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Waycross Evening Herald
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS
ANb WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
VOLUME XVII
WAYCROSS GA.
SATURDAY JANUARY 29 1910
NUMBER 190
CREST OF FLOOD
IS
RIVER SEINE REACHED ITS HIGH
EST STATE AT 1 O’CLOCK THIS
MORNING.
Part*. Jan. —It wa* officially atat
cd at 1 o’clock tbia morulas that the
river Setae waa stationary and that
Its tributaries continued to fall. The
situation greatly Improved between 1
and 2 o’clock this morning. This. In
part. Is attributed to the change In
the weather, which suddenly cleared.
The temperature also dropped.
MARCH 7, SET
FOR HEARIN6
■ILL OP EXCEPTION. EATS COURT
WHICH TRIED BUROE WAS IL
LEGAL.
JUDGE FITE
NOT SATISFIED
WILL HAVE STEGALL UP AT NEXT
TERM OP COURT.
Atlanta. Ga.. Jan. 29.—I’pon formal
request of Attorney General Jno. C.
Hart, Monday March 7th, has been set
as the date on which the supreme
court of Georgia will sit upon the rase
of George Burge, condemned to death
for murdering his wife.
This phase of the rase Is the one
n which Attorney Robt. 1,. Rogers
The improvement from appearances, representIna Burge’s mother, appeals
will not lie merly tempury. # The aux- to the higher court on a bill of except-
ton- oOtUls an . .m.lBc-.l lUt the lion, contraltos the verdict ot the So- ,ro "' raven,»• officer.,
end I. In .Inht and that the water. | perlor C.oirt of Pulton ro„nt r . on (h . K "' k * r ■”'< stor '-
wlll begin lo recede today- l-at# la»t around Ibnt Ihe eonrl. which lrl..l Slenall before the l>ade eounly
nlulu a crowd aluirked two atorea In nurae waa Illegally conallluteJ. j.rand Jury in another effort to obtain
the temple dl«lrlct, the owner, of An unanceeaaful attempt made j Informal Ion aaalpat the Cun-ton dlatil-
which were demanding hub prices yt-Mcrday afternoon to find the bur-
for fowl. Jrled dagger which Htirg**'* attorneys
— 'claim that Judson llrltton. hi* step.
Former Captain Gets Hurt. son. committed the crime, loiter Itrlt-
Atlanta. Ga.. Jan. 29.~-Judge Fite,
of the Dade county superior court, is
far from satisfied with Federal Jadg«
Newman's decision upholding Govern
ment storekeeper C'bas. H. Stegall in
the latter’s refusal to testify In an al
leged Illicit distillery case. In fact
Judge Fite is peeved. His daader is
up. and he has Issued a statement to
the effect that the d«*ci»lon of the
Unltt-d States court a III not deter him
Savannah. Ga.. Jan. 29 — Capt. J. P. j m. whoh as been brdofht from nir
Bayers formerly lu charge of the Sot- jnilngham. wns freed of .til Hisplcion
vatlon Army here but who has left the and released.
service of that Organization Is at j
home with « very sore back, lie fell j
In Iho aisle of u train near Mont com* j
ery a few nights ago and w*a painful
ly hurt, lie had to be brought ltomej V(
on a stretcher.
Mrs. Bout lint'll will dross your hair
FRKK at the Globe Dry Goods Store.
28 3t. i
Arrested For Stealing Whiskey.
Savannuh. Oil.. Jan. 29.— A* strange
as It may seem In prohibition Georgia
Nathan I.nvine has been arrested and
tried In the recorders court for steal
ing a barrell of whiskey in Savannah
He w.ia held for a higher court, l.a-
e |m alleged to have llfiod It from
nllrond wharf.
lery.
Judge Fite says in addition:
-| regret the decision very much. I
think it I* unfounded In law and will
do great harm but I am not surprised
as I was convinced before the trial
of the case before Judge Xervman
what his decision would be. though I
had I teen at flrht Jed to believe other
wise when I surrendered Stegall. Dade
county court meets the third Monday
la March an Stegall will 1m- suphoened
for that occasion. Furthermore they
will he required to respond."
