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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS WEEKLY TEUES-ENTERPRISK FRIDAY APlflL, 17, 1008. HOKE SPEAKS HERE TONIGHT Gov. Addresses Voters Thomas at Court House All Are lavited. BOSTON WINS FROM QUITMAN Fint Game Played—Two Thomas* Vlll4 Bon in Game. Boston, Ga., April April 13.— T;'o Boston bail team went down to Quitman Friday and defeated the Quitman club in a game of ball by a score of 6 to 1. Groover andj Nicholson of Tliouuaavllle played with Blston. Tbe features of game was the battery work of HOKE SMITH TALKS TO LARGE CROWD AT COURT HOUSE (From Wednesday’s Dally) Hoke Smith, Governor of Georgia, Blan , on an(1 Mat hia. will speak at the court House this evening at eight thirty. He will ar rive over the A. B. & A. at seven forty-five from Fitzgerald, where he also delivers an addres today in the forenoon. He will be met and taken In charge by a delegation from the Thomas county Hoke Smith Club. The speaking will commence at eight thirty promptly, the speaker being Introduced by Dr. f. M. Me- » d °P ted «- 39 °' clack “ thelr clos - Intosh, the present President of the I 1 "* honr tor the » u,nnler ; ' K,ost Club. He will discuss, in hie usual The score was as follows: R. H. E. Boston 410 110 000 6 G 1 Quitman 100 000 000 1 6 1 Butteries: Blanton and Mathis, Oglesby and Griffln. Struck out by Oglesby 9, struck out by Blanton forcible and impressive manner the different issues of this year's cam paign. Some very interesting marks nxe. promised in view of (he fact that .In the past fey days there has been n decidedly warm contra* >anr between the two fiction* In t+- gard to prohibition, negro dlafran-. chnneh ^ ]a , t £ ld „. 0 n ae- cStlseanent and the railroad policy. mesa three, Mr. Smith -will, in all probability, lay great stress spot ' there, as he ha* said that he propos ed to make the greatest light in the campaign, hinging upon these three as Us mainstays. The -Club baa aent no eSdal communication in this connection, but It Is generally understood that the i taffies are especially invited to fea^^inent and (hat all will be wel come^, afaether they believe in Hoke Smith's platform or not. At least it will give each one a chance to hear Jast what hit beliefs are and how he proposes to carry them out who must bve eggs and cheese for supper will take notice. Mrs. C. W. Jordan la preparing to give the Junior League' folks an Elite r Egg hunt. Quarterly Meeting. The. lint quarterly moating for the Meigs Circuit Was held at {he H. E. Met At Depot With Band—Begins Speech at Eight-!! Forty-Five*-Discusses in Detail Different Is sues if The Day-Hits Joe Brown At Every Opportunity-Cheered Often count of the lack of time I failed to get the data elloited from vrloua sources! hence I can give no report, except that there was a fine dinner. I think they ought to have quarter ly meetings on Saturday. Rev. Mr. Holloway of tbe Bold Springe circuit was here in attend ance upon the quarterly meeting. It is cald that rthls. preacher on ac count of the eight churches under his care, it known ah, the assistant presiding elder. Mr. Elmer Singletary will move with his family to TIfton soon. He will sell books for a while having purchased the right of two counties, He will probably take supper with one of the leading member* of > 31,1 beIn * ono ot ,hem- the dab, dfter which he will Im- Berner Observances, mediately repair to the Court House.' Thursday morning be la scheduled to speak nt'Calro and he will leave Thomaavllle on the morning train which departs at ten thirty over tbe Atlantic Coast Line. » MOTES AND NEWS FROM MEIGS. Various Happenings of Interest That Halving Town. (By. J. a Searcy.) Meigs, Ga., April 16 Mr. John White happened to a peculiar acci dent last Saturday. It Is said that while, patting on a shirt he wrench ed his shoulder out of place. He came to town and had the doctors to mend It John Is one of the bright est boys in the neighborhood. Mrs. T. R. Carter will take her Sunday school class on a picnic Jaunt Saturday. Of course thl* is Marcn ' “ the fu " moon The ladles of course will be ready for Easter. They have been pre paring for a long time, thinking that tbe occasion came earlier In the month. Tbe absence of Easter date back to about the year 66 with much con tentlon among the churches as to wbat day tbe festival should be ob-jhe would do the same over again If served. It was finally ordained at the opportunity was offered, the conference of Nice, in the year He discussed .hree principles of 325 that all should adopt tbe same his platform; first disfranchisement Governor Smith arrived at seven forty-live over the A. B. & A. from Fitzgerald and was met by about a hundred citizens, Including mem bers of the Hoke Smith club. He was immediately taken in charge by Dr. McIntosh and Mr. H. J. Mac Intyre and taken to the C. C. C. Cafe for supper.