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THE WAYCROSS WEEKLY HERALD
Catarrh, the Bane of the World
Pe-ru-na, the Standard Remedy.
"savaMah
DROPS DEAD.
• Savannah, Ga., Jua^ —.w~..
i cjulncey Adams, more than sixty years
; of age, fell dead this morning while
, taking a friend through Laurel Grove
I cemetery.
Affects the
Stomach,
Kidneys,
Bowels,
Pelvic
Organs.
Affects the
Head,
Throat,
Lungs,
Bronchial
Tubes.
Catarrh is recognized ait over the civilized world as
a formidable disease. In the United States alone, two
hundred thousand people have catarrh annually. In
other countries the ratio or victims is as great.
For many years Pe-ru-na has held the foremost
place as a standard remedy for catarrh.
Persons objecting to liquid medicines can now pur
chase Pe-ru-na tablets.
|UNFORTUNATE YOUNG MAN
WILL BE BURIFD HERE.
Savannah Ga., June 17.—The nody
of Frank Shavers, the young man who
was electrocuted here yesterday while
working on wires of the Savannah
Lightning Company will be buried ueiu
unless some word Is received from Ills
sister who Is supjiosed to be In the
west. Shavers’ body has been in an
undertaking'establishment since the
accident. This was the most peculiar
accident of the kind that has occurred
in Savannah in a long time. Tne line
man was suspended by his life belt
With which he had strapped himself
to th° pole and hls body sixty feet in
the air could not be reached until the
aerial truck from the fire department
was brought out for the purpose of
reaching him. Fully five hundred peo
ple watched the firemen as they took
him down. Tne company Issued a state
ment that the man wa Instantly willed
as he received fully 1 3,200 volts of
electricity through hls body.
SUFFERING FROM A I SIXTY CHORUS GIRLS
PECULIAR ACCIDENT.; WORTH A BILLION DOLLARS
Savannah. Ga., June 17.—Mr. Gor- Pittsburg, June 7.—When tho per-
don Groover, Cashier of the Citizen-
popular men in Savannah, happened a
Southern Bank, and one of the most
peculiar accident. He has had a severe
cold for several days and a few days
ago after a violent fit of coughing he
felt a severe pain In hls side. Hls
physician was sent for and it was
found that he had broken or dislocat
ed a rib during one of hl3 paroxysms
of coughing. His physician now says
that he is on the' road to recovery.
VETERANS WILL HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING.
Savannah, Ga., June 7.—Tomorrow
night at Bannon Lodge Thunderbolt,
Francis S. Bartow' camp, Sons Con
federate Veterans will hold Its annual
meeting. The meeting will be follow
ed with a banquet. Tnere wid be an
adifress by Hon. Alfred Herrington, of
Swainsboror, and addresses by Col.
Robert L. Colding and Mr R. J. Travis
of Savannah. The annual electlon of
officers will take place at the annual
meeting.
WILL COMPEL STREET
CARS TO HAVE FENDERS.
Savannah. Ga., June 1G.—Alderman
Perritt, chairman of a special commu
te • having In cnarge the matter of
compelling street cars to be equipped
with fenders has had a series of ex
periments made to see what is the
beet fender to buy. He will probably
e a recommendation to the next
meeting of council. The tests held
esterday w’ere very interesting, and
dummy made of wood and cotton
as pretty well cut up before the fenu-
rs got through with it. The street
illway officials contend that a suc
cessful fender nas not yet been manu
factured.
0 ~ WHAT IT WAS.
Tho Snvaiinah Pres* cull* it a ’'cat
aclysm." the Augusta Herald "the
fickleness of public favor,” while Geo.
Rucker of the Alpharetta Free Press,
is satisfied that it was a regular sock-
dologer.’’ Well, Just settle It betwe.n
yourselves, gentlemen. It's none of
our funeral.- -Gwinnett Herald.
H was Frank Weldon who first sene
a telegram to Savannah and described
it as a "landslide.” It wasn't exactly
that, but It wns enough—In fact, It
was a plenty.
