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NUMBER 131 WAYCROSS, GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1911 VOLUME XVIII FIRS! BAPTIST Wo TO^ME CENTRAL OR FIR8T ■ARTIST CHURCHE8—BUT YOU MUST GO TO CHURCH. M The Herald desires to state that the following kind and conservative ar ticle was handed ua by a leading member of the First Baptist Church. Ve approve It and the spirit It treathes. Most heartily Christian men and women should get together and work In harmony for the cause *' Christ, and the building up of bis churches. This ts the article: Dr. Price preached one of his best sermons .to a large congregation at the First Baptist church last night. His subject at the evening service tods? will be “The Deri!" Rverr- tody Invited to come, and especially all the devlla; the "old devil” the r.yung devil, the. ugly devil and the good^looking devil all, Colne and hear Dr. tide* on thisgubiecL^ Let everybody In Waycross that on go to ehnrch tonight do so. Hith er to hear Dr. Price or Dr, Phillips. Either will do yon good, there are plenty of people In Waycroaa that Ought to go to church to fill both houses to overflowing. Suppose you leeve the pool rooms, moving picture sbowe and other places of amuse ments for an hour tonight, and go td church and see how you will feel. It .jrill do you good. -Let us all get to work In a spirit of harmony and brotherly love and tahe the town for Christ. If you can't go to hear Dr. Phillips, then go to bsgr Dr. Price, If you can’t go to bear Dr. . R. Quite a serious accident took place on the Waycross and Southern rail road, about 9 miles from Waycross yesterday about 2 o’clock. A freight train, extra No. 6, coming back from a trip to the swamp, at about 25 milea an hour, ran off the track, the rail spreading in front of engine. The en glne and three car sleft the track; be engine turned completely round and cleared the track entirely. The conductor, a white man named Leo Wilson and two negro brakemen, na med, J. A. Doberaon and Jim Spencer Were riding on the pilot in front of ergine and were thrown off. Wilson •truck bis head and cut It badly; Doberapo hurt his back and was bad ly burned, and Jim Spencer broke -•» Owing to the fact that the acfUtr* occurred about 9 1-2 miles from Hebardville and no telegraphic communication caald.be made at-once grCat delay was experienced In getting - the men to town, but finally an en- #!na waa obtained from tbe A. C. L. railroad and at 8 o’clock the ambu lance mat them and brought tbtm to Dr la’s!’a office for attention. Wilcox w •% afcia to go to hla home on Tebeau streets and the two negroes were tak en to the hospital. Frlce, then go to heaf Dr. Phillips. But let tha motto be, "Everybody go to church to bear one of theee great preachers.” Ftyq sinking under the leadership pf )|r’ Butler and Mr. Scbolleld at krth places. AUDITUKI PRELIMINARY CONTEST FOR PLA- CES FOR FIELD DAY. The following very Interesting pro gram was given this morning at Cen tral School Audiioriuui, as a .prelim* inary contest for places for Field Day. It Is said to he the closest con test we have ever bad at the school: The Judges were nine of the teach ers below the High 8chool. The con test was very close, and when the votes were counted It was found that Anna Morrison and Lucfle Sutton tied for reading places, and fihsrpe and Walter Stanton clstuatloB. Margaret first place in music wih Anna Adams a* slternnlfc ' ' Reading—• Dcclanja T ... £ -t beelamatloi Song by school. B. Reading Tohye Humphrey. 6. Declamation—Douglas Morrison. 7. Reading—Harel MlUnr. f 8. Music—Annabette Adam*. «. Declamation—Edwin Murphy. 10. Reading—Anna Morrison. 11. Musks—Margaret English. 12. Deelsmatkfc—Wad",.* Sharpe. Song by school. IS. Recitation—France* Stanton. 14. D*damatton—Walter Stanton. 15. Recitation—Luclle Sutton. ADVERTISE IN yTHE HERALD FOR RE8ULTS. Easier Hats Easter Shoes Easter Shirts Easter Suits FOR MEN Up»to-Date Line of Women and Childrens’ SHOES at They have been with us. the Shrln- ers, and Waycross Is better and brighter by reason of the visit of tn -re folly Jovial fellows, Their mis- sion In life is draw out and developo the generous open-hearted side of our eg and they did It very thoroughly and The Herald echos the words of the Illustrious Potentate, E. A. Cutta, when we »ay, ”We hope they will not allow so long a time to elapse before they visit ua again.” The barbecue was a little delayed, but was a grand success. Die ladles taking great Interest In the event. Use shed* of the greet oaks on Cher- o?