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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS
Thonwunrlllr 'KnterprtM, V#i. iSP*
THOMAflVtLLC. MORCNU, PM»«1 JANUARY, 17, IB
STEAM BU^LARY ON
WHISTLE! WARREN AVE.
TWO BANKS MILL POND
ELECT OFFICERS PLANTATION
NUMBER OF. (WILLLEAVE
DEAD 150 CUBA IN 1909
To Give Weather Report. R. G. Lewis'. House En- Certificates Called Io and One Of The Most Delight-'Loss Greater Than Ex-
Other Business Of
City Fathers.
tered, Robbed, And
Set On Fire.
Both In First Class
Condition.
/
ful Places -in Seu/ii
Georgia.
pected In Horrible
Theatre Fire
With Alderman Evans In the chair. The house of Mr. R. G. Lewis on two Interesting meetings were held A visit fo Mill Pond Plantation,' Boyertown, Pa., Jan. 14.—When
.pn account of the absence of Mayor ■ >
_ _, Warren avenue was visited by a Jn Tho:rar,vine vosteraay. The an- the democratic title which Mr. J. H. daylight dawned, the ruil extent of
Pittman, the City Fathers heard the J °
.minute* read by Clerk MacLean at very peculiar burglar the other night, nual meeting of the Citizens Banking Wade has given his handsome winter the horror of last
half past seven promptly. The first Tho front door °* the House was un- & Trust Co., and the First .National residence'here, Is always pleasant,' Rhoade’s opera house
action to be taken by the body was locked until about eleven o’clock Bank. If any further proof of the an j one a i waV8 finds new beauties,
that of granting of licenses to the fol- when young Mr. Lewis came In. In strength of our banks, and the conser
night, when
was burned,
apparent.
The list of dead is now placed at
and Improvements there. A recent
in wire ii non tholr cnmnlvint: with votive manag 'ment or tnom u neeae • , 150, and th? number of Injured at
theordlnance 'ovLng ^'r r.s-.ec- ' he mean ‘ it will bo round toe annua, at.te- V,8lt *“ eJ ‘ Ceptl ° n ' and the rep ° r -: 75. Ho. many wore k.l.ed ntay nev-
tlve cases: Red Cross Drug Co., n.er- h ° U83 Were aI>d “ ‘ 8 ‘ C "tents, toe dl Idends declared by each ter ‘ bat Ul ° montfla whlch had l er be Known, for among tho victims
chandlse, Derr Lumber Co., wood opln,on o{ Mr * Lewls that the h ° U * e and the amount carried to undivided intervened since his last visit had of this awful disaster were a number
yard; J. M. McCormick and C. Ca o, was entered during this time. The p ro flt*. Each bank has cash assets brought with them many additional of visitors and some strangers,
It Is estimated that 400 people were
In the hall when the explosion of a
The tank was be
ing In connection with moving pic-
tlflcntcs as fast as they arc presented.' whlch b, H |ns nt the house * nd tureB during an amateur performance
All the officers of the Citizens stretches across the undulating for tile benefit of the St. John Luth
from what was given la by the coun- and Beveral valuablB articles belong- nank)nR & Trult ' C3 ., werc re-elect-' Ground until It merges In the forest oran Sunday School.
<■11. After investigating for a in<; t0 th0 owner - but tbelr clo9 ° l cd. They are Dr. J. T. Culpepper,' i" the distance. Unmarred by any Instantly, it seemed, when the ex-
fe v minutes to And whether there promlmlty to the sleeping man must President, Dr. T. M. McIntosh, Vice' artificial attempt at beautifying, m-j plosion occurred, some one yelled
hti been a raise or not and on what have deterred the burglar. In the President. J. M. Deklo, Assistant; terspersed by groups of native triK* "fire" and In an instant the center of
tho raise was and the rest of the de- c i ose t there was d whiskey bottle. <-' aablBI '- a " d H. Morrill, E. M. MaL ""<■ shrubbery, It Is. without doubt the opera house was a seething fur-
ta:-s they decided to grant a reduc- , , abeled and t0 all appcar . > B ‘‘ B . H. J. MacIntyre. Jno. C. Bcver^ one of the most restful and satisfy- nace. The rapidity with which the
tlcn on the stock carried by Lowry , _ .. ' Iy - T - M - Mclnt^h and J. T. Culpep- i»« »l«ws In this country.' •* "" - - •* -• •- —
ances full of the fiery stun. It was
restaunrant and Calvin C Porter pain- P ants were at the foot of the bed, much In excels of the proportion re- charms of this beautiful place. |
ter. containing some loose silver and this quired by law. and all of the Thom- ) The mQSt gtrlklng new featuro , 8 a
Petitions for Tax Adjustments. wa8 p„f CT ed, bat his coat and vest at aa vtlle hanks are withdrawing from stretch flf erfiene8t ^ Baa ,ank 0ccurre d-
At this time E. Lowry came before thc had of tho bed waa not disturbed. clr ™ latl °" thelr clearing house cer-.
