Waycross weekly herald. (Waycross, Ga.) 1908-19??, December 26, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWaycross Weekly Herald OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS > PLUME XXIII WAYCROSS GA SATURDAY DECEMBER 26 1908 NUMBER 45 i k is ON TfiE INCREASE New York. Dec. 23.—*-From all ac- counts, the ti le of immigration, which has been on the ebb all year, returned ed. Sincv th,. middle of October, gradual increase in the number of immigrants has been npticeable, and la that mont.i, for the first time since the beginning 0 f the year, immigra tion has exceeded immigration. The record number of immigrants arriv-i lng in this country In one day was reached in December, when more than 6,00o steerage passengers arriv ed in New York in five steamships. -The total number of steerage pas sengers brought over this year Is 386,174. M AND MAN ARE STILL HELD The trial of the case against Chas. Goddard before Judge John T. My ers this morning resulted in the ac quittal c(f the man, the testimony being practically tbe same that waa Introduced at the commitment trial on Monday Lfternoon. • Tho state could only prove that Goddard and Mrs. Bailey registered as man and wife at a hotel, and this was consid ered Insufficient evidence to convict them. The woman, Mrs. Bailey, is still be ing held and her counsel are very anxious to secure a trial as soon as possible. % Immediately after the ac-[ qulttal of Goddard thla morning war rants were servqd on both him and “ONE BATTLE OVER— the woman * or a misdemeanor 0 f. WAR JUST ' BEGUN. '“*« '°“ ml ‘ ted „ C0UDty ' . Both Goddard and Mrs. Bailey are I Union town, Pa., Dec 22-With "a undcr the char * e of the ° fflcera Md batUe over—the war begun” as bla wl “ bo carrled t0 Wayne unle88 lbe text, William ,7. Bryan tonight an- lWarrant agalnst * hen > la withdrawn, nounced that the Democratic party For the Bnt Um * ” nce bls arre8t Jn hi. belief must continue ita Bghta la8t Frlda5E mornlng GoddarJ 8lept for reforms, the abandonment of,' ,n tbe War0 couttty Jail la8t nlgllt ' which would he both disastrous and The womaa was permmcd t0 rcmti " di.honorablr, and .aid he would not! at her hoteI un,n the llme for hcr £lve up the principles for which hoj lrlal th, “ raornlng - fought nor the fight for thelrj M. D. Bailey, the woman's hint- adoption In the National Government.; hand, I. .till In the city, and soys Mr. Bryan nitohe at n "dollar dl;t-| that because of aecent nttempts at ,1 by promulout Domo-; blackmail by Goddard, assisted by GEORGE BARNES WON 6DN CLUB MEDAL THE ENTERTAINMENT AT FIRST BAPTIST! MANY INDUSTRIES RESUMING WORK The shoot of the Waycross Gun Club for the medal occurred yester day afternoon, and was an Interest ing event. The medal was won by Mr. Geo. W. Barnes, who scored 43 out of a possible 50. Following was the score of the participants 50 BIRDS. Barnes Geo. 43. Brewer 41. Watt 39. Catherwood 38. Parker Calvin 38. Barnes Me. 28. Morgan, C. L. 27. Tomberlln, 21. Walker, 8. P. 20. 25 BIRD8. Stovall 14. Bates 14. The turkey shoot was participated In by about twenty contestants. Sev en turkeys were shot for with the following! result.** 8 M. R. Catherwood, 2. Morrison, 2. Sam Walker, 1. McBarnes, 1 Fred Brewer, 1. The Sunday 8kiool entertainment) Columbus, Ga., December 23.—Tho at the First Baptist Church last night Georgia and Alabama Industrial In- was an enjoyable affair. Tho follow- dex will say tomorrow In Its regular lng interesting program was render ed: BATTLE8HIP FLEET HAS LEFT CEYLON. ner” arra.i crats of tin ftvefy of il of Peace" for the benefit of the Union town Hospital. The theatre, where jhe loctuivfi, was filled to overflowing and nearly Too plates Were provided e banquet at Lyceum Hall, the banquet was held. Besides _.dln>‘i s hundreds secured floats £he gallery to hear the speaker. Wshlngton, Dec. 22.