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And south Georgia progress
rbomsevlllo Time*, Vol XXX.
Rnlirnriw. Vrvl. XTjVTI.
THOMABYILLE. GEORGIA, FRIDA1 OCTOBER 18, 1007.
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FIRST VOTE
IN CONTEST
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Five Entries For Big Cash
Prize—Vashti Home
Leads.
BAD WRECK.
ON AJL 6 A.
Three Thomasvilie Men
Hurt Last Night
Near Tilton.
Tlfton, Ga., Oct. 15.—(Special to
Times-Bntorpris*)-8outhboand train
No. 19, o( the Atlanta. Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad vaa wrecked
tonight at eight o'clock, near Tilton,
and three Thonmavtllo men were
among thoee Injured. They are
Mitch Sampson, a Jackson atreet
merchant, C. A. Apple train auditor,
and O. J. McCrary, conductor. Mr.
Sampaon had hla right ahoulder
wrenched. Mr. Apple's knee and
wrist were sprained, and Mr. Mc
Crary’s hack and arm were hurt,
great deal It Is enough to show that Thelr ] n j ur i M are painful but not
they know the contest le on. All of serious.
This Is the train that Is due In
Thomasvllle at seven fifty o'clock In
the evening. It bad left Tilton
No one can but see the benefit to. about two houra late and was run-
be derived by the Institution which ■ D | ng fast to make up time. The
does win the prise. When you think | trucks of the tender left the track,
of how badly some of the most wor-jthe baggage coach was ditched, and
thy .of Thomasvllle public enterprise the passenger coaches bumped along
ea need money It la no wonder that' t ho ties and were overturned. It Is
they make a decided endeavor to ob- a miracle that more serious Injuries
tain this free will offering, and with' wera Qot indicted,
absolutely no cost and very little eaf-l An00( th . , nJured y p c , r .
fort. The mere money the sutmcrlb- |a „ #f over w . P .
era pay the more money It means to
The first week of the Tlmes-En-
terprlse contest has passed and the
interest already manifested has prov
en that the people of the county ar_‘
awake to the fact that It Is a no it at
tractive offer, and one unusually lib
eral In all It promises. Generally It
la the case that little or no interest
la taken In a contest of this sort un
til It has been ronnlng for a period
of a month or more but In this In
stance It Is otherwise. While the
amount paid In so far has net ltc«n a
the money so far with one or two ex
ceptions has come from out «f_town
subscribers.
one of them, ten cents ont Of every
dollar* that Is paid for subscriptions.
The results as returned shew the
Vashti Homs In the lead, with ROt
votes. Following Is the tabulated re
sult:
Vashti Hem* 900
T. M. C. A *50
City Hospital 200
Woman's Missionary Union... 150
Gen. Benevolent Society 125
Pnblio Library 25
There af* quite a number who
have signified their intention of rot.
lag during the coming week and you
can expect a big change when the
next rotes are counted.
Two Weddings.
Judge Jones issued two marriage
licenses to Thomas county people
yeeterday. One to Mr. Henry 8.
Bullock who Is to marry Miss Mary
P. Thompson, both of Ochlockonee
and the other to Mr. M. A. MacNelll
and Miss Emma C. Simpson, of the
Chastain district. Both weddln;s
were scheduled to occur last night
All parties are well known and mem
bers of prominent Thomas county
families.
Hamrick, Tlfton, side and back; C.
E. May, Sparks, side and hip; J. D.
Stokes, Tlfton, shoulder and dnkle.
1 These are the most seriously hurt,
though every on* of the fifty passen
gers was badly shaken up and much
frightened. It will be eight hours
before the track will be cleared, and
the train will not reach Thomasvllle
until tomorrow morning.
The above dispatch tells the inter
esting story of the danger that
threatened the lives of tbe passengers
on the A. B. and A. train last night.
The friends of the Injured men In
this city rejoice that their hurts
are no worse. Mr. Applo, the audi
tor, resides at Mrs. E. L. Brown's
on Jackson street, with his wife and
children. Mr. McCrary Is one of the
most popular conductors on the road.
Mitch Sampson, the Greek merchant,
had gone up to Fitzgerald to spend
the day and was on his way home.
Engineer Warfield, who was In the
cab, was not hurt, and hhi engine did
not leave the track.
VALDOSTA'S FIRST TIGER
Was Convicted on Evidence of
Thomasvllle Man.
