Waycross headlight. (Waycross, Ga.) 1884-1???, August 24, 1887, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text:\ W1L PARKER, 2 Proprietor. Temverancej Truth and Justice; SI -00 Per Annum, in Advance. fe YoL4. *>• Waycross, Georgia, August 24,1887. No. ao. J. K. Hrndricicaon. R. A. Brlc«* Combined with Great Re- * jmuc a. TBji'hrARKyr axo culob- JB MHBM Gfl.! ’ ™ ue ?[/ usais - Fruit, Produce pad Lire 1 Battered up la Ten, ea Sett Stock Com Merchonts,! ' BalInads,Up sad Son. No. 328 NORTH FRONT .ST. Philadelphia, Pa W. J. SMITH, Agent. 151b Gran. Sugar $1, Smith & Sharp. Griffin House. .Court House Square, Way cross, Ga. jA ywgii s : to the B ** ard p«r month $15,00: per dav,'$l 00 Clean “beds, good fare anti everything ■— for the comfort of patrons. TwarrenlotlI ■ r.EPl*.KMKNTlNU « inissss sst>r a, Testimonial* from tending physicians in the United States, governors. Sena tors. Stork men. men .of note in all pro- I ipvom wkn Imve h.ulAJuSr sight iia-l. proved by tlieir use. All eyes fitted i nnd the lit guaranteed by Redding A ! Walker, Waycross, Ga. j 4lSi°4T: Tatem House. ,r rt f ,1 IVI ■ ^* , W ayn sd, - - Georgia. (Near the Methodist Church) ?*r,rv)nT» Boarder* by thp month; wosk or day, taken at reasonable prices, and the comfort of patrons looked after. my25 folks ton Hotel, 1. W..RQDDEKBEUY, Pro. Folkston, Georgia. Stop at this hotel when visiting Folk- «Um or Charlton County. Conveyan ce* always ready to convey commer cial travelers to any part of the connty at reasonable rates. During court line of conveyance \V. P. Ward | T. A. Parker. WARD & PARKER, Attorneys at Zaur, Baxley, Georgia. Will practice regularly and attend the Superior Court* of Appling,.Coffee; Wavne WanTdnd' Pien?*. Prompt at- jrw A AAA* W3EBE WE W0SS3IP. M. E, Cmrucn Bourn—Uev. E. J. Burch, Pastor. Preaching every Sunday at 11 o'clock A. M., and 7 30 I*. M. Sacrament of the 1xml’s supper every first Sunday. Prayer meeting every Thursday night. Experience meeting every Tuesday ‘ ;lit. Sunday School at 3 o’clock P. , V. L. Stanton, Superintendent. W. II, Preaching first and third Sundays in each month, morning and evening.— Prayer meeting every Wednesday eve ning and on the second and fourth Sunday mornings. Sunday Behind at 3 o'clock P. M», H. P. brewer, Super- i tendon t. Episcoval Ciit’Rcit—Rev. II. B. Stewart Martin, pastor. Services 2nd Sunday of the month at 10 30 a. m., ard7 15 p^^Fcidavbe fore the 2nd Sunday at 5 00 p. **• Wed nesday before the 4th Sunday 7 15 Pb m. Friday before the -1th Sunday at 3 30 Foutb Sunday of the month at 10 30 ; and at 3 30 p. ia., standard time. Other holy dava aecording to notice n from the ^hancel. Suimav )ol every Sunday at 3 r- >«• Clinton M. Felder, REPEEMSSHJtfp -j-,, I. Epstein & Bro. 139 Congress St., Savannah, Ga. Wholesale Dealers in DrrCNfsJgtlHs, Gent's .3 Furnishing Goods, Bin 3/.< l.nl (t .v* HU j7»* Some of our friends will find a cross mark on th s margin of the paper to-day, which ia a reminder that their subscription has expired. • We have known people to l*ccome ofTended be- catiae they found tlieir papers marked* l>ut the'n, they did wrong. We''"have no other way’to remind you of your area rages or Expiration, and only.tntend to call youk attention to the faot, know ing that-Amu are pafecflv responsible and only have to learn of your obliga tions to meet them. If you are not pre pared to settle now, notify us, if yon i amount due, you’w’ill receive a receipt, our thanks and the Hkadligut will cease its un welcome visits—that’s mors business. .dSnr 'Saiefb A fc»7 five room new dwelling near the 8., f. A W. li. R., depot. Price, $1,150/ One two story store house and two $100,000,000 Fire and Accident Insurance, Waycross, 6a. J, E. Ciiuboh—Rev. Alien, Pastor. Preaching 2nd Sabbath innth, at 11 A. M. arid 7 30 I hath School at 3 P. M. J. C. in *Wu-h M- Sal c Misaiokary Baptist Clinton, Col—. Rev. B. J. Greene, pastor. Preaching 1st and 3rd Suraday in each month at 11 a, m., 8p. m., and 7 p. m. Sunday-school, Ephraim Taylor Superintendent, every Sabbath at 1 - in. Prayer-meeting every , Monday 'ening at 7 p. m. Standard time. 1'tarson (Coffee Connty) Clrrult — Bev. II. T. Etheridge, pastor in charge. 1st Saturday and Sunday, Pearson. 1st Sunday, 3 p. m. # Kirkland. 