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The Hpatfi ltoad,
Joseph 5. Brown, U>e lessee
pf the flute mad is tryjug to
induce the Stste to pay him a
large amount of money for put
ting the rued in good order.
It will bo remembered that he
Ij&sed the road about the time
Jtnfuie. Bullock eras Governor
of Georgia pt 123,QQQ per
month. To handle the large
aO^l iucreasing business of this
tine it fras necessary to put it
iu first-olass order. The rails
worn, lb* rolling stock and en
gines were demolished, almost,
and in taking hold pf the road
at this low rental rate, Mr-
Brown must have known a con
siderable amount of repairs
must he done to put the line
iu condition to pay the lessees.
Jt has paid them handsomely,
they have made thousands of
dollars every month, which
pould not have been done with
out these “betterments,” as
they are termed and now, as
the term of lease approaches an
end, Mr. Joseph J5. Brown no
tifies the Governor that he will
expect pay fpr these “better
ments.” (made for his own ben
efit) and that if the Legislature
will not allow jt he w|l| tear np
the road, run off the rolling
stock, engines, etc. If a man
tents a plantation and manures
the ground to eqpble him to
make bettor crops, is it fair, or
is it custom to pay him for it ?
No, sir, nor is it rjgld for Mr.
Brown to lease this road at half
its value, run it far twenty
years and then charge the peo
ple of Georgia for keeping it in
order.
Joseph thinks he'll scare the
people by his throats, but our
Representatives must remember
that there U a Jay ip Georgia
for dumages in case pf the de
struction of the property of
another, and this holds good in
State affairs.
. We hope the people of Geor
gia will sea to if that they will
support no man who will vote
tfljwy Joseph E. Brown for
running the State rppd for twen
ty years, vhen he pocketed tjie
proceeds. \Vo opine that if
wisdom is not exercised in tips
matter, Mr. Brown will swindle
the State opt of the road’s H9e
for ten years apd at last make
the taxpayers of Georgia pay
him for betterments more than
he paid for the lease of the road
Joseph is cunning, crafty un r
scrupulous and gold is hi* god.
Good, If True.
We failed to see it, but we
hare read in one of our ex
changes, where, some man in
the Legislature, with an eve to
the growtb of his country’s mor
als and the protection of fallon
man, has introduced a bill pre
venting the sale of spirituous
liquors in dry counties by
drummers and others. We
bad hoped for such a law, but
had no idea of such an early
consummation,
It seems to us that if a man
goes away from the sale and in
fluence of whiskey into another
connty to escape temptation,
that he should he protected by
the law’s strong arm. We can
cjte instances where drummers
go into Ware and Coffee coun
ties, solicit orders, and some
times receives the money for
whiskey. This is a violation o f
the now standing law but we
need a law that will stop agents
and others from entering pro
hibition counties urging and
influencing men to buy liquor.
When in Willacoochee re
cently, a citizen of that place
told us that a certain drummer
lint} boasted in thut place, that
he sold some of ;|te “brethren
af W«rcshqro a little whiskey
to put iu camphor while a late
revival was in progress there.”
Now, we wgnt a law that will
shield our brethren at Wares-
boro from such temptations,
and if a bill of that kind has
bepn introduced or fratned, we
wish t|ie gentleman w'b° P er "
formed the noble act a prosper
ous life and u happy ending,
South Georgia Melons.
The Savannah • News says
that the Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad sent fifteen
carloads of melons from Val-
Educntionul Meeting.
Pursuant to announcement
quite a number of the citizens
of Waycross met at the Acad
emy at 10 o’clock tliis( Wcdnes-
dostn on Friday night to Boston day > morning. Judge Wright
by an express train. This is j of this place, and Prof. Br.nl-
the first shipment of the kind | well, of Hinesville, addressed
to that city, and the experi- the meeting, after which near
ment is watched with consider
able interest. Four hundred
and eighty car loads of melons
have been shipped to market
this year from South Georgia
over the Savnnuali, Florida and
Western road. Whou it is re
membered that these melons
bring from $S0 to $100 per car
at the station., from w hich they
are shipped it will bo seen that
melons bring quite a handsome
sum of money in South Geoi
gia every year.
$300 was subscribed. We have
not space to give a full report,
but the following resolutions
offered by Rev. W. F. Lloyd, and
unanimously adopted by the
meeting, explains mutters:
Resolved 1st, That we are in
favor of education in the truest
and best sense of the word.
2nd, That we are eminently
well pleased with, the progress
made on the school building up
to date, and that we pledge our
selves to do all in our power to
bring it to an early completion
3rd. That we return our
Itncklen’* Arnica Sal we.
