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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS
Ttwmr—“* - Times. Vol XXX.
YhonmoriUe Enterprise, ToL XLVTL
THOMA8Y1LLK. GEORGIA. F0MIA1 FRIDAY JANUARY, 24, 1008.
ONION MAN
IEARD FROM
Jack Writes In His Usnal
Versatile Style
From Rime
Tbe folowlng Utter from our good
friend sod former towneman Jack
McCartney U Interesting and to the
point so the publishers take tbe lib
erty of printing it in toto. His writ
ings are always to the point and ex
pressed in the characteristic happy
style, so unlike anything else, but
very Interesting and amusing. ‘ The
success of the young Journalist In bis
now home is remarkable and fully
Justifies the opinion and belief that
ha la one of the best newspaper men
In the state.
Rome, Jan. 18, 1008.
Dear Boys:
I was glad to get your letters, and
to learn from them and the Ttmea-
Enterprlse Itself that business and ad
rertielng Is good. I neTer had any
fear that It would slump to any ap
prsolable extent on account of the
alleged panic, for the business, men
are too close kin to the Johnny Wise
family to slacken thetr pace or les
sen their spare u the very time they
need It must. Yon see the pnblte
have ceen educated, and when a man
•tops using printer’s ink they mark It
r '•
V y,
ng succeeds like add-'
dy wants to trade with
here U no doubt In tbe
ks read your ads. If
I’t believe It. Just yon
reader if dim morning
and-so will pay fifty
or black eats. That
) BUST.? -table felines
ntf'hls door than he
ire In the world.
FIRST TRIP
MADE AN TRAIN
Big Crowd Views Tbe
Length of Florida
fceitral Ry.
Quite a party of Thomasvtlle peo
ple went on the Initial trip of the
Florida Central Ry., yesterday. The
train In charge of Conductor J. C.
Vaughn left the A. B. A. station
promptly at nine o'clock arriving at
Roddenbery at ten-five. The return
was also made on schedule time. The
length of the road Is only thirteen
miles but passes through a most fer
tile and productive part of the coun
ty, which heretofore has been with
out railroad facilities. Many of the
party were greatly surprised at the
beauty of the country that the road
traverses and the good condition of
the road bed. AH had a lovely time,
the day was Ideal and everything
passed with no hitch whatsoever.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
C. J. Acosta and Genera! Manager Z.
Mlddlebrooks were In tbe party and
saw that the passengers were treated
to the best that ths Florida Central
could boast.
It la estimated that tbe extension
of the road Into Florida will be com
pleted by the first or middle of April
and trains will be run the whole
length of the road at that time,
book that be Is wobbly, to Chatres, some (0 miles, through
the pine lands of Florida.
Among those taking the trip from
this city were Mr. and Mrs. John F.
Parker, Messrs. O. 8. Barker, J. T.
Culpepper, John Triplett, Lee, Clyde
and E. L. Neel, J. 8. Montgomery,
Geo. 8. Cox, L. F. Driver, T. J J. Bot
toms, Paul Norcroaa, 8. L. Mallard, E
M. Mallette, Jas. A. Mallette, H. J.
Ward, M. B. Jones, C. J. Acosta, Z.
Mlddlebrooks, Lee Driver, Oscar Lee,
il situation' Is getting J. H. Merrill. F. H. Smith and others.
I up here. Rome waf-
ewell to the stlHey-
, and we are using real
of soap wrappers. In
he bandage was taken
isn't a scar left. Yon
same experience when
of Rome. Lee Is a great pal of Jim
Griggs. I note that Roddenbery Is
keeping that gent away from his con
gressional duties and down In the
wlregrass, feme mending.
