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MITCHELL BETS JWaVE MOUTHS Thomasvllle, Oa. L Dec. 6.—W. H. Mitchell was found guilty of assault and battery .and sentenced to twelve months in prison. The jury filed Into the, court' room ,-a few minutes after one o’cloek.' They were out nearly eighteen hours. Thomasvllle, Ga„ Dec. 5.—The Jury In the trial of W. H. Mitchell, charg ed with assault with Intent to rape Miss Luclle Unton, returned to the court room at 10 o’clock this morning and reported that they were unable to reach a verdict. It la rumored that the Jury stands 9 for acquittal and 3 for conviction. mam Annie Bllrins. Earl Cooper and Hiu- vey Richardson were drowned by the breaking or the ice on Lake Koehank .near the Taylor House last night.. A large party of young people had gathered at the 'Tayloi House to go to a dinner and a dance. Suddenly a great crackling in the ice commented and four of the merry skaters disappeared In 14 feet of ^wa ter In sight of dozens of their friends. Cooper and Richardson succeedeu In getting the Bivins girle to the edge of the hole, but every time they trteu to dumb out the Ice would break and send them to the bottom again. The boys could easily have saved themselves If they had been alone, but they apparently preferred to drown with their girl companions.; The bodies were recovered. THE WAYCROSS WEEKLY SINNING PREACHER G0E8 TO PENITENTIARY. Chattanooga ,Tenn., Dec. 6.—H. E. Rosoberry .formerly a preacher o. Wllmore, Ky„ woh abandoned his Washington, Dec. 7.—The second session of the Sixtieth Congress con- vu Cl at noon today. The session j wife and came to this city with a 1G- brought forth nothing of especial In- J year-old girl, yesterday was taken to The business of both houses | the penitentiary to begin serving a Legislation, Ola and New Recommended, by the President. terest. consisted of calling the roll and the transaction of routine business, committee notified the President that Congress was assembled and was ready to receive any communication. The Persldent’s message will be read tomorrow. The Senate adjourned out of respect for the late Senator Allison, whoso successor, Cummins, was sworn In. New York, Dec. 7—This morning the leaders In the six-day race stood 251 miles and 7 laps. The record up to 10 o’clock was 220 miles flat. Ten " 8 w b “dwn e ' ™ sEJ' *** ° ( ***** laughter and he ^ ^‘ , h « d *> «•""* U>® building term of three years. Roseberry took his conviction as just and asked to be sent to the coal mines at once. He asked that the word "reverend’’ be not connected with his name, disclaiming all right to such “appellator.. HAD AN ATTACK OF " HY8TERICAL LAUGHTER. Berlin,Dec. 7.—During a discussion of the budget In the reighstag today, Lieutenant-Colonel, dot! arose to re ply to Herr Scheldeman. At the op ening words Colonel Gets broke Into a ly ahead. Dolyonlth lost a. lap wbils the Brocco team Is 7 laps hehlnd and the Faber team a mile and 5 laps trek. The first spill was at 12:24 when PPalmer of the Austrian team, while trying to steal a lap, collided with a post. He was not hurt. Dubnec, of the Russian team, fell with a punc tured tire a few minutes later. Brocco lost a lap by the fall. Faber suffered a broken wheel but was soon back with a new wheel. while shrieking and sobbing. Chicago, Dec .7.