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MORNING TRAIN FOR ATLANTA
WILL LEAVE 20 MINUSES LA
TER.
TERRIBLE LOBS OF LIFE NAR
ROWLY PREVENTED.
Charged with cutting * lock of hair
from • the head of a white woman
hero against her wtU, and with klasing
her hand. hi. A. Stephen*, whose head
quarter* are Richmond, Va., Jackson-
vllle, Kin., and Thomaavllle, Ga„ baa
hern fount! guilty of aiaault and bat-
toiy, and eentenced to aerre ninety
day* on the chain gang. Judge Sea
brook, In patalng lenience, gave'the
man opportunity to pay a fine of |S5
and costa. Thla ha* not been done,
and unifu arrangement* are made by
the prisoner to coyer aame, he win be
compelled to work out the lenience.
Official* of the Hebard Cypreaa Com- Ware county's exhibit .In the city
pany, a million dollar corporation of ticket office of the Atlanta, Binning-
thla city, have been aerved by Sher- ham and ultlanttc is to- be installed
- Iff Woodard to appear In Ware Supet- early next week,
lor Court next week to aniwer the This exhibit will contain as many
charge of violating the Sabbath day. I different products of Ware as can be
The grand jury, which had Just ad- j gotten together ,and the cooperation
lourned until next weeh, returned a of all citlxens and fr;m owners Is ur-
bill against tba company, charging ged for the moven.e.'i.
that logs and other freight were, haul- The products taken to Atlanta fo,
ed over the tram road on a Sunday, exhibit will be properly tagged, and
and that such was not a work of ris- every grower given due credit for hl»
eeaalty nor a deed of charity, there- contribution to (he exhibit. Jars of
fore in violation of the state Sunday pecans and other such exhibits will be
| returned In perfect condition.
It Is understood that, the Hebard The exhibit v/111 be packed and tent
company sent a train of perishable! 0 ff Tuesday night or Wednesday, and
*o their logging camps twenty-live everyone who can assist Is urged to
miles south-west of waycross some carry their contributions of products
time ago, and this is believed to bo 1 to tbe Board of Trade or lo either of-
The cue complained of. the newspaper fflcea some time Tues-
(Board of Trade 8ervlcc.)
Prospects tor a good Sunday so fin
ns weather conditions are concerned
are not pleasing.
Increasing cloudiness tonight, fol
lowed by rain tonight and probably
all of Sunday, la the dope given by the-
weather man today. Wanner temper'
ature la given along with thla doss
Norfolk, - Va.. Dec. 10.—Fire partly
Effective Sunday. Dec. 18. the Allan- , he atealner Maryland of
ta, Birmingham and Atlantic will In- t; „ Ncw y ork Philadelphia and Nor.
augurate a new paasenger train sched rolk railroad lastnlgbt and three bun.
ule, by which the running time bo drld paMenge ra had a narrow and
tween Waycross and Atlanta Is con- thr i milg eI cape from , nJllry or deaUl
slderably quickened, and better con- Tho Maryland left Norfolk at 0:15!
nectlona made. • o’clock for Cape Charles, Va. Thirty j
Train No. 1 will leave Wayerosa for mtoHtea later> wb „ e wa ,
between J
Atlanla daily at 9:-20 a. m. In place B ush Bluff light and Bewails Point,
of 9, a. m.’, at heretofore. This train g re was discovered in some cotton In
connects at Nlcbolts with Brunswick the freight hold,
trains, at Pitxgerald with Thomasv|lio. Elf h t United States sailors, pasaen-
tralns, at Cordele with Georgia, Sou- gert.on the steamer, distinguished
them.and Florida and Seaboard Air thonuielres for bravery, and. probably
Line trains, and with various roads lo prorated t - nc complete destcdctlon of
Atlanta. Tho night train will jeave the‘steamer. A sailor named Stoop
Waycross at the usual time. 8 o'clock, hung over the tide of the ship while
E. 3. Turner, of Roanoks, Va, har
been brought to the general boopltal
of the Atlantic Coast Lint bare tor
}reatmen(, having been Injured gt
Folkston when passing over a freight
train. It appears that Turner climb
ed over a freight Just as the train
pulled lo'at’Folkaton, and one of his
feet, was caught In the bumpers when
the train slacked. The accident wa*
quite a painful one for Turner.
