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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
VOLUME XXIH
WAYCROSS GA SATURDAY JANUARY 16 1909
NUMBE< 43
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PANAMA CANAL
BONDS INTRODUCED BY 8ENATOR
HOPKINS.
Washington, Jan. 14.—Senator Hop
kins has introduced a bill Increasing
to $500,000,000 the amount of bonds
that may be issued by the government
to raise money for the construction
of the Panama canal.
It is provided that the bonds shall
be redeemable after ten years, in the
discretion of the President, and pay
able within thirty years from the date
Issued.
As In the case of bonds which may
be issued under the present authority
Of law they will draw 2 per cent
GOV-ELECT BROWN.
AT WASHINGTON, GA
SALE OF WHISKEY
Washington, Oa„ Jan. 13.—Gov-clect
and Mrs. Joseph M. Brown arrived to-
night from Thomson, and will be
guests of Washington until Friday
morning. An Informal reception for
Mr. and Mrs. Brown was held tonight.
Tomorrow at noon, the next Gover
nor will speak at the Court House. The
visitors will be given a dinner by Col.
James A. Bensln, Thursday afternoon
and will be guest of honor at a ban
quet Thursday night at Hotel Fitzpat
rick.
The proposed relay race from Au
gusta to Washington with a message
from President-elect Taft was called
oil tonight on account of weather. -
Men's and Boy's sweaters cheap, j
H St. The Lewis Watson Co. I
a READ THE WANT ADS. ■"
WITHIN FOUR MILE8 OF ANY
8CH00L HOU8E IN TENNS8EE
PASSES.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 14.—Senate
bill No. 1, providing for the prohibi
tion of the sale of liquor within four
miles of any school house in Ten-
nesseefl has passed its third and Anal
reading in the Seuate. The vote
was 20 to 13.
Immediately after the vote in tho
Senate yas announced the wildest dls
INTO STATE TREASUR
TREASURER PARK8 IS VERY
MUCH GRATIFIED AT IMPROV<
ED CONDITIONS.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 14,—-A golden
tide Is beginning to flow Into the state
treasury from every county in the
state, more than a million dollars bo-
ing on hand now. Treasurer Park
Is very much gratified ut general con
ditions, nnd in an interview says:
•Ocular demonstration and steru
statistics both show that no other
ociiniB uuiiuuuceu iuu ui»- uuiu hiiuw umi uu uini'l
order prevailed. As soon as a motion! section of the United States Is cxliib
to adjourn-was put and carried, _
frantic crowd surrounded the prohibi
tion senators and the celebration
took on the form of a love feast.
IT 18 NOW UP TO
GOVERNOR PATTER80N.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 13.—The bill
to prohibit the sale of intoxicating li
quors in Tennessee passed tho lower
House of the General Assmbly this af
ternoon. The vote was 62 to 36. Fif
ty votes is a majority. Twenty-two Re
publicans voted for and ono against
the measure.
The measure passed Is tho one fa
vorably acted on yesterday by tho Sen
ate and now goes to Gov. Patterson
He is expected to veto It, but under
the constitution his veto only oper
ates as a suggestion, not as a stay and
a bare majority ma y pass the bill over
the executive's unfvorabte action.* The
Governor is allowed to hold a bill five
days. If at the expiration of this time
it has not been returned to the As
sembly It becomes a law without his
signature.
ltlng more significant progress at the
present time than the South, and no
portion of tho South Is more pros
peroug than Georgia,” says Captain
Park.
“The South has come at last to be
recognized as a financial and indus
trial power. The growth In banking
in Georgia has continued apace dur;
ing 1908, and has grown from 443
state banks in active operation Jan
uary 1, 1908, to 490 state banks on
January 1, 1909, This number win
be increased as shown by application
for charter in the office of the. secre
tary of state."
CAROLINA LEGISLATURE
STANDS BY TILLMANi
Columbia, 8. C., Jun. 14—The legis
lature of Sauth Carolina ha. unani
mously adoptej resolutions commend
ing Senator Tillman and condemr.ini
what tho resolutions term the "vln-
dlctivo and sensational methods of the
President of the United States In hla
reckless and malicious attacks."
