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Waycross Weekly Herald
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
VOLUME XXIU
WAYCROSS GA SATURDAY JANUARY 9 1909
NUMBER 47
% OUTLOOK IS
VERY ENCOURAGING
FOR THe YEAR 180* ACCORDING
TO INDUSTRIAL INDEX.
Columbus ,0a., Jan. 8.—Tbe Geor
gia and Alabama Industrial Index
•ays today In ita regular weekly is
sue:
"Quite a cheerful and encouraging
record Is that ot the first week of the
new year In Georgia and Alabama.
Twenty new corporations, whose min-
imum acpltal stock aggregates noarly
*300,000 representing many phases ot
coi\ lerco and Industry, applied for
charters. Many buslnes changes went
Into ellect on the first of the now
year, and the general spirit, manifest
ed throughout the two states Is one
of optimism and renewed courage
and determination.
"The prosperity of the banking In
stitutions In Georgia and Alabama, as
evidenced by reports rendered durnlg
the past week. Is a feature of markeJ
Interests Almost without exception
the banks are paying their stockhold
ers good dividends profits accounts are
growing In a way quite satisfactory.
In the little city ot Moultrie, Ga., an-
nouncement Is made that the bank de
posits are Just *547,699.22 greater
than they were a year ago. Bank
clearings In Macon, Ga., Increased
*800,800 In 1908, despite the depres
sion of the first few months of the
year. In Augusta, Ga., the hanks are
now paying dividends aggregating
*150.000, One of the leading banks
at Columbus, Georgia, paid 7 1-2 per
cent semiannual dlvlJend for the first
tmte In Its history, and at the same
time Increased Its undivided profits
account. New bonks are announced
for Blnnlngham, Ala., Millport, Ala.,
tfkpvllle, Ala, and, ■ Thomson, Ga,
JWdends aggregating about *100,000
"In Atlanta, Ga; a lot which seven
years ago was bought for *25,000 was
sold by the purchaser last week for
$50,000 and a *25,000 apartment house
will be erected there. In the same
city contract for a *40,000 building
was let and announcement was made
that an eight-story concrete brick
building, to oost *100,000, would be
erected at once. At Fttsgerald, Ga,
a colonization company la being form
ed which will buy large tracts ot south
Georgia land and sell them to farm
ers on easy terms. The location ot
a colony of Danes In south Georgia is
among the company’s plans.”
"Chatham county farmers met at
Savannah, Ga, and organised a can
ing company, whldrwlll erect a mod
ern plant for the handling of fruit and
vegetables grown In that section.
Bonds for schools and sewers were
authorised by the etttsens ot Wood-
lawn, Ale, at an election last week.
1908 tho new corporations chartered
In that city had.an authorised capital
of *17,000,008. The state of Alabam
as a whole reported for the. year 462
hew domestic corporations, and 458
tprelfn corporations that had quali
fied to do buslnes In the state.
MATTER OF NEW JAIL
TO BE DISCUSSED
STATE TO PURCHASE
TWO CONVICT FARMS
AT SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
COUNTY COMMI88IONER8
NEXT WEEK.
The Ware county commissioners
adjourned yesterday without discus-
slngi the question of the proposed pew
jail, but called a special meeting for
next week when the matter will be
taken up.
It Is understood that there will be
some pressure to bear on the com
missioners to Improve the old jail
and to postpone the new jail proposi
tion. There will undoubtedly be
considerable opposition to the expen
diture of any more money on the jail
now In uso as It is claimed that no
improvements that can be made will
be of value longer than a few years
at most.
Two recent grand juries r aave re
commenced the erection of new jail
and the last grand jury appointed a
special committee to meet with
commissioners to discuss the matter.
This committee will doubtless meet
with them at the special meeting.
Atlanta, Jan. 0.—'The Stato Prison
THE A., B. A A.
The fact that the Atlanta, Birming
ham and Atlantic railroad Is In such
financial difficulties as to be forced
into the hands of receivers Is very
much to be regretted.
This road Is the best constructed
of all the new roads of the south,
and Is said to be the best equipped
line In the south.
The coaches are models of conven
ience, are electric lighted from one
end to the other, are equipped with
electric fans* and the windows are
all raised' and lowered by an automap
tic >devlee. Altogether, the coaehes
are made by the most modern pat
'tern.
There Is every reason to believe
that the A., B. ft A., will emerge*
from the court's hands In better con
dition than ever before. The suit which
put the road In the hands of receiv
ers Is a friendly one. Its frlonds are
still in control. The receivers, H. M.
