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WEEKLY TIMES-ENTERPRISE, APRIL 13, lf*)fl.
-EKLY TIMES-ENTERPRISE
AND *. ,| ~
South Georgia Progress. I “* to
MEETING DATE CHOSEN.
Commltfbo Will
Gather In Atlanta on April 30,
PnbllBhed erery Friday by the
TUiMES-EXTKRI’RISE PUBLISHING
COMPANY.
■ At the Titnc-s-Enterprlso Building
Thomasvllle, Ga.
IVIUon M. Hardy, President,
lulm D. McCui tney. Sec. and Tree*.
Entered at the post office at Thomas-
vine, Ga., nssecond class mall
matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Weekly, One Year....’ $1)00
Weekly, Six Months 0.60
Weekly, Three Months 0.26
Dally, One Year. 6.00
Bally, Six Months . 2.60
Bally, Three Months . 1.26
Pally. Qmt Month..., ■,,,. o.GO
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THOMAS
COUNTY.
GUARANTEED CIRCULATION 2,000
THE MARKETS.
NEW YORK COTTON MfARKET.
Open. High. Low. Clo. P.CIo
May 11.21 11.31 11.2011.28 11,24
July 11.17 11.2111.16 11.13 11.18
Oct. 10.50 10.61 10.64 10.60 10.56
Dec. 10.56 10.61 10.65 10.50 10.67
Tone quiet and steady; sales none;
middling 11.80.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.
Open. Hlglv Low. Clo. P.CIo
May 11.33 11.80 11.31 1L30 11.31
July 11.44 11.60 11.42 11.40 11.41
Oct. 10.60 10/61 10.60 10.50 10.62
Dec. 10.51 10,6110.6110.60 10.63
Middling 11 8-8; sales 1,060; ar
rlre f,100; t. o. b. 100.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Open. 2 pm. Clo. P.CIo.
April 5.08d 5.88d O.Old 6.040
May-June O.Old 6.08d O.Old 6.06d
Jnly-Ang. O.Old 6.08d O.Old 6.05d
Oct.-Nov. 6)73d *5.7Id 5.73d 5.75d
Middling 6.16d; sales 10,000 re-
eelpts 4,006; tone Tory, steady.
CHICAGO MARKET.
*
Opening.
Closing.
WHEAT—May
79 00
801-f
CORN—May
46 1-2
461-1
OATS—May
.817-8 ’
33 1-3
PORK—May
16 10
16 07
RIBS—May ■
8 73
8 67
LARD—May
8 70
8 66
1 Closed tomorrow—Good
Friday.
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Ga., April
6:—
Skemt totatoes
H6S*< .........
111-1
Chickens, fries
..30 0 83
Chickens, hens
Oats, teed....
60
Cotton seed meal, sack....
Bran......'.
Corn per buahel...,
Timothy, No. I....!.....'
Timothy,-, choice.
31.40
1 26
75
1.00
1.10
How would you tike to ewap
placet with Carnegie for a tew mln-
qtee? Hla income le 32,000 an hour.
There I^a great difference In
gees Take the county of Muecogee
and the Inatttute of Tuakegee, tor
Instance.
Fatty Taft aaya that It la impos-
alble to pass a disfranchisement law
Mat wllT stand the teat. We see
where Fatty Is right.
Prophet Dowle Is the latest to
join the has-been club. Little old
New York put a crimp In hla Infal
libility several years ago and he hae
keen on the toboggan ever since:
The decollette shoe and look-agaln
shirtwaist an sun signs of spring.
Editor Blanton saya Hoke 8mUh
tas more people fooled than' any
•tber man now on earth. ^
A report says that call money It
Ugh In New York. It always coats
to call and more to raise.
Russian political prisoners have
declared a hunger, strike. They
might to come to 8onth Georgia,
which has the world skinned on good
t ,te eat '
i City man has busted lu-
kNht With a defense of red-headed
girt*. But, the' aubtirn-balred bri-
gade nr<i usually able to look after
- April 20th la the date and the
Kimball House Is the piece selected
for the meeting of the state Dem
ocratic executive committee which
will set the day for holding the pri
mary In Georgia to nominate a can
didate for governor. The call for
this meeting has Just been Issued
by Chairman Yeomans. At this
meeting the committeemen will pre
scribe the rules to govern the pri
mary. In addition to the candidates
for governor the following state
Officers will alio be voted for:
Judges, solicitor-generals. U. 8.
senators and other ' state officers.