*• Height* rang with JoHy humor merriment,, as the succalent viands were dispatched. During the Interval, of waiting, Mayor Cox was called upon to speak, and In a brief but .very appropriate manner on be half of the olty of Waycroaa welcom- 80 iners_ to oar city. He ntnt- cd that he ha da key, but had thrown It awey, as not needed for the city gates were wide open at all time* and he would there -and then turn over to Potentate Cut** to take full charge. Mr. B. A. Cotte, the Illiutrioua Po tentate, In hla usual Jolly way ree- ponded. In course of hla remarks he slated that six years ago they atarteo tome SO Shrlner* on the way In Way- cross, as boosters and the wonderful progress of the olty showed they had been hard at work. He compliment ed Mayor Cox on his unique speech of welcome and la a humorous man ner, he said, Ware ts a great county. You have Pierce on ono side and on other, and Ware, Pierce’s and Clinch's told to everything ■he gets and she "Ware's” well. Her progressive spirit has won for her the approbation of the world. On return to the city at about live o'clock the babies of the city held a reception and welcomed Mr. Cutta and hla frlonds. Mr. W. D. Morton Introduced Mr. Cutt* to the babies. It was an unique and delightful gath ering of the most glorious asset of cur city, her beautiful babies, scares o’ little blue eyed and black oycl darlings smiling all the time. Little Alexander Sessoms Cooper, ago ten month*, the sou of Mr. L. J. Cooper, President of First National Bnnk, wa* the lucky winner of the valuable baby carriage presented by Mr. R. L. Singleton, and thn Httlo tot amiled A splendid congregation gathered from all parts of our city last night and greeted with warm welcome Dr. J. B. Phillips and Mr. Butler in the g service of the special meet- In* at the Central Baptist church. The service was enthusiastic and Impressive In the extreme. The -spirit of Cod being present In pow er. A splendid choir of more than W rotces greeted Mr. Butlev. sad Im pressed by his wonderful voice sod, leadership, made the building ring with the music Of their song. Mr. Butler baa e magnificent bari tone voice, hie articulation ts dear, and hfils perhaps, the finest sacred singer we have ever had to Waycross. jjlr. Butter la a young man. For three yearn , he sang with Mr. Torrey. the great evangelist, and with Bill Sun day, this celebrated baseball evange list two year*; an . earnest singing Christian, he make* a splendid wort- • with Dr. Phillip*. Dr. Phllllpi Is Just as be was two years ago, tremendously enthusiastic, bubbling over with magnetic energy that enthuses bib big congregations fiom the very start In hla Introductory remarks, Dr. Phillips expressed hl^ pleasure; at being with Central Baptist churca again. He expressed hla regret that he could not bo byre on the 3rd, as arranged, but the greit-^lon meet ing In Mlllen had held him there a few day* longer. lie bad looked ton ward for months to this meeting, and when be booked fhbudste some time In December of last year, h” had fer vently hoped that nothing would pre vent hts presence In Waycroae et this time, as his' many engagements left only this date ^available. Dr. Phillips selected as hi* subject a gen eral talk on "Prayer” and hla word* pud argument* carried with them great force and teemed to Itriplra h>* hearer* to Intenae enthusiasm. At the closo of hi* talk the whole congregation (urged to the front with warm greeting* end welcome and ev eryone seemed emdued wlh tho belief that this I* the commencement of a great meeting. A gentleman visited the lobby © the postofflee last night and found a busy at work In the lobby of the building. It is possible the cow was trying ta n ail a letter protesting against tho cow placard used in parade, or she ll ay have been trying to use the com bination of the Board of Trade box. Hie made no explanation of her visit tut quietly retired when requested to do so by the astonlsbod