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JAMES
itaflligW.
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FREEMAN.
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othhr pdpec phtiliahed in thie section.
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Invariably in advance. Xo deviation
will be made from the above prices.
The Piedmont Expositou wns a
success. j‘" y' r y , ~i
Ex>^reaident Davis started
for Macon last Sunday.
Atlanta bit off more than she
rOonld chear at the late exposition.
. Some of • the pnpers
• Georgia make loud complaints
* ABtinst the police of Atlanta.
The Legislature has adjourned
but not until the exposition at At-
.frntii was assured a success.
Jacksonville, Fla., bada light
, fpost on the 23d. Other places
. In the slate were also Recipients.
The State Fair opened at Ma
con lost week with a large num
ber of exhibits and a full atton
dance.
Tampa, Ela., reported sixteen
new cases of yellow fever last
Sunday. The outlook was not
Savannah sold more tickets
tothd State-Fair last Monday
(than she did on the* lint May of
the Piedmont.
Another steamer was on fire
pt Savannah last Saturday.
Seven hundred bales of cotton
were destroyed.
Mr. Jackson Grimes ha* one
hundred pairs of half-soles, red
oak and hemlock leather hi 4 give
away—only aix pairs eafch day
Comceariy before the upplyfaili
Mr. : Bangs, who shot and
killed Col! ■William Mo Williams
recently in Jacksriisville, Fla.
has been acquitted of murder
** flythfc coronet's jury.
3jio purchases of the Bruns
wick post office from the de
partment iu September, 1886,
amounted to $910.40. In Sep
tember 1887, they amounted to
$1,354,80, a gain of $413,40—an
other evidence of ttie advance
***ArMMflhht City is making.
Detectives have been ut work
, in trying to feret ont the Ella-
villc safe robbery, which occur-
about three w^ekS ago, and are
. about to fasten it ciose.at home,
on one that would have been
14 least suspected, A negro has
>, been offered $25 to implicate
' ai another- party. - «*
•• Tlio Atlanta police have not
‘ ' yet 'learned who, with some
blunt instrument, dealt Hiram
, .Bay, who died there Friday, the
H fatal blow on the head. Bay
..*. was drunk, and had a fight with
' aum one unknown/ 4 Bay was
«- -somewhat noted character with
pngiiietic tendencies.
has been for several
day* Sevang out a . ten', days'
#pntqig|« in the city prison .at
FfiAay a-Jnan was
in sn-adjoiniiig cell for
drunkenness. When he wns
• ' aroused fromr hiastapor and be-
gan to sober up,-he made the
•'discovery that he was next door
• neighbor to a woman, and an
44 acquaintance sprung up. She
fold him bow. she drank a few
glasses of beer and became a
Victim to strong .'drink, aud so
«mtks*l' upon her. sympathies
that afteran afternoou of court
ship thhytiecmne engaged, and
agreed to marry as soon as Ro>
contdr "Barter would let them
put. .although they could riot
see each other', they seemei^ to
‘ be satisfied that fate had
decreed it thus, 4 and each bad
pt lust found an affinity.
The Homervllle Meeting.
It was our pleasure to attend
the meeting at Ilomcrville last
Suturday, and were pleased to
note the good behavior and ear
nestness that prevailed. Up to
that liine'the crowd was iiot
large, the meetings haring all
been held in the church un
til the T1 o’clock service, still
each train brought additions,
and on 'Sunday, we learn, there
was a considerable num
ber present Two conversions
were made on Saturday,
while there were several
at the prayer benches for spe
cial prayer.
We met there, Revs. Foster,
of .Alapaha, Ellis, of Blacksbear,
Parraway, of StatenviUe, Bo
land of Charlton, and many
others ready and willing to help.
The Cram House had its
share of the multitude to feed,
and Mr. and Mrs. Cram,.assist
ed by Miss Minnie, showed
their skill in 'feeding the’..hun
gry, and making all feel per
fectly at home. We were treated
just the same its any other niau
because we kept the fact that
we wore a newspaper man' to
ourself.
All the people living at Ho-'
merville did their best toward
providing for visitors, "and if
there were any dissatified we
failed to find. them.
Sunday, it is'Said; the crowd
went up over a thousand and
the interest in ‘the meeting
waxed warm, while we are
pleased to note, some conver
sions were made, and many
others were deeply effected,
Seme of our friends at Ho-
mcrvillo asked us to publish
the legal advertising of that
county. If our friends will
watch tbe86 columns all the
time the question .will be an
swered.
A few webks since, one of the
Tallahassee papers published a
notice of a Keiffer pear, raised
neat that place,' which weighed
twenty-six ounces. John T.
Perdue,-of Quitman, has raised
one weighing thirty-one ounces:
At .Atlanta Friday night,
white man supposed to he J. L.
