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accompanied him, alia Dm the buggy and wa ul two ribs broken and waa •ruined, but la -expected to Becauae of her condltion,ho|^iipjfl he waa not Informed of her , I'a death last night. , j [ey wub Cl years old and bjpi^j m ie or the most promlnent mh**. , n Methodism In this eoctlija , late for mnny yewp. • He h«Fy!; n regular charge for .the JMt lira. lie la aurvlted by tho rn J six children. . , / >/■' , AKE. c of buying, better rill help you cbooei i, the right bouse, price. Our service* and Oon „ 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.