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mm: ’mi# 1 '•*•*■ , | "" i WEEKLY EDITION OF THE ,i • hi ww »iwwpwwpwwwiSWWTOBHW 'Sk^ fir i?00' Waycross Evening Herald. VOLUME XIV. WAYCROSS, GA., SATURDAY, DEC. 1, 1906. Official Organ of Waycross and Wart County. WHAT IS TRANSPIR ING IN SAVANNAH WANT TO WORK ONLY EIGHT HOURS AFTER JAN. 1. Contractors Hold Meeting—Tompkins Still In Jail—Elks To Give Bar. beetle Thanksgiving—Woodmen Had A.Great Time—Other News- Savannah, Ga., Nov. 2Sth.—The Grand Jury of the Superior Court pre sented its feelings for the October term to Judge Cann yesterday after- noon and baa discharged for , the term with the thanks of the court. The presentments were of a very in- cresting character. They dealt with many subjects of Interest, among the othem being that of the establishing of night schools. These were very heartily favored by the members of the Jury and Judge Cann’s efforts In Ahat direction were commended. Judge Cann has been trying to get night schools organised for sometime. Rev. Isaac P. Tyson, pastor of Epworth Methodist church, who Is now at Val dosta attending conference, has ap peared before the Grind Jury twice to tell about liquor being sold on elec tion day. This practice on the part of the liquor dealers Is condemned by the Grand Jury. The usurers of Chatham county were also given a hard rap by the body which went out of existence last night. The practice of overloading boats in crossing the Savannah river was also condemned. Fully twenty negroes have lost their lives because of this practice within the past two years. portent Meeting. There Was a very important meet ing last night of contractors engaged In the building trades In Savannah. The mectlnv was called to discuss the proposed eight hour increase of wage ultimatum which has been Iss ued In Savannah by all classes of la borers. The carpenters, brick layers, tnotar mixers, hod carriers, and In NEWS ITEMS FROM WARESBORO. What Is Transpiring In Our Neighbor Town—Cotton Being Shipped T© Brunswick And Savannah. .. \Vare6bozo, Ga., Nov. 27.—Mr. U. A. Bennett has dissolved, and sold out his entire stock to Messrs. J. B. Rig- don and H. J. Jeffords, who will run the business, consisting of a general green grocery and notion store, under the name, of “Rlgdon and Jeffords.” We hope them much success In their undertaking and wish for them a gen erous patroqpge froth our neighbors. A large crowd of young people as sembled at be residence of Mr. end Airs. J. C. Rouse Saturday night, and held a very enjoyable entertainment as well as a candy pulling. Numerous games were played and all received the kind hospitality of Mr. Rouse. Axpong the party were: Misses Ada Bennett, Lorena and Vera Baker, Elizabeth Jeffords, Ella Cribb, Mamie Jeffords and Annie Belle Wilcox and Miss Stella Dunham, of Ludowicl, and Messrs. David Jeffords, John Bennet Edward and Charles Roberts, Luther Cribb, Adam Morgan, Loraine Murry, and Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Anderson of Waycross, and a great many more. Mr. G. A. McGowen formerly tec tlon master for the A. C. L. R. R., at this place, moved to Waycross yester day to begin his duties In the A. C. L. yard at Waycross. We are very sorry to lose Mr. McGowen as a citi zen of our town as he was well liked by every one with whom he came in contact. Air. J. J. Ratcliff, of Way- cross, takes his pls»>. tiere as section master. Air. Miller's cottage In Plneacres Is nearing completion now and It Is very pretty and artistic. The hotel will begin to bo built as soon as Mr. Mil ler's cottage is completed. Mr. W. J. Murray, of Ludowicl, visited Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Murry, Alonday afternoon. Air D. H. Bennett is making some extra fine syrup now. He will be ELKS TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES MR. T. S. MORGAN WILL BE PRIN CIPAL SPEAKER. _ Services Will Be Held At Opera House At 3 O'clock Sunday Af ternoon—Program For The casion. THE PEOPLE'S TABERNACLE Is The Name Of A Church Now Being Erected In Gilchrist Park. fact all classes of labor have publish-! grinding cane for the next ten days, ed notices in the newspapers that af- j Mr. Sylvester Murray, of Fairfax, ter the first o fthe year eight hours ! was a visitor to oar Io-.