—Chas. K. Sackett, manager of the commission firm of Ware 4b Leland, fell dead Immediately after arriving at the office of his firm this morning. Heart failure is be lieved to have been the cause. Mr. Sackett has been manager of the con cern since Its organisation nine years ago. So far as Is known he had no family. Way cross Thursday, December 17 SUN BROTHERS’ Greater Proflressive SHOWS Permanent Address and Winter Home. Cetral City Park, Macon, Georgia. Currency system imperfect, and urgent necessity for a thoroughly 1 good system that will remove existing defects. United StAtes has paramount right to control all agencies of inter* state commerce. Sherman anti-trust law Imperfect, and works al most as much hardship as good. / - Advocates placing railroads, telophoneo and telegraph companies .under the Interstate commerce commission, with summary powers over securities jind rates. Advocates control over other corporations by some department of the government. - Centralization of corporation control in the government instead of through the various states. Short-time franchises for all corporations, including water power rights. National and' state guardianship of mines and forests. Postal savings banks, prohibition of child labor, dlmunltton of women, shortening of hours. Inheritance tax, Industrial education and lighten ing of tax burdens on poor man advocated. An adequate and comprehensive employers' liability act. Increase of salaries for the judiciary. Methods of preventing long delays In Anal decisions In court cases through trivial technicalities. Imperative need of saving the forests. Immediate action relative to improving inland waterways. A per manent commission to undertake the work. Control of national parks by the agricultural department. Complete divorcing of the Indian service from politics. Extension of parcels post on rural mall routes. Passage of a bill redistributing bureaus under department, and abolishing all Independent bureaus. , Statehood for New Mexico and Arizona. Adequate Taws and enforcement of samo to protect fish and game. Panama canal work progressing sltaafactorily. Improving Hawaiian harbors; ultimate independence for the Philip pines. . • Citizenship for Porto Ricans. * Reorganization of cavalry and Increase In number of commissioned officers. ' Four new battleships. SECURING ABSTRACT OF TIIIE TO LAND — ... i;..yv Mayor R. R. Hopkins, of Brunswick, I, In Waycross today. Mayor Hop kins is the southern representative of tho Hebbard Cypress Company, and his business here today Is to secure abstract of title to tho lands In tho northwestern part of tho city upon which the Hebbards contemplate the construction of their mill. Wilson, Bennett & Lambdin havo boon employed by the company to se cure the abstracts of title. Mayor Hopkins will return to his home 4n Brunswick tonight. TRIAL OF NIGHT RIDERS TO BEGIN. Union City, Tenn., Dec. G.—In prep aration for the second spoclal term of court, called In conectlon with the recent-night rider attacks In the Reel Foot Lake rlflon, a contoronco of the state attorneys was 1 held today and plans to. he followed, by tho proseou- Ion perfected.. No announcement as to the result of the''conference was made,;.'.'',- . Another grand Jury will h® empan elled and moro Indictments returned. It Is not Improbable tha ttho men In dicted by the outgoing grand Jury will be re-indicted because of the conten tion of the defense as to tho legality of that court. It being asserted that a failure to properly publish the fact In advkffce ot It# convening Invalidat ed Its action. ' The state will announce ready when the first csss Is called ah dlt U prob able that the work of securing a Jury will-begin on Tuesday or Wednesday. Entirely New for tlid Season. Enough net -'a new sLow tbroutfkout No time worn acts kere displayed'. t7 years ol g»eatebsdccess than all otter shows §500.00 Will be donated to tho charitable Institu tions of this town and county, if any gsmplers, fakirs swindlers and ticket scalpers are knowingly per mitted to operate In or about the establishment ot Sun Brothers’ Greater Exhibitions, REFLECTIONS OP A BACHELOR GIRL. Nowadays a man's Interest In a girl Is usually the kind that yields < percent. It isn’t their arguments and quar rels, but those: lone, long sllenoss when husband and wife can’t think of anything to say to one another that make married life so dreary. When t married man reads of Sol omon's many wives, ho sometimes doubts that philosopher's great wis dom after til. Many a dub . has all the comfort, of home hut where Is the man who will acknowledge .that home bps all the comforts of a clubf . . Funny how-a dsn who will spend two hours of patient toll trying to. find but what is the matter with bis factious auto-ear won’t spend two min uter trying to-JIscover what is tbs matter ‘with his fractious wife.