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Pmmnllh Enterprise, VoL XLVII.
AND SOUtH GEORGIA PROGRESS
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, IS, 1907.
NEW SERIES, VOL. XVII. NO^ 1.
JUDGE AUGUSTIN B. HANSELL
SLEEPS BENEATH Tig 3$
PAVING PONE '
BY MAY FIRST
Distinguished Jurist and Revered Citizen Died
Sunday Morning-Stores Close and whole town
Mourns-Funeral at Presbyterian thorch
Yesterday Afternoon.
(From Tuesday's Dally)
Oa .Sunday moraine it half past
one o'clock (bare pasted quietly from
life a man whom Thomasvllle honor
ed aa perhaps her foremost citlson,
Judge AacusUn H. Haaaell. The
eauae of kta death wee a fall that oc
curred oa February Brat, fracturing
UaMpJetat. At pa advanced age
recovery was impossible and be sank
slowly until the enB came.
Funeral at Church,
lha funeral services tank plaoe at
three o'clock Monday afternoon at
the Pnebyterlan church, conducted
by Res. A L. McCarty. Judge Han
sel! Joined the church In 1837, and
Was « ’Charter member and ruling
older of Thi'masvllle Presbyterian
church since Its organization In 1854.
‘The .pall bearers were six grandsons
of the Judge, Mr. A, Hansel! Baker
of .Brunswick, Messrs Will Denham,
Will, Hansell, John and Charles
Watt, of ThoniasrlUe. The church
was .thronged with citizens who had
come to pay their respects to the
f j . memory of tils stainless gentlenmn
,! *' and many unahle to securi adralr-
I ; ■ glance, stood outside. The Thentas-
\ fllle bar attended in a body, acoom-
fi f - * ' panted, by represeaCallreu flam Vul-
'■*' ■^IBbata, Quitman, aad Moultrie. The
■Masonic fraternity were promtt In
regalia, and the students of Young’s
i Female College also attends*. All
■thy y tores of the dty closed Orem
if A until 4 p. m„ in honor Of .the j , nd wounded .
memory of the dead.
Impressive Services.
The services opened with the song
“(Come Ye Disconsolate,” given by
ed and ideal}/ tt'.py married Ufa.
8he preceded him u, the rest of Par
adise six months ago.
four daughters remain to moura the
ion and perpetuate’ the memory of
theea aptasdld people. They are
Hon. C. P. Hansell. Judge of Thera-
asvlUe'a city court, end assistant sec
retary art the Senate,
Watt, Miss Sallla Hansel] of Thom-
asvllte, Mrs. B. L. Baker, and Mrs.
Jamas B.' Denham of MonticcBo.
Miss Hansell lived with her father
aad mother at the family home on
Hannon street, and brightened their
declining yeara by her flTiail devffiion.
She and all the other members of
the family have the deepest sympa
thy of the community.
Was Gallant Soldier.
The Judge served with distinction
the Creek war of 1836, though he
was but eighteen years aid .at the
time. He was on the staff ot Gen
era! J. W. A. Sanford, of Baldwin
county, and waa offered an aqpolnt-
ment as Major by that officer,
spite of his youth, though this he de
clined. Owing to his position ns
.’Judge he did not take part In the
war between the States, but he ren-
dred very efficient services and help
as chairman of a relief committee
from Thomaa conaty. He was sent
to Atlanta during the ste^e .of that
clty> to ald^tn the relief of the sick
He was a tower of
strength to his people during the
stormy days of reoHtutructlon.
A Distinguished Mason. '
Mr. Hansell was tWoldest Ma-
Such is Promise of Secre
tary of Construction
Co.toThom&sville
Secretary Clark of the Georgia
Engineering Co., waa a recent vis
itor to Thomaavllle. This is the
concern that has the coatract to
pave Themasvtlte’s streets with vit
rified brick. He says that all 'ar
rangements have been mads to com
mence shipment of malarial, and
that the brick will begin to arrive
within the next few days. He snys
that his company will complete the
Job within contract time, that la.
May the lint.
CHIMNEY BURNED OUT.
Blaze at Alderman Gandy’s House
Create* Excitement.
(From Tuesday's Daily)
Just at time for council to assem
ble last night Alderman C. T. Gan
dy’s house was reported to be on
fire and considerable excitement was
caused. There wax a rush of citi
zens to Clay street, but on arrival
they discovered that "the chimney
was burning out. When the soot
had blazed away no damage was
done.
SOUTH LOSES
SUB-TREASURY
warfare Between Cities
Causes them all to
Lose Out.