2nd Sat. and Sun’y, McDonald’s Mill. 3rd Saturday and Sunday, Pafford’s eh. 3rd Sunday night, Willaeooehee. 4th Saturday and Sunday. Robert’s ch, 4th Suuday night, Gray s milt. Folkston Circuit, Rev. J. M. Boland Pastor. —- 1st Sun and Sat before. Bethel church. 2d Siyi and Sat, before,at Shiloh. 3rd Swa 10 30 a. m. t a$d Sat- ibefore, at r&»puL&i&le< FolKstopi^ \ $ v v / 8 ? * *’ 3rd Sun at 4 and 7 n. m at Trader’s hill 4th Sun. morn auu night, at Bethle hem church. If yon want a good article of Ping Tobacco, ask yonr dealer for “OLD RIP.” ^ ^ / ,, ^ r r ~ Editor Kllenwood waa not at “home last Friday when we calleil to see him. He was in Florida. The. academy used by the, colored people of Albany was struck by light ning last week. * No one killed. Wa res boro High School opens the fall term on the 5th day of September. Send ytmr child without fail. New Books,; the. best novel*, fables, lives of great men, etc., at Lanier & Youiuan’sBook and Jewelry store. Read the report of the School house meeting, which we print to-day. The scliool house business must boom again. Pierce County Sunday School As sociation convenes at Biackshear next Sunday. Go down and see those clever people. Mr. Sweat Jenkins, in jumping from a moving train at DuPont last week, tell and broke a leg. lie was carried to Valdosta. Tha meeting at McDonald’s mill Glutted with nionl satisfactory results. Some forty odd members, we' untler- ataod were-nikled to the church. Prof. S. P. Settles, the accomplished principal of Wareshoro High School, resumes his duties (fall session) on the 5th of next month. A child entrusted to him will receive Correct training. We have a store and lot in Biackshear and ten .thousand acres of land in Chariton county, for sale. Spe the trade paper on J4tli of September, and tile your application for space ia the same. ' Messrs. W. E. Arnold & Co., success- rsto Folks A Morgan, are driving right ahead with tlieir business. Physicians’ prescriptions carefully eouqK*unded, with fresh drugs always on hand.! Give the new firm ~ti clmi * you will be pleased. Biackshear is a beautiful place and we like those people. Some of them, however, refused to return the com pliment last week when we asked them advertising in the best medium that Sothern Georgia has ever bad. Messrs. A. E. Kinne, principal of Public Schools, of Syracuse, N. Y., and W. Kinne, a prominent hardware merchant of Jacksonville, Fla., have recently been on'a visit' to Mr. If. W. Reed,'of our city. They Were old friends of M»*. Reed’s, and were taking a bird’s eye view of his fruit farm and nursery. It is hoped they had a pleasant time and will come again. , jpil land for j Charlton County Sunday i School Convention• Sheriff*s deeds t sale at this office. * Iron chid notes for sale at this ! The Sunday School workers of Cliarl- office. {ten county convened in the Masonic Ladies’ cow-pen shoes, in the Hall, at Folkston, last Saturday, Aug brick house, at Writ. Parker’s. A fine stock of fresh family groceries just roceived at Smith & Sharp’s. Fresh stock of groceries at W. M. Wilson. He wiILkcep up with the times. ... . ft; A Don't fail to rendtfthe pro ceedings of the; n ‘frih 1 Fridav night before 4tb Sunday at UptonvjU*. ..-3 % **?*• fleet lie port s. ’Oxh^rtri^herry, Apples, Ac. All the trees bearing. Frontin^near^the tans i’of wpll district Of mlr U) U Jf. SUCH AN AM, fulr i7-3m) IV.ycroM, Q». mu t.r l|^l< P.rfon Henjjr| ^TioE n. Iswi. "it the court^thxt Sylia* »irtioalme*sSte ft OtmpV »tl>»t tin* .miiiuirr rax*)M ol lew cannot he wrved wt Wd«*»d Uwt the ►aid reenondent appear and ootnurr j>lced or anewer hr «hn naxt. tnrnf o! ieid CQVUfo be held ?»>e4ay alter the 3rd Monday in November next, ui default thereof that the complainant | this order bo published once a fu°U“i for four months fo aome pnblfo gazette fnthUStaUi Jud*>«. C. li. (C. John C. Nienoui, CemVa So|. A juu extract froni the mimite*. : tl.nl/ nl J8S7 {novSl^ian)li|js f Waj/crosa Market itepor The prices given below are retail figures. Our leading merchants i guarantee wholesale prices v t^ be low that a trial order? wijP invariably give satifaction. We' quote to-day only such articles as are mostly mand, still, all fancy and family groce ries may be purchased as cheap as else- PSSOJUiL'iSm. ing: Smoked clear rib sides, 12 cents; dry-salt clear rib sides, 11 cents; shoul ders, ; hams, magnolia, 14 cents.