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r^"AND SOUTrt GEORGIA PROGRESS
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TtwoiMtlllf Times, tal XXX.
Thcwussvltle KMnprte. Vol. XL VII.
THOMASVIIJ.R. GEORGIA; FRIDAY ,’TfVKMBKR, in, 1007.
$52,000,000
TO BE COINED
Within Three Months at
The Philadelphia
Mint.
CAN* AMD m9K
ilphla. Pa.. No*. 11.—The
United State* mint today delivered
$1,000,000 in (old double-eagiee to
(ho cub-treasury. Within the next
three month* the mint will coin
' $51,000,000 In 'doable-eagle*. This
enormou* amount of gold .will b*
distributed among the sub-treasuries
throughout the country to relieve.the
existing money stringency. It Is.but
one of the several Important rapyea
which Secretary of the Treasury
Cortel you Is asking to provide cur
rency to meet the country's enor
mous need. ' .
UKAKEMAN KILLED.
On Tlio Albany DM tan of the .Const
\ • Line.
w ‘"tho brakatnhn ' on the local.
- height from Albany happened to an
' nooideat Tueeday night which rb
• 'edited in hip. death;- While passing
>froth one ear t* tk* other h* mads a
• misstep, and. was thrown un,dm the
. 'srbeeis. The train whn stopped an
-neon as the acddeot was found ont
hat not until-the-body had boon drag-
gad quite a dtatanoe and horribly
■■ Jonas' Franklin was the name of
^.tbe, negro and hla body was brought
to this city and a coroners Juby sum
moned to tfy the case. Owing to
tips lack of witnesses the Mai was
postponed until this morning when
nil who were on the econo 'will be
here to ^entity.
‘ Ooo of tbs legs was slmoet cot off
at the thigh sad the other mangled
and !>rolled. There was also a large
gash on tho shoulder and another
en the bead. Death mnst have been
Instantaneous. Conductor Rouse
was In charge of the train and P. L.
McDonough on the engine. The
accident occurred between Meigs and
Hansel). '■< '
gKW PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE.
Are Making Life Sweet For Meigs
People. Other News.
(By J. 8. Searcy.
Scarry and the Time
At this juncture I d eel re as a writer
'of the weekly notes, to thank the
numerous readers In the county who
have been kind enough to assure me
^f their Interest In them, asking me
ta^ontlnue them, as It has been my
Intention to give the space to bet
tor purpose.
But with these assurancee and
having made eatlsfactory arrange
ments with the sew mtnngement of
the paper, I am ready to give tho
readers of the paper the best that
my time and ability will allow.
' In tho meantime I am ready to re
ceive and forward subscription!, or
do any other service pertaining to
the justice or pleasure of the paper
or Its subscribers, except tight.
In matters serious I bavo always
endeavored to write only reliable
nows, based on the best authority ob
tainable. I will In the future persua
the same course. The people pay
I for legitimate news and I shall whan
factsCan bo .obtainable, give It, with-
rout desire to sacrlflc* the feelings
rot any on* concerned. v ■
I" 'l abel! be pleased to receive note*
<af general l. tercst from friend* of
;tb4r paper not only In tb*. vicinity of
Meigs, but also Is tb* Canter Hill
neighborhood, when the paper hiii a
lari* (jrcuiatlon. V
A Catting Affray.'
Last Wednesday’night, John Col
lier and Marion Holland, both of
Colquitt county, living several miles
east from here tir.led tbelr dexterity
at earring. They had some words at
a frolic and on tha way home It was
renewed, with tbe result that bo^h
were badly slashed and nwora out
warrants for each other. The case
will be settled in Moultrie City Court.
An Ancient Institution.
There Is one Institution In this
placa that has been overlooked. An
drew Latter, an old colored man, 83
yearn of age. Hels a manufacturer
of the old-fashioned icouring mops,
and washboard* and takea them by
the wagon load through the sur
rounding country and towna and
flnds ready sale for every one of
them at 25 cents each. Ha waa at
one time keeper of what la known
ALABAMA IS
* . AFTER R. R.“r
over with relatives here Monday
night while on a visit to hla sister,
Mrs. H. M. Mitchell who is sick at
W1 IPl-obsbly Re Located In South
, .. i Georgia. . |
There wore more than a hundred
ministers and elders in attendance
at the Presbyterian synod at Macon
during the past week. The business
transacted by this body was of tho
greatest Importance. Rev. S. L. M>
Carty and Prof. I. C. Hunt of this
city were in attendance from thin
church.
