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Thomsavllle Times, Vol XXX.
TbomuviUc Enterprise, Vol. XLVI1.
THOMA8VILLE. GEORGIA, FRIDAY APRIL 12, 1007.
FIRST COUSIN
TO CYCLONE
BOSTON EVENTS.
New* of (he BusJorM end Socjn] Cir
cles of that City.
South Georgia visited by
High Winds. Small
Damage Here
Thomasvllle was rllilted by a first
cousin ol the recent tornado at an
early honr yesterday morning. Sleep-
era were awakened at half past two
yesterday morning by a terrific wind
storm accompanied by thunder and
lightning. Windows . rgttled and
lightning.' Windows rattled and Min'
bars creaked, causing people to Won
der If Thomas-county were becoming
a land of cyclones. The mailmum
Telocity of the wind was thirty-three
miles per hour at t:4S a. m. This
fras seven miles less than the recent
tornado.
Not much damage locally was re
Jmrted. A few trees were blown
down but no buildings lugered. The
wind played havoc with the wires of
the t- ler-enh and telephone com-
par'"'*. A number of phones In town
were p”‘ put of business and the
lor - distance lines leading to Al-
l_.«y end Valdosta were cut off.
Gt'.er parts of South Georgia did
not cs.ape so lightly. There was a
regular cyclone that cut a swath 200
feet wide, through Mitchell county.
It crossed the Albany branch of the
Coast Line at right angles, and laid
low all timber In Its path, but does
not seem to have bit any towns or
houses.
The Albany Herald reports that a
sawmill three miles tnls side of that
city was blown down. Crain and
Jackson were the owners of this
mill.
There were reports on the streets
yesterday of much aamage at Dothan
Ala., and Arlington, Oa., but these
reports were not verified.-
^ Miss Bessie Blocker of Thomas-
df was visiting friends In the Hub
some
M. M. Su A cashier of the
Bank of Boston has occupied his
neat and coxy edifice on Green street,
having moved In last week.
The second quarterly meeting »t
the Boston circuit Was neld last
Thursday at Beulah. Rer. A. M.
■ The blow was probably part of dWstahi ,-B.
.the same storm that.-pasaed through E. Bason.
.Louisiana toy . before, -yegterdgy. ' pisssnt 'W'wMcbpre-
Tbere was heavy weather at sea. mid * * , , .
a dispatch from SETimnlnatas ln. «*e people-, anato-
yesterday eyenltfg tell* of tbs arrival
tMisti 'M*r steamer "Virginia,”
from Jamaica, after a si sty-hour bat
tle with • storm off Cape Hattaras.
Several members of the crew, and of-
fleers were Injured- ,
The rain ttaldlhMaded aad accom
panied the wtnd:waa badly needed in
this section. . It will xtska the gar
dens and fields grew, and will be
worth thousands of dollars
termer*.
PRIZES AWARDED.
To Writers at Mmaye on OOMMsrete
Navy.
The committee which had hi
charge the matter of making the
award In the contest 1 or the prise
offered for the best essay on the sub
ject "The Confederate Navy," has
made Its awards.
Miss Sarah Hansell the danghtor
of Judge C. P. Hansell, won the prise
offered by the John B. Gordon chap
ter of the Daughters of the Confed
eracy. Miss Hdhsell Is a student at
Young’s College. Her paper will
be sent to Mrs. k. W. VanHoose, of
Gainesville, Ga„ and will be entered
in the contest for the medal offered
by the Georgia division of Daugh
ters of the Confederacy.
The members of tbe John B. Gor
don chapter* are very proud ol the
showing made by Miss Hansell, and
at their meeting Tuesday passed a
resolution commending her work in
the highest terms.
Master Dozier Smith of the Thom
as vi lie public school won the prize
of $7.50 offered by the city board of
education. His was an excellent
essay.
Master Rnahln Watkins, of the
Metcalfe school wok the prize of $10
offered by the county board of edu
cation. Master Watkln's essay was
an excellent production.
