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WEEKLY TIME8-KNTKRPRI8E, FRIDAY, JANUARY ID, 1904
EVERYTHING
JIN MEIGS
Told of in Prof. Searcy’s
Spicy Epistle Ibis
Week.
Why Fine the Teachers?
.. It seems to be a reflection that
tie county Board of Education must
place a $5 fine on teachers to compel
them to attend the meetings de-
> signed for their good. The secret
Order men will stem the darkest
Sight to find the way to their hall,
to rattle chains, recite wierd cere
monies and eat oysters. The farmer
leaves his grassy crop to hear
political speech or attend his Alli
ance meeting. The church man will
go his length to get to his Satur-
; day meeting, but the teacher, poor,
oft-pitied teacher, must have
crisp 15 bill plastered against his
name or else he must attend the
meetings held for his sole Improve
ment. We are glad to know that
Yery few of us have absented our
selves from the Institutes In this
county. The trouble with the pro
fession Is that Is too often used as
a stepping stone to some other pro
fession. Many teachers have become
floaters from place to place. Very
few teachers care to put forth their
best efforts, nor ca'n they, when they
know they are to remain but one
term.
They Want Electric Light*
The electrlcj light question is re
ceiving the attention of the new
council. They are In earnest. The
town government Is composed pf
a set of men who are true finan
ciers, and we shall have the light
money or no money; i
* A Young Partial.
Mr. Jas. Vick, Jr., was elected at the
flrst meeting of the newly elected
council as city marshal. Jim Is Just
cutting hlB first mustache, but
one doubts that the council made
a good choice, /
Burnished Burners.
This place, at the thought of elec
tric lights, has taken on new life.
The old lamps have had the webs
and smoke rubbed out, and new
burners have been supplied. We are
now enjoying an unusual sight.
A Jumper Right.
This town has as a citizen the
only man In the county who can
atand by the side of an apple barrel
and Jump into It without touching
the sides. He also Jumps out of
the barrel without touching. He
gave an exhibition of bis agility to
a crowd a few days ago, upon the
wager of a box of cigars. His name
Is H. L. Joiner. He Is doubtless,
^withal the fastest and most reck
less, bicyclist In the county,
proposes soon to start on a bicycle
tour of the states of the Union.
A Few Personals.
Miss Lucie Macintosh, of Boston,
Ga., was the guest a few days this
week of Mrs. Luther Singletary, at
the Central Hotel. ,
Mrs. L. M. Cannon, of Pelham,
was a visitor at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. T. R. Carter, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Simpson are
spending this week near Quitman,
at their old home.
Miss Clifford Davis left Monday
for a Bhort visit to her sister, Mrs.
J. D. Atkinson, at Doerun.
Mrs. Carrie Hall spent Monday In
Camilla.
Mrs. Ramon Cochran and Miss Lee
Campbell, of Camilla, spent Satur
day and Sunday with Mrs. J. J. Ar-
tine.
Messrs. Gordon Johnson and
Ulysses Smith left Monday for Mon
tlcello, Fla., to continue In a pic-
ture enlarging business. In which
they worked last year.
At the Christmas tree at the Col
lege hall a hemstlched handkerchief
with a border of tatted lace was
lost Anyone haTlng picked up such
a one will confer a favor on the
writer of this column by giving the
Information over phone 32.
Affairs Matrimonial.
The friends of JHse Onssle Mad
dox, lately of this place, will be In
terested to know that she was mar
ried to Mr. George Mills last Sab
bath In Decatur county. Judge Ben
Pope performed the ceremony.
Invitations have been received
here announcing the approaching
marriage of Mr. Charles Jenkins At
kinson to Miss Edna Burnes, both of
Savannah. Mr. Atkinson is a broth
er of Mr. W. N. Atkinson of Pelham,
and also Mrs. I. R. Aultman of this
place.
Another Carrier Story.