The most Important matter wh!:h
came up for consideration was tho
plan for a new college In the state.
All were of th? opinion that an In-
gtlt-tte of tnls kind was very much
needed, the only difference being the
amount needed to start the endow-,
ment. 0 -~ I- favor of having
-undof one hundred aDd fifty
I'-ousand dollars before more defl-
rlte plans were made. A commit-,
tee was appointed tj receive bids
f -•« different cities to raise an cn-1
dowment. Many of the cites of the
state are a’ready afteh the college,
*nd are rasing money for the fund to
offer the hn^v *li*» the thing Is -de-
i next Kerambar at a meeting to
oe hold iu an.u.1. It rooms to be
the desire of the rlmmlttee to locatr
<• •• Institution Is some south Oeor-
gtt town. Now is the time for some
progressive town in this part of the
state to get busy and make an offer.
Comnrssioner Questions
VOTFS DOUBLE
THIS WEEK
Great Interest in Times-
Enterprise Voting
Contest.
Disposed Of Easily-*-
shows favorable Mon
ty Conditions
Mrs. T. R. Carter left Monday to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Lowe at Box 8prings, Ga.
Mrs. Lucy Parker Suggs of Populnr
Pres. Smith of Tbe Os., visited relatives here during the
I LU w * elt -
“• OH. The announcement Is made of tbe
approaching marriage of Miss Annie
Montgomery. Ala., Nor. H.-r-tn a La uria Rrundage of this place to Col.
caustic letter. W. D. Nesblt of the A E Smltb of xdrlaIlj 0 s. The con-
Alabama Railroad Commission, calls trading parties are well known here,
on Prealdent Smith of the Louisville botb havlnK boen conn eded at teaeh-
ft Nashville railway to enlighten the e rs with the school at this place. The
public on what Is charged to oinirat- eventful day will occur on Nov. 20th
lag expenses. He Intlmatee that tho at tba bomb 0 ( the bride's parents;
earnings (hat should be credited as bere , ■
such, are placed to this account so Mrg w R Davis and Mrs. J. J.
“ to makd*. poor showing In return. Bdgw<I j retnnied (rom cllm „ Mon .
Mr. Nnsbtt pointed out In ‘‘’•^flsywlth.r they were called on se-
ter that tbe earning riteet show* a» ^ o( tha daath of Mr . Pator
Increase for last year ot mof* (ban o( a.,:^
Miss Laura Vick who haa'just re- , , ....
turned from an Atlanta hnrinesa ,oro ChrlBtm "' th “ m **“ «»* bqforir tb* bank* lb Itovr Tfpj* I
college hto beceptod a ptoco with th. of * ********-*» ***'*&>***»
It la said that hla crop^rfli J- N. Carter Qo. , . ;**" wortl ‘ y JlnM ehannal. a,Mn «ld nbnh-ni*.
for aoven. V- #r.& L.of ThM^U..11 hto h^ th. to^dlUoto wiq , ,
The voting contest- of the Tlmee-
Enterprlse promises from' the pres
ent rate to be the largest that It has
ever held. Votes are coming in ev
ery day In great shape apd.an.onua-
usual amount of local Interest Is be-
FLA. CENTRAL
ISSUES BONDS
log manifested. The substantial : Of- tbs tyntl.