—Rear Admiral •sion, following tho de- the woman, he intends to prosecute I Charles S. Sp rry, commanding lecture on “The Prince them to tho full extent of the law. j American battleship fleet, has cabled * Hc claims to have evidence thati the navy department that tho fleet the couple committed a crime In Jes- made its- doparturc today from Col- up, Brunswick and Jacksonville be-Joiubo, Ceylon, for Suez, fere they reached Waycross. Ho al-j The message was in cipher and so states that be wifi push the very bri f. Th fleet has begun the blackmail charge,'and will nave war-’longest single leg of Its iruiso. rants taken out against tho man and through the Indian Ocean, the Arab!- woman, from Charleston, 8. tJ. 4 an and Red aeas. CLOTHES THAT LOOK WELL FIT WELL AND WEAR WELL. GET A HIGH ART SUIT AND YOU,HAVE THE COMBINATION For they are made of tbe very best cloths and by tbe highest class tailors. Style and fit are two things High Art Clothing exceU otters in. A fine line of Hanan’s and Howard & Foster shoe-. ; All the H6w bltfcks in Stetson Hats as well as EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN FURNISHINGS TO MAKE THE OUTFIT COMPLETE. THE?LEAPIWC ; CLOTHIER. H.C. SEAMAN WAYCROSS GEORGIA. Song Service for about 20 mlnutea Prayer, by Ool. John W. Bennett, gone—"We Praise Thee O Qod." Talk by Superintendent, Mr. J. C. Staley. Scripture Lemon, Luka 2; 1-29—by Prof, It. F. ZefgleA. Song No. 100 | Song—“Slepplnl In the Light.” Class No. 1, jrs. Atwell’s—“Wel come and <tong of Welcome.” Class No. 2, MEs. Wiley’s—Recited ! Scripture and sank Song. Class No. 3, Mw. Chandl r’s, Scrip ture. Chorus and song by Boys and Girls of two classes ; Recitation by Miss Luclle Sutton, Class No. 4, Mrs. Langston’s Scrip ture. -f Class No. 6, Mrs. Walter Bennett's Song. Class No. 6, Mrs. Maynard’s, Scrip ture. * Recitation by Miss Jessie Cars* veil. | Classes No. 7 and 8.—Mrs. Pea cock’s and Col. John W. Bennett's Chorus aud Whistling by boys. Classes Nos. 9 nnd 10—Philatlicas and Baracas, Special Song. Col. John W. Bennett on behalf of Sunday School returns thanks. Beuedlcticn. Santa Claus sent a letter that ho could uot come until Thursday night. As each class wus called tftey mnrcii- cd up and deposits) an offering of groceiles and fruits /or th poor, r • cited a verso of fccrlpture and sang a song. Tho church was beautifully do rated with green and mottoes or. ths walls. The motto of tho occasaion was, “It la more blesed to give than to receive.” RACE PICTURES REPEATED TONIGHT ■■ —’ ’ Notwithstanding tbs dlsng**eablo weather laat night, tbe !—.jostle Theptre was crAwded until a late bour, tbe special attraction being tbe moving picture films showing tbs Grand Prize Automobile Race In Sa vannah on Thanksgiving Day. To thoae who wltneaaeJ the actual racea In Savannah there waa a cer tain fascination about the pictures which kept many gt tho Majestic to see the films repeated over and over, and (here are some who witnessed the plcturee In the early afternoon and returned In tbe evening to see them repeated. Mr. Lang has secured the consent 1 the film manufacturers to keep the pictures over for a while longer and' will rep at t'a m tonight In ad dition to tbe two regular films. MISS LUCILE LINTON LEAVE8 FOR ATHENS. Miss Lucllo Linton, Mre. T. P. Green and two children left yester day for Athena, Mrs Oroen'a home. Mias Linton will remain In Athena for the wlater, but will probably visit friends In this dty during February and March. Bhe baa moved all her household effects and will make her home here no more. The old home place on Broad street Is for gal*- Her many friends In thla city will be sorry to learn that she will.not reside here any longer.