Ladle's muslin gowns 50c to 12.00
14 3t. The Lewis Wntson Co.
POWER COMPANY
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING AND
ELECTS OFFICERS FOR THE
YEAR.
CLOTHES THAT LOOM WEI
FIT WELL AND WEAR WELL.
CET A HIGH ART SUIT
AND YOU HAVE THE COMBINATION
For they are made of the
very best cloths and t by the
highest class tailors.
Style and fit are two
things High Art Clothing
excell others in.
i A fine line of Hanan’s and
Howard & Foster shoes.
All the new blocks in
Stetson Hats as well as
EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN FURNISHINGS
TO MAKE THE OUTFIT COMPLETE.
THE LEADING
CLOTHIER.
H. G. SEAMAN
WAVCftOSS
GEORGIA.
On Monday the annual meeting of
ho stockholders of tho Waycross
i«:ht and Power Company was held
and all the old officers ami directors
of the company were re-elected, as
follows:
J. E. Wndley, President.
C, M. Sweat, Vice-President.
A. Foote, Secretary and Treasurer
Board of Directors: J. E. Wad
ley, Geo. Dole Wndley, J. L. 8went,
M. Sweat, P. N. Harley,
Williams, II. H. Williams, J. s. Bnl
ley slid A. M. Knight.
A report of the buHlnens of the
pany for tho past year was made and
was considered very satisfactory, con
slderlng the financial stringency ex
isting throughout the year.
In addition to carrying a fair sized
sum to the profit account, the report
showed numerous Improvements
which were carried through during
the year and considerable betterments
which ore now being made.
During the past few months many
of the old poles and lines of wiring
on the streets havo been replaced
with new material, new transformers
have been installed and many other
Improvements made.
The power plnnt of tho company is
now undergoing it complete recon
struction. Tho three boilers which
havo been in use for some years nro
being replaced with three new boll-
ers of ICO bourse-power each. Tho
riew boilers arc of the latest pattern
nndt it is claimed will Lava the com
pany a considerable amount in fuel.
brick nnd.steel boiler room,
absolutely^.flro proof, Is also to bo
instructed by (he company Immedi-
at; ly nfrer the installation of the new
boilers U» completed.
In tho dyne mo room two new dyna
mos have beon I istnllrj during (ho
•err and a:e in continuous, tho t^ay
current hnvlng been f..arted somo
months ago.
The electric light riant in being
thoroughly equipped to take
In increased busInosH during the year
1D0D and to five the people of Way-
crons a better srrvico than ever be
fore.
IN HONOR ROBERT
E. LEE’S BIRTHDAY
EXERCISES TO BE HELD BY
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDER
ACY TUESDAY.
WOMAN OF MYSFfRY
The Daughters of tho Confederacy
have secured tho use of tho Central
School nudllorlum for the exercises
lo bo held on Tuesday, Jan. 19 in hon
or of Hen. It. B. l-eo's birthday.
Tho Daughters Invito tho Rifles, tho
Veterans nnd the children of tho Con
federacy to attend In a body and seats
will be reserved so Oat they can bo
seated. Tho officers of tho Francis b.
nbrtow Chapter, tho ministers Invited
lo take part In tho exorcises, tho sing
ers, tho officers of Vctorans* Camp and
tho speaker will ploaso occupy tho
stage.
Tho Francis 8. Bartow chapter mem
bers aro requested to bo present and
assist In serving n hot lunch to the
Veterans nt tho Rifles Armory, Imme
diately nftor tho exercises, which oc
cur at 11 o'clock. Tho following pro
gram will bo rendered:
Prayer—Rot. R. A. Brown,
Song—America, Audience,
Song—Selected.
Address, Robert E. Lee.—Mrs. E. A.
Pound.
Song—Selsctod
Closing Prayer—Rov. Mr. Scruggs
MRS. ROBT. ODOM,
8oc.