— Breakfast strips 12 eta. COFFBE—Mnriret steady: Ordinary, 22$2 ct$;:fair,23‘ a eta; choare 24}i cts; Choice Rio 25 cts. FLOUR—Market very fair: demaud moderate ; Extra, $4 50; fancy, $5 25: choice patent, $625. LARD—Choice leaf lard, 50 lb. tins, 9 cts. Good, round thread, - stripped homespun, for 7 cts a yarn, at Wtn. Parkei’s Dog days m*y be over, ac cording to the almanacs, but a dog bite will count just the eome. Uev. Mr. Lloyd delivered a temperance lecture at Hoboken last Tuesday night, to an appre ciative audience. Send your orders to Smith & £harp for sugar and coffee, the cheapest and tinest grades in town. Made a bargain in buying. Watch the cork at Smith & Sharp’s, and every time it bobbles go around and and make a pull, get a good haul in fresh family flours. Win. Pkrker, in the brick house is slamming oft* a lot of iieavv winter pantaloons lie bad left this fipriug, at about half price. Job printing is generaly cash but of course, wo extend favors to patrons, still, if we come around at the end of each month don’t be surprised. That’e business. Send on your orders for job w’ork. Our trade paper is on hand, other matters, too. hut we are prepared to attend to all favors. Satisfaction guaranteed. Abner Jones, Berrien county, who is nearly 100 years old, thtok iOtuiulud pwiacb.Uig for the first time last Sunday at what is knowu us the Gaskins church. r masonic. Folxston Lodge, 19G, meets first Sat urday in each month. J. P. STALLINGS, W, 31. J. Rawls, Secretary. A Card or Tfcanka. We! ext end our sincere thanks to all ur friends who assisted us during the illness of our nephew. Respectfully, 31k. Mrs. Houexstein. J | - • . WANTED. An assistant teacher for Wareshoro High School; a lady whe can teach Music. Apply to or.addcuas either S.Y. SETTLES, Princfpal, J. M. Spence, l’res. B’d Trustees,. * '« ; c^l’aresboro, Ga. MORE. IMPROVEMENTS. It is said that the late purchasers of the gatilla House intend to. add eight new rooms to that already commodious hotel, and, besides, will bore an artesian well near the same. We hope the re port is true, for Waycross lias certainly made a failure by herself, and an en- terprisjng citizen’that will bore tlie first one may be the means of causing others to do likewise. We shall wait and see. WHO CAN BEAT 111 Master Simeon S. Freeman, eleven years of age, son of the talented and good looking pditor of this paper, often has for his tagkju tea hours, one and a lialf columns of solid long primer, man uscript,* and he frequently cleans up the business, gets ont of the office on eight: hours and takes a walk around town, j His'average ia six errorajto the column;' lie is left handed, can drive a nail with either hand, makes love to the girls in seven different languages, goes to Sun day School and can spit A sulphurious flame from his mouth on a dark night, lie is not insatan’^ employ, still, he* is the king devil of this printing shop. Trot out a boy that will beat that. The-B. & W. B. R. officials have settled up with all the par ties who suffered by the run off last week at Albany. How much better to adjust such things pleasantly, rather that* go to law. Mr. r. L. Baily bad some mules killed and crippled, last week at Jamaica, ,by a train. They got out of the lot and strolled on to the track until they reached a culvert, when they were overtaken, and 5 out of 9 crippled or killed. The Headlight acknowledges the receipt of an invitation to at tend a barbecue qt Jesup hist Saturday. Previous engacements prevented our acceptence, but the time is not far distant when we shall invade that town, chat with her clever people and scalp the editor of the S.entinel. Tom Woolfork, the Bibb coun ty murderer does not want to be a luftatic. He says he has as much sense as any man and would rather lie hung and goto hell than go to the lunatic asylum. From the lights before us we think lie should \>e allowed to have his pre ference for once. •• • The Altamaha river country, in the nighbprhood of the 3. F. & W. Ry. crossing, presents a strange sight. The pine woods for miles is six inches to six feet and over, deep in fvd w^ter. As far as the eye can reach, one sees nothing hut water and trees. 