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WEATHER TAKES A . DECIDED NEGRO TAKEN IN CHARGE BA
CHANGE FOR 1 . THE BETTER POLICE ON 8U8PICION.
TODAY. i,
—Aa a result of the luVes,tlgution
The weal hev’a. condition is improv- started by the police Ui the Dlckina
ing rapidly today, and by Saturday robbery a negro has been arrested on
night or Sunday will be normal again. I suspicion. His arrest wnB caused by
Fair and warmer- are the words'the finding of goods taken from the
used l»y the forester today.! store* In a place where he was era
The dope applies to tonight and Satur* ployed.
day, and ought to ejlsble hundreds ol If other parties are involved the
fanners to spend tile day here from [dues have not disclosed their identl
the surrounding country;’" *• jty yet.
REGULAR CITY ELECTION 8CHEO
ULED—VOTES FOR FOUR.
Washington, D. C. January 6 (8pe*
clal to’the Evening Herald) Waycross
dty^ population‘ of the thirtee nth cen-
bus If 14,485. The twelfth census
Mlfe Eleventh census 8, 364. ,
Durand Director.
ThijOgives Waycross an increase in
pofjityMOn the last ten years of 8,56G
The figures Above are a little less
than .the Supervisor of Census had ex
pected. . 14,551 was what the super
visor-and bis clerks had figured for
Waycrdss. However it is alright.
Tomorrow the regular city election,
will bo held in Waycross.
The places for voting will be at th®
opera house and at the court house. J
Candidates nominated In the dtjr
primary- for aldermen are to be voted.'
•upon: Finjt Ward, tfames Sinclair*
Third Ward, Fred Brewer; Flftl}
Ward. C. E. Dunn. Member Boaitf of
Education, C. E. Murphy. ~v
Although there Is no contest there
is no reason why the voters should
not turn out and vote tomorrow. The
election In one sense Is a formality,
but it Is a ratification of the primary
and should be given some attention. f
\Vayctos8’ house question Is receiv
ing some relief from outside sources
now. and if the rate of building con
tinues the supply wlU'lUgune nearer
keeping up with the demand than
heretofore. A. M. Knight was today
authorized by I. S. Hall, a banker anj
capitalist of Ocaia, Fla., to 'erect in
Kiversido Park six dwellings. Con*
ttact will be given immediately for
this work. The Atlantic Coast i.lne
A proposition to make oil from pear
nuts lias been advanced here by a
Virginia concern, and If a gum an tee
of a sufficient acreage of tue product
necessary for such an industry is
I made the plant will locate immediate
ly. No other location than Waycross
is under consideration, the promoters
; sayingythat they found railroad facil
ities and other inducements such us
to make this their one choice in
STATES SENATE. CONGRESSMAN
BRANTLEY WHILE IN SAVANNAH
TUESDAY
By order of the court a special
master will next week take the tes
timony of a number of Baltimore peo*
I pie who are witnesses In the suit
brought against Clark Brothers by
Evaji* and Company, a contracting
company and contractors. The suit is
thn\utcome of work done'here for the
1 Inbard -Cypress Company's concrete
saw mill, and involves about $10,000.
In view of the number of witnesses
llvlnjr at. Baltimore It was decided to
take their testimonycity. VV.
W. Lambdln will attend the Baltimore
, testimony taking. The suit has just
been remanded, to the city court of
t* *Wtwins* rfr^pv 4he .•UuiU’d^Siutes
L court, Where it was taken on petition.
SENATOR ELKINS DEAD.
Waterways Commission Meets.
SOME OF NEW-C0MER8 FIGURED
IN HI8TORY.
, , . . Washington, Jan. 6.—Senator Ste-
coming* here stated that he
*• '* : , phen B. Elkins, of West Virginia, died
%Jp se|l out and move to a
at midnight last night. At his bed-
ht$re such great. o;>port uni-
’ »' ■ side were his wife, his daughter, KatU-
offered, and said that so
, , •- erine, and four sons, David, Richard
right in Georgia. •
. • ( Stephen and Blaine, and Ids pnysi-
dan *. Death was due to blood pols-,
f INE FAT HENS AND FRY- oiling. He was conscious until with*
HABljY BROS. 6 2t in a half hour of death.
-The Canadian [
Toronto, Ont.. Jan. 6.
and American sections of the Inter-
| national Waterways Commission met
in joint session at the King Edward
Hotel in this city today for further
discussion of the marking of tho in
ternational boundary through tho
Great Lakes and adjoining waters.