MRS. E. A. POUND,
Pres.
A GOOD SINGING COMPANY
Flno voices, the latest song, anil a
lino qunrletlo nro Iho features of J.
A. Coburr's Greater Minstrels first
part at tho Parker Theatre next Mon
day. It Is the best singing show ho
tins over carried nnd ro|>orca from all
points along tho route montlon Iho
singing particularly as being first
class. T.io comedians too nro good,
their songs tho latest and best, nnd
cry black face singer Is a lino dan-
;■ ns well which adds snap and fin
ish to their work, and semis the chor
us along with n vigor nothing else enn
Dom' miss Iho host minstrel show or
iho scnsoii. Watch for tho parade
ami niund- concert nt noon.
THE CRESCENT COMEDY COM-
PANY PLEASING LARGE AU
DIENCES.
Tho Weird work of Miss Allen, ihu
woman of mystery, caused a sensa-
1,011 at tho Parker Theatre Inst night
The marvelous exhibition proved to
ho greater than her first two efforts
and from tho Uuie she appeared on
the stage until the fall of the curtain
“' ,0 proved to hnvo the audience un
der her complete control. She nn-
sworej apparently every question
asked by che audience with lightning
rapidity. She told tho past and pres-
ont and predicted Iho future of the
many who Inquired. She fold where
missing friends and relatives could
bo found nnd located loat Jewolry for
ita owners.
Mnn y report that thoy had found
their missing articles, and In ono par
ticular lnstanco Miss Allon created
qulto a sensation by answering ' a
question written by a lady, "Where
Is my necklace?" Miss Allen au-
awored, "This necklace Jocsn’t belong
to you but to Miss Marguerite Knox.
I m sorry, but sho will not recover
It." nnd tho Indy admitted lo tho
presonco of all that Miss Allen was
right.
TO WALK IN
CHRIST'S FOOTSTEPS.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 1.1.— Rclween 5,-
090,000 nnd 0,000,000 young Christians
will he following In tho footsteps of
Christ, not as an experiment, but per
manently, within a short tlmo It tho
plans formed by tho lenders of tho
movement In Cleveland are carrloj
out.
A commlttoo of thirty, composed of
ten representatives oacti of the Kp-
worth League, the Young People's So
ciety of Christian Endsavor and tho
Baptist Young People's Union has
beon appointed to undertake tho task
of making tho movement a national
one.
Letters have been sent to Rov. Dr.
Fisncts E. Clark of Boston, president
•if t! o Christian Elidestol; nishop W.
A. Quaylo and Bishop W. A. Chandler,
presidents respective of tho North
ern nnd Southern branches of the Ep-
wo-tb League, nnd to Rev. Dr. E. Y.
Mullins, of Louisville, Ky., president
of the Baptist Young People's Union.
T*riff Asked on Nnvsl 8torts-
At n special meeting of tho dlrec
torn of the Savannah Board of Trade
yesterday n resolution was passed
asking that Congress Impose n duty
of 25 per cent, nd valorem on nil na
val alores brought Into the United
States.
The action wan taken as a menus
of protecting the industry from the
Importations from France, which have
reached considerable volume during
the past few years.
Don't forget that the First and Sec
ond Ware County Divisions of the
Mutual Life Industrial Association
of Georgia are going to ho filled dur
ing tho year IMP, and kept filled.
If you bare let your policy lapec, re
new It. ' H you have not taken a pol
icy In thin company, aeo or write J.
C. Langston, IT Elizabeth atreet. Ag-
nts wanted on liberal cofnmlailon.
Pleasant Moments Station will to
night show In moving pictures "Sul
mile, nnd also her mother nnd-tao uu
worthy King llerod ns well ns their
cruel treatment of John The Baptist.
This will bo of groat Interest to nil
who hnvo ever ronJ or hoard of those
notnbla characters. Wo will also
show other highly Interesting moving
pictures tonlg'nl.
