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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS
Thomsitville Times, Vol XXX.
Thomasville Enterprise, Vol. XLVII.
THOMASVILLE. GEORGIA, FRIDAY ACGl'S'
COUNTY BIZ
TRANSACTED
Chairman’s Salary Rais
ed—Clack Ordered—
Read Hatters.
Thomasville Aug., 1, 1907.
Board met In regular meeting.
All present.
Clock Matter Settle 0 .
Minutes of last meeting read and
adopted. Capt. Smith reports that
the city and county bad contracted
with the clock company for a
larger clock .for $1,375.
Board declined to pay Mr. Avery’s
claim. In the cases of Mrs. Pittman
and Mr. Langly application for help,
the committee recommended that
they be given the benefit of the pau
per house, report adopted.
The application made at last
meeting to change s road between
Touraine and Pink Duren’s place, ci
tation haring been published snd no
objection filed the order was pass
ed authorizing the change in said
road ns petitioned for.
JUST LOOK
-AND WEEP
Tiraball’s Terrors Bite
the Menticellolsist By
1 (Prom Tuesday’s'
_ What warder, no, let tirtfportcul-
11s fall, and shut from memory the
tale of tribulation that the wires
waft from Montlcello. A telephone
message from Montlcello, not from a
member of the ThomasvlHe team,
gives the score as 19 to 9 In favor of
Montlcello. But with true sports-
men’s spirit and undismayed by their
defeat the boya will go on to Talla
hassee and Qulncey tomorrow.
They left with high hopds on the
eleven o’clock train. A. N. Turn-
bull acted as manager and lined the
boys up on time. Col. T. N. Hop-
klnB went along os chief of staff, and
mtiBt have had a prophetic fore
sight of what would occur for he re
jected the name of "Turnbull's Ter
rors” as applied by the Times-En-
terprlse, and called them "The
Bill of Tlmes-Enterprlse referred, v.’orld’s Greatest Aggregation of
to Capt. Smith with power to act.
A petition was read from Eason
Coats and others asking that the
road through swamp and Aurllla
JOE HALL
WINS, OUT
His Bill Carries-Pet Ad
ministration Bill Be-
liated-Other Acts.
Atlanta, Aug. 7.—The Hull anti-
pass bill was passed by the house at
12.30 o'clock this afternoon by a
vote of 164 to 0. The Perry «ub«:l-| -nine?,Heavy hitting.
tute recommended by a minority r.
port of the committee, was voted
down by a vote of 109 to 67.
Aa amended Mr. Hail’s bill pro
vides that no public officer in Geor
gia, either state, county, municipal
or national, or any member of the
families of this class of persons,
shall be allowed to accept free passes
or any other courtesies from rn!!ro<ul
telephone or telegraph companies
not granted the general public.
It provides that for every viola
tion of any of Its provisions a fine of
$1,000 should be Imposed upon the
corporation violating it. It l provides
further that any person exempt-M
from accepting courtesies from r ;i
road, telegraph Or telephone c.
panies, and who should be found,
guilty of accepting them .should be
punished for a misdemeanor.
The substitute for the bill pre
vents all person* from receiving
passes or other courtesies from rail
roads except railroad - employees,
and was modelled after the Hep
burn bill now a United Statea law.
It was a pet measure of Governor
Smith, the Atlanta Journal and the
administration.
Senate Against Lobbying.
Atlanta, Aug. 7.—By a vote of
27 to 12 the senate this afternoon
pasaed the Wright-Taylor anti-lob
by bill.
Anather Special Message.
Atlanta, Ang. 7.—The governor
this afternoon cent a special menage
to the legislature urging that steps
be taken to raise additional revenues
for the atate. He urges, among oth
er things, that the fertilizer tax be
Increased.
Baseball Monstrosities.’’ Rev. Hea-
thorn, the assistant Presbyterian
minister of this city went along to
stick the benders over the plate, and
the others In the line up were
Groover, Reese. Palin, Hopkins,
Covington, McKeown, Nicholson,
Smith and Walker.
The Tlmea-Entcrprlse man called
up Montlcello over the phone ^last
night and this Is what was handed
him: ,
The score was 2 to 1, excuse me,
I balled tan'll little, 19.tad In favor
of Montlcel/. It was a cleat day
nnd there was a big crowd. Mon-
, 'tcello’s battery was Mallory, the
ji-dilbanded twister, and Johnson,
| but It was their off day. Fun?
j Plenty of It. Errors? More than
j yon could count. Feature* of the
There *' re
two three baggers end three home
runs. Say, they didn’t do a thing to
the preacher. 8lngles? No. a two-
bagger was the shortest hit made.
