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AD LI SHED 18GG.
L- XL.
.dARD OF EDUCATION.
March Meeting.
.lesup, Ga., March, 5, 1907.
The Board of Education «f
Wayne county met on this date.
Hon. A. R. Richardson, Pres,
presiding and the following mem
bers present: R. J. Madray, B.
G. Middleton and J. C. Hatcher,
Jr.
The minutes of February meeting
were read and approved.
Oh motion the following resolu
tion was adopted: Resolved, By
the Board of Education of Wayne
County, Georgia. That, whenev
er the patrous of any school of
«»id county shall furnish to the
"s^ity School Commissioner fif
^pcr cent, of the cost of guch
supply of Patent School Desks ns
they may need, the said Commis
sioner be authorized to use a like
amount of th > Public School
Funds and trder such desks, the
same to be shipped direct from
the factory to the nearest railroad
depot of such school, Prices of
desks to be furnished by the Com
missioner to the communities
wanting the same It was further
ordered that the Board pay the
freight on such desks.
On motion provided that none
but single desks of the ball-bear
V - " ; od be purchased.
n was carried, to buy
t ■ om Clanton and Webb,
3 ut oppoiuted R. J.
wmr bit the Friendship
— .e the building, as
K ’ * 'ue and report to
next meeting,
d by 61 zed statement show
'on aitures for January was
re, IS a approved, same being
for the amount to $639,77.
Account of B. D. Purcell iu the
gum of $116,60 was approved, the
game being salary aud incidential
expenses tor the months of Janu
ary aud February.
The President appointed
County School Commissioner to
appear before the Grand Jury
the spring term of Court, iu
interest of the schools of
county.
On motion the Board
move made at a previous
71 g for the Commissioner to
appoint a committee to chose a
iitefor the Meridian school,
the original recommendation
the Commissioner in regard to
this site was accepted aud adpo
teu. This recommendation pro
vides that the deed tendered
Mr. Harley Smith for school site
be approved.
No further business the Board
adjourned to meet the first
day April.
A. R. Richardson, one day
R. .J. Madray, ”
B. G. Middleton. ” ” $ 2
.
J. C. Hatcher, Jr. ” ”
A. R Ruuakos'.
' ,jrv R. 2 D. Puecelu, Coms’r.
jnday a un- -•
successful Colt for Sale.
Small farm mulc.
- f caii pull erosties,
TTE ROOFi g. Also one two
»,. p] . 7 vonr u irs old mule ’ and
- . colt. .
/ '' XA \ ■’ ' corse v*ood.
put it on g 00 ^ notes. Ap-
1 Milikiut jesup, Ga.
entinel.
“WE APPLAUD THE BIGHT AND CONDEMN THE WRONG.”
CITY ALDERMEN MEET.
| The regular meeting of the May
or and Board ui Aldt-mien met in
j Council chamber at 8 p. m., pros-
1 ident mayor l). M. ClarK, presid
nig and Messrs. Wilkins, Brice
and Dye.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read audopproved.
The r. port of the Fiuance Com
mittee was laid over until next
meeting.
The Clerk was instructed to
write Ex. city treasurer G. W.
Williams for the return of com
missions paid him on amount
borrowed by the town.
Ihe Tax execution against the
estate ot Hiram Bennett was or
dered cancelled, and collection of
the 11 X 0 taxes ordered to be col
lected from the present owners.
A communication from Hon.
Juo. W. Benuott, in reference to
tax execution was laid over.
The tux execution against Eu
gene Fennell was ordered cancell
ed and J. F. Breen was allowed to
pay tax for 1906 on the property
on a valuation of $50.00.
The report of the Tax Assessors
for the year 19C7 was upon motion
received.
The Tux Ordinance for 1907—
1908 was read lor the first time
and laid over until the next meet
ing.
A providing for the
widening of Cbeiry street railroad
crossing to 100 ft. and to regulate
the movements of trains over said
crossing by the R. R. Companies
was presepted read and laid over
until next meeting.
A resolution to prevent the sell
ing of intoxicant liquors in the
town was read and laid over until
next meeting.
The Wayne County News was
made the official organ of the
town, the printing to be done at
the full legal rate of 75cts for each
one hundred words per insertion
for the first four insertions and
85cts for each insertion thereafter.
On motion the time of meeting
ing was changed fr<im 8 p. m. tc
7 p. m.
The following bills were exam
ined and ordered paid.
J. B. Cross, $2.90; W. O. Strick
land,$40.00; H. J.Walker, $8.00:i
Brinson – Kuighe, $165.00; A.
Daniel, $6.89; M. S. D. A. Byck,
$9.75; J. H. Wilkins <fcCo., $21.49
Wood, $ 1 . 00 ; Wayne County
News, $ 6 . 00 ; James Steele, $31.40;
J N. Good bread, $80.00; W. T.