Tomorrow night wu will show In
moving pictures. "Colonial Virginia"
Historical scenes and Incidents con
neeted with tho founding of James-
town, Vs., also other subjects Hint
are sure to Interest you.
will show maps of Italy and
Cnlabrla and Sicily—Earthquake and
tidal wave district— and 23 other
tlldca showing pictures of that section
in which perhaps, the greatest cata
strophe In the history of the world oc
curved. 200,090 people lost their lives.
Think of It I Bo sure to bo on hand
tonight nnd tomorrow night, Friday
the 15th between 4 and 9:30 p, m. nt
Pleasant Moments Station.
8EEDI SEEDI. SEED! II
Seed rye, seed outs, seed cue, seej
Peas, seed Irish Potatoes at
14 6td 2tw.
Hardy Bros.
Some desirable residences at reas
onable rates for renL Ssa
»t eod D. A O. LotL
I do my own prescription work, ud
need your business.
1* U- O. K. Bilnsou.
Tho Atlanta, Clrtnthim and Allan-
Railroad calendar for 1809 contain
ing a map of the Line I* ready for
distribution, ud will bo sent upon up
plication, enclos' ; 6 cents to core
poeL'.o.
W. H. Leahy,
Gad- Paas Agent,
A Ihuil n, Os.
A number havo been asking who la
Miss Allen nnd where Is aha from?
Miss Allen Is tho grandnughter of a
Grand l.hamn of tho Rajl Zog, Rajah
Rom Khan, High Priest of the Secret
Brotherhood of Eighty, which was tho
greatest power of tho occult aelcnco
of tho Indian Empire. She wnn horn
In the year of 1883 ,ln tho lumplo of
Basarapobul, (Dlvlno Knowledge,) at
Iho foot of tho Himalayan Mountalne,
Northern India. She was tnc daugh
ter of n full caste Rlndoostnn Princess
mid of a llrlllsh army ofilcer named
Allon. On ono nldo she has tho blood
of the AngloSnxon race while from
mother she inherits nemo of tho
richest blood of India, coming from n
long line of royal ancestors, allied
closely with tho Ancient Occult Phil
osophers, envunls of Iho Mahatmas,
Sfo.Tls .Seyrna and other sects of the
brethren of the RnJI Zog. tracing hack
generation' In generation, mull tho
line Is lost right In Iho dim shadow of
of nnliqtllfy.
Tho play presented by tho Cres
cent Comedy Company was an unus*
"ally good one Inst night. Tho on-
lire performers fl|| e ,| , hc | r
linrls lo perfection. The
song nnd dance of Enrl Hlgly
delighted tho audience, --who allowed
their appreciation of this clover com
edian by loud applause. Tonight the
company will play "Noll Owyne, tho
moat gorreous play over attempted by
an y company. neauliful costumes
and special scenery will be a feature.
Saturday a matinee to ladles only
will be given.
Don’t forget that tho First and Sec
ond Ware County Divisions of tbs
Mui-nl Life Industrial Association
of Georgia are going to ho filled dur
ing the year 1909, nnd kept filled.
If you have let your policy lapoe, re
new It. If you have not taken a pop
Icy In thin company, see or write J.
C. Lengston, 3T Elisabeth street. Ag
ents wuted on liberal commission.
■ ■ —■
MAY’S MILL AND FEED STORE
NOTICEI
Wo will discontinue leaving mils
where our customers fall to leave tho
empty bottles ouL We. ire compelled
tv do this on 'account of losing so
many bottle*.
19 lm W. E. Bleedle, A Son.
Wo hnvo our now mill In operation
and nro prepared to make u One a
quality of mill, as uy water mill
could possibly make. We ham large
mill rocks that run very slow which
prevents tho meal from heating- Our
irud Is much sweeter than tho ship
ped meal, as we do not blotch onr
corn, which destroys Its natural
sweetness. We will In > few days
, ubllsh the names of ’ theGrooery
v ho sell our meal. If you have not yet
tried our Horso ud Cow Feed, try
a sack. It Is put up strictly to com
ply with the Pure Food Lav. Phone
*. Mays' Mill A Iced Store.