Mr. Yoemana says that-It was h|s
original intention to call the meet
ing for April 21it, but afer consult
ing with other nfembers of the com’
Inlttee be found that April 20th
would be more acceptable to the ma
jority of his colleagues. The last
state Democratic convention recom
mended that the state primary be
held not earlier than July 10th. It
seems to, be the consensus of opin
ion that the committee will llx s
date for the primary Jn August
AGAINST ALCOHOL. *
Cairo Doctors and Druggists Wont
Prescribe or Sell It.
The druggists and physicians of
Cairo hare taken a novel and cred
itable- step in regard to the use of
alcohol The els doctors ot the city
have signed a resolution to the effect
that they will not prescribe alcohol
In any case except where it le abso
lutely necessary for the good of the
patient. They state that great harm
has resulted from the Indiscriminate
sale. The druggists of the city have
sworn that they will not .sell alcohol
except upon the bona lids prescrip
tion of a licensed physician who le
not connected with their, butlnese,
and that they will not relit any
alcohol prescriptions. This move
will be of lntereet to all prohibition
communities where alcohol It told.
It seems to be a solution of a vexed
problem which It beyond the reach
of tho law.
TEACHERSTALK
OFLIVETOPICS
SECOND GROWTH PINE.
Government to Experiment In Geor
gia On Forest Preservation.
Macon, Ga., April 3.—The Tele
graph today saya:
“The report cornea from Washing
ton to the Birmingham Age-Herald
thdt there Is to be a practical appli
cation of forestry preservation In
two large tracts In Alabama—one In
the northwestern part of Coosa coun
ty containing 30,000 acres and the
other In the weatern end of Bibb
county, containing 70,000 acres. The
experiment It to be conducted by
the Department of Agriculture. The
owners of the tracts have consented
and the beat rules of forestry will he
observed. •
The Idea Is to clear the tract*
of mercantile tlmber'durlng the went
twenty-live years, but at trees shaR
be cut dqwn the teed for another
will be planted «o that during the
quartet ot a century another fine
crop will have been developed. It
expected that the second crop wHI,
at the’end of twenty-!ve years.
County Institute Has Good
Attendance and Inter
esting Discussion.
The third monthly teachers’ In
stitute of the year was held at the
court house on Saturday./ The meet
ing was better attended ante perhape
more interesting than any that had
preceded It.
tin Topics.
The ways and means of teaching
spelling were set forth In a paper
presented by J. M. Baugham.
thinks .that the best results are ob
tained from the pnplls when special
attention Is given to prefixes, suf
fixes an<^ synonyms. J. H; Reese
discussed the topic, and said that
originality. In methods, varying the
case to salt the needs, wap desirable.
At the suggestion ot W. W. Linton
the teachers organised ) themselves
Into a class and fifteen mlnntes were
spent in practical work.
They Want Charts,
Prof. J. 8. Searcy Introduced a
resolution requesting the county
board of education to purchase
charts for the use of the teachers
in the county school*. The resolu
tion waa adopted without a dlteent-
Ing vote and will be presented to
the board at Its next meeting.
Physiology and Physical Culture.
Miss Jessie Crocker read a paper
on the subject ot physiology. This
was followed by J. B. Stubbs who
spoke on the question of the need,
or lack of It tor phyalcal culture In
the common schools. The speaker
Inclined to the belief,that the pu
pils In coqntry schools have all. the
physical culture that they need. In
their' dally lives. Miss Ella Quatles
dlscuqsed the paper, and took the
ground that phyalcal. culture waa
needed In the town schools. Several
other teachers took poaltlons pro
and con on- this Interesting topic.
Good Reading.
Mist Julia Olbaon and Mr. Linton
conducted an Illustration class with
the pedagogues as pupils, showing
how United Btatea history should be
taught. In the afternoon Mr. J. B,
Lockhart, ot the Thomasvlile
achoola, gave some pointers
how a love for good literature could
be Inspired Into the pupils. He said
that the teachers must love good -lit
erature themselves, read to and with
their pupils, and give theta'good lit
erature to read.
Mr. Heeth Announces.
The latest announcement la that
of Mr, P. 8. Heeth tor tax eollectok
Mr. Heeth hat held this office tor a
number ot years. He _has given to
the public the best pdriod ot Ha life
and ha* served them faithfully and
well. Thomaa county would hardly
know hj^w to get along without Mr.
Heeth to collect the taxes. Hh rag
ged honesty and hla ganial way of
taking the money that tiie law de
mands, relieve the tedlnm of paying
It out and almost makes one glad
of the privilege. No opposition has
developed to Mr. Heeth, anil so pop
ular Is he and so good his reputa
tion, that none la likely' to develop.
