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Hnb South Georgia progress, / THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY,' JANUARY u, 1906 VOL. V IPUIi-E.VOL. «7. round tbe market house and Are sta tion. Work was commenced yester- •day. A huge 'pile of sand and a goodly number of brick will be util* Ucd In the Improvement of tbe walk ing facilities. that part of the, road wblch has re ceived the most work, with the road machine Is the worst there Is. Mr. Robert Aiken died of pneu monia at the home of Mr. Andrew Sessions one day last week, and was burled In the Spring Hill neighbor hood. Mr. Aiken was a brother of Miss Minnie Aiken and Mrs. M. A. Jones. > Mr. S. M. Beach has purchased from Mr. W. I. Mao^ntyre of Thom- nsvlllo, one hundred and twenty- acres 06 land, originally part of the old John Harvin place. of the unsold cotton was being held: for higher figures. I am already In possession of letters from certain, firms addressed to spot holders who- have on hand from fifty to one hun dred more balea of cotton in which' a proposition la made. Spot holder* are warned against these Ingenious devices. If the spot cotton passes Into the hands of buyers and mills, the Strength of the market will be wlpod out. Stand pat and demand the full price. We are sure to Why If we firmly hold the small balance of unsold crops for 15 cents. 1 ' No Professional Base Ball , In Prospect for Com- | ing Season. , Heavy’Freight Business. W. D. Webster, traveling freight ..gent of the Goorgla Southern and Florida with headquarters In Valdos- t.i, Is In the city. He says that traffic la heavy and on Monday hla ^joad received at Macon 130 cars of freight From Wednesday’s Daily. Tbe work of the Mlslonary Insti tute and Preachers meeting of the Thomasvtlle district at the Methodist church Is progressing with zeal and spirit. Elder Ed F. Cook makes an Ideal presiding officer and the papers presented yesterday gave many new Ideas tor the furthering of the Mas ter’s work. The public was invited to the afternoon and evening services and many of them took advantage of the eportunlty. In the morning the preachers had their meeting. The general topic of discussion was “The Preacher Him self.” The leaders and their line of thought were: The Organized Preacher, W. M. Blltch. The Preacher’s One Work, C. W. Jordan. The Preacher ns an Evangelist, C. W. Curry. The Preacher as a Pastor, W. C. Em- broy. The Preacher and Bible Study, N. T. Palford. The Preacher and Prayer, J. N. Jones. The Preacher's Study Hours, O. A. Smith. The Preacher and Debt, D. B. Mer ritt. Reading—Why? Whatf How? C. M. Ledbetter. • Pulpit Decorum, T. H. Thomson. Length of Sermon, S. E. Grenfell. Each leader was allowed five min utes and all took part In the Informal discussion. The preachers meeting this morn ing will be In seslon from 9 until 12 The general subject will be “The Church." The topics and leaders are: The Organised Church, E. E. Rose. The Organized Official Board, J. 0, Parker. Organising for the Revival, J. M. Outler. Organising for District Work, Ed F. Cook. Full Assessment* Our Habit— Why? How? H. P. Stubbs. The Social Life of the Church, J. A. Smith. Building for Utility, C. M. Ledbet- [ Recent developments make It prob- atile that the Georgia State League f will be reduced to six clubs. It hav- . lug been found Impracticable to In clude Thomasvllle. Jk ^ With J'homasvllle out of the cir- I cult originally proposed only seven clubs would be available and as It la Impossible to conduct a league with seven clubs six have been de cided on, Brunswick and Thomasvllle _ ' being the two cities dropped. ( The 8avannah News says: After Investigation It was found that Thom Seville would not support a club and that it was also Impossible to secure ■. a park there without considerable ‘ expense. No one could be secured I who was willing to invest their mon- H .4^ in a club there and (he project 1;^ was given up. I This left the- league In a rather f’.'awkward position—with seven clubs if to go Into the league. After much ’ ' discussion It was decided that Bruns wick was too far out of tbeNdrcult X and was the most logical dty to be : y' dropped. Expressions,from the maj ority of franchise owners was that * .jfeywjcii should l;e left out. This J uc” . ,i'or: will probably be ratified at \ tbe, j meallng of tbe league directors J ,which will be held In Savannah Fri day. • Brunswick would undoubted ly make a good city for the lengue, I but It would be foolhardy to assume the irge amount of extra railway, L fare which would be entailed by | bringing Brunswick ldto a six league ; Columbus, Ga., Jan. 10.—Special to the Tlmes-Enteprlse.