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Tenmeranct^ Truth, and Justice.
$1-00 Per Annum, in Advance.
i - ■ WM. PARKER, Proprietor.
Vol.4
Waycross, Oe<%ia, August 10, 1887,
MOT1CK.
The Savannah District confer
ence of the M. E. Church will con
vene at Waycnss, Ga., August
18th, 1SS7, at 9 o’clock, A. M. All
are invited to' attend.
A.P. Melton p;E.
J. C.' Allen,' P. C.
TLASBBS.
“Better than Gold,” to-morrow
night.
Iron clad note*? for sale at this
office.
If you want a good article of Plug
Tobacco, ask your dealer for “OLD
RIP.”
Go to Oleman’s hall to-morrow
night. Benefit of Presbyterian
church.
BEABUi
Btihetti up
Railroads,
Fruit, Product and lire
Stock Com Merchants,
No. 328 NORTH FRONT ST.
Philadelphia, Pa
W. J. SMITH, Agent.
151b Gran; Sug**4l, Smith & Sharp.
Too much rain; maketli the far
mer unhappy, *
The convict m occupying a big
slice of the legislative time.
, Griffin. House,
Court House Square, Waycross, Ga.
I. T. BALE, Proprietor.
Board perimonth $15 00: per day, $100
Clean beds, good fare and everything
'done for the comfort of patrons.
There will he interesting Church Services held nt llie curious
churches in Brunswick on Sunday, AUGUST 21st, and this
whole country invited. The HEADLIGHT has secured unusual
railroad rates. The round trip from
* Waycross only One Dollar,
Buy Your Tickets at Way cross,
They are good on any train going down on Saturday, 20th, end
good to return on either train on Sunday, 21st. We tried to get
the time extended to return on Monday, hut the Railroad au
thorities in order to make such liberal rates could not give ns
but two duyB. You can leave Brunswick at S o’cIock Sunday
uight, and reach Waveross at 11.
The Brunswick Steamer Company proposes to give this party
n forty mile ride around among the islands, lunding them a short
while on Cumberland for $1 00, in case they want it. Wo men
tion this, not to insist on any one taking it, but simpiy because
it was made through a spirit of kindness and respect lor the
HEADLIGHT’S friends.
WAYCROSS HEADLIGHT
Is the Official Organ of
Ware, Charlton and Cof
fee Counties.
Its circulation extends far into
Florida, and over the entire re
gion of Southern Georgia. As
an advertising medium to reach
the people of Coffee, Charlton,
Clinch and Ware, the public has
never been offered a better chan
nel, for, as it is published solely
for their advancement and ben
efit, it can be found in nearly
every household in these coun-
ties.
WARREN LOTT,
KKPKKSKNTIXO
$100,000,000
Fire and Accident
Insurance,
fr Waycross, Ga.
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WBEEE WE WOflSEIP.
South—Rev. 'E. J.
M. E. Chub
Burch, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday at 11 o’clock
A. M., and 7 30 P. M. Sacrament of
the Lord’s supper every first Sunday.
Prayer meeting every Thursday night
Experience meeting every Tuesday
night. Sunday School at 3 o’clock P.
M., V. L. Stanton, Superintendent.
Baptist Ciicbch—Rev.
Scruggs, Pastor.
Preaching first and third Sundays irt
each month, morning and evening.—
Prayer meeting every "Wednesday eve
ning and on the second and fourth
Sunday mornings. Sunday School at
3 o’clock P. M., II. P. Brewer, Super
intendent.
Ladies’ cow-pen shoes, in the
brick house, at Wra. Parker’s.
The frequent heavy rains are
making fodder-saving difficult.
Elijah Vickers, of Coffee county
was in town last Sunday night.
A fine stock of fresh family
groceries just received at Smith &
Sharp’s.
Fresh stock of groceries at W.
M. Wilson. He will keep up with
the times.
