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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS—"®^
tHOMASVliXE^ 'GEORGIA, Y ir 1906.
In less Ilian Month After
Fire Work Begins
In Sandy Bottom
Immense Arnoont of Sop-
pfe Sent to San
Francisco.
For Battle of Ballots In
Democratic Primary
Wednesday.
Aft Interesting wanton ot the
moqtfely teachers' Institute ot Thom-
as county was held Saturday. A
number Ot questions were discussed
at ljjhgth by the teachers.
kiss* Mary M.' Btttch and Miss
Anqia Brundage led In an Instruc
tive discussion on geographic*! ex
amination papers. Miss 8. J. In
gram read an Interesting pftper on
"Wkftt Teachers Should do to En
courage Regular Attendance at
Bctiobl." This paper hrought out
considerable diebueslon, almost every
member ot the Institute participat
ing. VaOy TSluable suggestions were
Tax Collector's Heeth’s books were
closed late Saturday afternoon with
a total registration In Thpmas, coun
ty of i,&49, which Includes almost
every white voter In the county.
Some tew who do not appreciate
the troth of the statement made fa
mous by John C. Calhoun, that
“eternal vigilance Is the price of llb-
have failed to plaoe their
San Francisco, Cal., May 8.—The.
safety deposit boxes In several of
the big Institutions whljh provided
thess flrs-proof recepthdes for the
public were opened yesterday, and
their contents were found to be In
tact.
Tho total of, foefog-seat here up
to May 1' amounts to twenty-two
hundred cars. Dr. Devine,- of the
Red Cross, said: “This represents
a large amount of supplies, but is
nothing like the amount we wll) have
to haysy't - : ; 1: i ■ 1* ■ >
Chairman 8. A. Roddenbery, of
the county Democratic executive com
mittee, has completed all arrange-'
menta for (he Democratic primary
for county officers, Which Is to be
held on next Wednesday, May lfth.
The qualifications for the primary
are well uadprstood, and differ, In
(fording at least, from those of the
state primhryt-i All registered white
voters, “regirdlhes of previous party
affiliations, who desire to align them
selves with the Democratic party,
and who If their right to vote <* 1 J
challenged, trill swear tg support the
.(Vfynees ’et tho primary are quail-
fled to participate In the primary, \ :J
and.are e^lal* Invited MttWm
erty,’
names on the list and wll), there
fore, be unable to perform.a duty
which devolves- upon every dtixen.
These are tew and far ''between,
however, as the legislative Contest
has waxed hot In proportion to the
large amount of ginger that has. been
Injected lntj> the gubernatorial cone
teat. All' the voters are intensely
SURPRI8B WEDDING.
"Reading" was ably discussed by
J. 8., Reese and-Miss Bertie Pilcher.
Professor Searcy and F. 0. Rose dts-
cUsssd •'Writing." •'B. C. Reese and
Miss Susie Lewis
,. wmI* *
.’Of considerable Intergrft to Thom-;
asvitle people was the Iqforipailp^
which came from Valdosta yesterday
of 1 the marriage, there Sunday of
were prevented
front attending ,the Institute and their
subject, "Should Teachers Celebrate
Holidays During the Term!" was dis
cussed by all members of the Insti
tute, A unanimous conclusion was
reached to the effect that at least one
holiday, Memorial nay, should he
celebrated in tlie proper manner.
’The questions to be discussed at
the next meeting, the first Saturday
In-June, are: “Arithmetic," "The
ory and Practice," Should Teachers
A^end Summor Schools!* and ’.’The
Beet* Method of Moraf Instruction.”
“Tho teachers
figures upon fhtehto base estimates I
of their strength. i
Tax Collector Heeth has furnished 1
a list of these figures which show i
the number registered lri the various ’
precincts, as follows. -- i
Thomasvllte . ..#56 1
Metcalffty .. .. . '» e 88 il
Glasgow.. .. i. ............ 18
Boston.: .. .. .. .1 ,...1(1 1
Ways .\''r .. ..96 1
Pavo ..188 (
Murphy.. .,118 -
•Merrillvttle.. .. .. . . .. w . . i* 1
knee the conflagration wiped out
lower .Jackson, and before another
month pastes by several buildings
wth he under way. .
