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Waycross Weekly Herald
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY COMMISS IONERS
VOLUME XV
WAYCROSS 1 GA- SATURDAY MARCH 14 1D08
.(Stork Superior Court.
NUMBER ;
ELELYN THAW WILL
MARRY WESTERNER
PROMPT RETRIBUTION
. FOR VENEZUELA.
SO REPORT HAS IT IN COOO,THIS GOVERNMENT TO TAKE
AUTHORITY. 8TEPS MATTER,
Sector Lodge Will Introduce Resolu
tion .Authorizing .President .To
Take Matter in Hand,
“She Can Never Be Happy Again
Thaw." Says Her Attorney, Daniel
O'Reilly.
WILL CLOSE FOR
MERCHANTS TO CL08E STORES
FOR HOUR EACH DAY.
Washington, .Marca 13.—Menace of
New York, March IS.—It la report
ed on aeeniluely good authorky taut
Mr?. Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw, when sue Fromptf- l:iJ effective retiibutiou
succeeds in getting a divorce, will im- k ft2 «» a over the head cf Venezuela and
mediately marry again and will go^ 8 Executive-President Castro,
west to live. The successful suitor 1 Whea Scale Department sends
to ner hand is said to bo a wealthy the correspondence between the Gov-
western man of prominence.
.crnaients of the United States and
Daniel O'Reilly, coun»el for Mrs.! VeaeInola ,0 Coasress, Senator
Thaw, said this morning: “I have U>«SO. It Is understood, wLl tatpMuce
heard nothing Of it. Of course Sve- 8nother i° llt resolutlcii authorfeins
lyn Is young and has much to look “>« President to take measure, and
forward to. Naturally, under the * uch toreea “ >“ ' al * J uJ * n » !nt oe nec-
clrcumatances, ahe could never be ta t4e event ^f Venezuela's re-
happy again with Thaw.” j fusBl “ * lve 8atis,ac ti C n to fals Gov-
The young millionaire's attorneys eminent,
met today to frame an answer to his' ™« 1 "’ m Probably be followed by
wlfe'a suit. It Is hinted that Evelyn' a » appropriation to cover the eipem
f has other groups than Insanity for -* ea of a commissioner to the republic
the annulment of her marriage. j cf ^®nesuela.
Mir NAVE JOINEO
FIDDLERS’ CONTEST.
ABOUT TWENTY WAYCROSS FIO-
le:*.s already on list.
WALSH SENTENCED
FOR FIVE YEARS.
JUDGE DENIED PETITION FOR PETITION FILED IN FEDERAL
ANOTHER HEARING. COURT CF NEW YORK.
Will Give Clerk* and Proprietors Op-' Numbers of Country People Will Help Acto of Waleh Unparalled In
portunlty to Hear Rtv. Cates at Un-I To En!ivan Great Convention To Thirty Yeara Experience,
Ion Meeting. I <* H.ld on March 23. j Judge.
4
AND THERE IS A 8HORTAGE OF, SAVANNAH ,N COMMUNICATION
OVER $200,000.00. j WITH ADMIRAL EVAN’S FLEET
Southern Cotton OH Company’s Plant! Savannah, Ga., March IS.—Savaa-
Short Its Manager. Wa* Social nail’s wireless statlca held a short
conversation with the fleet of Admiral
Evans last night and Monday night.
By Telegraph To The Herald It is no trouble at all to get the fle»t
Chester, S. C., March 12.—Manager up since it got so near Frisco x.nd mes-
J. J. Hardin, of the Southern Cotton sages are conteandy* being sent here
Oil Company's plant here, has disap- to be relaid fer Washington and New
reared, leaving a shortage of over Yu; it. On Monday njgnt, when It was
$200,000. -Hardin was a social favor- clear and cold the operator iere took
ite throughout the state. ja message from the Minnesota while
| she was 2,500 miles from Frisco. H
STEWART-PARKER. ** not general known that the wire
Ilezs work3 better In cold weather
A most Interesting Wedding Occurred In warm but this ig the case.
