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WAYCROSS
THE GREAT RACE CONTINUES
With Wayeross Business College And Ferguson Shorthand In the Lead.
A New and Startling Record has been
Made With FERGUSON SHORTHAND
75 Words Per Minute After Studying IS Days.
■* Can you boat that with tho older iy.tem«? Why wa«te your time
and money learning aomethlng obsolete? In thla age of Invention and
progresslveneas, tbo old must give way to the new. However, if you have
a doalre to take a ride In the "OLD HORSE CAR", we have the team to
pull It, but you are liable not to have anyone with you but the driver.
Our teacher, are akllled In the older ayatema, but make a specialty ot
FERGUSON SHORTHAND.
SooBOosssjcscec*^^
HO'V IS THIS FOR
ANOTHER RECORD
AFTER 12 WEEKS STUDY, ONE
OF OUR YOUNG MEN ACCEPTED
A POSITION A8 STENOGRAPHER
AT $75.00 PER MONTH. IF YOU
DOUBT THIS, WRITE US, AND WE
WILL FURNI8H YOU WITH
PROOF.
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THE SYSTEM OF BOOKKEEPING
Used In our achool, la taught In the largest colleges In the United
States, and Is considered by the business men, the very best for giving a
thorough knowledge of practical affairs, Special attention given to
ARITHMETIC) ENGLISH, CORRESPONDENCE, SPELLING, RAPID
CALCULATIONS, PRACTICAL LAW PENMANSHIP, ETC.
What are your Plans
For The Coming Year?
Wouldn’t you like to make life happier Would you not like to In-
crease your earning capacity and bank account? IF'80, JUST 8PEND
' a FEW MONTH8 WITH U8 AND LET U8 PUT YOU IN LINE FOR
PROMOTION.
7\[OW YOUWG PEOPLE,
We have put others on the road to xuicess, why not let us put you
there? Life is tod short to experiment. It taaa been fully demonstrat
ed that tt* UNTRAINED MAN OF WOMAN MUST OJVE WAY TO THE
TRAINED. wr- f .
Write us at once for application
blanks and make arrangements to
enter the beginning of the Winter
Session January 5, 1909.
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OUR QUARTERS HAVE
BEEN ENLARGED
New furniture parenased, and more
teachers employed, making this one
of the finest equipped schools in this
section of the country. Every Indi--
cation favors a very large enrolment
January 5, 1909.
For Full Information; address:
R.F.
PRINCIPAL,
WAYCROSS BUSINESS COIVLQE
PHONE 260
WAYCROSS, GA.
ASK ROSEVELT
FOR INFORMATION
Waahinyton. Dec. 17.—The Home
Committee selected to consider the
action regarding the President',
strictures on Congreas, today report
ed a resolution calling upon the
President for Information upon
which ha baaed hla Insinuation.. Tho
was unanimously adopted.
THAW’S AUNT DIES
IN AN ASYLUM
Philadelphia, Doc. 17.—Miss Hat
rlette Thaw, aged SO, an aunt of Har
ry Thaw, died at the Frlenda Asylum
for tho Insane today. She was the
third member of the Thaw family to
dlo In an Inaane asylum.
OEATH IS PAINLESS.
The tear of death, which has been
eo enormously exploited In dramatic
literature, sacred and otherwise, la
.aid te he almost without cxlsleoco
la sickness. Host patients havp lost
It completely by tho time they be
come aertonaly 111.
Death and sleep »re both painless
according to Dr. Woods Hntohlnaon la
the American Magazine, and reuse
neither (ear nor anxiety by their ap
proach. It la one of tho moat march
fat Mdags In nature that
whelming majority ot tl
which Jeelroya life, whether they are
those of Infections dlscasi
which are elaborated from the body's
owe waste products, act as narcotic
ar.d sbdUah consciousness long before
the cad comae.
White death la not In toy sense
in:logons to sleep. It rcaemblea II
tc tho extent that It la In the net ma
jority of Instances not only not pain
ful, hat welcome. Pain-recked anl
I patients long for deat’-i
: toller longs far sleep,
t many ot the processes which
death are painful death Itself
1, Uke the fading
•f a Bower or tho falling ot a leaf. Onr
dear ears drift-out on the ebbing
ride eg Ms without four, without pain
save for thoee they
When death eomee.
so that we can eoe the
THE CAPITAL I.
Hast met In your trams
The capital I,
Attached to a person
In ample supply,""
Who talked ot hie prowese
On ana and on land
A*, any old moment
A victim would stanJ?
'■ I waa a this, sir,
And I was that;
'• 1 caught a tiger
Or I killed a cat;
It'a I led tho army
Or I chased the fleet;
It'e I every moment,
And I with both feet.
ft
Alone, elngle handed,
He rone tho parade.
Haa thrilling adventures
At hanJ, toady made,
The spotlight attraction,
Tho one torts In bet.
Admired ot the ladlee.
Their prldo and their pet.
If* I swam the river.
And I won the race;
It'e I licked the bully.
