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14. NO. 28.
SAFE WAS BURGLARIZE .
Pinehurst Correspondent Gives
Description of the Blow-up.
Lxploaion Aroused the Inhabitants of
the Whole Town Saturday Horn
ing About 3 O’clock. Mr. C. A.
Thompson Was the Victim.
Cobdelk Sentinel:
The inhabitants of our little city
were plunged into a fever of ex
citement Sunday morning about 3
o’clock when a tremendous explo
sion was heard that was deafening in
effect. Investigation early Sunday
morning revealed the cause.
Burglars had entered the store of
Mr.C.A. Thompson and blew his safe
to pieces. Everything looked a com
plete wreck ( some pieces of ihe
debris having been blown through
two walls and even one hundred
yards away. Papers and money was
scattered promiscuously and conse
quently the theives did not ge’ all
the money. The supposition is that *
frightened at the report of the ex
plosion, they did not wait to g<-> all.
fearing they might he caught. A
negro says he heard one of the
theives say, “come on and let the -I—
thing go, they are getting a light
over yonder.” Reference was, no
doubt, to a light made by Prof.
Saunders across the street who
thought some one was trying to
burglarize his place. “Opt, Char
lie”—Mr.Thompson—lost $35.00 out
of $50.00 he had in the safe. If
these bold rascals had been caught—
well I won’t say, we might be called
anarchists.
Our city election passed off quietly,
after all. Mr. J. T. Daughtry was
elected mayor, Messrs. Y. T. Shef
field, W. A. Snellings, E. M. Gunn,
aldermen for the long term, and Dr.
W. N. Edenfield to fill unexpired
aldermanic term of Mr. L. M. Mash
burn resigned. Thenty-two ballots
were cast. Our new “crew” must
consider well the chart they are to
sail by, else the storms may east
them against the breakers. There
is a “Hatteras” or “Hells Gate” near
every port and , it’s only the wisdom ,
DIXON BROS.
Have recently purchased the entire stock
of Groceries of L. J. Bush, will continue
business at the same old stand, and .ve
Invite the Public
To call or send orders and receive at our
hands courteous treatment, accurate
weights and nothing but the best and
Freshest Groceries.
GROCERS,
CORDELE, GEORGIA.
Cordele Hardware Co.
Beside? Numerous Other in Stock, we Have
POCKET KNIVES. AIR RIFLES,
m CARVING SETS,
GUNS, PISTOLS, CROCKERY.
– WATER SETS,
SHEARS, SCISSORS, ANDIRONS,
SOT FIRE SETS,
HANGING LAMPS, BOUQUET LAMPS.
gmr DECORATED LAMPS, Etc.
Cordele H ardware C omp’y
J $jfe j Sentinel
! LYCEUM ENTERTAINMENT
The Mana * emcn t ^ Figuring on a
I
And Last Number.
‘‘Ye original Quaker Quartet
j Company” at the Opera House
Monday night was the best enter
tainment yet given under the
management of the Cordele Ly
ceum Association, had a large and
appreciative audience, the opera
house being tilled with people.
These lyceum entertainments
under the above management, en
gaged through the Alkahest Com
pany, Atlanta, have proved popu
lar and profitable and the public
regrets that there is probably on
ly one more number for the sea
son, unless possibly a free number
is put on. The management now
figures ability to do this, having
cleared sufficient funds over and
above ex P enses > if tlie next aild
1 last entertainment pans out ahead
as the others have done.
and thoughtful ca>e of the “Pilot”
oftentimes that saves the ship. But
we fear no evil with the above “crew.”
Pinehurst needs a good bank.
Somebody will soon wed in our
city, so madam rumor reports.
We will Lre probably have a large
meat market soon,
Our school i-pened Monday with
22 pupils enrolled the first day.
Regret to chronicle the death of
Prof. W. O. Saunders oldest child—
died F rid ay night.
Mrs. Mathew Cole, of near Elko,
9ister-in-law to Mrs. J. M. Torbert,
of this place, is reported dead.
STAND LIKE A STONE, WALL
Between your children and the
tortues of itching and burning ecze
ma, scald head or other skin diseases.
—How? why, by using Bucklen’s
Arnica Salve, earth’s greatest healer.
Quicke.-t cure for Ulcers, Fever
Sores, Salt Rheum, Cuts, Burns or
Bruises, Infallible for Piles. 25c
at ^ t “ 0,
If Maclay writes another history !
will lie engage the services of Long and
Sampson as proof readers?
GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1902.