At Willscoochee, March 10 j Warm weather seems to kJJJ the effect
A most Interesting event was the *1*8 sound waves and they uo not
marriage of Miss Ada May Stewart penetrate so far.
and Mr. George Daniel Parker, which j —
occurred on March^lOth at the spacl^MISS HARDEE TO BE
ous home of the bride’s brother, Mr. J
W. W. Sewart at Willacoochee, Ga.!
The bride I. lovely, In botll penonj 0a ., Ml ch 13 ._An«nge-
and character and for .even year. meata are bdng made for the Inte:-
ha. been doing millenary work In M1 „ Elizabeth H ardee. the
Br..* Toe groom wa. u former re-j ab y0UDg l6dy W4B kllled
eldent of N(jjr Orlean. but bu also by ber partner and co-work-
beeu a missionary to Brasil for several „ Sarab WeedJn e , chool nfar
year.. About filly gueafti witnessed The pall bearer, have been
the ceremony, which wa. performed: , elrttoJ Iad plan , ma j e {or the
by the Rev. Mattalr, In a very lmpre.- totennant wll£n hody arrlvel , ,,
«lve manner. The hcu.e was beautl- h , Isected Bomei t me today. The
ojl'.y decorated with Brazilian and T m probably take place on
Mexican curiosities, quantities of cut ggtuuriy.
flowers also the entwined flags of
Bra.ll end United State., I CIVIL WAR VETERAN
The only attendant, were. a ni.ter
cf the bride. Mia. Lutle M. Stewart; DICD LA8T NIGHT -
Macon, Ga., March 13.—Capt. T. L.
We, the undersigned business men, A * 1-t’t, Waycross is to noid a
and merchants ti Waycross, Ga., hew- .Convention and Contest,
by a-sree to close our plages o* utiil* Si*and entertainment has been
oeas from ten to eleven-thirty for ahe °f Georgia for many weeks and
day services of the Union Meeting, to ttd » created u great interest, in that
bo conducted by it »v. George 3. Catea. at t&bJ* to revive the oJd tJrae melo-
of Louisville, Ky. ' i dies," which our grand fathers and
T. L. Pains (bock store) is rami mothers used to sing and play.
W. H. Hughes, Prop. Barber shop. {Vce Fiddlers Contest has been ar-
P. N. Harley Hardware Co. ranged for I he cole purpose of keep-
It. B. Pollard, Prop. The Waycross lag tbes e old time melodies, as it
Bazaar. I must be aJmitted that the present
Jno. W. McGee, Dry Goods, Clothing! popular music compare with “Cotton
and Millinery. jEyed Joe” and many other old gen«»
Singleton Furniture Co. j that have to be heard to be o>prec!ai
Thomas and Smith, Buggies, Wag- ©<f.
or,s, etc.
Geo. L Steele
It. J. Anthony Hardware Co.
The J. A. Jones baggy Co.
L. H. Barnhill
Hardy Bros, Grocers.
Jas L. Jordan, Bicycle Store.
All the old fiddlers in the county
have been notified of the Convention
to be held here and many hnvo al
ready responded by letter and inner-
wise, that they will be on hand to join
the fiddlers ut Bailey*Theatre Monday
night the 2JrJ. It is hoped to have
Chicago, March 13.—John It. Walsh
the convicted president of the Nation
al Burnt of Chicago, was this fiiornlng
denied a new trial by Judge Ander
son. Every contention for another
hearing of the bank wrecker case was
knocked,over by the ruling.
"John R. Walsh’s acts Included the
most utter disregard for the law,”
said Judge Anderson. “The disre
gard was bo great, I have never Been
it paralled in my thirty years exper
ience in the courts.”
Judge Anderson then sentenced the
banker to live years Imprisonment,
this being too minimum sentence
prescribed by law.
