Miss Stanaland'in Race. Wflli&m Rehburg Suffers Late Returns Indicate
Meigs Increases Miss
Simpson’s Lead
' ’rtie good people of Uelga still keep
tbelr candidate at the bead of the
voting contest. Miss Simpson has
tecelved nearly three thousand votes
'‘during the past week. This makes
her lead over the next nearest cand
idate even more than It was a week
Through a Yoke
of Oxen
That Tammany Wins
in Greater N. Y.
Cairo, Ga., Nov. 6.—Information New York, Nov. 7.—McClellan,
has Just reached here of a serious ac- although closely pressed by Hearst
ddent which occurred last Friday at- ■ with Ivins out of running looks
ternoon to Mr. William Rehberg, one like the winner, after more
of Grady county's best citizens, who than half the vote has been counted,
resides about twelve miles south of by 5,000 majority. It is possible,
this place. A yoke of oxen frighten- \ however, on account of the closeness
ago. Miss Simpson Is a young lady ed the pair of mules he was driving of the race that the result may be
of Innumerable charms of .person and u P° n a sudden dash he was changed
Ud manner and her frjends have al
ready shown how staunch they are.
Really, the most significant 'feat
ure in the contest today Is the entry
Of Miss Lida Stanaland, who makes
the unusual record of starting with
more thad fifteen hundred votes. This
would Indicate that the supporters
of Miss Stanaland are determined to
see that she very quickly makes up
for her eofhewbat late entry into the
race. Miss Stanaland has attended
Andrew Female College at Cuthbert,
and Is a highly refined and cultured
young woman. She has a large fam
ily Influence throughout the county
that will be dtctiuctly felt in her be
half.
The piano that Is the cause of all
this Interest, is still attracting the
thrown from his wagon upon a stump j The Herald, World, Times and
by the roadside, sustaining very serl- . Brooklyn Eagle Claim McClellan Is
ous Injuries. His condition Is such elected.
that he cannot yet be taken to hls District Attorney Jerome it Is evl-
home but Is at the home of a neigh- | dent will be defeated by Osbofno,
bor. It Is feared that he will not | Democrat.
McClellan la expected to carry
through with himself the entire Dem-
Calro, Ga., Nov. 8.—Prof. Joseph
8. Stuart of the State University,
spoke to a number of Grady county’s
citizens at the City Hall here this
... . .morning upon the proposition of ln-
- Attention that It deserves at Bracey’F auguratlng In the new county a sys-
drug store. The musicians who haye
y examined this Rudolph Instrument
Plate high In their praise of Its merits,
UTno matter how hard the young
$iy who finally gjpUTayhave work
ed her labors will be many times paid
for. The standing today is as fol
lows: N
Miss Zoc Simpson, Meigs 8,145
Miss Ruth Goodwin 5,165
Miss Sadie Cromartle, Pavo.. 2,745
Miss Rhetta Neel, Boston.... 1,950
Miss Lida Stanaland, 1.550
Miss Tempe Cassidy.. 1,500
Miss Louise Bottoms 850
Miss Sallilu Lilly... .< 625
NEW SCHOOL
SYSTEM
THREE NEW
ENTERPRISES
Boston, Ga„ Nov. T.-—Bostok
gnjoylng a business boom and tblB 1b
growing better all the time, rf
said that the first of January nine
teen six will see the following new
enterprises In operation: Guano
factor}’, ice plant and bottling works,
and new wholesale grocery.
Adjudged n Bankrupt.
X, S. Whlddo„ ol Calve l.as been
adjudged a bankrupt In Referee Mer-
rill’s court. He schedules liabilities
of 1719 and nt assets. Hls credl
ors wlil hold thdr first gieellng here
. m November 18th nt K 30 a. m. to
.ppolnt a trustee and prove their
claims.
School Teachers Chosen.
Meigs, Ga., Nov. 8.—Prof. W. W.
Linton was here this afternoon and
met with the board of trustees of
the. Meigs graded school. Some Im-
portant business was transacted by
the board. Mr. F. G. Rose of Thom-
asvllle was selected as teacher of
the Intermediate grades and Mias
Annie Brundage of this place will
preside over the primary grades.
