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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 kBnb South Georgia Iprogress..