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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1901
Page
1
The McCartney warehouse markets dressed pine lumber shingles brick lime and matched flooring ceiling building materials of all kinds. Thomasville Yara Henke Seth president and M Thomas manager oversee the operation and sales.
A reflective verse plays on human flaws and virtues, suggesting no one is beyond improvement. The lines critique vice and praise virtue, presenting a measured view of mankind within the local page’s miscellany.
The street rumor of S Singletary being shot by a negro across the river proved unfounded. Streets showed many jags yesterday but no disorder. Sheriff Hight’s Pablo Beach experiences are requested, and June is expected to bring warm weather leading to early summer.
Mr P S Heeth assists Mr John Dekle at the Citizens Bank ing and Trust Company during Dr Culpepper's absence. Mr Chas Gandy, returning from the Confederate reunion in Memphis, was pleased with his trip. Only thirteen teachers attended Saturday's examinations conducted by Professors Baker and Dean due to bad weather.
Rev J B Wight of Cairo traveled through the city yesterday morning en route to Cuthbert Georgia as a member of a South Georgia Conference committee to attend the Andrew Female College commencement exercises.
Mr. James Watt attended closing exercises at Davidson College North Carolina where his two sons graduated. He became ill during the trip but is much better now. Mrs Watt visited Mrs Keerfoot in Atlanta before returning home.
Mrs. Mary H. Hardaway and three boys arrived from Kansas City to visit relatives in the city. They stay with Mr. and Mrs. A. R Griffin in Fletcherville. The Plant System offers summer round trip rates to up country resorts with liberal allowances. Prospectors can contact Ticket Agent Beazley for full details. The Thomas County annual teachers institute begins Monday the 17th at the courthouse and lasts one week. Prof. Olin Dean was named expert, a well qualified choice. Dr. J. T. Culpepper and Capt. E. M. Smith attend the bankers convention at Old Point Comfort before visiting New York and other stops en route home.
Weather has slowed work at the Plant System depot with lime rock laid as a platform becoming soft and sticky. Managers promise rapid progress once conditions allow, and say once the rock is properly packed it will be smooth and hard as asphalt, leaving no fault for patrons.
Between Saturday morning and yesterday morning the dry goods and clothing firm of Rosalio & Co on Jackson Street closed. They sold out to Mr TB Daren who took charge yesterday morning for a day or two. The move followed known financial strain, though exact liabilities remain unclear. Mr Durea plans to continue business at Thustead.
A large crowd attended the closing exercises at Miss Birdie E Vann s school eight miles from town last Thursday. The program opened with prayer by Rev W H Smith and featured tableaux, duets, solos, and a variety of performances by Misses Howard Hines Mitchell and Masters along with Messrs Howard James and Quarterm an Andrews. The event highlighted the students progress and the school’s accomplishments.
Local Fire Underwriters adopt permit system for gasoline vapor lamps under the National Board of Fire Underwriters form. A 25 cent per 100 policy surcharge applies when one lamp is allowed, plus 10 cents for each additional lamp. permits must specify lamp counts and be issued only for permitted lamps. Policies covering houses with such lamps become void if no permit is held. Agents instructed to enforce and verify permits or removal of lamps.
Judge Montgomery, an officer at the Baptist church, narrowly escaped serious injury when an acetylene gas machine exploded after he struck a match to see better. Bright flames enveloped him. his eyebrows and mustache were singed and his face scorched, though he considers himself lucky to have escaped worse.
Indian preacher Wah Hooches, known for his earlier meetings near Fletcherville, arrived from Florida and preached Sunday night at the colored Baptist church on Madison Street. Word of his arrival spread quickly and thousands gathered to hear him. He is slated to pastor the church next week and will tour neighboring towns.
Mrs Leah N Stegall widow of Major Win Stegall dies at her home one mile north of the city after a lengthy illness. Born February 13 1840 in the county she lived here most of her life and was a Baptist for many years. Her son John Stegall cared for her during her illness. Funeral from the Baptist church at 10:30 this morning with interment at Laurel Hills cemetery. sympathies extended to relatives and friends.
A major rainfall yesterday morning hit the area with a dark southwest cloud bringing wind and thunder. The downpour lasted about an hour and a half, flooding streets and overflowing sewers. By ten o'clock the heavy rain eased into lighter showers with overall widespread impact.
An antiquated verse fragment lauds fishing as a tranquil pastime inspired by Izaak Walton. It exults the ideal of sitting by the river with rod in hand, consuming lemonade, and escaping toil and aging through endless days of fishing and quiet leisure.
The funeral of Mrs Leahy Stegall, whose death was noted yesterday, was held at 10:30 AM from the Baptist church with Rev Logan officiating. A large gathering of relatives and friends accompanied the casket to Laurel Hill cemetery for burial.
A blend of a vow for loyalty and courage in travel alongside a note on eras. The St Louis Republic contemplates lasting friendship fortunes and a shift from a golden age to a new iron or steel era.
