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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS
Thomsavllle Times, Vol XXX.
Thomasvllle Enterprise, Vol, XLVU.
THOMASY1LLE. GEORGIA, FRIDA*
VJu* 3 U£2
LYNCHING jj,YNCH TALK
THREATENED.
JS ABSURD
PICNIG HERE
MAY 17.
Another Sensation From Says H. C. Copeland in Committees From Sun-
Fotcb Case—Mr.
White’s Statement
(From Tuesday’* Dally)
When all else tail* the Futch case
may be depended upon to produce
sensation. The latest exdtment was
caused just before noon on Sanday,
when Judson Fewell, bareheaded
and In his shirt sleeves rode a
lathered horse Into ThomasriUe, and
reported that a lynching party was
seeking the life of John Dennis, a
negro residing on the Futch place.
Mr. Fewell was In search of Mr.
Fondren Mitchell, who represents
him In several cases, aad who Is at
torney for Mrs. Futch. He went to
Mr. Mitchell's residence, then to the
Baptist church In search of the law
yer, asking a>d and advice. Mr.
Mitchell requested Deputy Single
tary to go to the scene, which he did,
arriving at two oclock Sunday after
noon. He found all quiet, and re
turned Sunday night.
Mr. Fewell’s report was to the ef
fect that Metcalfe Is divided Into
two factions, the friends of Mr. Nell
Lilly, and those who believe in the
Innocence of Mr. JolXi Futch. In
his opinion the friends of the for
mer desired to males away with Den
nis. whom it Is allugRil. testified
against Mr. Lilly at the last session
of the grand Jury. He named sev
eral of the best-known gentlemen In
Metcalfe as comprising the party,
**» - -» had been
, hidden from them. /
Deputy Singletary found that ear
ly Sunday morning a party of sev
eral men had left Metcalfs and gone
to the Futch place to nee Dennis,
found him ont, returned to Met
calfe, reaching there bdore noen.
The men Is the party made no se
cret of their lndentlty and it Is said
■claim that their errand wMh the ne
gro bad nothing to do wth tha
Futch esse. It was the strained
•condition of public feeling over the
noted case that led to apprehension
«t trouble.
Mr. White Talks.
When teen by s representative of
the Tbnes-Enterprlse yesterday. Rev.
T. A. White made a statement of the
rfsets in the case as given him by
John Futch.
“Early Sunday morning John
Futch and Judson Fewell saw a Mr.
Hanley and John Connell ride by on
horseback and go In the direction of
John Dennis’ home, they followed at
a distance, arriving at the house af
ter Hanley and Connell had left.
John and Judson asked John Bell,
a negro who was at the house, what
the other men wanted. Bell replied
that they rode up and asked where
John Dennis was, and he told them
he had gone down the road In the
direction of the negro church
Bell further said they rode off
that direction, Mr. Connell sating
that he wanted to see Denali as he
had worked for him once.
"John Futch and Judson Fewell
then left Dennis' house and followed
In the direction of the negro church,
and near there they found besides
Hanley and Connell, Ben Bently,
Hansell Dekle and Harry Copeland
In the woods around the church and
ia the road this side of the Futch
home as If guarding the church or
looking for some one
"Deputy Sheriff Singletary and
Dan Walker came down later In the
day and Mr. Singletary told John
Futch that he heard some one whist
ling In the woods near the chnrch as
Reply to Rev. White’s
Statement.
(From Wednesday's Dally)
Mr. Harry Copeland was here from
Metcalfe yesterday and was asked
day Schools So De
cided Yesterday
(From Tuesday’s Dally)
The committees from the Thom-
asvlllo Sunday schools composed of
by a Tlmes-Enterprlse reporter an to! c - p - Hansell, chairman, Col. T. V.
the latest developments in the Fntch H °P kJn, > J - B - Soblson, W. P. Gran-
case. He said that there were none.
Mr. Copelend said “I wan some
what amused at the Interview with
Rev. T. A. White la your paper
Tuesday morning, where my name
and that of other cltzens of Met
calfe Is connected with an alleged
lynching. There was nothing to the
whole affair. 1 will tell you just
how It was. John Dennis, the ne
gro who has testified twice before
the grand jury, used to work for
John Connell. Mr. Connell thought
that from this fact he could make
the negro tell him the truth as to
what made him testify us he did. So
he asked me to go with him to the
negro's bouse We did not find him
at home, and went back by a water
melon patch, looking at the melons
and returned to Metcalfe.