The Florida Centfal railroad Oom-
pany baa recently bonded Its Una for
(200,(100 and sold the bonds to lo
ve* to re. - The Bank of Tkont-
ssyllle at lta meat(ng yetterday ac
cepted tha trusteeship for tha com
pany .an.d/OrM-he the depository for
$5,000,000. Pres. Smith said that
>8 per cent of this went for oparntq
tag expenses.
fer being made Is an alluring one
and the friends of the different In
stitutions are letting no grasfe grow
under their feet In an effort to obtain
Tbe isct that thee* bond* could be
readliy disposed of, is encooragiak
and a sure evidence that contdaac*'
In tha Ijnanclal world Is bated ratior-'
tbe money. Ten par cent of tbe «<| and It if tha opinion of many- fl-
amount of snbncrtptlonn takOn In bn- nanclnrn that It will be bat a shbrti
> fast and
average over
*****
wngw. over bbvsb. —V . ■ ' so far add they are stlll comlng lh.] Tha building at this
Mr. Lem BlngleUry slap of Oon- WM .hera.-. te* dsy. ago c " Un « ThJ ^^ hate h^iW mett much^lo tb.
tar Hill neighborhood hs. a pMch hmyteln of onr ^rto. . | -at$te2*tha' private -
of "atubbke" that Is almost as tgood. mu. Jsnle Cochran of- Camilla ... ,
■ Fine Syriip. '■ W down 8uM W “ ^Ult Mica ^ ‘ T *
- r” v alga tbai too offer te belhg properly mans* amount
But tho beat thtqg about tlf^kna Jqwrtl Arllne. mtetoetetoPshd all want It. Thro, erwtro would t
crop la the excellent syrup thaVj» 4 W: Mr*. C. B. Boswell of Balnbrttyfo hHndw4 dot ,f, wlB |nt ft wU^hox '
In 1 all joints of. view to hats
j railroad system, nod tW I
leading the' of th* ooaSdanea Of OUanclers In. too
leg made.
Mniga
product.
i in wroraii »rni« urn- «. is. uosweu or uainoriqso h uad rad dolt fa wltt do,n ]
nda. The land conUguou$ to u wltl, to* family of Ur, 9^,«fg6od to »ny*0f tha InsUt
It espaetelly adapted- totha**ajjv^ . (the ran* ■-'1 ■
■t. and a few liberal aamvlee - Mlsa Edna Harris-of CsmlUa was _ ...
... J'iwu . - . . .. . The City Hospital is last
•V- 1 iA
that bavaiboen'tbiteetod me, qxhlbtt a visitor hart Sunday at too bame
a flna flavor and It Of good body.
County l/tee Road.
of bar ancle. Dr,. Aultman.
race by a margin of nearly flv* hun- nchnme, during thano- suppohedfy
dred rota* with the Vasbtl Hants sec-! hard times will Indicate that It wiu
Mr. F. M. Hunt and family spent' j and tbe y. M. C. A. third. The be a anccasa from the Mart
- ThO much talked of county He. |ait 8und „ at Akri dge. with Mr.. B . nOT0l#nt ^ bu
road from Meigs to the Colquitt line Hnrd . t fathar _ ^t. David A. Jonea.1 up lnto th , class, leaving
at Sardis chnrch, ha, .Meat been fln- M „ „ a ^ ipent Saturday j the otbera wlth p „ ctlcal)y tbo wn9
In Camilla with Meads.
lahed and la In fine oondltlon. Now
let the growlers be Irhid enough to
appreciate the work.-
Anothcr Mile Post.
On the 14th of thle month I will
■tending as at tha laat count.
Mr. and Mra. T. J/ Willis returned the standing la as follows:
Sunday from a short visit to rela
tives In Tbomasville.
Miss Jennie Carter of this place,
City Hospital
Vasbtl Home .
Y. M. C. A.
plant another mile post In my J° ur ' W ho has lately been with the, 8lnger | Benevolent Society
5,670
.. ..6,150
..........4,760
, -UU MM MM/./ I—/ MB,W.M|W/ ; UUUC/U/t/U. MJL/Cl/ .... .,..1,000 ,. . ,
ney through life. Withal I feel th. t sewing Machine Co.: at Balnbrldgo Woman'* Missionary Union. . ..2801 „ P *'
Several mjUen qft the roaA have lib
ready been ‘eompleted and gsdga titi
at work steadily. In savaral plocrn on
th* right of way to finish th* job
qufOkly and,expedite.matfcnt It to
estimated that the road will hit flb-
lshad * .short .whjla,', after th* flttt'
of next year. . '> :
I have just begun and am younger , MTa waak . , or
than most people that are
shady aide of Ufa.