—The great joint debate between Clark Howell and Hoke Smith took place here thtB afternoon In the Opera Houbc In the presence of 5,000 people. Five hun dred of these were seated on the large stage. The Immense audience was orderly hut wildly enthusiastic and each candidate received tumult uous applause at every telling point.. Three-fourths of the audience were ! Howell men and that candidate nat- I urally received the major portion of j the cheers. There was no disorder l and no personal conflicts during the day. Friends of both the candidates are perfectly satisfied with the show ing made by their man and each acquitted himself ably. Mr. Howell opened with a speech of. one hour. Three-fourths of this time was devoted to discussion of Smith’s alliance with the Populist party and attacks upon organized Democracy. Mr, Howell created a tremendous sensation when he read a letter from James Sibley of Augus ta, right hand man of Tom Watson, ,ln which Sibley promised Howell the support of Watson and the Populists It the candidate would favor dis franchisement of the negro.' Howell read his reply In which he stated that this was contrary to bis convic tions and/ he would not barter them for office. He discussed the dis franchisement proposition at length and took up the railroad question. Smith then followed with a speech of a full hour. It was along the lines of hts other speeches. He called How ell a trimmer and said that be was opposed to the franchise tax bill and was the tool of the corporatlops. He defended bis position on the ne gro disfranchisement, denied alli ance with the Populists and made spirited personal attack on Howell, i. well then replied In a half hour's speech In which he too grew very personal and answered the arguments and attacks of Mr. Smith. Colum bus Is a Howell stronghold, and It Is not probable that many votes were changed either way. Smith Is a man of more Imposing presence and a better orator than Howell and had the advantage from a forensic standpoint. Both sides claim the honors of the day and It Is Impossible from the nature of the case to decide this question from a non partisan view point. Supreme Court Decides liquor and R.R. Case o! Great Importance. U. D.C.WR1 Serve Din ner and Confer Crosses of Honor. Atlanta, Jan. 9.—The Supreme Court has reversed Judge Cann In the Injunction against the railroad com mission to prevent the enforcement I of certain store rates from Atlanta, Home, Daiton and Rockmart. Sav annah parties Bought to enjoin the commission from enforcing the rates, and Judge Cann grunted the Injunc tion. The Supreme Court today re versed Judge Cann on the ground that tbe Chatham court- had no jur isdiction. Tbe ckurt does not en ter Into the merits of the case. The Supreme Court also upheld a mandamus grafted by Judge. Pen dleton of Fulton^unty to force the Southern Exprets "Company to. haul liquor to Lawrencevllle. That town passed an ordinance fixing a license of $1,000 to send liquor Into that place. The express company refused to pay tbe same or to handle liquor. E. M. Rose of Atlanta, sougnt to compel by mandamus. The supreme Court held that the Express Company was a common carrier and that the Lawrencevllle'ordinance was null and void. , This decision Is of particular Inter est to all dry towns. The city of Moultrie has recently passed an or dinance similar to the one In ques tion, but Its enforcement will prob ably not be attempted now. The Daughters of the Confederacy have announced their plans for the observance of Lee’s birthday. This occasion Is on January 19th a week from tomorrow. The day will be especially devoted to the pleasure of the veterans. Every veteran In Thomas county will Be the honored guest of the John B. Gordon-Chap ter, Daughters of the Confederacy.’ cordial dnVit- Likos the Change. The County Board of Educatlom Is composed of a set of .safe men. who appear to be In earnest about school matters. Heretofore the an nual teachers Institutes have been very poorly attended, some teachers declaring that they had nothing to' learn from those who were the mov ing spirits. Now that we are to have monthly ihstltutes, and that a fine of not less loan five dollanv will be placed on those teachers who < do not attend, we will await with In- - terest the coming of those teachers who know so much- that # they can not learn, for It'will be a season of' refreshing, to us, who for'- several' years have done our best'to learn something. .School Opening. The spring' session of tho Meigs Graded School opened Monday un der flattering circumstances. Every body Is talking “school,” and tbe children are simply ‘running over."- Mr. Linton the principal Is hot un known to our people. Mr. F. G: Rose, of the Intermediate department Is fast building for himself a reputa tion. Miss Annie Brundage, over the Primary department, .lives here and Is known and loved, by every body. She has lately been away at Monroe College. The people arc- believing that they will have A sue-- ccssful session and they will. Easily Tired. A man said "I am tired of paying- tax to run the schools and not get no benefit.” By actual count, be sides his poll tax, less than five cent* of bis money goed Into the schoor. fund. Like many others who pay from twelve to twenty’dollars for- tobacco and whiskey without a mur mur, the man must be convalescing from an attack of typhoid , dlspop- sla, and la easily tired. Much Moving. One of the best signs of prosperity with the-farmer Is the great amount of moving going on. We never saw the like. You knew where they lived. Now you don’t. The tcach- The chapter extends atlon to every veteran In the county to ba present, w! D: Mitchell''will’ attend, but the presence of'every vet eran la espdalally desired, whether or not he fsA member of the camp. The usual interesting ceremonies The exercises will mark the day. will be held In the Sundays school room o fthe Baptist church at 