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THE WAYCROSS HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1893.
SATURDAY, JUDY *, 1893.
HKR4LD ITBLIFHIIG COMPART.
JOHN ■. IllARP f 1
A. P. PERHAMi j
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Plant Avene, waycroaa, Ga.
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taken only as advertising
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Tuesday.
Married.
On the 28th of July, at the home of
the bride's father, Mr. B. A. Godwin
H. E. McVeigh officiating, Mr. S. P.
Rowland to Miss Mary Godwin. The
attendants were Miss Tola Thomas with
Him Vinie Donglas, Mr. John Thomas
with Miss Varney Bell Woodard.
It was a pretty wedding, notwithstand
ing a rain set in about the time the cer
emony was being performed. Nixie.
Braganza, June 28th, 1803.
Dr. R. E. L. Wilson, the well known
and popular young dentist, was married
Tuesday afternoon at o’clock at the
home of the bride to Mrs. Brooks Hop-
son, one of Quitman’s most charming
ladies, Rev. J. M. Lovett officiating.
The wedding was a very quiet one, onl^
a few specially invited friends being
present.
A New Enterprise for Way cross.
Mr. Virgil O, Divine of Atlanta, and
Mr. Wm. E. Engfield, of New Orleans,
will open the store on the corner next to
the Cash Drug Store, on the 1st August,
as a plant for electro-plating in gold,
silver and nickel. They will also make
a specialty of sewing machines, and be
sides repairing, will carry a full line of
needles, oils and attachments. They have
secured the agency foi the Foley A Wil
liams Manufacturing Co. of Cincinnati,
and being practical men, will build s
business that will ensure success. Fur
ther particulars through advertisement
in the Herald.
The Boys Must Stop It.
Mr. Henry C. Williams, who lives
near the river bridge, complains that
some of the Waycross boys are stealing
and destroying his water-melons. The
\ Herald is not informed as to who the
boys are, but we do know that Mr.
Williams is very angry about it and he
has cause to be. We advise the boys if
they must have melons to go to Mr.
Williams and ask for them in a straight
forward, manly way. Mr. Williams
says this stealing business must stop or
somebody will be sorry for it.
Mr. Fuller’s Resignation.
Postmaster Fuller forwarded his res
ignation to Washington to-day, to take
effect at once. We are glad tne matter
has taken this direction. There seems
to be no disposition in the community to
persecute Mr. Fuller on account of the
mistakes of others. Mr. Irwin will not
return to the office. John Hogan will
be in the office lor the present. Mr.
Hogan is capable and polite.
Blackshear and Waycross.
Waycross was defeated yesterday by
the Blackshear club, in a game of ball.
The score was nineteen to three in favor
of the home team. The game througout
was one-sided and disinteresting. Way-
cross was disabled from the start, that
she had no catcher until after the fourth
inning, and the above run was made be
fore that time. Alex. L. Weiss acted as
umpire.
At the Express Office.
Some changes have been made in the
Waycross Express office recently. Mr.
W. !?. Harris, late of Callahan, Fla.,
takes Mr. Wolfe's place here. Mr. J W
Gregg goes to Gainesville and Mr. Jones
takes his place. Mr. Harris is formerly
from Brooks county where he has many
friends. We welcome him to Waycross.
Postmaster Filler Addresses the Pablfc.
Waycross, Ga., July lit, 1893.
To THE PATR058 OP THE WaYCROSB
Post Office : Upon overhauling my
office on the 27th and 28th of June, I
found a quantity of letters belonging to
parties who should have received, regu
larly, their mails. Some of those letters
had been held for a considerable time.
I thought everything was right in my
office, but to my shame and mortifica
tion it was not. As soon as I discovered
the trouble I went to work to right
everything that I could, and wrote a
letter to the parties and sent my messen
ger, a delivery clerk, with all the letters
that I had failed to deliver through the
office, and they have been delivered. I
assure the public that no one can suffer
more on account of this failure of duty
than I have. I have been able hereto
fore to boast of the conduct of my office
in all of my official life, but in this I am
undone. I hope the pnblic will pardon
this great blunder, and I assure them
that the little while I remain in the
Waycross office, they shall have no
ground of complaint, and that will not
be long, as JI propose to ask to be re
lieved at an early day. Thanking the
patrons of the Waycross postoffice, and
all the citizens of the city especially, for
their uniform kind treatment in the
past, I am, very respectfully,
T. J. Fuller, P. M.
P. S.—I further desire to state to the
public that I unconditionally exonerate
Mr. John Hogan from any blame or
complicity with the condition of my of
fice, all of which accrued since he went
out of my office, and he has given me all
the aid in his power to straighten the
matter up. T. J. F.
John Hogan Exonerated.