WAYCROSS DEFEATS
JESUP 6 TO 2.
In nn exciting game of hnll at the
base ball park In this city yesterday
afternoon tne Wnycross boys won from
Jesuji b.v a score of 6 to 2. The prin
cipal features of the gome were Peter-
nmttu'a pitching the (laid work of
Sweat In left, Connor's sensational
catch against left field fence of a foul
and the work of Bennett for Jesup.
The only double or the game was pull
ed off by WuycroBs in tho second. The
score by Inunlnts: R. H. E
Jesup ....0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0—2 6 2
WaycrosH. 01121010 x-6 11 4
Batteries—For Jesup, Bennett and
Crawford; for Wavcross, Peternmnn
and McGee. Struck out by Bennett, 10
by Petcrmaun, In. Bus * on balls off
Bennett, 0, Peterman. 2. Time of gar*.e
1:60. Umpire, Ben Hopps of Jesup.
REV. E. G. WEED. OF FLORIDA,
ARRIVED THIS AFTERNOON.
Savannah, Ga., June 16.—Rt. Rev.
E. G. Weed, of Florida arrived In the
city this afternoon for the purpose of
confirming a large clas* at St. Paul’*
Episcopal church this evening,
was Invited to come to attend to this
sendee because of the indisposition
of Bishop Reese.
STATE CONVENTION MEET8 JUNE GEN. P. A: S. McGLASHAN
) BURIED YESTERDAY.
23 IN GRAND OPERA HOUSE. j
F * I Savannah, Gu., Juno 1G.—The fun-
The Elute convention will meet In oral of Gen. P. A. S. McGlashan, Past
the Grand Opera House on June 23rJ. g^te Commander of the Confederate
J. R. Smith, the campaign manager of j wteran, was held yesterday afternoon
Joseph Mackie Brown, will be tem|K>r- , j t wa8 very largely attended. The
ury chairman. No name has as yet J Daughters of the Confederacy sent a
been, suggested for permanent chair- wreath the tribute they lay upon
m * n - I tho grave of every Confederate Vete-
j ran who dies. Tnere were some very
' The State Convention will decide
what skull to Uorgla's attitude on
nation] political affairs.
As predicted In the Constitution of
last Saturday, |t has been definitely
decided to hold tne state convention
.In the opera house. The reason for
this Is thtn several counties with to
send large delegations, and the Grand
has two or throe times the seatln?
capacity of tho hall of the house of
representatives.
Under the rule adopted by the pres
ent state committee, the successful
candidate for the nomination is en
titled to name nil delegates. While
Joseph M. Brown, the nominee, will
exercise the right to nave only hls
friends In the convention, be will
leave their selection to^the hls sup-
Itorters In the various counties. The
last state committee thought it best
not to have a minority in tne conven
tion. Presumably in the interest of
harmony, the new rule was adopted
As a conr iqufnco, Mr. Brown has tne
privilege of chocsing the delegates to
the convention not only from the eighty
five cunties he#ourried, but as well as
from the slxty-one counties Hoke
Smith carried.
NEW YORK BANKERS
MAY TAKE ACTION.
New York June, 16.—It Is reported
that N»w York bankers will take ac
tion I:i th- near future Tor tho organ!*
zatio \ of a national currency b'K. All
the national banks of Greater New'
York may be invited to co-oparte in
the formation of a new association.
There Is no expectatloa tost any
application fer ue Issue of the new
currency will b* made for some time,
and prompt action in forming the asso
ciation Is urged as a matter of bust* will be Mr. Mills R Lane, president
neas that most be done some tlmaottha Cltltens Southern Stale, Mr. F.
and might Just os well be done now. C. Battey and Mr. J.- L. Hammond.
NEW 8TEAMSHIP LINE
TO ENTER 8AVANNAH.
