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WEEK II, TIMES-ENTERPItlSK KC THuiin 1C, 1000.
News of the Week From
(By J.
I have had anothi
often they are
but a few yeari
on the bis plantation,
of childhood. But one is no older
than he feels that he is. Some times
(quoting Bob Taylor) I wish that
childhood might have lasted always.
That beautiful fairy land on the
frontier of life whose skies aro-first
lighted with the sunrise of tho soul
and in the bright tinted Jungles tho
lions and leopards and tigers of pas*
•Ion still peacefully sleep. Sweet
remlnlscense flit across any mind,
and vivid pictures of my dhlldhood
days make mo feel momentarily
young. There’s my old nurse,
Louisa, and the good and true old
serrante,Uncle Jim and Aunt Milbry,
and Uncle Henry and Aunt Rachel,
and Unnt Malinda the cook for nnore
than 10 years, God bless their
memories. Then there's the hun
dreds or good neighbors and Mends
of my boyhood whose kind and «■
couraging words hare evar beer
fresh ip my mind. Many of the
boys hare'passed orer while I am
still young.
Matrimonial Hews.
It will be pleasant news to the
friends of Mr. H. K. Hewitt, a for
mer cashier of the Bank of Meigs,
that he was married lest week to
Miss Daisy Hudson a eharmlag young
lady of Hamilton, Ga.
Miss Agnes Mable Frlddel, who
nntll this season had been one of the
brightest young ladles In Meigs
Graded School, but lately has been
In Gadsden, Ala., wad married last
Sunday at that point to Mr. Oscar
Pike. Mies Friddell la the daugh
ter of Dr. Friddell of this place and
has many friends here. She Is a
young lady of many good traits and
Mr. Pike Is to be congratulated on
winning her, Our congratulations
go over to them both.
This place suffered a great sur-
rlse Sunday afternoon In the mar
riage of Mr. Willie Carter and Mies
Lola Cook, by Rer. C. W. Curry.
These two young people" bad been
sweethearts so long that people had
ceased to expect anything like mar
riage hence the surprise. Mr. Car
ter had everybody for his friend be
ing the pet of the town. Miss Cook
Is prominent In Sunday school and
church 'work, and la greatly loved
by her friends. .
Business Change.
Mr. C. 0. Lunsford, the grocer of
this place, has sold his stock to Mr.
William Parker of Coolidge, and
will enter the livery business. As
a merchant Mr. Lunsford has made
a success. He will succeed with hts
new business. In fact has had sev
eral years experience In butter mak
ing and Judging from the samples
we have been trying for ’the pant
fow months thereTl be no com
plaints.
The Reading Circle.
- How la a good time to reorganise
the reading circle that was'so popu-‘.
lar last season. These are long
evenings and can be well spent'' In
the study of history, biography and
literature. Will some of tbs young
folks say amen? .
Local School Improvement
. Last Saturday several of the’ pu
pils of the graded school including
as leadens Otto Carter, Paul Searcy
paign of school improvement They
re-arranged the blackboards, maps,
etc., hung new pictures on the walls,
placed vases of,beautiful roses on
the lables and growing plants in the
windows. Air this was done In the
d'a room. They say It shall
until every room In the
bouse bears the stamp of the school
improvement club., The children
are already taking more Interest and
pride In their studies and work.
They say they- will make things
blossom before they quit. This' is
perhaps the first result of the meet
ing of the School Improvement
Club held at Thomaaville, a short
time since.
Personal Hates.
Mr. Wdlbnr Bunch and wife of
Pelham spent Sunday here with the
family of Mr. J. L. Busch.
Mrs. J. H, Logan of Murphy Is vis
iting her parents, Mr. aad Mrs. H.
L. Dennard for several day’s this
week returned to her boas Wed
nesday.
Mr. Eugene McRae, of Brooks
county Is spending several days here
with the family of Mr. J. M. Simp
son.
Rev. C. W. Curry preached
last sermon here, before the gene
ral conference Sunday. It Is to be
hoped that the presiding elder will
'Remember the Maine,” when he
kindly whispers into the ears of the
bishops.
