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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS
Tbenuiaville Times, Voi XXX.
fhomaatHIr gatorprtsa, y 0 |. XLVH.
COUNTY DADS
GET BUSY
Official Notes o! the
Business Affairs of
f Thomas.
November, 5. 1907.
Board met In regular meeting, all
rpmeent. Mlnutce of laat meeting
nod and approved. On motion the
price tor feeding Jail prisoners re
main at IS cents per -day. R. U.
Orcin and W. A. Stephens relieved
of road duty on account of physical
disability.
H. Heald oxcused from road duty,
being under Id.
On'motion, Ur. Wilson overseer
of Merrillville district was Instruc
ted to summon at once all road de
faulters In bis district to work ten
days on roads.
Bd Evans road defaulter Thomaa-
vllle district falling to appear was on
ter 1 have been reoelved, and 1 have
been discharged.
The convict camps aro healthily
•seated, and the convicts are general'
ly well, except some chronic ail
ments, they brought them with.
L. B. BOUCHELLE.
Statement. ’ •
County Treasurer's statement for
month of October HOT.
RECEIPTS.
Prom bal. on hand last
report
Prom P. 8. Heath, T. C
T. C., general taxes
1907
Peddlers' license ...
Prom road taxes: Bos
ton district
Glasgow district ...
Metcalfe district . ..
Itavo district. i Z- J|.07l
Prom E. M. Smith, chm
Bills payable 1.000.00
' Overcharge In freight I.II
Bale old plow ... .. 14.00
TOUI $4,398.83
THOMAS VILLE, GEORGIA, FRIDA J NOVEMEBR S, II
NO INTENT Urn' TO REFLECT
ONTjMES-ENTERPRISE
Says J. L Philips. On Part of Himself or Congress'
mao Griggs—Business Man Explains
His Political Letter.
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November, 1, 1907.
Editor Tlmcs-fenterprlso:
Thomaevllle, Qa.
non.- s'r: On my return homo
from sureial days adeenoe, my rum
tlrni haa loan called to tho article In
Tuosday'c paper regarding the Mlor
which I wrote to Honorable J. M.
Griggs, and wbloh waa road in Me
Mint Jeljnto With Mr. Roddon'jer/ nt
Byhoattr.
Wcie it not for tho pereonrl turn,
which unfortunately your ortlclo
give* to thU matter, I would ret hare
any further correspondence noont It,
Imt in view of the fact that >cu ac
suino thlri' that my letter dll not
slat-*, ana that Mr. Griggs dirt net
2,
CLEARING BOUSE ORGANIZED.
CERTIFICATES TO BE ISSUED
Advah^e Relief Measure Pleases Business Men-
Certificates Good as Gold Anywhere*-
Go Into Circulation Today.
(^ro m Wednesday 1 *' Dally.)
To avoid pocslblllty of a derange
ment of tho financial situation In
Tbomasvillo, to protect their deposi
tor! and patrons, and to make cer
tain that the recent financial Burry In
tfew-Tork will not affdfet the general
Attflnno conditions In Tbomasvlile
and vicinity, the four biinks of Thom
aavillo have formed s clearing house
association, and will
bonse certificates dur!
try stringency of cu
DISBURSEMENTS.
P*r public roads . . 1,637.41
motion fined $10 and costs or SO
days on. gang. Warrant Issued. All
district overseers are ordered to
bring their books to dork of com
missioners to have same balanced
FIRST. I believe he bee made the
best congressman tils second district
has ever bad, and I believe ho is the
boot man In the district to represent
the district In congress, and tor this
reason If have supported him. ,
In addition to that, I admire him
as a mag, admire his polities, admIN
his opposition to whatever politic!
snd measures aro not best for the
state, section and second district; 1
have the warmest personal regard
tor him, snd, thetofore, I am, and step was taken at the
have been tor savoraP years, one sf
his many loyal supporter*.'