McWilliams, of Panlersville,
DeDalb county, was run 'over
and killed at the. Central rail
road crossing bn Mitchell street.
The man wns crossing the track
when a freight train backed
down upon him. He was
crushed to pieces.
Sister Jennie Smith and Ad;
einid Sherman,two ladies of the
W.T. G.U, getting in some
good; work for "their Savior at
the camp meeting, as: was ex
pected they would do. We
learn tliat-those ladies will lead
an all day’s meeting -at-Black-
shear on the 1st Sunday in No-,
vember. It is believed much
good will be accomplished.
“The Valdosta Times and the
Wnycrbss Headlight are fur
nishing their readers with, ruth
er lengthy opinions of each
other! Beep cool," boys; the
officers will doubtless look after
the legal advertising jou are
growling about.—Waycross Be-
portt-r.
That is all right, brother,
but while the officers are'look
ing after the advertising, we
will ‘ look” after the best means
of getting it before our friends
oyer in Clinch.
At. Atlanta,. Saturday above
the noise and tuuoil in the de
pot a piercing shriek was heard.
Mrs George Bryson, of South
Carolina, was iu the depot with
her .husband, aud mistaking
tfie exposition train for one
going to Augusta, they attempt
ed to lioard it as it moved
through the car shed.- The
man got on all right, but the
woman missed her footing and
fell.. Her dress was caught by
a portion of the cai and she was
dragged-fifteen or twenty yards.
Her 4 left foot was thrown
across the track arid two of her
toes were mashed off. She wns
rescued from her perilous posi
tion by Patrollman Newt Hoi-
laud aud Watchman Flynn.
Her husband had her placed in
a carriage and driven to the
house of 'a friend and medical
aid summoned.
F. C. Harrison's School.
The people of Waycross are in
formed that Mr. F. C. Harrison, so
well and favorably known, contin
ues his school in the school house
near the residence of Mr. T. E.
Lanier. His terms are only 60
cents per month, payable weekly
and we .can commend him for his
thorough teaching. We hope he
will be sustained.
Waycross High-School.
This school opened its. Fall
Sesson last Tuesday morning with
Prof. Groff as principal and Miss
Mamie Shine assistant, and an
attendance of over one. hundred
students. The school was adver
tised to open on Monday, bnt the
non-arrival of desks and seats pre
vented this, hence the delay. The
scholars with- whom wo have con
versed are much pleased with Prof.
Groff, while Miss Mamie does not
need any commendation from us.
CLINCH COUNTY’S AD
VERTISING.
A Note From the Propri
etor.
Mr. Freeman :—As I see the
Valdosta Times man is after us
regarding the Legal advertising of
Clinoh county,and my name being
used in that connection, I must
say that I have made these people
promises that will cost more than
I expect out of it, but the Head
light is entitled to the Fith Sena
torial district, and in order to
reach out we will have to get ter
ritory at whatever price it may
cost. Our friends demand it, and
they must be protected. The
Legal advertisement of that coun
ty must be in the Headlight, pay
or no pay. The county officers
can recognize the Headlioht as
their organ or not. Charges will
bo nothing for advertising, but we
would like to have about 500 sub
scribers over there; and have very
flattering promises. If Clinch
was in Bro. Pendleton's Senatorial
or Judicial district, wc would not
say a word. -With due respect,
l am, Wm. Parker,
Prop. Headlioht.
thought,thrilled them with sub
limity of eloquence, enchanted
them with the poetry and beau
ty- of expression, and made
them mentally exclaim,“what a
wonderful man is that!” Mr.
Helm'does none orthese things.
He talks, to you calmly and
makes you feel that it is you
that lie is addressing. There is
no vanity or self-exaltation.
You never'think' 4 9!'him. He
hides himself behind his subject
too completely. He winds
down into the. filthy slums -and
sin-holes of Satan’s camp, and
lays hold of the hardened old
sinner, and with no attempt to
cleanse him, he leads him, reek
ing with thesins of a lifetime,
to Christ, aud drops him in His
bosom. ' To" the little child
whose footsteps are hardly fa
miliar with the paths of sin, he
makes the way to Christ so
plaintlrat they implicitly put
their trust in Him and are
'saved before they know it. Ah,
yes, there is something peculiar
about him., It is the spirit of
Christ!
He is gone from amongst us,
but we trust the perfume of his
moral excellence will continue
with us till the end.
Tipo Candidates.
There does riot appear to be
much ddhhi anywhere that Mr.
