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EKKLY TIMES-JJNTERPHI8E,
AND
South Georgia Progress,
Published every Friday by the
XIMES-ENTERPRISK PUBLISHING
COMPANY. i
At the Tlmea-Enterprto* Building
TbomesrUle, Os.
Wilson M. Hardy, President.
John D. McCartney, Sec. and Trees.
Kobt. H. Timmons, Manager.
Entered at the post offloe at Tbemao-
rllle, Oa., assecond class mad
matter.
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF THOMAS
COUNTY.
GUARANTEED CIRCULATION 3,800
MARKETS.
New York Cotton Market.
Open High Low Close pm.
Oct. 1111 1111 1111 110* 1101
Dec. 1007 1110 109t 1006 1007
Jan. .110* 1110 1000 1101 110S
Mar. 1117 11S5 1115 lilt lilt
Middling USB. Tone steady!
New Orleans Cotton Market.
Open'High Low Close p. q.
Oct. 1107 11SS 1116 1116 1118
Dec. lilt 1100 not 110B 1100
Jan. 1188 1108 1118 1114 1117
Mar. 1148 1148 1181 USB 1138
Middling 111-8. Tone steady.
, Liverpool Cotton Mailcet.
Open 1 p. m. Close i>.e.
Sept-Oct.
Oct-Nov.
Nor-Dee.
Dec-Jan.
Jan-Feb,
607
603
6d
687
600
606 606
601. 608
696 %09
695 . 508
507 66
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
A now powerful factor In the edu
cational development of the state is
the School Improvement Club.. Mrs.
Walter B. Hill, one of the 'brightest
v -
women In Georgia la at the head of
the movement, and iqf delivering
eome Interesting addresses. I She re
cently epoke before the students of
the Stats Normal School, the great
teacher-training Institution of Geor
gia.
She urgee three reforms in the ed
ucational structure, first local tax
ation for school purposes, second,
consolidation of weak schools Into
one etrong one, third, good libraries
for ait the rural schools. ‘All theae
reforms are sensible and practica
ble. We ehould like to see them
tried In Thomas county.
Especially eaay of accomplishment
Is the third reform suggested, that
of a good library for the rural school.
Some one »f the ichools of the coun
ty will be presented with a complete
library this winter, by the Ttmes-En-
terprlse. This Is done to advance
the cauee of education. The libra
ry hat been carefully selected with
the advice and approval of the county
school commissioner and the school
teachers of the county. It comprises
more than 200 volumes and- Is es
pecially adapted to meet the needs
of any counfy* school, it will meet
the needs of any school, will last for
many years, and :wlll open new
A MONDAY SERMON.
Twice a year bn the third Mon
day* in April and October the people
of Thomacvtlle have opportunity to
lieten to an eloquent Monday ser
mon, when Judge Robert 6. Mitch
ell chargee the' grand Jury. The
same law la given every time, bnt
It da always Interesting as it comes
from Jhe able presiding lodge. And
the Jury to which the charge le di
rected to always composed of men of
Intelligence and character who are
able to understand and appreciate
the exposition of the law.
This year the words of the Judge
In regard to the majesty of the law
are particularly timely. With riots
and lynchlnga, strained and unusual
conditions aftd the like, men are apt
to forget that the law I* paramount
and' with to take it lato their own
hands. But as the Judge says, no
man la to exalted as to be above the
law, no. man so debased, as to be be
low' It; and the maintenance of the
law le the supreme duty of good clt-
lxene. In this connection the Judge
_bore testimony .to the fact that the
Jurors In this circuit did not lightly
regard their oaths but were faithful
and conadentloua In the dlacharge of
their duties. This oath la simple,
yet comprehensive and has stood for
ages without alteration or amend
ment
Special stress was laid upon the
evils of gambling and carrying con
cealed: weapons. The Judge char-
MEIGS MENTION.
Paper Made Stock Co. Negro As-
fields of thought to the pupils andpacterited the gambler as a tore upon
Middling 636. 8ales 7,000. Tone
quiet and steady.
Chicago Grain Market
■ '
Open
High
Close
Dec. wheat
74 3-8
74 1-4
74
Dec. corn .
