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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS
THOMASVIIXE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1906.
>New Series Vol. XVI, No. 2.
ACTIVITY "AT MEIGS.
Committee Appointed By Connell
Consider Improvement*.
Macon, March 30.—It la laid that
Bon. Joe Hill Hall la to be a candi
date for Chief Jnetice of the enpreme
court of Georgia. *Hls friends declare
that It he becomes a candidate he:
will be elected to this position.
When seen Mr. Halt-stated that he
would be a candidate for the legla-
He' said
(By J. S. Searcy.)
Water and Light.
At the last meeting of the town
authorities of this place a committee
was appointed to look into the cost
of an electric light plant and. water
We hope that be-
For Congressman on May
16th—Griggs Wins First
Boot From Spence.
General Wood Says There
Has Been Mach a-Do
About Nothing.
Dr. H. C. Ramsey Will Be
laid to Rest on Laurel
works for MelgB.
fore many full moons there will be
some more “light” on the subject.
Washington, March 19.—Secreta
ry Taft has received two cablegrams
from General Leonard Wood, at
Manila relative to the Mount Dajo
light.
The drat message suggests that the
Secretary of War call upon Major
Hugh Scott, now In the United States,
relative to conditions at the scene
of the light
The second cablegram, which Is
dated at Manila toady, says.
“The sensational cables sent to
the United States relating to the
Mount Dajo light were made np In
Manna. There has been no refer
ence In any cablegram from Minda
nao to the killing of women and
children. The reporters here' had no
other Information than was cabled
The,funeral of the lamented Dr..
H. C. Hanisey was held at the Bap
tist church at 3 o’clock Thursday
afternoon, the funeral sermon be
ing preached by Rev. A W. Bealer..
It Is a severe privation to Thomas- ,
vllle to be without Doctor Ramsey-
He was a man who could he depend
ed oh, and above all things else, ho-
was staunch to his friends.' His na
ture was genial,' and dnrlng his res
idence of twenty-live years in Thom-
asvllle he had bound friends to him
self with hoops of steel.
Dr. Ramsey was a native of Al
bany, being born 58 years ago, and
coming to Thomasvllle about 1880.
He has constantly practiced his pro
fession among the people of this sec
tion, and many Is the heart that Is:
aching because It can no more gain
the benefit of his kindly advice and
his medical skill.
There are no living members of
the immediate Ramsey connection,
but the deceased leaves to mourm
Mm a devoted wife and two chil
dren, Misses Alleen and Marcia.
Mrs. Ramsey was married to Dr..
Ramsey some twenty years ago.
She was originally Miss Hughy, of
Atlanta, but at the time of her mar
riage to Dr. Ramsey was Mrs. Co-
warte. The deceased was married
early In life to Miss Fleetwood, of
Thomasvllle, who died not raany
years after the union.
The family are being comforted
In their hour of distress, by Mrs.
Hiiglfjr; of AnaintaTirnd Mrs. Rogers,
a niece, of Macon, and by scores
of sympathizing friends.
The pallbearers were Messrs.
J. T, Culpepper, H, L. Kelley, WAS’
W. Williams, H. J. Blalock, 0. C.
Batey and Dr. J. H. Coyle.
lature from Bibb county,
that be would announce this much
tor tbe benefit of tboee who were
concerned.
He did not say, however, that In
the near future he might possibly
be a candidate for tbe supreme court
It Is now befteved ’that he
Hog Pen Nuisance.
In Its long list of good laws, look
ing to the health and comfort of
the citizens of this place, If there had
been one prohibiting pig pens and
cow lots directly adjoining the side
walks of the town ,we are sure that
It would have the thanks of many
citizens.
bench.
will decide in a short time to be
come a candidate for this position.
date. All qualified white voters who
will agree to Support the nominees
will be allowed to participate. The
next executive committee will be
1 elected at the same time the con
gressman is. The namee of the
committeemen will be printed on the
1 ballots. TMs Is the first time that
r such a plan has been ^dopted. Judge
r Frank Park, of Worth, was nude
- chairman In place of Capt. Richard
I Hobbs, deceased.
1 The action Is a victory lor the
. friends of Judge Griggs. The sup-
I porters of Judge Spence wanted a
> later primary/ but were outvoted
■ by the committee.
s The Albany Herald gives the fol-
- lowing official account of the meet-
e lng and notes as to the controversy
■ over a primary date.