The committee on awards was
composed of A. J. MacIntyre, J. S.
Montgomery and 8. W. Davis.
Williams D. D. P. E. presiding. The
attendance was good, the preaching
spiritual, a nd the dinner was par ex-
delleat' . - -f
Col. J. 17. Mrrrltt one of Boston's
legal lights was called to Pxvo last
Friday on legal business.
Mr. R. B. Mardre Is building a
nice cosy and pretty dwelling on
South Norton street which, when
completed will add greatly to the ar
chitectural bnty of said street.
A party of Boston's young people
plscatorlally Inclined hied- them
selves off to the Howell sinks last
Friday night to have a Ash supper.
Some of the crowd report that they
had fish enough to have fed five
thousand more or less. The follow
ing ladles graced the occasion with
their smiles and good cheer: Mrs.
W. Z. Brantley. Mrs. J. W. Moore,
Mrs. C. H. Carson, Mrs. Fred Mc-
Murray, Misses Margaret Peabody,
Mary Horn, Julia McEachern, Gussle
Norton, Frankie Turner, Bettle and
Florrle Btanaland, Julia McIntosh.
The gentlemen were C. H. Carson,
E. F. Stone. Fred McMnrray, W. W.
Burney, P. W. Leak, Jr.. Jaa. Mat
hews, Loti* .aad Maury. Moore, J. 8.
and B. A. Norton. J. H. and J. D.
CHAUTAUQUA
CONTESTANTS
Yooog People Chosen to
Represent County
at Albany
991ROE
Cole-and W.
my to tbe exclusion of everything
else, Is enough to make an angel
tired.
... Th Famfcrosgh Lumber Co., had
the mlafortsae to lots one "of their
sawmills by fir* on the Stth alto.
The mlll was located in BraMu coun
ty seme f mile* from Dixie.
Mr. C. T. Beggs, one of tha best
had most widely known knights of
the grip and representing tbe Solo
mon Drug Co., one of the oldest drug
house* In Savannah, was In Boetou
last Saturday expatiating upon pills,
lotions, potions, medlcamentums,
liver regulators, and various other
things connected with materia medl
In the presence of the Teacher's
Instttnte, and a large number, of eft-
liens the contests for representatives
from this county to the South Geor
gia Chautauqua at Albany was held
yesterday morning.
The exercise* opened at eleven
o’clock with prayer by Rev. J. H,
Ontler. Mias Cassady then gave •
piano solo with splendid expression
and technique. Later Mias Thomas
gave a selection entitled "8lander-
vllle.” Her representation of an old
maid sewing and gossiping was
unique. It the young ladles do as
well in the Chautauqua exercises It
Is a practical certainty that the med
als will be awarded to them.
Miss Tempe Cassady of Young's
Collage, will represent Thomas In
the music contest, Miss Ethel Thom
as of Young’B College In the elo
cution contest, and Master Louis
Malre of the Thomasvllle Public
Schools in the boys' oratorical con
test.
There wus much Interest In the
declan-.ut.L.. .—.eat tor young men
Ka«. . i ntrln Cou,,. s,.oke first,
-vUVercd with Hue expression
"A Tribute to McKinley." Ho was
followed3 by Master Mutre In the fa
miliar "Spartacus to the Gladia
tors." In spite of the youth of this
contestant be was self possessed,
spoke his lines with a well-modula
ted voice, and will give a good ac
count of himself at Albany. Master
O. C. Huff of Coolldge gave "A Plea'
for Union." The judges ol this con
test were Messrs. Fondren Mitchell,
Hugh MacIntyre and J, D. McCart
ney. They had considerable dlfiehl-
ty In deciding between the contes
tants, and the winner was only de
clared by a narrow margin.
There were many teachers preaent
to enjoy the speaking and mua|c,
and after the program ' was com
pleted the institute adjourned Its
formal exercises until the next meet
ing.