\V. C. Harvard & Son, Real Estate, i about 200 participate In the Contest
D’JRIED IN SAVANNAH.
C. B. .Myers, Box'Ball Alley.
Geo. R. Youmans, Jeweler.
Dleklns Shoe Store.
Dfeca Realty & Improvement Co.
W. W. Sharpe, Jr., by A. C. L
The Prlce-McCullough Co.
Watt Hardware Co.
. W. L. Hinson, Furniture,
D. ft O. Lott, Real Estate.
Humphreys & Williamson Jry 'good
G. Klein, Shoemaker.
S. Roscnzvel;.
J. M. Young, Jr., Druggist.
Lett ft Peabody, Insurance.
The Seals Pharmacy.
Miss Eddie Parnell, Millinery.
C. Adamson, Taller.
C. H. Redding, real estate.
W. D. O'Quinn, Clothier.
Lott, Fain ft Co.
Gem Pharmacy, C. J. Paine.
Grace Brantley Co.
G. R. Brinson, Druggist.
The Bon Ton Millinery Sto^e.
Cherokee Pharmacy.
Sweat, McDonald ft Parker.
Myers & Parks. I
Lewis-Watson Co. ,
Williams ft Co.
A. J. Jordan
{Vaycross Clothing Store.
H. C. Seaman.
Jones Furniture Co.
R. G. Scruggs, Druggist.
j and today there wero about 20 flddierB
i.i the city who aavo expressed a di
! tire to enter tnu Contest, among
i whom are: Aieck Lowther, l/juia An*
itapuy,A. B. Woodard, J. P. Harmon,
J W. F. Crawley, Obedia'u Barber, J.
; W. Strickland, J. M. Joiner, T. B.
jBanihlU, Jim Barnhill, L. H. Barnhlil,
; D. P. Woo ley and a dozen others.
, ' T. iJ^tlarnhlll claims his violin 13
’ the oldest in the state, It being over
106 years old. There will be many
THOMPSON WAS
6IVEN SEVEN YEARS.
Twenty Times Millionaire New Pcnni-
leva. Co It Is Callt/cJ ■„ Fi
nancial Circles.
New York, March 13. A petition to
havo Charles W. Morse, the deposed
financier, declared an involuntary,
bankrupt, was filed In the Federal
Court today by Chas. A. Hanna, re-
celver for the Bank ofNortnAmerica.
It Ig believed in financial circles
that the former twenty times million
aire Is now practically penniless.
The petition alleges that l^rso
owes the bank over two hundred Thou
sand dollars, which Is only parttall?
secured.
Two brokerage firms Join tn the pe
tition claiming smaller amounts aro
due them. - •
LITTLE QIRL NAROWLY
E8CAUED DEATH.
F03QER AND EMBEZZLER
* TO PENITENTIARY.
GOE3
Savannah, Ga., March 13.—Little
Ethel McCuen the Bevcn year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mc
Cuen of Eden, a small statlqn on the
Central Railway, a aliort distance
from Savannah, will leave for her
home with her parents this afternoon
after a most miraculous escapo
V/. G. Thompson Plead Guilty on One f rom death. Thursday afternoon tho
of the Eight Indictments Against • chJ|(1 atteni , )teJ to cross West Broad
hlm * | street near the Union station. Sho
■ • was struck by an electric car and
Savannah, Ga., Marcn 13.—G,^^noc^d down. The car passed en-
Thompson, former treasurer of the t|re|y over „„ and whon ' the con .
I’almer Hardware Company, who wa»| ductor ran buk expecting to «nj the
, ■■ecently Indicted on eight count, of I maa g |C d remains of Cue little one bo
old Addles used at the Contest . , forgcry and embenlomont, entered '• L KOV orod that she was barely .cratch
many with a ulstory connec ed. p lca of guilty upon one charge of for-' ed Tbe niatber md (atber 0| tho
The Judges havo been selected and gel . y the SuIwrlor Court toda y.
laro as follows: Prof. A. B. Pound, Mr.
jj. E. Wadley, Mr. Geo. W. Doon, »Ir.
j Cary Sweat, Mayor A. M. Knight, J. S,
Bailey and J. W. Strickland.
