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Thomsaville Time*, Vol XXX.
'rtioiiir.sville Enterprise, Vol, <7,^*1.
executive"
\ COMMITTEE
Consolidates Votes and
Elects Delegates to
Convention.
Tie Democratic executive commit*
tee of Thomas county was called to
orter by Chairman Roddenbery
Thursday afternoon, id .the office of
Ordinary Jones, and the votes In the
county primary consolidated.
Theofflclal returns as given out by
the committee are substantially the
same as given In the Ttmea-Euter-
prise Thursday morning, the only
difference being In the Glasgow dis
trict.
Official Returns.
The following are the official to
tals aa given out by Chairman Rod-
'denberyt Representatives: M. L.
cook, 880; J. B. Stubbs, 808; W. I.
MacIntyre, 657; J. B.Vy*y, Ml; W.
M. Davis, 416.
Sheriff T. J. Hlght, 1,160; Clerk
J. W. Groover, 1,176; Treasurer
John F. Parker, 1,178; Tax Collec
tor P. 8. Heeth. 1,177.
Tax assessors: George W. How
ard, 668; 8. L. Kent, 187; A.
Alllgood, 176;' and L. B. Buntln,
181.
County Surveyor Stanaland, i,-
113; County Commissioners W. S.
Bulloch, 1,173; W. A. Pringle,,f,-
136. • "
Coroner: Charles Gandy, 708
Berry C. Johnson, 350.
Congressman John M. Griggs, lr
178.
Glasgow's Return.
The returns from the Glasgow
district/were as follows:
Representative: M. L. Cook, 16;
' W. M. Davis. 6; W. I. MacIntyre, 8;
J. B. Stubbs, 15; J. B. Wsy, 8.
‘Sheriff Hlght, Clerk droover,
Tjfoerrer Parker and Tax Collector
Heeth, seventeen each.
Tax Assessor: A. A. Alllgood, L.
B. Buntln, Geo. W. Howard, 18; 8. L.
Kent, 5. County surveyor Stana-
Isnd, 17. County Commissioners
W. 8. Bulloch and W. A. Pringle,
seventeen each. s
Coboner: Charles Gandy, 17;
tB. C. Johnson, 0.
Congressman James M. Griggs, 17.
Members of Committee.
Judge J. W. H. Mitchell and Judgg
. A. P. Berry did the work of opening
the returns and recqrdlng the re
sults.
The following members of the ex
ecutes committee signed the re
turns: 8. A. Roddenbery, chalpeaif;
J. W. H. Mitchell, R. E. Lester, of
Thdmasvllle; W. if. Brooks, of Bos
ton; D. L. Bullock, of OchloekoneP,
W. A. Duren, of Meigs; John W.
Chapman, of Pavo; T. C. Smith, of
Murphy; A. Way, of Ways; A. C.
Stephenson, of MerrlllvlHe; Judge
A. F. Berry, of Metcalfe; and R. B.
Cockran, of Glasgow.
Formally Nominated. *
After the consolidation of the re-
- turns Mr.\ Stephenson, of Merrill
ville, moved that the men who re
ceived the largest number of votes
. be declared the nominees - of the
Democratic party for the offices
sought. The motion was carried.
Chairman Roddenbery then called
for nominations for members of the
district executive committee for tbs
second congressional district from
Thomas county. Mr. Roddenbery
was nominated^ by Hr. btephensou
for the place, but declined to serve.
J. B. Rountree, of Boston, was then
nominated and unanimously elected.
Congressional Delegates.
, A new precedent, which Is be
lieved will be a good one to follof
: In future.vwas set by the commit
tee In the matter of selecting dele
gates. to the convention which will
nominate a Democratic congressman
for the second congressional dis
trict. It was decided to select dele
gates from each district: in the coun
ty to. be nominated by the members
of the county executive committee.
The following were_ elected:
John Triplett and J. O. Patter
son, of Thotiissvllle; A. J. McKin
non. of Patten; T. C. Beverly, of
DlCWMLLY
QUITS RACE
Preacher Candidate Re
tires In Favor of Judge
Russell.
Atlanta, On., May 17.—Dr. G. A.
Normally, of Newnan, -candidate tor
governor, this morning announced
his withdrawal Worn th/ race and
his* determination to throw his sup
port to Judge Richard Russell; He
says that the action of the 8tate Ex
ecutive Committee in , refusing to
adopt, the prorating system msde hie
race Impossible. ’
Puts A* VALDOSTA.