Miss Annie May McClendon., of that ^^ 1 ^^£|. 0Ck0n t | 0 ’
city, end Mile. H.- Collins, formerly g voting. pl«e
of ThomUsvlIle. th * Wajr * dl, ‘ rlct “ {WW*
Tho- wedding yran-n complete' tur* ■^‘"•“^.Tbo u.ual.voUu* p
prise to their JZ friend, in Val- ™ b ^ U
rid. Sruda, ««r™oon MUM
while driving that they would gel w
married. A.tlng npon that decision “L * T:” tlT .T
they drove'by the home ot Rov. R.
L. Christie, when) the wedding cere- Oclllockon * e dlrt ^ t > bB ‘“ h “
mony.Was performed; i bCPn torraa,,y ,a,d 0tf ’
Metcalfe, Qa.. May T.—James ,
Smith Strickland, the. ftvo-yeer-old j
boy of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Strickland, ,,
present were:
Mess-s. J. 8. Searcy, W. W. Linton
S. L. Heald, J. H. Reese, F. O. Rose,
C. H. Rice: Misses 8. J. Ingram, Ella
Quailes, Mary Blltch, Jessie Crock
er, Bertie Pilcher, Annie Brundage,
Emma Rogers, Anna Ramsey, Agnes
Owens and Julia Gibson.
nounced the fact to the 'snrpri|ed
parents ot the young My.' There
was no objection to the marriage by
the bride's parents, at It was known
to them that the young people ex
pected to get married veifr soon.
The bride Is the oldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Holton McClendon,
of Valdosta, and la greatly admired
by all who know her.
Mr. Collins was focmerly a resident
of Thoipasvllle, bat has been In bus
iness in Valdosta for the past three
years. He holds a responsible pok-
tlon with the Ashley-Palne Manufac
turing Company.
The bride and groom will make
•heir future home In Valdosta.
GEORGIA NORTHERN SHOPS
Will Probably Be Moved to Boston,
Says a Report.
Boston, Oa., May 4.—The Boston
Times, In 1U Issue of today, says-
"It Is currently reported that the
iho-'u of -the Georgia Northern Rail
way will be moved from Moultrie to
Boston. Just when Is not known,
but It Is thought at no dlsfant date.
The removal of those shops to this
be a big addition to Bot-
potnt wll
ton’s Industrial enterprises and will
he a great benefit to the town. The
eltlsens here will lend every encour
agement necessary to the company
In order to secure the shops.
These shops employ., number of
skilled workmen and the monthly
payroll will be quite an Item.
Meeting Closed.
Pelham, On., May 8.—(Special./
The protracted meeting at the First
Baptist church was brought to a
close Sunday night > Considerable
Interest has been manifested In th?
meeting.
Thirty-five members were added i*'
the churoh, and the pastor, Elder
H. P. Jackson, baptised twenty-six
warrant ygalnst Beamer on the same
charge, would have been sworn out
in that city, If he had remained there.
It was decided to Jesve the esse
open until next Friday, .when It It
expected that other evidence will be
secured.
In the meantime, Beamer will be
returned tp Jail under the peace war
rant, which 'was sworn out by Mr.
Wright.
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_ ONS
Salem Against Dispen
sary and Conufcnds
War on Tigers.
" ‘ 8slem, May 8.—The fourth anni
versary of the Salem Sunday school
was'celebrated Saturday. A large
congregation was present and every
one was entertained by the Interact
ing program rendered by the chil
dren.
Aft elegant dinner, the kind for
which Salem Is noted, was thorough
ly enjoyed by all.
Strong Reeomttoas.
The program committee presented
the Allowing resolutions which were
adopted ‘ by an almost unanimous
vote:
“Theresa, we hftve had four years
of pleasant experience in a county
where do barrooms or dispensaries
are to he found. It gives fta courage
to-use -ovary effort to ’ further ■ the
cause of prohibition la our county
qpd state for the sake of Oar neigh
bors, oar homes, our wives and our
llttie onfcs; ' / ■ ’
"Therefore, be it resolved:
First, That ws will maintain the
cause of temperance la our land.
"Second, That we-wtll not support
any candidate for office In the county
or state who' favors the sale or use
ot anything of ah Intoxicating na
ture.