The following letter of recommenda
tion from Mr. Fuller, as also a postcript
to his own statement, places Mr. Hogan
in proper light in regrad to the neglect
in the Waycross postoffice :
Waycross, Ga., 4-18, 1893.
To All H7tom it May Concern:
This is to certify- that John Hogan
was a clerk in the Waycross postoffice
for several months of 1892-93, and he
was always active, efficient and faithful
in the discharge of his duties as clerk,
and I never hesitated in trusting him
fully with everything pertaining to the
office, and nevef had at any time any
cause to. complain of his management or
conduct of the office, and it affords me
great pleasure to recommend him to the
consideration of all persons or corpora
tions who have to employ men to carry
their business.
Respectfully,
T. J., Fuller,
P. M. at Waycross, Ga.
The New Calibeeee. .
The brick for the new city guard
house, to be erected near the crossing of
Plant avenue by the B. AW. R. R., are
being placed on the ground and the.
work of building will commence in a
few days. The building is to be neat,
substantial and safe.
Mr. Hubbard’s Class In Penmanship.
Mr. Hubbard will open up a writing
school in the room next to the Herald
sanctum next Monday. He will have
morning and night classes. Mr. Hub
bard’s charge for lessons is one dollar
per week. This is a good opportunity to
have your children instructed in writing.
Knights of Pythias.
The installation night of officers for
Wakefield Lodge, No. §7, Knights of
Pythias, was celebrated in this city last
night. The following are the new of
ficers:
R. T. Cottingham, C. C.
F. W. Bibb, V. C.
T. E. Lanier, Prelate.
J. A. Jones, M. of A.
J. C. Huber, M. of W.
**I)ab” and the Park.
Editors Herald: I read with much
interest what "Dab” had to say. She
makes some good suggestions about the
park, the bicycle track, the gymnasium,
etc. She makes as good “a cross tick”
out of the city officials as could be
found in the new park or elsewhere in onr
pinev woods. We have a good lot offi
cers—men who may be counted on to do
their duty every time.
Mayo(u)r Knight and aldermen con
nected with our city government be
Sharpe, but not too trier, and guard care
fully every interest of the Magic City.
This, I think they will do as long as
they have Justice and the Bird of free
dom is perched upon the dome (?) of our
city hall.
I am in favor of the park being open
ed up right away, and as I am not able
to “by-cicle,”-1 hope the street car line
will be built immediately, and just as
soon as it is built as far as the park I
shall invest a nickle in transportation,
and head for that delightful retreat. I
am longing to go out and take a stroll
amongst the green shrubbery| and the
giant trees. I want to see the fountains
spouting forth the crystal water, and
hear the merry song of the birds as they
hop from bough to bough of the trees in
the park. When I grow weary of the
din and confusion of the bustling city, I
want to board the ‘‘belt electric car,” at
my door on Gilmore street, and be
whirled rapidly down £lant avenue,
round Judge Lott’s corner and-on to the
park.
I just want to sit down on a made
seat beneath the magnificent trees
which are-supposed to grow there, and
breathe the fresh, pure air of heaven,
while I ‘‘look up through nature to na
ture's God.”
By the way, what is the name of the
new park ? If it has been named I am
not aware of it. A name is suggested in
the following lines: My old man wrote
the verses. I am not very poetical my
self. though I do love to read poetry. I
asked him to suggest a name for the new
park, and he wrote this :
Mayor Knight, please hurry up
And show that you are game.
Go to work, 'dean up the park.
Next find for it a name— •
Oh. let us open up the park,
Let’s have it right away. •
In these few lines you'll find a name.
A good one—what you say ?
My old man is quite a poet, and
"Dab” can’t come up to him either.
\ . ^"Slab.’
“THIS AND THAT.”
BY " DAB,” FOR THE HERALD.
He was trying to unlock the front
door of his residence with a button-hook
when his wife stuck her head out of an
upper window and called out:
‘Ah ! there, my revolver.* Are you
loaded ?”
‘No, my dearsh (hie) but I wish you’d
shroweh me down (hie) bunsh keyholsh
(hie) ’sorted sizes.” *
I would like to see a permanent fire
brigade with men, a hose wagon and a
team of good, horses always on duty.
The little extra money spent in doing
this would be more than made up by the
lower rates of insurance which, I am
sure, would follow better fire protection.
Also a good fire station connected by
alarm boxes with different parts of the
city.
The Sunday shades were falling fast,
As through the Magic City passed
A youth who bore this good device—
“No 8oda.”
His Honor, the Mayor, did the right
thing when he put his veto on the "soda
water” petition. It wonld have been a
good chance for tome one to put wood in
their soda, and then there icould have
been a grand rush for soda with a “6tick”
in it, and we would have had too many
"blind tigers” for the peaceful observ
ance of the Sabbath.