His opponent, Judge Roddenbery,
.... ..... In this race has boon charging Mr., — —
feel It Incumbent upon in* to Origga with investing montyto far-1 the country have take* a similar
wrlio ibl-i letter. j ther his candldaey, snd ID converts- *tep. In Georgia, Atlanta, Savan-
Ynu bie aware of the high person- tlba with Mr. Griggs I made the state | "ah, Augusta and Mecca sat tho. ex-
ti orteen: that I have,for tho onl'ro ment that Mr. Roddanbery should' ample, whleh was followed,by Alba,
staff otto* Tltnes-Eptorprlso, and 1 come Into court with clean hands bo- [ “7- Quitman, Valdosta, and other
you know that my letter was not In-■ tore making such a statement, snd neighboring towfis, a fact which In
tended In arib-wlse. nor have I over that ho had himself Invested money mt<1 ® this necessary here, to
entertalnadl^Qr Idea that It would re- in newspaper stock since be had boon provide against tho . town being
floct on any laditidus! fliombor of the running for congroos, and upon Judge drained of Its currency,
staff of the Timrs-Enterprlse, nor on. Griggs asking me where.and when, I
the paper Itself, as Its standing Is on-! g*ve him tho letter which you pub*
tlrely too high .for anyone to avor an- llshed on Tuesday. '
Certain such an Ides. I did not do so with any Id!* In
For Mr. McCartney .personally, mind, nor did I etat# to him, nor did
who I understand had no farther con- he charge that this money had boon
nectlon with tho paper, J have si-1 spent to purchas* the-favor of the
ways ectertalued and will a\V*ys eri-| Tlmes-Enterprlso, because as I have
tertaln the vary highest regsfd md stated above, and as I strenuously
even tho** who differ Pith Mr. Mo- 1 repeat, I would ae$ for a moment en-
MET DEATH
FROM FALL •
Tom Foy Killed by Acci
dental Drop Frcm Stu
art House Window.
As a result of a fell from the thing
story of the Stuart House, J. Thomas
Foy, a well-known farmer and lum
berman, prominently connected
stockholders of all the banks hero
It was decided tho amount of cash
paid out in a single day on any ono
person's chocking account will be throughout the county, died Wedneo-
llmlted to $15, or In a single week to day morning at eleven o'clock.
$50. New Tork exchange will be remains were shipped to
!siued In any amount as nsnsl, si **** Mffht snd will bo buried today-
will exchange on .other cities.
Ccrtiflcntcs Gaming.
Certificates to the amount of
$300,000 will be lesned. These are
He leave* a wife and three children
to mourn hie loos. Hie homo waa at
Iona, a email town near Pavo.
Coroner Invtrtlgates. .
The circumstances surrounding the
Pith tho full approve^ of the busl-' now beInB prlntcd * n * nd death of Mr. Foy were such that as
men of tho city, i J will arrive this morning to b<hput In inquest wae'deemed necessary, and
Everyone Doing It. circulation todar. They w|]< be In the Jury, composed of - J. P. Evans-
All of tho big financial centers of denominations of from one to fifty foreman, ,t. W. McRae, B. P. Cock*
Good as G9ld.
Every dollar of certificate* issued
by the banks Is secured by one dollar
and a quarter of gilt edge collateral,
dollars, and will be Issued to any
amount on checks. These certificat
es are made to mature alx months
ran, R. P. Doss, Oscar Groover and
J. J. Cone, brought In a verdict that
the death was accidental. About a
dozen witnesses were eworn snd the-
from the data of lseue, but it Is not investigation was a very close one.
probable that their use will be con- lasting three hoars.
tinaed more than a third of that!
time. Shipments of gold from Eu- LANB-DUREW.
rope, money furnished by the gov- _ . „ , ~~ , . „
..... , . , Popular Couple Married la MerriD-
ernment, additional circulation being
put out by the National Banks, and:
large sums furnished by tha great| Tetterday .u^TJn „ t h* homo
villa Yesterday.
Csrtnsy Jg |}|| polities and other mat'
tars a#M(tojk)rtg«n«r*ily'
. For Mr. larger I hsvo always-en
tertained a high regard, and his con
nection Pith the paper Is inch' that
ho could not have bpMt.ta any way Use capital steak of tho tthma Bctar-
invotvad la (Us eontrovaysy.
I have hthrira Mr.Ttoyor^or years
InttmaWfc both In^a awsiihtand^ bus-'
laws way,'and know, hid* to bo a
geotlenuu of unimpeachable honor
and lategrity, and I entertain for
him tha highest esteem snd regard
and as an svldsnoe of this esteem and
regard, I desire to say that some
time after the change in manage-
aod checked up before December 1st maBt of y,, Tlmea . E nterprtee. I rec-
Mr. C. F. Davis appeared before
board and asked that the matter of
changing public road leading from
Melge to Ochlochnee be postponed
until next meeting. No objection,
request granted.
ommsuded to our board of directors
and they authorized me to tender Mr.
Boyer one of the hignast positions In
our organization,
-Jn replying to Jfldgs Griggs' ttato-
ment .It was unfortunate that you
tertahi (ho Idea that tha support of
the Tlmea Entarpri*s or Us editorial
staff could b* purchased for any
Price but I did
danbery'auhacribod to fen shares -ot
prise, auk that at the time this infor
mation, was gtvan to ms ha bad this
fitoeb^MM In U>« gsmoot Mr. Roe-
coo Luke, bis law partner, and. 1 am
Informed that Mr.' Roddanbery ad
mitted'In tha Joint debsto with Mr.
