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fc STATE AND INSURANCE
AGENTS.
XVIII
WAYCROSS, GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1911
NUMBER 110
FOR
CITY AT WORK
Mr. H. H. Burnet is now hard at
work auditing the city’i books. Mr.
£drnet is one of the most competent
^ftat.cpuld have been selected by the
•/Wyjtnd is an expert at that work.
Mr. Burnet was selected by the city
after enquiries had been secured from
other cities were made, and as an ex
pert accountat would cost more, ho
was selected as the man to do the
work.
OF
VIOLENCE ATTENDS PRESIDENT KNIGHT ISSUES CALL FOR
EXPRESS STRIKE
At a meeting, held in the Board 01 ! FIGHTING FOLLOWS ATTEMPT TO
SMALL ROBBERY
,1
Trade rooms last night, an organiz
ation of the Waycross Retail Mer
chants Association was instituted.
Temporary officers were elected. The
:anization will be perfected and
permanent officers elected at the
meeting to be held tonight at 7:30 at
Board of Trade rooms. All mer
chants are cordially invited to at
tend and become charter members.
G. R. Brinson.
Temporary Chairman.
H. H. Burnet.,
Temporary Secretary, j'
RUN OUT FIFTEEN ADAMS
EXPRESS WAGONS.
New York, March 15.—Violence ana
disorder attended the attempt of the
Af’r.ms Express company to operate
its wagons today. Fiften wagons
v ere manned by drivers and guards
and despite the threatening attitude
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION MARCH PI
RECITAL AT THE
March 15,1911.
o the Citizens of Waycross and
Ware County:
Acting with the Chamber of Com
merce of fitzgerald, I, ns president
of the Board of Trade of Waycross,
BY MISS MINNIE LEE WOOD FOR
BENEFIT HIGH SCHOOL ATH
LETIC A880CIATI0N.
On Wednesday evening March 22,
n», the Central School Auditorium,
have issued a call for n good roads | morning of the 21st in autos, start- -Miss Minni el.ee Wood of the public
convention. Through co-operation we
can make a pull for the official route
that otherwise cannot be made. I
It has been suggested (that the |
Waycross delegation leave here the |
content ion to be held at Fitzgerald,
Tuesday, March 21, at II a. ni.
This meeting will be largely attend
wagons J ed by citizens of Perry, llawklnsvllle,
ing from some central point in the
city between seven and eight o’clock.
Those who cannot go this way are
urged to go on the morning train to
LAST NIGHT SOMETHINfi FINE
AT MAJESriC
of groups of strikers
were run out. - I Abbeville, Fitzgerald. Douglas, and | Fitzgerald. Let’s show these people
in tiie fighting that followed Thorn*-several other points along the route that we are interested in this high-
as Boyle, a guard, was severely In-1 Waycross advocates for tho southern
struck by a brick. extension of the National Highway,
Atlanta to Jacksonville. I deem it
very necessary that Wnycross and
Wqre be wqll represented at this
The company says it is moving ex
cess will little trouble.
/ '“Y t‘
Last night while the family of Mr#
R. T.-blowers, who lives on 82 Folks
street, were eating supper, a thief etkq
teied the house through a window and;
stole some money and a pistol. Tlim
work was done evidently by one wl£
was familiar with the house, but
bb&r'heai
WILL TAKE CHARGE
AT VIRDIE HOTEL
clew as to the identity of the robb
or robbers has as yet been found.
OH, THESE MEN!
By Fannie Fern.
It sometimes happens that the loy
alty one man exhibits towards an
other man originates In no higher mo
tive than self-protection.
His idea of forgiveness of a sin
is often the privelege to go on sin
ning.
The “Musical Benson's’ who are
^forming at the Majestic Theater •
week are well worth seeing and •
hearing. They certainly play their, charge of the Vlrdio Hotel tomorrow,
way proposition, nnd let’s go there
I.' force.
Very ruly yours,
A. M. Knight, President,
* Board of Trade.
The Herald Will Wait
For The Proper Time
chimes and musical instruments well j having leased the house from Judge
and no one should miss going to the Williams. The VIrdie Is one of the
Majestic this week. oldest aad be8t arranged hotelB In
tht city. Convenient to the depot
and the business section. The build
ing is to be completely overhauled,
Every member of the “Children of j renovated and * refurnished. Mr.
the Confederacy’’ are requested to j Slaughter is an old hotel man and
meet Mrs. Eugene Downer Dimmock j will have able assistants,
tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 atJJen- l The VIrdie has forty of the most
tral School Auditorium. All children [delightful rooms in Waycross. The
who are ellbible are also requested . Herald wishes Mr. Slaughter great
$4*00 to $6.00
AT
The Herald does not propose to
publish any moro rumors or hearsays
about this aviation business. When
the Committee, which has the'matter
in charge is satisfied that they have
an aviator who enn nnd will fly, we
are willing to do our part, and more
than our part in the matter of free
advertising, nnd in assisting to got a
crowd to Waycross to witness the
show. Until then we doom It proper
to let the matter rest.
The llerad does not doubt that the
Committee is doing its very best to
make good and we believe It will and
when it does, then will be tile time
for us to blow and for Valdosta to
howl. Ain’t it bo Brantloy?
FAMINE STALKS IN
IN8URRECTOS HAVE 8LOWLY
TIGHTENED CORDON AROUND
TOWN—PEOPLE SUFFER.