. WAYCROSS BOV DIES. ' of Trade, wjjl Install the etthiblt In the
Charles Cottlnghmn, sen of R. T. Atlanta office with the assistance of
Cotungham, deceased, and Mrs. A. L. w , H. Leahy, general passenger anent
Cottlngham, of this city, died yester 0 f the Atlanta, Birmingham, and At-
day at his hotne, 2712 South Seventh lautlc.
street, 8t I-ouls, llo., after a linger- - .
lug Illness wil'd consumption. He PORK) PORK) PORK!
leaves a wife, fqur little boys, his Hams 18c, Shoulder 12 l-2c, Chops
qiother, two stater*. and three broth- 15c. Whole pig 10c. Fresh meats of
era to mourn hla loss. .The Interment all kinds,-phone 242,108 1-2 Plant ave.
will lake place lo st. Louis. 16 ot. Blizzard Market
■ Mahogany piano benches at the TRV OUR..2$c BUTTER.
Waycross Furn. Co, • .17 4L j,/.- WILSON
INTERCOLLEGIATE BASKETBALL.
New York, Dec. 17 —Tho 'intercol
legiate Basketball League, comprlelng
Yale, Princeton. Pennsylvania, Cow
nell and Columbia unlveraltias, be
gins Its season tonight with a gams
between Princeton and Pennsylvania
at Philadelphia. The season will con
tinue until March 4. Columbia now
holds the championship of the of the
organization.
COL MARCUS DICKERSON
SWORN IN TODAY.
Col. M. D. tXc'denon has received,
his eommlslon as solicitor for tho 8u,-
perior Court, Waycross District and
was sworn in today by Judge Parker
The Herald predlete that the new sol
icitor will make a most efficient end
popular official.
You Can Make No Mistake
By Wearing a Suit Made by
FIGHT FOR THB CONTROL
OF THE BUTTER BOARD.
Chicago., 111., Dec. 17.—A light for
the control of tfie Elgin butter board,
whose weekly quotations hav* served
for more than a quarter of a century
as a basis on mfitch butter wa* bought
and sold In practically every part t
the United States, wW coma to a
head Monday when the hoard will
hold Its annual election of officers
and -committees. "
•The tight la being waged by Chi
cago members of th* board, who have
long contended that the naming of
tba opening price of blitter each week
baa been done under farelnal condi
tions. Since the first of the year the
Chicago membere have been lighting
to bring/bout lower prices. They
maintain ibat fjie butter board Is
manipulated solely In the Interest of
a clique and they threaten lo make
some startling revelations at the an
nuel .meeting II those In control do
not agree lo reform Ibelr methods of
procedure.
Slrause & Bros.
RESIDENCE
The best dressed.men you meet on the street
are wearing them.
They are the best on the market today.
Delays of the Law DIseuiltd.
Boston, -Mass., Dee. 17.—The causes
of delay in the. administration of Jus
tice In civil action and plans to rem
edy the evil were exhaustively ills-
euued here today at the annual meet
ing of the Massachusetts Bar Asstn
elation. The rccomendatlons or the
association will be submitted to the
general assembly for legislative ao-
Gilmore Sti,
For Sale on
EASY lEftMS
BY '
You can get them at
WENDLING ASKS FO REW TRIAL.
Louisville, Ky., Dec, 17.—In tbe
criminal court today Judge Gregory
llatene d 4o argument! on tho motion
for'* new trial In file case of Joseph
Wendllng, Iwho was convicted tws
Weeks agl of the murder ot little Al
ma Kellner and sentenced to life lm
prisonment.
Jersey City, N. J., Dee. IT.—The
case of Jame* J. Gallagher, who shot
Mayor Gaynor, Aug. 9. at Hoboken,
Is on the docket of the Hudson coun
ty court for next week, and the expec
tation Is that tire trial will begin
about Tuesday or Wednesday.
Anytlimg You Need For Boys.
REAL ESTATE
Insurance and Renting Agie.
PHONE 200.
Southern B.i'.dlng t
iijiuijiiioLjBfiiM
Pictures make appropriate Christ
mas presents for young or old. Finest
line In th# city at the Wsycres# Fur.
Co, . .- . ' . 5* S* : *
Nothing better to cook on Ibat a
Monarch Route For sale by Waycross
Funiltur# Co
The Stein-
Sam W. Peck
Block Co.
and Co.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS
ANL* WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION
VOLUME XVIII
WAYCROSS GA
SATURDAY DECEMBER 17 1916 *• f
f, .
NUMBER 106