I hope the pastor and peoplfe of the
Methodist Church will not open their
beautiful structure without first putting
in a first-class pipe organ, as it would be
the first and only one in the city, and
would also conduce to good congrega
tional music. There is no finer or better
mode of praise than the above and no
better help than the "King of Instru
ments.” Let the “Ladies’ Aid Society”
take hold of the matter and that will be
an assurance that we’ll have it.
There was a man in Wayeross
Who, of his wife thought he was boss,
Till she hit him a whack ’ i; *
' In the small of the back,
And then he knew who not to cross.
Bully boy, (?) "Slab.” You have
struck, the right nail on the head now.
You could not have struck a sweeter or
prettier name unless it could be named
"Bel-Air.” (Au Francois.) Yes, I’ll be
with you when you squander(?)that nickle
on the trolley system of street cars that
Waycros3 is going to have soon. No,
"Slab,” old boy, (?) I a*i "not in it”
with your, old man in the poetry line.
Ask him to give us some more.
Let’s have a band stand erected and
get up a good brass band to give con
certs once or twice a week. Then you
will be able to see Waycross’ “fair
daughters and brave sons’” And there are
none in this country who can compare
with the former in regard to beauty, eh:
"Slab,” old boy (?)
S LAB
LOVE
AVON
BENT
Let’s have that bike race on the glo
rious Fourth. As patriotic citizens of
this great country we ought to do some
thing to show our loyalty. By all means
let the grand old bird "screech” on Tues
day.
The S. F. & W. Ry. are having quite a
meloncolic time of it just now, having
transported over two thousand car loads
of that sweet vegetable (?) to northern
markets for the "Yankees and hogs” to
eat and think they are enjoying them
selves, forsooth.
If you want to know the’ time
Ask a policeman—
The proper Greenwich time.
Ask a policeman;
Every member of the force
Has a watch and chain,' of apurse.
If you want to know the time
Ask a Waycross policeman.
By the way, don’t yon think we have
good looking lot of men on our
foorce ? ” They would certainly do
credit to the "Brdadway squad” as far
as looks go, anyway, and they certainly
earn every cent that is paid to them for
their services. "I am wid the police”
’ivery rime, except whin I’m sober, and
then "they are after me, they’re after me.”
“SLAB GOES FISHING.”
The festive little red bug
Is only a tiny thing, \
He cannot hop or skip about.
Neither can he sing.
But notwithstanding all of this.
The little fellow’s game; i
He seizes on with death-like grip
And gets there jist the same.
These thoughts came to me with pain
ful vividness after my old man and me
got back from our fishing expedition the
other day. We spent a whole day an
gling for the inhabitants of the water.
We took a seat upon the banks
Of the winding old Satilla,
Shaded from the sun’s fierce rays
By a fresh, green weeping willow ;
And there we sat the live-long day,
A lookin’ and a wishin’—
I a’fightin’ flies and bugs.
And my old man a’ fishin’.
I do not remember at this distance the
exact number we caught, and as I have
a desire to be truthful in all my state
ments I will not attempt to tell you how
many. However, I will say this—we
went, we came, we scratched.
We are planning now for our summer
outing, and will be off at an early day.
It’s fashionable now, you know,, to “go
away for the summer,” and if you keep
in the style and keep up with "Sassiety,”
you must take a trip either to the mount
ains or to the seashore.
So we are going—even if we only
spend a few days on the mountains about
Glenmore or drink the spring water at
Argyle. We must have our vacation,
and when.we get home we can tell our
neighbors what we saw and heard while
we were eff for the summer.
St Simons is a most delightful place
at this reason of the year. The Waycross
colony is delightfully situated, and "it is
good to be there.” It’s just fine to fall
and tumble in the surf and wrestle with
the breakers. I love to sit in the old
pavilion and watch thfe vessels sailing
into port, while the inspiring breezes
from old ocean fan my cheeks. My old
man and me "carried on” a good por
tion of qur courtship right there at old
St. Simons, and I expect we “carried on”
awfully in the eyes of some of the dried-
up old maids and old women who love
to gossip and who claim to have gotten
over all that “silly sentimentalism.”
The great trouble is, in many cases they
got over it all too soon. Why,
still courting and the honeymoon is not
over yet. For my part I hope it will last
as long-as life. Nothing encourages and
helps a woman more than lor her lius
AT COST!
We must reduce our stock at any hazard before
our annual stock taking on August 1st. Conse
quently we offer our ENTIRE LINE of SUMMER
DRESS GOODS and SHOES at ACTUAL COST.
We mean exactly what we say, and will prove it
if you give us a chance.
JVIail Orders Solicited.
THE C. C. GRACE CO.,
WAYCROSS, GA.
