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VOLUME XVIII
WAYCROSS, GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1911
NUMBER 111
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FjQSI WITH
MEN BATTLE WITH
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Way
cross Retail Merchants Form FATHER HENflESSV j
Association At Enthusiastic Meetings \
CLAIMED if DEATH!
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COLD SPELL DROPS IN ON SOUTH
GEORGIA WITH SHORT WARN
ING— FAIR WEATHER WILi.
ACCOMPANY -THE COLD.
f'alr onight and Friday with frost
probably freeze tonight.
/tfliat's the substance of the weather
trenietlon for the night and Friday.
Temperature will take the upward
trip again starting tomorrow, accord
ing to the information received today
from Washington.
! PT.OMINENT MERCHANTS ELECTE D OFFICERS—WAYCRC3S INTER-
ESTS TO BE PROMOTED—COLLECTION AGENCY CRAFTS
AND ADVERTISING SCHEM ES TO BE STAMPED OUT.
GREAT ACTIVITY
BOND SALES
DESPERATE FIGHT IS WAGED IN
HOTEL OVER POSSESSION OF
ROOM.
CITY COURT IS IN
SESSION NOW
Rome, Ga„ March 16.—Two men,
each minus a leg, last night engaged
In a midnight battle for the posses
sion of r room at a local hotel, which
had been through mistake assignee*
to both.
They were J. L. McAffe and John
Cornols, the latter having just been
discharged from the Grady hospital.
They used crutches, knives andl
fists In the fight and both were bad
ly wounded. I u '
Recorder Yancey dismbyed them, The object of the association is to
believing they had been sufficiently 0 * o those things which shall be for
puhifhed. the general uplift of Waycross, to co-
* operate with the Board of Trade In
j 8TEREOPTICAN TRAVELOG AT locating here desirable enterprises, to
rrotect the merchants against the ao
Chicago. The workings of this fake
concern was exposed some weeks ago
bj the Southern Merchants, the offi
cial organ of the retail merchants As-
bi elation of Georgia, Alabama, Flori-
A largely attended enthusiastic
meeting of the retail merchants of ail
lines of business, held at the Board
of Trade rooms last night resulted In
the permanent organization of the an(KSoulh Caro ,| na
Waycross Retail Merchants Assocla- j
tion, with G. R. Brinson as president |
J. W. S. Hardy, Vive President, H. H.
Burnett, Secretary and .1. W. Seals I
. Treasurer. These officers will" have J
| the acitve support of the various com-1
mit tees, composed of the leading men
' in the trades, in making the work of 1
Association effective.
CNE OF THE BEST KNOWN AND
BEST LOVED PRIESTS IN THE
STATE OF GEORGIA.
GRAND OPERA AT
THEATER TONIGHT
City Cqurt is still grinding away
and it is possible that the civil cas-
et will, be disposed of today. After
which the criminal docket will be
- -taken up.
DEENWOOD CHURCH
At Deenwood Methodist church to- vtrtlslng (akea and coIlectlon agcnc y
morrow night Stcreqptcan Travelog. ' Brafte „ that are tafe8 ,| ng an(1 prey .
The Brownies of Dal-Nlppon, or a | np upon the merchants of the South,
Tour In Sunrise Land. Nearly 100 T . llcre , t would 8eem , hey have found
Beautiful hand colored views lllust-, „ fertIIo flcld o( opertttlon . A glarlng
trating the customs of The strenous lr , 8tanco 0 , the work of the8e c0l|ec .
HILL3MAN BUYS BONDS
ISSUED BY DUBLIN
Dublin, Ga., March 16.—The bonds
of the city of Dublin issued for $30,-
600 that were sold to the J. H. Hills-
iran company, of Atlanta, were sent
here last week to be signed and re
turned to the purchaser. They have
been signed by the proper officials
ni;d returned and it is expected that
the money will be paid In this week.
Work will begin at once on the pav
ing of certain streets.
little Japs and the island empire as
It appears today. Under the direction
of The Christian Lantern Slide and
Lecture Bureau, Chicago, Ill., To be
given at Deenwood Methodist church
Frtfry, March 17th at 7:30 p. m., free
oy Rev. W. H. Budd, of Brunswick, Ga
The rose gardens in Waycross are
beautiful now. Hundreds of roses of
all kinds and colors are In full bloom
aud the roses have never been more them by a Dr. Ed. Chiles, representing
' tbr Consolidated Adjustment Co., of
tlon agensy grafters is reported in
the Brunswick News of March 15th.