GRAND OPERA
TOMORROW NIGHT
Grand opera In the highest attain
ment of vocal and dramatic art. It
requires long yearB of endless study
on the part of the artist and repre
sents many thousands of dollars in
Up preparation. Who of us do nov
admire Wagner, Goethe, Verdi, Mns-
cngnl and dozens of other famous
composers, both of the olden and mod
err. schools, who have given the mus
ical world such beautiful verses as
Parsifal ,11 Trovatore, The Bohemian
Girl and Cavallerla Rusticana. But
what of the words of art without the
singer to present an intelligent rendi
tion of the scores? Singers- who
have worked their way to the front
rank by endless application and study
until their brains fairly brqil. Then
again the grand opera singers must
have temperament, personality and a
keen conception of ,the artistic. In
other words “many aro culled but
few are chosen.’’
Wo have at the opera house, Thurs
day, March 16, the English Grand
Opera Company assisted by theii
own ladies' orchestra, presenting Mas
cagni’s masterpiece “Cavallerla Rus
ticana,’’ and Offenbach's amusing op-
letta, “The Rose of Auvergne,’’ and
In conjunction with the opera a7id or
chestra recital of fifteen minutes pre
ceding the opera, which certainly is
El Paso, Texas, March 15.—Cut oil
from food supplies for the last three
weeks, 25,000 inhabitants of the be
leaguered city of Chihuahua face fum
Ine. Insurrectos have surrounded th»
city. Attempts by the federal sol
diers to dash outside to forngo have
failed. The Insurrectos Invariably
drive back the foraging expeditions
before they have proceeded any dis
tance from the city limits.
Hundreds of women in Chihuahua, j n mo, t alluring program,
fearing starvation, have taken their
children from the bottled up town,
and now bands of them are roaming
the country.
NEW8 BROUGHT BY AMERICANS
Direct word from the city of Chi
huahua was received here this after*
noon through Jed Newkirk, and Am
erican merchant, who traveled the
225 miles In an automobile, having
left there two days ago.
The entire city was in Ignorance
of the progress of the revolutionary
movement, all telegraphic communtca
tfon with the outside world navln*
cut off almost continuously for
two weeks.
GRADUATE LEAD8 THE
REBELS.
Capt. Oscar G. Creighton, an Am-
and Harvard graduate, with a
band of Insurrectos, many of whom
are Americans, camped 15 miles south
Jaurez. Creighton’s men came
10 miles of Jaurez and the
shock of an .explosion when he blew
railroad bridge was felt in the
school faculty will give a reading for
the benefit of the High School Ath
letic Association. While Miss Wood
coes not claim to bo a professional
reader yet she is superior in her
work to many who claim so to be.
She certainly will make good.
i’lie Hnmilton College Monthly of .
Lexington, Ky., says “Miss Wood
gave “Howell’s Sleeping Car” and
fairly captured the audience. She
has a very pleasant and inimitable
mnnner that wins admiration from
aP who are so fortunate as to hear
her.”
“I,'or impersonations are amongst
the finest, from those In which the
ra.ighty boy lives his mischief over
hofo’e us to those In which tired out
with play ho goes to “The Land of
NY.d” lulled by ills mothers’ voice."—
Hartsvlile, Tonn., Times.
• “In Esmeralda,” Miss Wood dem
onstrated her versatility by handling
the eight widely differing characters
i truly masterful way. Her sec
ond reading" was most pleasing, being
a nadaptation from "Poketown Peo
ple.” Her dialect is splendid. Sho
responded to many encores."— 1 Telfair
Enterprise.
Remember the dnte, March 22nd.
Admission 15 and 25 cents. Benefit
Athletic Association. Come out and
enjoy yourself and help tho boys.
The- company has been carefully se
eded from the best grand opera tal
ent available and if nil reports from
the towns and cities where the organ
ization has appeared aro true, tho
musical treat of many years Is In
store for the music lovers of Way-
ct oss and every available scat should
be sold early.
NOTICE.
All Odd Fellows of the city are re
quested to be on hand at the hall to
night in order that arrangements
can be made for the banquet tomor
row night. • ^
J. T. Strickland,
Chairman Committee.
REV. HOWARD W. KEY KILLED
BY A FALL FROM BUGGY.
Columbus, Ga., March 16.—While
driving late yesterday afternoon, Rev.
Howard W, Key, son of Bishop J. S.
Key, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, was Instantly killed.
His wife, who
was thrown from the
alncd serious Injuries.
In falling from Ills buggy Dr.
struck a post crushing his head.
Key had two ril>H
badly bruised,
cover,
ever, she
husband’s death last
Dr. Key wus
been one of the most
islers In
of the state for
not had a
few years,
widow and six
Crel/htoj reached the vlolnlty of
Jjtrrz af'er a march frr.:h tho so*;ih
national railroad and after leaving in
hib wake a trail of burning bridges.
His arrival near the border was spec
tacular, for after releasing 25 Amer
icans who had gone Into Mexico to
investigate a mine and who* had
sought his protection, he waited until
dark and announced bU presence by
a terrific explosion which resulted in
devastation of a hrfdje at Mcspfc
PUTTING MONEY
IN A HOUSE;
is a good Investment if
wisely chosen. The ordinary
cannot be expected to be an expert
or, such matters, but
WE
So If you think
lei us help. We will
the right location, the
and at the right price,
will bo worth many dollars to you,
both now and in tho years to
A.
REAL
of about 101 Kilts along the Mexican a few miles south of the city.