The carrier on route No. 1 makes
complaint In this shape: “You told
all about what No. 2 did last year,
but you left me out. Why, I have
been on my route nigh on to three
years, and I married ’em off, too,
at flrst; but during 1905 I separated
seven couples on my route. That
Is, I did not personally have any
thing to do with It, but they sep
arated.” Here Is the ribbon, “Uu
cle Amos."
Folks Who Come and Go,
Mrs. J. R. Hamhleton, after sev
eral weeks of pleasant stay at Jack
sonvtlle, returned home Tuesday.
Mr. Andrew Willis, of Fowltown,
has entered school at Center Hill.
Miss Marietta Green, of the Cen
ter Hill neighborhood, left last Mon
day to take a place as assistant In
the school at Eldorendo in Decatur.
She has been a pupil In Center Hill
school.
Mr. T. F. Dyson went to Thomas-
vllle Monday.
Messrs. Sam Sutton and Roy Sapp
made a business trip to Camilla
Monday.
Mr. Will Bnnks, formerly with
the Isler Pharmacy, but more re
cently of Cuthbert, has returned and
Is with G. L. Duren.
Mr. Simeon Haddock left Monday
to make his home In Pelham. Sim
has lately married, but we hope he
will come to hlrnself later and will
return.
A Peculiar Mishap.
The night wntchman at the variety
works happened, a few nights since
to a peculiar mishap. He keeps up
steam during the night for the dry
ing kilns. He sat down on a pile
of shavings In front of the big boil
ers to rest, and laid his pistol hy
his side. Later without thinking he
shoveled In a lot of shavings, pistol
and all. Five shots Inside the fur.
nace reminded him of his loss.
Miscellaneous Notes.
The Baptist church needs a stove
that will heat It, as bndly as the
Methodist church needs shades or
blinds, to Its windows.
Miss Zeola Hand left Monday to
take charge of her school In the
lower part of the county.
Miss Erie Hand will open her
school In Grady county about Feb
ruary 1.
The children as well as the older
people are much Interested In the
weather signals that are run up
each day on the pole, lately erected
In the college yard.
Child Burned to Death.
A few day. since a sad accident
happened at the home of Mr. Wil
liam Oriner, living a few miles east
of this place. He being away from
home his wife left the house at noon
to feed the horse, leaving their four
year old child In the house. Or
her -return she found the little fel
low’s clothes In flames. After being
badly burned about the hands her
self she succeeded In tearing'off the
little one’s clothes. But the child
was so severely burned that it died
Friday and was buried Saturday at
Sardis.
A Good, New Preacher.
Last Saturday and Sunday was
the regular meeting day at the Meth
odist church. The new preacher.
Rev. C. W. Curry, was on hand.
He has the right name, for ho pro
ceeded to curry evil doers In a pret
ty lively- style. He Is medium build,
being principally a compound of en
ergy and brains, a big mouth, and
a stentorian voice, through the medi
um of which his eloquence fli-ws
as freely, and, at times, as sparkling
as. the water li^ a mountain stream.
A large crowd greeted him at the
morning service. The sermon was
short, and the people wanted more,
and came to the evening service to
get It. They got It. It was hot and
well served. He said ' he didn’t
blame men with aU the meanness
K. P. OFFICERS.
Fine Corps Selected For the Coming
Term of Star Lodge.
At the last regular convocation of
Star Lodge number 31, Knights of
Pythias, the following officers wefe
selected to serve during the ensuing
six months:
W. H. Hammond, C. C.; J. W.
Peacock, V. C.; J. M. Edwards, P.;
L. J. Sturdivant, M. W.; M. A.
Fleetwood, K. of R. and S.; Chas.
Ohl, M. of Ex.; P. C. Dickey. M. F.;
J. C. Schwencke, M. A.; J. L. Spear,
I O.; Jos. Goldberg, O. G.
The lodge Is one of the most pros
perous In the city and Is enjoying
a healthy growth that la very grat
ifying to Its members.
LIKES SO. GA. JURYMEN.
Judge Speer Pays High Tribute to
Men From This Section.
CONDUCTOR DEAD.
Coast Line Employee Has Passed
Away At His Home Near
Whlgham.