— Hclen'Powlapd In Washington Herald. DEATH OF MR. T. B. CATHERWOOD Mr. Thomas B. Catherwood, father of Mr. M .R. Catherwood ,of Way- cross, died yesterday at his hlmo at I-ako Mary, Fla. Mr. Catherwood was a native of Ireland and was In his G8th year. He came to this coun try with his parents when only 12 years of age and located at Beaufort, 3. C. When the war ot the Confed eracy broke out he enlisted with the Bcafuort Artillery and served through he war with that command. Mr. Catherwood moved to Savannah after tho war where he hold many positions of trust. He Is survived by his wire and five children. mss. SOPHIA. KTITLESEN' HEALTH VERY POOR- RESTORED BY PE-RU-NA. Catarrh Twenty-five Years— Had a Bad Cough. Miss Sophia Klttlesen, Evanston, Ill, writes I ‘‘I have been troubled With catarrh for nearly twenty-nve years and have tried many cures for It, but obtained very little help, “Then my brother advised me to try Peruna, and I did. “My health was very poor at tho time I began taking Peruns. My throat was very son snd I had s bsd cough, "Peruna hae cured me. The chronic catarrh le gone and my health layary much Improved. “I recommend Peruns to all my friends who sra troubled ss I was." PERUNA TABLETS: -Some people pre fer tablete, rather than medlelno In a fluid form, Suoh people ean obtain Peru ns tablets, wbieh represent tbs medici nal Ingredients of l’eruns. Etch tablet equals ons average doss of Partus. Man-a-lln th» Ideal Laxative. A8K YOU DRUGGIST FOR A FREE PERUNA ALMANAC FOR IMP. DEATH OF MRS. L. V. WILLIAMS, Mrs. L. Volney Williams died yes terday afternoon at hor home on tho corner of Isabella and Pendleton st The announcement ot this ostlmnblo Christian lady’s death caused sorrow throughout the city. Mrs. Williams was a! consistent member of the Pres byterian churoh. ’ The deceased besides her husband Is sur vived by her father, Mr. C. W. Wiggins, and three brothers and one sister. The fnnoral will occur tomoi- row afternoon, at throe o’clock St the residence. The-services will be con ducted by Revs. R. A. Brown, W. H. Scruggs and 1. P. Wardlaw The In terment -will be st Lott Cemetery KNIOHTB ELECT OFFICERS, Wakefield Lodge No. 27, Knights of Pythias, elected last night officers for the ensuing term as follows: Dsn T. Cowart ,C. C. Allen B. Spence, V. O. B. F. Hearn, Prelate. C. A. LcCount, M. of W. Chas. E Cason, K of R. end 8. and M. of F. W .L. Hinson, M. st B. T C. Sauls. M. st A. - W .8. Lee, I. G. Chas. H. Flcken, O. G. Allen James .Trustee The-Endowment Rank sleeted on cers a, follows: * J. A. Jones, President. Fred Flcken, Vlee-PresldenL Chas. E. Cason, Secretary. All the Methodist preachers corns back to Waycross for another, year except Presiding Elder, J. B. McGeheo, who goes to Talbotton as pastor or the church at that place. Rev. W. Langston, who has boon pastor of the Blakely church this year, comes ss Presiding Elder of the Waycross dis trict Following sro .the appoint ments In full for the Waycross dis trict: W. Langston, presiding elder; Way- cross First Church. J. P. Wardlaw; Trinity, H. C. Browton; City Mission. J. W .Lilly; Brunswick First Church, Robert Kerr; Mckcndree, James San ders; City Mission, M. C. Austin, sup ply; Hlnosvllle Circuit, R. B. Ross; Darien and