-t even- will constitute a days work and there j In;-. He was accompunUu i.y Air. J. must be an increase In the amount C- Beatty and Bro., O'Neil. now paid for wages. The contractors realize that this Is a very serious matter and they have taken It up with the purpose of arriv ing at some conclusion by which they may all act In concert. It Is said that the condition of certain contracts now will not admit of eight hours work and increased pay so that the contracts can make any money. A commit- ee was appointed last night to take he situation in hand. There will be cotber meeting soon. It is expected hat some conference will follow with ue workmen looking to the finish- ag of incompleted work under the resent conditions. Woodmen Had Great Time. The Woodmen of the World of 8av- nnah had a great time last night he Sovereign officers were here on a rar of inspection and were entertain- by the local lodge of the order, rhere was a banquet at the Knights Pythias Hall alter a meeting of Klstletoe camp. Several excellent peeches were made during the even- fg- Boy 8ent Away. Tody' rtjttle Johnny Knapp, the nail npy^from New York, who has =en inT Savannah for more than a k waiting to hear something from relatives in Athens, was sent away was brought here on i ship from ir York and was to have been met 9 by relatives. They did not ap- r. Provision was made today for me one to take care of the boy and has ceased to be a burden to the mshfp officials. Johnny waa very The farmers are bringing In lots of cotton this week to be shipped to Savannah and Brunswick. There is a good deal more coton around our locality than there was thought to be. On the first Sunday of each De cember is known as Elk’s Memorial Day. In accordance with the law, the Order of Elks pauses to pay affec tionate tribute to those who have answered the mystic roll call Next Sunday the various Elk Lod ges throughout the Unite! States will bold Memorial Services which serve publicly to attest their belief in the Immortality of the soul and to permit the outside world to observe hov; tend erly they regard the memory of those who have gone from among them. With befitting solemnity they seek to show that with them not even Death can sever the tie that binds, and so with eulogy and music they iron their virtues gather inspiration for the living. Waycross Lodge No. 369 B. P. O. Elks has arranged the following pro* gram for their Memorial Service, which will occur at the Opera House beginning promptly at three o’clock Sunday afternoon. The public Is cor dially invited to be present. The Program Is As Follows: Music Mrs. A. B. Springer Opening Ceremonies Opening Ode. Invocation ....Rev S. J. French, Chaplain Vocal Solo, The Morn Eternal Mrs. L. V. Williams Reading‘‘Thanatopsis”.. .... Miss Francis Ketterer Quartette. Hark! Hark, Aly Soul.... Dr. Rippard, .Messrs, Gillon Watt and McDonald. Eulogy ..Hon. Thomas S. Morgan Jr. Vocal Solo, In the Palace of the King, Mr. T. L. McDonald Quartete, I could not do without Thee Dr. Rippard Messrs. Gillon, Watt and McDonald. Closing Ceremoinios. Doxology (The Audience Joining) Benediction. The People’s' Tabernacle Is the name of a church being erected In Gilchrist Park. The following in re gard to the church now being built handed the Herald by one of 11b members: "The People’s Tabernacle, a place for God’s children to meet and a pla< for passing evangelists, who preach the word of God In its purity, to hold meetings In. Rev. J. C. Pumph- rey, who has the work in charge, and who will hold regular services and Sunday School the year round. Mr. Pumpbrey is a United Brethren preacher of the Georgia Conference. He reports tint work has already be gun on the building on a lot which was donated by Gen. Gilchrist’s agent, Mr. Dan Lott. The well known contrac tor, Mr. J. C. Wetheringtoh, is look ing after the construction of? the building free of charge as a donation Got All 8he Paid For. The countess has been spoken of as the prey of an adventurer,” re- maks Mrs. Emily Crawford, TruthSs famous Paris correspondent, referring to the former Countess Boni de Cast- Manufactories in a Town. If there be any man who has corn- 1 You mby takc ,he ^ uIle,,t prosaic town snd erect within Its bur- pletely captured the hearts of cur Wayc; oss people that one Christian derB a busiiy ’ tiu,v,ne manufacturing ellane, now known since her divorced gentleman is the P.ev. Willi m AI. Jef ,nat,lut,on » where lurge numbers of by her mniden name of Gould, wlth"f e ris, of the diocese of