These Judges have been carefully.
Selected aud ar. disinterested parties
and will give fair dedalon to all who
Play.
COMMITTE NOW INSPECTING
THE PUBLIC 8CHOOL8.
Savannah, Ga., March 13.—Aa a rc-
| suit of the agitation brought about
1 by the Are In tbe public school at
I Collin wood, O., It la expected In a
j r.hrt tlmo all the public achoola of
I Savanna:) will be supplied with push
I buttons connecting them with the
nearest engine houac. This button
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL A8K8 H ^ " to '
FOR MORE MONEY. ! £ttVECnah f ' Va/ ‘V "on-
j believed sn engine could reaca Uo
Savannah, Ga.) Marcn 13.—Tbe fc ,.„ e of the Are within a minute nad
First District Agricultural achool la a balf after an alarm waa Bounded,
preparing to SSX the legislature for The Board of Education baa a com
I little girl were atandlng on tbe pavo-
Judgo Paul E. Soabroqk sentenced' mont „„ 4aw t ; le car , trlk0 bcr Tb0
Thompson to seven years In the pent-' moUler ra0 (r , nt |cally forWdrtl anU
tentlary. His term of Imprisonment
will begin at once.
RAN AWAY WITH COACHMAN
BUT WILL FIGHT DIVORCE.
By Telegraph To The Herald. .
New York, March 13.—Mra. Alfred
E. Delterlc'n, wife of the Standard Oil
magnate, who gave up. u place moat
exclusive to go to Europe with Henry
Brcnchley, formerly coachman for Al
fred G. Vanderbilt, will fight her hue-
band’ suit for divorce.
Her nnawer makes spoclAc denials
of Delterlch'a allegations. Tbe young
woman now taka financial considera
tion. Sbe la worth upward of a mil-
took the Ittle girl from the motorman
and carried her t a doctor. A slight
bruise on tbe cheok and -8 little
bruise on tbe bead where ahe struck
tbe pavement wa. all the harm done
the little ona.
and Mias EvaTarker, sister cf the
groom. The bride wore a handsome Maiserbcrg. w'a 9 during life civil war
it* nf hm-arn nanamn commat^ed Masserberg’s battalian
cloth The mAld of honor Miss Lutle' wieT ' 0ram ' Stonewall Jackson, mobe *- It has been found that; mlt ,ce out now Inspecting the school
StownrL wore a handsome green tat- ^ '«« night after several week. Ill- I.U» a *P«»' a '» * 2 ' 0M » > c * r « r “‘’lMMbig. and malrtn, auggeatlona n.
^ aeas jer than the Income. It U proposed to to Improvements and It Is thought
fet. »wn and carried an lmmensa; 3 * ' L k tbe le gi.|.ture to give the school 1 wlII te on. cf tho thing, recom-
heuet of Amerlcm. beauty rcaes. Miss, - f.„ tt e proceed, from tbe sale offend*].
Parker wore light green silk and car-,
rled pink rases. The brides’ boque 1 ,
was carried by Mias Hattie O'Berry.
( After an extended tour the happy
couple will return to Brail! In June,
where their many friends will cord!
GAME 8SACCN f
CLGCE8 TOMORROW.
t The game season In Oecrata for
I psrtrldgee, doves we birds cf that
class will clcse tomorrow and most
fertiliser tigs Instead of only n portion
cf the sum as la now the case.
DISAGREEMENT AMONG
CONSIDERABLE OPPOSITION
TO DISFRANCHISEMENT.
Savannah, Ga., March 13.—Consider-
ALIA SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Dencer, Col., March 1*.—”I» there no
appeal?” These wore tbe only words
spoken by Gulieppe Alia when Inform
ed by Interpreter Matter that the Jury
found him guilty of murder In tile
Drat degree and fixed sentence at
death.
