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VOLUME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA., THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1911 NUMBER 111 perfect. FjQSI WITH MEN BATTLE WITH II Way cross Retail Merchants Form FATHER HENflESSV j Association At Enthusiastic Meetings \ CLAIMED if DEATH! COL mi '■ fti 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 PUTTING MONEY IN A HOUS0 H a good investment if tho house It wisely chosen. The ordinary^man cannot be oxpccted to be an expert on such matters^ but WE ARB. So If you think of buying, better' lei us help. W*> will "help you choose the right location, the right house, and at the Hgbt price. Our services will be worth mnny dollars to you, both now and In the years to come. A. M. KnigLt and Son y. REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE. agents.