“All this talk about any lynch
ing is absurd. There was no attempt
at any violence and none was even
thought «f. J cannot think what
induced Fewell to come running off
to ThomaivITle unless It was simply
a desire to Tdlse s fust. Of course
everybody knows that we would not
he connected -with any lynching
party, and If we were we would not
start about tt In broad daylight like
that”
'■ Death.
Mrs. Magnolia Bryan Brannea of
Knoxville, Tens., died Sunday night
at 10 o'clock at her home on Mag
nolia Ave. She spent her girlhood
day* la this city, and had many rela
tives and friends here who will be
grieved to hear of her death though
■he lived to the rlpa old age of sev
enty-six.
tbam, Joe Beverly and Joe Jerger,
yesterday decided to hold the annual
union Sunday school picnic In Par
adise Park, Friday, May 17.
This decision was reached by the
committee after giving the matter
careful consideration.
The committee through this paper
Issues a formal Invitation to white
Sunday schools at Balnbrldge, Val
dosta, Moultrie, Cairo, Quitman,
Camilla. Pelham, Whigham, and Cli
max and all the white Sunday
schools In Thomas county to Join the
TiMmasvlllo Sunday schools In their
picnic here on the dat above named.
The committee met In the office
of Captain C. P. Hansell and passed
the following set of resolutions:
“Resolved, First,lhat the Thomas-
VASHTI HOME
MAY REMOVED
Offer of 100 Room House
and Mach Land in
Florida.
There Is a strong probability that
the Vashtl Industrial Home
girls, which was established
Thomasvllle several years ago, may
be removed (o Enterprise, Fia. If
actio* Is taken it will be as the re
sult of an offer of a house of 100
rooms, and grounds of 118 acres, to
the Woman's'Home Mission Board of
the Southern Methodist Episcopal
Church, which IS In control of the
property. The offer Is made
through Misses Emma and Tina
Tucker, the noted evangelists.
The news of this probable change
came as a surprise to the local board
of managers, and the dispatch from
Houston, Texas, announcing the mat
ter was the’first Intimation that most
of them hid received) of It. They
have no further Information than the
dispatch and do not know what dis
position the Board will make of the
matter.
The offer was made by Mrs. E. K.
Vtlle Union Sunday school picnic be: Griffin, of the Florida Conference, on
hid- In Paradise Park, Thomasvllle,
Ga., on the 17th of May, 1907, and
that all the white Sunday schools In
Thomas county he Invited to partic
ipate
“Second, that the white Sunday
behalf of the Misses Tucker. The
ground's for the proposed site are
those of the old' Brock House, :
former winter tourist hotel, and the
hotel building. The condition of the
offer Is that thq homabe moved from
schools at Mwrtloello, Fla., Cairo, j Thomasvllle. The action followed
Balnbrldge, Camilla. Pelham, Val- j an appeal to the Board for $10,000
dosta, Moultrie, Quitman, Whigham j for Improvement purposes. This
and Climax, Ga., he Invited to par
ticipate. I
"Third, thst this action be referr
ed to Mr. T. J.Bottoms. T. P. A. of
the A. C. L. railroad and Mr. D.
Porter, ticket agent at the A B. £ A.
railroad with thanks for their pest
services to us aad to the end that
they arrange with their companies
for ths transportation for aur vis
it to attract his attention.
*E^puty Singletary asked fohn
Futch why be supposed these men
were looking for Dennis, and John
replied that he supposed It was be
cause Dennis appeared as a witness
before the grand jury last week.
"When Mrs. Futch got home from
church her cook told her that while
she was away she heard someone
yelling In front of the house and that
she (the cook) went to the door and
looking through the crack, saw twb
buggies, two men were In’ one and'
one man In the other. Mrs. Futch {
told her she supposed they were the'
same men who had been looking forj
John Dennis. The cook In utter as-'
“Fonrh, that a receipt of a mark
ed copy of the Tlmee-Enterprise bv
any Sunday school shall bo Consid
ered an Invitation to Join In the pic
nic, and the committee will expect
an answer from any school receiving
the paper. All schools thst accept
this Invitation will please notify
Captain C. P. Hansell by May 8.