Say, you oughta t>eea there. It
great."
SCHOOL BOARD THREATENS
AT WORK . EXTRA SESSION
Man Chosen Assistant
PriBcipal—School to
Be Plumbed.
Several Important matters touch
ing the welfare of Thomasvllle's
public schools were transacted at the
laat meeting of the Board of Educa
tion.
New Assls'ant Principal.
Prof. Hamilton ot Kentucky was
elected to the place of assistant
principal. This has been filled by a
lady teacher Tor several years, but
was made vacant by the resignation
of Miss Kate Dozier. The election
of Mr. Hamilton makes three men In
the high school faculty. He passed
a fine examination, his marks being
higher than those of any of bis com
petitors and he was tlia choice of
Supt. Davis Jur the position. He
comes well recommended and has
had several years of experience In
the schools of Kentucky.
Will Put In Plumbing,
committee consisting of T. X.
Hopkins, \V. C. Pittman, and B. H.
Wright was appointed to look after
the plumbing of tho building. Sev
eral lavatories and toilets will be
put lu. Tbe committee will soou ad
vertise for sealed bids. Colonel
Hopkins states that It will be neces
sary for the bidders to guarantee to
begin ttte work at a certain time, fin
ish within a specified* number of
days, and put up a forfeit for each
day’s delay. It was decided to de
fer the Installation of hoattng ap
paratus until a later date, nu<k the
atudents must depend on stoves to
kejp them warm next winter.
Iota Says Legislature
Must Pass Reforms
•r Werk Overtime.
creek on Boston road be straighten
ed. Granted.
To Ilulld Vault.
The commlvee on the building of
vault made following report: We
your committee recommend that
vault be built In hallway of court
house between the room now occu
pied by commissioners and the one
occupied by city court. Wo also
submit the architect’s plana for said
vault and we recommend that the
superior court clerk occupy room
now occupied by commissioners as
soon as vault Is completed.
W. Jt! PRINGLE?’
J. D. BARROW,
W. S. BULLOCK, Com.
Report adopted.
Tho Road 87*1*10.
Following resolution was offered
by W. A. Pringle:
We a-l:no»e with no small
degree of pl- sure the expressions
of approval from the citizens ot
Thomas county on the Improved
conditions ot onr public road*
We desire also to express our Joy
In the prospects of onr county and
congratulate onr citizens for the pat
riotic spirit manifested In their wil
lingness to bear their share of ther
expense of onr county government
as evidenced by the Increased prop
erty retnrns shown by the tax re
turns for thlx year.
We are compelled to recognize in
these results the potent Influence of
tbe operation ot the alternative road
law system as has been In force in
this county for 18 months. We al
so believe that this law has been
brought Into successful operation
through the harmonious, unselfish,
untiring efforts of our road forces
and In the hearty cooperation
our citizens.
We desire however, to Impress
upon ourselves and the public that
this work 16 but In embryo ns yet,
and to bring tbe system, up to tbe
Idea of the compiler of tbe law, as
well as the desire of this board, we
as citizens will have to tear jome In
convenience for n time, and as
members of this board, contjnue
this work with unabated zeal and
energy. We notice also that under
the present operations of the sys
tem of the road work, together with
the financial department of tbe
county devolves principally upon
the chairman of tbe board, thereby
absorbing no small amount of his
valuable time.
Chairman's Salary Raised.
Therefore, as a partial compensa
tion for this service we consider It
but just that he be paid the sum of
$25 per month for tEe balance of
this term, and that at each annual
organization of this board a sum
commensurate with the service re-
Atlanta, Ga., August' 6.—If the
legislature fails to finish the busi
ness before It In tbe next eleven
days, Governor Smith Is likely to
call an extra xettlon. Tbe indica
tions now seem to point that way.
A rule of two sessions a day was
adopted by tbe house this morning.
Tbe senate passed a score or more of
house local bills.