EVENTS AT BOSTON.
The Week’s Happenings Clothed In
Picturesque Verbiage.
(By H. C. Jordan.)
Miss Florrle Stanaland, the pretty
pedagogue who presides over the
school at the Kirby Planing mills,
.was at home last Saturday and Sun
day. . ,
Please say to Mr. Oeha, proprie
tor of the Oriental Baxaar, to save
ua one of those 310,000 rugs, for as
soon as we can borrow the money
wo will come up. _ *
I regret to learn that my brother,
Prof. jn. Searcy, has lost bis ca
pillary substance and that be at
tributes his misfortune to his being
married 16 years. My pate is
adorned with a roseate crop of ca
pillaries on scconnt of being a wid
ower five years.
Next Month’s Dlscnsslow.
Messrs. Linton and Stubbs '
Miss Agnes Owens drew up the pro
gram for the May meeting. I
Mary M. Bllteh will talk ot geograph*
leal examination questions, and Miss
Annie Hrandsge will lead the dis
cussion. Miss 8, J. Ingram will read
a paper on "What teachers should
do to encourage regular attendance
at eehool,’’ and this will be dls-
cussed by Miss Emma Rogers. The
paper and discussion on ‘‘Reading’’
win be in charge or Mr. J. H. Reef#
and Mies Bortte PItther, on "Spell
ing" by Prof. Searcy and F. G. Rose.
"Should teachers celebrate holidays
during the term?" win bo the sub
ject of a paper by B. C. Reese, and
discussion by Miss Snsre Lewis.
Who They Are.
he teachers preseat Were:
Messrs J. 8. Searcy, W. W. Linton,
J. B. Stubbs, S. L. Heald, J. H.
Reese, J. M. Baugham, B. H. Cut-
breth, F. G. Rose, C. H. Rice; Misses
Gertrude Gaskin, R. J. Ingram, Ella
Quallea, Mary Bllteh, Jessie Crock
er, Bertie Pilcher, Annie Brundage,
Emma Rogers, Susie Lewis, Anna
Ramsey, Bessie Merrill, Agnes Owens
und Jolla Olbaon. s
Andrew Carnegie found two Atlan
ta womdn pretty enough to kiss.
There Is no telling what the o(d
Laird ot Sklbo might have attempt
ed had he seen some ot Thomasvllle’s
Sooth Georgia “peaches" done up
In lingerie walats and baby blue rib
bon.
A young Chicago protestor hat de-'
elded to toll the truth for a whole
jfoqr: 'Ret h*-doesn’t.get. married
within the next twelve months.
Two Valdosta hsekmen robbed a
'passenger the other night. Valdosta
always did pattern after New York.
Everybody ought to go out to hear
speak here next week Hearing both
sides of the question may throw
some light on it.
LICENSES REFUSED.
Graffy Teachers Helped Each Other
he Examinations and Lose
Their Schools.
(From the Cairo Messenger.)
The county board of education
met-In regular session on Tuesday.
All the members of the board were
present.
Outside of the routine business,
thpfe was nothing of special inter
est, except that two teachers who
stood the special examination on
March 24 th, were refuted license
on the ground they failed to com
ply with the requirement that no
aid should either be given or re
ceived In the examination. This has
the effect of suspending the schools
taught by these persons.
Willie Carmine, of Montlcello, Fla.,
visited bis mother this week at her
home on east Jefferson street.
The paraphernalla-for, onr new
tonsorial emporium has arrived, and
the proprietor will soon be In a po
sition to cater to the wants of hla
numerous customers.
L, L. Daugherty, of Moultrie, and
A. M. Ember, ot Jhe firm of Daugh-
erty,'Morrtso»& Co., lumber brokers,
were in oyMHty Tuesday last.
Miss •Madle Stanaland, who has
been In Atlanta for a week or more
visiting friends,, has returned home.
Mrs. M. M. Stanaland, who has
been in Atlanta for some time visit
ing her brother, H. C. Stockdell, has
returned. * v .
Your scribe, like Martha of old,
has been cumbqred by much serving,
heuer the paucity of his laconisms.
Mrs. 8/ G. Covington, of Tbomas-
ville. who has been In Boeton for
several days visiting'her daughter,
Mrs. J. A. Horn, Is now In Dothan,
Ala., visiting Mrs. W. H. Whaley, an
other daughter.
Min Jaffa Stanaland spent several L*acco barn on his place and
days last week In the Beulah neigh
borhood vMttag her ancle, A. J.