the Aldermen and asked that his tax Thcge garment8 contalne d the watch
lie reduced, the amount being raised
It is no flnmes spread was caused by the up-
In his Broad street store. Alderman per Directors. Thc statement made wonder that the owner of this beau- setting of coal oil lamps.
Smith being of the opinion from ob- mled wlth tur l’ cntlne b ° weve r and , )y Pr0[ ,| dent Culpepper showed a' tiful homo come B early in the fall, Evon thc men in tho audience
servatlon that the stock*was worth thla was P 0Mlbly » source of so much good year despite conditions, the us-' and lingers late In the spring. 1 seemed to lose all control of them-
not more than *600 and It was taxed disappointment to the man entering ual seven per cent, dividend was de-' Around the house the rose gar- selves, ana fought with the women
$8J)0. Lowry also swore before coun- the house that he decided to do all clared, and about ten per cent, ear-' den. and shrubbery have taken on and children who composed the great-
cll that this was what he thought tho the damage b e could. He being hot' rlod ,0 ""divided profits. | the additional beauty, and complete- er part of the audience to gain the
value of the stock. . v ... ,_l All the officers of thd First Nation- "®*« which time only can bring, and street. In this manner many women
: because there was no flery stuff in
Dr. 8. J. Cobb also handed |n a pc- ^ made an endMYdr t0 make
| al Bank were also -eelectcd. These the place has lost the look of now-, and children who might otherwise
tlon that the tax on the Arnold prop-
I are W. H. Rockwell. President, M. R.- "ess which It bore some time since, have escaped were forced back and
erty be-assessed to the right party.
Ty. was sold by Mrs. Mary Arnald
i'Mfr
r
all the Inmatea of the hopse hot and Malletto, Vice President, A. T. Mac- Set on a gentle rise, this perfectly trampled upon.
th^
i oy mm .n*ry nruwiu wltb tbat ® nd ,n v,ew P° ur *d the, intyre, Cashier and T. J. Ball. C,. W.' planned bouie, In the center of spa- Pandemonium reigned, and
uary to Dr. Cobb and aa yet stuff all over tile k!tehcn“an3 set Are Ferrlll, M. n. Malletto, W. I. Mmcli - clouf grounds, with Its qjriet good'; mad scramlile for exits waa simply
no taxes have been paid on It. to 1L ■ i |'*yre, J- W. Peacock. W. A. Pringle, taste, and the cultivation and de- lndescrlbat o. Scores of persons,on
There was also some discussion as Next morning the place was found w - H - Rockwell, 8. Steyerman and T,.| velopment of the natural beauties of the second floor risked their lives by
to which of the two should pay tax chared and several burnt place. In! St<!yerraan directors. President stool:-j ‘h® surrounding Holds and wood- Jumping from windows. In this way-
on the property now owned by Mr. th/wood work. It was fortunate we " ma d e a moa l satisfactory show. lands, Mill Pond Plantation may be several were so badly Injured that
E. L. Neel, formerly belonging to the that there was no serious damage und lnr ^ or tbc ra3t ycar ' * bc -arnUgn. second, third or thirtieth home they died.
Smith estate. If Mr. Neel did not buy that the Are decided not to burn, oth- belnB about thc aame " er «! In America In point of cost, hut may Boyertown is a village of about
the property before the Brat of April erwlse the home of Mr. Lewis might! ,aat yOTr - A d l vl <l®n d ®f ®K'-H per- well stand Brat In its tastefulness and^ 3,500 people, and there Is scarcely a
'the other owners will have the tax to now be a mass of charred ruins.j CG "I- wa " ordered paid to stoek'iol- Quiet beauty. : house In tho little town that has not
pny. There was also the piece of Mr. Lewis Is being congratulated on| d® ra and R large amount of the rc-
property next to Dr. Jarrell’s on Jack* the termination of what might have' ma '" dor carried to undivided .rofltr,
non street belonging to Mrs. ChaB. proven a serious loss.
