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t&sj. , yjpyip SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS^F^~^ thomastille. FRIDAY FEBRUARY, 1908. NEGRO ENTERS TWOHOUSES Both In Same Block—En , ters Bedroom And Wakes Ladies. Two hornet In thlt city were en ured Sunday night in a very pecul iar and unacoounUble manner. About three o'clock the home ot ■r. Hollenbeck wat disturbed by a midnight marauder.' He attempted to ralte a window to a room In the . hack ot-the house occupied by the aant ot Hr. Hollenbeck. She heard . the noise made by the opening of the window and gave an alarm upon which the negro fled to other parts. About tour thirty the home ot Judge H. W. Hopkins In the same block was entered, In this case the negro made his way Into the house and upstairs into a room occupied by two daughters of the Judge. The young ladles heard him walking around the room, the noise haring awakened them. After going around a while the negro went to the bed add shook one ot the ladles. She paid no atUntion and the same per formance was repeated. Thorough ly frightened the young lady scream ed and the negro departed. It seems that he had entered by the back stairway, found the door unbolted and went Into the room oc cupied by the girls, which was locat ed ot the head of the stairs. He made his saeape in the same manner. Jumping from the landing of the stairway Into the mud. Judge Hop kins upon hearing the screams rush ed ljgs the room and flndlag what this trouble was went down stairs to . sse what could be done. He found a barefoot track where the ,man had Jumped from the porch and traced It all the way to the front gate at which point it was unable to be seen. The entrance to the stairs was In the direct light from the room occu pied by Judge Hopkins, who naa awakened and read about four o'clock, falling asleep again, during Which time the entrance was made. Haiehal Stephana was tetaphoned and told that It had been raining and that'it was at that time diluting and ashed if he thought that hie dogs could track If they were given a trail. Hr. Stephens stated that they eouM' not, so the Judge made an further attempts In that direction. He howeeer covered the plain track In the yard near the porch and it can be plainly distinguished now, being a large heavy Imprint of a bars foot From the /acts in the esse It. Is thought that the negro moat have heea a crag man. The fact that he oodld make an endeavor to eater the home of,Hr. Hollenbeck and then, about an hoar after eater, that of Judge Roptdaa la the same block aonads peculiar. Then be was known not to have taken anything from either piece, (bowing that theft am not Us asottvs. It Is man than prob able that ho M soma ersay negro, bat even Own his dotage are most pe culiar and moat certainly Ukely to reaalt disastrously for him If thsy are kept up and ha la oaught. Smaller Timber Hen Are Beginning To Start Up In Spite of Dali Times. . il Savannah, < Ga., Feb. Id.—Dull times. This Is the state ot affaire wMsh Is most concerning the lumber men ot the country at large now and the trade of Savannah Is no excep tion to the rule. General trade con ditions are at times slacker than in several yean past and from the out look at the momeat there appear! to be predoua little bopee for an Im provement for the Immediate future at least. So much for the outlook . It Is reported from various sourc es tbit the smaller mill mea pf the State* of Qputh Carolina. Georgia and Florida or a number of them at least have started operations Spain and have decided to "cut continuous ly regardless of prices realised.” Why the Interior producer should start up again at this, oftall times. Is one of the mysteries which Is very hard to explain. The general de mand for lumber and timber of all classes and klnda la very small; In fnct Is almost entirely lacking and this being the case It seem Ill-advised for the mill men to persist In produc ing It. In order to set at rest the reports ot renewed operations the large wholesale houses of Savannah have sent out "envoys" through the States mentioned In order to be tally advis ed of the true condition ot affairs and ahould the report* ot the travel ing men confirm the rumor it probable that some steps will taken by the Urge houses which are financially able to lay In stocks at the Uweat levels u order to reap the golden benefit when th* demand doe* materialise. BLIZZARDHOLDS NORTH AND EAST Wires Down Everywhere -•May Be As Great as Tbat Of 1898. The north and east Is In the grasp of the blizzard. The Western Un ion Telegraph Company reported yesterday morning that they had go wire north ot Uacon or east of Sa vannah. The trouble Is said to be due to a blizzard which la covering a wide territory In the north and east, which has borne down the wires un der the weight of sleet sad snow. The cold breath of the steady wind that has been coming out ot the east all day, together with the evident fact that the- wires are