—Tbomasvllle T.-E. Miss Lipton la tbe young lady who recently figured In. the Mltchell-Lln- ton abdnctlon ease. -THE SOUL KISS-, -THE 8ALOME DANCE” and the -8HEATH GOWN" are creating a stir but for genuine auctions see the complete line of Christines goods carried by Watt Hardware Co. - I HAVE PURCHASED PART OF THE STOCK OF WILLIAMS BOOK CO, THIS MUST GO, AND AT A CHEAP PRICE: COME EARLY IP YOU WANT 80METHINQ. 21 4t, O.' R.: BRINSON. weekly Ibsuo: "When the merry old gentleman from the frozen north who la constant In hts affections (or (.10 children In both panic nnd prosperity comes his nnnual visit to Georgia and Ala bama Into tomorrow night, be will find resuming Instead of suspending Industrie! and a vastly different feel ing among manufacturers and busl- nes Interests from that ho encounter ed twelve months ngo. In flint gloomy period the factories were qu|ctly abutting down and nothing waa being said about It; now thoso that did not start up last fall are fast resuming operation, nnd the whole world Is very properly being told nil about ft. "The week boforo Christmas was mado Interesting in a business way In tho two states by several develop ments and Incidents of an Important character. At Birmingham, Ala, big department store la to Incorporate nnd enlargu Its oporntlons and It will take Just tbreo million dollars capital to do business In accordance with Itn plana and ambitions. A |700,,000,00 company Is being organized In At lontn, On, to take over a machine manufacturing plant there and organize tho business. Twonty-nino new corporations were formed Georsln nml Alabama during week with capital of $1,627,000. "Conspicuous In tho list of con trails awarded are those for sawmill outfit a. Illustrating tho real revival that la now being experienced In that important lino of Industry. PitxgcrnI Ga, awarded contract to btilld a sow ernge system at a cost of $08,372. "A half-hundred Michigan farmers came to Georgia to see tho situation with tholr own oyos and wore entor- tallied by an Interesting real estate firm at Brunswick, On.An Interesting and complete exhibit of Glynn county crops had been prepared by the firm whore office waa turned for the time being into a kind of agricultural fair, as It were, Sevoral real estato cor operations were formed during the week, and various land sales are be ing arranged by dovelopmont compa nies In reaponu to Improving condi tions." ' ' "A half million dollar bank waa or ganlzod at Rome, Ga, la arranging to Increase Its capital in January. Bank clearings at Atlanta, Ga, exceeded those for the corresponding week last December by about ona million dol lars. "Mobile, Ala, la proceeding with plans (or $760,000 of street Improve ment work. Plana for tho Bavannau Ga, Masonic temple which w|tl coat 1160,000, have boon completed and bids (or construction work will soon bo Invited. A $60,000 notion oil min that burned at Monroe, Oa, la to bo robnllt, as Is a machine shop at More land, Ga, Abbeville, Oa, cltlrens ns< for charter for a $100,000 company which proposes to build a railroad from that city to Port Valley, Ga. At lanta, Oa, la to have a packing bonae Bullochvllle, Oa, a fertiliser factory and St. Clair county, Alabama a tel ephone system, a $10,000 company during- been formed there for the purpose.' "As Illustrating the resumption of normal eondltlons, one of the great railway companies I* to re-eaubllsh an Industrial office at Mobile, Ala. Ita office there was closed difring tbe late panic. In accordance with the general* policy that prevailed among the railroads at that time. “An Interesting fact la the desire of the -farming clmmunltlos of the tjro states (or better