Valdosta, Oa.. Oct. 15.—Will Har
ris Is the first man to be fined for
selling liquor here. He runs a shop
on Ashley street and was arreBted,
charged with celling a pint of whis
key to a Thomasvllle man for
cents. His place was raided, but no
whiskey was found except the re
mainder of a quart bottle.
In Mayor Robert’s court the chief
witness was the Thomasvllle man,
who “could not tell a He,” and blurt
ed out the whole transaction. He
had been drunk and In tho guard
house and when he got out Sunday
he was nervous and needed a stim
ulant. He appealed to Harris, who
appeared willing to relievo him at
ro much per. Later on the officers
found him pretty drunk again and
Investigated the case, tbe result be
ing the evidence against Harris. His
fine was 550 and costs.
usnii ioi3
Col. McLcndoa Will Hold Ofllre For
Six Years and Six Weeks.
Chairman B. O McLendon, of tlm
railroad commission, yester lay re
ceived from Governor Smith his
commission for the long term and
took the oath of olllce. Until yes
terday Chairman McLendon had been
filling the unexplred term of former
Commissioner Joseph M. Brown, who
van suspended from the board by
order of tho governor, but then ho
began the service of tho term for
which he was elected by tbo people.
Commissioner McLendon’s now
commission Is for six years, and six
weeks. The full term of a railroad
commjsrloner Is six years, but under
the new law the date of expiration of
tho terms of all commissioners wa3
changed from October 15, to Decem
ber 1, hence Commissioner McLen
don’s term will expire December 1.
1913. His present election as chair
man will hold until tho personnel of
the commission changes, as It will
following the election In 1908, when
there will be another election of
chairman, but It Is considered as
sured that Chairman McLendon will
succeed himself In that position.
EXPLOSION
DEALSDEATH
Powder Works Blew Up
Killing and Maiming
Hundreds.
Terre Haute, Ind., Oct. 16.—The
Dupont powder mills at Fontanet, a
small mining town eighteen' miles
northeast of this city, exploded at
9:15 o'clock this morning, practi
cally wiping out the town, killing
twenty men and serloesly Injuring a
hundred and fifty fnore. The mills
are burning up dll the bodies, and
the killed cannot be recovered.
Every building In the town and with
in a radlua of half a mile le wrecked.
The Big Fonr railroad hae tent a
number of phyelclani to the place on
a epeeial train. It la etated that a
panic prevails among the residents
of the surrounding country.
The force’ of tbe explosion was eo
terrific that a brick wall was crack
ed at Crawfordevllle, thirty-dye miles
distant, and the explosion was felt
at Cincinnati and Louisville.
Tbe first explosion occurred In a
biasing room at 9:15. Tbe men ran
for their lives from tbo other parts
of the mill, and many thus escaped
death, but received serious Injuries.
An hour and a half later the neat
from the burning building exploded
the great powder roagailne situated
In a hollow several hundred wards
from the mills. Thousands of kegs
of powder were exploded, and the con
cuaslon was so tt-rrlfic that a number
of others were Inin red. Including
some physicians who were at work
among the Injured. A freight train
nsarby wae partly destroyed by
the concussion^ and took fir*.
Not e house was left standing in
the town. The fronts, roofs and
aides, and even the foundations of
many of tbe buildings were blown
to atoms, and great boles were torn
In tbe ground. Fences vanished and
household goods were piled In con
fused heaps.
THE MOULTRIE MIX-UP.
‘"It Is only a question ns to how
big Roddenbery's majority will be In
Colquitt county,” said one of the
leaders In political circles to the
Tlmes-Enterprize man. If the crowd
that heard the Joint debate there la
any criterion to Judge by his state
ment Is eminently- correct. There
were about 500 votera In the court
house and It vn, Roddenbery day all
'io way through.
Hittiug Them Up.
Tbe Thomas county candidate was
at his best. The conditions In the
tenth content were very different
from those of the flrrt at Tlfton.
The men were more used to the work
and knew better how to handle them
selves. Judge Roddenbery's voice
was in better shape, and he made a
far more telling speech. There was
logic as well as fire in |t. Tho
weather was cooler, and tho crowd
listened more Intently. Each man
received a courteous hearing, but the
enthusiasm was all for Roddenbery.
He had the audience under rplendld
control and when he grew serious
they listened In strained silence,
ooly to break out In storms of
laughter at his ridicule of Ills oppon
ent, or to cheer until the'afters rat
tled.
