Barwick Named Superintendent of Albany Schools
Allen J. Barwick, former Thomasville schools superintendent, was unanimously elected to lead Albany public schools. The post pays 1500 next year, up 200 from last year, and he succeeds J. C. Wardlaw. Barwick will move to Albany to assume duties shortly amid congratulations from Albany and its educational community.
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Albany
Allen J. Barwick
Thomasville
Board of Education
Mr. Barwick
Albany Woman Sues Atlantic Coast Line Over Freezing Car
Miss Mattie Powell of Tifton sues Atlantic Coast Line for 10050 alleging injuries from a December 1908 Albany train ride. She says the car was unheated, she stood to keep warm, and upon reaching home could not rise from bed due to locomotor ataxia claimed to be caused by the cold ride.
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Albany
Crosland
Powell
Whiteshy
Tifton
Residence Lot Sold to Mrs Laura Speight
Mrs Laura Speight purchased from John F Parker a desirable building lot on Seward Street facing his residence. It is described as one of the best residence sites in that part of the city and she plans to build there in the near future.
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Laura Speight Friday
John F. Parker
Seward Street
Mrs L H Redpath Dies in Allentown
Mrs Florence Hope Redpath died June 20 1905 in Allentown Pa. Her body to be taken by morning train to Fairview Cemetery Allentown for interment. Dr L H Redpath her husband a veterinary surgeon will return to Thomasville to resume practice. The obituary notes her high school and Episcopal Hospital education and her Evangelical Church membership. Mrs A W Stuart and two grandsons left for Atlanta and North Georgia after gathering for travel plans.
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Florence Hope Redpath
Fairview Cemetery
Alentown
L. H. Redpath
Thomasville
A. W. Stuart
Atlanta
Georgia
Conference delegates bring Thomasville bid for 1906 Epworth League
Delegates from Hawkinsville return with news the South Georgia Conference will convene next year in Thomasville. About 150 delegates and visitors expected, with Thomasville chosen over Blakely Quitman Dawson and Tifton by a 42 to 1 vote. Meetings likely in May 1906, per executive committee.
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South Georgia
Epworth League
Hawkinsville
Thomasville
Death of Mrs Thrupp in Cairo Illinois
Cairo mourns Harriet Thrupp aged about 72 a longtime Illinois pioneer active in the Church of the Redeemer. Born September 1 1883 in Birmingham she moved to the county in 1855 and enjoyed daily prayers despite illness. She was buried in Cairo on June 10. Her son Charles Thrupp and family reside with Mrs 8 Bottoms.
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Thrupp
Cairo
Illinois
Harriet Thrapp
Ilinois
Birmingham
Ill
Illiois
Teegram
Melon Trade Hubs Draw Rail Men and Buyers
Melon season brings a busy scene in Thomasville with railroad workers and melon buyers gathering. Advance visitors include R L Armicost from Cincinnati T C Baylees from Lexington W Hayles from Detroit and A C Court from Columbia O. E E Wilkes of Meigs travels to Hot Springs Ark before returning to Georgia to address local legislative matters.
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Thomasville
The
Masury
R L. Armicost
Cincinnati
T. C. Baylees
Lexington
W.35. Hayles
Detroit
A. C. Court of Columbia
E. E. Wilkes
Meigs
Hot Springs
Ark
Georgia
Henry W Miller Sent to State Asylum
A lunacy commission in ordinary's court declared Henry W Miller, an aged Meigs resident, an imbecile and ordered commitment to the Milledgeville state sanitarium. Due to crowding he will await admission on a waiting list, kept by his children in Meigs until space opens.
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Henry W. Miller
Meigs
Mrs Ansley in Atlanta for Niece Susie Pope Illness
Mrs F J Ansley Sr travels to Atlanta where her niece Miss Susie May Pope is ill. Pope was a popular visitor here last year and is now improving. Mrs Ansley will stay in Atlanta until next week.
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F. J. Ansley Sr
Atlanta
Susie May Pope
Miss Pope
Ansley
Improvement in Cotton Crop Across the Belt
Washington June 20 1905 further improvement in the condition of cotton is very generally indicated throughout the cotton belt. The crop is now in a good state of cultivation though some fields remain foul in central and western districts and in Florida. Small lice are still prevalent in North Carolina Georgia and Alabama. Damage by worms reported from Oklahoma and Indian Territory with some fields devoted to other crops. Boll Weevils spreading in northeastern Texas but overall damage not great.
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Washington, D. C
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
Methodists Gather At District Conference In Thomasville
Thomas county Methodists join brethren in the Thomasville district for a district conference convening yesterday. Rev. Ed F Cook presides with Rev. J M Cutler preaching Wednesday on revival needs and promotion. Participants include H D Jones Pelham G P Riviere Cairo W I Odom Cairo and Be R Whaley Boston with several local speakers from Cairo Boston and Pavo.