CONSTERNATION
AT CAIRO
Said to be Natural Supply
of Electricity
There
Mr. Geo. M. Dekle who has been
confined to hla bed for several weeks
from an attack of pneumonia la
somewhat improved. Mr. Dekle
lives at Idylwlld, known aa the O.
T. Hopper place, some 4 miles north
of the city of Boston.
Jupiter Pluvlus visited this por
tion of the terrestrial globe last Fri
day night. We tender thanks for
his opportune visit.
H. B. McCormac, representing the
well-known grocery bouse of Hen
ry Salomon Sons of Savannah and
weather prognosticator for the La
dles Birthday Almanac of Chatta
nooga, was In Boston last Saturday.
Mac. Cant be beat when it comes to
talking groceries. He sells any and
everything calculated to refresh tho
Inner man.
Judge W. W. Ramsey and B. F.
Williams two of Brooks county's
prominent citizens and progressive
farmers were in Boston last week
exchanging some of "Uncle Sam's
promises to pay" for mercantile pro
ducts.
Mr. J. B. Cole - and family, resi
dents of Tlfton, have removed to
Boston and are domiciled in one of
Mrs. Lnla B. Clark's cottage* on
East Jefferson street. We welcome
this most excellent family to our
city.
Mr. R. R. Gardner and family who
have been residents of Boston for a
year or more have moved to Brooks
county. We regret to low Bro. CL
end family from our city.
J. E. and H. B. Harrell, two oI
Quitman’s solid young men were
here last Saturday visiting their
best girls,
Mlsa Mattie Harrell who haa been
the gnest of Mias Julia Btanaland the
past week has returned to Quitman
her home.
Ulss Frank Turner rusticated last
ouuday nt the home of her sister,
Mrs. D. O. Mims, In the Summer Hill
precinct.
W. E. Stanaland and daughter
Ruth of Meldose, spent last Sunday
at Edgewood visiting Mr. and Mrs.
N. L. Stanaland, parents of tho for
mer.
Our town can boost of two good
executive officers In the persons of
our efficient marshal, W. W. Burney
and our worthy mayor, Hon. J.
Rountree. Evildocra have found
out to their Borrow, that the way of
the transgressor la hard, especially
when they fall Into the clutchei of
there excellent officials.
There la a consternation In Cairo,
The cauw of the eicltment In tbe
capital of Grady county la the dis
covery there by Mr. William Miller,
tlgi artesian well digger, of what
appears to be an Inexhaustible sup
ply of natnral electricity.
Mr. Miller ha* sunk a well there
(80 feet deep. After putting the
wrought Iron caslngln, It was dls-
covorod that this pipe was charged
with electricity. The pipe seems to
be a permanent magnet.
Mr. Miller was la the city yester
day and In speaking of the matter
raid that It was one of the moat pn
cullar phenomen he had ever wit
nessed. He says that the electric
ity with which the pipe la charged Is
not static, for the reason that the
pipe does not act as a magnet un
less the object attracted la complete
ly cut off from the ground. For in
stance he says,that If be stands on
the ground and holds a large nail
or other piece of metal to the pipe
there Is no attraction, but
stands on a board or some other ob
ject that la a non-conductor tha plpo
will attract a piece of metal In his
hand with a powerful force.
Mr. Miller says he never before
heard 0$ a supply of electricity be-
iMfr(#e* away over five hundred
feet underground.
It Is understood that some ' of
the lawmen In Cairo who dp not
know about the working of electric
ity have tuggested that tha -city get
connected'with this electrical sup
ply and light th* town by tliia’means
Further Investigation of the .mat
ter wlll.be made, the announcement
of the result of which will he watch
ed for with the keeneet Interest.
THE WEEK AT MEIGS.
Affairs of the "Gem of North Thom-
as."
(By J. S. Searcy.)
School Improvement.
A school Improvement club was
organised in the school here laat
week. Although the weather was
bad several, ladles were present and
united with other* to form the club.
Mrs. J. N. Carter la president. Every
lady of the place Is Invited to join In
the efforts to make oura tile moat at
tractive grounds In the county.