- As the A. B. & A. train rolled In the Thomaavllle City Band began to play and the people to yell. While the Governor was at sup per the usual large crowd of Bight seers crowded around the cafe, gaz- lng at Hpke and party, who were sitting at the table. In the party were Messrs. T. M. McIntosh, H. J. MacIntyre, W. P. Sparks and W. 1. MacIntyre and last, but not least famous and faithful, Ralph Smith. The Governor repaired to the court house Immediately after he had fin ished supper, accompanied by Dr. McIntosh. As he entered the build ing he shook hands with several of the - men who were standing about and was liberally applauded. Dr. McIntosh, In a very few well chosen words Introduced him, speaking of his personal ability and his fulfill ment of the needs of the people at the time of tbe last election. The Governor then argse and -was given applause from all over the house. After this had subsided he began his remarks with the follow ing: "Take that dog out. I can talk against rowdy boys and Atlanta toughs,' but I draw the line on a dog.” This dog barked while Dr. McIntosh was making his address. He thanked the people of Thomas for their liberal support and pre faced his speech with the remark that he still believed In the*same principles that he advocated and fought for at the last election. Said he had no apologies whatsoever to offer for his administration and that MITCHELL TURNED LOOSE. Case Against Railroad Contractor In Metcalfe Dismissed. Attorney Jus. S. Hopkins, ol this city went to Metcalfe yesterday Homing morning to represent Mr. Mitchell, tbe railway contractor, who was shot the day before by the Coast Lino Agent. The trial was In the police court of Metcnlfo and the Mayor, Dr. W. A. Monroe, conducted the proceedings. The only witness Introduced was Mr. Harry Copeland who saw the affair. Fitom evidence submitted It was found that Mr. Mitchell wanted to ! ship some furniture In a car, loaded with stock. This the agent would r.ot perrilTt him to do and Mr. Mitch ell wired Agent Rice, at this place for the necessary permission. It was granted and this seemed to make evil, the railroad question was also discussed from all points of vantage. Joe Brown was the especial target for his witticisms, pointing wltn pride to the firing of that commis sioner and taking espdclal pains to make him as near no candidate an was possible. - He tackled |>ort rates. Discussed the railrond'commlssion and what It Malphus angry He ordered Mitch- Told what B Irom t ;, 6 room and picked up n day. There waa still a great dever- legislation. .Second, establishment slty of usage. Aftre 900 year* a of regulation for corporations, pro discrepancy secured in keeping tectlng the masse* and at the same Easter by English church refusing time the •tockholders of that corpor- to adopt the reformation of Grego-j ation. Third, purification of our rlan calandar In 15(2. Tbe trouble elections removing all tendencies was finally settled by the adoption j that go toward buying of ballots and of a rule that makes Easter always also from lobbying in the legislative . on tbe first Sunday after the full, halls, moon or the next after the 31st of tbe season for lemon custards and pickle*. It is with deep regret that I chron icle the death of Mrs. Minnie Patter son Respeaa, wbleb occurred Culloden, Ga., last Friday. She waa the wife of Mr. W. P. Respeaa, and with her hubsand was a resident of this place for two years lately past .They moved from here to Mlssocuki* 'Flu., living there a year with Mr. Rea peas'* daughter, Mrs. John Chambers. They moved to Cul loden November of last year. Mrs. Res pen had many friend* hers. She -was a woman of broad Information, and refinement. She was a member of the Presbyterian church and will be greatly missed. Early Closing The merchant* of this place have on Sunday