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ESTABLISHED 1866.
VOL. XL.
MONUMENT UNVEILED
AT WAYNESVILLE.
Our regular correspondent writes very interestingly of the
oecasioc.-Other news.
Last Friday April 26
ial day was celebrated here by the
unveiliug of this splendid monu
ment over these sleeping heroes,
The occasion which brought us
together is one that tho angels in
Heaven could share in without
the slightest compunction, as the
cause for which the/' heroes fell
was of the purest and .'ifost flow
ers of Southern chivalry, and to
sap Sou them chivalry nn ans the
equal if not the superior of any
chivalry that you.ean find on the
face of the universe.
Would that I was gifted with
rarest eloquence that mortal
tongue could be pos-ssed of as it
would require such a gift to ap
propriately express the honor and
pleasure that the people of
Waynesville feel at having pres
ent with us 011 last Friday the
Daughters of the Confederacy
from our sister city Jesup, and
the dearest of all the loved and
honored Confederate Veterans
of Brunswick and Wayne county,
How appropriate is the time of
year that was chosen by the
Daughters of the Confederacy to
pav homage to the departed, when
nature smiles with its most be
witching smile each flower vieiug
with each other seeming to look
the most beautiful, and the trees
budding forth aud stretching their
massive branches in all directions
as if to shield froi: harm the til y
shrubbery which juts out from
mother earth, such a time as this,
I say, is very approbate, because
befitting the bright garlands that
will be worn by each and every
one of these heroes that have de
v>» rted from this world o tu
J u the glorified throng, stand
rag as V( did ueath the
spreading bl anches of thos ,
tiful trees, and nature in its
thoughtfulness having dressed
them in their most beautiful
spring garments give gladness to
our hearts that the opportunities
were afforded us to express (though
feeble it may be) the feelings of _ '
undying love that we have for the
memory of those who fought a
e tern ah rest,‘to on” the Vast “day
hear , th . nr ■ names read , out, .
the great General “y, well done
good am « 1
have ,< ‘ n “ U _ ’ f "
things 1 . | ,
ft 1 “ } °
many t ing e , h o ■
,
Joys of the Lord”—I wish to as
sure the Daughters of the Confed
eracy that Waynesville stands
with outstretched arms to bid you
welcome yes thrice welcome to
our hearts and homes.
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... flynK vi ex ent , e) you ,, e
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heartiest congratulations tor your
■«tt espouse and may God in His
H–afy and Wisdom bless and
i-ep you and let His fatherly
lice shine upon you and give yon
peace now and ever more.
That much honored gentlemen
Capt. Ben Millikin delivered the
he Jtottp gentinel.
“WE APPLAUD TH Superior Court fiMN THE WRONG.”
unveiling address in a most touch
ing manner and caused every one
present to bow their heads in
lent appreciation for our depart
ed dead—May T his life be spared
to witness many memorial days
yet to come.
Mis* Baker unveiled the monu
ment very gracefully, dropping
the veil around the base while
the bare marble shaft pointed
heavenwardly, reminding us of the
ever watchful Eye of our
Father.
Mrs. Lee, the honored president
of the Jesup Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy,
presented the monument to the
citizens of Waynesville in a most
beautiful and appropriate speech.
She left it in our care, and morn
ing noon and evening for ages to
come—will its white form cast its
shadows over our sleeping soldier
, boys.
Mrs. Annie Bennett presented
the Crosses to all that had none,
her words were well chosen and
eloquent.
Col. Harris delivered the me
morial address, which ‘was rare
wit h gems of eloquence true and
1 patriotic in every phaze.
j Rev. Brewton of Jesup opened
1 closed the exercises with
| and
beautiful soul stirring prayers
Friday Apnl 26th, 1907 was
1 ^jje first memorial services ever
held ov.r the graves of these si
! ] en t gjeepers awaiting the judge
j | meut day. And the city of
Waynesville was paid the highest
j. ouor . ny place can possibly re
oe j ve
One of the most touch ing inci
dents of tin rvices wa the
.fing of the wreaths by the
j Q on f e derate Veterans around the
i nnment.
While the 26th was a very
c j 0U( | y day we were more than
blessed, for during the Memorial
exer( .ises at the cemetary, no rain
f e ]p nor until after the feast was
over, thus showing us the kind
ness of God.
