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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS
ThomsavUle Times, Vol XXX.
Thomasvllle Enterprise, Tol. XLVH.
THOMAS VILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY DECEMBER 7. li)00.
NEW SERIES vcur:^
Tuesday la January 1907, at the
court house In said • wnlv betwee-
,usual ’— **
ROAD MATTERS
ARE CHANGED
Vaugim Resigns and Clay
Is Supt. Other County
Business.
Board met In regular meeting. All
present Minutes of last meeting
read and approved. The -following
petition' granted when petitioners
comply with terms of petition, by
putting new road In good condition:
Coolidge, Ga. lO-17-’OG.
To The Honorable Board of Commis
sioners, Thomas county, Ga.:
Gentlemen:
We, the undersigned, petition
your honorable board to dis
continue a pari of the Chastain
ft Moultrie road from T. 8. Bar
row's to the Colquitt County Uni
a distance of about two miles. Pe
titioners further ask tbat you grant
them a public road starting at T. S.
Barrow’s and running In a South
east direction about one mile
through the lands of T. 8. Barrow,
J. I. D. Kennedy, W. H, Moncrlef,
and J. L. Harvey. Said road will
connect at J. L. Harvey's with the
Coolidge and Rocky Ford road.
Your petlUoners agree to put said
road In good ordinary condlUon for
travel should this petition be grant
ed by you.
Respectfully,
W. H. MONCRIEF.
T. 8. BARROWS,
J. L. HARVEY.
* And Others.
T. C. SMITH, Overseer.
PetlUon of W. P. White, W.' H.
Davis and others asking for a change
In public road referred back to pe
titioners for a more specific descrip
tion of the proposed change.
Mrs. Wright Warren was dropped
from pauper role and the names of
Mandy Bryant, Nancy Wood were
added with a ponslon of $5 each per
, ; month.
jfjf The overseers books 'for. the' fol-
j,' lowing districts have been checked
up and found correct: Glasgow gtrong odor which they detected.
Ochlockonee, Meigs, Ellabelle. The
BIG STILL
Revenue Officet^Poiir
Out Many Gallons*.
Stump liquor.
GALLOWS
GOT THEM
<Enom Sunday’s Bally.)
What was .probably the largest
revenue raid. In the history of the
South was made by Revenue Officers
Z. E.‘ Norton .and C.D. WlUlams on
the plantation of B. F. Lewis twelve
miles north of Thomasvllle On the
Ochlockonee river this week.
81xteen hundred gallons of beer,
enough to make .about -260 gallons
of whiskey, was^selsed. A poplar
box still with a metal bottom, 8 feet
long, 4' feet wfde and 20 Inches
deep, with a capacity- of 275 gal
lons was destroyed.
It Is estimated that the value of
the property .to the moonshiners
was about 2800. If the liquor had
been run off and"sold the govern
ment would have been the losqr by
about 2288.
No arrests have been made In the
case,' but startling developments are
expected within the next few days,
The revenue ^officers thlnl?" they
hnve some valuable evidence that
may entangle some of the . most
prominent men .in the county.
Notwithstanding the fact' that the
still waB one of the largest ever de
stroyed In this section of the coun
try, It was so cleverly concealed
tbat the officers had considerable
difficulty in locating It It was hid
daikon the banks of a little branch
a Wort distance from the river. They
passed near It several times without
seeing.thr lllWtild were able to
locate It only by following up the
county officers filed their bonds
which were approved.
BUI of officers city court referred
to chairman with power to act.
Board then went Into executive
session. On motion the salary of
Supt. of roads was fixed at 21,600
and the feed of one horse. The
salary of squad overseers was flxed
at 250 per month. The salary of
the overseer of the chain gang squad
was flxed at |50 per month and
board.
On motion ten cents each he paid
to 'district overseers for taking the
census of hands subject to do road
duty.
The salary of Superintendent be
ing reduced, the present supt. J. C.
Vaughn would not apply for re-elec
tion.
Board proceeded to ballot for
superintendent, squad overseers, and
district overseers, which resulted as
follows
Supt. roads 1907, E. P. Clay, Och-
lockonce dlst., dlst. overseer H.
Bullock; Ellabelle, "dlst., dlst. over
seer, R. R. Chastain; Ways dlst.,
.dlst, overseer, J. D. Holland; Pavo
-district, district overseer M. D. Red
((earn;, Merrlllvlire district, district
overseer, Jno. W. Wilson; Boston
district, district .overseer, Jeff Coop
er^ Meigs district, district overseer,
B. #. White; Glassgow district, dis
trict overseer, T. W. Lewis; Met
calfe district, district overseer, Will
Cose; Murphy district, district
overseer, J. W. Cone; Thomasvllh
district, district overseer, J. A. Chas
tain.