Griggs' Defeat.
Judge Griggs had the opening and
was on the defensive all tho way
through. He prefaced his remsrks
by raying that if Roddenbery’s
charges were truo then Griggs was
FROM CAIRO
TO GULF
Timber Magnates» P an
Big New Road For
South Georgia
, Cairo, Ga., Oct. 1*.—The repre
sentative of a syndicate of monied
men of Valdosta, Cordele and Atlan
ta. has been in Cairo In the last few
days with the view to locating a new
railroad here. This road as propos
ed will run from Cairo south
through Havana, Fla., to be extended
on to tbe gulf, and north of Cairo
probably to-Pelham.
The road la to be built by a com
pany which has large tracta of tim
ber lu the lower part of Grady county
about 60,000 acres and the company
Is trying to Interest the Cairo Lum
ber Company lu’the project. They
have on hand nearly 20,000 acres
and propose to build a railroad that
will stand, and not a tram road^ Tbe
new road will give an outlet both to
the north and to the south. It will
also be a paying Investment as the
section below Cairo embraces one
of the most productive sections for
tobacco there la In tho world ard a*
timber industry that can be develop
ed to a great Industry.
Tbs people of Cairo are interested
•n the movement, and are waiting
fuiiher developments.
ON MILITARY MISSION.
Oil. wylly win confer With State
Officers About Dick Bill.
Col. R. L. Wylly loft last night
for Atlanta where he wyi spend sev
eral days In consultation with Gover
nor Smith and Adjutant General
Scott, e .incoming thslr Interpreta
tion of the provisions of the Dick
bill, which went Into effect on Oc
tober first, and which govern the
National Guard of Georgia. Col.
Wylly Is commander of the Fourth
Infantry and la greatly Interested In
the welfare of bis organisation.
Military affairs have been consid
erably upset by the new bill. The
Savannah Volunteer Guards have te
dded to withdraw from tho state
service on account of It. They gave
as a reason that they preferred to
retain their Identity as a separate
organisation, but some believe that
they could not recruit tbelr forces
to tbe minimum demanded by ‘aw
It will be quite a serious problem
for the military companies In tbe
smaller cities of the state to enlist
the necessary fifty-eight men.
this provision Is enforced
Tilt MHCfiELL
CONVERTED
•amous Hotel Will Bt
Used For Stores and
Office Bulding.
The proposition of renting the
Mitchell House mentioned In the
Tlmm-Enterprise his fallen through
and the parties concerned have de
cided not to enter the hotel bnslness
In this city. The owners
of tlje property have In view-
another plan ' which will prove of
great benefit to the owners and the
town.
The house is to be remodeled and
made Into business property, the plan
being to make stores of all tike
Broad street frontage. The parlor
of tbs hones will bo turned at once
Into Tenting condition, the land
known as the Mitchell Heuse Park
will be sold to be utilised as store
room or any other similar enter
prises, and the back of the house will
be fixed up for up-to-date apart
ments, making nse of all tbe
stairs rooms on Broad street
offices. Tbe management say that
Increased business of the town and
the lack of proper faculties for
handling same will warrant that
coarse and that they propose mak
ing this one of the most valuable
plots for that porposer-that the pro
gress and development of tbe town
so evident In the last few years gives
promise of even greater improve
ment and under the circumstances
this will prove best for the owners
and a decided advantage to the com
munity. V
The Mitchell House Is on* St {hi
beet known of the tourist hotels In
the South, having been ran for a
number of jeers - very successfully.
It was built in 1884 by Mr. T. O.
Mitchell nt a cost of $190,060 and
equipped with the beet furnishings
of any hotel In the state at that time.
The cost of the furnishings alone
was $43,000. The hotel was first
opened by Mr. Uriah Welch In ISIS.
Mrs. M. A. Bower also hhd It for a
short time as did Harvey A Wood, In
connection with the Plney Wood*.
The property Is owned by the Mit
chell Investment Co., which is com
posed of Mr. W. H. Mitchell, Mrs. W.
C. Snodgrass and Mrs. Fred Eansor
and Is being managed now by Mr. W.
C. Snodgrass.
COMING NEGT WEEK.
Ammiinremrnt of the Hagenbeck-
Wallace Combined Shows, Oct. S3.
The Carl Hagenbeck and Great
Wallnce Shows Combined, Is being
advertised to appear here In Thomai-
rlllo on Oct. 25th.
