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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1903
Page
1
Details from Atlanta report describe Gainesville devastated by a mid day cyclone. One hundred fifty dead, many injured, Cotton Mills and hotels ruined, telegraph lines down, city largely destroyed with several large buildings damaged or destroyed. Partial telegraph service only from a single company.
The report notes a fundraising appeal seeking a total of eighteen hundred dollars with over eleven hundred already raised. Officials urge further contributions to reach the goal.
Carswell reports Harriet March and others arrange sale of the Moultrie News to W F Rudisill and Thad Adams. Rudisill, longtime Augusta Chronicle man, leads the new company with Adams, editor and former proprietor of Thom Bunty. The Fidelity Lumber Co stakes and staff continue operations as the paper gains new direction under Col J H Smithwick’s legacy.
Mildred Rebekah Lodge No. 28 in Thomasville names Noble Grand Mrs W P Blasingame Vice Grand Mrs J M Oldham Secretary Miss Bessie Vann Treasurer Miss Gandy and lists other officers. The lodge emphasizes strength and activity among the youngest secret order.
Tuesday featured legal sales and county business with many visitors at the court house. Transfers included an acre in Cairo once owned by M. W. Baggett sold to W. H. Hammond for fifty dollars and four Coolidge town lots owned by John Segler sold for five hundred dollars to J. H. Merrill. The town lot of General James was sold to Simon Steyerman for 150 dollars to satisfy a tax fire, and lot 150 in the 7th district was sold for a thousand dollars to H. R. Brinson.
Reid and Mitchell, a large onion farm near the city, sent a second carload of onions this season to Philadelphia. The firm ships many onions yearly to northern cities where demand is strong, and Philadelphia will soon be scented with their Georgia onions.
A Gainesville flood relief subscription list circulated in Thomasville has raised several hundred dollars. Thomasville residents, noted for generosity to those in distress, are contributing liberally. A small fire.
Fire early Wednesday at Ed Ward's Atlantic Coast Line residence caused a slight roof burn and minor damage. Firemen arrived quickly, keeping the incident in its infancy. Judge D. H. Pope of Albany was in town on Tuesday.
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