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Thomasville
Davenport
Doss
Geo Neel
A. P. Harley
John Cutler
Harley
Ed. F. Cook
Hawkinsville
Macon Telegraph
Ed F. Cook
Thomas County
J.M. Cutler
Homer Williams
Robert Dekle
Brewton
J. B Wight
Cairo
W. I. Odom
BE. R. Whaley
Boston
Messrs. J. Pittman
April Weather Recap Highlights Frost Days and Warm Spells
The April weather report notes two frosts on the 7th and 17th and Thomasville as the driest spot with rainfall near 0.82 inches. Mean temperature reached 68.9 degrees, about 1.9 degrees above normal, with a high of 91 on the 29th and a low of 38 on the 18th. Rainfall was 1.88 inches below normal.
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Thomasville
Reunion highlights from Uncle John Eason on Confederate event
John B. Eason nicknamed Uncle John returns from a major Confederate reunion in Louisville praising the event as the best yet. Capt John Triplett joined as far as Chattanooga then to Asheville. Eason notes Kentucky’s fine women and a parade with 68 bands and several headquarter bands.
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John B. Eason
John
Louisville
John Triplett
Chattanooga
Asheville
N.C
Mr. Eason
Auteatic
Kentucky
Crop Review for Georgia Headlines Mixed Growth and Weather Impacts
High week temperatures and scattered showers shaped crop conditions across Georgia. Cotton shows vigor but faces grass-affected stands. corn benefits from moisture with insect damage noted in some areas. wheat yields are low. peaches ship well with high prices amid rot complaints. melons and cane show promise. gardens and pastures vary with rainfall.
Moultrie Hosts Baptist Young People's Union Convention
The Baptist Young People's Union of Georgia held its annual state convention in Moultrie from Tuesday to Thursday with hundreds of delegates. Thomasville attendees included Rosa Hart Minnie Williams Lillian Speight Amanda Neel Moselle Griffin Claire Daniel and others. The Thomasville group may invite the convention to return next year as local plans consider future hosts.
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Baptist Young People’s Union of Georgia
Moultrie
Tues
Rosa Hart
Minnie Williams
Lillian Speight
Amand, Neel
Moselle Griffin
Claire Daniel
C. Gccroft
Joe Jerger
Ben Cocroft
Will Parker
A. W. Bealer
Dickinson Buried in Madison After Tallahassee Death
The body of Clayton Dickinson, 45, was buried in Madison after being brought from Tallahassee. He died in bed from a ruptured blood vessel. He was visiting his brother O. E. Dickinson, Broward's private secretary, and left behind four siblings and a sister.
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James
Lake City
Hla
Elijah
Olymphia
H .A. Blackburn
Live Oas
Pair of games and rains hit Southern League results
In the Southern League yesterday a pair of games and a pair of rains affected play. Birmingham defeated Atlanta 8 to 4 while Montgomery beat Nashville 5 to 4.
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Little Rock
New Orleans
Birmingham
Atlanta
Montgomery
Nashville
Big Wool Deal in Colquitt County
A deal closed in Moultrie Georgia with Morris Mayer of Albany and Colquitt County’s leading wool growers selling 40 000 pounds of wool at 81 cents per pound The Norman Monks Mays Suber Murphys Alligoods Tuckers and other large sheep owners participate The crop value in the county tops about 15000 and this price is the highest in years.
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Moultrie
Morris Mayer
Albany
Colquitt County
Normans
Monks
Mays
Suber
Murphiys
Alligoods
Tuckers
J G Taylor of Boston Visits Local Town
J G Taylor of Boston spent Wednesday in town for a brief visit and meetings with local residents and officials. He toured sights and spoke with community members about shared interests.
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J. G. Taylor
Boston
Chivalry Abroad As Stranger Defends Woman On Train
An incident on a southbound Albany line saw a Thomasville drummer insult a young woman in the smoking car. A Meigs man, later joined by a Meigs resident, confronted the offender and forced an apology. The father-in-law warned him to respect ladies while traveling in Georgia.
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Ochlock
Meigs
Thomasville
Negro Arrested for Cruelty to Animals
Mose Hayes, colored, was arrested Wednesday for cruelty to animals. He is charged with abusing an underfed horse. Bailiff H. J. Blalock made the arrest. the case will be tried in county court. Officers are determined to stop any unkind treatment of animals.
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Mose Hayes
H. J. Blalock
Marvelous mulberry tree bears corn on same limb
Worth county resident James Young reports a tree on Wiley Vickers' Place near Warrior Creek in Colquitt County that alternately bears mulberries and five inch ears of corn on the same limb. The tree stands in a hog pen and has drawn attention from locals who may verify the phenomenon at Mrs. Vickers' place.
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James Young
Worth County
Wiley Vickers
Warrior Creek
Colquitt County
Young
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