Both are teachers of experience.
Mr. J. N. Bulloch, one of Thomas
county’s patriarchs came down from
Ochlockonee and spent the-dsy here
„gn Monday-.
tern of schools such as are In vogue
In.Bibb, Chatham and other counties
of the state. He showed In a Very
practical manner the benefitiidm be
derived -from such a . system and
urged Its establishment at the outset
of (he administration. Although the
conference was not largely attended,
the meeting was an enthusiastic one,
and no doubt will result In action,
It was proposed to establish a graded
system of seven grades uniform
throughout the whole county With
a, high school of three years’ work
additional, to be located at some cen
tral point, and under the control of
the county ‘officials, all of which
should be supported by taxation un
der the late local tax law and run
for a term of not-less than eight
months each x year. It was estimated
that the extra tax levy to support
this system would not exceed more
than two mills on the dollar.
Those present, expressed them
selves heartily in favor of the move
ment and a number' of Interesting
talks were made by prominent., citi
zens. A committee was appointed
to’take the matter In consideration
and to reportat a meeting to be call
ed by the chairman of that committee
what steps are advisable to be taken.
J. B. Wight was made chairman of
Mils committee with the following
associates: John L. Poulk, Dr. Cooke
Dr. W. A. Walker, Col. J. S. Weath
ers, R. L. Vandllngham, W. B. Rod-
denbery and W. 8. Wight. '
THOMAS HAS
LOW TAXES
Rates Compare Favora
bly With Other Coun
ties and Cities
/
The tax rates In Thomasvllle and
Thomas county compare favorably
with those of other cities and coun
ties In the state. The people of this
community may well congratulate
themselves that they are well gov
erned at a moderate expense. Th
tax rate of ThomaB county Is (4.60
on the -thousand. The tax rates on
the other large counties In the state
are Bibb, 17.60; Chatham, $7.50;
Richmond, $7.20; Floyd, $5.10, and*
Fulton, $5. The rate for ^fhomas
would have been still lower had It
not been for the addition of $2 per
thousand of property tax on account
of the Inauguration of the - alterna-
ocratlc ticket excepting borough pres tlve road law.
idency of Brobklyn, which will like
ly go Bird 3. Coler municipal owner
ship candidate'.
Hearst made hls strongest run in
Brooklyn, leading both McClellan
and Ivins. In Manhattan McClellan
overcomes Hearst’B lead and Manhat;
tan plurality for the Democratic tick
et will pull him through. /
CITY LOTS
NOT SOLD
WOMANS
EXCHANGE
The Woman’s Exchange will be
run as usual during the’comlng win
ter. The managers held a meeting
yesterday and decided to open the
exchange on the first of December.
The place used will be a portion of
Miss Laura Jones’ store on Broad
street. The exchange will be In
charge of Mrs. Mattie Alexander.
The system affords many deserving
women an opportunity to dispose of
The legal sale In whld^ there was
the most interest did not take place
Tuesday horning. The city lots In
Thomasvllle advertised by the county
commissioners were not-put on the
block but will be sold by the county
commissioners In December. The
postponement was at the request of
Attorney Fondren Mitchell, who has
been looking up the titles-to the lots
The said of 143 acres, country prop
erty of J. D Slater was settled and
the property did not go under the
hammer. Admlqlstrator Fleetwood
The city tax rates are usually high
or than the county rates.
Thomasvllle Is $9.66 per thousand.
Abbevlllje has the highest rate,
$15 per $1,000 of any town In the
state.' Several of the smaller towns
have no tax rate at all. Tax rates
in the larger cities are as follows:
Atlanta, $12.60; Augusta, $12.50;
Brunawlck, $14; Macon, $12.56;
Rome, $10; Savannah, $14.50; Col
umbus, $12; Athens, $10; Albany,
$7.50. .
The county taxes In Forsyth this
year are $20.70 per $1,000, which
with the state tax p/ '’$4.'90 added,
makes a total of $26,601 per $1,000,
which the Forsyth county property
owners will have to pay this year.