Stanaland. '
Judge W. H. Geiger, a quondam
citizen of Boston, but now at Tbotn-
asvllle, was here last Thursday .trans
acting busPsts*. ,
E. W. Daniel, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
was hare last week vtsftlag hla par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. B. W. Daniel.
2k H. Clbrk, of Moultrie, and pres-
Ident of the Bank of Boston, was here
last Thursday on business connected
with the bank.
Dr. J. Frank Harris, of Pito, and
G. A. Horkan. of Moultrie, were In
Boston last Thursday at a meeting
of the directors of the Bank of Bos
ton.
J. C. Beverly, of the Metcalfe pre
cinct was transacting business here
last week.'
Charles Olday, postmaster of Pid-
cock, was transacting business In our
city laat Friday.
Misses Maggie and Rosa Lee Har
rell, two* of Quitman’s choice yonng
ladles; are visiting Mjss Jqlte Stana
land.
Judge W. W. Ramsey, one of
Brooks county’s prominent citizens,
was shaking hands with his many
friends in Boatan Saturday last
Hoke Smith men are to thick In
this tjalllwlck that you can scarcely
throw a rock at a canine wlthdnt
striking one.-
Miss Bessie Blocker, of Thomas
vllle, waa here laat Saturday aad Sun
day visiting friends and relative*.
Mr. Fna'-McMarray had the mis
fortune to hare his left shoulder dis
located last week while, at work at
the planing mill of. B. A. and F. 8-
Norton. While hla wound Is pain
ful, we are glad to aay that If no
unforeseen accident Intervenes, that
he will be able in a few days to re-
sums his duties.
Miss Fannie Bird Daniel, after a
most delightful visit to Monltrie Jo
see her brother, Dr. Everitt Daniel
and family, has returned hdme, great
ly to The delight ot her many friends.
Mr. J. E. T. Bowdon, of Waycross,
was fn our city last week the guest
ot his brother, R. D. Bowdon. He
will in the near future become one
of Boston’s citizens, having made
some investments In real estate. We
welcome all good home-seekers and
extend them a cordial welcome.
Col. Wilson Brooks and wife, J. O.
Burney and Miss Minnie Ingram, W.
Z. Brantley and Rev. N. tT Pafford
journeyed last Tuesday to Mtccosu-
kle Lake, Pla., to inveigle some of
the finny tribe'from their aquatic
haunts.
Miss Ona Neel visited Thomasvllle
last Sunday, returning Monday.
SUSINA NEWS ITEMS.
(By 8. M. Beach.)
All lands In Grady county lying
south and east of the Ochlockonee
river, are In the Duncanville district.
Mr| A. C. Dickey went over to Cai
ro on the lad Inst, to attend the
meeting of our school board. Ap
plications for schools at this place
and at Bethpage were acted upon,
and appropriations made for both
schools.
l(rs. Thomas Whitfield Is quite
sick st her home.
Mr. W. R. Wynn, onr county tax
receiver, made hla first call last
Thursday. Mr. Wynn will be here
on his second round Thursday, April
I$th.
Squire Henry Mitchell went
Cairo last Friday.
Like many others ot the colored
race, our mall harrier loves music.
With cornet and mandoltn he relieve*
the monotony of his dslly twenty-
five mile ride.
Mr. L. McQueen, who Is a brother
of Miss Annie McQneen, who has
been writing some clever Southern
stories for several monthly
sines, was her* visiting relatives last
Saturday and Sunday. Mr. McQneen
la now the manager of a large tobac
co farm eight miles south-west of
Tallahassee, and has commenced to
sot out this year's crop, which will
comprise forty seres, all of which
Jwfll be shaded.
Mr. Dave Gwhltney has erected a
will
who Is a son of Gy erat DavicJ.^1
sehar, and uncle orMr. James BJa
shear, of this place. Mr. Blacksh
says he Is noW seventy-two years
age, and althought half a centu
has passed since he leftMhls, his i
tlve place, he still has a warm pla
In hla breast for Georgia. - One o
Mr. Blackshear’s hobbles Is the com .
piling of the history of the Black-1
shear family, and those families with
whlch.lt has become connected since
the landing in thl« country of hla
great-grand-father, James ^Black-1
shear. In the year 1732.
Mesars. R. C. Bell, W. T. Crawford
and The*. Dunbar, of Cairo, spent
laat Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Blackshear.