Washington, Feb. 13.—By a vote
•t six to five, the house committee
on ways and means today decided
sgaiast the plan to establish a naw
sub-treasury In - the Southeastern
states. Failure of the delegations
from the Southern states to agree
upoh a location for the proposed
subtreasury is believed to be
sponsible for the adverse action of
the committee.
EXTENSIVE AND VARIED.
Has Been the Week's industrial De
velopment along all line*.
he wan elected time after time with
out opposition, retiring voluntarily
after thirty years of continuous ser
vice on January 1st. 1861. He waijCd for Incorporation at Athens. Go.,
Columbus, Feb. 14.—The Geor
gia an$ Alabama Industrial Indyx
says In Its regular weekly Issue:
•''industrial development In Geor
gian and Alabama during the past
seven days has been notably exten
sive an dalong varied lines, illsstrnt-
lng the truly wonderful resources of
these two great states. Two rail
road systems are preparing to build
at a'cost of 13,500,000 a line with
low grades between Birmingham and
Jasper, Aia., with Canadian cap
ital Interested: a company having a
capital stock of $1,000,000 has ask-
Min Evelyn Mallard. Mr. MtCsrty „„ In th , lt »te of Georgia, and al-
read the twenty-third fsalm. and
ether words of the scriptural com
fort. followed by "There Is Deri
for the Weary,” tnng by the choir.
Mr. McCarty spoke briefly using as
'his theme: “It shall came to pats
that at evening time there shall be
fight.” He told how this life, Mr
the Christian Is but n preparation
. for the life to come, how the Judge
had ’lived the Christian life, fought
the good fight, finished the faith,
showed the strength and gentleness
of great love, and now had entered
Into reward. After this the casket
with Its wealth of floral offering*,
was borne to Laurel Hill, where all
that la mortal of this food man, now
rests beneath the sod.
Many Active Yeara.
During the course of hla long and
active life Judge Hansell came Into
contact with the world's affairs on so
many sides that It Is difficult to deal
with them all, In.a short article. He
was born on the twenty-sixth of Au
gust, 1817, and lacked but a few
way* took a marked Interest hi the
work of that great order. Last
month he attended the county con
vention of Masons, aad made
speech that greatly affected his
brethren of the craft. He - said at
the time that he considered that
probably his last appearance In
Masonic Lodge. He was made a
Master Mason in the lodge at Mfl-
ledgevllle In 1838. A few years
later be became a Royal Arch Ma
son and a Knight Templar at Macon.
He served as Master of the Hawkins-
vine Lodge, was High Priest of the
Thomasvllle Chapter, and waa an of
ficer ot the State Grand Chapter.
Secretary to Two Governors.
The Judge waa war secretary to
hla old commander, Governor San
ford, and served as secretary to Gov
ernor Gilmer at a time when the
governor and President Van Btiren
were waging a flerce conflict by cor
respondence that seemed at any time
likely to develop Into war. .He also
a brilliant advocate while at the bar.
snd made many Important decisions
during his long career on the bench.
Such Implicit confidence did lilt
gants repose In his Integrity that ap
peals from his decisions were few,
and where cases were appealed but
a' small percentage suffered reverse
by the higher courts. During Ms
early yeara aa Judge there were only
nine Jedlctal circuits In Georgia.
Judg« lansell’s was the largest of
them all, covering the entire south'
erh portion of the state. Railroads
were In tbelr Infancy, and he drove
from town to town to hold court.
Constitutional Service.
Whenever an able and conscien
tious public servant was needed
Judge Hansell was called upon. He
was a member of the secession con
vention In 1861 and took a promin
ent part In that epoch making body.
His 'handiwork !■ seen In the state
constitution, for he was k member of
the convention that shaped it In
1877. He was always present at
the conventions of Judges that com
piled the rules of procedures and
practice for the luperlor courts and
waa president of the last convention
held. He was chosen for office under
every form of apponltment, nnd elec
tion that has existed In Georgia,
gubernatorial, legislative and popu‘
THAW TRIAL
ADJOURNMENT
Until Monday on Account
of Death of Juror's
Wife.
37 RAILROADS
GET CHARTER
New York, Feb. 14.—A recess
Georgia's Remarkable
Record in This Line
in 1«06.
Atlanta, Oa., Feb. 14.—The an-
was taken today In the Thaw trial nual report of Philip Cook, secretary
until tomorrow to allow Juror Bol-|of State shows that 37 separate and
ton to visit bis sick wife. distinct lines oil railroad were cSar-
The serious Illness of Mrs. Joseph' tered by the state during If01, rep-
Bolton may cause a mistrial. She j resenting a total mileage of 1,776,
la passing through the crisis Of the
disease and-the physicians hold out
no positive hope of her recovery.
