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VOLUME XVIII
aycross Evening Herald
WAYCROSS, GA., MONQAY, FEBRUARY JO, 1911
NUMBER 160
, MARCH 9-10-11
Knights of Pythias At The
Central Baptist Church
One of the largest gatherings of our city. Rev. Mr. Scruggs in file
The Guarantee Raised.
Despite the fact that Saturday
chants, the committee secured
„ arantee necessary ter secure
some v« the world's famous and most
daring aviators is given. Meet to be
^tinder auspices of Waycross Board of
. Trade. Jt'f vance sale in a few hours of sonic
RailroaVs will make special round thing like $900.00. The advance sale
trip rates within 100 miles radius. \ necessary to secure the “Birdmen"
Citizens looking for thousands of | was $2,000. The additional work to
vistors. I day brought the lists up to very near
An aviation meet and Census cele- the amount necessary and with prom
■ 1 Knights of Pythias
, tures each day In the enclosure and j duy wwhejj (he men
as 1 all of which will be handled in such i
seen yester- couise of his long ministry am! hli*
of the Fra- daily vsits to the sick and needy all
, ternal order, attended the services of lover our city, is peculiarly well quail
an unusually bu.y day for the roer- j manner as to furnish plenty of amuse- j Ccntr . al Bapt|st cllurc „ whe!e Rev (ied to OTtllnale tho vaIue 0 , lh , 8e or .
ad-! ment for the vlsitois and will great’y
increase the attractiveness
Waycross celebration.
bratlon will be held In Waycross on
March 9, 10 and 11 under the ausplc-
ea of the Waycross Board of Trade.
J. S. Berger, world’s greatest avi-
fcfcrj.iwith their heavier than air mi-
chinas; Aeroplanes and Biplanes, the
most wonderful invenlions of lids
e«T»rmy have been engage' for the
nvlatlon features. j
The most daring aviators and Bird
men of this generation will operate
theme intricate machines.
The flights be from an im
mense enclosure inTwhich seating ar
rangements will /be made for a vast
number of people.
How It Was Arranged.
Final arrangements were made for
{his meet and census celebration at
(t conference of business men at
doprd of Trade rooms on Saturday af
ternoon. The Board of Trade com-
.mltteo which started on Saturday
with secretary Andrews, Walter
.. Young, and J. S. Elkins have been
^Increased by the addition of Mr. Fred
Brewer. J. E. T. Bowden and Col. B.
G. Parks
Mr. Brewer was appointed chairman
of the committee and as such has got
ten the members Mntd np for the stre-
5nous wort'Between how and the dat-
~«b nahicd for the celebration
ises made during the day the full
amount will be In hand by tonight
A Great Crowd Expected.
Our merchants and citizens n
very optimistic over the prospects of
getting the crowds to Waycross. that
will flock to such a celegration. The
co-operation of the railroads in the
matter of special rates wil piove an
1 immense factor In bringing in the
crowds from surrounding places.
Special Arrangements for Children.
The committee will also arrange for
a special school rate that will apply
to not only our local schools but also
included the agricultural college and
schools of Douglas and Presbyterla!
Institute and schools of Blackshca:
and all other points within our rvaius
and will thus enable every cl.:Id to
ee these wonderful "Flying Ships”
and see and hear lectures explaining
the why and wherefore and all the ins
and outs of the flying game, so en
trancing in its doing and during
Automobile Racing.
In addition to the aviation the Way
cross club are arising fojr some In
teresting contests that will be of
great interest.
Athlftle Sports. Etc.
Good music by brass band, foot rac-
FREEZING BY
TUESDAY NIGHT
\V. H. Scruggs preached a groat ser-J ganJzatioiis as real ministers to the
mon on Fraternity. N’ot only were the, neeuB oT the people and his tribute to
the Pythlans present, but in lesponee the brotherhood of the K. of P., ami
to their invitation representatives other organizations was very eniplmt-
were there from almost every Fratern- j le and hearty and greatly appreciated
all Older in the city, and in the aud- While his loving words of eommonda-
ience who sat beneath the spell of his tloti and cheer profoundly Impressed
| earnest prcaelier, were to he seen men his great audience. Special singing
from every rank and walk of life in had been provided.