.42 3-4
43 6-8
42 1-3
Dec. oata .
33 3-4
83 5-8
33 1-2
jnn. riba .
. 733
745
743
te*.
Country Produce,
p Thomaavllle, Oa., Oct, 18.
Chlclce? 1 ' Wo. © 85
•Eggi ... , .-*«••■
/Oats, scad
Oats ’ feed
Cotton seed meal
Bran
Hulls *
Corn, par buihel .
Hay, No. 1 .. ..
Timothy, cholea •
Peas . ...
.30 O 15
. ... 66
.vtv ,* 65
... 1.40
... 1.16
60
.... 76
.... 1,18
... l.M
,.. 1.50
Cotton, apot 10 1-t
Cotton >6
Thom as villa la full of visitors du
ring court week and has * warm
wslcoma for them.
Tom Watson’s magaxlne without
Tom srill sura enough ha Hamlet
with Hamlet left out.
Hoke Smith advises strictsr en
forcement of the vagrancy, laws.
For once we agree with him.
The death of Mrs. Jefferson Daria
widow of the proseIdent of the Con
federacy will cause sorrow through
out the South.
The old vets In this county are
waking up and talking wartimes.
We like to kear them fight their bat
tles over again.
All good objects such as colleges,
Y. M. C. As and newspapers need
money to maintain them. Pay your
subscription and vote.
Hoke Smith has adopted the sug-
gestlon of the Tlmea-Enterprlse, and
now saya that the negro should be
legislated for like the Indian.
A newt report from Thomson
■ays that Tom Watson has severed
Rln connection with Whtaoa's Magal
sine and that ha lost 81,800 la th*
venture. We thought It was
freighted with enough spice to make
xii- .i-
teachers.
The library will coat the winning
school absolutely nothing. It will
not cost the friends of the school
anything except a little Interest The
value of the library la more than
$360 but It will be given free of all
cost to ihe school outside of Thomas-
villo that gets the most votes, one
Vole being given with each cent paid
upon subscription to either the daily
or the weekly paper, ,
It was not expected that the people
of the county would remain asleep
and let a chance like this go by. And
they are not, but are working faith
fully f6r the schools In their respec
tive communities.
NO CLAY FEET HERE.
Sometimes It fs discovered that
Idols have-feet of clay, and more
rarely Idols turn the tablet and prove
that their trtlbya are of precious
metal. Sueb a case Is that of Rjeh-
ard Croker. He has long been held
up to publlo scorn u the beau Ideal
of bosslsm and the quintessence of
graft. Bat now coma* a strange
rumor frotn London. It seems that
a London magaxlna published an ar
ticle charging that pick wad hlc
position as chief of Tammany Ball to
tarn financial profit Into his own
Croker Immediately sued
th# pnbllehert tor Hhel and obtained
from then a lull retraction and apol
ogy, alao payment ot all the costs.
TMs to Indeed strange. Croker not
a grafter. We shall soon hwr that
William Travers Jerome does not
■moke cigarette*, that Roowvelt
spells In the good old fashioned way.
that Carrie Nation never owned a
hatchet, and other Iconoclastic facta.
Bnt this to a great movement that
ought to b* pushed along. We had
rather learn th* good than the had
about folk*
> $
The second lieu* ot th* Jefferson
ian, Tom Watson's new weekly Is gt
hand. It hat the satin old lively
tingle that characterises everything
written by the tobaeoo-tongned Sage
from Thomson. He U editor-lnl
chief, aeeUted by hie aon, J. D. fact-
eon. W. J. Henning of the Augusta
Tribune Is managing editor and C.
E. McGregor to bualnest manager.,
This to a combination that should
succeed. Mr. Wataon'e editorials
cover a page, and-the rest of th* pa
per to devoted to special articles and
news features. The race problem
comes in for Its share of attention.
Mr. Watson to not back la the Demo
cratic party so that you would notice
it. If th# ton# of an editorial "Why
Not More Than Two Political Par-
tlesU’may be taken as a _ criterion.
Like everything with the Watspn
hall mark th# paper to very interest
ing.
the social body. He urged that all
"pistol toters" be brought,to book.