Her death would certainly delay the
trial and might incapacitate Bolton
from further service..
Mrs. Bolton it Dead.
New York, Feb. 14.—Mrs. Bol-
toh, wife of Juror Joa. B. Bolton,
engaged In the Thaw’trial. Is dead.
Court Adjourns to Monday.
New York, Feb. 14.—After a con-
capital atock ot $(,710,000.
The report shows that the itate re
ceived In fees $11,(16 In excess of
salaries.
Conferred with Oommfsioneri.
Messrs. J. E. Robison and R. J.
Milter conferred with a committee
from the county commlsalonere yes
terday afternoon, In regard to the
auditing of the county’s books, rec
ommended by the list grand jury,
sultatlon between Justice Fitzgerald' They still have the matter under ad-
and the attorneys In the Thaw case, rl , eme nt. It Is probable that thess
when the afternoon session of the
Thaw trial convened, the case was
adjourned to next Monday on ac
count of the death of Juror Bolton’s
wife. The other eleven Jurymen
were released from the confinement.
CHANGE GENERAL OFFICERS.
nnd aril!” engage in gold mining In
White county. Georgia; a railroad
between Hartford, Ala., and Geneva,
Ala., Is projected; plana are being
perfected lor building power, plants
for the electric railway between At
lanta, Ga„ and Albany, Ga., and ar
rangements are under way for the
establishment of three power plants
In northeast Georgia; In Wlnaton
county, Alabama, n site for a town is
being laid off In the mldat of virgin
forest ot oak and pine, besides
water-fall that affords 2,600 horse
power and near rich deposits ot coal
and iron that have never known the
bio wof the miner's pick. A rail
road now being constructed will
have this town as/one of Its stations.
Cotton mills, are to be built at Doug-
lasville, Ga., nnd Crlffin, Ga. A mill
lu iuc latter city Is to be enlarged
at a cost of $300,000.
’ Among other things reported by
The Index are. Electric light plant
and Ice factory, Atmore, Ala., oH.lness Arms there,
mill, Sylvester, Ga. canning factories: Rountree and E.
Camden, Ala., and Bartaelle,
pottery plant, Augusta, Ga.
Mr. Brand Succeeds Mr. Riddle ns
Superintendent of A. C. L.
A general circular ot the Atlantic
Coast Line to the effect that Mr Mor
tin Riddle General Superintendent
of the -Second 4 Division would be
transferred to the Third Division at
Jacksonville, has been received by
the railroad men h*re. Mr. Riddle.
Is succeeded by Mr. J. <N. Brand, «u-
perlntendent of transportation,
while Mr. E. B. Wootten, of Wil
mington, N. C„ assumes the duties
of Mr. Bread. Mr. H. A. Ford,
whom Mr. Riddle relieves, has been
transferred to Wilmington, to as
sumo other duties.
With the transfer of Mr. Ford
from the lines formerly comprising
the Plant Syata^i, the last one of the
superintendents that helped to make
that property inch a success bse
gone.
two gentlemen will look over the
books of the various county officials.
They will then decide whether or not
an expert auditor Is necessary, to
check the books. They will report
the result of their investigations to
the next grand Jury, which will take
further action along the same line.
WILL OPERATE NEW MILL.
.Variety Works Erecting Plant Six
Miles from CI& -
BUSINESS CHANGE.
Rountree A Milligan Succeed Adams,
Rountree A Co., at Boston.
News comes from Boston of a
change In one of tba Important ous-
Messrs. J. B,
Milligan will
Ala., carry on the business under the Arm
$60,000 name of Rountree and Milligan
raining company, Birmingham, Ala., J Messrs. W. L. and D. M. Arams ve-
$50,000 mining and lumber com-'tiring. The notice of the change la
pan.v, Huntsville, Ala., $50,000 as follows;
represented Pulaski county In the
months of rounding out a span of Ieg|lltallire of 1845 .
ninety years. His birthplace _was
Mllledgevllle, Ga., and he came to
Thomasvllle In November, of 1852.
Air 64 yean, therefore he had been
engaged In every movement for the
betterment of his fellow man. Iff this
city. His splendid physique and
keen intellect withstood the ravages
of the bnsy years, and he took a deep
Interest In all affaire of the world
until hla last hour.
Beautiful Home Lite.