all down north and east ot Atlanta warrant the conclusion that the North and East are In the embrace ot a severe blizzard, the worst perhaps that has been experienced since the memora ble blizzard of 1898. Tbomasvllle will, we hope, escape the Icy breath ot thla blizzard. Weather Observer Strong la his re port tor today gives us more rain, but there Is no forecast that today will be colder, for which we are duly grateful. MR8. REBECCA BRUCH One of the Oldest and Most Beloved Citizens of the Const y. Mr. H. L. Reed and wife of Mans field Ohio and Hr. C. A. Reid and wife of Ravenna, Ohio, are in the city for the winter at the Stuart House. They have visited Tbomas vllle. before and are pleasantly re- -membered by many In the city. Mrs. Langford and Miss Inez Landford of Gainesville, Miss Lit tle of New York and Mr. and Mrs. Herrick and Miss Janet Herrick of Bast Orange. N. J„ are pleasantly lo cated for the winter at the Randall Honse. Mrs. Rebecca Bruce, mother ef Dr. W. W. Bruce, died at th* home of her ion In thla city Wednesday moraine at > o'clock. She waa th* wife ot the Uto Dr. Robert J. Brace and th* daughter of Thomas Good- wla Mitchell sad Elizabeth OUra Alatoi. She waa bora la Thomas county on the Mth of October Iff* Her Illness lasted only a week and 1 her death cam* as a shock to her family and friends. Th* finer* 1 will occur at the residence ot Dr. Brace, corner of Hansell street and Remington avenue this afternoon at Ul o’clock. The following gentlemen will eel as pall bearers: R. H. Lester, J. 8. Montgomery, J. T. Culpepper, C. 8. Parker, J. W. H. Mitchell and I Interment at Laurel IIUI Cemetery. Her generous, helpful hands era folded forever show* her brave and loyal heart and her gUriled spirit rejoices with loved ones in her & .iff \ (Item Sunday's Daily.} A special delivery Uttar addrrased to John D. Rockefeller was received U th* city last night, and caused a good deal of talk aad_*pecbUUoa u to whether ho was soaring to Thera' asvUl* again this winter. Th* writer of th* letter was U Albermarls, N. C.. and probably waa unaware as to the whereabouts ot th* Oil King. It U mar* than probable that whoever did write the letter had heard that Mr. Rockefeller was In Georgia and never having heard of any city In the state except Thomasvllle wrote to this place. Of course Augusta won't feel badly, not to speak of Macon, 3a vannab, Columbus, and Atlanta. He has been for the past few weeks In Augusta and If he does intend com ing to thla city nothing has been said about it • i LAWS WILL BE OBEYED. Meigs Subscribes *3.000 for Masonic Hall—Other News. . In making the law* for the gov ernment of thU town for lMF.-the ''City Dade" left off an Important ordinance that was ot force last year That U reference to selling on Sun day. ' , That sweetremelUng complement jsjf their booty, ot-the green gourd vino, the goat. Is forblddan to take even a shady stroll during th* spring morning! about taws. He mast suffer all the Indig nities of . the pound, even to the sale. It to a vlototlon of the law to throw paper or boxes on the streets; and It should be; bnt there la a greater meaance to the health and cleanliness of the town than paper or trash. There are some cowpens that open on the streets; pig pens sometimes besoms so offensive as to he a nuisance two blocks away. Thera are at least two valuable doge. In thla town. Bnt there are a great-lumber ot other bobtail, short handle pointers, dad yellow cars that are not worth |<0.00 apiece, that prowl over one’s premises, through every open door, and per chance Into the stove room, or tpoa th* dining, table. A tax might help dlmtalah th* number. The tow* are a good lot. and Marehal Gordon Da vis, will execute them. $85 idledto fti&City. Country Store Pillared Near Cooildge. Tuesday night'the residence of Miss Mollis Smith on North- Broad street was entered and robbed of *85 Mr.. j>. E. Davis, woo la a boarder ih the .house upon waking next morning found thot elgbtyflvo dollars which be had in his trousers the night before had been stolen. Upon Investigation it was found that some one had entered the house by a win dow which he left open after de parting through the front door. The pocket book which contained the elghty-flvs dollars waa found the front walk where It had been thrown. No clue was left by the man, who ever he Was and there Is no way for the owner of the coin to Identity 1: It Is getting to be the moat-frequent thing for someone to enter a bed room and rifle all pockets while the owner Is soundly sleeping and then depart with no attempt to cover any tracks. Store Burglarized. News was brought to this city yes terday ot s burglary oommltted the night before at the store of Mr. W. M. McMillan .about nine miles from this city and five miles from Cool idge. It was a country- store but was well built and substantial, and Mr. McMillan lived Just aboht a bun. dred yards from the store. He heard no noise, although the store waa broken Uto and many things, token out. The amount of stuff cannot be de finitely estimated hot thqkftare waa at least one hundred and twenty-five dollars of-various kinds of merchan. dlse. Shoes were, left out of th* box es on the ground showing that. In their hurry they had dropped 'part The town of Melgs has subscribed fit.