Of particular Interst was his men-
tlon of the liquor law. He stated,
as often before, -that the keeper of
the blind tiger is an outlaw, who
will sell at quickly to a five yeer
old boy as to a man, and as readily
on Sunday as . any (other day,. He
said that In his opinion, blind tigers,
if allowed to go unmolested and un
checked would soon get to be great
er evells than open bars, because
leas susceptible to regulation. He
stated that-eternal vigilance was the
price of soberness, but that this had
been exercised In the Southern cir
cuit during the last few years, hhd
especially 'during the ylast few
(By J. S. Searcy.)
A Negro Assassinated.
There was no little excitement
among the colored population of this
town last Saturday morning When
the new* wsa brought that Tom
West, a turpentine hafid had been
assassinated. He. had left here a
few days before to work a crop of
trees over the line In Mitchell coun
ty. Frequently when on this work
nearly five mile* ont he would not
return till Friday of the week. When
be did not return, his wife went .to
And him. When It was learned that
he bad not been seen by the family
with which' be usually stopped, a
search was made and his body was
found in open weeds where it had
fallen four days before. His ekuR
was ernebad, arm broken and
ghastly gunshot wound which
severed the spinal column was found.
But ilttle or' no evidence was pro
duced at the- faqUest to undo the
myctery. The assassin was so c
as to lodge the wadding from the
gun shells in Ms clothe*. Tbs
empty shell wa* found on the spot.
FENCE! FENCEJ PENCE!
Five Carloads of American and Bfwood Fence
for sale at right prices by
Tom West was an orderly negro
and bad'tint'few If any enemies
among his own race, find none among
the white -people of the town who
respected Mm for his‘ polite be
havior. His' death ) Is shrouded lq
mystery. '
The New Editor.
A deal was. made a few days ago
by which Mr. R. t. Braswell becomes
a partNeri In-the Meigs Review, and
its edltor-ln-cMsf. having purchased
the Interests of Mr. E, H. Grlflln.
ims mrr & bro.
TH0MASVILLE,
GEORGIA.
of professions. ‘ When patron* bick
er over little occurrences, they
nged not expect to find a royal path
to Improvement for their children.
Educators Like an Ink Cone.
Well, Meigs didn’t want any ag
ricultural college anyway. We do
not see so much good to come of
them for the farming' Interests and
would at first appear. In other
words It is the thoroughly practical
teaching of the common school that
does the work anyhow. Where that
I* neglected a college man's -educa
tion remind! one of an < inverted Ink
cone, largest at the top, and la
easily knocked over In practice.
The Haxing Question.
It appears to me that something
could be dpu* for basing in the col
lege*. Only a few days ago a young
man on arriving at college had his
month filled with soft soap until It
bubbled out of hto nose and eyes.
I would like -to. know what base,
operative 'principals thebe 1a that
makes a boy want' to/ be a pure un
adulterated fool, when he can more
easily be q gentleman.
• y Mr. Carter to Move,
Mr. and-Mrs.' T. R. Carter are of
fering their beautiful home for sale
and will soon leave for Box Springs,
On., wwhere Mrs. Carter’s parents
live. Mr. Carter thinks of engag.
news writer, and to not wltbont
experience. . Although be to not out
months. - Violators of the tow have
been ferreted out and severe punish
ment visited npon them. As a res
ult there are fewer blind tigers In
Sootlf Georgia than ever before.
Nottoeabl* also, is the marked
change for th* better of late in the
habits of sobriety of th* peopto la
general. Year* ago It was not un
common to see drunken attorneys
the court room, drunken Jurors
in th* bog; and drunken attorney*
at the bar. Now. all this to .gone.
Only In two Instances since ha took
th* bench has Judge Mitchell been
compelled to dhekarg* Jurors for In
toxication.
