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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAVCROSS AND WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION I Real Estate, i j Renting j ; MO fy Insurance Agents. j! r , 33 and 3 ® % Ay SOUTHERN BUILDING. ^ » . * VOLUME XVII WAYCROSS GA. SATURDAY JUNE 25 1910 , NUMBER 255 MANY SMALL TOWNS STARTED WITHIN RADIUS OF SO MILES OF 1 WAYCROSS. LEWIS NOT FROM THIS CITY SAME MAN KILLED IN JACKSONVILLE, WET Dop g still FAVORITE WITH IDENTIFIED. The mystery surrounding the death of Mit Lewis in Jacksonville Thurs- Small town development has been a main feature of the progress through this section in the last year and a half, no less than a dozen ndw iowns .springing up within a radius of fifty miles of Waycross. The town sites were originally pur chased by syndicates, and afterwards developed by them and the small clt- • killed in the yards of the union station izenship collected. The buildings of by a switch engine. H? dressed in, new railroads has boosted the small j clothes belonging to a room mate, and town materially, and opened the way tba impression got out that anothe: for greater agricultural efforts. The man had been killed, small farm sale has been such as to I Investigation found the man first re thickly populate some sections that ported dead, and later Identified Lew- were almost barren of habitation a' is- His home was at Ty Ty, and he year ago. had lived at Mystic. The body taken home today for burial. The man reported dead by reason of the mix- up in clothes was R. S. Waldrep, a Jacksonville citizen. Very unfair last night—despite the day has been solved, and develop- i prediction to the contrary. And as ments show that the young man was j though it is up to him to make good not from Waycross, as was reported j for the mis-deal, the weather forecas- here. J ter today says showers tonight and Lewis went to Jacksonville from. Sunday. The Sunday dope has this Waycross on an excursion, and wa string tied to it—if it rains very much tonight Sunday may be a partly cloudy day without the usual showers. NEW BANK WILL OPEN JULY 2 COUP, MILLER OF LIBERTY BIG AVIATION MEET OPENED AT MONTREAL. Montreal, June 25.—What promises to be one of the most notable aviation meets ever held In America opened to- Colleges In Aquatic Meet, day at Aviation Park, near St. Anne New York, June 25.—Students from de Bellevue, and will continue until twelve colleges competed at Travers July A- I Island today In the first outdoor cham- The contestants are to include aero- * plonships of the Intercollegiate Swim- planes, balloons an# dirigible airships I mlng Association. -representing the United States, Can-' Three championship events were on ada and Europe. J the programme, the 440 yards, one The grounds where the contests are mile and fancy diving from ^en, twen- to take place cover two square miles ty and thirty-foot take offs. The col and are easily accessible from Mon- i leges represented were Harvard, treal. A grandstand with a seating Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Pennsyl- capacity of over 20.000. the largest vania, Annapolis, West Point, Cornell, structure of Its kind Jn Canada, it Williams, Amherst, Brown and tWT?o»- one of the features of the park. .leges of the City of New York. Commencement at Datmouth. Hanover, N. H., June 25.—The exer* v cbdl In connection with the 141st commencement at Dartmouth College hcga n today with the public speak ing contests for the Barge gold medal. The baccalaureate sermon will be. preached tomorrow by the Rev. Hugh Black, D. D., of Union Theloglcal Sem inary. Monday will be class day, Tuesday alumni day and Wednesday gradua tion day. STOCKHOLDERS MET THI8 MORN- IN AND ORGANIZED. The Citizens Bank of Waycross , the charter for which was recently secur ed, was formally organized at a meet ing of the stockholders held this morn ing at the law offices of Parke & Reed j R. Bunn, Alex K. Sessoms, T. W. Morrison, H. D. Bunn. W. L. Hlnnon, M,ller wna “ > ,ronll “ f ' IU . u,m,nr >' n k DIES SUDDENDLY SAVANNAH. Progress Noles By C/Port Andrews Secretary ^ | Board, of Trade. Without exception wxyfcross hue en- Joyed and Is now enjoying more in dustrial activity than any city of South Georgia, and has better prospects fo* continued development than any oth- By Telegraph to the Herald. Savannah, Ga. f June 25.—Col. E. Pj er Its size in the state. Miller, one of the best known citizens of Liberty County died here last night. The remains have been carried to WaiihourvUUe for Interment. Turners Meet in 8t. Louis. St. Louis, Mo., June 25—The North American Gymnastic Union, represent ing all the turner societies In the Uni ted States, began its national conven tion here today with an attendance qf Several hundred delegates. The cpnventlon will decide the date and place for holding the next nallpn turnfeSt, which usually attn$ts\ about 20,000 turners tr*f* aU ussy lb© country. To Keep Cool! i* M. ’L. Bunn and H. W. Stubbs were elected directors, ad the following of ficers were elected by the directors: President, f It. Bunn; First Vice President M. L. Bunn, 2nd Vice Presi dent, H. W. Stubbs, Cashier E. A. Stubbs, Assitant Cashier H. C. Bunn. The bank will open for business on the second day of July, in the Southern Hotel Building on Plant Ave nue, at the corner of Lott and Eliza beth streets. large number of the people of Waycross and surrounding country are interested in the bank, and it will start with splendid pr.ospect lor uc- cess. ure in Georgia. LITTLE JOE 18 NOT WORRIED. Atlanta, Ga., June 125.