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TIMEH. VOL. 10
BKTEUPEiaB, VOL. 17.
4 Territories Combined
Into Two States, Arizona
and Oklahoma.
RAILROAD EXTENSION.
BIFFS PAWNBROKERS.
Supreme Court Decide. Against In
terest Greater Than 8 Per Cent-
The cashier (or tt|e Bank of Bar-
wick Is Mr. W. L. Thompson of
Jeffersonville, Ga. He is. here ready
Meigs, Ga., Jan. 22.—At 2:30
o'clock Sunday morning at
the residence of the bride’s fa
ther, Mr. A. F. Hand, Miss Zeola
Hand was married to Mr. Walter
Rev. T. A.
B. Singletary, of Cairo.
White, of Thomatvlile, said the mar
riage rites in his usual felicitous
way.
In this the county loses one of its
most earnest and successful teach
ers. The wedding was very quiet,
the occurence being known and wit
nessed by the Immediate relatives
only.
Mr. and Mrs. Singletary lrft on
the 9:15 train for Cairo.
WITH CANE.
Talk in Financial Circles
Indicates Another De
pository for This City.
There Is talk in financial circles
of a new bank for Thomasvllle.
There has been an epldimtc of bank-
establishment all over the state and
especially In South Georgia and an
other financial institution in Thom-
asvilie would- be in line with this.
Those who are supposed to be back
of the plan are among the wealthiest
and most substantial citizens in
Thomasvllle and If they carry ouf
their rumored plans the bank will
be on a' firm foundation from the
start.
It Is pointed out that many towns
smaller than Thomasvllle have as'
many banks as this city, and several
no larger’ have more. Then the
lumber trade which centers here de
mands more financial facilities than
the present banks, to transact their
business. It is said that a former
well-known resident of this town,
now In Waycross, may return and
be connected with the bank should
It tje founded. ^ *
The local banks are three in num
ber, the Bank of Thomasvllle, The
Thomasvllle National Bank, and the
Citizens Bank. There is also a
branch ol. the Oglethorpe Savings
and Trust Company, of Savannah,
which has on deposit nearly $200,-
000. The authorities of these banks
do not place much credence in thd
rumor and say that there is scarce
ly room for another bank. The fu
ture developments In the situation
will be awaited with interest.
TALLAHASSEE'S ELECTRON.
F. C. Gilmore is Mayor, and a I)I
vidc<l Aldcrniiwjc Ticket Is
Chosen.
Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 24.—There
was a closely contested white Dom
ocratlc primary held in this city yes
terday. Mr. F. C. Gilmore was
nominated for Mayor by eight ma
jority over his opponent. Dr. Hen
ry E. Palmer. Gilmore received 1S9
and Palmer 131.
The city council will be split be
tween the two factions, and it may
require a second primary to decide
the result as to some of the mem
bers of council.'
The senatorial race between Rawls
and Henderson entered as an issue
to some extent in yesterday elec
tion.
and being a man of wide experience
in business. Ha will conduct a
thoroughly up-to-date store, with a
clean fresh stock of goods. He will
handle builders' hardware, house
furnishing-goods, mill supplies, belt
ing and also a small and select line
of chlnaware and crockery. He
will be agent for the famous "Keen
Kutter" goods, which includes every
thing that has an edge.
The interior of the building will
be remodeled and made to suit the
purpose. Work wll begin next week
and Mr. Winn will be ready for bus
iness before the middle of the month.
Mr. Bam Mitchell, who was formerly
with Mr. 'Winn's grocery, and
now in the employ of the Neel
Brothers will clerk for the new con
cern.
PRESENTATION
AND ELECTION
U. D. C. Choose Officers
and Give Pin to Miss
Etta Reid.
NEW HARDWARE STORE.
T. D. Winn Will Open on Broad
Street Early in February.
A new hardware store is to be
added to Thomasville's list of busi
ness houses. The proprietor will be
Mr. T. D. Winn. The store will be
located In his building on Broad
street where he was for many years
in the grocery business. The stand
is now occupied by Neel Brothers’
grocery.. This will be moved on the
first of February to the old Wolff
stand In.the Mitchell House block.