Mr. Byron. Dey of Pelham, was
here Sunday, Mr. Dey evidently
likes this place.
Miss Emma Rogers of Pine Park
came orer to see home folks lakt
week.
Mr. Chas. Lee an attache of the
U. 8, army was the guest of rel
atives here a few days ago.
Mrs. Geo. H. Carter, and son,_ Al
len Carter, of Sumerall, Miss., are
expected soon' to visit the family
of Mr. Thos. W. Carter of this place.
They are now visiting In Florida.
Mrs. C. O. Hall and Miss BerUe
Pilcher spent a part of last Satur
day In Pelham.
Mr. Clarence Groover and Miss
Ruby Bullock of Ochlockonee were
here Sunday. t
Messrs BUlle Cameron and Cbss.
Williams, two former Meigs boys,
were here Sunday. They stay In
Pelham but their minds and sweet
hearts live here. ;
Mrs. E. A. Shepherd of Dawson
is visiting the family of Mr. G. E.
Davis.
Mr. Morgan Bunch came dowlt
from Albany Saturday bight and
spent Sunday here pretending to be
visiting relatives, but Morgan has an
eye for^ business.
Miss Joe Hurst, Mrs. Robt. Mc
Millan and Haywood Singletary
Sunday In Ochlockonee.
Messrs E. E. and M. Wilkes, J. H.
Pullen. T. J. Willis, Jack Slmpsoir
and family left Tuesday for a visit
to Florida. Of course they are only
making a pleasure trip; and would
not think of shooting a buck even
should one come and nibble the hay
from the back of the wagons.
Some Come, Some Go and Others
Remain at Home.
Mr. T. W, Carter was here from
Meigs Monday.
Col. J. U. Merritt was'here from
Boston Tuesday.
Dr. J. W. Moody of Boston was a
Tuesday visitor.
Hon. E. E. Wilkes of MUlgs spent
Tuesday here.
C. W. Banks, of Coolidge Is spend
ing Sunday at the Mitchell House.
J. L. Potter, of Coolidge, was
among the Saturday visltofb,
D. D. Hadley of Pine Park was a
visitor to Thomasville on Saturday.
BOSTOH NEWS,
Community Life as Mirrored
Judge H. C. Jordan.
R. L. Red foam was here from Pa-
vo yesterday.
Mr. Frank McRae was hare from
Klnderlon yesterday.
Mr. N. C. Edmonson of Mslgs
was la Thomasville yesterday. k
F. Hinton Brooks, of Boston-WAS
a Sunday visiter te the city.
C. W. Banks
Sunday In town.
of Coolidge spent
Col. R. C. Bell same aver from
Cairo .on business yesterday.
Miss Halite Covington went down
to Boston yesterday afternoon.
Hr. William Duren of Meigs was
in the elty Thursday.
Miss Lila Brooks of Boston was a
Friday visitor to town.
C. T. Gandy has returned from
the live stock market with a lot of
fine stock. j '
' •! ■;
Mr. add Mrs. W. M. Singletary
left yesterday afternoon for. a visit
to the fair at Tampa.
<<a
John G. Burney, one of Boston’s
leading merchants was In Thomas
ville on Wednesday. J;
Col. E. E. Cox, mayor of Camilla,
spent yesterday afternoon In the
city on bis way home from Baln-
brldge.
Col. R. J. Boone, a prominent
young lawyer of Marianna, Fla., was
among the visitors of prominence to
Thomasville on Satufday. .
Rev. H. T. Pafford, pastor of the
Methodist church united in marriage
at the home of A. B. Finch, some 4
miles North of Boston, his daughter
Nannie and J. W. Herndon, on Wed
nesday, Nov. 7th.
W. J. Taylor' one of Thomas-
vllle’e leading business men was In
our cl t}_ last Friday.
Our efficient and polite tax col
lector assisted by bis son, J3I, was in
Boston last Thursday and Friday,
on hif last round gathering In the
dueatt due for state and county
taxes.
Mrs. J. ,W. Moore, her two sons,
Louis and Henry. E. F. Stone of Val
dosta and Miss Julia McIntosh blsd
themselves off to the coast on a
{fishing expedition last week.