Easter is the Sunday after. Personals. Messrs. W. M. Johnson, Pittman, plark, and Miss Fannie Clark, of Ochlochnee were here Sunday. Messrs. J. J. Roberts and Clyette Alllgood were among those who ^went up to Pelham to the Bible In stitute Sunday. Mr. W. C. Dixon came down Irom Camilla Sunday to visit his sister, Mrs. Collins. Mrs. C. F. Stubbs-left Wednesday to visit the family of her son, W. J. Stubbs at Dupont. A message that her little grandson, Wyman Stubbs is very sick was the cause of the visit. Dr. and Mrs. J. N. liter left Tues day to visit Hi*. laler’s relative* *t He (ben discussed Ifttae Issues fpl ly and completely, at evary oppor tunity pouring hot shot and ridicule into Joe Brown, his opponent. During the course of bis speech In which he touched comprehensive ly upon the different issues of the campaign, paying especial attention to prohibition and what he had done toward purging the- state of that had done for the state, was the cause of the panic,, saying to great applause that he had been accused of every evil that inflicted humanity In some parts of Georgia. Told Just how the railroads and liquor Interests were the only one« who were backing Joe Brown. Told bis reaaons for tbe Confederate pension system now In vogue and explained his reasons. Discussed the dismissal of Joe Brown and gloried In the fact thnt he had done It. Showed how he had taken especial care of the mon ey of the state and arranged for Its betterment as far as system and fa cility of management was concern ed. His Bpeech all the way through smacked of Just what he had done even handicapped by an advert^ legislature, and how he was going to continue the same policies feeling assured that he would be the next governor. His speech was liberally applaud ed especially where he poked fun at Joe Brown, and where he touch ed with great feeling upon the dis franchisement question, declaring that the negro vote shall never be brought Into his beloved state as long as he has any power. The crowd was a representative one and .was fully in sympathy with the ut terances of the governor. Train Poll. A Hofei Smith man on the Albany train due In Thomasvllle at six fif teen took a poll of the train last night and reports that the crowd waa almost four to one for Smith. The poll stood 21 for Smith and 6 for Brown, with 3 non-committal. There were several Smith men on the train from Pelham and other towns near by who were coming down to h*r the Governor talk last night. Visitors From All Towns. Yesterday afternoon several towns In the nearby countlea were represented In the city by men who came over to hear the Governor speak. Pelham, Quitman, Valdos- (ta, Boston, Ochlochnee and other gun aJi fired at him, hitting him In both bands. Mitchell picked up an Inkstand and hit the agent In the head, Inflict ing a painful wound. Then Malphus tried to shoot him again, but (ha pis tol missed fire several times. He was reported to have held the gun to Mitchell's back and tried to fire It. After the testimony, Attorney Hop kins merely requeited that Mr. Mitchell 'be dismissed as there was no evidence to convict. This the Mayor lmmedlftely did. Just what turn the case wll tike 8 a matter of conjecture. Mttlph requested yesterday that the trial be postponed, claiming some irregular ities, inability to obtain witnesses or other things. Mr. Hopkins do* raanded trial for his client and this was granted. Malphus will he tried this morning. No warrants have been sworn out agalmt either par ty, Mr. Mitchell has been in tbe em ploy of the Florida Central Ralltoad tos contractor and has Just about completed his work and was getting ready to return to his borne In Mont gomery. towns were among those from which ardent Smlthltes cable. All were very much pleased at the prospects of Hoke for the governor’s chair next June and did not think that Joe stood the ghost of a ahow. Fitzgerald. Mr.