The Judge raftered to tho sale of
alcohol. He said that this could he
legally sold for art. gad m
purpose*. He tea rad that th* grand
Jury could not touch this evil. H*
said "People hsve a legal i
aril this stuff, which Area the drink
er* np, won* than rag liquor. I hope
to see the vendors vefnfitarlty stop
the eale, and 1 hops also that Ufa
legislature will la the near future,
pagg a law stopping Utw sat* of this
liquid which wreaks so mud), bam
upon a certain class or our popula
tion.” -v • *;
The charge was a sane and elo
quent presentation of tile law. .The
grand Jury has the peraoae! to carry
It out and w* expect to see them do
good work.
of hto "teens.”’ He has lately been
attending Gordon Institute, but came
home a short time since on account
of the Illness of hto father. He to a
young man of excellent qualities, be
ing poaeesed of n magnetism pecu
liarly hto own, chaste manner* and
purity had fluency of speech. - He
propose* to bridg out The Review In
the form of an eight page weekly,
brim fall. If the people dc not give
the paper their fall support they
strike their business and their town
a dangerous blow.
The School Growing.
‘We have previously mentioned
th* fact that the secret orders of
this place will bar* to Had for their
"goat" another Aslter. They are
now naing oa* reran- of th* second
ator1 of the eehoeC building. Tb*
school coatlanra t* grew and by th*
opening of Um spring term we will
■how th* need of ovary foot ot space
w* have. They wfll doubtless get . In
tbs building boom that to about to
begin. *
Good Male (Mrira Needed.
There to a propositi— that' to now
■■gaging the people eg this as well
nr counties. It to procuring
suitable teachers lor. country
schools. T^e fact to, that many cf
tho beat mala teacher* of this coun
ty bare qnlt th* fisld. Tfitrete Bob
Jladfsara, Edgar .Digo*. Wyche Lin
ton and a number of others whose
talks and experience made the
Teacher’s Institute valuable helps to
younger teachers.
Just why tliete particular teachers
are oat, this ^deponent cannot say
Bnt I am prepared to say that In
most rural communities there to such
a lack of late rest and conceited ac
tion that It mages •-yeasonably dis
posed teacher almost hate Ms choice
Hon. W. H. Fleming has at
tracted considerable attention by a
card on the race queetfos. He to In
clined to blame much of the present
trouble on th* agitation started-by
Hoke Smith.. We agree with Mr.
Fleming’s, vflfrfk on this question,
bnt not with hit conclusion that Hok*
It to blame. While be certainly did
not help thlngi any he can i
ly ha charged with having klck*d~up
all this loss, and It to not fair to-do
That campaign to n thing Cf the
past, and we are trying to forget It _
Q : - ? ^ ■ - 1 -- ■ Y - ‘ -v’t
am P. Joneq to' toted' wide# N ►*•*♦****
mourned than many a mflllonaiie.
Mr. Braswell la to the manner born* in the mercantile business there,
Jasper Berwick Dead.
Mr. Jasper Berwick, an old and
respected citizen living serosa the
llSS in Mitchell county, died Sat
urday and was burled with Masonic
honors Sunday at Harmony church.
He has suffered for a long time with
some chronic ailment. He leaves a
large family of grown children and
to alao survived by hto wife.
/■ News of the Town.
Mrs. Stephen Vicars spent a por
tion of last wsek with her sister,
Mrs. J. W. Moncrtof.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Boswell spent
a portion of last week at Vldalia.
Warner Braswell and John Henry
Daria two of Malgs twys that are
holding railroad lob* at Flint and
Bacontou respectively were here
Sunday.
Mr. W. F. Friddell left Sunday tor
WMteaburg, Ufa former home, for a
ten day'* visit.
Mr. Will Dixon of Camilla was the
guest ot the Johnson! here Sunday
Editor Pat Grlffln went down to
Balnbridge Sunday. It to probable
that he will fa th* near fntare be
numbered among th* Balnbridge
Tribune squad.
Jdra. Fred Btanan of Arcadia, Fla.
to a. pleasant visitor here. She to
with th* Mtotee Pilchers.
Ur. J. D. Lowe ot Box Springs,
wa* here for a day or two last
week.
Miss Lillian Tindall of West Palm
Beach, Fla., to expected as a visitor
here during the next few days.
