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VOLUME XVIII WA VC ROSS, CA, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1911 NUMBER 131 DR. J. B. PHILLIPS HAD A WONDERFUL MEETING NAM ESCAPE sweet singer tor God. The great feature for the meeting; last night was the number of men I Dr. J. B. Phillips last night faced —— an audience that practically taxed Price preached to a large con-j the seating capacity of the great au- , Station last night on the uuDject ditorium of the Central Baptist of “The Devil.” He clearly demon-1 church, and the vast gathering seem-! r resent - Tomorrow night the people j tfcfi strated in an eloquent manner how cd to inspire this gifted man of God| v,m nSFerab,e at * hc chur<h at 7:00 the devil was abroad in the land, nndjto an unusual pitch of eloquence and j “ c,ock an<, " ,U then 'w at all times confronting * us in i Christianity. .-body to Phoenix Park efforlfe to Hve a Christian life It was a representative crowd of and he showed that there was bur I people and as Dr. Phillips spoke with cne way to combat the force of the! his tremendous vigor and earnestness, devil and that was by living close to the vast audience were thrilled ring the Kettle Creek bridge, collapsed morning, and fs a complete <. Senator Doen had a very iw escape a? he bad only just Christ. His text was, “Resist the Devil and he will 4 flee.” There will be no services tonight. Dr. Price will preach tomorrow at 11 a m. He will preach the best ser mon of Jiis series at that time, one that will greatly benefit all <Chr£s- tians as well as the sinners. Dr. price will preach at 7:30 p. m., to morrow. Sunday school at 0:45 a. m. Ev erybody is cordially invited to these '-cervices and we will be delighted to t, havp you worship with us. But let the motto be for everybody, go to church, and if you can't worship with vs go to some other church In town. We would he delighted to know that all the churches in ttown were filled to overflowing tomorrow. Let every body go to church tomorrow. through and through, and were moved mightily by the power of the Holy Spirit, and seemed to respond to ev ery touch of the signal power of tills master mind. Such a gathering on the second night, gives promise the greatest meeting Wnycross has ever seen. The choir platform was crowded with nearly 100 singers who lead by the gifted silver tongued voice of as. Butler, made glorious melody the praise of Clod. A most delightful feature of the singing is the “Sunshine Choir” com prised of some 100 little girl's and | boys, ranging from 8 to 12 years. I Their sweet little h in here Dr. over th Phillips will conduct a great out-door ! n'obile when the ci meeting and Mr. Butler will sing. It j \\ j s stated that U: expected that a great crowd will V /as weakened by several lateral gather in the Park to hear this migh-1 beams being broken In nn attempt THE REBEKAH’I CLOSE SUNDAY’S? ty man of God proclaim the gospel ot Jesus Christ. A FEAST OF , GOOD THINGS This reliable old firm are putting on a special line of Easter bargains. They don’t call it a sale, but/lust a oices seemed at j great feast of good things. The prl- times to blend with the songs of the I cet? they quote have a very alluring heavenly choir, as with charming and! sound to us, and the store seemed unconscious grace they stood and j to be very busy all day today. j mug before the great congregation. BASEBALL. ! Mr. Chas. Butler is a magician in j The “Bookworms” of the Bunn*j the power to train and bring out the! “Going to make a garden this Bell Institute will play a game of j singers choir, such ns Waycrobs has spring?” baseball with Norman Park boyf on | not heard in many a day. He sung | “No; my wife persuaded me to put Monday next. The grounds of the I Inst night a solo, that tuned itself to) the money Into her hat.” new park, near freight depot, are be- |T.is rich mellow voice, and thrilled ; Ine levelled and lopcu off nnd they [the heart* of his hearers. Its worth | ADVERTISE IN THE HERALD look for a great game. ' many a mile of walking to hear this FOR RESULTS. i made yesterday by cn to pass over the bridge, and owing to the late hour they delayed the re pairing of same. Hence the collapse of the cover and the narrow escape of Mr. Geo. Been. The bridge will be repaired at once. A CARD OF THANKS. Mrs. Kate Harbin and family and Mr. J. F. Harbin‘desire to express their warm appreciation and thanks to their friends and the papers for the many acts qf kindness shown them during the illness >nnd death of Mr. Robert Harbin. Tho generous sympathy extended to them I drawn them very close to the hearts j ol lives and Wnycross and her dear people, and can never be forgotten. Mrs. Kate Harbin. Mr. J. F. Harbin. pointed to r donated to special fund to he [ l Georgia Industrial Home, to he presented at that con vention. Tho following ladles were named on that committee and they have allready organized and started with a good donation: Mrs. F. A. Merton, Mrs. T. II. Miller nnd Mrs J. D. Harvey. The fund will ho raised entirely among tho Rebekah*: and Odd Fellows. Easier Hats Easter Shoes Easter Shirts Easter Suits FOR MEN Up*to-Date Line of Women and Childrens’ s SHOES at GOVERNOR O'NEAL SIGNS THE SMITH LIQUOri BILL. Montgomery, Ala.. April 7.