Hiss Florrle Etanaland one of the
reigning belles of Bdgewood spent
the "past week with her uncle John
B. Eason Snd family.
Miss Mallle Covington one Of
Thomasville's' most popular and love
ly y6ung ladles is visiting her sister
Mrs. J. A. Horn at her home
Stone street.
Miss Daisy Heel has taken charge
of the Evergreen school In Brooks
eouaty and began teaching on the
fifth of the month. The patrons
are to be “congratulated on securing
the services of such a good teacher
as Miss Daisy.
Judge Add Why at Patten and our
confrere was in the elty last Satur
day transacting business and visit
ing his sister, Mrs. J. D. McCallum,
at her home on east Jefferson st.
Colonel Stephens formerly a citi
zen of the Hub but now of Cairo,
was here last Sunday visiting his tore Alabama „„ ^ erected at
mother. Mrs. Mary H. Stephens. ' Birmingham, Ala. An engine com-
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mitchell of pany wWch h „ made Brunswick.
Mltcbdl were the guests of our good 0a> a dIstrlbu ting point for the pro-
tax receiver, George W. Howard ducta of factorlea wl „ erect ,
last Sunday. „ 1 building and power plant In that!
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Everitt and Four saw mill plants are re-
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stanaland and p 0r t #d- Nineteen companies with
daughter Miss Mamie left last Sun- aggregate minimum capital stock of
day for Savannah to attend the sol- <1(046j0 oo have been applied for
Incorporation, Including a (200,000
Malty and securities company at
Macon, Oa.”
In addition The Index reported
PROGRESSIVE GEORGIA.
What Has Been Doing During the
Week That Has Passed.
Columbus, Ga., Nor. 14.—The
Georgia and Alabama Industrial In
dex says in Its issue for. this week:
“Industrial progress In Georgia
and Alabama Is strikingly illustrated
by the number of extensive plants
in the two states that are preparing
to develop water power and trans-
fofa It Into electrical energy for
manfuacturing and other purposes.
During the past three months The
Index has reported the definite pro
jection of four such plants. This
week advance reports to The Index
tell of the formation at Gadsden,
Ala., of a company, amply financed,
which will develop water power
near Gadsden at a cost of (1,(00,-
000 and supply electrical power heat
and light for cities and towns of
eighteen counties In Alabama snd of
four counties In Georgia. Dive new
banka are reported, one dt them be
ing a (100,000 Institution at Bir
mingham, Ala. A cotton mill com
pany Is asking for incorporation at
Rome, Ga., with a minimum capital
stock of (100,000. Gasden, Ala,
Is to have a ((0,000 car wheel fac
tory. Aiigusta, Ga., will have
,’100,(00 hotel, Pelham, Oa„ will
build a municipal Ice factory aad Ice
factories at Thomasville, Ga, .and
Montgomery, Ala, are to bo en
larged at an aggregate cost of about
(SO,000. Machine shops will be es
tablished at Blakely, Ga. The pas
senger railway station at Birming
ham,, Ala, will be rebuilt, praetl.
tally, Atlanta, Ga, will have a (00.-
0.00 union labor temple. A busi
ness building that will have more
floor space thin any other struc-
| WANT COLUMN !
FOR RENT—I have one or two-
horse farm To rent within one and
one-half miles of Merrillville. A.
C. Stephenson. 2tw.
FOR SALE—Suburban stock of
goods, close in. Paying business
with small capital. Address X
care Times-Enterprlse. d&w lot
GANDY A MALLETTE have Just
received a car load of finest mules
ever shipped to this market
ll-10-2td-ltw
WANTED—White man to work on.’
farm three miles from Thomas
ville, for wages or shares. Rec
ommendation required. Apply to
R. E. Lester. 11 4td 2tw
Wanted—Planing min, saw milt,
railroad and turpentine woods
laborers, white or colored. Good
wages, steady employment Jack-
son Lumber Company, Lockhart,
Covington county, Alabama.
ll-l(-lmw.
LOST—((.00 five dollars reward
for Under of dark brindle cow
with one crumpled hora. A dark
red hotter yearling both unmark
ed and probably young calf. T.