Whlgham, Ga., Jan. 15.—Simeon
Mills, age thirty-three, who has
been a conductor of the A. C. L.
railroad for seven or eight years,
was struck on the left palreteal bone
late Saturday afternoon by the lever
of a wire stretcher and as a result
died at six o'clock Saturday night.
Conductor Mills had not been at
work on the road for awhile on ac
count of an Injury received In a
railroad wreck and while off he
spent the time In the country near
here with his father on the farm.
It seems that he undertook to put
some wire around one of of his plan
tations and was struck by the lever
which soon proved fatal.
He was burled by Masonic honors
at Mars Hill cemetery, 10 miles
north, yesterday afternoon.
JORDAN RE-ELECTED.
Georgian Heads Cotton Association
Again With Salary of 95,000.
New Orleans, Jan. 15.—The
Southern Cotton Association held Its
annual business meeting yesterday
with almost a full board sitting,
Harvlc Jordan was re-elected presi
dent and Richard Cheatham was re
elected secretary. H. H. Hiatt of
Columbia, S. C., was elected treas-
urer and George T. JcBter of Cor
sicana, Tex., was choBen vice pres
Ident'ln place of Mr. Peters of Tex
as.
The salary of the president was
flxed at 15,000 Sj year,
Secretary Cheatham's salary was
raised from $2,500 to $3,000 a year.
The salary of the treasurer was
flxed at $500 a year, and the vice
president Is to serve without salary,
The salary of the general finan
cial agent and organizer, F. D.
Smith, who was elected, according
to the suggestions of the mass meet
ing, was fixed at $5,000 a year.
Funeral In Monticello.
(From Wednesday’s Dally.)
The remains of Mrs. W. Miller
Gordon, aged forty years, of Colum
bus, Ga., passed through here yester
day and were taken to Montlcello,
Fla., for burial. She died of peri
tonitis at her home In Columbus on
Monday afternoon.
Her huBband and two children sur
vive her. Before her marriage she
was Miss Elizabeth Budd, of Mon
tlcello, Fla. She Is survived by two
brothers, James Budd, of Macon,
and J. T. Budd, of Montlcello, and
two sisters, Mrs. George P. Mun-
roe, of Quincy, Fla., and Mrs. Henry
Crawford of Columbus.
the world. Woman Is the guar
dian of society, and It Is by her neg-
lect of duty and frequently by her
consent that some of the rottenest
meanness Is Instigated. He doesn't
believe In falling from grace. God
does' His part of the work well.
When He does It it la well done.
His talk was without word menclng,
and though somewhat ‘‘Samjoneslan’’
It was much enjoyed.
Mr. W. H. Vanlandlngham left
Wednesday for'VIdalla, where he
will, we presume, occupy the posi
tion of cashier of the bank of Vida-
A recent interesting development
In the Greene-Gaynor case was the
fining of A. A. Lawrence of Savan
nah for criticism of W. S. West who
was specially appointed as Jury com
missioner by Judge Speer. The
Judge defends his appointment and
e men from this section as fol
lows; ;
“The counties from which the Jur
ors are selected are among the most
thrifty, enlightened and progressive
In the state of Georgia. They are
the counties of Lowndes, Thomas,
Decatur, Berrien and Brooks as they
then existed.
“The court had long experience
of the Intelligence, capacity, upright
ness and patriotism of Jurors taken
from that section of the state.
They had long composed a part of
the Jury body at many terms In the
courts at Savannah. How, then,
was this Jury to be obtained? Since
a new Jury must be bad we could
not select Jurors from the small
eastern division we now have, be
cause It had been prescribed by law
and the prisoners were entitled to
he tried In the district as previously
ascertained. The law familiar to
all, requires that the Jurors shall
be returned by commissioners, one
if these must be the clerk of court,
and the other a prominent member
3t the principal political party op
posing that to which the clerk be
longs.
“The character of the Jury body
of the southern district of Georgia
has been a tower of strength to the
presiding judge In more than two
decades of judicial service among
this people. This has been largely
due to the character of the Jury com
mlssloners. The mention of their
nnmcB In the locality where thew are
known will carry conviction to any
one, such men as John Screven, J.