The citizens of Waynesville feel
very grateful for the faithful ser
vice mittee renderwl composed them ^ of the Messrs, com
John AHen Ward, J. K. Long,
and Jchn Popwell . I)r Gordon
' aad Judge Willie Wiggins deserve
much appreciation for the
interest aud personal assistance
during the preparations.
The Wayne Light Troopers are
! \ to be highly complimented for the
! splendid part they so gracefully
1 ! performed; in fact they added
much to the beauty 'and interest
of the services. Wayne county
has cause to feel very proud of
^ er , roo p a , J e ,up. The
„ r Richard M. Milikin deserves
much praise tor the fine diciplme
displayed by his troop.
Mrs. George F. Dickson and
beautiful little daughter, Agnes
were the guest of their mother and
si3ter, . Mesdames A.P.Cundiff and
Willie F.. McEidexry several days
JESTTP, GA., .MAY 2nd, 1907.
this week.
Miss Edna Tharin of Bruns
wick, was the charming guest of
Miss Carrie Wiggins, this week.
Miss Mary Lee Ward, accompa
nied by Miss Dudley her teacher,
visited her uncle, Mr. L. T.
McKinnon of Brunswick.
CARD OF THANKS
The j e8ul) chapter United
Daughters of Confederacy, Geor
gi a Division, desires through the
cour t, eg y Q f the Jesup Sentinel to
| tha.uk j making those who si day largely assis
^ ed n the a success at
| the unveiling of the monument to
j our Confederate dead, at Waynes
v i]] e , 011 Memorial day.
We thank Rev. Mr. Brewton for
his presence, words of wisdom aud
blessings,
Especial thanks are due our
master of ceremonies—-Capt. Ben
j j Milikin, jj ison Commander for his able of Camp
arr matiage
i j meu t on tiliis occasion, the very
suitable Unveiling address aud
for his sympathetic co-operation
j n our undertakings—God bless
au <l keep him in the evening of
life .
1 q\, our own Wayne Light Troop
0 f w hom we are proud, and to its
gallant Captain Richard Milikin.
We extend thanks for the mi,l
itary presence,
Especially do we wish to thank
most sincerely, the Orator, Col.
F. H. Harris of Brunswick, who
with Camp Jackson of the City
hv the sea helped effectually to
make the day a memorable one in
the county of Wayne. The mera
orial address delivered by this
gifted veteran of the war between
the states was most beautiful and
in every way accordant with the
day aud tunes,
Last but not least we particular
ly wish to thank the good citizens
j of Waynesville for their kind re
j ceptiou, the fine dinner, the well
prepared barbecue meats so abun
dautlv served to all—We are
glad to have met those good peo
pie and we feel safe in bequeath
j ing to them, for care and preser
vation the simple shaft of Geor
I j gia Marble to our Confederate
dead there.
Sincere and heartfelt thanks to
all.
Mrs. J. S. Lee,
President Jesup Chapter U. D. C.
Base Ball
| double The Jesup header second Monday nine afternoon played a
| j with Baxley. The first game re
su i te d in favor of the horn- team
j by the score of 12 to 0. The se
cond gam!i stood 7 to 5 also
in favor of the Rome team.
Tucker did the slab work for
Jesup, in both games, and the
little coming star Wiliiamson did
the receiving act. Baxley was eu
tirely out classed by the local
boy3. Tucker was the real stuff
in putting them ’over the plate
striking out 15 men and only
walked two. Both teams played
good ball. The feature, of the
games were the battery for Jesup
aud the base stealing of Tucker
and Austin. Battery for J isup
Tucker aud Williamson; Baxley,
Crosby and Chapman. Umpires,
Parker aud Griggs.
L. R.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 PER YEAR
Killing Was An Accident
There was a difference of opin
ions as to [the killing of John
Grantham Sunday morning. By
the pistol found it wa3 thought
that the man accidently shot him
self, as there was an empty car
tridge in the chamber and on the
ties where he had been sitting
there was the print of the trigger
of the pistol which evidently had
fallen out of his pocket causing it
to discharge. This theory looked
so plausible that it w’as decided to
hold a post mortem examnation
to find out if the bullet in
the body corresponded with the
calibre of the pistol which is a 32.