And l eet the pace;
It's I waa the hero.
Retiring and thy; -
It'a I the greet, oaly
And wonderful L
~-?f.
,-iIP-
sprung SENSATION
IN THE TRIAL
Union City, Ky„ Dec. 17.—A sensa
tion was sprung In the trial of tho
alleged night riders this morning
when the Attorney General called for
a discharge ot Juryman J H. Russell,
ftther of a well known night rider
and In sympathy with them. Rus
sell admitted that hie eon was living
at Reeltoot Lake and waa charged
with nitwit riding, but denied that
he was guilty. Jiilgo Jones declared
Russell disguallfled and retired him
from the jury box. One other Juror
wea selected, J. D. McKinney, a far
mer. Over fifty veniremen have
i examined and'It la almost cer
tain that another veolre will be anm-
JESUP LADIES WILL
S ERECT MONUMENT TO 8MITH.
MRS. C. A. FRETWELL DEAD,
Mrs. Irene Fretwell, aged SI yean,
the wife ot Mr. C. A. Fretwell, died
this morning at 1:10 o’clock at the
family residence, 117 Albany avenue.
Mrs. Fretwell bad been sick for the
past two yean, and although every
thing poeelble was done to restore
her health. It waa all In rain. Recent
ly she teemed to be improving some,
but toon took a torn for the worn-
Mrs. Fretwell was an ee
Christian lady , and will be greatly
ed. Besides her devoted hus
band, Mrs. Fretwell la survived by
three smell children, two staters, Mrs
T. J. Lofton, of Wayeross, and Mrs.
Drake, of Albany, and one brother,
Mr. Will Yonng of Shreveport,
The body will be carried to Albany
tomorrow! morning, where the fun
eral and Interment will occur.
Jesup, Ga., Dec. 14.—The funeral ol
M. Fleming Smith took placo thla
morning at the Jesup cemetery, and
the last sad rites were witnessed by
several hundred people; almost tho
entire population ot Jeanp and vicinity
with many trlenJs and relative! from
other places.
The funeral services were conducted
by Her. B. S. Bentell of the Jesup
Methodist Church, who In a abort ora
tion, paid the highest tribute to tan
deceased by saying: “No man hath a
greeter lore than thla, that be. lay
down Ms Ufa for bla frlenda;" also
that “be had every Instinct of e trn
gentlemen, and undoubtedly gave up
hie life la the defense of the name of
an unprotected woman." Tears Sow-
ed from nearly every eye In the
crowd gathered at the grave. The
floral offerings were many and beau
tiful.
The deceased was a member of tho
Knights ot Pythias, an Odd Fellow,
and bad alto taken the Entered Ap
prentice Degree ,lc Mesotoy. He
served wlriPlhe Brunswick Riflemen
through the Spanlsh-Amerlcan War,
and for the last two yean was scc-
onnd lieutenant ol tho Wayne Light
Troop of Jesup.
The deceased leaves A mother, Mrs.
a D. Surrency, of Surrency, anl two
sisters, Mrs. J. B. Pruett, of Flovllla,
and Mrs. D Hopps Bennett, nf ML
Pleasant; two brothers,' Robert
Smith of Jesup, and Pearce Smith of
Flovllla.
In token of the esteem and love In
which Fleming Smith wit held
Jesup the lalies of the town an get
ting up a fool to erect a monument
at Me grave.
the mask hla face bee-
I as that of hla “twin brother".
A man kin alius fix up arguments to
Beta* his conscience, said Unde Eben -abolished" most, any old time."
Let taiat no use. No matlcr how much| . - ijp -
pea tarn de dock back, sundown go-j Four candidates are now In the
I dev am jes de seme.—Washington Add for governor ot Virginia, to be
exited at the election next year. They
AN APPROACHING MARRIAGE.
Cerda are out for the marriage of
The Brunswick News hits the A., Mr. Chas. J. Peine of Wayeross, to
a A Am a rap which sounds very ua- Mine Bertha KlrMey, ot Smlthvtlle, a
grateful, as tdlows
••The A., B. A A. has abolished Its
oaee of yardmUter In this city. Bet
ter keep ta eye on the rail and the
terminals, for they are liable to b^
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Wayeross, Oa, Nov. IS, 1*08.
City Coonctl met In regular meet
ing present: A. M. Knight, Mayor
Aldermen J. A. Lott T. J. McClellan.
C„ on Thursday, Doc SlsL The wed- C. M. Sweat, W L. Hinson, and a
ding will occur at the homo ol Miss P. War.
Klrktey'a node, Mr. W. a Smith, atl Minutes ot last regular meeting
Smlthvilie. This announcement will [read end approved,
prove of much Interest to the many Mr. W. H. Yarby made application
Meads ot the young couple In this | to dost a lane near his place and on
MeUoa - motion same was referred to Street
—; land Lane Committee with power to
The center of population In 1*401 ad,
waa la the state of Indiana In 17*01 On morion the superintendent of
mlttcc and he Is authorised to em
ploy some one to check up the same
and that they muat all Instruct the
Policeman to make a list of all pac-
tlea doing business and report to
Chairman of Finance Committee and
have same checked up.
