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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS
Themsavlllc Times, Vol XXX.
TbomMTlUe Enterprise. Vol. XI,VII.
THOMASVILLE. GEORGIA, FRIDAY OCTOU]
PRESIDENT OF
SENATE DEAD
John W. Akin Passed
Away in Cartersville
Yesterday.
Cartersvile, Gs.. Oct. 18.—John W.
Akin, senator from the Forty-second
district and prssldent of the upper
house of the general assembly of
Georgia, died at his home here at with Governor Smith and Adjutant-
11:40 o'clock this morning. General Scott, on the military out-
HAS NO TEAR
FORFOURTH
Col. Wylly Eneonraged
After Conference Witb
Gov. and Adjutant
' (From Sunday's Dally!
Col. R. L. Wylly, of the Fourth
Infantry, came home from Atlanta
yesterday, where be went to confer
J. T. GRAVES
. GOES JO N. Y.
Georgian Editor to Wield
Pen on Hearst’s
American.
Senator Akin's mother died last
might.
John W. Akin was born June 10.
1*50, In Bartow county, whsre he
lived all of his life.
Atlanta, Gs., Oct. 18.—The state
flag Is at half mast on account of the
death of President Akin. The speak
er of the House and president pro
tom. of the Senate will appoint com
mittees from both bodies to attend
> tie funeral at Cartersville Sunday.
There Is some doubt as to who will
succeed him as president. The law
stipulates that the president of the
8enate shall be elected..
TRAIN SHOT l ! P.
Several Shots Fired at the A. It. &
A. Train Near Moultrie.
At about the same time the pas
sengers on the south bound Coast
l>lne train were dodging flying glass
caused by a llghtwood knot thrown
Into the car window, the pantmev?
on the A. B. A A. train were doing
th« same thing on account of bullets
Pvi at the cars,
•fate train left Moultrie just after
dark and while going at ■ rapid rate
four shots were fired by unknown
parties all taking effect, two In the
baggage coach and two in the pas
senger. For a while thero was
groat * excitement this quickly
cooled down. One shot came very
close to Auditor Apple, miming hie
bead by only a few inchee. This
would seem to be a bad day for both
(be railroad corporations and the pas
aengers they were hauling, and it la
lucky that there was no damage
done.
look. Col. Wylly is much encour
aged over the future of hla regiment
and believes, since the conference
that'the Dick bill will not handicap
military operations.
He mid "It will not be necessary
for any of the 'companies now li ex
istence to disband because of the
Dick bill. They will simply have to
be recruited to the minimum of 88
but tbe authorities will not be harsh
have no desire to be hasty and un
der the new rules the organlxatlen
will be better than ever. It Is passi
ble that the number of regiments in
the state will be decreased, and that
there will be fewer regimental
beadqur rters, but ise number of
companies will remain the same,
course the Savannah Volunteer
Guards have left the service and will
no longer be a part of tbe National
Guard. There la somo doubt as to
whether or not they will be allowed
to continue their organization at all.
"One very excellent provlalon that
will be atrlctly enforced require! a
town where a new company Is to be
established, to provide a good armory
with lockers, and give assurance that
they will support the 'company. This
will Increase the efficiency of the
new companiea.
SHORT SESSION.
Bat One Cnee Tried in Superior Oowrt
. Yesterday.
(From Wednesday's Dally)
The old Baying "Brevity la the soul
of wit” seemed to bo tbo motto of
Thomas Superior Court yesterday on
ly one erne being tried. Case of
Cooke, Rodedenbery and Luke
against Mose Lightfoot, verdict be
ing rendered in favor of plaintiff.
The Gand Jury waa hard at work,
much progress being made In the
routine business coming before them.
There are a good many cases yet to
People Getting Wise.
An agent for Collier's Weekly, with
premiums of dictionaries, hooks, etc.,
was here yesterday. Belaya that; ’ ' " ~ ~~ , ' , . ' ,
* bo tried and the sessions of the next
tbe Colliers sell fewer books here, .
I few davs will In all probability be of
gnd send fewer papers to Thomas- , . „ .. , . ...
I longer duration that that of yester-
vlllo than any other town of Its size ,
i day.
In the state. This denotes that the, _ ....
The total number of divorce cases
people have grown weary of paying 4 . . ... .. -
granted up to date Is fourteen,
fifty cents down and ten cents a week .. .. . .
* ! among them were thoso of Rena u.
as long as they live for a weekly and
A few eoptoi of Poc or Baizes.