“The following resolntlons were
t offend hr McIntosh, ot Dougherty:
r “ ‘Resolved, by the Democratic
r Executive Committee of the Second
I Congressional district:
s “ ’First, That a Primary Election
be held In every county ot this dis
trict'In accordance wyh the lawa
governing same, on' Wednesday, May
16th, to nominate a Dsmocatle can-
I didate for the Sixtieth Congress.
” ‘Second, That all white regis
tered voters, regardless of past po-
i litlcal affiliations, who desire to align
i themselves with the Democratic par-
’ ty, and wio, It challenged, will
l pledge themselves to support the
i nominee of the Democratic party,
i arc cordially 1 Invited to vote In said
, primary election.
" ’Third, That jtbe Democratic
County Committees In the several
counties shall have charge of tbe
election under the law, and tbe roles
herein rescribed, and tbey shall pro
vide for tbe holding of said elections
i and shall meet at the court houses
> of the several counties on Thursday,
May 17th, at noon, and consolidate
the votes cut In the county. The
chairman of each County commit
tee shall Immediately certify and
forward by mall to the secretary of 1
the committee at Albany, Georgia,
the number of volet cut for each
candidate In uld county.
“ ■’Fourth, That on Thursday, May
24th, tMs committee shall meet in i
Albany, Georgia, at the coart house, i
at aoon, for the purpose of cobsoll- i
dating the vote, and declaring the t
reshit of said primary election, and I
the candidate receiving the highest t
vote In the district shall he declared i
the nominee of the party.
“’Fifth,That the Democratic Ex- 1
ccutlve Committee of each county in i
the district Is authorised to assess i
the candidates for a sufficient snm, I
prorata, to defray the actual legiti
mate expenses, Including the cost of f
tickets, and the Chairman of each t
County Committee snail notify each a
candidate of the amount of such as- li
seumenta In their neeetlve conn- t
ties, at least two weeks before the v
day appointed for the primary, and
CALOMEL FOR PEAR TREES.
Those Hirsute Appendages.
What kind of people do they have
In Boston, anyhow? Our good broth
er, H. C. Jordan, who writes np the
dictionary from that place, tells
about s barber’s shop “where the
hirsute appendages of the bipeds ot
the Caucasian pedigree can be
topped off.” We have heard it Mnt-
ed thfet certain quadrupeds, called
"pointers,” had their caudal appen
dages, and sometimes their aural
skirts lopped. But this must be a
foreign article that is claimed for
the "bipeds’’ of Boston.. ) .Now,
Brother Jordan, we thing yob ought,
at leut, for a while perambulate to
some sllvandsle—that is, to .remove
your tutillary residence to a qn^et
be eligible as a candidate in
Sixth, That in every county of
the district a member of a District
EaecnUa Committee, to succeed this
commltfoe, shall b« elected .in said
primary,' the candidates' names to
be printed on tbe same ticket, and
a certification of the rosnlt to be
Sant up la the aame manner and at
the aame time as that of candidates
fpr Congress, and said new Execu
tive Committee Is hereby called to
mee^ In Albany, Georgia, at the
court house, on Thursday, May 24th,
at 1 O'clock p. m., for tbe purpose
district In the country^ where yon.
may be more pertinaceonsly supersti
tious In the astrological revelation
of hmnan destiny, and allow your
mind to rest after thla great actlv-
“ ‘Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be sent, by the secretary,
to every member of this committee
and the chairman of each County
Committee.'
“The above resolutions precipita
ted considerable discussion, the only
objecttotf'offered being against the
date named for the primary.
“Mr. T. 8. Hawes, of Decatur,
stated that he bad been Instructed
to vote that the congressional pri
mary be Mid on the same date u
the state primary. He further stated
that be bad been told by Judge W.
N. Spence, wbo had elgnlfled a wil
lingness to tutor the race, that he
would not have tbe opportunity to
properly canvaea tbe district It the
primary were fixed at an earlier date
than that of the etate primary. Mr.
to amend
no service fpr the. first time since the
present pastor, Rev. T. A. White,
has had charge, which embraces a
period ot about nine years. The
President M. L. Johnson, of the
Georgia division Southern Cotton
Association, haa called a meeting, of
all the county officers of the local
branches of the association In the
second congressional district to be'
held In Albany on, Thursday next,
President Johnson and
But ' Ms two services Sunday made
up for the loss on Saturday. His
sermon Sunday nlgbt was exception
ally good.