Atkinson and P. S. Arkwright, are
among the best financiers of the
south, and if any one can bring about
a better condition and put the road
on a paying basis, these two men can
We trust that the A., B. ft a. win
soon be out of the hands of the re
ceivers, and again in the hands of
the owners.—Dublin Dispatch. ’
Commission is going to buy at once
two farms for penitentiary and refor
matory purposes. This course was de
cided upon today following the con
ference between the members of the
commission and Gov. Smith.
Gov. Smith informed the commis
sion that the state would have on hand
for tho support and maintenance of
tho convicts within a short time now
approximately $250,000. This fund is
to come from the noar beer ttaxes for
1908 and 1909, many of which bavo
already been paid, and for a balance
left from the appropriation maJo by
the Legislature for the support of con
victs.
One of these farms will bo used for
tho confinement and working of the
white penitentiary convicts, some
thing over 300 in number.
FUNERAL OF MR. T. H. MORTON.
r The funeral of Mr. Thomas II. Mor
ton, an Account of whoso death ap
peared In yesterday’s Herald, occurred
at (he First Methodist church this
morning at 10 o’clock, and was attend
ed by a large concourao of relatives
and friends of the deceased. The Im-
prsslvo services wer pnnducted by
Rev. J.P. Wardlaw,'assisted by Revs.
W. H. Scruggs and R- A. Brown.
Tho Interment was at Lott cemetery.
ROAD TO THE 8EA .
MEN IN MEETING.
Atlanta,' Jan. 6.—The special com
mission appointed by act of the Legis
lature to consider the advisability and
feasibility of extending the Western
and Atlantic Railroad to the sea, held
ita first formal meeting in room 31
at the state Capitol today.
The commission perfected its organ-
zatlon by the election of Hon. Hoop-
er Alexander, respresentatlve from De-
“Montgomery. Ala., capitalists- have i Kalb, as chairman and George Dole
bought a cement plant at Demopolfs,
Ala., and will- spend $200,000 improv
ing It. A $50,000 company will be
chartered at Athens, Ga., to establish
a sash door and blind factory and
lumber plant. Queenstown, the new
Industrial' town near Birmingham, Ala
Is Inviting proposals for the construe-
totn of a belt line of railway. Hand
some new churches are to be erected
at Atlanta ,Oa., and Montgomery, Ala.
♦A $100,000 conflagration at Rome, Ga..
Is to be followed^ by the erection of
handsomer, more modern buildings in
the fire swept area.
“Columbus, Ga., has begun tbe new
year by calling a mass meeting of its
ms to organise a Greater Colnm-
Associatlon. Macon. Ga., appro
bated $10,000 for street paving as a
for 1909. One of the leading
ilroad systems is again I* tbe cross
tie market in’ south Georgia, for tho
Wad Joy of Bolingbroke as secretary.
TO BE MARRIED JAN. 12th.
The following from the Jackson
ville Metropolis will be read with in
terest by the friends of Miss Ida Mor
ris, who onco resided in this city:
“The wedding of Miss Ida Lee Mor
ris and Mr Ellison Capers Wever will
take place on Tuesday evening, Janu
ary 12bt, at 0 o’clock, at the residen
ce of Mrs. George A. DeCottes, on
Market and Monroe streets.
Miss Morris will have no attend
ant*. She will be flven away by her
cousin, Mr. John A. Craig, of Macon
Ga.
Mr. Wever will have as best man
his brother, Mr. Rhett Wever.
The wedding will bo a very quiet
one, and immediately after tho cere
mony Mr. and Mrs. Wever will leave
for their future homo In Savannah,
st time since the late* panic. Large Ga.
numbrs of Italian laborers are rrlv* * The Rev. Van Winder Shields will
in the Birminghra, Ala., district perform tho ceremony at this quiet
are being put to work as they and impressive wedding.
arrive. Announcement !«* made that , — *J.
another party of. Michigan farmers' The Durham Herald says when tbe
FO BEGIN WORK ON
NEW ROND NEXT WEEK
TO BLACKSHBAR^-OOVERNMKNT
ROAD EXPERT TO BE HERE.
The county cofirict gang Will to
morrow bo moved to tbe Kettle Creek
bridge near this city for a amall
amount of road repair work and aariy
next week will bo tranaferred to the
new roaJ between Wayeroae and tne
Satllla river. The convict camp will
be pitched between the boulevard and
the river and It I* expected that the
gang will remain here two montha or
more.
It le the Intention of the county
comrnlulonera to make thla pleco ol
road the beat In tbe county. A Gov
ernment road expert will bo here by
the first of next week to give a de
monstration of road building, and ho
will demonstrate his woAS between
the city limits and tbe Satllla.