Mr. John Bratton of Atlanta; Hecty
of the Retail Merchants Association of
Georgia, who is In the city, and who
has been of much assistance to the
merchants of Waycross in organizing
tbic association; dropped into Bruns
wick last Sunday in the nick of time
t* save the merchants of that city
fiom being caught in the net laid for
200PAIRS OF PANTS
- | 1
To Close at
$3.00 A PAI
Worth From
$4, 00 to $6.00
AT
Theater patrous will have an opport
unity tonight of hearing grand opera
in English. One of the best compan
ies over visiting the-South Is here, and
will give a performance tonight. The
seat sale is at LaGrande Pharmncy.
Telephone orders will receive prompt
attontion. The following of the grand
opera for tonight will be of interest:
Cavalkria Rusticana (Rustic Chiv
alry) a dramatic episode based on a
tale’ of Geovanni Verga, was original
ly written as a drama produced by
Alexander Salvlni, and afterwards set
to music by Pietro Mascagni.
The action of the opera takes place
Easter morning on the public square
Jn a village of Italy.
Augusta, Ga., March 16.—The Rev.
Joseph Hennessy, assistant priest at
St. Patrick's church died at the city
hospital last night at 10:10 o'clock,
alter an illness lasting only two
weeks.
Rev. Joseph Hennessy, was horn
in County Tipperary, Ireland, about
sixty years ago. Ho was educated at
Ai! Hallows, in Ireland, and came to
America when a young man. He en
tered Plo Nono college, Macon, ns a
s'.udent for this diocese and was
crdaitied priest by Bishop William
II. Gross on December 8, 1788.
His work In the diocese was vor>
activo and during his life be visited
it* every town in Georgia except two.
He was twice stationed in Augusta,
coming here for the second time ns
assistant to Father Bazin In July,
1907. Ills work in saving lives dur
ing the 1908 Hood will always be re
membered. Father Hennessy was
one of the best known and best be
loved priests in the state.
MEMBERS OF PRISON
COMMISSION HERB.
Savannah, Ga., March 16.—Hon. R.
F. Dnvldson and Hon. Wiley Wllllnms
members of the Georgia Prison Com-
mission are in Savannah today mak
ing their semi annual Inspection of
the prison camps of Chatham county.
They have found things In splendid
order In Chatham county which has
the modol camps of the state. Mr.
T. Nowell West, Superintendent of
Public Works for the county took the
vlsiors in charge and showed them
over the convicts camps.
Turidda, a village ne’er-do-woll, is
In love with Lola and is conscripted to
serve In the army—he returns to find
her the wife of Alflo, u driver, Piqued,
lm seeks consolation inthocompuny
Santuzza who has always adored
tom. Lola In turn is exasperated and
secretly endeavors to reclaim his low
thus making Turidda a double traitor.
The opera opens on Easter morn
ing, Santuzza is under the ban qf the
church. - She canot kneel before the
altar in prayer and rejoicing. Know
ing that Turidda has been seen with
Lola, she appeals to his former love
cud reminds him of his promises. As
she kneels to him, Lola crosses the
square—tho women exchange bitter
words—Lola enters the church—TurlJ
du quarrels with Santuzza and follow
j Lola.
j The service over, Alflo and Turidda
j meet at the iiinJAlfio refuses to drink
| v. ! nc with Turidda Jn commemorating
I of the day and is challenged to mor-
r la! combat.
I Turidda conscience stricken, feeling
t the swift approach of death, seeks Lu-
e.u, his mother and Implores her bless
iug. His presentment is borne out
by tile arrival of a messenger, who an
nounces the result of the duel.
A picturesque scenic production will
bo given at the Tampa Bay Casino,
Friday night by the English Opera
Company nnd orchestra.
KINGSTON, GEORGIA HA8
VERY DI8A8TROU8 FIRE.