Good, round thread, stripped
homespun, for 7 ets a yard, at
Win. Parker’s
Lightning struck a house in
Jesup last week and split it from
top to bottom.
The little wart on Rev. Mr.
Burch’s back, is better, we are
pleased to announce.
The editor of the Headlight is
entitled to His opinion^ others en
joy the same privilege.
Quarterly meeting at McDon
ald’s mill next Saturday and Sun
day. Everybody invited to go.
Uhlfelder & Co., furniture deal-
s, are agents for Liidden &
Bates, the music dealers of Savan
nah.
Episcopal CnuRCH-~-Rev. .11. B.
Stewart Martin, pastor.
Services 2nd Sunday of the month
at 10 30 a. m., and 7 15 V. m. Friday be
fore the 2nd Sunday at 500 p. m. Wed
nesday before the 4th Sunday 7 15 p. m.
Friday Ijefore the 4th Sunday at 3 30
p. m. Fouth Sunday of the month at
10 30; and at 3 30 p. M., standard time.
Other holy davs according to notice
given from the Chancel. Sunoay
School every Sunday at 3 p. m.
M. E. Church—Rev.
Allen, Pastor.
Preaching 2nd Sabbath in each
month, at 11 A. M. and 7 30 P. M. Sab
bath School at 3 P. M.
Col—
Missionary Baptist Ch
Rev. B. J. Greene, pastor.
Preaching 1st and 3rd Sumday in
each month at 11 a, m., 3p. m., and 7
p. m. Sunday-school, Ephraim Taylor
Superintendent, every Sabbath at 1
p. m. Prayer-meeting every Monday
evening at 7 p. m. Standard time.
Pearson (Coffee County) CirTnlt —
Rev. H. T. Etheridge, pastor in charge.
1st Saturday andSundav, Pearson.
1st Sunday, 3 p. in., Kirkland.
2nd Sat. and Sun’y, McDonald’s Mill.
3rd Saturday and Sunday, Pafford’s'ch.
3rd Sundav night, Willacoochee.
4tli Saturday and Sunday.’ Robert’s ch,
4th Suuday night, Gray’s mill.
1st Sun and Sat before, Bethel church.
2d Sun and Sat. before, at Shiloh.
3rd Sun 10 30 a. m. and Sat. before, at
Folxston.
3rd Sun at 4 and 7 p. m at Trader’s hill
4th Sun. mom and night, at Bethle
hem church.
Friday night before 4th Sunday at
Uptonville.
We have the largest amount
of new and beautiful Job type
of any office in this section, and
the worK done in the past is a
sufficient guarantee for future
'work. Send us your orders
,Ubr any job printing you may
want and we warrant satisfac
tion. Large and small posters,
eheeKs, cards, note, bill and let
ter heads a specialty;
Waycross Market lieports.
The prices given below are retail
figures. Our leading merchants will
guarantee wholesale prices to be so
low that a trial order will invariably
give 6atifaction. We quote to-day
only such articles as are mostly in d
mand, still, all fancy and family groe
ries may he purchased as cheap as else
where.
BACON—Market firm and advanc
ing : Smoked clear rib sides, 12 cents;
dry-salt clear rib sides, 11 cents; shoul
ders, ; hams,' magnolia, 14 centa.—
Breakfast strips 12 bW.' ‘
COFFEE—Mnraet steady r Ordinary,
Choic«ntio 25 cts.
FLOUR—Market very fair: demand
moderate: Extra, $4 50*; fancy, $5
choice patent, $625.
LARD—Choice leaf lard, 50 lb. tins,
9 cts.
BUTTER—Market steady: Wc quote
cl rice goshen, 20 centa; G*. E. Cream
ery, 25 cts.
SJUGAR—Market dull, demand lights
Standard granulated, 6^cts; Extra C,
white, 6^*; Brown, 6^*.
TOBACCO—Full stock, demand
light; common, sound, SO @35 cts;
fair, 35@ 40cts; bright, 40<g50 cts;
Extra fine, GO@80.