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weather bureau at washing- f
TON SAYS SOUTH WILL GET.
FREEZE BY TUESDAY NIGHT.!
fact, the temperature will drop, or between Ordinary's Court and United
may drop, to below freezing. North Suites Court has arisen. Assistant
Georgia is scheduled to get a freeze District Attorney C. H. Coddlngton
tonight;. was present to represent 'll. S. Court
The. cold wave is coming from the an d ®* Brittain, P°*t office Inspec-
northwest, where heavy snows are WflB u ^*° P r ©8®nt representing
reported. The fruit growers of Geor- l ^ e interests of tne post office author-
gia are particularly interested in this M**
Thoumsvllle, (Ja., Fob. 20.—Deputy
Sheriff Uheberg ami a posse return
ed at an early hour this morning from
an ineffectual effort to captuio a negro
who had badly frightened Mrs. Har
ris, wife of a well-known farmer oi
Thomas county, living on the road be
tween Thomasvilie and Putnam. A
phone message was received last
night for the officers to come and
bring their dogs to track tho negro
and then left In autos accompanied
by a posse of men.
Mrs. Harris said she was at home
alone, her husband being away on
, business, when she saw the negro in
W. H. Cribb came before Ordinary | issued warrant for bis arrest. Rut | ,i 10 yar( j ncar j 10U g 0 * 8ll0 ca u e( |
D. If. Thomas this morning on a trim | before warrant could bo served, j t0 know wha( he wante(l _ bul he made
no reply.
She then got her pistol and shot at
Dispute Between U. S. and
Ordinary Thomas Adjusted
FIRES AT BLACK
WIFE OF THOMAS COUNTY PLAN
TER PUTS INTRUDER TO FIGHT,
Fair tonight and Tuesday—but
Colder for hinacy. This is the case where a! friends of Cribb came down to Way-
And then—Colder some more. In conflict for possession of pilsoner cross and secured his arrest on
teport. as the life of Georgia's fruit
crop hangs in the balance. In the sec
tion about Waycross all fruit tr^es
are In full bloom, and if a freeze bits
this section some If not all the fruit
may be badly damaged.
on account of reViVal'at
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH THI
LYCEUM WILL BEGIN AT 8:30 TO-
jog. blcycl« ; etc., will be ten- NIGHT.
—
S3S
200PAIRS OF PANTS
To Close at
$3.00 A PAIF
Mr. Coddlngton in stating the case
for U. .ft Court, explainer! that W. W.
Cribb, the prisoner, wus charged with
entering the postoffice at Waresboro
with fclopions Intent and of setting
lire to the building. He further stat
ed ,tljat U. B. authorities saw Cribb
9 th
And* securing gyJdence, on Feb..JRh pr
charge of lunacy. He assured the
court and friends of Cribb that he
should have a fair trial nnd If found
Insane would be taken care of by the
government and urged that the us
ual camlty that existed between U. S.
Court and County nnd City Court
should not be disturbed.
Ordinary B. H. Thomas, after care
fully investigating the law and facts,
finally decided that position taken by
U. S. was correct and Issued neces
snry order transferring W. W. Cr|||b
to custody of U. S. Court and U
Deputy Marshall Sutton will take the
prisoner to Valdosta this ovenlng.
1 -
MORE COMP LAN!
HUSBAND CONVICTED! ,
WIFE BECOMES INSANE]
TRAGIC SEQUEL TOJTHE RUSSIA
A TO SI
N POISONING CASE—WA8 GOING
BERIA.
Worth From
$4,00 to $6.00
AT
H. C. Seaman
) r?'