It Is true that Forsyth county Is build
lng a new court house and must raise
the money to pay for it In this pear’s
tax levy. But several other counties
are doing the same thing and yet
Forsyth leads the list In high 'tax
rates. . <
Down' In Jones ctyjnty also they
are preparing to bnlld a new court
house the county seat ’having been
moved from Clinton to rays and
the tax rate In Jones this year Is
NEW BANK
CHARTERED
Sixty-one Have Started
in Georgia During
1905 '
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 7.—The Bank
of Coolldge, Thomas county, was
chartered yesterday by Secretary of
State Phil Cook. The Incorporators
are W. H. Crow, J. W. Ingram, W.
A. J. Parramore and W. A. Bustle.
The capital of the Institution Is $25,•>
000. *
In ten months of 1905, slxty-one
state banks have been chartered, a
THERAWLINGS
MUST SWING
Supreme 1 CourT Denies
Them New Trial But
.Grants it to Negro
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 8.—The Supreme-
Court this morning sustained the
action of Judge Robert G. Mitchell
In the Rawlings cases and refused to
grant a new trial to the father or
any of bis sons. Frank Turner, the
negro who was convicted aa acces
sory and sentenced to hang was
granted a new trial.
These are' the famous Lowndes
record unprecedented and Indicative county cases "in which the convicted
undoubtedly, of the wave of prosper- men were found guilty of the murder
lty felt everywhere throughout the of the Carter children. They .were
country. j convicted In Lowndes Superior Court,
These sixty-one new state banks | denied a new trial by Judge MUcheir
have a combined capital of $1,626,-'at Thomasvllle and now he'Is sus-
000. The usual capital with which talned by Georgia's highest tribunal
a state bank begins business Is $25,- The state was represented by Soltcl-
000, the, minimum amount permitted j tor General W. E. Thomas, and the
accuse;} by Attorney John R. Cooper.
That of j under the atate law, but In several
Instances banks chartered that year
have a capital stock of $30,000 to
$60j000.
The year 1904 with 39 new banks
chartered, having a total capital
stock of $976,000 was the banner
year up to that time, but 1906, has
far surpassed It with two more
months yet to run.
, On January {, 1901, there were
only one hundred and forty state
banks In Georgia. To this number
additions were made as follows:' In
1901, 27; 1902, 19; 1903, 35; 1904,
39; and ten months of 1905,* 61;
making a total of 321 state banks
now doing business In Georgia.
Georgia also has 53 national banks
which makes 'the total number of
banking Institutions In the state
374.
sold 20 acres In the 12th district
near Patten to,W. P. Sparks for the |i6.60 per $1,000 or $4.10 less than
sum of $200.50 and eight acres to Forsyth.
AFTERNOON
WEDDING
R. C. Davis for the sum of $170.
The high prices for the land give
some Idea of what Thomas county
real estate Is wortb.
HANSELL
SENTENCES
Two interesting and rather unusual
cases occupied the time of County
Court yesterday. The judge fixed
a price on tbe sale of buck as $100
or seven months on the gang. Buck
is an elusive and Intoxicating bev
erage of home manufacture that must
be imbibed to be appreciated. Mag
gie-Taylor, colored, was accused of
selling same and tbe result was as
above stated. Maggie will work.
Jim Wilkinson, wiiL-work for eight
months and was not given an oppbr- jville, and Miss Rebecca Mabbett took
tunlty to pay a fine It he could. Hejplace at the residence of the bride’d
is tbe negro who threatened to fire parents here at 8:30 o’clock tonight,
upon the Hartafleld children and The.bome was beautifully decorated
who was shot down by the young for tho occasion and the guests in
boy just as he aimed.~He has re-, eluded only the relatives and close
The next highest county tax rate
Is $16.10, which Is found in Frank
lin and Wilcox oounttes and then
the various county rates run all the.
way from there down to $2.80, which
Is the lowest rate charged, exoept In
Terrell county, which, thanks, to
the profit of its dispensary, charges
no tax 'rate at all., Muscogee and
Clnlch countles*have a rate of only
$2.66. -.