Accordingly the body was taken
to the undertaking establishm nt
of Lott-Fain – Company where
the post mortem examination was
with the result that the shot was
declared to have been an accident
The bullet was found in the
back, to the left of the spinal cord,
and was near to the surface of the
skin. Entering the breast, a lit
tle to the right of the center, un
der the first rib, the bullet ranged
upwards and lodged in the back
as stated above. This, in the eyes
of the physician and many others
is proof that the shot was an ac
cident and as the bullet found
corresponds with the calibre of
the pistol there can be no doubt
that this is the correct theory of
the killing.
His wife says that he did not
have an enemy in the world that
she knew of and that if he had an
enemy or hp,d been apprehensive
of trouble he would surely have
told her.
Mr. Granthum was bom aud
raised in Wayne county where all
his family lived for some time.
A number of years ago the family
moved to Connecticut and laterto
New York where they now reside
on Long Island. They were south
last year. Mr. Granthum remain
ed here and accepted a position
with the Penn Bridge Company.
He had been living in Waycross
since last June.
He has a brother-in-law living
at Jesup. The name is the same
but Mr. Granthum at Jesup, who
married the sister of the deceased,
i3 no blood relation to Mr. Gran
tham who met his death Sunday.
An effort to reach the family of
the deceased in New York by wire
proved of no avail. They were
telegraphed asking what disposi
to make of the body blit the only
response that came was one saying
'hatthe family had moved. As
the family could not he heard
from it was decided ^to inter the
body here. The funeral services
were held at the home of the de-1
ceased in the afternoon, being
conducted by Rev. W. H. Scruggs.
The interment took place at Lott
Cemetery.
The deceased left no insurance
upon his life, so far as is known.
His wife is prostrated with grief
and has the sympathy of the peo
ple of this city.—Waycross Jour
nal.
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NO. 17.
HORSE STEALING
Organized Gang Seems to be
at Work
On account of several thefts of
horses and mules having ! ■ en
committed in this 'county recen
tly, it lias led many to believe
that au organized band of horse
thieves are at work. Two weeks
ago a mule was stolen from M. L.
Odum, of Odum, Ga. and about
the same tunc a nice horse was
stolen from the stable of Mr.
Marion Mosley, four miles be
low Jesup. A few days later some
parties in Pierce county . b,served
a man riding through U woods
on one mule and leading another,
who on being seen dismounted
and took to the swamps leaving
the mules. Oncol' these mules
proved to be the one stolen from
Mr. Odum, but at last hearing no
claimant had appeared for the
other. The Mosley horse* has
not been located at all up to this
writing.
On Monday night a horse was
stolen from the stables of W. J.
Broadhurs’t turpentine firm at
Doctortown, five miles above here.
Mr. Broadhurst immediately of
.ered a reward of *100 for the ap
prehension of the thief and return
of the horse. Several parties went
out in various directions, and
just as we go to press a telegram
cornea from Mr. Henry Westberry
at Jacksonville, Fla. saying that
he has the man, horse, saddle, and
bridle, and wanted tile ilECdSattry
warrents and other legal papers
to bring him out of Florida. It
is understood that the man gives
his name as Barnes.
All citizens cf tins section
should 1>£ on the alert and assist
in tho bringing to justice of any
that may be connected in this ne
farious business. "
Later—Henry Westberry aud
Sheriff Lyeus, brought the horse
thiet Barnes in from Jackson
ville, and now have him safely
lodged in the county jail.
Tax Receivers Round
Tax Receivers N. J. Green an
nounces the following dates and
places for his second round for re
ceiving tax returns, sginmug
Monday 6th, of May, and requests
all citizens that can possibly do
so to meet lnm this time and avoid
the rush and confusion usually
attendant on those awaiting the
last round.
Hortense Monday May 6th,
Atkinson, Tuesday, “ 7th,
Lulaton, Wednesday, “ 8th,
Nahunta, Thursday, “ 9th,
Waynesville, Friday, “ 10th,
Mt. Pleasant, Sat., “ lltli,
Gardi, Monday, “ 13th,
Jesup, Tuesday, “ 14th,
Madrey Springs Wed. “ 15th,
Odum Thursday, “ 16th,
Ritch, Friday, “ 17th,
Screven, Saturday. “ ISfl, 21st!
Raybon, Tuesday, “
Hickox, Wednesday, “ 22ud.
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