J. Pfelster, Thomasville, Ga. R. F.
D. No, (. 11-10-dlt-wlt
NEW DIAMONDS.
dler’e reunion,
W. J. Hammond, one of the
county capital’* legal brethren wa*
In. Boaton last week looking after
profeselonal business.
F. R. Ptdcock, general, superin- numerous Industrial enterprises of
tendent of the Ga. N. R. R. with J varied character, business bulld-
headqnartera at Moultrie was In Bos- mgs, a light plant, waterworks eye-
ton last Tuesday on business conec- Umii two conrt houses and four mu
ted with hi* road.
nlclpai and county bond issues.
Messrs M. B. and Frank Jones,
the two^ most hospitable-smew in the
world, will star.t.-cane-grindliig to
day and Invite, all their friends to
drive out to see them, .
$30 REWARD.
A reward of Ifty dollar* will be
paid by the aadeieigmed for the a'r-
rset with proof to eoaviet aay per-
ssa guilty ef a criminal trespass oa
the following loads la Thosto* saua-
ty, Georgia, tle-wii: Lot «. 4, (.
(T, (*, 1». 4* aad 44, te the IT dle-
trici. Consult D. L. Ballath, Osh-j was chartered thts' week. Tile oth-
teekeat*. Ga, K. W. Swift. Ceimm-ere are at Pelham, Newton, and 8a-
Dr.' Robert’H. Harris; who Is now
pastor of the : CalTb Baptist' church
spent Friday morning . In Thomas
ville and wai Wkrihly greeted by old
friefadi. .s-$$b«w-*
Mr. D. C. fearrow formerly of this
city, 1* now the president ‘ of four
banks, the most recent organisation
being the one at Sale City, which
and Lyndon Bunch, started a cam- bat, $a.
101(-llm luda, N. C.
My Hair is
Extra Long
Feed your hair; nourish it;
give it something to live on.
Then If will stop falling, and
will grow long and heavy.
Ayer’s Hair Vigor is the only
genuiue hair-food you can
buy. It gives new life to the
hair-bulbs. You save what
hair you have, and get more,
too; And it keeps the scalp
clean and healthy.
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- Boston Booming.
Tbe Boston Times brings the news
of nine new residences building
there, and the opening of the
Farmer’s Mutual Supply Co., as a
wholesale store. '
FOLEY’SI
KIDNEY CURE
WE HATE JUST RECEIVED A
NEW LOT OF DIAMONDS. NOT
WITHSTANDING THE ADVANCE
IN THE MARKET YOU CAN STILL
GET THEM AT THE OLD PRICES.
IT WILL PAY YOU TO EXAM
INE AND INTEST.
L. H. Jerger,
Jeweler and .Silversmith,
Second Hand and
New Cane Mills
For sale at a reduced price. One
number 2 Kentucky Power Mill sec
ond hand. One 3 roller Kentucky
mill, animal power, new. One 1$
Inch 2 roller In Iron frame, anlmnl
power, new. 3 sets 2 roller IS in.
cane mills, new, animal power.
THOMASVILLE IRON WORKS
Thomasville, Ga.
WILL CURE YOU
Cascasvreet la a harmless compound
of vegetable extracts that li wonder-
I ful In Its beneficial effects on the
stomachs of babies and children.
Of any case of Kidney Ot Recommended and sold by Mont-
Bladder disease that is not gomery A MacIntyre, Tbomasvllle,
beyond the reach of medi-
I Take it at once. Do ,. Dr _ Thomas* Electric oil is the
nOtriskhavingBright’sDis- best remedy for that often fatal
ease or Diabetes. There is disease— croup, Has been used
When yon pat down your carpet
get tbe old papers, from the Times-
Enterprise to underlay them.
nothing gained by delay.
50c. and $1.00 Bottles,
■arutz tuasTmrrc*.
with success In our family for eight
rears.''—Mrs. L. Whitacre, Buffalo,
j«. Y.
WE ARE SELLING
DRY GOODS
Of such qualify and at such prices that it will pay you to^come to
Thomasville and buy.
NEEL BROTHERS.