The wheat and coffee markets have
fluctuated considerably since our last,
and a decided change in prices may
occur at any time, but our patrons may
rely on the above figures for the pres
ent, as correct.
gCMt Our merchants are paying thq
following prices for country produce:
Wool, 28>4 to 28>s cents; hides, 10 to
11!» cents; eggs, 18 to 20 cents; chick
ens, 15 to 35 cents; beeswax, 16 to 37
penw-
Some people use porus platters
for strengthening their spines,
but a carbuncle did the work for
Rev. Mr. Burch.
“Come over and help us,” is
the cry from Willacoochee. They
are struggling to build a church.
Send your orders to Smith <fc
Sharp for sugar and coffee, the
cheapest and finest grades in town.
Made a bargain in buying.
Rev. Mr. W, F. Lloyd will ad
dress the Hoboken Temperance
Club on next Tuesday night, 16th
inst„ the occasion of tbeir celebra
tion.
The S., F. & W. Ry. bridge at
Albany has been in danger of be
ing washed away during the past
week by the high water of the
river.
« Wm. Parker, in the brick
house is slamming off p lot of
Heavy winter pantaloons he had
left this spring, at about half
price.
One dollar contributed for
building a ohurch where it. is need
ed is that much expended toward
rearing a monument toward God’s
greatness.
If a certain young man who or
dered us to print some cards for
his father, last week, does not call
for the same pretty soon, lie may
wish he had.
A gentleman came into to see
us last week, considerably hurt at
not finding a red cross on his pa
lter, imagining that we did not
want him to renew.
Richard E. Cherry, formerly of
Albany, is on the Express Line
Mrs. James McDonald, at Me- over the S., F. <fc W. R. R. between
Waycross at that place. He is a
Donald’s mill, has many kind re
gards, if that will repay for a bas
ket of fine pears.
Miss Cynthia Griffin, who lias
been confined to her room for
some days with a boil on her foot
is up again, thank -you.
Very interesting church services
at Waltertowh during the past
week. They * have held the fort
and recruits were added.
W. M. Wilson informs us that
the Iron Hall men are thinking of
establishing a sisterhood of that
institution at Waycross.
George and Joe Rickctson, of
Waresboro and Sumner, were in
town last Sunday. Joe looked as
if he had been getting enough to
eat all the summer.
Yes, it’s a fact; just as soon as
we said something about the Iron
Halls giving sixty dollars for
every new baby, Nass Wilson
found a little girl at his house.
Willie P. Spence, was trying to
catch a chicken last SaturJay
night, up at Waresboro, when, in
running around, he lost bis gold
watch. The chicken was worth
twenty cents; the watch forty dol
lars.
Miss Kate Cannon will sell her
entire stock of millinery goods at
cost on the 16th. She means bus
iness, as those who visit her store
on that day will find out. This is
a rare opportunity to get hats,
ribbons, etc.
The report that Mr. Thomas
Young, of Coffee ^county, had
brought an Indian girl with him
from Indian territory, is false.
The Baxley Banner says Tom
looks more like an' Indian than
the girl does.
And now, Germany and France
are trying to get up another war.
That’s j ast the way; every time
we count on a life of luxury some,
thing happens and we have to
boil coffee three times from one
pot of parched corn.
Some bold, bad burglar, we un
derstand, entered Sheriff Hen
derson’s bouse last Monday night
and carried off a pair of shoes and
four or five dollars. Now, it may
b, that this bold, bad burglar
’ wanted, to steal the Sheriff,
Don’t forget the excursion to
Brunswick on the 20th. It will be
your hurt chance for 1887.
Mrs. Lorena Williams, of Or
lando, Fla., is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Whatley in Pearson.
Bring ^our boots and shoes to
Jackson Grimes for r epairs. He
has no superiors in Georgia in
making new boots and shoes.