20, 1887, for the purpose "of organizing Charlton County Sunday Sohool Asso ciation. Among the visitors from Ware, Pierce and Coffee counties were T. B. Marshall, President 27tli District; S. P. Settles, President Ware county; D. B. Sweat; B. D. Brantley, Secretary 27th. District; Rev. J.M. Stiger, 31. C. Aus tin and others. The address of welcome was delivered, by Rqv. J. M. Boland, thebeloved p*S- Glemnore. after which the Convention was called to order by T. B. Marshal, President 27th District. Business was at once entered into by the election of 3ir. D. C. Layton, President; J. W. Leigh, Secretary, and J. W. Stallings, Assistant Secretary. 3Irs. J. W. Leigh was elected Treasurer. The Assistant Secretary, being present, was request ed to take poceedings of Convention. The Constitution of Berrien county was presented and read to the Conven tion, when, by sections aud a few changes, it was adopted. On motion of a worker, one vice-president in each militia district was elected, resulting as follows: Trader’s Hill—E. F. Chase. Folkston District—Miss Delia Kod- denberry. Thick Branch District—Charles A. Howell. Satilla District-r-J. F. Rowell. Ganeyville District—Henry Stokes. XVillisville District—J. M. Kennedy. report of schools. The people of Charlton county have much cause for giving praise and thanks to the “Great Superintend ent.” Very few, if any, counties have made greater progress in church and Sunday school work than has this one. The noble-hearted people, whom we take pride in claiming as our own, have seen the necessity of a greater religious growth, and like giants in the strength of tlieir Redeemer, the slumber of years has been broken, the chasms of discord severed, friendship cemented, while in the faces of the children intelligence beams not unlike the brightness of the noon-day sun, and happiness and con tentment is stumped upon the features of parent, pastor, teacher, sisters and brothers. From every district comes reports that quicken the throbbing of the heart, as from the soul o>f every earnest man and woman a prayer of thanks goes up from a grateful people to the Throne of the Great Teacher, whose rnerev endureth iorever. The following will show the reports of 81 d!(L Layton, Superintendent—Folk- | the serious illness and extreme low con- ston School, forty-six scholars; average j dition of Mr. Beaton, of Folkston. His attendance, thirty; teachers, four. t life is slowly but sqrely* drawing to - Growing every week We met the efficient Clerk of 8nperior Court there, last Saturday. Hie friend* are like the leaves of the forest—Very numerous, we learned. Miss 3Iary Goldwild, an accomplished young lady, known .here,' is teaching the children of Capt. Leigh, with a f*w others. To her and one or two of her pupils the musical success of the Con vention was largely indebted.“ Rev. J. 31. Boland is the right .man in Chariton connty. He is loved and respected by all who know him. YVe believe he informed us when ve were talking to the children that he once lived in Cntlibert. Comment is not necessary. Our motion for the next meeting of the Association to be held in “sugar boiling time” prevailed, at. last, and did ? wln*ee how Beo. Austin browned on op of his head because^ aTaajr asxJa us to come out to her home about jthat time? It may be that lie waa jealous 1 Capt. J. Rawls, of Race Pond, was one of the most attentive delegates to the Convention.. We jerked him for a round dollar, and t promised not to let Mrs. Rawls, who is in Virginia, know anything ubout his flying around umong the fair sex during her absence, and we are going to keep our promise. We won’t say a word about it, where it will get out. Several kind ladies, among them Miss Chase, than whom there con be none more clever, gave ns an invitation to “come again, bring our knitting and remain at their homes for a weed” We filed petition for leave of absence, in order tnat we can accept the invita tions so generously tendered, subject, of couise, to the decision of the “lady with whom we board.” Tlxe people of Charlton county have fallen in love With President Marshall, and as a Sunday School leader and a clever gentleman desire him to re- av. . .... „.:*u there, in order that he may cuse to visit the aforesaid “y. 1.”' he will come often to see