Origga that ho had endorsed Mr.
Luke’s cote for th* $1,000 for thle
stock, thus bearing out my statement.
deposited with the trustee, of tho tTrertcre” nora.T ° f ‘ he " 0tl " r M * rrl " Tl!1 ‘'
Hituu Aumixim Who are U s fspldly to restore normal M)ll B una Mshl* Dutsb was married
Clearing House Association, who aro C0Bdttlon , Aie00 n as this Is brought , M r j*. ,. ne He _ A w
presidents Of the tour banks, E. M. ... ... . ... . „ tlMd *° " r - °* rr * L ® 8 Rw - A ' w '
Smith, W. H. Rockwell, T. J. Ball ^ ' “ dte lo h » BelIer ° f U ' U C “ y
snd J T CulDenner Merchants and ‘ ceremony In his happy and approprt-
buslncu min all ovor th. city have J*
sgirti to take (ho certificates at ““V, lD * 1 ™* by 0 “ frl * n< " * D,, " Ut ”“
par. Just as readily as th*y do gold. hV#t0f0re ' th * ,b ^ the couple snd was an exceedingly
SJor wilTh. t0T ‘““ r - Tb * ^ ^ *
accepted in payment Of taxeo. !» pay- of „ «“ Bl *W tr * ln tor »
ment tot stamps or tubuoy orders at AOnace Belief Measure,
the portofflee, in payfiieut ot MM* at Thoihasvliie banks wora nev-
sny of th*
or-Mwtguods.
wadding trip,
to JsmeotOwn and other points north.
_ Miss Duren |g (he dsughtcr of Mrs-
or torVbo purebaae «r In a better condition and. hW tti A. Montgomery of that place and
in fnet they, are as »«*• mctoml casb on band than lc on* of tko most popular an
good as government money snd will uanal at this season of th* year. The "pushed young women In th* eounty.
have the same purchasing power. I Mauanea of th* certlflcstes Is simply Mr. Lana ha* an Important position
Tho Reason for th* Stop |»» advano# relief measure that there as traveling Inspector for J. L. Pbll-
The recent flurry and panic In may be no poeslbNlty of stringency, Ipa and Company of this city. Thor
New Tork hat mtde the bank* there »ud that tha merchants may ba sup- have tha beat wishes of their many
refoso to ship currency to their cor- piled with ample money to carry on frienda throughout tha county,
respondent* In other eltlee, feeling their business, and th# fanner with. , '
tho necessity of keeping on band a funds to market their cotton. Tho) Pined Heavy.
The following resolution, offered^^ g|v<j ^ mtUer th# Urn that
by Mr. Pringle were adapted:
"It having become neceesary for
the banks of the money center to
adopt clearing house certificates as
you did, to construe his charge to b»
a reflection on the paper, because no
such statement was made la my let-
. ter to Judge Griggs, neither did
a means to relieve the stringency of j , . L . , . .
j Judge Griggs make any such charge.
I repeat that It waa unfortunate
that you permitted yourself to be led
Into denying a charge that had never
the money market, our tax collector
lo hereby authorized to accept clear
ing house certificates Issued by the
clearing house of the City of Thom-
asvllle In payment of county taxer.”
That this board uppreclate the
words of approval of our last 6rand
Jury relating to the nfmuagement of
eounty affairs, snd their recommen
dations will have an early attention.
Monthly Report.
T-'io Jail and poor house are in a
Mr. Roddenbery bad Invested In this themieIre , ln th . „ T , nt of „ run
stock, and no matter whether It was tur „ , h . of AHibU BaTtnBtthi
wrong or not, bo himself felt that It et , refuu t0 , hlp currancyt0 tho
was wtrug because ho covered It up im||ner toWBI auch „
ln this way. . Thomarvllle, and ln order to prote-t
As to whoso name this stock theIr Faah tbB Bma „ or are
stands to, I do not know, because I compelled to take these steps,
have not (eon yonr books, and I have| Ca>h to Deposit,
no further lntereet In the matter., At a meeting of tne olficer. and
and am only writleg thle letter to as-1
sure you that there has beep and will
good sanitary condition.
At the 1st-
Bridges
322.17
Court house
20.00 !
Jail
210.45
City court
163.56 |
Superior court
771.96
The poor
171.3*1
Salaries and fees
116.20
Bundry boats
92.00
Balance on hand ... *
203.71
(Continued on page eight)
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been made. • y.'