On Timo Again.
Tho trains of the Atlantic and
Birmingham were running on sched
ule time yesterday after an annoying
delay the day before, A trestle be
tween Norman Park and Huggins
was burned, and the trains were
compelled to transfer passengers and
Albany, On. Match W.-^-JudgeW.
N. Spence, of Ganftlla, Is mneh dis
appointed at the fact that the Dem
ocratic Executive •Committee «f the
Second Congressional district, set the
Little Miss LIUlan Ross, daughter
ot Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Ross, 4r<U cel
ebrate next Saturday afternoon as
her third birthday.
Misses Jemmte Golding and Al
pha Pullen, puplla of ths Meigs
Graded School, spent Saturday and
Sunday at Cotton, Miss Pullen’s
home. *
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kennington,
former residents of this place, bnt
now of Pelham, were here Sunday.
Mr. Renpeau Duren, of Merrill
ville, came over Saturday and (pent
a few daya with relatlvea here.
Mr. H. L. Joiner spent several
days of.last week with relatives at
Touralne.
Mr. W. 0. Branks, wbo haa late
ly been with the dry goods establish
ment of 0. L. Daren, has accepted
a place with the electrle light com
pany at Geneva, Ala.
Mr. and Mn. L. H. Singletary
spent Sunday at OcMockonee with
relatives. V
Mrs. H. B. McCormac, of Boston,
after spending a few days with her
daughter, Mrs. L. H. Singletary, has 1
March 88th.
the district organiser «f this district
will be there on that 4hrte, .and a
full attendance ot all county -officers
as well as others Interested In -the
work le urged. This win he a mat
ter -of special Importance *nd\llgnl-
Tbeie was a minority on the commit
tee that favored setting the date to
coincide with the state primary,
wMeh will not be held before the
first cf July.
Before leaving Albany yesterday
afternoon for bis borne at Camilla,
Judge Spence announced that he was
out of the race. v
window In the place of W. K. lic-
wllt.
Messrs. Earl Hurst and Billie Wil
liams spent last Sunday In Thomaa-
vlllo.
Mrs. Maggie Worllng, after spend
ing several days In Thomasvllle, has
Hawes, therefore,
the resolutions so that the primary
be held on the same day as the state
primary.
"Dr. E. B. Busb, of Miller, spoke
In opposition to tbe amendment.
returned borne. ' ' \
Misses LUla and Lou Pilcher,
milliners for G. L. Duren, are spend
ing the week In Albany, Inspecting
to first lieutenant In the United
States army. He Is a Thomasvllle
boy who graduated from West Point
about four years ago,' and his pro
motion etimss sooner than is usually
the esse. He Is • son of Mrs. B. H.
Smith.
Llent Smith haa been at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan., with the ltth
cavalry. By Ms promotion he Is
transferred to the eighth cavalry,
and will return to the Philippines
this summer. He has already seen
service there, and came back to the
United States only e few months
ago. Before returning to the Islands
he will visit Ms home people In this
city.
tho millinery displays In th^t city.
Mr. Charlie Williams, who is the
right hand man In the telephone ex
change, was called to Winder Tues
day by a telegram announcing the
death of his father at that place.
Drowned In a Well.
Mr. M. A. Pilcher loBt a very line
Jersey yearling Sunday by the care
lessness of somebody. An abandon
ed well in an open field was left un
covered and the animal, while eating
tho buds from shrubbery growing
there-abouts, fell in and was
drowned. \ ’
Miss Blanche Carroll, of Thomas-
ville, was the guest of Mrs. T. E.
returned home.
Mrs. W. H. Boswell spent several
days of last week with her son, C.
E. Boswell, ,ln Thomasvllle.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Braswell
spent Sunday with relatives In Och-
lockonee.
Mr. W. E. Flowers and family, of
Atlanta, spent several days here this
week with relatives.
Ito A. A. McLeod Is the new man
wfiose face attorns the hank cashier’s
vtously announced and who does not
phy his assessments by 13 o’clock
noon of Wednesday, May »th, shall
Mrs. E. C. Vick
In Valdt
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