On motion of Mr. Pringle the
chairman was instructed to take the
necessary steps to discontinue the
WlUlams convict camp of Thomas
county.
The following road defaulters
have paid fines-Imposed as toUows;
Robt Varnedoe 210; Robt. Dixon,
28; W.R. Wood, 25; Henry Moore,
210; Heywood Anderson, 210; Oscar
Lain, 210. ,
County Physicians Report.
Weekly visits have been m«ii» to
the jell and poor house. Both places
ere in good sanitary condition..
At the latter none have been
received, one had died, and one has
been discharged, The fences aronnd
both lots need early attention.
I have made the monthly visit to
the convict camp and found It In
good order.
1 also visited on Thanksgiving at
the request of Mr. Youngblood, to
see one of the hands that was sick.
L. B: BOUCHELLE.
Monthly Statement
Of John F.'Parker, Treasurer, Thom
as county, Ga., for the month
ending Nov. 30, 1906.
RECEIPTS DOLLARS
From balance on hand as
per last report 6,411.42
From bills payable, Jan. 2
1907 1,982.00
From C. P. Hansell, court
coats 47.66
From R. E. Park, convict
hire 785.38
From P. S. Heath, general
taxes 2,087.00
From E. M. Smith, road
faulters ...48.00
From road taxes; J. A.
Chastain, 215; M. C.
Scott, 210; R. R. Chas
tain, 227; R. J."Laster
64.00
Total 211,375.45
DISBURSEMENTS DOLLARS
For building and repair
ing coart house, jail,
bridges, ferries, and oth
er public improvements.. .377.2
For sheriff’s, jailer's and ,
other officers’ fees*. (57.42
For ballffs at court, non
resident witnesses In
criminal cases, servant
hire, stationery, and
the like ... ... . 97.50
For jurors at court
For support of the
of the county
For public roads: pay roll
$2,963.42; feed, $774.-
51; Convict*, 2220.47;
commissions, '23.60;
sundry expenses, '$345..
81 ... ... ... . ......4,405.71
For other lawful' charges... 168.75
Cash, balance on hand ... .5,401.05
Total 211.375.46
Respectfully submitted, t
. JNO. T. PARKER,
Treasurer Thomas Co.
Rawlings and Alf Moore
Died Defiant at
Valdostq.
•V .
...4.00
poor
.101.73
Continued on 5 th.
Valdosta, Dec. 4.—J. G. Rawlings
and Alt Moore were- executed In
Lowndes Gounty jail this morning.
The white man and his negro ac
complice Iq one of the strangest and
most heartless crimes ever executed
In Georgia died side by side.
The. doable trap '.was sprung at
10:30 o'clock and the necks of both
men were broken by the' fall. ' A
few minutes later they were pro
nounced dead by attending physi
cians.
A..' Moore tailed to make the con
fession which Rawlings, apparently
with full confidence that his predic
tions would be fulfilled, had re
peatedly declared would be made on
the gallowa. ,, .*
On the contrary, the negro stuck
unwaveringly to his oft-repeated
declaration that Milton and Jesse
Rawlings were guilty of the murder
of Willie and Carrie Carter.
As the negro left the cell he call
ed a loud "good-bye" to his com
panions In the prison: When be
mounted the scafford he was given
an opportunity to make a statement
and the party gathered In the build
ing listened Intently when It be
came apparent that he Intended say
ing something.
Ifls statement was- an emphatic
reiteration of what he had asserted
on the witness stand—the testimony
on the strength of which, J. G.- Raw
lings and two of bis sons had been
sentenced to death and a third son
sentenced to the penitentiary to?
life.
As Moore completed his brief state
ment, Rawlings, who was but a few
feet away from the negro, hissed be
tween his clenched teeth;
"It’s a lie!"
On the way from bis cell to the gal
lows, Rawlings stopped long enough
to pose for a photograph. He left
Instructions that a print from the
negative be sent to his wife, and
that other copies be given to other
parties whom he named.
Rawlings Just before stepping
upon the trap, made an eloquent
plea for his condemned boys. He
declared, as he had repeatedly de
clared before that they were Inno
cent of the crime of which they
were convicted.