Atlanta, Ga., August 6.—With but
eleven working days of the present
session before It, tbe house of repre
sentatives has still to consider and
act upon the following public meas
ures:
Tbe general tax act, the general
appropriation bill, the anti-pass bill,
the negro .disfranchisement bill, the
bill to Increase tho railroad commis
sioner's powers, the resolution In
quiring Into the alleged ownership
or control of the Central of Georgia
railroad company hv the . Southern
railway, the domestication of a!|
railroads and trunk lines In thd
state, requiring them to be charter
ed under the laws of the state, the
amendment of the law relating ^to
tho liability of master for Injuries to
servants, and the convict lease sys
tem.
The general tax act was taken up
today In the house by sectlons.When
It has been disposed of the general
appropriation bill will be taken up
for adoption. Tomorrow Is tbe day-
set for consideration of the anti-
pass bills. The dlsfranchlsoment
bill is likely to be considered Wed
nesday.
CAIRO MARSHAL HOKE SIGNS
FATALLY CUT
PROHI BILL ><
Jim tos Slashed in other Legislative News
Street Fight by A. G.
Maxwell and Son.
Cairo, Aug. 3.— (Special to Tlmes-
Enterprlse.)—James A Deas, former
deputy sheriff of Thomas county and
at present marshal of Cairo, was
seriously and perhaps fatally cut In
a difficulty on tho streets ot Cairo
late this evening. W .A, Maxwell,
a farmer living eight miles north of
town and his ton Ben Maxwell, are
under arrest charged with the cut
ting. The evidence seems to point
to the older ns having done most ot
It.
past month. There Is no sickness
among the Inmates, only duch ns
they brought with them, of a chron
ic nature.
At the poor house one has been
received, one has died of paralysis,
none dlscha-r-d,’ •
The convicts ate healthy with one
or two exception*.
L. B. BOUCHELLE,
Superintendent's Report.
Thomasville, Ga., Aug. 6.
To tho Honorable Board of’ County
Commissioners:
I have one squad of hands at work at
Coolldge, one at Metcalfe, and the
chnlngang at Easons Tbe work Is be
ing badly hindered by rain.
Convicts are In good shape. Have
no sick ones at present. Have two
extra gangs at work In tbe Harwich
and Pavo districts doing some patch
work. I find that the recent rains
have washed the roads very badly
and I would advise that there be a
gang put out on the roads that were
worked last year.
Respectfully,
E. P. CLAY, Supt.
, Monthly Statement,
Monthly statement of John F.
r*r' or .‘-easurer, Thomas county,
qnlred not to exceed twenty-fiv* dol- [ -, xrr . a , for the month ending July
lars a month be appropriated for this £j ( ^07:
purpose. Report adopted unani- F rom balance on hand
The whole town Is excited over
the matter and In the present con
dition of affairs It la difficult to as
certain tbe origin of the difficulty.
It seems that the younger Maxwell
was driving through the streets In
his buggy In a careless manner. He
wns warned by tho marshal to be
more careful. Ho stopped bis
horse and go! out of the buggy
argue the matter. One word brought
on another, and tbe two men er
gaged In blows. Tho elder Max.
well came up and took a hand.
Marshal Deas Is very badly cut, In
fact Is clashed to pieces. He was
knifed across tbe hgad, neck and
shoulders, and one gash penetrated
his lung. The doctors have ex
amined him and bold out little hope
of recovery. In the ‘dlMcully Bon
Maxwell families for some years,
and hla wounds are painful, but net
dangerous.
It Is reported that there has been
bad blood between tbe Dens and
MMaxwell families for some years,
and that tbe real cause of the diffi
culty was this. It Is believed that
the argument tonight caused the old-
time passions of the men to be re
vived with deplorable results.
of. Koneit From the
Sol 11s.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 6.—The pro
hibition bill Is now law, .j ... ,,j t
Governor Hoke Smith signed thw
measure at 10:40 o'clock this morn
ing in the.presence of a large num
ber of Interested persona. The gov
ernor used a gold pen given him by
H ,Y. McCord of Atlanta, for the
purpose. After being mounted on ■
tablet, tbe pen will be presented to
Emory College by Mr, McCord.
The Anti-Pass Bills Up Today.
Atlanta ,Ga., Aug. 6.—Tbe rival
anti-pass bills of Hon. Joe Hill Hall,
ot Bibb and Mr. Perry of Hall, kept
the house in debate all the morning.
The Hall bill was considered first,
and several amendment* were made,
one being passed. Argumeni goes
over till this afternoon.
Deas Died.