Tho Pierce county authorities also
expect to begin on their end of the
proposed new road during this month
and in all likllhood tho.road between
Waycross and Blacksbear will be
ready for use by the time tho steel
bridge Is completed.
SHERIFF’S.
THE WORK OF KINGS
WHAT THI8 INSTITUTION IS DO-
ING TO RELIEVE SUFFERING
HUMANITY.
It is the desire of the BoarJ of Man
agers of the King's Daughters’ Hos
pital, to keep the public In full know
ledge of the work of the institution.
Wo feel it a courtesy due them for
their interest and assistance shoyn us
In the pdst and we hope to have their
help and co-operation In the future..
as a Board are trying to discharge
our duty faithfully and if any are In
clined to criticize we are sure after
trying our task a while, they will ap
preciate better our failures and our
successes.
NIL NEXT WEEK AT
PARKER THEATRE
Beginning Monday Jan. 11th the
Crescent Comedy Co., will open an
engagement for one week at tho Op
era House. This excellent organiza
tion while comparatively new to thea
tre patrons of Waycross has been
playing the South for tho past five
years and from tho favorablo criticism
they have received it Is undoubtedly
the best popular priced company that
;r played here. The plays are
all new tho cast a most capable one
and aside from this complete scenic
equipment !h carried so that every
play is a complete production.
Monduy night “A Romanco of Red
River” will mo tho offering. The play
Is entirely different from tho usunl
run of stock plays and has never been
presented at popular prices. Several
, high class vaudeville features are car-
hn,l to a»k aid from the county and rtod amon|! them betnB tho alrl o(
the city (whose people we are trying MyBtt , ry , M ,„ Eva Allcn wh080 mttr .
MR. EROS. I
DIED THIS MORNING
WA8 ONE OF WAYCROSS’ OLDEST
AND MOST HIGHLY ESTEEM
ED CITIZENS.
When the King's Daughters built
tho Hospital and furnieshed It, wo
to care for) In operating tho Institu
tion. If we only did one line of work
such a scarlrnrg for tho sick, we could
‘have handled our charity cases alone
but we not only give aid to the sick
but to a heavy work In feeding and
clothing the poor and in helping
with rents, fuel or in any way that
we are called upon, which leaves us
only a proportionate part of our funds
on which to operate the Hospital. And
so the county very generously c&mo
to our aid with $75,000 per month and
the city with $37.50 per month, and
while we value greatly the generous
gifts, yet this $112.50 per month does
not cover tbo many expenses of the
Institution.
will soon’visit Glynn county, Georgia.' whiskey folks helped put tho negro
-pn a prospecting tour* Statistic* Just out of politics “there’s where they
compiled stow that Alania,- Ga„ col- dropped their candy.”—^Wilmington
IccteS froQi It* property cfn^rs for (X. C.) Star.
street improvement purposes $70,000 If tho negroes are to help keep
mCr» In 1908 than in the previous whiskey In tho state they ovgkt to be
year/* ? put out of politics. •
GEORGIA—WARE COUNTY.
Witt be sold before the court house
d6or of Ware county, Georgia, be
tween the legal hours of sale on the
1st Tuesday In February 1909, tho fol
lower described property to wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying
and being in the City of Waycross,
Ware county, Gooergla, beginning at
the north boundary line of Kollock
street with east boundary lino of Ste
phenson street, thence east at right
angles to 8tephenson street ninety-five
(96) feet to an alley, thence north
along said alley at right angles to
Kollock street, seventy (70) feet,
thence west parallel with Kollock
street ninety-five (95) feet to -Ste
phenson street, thence south along
Stephenson street seventy (70) feet
to point of beginning. Said above de
scribed property was levied on the
first day of December, 1908, by C. E,
Cason, L, C;, Ware county, Georgia,
and turned over to the Sheriff of Ware
county .levy being made, for tho pur
pose of satisfying an execution, Issued
from the Justice Chart of Ware coun
ty on August 27th, 1908 for J91.49
{principal besides Interest and costs to
*ate In favor of the Mutual Grocery
Co. Said execution having Issued
afolrst Mrs. C. W. Parker and said
levy having’ been ins de on above de
scribed property as toe property of
said defendant' no personal property
being found on ifhich to levy.
This Cie 4th day of January.
* t - wy a W 0<M i arf !