Savannah, Ga., Juno 16.—The steam
ship Lines entering Savannah*' will be
materially added to when the North
Acmrlcan Steamship Lino Is formed
The petition of Incorporation will be
Sled In a few days. It la proposal to
run a line of steamships to European
port*. Charters will be taken for all
parts of the world. Mr. E. W. Smith
who has been vice-president of the
South Atlantic Steamsatp Company
fr several year a has resigned that po
sition and will probably be made Pres
ident of the North American Steam
ship Company. It is believed the com
pany will do n good business. Those
who will be Interested with Mr. Smith
handsome floral designs sent by th'i
Confederate organization and indivi
duals.
The Marietta Journal says "hog and
hominy tastes a heap better thun crow”
That’s a fact, we’\e tried ’em both.
Man usually seeks the office, but
there are ’instances of the office
seeking the man. Acerialn well-
known gentleman who had been ’spok
en of prominently" as a possible candi
date for office had tho proper angle
of humor In his make-up. When ask-
■t by a news gatherer as to hls pos
sible candidacy, he aid: “1 have been
mentioned by two parties—one tit
whom is myself—as a good man for
the place. If the third man will only
come forward and do some urging, I
may become a candidate."—Atlanfa
Georgian.
General Andrew J. West, former
commander of the Georgia division of
the United Confederate Veterans, a
ell known business man of Atlanta,
and one of the leaders for Joseph M.
Brown in the recent campaign, is being
talked of as the next adjutant-gen
eral of Georgia, and it la said active
'tops are being taken in various parti
if the state to secure the appoint
ment.
Because he saved five lives the
risk of his own, Wallace Johnson, wT.o
was serving a sentence twelve years
for manslaughter comltted In Floyd
County, was Tuesday granted a par
don by Governor Hoke Jmith. He will
be released at once. A movement la
ou foot to obtain a Carnegie hero mco
al for him, which, if granted, will be
the first ever given to a convicted
criminal
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Operation tor piles wilt pot be
necessary s you use Map Zan Pile
Remedy, guaranteed. Price 50c.
Cherokee Pahrmacy.
| GEORGIA—WARE COUNTY.
By virtue of nn order from the Court
of Ordinary of Ware County, will be
sold at public outcry on the first Tues
day in .July, 190S, at the Court House
door in said county, between the legal
noiira ol sale the following described
property to wit: All that tract or par
cel of land lying and being in the
City ct Waycross, in what is known
U* Old Nine, and described as follows:
Beginning one hundred and fifteen feet
east of the Intersec^on of street
and Sntllla Lane, thence running along
said Lane ninety eight feet, thence
northerly at right angles sixty three
and one half feet, thence easterly at
right angles ninety eight feet, thence
southerly sixty three and one half feet
to point of beginning. The terms of
said sale are cash.
June 11th, 1908.
EMMETT McELREATH.
Administrator of the estate of Fanny
Jh' kion.
formance of "The Pirate of Pen
zance” were given at he Alvin Theatro
on June 13 and 13 there was a chorus
of young women whose family for
tune if put together would make a
total of over a oilllon dollars.
The performances were given for the
benefit of the Industrial Home for Crip
pled Children, and society people were
so desirous to make it a big success
that it was decided to place all the
daughters of wealthy Pittsburgers in
the chorus.
Rehearsals were going on with
Frank D. Nelson, the professional
coach, of New York, in charge. Mem
bers of the Melton-Lockhart Singer,
Harper, Miller, Peacock, Mill Horne
and other of the wealthiest families of
Pittsburg were included among the
sixty young women who, for fwo nights
and a matinee, done tile songs and
drills the same as the poor girls who
get fifteen dollars a week.
CANNIBALS EAT
WRECKED SAILORS.
Madrid, .June 17.—Further reports
have been received here from the
West Coast of Africa concerning the
sinking by a tornado on the upper
Congo liver of the steamboat Ville de
Burgest last May. Of the six Europ
eans who lost their lives, four were
causlit by the eannibalists. who kill
ed and devoured them. Seventy ne
groes were drowned.