Mr. Charles Winter, of ‘ Thomas
vllle, came down last Monday with
a herd ot dry cattle to pUt on pas
ture ; Ur
To the Trustees of First Methodist
. Church.
Gentlemen:—
It’s sound sense that we tell you.
It' will cost less dollars to paint
your church with L. ft M. Paint, be
cause more painting is done with one
gallon of L. ft M. than with two gal
lons of other paints, and the L: 41
M. Zinc hardens the L. A. V, White
Lead and makes the L. ft M. Faint
wear like Iron. ■ / .
Any church will he given a liber
al quantity free whenever they paint.
4 gallons L. ft M. mixed With 3
gallons Linseed Oil will paint a mod
erate sized house.
Actual efist L. ft M. about 31.20
per gallon.
have a crop of several acres of the
seductive weed this year.
While the tobaeeo planting erase
was disastrous to a good many of
t1<e citizens of Thomas county, ser-
erat years ago, who planted large
crops with practically no knowledge
of Its proper handling. It proved one
thing, that much of our land
adapted to tobacco cultare, and much
of that land ts now fa the Dnucan-
vltle district of Grady eouaty.
Mr. Joe Castleberry went over to
Wbigbam last Saturday to visit his
sister; Mrs. G. Hartsfield.
The mildness of the past winter
Is shown by the large quantity ot
blooms on the orange trees.
Hr. Wm. Dickey has received a
very Interesting letter from Mr. Rob
ert. Blackshear, of Nsvdsota, Texas,
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
I «di; be at the following places
on daft* named for the purpose ot
re^m.—z the voters of the county
who did not register when they,paid
their taxes for the year 1906. If
you wish to vote In the primary you
must register;
Olasgow, Monday, April 23.
Pavo, Tuesday, April 24, forenoon.
Boston, Wednesday, April 26.
Coolldge, Thursday, April 23, fore
noon.
Merrillville, Thursday, April 28,
afternoon.
Mefgs, Friday, Aprll 27.
Metcalfe, Monday, April 30, 11 a.
si. to 1:30 p. m. , v, [
Ochlockonee, Tuesday, Hay 1.
Patten, Wednesday, May 3, fore
noon.
Berwick, Thursday, May 3, fore
noon.
Registration books will close May
6th. r wm Be at the court honsel
Thomasvllle daring the first week
court. Respectfully,
P. 8. HEBT&
T. C. and
LABORERS—Fifty laMM'r.-* wanted
for taw mill work. Good wages.
Apply Floyd-Howell ft Co’s. SU11,
Thomas County Lumber Co.
3-33-dftw-lm
WANTED—Position by -experienced
circle saw filer. Address W,M.,
care Tlmee-Enterprlse. ' ,-i,
4-13-dlt-wlt
Georgia Northern Ry. Co.
LOCAL TIME TABLE, EFFECTIVE
PER. 23, 10OO.
NORTH BOUND FROM MOULTRIE.
Lv. Moultrie ..
iqoo*
XB
6 35
pm
Ar. Doerun ...
l(fi36 a
m
7 10
pm
Ar. Albany ...
11*40 a
m
8 20
p m
Ar. Macon
4 10 p
m
12 50
a m
Ar. Atlanta ...
7 55 p
m
7 20
am
Ar. Montgomery
SOOp
m
11 10
am
Ar. Cordele ..
1 26 p
m
Ar. Savannah ..
8 00 p
m
Ar. Dawson ..
2 64 p
m
..
wee
Ar. Columbus ..
5 15 p
m
SOUTH BOUND FROM MOULTRIE.
Lv.Moultrie
Ar. Pavo -
Ar. Berwick ..
Ar. Boston ...
Ar. Thomasvllle
Ar. Balabridgn .
Ar. Quitman
Ar. Valdosta
Ar. Savannah
1 15 p m
1 55 pm
8 08 p m
2 30 p m
4 20 p m
5 40 pm
8 27 pm
4 06 p m
9 35 pm
6 45 pm
6 35 pm
6 38 p m
7 Op pm
1,05 a m
2 20am
3 52am
4 13 a St
9 40 a m 1
Will wait at Albany two hours for
all connections. '
C. W. PIDCOCK, Q. E. SMITH,
Pres, aad Gen. Mgr. Traffic Mgr.
Moultrie, Ga.
/
PLANTIT JR. CULTIVATORS
A»E A SUCCESS
Mr3!> pKSmv&r’or’S Km°Fu£
THER INFIRMATIOX, CALL ON OR WRITE F0B ^
JOHN G. BURNEY ^
HE HARDWARE MAN * BOSTON, GA.