visitor who she probably recognised at an anti- cow-maw. This occurred before the IwaqueL E. C. WADE DEAD. Savannah New*. Col. Edward C. Wade who died to New Orleans Wednesday Is remem bered by many of the older citizen* of Savannah. He was a successful cotton broker here before the Cfvfl war and being a Union sympathiser did not enlist tn the Confederate cause, but remained at home and af ter the conflict held various positions under the federal government here. Oen. W. W. Gordon remembers Mr- Wade is haring been one o fthe las- ggst receivers of cotton from tbe Sa vannah river at this port. It has been said that he was proud of hav ing been "the Wade who never ifr ceeded." Some of he older residents here recall tho fact that because of hie pro-Union views Mr. Wads was not *s popular as he might have been If he bad been loyal to the causa which was so dear to the hearts ot tine 1 Capt. John R. Dillon remembers Mr. Wade well. He says be failed In business and moved to a Sriptb Gear- gin town after he had filled various porltlons under tbe federal govsm- meat. Many others here among tha older generation recall Mr. Wade, who was a very quiet mild mannered man. E. C. Wade lived In Brooks county foi many years and was well known In this section. LOST IN WAYCR088. Tho recent oxperloiice of Mrs. J. A Williams Is striking te’stlmony tc all round as Mr. Cutts held him up.' tij C rapid growth of Waycross. Peo- LOST—BUNCH OF KEY8 ON THE 8TREET8 BETWEEN POSTOFFICE AND COL. BENNETT'S RESIDENCE ON WILLIAMS STREET. FINDER PLEASE RETURN TO COL. BEN NETT. FINDER WILL BE LIBERAL LY REWARDED. > fit Potentate Cutts presented all the oth- j,| e CO mo here now and got lost. Mrs, er babies present beautiful little sou- j, a. Williams and three children vlnlrs of his visit. ! came from DeLand, F!a.,^to meet her The parade at night was a dandy, husband, he having recontly moved a great crowd being In line. Many of to Waycross. But she could not flqd the candidates were dressed In con- him and appealed to the police for vlct stripes ’arid carried placards of a la. search was Instituted, but ■ It humorous character, among which „„ no t u nlil next day that Capt. RURAL ROUTES. Washington, April T.—Rural routa No. 2, serving 142 famlles, establish ed To commence June 1, at Arltng. ton, Calhoun county. were the following carried by W. J. Clarke, “We Eat At Restaurant and Bleep at The Btockade.” By Dr. Lit tle and C. W. Wiggins. "No Cow Or dlnance, That’a Why We are Here." The Waycroaa Band lead the pa rade and their music did them full credit The prominent officers rode In a large automobile at head of pa rade, dressed In magnificent costum es Fred Brewer actfiig aa chauf feur. There were about 140 Nobles iu line. The Herald expresses tbanks to Dr. Latimer for courtesies extended. The High Sheriff Eaton appeared dressed In bright red attire and work ed like a trojan.. The Nobles assembled In Y. M. C. A. for the tnltlalng ceremonials and carried through t class of 13, In their usual thorough style, and at 12:30 p. m., marched np to LaOrande Hotel with llmplog but relieved candidates and partook of the great banquet pro vided. And thus closed one of the cr Waycross. Quite s deputation of citizen* welt ed up at LaOrande Hotel, anxious to know wbsthSJXrtbur Knight, Dr. Lit tle, CIsrke and other*' passed safely through the fearful' ordeal, to find r,c bones broken, and tho “stripes” most delightful gatherings In history all disappeared. & I l ■.... - BETTER GRAB IT QUICK for you are not likely to tot other real estate In a hurry. WE HAVE JUST THE HOUSE you are after, and are sell It to you for a res and on tbe moot dolay coming to see prompter buyers will beat bargains. A. M. RIAL AGENTS. Geo. Paxton of the Salratlon Army who had become Interested In .tbe search succeeded In locstlnxMr. Wil liams sad united the family once again. AIRDOME. The program at the Alrdome last night met with tbe approval ot the vast crowds that witnessed It, It Is a bill that Is both diversifies and Interesting and will appeal to all, as there Is some things fn the pro gram for everybody. Tonight pew first series motion plcturee will he run. This will bo a dislnctlve and highly gratifying acqufstlon to those who love good moton pictures.