Next Saturday 13lnat, at 3 o’clock
TAMPA NOR.
COMING FAST
4;
31 Miles Already Built
and a Million Spent on
Terminals.
There Is no longer any doulit
the Tampa Northern railroad to
coming to Thomasvllle,
with the Atlanta, Blrmlaghaaa
Atlantic, both roads being cou
p. m., bae been set lor everybody to bf the Atkinson In ter sets.. It. win. 1
meet and assist In laying off the
grounds. Everybody Is Invited.
Telephone Work.
The Bell Telephone company has
been straightening out its line be
tween this place and Pelham, per-
auant to'an order from* the Mitchell
county authorities, who will straight
en the public road running along the
railroad.
R. F. D. Change.
Hnywood Singletary, substitute on
route number 1, It Is learned receiv
ed the appointment of regular car-
a matter of good news to>allita>Ii
of the progress that has
bee . made by tbe read.
Capt. W. B. Denham, general aw- ■
perlntendent of the road was teaser
yesterday on hla way to Atlanta wlUu
Mrs. Denham. He gave the TlTwrw
Enterprise some Intereetlog Informa
tion as to the progress of opeMtlaaB.
on tbe Tampa Northern. Tbe road!
has already been built $1
north from Tampa. This
tlon has been very rapid. It
lackB only eight miles of being a
continuous line to Brooksvllle. Ear
Her on that route. The place was trance to that town will be by i
TWO PLEAD GUILTY.
Brief Session of City Court Yeffe
day.
Messrs. Martin Cooper, F. Y.
Speight and Dr. C. W. McCrae went
down to Boston yesterday afternoon
to take tbe chapter degree In Ma-
aonry. They were. accompanied by
Messrs. W. J. Taylor and J. D. Mc
Cartney who -will aaalst la explaining
the mjrterles to them. *
Mr. Clyde Nee) came home Sunday
from a week’s stay In Quitman.
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
A brief session of the city court
was bald yesterday afternoon, Judge
Hansell presiding.
James Garner plead, guilty to the
charge of Jumplog a contract and
was sentenced to pay a fine of $70
and costa or serve eight months on
the chalngang. ' He was allowed
three dayi to get iip enough caah to
pay him out. .
Solomon Farm plead guilty
carrying concealed weapons and was
sentenced to pay a fine of $20 and
costa or serve six months on the
chalngang.
MR. J. W. COCHRAN MARRIED.
Ceremony Uniting Him to Mrs. Fcs-
permnn Sunday Afternoon.
The many friends of Mr. Johd W.
Cochran, one of Thomasvllle's most
prominent citizens, were kept busy,
yesterday congratulating him, wish
ing him long life and much happi
ness. He was married on Sunday af
ternoon to Mrs. M. Y. Fesperman of
Waycross, a well known lady of that
Rlace.
Tha ceremony took place at four
o’clock at tha country homo of Mr.
Chan Rainey, and the ofidhtlng
minister was Rev. Alex. W. Beeler.
Mr. aad Mr*. Cochran will make
their home la Thomasvllle.
made vacant by the death of Mr.
F. Hand.
Death of Mr. Smith.
•News has been’ncelved here ot me
deals o: Mr. Hull V. Smith at Colum-
hi:’., 17. C. He was at one time a clt
hu'i-tn of this county, living near Bos-
t__. He was a brother of Mrs. Hen
ry Ramsey of Thomasvllle, and Mrs,
J. 8. Searcy ot Meigs.
“The Dcestrlct Skulc.
Mrs. J. M. Hurst and Mra. O. W.
Bowen of Pelham stare here Tues
day arranging to present "Th* Deaa-
trlct Skulc" In the auditorium Thurs
day night. Everybody will enjoy the
play as played by Pelham’s best tal
ent. The proceeds go to the Pelham
Baptist church benefit.
IV-rsonal Notes.
Mr. J. O. Merritt, of Cairo was
here this week. Mr. Merritt has bis
business eye let down and we will,
know later.