* CONFIRMED LARGE CLASS.
Savannah, Ga., June 7.—-Bishop
Weed, of Florida, arrived In the city
yesterday afternoon, and last night
confirmed a large class at the new St.
Paul’s Episcopal church.
FOLEY’S
HONEY-TAR
The original
LAXATIVE cough remedy.
For coughs, colds, throat and lung
troubles. No opiates. Nos-alcoholic.
Good for every body. Sold every where*
Tho genuine
FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR is in
a Yellow package. Refuse substitutes*
Prepared only by
Foley A Company, Chicago.
UNION PHARMACY.
CENTRAL PHARMACY.
POSTOFFICE CLERK8 AND
CARRIER8 GET INCREA8E IN PAY
Savannah, Ga., June 1G.—All t.ie
carriers In the Savannah postoffice ex
cept three anJ almost every clerk In
tho office ha s received notice of an
increase in pay amounting to $100 a
year. The increase is made under a
recent act of Congress which admits
of Its being given to clerks and car
riers "recommended for promotion."
Many of the clerks In the Savannah
office now get $1,200 a year.
MITCHELL MAY
DECIDE TO RUN.
8pringfleld, Ill., June 16.—Talk of
John Mitchell, former president of the
United Mine workers, for Democratic
nominee for Governor of Illinois, has
beeif revived. Mr. Mitchell’s attitude
is that of a receptive candidate end
he has stated that he would decide at
the meeting of the Illinois Federation
of Labor in Springfield thia month,
whether he would run or not.
TRAGIC DEATH OP LINEMAN IN
8AVANNAH.
Savannah, Ga., June 16.—A thous
and people this morning watched a
hood and ladder company of the Fire
Department remove from the wires ot
the Savannah- Llgtning Company sixty
feet in the air, the body of Frank
Shavers, a lineman, who was electro
cuted while at work. Shavers after
touching a Uve wire and receiving 2,-
300 volts of electricity fell across a
net work of wires and his body could
not be recovered until the fire depart
ment was called upon. The dead man
waa 2l years old and unmarried.
The
Georgia School
of Technology
is better equipped and organized in all
departments than ever before, and pre
pared to do the best work in its history.
Free Scholarships
In order to afford the young men
of Georgia high class technical educa
tion, fifteen free scholarships are
assigned to each County in the
State. Take immediate advantage
of this opportunity and write for
latest catalog, containing all in
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students, and setting forth the ad
vantages of the Georgia Tech.
Advanced courses in Mechanical,
Electrical, Textile, and Civil Engi
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Chemistry and Architecture. Ex
tensive and new equipment of
Shop, Mill, Laboratories, etc. New
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tory. Tlie demand for the School’s grad
uates is much greater than the supply*.
Noct session opens Sept. 30th.
For further information address K* G.
MATHES0N, A. BL, LL. D* Pres* Atlanta, Ga.
Busy Business Man
Does not fume and fust when he goes into a ben’c and has to
wait his turn before he reaches the teller. But when he
USES THE TELEPHONE
he i: lively to become impatient nt oven a slight delay. Thia
is because he cannot see tile operator at work.
Wo arc all human.
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co.
TIME HAS DEMONSTRATE
I The Claim* made for KETTSUX’S EXCELSIOR
1 MI Out It to the creatnt blood
ill otfcm because it ewtots
u u.* nr* •< um Me. It .11.
rfMBiMC field* to thia epiejdtd m
led. lUkee life w*.th luieg.
Batterer's Excalilor Blood Parfftrr
m eeery dlrtoM ot the TWe el
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dUtteetly r"*-int**
Beea Laxative Cough Syrup for
young and old la prompt relief tor
cougha, croup, hoaraeneea, whooping
rough. Gently Laxative. Guaranteed
Cherokee Pahrmacy.
ji.85 lusaf
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Mr
35.000 CHAIRS
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tto» IS A CAXGC Cl?* -,-Jtt SCAT NTOi CAST HOCXOI
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