telephone serv ice. Extensions of linos are blng made almost constantly and It will not be long before Oelrgla and Ala bama will be Ine great net work of wires." HEALTH OFFICER!)' REPORT Fi OCTOBER Waycross. Oa., Nov. 11, 1908. zMayor and Council, City of Way- cross, Go. Gentlemen:— 1 beg to hand you herewith report for the month nr October: I linvo visited the Blockade twice during the month making Inspection of tho building and grounda, also of tho food and fending of convicts. Tho stockade Is kept In good sanitary con dition and tho food Is well cooked. Tho gang has been vlmtod twice on tho streets nnd ton convicts given treatment. About fourteen prescrip tions furnished. Two houses No. 32-34 Isabella street havo b n Inspected and drains order d. Typhoid f vor caso In negro house rear of Dr. Fleming visited and sanitary Instructions given. 1-2 Bbl dlscnfcctant ordered to com- ploto year. Recommendation to Ft reel nnd Health Committee that i':.o canal ba cleaned at least through the resident portion of city compiled with and canal In good shape. I beg to call attention to tho col ored cemetery. Wo are unable to get any record further than the death certldcalo as til k eper claims that tho stobs are all down nnd ho cannot locato the block nnd number of any grave. Thla makes the record very Incomplete. I have recommended to the Cemetery Committee that tho colored cemetery bo put In c'.iurge of Mr. Hahn and that ho have super vision of tlio colored cemetery nnd keeper with Instructions lo have these troubles corrected. I Still think thla wlso though no notion tins been tak- NOTICEI Wo will discontinue leaving milk where our customers fall lo leave lbe empty bottles out. Wn arc compelled L/ do this on account of losing so many bottles- ' 10 fra W. E. Sleodloy & Son If Ita Hardware, Sporting Goods or a Christmas Present, we havo It. A WattHdw.Co. _ Tho office of Sanitary Inspector was discontinued on tho fifteenth and for tho first half of tho month ho re- Itorts, Inspections 362 Grease traps In bad order 42, Dlsenrcctod 05, Grosso traps removed 3, Doad doge reported and moved 3, Chickens 10, Water ojosets unstopped ,6, stove flues fixed 6, new flues Inspected 3. Slnco removnl of Inspector I have made a personal Inspection of 13 al loys and will contlnuo to do as much of thla work oa possible. Births reported, whlto 0, colored 3. Death white 6, colored 3. Tuberculosis 1. * Typhoid (ever 3. Respectfully submitted. M, M. Johnson.. Health Offloer. THREE AUTOMOBILE RACES 8ATURDA" MIGHT THE 26th. "Tho Dlep Circuit Race” of Prance, "The Vanderbilt Cup Race" In the Beet, suj tbe "Savannas Grand Prise RaAll of thoso can bo seen at Pleas r‘, Moments .Station Saturday night nr the 26th. Two new reel! f Interesting pic tures every night. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. Notlee la hereby given that the an nual mooting of tbe stockholders of the Exchange Bank of Wsycrose will be held In Ite banking offlee Jennary 13th, 1(03, 3 o'clock, P. H. J -H. PARKER, U Cashier. ir you want the beet hot shocolate, you ret It at Brinaon’e II td MAY’S MILL AND FEED STORE. lii toft MUe4 Uht ft# Htiwt.miiw ww MFwavtaeM <^>IP N *0 jfiu b 1 ** 11 **taTVuMy - We have our new mill lo operation and are prepared to make aa fide n quality of meal, as any water mlU could posajbly make. We bare large mill rocks that run very alow which prevents the meal from heating. Our mini Is much sweeter then tbe ship ped meal, as we do not bleaeh our •torn, which destroyn Ita - natural sweetness. We will In a few days rubllsh the names of iheGrocery » bo pell our meal. If you have not yet tried our Ilorae and Cow Peed, try a sack. It Is put up strictly to com ply with the P-r; r o<JLav. Phono N>, 3. Mil! & Feed Store