Ovorgaltorn, Tand nnd Black—Dick
Ins.
SC*** V#
WILL GROW
CELERY IN WARE
Something New
In Hats For Spring
| The New Styles in Felt and Alpine
in all the New Colors:-
I White,
Light Gray,
Pearl,
Gun Metal,
Light Tan
With Trimmings to Match and In f
Combination
Stetsons SLM—Hawes $100
H. C. SEAMAN I
. *
REWARD FOR STOLCN OUN
An escaped convict last Bunds*
night stole from my house In Way-
cross a Remlugton late model pump
gun. 26 Inch barrel. The gun Is
and has been used only a few times.
The gun Is probably somewhere
around Wayeroaa. I will pay a liberal
reward for the return of the gun to me
at 65 Gilmore street Waycross^
M. M. Johnson.
WISE BROTHERS BUSY ON DEM
ONSTRATION FARM.
For the puiptw of demonstrating
what can Im- acromplUtied here when
the soil is properly cultivated Wise
Brothers, originally of Florence, 8. C*
but more recently of Sanford. Fla.,
have moved hen-. They are connected
lib Senator George W. Deen’s dem
onstration farm near Waycrusw, and
have gone to work on their spring
crops.
Speaking of the mill of this section
r. A. J. Wise i-aid lie wus of the
opinion that it was as guotl If nut bet
ter than any lie had y«-t examined. Two
years aso Mr. Wise was here, and
made a thorough investigation with a
lew of locating here in the future, lie
thinks there i* no limit to tin-possi
bilities agriculturally, and is delighted
with the city.
The farm to lie used by Wise Broth
ers consists of alMNtt go acres. Aquae-
ter of an acre will lie devoted to the
culture of celery. The variety ael-
ected Is known ns “Golden Heart",
self-bleach Ini:, 15,ooo plants will la
in the space allotted for celery. All
acre of lettuce of the heading variety
will Ik- planted. Three-fourths of an
an!c- will Ik- plutiled III Irish potatoes.
Half an acre will be used for cucilin-
bets; one acre for egg plant, two arrea
for 16,000 tomato plants; two acres for
watermelons and cantaloupes! Ilf I eon
acres for sen Island cotton, nnd 20
res for corn. Oats and ttlfalfawlll
also lie planted and about six aero*
of sugar cane.
As needed additional land will be
taken In by the truckers, and more
ground devoted each season to the
arious vegetables mentioned as well
as for ethers.
N ,
WILL OBSERVE
LAYMEN’S WEEK A
IGA. ARCHITECTS
ND CONTRACTORS
AODREtt THURSDAY NIGHT BY
REV. T. O. ELLIS .
ImI)lien's week will be appropriate
!y observed in Waycross next week,
Thursday night there will l* an ad
dress at the first Methodist church by
Rev. T. D. Kills, of Savannah. Friday
ning. F« l». 4, the annual luacheoa
will be given Sunday Rev. C. K. Jen
kins will drller an address for the lay-
en.
To the luncheon every male member
of tlie church Is Invited. To the oilier
exercises every one of whrtever creed
denomination Is Invited. An Ivita-
tat Ion Is extended to all the minister*
of the elty to all exercises of the week,
Arrangements for the luncheon are
being made by Mr. W. W. Ansley. lie
will have the assistance of a commit
tee of ladles. Those who attended the
luncheon gotten up by I’upt. Ansley
lust year will l»e pleased to know that
> Is again In charge.
Among the addresses to be delivered
during the luncheon Is one by Mr.
Hotchkiss, a returned missionary from
Africa. lie wns one of the most prom
inent members of the recent Macon
convention of laymen.
PRESENTED HOME
HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO DES
IGN NE WBUILOING
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 29.—Georgia aseh-
Ifecta and cotnractors In spirited com
petition with New York and Phllhh-J-
fcrhla men have selected to design and
build the near city hall and municipal
auditorium for Halelh. N. C. Inasmuch
as the edlllces will cost over fl2S,t04
and will be one of the most beautiful
In North Carolina's capital, the compli
ment paid to Georgia men Isa high
one. The successful plans have been
drawn by Thornton Marye. and the
contractors are J. It. Carr A Co.