"The Sunday schools of .this city
will furnish tables and plenty
I lemonade free.
"All newspapers Interested
requested to publish this.”
C. P. HANSELL Chairman.
GEORGE NEEL, Secretary.
BIG DEAL.
W. Hopkins Real Estate Agency
Sells J. H. Wade 1,251 Acres.
as announced yesterday that
tonlshment said she knew nothing of Judge H. W. Hopkins of the Hop-
thfs, but If she had known It at the kins Real Estate Agency had closed
time she saw the men In the buggies a deal with Mr. J. H. Wade, of Mill
spe would have lit out herself." | Pond Plantation, whereby the latter
Mr. White stated further that the comes Into possession of 1251 acres
negro Dennis was guarded at the ot land adjoining the lower portion
Futch home Sunday night, would bo of Mill Pond Plantation,
guarded Monday night and that all This was formerly the property of
precautions would be taken for his Miss Emma B. McCartney, of Green
future safety. Bay, Wis. It is understood that the
When asked about what he Price paid Miss McCartney for the
thought would be the outcome of the iand was J7 per acre.
Futch case, he replied when people This purchase of Mr. Wade’s
learned the truth in regard to the makes bis total holdings In Thomas
case they would find that the guilty county something over 5,000 seres,
person would be someone whoso making him probably the largest
name has never yet been mentioned non-resident lsnd owner of the coun-
In connection with the case. ty.
amount had been promised by Miss
Belle Bennett, president of the board
on condition thst the people of
Thomfcsvflle raise $0,000 and pur
chase the Cubans property near town
as s site for the home. A portion of
this mosey has already been raised
and the. remainder could doubtlese
be secured.
1$ li stated In the dlepstcb the of
fer from the Mlasee Tucker would
probably be accepted and the dona
tion would qot he made. Mrs. Nell
M. Blaslsgame, a member of the
Board of Directors, whose husband
was the donor of the preeent site, 1e
In Houston and expressed * regret
that the more should be necessary,
but said that for the good of the
work she would vote to accept the
Enterprise location. The Board will
probably make ao early’ decision 'on
the matter.
There would be very general re
gret In Thomasvllle should the Home
be moved. The Institution origina
ted here and Thomasvllle people are
responsible for Its success. It has
grown from a small beginning to
the present worth of $16,000 under
the care of the local directors, and
the Institution occupies a very warm
spot In the heart of Thomasvllle.
There are none who would wish
the future of the Home to be blight
ed or Its sphere circumscribed by re
maining here, but all are anxious to
see It remain If possible. There are
many reasons why Thomasvllle Is
superior to the Florida site. Enter-
praise Is a small town about midway-
down the east coast of Florida, on
the East Coast Railroad. It Is
across the St. John's river from San
ford, and is near the coast. It Is on
a branch of the railroad running
from Titusville to Sanford. Its lo
cation Is far less central than this
city, and Its climate much warmer In
the summer time.
The friends of the Home will en
deavor to complete the six thousand
dollar donation at once, In case that
will aid In keeping the home here,
DRY AGAIN
IS VALDOSTA
City Council There Took
Another Vote Yester
day Afternoon.
(From Thursday’s Dally)
Unexpectedly the city council of
-Valdosta voted to rescind all saloon
licenses at their regular May meet
ing yesterday afternoon. "As al
at present advised” therefore the
town will In future be dry. The
council has reversed Its position sev
era! times, first voting dry, then wet,
then dry again. After the last dry
vote, which the liquor men declared
Irregular, the aid of the courts was
Invoked, and on the ground of Ir
regularity In the action Judge Mit
chell passed a restraining order for
bidding the council from Interfering
with the existing status. After a
visit from two Valdosta ministers,
lastiDg from midnight until dawn he
revised his first order so that It did
not prohibit the council from future
action but only made void their
previous act.
This was two months ago, and
since that time things had been
quiet, with both sides preparing for
a local option election. News of the
unexpected step was conveyed In a
telegram from W. C. Willis to Rev.
Alex W. Dealer last night, saying
“Rejoice with us. Council just
passed resolution closing saloons to
night.”
To this Mr. Bealer replied,
“Thomasvllle congratulates you.
Psalm 116, 1 and 2." The Biblical
quotation teferred to, reads, "I love
the Lord, because he has heard my
voice, and my supplications, because
be hath Inclined his ear unto me,
therefore will I call upon him as long
as I live.”
