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VENING
AYCROSS
VOLUME XVIII
WAYCROSS, G A., SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1911
NUMBER 13
IDWACITYASKS
"HOW WAS ,,YOUR BOARD OF
'V. trade ORGANIZED?"
Krom far hway lows an inquiry out
f oftfce ordinary run wiif received at
the Board yf Trade today. A citizen
at Charles'City, Iowa, and one in tr
eated in the? organization of a commer
dal club, wrftes that he noticed in
•ome of the papers that the Waycross
Board of Trade committees Were plan
^ling larger activities for fiiis* year,
and he wanted to know how the organ- \
nation was pe-.fected, and what sup
port the citlzeps gave.
This inquiry shows how wide a pub
licity the doings of Wafcross receive
through the columns of the newspaper
The Information asked was furnished
by the secretary^ as well as booklets
of Waycross^and Ware county.
mini hut
mils impobiaht une
Proposed Road From Fort Valley via Waycross
and St. Marys.
Tom; COLDER
WEAIHERJOLIOWING
(Board of Trade Service.)
-Rain tonight
Then If It doea not vain tonight
ahuffle the carda and take one read
ing rain Sunday. Any shuttle you
make you get. rain; So rain It must
be sometime In, this section before
Sunday pastes. However, the rain
dope may be a Joker, and there's a"
vhance that we won’t git kostyad.
Colder weather Is scheduled as an
'Waycross it In line for another rail-1
road, and one that appears to baval
every assurance of being built In tbo |
near future. i
Parties Interested came here yeater- j
day, ami at a conference with btisl-j
uiss men told of the plan. The route
Is from Port Valley via Unadllla, Ab-1
bevllle, Douglas, Klngsland, and St. j
Harya.
That the line will go Into Jackson
ville Is regarded as certain, as such
a line would be worth considerably;
SMALL DWELLING
IS
PROMPTNESS OR FIRE DEPART,
i MENT SAVER ADJOINING
i BUILDINGS.
HISTORY OF
“COLERAINE”
(fttpared by .Mra. J. L. Walker.)
The following estremely interest*
ing history of “Coleraine’*, gotten up
by Mrs. J. L. Walker, who is sistorlan
ian for the Lyman* Hall Chapter D.
A. ft., will no doubt' be read with
great interest:
“COLERAINE."
Coleraine (cold rain) Ik situated
forty-live miles above St. Marys, on
the St. Mary a vivev. For ttve and
one-lialf milea the lands' or tbio town
have a river front and extend with
in one mile of tile Satllla river,
ilcralne was Bottled soon after the
evolutionary war*by the Cieek In-
AOCIION SALE
mooo Worth of lots solo by
NORTHERN FIRM.
The Bonelll-Adams Co., of New
York and Boston have shown Way-
croas pebple thatv.well situated lots
• e In great demand^ During the
past week they have Hold 115 lota
aggieRating $.10,600.
Most of the purchasers were Way-
cross people but many were from
Northern States. This shows us that
people who a»:e Interested in Way-
cross intend to make their home
here.
Mr. L. H. Bouelll of Boston was
I #ns. It WIIH a kreat rendezvous for j auctioneer, and he slates that he le-
, The house owned, and occupied by j children .of the foreets. A num- j |t c vea thoroughly In the future of
mere than under other conditions. Atj ^ R ^ Brf . tnn on A|bany ave . her of trails led to their place and j OTir C | ty . This Ip emphatically lllua
St. Mary* the proposed road has at- i. wa> destroyed by flre |here It was that the Indian plans of j „.i<cd by hip vary active Interest In
repdy ample water front, and various. 0 I warfare were made. Coleraine Is es- t |,|s development.
consaaalons along the right of way
have heeh granted. The people ap-
I proaohed so far ore heartily In favor
j of the road, believing It to be one that
'will make money from the Hart,
j The proposed line shortens by about
45 miles the distance between Atlan
ta and Jacksonville. It la this fea
ture that appealed to the hnanoial
interests hacking it.
last pight shortly after 9 o'clotOc.
The occupants being awakened by peclally noted for the
the dense smoke inside the bonne in
time to save a little of the furniture.
The fire department responded
ANOTHER CARNEGIE GIFT.
