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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS'
ThomsftTilto Times, Vol XXX.
Thomasvllle Enterprise, Vol. XLVTI.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER at 1906.
New Series Vol. XVI, No. 27.
MANY SNAKES
ARE KILLED
Other News of Iciest In
North Thomas /L'*,.
. Week.
(By. J. S. Searcy.)
Last Saturday afternoon while
Hr. Jadton Collin* warn making hi*
arrived Tuesday afternoon and ' are
visitors at the home of Mr. Ezekiel
Carter. *
Mrs. Palmer, Who has been visit
ing Mia Emily McTyre, left Tuesday
for her home at Salnbrldge.
Mr. J H. Sapp, of Saffner, Fla ,
came a few days ago to Visit his rel
atives end friends here. Be also
combined some business with pleas
ure during his stay.
w w. T. Respes* spent Sunday
with '-daughters In ThomasvIUe.
Mrs. tV. T. Respess left Saturday
for an extended trip to Grlflln,
. M ^ Barneevllle and-other points.
rounds as woodsrlder among the tUJ v • . . •
T. „ . Mrs. E. H. Griflln returned to Ca-
pen tine men, when he i
1 across
mills with her sister, Miss Jennie
large rattler and seventeen smaller
To
ones about fifteen laches long,
be sure, the old oa* set up a lively
fight for her young; and tor a while
she held sway. Mr- Cnllln* called
In the eld of Hr. Bata* Orlner, Who
lives near the plan where the snakes
were killed'and with long poles they
dispatched the numta above staled.
Hr. T. W. Carter name near losing
Ibis life a few date -ago during an
ejectrlc display. IBe took shelter
In a small bouse aasd for housing
cotton In the fltflfi. 'While In this
bouse lightning dnruak the wires of
the Meigs Telephone Compnny sit
uated directly over It. Mr. Carter,
experienced a fedllng similar to that
which would hare been produced had
he been hit On the chest with a rock
thrown with great violence.
Dr. Isler’s telephone force have
put In place thto week the tallest
post we ever saw. It Is very large
and is slxty-two :f»et long. It was
required t 0 take ’.the wires out of
the tops of some'Shade trees.
We would like to see our tele
phone lines extended: Into Center HU1
neighborhood. That is one of the
most desirable and Intelligent com.
munltles in the uounty and we can
not understand Why they remain shut
out from the telephone service. Wires
arev'ffetched north and west of this
place. Even frtun a social benefit
it Is well worth the price. It also
has an educational value,
useless to nrgue Us place In (he mat
ter of saying time, life, and property
Men enjoy their tobacco and lelsnre.
and visit to town and to neighbors.
Why not put in a jihone that tbtt etr
tire family can enjoy.
While other towns are having
fevers and pestilences without end.
Meigs Is pursuing Ihe .even tenor of
her way, with but mow and then
case of ordinary Indisposition. Gen
erally when any case has been con
;tlnued for a time U has been whore
persons have come here, from other
poltns. There has bear but one
.other Instance, that of Mr. Richard
Merritt who lives on hia farm several
miles south of this place, but sleeps
In town. We are glad to see him up
and out again.
'We are pleased to have Misses
Grace Pilcher and Jewel Davis of
Hansell yo enter the school Imre thli
week. They are among ihe brigh
est la Center Hill school.
Mr. H. L. Green spent a day or
two In his old homo In Sumpter last
week.
Miss Erie Hand who has been teach
ing school at Chason school bonse is
■pending a short vacation here with
her home folks. She is very popular
as a teachef, with both pupils and
patrons.
Uncle Amos Hand, who, t 0 use his
own expreslon, has many ups ana
downs la this life, (having one leg
shorter than the other) has been laid
np for repairs for several days
Haywood Singletary Is' carrying
the mail on his route this week.
Miss Emma Boswell left Wednes
day for Thomasvllle, where she Is
taking a course In art.
Mrs. E. G. Hawkins, and Mr and
lire. L K. Boswell of Leland have
been recent visitors here.
clla Drew and two children
MrMJella
itler, Who haa bean here aa a vis
itor during the past week.
'Mr*. R: D. Walker, went over to
Doe run $n«iday to breathi
country
Mrs. J. R. Hamilton la vliitlng her
mother In Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McCord of
Pelham spent Sunday here with reH
stives, a
Miss Rnby Hyman of Jewell, Os.,
was n guest of Miss Mollle Fields a
few days last week.
Mr. W. R. Fagan, of Thomasvllle,
was here 8saday talking over some
private matters with some of our
girls. ,
At the regular conference Sunday'
at the Baptist church, Rev- T. A.