Blaze Destroys Mattress Factory and
Meat Market.
Valdosta, Oa., May 28.—Fire at
late boar last night destroyed the mat
tress factory of Ousley A Co., the
meat market of Henry Jones and bad
ly damaged tbe grocery of J.
Carroll on Savannah avenue. The
Are occurred In frame stuctures and
caught In the escalator and cotton
in the mattress factory. The flames
weqp bursting from thg roof before
the alarm waa turned In, and the
Bremen had a hard light to check
the lire at that place, as the Florence
Hotel, across the street, was threat
ened. The department did excellent
work. The mattress factory's loss
Is about 81,000 and Jones' meal
market’s about the same. J.
Carroll's loss Is about 81,600. Jones
bad 8800 insurance and the others
had none.
After the Murderers.
Washington, D. C., May 22.—Ac
cording to dispatches received at the
State Department today from Am-/
bassador Meyer, nt St. Petersburg,
Russian off teals are making every
effort to capture tbe murderers of
the American Vlce-Consfll at Ba-
toura. A., H. Stuart. Ambassador
Meyer’s dispatch says that no rea
sona for the attack are known, but
that the Russian foreign office has
Instructed the governor at Batoum to
exert every effort to discover the
censes and capture the nasaaslns.
Idge; and W. ,L. Adams, of Pavo,
Alternates: N. E. Turner, of
Merrillville; Bryan Collier, of Ella-
belle; B. F. Smith,,of Metcalfe; W.
A. Dnren, of Me!ga;*J. J. Paramore,
of Boston; and R. B. Cochran, of
Glasgow.
Senatorial Delegates.
The following delegates to tjis
Democratic state senatorial- conven
tion for this senatorial district wars
elected:
T. N. Hopkins and H. JQ. Quarter-
man, of Thomasville; N. R. Spang
ler, of Boston; G. W. Retchart, of
Glasgow; J. B. Moore, of Patten;
and R. L. Redfearn, of Barwlck.
Alternates: Remer Singletary, of
Oehlockonee; W. A. Bustle, of Ella-
belle; William McMillan, of Merrill
ville; J. C. Thomas, of Metcalfe;
James Vick, of Meigs, and J. W.
Ingram, of Coolldge.
Too Much Money.
It was announced by Chairman
Roddenbery .that there was 850 ex
cess after nil expenses of the election
had been paid. It was decided to
refund tbld amount to tbe'candidates
In -proportion to tl^e amount paid by
each.
Tbe matter of bolding tbs state
primary InsAnguat came up, and 11'
was asked as to who and bow this
was'paid for. Those who had pre
viously served as managers and
clerks announced that heretofore the
county commissioners had paid for
the clefks.
Chairman Roddenbery announced
that he would communicate with the
AND SOUTH GEORGrA PROGRESS
THOMASVIIXE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 25 1^906.
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New Series Vol. XVI, No. 1
PAVING FOR SIX BLOCKS
IS PETITIONERS’ PRAYER
jv * ' ' -
From Depot to City Hall on Jackson Street, and
Two Blocks 0! Broad Will Be Paved--City’s
Share to Be Paid By Bonds.
(From Tuesday's Dally)
Paving and progress was the alo-
n of the city council at Its meeting
last night. Tbs hope of the most
ardegj was realized when a petition
was presented from a majority of
the property owners on both Broad
and Jackson streets, for paving ths
streets, curbing, and making the
sidewalks uniform.
Lower Jackson, too, caught the
spirit of enthusiasm. It now seems
certain that Jackson, from the Coast
Line right-of-way to the city hall
will be paved, and Broad from the
Confederate monument to the M4s-
ury Hotel. •
The petitions read to tils effect,
and the carrying lnto-'practlce de
pends only upon tbe Issue -of bonds
by the city to pay its one-third of
the cost. The machinery for a bond
election was put Into motion last
night. An ordinance was read ac
cepting the petitions, and giving the
committee further time to perfect
them. Another ordinance was read,
amount of bon^s necessary and the
date for the election will be settled
when the ordinance comes up for
Its final'passage next Monday hlght.
, The terms of the paving are as
previously stated. The city Is
pay one-fhlrd of the cost, and all
of foq expense tor the etreet cross
ings. The property ownere on each
ttde are to pay one-third ot the cost.