Cleveland will be re-nominated,
and there is, therefore, very lit
tle speculation as to who will be
the next Democratic candidate
for president. There is a good
deal of speculation, however, as
to who will be the next Demo
cratic candidate for Vice Presi
dent. ' The friends ot Postmas
ter General Vilas and of the
Commissioner of Pensions, Gen
Black, are attracting attention
by their efforts in the interest of
their respective candidates;
Gen. Black has not indicated
by wofds or actions that he
wonld liketobe his partv’s can
didate for Nice President,' bat
some *»f-the pension agents who
are supposed to be acquainted
with his wishes, are quite active
in semiring notices favorable to
him for that position, The am
bition to be Vice President is
an honorable one, and there is
no reason why Gen. Black
should not seek that office. He
has tho.,ability -to fill it. In
faot he Has ability to administer
successfully- any; office iu the
gift of ,the people.
; He.would, make a popular
candidate. He is a Grand-Ar
ray mau-aud no one of the old
veterans has a.better war record.
Republican papers without any
apparent reason, show that
that they recognize his popular
ity and indicate they would no t
like to - see him nominated for
Vice President.
Waresboro Notes.
J. M, Spence and Co. have al
ready shipped 140 bales of cotton.
Prof. S, P. Settle has had a very
sick child, but it is improving.
Jas. F. Strickland, tho young
man who got his foot crus hed at
Waltertown mill is able to return
to his father's.
We had some very fine speaking
at the Teacher’s Institute last
Saturday and some of the finest
music.
Mrs. R. Wilds is very sick. We
hope for her early recovery.
The painter will goto work on
the academy this week.
The Trustees of ths High School
are looking at the patent desks
every day.
Waresboro.
Florida Times-Union.
The mammoth trade edition of
the FloridaTimes-Union is before
us, composed of twenty-four pages,
In which the condition, the trift
and energy of that city is well dis
played. In the face of the Yellow
fever reports in that State the con
tents of the edition we speak of
is a pleasant mirror of thatState’s
prosperity while aside from the
vast array of advertisements con
tained, a general review of the ad
vantages Jacksonville has over
Savannah is given by intervewing
the leading merchants. Jackson
ville's merchants claim that they
can successfully compete with Sa
vannah and we see no reason why
our merchants do not look in that
direction for better prices. The
Times-Uoion is making a bold step
for Jacksonville; it is an enter
prising journal, cautions hut fear-'
less, and where a, stake is driven
in the future road .to prosperity if
bends every energy available to
that end. For the latest telegraph
ic and general news, broad and
comprehemsive view* the Times-
Union can be relied upon. -
ILLUSTRATED.
WAYGROSS and SOUTHERN GEORGIA
Bead and Get Ready for
the Occasion.
In a few days I will take the
road again, and visit several
places on the line of the S. F.
& W. R. R: and B. & W. B. By,
for the purpose of making pho
tos of families and all other
work in.that line that may be
desired. I will oiily remain
from one to two days at a place.
I desire to say to the public
that I have permanently loca
ted and opened up a first class
gallery at Waycross where all
my work is finished up, and
should I call at your door one
hundred miles from Waycross
and tell you I will make you
fine photo and -finish it up at
my gallery, don’t he afraid, and
say, I don’t want any, and
think to yourselves that because
you can’t get it right then you
do not care for it.
The photograph business has
improved like everything else.
It is no trouble to come to your
house and do good work the
same as at any office. By per
mission, . I refer you to the
undersigned gentlemen of Way-
cross, who are gentleman of un
doubted integrity,as to my
work and responsibility.
We the undersigned know
Frof. Lanier and can recommend
him to the-public as a good pho
tographer, and responsible for all
contracts made by him: Dr. R.
Roach, Dentist; J. W. Mailon,
Merchant; T. E. Lanier Jewler ,
J. D. Smith Butcher; A. J, Miller
Merchant; H. Kegg; J. W. Black-
shear; C. J. Blacksbear; James
M. Freeman, Editor Headlight.
We are now arranging one of the most complete adver
tising mediums eever offered to the public, in whicli, not only .
yonr business njay be advertised to the world but the beauties
of youriiome may bo shown to your friends aud relatives in
lit lands.
The report industriously cir
culated that the Headlight “did
but little or no job work” won’t
hold water. Somebody is sneak
ing, we are watching, and the “hit
dog will yelp,” before long.
In-
Presbyterian Churcli.
We are informed that our
Presbyterian friends are now
conducting a series of meetings
at the Baptist church, which
will continue through this week
and as long thereafter as the
interest manifested will warrant.
Among those who will aid-'in
these meetings, is prominently,
Rev. B. Heim, of whom the
Montgomery, (Ala.,) Monitor
says: “Brother Helm is a pe
culiar speaker, -life Have heard
gifted orators in the pulpit, at
tj,a the bar. on the hustings, who
astonished their hearers with
boldness and originality of
Waresboro Teacher’s
stitute, *
Programme foe Satdbdav, Xov.5, *87.
I. Should parent* he compelled
by law, after entering pupils, to
provide requisite books? By J.
M.' Griffis and J. D. Thompson.