- and Mrs. James Vick spent Sunday in Pelham. Messrs. B. D. Anderson and wife T. T. Thompson, Pittman, Clark, Rev. J. M. Clark, Jim Thompson, J. D. Groover, Lucius Cuark, Miss Nell Thompson of Ochlochnee attended the quarterly conference fere Fri day. We enjoyed a delightful serenade by the Haigs String Band * few [ nights ago. - Mrs. Ivy C. Stubbs and Mrs. Jas. Lord of Pelham were visitors at the home of Mr. A. R. Brundage. Mr. Edwin Spelr, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. H. O. Spelr, and Miss Crystal Spelr, his sister, of Ma con, arrived a few days since to vis it the home of Rev. C. W. Jordan. Mr. Spelr after a few days returned to Macon, the ladles remaining. Mrs. E. R. Shepherd of Dawson is here this week visiting Mr*. Gor don Davis and Mrs. E. L. Harrell. Mrs. Mallard McCullars of Ro chelle, Fla., was called to the bed side of her mother, Mrs. Judsr.a Collins, a few miles from' town, a few days ago. Mrs. Collins has been In a precar ious condition for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Zeke Vick came up from Hansell Sunday to visit Stir. B. Johnston’s family. 1 > THIRTY-NINE BLINDTIGERS Officers At Savannah Ar rest That Number For Il licit Liquor Traffic. Savannah, Ga., April 15.—In a raid on the retail liquor dealers’ places last night, 39 persons, charg ed with being the proprietors of 37 places, were arrested. They will have a hearing before the recorder on Friday. This morning tbd police raided a warehouse on New street and cap tured 104 barrels of bottlejj bear, supposed to be the property of the Chattanooga Brewing Company. The agent'of the company, W. F. Cardi nal, was arrested but gave bond. The raids have caused the great est excitement. Messrs. B. T. Barden and J. W. Colbla of Live Oak, Fla., were here Sunday. Mr*. M. P. DeWolf of Pelham were here for a day during thi week News From Center -Hill Mr. John W. Davis came up from falro for a day or two to visit his brother, Mr. D. D. Davis. Mine* Beulah Nelms and Bertie Pilcher attended services at the It. E. Church In Meigs 8unday. Mr. and Mrs. Len Singletary spent a day pr so near Sardis during the past week. Mlsi Agnes Graham of Fitxgerald after visiting her brother, Mr. Eu gene Graham at Hansell, and Mrs. Sim Haddock at Melga will return home this week. Mlia Quisle Merritt visited rela Uvea at Sardis during the weekj Mr. Ed. Pippin of Monticello, Fla was In the Center- Hill neighbor hood last Sunday. Mr. J. W. Hall made a business trip to ThomasvlUe during the week. -t A flourishing Sunday school las been organised at Center Hill meet lng 3 p. m. every Sunday. METCALFE MENTION. (By W. H. Searcy) Metcalfe, April 15.—Mrs. Matter Odom was quite badly burned one afternoon last week. Her husband had some loose powder in a box and she told him to throw' It Into the fire place. This he did. In the afternoon, as the children were pas sing from school she decided to burn the papers that had been thrown into the fire place before the children should do it. The pow der did not ignite readily and she stooped to pick up a piece of paper and throw It'on the powder. Jnst as she did thir It exploded, burning her face and bands and catching fire- o her right sleeve. She had pret ence of mind to put out the fire or it might have been more serious than it was. \ She Is doing well and will soon recover entirely. , | . . t Rev. H. T. Graves has the finest garde] In Metcalfe. He shipped to- one of Thomasvllle’s merchants k crate of very fine lettuce on Friday last. Metcalfe is still Improving. Re pairing old houses and painting the same la the order now. It Is well for | old roofs are dangerous. | Mr. C. S. Russell Is putting a beau tlfulNmn fence around the front l yard of the hotel. Mr. Jonas Stringer visited hi* sla ter and brothers at Cairo last Sat urday and Sunday. * Dr. Watktni aad son Rushln Wat kins were shopping In* ThomasvlUe Friday. , Mrs. T. A. White cgme down last FrlJay to be presen^at the meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of Friendship Baptist church. S» waa the guest of Mrs. J. A. Thomas while here. Mrs. Mattls Futch of Thomaavllle visited the home folks last weak. Mr. R. F. Smith went-to Thomas- viile Tuesday on business. The moat delightful social affair of the season was the Leap Year Party given at the Russell House on ^Friday evening, complimentary to the 3f E. "Scarf Girls.' The yonng ladles entering into the spirit of the occasion, claimed (he privileges of the young men much to the merriment of all invited At a lata hour delicious refresh ments were served after which the guests departed, declaring Mrs. Rue veil the moat, charming of hostesses, , % Mr. and Mr*. H. E. Cochran hit yesterday for Louisville, where Hr. Cochran will spend several montha. Their many friends in this section hop* to ad* them return next Jail. I'-"'.