Miss Bara Jefferson, teacher of
music In the graded school here, was
called to her home at Bnenarieta
last Saturday, on account of the tick
et her mother. She will re
sume her work In a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Walker spent
a day or two In Camilla this week.'
Mrs. Emily McTyre left Wednes-
A Dead One.
Breathes there a man with a soul
so dead,
Who never to Mmself has said:
“My trade of late is getting bad;
-I’ll try another ten-inch ad.”
If such there be. gc> mark him
well;
For him no bank account will
swell,
No angels watch the golden stair
To welcome home the millionaire.
The man who never asks for trade
By local line or ad displayed,
Cares more for rest than worldly
gain, •
And patronage bnt gives him pain.
Tread lightly, friend; let no rude
. sound
Disturb. bis solitude tjrofound.
Here let Mm live in calm repose.
Unsought except by men he owes.
And when he dies, go plant him
deep.
That‘naught ihay break his dream-
less .-sleep; .: 1 • :
Where ilo bade clamor may dispel
The quiet that he loved-so well.
And when the world may know Its
, loss/ • ‘ • i
Place on hto grave a wreath of
moss, ’ *
And on a stone above; "Here
lie*
A chump who wouldn’t advertise.”
• —M. L. CAREY,
In The Spokesman.
Times-Enterprise advertising is
the Inexpensive, profitable medium
for the Thomaavllle and Thomas
county merchants. Get In Its col
umns,- and keep In the front ranks
of the progressive, money making
merchants.
day for Atlanta where she will vis
it relatives. ra
Mrs. I. R. Aultmsn attended the
millinery opening at Camilla during
the week.
Miss M|nnle Respess Is spending
the week In' Thomasvfile.
Mrs. John Chamber* of Thomaa
vllle was a visitor here a few days
since.
Mrs. W. J. Kcnnlngton ot Pelham
was the guest of Mrs. C. O. Battle
Sunday.
Mrs. T. A. Jones and Mrs. Robt
McMillan took a baggy drive to
GcMoekonee Tuesday.
Mr. D. L. Bollock aad daughter.
Mbs Ruby Bollock of Ochlockonse
were her* Sunday the gueeto of Mr.
aad Mrs. L. H. Singletary.
riSB
for Rale.
MO ACM Ot toed tosrawnj eerat-
«y. 6 3-4 miles northern! of Cairo.
41-2 miles to aeareal point oa rail
road known as the fa. H. McCord
old place, bat sow censed kgr J. W.
Dixon. ! Nice, comparatively new
dwelling, good oat buildings, 60
acre* under cultivation. .One of the
beat farming places in the county.
Also one of the finest bodies of
round timbered land In this section
of the country. .Enough timber on
place to pay for it. .If yon trail »
fine place aad a good body of timber
at a bargain.
See d. D. MeCORD, H.-P. D. SO#
Calm, Ca.
THE OLD SHOP STILL DOING BUSINESS.
Larger! 4 More Tools!- More MachineryI More and Better
'Mechantts to Do the Work. \
PRICES ARE LOWER AND WORK TURNED' OUT QUICKER AND BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE.
THE- ONLY MODERN UP-TO-DATE SHOP IN SOUTHERN .GEORGIA. WE REPAIR ALL KINDS OF GUNS
STOPR GUNS, SELL OtTNB, REPAIR PISTOLS, SELL PISTOLS, SELL PDIQLS, SELL ALL KINDS OF
AMMUNITION. REPAIR SEWING MACHINES, GASOLINE ENGINES AND BMAT.T. MACHINERY, IN
FACT*DO ALMOST AH xTHING IN REPAIRING AND BUILDING THAT A FIRST fti.aan MACHINE SHOT
CAJf DO. WH CARRY A FINE HAND LOADED SHELL THAT OUTBHOOTS EVERYTHING, av-tm FINE
CUTLERY, LOOKS AND KEYS. LIGHT HARDWARE AND HIGH GRADE BICYCLES AS LOW AS $18.,VI
SPORTING.GOODS OF ALL KINDS. QUICK WORK. BEST WORK. LOWEST PRICES OUR MOTTO.
& soin, .
THOMASVILLE, GA.
Opdotlk Folks Barracks.