II. ' Wiut is the best plan of
teaching the dictionary"? By J.
C. Jeffords, W. M. Carter and J.
T. Miller.
Ill: Can'the classics be recited
best in the forenobn or the after
noon? By Geo. W. Rickets on
and Miss' Cora Miller.
IV. Is one session a day pref
erable to two? -By W. B. Spence
and Miss J. C. Taylor.
V. Blackboard exerciees, and
how it should be conducted. By
J: H. Thonjns and S. P. Settle.
VL When, how and where are
first impressions made ? By W
P. Spence, Mr. J. Jeffords, and G.
W. Ricketson.
After tfie.first- meeting, last Sat
urday, the institute passed the
following:
Resolved; 1. That this has been a
most successful beginning of what
we hope to be a successful issue.
R -solved 2. That we rejoice
that ever/ member present dis
cussed with interesting and in
structive remarks the subjects
attached to their names on the
programme.
Resolved 3. -That we owe in a
marked degree the success of this
our first meeting of the institute,
to the Misses Parker of Waycross,
Ga., who presided so gracefully at
the organ.
Uesulved 4. That we further es
pecially rejoice at the addition of
so many ladies names as she “who
moves with grace in all her steps,
Waresboro.
Waresboro and her pet enter
prise, the High School, claims our
attention to-day, with a programe
for a second meeting of the Teach
er,s Institute to take place on Sat-
urdny.'Nov. 5th, 1887, at that place.
It is a very interesting programe,
and we are certain that the discus
sions will be intertaining, and in
structive, we may say, the means of
much good will be done by their
proper handling. Nothing less
could be expected from anything
that is conceived in the futile
brain of . Prof. Settles, for if we
ever knew a man that worked
harder, for the advancement of
an institution, the name has slip:
ped our memory. Waresboro, in
securing his servies has done well
—the returns are coming in, and
everything thatjpasess before the
panoramic lights, tell us that the
vote of the Board of Trustees in
claming his undivided services was
well cast. We wish every school
in the county was as well equipped;
we wish every teacher, every princi
pal we will say, had the every
wellfare of the student's life and
salvation, at heart as we know
this man hao. Then, we might
well point to the radiant future as
the time when education, the
hand-maid of religion, should
open up, tho chaotic darkness of
this land.
The Teachers Institute exercises
last Saturday were extremely i
tcresting. Every person embraced
among the array of talent did
“well his or her part,” and as our
fair reporter cxultingly related
the occurences she could scarcely
refrain from wishing the day was
pot a week.
Waresboro can depend on us, at
anytime. Her advancement is our
pride, her achievements our vic
tory.
WE PROPOSE
to issue the Headlight in a
twelve page paper, if that much
space is required, some time in
the next six months, and will,
for those whodesire it, have
their houses of business and
residences photogaphed and en
graved so that an exact picture
may be produced in these col
umns
IN OTHER WORDS,
The photographs taken here by an artist will be sent to the cn*
graving establishment and a cut will he made on which we
can print pictures of yourself, your home or
your business house.
Now, n9 soon as we receive the estimates for such a venture, w
shall canvass Southern Georgia, and those who desire their
premises or business bouses photographed will have
an opportunity of doing so.
Besides the Cut,
0
Space will be sold, in which the editor or advertiser may wiiti
a description of the home or farm advertised, all of which wil.
will be printed or illustrated on tinted paper of a durable nature
IT IS BUT NATURAL
That we should give -Waycross the first pick for space and
position, but we desiie it known that other cities will he
canvassed for fav&rs. The work will be gotten up in
artistic style and attractive beauty, while more than
■ three thousand cop cs will lie printed.
is considered
ally.
our most faithful
1 r • Pleasant Yls'ons.
The organ of sight, which is the
source of so ranch 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
feriously injure and sometimes hi
most destroy the sight. Hawkes’
Crystalized ^Lenses are the most
perfect glasses in the world f being
) especially adapted for the preser-
'* J ration and sometimes restorati*
of the sight.
IT WAS A
When we began canvassing
for our trade paper last Septem
ber, some doubts were entertained
as to our ability for handling an
eight page paper, hut as some of
our merchants came to ©ur assis
tance,. we weathered the storm
without any trouble and gave to
this commuiuty the best gotten up
edition qf that character ever pub
lished in Southern Georgia. The
public have said so; the press has
said so; and now, we intend, in
risking our reputation, to outstrip
anything ever before attempted.
Beyond a Doubt.
IF WAYCROSS arid WARE County will help us as we
shall deserve, we intend to have cuts of our Courthouse,
our|Churc)ies, the cemetery, and all the beautiful seen-
. erv of the town handsomely displayed
■ in toese columns.
As an advertising* medium
there can be no better published
than one filled with beautiful
* homes ard residences.