White, the presest pastor was re
elected for the ensuing assoclatlonal
year. He has beon the pastor of the
church Tor a number of yoars. He
gives ont some fine sermons each'
month, and those who don't attend,
are standing In their onat light.
Messrs W. B. Davis, W. A. Durrn,
O. C Lfinsfore, John Davis, and 'G.
G. Davis, wene -elected delegates to
the Eaton meetings Bonn to be held
at Maaedonta.
i Mr-J and Mrs. A. B. Jones wen re-
by-Jotter Into the church.
Tiny came from Big Ochlodhonee
church. Mr. and Mrs. T. E Ross
wane dismissed by letter, having
mewed to Ariel.
It was decided hy the Baptist con-
gregntlon to have preaching twice
a month during the next association
al year. A committee waB appoint
ed to canvas as many members
posnfblo to' learn The sentiment on
the subject -and utmost all doubled
thelT present subscriptions. The
Methodist brethren are trying for the
order of things. If they suc
ceed our people Will hare plenty
good preaching next year. Some
who wlay away complain About the
length of the sermons, but we’ll ask;
the preacher to leave off the prelim
inary lexplauatione. just to get you
to go.
ANNUAL VOTING CONTEST
OF THE TIMES-ENTERPRISE
Most Valuable Prizes Ever Offered by Ibis Paper.
School Library For County School-Piano For
Organization-Details o! the Contest.
September In Thomas county
would not seem like September un
less It witnessed the Inauguration of
■ voting contest by the Tlmcs-Entor-
prise. The paper has conducted
three of theqe contests, each one
more succesaful than the laat, each
a matter of Interest and pleaame
to the public, and of profit to aw
winners. Contest Dumber four
■tarts tomorrow, and the man
agement can confidently state that
It will be of more interest than any
that have preceded It: The prises la
tha previous contests have been val.
uable, so much so aa to cause the
admiration of all, and this year they
will be even more costly.
The Hriidsome Prises.
In brief the Tlmes-Enterprise pro
poses to give as a Christmas present
to the most popular county school In
Thomas county a - complete school
library, and to the most popular or
ganization or Secret order In Thom
asvllle, a splendid piano. There Is
no lottery or game of chance aboat
the plan. It Is a plain business like, 1
proposition..Is costs nothing to vote.
Each subscriber to either the daily
or weekly Tlmes-Enterprise Is en
titled to 'one vote for each cent iutld
on subscription to the paper. One
dollar means one hundred votve, -etc.
Payment on back subscriptions, or
on new subscriptions ooa|jte the
Om TEAR USDS.
Rev. Ed. Fr Cook Will not Leave
Thoamsvltle Until December,
The friends of Rev. Ed. T.. Cook
will be very pleased, to learn that he
will remain In his place as presiding
elder of the ThomasvIUe district un
til the close of the conference year
In December. The mission board at
Nashville was very anzlons to secure
his services as soon as possible and
to accomodate them he had expected
to go this month. The bishop how-
ever believed that the best Interests
of the church would be served by
keplng Mr. Cook in charge of the
district until conference, and has de
cided to keep him' on duty, - His
presiding eldership has been most
successful, and when he closes his
four years ser/ice In December he
will leave the district in splendid
shape for his successor.
It was a great man who said, “Ad
vertising la to bushiess what steam is
to machinery—the great propelling
power.”
< The Library.
Two prises are gives In arder that
the’town and county subscribers may
each be on an coital feeling. The
sdhool library will be given to Sbme
school outside of ThotmawJUe. The
one In the county that hits the most
blends will got this val ualtle Christ
mas present, and II Is tme of which
any school or any person may feel
proud. The list of hooks comprises
about 200 volumes. They will be
well bound, and what Is more to the
point, well selected. The list was
made up with the advice and cooper
ation of the echoed tearihera of the
county, and of Capt K. T. Maclean,
the county schobl commissioner. It
Includes a complete set -of encyclo
pedias, a standard dictionary, a num
ber of volumes on teaching for the
teachers, the best selections of his
tory and biography, standard and
classic works of fiction, a -Choice list
of the latest popular Sedan, and a
tmimber of well Chosen religious
works. Its value Is more than $350.
To Help the Common Schools.
The paper has always been proud
01 its record as a frlesd of ofincatlon.
It realizes that the basis ■ of the
whole educational structure :1s the
common schools of the state, and It
Is attending this money for the' ben
efit of the common schools of Us own
collate.
For the Plano.