Watch the cork at Smith &
Sharp’s, and every time it bobbles
go around and and make & pull,
get a good haul_ in fresh family
flours.
Miss Martha Bakef, one of
the most obliging, clever Young
ladies of Waycross, leaves to-day
for a visit to Suffolk, Va. We
hope she may enjoy a pleasant
visit and have a safe Jeturn to her
friends.
Mrs. Nungeizer, at Mrs. Tatcms
boarding house offers her services
to the citizens of Waycross for
dress-making, or other sewing
that they may have, She is a
worthy lady and deserves a liberal
patronage, and we hope will re
ceive it.
Now, we’ve got the old man:
When we were at Waresboro last
week a young man asked us if Mr.
Wm Parker favored his “stump-
speaker” and if his wife was really
the lady the “stuinp-speaker“ in
troduced. When Mrs. Parker
comes home, watch how bald liead-
ed Uncle William will get right,
away pretty soon quick! Oh, ho!
We received a summons last
Sunday (verbal) from Rev. Mr.
Etheridge to’go to Kirkland and
make a Sunday School speech,
but not being well we compromised
by promising to visit McDonald’s
mill next Sunday. Thus the Sun
day School at Kirkland was spared
& severe affliction, while the people
at McDonald’s Mill are. wishing
that we may lorgct the appoint,
ment But wc wont.
EXCURSIOX,
Only one dollar to Brunswick
and back. All work and no pay
makes jack a dull boy. Even.,
church members should be allow-
od a little respite and a pleasure
trip once in a life time, and iivvwp
of this fact, th^ B. <fc W. ;
thoritics offer these rates/ > lfyotr
wish to attend Church servie#ih
Brunswick on Sunday, Aug 21.-t-
Go dowh on either train, Satur
day 20, and return on train leaving
Brunswick Snnday night at 8
o’clock. Anybody and everybody
invited to go.
printer and a cle\er boy whom
we wish good luck.
Bro. Brett, of Waresboro, was in
town last Monday. He was so
“stuck up” that he didn’t come
about us, but we noticed the Sher
iff had him in charge part of the
time. Oh, yes; gooddie.
We sorrow to note a slight rise
of one cent per pound in both'ba
con and coffee. If this thing con
tinues we may be reduced to one
ounce of bread and a slice of air
washed down with a little cold
watei, once a day after a while.
We have been looking over the
proceedings of the Legislature to
find something of interest lo our
readers, but failed. The legislators
are engaged now in mending and
striking out the code: wh*en they
get through about ’Simmon time,
we’ll let you know.
Some of the papers arc com
plaining of a scarcity of small
change in their end of the woods,
and arc anxious to know the rea
son. If our buddies could see the
number of nickles in our old cap
box, in which we pack our wealth,
the mystery would be solved.
The Patterson Advance, we un
derstand, is printed by its genial
editor and proprietor, who, a few
months ago, knew nothing of the
printing business. It is true
there are some defects in the little
paper but the energy and pluck
displayed by Bro. Wilson is high
ly commendable, and if he will
feed his paper straight, keep his
ink even, screw on more impres
sion and “let her rip” he’ll make a
success, certain.
At the call meeting of the stock
holders of the new school build
ing, in the absence of Oapt. E. H.
Crawley on account of sickness, 8.
P. Settle was called to the chair
and T. E. Lanier was elected Sec
retary! The meeting was called
to elect trustees, but in the absence
of any by-laws prescribing the
number of officers and their du
ties, it was resolved, on motion of
Rev. Mr. Lloyd to appoint a com
mittee to draft the same and re
port this (Wednesday) morning
at 9 o’clock, at which time it is
hoped every subscriber was pres
ent at the new school house.
STKUvK BY LlttilTXIKO.
During a recent thunder
storm, the house of Mrs. Bessie
Whatley, at Pearson, Coffee
county, was struck by lightning.