Say, you know 1 never was strong
ve tho ektddoo sign to for these guys who were always tel
lers. \ ling bow the thing was done some
nktng of raising the ( place elke. For Instance there was
rice of onr papers. We; a Vermont man up at Mrs. Brown’s
at the present price of j who kicked at the Christmas flre-
actually coats morc | works, and said there was “nothing
a week to get ont that like that at home.’’ One of my
!<• pages, an 1 certain-
ptton should not be a
■e Herald Is doing fine.
pleasantest holiday experiences was
setting off a cannon cracker right
under hla window. He said he
lubscrlbers today, and thought It was In bis room. It al-
blng at the rate of ways gave me the pip to hear a
reck ever since we got preacher who had been to Europe
! continually prating of It. If some of
Doctor McIntosh walk- those fellows see a heavy thunder-
m fellows tbe other (bower or a bevy or quail It reminds
e yon all proceeded to them of “a little Incident my breth-
enjoyed bojh articles. ren> while crossing the river .Iordan."
a dull old world If we^ go here I refrain from telling how
d If both parties keep| they do In Thomasvllle, and In wrlt-
there Is no barm j n g to you fellows I haven’t preached
need any help call on howjhey do In Rome.
i wields a P*n for tiro R U t we have you aklnned In one
well as he does over particular, and that 1s a live and up-
| to-date board of trade, They were
said to have the ho$- good enough to elect Wilson and me
moons of any place on as Joint secretaries the other day.
I have been antlcl- They have a well furnished office on
time In the mayoralty one of the main streets, and pay a
s though I can’t vote neat little salary. But there Is more
'all. But on the level, work to do than mayor Montgomery
i mad that- they are (that sounds good doesn't It?) will
themselves In a fight,' have on Monday afternoons.
to agree on a union
mayor. What do yon
Those who hat) peace
the thought that then
I wish Thomagvllle’s board war In
good working order. The possibili
ties for good are simply unlimited,
when the organisation Is alert. We
I OWN WANTS
TO BE NO TOWN
Merrillville Muchiy Dis
tressed—Peculiar State
ol Adairs.
To be or not to be. Is the ques
tion In the neighboring Thomas coun
ty town of Merrillville. It might also
bs said “We are and don’t want to
be.” There has been some little
trouble for some time over the ques
tion whether that town would con
tinue to operate under the exiting
charter or whether they would de
cide to give up the charter. They
have decided, with the exoption ef
two or thre citizens, that they do net
care for a town.
At the time for to* primary for
Mayor and slderm.n, there was
nothing done and no election held.
Three of the five aldermen of the old
regime resigned as soon as this was
done and now there are only two al
dermen and a Mayor. No meetings
can be held because of the lack of
a quorum and the other three posi
tively refuse to attend meetings or
have anything to do with the running
of municipal government.
This leaves things In a pretty
mess. A Mayor Is under, the
laws of tbe charter compelled to
serve until hla successor Is elected
and tbe same with the aldermen, on
ly three of them won’t attend a
meeting, thua conclusively blocking
any work df a municipal nature
whatsoever. Most of ths cltlzcrs
want to let the thing run on until
their charter can be tr.ken awoy from
them, wishing most decidedly that
this be done rather than continue as
a (town.
Just what the outcome of tho af
fair will be Is not known. The char
ter was secured from the state legis
lature by Judge H. W. Hopkins of
this city about four years ago and up
to this time things have run along
smootly enough. It seems the wish
of the people Is that they be relieved
from town tax, thinking that the re
sults obtained therefrom does not
Justify the extra expenditure of the
extra tax assessment. This Is the
first esse of the kind that has come
to the attention of South Georgia and
certainly the first that Thomas coun
ty has experienced.
2ND DISTRICT
READY
Hr. K. C. Moore Here Ir>
The Interest Of The
Institution. ^ ’
At a meeting of the trustees held
In Tifton Jan. 2nd, It was decided to
open the Bchool Feb. 19th and to ad
mit only hoys for this term. At the
beginning of the next term In Septem
her we expect to be ready for the
admission of girls alBO. Under ex
isting circumstances this arrange
ment was considered best for the re-
malnder-of this term. Those who
desire to enter the school should
roach Tifton not later than Feb 18th.
and If possible by the 17tb. They
should write the Principal. Prof W.
W. DrisheH, Tifton, Ga., what day
they expect to reach Tifton, so he
can meet them at the depot and ar
range for conveyances to take them
to the school.
Prospective students must bring
with them $10 to pay for the first
month’s board. This is payable In
advance. Each student must also
bring $6 with .which to pay for bis
text books. These will be kept at
the school and furnished our pupils
at state adopted prices.
For all profitable labor performed
by the pupils of this school they will
I * ho pal<f at ths rate of ten cents an
hour, /for Instance, If a boy works
S6,.hours during the first month he
Is In school he will receive s credit
| of $3.90 and therefore charged only
$6.40 for his second month's board.