CORDELE IS BOOMING
FROM RAILROAD STANDPOINT
SURVEYING CORPS OF A. – II PUSHING ON
TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST
The City Agreeably Surprised Over The New Move
merit to Guild a New Railroad From Cordele
to Hawkinsville.
The new year, 1902. finds the city of Cordele booming from a rail
road point of view. Brighter prospects never hit lie 1 town which,
evidently, must soon change her name from the “magic city” to the
“Hub city.”
Bright and early Monday morning found Mr. Jackman and a full
corps of the Atlantic – Birmingham Railway surveyors 111 the city
for the purpose of beginning the survey of the route towards the north
west from Cordele for this road, which is chartered to Birmingham
For several months the readers of the Sentinel have known that
it was no secret that A. – B. would not stop when it reached Cordele
from Fitzgerald, but that it would push right on through Macon,
Merriwether and other northwesterly counties to the great city of
Birmingham. So it was no great surprise to find these surveyors in
the city Monday morning for the purpose of pushing along the
tion of this great line of road, although it was not thought, that the
work would begin quite so early as at this time.
A greater surprise, agreeable to be sure, was the new movement
put on foot, to build a railroad from Cordele to Hawkinsville. This
has always been thought to bo both feasible and practical, for
would give an outlet to the great northeast, from Albany over the
– N., which now operates from Albany to Cordele, through Cordele,
‘‘The Hub City,” Hawkinsyille, Tennille, to Augusta and Charleston.
Civil Engineer Powers, of the Albany and Northern railroad, has
been over the route from Cordele to Hawkinsville and, in a few days,
will begin a locating survey for the new road.
It is 9aid that general manager, J. S. Crows, of the Albany –
Northern, has juBt spent several days in Savannah with interested
parties in the proposed new line, figuring out the details and plans,
but positive information as to what was accomplished at the said
meeting could not be learned for publication, but the fact that the
engineer has just inspected the route and is to begin a survey at once
lends evidence beyond mere rumor that the road will be built.
The Hawkinsville people are said to be very enthusiastic over the
proposed new road, to the extent that if the movement after being
started, it is then stopped, they will put their shoulders to the wheel
and push the road to a successful completion whether or no.
It can now be seen at a glance that the six different railroad out
lets from Cordele will soon be converted into eight, each line at an
angle of forty-five degrees to the two lines it lies between, forming all
the spokes neocessary to complete the wheel, with Cordele as the hub.
Thus Cordele will soon be known as “The Hub City” from a rail
road way of looking at her.
Cordele fteeds a Building Boom
BY O J\ SHIPP.
Did you ever think of it, that
Cordele has not enough houses to
comfortly furnish the population?
A gentleman from a neighboring
town called at my office a few days
ago and offered almost any kind
of rent if I would build him a res
idence.
Houses that brought $8 to $12
per month and can’t be had even
at these enticing figures; what is
the matter with our people that
there is this apathy about build
ing?
Heretofore, houses have been
built ahead of the population and
at one time I remember there were
a lot of new houses that could not
be rented except for very low fig
ures. There are at least a dozen
good families who wish to move
to Cordele at once, but are unable
to secure homes.
Heretofore only those
lying close in have been
e,l desirable, consequently
lv all of those lots have been built
up, and our people seem to be
afraid to make investments just a
little further out, but after con
sidering the matter carefully I am
fully persuaded that the lots fur
ther out are coming much in do
maud. Cordele has outgrown her
swaddling clothes and what was
once far out is now contiguous
territory.
There are a number of
lots around the school
that can be bought cheap yet. All
of these are desirable for first
class residences, and a house cost
ing $800.00 to $1000.00 would
steadilv , ... , bring . A $1o.X) .._ „ per ,,
in this section, and a building
can be purchased there for about
$125.00 or even less.
Over on steamboat hill is anoth
er tract of lots that are surely
coming in demand; houses that
almost went begging in this sec
tion a few months ago now bring
good rent and while formerly a
large number of them were vacant,
at this time all of them have
thrifty tenants.
This dearth of houses applies
only to our white population. The
negroes have been building houses
for the past several years until
nearly every shrifty negro in the
city owns a home. I really believe
that as large a per cent of negroes
own their homes as do the whites.
A number of them own several
houses for renting purposes.
Cordele needs fully seventy-five
new houses ranging in prices from
$50000 to $1000.00, these would
pay a good income on the money
invested, besides being largely
“ the ul> ' HI,Ullnf! " f
We cani)0 t, grow much in popu
j lation unless we can furnish
; homes for the people who wish to
niove here, as a very small per
tQWn evM buil(1 homes U[ltil they
bave bv ed there for awhile, and
failing to secure a residence in
j the first instance frequently se
; another town as a permanent
l^ ace - abode.