Springfield uorknwn ure employed, and a new life the motherly prefix of “madame,” says a London cable In the World. “She had all she bargained for. Does any American heiress bargain for honest, quiet connubial happiness? She wants a splendid stage on brave and took bis seeming deser tion in good heart. Thanksgiving Barbecue. Savannah Lodge of Elks will have a Thanksgiving barbecue tomorrow just west of the city. About two hun dred of them will go out. There will be union Thanksgiving services in the First Presbyterian church tomorrow morning. A11 the protestant churches and the Jewish Synagogue congrega tion will take pdrt. There will also be a football game between Savannah and Jacksonville. Great Interest In Savannah. There was great interest in Sav annah In the Indictments found by the federal grand jury at Columbia yes terday against many contractors who have been working men at Charle ston on government work longer than eight hours a day. Savannah, or rath er Fort Screven at Tybee island, was among the places mentioned by the Attorney General as those where workmen were employed beyond the legal limit. There Is some specula tion as to whether there will be any movement against the contractors in that case. It Is not thought that there will be, however, as the work there was finished several months ago and has been accepted by the government. Sentenced To Thirty Days. Highwayman attempts to rob the passengers on a train near Kansas City and is knocked down by the con ductor and captured. Farm For 8ale. I offer for Bale my farm containing 119 acres, 40 acres cleared and under fence. Good seven-room dwelling plastered and painted, almost new, goodwater, barns, stable and etc. One tenant house. Fruit trees grape vines and etc. 5 1-2 miles east of Waycross near the river. Price 11,600, call soon or you will miss a bargain. F. M. Mills Post- office Waycross R. F. D., Box No. 36. 26 6t d. It. Death Of An Aged Lady. Mrs. Dunham, aged about 80 years, died Mon Jay at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Gaster, down near the Okcfinokee swamp. Mrs. Dunham was born and raised in the community where she died. The re mains were interred at Kettle Creek cemetery yesterday. has served one day of a thirty days fine which the recorder Inflicted upon him yesterday. He became very much of a nuisance on Alonday evening by sending for the police for imaginary troubles. Finally be got drunk ap peared in the lobby of the Screven House and got arretted. He was Dr. W. C. Thatcher of Brunswick sentenced to Jail for thirty days. which to shine, In costly belongings and a grand title and In illustrious society on footing or equality. "Did not Cqnnt de Castellnne give ail that to Jay Gould’s daughter? She had the pick of European society at her entertainments. Millions weio spent—but why? To provide her wltn the stage for which her ambition crav ed. "Women were talked of. 'Alon Dleu! Frenchmen sont les galants,’ and French wives eaHlly forgive their In fidelities. "There was much exaggeration In what has been said against Hon!. He had endless enemies In the political world and was greatly envied. He had good qualities, but the good quali ties of a Frenchman born and brod Is at once imparted to the place. The dull monotony of the past gives way to the sound of th steam whistle ami the clangor of the miop The streets no lougtr' looks desert- III., who lias been on a mission among us for the past two weeks as a friend brother and spiritual adviser. Ho rounded out his endearment to us ou Monday night, :t the Opera House, to an audience of our most cultured and move with nn ucUvo r£Bt - reflned people—a represontuitve Way- strange contraut to tho cross congregation of our best c|tl- ^ nieB when no manufacturing was car* zens, when he took us a delightful r,ed 0M ln thelr The liveliest stereoptlcon trip "Around the Round, tnwnB that we have In this country Round World,” In a most Instructive ftro who,, y devoted to manu* word painting, where the home of the rucl - rl,, S- The dreariest towns, Mikado, was JndivIduallizeiUapnn in on i wnere dry-rot Is visible on every hand Its glory, the eccentricltes of the, are lhoic wI,ereln 1,0 workshops are sturdy little brown men wiio know j to f° ,,nd - no fear, wna delightfully and Intelll-1 Manufacturing towns are not only gently poitrayed, and, In the manner n,ore ^tractive, but as a rule they are In which Rev. Mr. Jefferls presented the subject of his discourse, tended to bring more vividly to the minds of the intelligent audience the true life, Julies and scenic surroundings of the Oriental Kingdom than they had more prosperous, as well as being far more enterprising and ofiordlng bet ter social and commercial advantages- Tue typical manufacturing towns are to be found In New En r lund; ln fact, the Connecticut river may be said to long to be remmebered to those who were so fortunate as to be present, In a mode where serious views of life ’ There is some talk of asking tho rev- ever known before. 