Mr. R. M. Wescott, representing
Iks Board of Trade of the City of
Wayeross asking the City Council to
donate to the Board of Trade the
anm of five hundred dollars, on mo
tion *he Mayor was authorised to pa>
the Board ot Trade one hundred dol
lars for advertising purposes.
On motion the Hebbard Lumber Co
waa given the right to tho city limits.
On motion the clerk was Instructed
to Issue executions against all par
tita owing for paving.
Mr. H. B. Lee appeared before
council and naked to have bit taxes
reduced the assessors paving raised
•wo lots from *500 to *750 each, on
motion the 'itsessorx were sustained.
r. F. C. Forge, appealed to coun
cil to have hit taxes reduced which
had been raised by the assessors, on
W. H. Ulmer, 8 shoes for horses *4.
Central Pharmacy Llnement 36c
Seals Pharmacy, Gasoline, 15c
Wilson Steam I-sundry, laundry 61c
Cash Grocery merchandise 50c
R. J. Anthony, Hardware Co. 30c
R. J. Anthony Hardware Co *12.95
Emory Seaaholtx, merchandise 60c
Watt HaJware Co., material *89.43
Watt Hardware Co., Hardware *3.70
Thorpe A Co., feed, *26.72.
J W. Strickland. Clerk stamps (1.
C M. Sweat lumber, *6.40.
Humphreys ft Williamson Mer
chandise *1.50.
Covington Co., clothing *54.60.
Darling Construction Co., Lumber,
(41.34.
Wayeross Furniture Co., Matresa,
etc., *26.00.
J. M. COX Co., *43.58. '
J B. Thomas ft Bro Groceries
*148.63.
B. D. Finn, Lumber *5.62.
J. S. Culforl, 1 hog died at stock
ade, *12.50.
J. T. McGee, Blacksmith work
*13.40.
Sweat, McDonald ft Parker, shoes
motion the assessors were sustained gig.oo.
Dr. M, M. Johnaon'e report retd, ware Ccunty Medical Society *20..
M Bled. -?re|**w«* | 7()
On motion the Question of the Hu»[ H . Stevens 8ona Co., *032.70.
at the Xocpade be referred to the £], as a, Sheldon Tax Collector,
Chairman ot Public Property Commit
tee with power to have same put In
good order.
On motion the City Attorney vt<
♦ — | ere-Congreeemea Carter Glare, of the center waa twenty-three miles the water works was Instructed to
UlUags have occnred In ( Lynchburg, Judge William H. Mann, east of Baltimore, In the Mate of! make a ahtoa Inventory of evrey
JBdhgB county daring the pax Henry C. Stuart and Harry StOsorge! Maryland, or virtually on the Arise-[opening and the same be referred
i ... . s. Tucker. ■ - - lie shore Una . . ... J to the Chairman of the Finance Com.
Instructed to prepare an “ordinance
ta reference to pore milk, See report
of Ware County Medical Society by
t and Tress,
a vacancy In the po
lice force made vacant by the deatb
of N. J. McClellan, a ballot waa taken
and A. P. Padgett was elected to ATI
the nnexptred term.
On motion the Connell celled a
wMte primary to be held on the sec
ond Saturday In Decamber (12)
Report ot C. M. Sweat, Chairman
of Finance Committee with reporti
of City Clerk. Marshal. Treasurer and
Tax Collector Bled (see reporti.
On motion the Mayor was author
ised to purchase a lx from Mr. T. H.
Morton to be need is a park, approx
imately Six hundred by four hundred
feet, between Howe end Marlon
streets.
On motion the clerk waa directed
to here the elate chemist make ea
analysis of the city water at early
u convenient.
On morion Connell adjourned.
Bills read ud ordered paid.
A. W. Lug, belt for dipping ma
ins, 35c.
stumps *4.00. •' «- A
T. L. Brown belts and etc *4.35,
P N Harley Hardware' Co., *1.43.
P. N. Harley Hardware Co., *13.80
P. N. Harley Hardware Co., *1.25
P. N. Harley Hardware Co., 25c
Southern Paving Gravel Co. (57.(4.
Water Work! hills ordered paid
J. W. Strickland, clerk stamp *1-00
America Steam Pump Co., 51c
R. J. Anthony Hardware Co. *1.25.
Watt Hardware Co. 60c
. N. Harley Hardware Co. *29.61.
The Brnaswiek News Insists that
Judge Parker cell a extra union ot
Wayne country Supreme Court to try
Sheriff Lyons and Ms son for the mur
der of Flemlnr Smith at Jesup.
Judge Parker will he very apt to do
what he thinks Is Ms duty In the mat-
ter.
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Bull Clans Is the only cudldtato
before the people now. We will all
vote for Mm.
by detectives. The only trouble Is to-
gx a Eufflcient number to reach
around him. •' ^
ftoYSKTONEYCURE
■oka Kldaays sad Madder MgU