Cairo, Ga., Au$. 3.—Marshal Dell
died at 9:45 tonight.
jailer’x,
officers’
404.96
48.00
26.80
34.60
136.37
3,451.86
12.00
3,772.73
$8,422.82
mously.
On motion of Mr. Pringle tbe dis
trict overseers tre hereby Instructed
to summon* all the defaulters te
work ten days on tbe roads of their
respective districts under the direc
tion of the overseers of said district.
On motion the president of tbit
board was authorized to borrow
such an amount as j* necessary to
meet the obligations of tbe county.
Report County Physician,
The Jail and poor bouse have re
ceived weekly attention during the
as per last report ..
From E. S. White, road
tax
From E. M. Smith, chm
sale of logs $3.14;
sal* of road machine
$150.00
Total
DISBURSEMENTS.
For building and re
pairing conrt house.
Jail, bridges, ferries,
and other public Im
provements ... . ..
$8,260.68
153.14
$8,413.82
For sheriff®,
and other
fee*
For coroner's Inquests
For bailiffs at court',
non-resident witness
es In criminal cases,
servant hire, station
ery, and the like...
For Jjiror* B t court ...
For support of the poor
of the county ..
For public roads
For other lawful
charges
Cash—balance on band
Total ... ....
Respectfully submitted,
JNO. F. PARKER, Co. Tr.
Bills Paid.
Following bills ordered paid, E.
M. Smith $5; W. A. Pringle, $6;
H. C. Copeland, $5; J, D. Marrow,
$5; W. 8. Bulloch $5; C. P. Han
sel! $106; City Hospital, $20; L. B.
Boucbells, $25; Joe, Callaway, $20;
S. Montgomery, $20; E. P. Clay,'
$88.33! F. if. Youngblood, $85;
J. D. Cheeck, 850; J. D. Blanton,
850; D. B. Cravy pad sister, 810;
Prince Bird. $6; Sophia Cone and
daughter, $10; Manto Willoughby,
$5; Mrs. Owan, $5; Nancy Woodln,
$5; Evtlln McElvln $5; Jim Brinson
and wife $«; Dock Cole, $5; Lee
Collins, $5; Rachael Mallard $8;
Elisabeth Lane, |E; Mrs. Blalock.
$5; Roscoe Luke $7.15; C. R. Eat
on, $11.30; Ed. Moore $43.85; Man-
son Trot Co., $79.5$; J. L. Lovell,
Senator Sykes Introduced a bill
creating a state board of barbers.
To Tag Pistol “Toters."
Senator Hudson baa offered a bill
charging $75 license for carrying
pistols, tbe holder, of the license to
wear a tag.
INSTITUTES
AND SURVEYS
Will ExteBd Throoghiot
Whole District toys
Cgo. Griggs.
Congressman James M. Griggs
has grown very active during the
last month. In behalf of the people of
tbe second district The- soli sur
veys of Thomas, an|l Grady have al
ready been mentioned, and ha tells
tbe Albany Herald that this will bo
extended fiver the entire dletrict, and
a series ot Institute* Inaugurated.
He writes the editor ot the Herald
that “tbere will be no politic* in this
at all. It will be purely and limply
a series of farmers' Institutes, hand
led by the .best scientific knowledg* 1
In America." I
His talegram
follows:
is Herald, Is aa
'SgH
• :
1
“I have secured the promise ot the
Agricultural Department to eetabllih
In the second dletrict a eerie* of
farmer's Institutes, at which, begin
ning November 11, experts on tolls,
good roads, cotton, corn, tobacco,
fruit and vegetable growing will lec
ture in every county on these suv-
Jects.
"Thle will be followed by a soil /
survey of the entire district, which
will enable tbe farmers to know the
character of their eolle anil what
they can grow to tbe beat advantage.
"The toll survey of Grady, Thom
as and Tift will begin In October.
“An expert will alio be perman
ently detailed to tbe dletrict-for such
advice as the farmers may desire on
all snbjects.
. J. M. GRIGGS.”
(Coatinnad on page I.)
New Alumni Society.
A,new organisation among the grad
uate* of the University |* known as
tha “Georgia tinlverslty Alumni ’
Senator A. O. Bacon Is president.
Among the vice presidents arc John
R. Singletary of Cairo, and S. G. Mc
Lendon. of this city.
Prof. W. H. Searcy of Cairo was in
tho city Monday.