“Cirrus Day” la ao universally wel-
,tf; corned by the average being called
It may | hunmn that It has come to be treat-
mean tho disbanding of most of the' ed as n holiday In whatsoever place
companies of tho Fourth Including! n big show pitches Its tent,
the one at Thomasvllle. Col, Wylly I This city u not Immune from the
Is an ndvoento of the platoon system, j c | rcua fever, and especially when
having an organization under a lieu-! thP nr Clir | Hagenbeck and
tenant nt each of two places with cr-at Wallace Circus .visits hero In
company headquarters at one. Out- . hl! ,t. .. vc nt the keys of tho city arc
sldo of this there are other Impor
tant questions that the Adjutant
General has not yet announced his
rulings upon, and Eel. Wylly will ed-
deavor to obtain them.
(Continued on page 4.)
Thomasvlle Dog to Ran.
Tho Georgia Field Trials will h»
run In Waynesboro on January ti'.h.
Judge H. W. Hopkins, who Is ono of
the board *f governors of tin asso
ciation, baa entered bis orange and
white tetter. Hot Times, In lbs
Derby;
practically turned over to the show.
Without casting any reflection upon
the merits of other shows. It can be
said that the Hagenbeck and Wallace
always give the very bert of satis
faction. The liberal applause given
almost continuously during Its per-
FINE PER CENT
OF ATTENDANCE
ThomasviUe School Chil
dren Make Good Start
Says Supt. Christy.
The citizens of Tbomssvffle win be
Interested In the following summary
of the enrollment and attendance *f
the pupils In ths public schools, as
furnished by Supt. Christy, for the
first month of the school year ending
October XI.
Enrollment
Per cent of
Attendance
High school
45
98
Seventh grade
45
91.9
Sixth grade A
39
99
Sixth grade B
39
95.9
Fifth grade
35
95.9'
Fourth grade
39
99.9
Third grade A
28
95.9
Third grade B.
29
, S8JI
Second grade
61
95
First grade A
28
9LT
First grade B
29
88.9
.First grade C.
48
91.9
While the per cent of attendance
in all the grades Is a most excellent
showing, the pupils In Miss Lester's
room are the proud possessors of tbe
“Attendance Banner” for the month.
It remains for the pupils of each at
the other rooms to strive to capture
it for next month.
In giving this summary, we desire
to call.the attention to the necessity
of prompt and regular attendance pt
children upon school work. Wlthow.
this regularity, without continuous
unbroken effort, no pupil—-no matte
how brilliant naturally—can hope tL
become well grounded to tbe elemen
tary branches, the most Important
ana, since they are the toundatkra
of all education; and as the founda
tion, so will the structure be. Noth
ing works greater harm to a school
than poor attendant*. In huslnsne
affairs, irregularity on the part ol
employees leads to their discharge.
No merchant or mannfactarer win
keep a man who Is not regularly to
his place. This reasonable and well
established practice to bnslness most
be remembered by parents who
sometimes think that absence from
school for a day or two doe* aot mat
ter, hot who are ready to admit that
a similar absenoe to business would
make a serious difference. It has
been truly stated by an eminent au
thority that If the future man Is to
be reliable and trustworthy; If be Is
to be steady and faithful to doing
his duty, he must form right habit*
in childhood. There Is nothing like
regularity of school attendance to es
tablish these habits; nothing like It
to make efficient school work and
later, efficient life work. Wo are
confident wo hgro the hearty eo-opar-
atlon of all parents In this matto*,
so vital to .their children’s weUaro.
A. B. CHRISTY. Japt.
cus will hare arrived on Its
trains, and Its city of white tout*
will spring up ts If by magic. It*
magnjficlent street parade will tra
verse the principal streets of the city,
the galloping music of Its several
bands and calliope will be-neard. and
the children youth and other peopl*
will cpqnd the day with their circa*
friends. ,
Among the big acts to be seen
with the Hagenbeck and Great Wal
lace circus this year' are the Las
formances eclipses the applause everj Rowlandes,, Imported riders: Mattn-
glvon any other clrcue. The Hegen- moto'e another novelty from abroad;
beck and Wallace ahows are truly, Mlaeo'e clever and artistic, the Ike-
great and Judging from tbe tom-, msnlans unapproachable statuesque
meats of tbe press this year, greater reproductions; Rods Royalf’ cqulncs,
than ever. I Millie GInnett, and t biz wwmbit of
A few days more and this bis dr», feature circus noreltlea.