11 o'clock, sharp. Crosses of honor will be conferred upon several'veterans and there will be special .music. The orator of the day will be Mr. Irwin MacIntyre. He Is one of the most brilliant and eloquent young members o fthe Thomasvllle bar.' His speech will be a stirring one. He was Memorial dSy speaker a few years ago and all who heard him then will be anxious to near him again. The exercises at the church will last for one hour. Promptly at 12 the veterans will be escorted to the court house where they will be en tertained at a dinner served by the U. D. C. This annual feature Is al ways onq of the most pleasant of the day. There Is always an abundance of good things to eat and during the course of the dinner many stories are told songs are sung and the pro ceedings end with the old time rebel yell. , The league will enter the season 1th Albany, Valdosta, Amerlcus, | left out of the original plans. At 'the meeting next Friday a schedule for the coming season will probably be adopted, amendments to the con- t stltutlon will be suggested and pass- ed upon and a full report of what has' r: been • accomplished In the way of F signing teams, etc., will be made by the Club owners who will be present EVERETT IS MAYOR. NEARLY ALL PICKED. An<1 "• SpM Aidcrmanic Ticket Is ! Elected In Boston. Vnd Nearly All Ginned 8ays Cotton Association. .. Boston, Jan. 8.—There was a llve- f ly municipal election here today with Atlanta, Oa., Jan. 8.—The South- two full tickets In tbe field. J. B. irn Cotton Association today Issued Everett was elected mayor, defeating i statement showing the percentage w. Z. Brantley, the present lncum- >f cotton picked to January 1 to be bent. - W. R. Forster and J. M. Qroo- 18.39. Cotton ginned to same date, ver on the Everett ticket and T. |S. l7.55.,The figures by states are: Leak and J. W. Taylor on the Bjgnt- toridk, 99.99 and 99..98; Georgia, ley ticket were elected aldermen. 19.99 and 98.44; South Carolina, The defeated candidates were H. T. The Missionary Institute will con vene for tbe second day’s work this afternoon at 2, and again this even ing at 7. The program is as follows: Afternoon—Devotional service, J. W. Hines; Informal discussion, lead ers limited to ten minutes. Modern Inventions, N. T. Palford. Commercial Expansion, O. S. Smith. Tbe Awakening In the East, D. B. Merritt. Wars—Chlno-Jaanese, Spanish-A merlcan, Russo-Japanese, H. P. Stubbs. Evening—Devotional service, 8. E. Grenfell; addresses, general topic. Home Church NATURAL CAUSES. held an Inquest over the body of a ' Atlanta, Jan. 10.—Cotton buyers negro found dead there Monday af- and cotton mills who are short on ternoon. It was found that the body cotton aro said to be again making was that of Bedford Banka, a well an effort to borrow cotton In order to known character. He was * sort of j secure not only what they need, but doctor and medicine man among the! to beat down tbe price by taking the Ignorant negroes. He was seen In j staple out of the bands of those who Ochlockonee Sunday and afterwards j are holding It for the purpose of ■went to a little cabin about a mile | keeping the price up and advancing from town. Whtlq there-he was evi- 1 It. President Harrie Jordan of the dently taken 111 and died some time ( Southern Cotton Atsoclatlon, who Monday. A purse with a single pen- sounded-a note of warning last spring ny in it was found by his lifeless when the same thing was attempted form. He . leaves a daughter, Ra- Is again, exposing the scheme, chel Banks of Thomasvllle. j Today President Jordan said ’'In- The Jury that brought In a ver- formation Is being received at bead- dlct that bis death came from natural quarters of the association lndicat- causes was composed of P. P. Dix- lug the ‘same plans are now being GRADY’S SCHOOL AFFAIR8. Board W1R Be Appointed In March and J. B. Wight Is in Charge Now. All of the npw counties with the exception of Grady and Jeff Davis have organized their county school boards. Over In Grady the board will not be choeen until the Superior Court meets. Judge Robert O. Mit chell will hold tbe first term of Gra dy Superior Court In March. The grand jury chosen at that time will name the county school board. Until that time the school affairs will be In charge of Mr. J. B. Wight He was formerly a member'of the county board of education In Thomas coun ty and a man well Informed on all educational affairs. jNews reaches us of tbe advent of little daughter at the home of Mr. id Mrs. Henry E. Butler of Plaln- /Id, N. J., on the 5th Inst. Mrs. htler Is the only daughter of Mr. Id Mrs. A. H. Mason and is well own in Thomasvllle. drs. F. R. Vah Brunt has recover- from her illness and went to omasviiie last Monday with Mr.' “Reasons Why the Must Go Forward. God Commands, E. E. Rose. Heathen Claims and ’ Christian Duty, J. C. Parker. Abundant Ability, J. A. Smith. Dangers that Threaten if Work Is Delayed, T. H. Thomson. The Institute will come to an end tomorrovf. country stores In this neigh t id are “out” of a good many goods, owing to the bad con- of the roads. For tho first -tfMVthe recollection of the .f has been Impossible to haul over, our roads. Strange, too, Laying the Pavement. The city really can pave. It has proved that by starting to work on the cement side, walk that will sur-