Mr. Ernest Baggs of Camilla la
now with tha Review offle*. He will
move his family here as soon a* he
can find n house. / -.•
Pitman Clark of Ochlockonee was
here Sunday afternoon looking on
the buslneas aide of Ilf*.
Mr. L. H. Singletary and wife are
spending several days of this week
In Atlanta. Mr. Singletary Is a wit
ness In a railroad lawsuit.
Mrs. T. E. Ross, and children of
Adel, Ga„ are visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Boswell, the
parents of Mrs. Rosa.
Mr. Eugene McRea, student from
Macon, came down and spent a few
days with his mother, Mrs. Euphe-
mla McRea, of Brook* county, who
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. M. H, At
kinson.
Henry Bennett, has returned from
Sonlble, Island, Fla.
Mrs. H. C. Ramsey of Thomasvllle,
wsb a visitor here Wednesday.
Mr. J. B. Proctor returned Tuea-
day from Columbus whither he Went
to attend the burial ot bis mother.
Mr*. W. L. Strlbllng, of Bain-
bridge, Mrs. Cuy Harrell of Whlgham
and Mrs. Frank Wiliams, of Camtlla
will be visitors at tho home of Mr.
A. Braswell, her" Sunday.
Mr. W. T. Crawford, of Cairo, was
among tbe visitors here Friday.
of the Brooksvllle and Hudson, a Rt—
tie road that connects Bcoaksvlllw
with the coast, running In a
westernly direction. BrookusQIa
a thriving little city fifty miles :
of Tampa, and It Is already boomlnc
on account of the Tampa Northern.
The next step will be to bulM (ham
Brooksvllle to Dunnellon. This la a
distance ot about forty miles flan
north. The route hag been
upon and surveyed this far. That
act route from Dunnellon. to 1
vllle.has pot ye* been surveydd, I
It wtfr be 'wfthln the next few '
and construction to thla town win ha
pushed by 'every resource at the com
mand ot the road builders. Otfa-
lie and final decisions ta ttle put
have been made.
That tha road Is a big propcaWbm,
and that the Atlanta, Birmingham
A Atlanllc Is planning for the Mata
la showed by the arr—jenientir cade ■
for terminal fhelHtle* at Ihfcsgai. Qae-.
million dollars Bar* abend? Sana*
(pant In making purchaser ef i
and wharfac*.. ’' dtipi-
■tales that the harbor wfllbe-aaplea-
did one, and that tha road! wllT >we'
20 feet of water at Its wharfs aa dm -
first of May.
The icufe 'operations of tha tape,
end Its early arrival In ThomaavUIn..
will mean an Industrial awak
for the town and county,
with the other railroads mo
It spells a rosy future for
vllle. *
MEMORIAL EXERCISER. ~
Promise to be the Most Interesting
Held Here.
The Memorial Day exercises prom
ise to be the most Interesting ever. ’
held In Thomasvllle. f
Yesterday the plant were dUcuaw
ed by both the Jehn B. Gordon chap
ter of the Daughters, who met at tha*
library and tbe John.Triplet rtieiiim
of the Children of tbe Confederate
who met at the residence of Cbpt..
oration but to let the children plax'
-Macleap. It was decided to havawa
an important part. The program wOT
be announced later, f
At noon on April 2f croana ot
honor will be delivered to tha fol
lowing: wife of Mr. James
Messrs. M. R.'Peacock, John
ton McDonald, Joseph E.
John H. Hicks, Arthur W. TVadkfhg
Mrs. Dr. Young and Miss Isabella' W. A. Jones, Maluchl* Collins, W_
Copeland ot Metcalfe were shopping L. Howell, T. W. Braswell, W. X
Dunlap and A. C. Thomas. Tbw
veteran* who have applied for tie
croeeee and whom name* do not ag
in the city D Iday.
Mr. T. C. Beverly, of Ochlockonee,
was among the visitors of promln- j pear In th* above list ara requested
ance la the city Wednesday. | to confer with Mia Etta Reed.