DENIES CHARGE
OF MISMANAGEMEHT
Atlanta. Jan. 2!».—Kdward Yum*
Clarke. Jr., treasurer and bulsensa
manager of the Congregational Meth
odist Publishing House, has Indignant
ly denied the charges of mismanage-
meat aud misappropriation of funds
brought against him by Rev. Rolfs
Hunt, president of the bankrupt pub
Ifshing company, and declares that If
ikeere waa any mismanagement It waa
Mr. Hunt and not bo who waa really
responsible. He further declares hint-
•If ready to meet any charges which
may lie form ably made against him be
fore a church Investigating committee
and severely critkizes Dr. Hunt for
airing the matter In the papers before
tasing It in leas sensational «hansels.
Post T. P. A. Will Meat Tonight.
Ssranaah. Ga.., Jnn. 29.—Post A.
. P. A., will meet tonight to select
dates for bolding the state convan*
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 29.—Atlanta Chap
ter United Daughters of Confederacy
presented a handsome portrait In oil
of Joseph K. Brown, Georgia's famous
"War Govamor," who occupied the
executive chair from 1M7 to IMft to
the Htate Confederate Holders' Home
yesterday afternoon. Klaborafe cere
monies marked the presentation nnd
unveiling of the portrait. The por
trait Is one that had been In the Brown
family for years and waa presented to
the IT. ft. c. by Mrs. K. b. ffogaally.
a daughter of the governor.
“GEORGIA DAY”
FEBRUARY 11TH
WANED BANKERS
AE DATE CITY
Atlanta, Ga.. Jan. 29.—Roobert J.
l,owery, on behalf of the Atlanta Clear
Ing House A simm iiit I on, has Invited the
Georglu bankers to hold their next an-
nunl itiHGng In the Gate City and It la
understood the Invitation will bo so-
ceptd. There are now 600 banka In
(he state nil membera of the asaocla*
Gun. The lust annual rootling wag
hold nt Tyltee. The next convention
will be In June. The President of the
State Assoelnllon is A. P. Coles.
U. S. PLA1TIN6
Savannah, Ga., Jan. If.—'The United
States vessel which came to 8atraiir
nab several weeks ago for the per*
poae of planting nines In the Savan
nah harbor la ateadlly at work and the
task will he completed la a short
time. The mines being pat down are
harmlesa but they can be made dan
gerous In pretty short order If Uncle
Sam should Sad It necessary to pro
tect this harbor from Invasion In that
manner.
Atlanta, Ga , Jin. 29.—"Georgia Day’
will be observed by the public schools
on Friday. February llth. and n proc
lamation to this effect has been s**nt
by School Commissioner Pound.
The officials programs for the celebra-
thin oT the day have been published
in the form of 47 page booklets, edited
and compiled by MDs Mildred Ruther
ford. of Athens. Tlwy are drawn up
for primary. Intermediate nnd high
school students, n Bag design Is on the j|
outer cover, and a brochure la further
tllustrated with a picture of Ogle
thorpe. “The Red Old lltlts of Geor
gia** appears set lo music.
A whole page of program Is devot-
I to a statement of the things for
which Georgia ranks Brat among all
the states of the union. Copies
the program. suAHent for all the
schools will be seat to the school com
missioners of each county.
WEATHER FORECAST.
f’a'r tonight with frost, fluaday In*
reaslng cloudiness.
Insurance
WE WRITE-
Ftrc.
Hcatlb.
liability.
Steam Boiler,
Fly Wheel
And
Male Class
Insurance
H. J. SWEAT FOR SHERIFF.
f hereby announce my cnndldacy
for the office of Sheriff of Ware coun
ty subject to the Democratic pri
mary*. I shall appreciate the support
t'on here, ft ta espccted that some [of the voter*.
Very respect fully,
. • Xlenry J. Hweat,
days about the. fiddle cif March or
April will be decided upon.
Real Estate
II you nut to bajr ■ boo.
»t a little mar* iluui tha
. coat of r*atia« on*, Be*
jk ,11 at otlre.
;v A. M. Knight & Son
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