Tit Secret if Sdccih for fit Mooopolf Oppressed Ftrntr
IS TO PLANT ORCHARDS. California found not her greatest wealth in
her gold mines, but in her vineyards and orchards. Georgia and the South can
excel the dry, hot climate of Calirornia in the production of fine fruits ; but to do
o we must quit planting cheap, worthless brush, and plant none but southern
grown trees procured direct from the Cherokee Nursery. The people of Ware and
urrounding counties cannot afford to waste money buying northern grown trees.
We invite every one to examine our stock before buying. We wiil take pleasure
in showing you what we have. GOOD TREES AT FAIR PRICES IS OUR
MOTTO. If you cannot come to see us, write to ns before you place your orders
Catalogues free. Address
CHEROKEE NURSERY CO.,
WAYCROSS. GEORGIA.
UNDERTAKERS’ GOODS.
ery luxury that gold can purchase. A
the poet says:
Home's not merely four square walls.
With pictures hung and gilded;
Home is where affection dwells.
With shrines the heart hath budded.
Home! Go watch the faithful dove
Circling in the blue above us;
Home is where there’s one to love.
Horae is where there’s one to love us.
We have a continual love-feast at our
house, and so far we have had at least
bread and water. We are just glad we’re
living, and are having a jolly good time
in spite of financial troubles and bank
failures. In fact, those things do not
cut much of a caper in onr home.
"Slab.”
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w.r. mcintosh & oo.
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WAYCROSS, GEORGIA,
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We are opening the largest and best stock of
02
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Furniture,Carpets,Matting,
"J"
Rugs, Matting, Etc.,
Ever brought to Waycross, and will compete with any market
in prices.
j Jgy Mail or Telegraph Orders for Furniture or Burial Cases
promptly attended to.
-CHEAP COFFINS.
Immense Trade!
To be Carried to Savannah.
The Cemetery Keeper has received re
quest from W. D. Dixon, of Savannah,
for permits for the removal to that place
during the month of July of "two bodies
now in Waycross Cemetery • as follows:
EUa R. Nugent, died Nov. 15th, 1883,
Robert Nugent, died March 30th, 1884.”
The death and burial of those people are
remembered. The former Was just fif
teen years of age and died within a few
days of her graduation at college. The
permits have been granted.
Notes from Waltertown.
The Waycross Lumber Co. has eighty-
five free laborers on its pay-roll, besides
115 convicts. 1
Miss Dicie Giddens has a fine class in
music here. So you see Waycrosa has
not got* everything. •**'
When you get that street car lino at
Waycross please let us know and we
I will let you have a mule or two. We
have them to spare. W.
Virgil Lanier browned at Tybee. j
Mr. W. Virgil Lanier, traveling sales
man for Fretwell & Nichols, Savannah,
was drowned at Tybee yesterday. Mr. j
Lanier was a cousin of T. E. and Bob !
Lanier of this city. Virgil Lanier had
gone to Tybee with Miss Deila Price, to
whom he was engaged, and to whom he
was to have been married in a few
weeks. Mr. Lanier went into the surf
and made a dive ; he was never seen
again. The young lady waited for him
for some minutes and then gave the
alarm. The search for the body has so
far been futile. He was probably taken
out by the swift unkertow. Mr. Lanier
was in Waycross a few days since and
-visited the Herald office. Miss Price is
prostrated. This is one more of the
many sorrowful tales of the sea.
Turner for Senator.
The following from the Brunswick
Times*Advertiser shows how the land
lies in this sectior:
“With Henry G. Turner on the list
for United States Senator; and the State
looking with favor upon him, the Elev
enth district will turn up in smiling good
humor. South Georgia is all right.”
Young Man - So Miss Ella is your
oldest sister ? Who comes after her ?
Small Brother—Nobody ain’t come
as yet;, but pa says the first fellow
that comes can have her.
I F you do not believe that A. R. BENNETT
in Owen*s Block, is doing a big business, just
look at the sidewalk in front of his store, it is
worn down to such an extent by the continuous
stream of customers that pass in and out buying
groceries, that he has had to have boards laid ti'
i such time as it can be repaired.
Which Plainly Shows That
The Place to Buy
GROCERIES
A. R. BENNETT S,
OWEN’S BLOCK
WARREN LOTT.
C. E. MURPHY
LOTT & MURPHY,
Fire, Life and Accident
INSURANCE AGENTS and BROKERS
Nothing but First-class Companies represented,
classes of property
Insurance effected on all
ORANGE BLOSSOM
IS AS SAFE AMD HARMLESS AS
A Flax Seed. Poultice.
It la applied right to the parts. It cores an diseases of women. Any
lady can nee it herself Sold by ALL DRUGGISTS. Hailed to any
address on reoelpt of 41.
Ur. J. A. McGill Sb Co. 3 and 4 Panorama Flaoe, Chicago, HL