New York, Jan. 31.—Andrew Car
negie today announced n gift of ten
million dollars to the endowment
(anil of Carnegie QnMttute of Re
search of Washington,
after-course, and from the prediction I This tyring* the total endowments
The LaGrande Pharmacy, formerly
Scruggs Pharmacy will be open to
morrow (Sunday) and each Sunnday
thereafter for the fllllng of prescrip
tions only, mom 9 to 11 a. m. and 3 to
5 p. m„ and 5:30 to 9:30 p. m.
I 1
Treaty of The Idylwllde property has lODg
Peace and Friendship", made on Jan. been looked upoo as the natural dl-
t‘ae 29th, 1790, between the President j recllon of growth ot the city but the
o( the United States and the Kings owners have been retarding . Us do-
quickly, and soon had the Are uuderr and Chiefs, and warriors of the Creek j velopment by not bringing It forcibly
conttol, and prevented the adjoining
building! from burning.
The loss wsi partially covered by
Insurance.
Nation ot Indians. RnttAed March ' before the public.
18, 1797. The Commissioners on the' The Uouelll-Adams Co., have shown
part of the United States were Ben- ua how well we needed an active op-
jamln Hawkins, George -Clymer and eratlon.
Andrew Plokens. While Mitchell .was -The sale has covered alx.daya and
governor It was necessary to quell eilch day tbere were (rom SO o to W00
several uprisings made by the Creeks pe bple always grouped around the
VAUDEVILLE AT
THE MAJESTIC
LL BE GIVEN EV^RY AFTER
NOON.
Beginning: with thla afternoon., the
management ot the Majeatlc theater
hftH arranged to put on their various-
vaudeville actx at their matinee shows
in connection with the motion pictures-
They will ahow two excellent neela of
plcturea, which are changed every day
and these together with the vaude
ville acts will be'very entertaining.
Prices will be 5 and 10 centa for Ma-
tlneea and 10 and 15 centa at night.
Matinee show 3 to 6. Regular ahow 7
to 10.
THE TELEPHONE
TROUBLE SETTLED
THE TELEPHONE TROUBLE HA8-
BEEN 8ETTLED TO THE SATIS
FACTION OF ALL CONCERNED**
THE GIRLS WILL REPORT FOB
DUTY MONDAY MORNING.
Call at 30 Reed street for you*
It begins In north Georgia' tonight (to. this |ijst|tui|on to twenty-live mil-' Cabbage plants. They are fresh front
arid Sunday. ' , ... jllqp dollars.
' -
the nureery In 8oulh Carolina.
You tan Make No Mistake
By Wearing a Suit Made by
The Stein-
Sam W. Peck
Block Co:
and Co.
w' ■
rtf Strause & Bros.
The best dressed men you meet on the street
are wearing them.
They are-the best oh the market today.
'You can get them at:
at Coleraine. On the borders ot their
old town Fort Henderson, a poorly
conatructed fortification Is situated.
This part of Georgia had splenald
farm lands that were claimed by the
early Socialists of Amerloa. Each
year found their public granery .full
of fine produce. The hunting grounds
extend deep Into the forests of'the
Okefenokee swamp that lies close by.
This section abounds In time, wild
;duat«.. turksysfgand fish ot many
kinds. Deer, bear and panthers r(rvo
at will In these beautiful woods ol
Southern Georgia.
Tears of Indian history Is embed
ded In (he soil ol Camden county.
Historic events that transpired when
our June was primeval and the hills
echoed the voice of the chorlglnec
Ol America remain untold. Silence
now prevadea (lie village of Cole
raine. Her Inhabitants no longer!
prowl the forests In the pride of their
(independency nor smoke the pipe j
of peace In the public assemblies of
Chiefs and numerous tribes
men. The silence that lias existed
so long In this deserted town Is soon
(o be broken by the march of pro
gress and modern development which
Is now at hand in 'southern Georgia.'
Coleraine covered 10,000 acres of land
and was sold August, 1914, to the
Lewis Manufacturing Co., of Way-
croas. The parties Interested In the
corporation are Mcsara. J. B. Lewla
N, J. Sanders and Col. John Myers.
It Is the purpose of the present own
ers to rebuild the town at Coleraine
Landing. This Is one of the most
beautiful sites lor a town along the
river front. The lands gradually
rite from the river to a height of six
ty-four feet, sloping' gently into an
elevated plateau. In looking .over
the old land grants the first ones are
found to be from the. State of Geor
gia to Jamas Armstrong, dated De
cember, 1786, giving him 2.700 acres;
and to James Scagrave, 2,000 acres.