Li,
**' *"j ” D. A. Woodard,
fl£erlfl> Ware County'
Wq take all charity patients who ap
ply to os. Those patients who perter
to pay all or part of (heir expenses
are allowed to jlecidb for themselves
what they canftujrprd to pay. Several
who^were received ns pay patients
bavb. promised to ptCy their expenses
aftqr leaving the. Hospital but in only
one instance of ( this daring the
past year iia* this oblagatlon been
lived up to. In tho past year six
bare paid the full jtrice of $15.00
per week, only staying one, two and
three weeks, wbllo some who were
in tho Hospital at our expense have
ben Inmates as Jong as 10 or 12
weeks. Some patients have paid $10.
per week, some $5.00 or $7.00 per
week. These occasional pnvuients
with • The King’s Daughters’ regular
payments and other appreciated gifts
have enabled us to make ends meet
each month so that no bill has stood
longer than thirty or sixty days. In
order to Inspiro tho confidence of
the physicians anJ pooplo wo necessa
rily had to have a nurso of ability and
other competent help. Tilts of course
entails considerable expense as wo all
know graduate n’urses come high. So,
when thero was little coming In, ex
penses were going on. Tills however
was unavoidable, as all men all know
when the customer comes In, you can’t
go out then and lay In your stock
of goods. When you peed a nurse,
you need her at once, and you need
htor bad. No one has ever been turneJ
away that has applied for ielpl We
have never fieen entirely without pa*
tlonts, averaging threo to five. W|
have hod as few as one patient ana
as many as eight Inmates at a timo;
At present there are eight patients,
four critically 111, requiring constant
attention. For thd majority of our
patients, we furnish medicine as well
as nurse, boaVd and laundry. A bill of
$176.00 for screens, Insurance small
furnisblnfs, etc, .has not allowed us
to lay by for a rainy day. Our nurs
es are sufficient for the average num
ber of patients but when the rush
comes and the* rooms, beds and pa
tients arc there, tho oxtra nurses must
come.. If we fall to Jo all somo think
we ought to do Just know wo aro
doing our best.
We trust with faith for God to send
us means to meet tho needs, he will
provide for He has (frnvldod. Our
work and our books are open for In
spection and wo aro glad to have ad
vice. Our object and desire Is to
make the weru cf the institution a
monument to Tho Kind’s Daughters
of WayeroER. We want our home for
tho sick to ho within the raach r,f all.
Our first aim must always be the
tharlty paUoats and after they aro
jfrovldcd for,, the pay r alienu whoj
♦twtmr-it and care «uch os yiepr
velous work has created a sensation
where ever sho has appeard. Hor work
while similar to that of Anna Eva
Fay and tho White Mahatma, is far
superior. On Monday night as a spe
cial Inducement every day accom
panied by one paid 35c ticket will bo
admitted free If seats are soucred bo-
for 2 o’colck Monday. This sal lim
ited to 200. Seats on sale at usual
place. Price* 16, 25 and 35 conts.
AT PLEA8ANT MOMENTS
STATION TONIGHT.
THE DEVIL .
Tho Spark of Lovo—Kart, an ortlat
meets for mer sweetheart at her hua-
ban’a house—Both believe thojr love
dead—Olga, a faithful wife; Karl six
years absent—Old memories awake—. .
Husband orders Karl to paint his wife. Wa j. (
portrait—To sit following day.
Mlmi, the Model—Karl passes a
restless night—Mlmi reproaches for
coldness—He. promises to visit her—
Olga and husband meet Mlml on stairs
—Karl and. .Olga feel an Influence—
Strvle to' resist—Husband departs,
Tho Temptor Appears.—Prepara
tions Tor sitting—Olga Removes waist
—Startled by sudden appearance of
Dovll—His cynical philosophy over
comes # cruplt»—Tprrcfles Olga—Sho
rushes from room.
And lots more that we cannot pub
lish on account of space. The reol
Is approximately 1,000 feetw
The 'MYSTERIOUS KNIGHT" and
"SICILIAN HERMIT," tha flrart>*au-
tlful hand colored raorilc, added to
"Tho Dovll" will make tho ovcnlnga'
entertainment a moat p’loasant ono.
Don’t mlia seeing It all..
RE8IGNED AS PRESIDENT.
Northampton, Main., Jan. 7.—Re
cent!,’, President L. Clark Seolcye of
Smith Collego, who Via, held the ofllco
for the laat thlrty-fivo year, cent In
Vile resignation. Stremioua edori.
have been mode alnco to have him
withdraw It but he poaltlvoly decline!
to do ,o. Ho any, that bo had not
changed hla conviction, and thnt the
tlmo haa come when a younger man
ahould take hla place
Mr. Toonma II. Morton, one of Way-
croaa' oldcat and moat highly esteem-
cd citizens, died thla morning nt 9:30
o'clock “t hla home on Howe atreot.