—In signing tfro Smith liquor regulation bill this afternoon. Governor O’Neal sounded “taps” upon statewide prohi bition in Alabama. The bill was pass ed by both branches of the legisla ture Wednesday and Is a companion measure to the Parks local option act. The chief executive also approved the Montgomery commission govern ment bill,, and appointed as Mont gomery commissioners W. A. Gunter, Jr., B. Josephs, C. McIntyre, Walter R. Brassell and Prank Stollenwerck. NEW FIRM DOING GREAT BUSINES Among the new firms opened for business in our city, Is the firm .of ‘M. Orovltz,” whose place of business Is located in the old Hardy stand on lower Plant avenue. The store has been elegantly fixed up and wfth a tremendous stock of goods, presents a very attractive r ,>earance. The proprietor' Mr. Orovltz, is a progres sive business man, and his applica tion to business and courtesy is draw ing him much trade. He ha*, what he calls a “Friendship Sale” going on right now and I* doing a* he deserve* a rushing business. N JuBt received a pretty line of Voile and Panama Skirt*. Humphreys & Williamson. THE KNIGHTS OF MODERN MACCABEES The Knights of Modern Maccabees held a fine mooting last night, and Fit Knight Giilon and his team taught a would-be. Knight tho myster- of the Order. A great deal of important business was transacted and arrangements made for a special 00 days contest for increased membership. On Juno the 1st this order will cel ebrate its thirtieth anniversary. It icing among the oldest orders In America, and a special effort Is being made all over America to make a rec ord increase In Its membership, and Waycross Tent will do Its part. Last year at groat Camp, Wnycross Tent, received the lisnno- for tho largest per cent increase in 1910 and the boys hopo to dp better In 1911. A special initiation rate has been adopted during this contest and they want at least 100 new members. ELKS INSTALL NEW OFFICERS The B. P. O. E. Elks held a Jolly meeting last night and with imprca sh o ceremonies duly Installed the newly elected officers. Mr. L. B. Harrell was Installed as Exalted Bu- and now heads tho Order of Elks In our city. * Mr. Harrell Is the popular manager of the Coco Cola Company and Is a prominent young business man and the Elka aie to be congratulated In securing him as their leader. The full list of officers show that a conservative management will con serve and maintain tho high reputa tion thi* Order has secured In Way- cross, as the “Best People Oh Earth.” Tho Waycross Board of Trade met yesterday afternoon to hear a report from Postmaster C. E. Murphy and discuss tho question of dosing tho delivery window of poet office on Sunday's. Mr. Murphy explained u| on all over the country, and the at Department had requested him to seek tho opinion of the public and see whether tho delivery department of the post office at Waycross should he closed on Sunday's, The United States government are adopting tho 8 hours movement' in all tho depart ments, at request of tho Union men. And they can only make it possible in tho post offices by discontinuing tho Sunday deliveries. Tho proposed plan will .only require three men instead of fourteen at tho pc.at ofllco working on Sunday, and these three will only have to he there long enough to get the mail In to tho boxes. The matter was pretty thoroughly discussed. Judge J. I,. Sweat sug gesting that perhaps it might work a hardship upon the working people who got their mail on Sunday. Mr. Jasper Wylding took the position that the workingmen would probably npprovo the plnn, ns they were henr- tlly in accord with the 8-hour a day plan for ail classes of work nnd 3,ould willingly suffer some slight in convenience to see tho 8-hour a day gain ground. After further discus- don, on motion 1 o fJudge .1. T. Myers, he matter was postponed and Sec retary Andrews requested to com municate with Central Labor Council consisting of representatives of tho various unions, and get their opinion ns to their feelings on the matter, lor guidance of Postmaster Murphy. A SMALL BLAZE. The fire boys made a spectacle run a small fire on Elizabeth street this morning, and equalled the speed of an auto wagon In reaching the blaze. It was only a woodpile and fence on flro In Mr. C. H. Lowthers bock yard. No cause known for tho blaze, but Mrs. Lowther suggested that (t must havo been some of the fire carried from the Phillips meeting at Central Baptist chucb last night. COME OUT AND HEAR “SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD,” BY “THAT TEXA8 QUARTETTE” TO NIGHT AT MAJE8TIC. YOU WILL HEAR THEM BEFORE YOU HEAR A BETTER QUARTETTE. First week in April Is “Cleaning- Up Week” In the city. Get busy! WILKES DRY GOODS CO. AN ENTERPRISING CONCERN The Wilkes Dry Goods Co., are al* ady making a considerable ripple i the dry goods circle of our city. Energetic live business men, with a great stock of goods and a circle of stores both wholesale and retail to draw from to replenish their stock from time to time. They possess nn* rivalled opportunities to give their patrons great bargains all the time. Today they commence a great spe cial Easter sale and their store is ti>\ thronjed with cater buyer*, and they all seem to como out with (i smile as though they had been delighted wit their purchases. It will be a long time before we will be able to offer another musical number the equal of "That Texas Quartette.” Come out and hear their farewell song tonight. Brewer and Phelan. ADVERTISE IN THE FOR RE8ULT8. BETTER GRAB IT QUICK , for you aro not likely to get such an other real estate opportunity again in a hurry. WE HAVE JU8T THE HOUSE >ou are after, and aro prepared to- tell It to you for a really low prlco and on the most liberal terms. Don't delay coming to see ns about it, or piompter buyers will anap tip tho bent bargains. A. M. . - . ■