Thtr psvement Is to be of vitrified
brick, the curbing granite, the side
walk* -cement.
Opinion waB unanimous that this
Is the;biggest forward step that
Thomasville has ever taken. There
was nothing but words of praise'
for the progressive aldermen who
have pushed the proposition to a suc
cessful‘Conclusion, and for the lib
eral' projArty owners, who are will
ing to go down In their pockets for
the 'improvement of their property
and of tbsir town.
Thomwirllle will look like a diff
erent town when -two blocks - of
Broad, and all of Jackson from the
providing for a bond election. The * depot' to'foe Elks' club Is paved.
WRECKED SAN FRANCISCO.
Destroyed City As Seen By Onr
Special Correa]
tempter would set them afire. This
seemed strange to me for a long
tim^ till I finally ran upon a man
and asked him how It" happened.
"By dint of hard wo|k,” ‘said he.
(By W. M. H.) "I led a backet brigade of 1,000 men
Alas, alas, how ifove the mighty 0llt here - furnishing water from
en,"’ The destruction of Ssa well up yonder, and JJ^waa that wa
ter and nothing else that turned
fallen!" The destruction ot 8as
Francisco Is a sad reality. It Is a
reality that Is Inconceivable to those
who have not aeon It, and even to
me, when I get out of sight of the
burned district, tbe extent of the-ca-
lamlty Is beyqnd my apprehension.
One must not only have' Men, bnt
back the Are here.
Wine Turned Into Water.
In another part of town, It Is said
that the fire was arrested by wine.
This was In the "Latin quarter,'
where foe Spaniards and Poles and
actually be seeing the results of the I Dt &°«* aai their Ilk hung out. They
earthquake and fire to grasp their
enormity. \
Destruction Complete.
Four hundred blocks of the eRy’t [
bast section, Including almost, every
business house and many of the ele
gant residences, are as flat as tbe
ruins of a Sodom. Indeed, the whole
burned district reminds you at every
turn of tbe pictures you have seen
of the “Parthenon today” or the
Applan Road.” San Francisco was
city of nearly four times the else
of Atlanta, and any one of those
400 destroyed blocks contained mors
buildings, and higher ones, than any
block In ThomasvlUe. There Is not
sky-scraper nor a hotel nor a bank
left In the entire city. In fact, the
United States mint and the post-
office s&em to be absolutely the only
buildings In tbe entire business sec
tion that were not burned, except foe
ferry houses alongside the water
edge.
Close to Hell. /
Some people argue the freaks of
tbe disaster as proofo of Its having
been sent upon the city as direct
punishment for Its wlckedneM.
There seems to be. Ao contest over
the question that ‘Frisco was the
wickedest city In America. Even tbe
people out here grant that they were
bad lot. It was a common saying
among the traveling men, who are
always competent to speak on inch
things, that bell was only .18 feet
nndsr San Frsnclsco. The preserva
tion of ths mint, while marked np
'freak,” was another of the
Inexplicable” performance* of "na
ture, that waa brought about by
forethought and hard work. Tbe
building bat) been provided with Iron
shutter* add a small water system
of Its owq^tnd what proved equally
effective, a tbreo of faithful attaches.
Every building on every side tbe
mint and tbe postoffice for blocks
was burned, and they stand today
two of the most eloquent monuments
on tbe Padfie coast to wisdom and
work.
Water Cure.
had stored away In their cellars
much wins-lor many years, hut when
tbe geeat lira came It proved far
,e as water foan as vine;
and 'foV waed the wins'.Into wit
ter. Thus It served an honorable
purpose. -
Dynamite.
Among those who are In a posi
tion' to know the policy of dynamit
ing buildings ahead of the fire was
the means of finally stopping It, but
tbose who suffered are very mush In
clined to groucb, and to ssy "If.
The fellow whose house was a target
for the dynamite could not possibly
have suffered any more If It had not
been dons, and he thinks there
might have been a chance If the fire
had been left alone.
committee taler la regard to that
matter, and also the appointment of j as a casual observer/Walks among
managers and clerks for the state ^ ru jng be can see s thousand and
primary. He expressed the opinion apparent "freaks,”'but closer
of tbe committee that only absolute; examination develops a reason. In
falrnsM was wanted for all cob- one place, the fire burned up all the
cerned In thin election. I brick buildings for mils*, and was
Tbe committee then adjourned toj anally arrested along a street whose
meet again at the call of the chair-, opposite ild* Is lined with frame
Oehlockonee; W. W. Dekls, of Cool-^ mao.
