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4 ■ ;• " % - AYCROSS LUME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1911 NUMBER 273 DR. AINSWORTH HEtfE Y£STFI?0AY e-'V LODGE TO ENTERTAI Rev. W. N. Ainsworth, D. D., the I Ware Rebekah Lodge, of the I. O. distinguished president of Wesleyan jo. F., will celebrate the sixtieth an Female College at Macon, Ga, preach » niversary of the Rebekah Degree of ed a sermon of great power at the Fifst Methodist Church yesterday morning. His* theme was “Christian Education”, with special reference to the education of young women, and the congregation was greatly inter ested in his convincing argument, de livered in a most eloquent and force ful way. He is easily one of the best pulpit and platform orators iu the South. The immediate occasion of his vis it to Waycross was to secure finan cial aid in completing the fund for better equipment and larger endow ment for the Greater Wesleyan. The goal of the present elfort is $300,000 The General Board of Education, with headquarters in New York, hav ing promised one thid of the amount on the condition that the college raise the balance, Dr. Ainsworth is within $30,000 of completing the task. The loyalty and liberality of Way- cross Mc’hodlsts were evinced by a prompt responre.. The amount prom ised ytpeterday was $1,000, making a total of about $1,500 from our city, j Dr. Ainsworth reported the be3t . opening Inst week in the history of the institution and that under the di rection of Rev. C. R. Jenkins, the promise of a most successful year was most encouraging. He also expressed himself as being sruprised and well pleased with the Odd Fellowship tomorrow night, be ginning tomorrow night in Odd Fel low hall at 7:30 o’clock. Following interesting program has been prepared for the occasion: Opening ceremony, singing of open ing ode by lodge. Prayer by Rev. R. A. Brown. Address of welcome by Rev. J. F Harbin. Instrumental duet by Misses Hilda and Helen Dunn. Short history of the Rebekah De gree by the District Deputy, Mrs. R. L. Atkinson. Vocal duet by Misses Daisy and Carrie Perham. Address by Dr. J. C. Rlppard. Recitation by Miss Tessie Lee Dunn. * Singing of closing ode. i Closing prayer by Chaplain. At the conclusion of the program refreshments will be served. The committee In charge'of the af fair Is composed of Mr. T. C. Sauls, chairman: Mrs. T. C- Sauls and Mrs. R. J. Shepard. “BLIND TIGER’* FINED. John Henry Dorsey, a negro was tried by Alderman James Sinclair 1 , Mayor Protem. Saturday afternoon for keeping whiskey for sale. Dor sey was found guilty and was senten ced to pay a fine of $50.00 or serve progress of Waycross, and delighted: sixty days. The fine was paid. Gus with the splendid record of the Meth- Nesbitt, a small negro, charged with odlSf. -urch this year. the same offense, was discharged. SAYS TAFT IS WILLING TOOL 80 DECLARES SENATOR WORKS OF CALIFORNIA. Washington ,Sept. 18.—The demo crats do not need to shoot President Taft full of holes in order to show his weakness, misdeeds and abject sub mission to the “Big Interests” as the Insurgent republicans are doing this work for them and doing it well. Senator Words ,of California ,a re publican says Taft is a willing tool in the hands of the great trusts and that he has brought his party face to face with the greatest crisis in Its history In a recent speech Senator Clapp of Minnesota, a life long republican has denounced President Taft in flaming words for his veto of the bill admit ting to statehood Arizona and New Mexico .which was vetoed simply on the ground that Arizona had “the re call” provision in her constitution. They have gone so far to charge that President Taft is trying to turn the presidency Into an Imperial office and thus deprive the American people of self-government for our judges If th$y cannot be recalled are our masters and real rulers and seat of the pow er of the great trusts. Our judges are our Imepeial rulers. SCOTT BEATON FOR ALDERMAN H. WILL MAKE AN EFFICIENT OFFI CIAL, IF ELECTED . Mr. Scott T. Beaton's announce ment for Alderman from the Fourth Ward appears in today’s Herald. Mr. Beaton is one of the city’s largest property owners and Is well known In Waycross, where he has resided all of his life. If elected, Mr. Beaton will make u good officer. Following is the announcement: FOR ALDERMAN NEGRO THIEF NABBED. * negro who gave his name a* Herbert Riley tai arrested and lodg ed In jail this morning on a char$? of stealing a coat from a Greek In Beaton block. The coat was recov ered. Tho negro claims to be from Tallahassee. The friends of Mr. Scott T. Beaton announce him as a candidate for Al derman from the Fourth Ward,sub ject to the Democratic primary to be called later. We feel quite sure If elected ,Mr. Beaton will make a most efficient and active official, and ask the hearty support of tho voters of the city. MANY FRIENDS. FOR ' Mr. H. Hengeveld, familiarly known among his friends ns "Pap” Henge veld, announces in today’s Herald as a candidate for Alderman from the Second Ward, subect to the' Democrat ic primary to be called later. M. Hengeveld is an employe of the Atlantic Coast Line, and has held a position with that company for tho past twenty-three years. He has a good many friends In the city, and If elected will no doubt make the city a splendid official. FOR ALDERMAN. • I beg tq announce that I am a can didate for alderman from the second ward, subject to the white Democratic primary to be held later. If elected, I will do my part toward giving the city an impartial, business