I desire to ray moat emphatically
that I. would not entertain an Idea
that any amount of money ln the
world could purchase the influence of
the Tlmea-Enterprlae, nor the sup
port of Its editorial staff, and you aro Jectlon fa tho port of politicians to
aware that the Tlmes-Enterprlso for tarnlng the 4lehJ tin. t-e-nselUea, and
eonietlme prior to this change la | dge Roddtnbe«y has bo*n vory p» --
denbery, and-that the now fimnage--light on ovary'feature of 'the. life' and
to either of thcoe gentlemen Invest-,
be no statement and no Idea entei , ■ , I th
• ! lng money ln a newspaper, or any ’
talned on my part, or the part of any- ! . , ...
| business that pays them a fair return
one with whom I am discussing the' • , ,
on their money, and surely an hen-
matter that the Influence., o| tho . , ; .. , ■
‘ orable admission of tho facts ln this
Tlmes-Eaterprise has been controlled ... . , . „ ..
case would have done Judge Rodden-
The city court of Thomasrille was
In seosion yesterday leg enough to
try three very important case*. D.
C. Moore the Bos ton negro who was
canght handling the forbidden liquor
was found gulUv and glvej the Juicy
fine of $700 or twolvo months on tho
gang. He took the gang.
Nelson Scott of Coolldge was guil
ty of most flagrant disorderly con-
UUU..O* from "her unTni^aTwhen h « lD * he pro -
strccta yesterday and tha expression
of confidence In the banks,-and ln
the business future of the city were
very gratifying. As soon os tho rit-
uutloVi Is understood by any one
there. Is no cpmplalnt whatsoever,
and this satisfaction will ho Increas
ed when the certificates are put In
operation and their worth Is proved
by this stock investment.
• Tho politicians nave been clamor
ing for Investigation of all Indus
trial enterprise*, and turning * the
light on every feature of their bus-
bery no harm, and brought no cen
sure to tho Tlmes-Enterprlso.
If consistent and agreeable, I ask
that you publish this letter In Jurtfce
. ... | to fouraelves and all parties concern-
Iae»s. ahd surely their c*n be no ob- ^
am advised that jiidge -Origgl has-ho
!ht on otoi
relr-Ot *j.
not ohJecX to hpvli
port to his advoraary.aild that ho hu'Jilmself-u^d I think the public should
‘ . .. . •• know these thlngM - arid ff\l- knew
where Judge Grlgga had made a aim-
IlSr Investment to thls case!: I Would
say' that it shonld be madO-’known
tothopublfc. 'K?
never entertained an Idea that the
favor of the Tlmes-Enterprlso could
bo purchased, and he has to stated to
Mr. McCartney:
In explanation of my- letter to
Judge Griggs, 'f dostr* to wfi
Personally I can see no objectlpn
' ; ^i,vv
Yours truly,
J. L. PHILU'S.
bos. in'Savannah called up th. '«*«<» *» ,ho3t ‘ Bd * el
manager here and asked the where- *?“"«»* « * "”»»*•• H * W “
about, and It'w.e found that she had flf W ,n * * ,5 ° or
ten months on the gang. It Is prob-
wlth the privilege
atnal fine. ,
ot paying th«
gone to Jacksonville Instead of Way-
-rota and b«n married to a Mr. J. *»“ “• wlM hl ” a "°-
Jones st test. r|.-e. I A "«* ro womtn ,oun,s * ulltlr of
Ihe w« on. of th. most valuable “ d B, ' r * n * *****
members or the local exchange here,
having bepn given .special training
for tho position she held by the com
pany only a few months ago. IJJo-
body was aware of her location or
the feet that she was to be married.
-• RUNAWAY MARRIAGE.
. 1*S
Chief of {ho HrVo Girls Murries In
* Jacksonville.
* ;
Miss Sarah Douglas, chief operator
ln the offlee of the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Co., In this
city asked leave of absence from the
Manager, MrPWright to go to Way- ern-e Cn-rnsn .and Mr. Jas. Carman
erost for a tow days. Since her do- an,In t^e ettv for a few days as tha
parture he Baa bean able to hoar guests'of friends.
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Marshal Stevens created some com
ment Saturday evening by driving
through town with his three fin*
blood bounds led behind his baggy.
As It turned out. however, he was
Card of Thanks. only giving the dogs some needed ex-
Wo wl»h to exnrrss oir heartfelt erctse and practice.
thanks to our many friends for tholr * —■
kindness during the 11'oess of Mrs.j Mlrs Mertle Nelson, a former stir •
Nee-ton. and for t h e neighborly sym- dent of tho Thoma«7llle Business Col-
psthv and sffe-tlon shown In our lost legfe, has accented a-position as
P. J. NEWTON AND CHILDREN, stenographer with the Atlantic Coast
Line at Jacksonville, Fla.
Miss Emma C»r*n*n, Miss Flor-
t .
Mr. R. L. Braswell editor of the
Meigs Review and wife spent Friday *
In town.
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