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
Love's Young Dream Realized By
Happy Pair.
Moultrie, Oa., May 22.—The cul
mination df a romantic love affair
occurred at! the Southern Hotel Tues
day night when Miss Emolse Thom
as, ot Jacksonville, wss married to
Mr. Claude R, Summers,' a travel
ing salesman from Atlanta. Mist
Thomas left her home In Jackson
ville against the wishes of Jier moth
er and traveled to Moultrie alone to
meet her lover and become bis bride.
In thirty minutes after.she arrived
tbe marriage ceremony had been per
formed, the groom having had tbe
license and the minister In waiting.
The marriage was witnessed by cu
rious spectators and by the parents
of tbe groom, who seemed very much
pleased with their daughter-in-law.
Miss Thorns* had two beaux, It
seems, and her family desired that
she should marry the qiher one, thus
making what was considered by old
er and wiser heads, a better match.
8he willed otherwise and/turned her
back on her home and relatives to
become the wife of a handsome
young lad ot n drummer, 19 year*
old, and with very limited experience
In tbe commercial world. The bride
and groom were very happy In the
hour of their victory In love and were
not: thinking "seriously of the vexing
problems'of financing a family.
The vivacious young bride le vory
pretty and was handsomely dressed.
8he Ii of n family that enjoys good
house* that look today ns If a hot social end financial standing.
HOKE SMITH
/ AT CAIRO
Spoke to Large Crowd
at Capital of Grady
(By H. J. MacIntyre).
Hon. Hoke Smith, tbe people’s
candidate for governor, spoke to the
voters oi Grady county at Cairo yes
terday morning at 11 o’clock. He
spoke In the oak grove adjoining the
school house, to an audience ot be
tween 800 and tOO people. More
than halt of these were farmers. The
speech was well received and Mr.
Smith was greeted with enthnslaitle
cheers and hearty applause. The
Bpeech was a vote-getter.
Mr. Smith arrived at Cairo at 1:30
yesterday morning and spent the ear
ly hours shaking hands with the
voters. Ralph Smith, the staff cor
respondent ot the Atlanta Journal,
was on the scene.
Mr. Smith was Introduced by R. C.
Bell, a prominent young attorney,
and an ardent Hoke Smith advocate.
The candidate's speech lasted alfoul
an hour and a half and was a pow
erful effort. As usual, It dealt with
the Issues of the day.
He referred tb the fact that on the
sub-committee that reported the
qualifications for voters, there were
supporters of every candidate b’Uf
himself. He said that the qualifica
tion "showed the hand",of-his ene
mies. But the people would vote
anyhow. Judge Hines had told him-
that he and all the other former
Populists would vote.
Mr. Smith left yesterday afternoon
for Brinson and Donalsonvllle,
where ba-WlIl speak. -
I think Smith will carry Grady
county three to one. Col. , EstJU.
seems to stand next In public favor:
The fight will be between blm and
Smith.
I. saw only one EstlU bntton, while
many wore Hoke Smith buttons.
BAIL DENffiD
BYCOURT
Large Crowd from Boston
Attended Mardre
Hearing.
These sfe not so common
Thomas county' however.
as in
NEW LOCOMOTIVES.
Bear the New Name of the A. B.
and A. Railroad.
Fitzgerald, Ga„ May 19.—Some
time elnce the A. A B. Railway
placed an order with the Baldwin
Locomotive Work! for nineteen 210-
ton, locomotives for freight service
on their rapidly growing Bystem.
Two of these monsters have arrived
here and were examined and ad
mired by a wondering throng of peo
ple. Tbey are of exactly tbe same
type as the "1600” series, except be
ing forty tons besvler, and sre let
tered "A. B. & A. Ry.” the new name
of the system.) Tbe other seventeen
locomotives will arrive In pairs dur
ing the next thirty days.
RATE BILL IS NO GOOD.
Says Republican . Chairman* of Judi
ciary Committee. ,
Washington, May 22.—Reference
was made In the house today to the
long and at times wearing debate
In the senate on the railroad rate bill.
Mr. Jenkina (Republican) of Wis
consin, chairman of the Judiciary
committee, addressed that body on
pending railroad rate legislation.