Personal Points.
on the p lace W | tb tham at Albany.
I Prof. W. H. Searcy, who wield*
tbe birch at Metcalfe spent Satnr-
At the last meeting of the Tucker day n)ght hera
Association Mr. O. L. Duron was T Carter and Mrs. "4. C.
similar Public Library 186
None of tbe charitable Institutions
of tbe city are barred and there la
still a chance for any of them. Any
money you may pay on anbacriptloni
will entitle you to vote, one for ev-
made a trustee of Norman Park In- Edmondson spent Saturday after- ery cent, one hundred for every dol-
■tltutc. He left Tuesday to attend noon , n PaIham-
a meeting of tb* Board at Moultrie.
Rev. W. E. Murphy, accflmpanled
lar, no matter whether tbe money Is
or back subscriptions 'or advance.
It will Interest some to know that
Mr. W. T. Reaps**, a former cltlsen
as the wine hones, but during * re-j by Mr. T. W. Carter, went out to o{ ^ pIi|J# haE ^ (am||y eon left last week for n visit to V*1
vlval meeting at the Methodist 1 Sardis, where he preached Sunday,
rhurcb bere laat year, standing near Rev. W. M. Davis, filled the ap-
the church window, heard Rev. Wal- polntment of Pastor Cone .Sat trdny
ter Hanson preach, derided he would ( and 8un'day al Union HI'l. Rev. Mr.
no longer put the bottle to his Cone Is spending two weeks In Co-
neighbor's mouth- and he hasn't lumbus, Ga.
since. Ho saye his business pays him ^ Next Saturday and Sunday will ho
handsomely and that ho has a dear'tho regular meeting
conscience besides.
“StllQcaU
dosta. They will make another short
vlilt to this vicinity later.
Student's Missionary Convention.
Tho eo-ond annual conven'lon of
''Stllflcats!’
all tiio week.
that’s boon the word
Much have they been
from Mlc osuklo back to Barnesvllle,
bis original home-
Some Center fllll Sous
Groover Thomas, who has been
i ay all tbo year at Cobb Sjmpter
-minty. Is at home again for a short
day with the tlme -
Baptist congregation. There Is al- Quito a party of young folks from
ways some goed preaching for those this p'a-e Incidentally met a number rran g Cd aI , d most 0V ery college In the
who attend. Try It. of Oriri ckonee young people at the. <uta r9preeentod by a dc | e g at 'on
Lost Saturday It was decided that home of Mr. J. M. Plleher. and were t bo y, M. C. A. work
One ot tbe feature* of tb* program "•
today was an addrtas to the oonvtn-
tlon by n Thomas county hoy, B. C. '.
Gardner, of Pnvo. Th* point of vtew .
In hla address was that then fi work
to do at home as well as in forelga
lands. ‘l ‘
The convention' closed Sunday
night, and tbe delegation return
home Monday.
MERRY-GO-ROUND BURNS.
While Loaded In a Cor at Qnlt-
The ''flying Jinny,'' which a num-
tho Student's Missionary League of bar of times bai tuned up for tha
Georgia Is now In session at the Un-
| Iverslty of Georgia.
A delightful program haa been ar-
bonoflt of tbe children In this city
was the lubje: t of much commo
tion In the neighboring city of Quit-
nan the other night. A large blasa
»as dls-overed near the South Geor
gia Ra’lroad depot and upon Invea-
Igatlon It was found to be'a freight
car upon which was loaded the mer-
rv-go-rould owned by Mr. J. Z. Fit*-
ere
discussed, and many have been tho j the Baptist Sunday s-hool will meet entertained by Misses Bertie and of , bo d |(f cront Institutions,
mlscglvings of some who have tak- j hereafter In the morning instead of Grace PI'eher ot a 'Vane chewing,''. Bos | des tbe n]aliy excotlant addres-
on them. The colored people ospec- ^ afternoon as heretofore. Rad move. Friday night. These present were -1 8 given by tbe vls'tlng students, sev-
lally oro “Jubous" of them. Onoj last Sunday was the last regular Misses I.add Brooks. Mabel Stepaens ern] rPt .|rned missionaries are on the' Patrick. The volunteer lire deiiart-
was heard to remark: "I shore a n’t meeting day of the Methodist church Grace Etubbs, Fannie Clark, and H. nrogram nnd are g'vlng very Instruc-1 ment of tho town was brought Ifito
gv/lne tak' none oh dem boart’ln’ j for the year. Rev. G. A. Davis loft A. Wiliams. P. B. Clark of Ochlock- ,|.. p t ,|- KS concerning their wofk and j p'ay with- te'ling effett, although
house stlflcals." Eut they are fly- Tuesday for Brunswick and will re- nee, and Misses Sara Bennett. Jewel trave - B | n o ti 0 r lands. On exhibition j their efforts did not prevent the de
le t s o basement of tho library of t'.V struetlon of the car and contents.