Hawkins from E. M. Hawkins, Sa
rah Green from Wynn
_ Green J. W. Walker from Katie
A notable departure In vegetable- Walker, R. H. Dixon from Sarah Dix-
gardening in this section Is meeting on, Bessie Barrow from J. W. Bar-
with deserved success. Mr. D. J. j row, Mrs. M. J. Alexander from H. H.
Bruton Is realizing the fruits of a ( Alexander. The colored people sop-
-well planned and well attended gar-j by law were John Ross and
dsn of three quarters of an acre.' Mattie Ross, Robt. MacCarter and
From It he baa already realized *45'Emily MacCarter, Shelly Jones and
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 19.—John Tem
ple Graves this marnlng accepted tbo
editorship of Hearst’s Now York
American. He Is to receive a salary
ef *15,004 per annum.
Mr. Graves' resignation, as editor
of tbe Atlanta Georgian has been
handed to F. L. Seeley, proprietor of
that paper, and -is effective November
15. Mr. Graves' family will not move
to New York till the first of next
year.
This Is the third offer which has
been made to Mr. Graves by William
R. Hearst.
F. L. Seeley announces that he will
act as editor of his own paper, for
which he has done considerable edl
torlal work In tbe past.
Balnbridge on the Fifteenth.
Candidates Roddenbery and Griggs
will meet again in joint debate
Monday tho twenty-eighth at Sylves
ter In Worth County. This lc
yond the reach of the Tbomasvillo
rooters, but they will have an oppor
tunity to hear another combat on No
vember fifteenth. At this time the
two gentlemen will meet in Baln
bridge. Thero Is a warm fight on In
Decatur and the debate there will bo
one of the most Interesting of the
•erica. The Balnbridge encounter
will probably be the last of tho sea
son, as Judge Griggs will return
Congressional duties at Washington
oh December second.
Veranda Down.
The veranda In front of tho Brigh
ton Hotel has been torn down, giv
ing the bu’ldlng Its former clean ap
pearance. That In the Masury will
come next, work being started In
fow days, In order to get ready for
the paving people who will soon be
on that side of Broad street. When
both are down the street will have
pretty much tho same peculiar ap
pearance as a child after one of Ha
front teeth are out.
dotall tho necessary points to bo
used by the jury, and calling atten
tion to the fact that duty Involved
upon them was clearly defined and
should be strictly understood and
that no fear or favor should detorr
them lu tbe observance of this
charge. It was not of the grandllo-
quext style but one of the most
thoughtful and comprehensive ad
dresses that the Judge ever delivered
to a grand jury.
During the day twelve divorce
cases were tried and all were granted
their contentions, this being all the
work done for the first day. Mr. J.
Way was elected foreman of the
grand Jury, which Is to serve lnclud-|
Ing tho.following men: J. B. Way,
M. Long. J. T. Dixon, B. C. Ueore,
PANIC HITS
Knickerbocker Trust Co.
Suspends Payment of
Ponds.
1. o*t 22.—Tho Knlck-
Company stopped
depositors at 12:30
Statement was rnado
that the eqfnpany could not obtain
enough currency. The officials say
they may resume payment tomorrow
Excitement on Wall Street.
New York, Oct. 22:—Excitement
amounting to almost alarm marked
the opening of business today In Wall
street. The stock market opened do-
moralised under heavy selling In all
departments, and at the samo mo
ment a run of ^considerable propor
tions waa being made on the Knlck
crbocker Trust Company. At tho
main offices, Filth avenue and Thir
ty-fourth streets, more than a hun
dred and fifty persons were lb line ut
10:30 a. m., and a line of carriages
extended more than a block.
At tbe branch office^ Sixty-sixth
and Broadway and on *1250(1 street
runs thero also started.- A ahort
run on the Bronx branch was
promptly stopped by tbe arrival of
wagon loads of specie add currency,
which wero unloaded in view of the
waiting depositors. Too stock market
opontng ahowed severely the effect of
the renewed shock to confidence by
the published details of the affairs
of the Knickerbocker Trust Com.
pany. -
On tho Stock Exchange, prices
rallied almost Immediately, regain
ing from a quarter to a bait of whst
was lost on the break.
Prices Again Break Badly.
New York, Oct. 22.About It: 30
o’clock the firm tone of tho market
disappeared, under renewed heavy
selling and prices broke badly.
MISSILE THROUGH WINDOW.
Frightened Crowded Car of Passem
" gers on Albany Branch.