After the noose had been placed
around Moore’s neck, the negro
,knelt and offered a fervent prayer
for mercy for Rawlings and the lat
ter’s condemned sons. He stated
confidently that he had made his
peace with God, and had ho fear for
the future. -
The execution of the elder Raw
lings and Moore has probably de
stroyed the last hope of Milton and
Jesse Rawlings. They are under
sentence to bang on Friday. The
day on which they hhall pay the
death penalty was flxed subsequent
ly to that named for the execution
of the elder Rawllugi and the ne
gro in the hope that the latter
would confess on the scafford, thus
saving the necks of the condemned
boys.
But the negro’s lips are now seal
ed, and the last peg on which the
Rawlings boys and their attorneys
had hang a hope of cheating the
gallows has vanished. Nothing, ap
parently, can now prevent the exe
cution of Milton and Jesse Rawlings
on Friday.
HISTORIC
RECORDS
Should Be preserved in Eight Others Meet Death
New Vault—Col. Mc
Clendon’s Suggestion
With the completion of the new
olty hall an excellent place Is afford
ed for keeping the records of the
city of Thoma«Ule| This la some
thing that has (heretofore been lack
ing. From Col. 8, G. McLendon
-comes thO suggestion that the city
council invite contributions from the
public of. historical records now In
the making.
Col. McLendon said yesterday:
Tn addition to the historical docu
ments apd records that we now have
the people should take care to
preserve records of the events of
the day tor they will soon became
history. The flies of the Tlmes-En-
terprise should be kept In the vault,
for that gives a dally history of all
the Important things that happen In
the town. Copies of the city ordin
ances should be preserved, and the
minutes of the city council. All
those things will become very Inter
esting in the course of time. It Is
from Just such original documents
that history'Is compiled.
Very few of us know much about
the earlier history of our town and
county simply because the documents
were not kept from those times. For
Instance I suppose that there are not,
a dozen people In Thomas county
that know that many years ago the
school funds of the county were
kept In a hank at Magnolia, Fla.
The town of Magnolia is not now In
existence, though the bank there had
a capital (if 2200,000.
“Papers and letters of the olden
time are Interesting now and will
be more so later. These should be
kept. Records of Important events
should be preserved, such as the
visit of President McKinley to Thom
asvllle. Some day that will be as
historical as the visit of Washington
to Savannah^ There are photo
graphs which should also be kept Il
lustrating these events.
"All of these Interesting things
might well be taken In charge by
the city, and the collection will be
come a very valuable one If the peo
ple will lend their aid.”
SOUTHERN RY.
KILLS SPENCER
In Crashing Rear End
Collision.
BLIND TRAVALAB HERE.
Is Walking the Track From Ocean
to Ocean,
MARRIED IN BCQGY.
Yonng People of South Thomas Have
Romantic Wedding.
Near Sonny Hill, In Thomas
county on the evening of December
third, Mr. Ira F. Wheeler and Miss.
Johnnie May Connel of Metcalfe,
were married. Rev. O. T. Brown per
forming the -ceremony.
Messrs Cary Wheeler and Will
Stringer were the only witnesses.
The parties were married a* they
sat in their buggy, while the moon
was shining brightly, betokening' a
bright and happy future for thorn.
G. M. Hayward, a blind man. Is
In Thomasvllle on his way from Sa
vannah to Los Angeles. He Is mak
ing the trip from coast to coast oh
foot. He say* his object Is to prove
to the world what a blind man can
do. He will write a book after he
completes his journey. I
Hayward started from Savannah
on tho nlmt tenth of November. Ha
walks along the railway tracks, feel-
lpg Ms way with tke aid of a staff.
When be comes to a trestle he trans
fers his path from the middle of the
track to the side. He says be la
rarely caught on a trestle by a train
and when he is he gets to one side
In order to let the train pass him.
His sence of hearing Is so acute that
he can tell the approach of a train
when It Is yet a long way off.
He hat a boolc with the dates of
Ms visit to -the different towns on
the read, certified by the newspapers
In those places. He makes a living
selling shoe strings. He says he
never travels on Sunday and pays
his way as he goes. ’
(From Friday's Dally.)
Atlanta, Ga., November 29.—(By
long distance telephone to Times-
Enterprise)—Samuel Spencer, prea
Ident of the Southern Railway, to
gether with nine other men, were
killed this morning, in a crashing
rear-end collision on Mr. Spencer’s
own road near the little station of
Lawyers, ten miles south of Lynch-
burg. >
The prominent dead are:
SAMUEL SPENCER
PHILIP SCHUYLER, New York.
CHARLES D. FISHER, Baltimore
W. A. BERRY, Chief Engineer of
Southern.
D. W. DAVIS, Manager Telegraphs
of Southern.
MR. REDMOND. Baltimore.