The course ot events In the neigh
boring city has been watched with
much Interest In • Thomasvllle, and
future developments, particularly the
actions of the llqnor men will he
anxiously awaited.
MAD RUSH
OFWOMEN
Bargain Sale Injuriesin
Club Fire at
Chicago.
Chicago, May 1.—Twenty or more
women were Injured In a fire today
In a building on Wabash avenue, the
first floor ot which was occupied liy a
store, and the Clark Plano Company,
and the three upper stories hy the
Lotus Lunch Club, patronized exclus
ively by women. A panic occurred
among the 200 women In the club.
They rushed to the fire escapes, some
falling to the street below and others
reaching the ground badly bruised.
So far as Is known, no life was lost. -.
-. - — ""“Hf
CAN KEEP AWNTSfe®. J,
Says Council, Bat They Must Cos-
form to Committee's Rales. i
'Mi--
CLOSE BRICK INSPECTION.
Engineer Jandon Win see That so
Imperfect Materia] Is Used.
Mayor Pittman and the members
of the city council state that the peo
ple of Thomasvllle need havs no fear
that any Imporfsct material will be
laid In the vitrified brick pvvmont.
The Mayor further says that he
thinks Alderman Mitchell raised the
Issue "just for devilment," , and
Jest. That gen'lemsu was
net present at the last meeting ot
council to raise the roof with his pro
test at the red brick.
The mayor and aldermen state
that they are paying Engineer Jau-
don to see that the pavement comes
up to specifications, and that he has
announced his Intention to track the
letter of the contract. The bricks
must not only come up to samples
submitted when bids were opened,
said samples being preserved, but
must answer other requirements as
to appearance, finish and durability.
Mr. Jaudon will be here, will make a
careful inspection, will reject all
poor material, and will see to It that
Thomasvllle has a pavement as good
as can possibly be laid.
but will not take any steps until
further details are received from the
general board..
The next meeting of the Georgia-
Florida Interstate Saw Mill Asso
ciation will ho held lb Tfftca on
Monday Hay 6.
Thomasvllle merchants will be
lowed by the city council to contlnuo
the use and erection of Iron shed
awnings. This action of Interest to
every store keeper on the sunny side
of the street was taken by the coun
cil at Its Mast meeting, it came as
a result ot the motion of the Mayor,
amended by Alderman MalletW:
Under the terms ot the resolntlon i
the awnings must be as near uniform
as possible, and mutt comply with
specifications to be drawn up by tho
street committee. It Is understood
that these specifications win demand
that the snpporta for the awnings
must bo on a line with the telegraiih
and telephone pole*. If the poles
are removed from the paved street*
then the c ommittee will probably I*-
slat thst the supports ha placed as
far ont as the curb. Alderman Has
sell was in the chair when the rot*
wae taken. Those voting Jar awn
ings wore Cooper, Parker. Gandy an!
the Mayor. Those against were .
Smith and Evans. Aldermaa Mitch
ell was absent
A lively discussion preceded the
vote. The Meyor said he had not
gathered any awning p-ryex.—
but that he hoped the aldermen ihM
Investigated for themselves, jfa.
Cooper said that ho had, and re
ported In brief that each fa-
'v>red or opposed awnings according
bhla Individual needs. Some ai-
Jhments advanced for awnings were
that on rainy days they gave con
venient resting places for customers
and prevented them blocking trade
by gathering In the stores. Another
was’ that they protected goods.
Mr. W. A. Pringle favored Iron
awnings suspended by rods, and
without post support, at the outer
edge. D. A. Dixon, R. 8. Heeth.
and Mallard and Varnedoe favored
awnings. The others on Broad stroer
did not care. On Jgckson all bat
Mitch Sampson favored awnings. Ia
deference to their wishes Alderman ’
Cooper said he would vote for awn
ings. Alderman Smith still opposed
them. Alderman Evans said that ho
would Insist that the poles be placed
at the curb, or on a line with the
telegraph poles. Thomasvllle wonU
be the laughing stock of tho country
if a line of Iron posts were permit
ted to stick np In the middle of tha
sidewalk.
The street committee will endeav
or to draw np a plan that will pro
vide a uniform appearance and con
struction as near as possible, and tt
Is probable that practically - all of
the awnings will hare to bo rebuilt