A large attentive audience filled the South Georgia College chapel for the closing exercises. A varied program featured instrumental and vocal solos, a declamation contest, and a debate on Cuba annexation with Judge speakers, earning hearty applause and medals for top performers.
Mrs Leah Stegall died at her home near Thomasville on May 30 1901 at age sixty five after years of invalidism. A devoted Christian of impeccable character she influenced friends and family through steadfast faith. She leaves a son and is mourned as a life of piety and hopeful afterlife in Jesus.
A Washington Post excerpt questions former Surgeon General William Ayling Hammond’s view that muscular training harms vitality. The piece notes ongoing debate over fitness balance and vitality in military and civilian populations.
At a meeting of allied generals in Pekin the administration of the city will be transferred gradually to Chinese officials during June. Count von Waldersee will depart tomorrow with his staff. The German baggage and Chinese carts and furniture are being removed. The Baluchi regiment has left amid farewell ceremonies. All British troops and American officers in Peking attended, Americans praising the British farewell. In Athens Georgia the centennial year is marked with celebrations for the city county and University of Georgia culminating in next week’s Lucy Cobb institute arts and oratory exhibitions.
London June 1 The government remains reticent about the Wickfontaine engagement forty miles from Johannesburg where 174 British soldiers were put out of action. The War Office also replies cautiously to Boer defeat claims near Pretoria on May 2 stating no official information is available.
Governor McSweeney refused to accept the resignations of Senators Tillman and McLaurin after consulting with the public who opposed a primary and its ensuing strife. The action preserves the current Senate delegation from South Carolina.
A homing pigeon owned by J. J. Shreck set a record today by flying from Alligator Mississippi to Louisville Kentucky, covering 400 miles in nine hours and forty one minutes. The text also notes presidential widow deaths during terms and a Valdosta upcoming chautauqua.
Memorial exercises at Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia drew about 10 000 visitors. Grand Army of Fitzgerald directed events, William H. Marston of Michigan delivered the oration, and 13 000 graves were decorated. Colorful tensions surfaced as 20 black disruptors were arrested and only one murder reported at this hour.
Atlanta May 30 Controller General Wright received a letter from the Georgia Northern railroad president denying higher tax returns from 2000 to 3500 per mile and proposing arbitration. The 463 mile line through Thomas Wilcox and Irwin counties shows net earnings of 738 per mile totaling about 34000 yearly, returned at 100000. The controller insists on raising the return to 3500 per mile.
The Railroad Commission in Atlanta on May 31 ruled that the Georgia Northern railroad must accept freight from the Ton if ton Thomasville and Guif to transmit to points on its line on the same basis as it handles Plant System freight. In Washington on May 31 the Cabinet held that the Cuban Constitutional Convention's acceptance of the Platt Amendment terms, with its own modifications, was not substantial compliance and Secretary Root will relay the finding to the convention.
Report notes that gubernatorial hopefuls remain silent amid quiet period while supporters speculate on timing. Despite no public statements, observers sense behind the scenes activity as campaigns prepare for potential moves.
Editorial briefs note Georgia crop recovery from hail, Jacksonville rising, and Memphis unrest. They mention Mrs. McKinley’s relapse, machinists’ strike on the Southern railroad, Atlanta planning to capture Aguinaldo if he arrives, and Cuba’s resistance prompting questions about further expansion and imperialism.
Amid Sam Jones departure from Savannah, policy shops and gambling houses plan to resume at the same sites. Leading lawyers and legislators seek clarity on the Supreme Court insular cases ruling to interpret its recent decision.
The populists in Kansas suggest forming a new party named the union party or similar, intended to unite the populist and Democratic organizations.
Movement in Savannah aims to end the constant switch to double time as citizens and visitors express frustration with the confusing clocks and disrupted routines.
The Atlanta Journal notes a rare stretch of consoling weather in May. It reports the South Carolina governor refused resignations of Tillman and McLaurin, suggesting both should have been accepted and Wade Hampton with others appointed.
A vivid note describes a man in shirt waist and middle-parted hair meeting a duchess in semi masculine dress, foretelling a union. The author laments an unavoidable calamity facing posterity as Sparta Ishmaelite comments on the scene.
The department of agriculture fixes total cotton planted at 27,532,000 acres, up 2,111,000 acres or 8.3 percent from last year and 2,498,000 acres or 10 percent beyond the amount harvested. Atlanta reports Lucas, the Texas oil magnate, in town after a past visit through Marthanville where he ate at Durand's.
A political podium roars for McSwesney to ignore Tillman and McLaurin and replace them with two capable men. The New York Journal of Commerce critiques civil rights aims and argues the 1861 conflict centered on U.S. sovereignty over self-governing peoples.
Richard Crosser a leading official of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Patterson New York was arrested for beating his wife. He claimed the violence arose after she let dinner get cold. The passage suggests forming a society to prevent cruelty to wives.
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