Among the'other dead was a negro
porter and cook on the private car,
and a negro passenger on the rear
train. Fifteen others, passengers
on the rear train were seriously In
jured.
Philip Schuyler, who was with Mr.
Spencer, belonged to the prominent
family til New York Schuylers.
Soon after the crash the splintered
cars caught fire, and several of tho
bodies were almost cremated. When
Mr. Spencer’s body was removed
from the wreck It was so black and
charred that his Intimate friends
could not recognize that it was the
former president of the Southern
Railway.
It lb alleged that a telegraph
operator named Mattox, at Lynib-
burg, wha to blame for the wreck.
It Is asserted that he confused or
ders. He has disappeared. '
Mr. Spencer’s private car was at
tached to train No. 33, and It was
train No. 37, a fast express, that
■plunged Into the other from the
rear.
THE FLOOD
OF VOuuj
How They Have Rolled
For the Past Few
Days.
The first Information of the hor
rible accident In - which President
Samuel Spencer JoBt bis life in a
wreck on bis own road, came to Col,
S. G. McLendon In the following
telegram from Mr. C. C. Williams,
of Macon:
Information Just receives here
of killing of Mr. Spencer In rear end
collision. Southern Railway, Chat
ham,-Va., this a. m.*
Immediately upon receiving this
Information yesterday the Tlmes-
Enterprtse got In communication
with Atlanta by long distance tele
phone and secured the above horri
ble but Interesting facta.
The coming of December marks
the last lap In the great voting con
test of the Tlmes-Enterprlse. In
terest In this Is as,-keen as that in
the city campaign, If not more an.
The votes are pouring In by the hoot
dred every day. There remalaa W
three weeks In which to voto but b
that time much can be done.
The piano Is atill at the'Thoman-
rllla Soda Company's stand aa
Broad street, and will be moved
from there to the abode of some or
ganization, as a Christmas present.
If the move was to be made tourer-
row the Young Men’s Christian An-
■oclation would be the wliu
they still continue In the leaf,’
the presentation Is not to h<
tomorrow, and the Vashtl L„
steadily gaining on the Association.
Every count for the last month tan
shown a gain for the Home over thn
leaders, and since last count the
width of the gap between them has
been lessened by several hundred
votes. The Masons, and the other
secret orders keep up a steady fiecn
and are still factors in the contest.
The standing at ten o’clock hut
night was as follows:
Y. M. C. A .7,060
Vashtl Home .5,95#
Masons ... 2,925
Elks . 1425
Odd Fellows ... ...625
K. of P. . ... .........ZS»
Woodmen
>
One of the closest contei
has yet been -waked Is for the "
library. These 300 splendid v
are to be given to some school Ir
the county, outside of Thomas*®
and the people of each commute
feel tbat It might aa well be thalm.
The three leaders are Boston, Pavo
and Metcalfe. There Is only a dif
ference of 400 votes between, tire
first and third In this tr|o, a truly
remarkable state of affairs, and they
have been gaining together for tire
past few days since the last count
Ochlockonee and Meigs have both
Increased their totals, and ProL J.
S. Searcy, who la at the head of the
Meigs school says that If his school
does not win at least the wlnn
know there has been a fight
idge and Union Academy are r
tries; and the people of Fredonia are
loyally standing by it
Here are the figures:
Boston
Pavo ,
: .. ..2,950
Metcalfe
.. ... ...2,546
Ochlockonee ... .
...1,575
Meigs
Merrillville
... .... ...025
Coolidge ..... ..
. ... .....310
Ozell
Summer Hill
Lynchburg, Va., Nov. 1 80.—The
frightful wreck on the Southern
Railway near Lawyer’s station
Thursday Is declared by the South
ern officials to have been dne to the
disregarding of the block telegraph
rule* by Operator C. D. Mattox, who
was In charge of the block station at
Rangood, four miles north of the
wreck. <
An official statement today says
that an investigation shows that
Mattox let train No. 38 into the
block, and, disregarding the rules,
failed to notify the operator at
Lawyers’ station. Train No. 38
broke down at the south end of a
-Curve and tha train stopped. A flag- his seat before the collision occur-
tnan ran back to protect tha train, red.
Ha .had proceeded 300 yards when The company has a number o<
train No. 87 appeared on the carve, men scouring the country to locate
The engineer applied the emergen- Mattox, but at noon he had not bees
Moves Office.
Dr. J. B, Palmer will today more
his office to tho room Just at tha
rear of'the City Drug Store formerly
occupied by a harbor shop. The
doctor will be pleased to .have hie
friends call upon him there.
cy brakes, bnt had not time to leave found.
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