(From Tuosdays Dally)
Last night Just south of Meigs a
car load of passengers on tha crowd
ed train from Albany wero badly
frightened by a misslp crashing
through one of the windows.
It just missed Mr. H.
NOT
MYJAULT”
Says Roosevelt Speaking
of Financial Flurry
in New York.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 22.—"The
statement has frequently been made
that tho policies for which I stand,
legislative and executive are respon
sible for that trouble," said Presi
dent Roosevelt, In his speech at the
Auditorium today, after saying that
"thero has been trouble In tho stock
market, In the high financial world,
during tho last few months.”
"Now,'gentlemen,” continued the
President, ‘‘those policies of mine
can be summoned up In ono brief
sentence. They represent an effort
lo punish successful dishonesty,
doubt If these policies have had any
material effect In bringing about
the present trouble, but If they have,
it does not alter In the slightest de
gree my determination that for the
remaining sixteen months of my term
those policies shall Be pursued In an
unswerving line.' 1 ..
BICYCLE FOUND.
Officer Dawkins Locates stolen Wheel
In Pawn 8bop.
Mr. Neel’s wheel stolen Saturday
night from in front.pLAhaNeel stores
was found yesteri
pawn shop of Mr. I
Jackson street It
thero Saturday
after the theft and pawned for
very small sum of money, by a white
man who gave his name as Jon Dix
on. Yesterday morning the|man who
took the wheel was pointed out to
tbe officers snd was Immediately ar
rested. He gave his name os John
Clinton and disclaimed any know
ledge of tbe affair being a travelng
man for some picture concern In
Jacksonville. He was later tried In
the city court and proving an alabi,
was Immediately released. The real
culprit haa not beet found aa yet.
NIGHT SERVICE.
Post Office Will Have Better Service
From Now On.
Postmaster F. D. Dlsmuke has
Simons, n ^ been successful in ( his strenuous
traveling man from Montgomery who cn deavor to Improve the facilities for
was lying asloep on a seat. Had he' the proper handling of the mall In
been sitting erect he would have this office and Is able to annonneo a
been seriously injured by the heavy
chunk of wood which was thrown
with great force. As It wss the flying
glass cut bis forehead and cboek.
much Improved serclces for the fu
ture. A night mailing clerk has been
secured and will be on duty from to
night regularly. Any mi 11 left at
He awoke In a dase staggered and i tho office at any time of night will be
fell In tbo aisle, and the other pas
sengers were in a commotion think
ing ho had been shot.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. S. Cooke, their
Ilttlo son, Stephen and Mrs. Roseau
put on tho first train leaving'Thom-
asvtlle and secure much more prompt
delivery than was formerly the case.
This service has been tried in
town and was a very great success
and has in sight perhaps that much B,rdle Jone8 ’ A ' Flclds * nd Addio | D A D1 *on, T w - LewU
more. He Is supplying our mer-, Fleld9 ' [taac Norton and Mary Nor ' * *
chants and hotel, with tomatoes, cu- ton ' Gu),ton Hccth and Rhetla Hc ° th '
ambers, egg plants, etc., unusual
th In size and flavor.
Ch.u. Washington and Alice Wash
Ington. Jus. Everett and Alice Bver-
Capt. Triplett Home.
If yon saw a man who was stopped
ett.
(From Tuesdsy’s Dally)
The October term of Thomas
County Superior Court was opened
a hearty handshake, and a "glad this morning by Judge Robt. G.
lee yon borne,” every fow steps Mitchell, the grand Jury belDg sworn
ay, It was Capt. John Trip- in with the usual cerorsoay by So-
who has returned from his sum- llcltor Thomas,
er trip. He vlzlted the north and, After the opening ceremony Judge
:t some time In AtlsnU and Ten- Mitchell madethe charge to the Jnry.
The Captain is looking well This charge was of t very foreetut
h*PPT. jnurifc
and Impressive character giving la
J. B.
Stubbs, J. A. Thomas, T. N. Reddick,
William MacKay, G. )V. Holloway, J.
T. Thompson, William MacMillan, j
Lee Neel, N. L. Stanalanil, IX M. T.tv-
Ingston, C. W. Cooper, J. K. Mar MU-
Ian, A. W. Palin, C. R. Sasser, A. J.
MacKinnon, W. W. Dkle, J. S. Bsl-
dee.
Mr. William Miller wilt leave to
morrow for Florida, where he will
spend the next month. He will have
a camp on the St. Marks river near
Vereen and* • number of his friends
are planning to go down to visit him
and enjoy his hospitality.