He was listened to with great Interest
by both sides, applause following a
number ot his tens periods./’
After considering tbe legal phases
the question he proceeded to
that Instead of making the bill con
stitutional by Including conrt re
view, It would. In his opinion, make
absolutely valueless to confer up
on the conrt the power to psse upon
tho reasonableness of the rate.
He contended ’ that dBngress hod
the right to fix the rate and hq
thought the better argument would
be that the Judicial power can not
interfere unless congress so wills ltl
In the hearing before Judge Rob
ert MltchelJ In chambers Friday
morning, an order wm. passed refus
ing bail in tbe cose of Tow Hadfe,
who Is under an Indictment charging -
murder. Mr. Mardre la accused of
the killing of -Khahll Abraham, an
Egyptian fortune teller.
Judge Mitchell stated In passing
the order refusing ball, that the de
cision of tbe csss had caused him
as great a struggle as he had ever
gone through , while on tho bench,
but that under the showing mads
he was compelled to order that bail
be refused. *
Citizens of Boston showed their in
terest In the case and the young man.
under Indictment by turning out-
thirty-five strong, and the best citi
zens of Thomas county, which, aa
Sheriff Hlght remarked, means the
best mon In Georgia.
Many Friends.
Among those who came'from Bos
ton to be present at'the tearing and
be ready If’necessary to offer finan
cial or any-.other aid needed were:
J. M. Groover, James Rushln, J. B.
Everett, G. R. Cochran, W. R. Fos
ter, J. M. Jones, j! J. Paramore, W.
B. Fambrough, E. R. Whaley, W.
B. Groover, A. T. Connell, George
Allen, C. D. Groover, Tom Lewie,
W. B. McMurray, John Ring, P. W.
Leak, Jamee Folsom, W. W. Bur
ney, B. A. Lawton, M. A. Groover,
C. S. Groover, Henry Zeigler, Phillip
’McKinnon, ft. B. McRae, C: P. Me- ;
Rae, Charles McRae, H. T. Vann, A.
B. fcbhe, R. I. Beasley, 'and Rev. B.
H. Parker. W. L. Mardre, a promi
nent banker .of Lumpkin, Stewart
county, and an uncle ot the defend
ant, was also present. Ansel Dekle
and H. C.Copeland, of Motcalfo. were .
present. / t > ■' ' -A ; ~ ‘ -Ig . •
Col. W. H. Hammond, representing
ths defendant, submitted several '
affidavits, among them declarations
from three physicians, all ot which
stated that Mr. Mardre’e health Was
such that confinement might serious
ly effect the same.
The physicians giving these affi
davits were Dr. B. W. Daniel, Dr.
H. C. Cook and Dr. Everett Daniel.
Colonel Hammond alto submitted
a 'petition to Judge Mitchell signed
by sixty of the most responsible men
In Boston which stated they had
known Mr. Mardre and were able to
testify tbat be was an Industrious,
peaceful and lnoSeiislv* citizen, and
that they believed ha was not guilty
of the crime' of murder. They asked
that be be admitted to balk as th
believed he would lie present wh
wanted by the court.
Solicitor Thomas read affidavits .
of Homer Ramsey and T. A. Taylor
and W. Z. Brantley, main witnesses
In the ease. These stated that they .
saw Mardre and Abraham, talking
abont a trade tbat had been made
and there was a difference between
them as to the price of 1 the article.
They saw Madre strike Abraham with
s pistol and beard the report oT tho
pistol whsn it exploded. They did
not state as to whether or not it was
Intentional.
After hearing tbe alfldavltte Judge
Mitchell announced hie decision.
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GUNNERS CHOOSE OFFICERS.
' V ———
And Stake Arrangements Fob Big
Tournament July Fourth.
t*.
Mrs. Davie May Recover.
New York, May 22.—Mrs. Jeffer
son Davis Is reported ranch better
today. Her recovery is considered
almost certain.
Tho Cracker Gun Club haa elected
Its officers for the coming year.
They are A. M. Watson, president;
Roscoe Luke, vice president; C. W.
Cooper, secretary and treasurer.
These gentlemen have In charge
the arrangements for tho Fourth of
July shoot at which the local club
will entertain the other gun clubs
of South Georgia. This promises to
bo one of tho biggest
tho sporting world of
has over known. There
propriate trophies for-t
and Individual prizes i
ths beet shots In Georgia <