about the Sun day School. Oh, he’s a sljr old^coon, and made ut other fellow. A certain gentleman, who was elect ed vice-president from one of the dis tricts, is in a bad fix, we are sorry to announcet He is so “badly smitten” with the fascinating manners, form and face of a young lady, 3Iiss , (oh, ho! we like to have spoke right out in meetin’) that liis affection has become chronic; he can’t sleep, can’t eat; breathes hard, grates his teeth every time lie thinks about her, and can’t stand the racket when he wants to asic her to say “yes.” Do you know him? The first letter of his name is Rowell. The Headlight sorrows to announce 39 ^ BAfl^ODRACKET. Forty hands passed through Valdosta one day last week en route for Morgan it Reynold’s camps, 40 miles above here, on the Georgia Sothem, to work on the new load. We learn that several other squads went to work this weeic, going via Quitman nnd other routes. The force on the line is increasing very SUGAR—Market dull, deraan Standard mutilated, 6**cts: E white, ti?,; Brown, 6^.* i.A TOBACCO—Full stock 1 ,^ light; common, sound, AU&Sd'Cts; . fair, S5@ 40 cts; bright, 40(550 cts: A new forte was also put on tlus Extra fine, GOy SO. ' r f f week at 3Iacon, The work is being push- The whe* I ccSW ‘toJJne. actuated considerable sjnc.c our la*t, I many months before nd a dcc 5 del change in prices «av the entire route from Macon to Valdosta Will bo graded. The tie cutters arc occur at any , f _, T rely ‘4* th*-' above figures for the put, aa correct. DOW Our merchant* are paying following prices for country produce: • that they will get to Valdosta in *about Wool, SSfcf to 28*5 cent.; lii.lM, Iff to j or twenty day*. Judge. Coarh- «* estw *? *•> sawWsSSffiwtt Otis, l$to3o cent*, beeswax, lb to *< falling pirn** will bedioanPat Valdosta hefnrc.Cbristnias.—Valdosta Times. scholars growing atteud- Bethei School, Joseph 3Iizcl, Sup»- intendent—Tlie report was made by Bro. Meadows, and the school is grow ing wonderfully. Average attendance, seventeen. Trader’s Hill School, J. W. Bryan, Superintendent—Nineteen scholars; ;erage attendance, twelve. Camp Pinkney School, J. B. Lloyd, Superintendent—Forty-two - 1 teachers, “ " ance. Bethlehem School, J. Rawls, Super intendent—Twenty scholars; average attendance, fifteen. Growing interest. Prospect School, G. II. Jacobs, Super intendent—Average attendance tweiity- five, with three teachers. The reports all being in, the editor of the Headlight was called upon to amuse the tired little ones, to whom the long session had become monoto nous, which he attempted to do by re lating anecdotes of different characters, • each carrying a moral, teaching the love and power of the Holy One. W hut was said w ould not be of interest, perhaps, to the reader, still, he hopes that the audience upon which he im posed will take the “will forth6deed,” and if one word from his lips made an impression upon a single mind, his effort was a success, and the attempt to amuse and instruct not in vain. At 7:30 p. m., Bro. 31. C. Austin, of Waycross, opened and held an inter esting prayer and praise service, in which every participant seemed to have been bene fit ted. At 9 o’clock Sunday morning, Bro. D. B. Sweat, of the Reporter, led in an interesting “love feast,” not in name onlv, but in keeping with the full mean ing of the term applied to this interest ing service. At 11 a. m., Rev. J. M. Stiger preached one of Lis telling sennous, and gained the complete attention of his hearers. h a?* and attentive little ones, who rendered some excellent music, with Miss Leigh us organist. -The Juvenile Missionary Society held a meeting, and one dollar and fifty cents was paid in as dues and several new members enrolled, among them, Simeon S. Freeman, of the Headlight. Messrs. T. B. Marshall, S. P. Settle, 31. C. Austin aud others made short speeches. Secretary Brantly ^ave some beautiful black-board exercises, and the closing hymn, “By and By,” ^ w'as close, being sapped out by thb fell de stroyer, consumption, ana by the time this reaches the public his weary spirit may have made its flight across the dark valley, and found rest in the un explored ’haven beyond. He was a a. rnyer during the entire ses- . e Convention, and we are pleased to know that he expressed liis entire