It will remain there until the new
postoffice building is completed and
will then be transferred to the cor
ner occupied by the postoffice at
^present. ,
Mr. Winn is well fitted to make
of his new departure, hav-
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
The John B. Gordon Chapter,
Daughters of the Confederacy, held
one of the most enthusiastic and
Interesting meetings In Its history
yesterday afternoon at the library.
The annual election was held and a
pleasant feature of the afternoon
was the presentation of a gold pin
of the order to the president, Miss
Etta Reid.
There were twenty-flvi
of the order present. The first bus
iness of the meeting was the adop
tion of by-laws for the future govern
ment of the chapter. Miss Reid was
re-elected president by a rising vote
of all present. Mrs. . S. L. Hayes
was made first vice-president and
Mrs. S. G. McLendon second vice-
president. Mrs. James Watt was
re-elected recordftg secretary and 1
Mrs. J. C. Schwenke was again made
treasurer. Miss Nell Pringle will
serve during the ensuing year as
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Fra
zer MacIntyre was chosen as histo
rian and Miss Cynthia Maclean, reg
istrar. Mrs. John L. Turner was
appointed to take charge of the
work of organizing a chapter of chil
dren of thet Confederacy. Other
ladles will assist her in this impor
tant work.
The pin presented to Miss Reid is
the official pin of the order, a Con
federate flag, surrounded by a lau
rel wreath. The presentation was
made by Mrs. L. H. Raines, of Sa
vannah. In well chosen words she
voiced the love and esteem in which
ss Reid Is held by the entire ehap-
Mrs. Raines also addressed the
Chapter on other matters of inter
est, and her presence was much en
joyed.
NEW COUNCIL
STARTS IN
City Officials Appointed
and Salaries Fixed-No
Free Lights.
3T
HAND-SINGLET ARY.
Prominent South Georgia Families
United in Marriage at Meigs.
It was off with the old and on
with the new at the council room last
night. The old administration kiss
ed its hand farwell to the city and
the new mayor and aldermen took
the simple oath of office that made
them officials In fact. Preceding
this Interesting ceremony Mayor
Roddenbery delivered his valedic
tory. It was eloquent, lengthy, but
delivered In the Informal chatty
style In which the ex-mayor shines
best, and held the attention of his
auditors for nearly an hour. Full
reports were read from the several
committees and officials covering
the work of 1905. These will be
published in detail tomorrow and
will make Interesting reading for
all who are Interested In the city’s
affairs. Then came the swearing In.
The bonded officers will have their
bonds ready and will be sworn In
next Monday night.
Mayor Pittman’s first act after as
suming the chair was to name his
standing committees. They are Fi
nance: Mallette, Smith, Evans.
Water and Light: Evans, Parker,
Mallette. Streets and Sewers: Han-
sell, Parker, Neel. Ordinances:
Mitchell, Hansell, Neel. Cemetery:
aykor,-.Mitchell, Smith. Health:'
eel, Mallette, Lewis. Printing:
smith Evans, Neel. Fire: Lewis,
Hansell, Mitchell. Public Works:
Smith, Lewis, Evans. In each cubo
the first man named Ib chairman of
the committee. Alderman Hansell
Is mayor protem.
One Important action was the re
scinding of the action to give the
aldermen free light and water,
the request of several of the new al
dermen/ who took the ground that
the compensation was unequal to
different aldermen, this motion was
made by Alderman Pittman and car
ried. The aldermen therefore will
receive no compensation whatfcvek
for the coming year. Last year they
received free water.
At a late hour the council went
Into executive session and chose the
appointive officers and fixed their
salaries. T&e new position of su
perintendent of electrical appliance
was created and Mr. D. Rhett Prin
gle was chosen to fill it at a salary
of $1,000 per annum. J. A. Epply was
re-elected to the office of superin
tendent of water works and in ad
dition will fill the new position of
superintendent of motive power at
the light plant. He will receive a
salary of $1,600 per year. The sal
ary of Marshal Stephens and Sextoii
Franklin was fixed at $70 and $25
per month respectively.