The .other prize 1b a Rudolf piano,
manufactured by the well known
firm of Ludd&n and Bates. It Is sow
being butlt at the factory. * It is
one of the best pianos on the market,
and a special Instrument Is beta's
constructed for the Tlmes-Enter
prise. It Is similar to the piano
given last year. MBs Ruth Oood-
wln, the winner of the prize last De
cember has used the piano nine
months, and enthusiastically recom
mends It as being an instrument of
tone and sweetness, and ^>ne of good
organisation, or secret order in the
city of Thomasvllle that receives th*
most votes. Almost any organized
body needs a piano. The charm of
music adds much to the meetings.
f ho friends of some organisation are
going to present It with this band*
some gift, without cost to the organi
sation of to themselves. Any organ*
ration or t themselves. Any organ
ised body In town Is eligible to
compete. The piano will adorn the
hills of the Masons, Elks, Odd Fel
lows, Knights of Pythias, Woodmen
of the Wlorld, Y. M. C. A._ Vashti
Home, or some such body within the
next few weeks.
The Rales.
Th* contest I3 very simple,
has no complicated rules. It will be
conducted on the same lines as the
previous ones, which have been uni
versally commended as perfectly
fair. Every cent paid on subscrip
tion entitles the subscriber to one
vote. In either contest, but of course
not In both. A voting coupon ap
pears In another column of this
morning's paper, and votes must be
recorded upon this. It costs nothing
to vote, and frequent announcements
of the standing of the contestants
will be made In order that all may be
Informed qs to the progres of the
contest. The first announcement of
the vote will be made in a few diftrs.
The contest closes Saturday night
December 2tnd.
Further Details.
The library has been ordered from
the publishers. The piano Is being
built at the fuctory. Both will be
here In a short time. They will be
displayed at prominent places. The
contest la now in full swing. Sub
scrlptlons paid today, and any day
between now and Dec. 22, win en
title tbe payer to votes. Farther
details will be given later In tbfcse
columns. The time is sliort, only
three months, ynd the contest -will
be warm from the start. Those who
get the early votes win have an nd
vintage that wtn be difficult to over
come. Vote early, and in this case
you can vote often.
DAIRY AND LIVE STOCK.
Will Be DIxcunsik] by 'Fnrim-rx si
Mu run Fair.
wearing qualities.
For the Organisations.
This piano wlj)' he given to the
\ f
The twcdlth annual meeting of the
Georgia Dairy and Live Stock As
sociation la announced for October
5th and fth. In Cabsinies Hall, Ma
con Fair Grounds, during the Cen
tennial Fair at that city. The pro
gram is very Interesting, tbe first
day being devoted t a discussions of
dairy cattle. Including tho selection
of cows by-ProfesBor John Mitchells,
"Grasses for Georgia” hy Professor
H. Benton; “Use of Farm Manures"
by Professor C. L Newman, and
"Cattle Tick Eradication” by Dr.
A. Klein. An Interesting feature at
the night session will be a sympo
sium on dairying In Georgia. Includ
ing abort reports from a dozes lead
ing dairymen, such as W. L. William
son, E. L. Wright, Geo. Dillon, etc.
Tbe government dairy division will
have a representative present to re
port work In the South, and give sug
gestions tdr future.
The second day will be devoted en
tirely to a discussion of the hog in
dustry In Georgia. Ibis not general-
thc Ohio, except Texas, and the In
dustry V fs growing every year. The
topics discussed will be “Breeds and
Breeding of., hogs" by Prof. J.
Johnson; “Feeding and Finishing,”
by Prof. Dan. T. Gray; “The Use of
Cotton Meal for Hogs,” by C. L. Wil
loughby, and “Diseases of Hogs” will
be described by Dr. R. J. Anderson.
Members can aecure reduced rates
to Macon from all parts of Georgia,
on account Macon Fair, and there
will be ample accomodations tor all
St the usual hotels. Every citizen
who Is interested In live stock should
sttend these meetings, and urge
their neighbors to take interest also.
Diversification must be the motto of
tbe future for Georgia, and In this
work live' stock will be th* founda
tion. Any further Information on
membership or program arrange
ments can he secured from the Sec
retary, C. L. Willoughby, Experi
ment, Georgia.
SCHOOL MATTERS AT CAIRO.
Educational Rally and Opening of
High School There.
Cairo, Ga.. Sept 13.—A large
crowd was In Cairo Thursday attend
ing the educational rally. All schools
throughout the county are closed and
the speakers for the occasion are
Mrs. Walter B. Hill of Athens, Judge
W. A. Covington, Moultrie, Rev. R.
L. Christie, Valdosta.
In the absence of the principal of
Cairo High School Prof. Gilbert, who
Is atlll detained In Dublin by Illness,
the school Is under tbe management
for the present of Col. R. C. Bell, b
local attorney. He Is assisted by
Miss Jenkins of Eatonton; Miss Batty
of Camilla and Miss Zant of Lake
Park. The music department Is In
charge of Miss Barmajlan of Atlan
ta.