S OS, Jr., on which there had been
x paid. These were referred to
man Parker for Investigation. Mta|llr|l pTlfylTC
FOR SCHOOL
Major C. M. Strong, of the Wcath-
•r Bureau, located In this city, was
present at the meetng and put the
matter.of signals from the weather
oBce In steam every day. The plan
waa that every morning at about ten Board of Education Will
Give Two For Best
o'clock, after the observations have
been received here, the slganls are
glvePby a steam whistle, there being
a code adopted similar to the flag
■yatem. The object of thla la that all
the farmen and mill men In the vi
cinity will know by the whistle jnst
what the observations for the coming
thlrty-slx hours will be. This may
and will prove quite a benefit to
truckers and those agriculturalists
whose crops can be injured by rain
"or severe cold and will tell them
when to be prepared for an emergen
cy. I
The members of the council were
as n unit rather In favor of this move
and the matter was referred to the
water and fire committee for report.
It wsa the opinion of Major Strong
that the fire whistle could be used
for,both the signals but It seemed
that most of the aldermen favored a
separate whistle. There la no fire
whistle at thlr time and one will
have to be purchased at once. It Is
known where, these whistles can be
clearly heard at a distance of from
twelve to fifteen miles and If this Is
the cane. It would be of Inestimable
benefit to have one.
Alderman Parker bars antertaiaed
Essay Submitted.
(Centlaaed on paga sight.)
There was a special meeting
the Board of Education held yester
day afternoon at the office of Its sec
retary Judge J. 8. Montgomery for
the purpose of deciding upon tho of
fering of prises for the best essay to
be submitted by the members of the
Public Schools. This will be done
In conjuncture with the prizes offer
ed by the state Daughters of the Con
federacy, who have made this a tea
ture of their work.
They offer a very substantial prize
for the best essay submitted by
school child taking as subject, *1862
In the Confederacy” and all the chil
dren over tbo state are permitted to
enter this contest. The rules gbvern-
lng this contest were published In
the Sunday Issue of the Tlmes-En
terpriae. In conjunction with this
offer the Thomasvllle schools are to
have a spelclal Inducement through
the action of the school board yester
day. They will offer for the best
say submitted, under the rulee gov
erning the etate contest, a prize of
17 and for the second beat |3.
These prizes are to be gives provided
While the annual meeting of tho
other two banks will n’qt be for o.no roads which wtnd through tho wood
time. tho recent statement »’illsh 'd lands, while perfectly kept, follow
as required by law show /hem alto' the natoral trend of the ground In
to bo In most excellent condition. | most places, and gives the fullest op-
Thomasvllle and Thomas Connty are' portuntty to the passerby to see the
to be congratulated upon the condl- wild nataral beauty of the placet j
There ha* boea no attempt* to In- been afflicted by last night's visit i-
dulge "landscape gardening,” as the tlon of fire,
term la usually understood. The . - -
Gevernment Committed
in Report Of Taft To
Roosevelt.
Washington, Jan. 13.—As far as he
can, Secretary Taft has* committed
thc American government promise to
withdraw completely from Cuba In
the beginning of tho spring of 1909.
This pledge Is contained In a letter
from tho war secretary to the presi
dent, transmitting the report of Gov
ernor Magoon of his stewardship in
Cuba during the past year.
Secretary Taft's encomiums upon
Governor Magoon In this letter may
be of peculiar significance In view of
the recent revival of the rumor which
was formerly In circulation to the ef
fect that the governor of Cuba has
been considered for the vacancy in
the office of secretary of war whir'
would be created next July in t
event Secretary Taft receives the -
inatlon for the presidency. The
rctary says tho report from '
nor Magoon shows conditions
> he very 'discouraging.
possible that these four w
the south . Georgia batal'
been rumored Hint the c
vannah at tho head of
have already made d
ments with the boys
further honor Caf
near future
major of this
the officer to fil'
to be elected
evidently tho
can exert e
the electlo- i
mentioned
Valdosta
the T.
care *
tlon
tlon of their financial Institutions.
there are five contestants to enter.
The one-which wins the first prlxe In
this local contest will bo sent to en
ter tho Btato competition.
Miss Sarah Hansel], the contestant
-f last yeti did remarkably well
and won honorablo mention In the
big affair. It Is probable that quite
a number will enter and the contest
promises to be very spirited. The
essay must be handed In to the
Board by the first of March to be
eligible tar any prize.
Methodist Reception.