MARRIAGE
at;
Quitman, Ga., Novj $.—The mar
riage of Ur. Clyde Neel of Thomqs-
The sole hope of the Rawlingses
Is now the State Pardon Board. It
Is not likely that thls body will Inter
fere and the Rawlingses will hang
at Valdosta.
DECATUR
SHREIVALITY
covered from bis wound and will give
the convict lessees good'servtce.
None’of the blind tiger cases that
were referred to the county court
came up for trial. ' A!1 indicted par
ties are allowed ten days notice and
this had not been given them. These
come
their handiwork and la alto appre-.interesting animals will come up
elated by buyers who want .home I for s little exercise at the December
cookery, fancy work and the like. . - term.
friends of the contracting parties.
The Methodist ring cefemony was
used by Rev. J. M. Ldvett of Cordele.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr, and Mrs. Lee Neel, Mr. and Mrs.
M. Bracey, Mr,, and, Mrs. A. A. Riley,
and Mr. E, R. Jerger of Thom-
aaville. After theceremony the hap
py couple left for a wedding tour
through Cuba.
A very pretty autumn wedding uni
ted the Uvea of two of Thomasvllle’s
most popular people yesterday. Mrs.
Jane Vinson Fidler became the wife
of Mr. Albert A. Riley at 1:80
o'clock. The ceremony that made
them one was a very quiet bomb af
fair witnessed only by the relative#
of the contracting parties. It took
place at the residence 207 Washing
ton street. v
The rooms were darkened and dec
orated in a profusion of chrysanthe
mums and roses. The bride and
groom entered without attendants
and the ceremony wqs performed by
Rev. J. M. Outler. v Miss Annie Vin
son, sister of the bride, played, the
wedding march. The bride was taste
fully attired in a traveling suit of
blue and blue hat.
They left for Florida yesterday
afternoon and will spend their honey
moon in the land of flowers. They
will return to make their home here
In a short time. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Riley are held In the highest esteem
by a wide'circle of . friends. All
of these unite in cordall good wishes
for their unclouded happiness, and
prosperity In the years to come.
Balnbrldge, Ga., Nov. 7.—The-
D'emocratlc executive committee of '
Decatur county has cal.'ld n white-
primary for Nov. 28, for the nomina
tion of a sheriff to sOrve during the
unexpired term of ther late Sheriff'
Stegall, The candidates will he as
sessed $150 to defray the expenses:
of the primary, the amount to be di
vided among them. So far only two>
candidates have announced;. L. F.
Patterson and C. A. Melton. Both,
are popular and the race will be
close, ‘it Is the general opinion,
however, that Patterson will be elect
ed as 1 he was sixteen years sheriff,
and made one of the best officers the
county ever had. It is expected lhat
several other candidates will an
nounce within the next few days..
WHITE CAPPERS
t BOUND OVER
C. E. Grlner of Sale City was a
jjUltor to Thomasvllle on Wednes
day.
From Tuesday’s Dally.
Messrs. Puter Powell and Clyde-
Johnson of that portion of Decatur-
county recently ent off In to Grady
were arraigned before United States.
Commissioner Roy Powell In Valdos
ta yesterday afternoon. They were
charged with whitecapping and at
their commitment trial were bound
over in the sum of $500 to appear
before Judge Emory Speer at the
term of United States court to be
held In Valdosta next month. The ar..
rests were made by Deputy Marshal
Godwin. The whltecapplhg Is alleg
ed to have consisted of the wwhfp-
ping of one Henry Crosby. The sup
posed reason is that Crosby gave In
formation of illicit distilling to the
revenue officers. It Is supposed that
other arrests' will follow.
Mrs. C. C. Cocroft went over to
Balnbrldge yesterday afternoon to
Join her husband 1 who la there on
business for several days.,
Miss Ona Neel of Boston u'as in
the city on Wednesday.
Mrs. E. It. Cobb of Pensacola Is
stopping at the Mitchell.