Mr. Morton had been 111 for only
three weeks from a carbuncle on Ills
head and Ilia death came aa a shofck
to hla fnmlly nnd friends. The do-
cenacd was not Quito 78 yoara old and
was one of tho pioneer citizens of
Wnycross nnd during hla uao-
ful life hclJ many posltlonn
of trust. Mr. Morton wns &
valiant soldier In tho Confederate ar
my, being a member of Company K.,
26t'n Georgia Regiment. Mr. Morton
was tho sheriff of Ware county for
four years, wan tax assessor nnd col
lector for alxton years, nnd wns also
County School Commissioner for a
number of years. Ho was alderman
c? tho city for four years and wan
also a member of tho Board of Edu
cation for sometime. Mr. Morton
was married twlco and la aurvlved
by hla wife and ten children by hit
first marriage, as follows: A S., D. 0„
F. A., S. C., J. A., and G. N. Morton
and Mrs. W. H. Yorby and Mrs. F.
Hall, of Waycross, and T. H, Mor
ton, Jr., of Tampa, and S. B. Morton,
of Savannah, and alao two brothera
Dare and Silas Morton, of Ehlr ham
county, Ga. All of Mr. Morton's chil
dren and also his brother, Mr. Dave'
Morton were at hla bedside when tha
end came.
The funeral will be held at the First
Methodist church tomofrow morning
at 10. o’clock, The scrvlcca will tm
conducted by tha pastor. Rev. J. P.
dlaw, and the Interment will be
In Lott cemetery.
The following gentlemen will aet
pall bearera: John Lott, V. L. Stanton,
D .A. McGee, A. M. Knight, J. B.
Williams, R. F. 'Whitehead.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
Notice la hereby given that the an
nual mooting of the stockholders
of the Exchange Bank ot Wayeron
will be held In 1(a banking office
January 12th, 1909, 3 o'clock, P. M.
J ,H. PARKER,
tl Cashier.
NOTICE TO DEPOSITORS ,
OF BANK OF WAYCROSS.
-*'Sml»ut-reeotve'In 'Ctelr homes arid
whose money qnablea us to onlarge
our work among the charity patients.
Contrast Tho King's Daughters'
Hospital with many homea from which
we recclvo patients and you will eee
more ol what we give than of whal
we dont’ provide. II an y want lux-
uriea and private nuraes and are will-
Ing to pay extra, we can alwaya pro
vide theta, bat our work haa to no
done just aa we have the means to
carry It on. The City Union haa a
small debt on the building. The
Board of Managers.has no bill unpaid
In their year's operation of the Insttl-
tutlon.
W® trust that every member of tho
organisation will Join heartily In this
rood work during tho New Year and
that another year may find us Dotter
prepared with lights, water and other
needed conveniences, to carry on the
blessed work of relieving suffering
than wo ore now filled to do.
With a Now Yeai's greeting to each
Daughter nnd to tbe many friends of
the hospital, I am.
Cordially yours,
Mrs. P. N. Harley, 1 '
Chairman.
Mrs. F. A. Bafes,
Secretary Board of Managers.
YOU ARE URGENTLY REQUEST*
ED TO MEET WITH US AT THE
CITY HALL IN WAYCROSS, 8ATUR
DAY MORNING, JAN 8, AT 10:30
O'CLOCK. WE HAVE A PROPO-
8ITI0N THAT WILL BE OF INTER-
EOT TO YOU AND OF GREAT IM
PORTANCE. TO EACH AND EVERY
DEPOSITOR.
G. R. BRINSON.
J. A. GREEN
J. A. TOMBERLIN.
DEPOSITORS
C
Georgia—Ware County.
To all whom It may concern
J. A. Honey having applied (or the.
guardianship of the penon and prop
erty of Bessie, Ira'and Olivo Heraey
minors of T. J. Hersey, late el said
connty, 'deceased, |not!ce 1^ hereby
given that mid application will he
heard at my office on the, lint Monday
In February 1809.
Given under my bund anJ official
signature this 4th day of January,
1909.
B. H. THOMAS.
9 3fy Ordinary Ware comity, Oa.
unnecessary noises.
' The celebrated soprano was 'In the
middle of her solo when little Johnny
said to bis mother, referring to the
conductor of tho orchestra, "Why
do that ban hit at the woman with
hla stick ”
“He Is not hitting at her," replied
his mother. "Keep quiet."
Well, then, what Is she '.inherin'
for."—Buccrss Magazine.
Notwithstanding 60,676 names were
trickon from tho Federal penflon
rolls last year .there are ■till 1.006,-
65J names on the rolls, more than
were on the rolls during Grant's ad:
ministration.
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