Under this arrangement it Is believed
that the cost of bosrd will not as a
rule exceed *6 or $(1.60 per month.
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STRONG CARD
BY MACINT1
lie Explains His Position
In Tbe Recent City
Election.
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Thomasvllle, Qa., Jan. 22, lt08.
The Ttmea-Enterprlse.
TRIAM&JASt
MORE
End In Sight Week Alter
Next. Mrs. Thaw
To Testify.
New York, Jan. 22.—Mrs. William
Thaw, mother of Stanford White’s
Gentlemen:—Immediately 4fty slayer, Miss Belle Morehonse Law-
er the last primary, when our citizen*
were so highly wrought up and so
much excited, a rumor reached me
rence of California, who taught
Thaw when the latter waa six years
oiu and kept a dairy recording the
that I Intended to run In the general ^ boy .g peculiarities were expected
election. I.lnstantly denied private- ( among the wltnessee at the opening
ly to those who approached me on' of Thaw’s trial today,
the subject, and publlcally In your j It Is said that the defense will com
paper, stating then that I would not P let0 “■ «“ e Frlda 5’ nlght ' Hebtft
be a candidate unless a recount show
•*d my nomination. When the court
permanently enjoined the recount,
settled the matter with mo. This was
my purpose then; has been my pur-
ih iver rince that time; aud I have
so stated on all occasions.
In your report of the regular elec
tion, except In the tabulated returns,
you mention the name of no gentle
man who received a scattering vote
sate mine. This In addition to the
fact that the article after stating that
“people who knew me were thorough
ly and completely convinced that I
was too honorable a gentleman to
have abetted the movement In the
■lightest degree,’’ went on to 'say t
“the only hard thing to understand
Is how this scheme was gotten np
without his knowledge.” I do no*
know who was “hard of understand-
lng,” nor what Inference yon Intend
to be placed upon the last aforesaid
statement of the article, bat for the
benefit of the public, os I under
stand some rumors are .'going the
rounds on the streets, that I not only
l:new of but aided and abetted said
! tsl by District Attorney Jerome will
i hardly require moro than a week.
Therefore It Is not believed Thaw’s
tste will be in the hands of the Jury
beore early week after next.
Tuition is fjleo (o all pupils residing I scheme. I want to state that when
If yon could push the matte.* and era*
plov, a paid secretary it would nt-tn
great things for Thomas VTI-*. f
anything floats this wsy that «ll> bo
of benefit .’ will put you on.-
I look ftr you gnyn to bi t n » up
In my editorial utterances, and here
you are opposing me on the onion
proposition, and again when I main
tain that leap year is a myth. Ed’i
editorial on his proposal drew a hear,
ty laugh from me, even though It did
disagree with my theory. He seems
to be worried about who It was that
proposed. I know. Never has been
any doubt In my mind. It was Amy.
Well your city election comes olt
next week. I would come down to
vote If necessary. I hope that the
new administration will have the
hearty support of all. and that those
who have feared evil from the shut
ting up of Brlndle, will fall to find It.
Regards to the boys In the office,
the good old town and everybody In
It, Including yourselves.
As ever. *
JACK.
campaign toy congress sill have to work tor thorn* salaries,
seventh between Oor- and we will be able to earn tbtm scr-
. robably Moses Wright, era! times mar. It etrlkae me that
M. J. F. Buckelew, who baa.been
taking a course of shorthand and
typewriting, has accepted a position
ss stenographer in Richmond, Va.,
with the railroad.
in the second congressional district,
but boys under 14 years of age can
not be admitted.
Two boys will be required to oc
cupy one room in the dormitory, and
they will be furnished free of charge
with a good iron bedstead, springs,
matress, washbowl and pitcher, one
table, two chairs, a washstand and
dresser, electric lights, stove and fu
el. - But each pupil must provide
himself iwitb the following articles
before be leaves home and bring
them with him to school: one pil
low and two pillow cases; two sheets,
two blankets, one quilt and and coun
terpane; alx towels and six cakes of
toilet soap, one comb and hair brush
and one tooth brash. Also two pairs
of overalls or such coarse vftirk
clothes ss he may have on hand.