*** o* the IS.Mo to b«Bd the Meaenle hall koto. Th* vrork on th* bulldtag 'will begin at an early day. is stack tots all bee* taken. At the same mooting the council ap propriated *40.00 (or shade drees to be put oat pa the steels. Tbs post office department U ■ending out blanks to th* rural car* rlera upon which they wOl report A* condition .of their roods. They or* to locate the exact position ef every bad place. That portion ot the different routes tbit la not n public road will doubtless be "discontinued unless It be put Is good order. Newspaper Subscriptions. The people will notice a great bustling on the part of the newspa pers of the county to get their sub- sorlptlon Hats In order by . Ap ril lit, to satisfy the new law. Of course the paper wil suffer some loss but there are but few local papers that are not worth three times the subscription .price. Many papers have allowed their subscription lists to go by, for fear of offending a sub scriber. Now that every one must be "dunned,” there will be a howl fn Canaan. I like the new law. There U no use for the subscriber 1 to get mad with the paper, nor for the paper to bo worried with the subscriber. Na paper wishes to lose h eubscriSer, but the new law re quire* It to-straighten np Its mailing lists. At the present Increasing price of psper, and the penalty imposed by th* law, bat few publishers of coun try papere will be able to carry many "dead” subscriber*: The move will eventaslly result In good for all. Many rural routs* will doubtless suffer also. It Is said tbat It re quires 1,741,0*0 feet of timber for every dey In the year to’ produce paper for printing n*wi papers. There Is a new dtseaee going the rounds. That to, ft la sew to me. Its common name U "Shingles.'' have a.‘Teeltog" recollection of disease, caused by the sadden, spas modic disposition of my mothers right arm that might be called "Boards,” hot. I don't rometober any thing (boat "ahlngles." Rev. C. W. Jordon, decided after a trial "of a day or two not to cos ts o services at th* M. E. church, as the weather waa quite un favorable and besides many are suffering from Ugrlppo. Ha will la n short time begin th* services new and will be assisted by Rev. J. Shl- rah. Evangelist. We personally know Hr. Shlroh and believe the people of Meigs will like him. Well’* Bor Sea* Homo. It will be of Interest to many In this place to know that the Uttle boy that was here for several days with Well’s Medicine Show, known as ‘Rusty” has been sent to his moth er at Mobile, Ala. "Rnsty” ran away from the Show at Coolldge sad on arriving la Thomasvllle Messrs. Tom Bottoms and A. N. Turnbull ar ranged .for his transportation to Mobile. It Is further stated that the Holloway boys of the Cornet band left tbe show at Thomasvllle and are now In Montgomery. The boya are well known by citizens of this place os excellent young men. Mrs. Henry Wurst received the sad Intelligence of the death of her father, Mr. Giles, at Merrillville of pneumonia, Sunday. Candidates are becoming frequent ■' ' ANOTHER PRIZE. Daughters of Confederacy Offer Prise For County Schools. The Thomas County School Com missioner, Capt. K, T. MacLean an nounces that there will be a prize of ten dollars for the members of the county schools who hand In the best essay on the Bubject designated by the Daughters of the Confederacy In their big state contest. This prize will be ten dollars but it Is divided between two children, six doltors for the best essay and four for the sec ond best. This is in addition to the other prizes offered and It Is moat proba ble that there, will be the Urgest number of contestants from this county tbat there has ever been. Tbe puplU of the city have an extra prise also and are working to that end. This prise for the children ot the county schools is calculated stimulate them to further activities for no matter what sort of essays are handed In two of the contestants are sare to receive prizes. The same qualifications that govern the state contest will also govern this contest. visitors to this place. I like them because they are so pleasant, even Chough their smiles and friendly greetings last only for a short time. I despise the presence of the man who carries on his face * frown that makes It look like a washboard and makes eveiV thing around him fell miserable. Senator For Blelgs. It Is said on very good authority that there la a prospective candi date, for the State Senate right here in Meigs. They say-this U no'Joke and Editor Ward,-of the Press, will at least have n running mate. Fenoaal Notes. ' Cashier Duncan Blekley ef th* Bank hare, has returned from short visit to hi* old