sufety in the love of an imniacu- ulate Redeemer. One of the saddest incidents of the session was .the pres ence of the sick man’s little daughter at “love feast,” who silently wept as she heard her father's name spoken, knowing that within a short time she should be bereft of the loving ’ care of him who was slowly dying; but the dear child must remember that He, who holds the world in the hollow of his hand, has promised to remember the fatherless. Amen! A postal card from the Editor of the Patterson Advance informs us that on account of fever he is compelled to suspend the publica- U|t? UIUBJM f . fl ... „ tion of his handsome little paper, i gmjg, when tne Convention stood ad- hut will resume about the 1st of October. We regret our brother’s misfortune, but the “Great'. Fore man” of all .printing offices can re store his to him wonted condition; Mr. M. B. William?, State Secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association?of Georgia, was in-town last Monday , and paid this office a hurried visit. We are informed that he will be wiRi ns at the meeting of tlie Sunday School Association in this place next October, for two days, and if the proper arrange ments are rondo he * may assist in the inauguration of an As sociation in Waycross. We hopfe to know more of this gentlomen and the Association he repres ents ere long Christianity is journed until some time in November. The services at night were ably ducted by Rev. J. M. Boland, assisted by Messrs. Austin, Bell and Marshal. SIDE NOTES. The Hsadlioht cannot fail to return thanks to Messrs. Roddenberrys, two brothers, we suppose—J. P. Stallings Colonel Bob Austin was “bobbing around” down at Folxston Sunday night, and be is no Sunday School scholar, but a very nice man. It is be lieved by observing plitosophera that a magnetic needle of the feminine gender is the attraction. We promised not to say so, however. Before the close of the Convention, at tlie instance of Rev. J. M. Boland, a vote of than vs was tendered the visitors for tlieir presence and aid, being re sponded to in beautiful and chaste lan guage by Capt. M. C, Austin, of Way- cross, in which the thanks' oi Jhe visit ing delegation were embodied, for th.e THE KICK CROP DESTROYED. On the upper rice fields the water is again rising, the last floods having just reached them. From such a long im mersion the ricestalKS are rotting, and they break off when blown by the slightest breeze. A large quantity of them have already floated off, and the iression is that all of the rice will Ter the same fate. The water will bably rise to height of the former 4 and do a gre*t deal of damage to the embankments also. Hutchinson Island is in some danger, but it is thought the flood can be stayed. One remarkable ‘ feature reported is the stench arising from the immense nqm ber of dead fish floating in the stagnant waters of tlie overflowed fields. A party of rice bird hunteis went over yesterday through the Haskell plantation, and others above, and they were forced, to return, not being able to bear the f ful stench from the fish. They re^_.. that in the corners of the field*, near the side divisions, and embankments, are thousands of dead fish, comprising bream, trout, catfish eels, perch and bass. The fish were carried over ii to the fields by the high waters, and as the oqtside flood subsided, the im prisoned waters became stagnant and the fish were killed in immense num bers. It is a Question whether or no this pestilent breeding cause, within half a mils or so of the city, will not produce fatal effects here, for certainly if the matter is now as baa as represent ed, it will increase from the same cause for some time to come.