The present police force was re-
elected as follows: Sanitary In
spector, S. P. Doss, $50 per month;
Assistant Marshal, H. B. Martin,
$50; Night Police, Dawkins and Mil-
ton. L. B. Bouchelle was re
elected City Physician at a salary
of $25 per month, W. C. Snodgrass,
City Attorney, $150 per year. The
new Board of Health is composed
of Dr. Bouchelle, Dr. Jarrell, Dr. R.
J. Miller, R. E. Lester and J. H.
Merrill. This board serves without
pay. Council reached adjournment
at half past ten.
Georgia. College, published In this
paper a few days ago has ■ called
forth many Interesting remlllisences
by the older citizens of the town.
One lady tells the Tlmes-Enterprlse
of a pleasant event In connection
with'’the affairs of the school twenty
years ago. From 1884 until 1887
Col. S. G. McLendon was In the leg
islature from Thomas county, and
his efforts did much for the college
In the way of securing appropria
tions. Col. McLendon was present
ed with a handsome gold-headed
came In 1885, by his fellow-citizens
In token of their appreciation of his
efforts for the college. Judge H.
W. Hopkins made the speech of pre
sentation and the occasion was a
very pleasant one. The cane Is still
In Col. McLendon's possession and
he prizes It very highly.
SET CASES
IN CITY COURT
First Term of New Legal
Body in Session With
* Many Present.
The court house was a busy place
yesterday, owing to the fact that
the City Court of Thomasvllle was
holding its first session. Six cases
were disposed of, either by trial or
pleas of guilty. The court will con
tinue in session today and possibly
tomorrow. It is of much more im
portance than' the old time county
court, and almost rises to the digni
ty of "big court,” in fact it does
relieve the superior circuit of many
cases. There are two pannels of
jurors, plenty of bailiffs and court
officers, and the mills of justice grind
with imposing sound.
The first case was that against
J. N. Dunlap. He is one of the
best known negroes in the county
and was accused of aiming t and
pointing a gun. He was found
guilty. Robert Puckett, white,
plead guilty to ' a misdemeanor
charge. He is the man who caused
a great sensation last summer, by
shooting on board a Sunday school
picnic train, returning from Bain-
bridge. Despite the fact that the
train was crowded with ladles and
children there was no one hurt by
his target practice. The evidence
against him was plain and he con
fessed. He, as well as the others
who are adjudged guilty or enter
that plea, will be sentenced by
Judge Hansell at the termination of
the session.
George Philipps, the Greek mer
chant, had been Indulging in a lit
tle gun play and he also plead guil
ty. Walter White, accused of car
rying concealed weapons plead guil
ty. The jury pronounced Annie
In 1885 for Services in Legislature
South Georgia College.
The write-up oi the early history
the South
, '1
Gill, a white woman, not guilty.
She was accused of keeping a dis
orderly house, and was Mixed up
in an affair by which a young man’
from Coolldge, lost a wad of money
questionable resort one after
noon last August. The jury likewise
turned loose George Anderson who,
was accused of jumping s contract.
There are still a number of eases
to be tried, and an endeavor will
be made to clear the docket as near
ss possible. The cougt does not
meet again in stated session for
three months.
STATEHOOD BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Washington, Jan. 24.-—The House
today adopted a statehood resolution
by a vote of 192 to 166. The ac
tion favors joint statehood.
The bill provides that Oklahoma
and Indian Territory shall be ad
mitted as one state under the name
of Oklahoma, and that Arizona and
New Mexico shall be admitted as one
under the name of Arizona. The
measure was opposed by the Demo
crats In the House. They were
joined In their contention by
number of “Insurgent” Republicans
who opposed the wishes of the ad
ministration on “stalwart” Congress
men. For a time It seemed that
they would muster strength enough
to defeat the bill, but the result
shows that they lacked 14 votes of
accomplishing this end.