WALL STREET WANTS CUBA.
Annexed to V. S. and Financtall In-
- tercets at Havana Alsq.
New York, Sept. 18.—Financial
Interests In Cuba with headquarters
here, are watching developments
there with tbe greatest concern. Un
satisfactory replies bring the convict
ion that the censorship on outgoing
news Is severe. The Times says to
day that It the universal opinion In
Wall street that annexation la the
only solution of the problem. Tbe
Times, In a leader, aaya It la rumored
in Cuba that the commercial element
In Havana advocates free trade with
the United States. If this Is guaran
teed, there will be no opposition to
annexation.
900 DOLLARS
OR ONE YEAR
Heavy Sentence Put On
Blind Tiger, Bnt Case
Is Appealed.
Th* city court of Thomasvllle does
not look with a lenient sye upon
blind tlgsra. This was proved hy A
fin* of O00. or twelve months on the
chain fang, administered yesterday
by Judgs’ C. P. Hansell to Taylor
Gaskins, a negro cohvlcted by a Jury
of sailing liquor. The css* was an
Interesting on*. ’ Gaskins Is the ne
gro who sold liquor by th* drink
from a satchel, and who acted as n
distributing agent fo ■ "kidney elix
ir”. The state proved that this bev
erage was intoxicating. Attorneys
Mitchell and Hambleton defended
Gaskins and they made a motion for
a new trial. Pending Its hearing
Gaskins Is in Jell. - ' .
Two white men, Ernest Oswald and
Leopold Dohna, were found not
guilty of the charge of vagrancy.
But Cleveland Austin, a colored man
did not fare so well. He was found
guilty of being Intoxlaeted on the
public highway, and of beating hts '
way on a railroad train. On’ tbe
first of these charges he was sen
tenced to $75 and costs or eight
months. On the other be received
$50 and costs or 7 months. While
Intoxicated the negro drove a wagon
loth Postmaster Dlsmuke’s buggy.
The stolen ride was an attempt to
escape to Balnbrldge.
There was a motlofi for a new trial
In the .case of Timothy Carroll
against E. P. Huchlnsou. This was
a suit fpr note that resulted in favor
of the defendent. The motion tor
rehearing was made by M. Baum of
Quitman, representing tbe plaintiff.
This completed the list and court ad
journed. |-*>r - : A;.; '•
OFFICIAL TICKET.
It Is Furnished by Democratic Party;
Not by the State. . ,,, ^
ItODDENUKRY FOIt GRIGGS.
Declared tor Him In Speech, Says the
Dawson News.
An interesting political Item is
found in this week’s issue of the
Dawaon News, the paper of Congress
man Griggs, which evidently speaks
by tbe cord. It reprints the story
from this paper about Judge Griggs
declaring himself a prohibitionist,
and goes on to say:
“So ter as an opposition to Judge
Griggs on the part of Mr. Roddenber-
ry is concerned, the Thomasvllle
man declared In his debnte here,
and the declaration was received
with tremendous applause by the
large audience, that though they
might differ on state candidates he
was for Griggs for cosgress. Mr.. Rod
denbery has long been on* of Judge
Griggs’ staunchest friends.”
This will be jead with some sur
prise-In Thomasvllle, where the
Judge’s Intimates thought otherwise.
It may be ttlat the Judge Is for
Griggs , this lime becatlse he has been
ly known that there are mare hogs nominated already, and he may b*
In Oeorgla than any state south of not “for Griggs" two years hence.
Judge A. L. Miller, chairman of
the state executive committee ’of the v
. y x
Democratic party, has sent out copies
or the official ballot for the regular
election to be held on the third of
October, together with a let.ter of ex
planation. In this election each par
ty furnishes Us own tickets. For
Instance the Democrats famish
theirs, the Socialists will get out
theirs, and If the Republicans had a
ticket they would" have to furnish
theirs. The secretary of the state
does not furnUh any blanket ballots,
with the names of all nominees. -g
This Is of *partlcular Interest to
Thomas county people as affecting
the race between S. 9. McLendon,
the Democratic candidate for rail
road commissioner, and T. C. Cren
shaw, the Independent. On the cop-:
les of the official Democratic ballot-
that have been received- here Mr-
Crenshaw’s name does not appeal; .
because he Is not the Democratic
candidate, Mr. McLendon’s name ap
pears along with Hoke Smith's and
all the other candidates as named by
tbe Macpn convention.
Mr. Crenshaw will have to furnish
his own tickets for use In the elec
tion. The regular tickets will, be
furnished by the county executive
committees and'sent to the various
polling places.
The voting contest that atari*
day will be the greatest that this
paper ever had. and we have had.
some whoppers. ' .
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