—Savannah OCR SCHOOLS. Waycross, Ga., Aug. 18. Editor Headlight: Dour Sir—By direction of tlie Board of Trustees of the Way- cross High School, I herewith hon'd you for publication the following synopsis of their meet ing lieid at the new school house today, viz: The board effected a perma nent organization by the elec tion of'tiw following officers: Chairman, E. H. Crawley; . Sec retary,_H. W. Rood; Treasurer, the completion of thife carpenter work.' Thutot C. H. Lowther being the lowest was accepted und the plans were made for tho ■ work to be completed on Octo ber 1st, or as soon thereafter as possible. It was unanimously agreed to open the school on the 1st Mon day in October, and committees were appointed to complete tho building, to secure tho services of a thoroughly competent prin cipal and to urruugo for the school curriculum. As this will require the ex penditure of considcrab'e mon ey, the friends of free and lib eral education are urged to use their best efforts u> aid the board in carrying out its aim by con tributing as liberally us their means will allow, and those who have already subscribed are ear nestly requested to pay up their subscriptions promptly, when called on by the Treasurer, Mr. A. R. Bennett. Small amount, as well as large will be thank fully received, and the Board of Trustees are pledged individu ally and collectively to spare no pains in giving Waycross a tirst first class free school and to expend the contributors’ money to the very best advan tage possible. We are now but a short way-, from—th> asmplo- — tion of an undertakings that promisee so much for the- gU0# ? ~ of Waycross, both' intellectually nnd in a business point of view,, an undertaking that has been, so patiently Curried on by a few for so long a time, that we con fidently expect all citizens to now unite in a strong friendly pull together to secure the de sired result. The board will meet nl 11 a. in. on Tuesday, August 23d. H. W. Reed, Secretary. The S. F. & W. Ry. is building an elegant new iron bridge over the Altamaha river. They are building it right along niece by piece, on the same piers as the old bridge, and yet nut interfer ing with a single train’s sched ule, on the road. The structure will be a handsome one when completed. Ordinary Gibson, of Charlton eounty, is our authorized agent. All business transaction with him will be honored by the Headlight. Sheriff Hall, of Coffee county, ia our agent for subscriptions and lob Work in that connty. Persons desiring the Headlight or ad vertisements may coutract for the some with him. He is an honest man, an efficient officer and we are pleased to make the above an nouncement. LET US HAVE A OI!». We said last week that we needed a gin, and we do hope some enterprising person will take hold at once and erect one in Waycross. There is no tell ing the amount of good, the trade, the people brought to this place if ope is put up here. Farmers will come here, bring their cotton, chickens, corn, po tatoes, peas and other farm pro ducts, to sell, and the bulk of the money obtained will be spent here, and within a short time oue will have paid for itself, and then tlie owner will see the value of the investment. Now is the time to build it; no need to *>“t -bile a mn is need- clapiing the whole land it seems, upon then] by be people of Folluiion, e<J id the time to build one, Tap saltation army. Two gentlemen, Lieut. J. B. Osborn and Capt. L. O. Adams, a detachment of tlie Salvation Army with head quarters at Atlanta, have been in town tor the past week. The weather has been inclement, and the regular church services of the town had much to do with preventing a good attendance at their nightly meetings at the court house, still we learn that they have suceeede l in making one genuine con version. They appear very earnest in their work, polite and courteous in manneis, and we have seen some very flattering, but truthful, letters of Introduction that were given them hr prominent men of Georgia. They will leave here next Thursday lor Albany, where, perhaps, they will meet with more success as the field is broader, and the people there will find them to be very different from the newspaper re ports frequently read concerning the jThe organ of sight, which is tho source of so much pleasure as well as benefit to man, ia very del* icate. A great many persons, not appreciating this, are using cheap spectacles. These glasses, by their imperfect structure and blemishes, fenoualy injure and xometitnes al most destroy the sight Hawkea* Crystalized Lenses are the most perfect glasses in the world, being especially adapted for the preaer-r vation and sometimes restoration of the sight Sold and guaranteed by Redding & Walker, Waycross, G».

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Waycross headlight. (Waycross, Ga.) 1884-1???, August 24, 1887, Image 1