Santa Fe is to bo the capital of
Arizona and Guthrie of Oklahoma,
until 1915. At that time the peo
ple of the two states will settle by
popular vote the permanent loca
tion of the capitals.
Atlantic and Birmingham Has
Reached Carrollton on Its
'-Way to Alabania.
•Rvigfe" ■- -——
Carrollton, Ga., Jqn. 18—The Car
rollton Board of Trade had a very
enthusiastic meeting Monday night,
reporting the arrival of the'locating
corps of engineers of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic railroad
here, and work began oh the sur
vey southwest from this place to
the main line running from Bruns
wick via Montezuma. Talbotton,
to Birmingham. From the point of
LaGrange, Roanoke and Talladega
Intersection with the main line It
Is ezpected that the Atlanta line will
be constructed through this section
to Atlanta at an early date, as great
evidence of activity in the construc
tion department of the road Is every
where evident in this section. An
other corps of locating engineers Is
ezpected within a few’days to begin
locating the line east of Carrollton
toward Atlanta, considerable of the
territory outlying from Carrollton
having been surveyed the past sum
mer.
Induced to leave father and mother
and attach herself to a common
street show. '
At the breakfast table one morn
ing she came to herself and realized
that she had been traveling with
the show as one of the showmen’s
wife. ' i
She Immediately roue from the ta
ble, made rapid preparation and
started on her return home! She
asserted that she had ben hypno
tized by the man she was with.
\,Poor girl! The plea of’ hypno
tism cannot be heard In her de
fense.
Led astray by one of those “good
fellows” who are “the vilest whelps
of sin.”
The girl reached home and the
broken-hearted father Is now on the
trail of that devil with a purpose
to have revenge some way. Sttccesn
to him!
The majority of those showmen
are not fit to enter the threshold
of a respectable man’s dwelling, and
good citizens can not afford to pat
ronize them.
May the moral sentiment get so
high that they will be compelled to
“go out of business I”
I have patented a rapid firing gun.
that "shoots one eternal and two
forevers” and I propose to furnish
one of them to a certain gentleman-
in the city of Thomasvllle with, re
quest that he will shoot all perni
cious birds that may contaminate -
by association, and all jacks In hu
man form that would decoy an In
nocent country girt Into destnuc.-
tlon. ,
When some men die "hell will en
large her borders to receive them."
Amen! Such Is divine economy, and
certainly It is right. , .
SERMON AND STATEMENTS.
The Georgia supreme court haw
rendered a decision which In effect
declares that no city has the right
to allow pawnbrokers to charge
more than 8 per cent a year, which:
Is the law of Georgia. The decision-
holds that any ordinance providing
for a higher rate Is Invalid.
The case In point wai that of B.
P. Lockwood against E. Muhlbcr;, a
Savannah pawnbroker. Lockwood
brought trover proceedings to recov
er articles he had pawned with-
Muhlberg. Re claimed that the In
terest charges amounted to more
than the original loan; and that the
Interest was 10 per cent, a month on
loans smaller than $25 and 7 per
cent, on loans above this figure.
''fhe supreme court holds that, al
though certain parts of the code al
low municipalities the right to de
fine by ordinance the powers and
privileges of pawnbrokers, they do
not allow the power to charge us
ury.
Lockwood, having paid Interest at
the rate of 10 per cent, a month
until he had paid 8 per cent, per an
num was authorized to demand his
goods.
On the main question of whether
city ordinance has the right to
make legal what the law forbids in
plain terms, the supreme court holds
that no city has this right. This
decision does not refer mainly to Sa
vannah, but to a municipality, so
Thomas county may be represent
ed by an entirely new dele
In the legislative which
year from next June. The same
thing Isn’t Improbable In other con-
tlglous neighborhoods.—Balnb
Democrat.
Waycross
a Confedera:
hfngr that
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY,’ JANUARY 26, 190b
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