The best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Hhcum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positive
ly cures Piles, or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give perfect sat
isfaction, or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale
at Folks «& Morgan.
Hie organ of sight, which is the
source of so lurch pleasure as
well us benefit to man, is very del
icate. A great many persons, not
appreciating this, are using cheap
spectacles. These glasses, by their
imperfect structure and blemishes,
feriouslv injure and sometimes al
most destroy the sight. Hawkes’
Crystalized Lenses are the most
perfect glasses in the world, being
especially adapted 'for the preser
vation and sometimes restoration
of the tight.
Sold and guaranteed by Redding &
Walker, Waycross, Ga.
Gi»i? I{egrets.
The editor of the Headlight
•cknowledgs au invitation, by
requestor opr esteemed coin
temporary, tlio "Dublin Gazette,
to attend a grand bnrbacue and
re-unioi) of Confederate Sol
diers in that place on the 22nd.
inst. We regret exceedingly
that our (msiuess relations will
pot allow our accepting the in
vitation of the noble hearted
people of Laurens county, but
they most rest assured that
nothing could give us more
pleasure than to meet our old
comrades of "the lost oanse.”
We hope the taleoted editors of
the Gazette will render onr ex
cuse and ponvoy to their friends
our
e and fjpnvey
Writing of St. Augustine, Fla.
editor W^rd of the Baxly Ban
ner, ssjrs: “Bat St, Augustine
is looking for hotter day*. The
largest hotel in the world is be
ing built here by a Mr. Flagler,
pf New York, a member of the
Standard Oil Company. The
building is 450 feet long, 350
feet wide and 105 fee) high.
Seven hundred persona cun he
seated in the dining room at
jthe same time. The building
is of Spanish architecture and
will cost a lonnd million dol
lars.”
A man by the name of Rowe
has been trying to swindle the
iruit growers of Lowndes and
Mitchell counties, pretending that
l.r waa agent for fruit commission
lucre haute. This is a warning to
growers, and they they will do
well to patronize only those mer
chant* who advertise in local
pipers.
Out of Place,
Last week wc clipped an item
from the Savannah Nows, in
regard to conductor Gregory
having been kuockod from a
freight train at Qgeeclioc river,
apd as an error was contained
thereip wo intended to re-write,
but on being called from the
office on other business when
qo returned the article had
been put in typo. That is the
plain truth, but us no other
man in Waycross ever commits
an prror. considerable comment
was oceitsipncd by the appear
ance of said article, and a corre
spondent of the Waycross Re
porter cyep felt called upon to
poke fun at us, hinting that we
were burdened with ignorance
as to the location of the Ogec-
chee slid Satiila rivers. We re
gret onr ignorance, in all mat
ters, hilt we have the consola l
lion of knowing that we arc
pot the only ifiiot in Waycross
while said correspondent lives.
The sad and tragjo depth of
conductor Gregory is not a sub
ject for fun-poxing.even though
a mistake was madeiti anounec-
meut thereof in these columns,
and wc thank our Maker, that,
if we are ignorant we have
enough respect for the dead
man, though a strangci to us,
to have over-looked an error as
to his untimely end,
There are some men iii every
community who stand with
lance poised ready to criticise
every ar.d anything that
may happen, while, perhaps,
an insight into Jliejr own path
of duty might reveal startling
errors. Let us, then, friends,
practice more charity for eacli
other, and when this "fitful
dream of life is over,” those
who speak of our death may do
so witiiout charging one with
ignorance and another us de
void of respect. Yerbum sat 1
thunks to tlio speakers of the
THAT SOCIAL clcb. flay Judge Wright and Prof.
Editor Headlight : _ Bradwcll,. for the entertaining
In the last issue of tlio Way- jam] timely speeches made by
cross Ueporter^spears a notice, them. \\ . F. Lloyd,
which if bclicmP might mislead h. II. Ckawlky.
unsuspecting people in regard to
the organization of a ‘‘Social
Club,” by the young men of Way
cross. It is hinted tLat we meet
for the purpose of devising “ways
and means” for making the town
lively, play cards dominoes,
checks, etc., and have plenty to
drink—with a presumption, leav
ing the render to imagine what
ever they may concerning said
Club. This attempt of the editors
of the Reporter to crush out this
Club smacks loudly of officious
ness, and is not calculated to en
hance the value ’of that journal
for truthfulness, or ' make for
themselves friends. The reading
of the article alluded to in the
Reporter might lead people to be
lieve the rising generation of
Waycross was training for a sec
ond edition of Murrell’s band,
practicing with sandbags for the
robl>ery of passing pedestrians.