8t. Petersburg, Feb. -20.—There is
s tragic sequel to the conviction of
Count O'Brien DeLassy for the mur
der of Count Vassilli Bouturlin, for
which crime he was sentenced to pen
al servitude for life. His wife, <vho
was the sister of Count Vassilli and
the daughter of General Bouturlin,
has become insane. Immediately af
ter the verdict Countess Del.assy an
nounced her intention of going to Li
beria with her husband. Then she dis
appeared. She was recognized in a
train car by a lawyer enguged In the
case. He detained her, and with the
help of the police, took her to Gen
eral Bouturlin.
Later an examination by physicians
disclosed that she had lost her mind.
him several times, and he ran. She
phoned a neighbor who called up the
officers here.
The dogs readily took the trail
from the yard nnd followed It about
a mile to an old saw mill when thejr
lost It.
Mrs. Harris could not recognize the
negro as it was too dark, but it is
certain he Intended breaking in the
house but for her discovering him.
Mr. Editor: —
The electric lights were (I come
near saying unusually) poor last night
What's the matter? Can't somebody
do something or say something that
will give us a better service?
Certainly Its somebody's business,,
to at least try to correct this condi
tion.
Subscriber.
GIRL CHARGES PREACHER
WITH HER DOWNFALL
JOSEPH B. COX ARRESTED IN (■ AD8DEN TO ANSWER TO 8ERIOU8
CHARGE 1 N ROME.
Rome, Ga. f Feb. 20. -Joseph B. Cox,
a well known character In Rome, who
followed the profession of preaching
and shoemaking, has been arrested
in Gadsden and will be brought back,
to Rome on a serious charge by Miss |
Emma f.usky, who lives out of thej
city. \
Cox, while lie.e usually carried a
BIHle under his arm and did his
preaching at oud times. He followed (
no orthodox sect or erped, but had
doctrles all his own. Part of his
liglon was the laying on of hands,
and he wan particularly zealous In
this. He sought converts amonh
young women It Is charged.
He Is u married man and his wife
In living. Ilia actions aroused Indig-
nation in East Rome, and feeling iiu*
run high against him since tho
rant was sworn out.
editor Herald:—
While numerous suggestions are
:cln.{ made and rumors circulated
e.nent the political situation in Geor
gia, the talk of Mr. Brantley's suc
cessor, should ho decide to heroine a
andidate for tho senate, Is one of
the themes a party of gentlemen this
morning on the streets of Waycross,
suggested the name of Hon. A. M.
Knight as a fitting person to succeed
he talented statesman, mentioned yi
the nations general assembly. Noth
ing wrong In tho suggestion, anyway,
is there. -Yours truly,
Democrat.
RING 174 FOR WOOD.
1m
WITH LARCECY
Alexandria, Va., Feb. 20. -C. Jones
Kixcy was arraigned in court here
today to answer to charges made a
gainst him as a result of the failure
of the Vlrtt’fa Safe Depict and
Trust Corporation, of which ho was
president. The concern went into the
hands of receivers Dec. 29 last, to
gether with its eight branches scat
ter d throuhgout Virlnia.
The Indictments charge Rixey with
iarcency, making false statements as
to the financial standing of the bank
and falsifying the accounts of tje jn
F.tltntion.
TRY THE WANT ADS
WONT YOU COME TO OUR PARTY?
The Majestic Reception at our store
all week, February 20 to 2G.
Will be the talk of the town and
wo want you to wxisKIcr this a per
sonal invitation to nttend at least
one day. See newspapers for special
day. Hot coffee and biscuits will be
served every day. Bring your family
and spond a few. pleasant hours with
us. Set or Waro free. Watt Hardware
Co.
..Don’t let your good intentions
HANG FIRE.
Wait not another day, hour or min
ute, but cover your home against
loos by firs. You owo this much to
your family,
GET IN8URED NOW.
The premium amounts to but a-
trifling sum—and the load of worry
it taken off your mind is worth much
more to you.
A. M. Knigkt
and Son
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE-
AGENTS.