Univerclty, Is an excellent collection! The Are was undouhtably of Incen-
Koroa, Japan, j diary origin and the mctlve was ^up-
It Is said that not In many years, Sabbath night. I>anl Searcy. John Lewis, Leltner c b | na This exhibition Is In the pcsed to be a spirit of revenge which
have there been a greater numnerj Mrs. Marvin V. Hancock of Macon, Clinton McCul.ough and J. D. Cul- , b arge of Mr. Rowland of this city,; actuated some negroes of that town
of patrldges than now. So much for Is here the guest of the family of pepper of Meigs. and Is exceedingly Instructive. ' Ion aerouct of tie re-ent difficulty
engaged In by Mr. Fltspafrlck whstt
Ing thick and fast araund town,— msln till a'ter conference. Arline, Jennie Golding and D :n--n
£0 i bear. I RoV. J. M. Clorke will preach at Berkley, Coy Vanlandlngham. Her-
Heap! Much Quail. the _ Methodist church hero ’fourth bert Davis, Jim Frank Frlddell, c ,, r | 0 .ttl-3 frcn
[/rote; tIon. The crop of pluo mast Mr. H. J. Crowell. Mr. A.. A. Braswell of Meigs has q do tbe noc | a | features of the
Is unusually fine, and one hunter j Miss Mattie Christie came down purchased the Mims place south of convention Is a reception given to
tells me that there Is no need to re- j from Pelham a fow days since to be the residence of Rev. R, O. Jack-on -f bo visiting delegation and tp tho
on the Oahlo-knee road and will „ e ^ beri of tha T- M
pair to the fields to find tbe birds j the guest of Mrs. C. C. Maddox.
Mr. W. A. Pringle. Jr.. Is In ton
sky for n few dnyn with bomo folks.
for one may find them In the open
woods where they eat the meat
Good Cane Crop.
That tbe cane crop Is nnasuslly
good to evidenced, by tbe nnacuslly
fine canes tost have noma my way
In tbs past few days. Rev. R. O.
Jackson sent ns soma tost nostro red
Tho Telegraph announced s few move bis family there. Univerclty of Georgia, by Lucy Cobb ty.
dsy* since the marriage of Miss Ro-a Mrs. Julius Culpepper, daughter of j D ,t|tute this evening.
Young to Mr. Fletrher Wheeler of Mr. W. M. Carlisle will arrive Ibis n, a reputation of the city of Atb-
the Rhode* Lumber Co., of that city, week from 8ardl*. Al*.. to visit rol- L,, tla hospitality Ip well borne
Miss Ross Is the daughter* tff W. J. stives In this vicinity. *. | out In the excellent manner In whlrt
Young of tola place. Mr. Henry Jackson and wife of t*>e nronl* are earing for to* vls'tlng
Mr.R. B. Searcy, s Icnlgbt of th* TaqiP* attar spending » few days delegation. Tbs visitors aro bring
he was compelled to kl l John Vick-;
ers, colored. Every effort Is being
C. A. of the made to apprehend tbe-gullty par ;
’.r
Messrs. Howard Asbburn and Will
Vsreen cam* dosra from Monltrio,
Tuesday and wars Initiated Into the
Elks. Tbay aro wilting to come
agate so to* ordeal mnst have been
I
(rip, of Hnntsvlll*. Ala., stopped with tbs family of Rsv. R. O. Jack- ^ entertained is tbs private boats of j light