“Third,' That'we will strive for thd
betterment.of our fellow men, mar-
rally, socially and religiously.
"Fotfrtb, That Be congn
the mayoy and council it Thomas
vllle on the stand they took la the
esse ot Mr. Doren, charged with vi
olating the law by sailing whiskey.
We wish them euccese In their ef
forts to break up the sale ot whin
key.
Respectfully submitted,
J. P. Miller, chairman, J. A. West,
Miss Serappy Simmons, Miss Ethel
Simmons.
Who Took Part.
The following took part In the In
teresting program: Elder A. J.
Taylor, Janie Simmons, Paul Red'
fearn, Ila Bates, John Sheppard, Ju
nta Ruth Parish, Irak Hancock,
Eulalia Simmons, Jack Redfesrn,
Bessie Sherrod, Ivy Stephenson, Mer
its Miller, George Stephenson, Essie
Kingry, Frank O'Neal, Bertie Davis.
B^rry Simmons, Bobllee Davis,
Stafford Sherrod, Effle O'Neal, Rob
bie Revell, Willie Vann, Luna Shep
herd, Ona May Davis, Charlie, Ra
ttle, Otto and Lola Rusbln, Andy
Jarvis, Edith Drew, Annie Loftls,
Orby Simmons, Gsrney Benton, Al-
lle Halford, Marion Wilson, Adeline
Shepherd, Pitney Simmons, Patty
Sherrod.
Harris Miller delivered a temper
ance address. J. P. Miller also de
livered an address. ^
Prises were presented to J. P.
Miller, Frank Blanton, Robbie Re-
nell and Ira Hancock for prompt at
tendance. The presents were -deliv
ered by J. I. Hancock.
The closing address of the day was
from Frank Blanton.
died Saturday afternoon at their res
idence at Metcalfe.
The little one had been seriously
111 for several days with pneumonia
and his death was not unexpected.
The funeral took place at Sylves
ter, Oa.., on Sunday afternoon, the
remains being accompanied by the
father and mother, Mrs. Roe, the
grandmother and Messrs. B. M. Bent
ley and J. F. Hancock. Mr. and Mrs.
Strickland take this opportunity of
expressing their heartfelt thanks
their kind friends In Metcalfe for
their kindness during their sore
troubles.
CHARGED WITH LUNACY.
Former Thomasvllle Man 1» Trouble
Over At Valdosta.
A. P. GORMAN SERIOUSLY ILL.
Washington, May 8.—Senator Ar
thur P. Gorman, of Maryland, is
critically 111 at his home here. He
has net been In the senate for many
months. Within the last few days
he had a severe sinking spell, and bis
life was despaired of. Hit slckncs#
began several months ago, with
grippe, and ft is now learned that he
Is suffering from a complication of
aliments which give no promise of
(From the Vajdosta Times.)
There was quite an Interesting lun
acy trial In the ordinary’! court yes
terday afternoon,, the defendant In
the case being B. H. Besmer, n to
bacco drummer, who has been board
ing with the family of Mr. A. C.
Wright, on the edrner of Trouge
street and Savannah avenue.
It to aald that Mr. Beamer has
been showing some signs of Insanity
for aeveral months, and recently he
has been making threats against his
wife and children, as well as against
Mr. Wright. Mr. Wright became
alarmed last Saturday, and had
peace warrant taken out for' him.
He vat placed -In Jail, being nnable
*o give the bond required and was
kept there until Monday. On yes
terday a relative came over
Balnbridge and swore oot the war
rant charging him with Insanity.
Before the -Jurors In the ordinary’s
court, Beamer talked with plenty of
sense and the Jurors were hrtnpted to
dlsmfts the case against him, until
It was learned that parties at Thom
asvllle when he formerly / resided
would furnish more evidence to eub-
atantlate the fact qf h|s Insanity. In
fact, a letter had been received, by
the ordinary from a prominent cltl-
ten of •ThomasYille, stating that a
Ochlockonee .216
Meigs .. 20i
Totol 1,849
When It Is remembered that the
cutting off of part of'the county to
form Grady eliminated about 650
votes In the Cairo district and about
260 In tho Spence district. It will be
seen that the registration this year
Is full.