Kingston, Ga., March 16.—Practi
ca'ly the entire business section of
thiii city was destroyed hy fire today,
only two stores being left standing
out of nearly a dozen. Included In
the burned buildings are the postoffice
bank building and two hotels.
The fire originated from an un
known cause In the Kingston Inn, one
cl’ the hotels destroyed. The loss is
estimated at $65,000 with $20,000 in
surance.
DISTIGUISHED MEN
FOR ST. PATRICK'8 DAY
fcavnnnah, Ga., March IV.—Hon^
Michael J. Jordon of Boston, one of
the most distinguished irishmen in
the United States who Is to respond
to the toast, "The Day Wo Celebrate”
at the Hibernian Society’s 99m an
nual dinner otmorrow evening reached
tne city yesterday morning and is be-
Ig entertained by Mr. James F. Harty.
WIRE FENCE 8TRAND KILL8
YOUNG WHITE FARMER.
Swalnsboro, Ga., Murch 16.—A
very peculiar and sad accident which
occurred several days ago, resulted
ift the death of Mr. FrnnK Covena. L
Mr. Covena, who Is a thrifty and
well-thought-of young farmer, was en
gaged In building a wire fence. The
clamp which held the wire In some
way released Its hold and struck the
unsuspecting young man In the back
of the head. Just above the right oar,
with such force and violence that he
immediately was rendered uncon
scious and fell senseless 1
tracks.
It was soo?o minutes afterwards
tnat some one was attracted to the
si ot where he* Jay by his feeble
moans. Doctors were Immediately
summoned and everything done -that
medical skill could suggest, but all
to no avail. The young man’s head
I Columbus, Gu.„ March 16.—Tho
; Georgia and Alabama Industrial In-
jt’ex says In its regular weeky Issue:
"Cities and towns In the two stat
es continue to set a lively pace for a
private enterprise and many of tho
counties furnish an example equally
inspiring. Albany, Ga., Is to vote on
the issuance of $100,000 of Improve
ment bonds,yBarnesvlllo, Ga., on $50,-
000 of bonds for various Improve
ments, and Bibb county, Georgia, on
$375,000 of road, bridge and court
house bonds. Colquitt, Ga., voted
$22,000 of improvement bonds and
Rockmart, Ga. awarded contract fo»
a waterworks system. Glennville an |
White Plans, Ga., will vote on school
bonds this week and Monroe, Ga., will
soon hold a similar election. Plans
are being prepared for new jails for
Coweta and Dougherty counties, Geor
gia.
"Following a large land deal brown
ore property is to be developed near
Anniston, Ala., the building of a rail-
load to tho tract being Incident to
the mining operations. A company
was formed at Birmingham, Ala., to
manufacture an automatic block sig
nal dovlco for railways. A plant for
the manufacture of automobile spark
plugs is reported from Huntsville,
Ala. A brick company at Riverside,
Ala., is to substantially enlarge its
plant. A planing mill Is to bo built
at Foley, Ala. A $40,000 company was
Incorporated at Dawson, Ga., to man-
ufrtture n liquid cooler.
"The extension .of the Union.
Springs & Northern Railroad to Mill-
stead, Ala., has been financed and
work begins at once. At Atlanta, Ga.
a trust company Increased Its capital
stock from $600,000 to $1,000,000*
New banks were chartered at Sum-
mertown, Ga., and Sylvanla, Ga. A
stump machine co’mpany was lncot*
porated at Moultrie, Ga. Numerous
land deals are reported and in many
cases remarkable profits In realty In
vestments are recorded. The estab
lishment of rural telephone system*
continues in both Alabama and Geor
gia. Fifteen now corporation* with
capital stock of $239,000, are report
ed.” ,
•iclans that he had received a fatal
blow. Contrary, however, to the opln
ion. of the physicians, he lived sev
eral days Instead of a few hours, but
he never regained consciousness.
Only four short weeks ago Mr.
Covena wns happily married to Mias
Nannie Canady. The young bride la
prostrated with grief.
was shaved, but the skin appeared
A b”etitlf«f assortment of new neck ‘ nowhere to be broken, still ft was
ra .; .Mi’7 Ed.Le Fsrnell. . , Ire rp ?p,r^n» to tfi* 'tMctjdinj
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y.
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.
agents.