I first heard of It, which was late
yesterday afternoon, that some votes
were being cast for me, I stated that
I deplored the affair and would not
serve tfelected; and I further state
that any perron who has said, or
may say, that I either knew of. aided
abetted or coanaelled the scheme,
voice a malignant untruth and give
utterance to a malicious falsehood.
I am now and always will be an-
■werable for my own acta and doings
but for the sets and doings of others,
I am not responsible.
Respectfully,
/H. J. MCINTYRE.
Tbe above statement of Hon. H. J.
McIntyre, the Tlmee-Enterpriee glad
ly publishes, showing as It doe? clear
ly and definitely the position taken
by that gentlemen In the recent elee-
hls sanction or conaent. It showed
very clearly that the affair was clev
erly planned, and that the schemers
worked hard but omitted from their
calculations the fact that Mr. McIn
tyre “was answerable for what he
did,” and that he would stand tor no
unfatrneaa of any aort. It does seem
that this la the only Inference that
could have been drawn.
Mr. K. C. Moore, agriculturalist of ( tlon. In an editorial wrlttan and In
the school will be In this city todsy type before this communication reach
and tomorrow afternoon st the First C d this office, the opinion of tba ed-
Natlonal Bank and at that time win lcors were expressed about aa conelu
be ready to explain any working of sively u was poaaible In words.
the school not understood and also
to taka the names of ell who have
the Intention of entering. He wishes
to see all prospective students and to
arrange with them about board.
Mlsa Clifford Mitchell, n graduate
of the Thomasvllle Business College,
has been placed In a position with
the Byrd Lumber Company.
Mr. R. U Redfearn of Barwlck
spent Friday tn tbe city.
Solicitor WIH Thomas of Valdosta
spent a few hours la the city yester
day.
Mr. Frank Walker of Ochlochnee
was among the Friday visitors to
town.
As yet there has reached this office
no report,'rumor or Insinuation that
he was connected with the affair In
the slightest degree, bud on the
other hand It has been said again and
again by .toe editors and those with
whom they have discussed tbe affair
that It wee a blow In the dark and
to say the least was not treating that
gentleman fairly, to uae bis name lb
such a scheme when they knew that
It was against his will publlcaly ejf-
The inference intended In the ac
count, stating that It waa hard to
understand how It was gotten up
without bis knowledge, merely was
to show how systematically and with
malice aforethought this schema haft
been planned, omitting him from tbe
scheme, simply because they were
certain that it would not meet with
SMOKE HOUSE BURNS
Sunday Afternoon Fire Destroys _
Borne Good Hog Meat.
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Sunday afternoon the fire depart
ment was called out at three o’clock
to a fire In Fletcherrille. The de
partment made a very quick run to
the scene of the conflagration and
found that the roeit house of Mr.
James Cargill In Fletcherrille bock
of the compress was burning. The
fire bad gained too much headway
for the department to pnt It ont and
the contents of the house were de
stroyed.
The piece woe a small one being
about seven by ten but wee filled with
fine most, coven hogs, a bsrrell of
syrup and considerable lard being
among the things destroyed. The
lose was quite a big one in this day
of scarcity of the good old South
Georgia rosorback. It seems that
the owner bad built a fire ,ln the
house for smoking the stuff end left
to go to church In the afternoon, dur
ing hla absence the fire caught the
floor and consequently the whole
house wee destroyed.
t 3
OONE-EASON.
Sunday Evening Marriage at Metho
dist Parsonage
The Methodist parsonage was the
scene of a quiet wedding 8nn<jay _
evening. Just after the evgula* .
service et the church Mr. 8. K. Eason
and Mlm Charlie Cone, both of this
county, came to Rev. J. M. * Outler
and requested that he unite them In
the knot that lute for life.’',This was •
done before the Immediate family of
the groom, and a tow friends. -
Mr. Bason has been for the put
tew months In Norfolk, Va., and 1*
a eon of Mr. J. B. Eason one of this
-■
oldest and moat respected citizens of
the county, living just four i £B!lej)A
from town. Miss Cone .Is also a
Thomas county girl of many Charms.
She lived formerly at Boston but tho
family recently moved from there to
Ochlochnee. The young'veople will
live with the lather
near town and they start life togeth
er with the beet wishes of a host of
friends all over the'county. ^ :