The weather-boarding on the
east end was considerably rip
ped up, while the electric cur
rent shivered the plate, ran on
the inside, ripped off the man
tle-piece and stopped the clock
and watch. Fortunately no one
was hurt. We. sorrow for the
partial destruction of the lady's
house, for she is a widow with
two children, her needle being
her only means of support, still,
the God she worships will be
her friend.
HURRAH FOR 1YARE8BQBO.
At the close of Prof. Settles 1
school last Friday, the citizens
of Waresboro, in a mass, bought
three columns in our trade paper
for next month and subscribed
for one hundred copies of the
same. That’s busness; and those
people will reap the rich reward
of their pluck and energy, in a
substantial manner in a short
while. Other villiges will be
called upon to do likewise in a
day or two, and we hope to find
them alive to their own interests.
Sometime (will elapse before
they will have another such an
opportunity perhaps. Owing to
the heavy expense incurred, we
are compelled to ask that half of
the amount be paid in advance,
remaining amonnt to be collect
ed immediately afterthe publica
tion of the edition.
Oar A gent* i
Ordinary Gibson, of Charlton
cotraty, is oar authoiized agent.
All business transaction with him
will be honored by the Headlight.
Sheriff Hall, of Coffee county, is
our . agent for subscriptions and
Job Work in that county. Persons
desiring the Headlight or ad
vertisements may contract for the
same with him. He is an honest
man, an efficient officer and we are
pleased to make the above an
nouncement.
.
Sheriff’s deeds to wild land for
sale at this office. ’
- .
XIKACVLON*.
Three miles from this place,
at Mr. James Cox’s, lust Friday
night during a severethunder-
storm, lightning struck the
house in which fifteen persons
had taken refuge, shivered a
post in four feet of a man and
killed two dogs under the house.
No person was linrt, but it was
gone-dog bad time on dogs.
The Misses Parkers, have
opened a ladies dross furnishing
store in the Iron Building, for
merly occupied by Messrs.
Lanier & Youmans, under the
firm name of Parker Sisters, and
we ask for onr young friends a
liberal patronage from the peo
ple of Way cross’ and' adjacent
county, believing that fair deal
ing and square prices will be
given the public. Give the girls
a chance.
Olin TAX KECK1VKB.
To show how well and faith
fully Mr. J. J. Wilkinson, our pop
ular tax receiver, has discharged
his duties, we are permitted ts
publish the following letter from
the Comptroller General:
Atlanta, Ga., Aug 4, 1887.
J. J. Wilkin sox, Esc., T. R. W. C:
“Dear Sir—Yours first inst/lins
been received, and I have comple
ted the digest. The book is one
which will reflect credit upon you,
net for the large increase alone,
which is ns unusual as it is grati
fying, but also for the handsome
and correct manner in which it is
made up.
Very respectfully,
W. A. Weight,
Comp. Gen.
The editor of the Headlight re
turns thanks to his former employ
ers, Messrs. Lanier & Youmun*,
former proprietors of the Head
light, for a handsome, silver cup
ofa high grade. It is elegantly
carved in flowers and beautiful de
signs on &iich side with a clear
space on the front and rear sides,
and we are assuied by the clever
donors, “that it is only a slight
token of their regard for ,ug as a
faithful friend and trusted eipphiye
during the existence of the paper.”
We certainly prize it high, coming
from them, its purity is a remin
der of the ties that bind us as friends
arid brothers, though our pathway
in life is separate
-BEma TEAS GOLD."
This drama ip four sets will be
rendered to-morow night by the
WaycrosB Dramatic Assbciation,
for the benefit of the Presbyterian
church at this place. .We said
last week that we wonld publish
the programme to-day, but as a
well-gotten np programme has
already been printed and dis
tributed it is not necessary that
we should do so, because our
local friends ore familiar with the
cast and characters of the play.
However, we can repeat what we
said last week, that the entertain
ment is in every respect worthy of
the public’s patronage, and we
hope the ladies will report to us
next week that they received a just
and fitting eucouragcment,
.