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The News of the Day Told in Brief, Personals, Etc. Don't forget that railroad meet ing tomorrow night. Col. E. P. 8. Denmark, of Val adosta, was a visitor to the city yesterday. Everyone should see to it that all the flowers possible are saved for medrial day. Mr. 8. B. Paton, contracting layout of the Plant System, spent yesterday in the city. Every woman in town with a new hat or bonnet is wondering if it will rain next Sunday. Thomasville will be in the hands of her friends on Friday night. And her future will then be de ‘eided. Attention is called to the new ad of the Levy Mercantile Compa ny, which appears in another column. We are sorry to learn that Mr. C. G. Goehring is quite ill, Char ley’s friends hope to see him out again soon. The regular monthly criminal term of the county court was held yesterday, Judge Alexander pre siding. The Guards and all the school children will be invited to partic ipate in memorial day exercises on the 26th. The fish will not bite near so well across the Florida line next week as if the grand jury were in session. Strange! Three visiting sheriffs were in town yesterday, viz. Sheriff Har rell, of Lowndes; Sheriff Swindell, of Mitchell, and Sheriff Fisher, of Colquitt. To-morrow is Good Friday. Services appropriate to the day will be held in St. Thomas church. Hours for services 11a. m. and 4:30 p.m. For heaven’s sake don't let the ‘town make the same mistake it made when the Albany branch road was built. Let’s have the tunnel at the right end of the next road going out from here. Northern visitors who have left have left the most delightful season of the year behind them. And some of them are likely to tow into snow banks and biz gards at home. The prospects for a full fruit crop in this section appears to be unusually good. It is not likely that any cold will be expe rience after this date that would seriously injure fruit. It will be a fatal mistake to de pend upon others in the present crisis. Thomasville must, if she would succeed, take hold herself and control the proposed road. Anything short of this would be folly. “Thomasville’s motto should be. We must and will control the road. With others in control there would be no indemnity for the past or security for the future. And it is the future which most concerns us. We repeat, and would emphasize the assertion, that anything short of having a controlling interest in a new road would be a most fatal mistake. A very enjoyable sociable was seen by Miss Gussie Carroll, of Graves street, on Tuesday even ing. Miss Mamie Parker pre sided at the piano and Miss Lizzie Carroll rendered several vocal selections. The vocal and instru mental music were of high order ‘and very much appreciated. Among those ‘present were: Mrs. Lessie McDougall, Misses Annie Whealan, Cora Hagood, Mamie Parker, Lizzie Carroll, Rose Bagge, Eunice Watkins, Berta Cochran, and Messrs. R. R. Perry, Mike Edwards, C. E. McNamara, Fearn Butler, Chas. James, I. A. Banks, E. Groover and H. P. Bouchelle. Delightful refresh ments were served during the in termission, and all present passed an evening of rare pleasure and enjoyment.
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Thomasville Daily Times Enterprise
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Thu, Apr 15, 1897
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