Luke were seated just across the j while It was In force. Owing to un-
alsle, and wero showored with the avoidable complications the night
glass. Tho little boy was cut about work was discontinued, and the pat-
tho face, and Mr. Cooke haa a wound rons of Uncle Sam win no doubt up
on his hand. The glasa flow all j predate the uv schedule,
over the car, and thero was a ner- The business done at tbe office
vous set ot passenegrs on board whq has been very large and a good In-
were glad to get homo safe. ] crease above last year is being made.
- During tho test recently made the ee-
Mrs. W. F. Yarbrough of Mlcco- 1 tlmato for tbe da " J, numbcr of *>'«-
sukle spent Saturday In town on a ea ° f maR hand,cd ODO dtr nm
■hoDDlng expedition. ! to the elx thou,and n * rk > whlch toT
I this else office Is of unusual pro por
tions. On account of the Increase in
rujmire Williams 01 Boston
Is visiting Mrs. M. R. Mallette In
this city for s few days.
Mr. W. W. Felkel of
gmnt Thursday In towq.
badness the postofflee department
has authorized the employment of
an additional clerk and Mr. Hugh Les
ter has been appointed to the place.
Mr. C. E. Smith will be in charge of
the night service.
SHE DESERTS
JOCIETY
Mrs. RothH&nnalMcCor-
mick Takes Dp Set
tlement Works
■ ■ wjr. if
t
A Chicago dispatch says that Mrs.
Mcdlll McCormick, who was Miss
Ruth Hanna, has tired of society life-
and will devote her time to settle
ment work. This Is of decided in-
terest.to Thomazville people, who
learned to know Miss Hanna on her
frequent visits hero.
She was an ardent sportswoman
and spent much of her time on horse
back, and driving or golfing. Thoso
who know her aro not surprised at
the Interest in humanity that leads
her to take tats step. She was noted
for her kind heart, and In the hu
mane treatment of even animals. An
Interesting Incident during her last
winter In Thomssvlllo Illustrated
this trait. An Itinerant vagrant driv
ing a pair of sorry horses that were
part of his stock In trade, stopped in
Thomasvllle to beg, on his way from
Tennessee to tho coast. Miss Hanna
saw the horses and offered to buy
thorn but he refused to sell, realis
ing that they wero a vuluable old in
creating sympathy.
She straightway reported the mat
ter to the local officer of the humane
society, who took the horses away
from tho beggar and had them kill
ed. Miss Hanna replaced them with
a better horse and a new wagon.
The incident became generally
.known and was widely commented
upon. A few 'days later an'ftgad
negro driving a vBfitable rack of"
bones come to the Tlmes-Enterprtse.
He /caned tbe old horse against a
telegraph pole, and came In to ask
for Information. Ho said that he
heard a white lady was baying ap all
the sorry horses In tbe country,, and,
he - believed his was the sorriest Un
Georgia. He wss informed that he-
would find a place In jail If he did:
not stop drlvjng it,
The Chicago dispatch, telling of
Mrs. McCormick’s plans Is as follows:
"Mrs. Mcdlll McCarmlck formerly
Ruth Hanna, has grown tired ot the
ways of society and has turned her
sympathies snd energy In the direc
tion of the "uplift." She has tem
porarily abandoned her luxurious
borne on the Lake. Shore drive and:
with k few household goods settled
In lowly Gross avenue in the Chicago.
University settlement In the stock,
yards. Her husband one ot the bus
iest publishers ot Chicago, accom
panies her.
Mrs. McCormldV’s summer home at
Lake Forest was closed three weeks
age, when she determined upon set
tlement work. She was a noted!
horsewoman and prominent member
of the Onwentsfa Club. After ex
hausting the pleasure ot society Mrs.
McCarmlck decided that the Jungle
and Its horrors offered a more satis
factory Held for her ambitions. As
one of the Mark Hanna heirs ahe In
herited several millions. She will
labor under the direction ot Mrs. Mis
ry McDowell In the settlement and
live In hnmble quarters much of the
time. She Is greatly lntereated In-
children and one ot her alms Is to
ameliorate the condition of the Cnet-
to children.
Mrs. A. B. Campbell/ wife of the
former Baptjst minister at this place.
Is In the elty for the past week an'
tbe guest of Mrs. T. 8. Dekle.
Hon. E, E. Wilkes of Ifefga, waa
here on Wednesday tor tho Brat
time In several months. Ha haa
been vary busy handling cotton dar
ing the season.