Preparations are being made for
the annuel reception to be given at
tthe Methodist charch for all the
members of the Thomasvllle congre
gation. It will be held on Wednes
day the 22nd of the month and will
be the largest and most snccei
ever pulled off . Committees have
been appointed and are busy already
with the arrangement and their
work will be In all probability per
fected 1" the near future. All mem
bers of the church are expected to be
In attendance at that time, which
number Includes something over sev
en hundred. Further announcements
will be made In reference to It
Mr. Luke Langford waa a visitor
to Pine Park Tuesday.
In addition to his ability In carry
ing out Mr. Wade's plans In beauti
fying toe ground* so successfully, Mr.
W. A. Round, the Superintendent, has
proven that ho Is plain farmer of
no mean ability. From a fifty aero
field he has gathered this year an
average of thirty-five bushels of corn
to the acre .and he has stored In a
capacious barn a wonderful mass ol
cowpeas at large .full pods of which
many bushels were also grown to the
acre under his Intelligent supervision.
The vegetable garden, the greenhouse
In which flowers and early vegetables
are grown, the herd of cattle, the
hogs, poultry yard, and all of the
various features over which he had
supervision showed the same care,
and intelligence. Mr. Round showed,
with especial pride, a well-filled
CAPT. ELECTED
IN WAYC8CSS
Warren Lott Heads New
Company-Slated For
Majors Position.
It Is a matter of some local Interest
*» know that a few days ago In tne
■dfty of Waycross there was perefected
d) rompotfd
tlon. It has
/fflclals In 8a-
the regiment
oflnlte arrnnge-
- at Waycross to
. Lott In the
and make him
batalllon. .While
i that place will have
to the position^ It la
oght that headquarters
tough Influence to carry
t- So far the only one
. hae been Capt. Fender of '
and this was unofficial by
t 4 11 may be that he will not
-° enter the race for the posl-
under existing circumstances.
1 t was the hope of the members of
th * 0,d Fourth, which has been en-
‘ ,reIy don ® away with to have a man
trom their rank* to All this position,
i but It seems cut and dried the other
way from the account that has reach
ed thla dly, In an unofficial way.
Capt. Lott (s a graduate of West
Point and one of the best posted
military men In South Georgia and If
elected to the ppsltlon will fill | t with
much credit and ability. Result, will
be watched with interest all over
South Georgia.
Sell No Liquor on Ga. Reservation*.
Atlanta. Ga., Jan. 13—Notwlth-
standing; |
rumors to-the effect that If
congress abolishes the antl-conteen
law Intoxicants will be sold ou the
a military organization composed.oLjfovernment reservations at Fort Me
•tent sixty young, progressive eltl- Pherson and Fort Oglethorpe both
arm. of the town. While the Dick Oeorgie, it I, certain that If. the
Will ha. to Its general working been action wa. taken the two army posts
detriment of the standing and num- would aUU ha aa dry aa they are now *
Ser of toe military organizations In
the state, thla comes as a refreshing
*»ec* of news. At the election of of-
Swrs. Lleatenint Lott of the U. 8.
Army was elected to All the postton
of Captain. Mr. Lott was In the city
smoke house, where were curing! **et summer as the guest of Mr. J. D.
many aides of meat from hogs raised. McCartney and while here made
by him. One can easily see that Mr.' many warm friends who will be pleas-
Round’a heart Is In bis work and that' ®d to learn of the honor paid him.
he Is giving It alt that Is beat In blm.1 He was also honored by the citizens
To a man of his ability, working la! °* Ware County with the office of Or-
tbis manner there Is but one result dinary to fill the unexpired term of
possible, and that has been attained! lather, whose accidental death re
st Mill Pood Plantation.
Hr. T. J. McCartney la la the city
baring returned yesterday after
spending • few days at St. Marks on
the Florida coast. His many friends
are gla4 to welcome Mr. McCartney
home again.
ceatly cause&uch genuine sorrow all
over South Georgia.
This compaay starts under very
favorable assplces and will be a part
of the first regiment, with headquar
ters In Savanaah. Hi# companies in
The government, according to prom
inent lawyers, would have no right or
power to operate canteens anywhere
in Georgia while the state prohibition
law waa in affect. It has been re
ported that the officers at the two
posts have been circulating petitions
to congress to rescind the' antl-can-
teen law, and it tls known that a
strenuous effort jrlll be made at this
session to restore the army post sa
loon, but In no event will Georgia be
Xlss Bessie Jackson
Thomasvllle, Fltxgerald and Valdosta „ M| Ia tpCTd<ng
are also In this regiment and It ta
affected one way or the other.
Miss Olivia Adams of Pavo who
- >
baa been the gneet of Mias Nellie
{■ i
Smith for the past week left yester-
dayday for home.
her aunt. Mis. J. E.
in
tA I
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