The county campaign will get more
Interesting each day os May 16th ap
proaches.
HAND IS PRESIDENT.
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Reorganization of Fling River and
Northeastern At Pelham.
Pelham, Oa., May 3.—The pur
chasers of the Flint River and
Northeastern, railroad met at Tick-
nor yesterday for the purpose ot com
pleting the tfansfer of the property.
The purchasers ore J. L. Hand, of
Pelham, and C. W. Pldcock, F. R.
Pldcock, B. H. Groover, O. E. Smith
and W. W. Ashburn, of Moultrie.
Under the new management the fol
lowing will be the officers: J. L.
Hand, president; F.' R. Pldcock, gen
eral superintendsnt; C. W. Pldcock,
general manager; G. E. Smith,
traffic manager; B. H. Groover, au
ditor.
The services of Mr. H. H. Steele,
who has been traffic manager of the
road, will be retained, hot he will
remove from Pelham to Moultrie,
from which place the traffic depart
ment will be conducted.
NEW PRISONER.
Sheriff Brings in Pst Flnnerty, With
Serious Charge Against 'Him.
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
Sheriff Hlght roturned from Val<
douta Tuesday and brought with him
Pat Flnnerty, who, as bis name in
dicates, Is of Hibernian extraction.
Flnnerty will be entertained at tht>
county Jail for a time, or at toast
until n difference of opinion between
himself and Dr. Canady, of Cool-
Idge, Is settled.
This versatile , Irishman is so>
cused of having obtained money un
der false pretense. The amount In'
solved Is yio. Dr. Canady alleges
that Pat got the money In a nund-
about way, and he fears Patrick did
not intend to return It by the same
route. .
Mf. Flnnerty denies vigorously
that he had any other than an hon
est motive In obtaining the coin, as
serting'that ho borrowed the amount
from Dr. Canady.
Since there Is such n wide differ
ence of opinion between the two
men the matter will have to he set
tled before the goddess who is al
leged to be blind.
Cooltdgeforthe Murphy district,
and
for
the Way* district to at ,(he.i8M^*A -
settlement. The usual, voting place
will be used In the Glasgow district,
voters of 1£e new Ellabelle dls-
wlll east their balots with the
(wopld of' the Ochlockoneo dlstrlrt
at the town of Ochlockonee. The
new district will be formed from tho
Ochlockonee district, but It has not'
yet been formally laid off.
G. F. and A. Extension.
Tho Georgia, Florida and Alaba
ma Railroad Company, running from
Arlington, Ga., to Carrabcllc, Fla.,
on the gulf, has been granted an
amendment to Its charter by Secre
tary of State Phil Cook, under which
It Is permitted to build an extension
of its line cither from Colquitt or
Babcock, in Millar connty, through' Sunday afternoon. Thin wag the flrat
Miller, Baker, and Dougherty conn- time the new pool has been used. -
ties fo'Albany, where If will connect j Rev. Barnard, . an evangelist ot
with, the Atlantic Coast Line, the Cartersvllle, Ga., has been assisting
Central of Georgia and other roads, the pastor during the revival.
a. m., and Closed at six o’clock, p.
— sun' time. In all the other dis
tricts of the county the polls will
open not earlier than eight or later
than ten o’eloek, and will closo at
three o’clock In the afternoon!
There are 1,849 registered voters
In the county, and It Is expected that
nearly the entire registered vote will
be polled. There Is great interest In
tho election, and this will bring
nearly all of the registration Hat to
the ballot box. The candidates are
now closing up thalr campaigns.
The official ballot has been pre
pared, and Is as follows:
For Representative.
‘ (Vote for three.)
M. L. Cook.
1 W. M. Davis,
W. I t MacIntyre,
J. B. Stubbs,
J. B. Way.
For Sheriff.
T. J. Hlght.
>. For Clerk Superior Court.
J. W. Groover.
For Treasurer.
John F. Parker.
For Tax Collector,
P. S. Heeth.’
For Tax Receiver.
(Vote for One.)
-v A. A. Alligood,
L. B. Buntln,
Oeo. W. Howard,
S. L. Kent.
For Connty Surveyor.
A. J. Stanaland.
Pop County
(Vote for Two.)
W. 8. Bulloch,
W. A. Pringle,
nt'