Waro county now has as a resident
a lltled Frenchman. He arrived thil
week, from Massachusetts, where he
has lived ’a number of years. Before
living there ho wai a resident of Can
ada. His name is Marquis J. B. B.
do Vandreuil.
jQpo. o^ hjs .ancestral gra.ftdL fflltlWU..
was governor general of Canada when
that territory was taken over by Eng
land. Mr. do Vandreuil was accom
panied hero by two sons, 8. A. and
G. de Vandreuil. -They have purchas
ed i farm near Wftycross and will
build’ ttyeo homes upon tho land.
When asked how he'happened to
select Ware ns a place to live in Me.
do Vandreuil .said he road of immi
gration to this county in n newspaper
he saw in Boston/and decided that
what others were doing would not bb
u hod thing for himself.*
Council at the ‘election" meeting
will select a number of city officials.
The positions fo ho filled by council
are city attorn*
o{, JjtPifoft <:h|
health officer
and city physician.
II, city tax collector,
of waterworks, city
i treasurer, city tax assessors, and mom-
J hers of the police fotce. The “eloe*
tiqn" •meeting will probably he held
after January 15, when the fiscal year
for the present council ends, or it
meeting may bo held Immediately
after the regular meeting next Tues
day night. At this meeting, wiienov
er held, the new member of council.
Mr. Fred Brewer, will he sworn in ns
alddrman for tho third ward. The
You Can Make No Mistake
By Wearing a Suit Made by
EACH WILL HAVE HAD 336 DAYS
OF FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR.
Atlanta, (la., Jan. 0.—Benjamin D.
(Irene and John F. Gaynor, serving
four year termi In the federal prison
Here.for defrauding the .government
on the Savannah harbor contracts,
will tegaln their freedom op Feb. II,
next, aa ‘the result of expiration of
their sentences, however, and not
through parole. '
The perole board and attorney Gen.
oral, It It said, saw no retxon why
parole should - be granted them, es
pecially on account of the fact that
their sentences had been brief'for the
crimes for which they were convicted.
They whro not sont to the prison
until Jan. 8. 1908, and hove an allow
ance each of 336 daye for good be
havior. That will five them their
liberty on the day ttated.
The .parole board is preparing to
hold another meeting, and a'.numbei
of other cases will be acted on next
week.
, NOTICE.
PITTMAN CIGAR CO., ARE STILL
IN THE CIGAR BUSINESS IN WAy-
CROSS AND WILL BE FOR YEARS
TO COME. DEMAND THE BEST
r CIOARS. “V. B. S."| “WAYCROSS
GA’S.’’, (LOOK FOR GOLD LET
TERS) I “PITTMAN'S BEST 8MOK.
ERB.» 6 ft.
Strause & Bros.
The best dressed men you meet on the street
are wearing them.
./ ' ^ '
They are the best on the market today.
Mobile, Ala., Jan. 6,—Two depart-
monte of file United States govern
ment have made elaborate prepare,
tiona to .Intercept a cargo of twenty
Chinese on their way to Scranton,
Min. They are coming on the Am
erican schooner G. M. Corhrnn from
Kingston, Jamaica.
When the echooner entera Missis-
slppt Sound she will .be met by tha
revenue chtter Winona and a special
officer of tha Department of Jnallce
and a tug. cpntafnlng special officer*
of the Immigration Department from
New Orleans nnd Mobile,
some conflict seem* to exxlat be
tween the two departments la this
case and it has leaked pt|t that the
Immigration officer* and -Jh# special*
from Washlngion are not working
handpn-hand. Tho drst ilepartmeht
leaching tile schooner.’wfil make the
Chinese prisoners,
FOR THE WORKMEN’S ‘
.COMPENSATION ACT
Ifciena, Mont., Jan. 6.—'The State
commlasion appointed to draw -.np'-n
comprehensive employers' liability
AFTER
tha fireman has done his best and
lost out,'la then too tats to conxlder
About a policy of Urn Insurance! For
your protection you should ^
IN8URE IN OUR COMPANY ,‘J)
You can get them at:
today. 1 Tha coat for adequate Insur
ance to warrant you ugulnst financial
loss will not be ^ -sat. ’ ’
Why not gat our^rafee nnd guard
your Interests .bcfo.c It la too latsf
We have some line Pineapples,
► 2t. Hardy Bros.
The Stein-
Sam W. Peck
Block Co.
and Co.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS ANb WARE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
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VOLUME XVIII
WAYCROSS, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1911
NUMBER 122 r