Wilkins, $0.00; J. C. Knight,
$ 0 . 00 ; W. A. Jennings, $ 6 00
. .
Upon motion adjourned.
The Baraccas Entertained.
Ti e fiaracca class entertained
^ ,e Rhilathea class last Ihursday
night at the home of Mr. Henry
Bennett’s. There was a large at
tendance aud a good time was
all. Mr. A. L. Bunch was mas
of ceremonies, Kenny
1 '' 1 1 ’ 1 m i' c 4.-1011 a
<
success, Miss Amelia Bennett pre
sided at the organ, Mr. Bunch
rM ead ,i ti the 1f> p/i.i,.. - -Be, Rev.. t . 1 ii Nt.r-s v. r .
.
! 1111 prayer, after which ad re
pcated a v-rse irons the Bible
^ ariou ’ 1 an< I mnocent games were
free ^ indulged in. Refreshments
were served in the beautiful dec
orft t e( j dining room. Ice cream,
cakes, fruits etc. were served. The
lasses am doing fine work iu ail
the various departments of Christ
ian endeavor.
JESUP, GA.. MARCH 7th, 1907.
Tobacco Culture
For Wayne County
Jlr. G. W. Drawdy took a trip
down into Florida last, week in
vestig–tiug the tobaco growing
section of that state, and also the
part, of Georgia bordering on that
part of Florida. Quincy in Gads
deu county, Florida, is the center
or headquarters for the culture of
fine tobacco. Decafer comity ih
Georgia adjoins Godsden and the
people of that county grow as fine
tobacco as they do in Florida.
The Doctor learned that twelve
million dollars worth of tobacco
is grown around Quincy and han
dled there each year, and many of
the farmers who had grown poor
growing cottrn had quit, began
growing tobacco and got rich at it.
Dr. Drawdy thinks we have sim
ilar soil right here in Wayne
county and can grow as fine tobac
co as they can iu these Georgia
au4 Florida counties. The tobac
co they grow sells in the dry leaf
at from two to five and oue half
dollars per pound. The doctor
has brought back with him some
of the seed used at these places
and has prepared the seed bed and
sown the seed. He is enthusias-
tic in the matter and is going to
test some ot his soil and wants
others to do the same the present
year as there is time enough yet.
He hasu’t time to tell each indi
vidual what he learned on his
trip about tobacco growing, but if
the people are efficiently {interest
ed in this subject, a meeting of
the Board of Trade - 'and Citizens
generally will be called to meet
some time next week, either dur
ing day time or at night, and he
then can explain to all what he
learned about soil preparation,
planting, cultivation, etc.
The Doctor thinks this is
Wayne county’s golden opportun
ity to get rich by growing fine
tobacco. With a factory right
here in town making the finest
cigars in the South,the people of
the surrounding country should
take the matter up and see if they
can’t furnish some of the tobacco
at. least for the local factory, or
perhaps for more than one facto
ry
There is no middle aged person
who has been reared iu this sec
tiou of Georgia who does not
know that tobacco grows well
here. Now all that is needed is
to grow and cure this tobacco,
learn to grow and cure it properly,
that brings these very hgih prices.
We trust that others will join
Dr. Drawdy iu this experiment.
Who knows but th.it it may mean
much to our county and entire
section of the state.
Death of leland Williams.
Little Leiand Williams, the 011 -
l y child of Mr. and Mrs. B. H.
Williams, of Jesup, died last Fri
day ai ,d wag hurried at Jesup
u relay afternoon, Rev. .T. D. Nor
r j a conducted the funeral. The
child was sick five weeks, had
measles iii aud pheunmma. It „ was
fourteen month* oW to a day. It
waa the joy and pride of its par
ents, who have the sympathy of a
large circle of friends in their
t
'
Go J. H. -- Wilkins ;—7 A “ Co. for
to
and Boys Clothing, Hats,
3 –c.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER VIA It
Patent School Desks.
To trustees of the Wayne Coun
ty Schools:
As will be seen by the minutes
of theBoard of Educational! offer
is made by the Board to assist in
furnishing any school with patent
school desks. W..en a school will
raise half the amount needed to
supply desks the Board will give
the.other hal£. This » very liber,
al offer and should result in most
of our schools being well seated.
We hope the trust- es of each
school district will become inter
ested in the this matter ai d lose
no time in raising the amount
needed. This should easily be
raised by private subscriptions
and public ;entertainments.
school recently raised enough from
one entertainment to furnish
school room.
To seat 80 pupils will cost
$60.00, therefore it would be
essary for such a school to
$88.00. The Bo-rd will pay
freight. For lull particulars,
ply to the County School
missioner.
B. D. Purckix,
Commissioner.
Jesup, Mar. 6 th, 07.
The County Schools.
Good work is being doue in the
Screven school. Professor E. A.