Just eighteen days after firing the
•hot which brought death to Father
Francis Loo Heinrich at the altar In
St, Ellxaboth'n Catholic church while
In the act of administering the hoi? 1
sacrament, this wnndorcr from Italy,
an alleged, but not proven anarchist,
SPEAR DENIES CHARGES OP
CONGRESSMAN HOBON.
Washington, March 13.—Lawrence heard hla doom.
Spear, agent for the Electric Power! In tbe court room not three blocks
Boat Company, who, according to from tho church where he committed
Representative Hobson attempted to | hla crime and within the sound of tho
get tbe latter to favor tho giving of chimes which he said drew him to that
bis company tho monoply of aubmar* j church, Alla received the Judgment
ine construction, said this morning | delivered by tbe Jury,
tbat Mr. Hobson wan mistaken. Hej ■—r—•
d* ■ rled that hla offer to help Hob- Years may stray, fade away.
HITCHCOCK'S LAWYERS, j ab j e opposition Is developing In Sav-
„ , , .. , ' .. of the sportsmen havo takea their i New York, March 13.—There wan a, annab to the proposed amendment to
ally welcome them, end where they * i
... , i , _ . .,» last hunt this season. Partridges ur ve disagreement between the lawyers de- t :c constitution which will dlsfraa
will resume their lire work. The hride
and groom received many handsome
and beautiful presents.
Mra. H. J. Sweat, o? T.'aycross, was
among the many Invited guests.
become aa scarce that there Is cot
much fun In looking tor them, while
tbe doves In various localities have
been wiped out almost la a morning's
(booting.
TORPEDO BOAT WAS ' 2** * 0Cd "”° a » n *" ***•?
SUNK 7* COLLISION.'™ 17 P™* 8 ’* *»• bt » ,e0 ‘'
of blrda next neaaon, as thty multi-
Cuxhaven, March 13,—The torpedo ply very rapidly. .This la eapeclally
boat, ”8 II." waa sank In a collision go for partridgea. Tho rainy lessons,
with an unknown vessell at the month ( however, while the birds are young
of the Hirer Elbe, this morning: The are the greatest dangers that they
crew of the torpedo boat escaped. Jhare to enoounter.
fending tbe actor Hitchcock, when
bis trial waa resumed this morning,
and John K. Stanchfleld will hereafter
be in full charge of the ease.
Flora Zabelle, the beautiful wife of
KItchcsck, did not accompany him to
xinrt today. Helen Von Hagen, the
IS-year-old witness was called to con-
-lude her testimony against the com-
c'nlse tbe negro. It la expected prom
inent men In Eavannab will begin an
agitation against the mehsure aa it
Is c aimed that It will result In cutt
ing Jown our- representation ?a Con
gress.
The farmers In thfa
beginning to want rain.
Mr. Taft Is reported to he flitting
about from city to city like a spring
butterfly. However, If a 'stray star
•honld gat too near the'earth and
strike him It would probably bounce
oS.
was prompted by feelings of
friendship, and was connected with a
quaml between Hobson and another!
Congressman. *
Still In our hearts those memoriae
stay.
”Yc Olde T/me FUdtora. 1 ' 1
The time for Jack Frost's annual
There are eight Union and ten Con-^ assault* on the peach crop kaa arrlv-
federate veterans in the United States ed. The governor should order but
senate. ' !|he state militia to suppress the gen-
Many ^ congressman wants eon- tleman.
gTeaa to sbnt up shop so he can go! • , ^ ■ -■ —
home ar>d find a stamp and aa andl-j A battery of catling gun a ought to
ence. * figure In one of the raids of Kentucky
«r 'night riders. It would clear up Cto
They have fired a policeman In New! situation In tho dark districts wondar-
Orleans because be dropped hla pis
tol. . They want xhota to count lo the
Crescent City.
folly.
Men's Belts—Dlcklas.