Townsend, R. R. Norman; Jeaup, B. S. Sontoll; Ludowlcl cir cuit, O. P. Riviere; Screven circuit, J. A. Roundtree; Guyalo and Alma, B. D. Bourse; Nlcholls circuit, B. C. Pricket; Douglaa, J. M. Foster; Cof fee circuit, R .F. Owen; Broxton cir cuit, T. F. Drake; Bluckaheur and Ward, B. F .Lawhern; Waresboro cir cuit, E. L. Padrlck; Pearson circuit, J, W. H, Hunter, supply; Folkston circuit, I. R. Kelly, Atkinson and White Oak, J. B. Stewart, supply; Woodbine and Klngsland, M. M. Seg- gott; Alapaha and Wlllacoocheo, J. B. Summer . NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION, The copartnership heretofore exist- ng between D. J. Thornton and P. H. Skelton under tho firm name of Thornton & Skelton, Is thin day dis solved hyf mutual consent. D. J. Thornton retires from tho firm and H. Skelton contlnuos the business nt tho sumo old stand. P. H. Skel- assum.es the Indebtedness of hornton b Skelton and all accounts due the firm must bo paid to hint. This Dee. 9, 1008 D. J. Thornton, P. H. Skelton. i . . „ cAlt.OTHER SHOWS SAY AS MUCH7 Every day on the Show Grounds and all ' FREE TO THE PUBLIC. L. - These Free Fetes are something to anticipate and . want you to surly see them. Bring the children. TWO COMPLETE AND UNCURTAILED PERFORM ANCES EACH BAY. AT TWO ANN EIGHT O’CLOCK*— Doers ops* st Ons snd Savaa o’slosk. ■ j. d. Gould dead. *v".vv .*w- w _ v ,, v > v Mr. J. D. Gould, a former resident of this city, died at the home of his granddaughter. Lira. Tblott, In Spring- field, Effingham county, . yesterday. Mr. Gould was 95 years old at tho time ot bis death. For several years he resided In Waycross with his fa- Mwr-Maw, Mr J. C. Humphreys. ■ * <*US-- * 'J - * : .- CAPTAIN RANKIN’S. MURDERERS ON TRAIL. Union City, Tenn, Doc., 8.—Eight Indictments, charging alleged mem bers of the night rider band of Reel Foot Lako with murder In the first degree, were returned by the grand Jury late today, the Indictments al leging that the eight men named Gar rett Johnson, Sam Apptowhito, Ar thur Closr ,FroJ Pinion, Roy Ransom, Bob Huffman, Tld Burton snd Bur Morris, had a part In the actual put ting to doath of Capt. Quentin Ran kin st Walnut Log on the night ot Oct IS lasL .. . All of the men Tndlctod today are under arrest snd when their cases are called for trial to-morrow the prosecu tion will snnonnea ss ready. The de fense, however, will doubtless ssk and be granted s brief delay, TAPT HEAD OP RED CROSS. Washington, .Dec. 0.—Presldont-El- ect WUilam H. Taft was again chos en president of tho American Na tional Red dross Society. Mr. J. J. Hurray, of Hasty, was a visitor In Wsycroas Inst nlghL Mr. Murray states, that bis loss by the fin which consumed bis gin house lest weei will amount to 17,600. Than was no Insurance qo the building or Its ipntents. Mr. Murray states that he will rebuild Is soon as possible 8f .Lonls, Mo„ Dee. I.-O. A. Eck- atromer, the Swedish Consol it SL Louis, who recently had a controversy with President Roosevelt, klllled him self ,£hls morning. r The Consul's death was duo to cy- aside poisoning. He was 51 years of-arsrx-. He - gained' unwonted prom inence through n controversy with tbs President Wherein he accused the let ter of Inconsistency In applying the doctrine, "Sawe: Deal"Th®: pm* sul was suspended from sfllce pend ing sn explanation which was consid ered satisfactory enough to permit bis rslaststemsaL <. .a. »-..w lw , septa* ‘ A FINE POLITICAL SPEECH. "Tho finest political speech I aver heard,t said n Plttabuyg nun, ac cording to the Saturday Evening Post “waa nude by a German farmer up In Berks county, Pennsylvania. ’There was a meeting In a country schoolhouse and after the speeches a leading German was called on for a few remaiht. He said: "Fellow-cltL sens; ws haf hart d’ chin mnslc, yest Und h’ Ume has now coms.,ven ve must all git togedder und undo that vlph vs haf not Jft. All git togedder and roll up such a Democratic major Ity In-Berks eoundy that It Till rhlj and roll until It rolls all ofer Berks eoundy, all ofer d’ state ot Penneyl- van, all ofer der United States, vtll rol across d’ ocean and vlll roll up to Queen Victoria where she Is si* ting on bar throne, und she vlll say “God gracious! vot s Democratlg ma jority Berkft cqnndy k Jlt qpU jup.” APPOINTMENTS TOO Washington, D, C., Doc. 9.