Lewis and his assistant, Miss Viola
Aldridge are strong teachers who
have specially prepared them
selves for work in the schoolroom.
When a visitor enters this school
ho i 3 at once impressed with the
quietness and earnestness of the
teachers and pupils as they work.
A firm tut gentle discipline
counts more than anything else
for the success of a school.
Three new school houses are
now being built and will soon be
conpbted. These are Flint Branch,
Oak Groove and Liberty. The
contract has been let also for the
building of the Red Hill school
house. This work will be rapidly
pushed forward so that the school
can open in a few weeks. We hope
to see several mo.e school houses
built during 1907. The Board of
Education donates $100 towards
building any uew r school house.
The Carter school nsar Screven
is very anxious to secure a teacher
at once.
A Pleasant Party.
Onjlast Friday evening, at the
residence of Col. aud Mrs. C. C.
Tiudall, Miss Alma Tindall
pleasantly entertained a number
of her young {friends in celebra
tioy ot the aniversarv of her birth.
The charming young hostess was
the receipieut of qu te a number
of beautiful birthday presents.
Tne happy participants passed
away the evening only too rapidly
amid music and games. Light
, . . . ,
D 1 'MiL'^TindaU’s ... ** mliny
friends only wished that many
such occasions of joy and pleas*
ore may be in store for all.
Those who attended were Misses
Li]lian R 9 dd i*h, M Hdred _____
Bertie Bennett, Essie Milikin
Hattie Mae Crawford, Jettie Mil
ler, Amelia Bennett, Alice Hall,
Jhetta Austin, Nellie Crawford,
Ray Westbery. Iheo Conyers and
Tivvie Spell; aud Messrs. Roy
Price, Joe Austin, Kenny West
berry, Aurthur Crawford, Odel
Williams, Frank Drayton and W.
W. Waters.
NO. io.
COMMISSIONER’S.
Court.
Georgi 1 , Wayne County.
Commissioners Court of Roads
– Revenues, sitting for County
purposes, lesup, G«. March 5th,
1907.
Pr- sent, aiul presiding therein,
Hon P. R. Richardson, Chrm.
with tn< mbers Elias Crummey,
W. J. O’Quinn, J. F. Surrency and
James Strickland.
Minutes of the last regular
meeting read and adopted.
The following claims against
the County were approved and or
dered paid to-wit:
P. R. Richardson, amount paid
for tools, $58.62.
P. R. Richardson, service as
commissioner, $ 6 . 00 .
E. Crummey, 'service as com
missioner 6.00 hauling machinery
1.50—$7.50.
J. C. Knight, 5 days mule hire,
$5.00.
J. W. Yarbrough, expense go
ing after convicts, $47.41.
Geo. W. McCall, building oil
house, $16.00.
M. Carter, hauling lumber,
$4.50.
N. L. Dukes, lumber, $9.00.
E. C. Crummey, M. D. profess
ional services to prisoners, $12.45
Ira M. Kaybou, Clerks Comrs.
Ct. 2 months $80.00 freight pos
tage express etc, paid on county
matter, $16.85—46.85.
J. F. Hurrepcy service as com
missioner, $ 8 . 00 .
W. J O’Quinn service as com
missioner, $14.00.
Jas. Strickland service as com
missioner, $ 8 . 00 .
O. T. Blitch, janitor, February,
$28.00.
Clanton – Webb Co., desk for
Sheriff’s office, $27.80.
W. B. Lyons, jail fees, Febru
ary, $124.60.
F. A. Lyens, guarding jail 82
nights, $48.00.
J. H. Wilkins – Co., merchan
dise for ccnvict camp, $51.67.
Knight’s Pharancy, medicines
lor prisoners, $8.45.
Palmer Hardw-are Co. iron pipe,
$1.80.
SVayue County News, printing
citations, $1.50.
Wilkins Supply Co., im-re han
dle convict camp and road work,
$79.88.
Brinson <fc Knight, lights for
Feb. $ 6 . 66 .
Jesup Mercantile Co , morchan
(ljge ag per bill, $3.02.
Mrs. S. JE. Harper, mattress
and pillows, $1.95.
Kicklighter – Scott, shoes etc.
for convicts, $4.90.
Upon motion ordered that Al
len Porter be added to the list of
county pimps and that lie a pam
from ccuntv funds the sum* of
$5.00.
Upon motion ordered that Car
uliue Fields be paid $5.(X per
mouth from county funds I ilia 1 uad
of $2.00 as heretofore.
-tionordered that H.
Roberson, lie j> id $5.Off p- i nth
from county funds until fu her
ordered.
Upon motion it iR ordered that
W. M. Crummey be appointed as
Courthouse janitor.
Court a djourned oubj ■: to call,
P. R. Richardson, Chrm.,
M. Raybon, Clerk.