H. Estlll, Julian Schley, John D. Har
rell, Edward Elliott and others who
might bo mentioned, have been Jury
commissioners In these courts. And
widely known and respected as are
all of these gentlemen none surpass
that high minded Georgian and pa
triotic American, William S. West
who In cooperation with the son of
an ex-governor of Georgia, thf Il
lustrious Herschel V. Johnson, se
lected the Jurors who found these
bills of Indictment and from whom
may be taken the Jury which will
pass upon their guilt or Innocence.
“The plea Is Idle. It Is bad for
duplicity. It Is In the teeth of the
constitution''and the law and the
demurrer will be sustained.'’,’
his son, T. A. Bulloch, and his son-
in-law, A. W. Logue. Mr. Logue
was a citizen of Ochtockonee for a
long time, but has recently been with
J. R. Anderson at Nashville. The
new firm, like the old one, is made
up of hustling men who can be de
pended on. They are the kind of
citizens that made Thomas county
thp leader In WIregrass Georgia.
BUSINA NEWS ITEMS.
(By S. M. Beach.)
Mr. B. M. Bentley, of Metcalfe,
was here last Wednesday on busi
ness.
Mrs. O. C. Ports arrived here last
Wednesday from Maryland to Join
her husband, who Is the new super
intendent of “Suslna.”
Mr. 8. M. Beach has sold 125
acres of land to Mr. Joseph C. Har-
vln, of Houston, Tex., who owns
land adjoining.
Mr. Ben McManeus, of Cairo, has
been ov<|r here doing mechanical
work on Mr. Tom Whitfield’s ma
chinery.
Mr. Tom Dunbar was here calling
on friends Sunday.
Mr. A. C. Ely, of Chicago,
hunting in ^he neighborhood.
Messrs. Henry Mitchell, A. C.
Dickey and 8. M. Beach, having been
commissioned by P. H. Herring,
ordinary of the county, to lay out
and designate the lines of the Dun
canville militia district, held a meet
ing last Saturday and performed this
duty.
VALDOSTA POLITICS.
Briggs and Roberts Are Opponents
For Mayor's Place.
Valdosta, Ga., Jan. 17.—Munici
pal politics are warming up In Val
dosta, and the city executive commit
tee will meet next Saturday to call
a date for the primary, which will
be held about the first ofFebr'uary.
The primary Is usually open to all
white citizens and is followed by a
mass meeting, which appoints a new
executive committee and adopts res
olutions of policy for the next two
years. These resolutions usually
show the Incoming administration
something of the desired Improve
ments, or whatever the voters think
Is needed.
Mayor M. A. Briggs Is a candidate
to succeed himself and he Is op
posed by Mr. J. T. Roberts, whose
candidacy was announced by his
friends within the past three days.
A dozen or more citizens have been
named for places on the council,
and It Is undorstood that others yet
are to be brought Into the race.
Valdostans do not tolerate a rough
nnd tumble fight for the municipal
offices and the campaigns are usu
ally conducted by the friends of the
candidates In a dignified manner.
The preseent administration has
made a very fine record In public
improvements, and Valdosta Is more
of a city as a result than anybody
dreamed It would become two yearif
ago. The opposing candidates, how
ever, are among the most prominent
citizens and there Is to be no let
up In public Improvements, no mat
ter how the election results^
A. C. L. RAILROAD WINS
HEADED FOB BAINBRIDGE.
Albany and Northern Getting Beady
to Extend Southward.
Albany, Ga., Jan. 16.—The grant
ing to the Albany and Northern rail
way and the Georgia Northern rail
way of franchise rights on North
street means the Improvement of
the terminal facilities of . the former
and the extension of the line of
the latter Bouthweatward through
Dougherty, 'Baker, Miller, and per
haps other counties In the course
of the next few months.
DIXON RELEASED.
Cairo Man Who Tried to Kill Broth-
er-ln-law Goes to Florida.