Mr. Lane to Lecture.
Rev, Charlie Lane, the well
know « lecturer and humorist, will
appear at the opera house Tues
da Y n 4?ht °f next week for benefit
of Methodist parsonage fund. The
admission price will be in reach
Q f a q and a j argf , crowd is expect
e d to be present.
I COUNCIL IN SLIGHT MUDDLE.
The 4 ‘Go-outs” Wanted to Elect
Officers and “Stay-ins” Didn’t
The -Former With Assistance of Two
of Latter Won Out And Officers
Were Elected. Mayor and one
Alderman Bolted fleeting.
The first city council meeting in
Cordele was not without life and
incident. The meeting became so
spirited that Mayor Cotta and Al
derman Lockett bolted and refused
to participate in further proceed
mgs.
After the approval of previous
minutes andjjtransaction of other
routine business, Alderman Weisi
g0r introduced a re80 lution, the
effect of w i lich was to elect city
officer8 for ano ther year. Mr.
Weisiger 8npported hig resolution
in ftQ argumentj c i aiming that un
der th# charter the election of
oity ' officerg muBt tftke p]ace at the
firg t regu i ar meeting in January,
He wa(J 8upported by Alderman
Scarborough
Mayor Cutts and Alderman Lock
ett maintained that custom and
propriety placed the election in
hands of new council which will
be sworn in about 80 days from
now, and intimated that Aider
men Weisiger and Scarbrough
would soon be out of office and
should lc-t the election alone.
Upon a vote aldermen Harris
and Lasseter, who hold over, sus
tained aldermen Weisiger and
Scarborough, whereupon, mayor
Cutts and alderman Lockett bol
ted the meeting rather than par
ticipate in the election.
After this little episode, proteni
Harris took the chair, and he and
aldermen Weisiger, Scarborough
and Lasseter proceeded to elect
officers, and so far, as now known
the elect will give pretty general
satisfaction. The incident may
or may not blow over by the next
meeting, which will be held on
Wednesday of next week.
The following is a list of the
Horses and Mules.
Car load of Fine Horses and
Mules just received from
Tennessee.
You now have an opportunity to purchase good
stock. Come now. Selling fast.
Get your Choice before they have been picked.
J. C. TRACY – CO.
INVITE THE
FARMERS
To buy Supplies ? Fertilizers
FROM THEM.
We carry a full line of DRY GOODS. SHOES,
HATS ; PLOWS. FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
<3-rocexles, Etc.
Come and See TTjs
J. C. TRACY – CO., Cordele, Ca.
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ED RINQLAND HEARD FROM.
H« Once Robbed U. 8. Malle In Cordate
Now In Trouble In Birmingham.
Ed Ringland, who once resided
with his parents in Cordele, is now
in trouble in Birmingham, Ala.
Ed is of a good family but, an
everyone knows, who were ac
quainted with the family during
their several years residence 111
Cordele, Ed always gave them
much trouble and anxiety. It
was in Cordele that Ed robbed the
United States mails, after his
episode in Jacksonville, Fla. His
parents are now residents of
Tampa, Fla
And now comes the following in
formation about Bid, clipped from
the Birmingham Age Herald:
Ed Ringland, the young white
boy who has been stealing so many
overcoats in Birmingham for the
past two months, has turned out,
to be a noted crook, according to
his own confession. He told the
detectives that he had been given
eleven months in Jacksonville,
Fla., for stealing bicycles, and
that after staying in jail for three
weeks had been pardoned on ac
count of his age. He also con
fessed to having at one time rob
bed the United States mail and
being sent to a reformatory in
Washington for two years. After
staying there six months he was
released.
Detectives Colo and Shirley have
recovered eleven overcoats, and
they have three more located.
None of the coats are worth less
than $20.00, and some of them
cost at least $85.00 or $40,00. He
has confessed that his plan was to
go into a hotel dining room, sit
down to eat his meal, and when
done to take the overcoat of the
last guest who entered, He also
did this in the pool rooms around
the city. He will be tried Tues
day at noon in Judge Fcagin’s
court.
officers elected for the year 1902:
Mayor pro tern—J. A. Lasseter.
Clerk and Treasurer—Jno- Beas
ley. Marshal—G. B Bray
City . and
Policeman—J. A. Dorman
Ben F. Morris,
Superintendent Water Works—
R. C. Gibson.
City Physician—G. R. W. Fields. Shipp.
City Attorney—S.
City Printer—Daily News.
Street Cartman—Ned Wise.
Scavenger—Andrew Threat.