Judge Hansell’s family relations
were Ideal. He was married on May
10th. 1840 to Mils Mary Anne B.
Paine of MUledgerilte. For' sixty-
•1* jews they lived a perfectly mat-
As Judge a n d Lawyer.
At home Judge Hansell
lar.
His Last Days.
After his voluntary retlmemcnt in
1903 he lived quietly at hte home,
crowning a life of labor witlf an age
was ' of ease, In the love of his family, and
known and beloved as citizen and
friend. But It was at the bar and
on tba bench that his great reputa
tion was made. He was elected So-
/’» ’
cult by the legislature of 1847, and
served for two years when he resign
ed to accept the judgeship of the
same circuit. He resigned that of
fice in 1853 but went back on the
bench fin I860. He/served nntlt re
moved by Governor Bollock In 1868,
the reconstruction period, bnt waa
again elected In 1873. Hit Impar
tiality and ability were so great that
the respect, esteem and confidence of
all who knew him. During these
last few days the community has an
xiously awpitfd news from his bed
side, and now that he has gone up
higher hie memory will serve aa a
heritage'of Joy greater than wealth
could bring, to hla family, and an en
during monument and example to
those who will be tanght of the
part he p'xyed In the history of his
state and his town. The good he
did will not be Interred with his
hones, and there in no evil to live
after him, for be wrought none.
bank, North Birmingham, Ala.,
power and light plants for Loud
gold mines in North Georgia, $2^).-
000 enlargement ef pipe plant and
foundry, Anniston, Ala., Ironworks,
Anniston, Ala., 7-story business
building, Birmingham, Ala., $50,-
000 church, Waynesboro, Ga„
story business .block, Decatur, Ala.,
business building, Augusta, Ga., to
be remodelled at cost of $10,000;
$10,000 residence, Milledgevllle, Ga.
courthouse, jail, Chatom, Ala.,
theater, Savannah, Ga„ three busi
ness buildings, Gadsden, Ala., school
buildings at Dothan, Ala., and
Jonesboro, Ala., four-story bank
building, Dothan, Ala., and numer
ous other business houses and resi
dences. Twenty-one new corpora
tions with total minimum capital
stock of $1,417,000 are reported.
Among the contract award* noted
are two for constructing buildings
Notice of Dissolution,
Boston, Ga., Feb. 6. 1907.
The Aim of Adams, Rountree &
Company has this day dissolved. E.
C. Milligan and J. B. Rountree have
purchased the interest of W. L.
and D. M, Adams. The style of
the new firm will be Rountree and
Milligan. They will assume all tho
debts of Adams, Rountree A Co., and
all parties Indebted to Adams, Roun
tree ft Co., will make payment to
Rountree ft Milligan. A contlnu
ance of past patronage Is respectful
ly solicited.
J. B. ROUNTREE.
E. C. MILLIGAN
W. X. ADAM8
D. M. ADAMS.
The Thomasvllle' Variety Works
is erecting a aaw mill on the Och-
lockonce river about ilx miles north
of. the city. The new mill Is located
In a fine body of timber recently
purchased by Mr. A. H. 'Williams,
the manager, and will In no way af
fect the works ot the plant in the
city. I
The mill is being equipped with all
the latest saw mill machinery and
will bo In operation within the next
ten days. a Vt» <
FIREMEN’S SALARIES RAISER
Old Force Re-elected for another
Year by Connell..
1.
At the executive session of the ci
ty conncll the present force of fire
men were re-elected to Bervo the city
another year.
The salary of chief Harry Linton
was Increased - from $50 to $60 per
month? The salaries of Firemen J.
A. Linton, D. C. Shores nnd O. S.
Shores were each Increased from '
$40 to $45 per month.
Tho department la now In good
shape, and everything Is running
smoothly. The men are all steady
and experienced, and ha$e rendered
good service In the year just past,
and the public feels that they have
earned thetr Increase.
Early Sunday.
Tho residents In the neighborhood
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING.
for two state agricultural colleges In
Georgia 'sad three for building 18
steel bridge* In an Alabama conn-
ty.» - ”,
of tho Confederate Monument
startled by the report of three pis
tol shots about 12 o'clock Sunday
morn.ng. Immediately after the
shooting two men were seen runnln:;
out up Fletcher street and Rem
ington. while one hurried off in the
other direction. >
Tho Towards offered by the mayor _
for these shootings have not stopped or **
them, but seems to have reduced the
number. At the time the shooting
occurred the police were busy quell-
'Ing a disturbance on Jackson street.
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