We do not practice or discuss
immoralities, drink whisky, u*e
profane language or baok bite our
neighbors, and we trust we shall
never disgrace our town, meddle
with affairs we know
Farter’:! Stnp Sjeabir.
. . . . . {?°- h L. n ^ ft number
about or be carried into “wicked
ness and crime.”
Having given this assurance, it
is hoped the editors of the Repor
ter may breathe easier, attend to
their affairs, not misrepresent us,
and allow us to remain
w. s. c.
Kiasr.V’S JAPAN PLUM.
Mr. II. W. Reed, the genial pro
prietor of the fruit farm, ami
nursery, near town, brought to our
office last Monday some fine spec
imens ot ‘Kelsey’s Japanese Plum,’
the first we ever saw. Two of them
were ripe and were ns large as an
average peach, rich, juic}* and i
Miss Lula Proctor, of Savannah,
is visiting the family of our friend
Mr. Vandyke. The young people
of Waycross should see that the
young lady’s visit is a pleasant
. The firm of Redding & Walker*
physicians and druggists, have
sold out their drug business to
Dr. Benjamin Morgan, of Echols
county. We will tell more about
these gentleman next week.
Our Trade Edition.
We shall issue the Head
light in double form on the
lJftli of September,
in order to carry out a standing
object, viz: To advertise this
section* of country. We shall
present in solid, readable form
all the interesting data that
can bo obtained in regard to
land, health, churches, schools,
etc., of Ware, Charlton, Coffee,
Pierce and Clinch counties,
while we have perfect arrange*
ments for scattering the paper
all over the land. We have on
of names of
Northern gentlemen and cap
italists, to whom we shall send
bundles of this edition for free
distribution in the North, there
fore real estate owners will do
well to take space on that date.
Each town on the 15. & W.
and S., F. & W. Railroads will
be written up (in the counties
named) with advertisements of
those merenants who are will
ing to aid us in promoting the
wellfare of this section, and a
full circulation secured.
Every advertiser will be fur-
W. I). Hoyt & Co., Wholesale
and Re tail Druggists of Rome, Ga..
sav: We have been selling Dr.
King’s New Discover)*, Electric Bit-
tors and Buclilen’s Arnica Salve for
never handled reme
dies that sell as well, or give such
rsal satisfaction. There have
been some wondertul cures ctfected
l»y these medicines in this city. Scv-
al cases of pronounced Consump
tion have been entirely cured by use
of a few bottles of Dr. King’s New
Discovery, taken in connection with
Electric Bitters. We guarantee them
always. Sold by Folks & Morgau
The lied Cvss Mark,
Some of our friends will find a red
o.sh mark on tin margin o'! the paper
-day, which is a reminder that fchei
inscription has expired. We hav
Ladies and Gentleman—
I am here to tell you that the
boycot goes on. Parker, in the
brick building proposes to boycot
old satan, high prices and the
credit business. He is determined
to fight it out on this line, but the
nice thing about it is, he soils
everything a man wears, espcially
the kind I wear niv self, which
you know is nice stuff, at rock bot
tom prices, and you don’t dive
very far for bottom either. His
plan cash down as you go up, and
cash up as you go down, makes
him able to offer prices never made
in Waycross before.in about four
hnudred years. He don’t mind
showing goods, and if you don’t
like don’t buy. Thanks for your
scattered and divided attention.
I now introduce niv wife.
"\y
to call vi
•1*1.
found their papers murk
they did wrong. We h
ray .to remind you of y
or expiration, and only intend
ir attention to the faet, kn<
at you are peifeetlv responsible
ily have'to learn of your ohliga-
*V ,re
if you
■et the . „ .. ..
1 to settle now, notify
want the paper, and it will be continued
to a more convenient time—that’s busi
less. If you do not want the paper
limply pay up the amount due, wner
•on will receive a receipt, our thanks
ind the IIkaolioiit will cease its un-
veleome visits—that’s more business.
M. L, Harnett, proprietor of the
Harnett House. Savanah, Ga., is a
constant advertising patron of the
local papers, a fact which stampes
him as u level-headed and appre
ciative business man.—Daily Na
tional Ho.tcl Repoter,
JOHN GORREN k CO,
Commission Merchants,
And Wholesale Dealers in
Foreign and Domestic Fruits,
exr Watermelons in car-load lots
penalty.
.3 West Front St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
W. J. SMITH, Agent.
8hcrHTs deeds to wild land for
at this office.
five inches long, contained seven
green ones, as large ns walnuts.
These plums were plucked from a
two rear old hush, and shows to
what perfection fruit can be grown
in this climate and soil. Mr. Rood
has two thousand or more of these
plum trees for sale, when the time
comes for transplanting, and they
will bear plums in two years after
being removed. His farm is an
attraction to many people, and
a big ticket for Ware county.