'Twas an eveningj be Mnwl with them. It is Invigorating to the mind, us well as to the sight, to travel in rough tjhese towns, which justly may be termed “beehives of In- and pure Puritan virtues do not pre vail. The countess expected American virtues as well. ”lt Ic said that the marriage of the countess cost her at least 40.000,000 francs ($8,000,000.) That may well be.” A Timely Warning. The Democrat and some other pa pers have recently commended the pro posed plan of wealthy Englishmen to buy up large tracts of land in the South and devote it to the production of cotton. But wc forgot to say that a condition precedent those English men should be required to take out naturalization papers, for we want none of the evils of absentee land lordiim and alien ownership fastened n the South. That would be but to complicate our labor and race pro blem. In anticipation of such a whole- purchase of Southern lands our South ern legislatures should follow the ex ample of Texas and enact a law for biding the ownership of our lands by aliens. Harvie Jordan, President of he Southern Cotton Association, has een footing Into this question and he Is entitled to t:ie credit for scenting the danger and warning us against it. In a recent speech at Gainesville, Ga., he has the following to say on the subject: “There Is already a commission *J$ erend gentleman Jo return,, In the near future, to be present at, and par ticipate in the laying of the corner 4tone y our Elks' Hal) now under course of construction. Let us hope Ue will be with us on that and many other occasions, Waycross will al ways nave a warm piece in her heart tor our gospel friend. if resent alive Manchester spinners on tbelr way to this country armed with plenary powers and British gold to buy large bodies of Southern lands for the purpose of establishing Iar:c cotton plantations under the owner- ip and control of British landlords. If British manufacturers are permitt ed to buy up and operate our cotton plantations In the South, their action will be followed by similar efforts on the part of all leading cotton manu facturing centers of Europe, and 1 am unqualifiedly opposed to the aliens purchasing and owning our Souths era lands. I believe that the various state legislatures of our southland should pass stringent laws prohibiting the ownership of our cotton lands by the people of foreign countries. If this Is allowed, our mill men will be forced to follow suit and corporations will own the cotton producing lands and our people will be reduced to serfdom such as exists In Europe to day.”—Live Oak Democrat. dustry.” An air of enterprise and thrift .a everywhere displayed. J'no proprietors of the Industrial In stitutions, the tradesmen, the artlsjna and other citizens exhibit every out ward indication of that contentment and happiness which arise from a crcspcrouo condition. There U n reason for this—a social a* well as a business reason. First, ll.e presence of workshops and factor ies In the midst of a community is in lt..e!f a source of activity. These in stitutions, drawing to them dally their scores and their hundreds of workmen bring life and actl^|$^hot for a week month, but as long as they are In operation. But in towns purely commercial, or in laxy seaport towns, wher the bulk of the male portion of the population is at sea, there is a too perceptible lack of life and anima tion. This can be better observed than described. But to one standing in a manufactu ring town at the morning hour at noon, or at night, when the workmen ere wending their way to and from work, there need be little said to prove from whence the vitality of the town arises.—Valdosta Times. Tillman .poke ln Chicago la.t night without being Interrupted. He roast ed everybody antoQonixtlje to thel South.