Cairo, Ga., Jan. 17.—The charge
of assault with Intent to murder,
against Ed Dixon, has been with
drawn. He left yesterday morning
for the extreme southern portion
of Florida and has agreed not to
come back here. In consequence of
this action he will not be prose
cuted. Dixon Is the young man who
attempted to shoot down his brother-
in-law, Albert Williams, last week,
while the latter sat at his home with
a babe In his arms. Both are mem
bers of prominent families. It Is
said that Dixon was crazed with
whiskey when he made the attempt.
Chaflge At Ochlockonee,
Mr. W. S. Bulloch, the new county
commissioner, was In town Tuesday.
Mr. Bulloch is now the senior mem
ber of the firm Bullpch & Co. Bt
Ochlockonee. Mr. J. W. Bulloch,
who was the senior member of the
Arm Bulloch, Bros. * Son., has re
tired to private life. The concern
now is made up of W. S. Bulloch,
Washington, Jan. IS.—In an opin
ion by Justice White, the Supreme
Court of the United States yester
day affirmed the decision of tlfe
"United States Circuit Court for the
district of South Carolina In the
case of the state of South Carolina
vs. the Atlantic Coast Line.
The case was an appeal by the
state from a decision of the Circuit
Court holding th^ Cheraw and Dar-
llngtoi Railroad Company, now
owned by the Atlantic Coast Line,
to be exempt from state taxation un
der Its charter. . -
The suit was Instituted by the
railroad company to secure an In
junction against the state authori
ties and the authorities of Chester-
Held, Darlington and Florence coun
ties prohibiting them from taking
steps looking to the collection of
back taxes In those counties for the
past fifteen years. The decision was
against the state on the ground that
the charter was in the nature of a
contract.
A Heavy Porker.
Mr. Daniel Walker, who lives two
miles noth of Tifton, killed a bog
Wednesday which weighed, when
dressed, 1.023 pounds.
Mr. Walker says the hog was not
near fat, and had he been he would
have weighed thirteen or fourteen
hundred. Mr. Walker has the repu
tation of the champion hog raiser of
this section, killing one last year
that weighed 1,183 pounds.—Tifton
Gazetta.
Royal Arch Masons Surrender.
(From Wednesday’s Dally.)
Rev. J. M. Rushln passed through
ThomasvIIIe yesterday on bis way
to Balnbrldge and Whlgham. Mr.
Rushln Is treasurer of the Grand
Lodge of Royal Arch Masons of Geor
gia. He Is on a mission In his
official capacity. The chapters of
Royal Arch Masons at Balnbrldge
and Whlgham have both surrender
ed their charters and Mr. Rushln
goes over to close up their affairs.
Continued from 1st
acting upon the measure Independ
ently of its state house officer^. It
was too big an Issue to become in
volved in the meshes of personal
politics and this campaign in Geor
gia Is the only Instance on record
where appeals 'to racial prejudice
and passion, erlslng out of the dis
cussion of this question, has been
used for Individual preferment
“So far as I am concerned," said
Mr. Howell, "I would prefer to go
down In everlasting defeat than to
arise on huzzas obtained by pander
ing to the prejudices and passions
of my people, arraying class against
class, race against race, and,man
against man! I could stand de
feat far better than my people can
can stand the consequences of even
the temporary fuccesa of such mad
methods." -
J. W. COCHRAN & SONS,
i
—DEALERS IN—
Horses and Mules,
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, WAGONS, ROAD
CART8, HARNESS, SADDLERY. COLLARS,
PADS, WHIPS, AXLE ORBA8E, ETC., ETC.,
We have bought the J. & Cllftoh Wagon, Buggy and Harness busi
ness located at the Cotton Ware house on Madison street, , and arc now
prepared to serve our friends and customers In this line with the very
best quality of goods at
PRICES THAT ARE RIGHT.
We buy for spot cash with all discounts off and sell for small profit. J
It will bo to your Interest to seeus before you buy.
J. W. COCHRAN & SONS.
Stables on Crawford Street. Store Rooms on Madison