—Governor Brown Is quite undisturbed by Hoke Smith's anouncement. He will make no comment and says that he will make no campaign speeches. He will remain at the capital during the cam paign looking After the affairs of hi4 campaign committee has uo» been named. He is receiving scores ot letter! indicating that hla friends are as loyal to him os ever before, and he numbers many recruits from the enemy's camps. Ex-Governor Smith will make very few speeches. His campaign will be conducted from hla own law offices. He will at tack no one and use no abuse, it Is said. TOOMER BILKS # A FINE YACHT Hon. W. M. Toomer, formerly a citi zen of Waycross, and still largely in terested here,, has purchased the steam yacht Cosotto, from C. W. Dcen The yacht, in dimensions, is 14 feet beam arid 106 feet long, and will be In command of Capt. W. T. Lewis Col. Toomer and family will sail from .Jacksonville in the Cosette for hngthy cruise shortly. The first six months of 1010 will corce to an end with a record for new buildings and new homes that no similar period In the city’s recent bis tory will show. HORSE, CRAZED BY HEAT, FOLLOW8 MAN UPSTAIRS. Chicago. June 25.—A horae owned by H. Stern, in South Chicago, believ ed to have been driven mad by tho heat, after kicking its way out of Its attempted, to attucl^ ,ita owner a»f- loiyrfwin* Btafegp.U airs. There the fanlntul During the coming hot weather, you want to get a Straw Hat, and one of these cool, light weight Suits. I haVe them in Serges, Homespun, Grays, Crashes, just the right thing to stand the sun. Come in and see how nicely you can be fitted in one of Stein-Bloch “Smart Clothes,” Sam Peck “Nobby Clothes,” Strause Bros. “High Art Clothes” They Are Ihs Best In The Market TodaY. :AT: H. C. SEAMAN, NEWS OF A DAY II Savannah, Qa., June 25.—It Is ex pected in a abort time Messrs J. F. Gray, Murphy Candler and O. B. Stev ens will make their formal announce ment as candidates for railroad com missioner. They are to go into tho coming pri mary If the legislature doesn't cut. down the size of the commission. Savannah, Ga., Jane 26.—Judging from the noise that came out of the Eagles Hall last night the Hoo Hoos must do a whole lot to a man when they initiate him Into the mysteries of the order. The concatenation of last night was x attended by almost every member of the order of the black cat In South Georgia and about twenty men were Initiated. A ban quet followed the concatenation and this was one of the enjoyable fea tures. Savannah, Ga., June 26.—'Tho Joe Brown Clnb of Savannah which has bej n dormant for aomo months will enew its activity in time to*take part i n the approaching gubernatorial cam paign. The purity of our Chemicals, prompt ness of DELIVERY and the fart ;hat your Prescriptions are filled only by a licensed Druggist arc the thive main reasons why people always prefer the CENTRAL PHARMACY J. 5!. Warren, Jr., Mgr. stairs. There the Tanfmul became wedged In the narrow hallway at tho top of the first floor and wna shot by two policemen. As a result, the family living on the second floor had to enter and leave the building thru windows until the carcass, completely blo/klng the entrance, was removed. JUDGE GRIGGS MOTHER DEAD. Mrs. E. R. Griggs, tho mother or the late Congressman James M. Griggs, of the Second district, died at her homo in Dawson, Ga., Tuesday about noon, after an Illness of sever al weeks. She had not boon very well since tho denth of her son near ly six months ago. The remains wero carried to LaGrange, the old family home for enterment. Mrs. Griggs was seventy-four years of age. Two years ago the eroctlon of 118 io0es in one suburb established a eqpfd that for home building alone Till stand for some time. But it was for the eorly months of the present yea* (pr Waycross to really show tho outside world that she was on tho upward march and was there to Btay. Principally tho industrial work has been confined to the center of the city. The biggest step towards placing Way- cross In the class In which she real ly belongs was taken when active work startod on tho new passenger station. Since the completion of the handsome four story hotel two years ago the need of a new station has been doubly.plain to Waycross, anil the Improvement Is one that will prove a great advertisement. Next In Importance is the provision of funds to finish the home of the YoiinjT -M-Wr* CbrlxUan Association, | tll o W |, e |. over .130,000 havlnii been (ubscrl bod ,7, m, »K.AbO»t tW.000 had been expfthded. , When this structure Ik finished Way-'' cross will bsve a Y. M. C. A., the oqual of many larger cities, and better by far than any city the same size as Waycross. , SOL. THOMAS FILES PROTEST Atlanta, Ga., June 25.—The strong est sort of a protest from Solicitor General W. E. Thomas, of the South ern Judicial circuit, to the granting pardon to the three Rawlings boys, Milton, Jesse, and Leonard, has been filed with tho state prison com mission. After reviewing the legal aspects of tho crime, and the legal aspects of Justice as meted out to the boys, he enters at length into a full recital of the revolting details of the murder of the Carter children, and takes the position that the four years served by the boys have not constituted ade quate penalty. 'Sympathy has its* place In the hu man heart," ho continues, "but its purpose should never be used to de prive the people of the state W the protection of the laws, or to subject them to tho ravage* and murdereous assaults of the assassin/* In church Improvement and church building the first six months of 1910 have made a record that will stand for years. To begin with, worx Is actually under way on churches and additions that will represent an outlay of 128.700, and work proposed, to bo started In tho near future, represents an outlay of |30,000. Work !h under way on a holiness tabernaclo- at Wino na Park. Most Important to Waycross out side of the new station are tho ex* tensive improvements being made by tho Loomis company, owners of the electric light and Ice plants, and gM and street railway franchises. Their improvements to date have amounted well up Into the thousands, including (Contnued on Page 8.) A Joe Brown Club is being formed in Waycross and it goes without say ing that It will te a Mg oneT'