Write to H. W, Reed, Waycross,
Ga., for futher information on the
fruit subject.
One of the main streets of St.
Augustine is just seven feet
wide.
W. P. Ward and lady passed
through town eu route for Bax
ley, from Florida, last week. We
expect Mr. Ward will move to
Florida eventually.
It i9 hinted that a hill will he
introduced at this session of the
Legislature for the enlargement
of the insane asylum. This
will be gratifying news to the
man who wrote' a communica
tion to the Reporter last week
about a “long fell.”
The Brunswick Breeze re
cently anounced the arrival of
a committee at its office to de
termine the sanity of the editor.
If we had been interviwed on
the subject w« could have de
cided the question at once, and
without a committee. We’ve
known be was wrong tor some
Iron clad notes for sale at this '>°‘«>ingof our re
office. l= rL ' t3 '
THE HEAT.
A telegram from Chicago 18th
says; Twenty deaths were repor
ted yesterday from sunstroke, and
as many wot® this morning, and
263 babies less than a year old
have did from heat.
A letter from a physician in New
York to a friend in Brunswick
says 1,200 children had died there
in the past week. In tenement
bouses principally.
Twelve deaths at Richmond on
Monday from heat. Thirty one
deaths in Philadelphia from heat
on Monday, Horses and people
falling beneath the snn's fierce
rays at Augusta', last Monday.
3
sweet, while a small sprig, about j niched with a certain number
of copies, which he can send to
to whom he pleases, we paying
the postage.
Postmaster Morgan will be
applied to for a list of all the
post olfi’-es iu this section, and
bundles of papers of that date
will he forwarded to the post
masters for free distribution, in
order that wo may reach a ter
ritory heretofore unexplored by
the Headlight.
Merchants and others inter
ested will be applied to for ad
vertisements in order that we
may set about this work at
once, «ud as considerable ex
pense will be incurred therhy,
we hope for a hearty co-opera
tion. Our living depends on
the Headlight alone, and
while we work for money, wo
hope in this venture, to give
tlie widest circulated edition
ever mailed from Waycross,
and every investor v ill bo re
paid.
Should we fail to see all who
may want room with us, please
write to us and your wish shall
have attention.
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Notice.
GEORGIA—Ware Comity.
Mrs. L. C. Tuten, widow of I. 8. To-
ten, deceased, has applied for year's
support for herself and seven minor
children, out of the estate of said de
based. Appraisers appointed for the
pur)K>so have fiied their report in my
office, setting apart the entire estate,
and 1 will pass upon the same at my
office, at 11 o'clock a. m. on the 5th
day of August next. Given under uiy
hand and official signature, this Juno
30th, 1887.
Road Notice.
All persons interested, are hereby
notified that, if no good cause be shown
to the contrary, orders will be granted
by the undersigned, on the 5th day of
‘ ugust, to establish new public roads
I follows:
From Waresboro to the Cason
bridge on the 8atilla river by the way
of the residence of Daniel’ Morrison
and J. YV. Barber.
Also from Glemnore to the residence
of Wm. A. McDonald, 8r.
Also from Waresboro to the Glen-
more farm. All of said proposed roads
have been reviewed by Coimuissioners
as provided by law. Given under my
hand and official signature, this Juno
30, 18S7.
WARREN LOTT,
Ordinary.
Coffee County.
GetlemexandLadies: My hus
band has been telling you about
Mr. Bill Barker's men and boy
clothing so cheap, and I riso to
say he has ladies’ and girls’ fixen
too. lie keeps new designs com
ing in at prices surprising. Before
I begun wearing his corsets I was
long as I am wide, hut now I am
shaped so nicely I am not ashamed
to be seen any wliar.
Notice.
GEORGIA—Coffee County.
Will be lot to the lowest bidder, be
fore the court house door in said coun
ty, ou the first Monday in August.
1887. Jennie Lankford, pauper of said
county, Given under md hand and
•al, this 5th day of July, 1887.
ELIJAH Vaelk.
Ordinarv C. C.
Notice.
GEORGIA—Coffee County.
Court of Ordinary, July tt-rm, 1887
Whereas, at this term of said court,
upon the return of the Committee ap
pointed to draw plans and specifica
tions for a new court house lias made
their report to this court, which has
been properly filed, hut in their view
of a future change of things they recom
mend that suitable repairs be made,
which can be done at a small cost, and
whith too, will give ample accommoda
tion to the public. This being the case,
I hold the plan and specifications on
file in my office, ami when wanted, the
house’eau then be built. All of which,
it is hoped, will give satisfaction to the
public, to whom 1 lcspectiilly submit
the matter.