The other former owners of the his-
*o;Jc lands of Coleraine were Noble
II. Hardee, Stephen McCall and Syly.
auctioneer who kept them good na-
to ed and alive to the situation.
The way he carried the crowd with
him from one lot to another was vary
Interesting.
Among the purchasers were some
Of Waycross’ best known people:
Charles Johnson, J. D, (fgrtytt'-Bpnnli
A. Dean, Joseph C. Payne, Parley P.
Johnson, D. P. Colwell. Mary J, Me-
Qualg, W. H. Strickland, Laurence B.
Hood. O. A. Wiggins, W. T. Brin-
SOU J. B-. I.ewle, ,L JS. Hojrw.di'n, W.
D. Youmuni, O. M. Hires, B. W.
Hutchins, W. B. Barnes. H. L. Hood,
John E. Wadley, W. O. Conoly, 8. B.
Henderson, S. ■ C. Morton and Im
Carter.
THE KNI6HT OF
- MACCABEES
vanout Ultrh, 8r„ who owned these
lands until his death In 1580. Cole-
mine remained the possession ot tBe
heirs of the Hitch estate until It be-
came the property of the present
owners. i
Historian of Lyman Hall Chapter of
. D. 'A. R.
Notwithstanding (he cold weather,
Mr. Oalerbouse Is furnishing the lo-
|BBe/ . cal market with very fin* turnips.
The Waycross Tent Knight of the
Modera Mecca bees held a fine meeting
last night at Masonic Hgll, with near
ly hundred Sir Knights Ip attendance.
Several prominent citizens rods
“The Goat” said animal having been
carefully fod during the Chrlstm 1
vacation and was In fine .shape for
buslnea*. t
The mealing was-much'enjoyed and
extensive plana ware laid .(or 1911
Wqyooss TonJ has now a very
large membership, / him fallowing
are,the officers elected for 1911.
Pasl Commander -W, II. Pendt,
Commander—J. H. (Illlon
Lieut. Commandtr— F. F. Miller.
Record and Finance Keeper—Jasper
Wyldlng.
Chaplain- -Harry Johnson.
Physician—Dr. A. Fleming, Dr. J. B.
Knight, Dr. T. J. Carswell.
Sergeant—J Lee Parker.
Master at Arms—James Wilson.
1st Master of Guard—J. P. Mosely.
2nd Master of Guard—A. C. Morgan.
Sentinel C. L. Lovell.
Picket—R. D. Wilson.
Trustees—
. Allen James, T. J. McClellan, M. J.
Carswell, I.. V. Williams, Jsmes Sin
clair. J. D Mitchell.
I
GOV-ELECT HOKE SMITH
MAY COME TO WAYCROSS-
The writer called on Governor-eleog
Hoke Smith at hla office In Atlanta.
recently for the ptnpose of repeating,
an Invitation which had been extend
ed him to coma to Waycroea for a dap
at a time In the near future which h«- .
should name, when, the watermelon
Is at the beat, when the -barbecue
sends- forth its most odorfarous odor, t
when the Irish staw and ttys Brtytyg- t
wick ataw la In tuna. When the red- t
bosom from the clear waters 6f the
Salllla river shall be found broiling
on (he griddle at Saibte Rest farm,
and the oyster roast from Brunewlck
I presents Itself ns a aide show, lending
(enchantment to the view; when th*
j whip-poor-will shall be blooming and
! tbe night blooming perltia shaft be
.singing on tbe to utmost limb; when
* all Is lovely qnd the goose hangs high
! in, the beautiful auroir time; then tb#
i new governor, If Indeed such he shall
be, has promised to be with ns anil to
be our guest for a day.
The loiGrande Pharmacy will, be-
open on Sundays hereafter from 9 to- *
11 a. m and 2 to’5 p. m. and 8:30 to
9.-30 p. m
Tbe Herald desires to pay all lls
debts old and new except the debt
grblcb we owe the grim reaper und
that debt we deslra to postpone to the
very hut: In .n I- r lo carry but this
programme we urgently requeust there
who owe us to come up and liquidate.
Per wood phone 315.
20 lsn
YOUR LOSS
by IHw will not'bring grief and ruin
to your home If you have had the
forethought to secure ona of ouc
PIRE INSURANCE
POLICIES. * .
The coat for ample prole .lion,
guarantee- you against loss in evi
of such a catastrophe, la very smsl
If yon wish to know more about
reliable companies, a postal
bring onr representative . to your
door.
A.
M. K.mgKt
an<J Son