administra tion. H. Hengeveld. WAYCROSS WILL HAVE OCT. 6 AT THE TIFTON LAND EXP08I- TION—BOOSTERS GOING IN FORCE. October 6 has been officially named as Waycross Day at the Tifton Ex position. Notice of this was received at the Board of Trade today by the secre tary, who took tho matter up at tho request of the governors of tho Board of Trade last week. Just what will be done on Waycross Day will be announced later by the committee* now working on the plana. The idea Is to get as many Waycross people as possible to at* tend the show on the date named, as well as on other dates. SMALL BLAZE A Special Bargain The fire department was called out yesterday at 12:30 o’clock for a small blaze in tbe new house of Jim How ard ,the colored barber, on tho corner of Butler and C. steeta .The houao has just been completed .and the family had been Ironing in the build ing Saturday and Saturday night, and the fire originated from a defective flue. The damage was very slight, probably amounting to $5.00. WAYCROSS’NEW ICE FACTORY WAYX , VISiT ATLANTA (Saturday’s Atlanta Journal.) Waycross was well represented by boosters in Atlanta today. L. J. Coop er, vice president of the board of trade of that hustling wlregrass city, C. Fort Andrews, secretary, and W. W. Lambdin, a member of governors, were in the city on business matters and lost no opoprtunity of talking Waycross and Ware county. They all spoke very optomlstlcally of conditions not only in Waycross but throughout south Georgia. Mr. j Cooper, who has been to quite a num- J ber of points In his part of the state ARTESIAN WELL FOR NEW PLANT The machinery for boring the well for the new ice plant has arrived and the boring is scheduled to begin In a few days. The contract calls for a well between six and soven hundred feet deep. The new plant will be In operation on or before January 1st, 1912. 8HOCKED BY LIGHTNING. During the thunderstorm last night. Forest Brakes, who ’was at the homo of Mr. Will Harris at 58 Brewer street, was severly shocked by light* nlng. As a result of the shock Brakes is confined to his bed today and had to have the services of a' physician. Mr. Harris was sitting by Brakes at the time, but he was not Mr. Louis H. Moore, of Montgom- j recently, predicts unusually fine bus!- j Bhoclce( * the * east ’ ness for the fall and winter. “We ery, Ala., the president of the Way-. „ find the outlook especially good for cross Ice and Cold Storage Company, | ^ i4 t t - Is In the city today. He advises that I the contract for the machinery fori . 1 the farmers. It Is their plant has been placed with the j York Manufacturing Company, ABOUT 30 OR 35 ODD 8UIT8 RANG ING IN PRICE FROM $15 TO $30, TO CLOSE AT PRICES FROM $9.75 to $15.00 the city merchants," said he. "This Is directly traceable to the sucess of well kifown fact that farmers In our section make „ , _ . whatever they start out to make, and York, Pa., and when completed will , , jth'- season they attained new heights . In varieties and acreage yields. Com. [ Ing up to Atlanta I was Informed of a bsle to the acre yield tor four acres of cotton that a railroad man |lanted IF YOUR SIZE IS IN THE LOT YOU GET A BARGAIN. C. SEAMAN. have a dally capacity of 100 tons Ice. Tbe lot on which this plant will be hnilt Is situated on Satllla street, and uu the A. C. L. railroad, adequately located for the distribution of Ice Id carloads to various points. Mr. Moore Is an Iqe man of wide experience, and In building this large plant he Is anticipating the demand for Ice throughout this territory In time to come. Details are all being arranged pre paratory to tho erection of the build ing, which will begin on October 1st., at which time the local manager, Mr. K. J. McAdam, will arrive and take charge. The construction of this plant will j establish' tbla point as an Ice manu facturing centre, and we may feel as- sured that material deliberation and good JuJdgment has been exercised by Mr. Moore In selecting Waycross for this Industry. The cost of this enterprise will be ISSiSV •a.-- • -. -. as an experiment to lee whether or. not he would make a good farmer. Those who are experienced In the farming Industry are doing beter cr ery year and so far I know of no crop Ware county people cannot handle." Mr. Cooper la a great believer In the future of Waycrosa and predicta a city of 60,000 within ten years. "At the rate Waycrova la growing now we will soon be close behind Atlanta In population statistics,” said be. Way- cross hat over 16,000 at tbla time, ac cording to statements of the boosters here today, glthough the government census of 1910 showed only 14,486. When asked about politics In south Goorgla Col. W. W. Lambdin, former ly of Atlanta and Darnesvllte, said PRIVATE LITTLE 8CHOOL FOR CHILDREN. Miss Resale Wright’s school will open Monday, September 18, at ber home, 9 Alice street. Hours, 8:3. to 12. Phone 9. Id 2t Lot ol those beautiful white felt ready-to-wear hats, In at 18 2t Humphreys A Williamson "However," said he, "when the en tries ere all In the atate campaign* Will become aa heated In south Geor gia as of old, and I dare say south Georgia will maintain Its reputation for activity In state politics.” that Waycross has so much politics J IF vou COULD INSURE ' approximately aeventy-hve thousand J of Its own Just now that It wbb hard j everything you possess, you would dollar:, and will employ about one i to get nay accurate Idea of what] ncvor suffer much of a loss In any- hundred people. | would happen In the state contests. ( blng. 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