Ordii
J. K. Ilrndrirl
Do you wuit for your brain?
to be mauled out before you
see Parker’s plan on Stoves and
Buggies are the best. He ships
direct front the shops one at a time,
at wholesale prices. Cash has to
accompany the order and that is
the whole secret. Splendid Bug
gies for $34 50 to $41 50. No 8
Georgia Wife Cook Stoves $15 00.
Take the hint and don’t wait to be
knocked down.
J.E Heim, 4 Co.
Fruit, Produce uni Live
Stock Com Merchants,
No. 328 NORTH FRONT ST.
Philadelphia, Pa
W. J. SMITH, Agent.
Tatem Mouse.
Waycross, - - Georgia.
(Near the Methodist Church)
Boarders by the month, week or day,
taken at reasonable prices, and the
comfort of patrons looked after, my25
Folk* ton Hotel,
J. W. RODDENBERY, Pro.
Folkstoa, Georgia.
Stop at this hotel when visiting Folk-
stou or Charlton County. Conveyan
ces always ready to convey commer
cial travelers to any part of the connty
at reasonable rates. During court
week a regular line of conveyance ia
on the road «*etween this |*oint and
Trailer’s hill, the county-site. Rates
disenable, faro, firut-cluss.
Lanier & Yoims,
n
Citation.
GEORGIA—Ware Connty.
To all whom it may concern: YV. K.
Booth having applied for Guardianship
of the person and property of Edmond
Corbitt, a minor child of Nancy Cribb,
late of said county deceased, notice
is hereby given that said application
will be lieara at my office, at 10 o’cIock
a. m.,on the first Monday In Septem
ber next. This July 7, 1*887.
DEALERS IN
Watches,.Clocks,
. Jewelry.
pw Repairing fine Watches a
specialty. Get our pfioes.
Waycross, Ga.
Combined with Great Re
fracting Powers,
k* ARE AS TRANSPARENT AND COLOR
LESS AS LIGHT ITft^r,
And*for softness of endurance to the
eye can. not be excelled, enabling the
wearer to read for hours without fatigue.
In fact they are
Pirtect Siflt Pirns.
Testimonials from leading physicians
in the United States, governors. Sena
tors, Stockmen, men of note in all pro
fessions and in different brandies of
trade, banker^, mechanics, etc., can be
given, who hrve had their sight im
proved by their use. AU eyes fitted
and the fit guaranteed by Redding &
YValker, Waycross, Ga.
The Glasses are not supplied to ped-
dlc$» .$i auv price.
W. P. Ward | T. A. Parkeb.
WARD & PARKER,
Attomjt at Z$r 4
Baxley, Georgia.
Will practice regularly and Attend
the Superior Courts of Appling, Coffee,
Wayne Ware and Pierce- Prompt <t-
ention will be given all business en-
rusted to their care. feb 23
Clinton M. Felder,
REPRESENTING
I. Epstein & Bro.
139 Congress St., Savannah, Ga.
YVholesale Dealers in
Dr? Bonis, Mhs, Gnl’s
Furnishing (hois, Sic
Griffin House.
Court House Square, YV ay cross, Ga,
J. T. SALE, Proprietor.
Board per month $15 00: per day, $1 OQ
Clean bods, good fare and everything
Jone for the comfort of patrons. ’
W anted.
In large and Small Quantities,
FOR CASH.
Address LEWISOMH & CO.,
227 Pear! St., New York.
$25,000.00
IN GOLD!
WILL BE PAID IDS
ABBUTO’ COFFEE IBAPPERS.
1 Premium, - ' SI,000.00
2 Premiums, - 8500.00 .aeh
6 Premiums, • 8250 00 “
25 Premiums, • 8100.00 “
>22 Premiums, • 850.00 "
. 222 PfSailums, • 820.00 “
1.000 Premiums, - 810.00 "
For full jwrtlcuUro .nil dlt-MUon. m. Circa-
lq Ttay poqqfl o{ ^wcius" Oorrrx.
Job printing is generally cash*
but of course, we extend favors to
patrons, still, if we con e around at
the end of each month don’t be
surprised. That’s business.
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Space in the Trade Edition, o
the Headliqh?' for September it
being taken up this early in the
day, and from the present outloo k
we will have to publish twelve or
nixteen pages instei.d of eight an
announced. Aside from our reg
ular subscription list the eopie*
sent put gratuitously will reach
near five thousand readers.
Wedding cards printed at this
office with neatness and dispatch,
good wishes thrown in.