home fet Wavy erly Hall Gk., Miss Alice Wilkes, who Is attend ing Wesleyan will spend a day jor so at home-about the M, hast, dar ing the celebration of Washington' birthday. Hie- Slash Htftjson of Grady county was the gnash of hm brother Mr. B. Carter’s family a- few days since. Miss Belva Bailey of Gordon, Ala., Is the pleasant guest of her un cle M. W. H. Hnrstthls week. Mrs. C. W. Jordon, wife of tbe Methodist pastor,, after a month stay In Hacon with her. mother, has returned: Hr. and Mrs. Pat Ward of Pino Park came over to see home folks Sunday. Mr. Ell Warren of Albany visited hie mother here Sunday. Rev. W. N. Davis weak np to fill an appointment .at toe First Baptist church last Sabbath even ing. Mr. W JL Meigs and family left a tow days ago to make their home In Pike County, near Barn Seville, it la with a source of pore regret tbat oar people learns ef the departure of thla family from th* town. They have many friends her* that wish them success In their new home. Hr. Haywooff Slngjetary accom panied by his mother. Hr*. W. M. Singletary spent Sunday la Ochlock- Hfra Ruby Hit* of Pelham was a Sunday guest of Him Alpha Brae- sU. : ’ Hr. W. J. ffratoJ/ratoa, * former rertdent j* this place, now ot Pel- , eras her* Sunday. Candidate McKlanon was a vis itor hero last week Ih. the Interest hi* candidacy. Editor Jesse Ward was making aoqualmtances here a tow day* since more In tbe Interest of his paper to scan th* political field. Thla side ot the branch will doubtless giro him a good support for the Sen ate. Hiss Dona Gaskins who teaches near here In Grady county, was a visitor here Sunday. w Mr. H. H. Laney of Camilla wqs here Saturday. Mr. Johnson of Boston came a courting to this town Sunday. The boya have an eye on him. Mr. W. W. Felkel of Metcalfe spent Tuesday In the city on busi ness. Mr. Leo Wise made a business trip to Cairo Tuesday. LYNCHING IN MISSISSIPPI Negro Takes Away Frott Military Company and Lyached—Dayligbt. Hrookhavon, Mias., Feb. 11.—Ell Plgot, the negro who criminally as saulted Miss Williams, a young white woman, near here several weeks ago, waa taken from the custody of the Jackson military company and A posse of depatles yesterday and hanged from a telegraph pole within leas than 10P yards ef the court house. He was to have bee* tried 'yesterday for his crime. Th* military company and the po lice were overpowered by n mob Of more than >,600 citizens. Several shots 'were fired daring the ■ melee and two members of the mob trero wounded. — ■ i^IFi News From Metcalfe. (By W.-H. Searcy,) " f On Sunday morning, February t, Mr. T. J. Montford came near losing his house by fire. When ft was dis covered the root of the kitchen had burned up and the celling was bon ing. The lire was on the sooth side ot the honse and the wind waa blowing very strong from the north, la why It did not barn rapidly,' Mr. and Mrs. Hartsfleld and Hr*. Hutchison, who have been boarding at the hotel here, while Hr. Harte- fleld was at work on the bridges el the Florid* Central R. R. have gone back to Florida. They mad* many friends while hare who radjEilh to as* them leave. * Hrs. Kerr who has been a* ill, are ere glad to report convalescent, and will soon be out again. ’ Hiss Georgia Donaldson ot Bain-, bridge Was In oar town Saturday, looking after the music class. Hiss Donaldson Is a teacher of nMUty ani' * woman .ef cultnra an* .,410.: off doah* h*-qidt* an- aeqnlaltloa to our- tokn. Hies Margarita Stringer ot Cairo is a visitor to relatives In oar town lest week. Hlra LI Da Forrest, the. efficient assistant of Metcalfe school spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks at Boston. Mrs, H. T. Smith (nee Hlra Piney. Horne) who baa’ boon her* daring her elster’s illness left Wednesday tor her home In Gainesville, FI*. The many employees of the A. C. L. at thla pine* war* mad* glad Wednesday by the appearance of th* pay train. Bom* yoflng men were handling a - pistol at th* dapot and In soma man ner the freapon was accidently dis charged, th* ball hitting th* front of Mr. Jim Homo’s store. People ought to b* bore careful abont handling Sr* arms, • ■ Quitman, G*., Feb. 11.- OnitaMa. ThomaevUta and VUfieeto Electric Street Hall ray and Power Oampaay waa granted a franchise find the exclusive rights of to* pria- <2 pat streets of Quitman at to* last meeting ot toe Couadl Th* step le one of greatest Im portance tad ft to said that toe work laying the tracks wOl be com- meoeed some time this year. This road will alio oonnect Quitman with Valdosta, Thomasvllle and Bine Springs. The property nt Bln* Springs has been greatly Improved and will be used a* a summer resort. The right of way to the springs has been secured and the laying ot th* tracks will bo pushed as rapidly a* posilble. ThU enterprise meat*. much In the way of development foe Brooks county. Hiss Hattie Ball of Davenport, Iowa to In the city for a short visit to her brothers Messrs T. J. and W. L. Ball. jffSfefeLjiiEii