—Tho as sembling of Congress which met Mon day was pulled off without any unusual feeling noticeable in the Republican loaders on account ot tho unccrtaln- of Speaker Cannon being elected Speaker to succeed himself In the next Congrees. It is reported, however, on good authority that Mr. Taft has prac tically surrendered to Speaker Gan non and this Is very likely In view of the fact tlmt all of tho great coipors- tlons snd the wealthy Interests were vigorous supporters of Mr. Taft during the campaign and those who contrlbu tod money, and othorwlso secured his election ore entitled to consider atlon, they think, regardless of what the people want or get. It Is bellev- that the Republicans will make •omothlng of a bluff at revising the tariff and that I twill bo revised more upward than downwurj. In the hearings now going on before the Ways and Moans Committee which has charge of all tariff bills, tho pro tected Interests-that are already fnl- protectlon are not satisfied with moro protection and havo admitted that protection Is not what they want but largor profits, that Is they want the Government to glvo them a llccn- for unlimited robbery ot the Am erican peoplo and so the people thus can In this way enjoy tho benefits that they voted for on tho third of last November. It Is said that tbs Republicans are trying to forgot that they promised establish postal savings banks snd parcel post delivery syjtcm ss this would bring the Qovejfnmont Into competition with oher ^powerful In terests that supported Taft and would thus bring s big fight -Ipn tho Taft administration. As Republican prom ises and platforms are mads mure to get In.on than to be.fullftlled, It Is not likely thst'thesii reforms will be car rlod Into effect. .As Dr. Darwin was walking one day ) his gsrden he perceived a wasp upon the gravsl walk -with a large nearly ss big ss Itself which It had caught. Kneeling down, he distinctly saw It cut off the head and then, tak ing up with Its feet the trunk or min- die portion of .-the body, to whl*' wings remained attached, fly sway . Rut a brae to oi.wlnd acting on the wings of the fly turned around tho weep with Its burden and Impeded Ita progress. Upon this It.alighted again tbs gravsl walk, deliberately sail- off first one wing snd than the oth er, and having thus 'removed the cause ot Ita embarrassment, flew off with Ita booty.—Loudon Globe. Says tbs Charleston Courier: “The philosophy of tho prohibition move- its tall, and would have bed all oth er foxes subject themselves to a simi lar deprivation. - 7 jjgfn HOBSON SUE* FOR 120,000 DAMAGES. Boston, Dec., 8,-Mt., was officially nnounccd today that action for alleg ed slander) returnable In tho United States Coart, Feb., l.iJ909, In which 120,000 'damages Jre ’claimed has been hrenght by ^Congressman Rich ard P. Hobson, of Atabams, against Congressman John A. Keliher, of Massachusetts. - ‘ The alleged remarks which caused the action wore'pindo this fall, fol lowing a visit tk this city of Capt 1IAInjVn’aiuibA liob/on,' ifto'spoke tor Joseph A. Conry, for Congroxs, the latter- con testing unsuccessfully with Congress- Stent Is pi least fut old Of that of the man Keliher tor the doinlnltlon. the .fox, dexcribej' by" AosoprtiaMosf ‘* ‘ 1 ■ —- ■* jPlenty of fresh Alabama rock lira* la stock at all times. F. N. HARLEY H’dw,