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VOLUME XVIII
WAYCROSS, GA., MONDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1911
NUMBER 297
COMMITTEE TO
( ATTEND MEETING
ANY WILL BE PRESENT
Good Roads Rally at Ho-
mervilleNov. 4 To Be
Important Gathering
President J. L. Sweat of the Board
of Trade today named a committee
that Is requested to attend the good
roads rally at Homerville, Ga., Nov.
4. A good time has been planned for
those who attend and It Is believed
that everyone here on the committee
and others interested In the good
roads cause will go to the Homervllle
rally.
Committee appointed to atten I
good roads meefing at Homervjille
November 4, 1911: W. H. Buchanan,
E. J. Berry, M. L. Bunn’ John W.
Benenett, A. B. Coe, Charles E. Ca-
ion, L. J. Cooper, J. M. Cox, J. VV.
Colley, George W. Deen; C. E. Dunn,
J. S. Elkins, G. P. Folks, L. B. Har
rell; S. C. Houck, Warren Lott; J.
B. Lewis, .Iohn\T. Myers, McGregor
Mayo; T. J. . McClellan; Calvin W.
Parker, B. G. Parks, E. A. Pound, H.
D. Reed; H. K. Robertson; H. E.
Sirmans; James Sinclair, C. M.
Sweat, V. L. Stanton, Allen B. Spence
Banner o. Thomas, Jasper Hylding;
J. S. Williams, John S. Walker and
Haltpr M. Young. This 0£,t. 13,
191,1. /
J. L. Sweat, President
Board of Trade of Waycross.
CAR FACTORY
MATTER UP
BOARD TRADE ROOMS
Managers To Meet Joint
Committee In Way-
cross Tomorrow
There will be a meeting of the
board managers of the car factory
and Joint committees, of City Council
and the Board of Trade at the Board
of Trade rooms tomorrow morning at
ten o’clock.
GOIf. .GILCHRIST
IN A WRECK
SEVEN WERE KILLED
The Board of Trade Committee ns
named by President Sweat is coml
posed of John C. McDonald, J. M. >
Hopkins, H. J. Benton, A. M. Knight
Dan Lott, J. L. Walker and F
McGee.
Various matters are scheduled to
come before the meeting, and several
out of town parties are to attend.
And a Number Injured—
Florida’s Governor Es
caped Uninjured
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 15.—Seven per
sons were killed and 22 injured, four
of them seriously in a collision be
tween a northbound Missourl*Paciflc
passenger train anc| a fast freight
| train at Fort Crook, early today, ten
| miles south of this city. The acci
TIE YOUNG
MEN’S BUILDING
; j
DEDICATED YESTERDAY
Simple Ceremonies Marked
Important Event—Ad-^
dress By Col. Stubbs >
E.S. HENDERSON
FOR ORDINARY
ANNOUNCES HIMSELF
For This Important Office
“Zeke” Henderson Has
Many Friends
LYCEUM OPENS
T
Long coats for ladies and misses at
Humphreys & Williamson. '
The Waycross Lyceum opens
Thursday night with a lecture by
Gove, nor James K. Vardanian, of
Mississippi. Mr. Vardaman is ofle of
the foremost lecturers on the Am
erican platform today, and he never
fails to draw large crowds. Those
dent is believed to have resulted from
a misunderstanding of orders on the
part of the freight crew.
A relief train was sent to the
scene of the accident at once.
Shortly before noon the relief train
returned here with the uninjurel and
several of those who were slightly
injured.
Of these all were sent on their way
The more seriously injured are being
cared for at the army hospital at
Fort Crook.
Gov. qilchrist of Florida wak
passenger on the northbound train,
but was uninjured.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: “Litllej,
Joe Brown lives in the past. This is
p. living, progressive age. and be will
'have to keep up with the procession
or drop -nt,” says the Macon News.
“Little Joe” seems to have gone a
lap or two ahead of the procession
already. He suggests real progress
Amid impressive exercises the new
*building of the Young Men’s Chris
tian Association in this city wits yes
terday dedicated and vrno given over
to the purposes for which It was built.
Thesimple, but nevertheless Impres
sive dedication was held, beginning
at 3:30 p. m., in the gymnasium,
where about 200 men greeted *. V. |
Read, the state secretary, when he
opened the meeting by asking the au
dience to join in singing a RYfiin. .
The services proper were opened
Uy a reading of the first Pkalm by j
Mr. Ropor. R. R. Secretary of the!
International Committee, Young
Men’s Christian. Rev. W. P. Price,
led in prayer. ;
i didate for the ofllco of Ordinary of
Then the responsive exercises, tno ,
I \We county, subject to the Demo*
j. rnne primary to be held later, if
elected I promise to give my entire
timo to the duties of the office and
solicit the support of my friends.
Respectfully,
.. E. S. Henderson.
Mr. E. S. Henderson makes his an
nouncement today for the office of
Ordinary of Ware county, subject to
the Democratic primary to be cal'ed
later. Mr. Henderson was born and
raised in Ware county, and is one of
Its best known citizens He has been
a farmer most of his life until sever
al years ago when he moved to Way
crors. Mr. Henderson is a brother
of Ey-Tttx Receiver M. E. Header
son, of Manor.
Following Is Mr. Hendersons an
nouncement:
FOR ORDINARY.
To the Voters of Ware county:
l hereby announce that I am a can-
GOY. BROWN’S
who hear him on this occasion will cn the "main issue” of the presen*
rot go away disappointed. Campaign for governor.**
A Look at The New Fall Clothes,
*
Shoes, Mats
and F urnistitngs
Will Convince You That
You can get as good goods
and as nice Styles as are ■
Shown in the larger cities
The Prices Are Much Less.
H. C. SEAMAN.
NEW LINE OF LADIES. MISSED
dedication of the buiTCIng by the as
semblage, took place, to’jiowed by the
installation ci officer!. Hon. W. I).
Stubbs of Savannah then addressed
the audience, in thq chief speech of
the day, and auer i» benediction by
Rev. R. A. Brown, the audience was
dismissed.
In the speech, of the Hon. W. B.
Stubbs, the latter tr’od to impress
upon the young men in the audience
the necessity of living a clean life,
not only for their own sakos, but for
the sake of their city and their coun-
ua\ .tor without,strong, moral men
ta take up the reigns of government,
of a municipality and n nation must
I. G. BRANTLEY
A 016 MAN
OPENS ON TOMORROW
Will Be In Charge of For
mer Manager J.
R. Smith
Atlonta, Ga., Oct. 16.—The guberna
torial campaign will begin to crystal-
ize tomorrow when the candidacy of
former Governor Joseph M. Brown
will be launched by the opening of
state campaign offices at the corner
of Broad and Alabama streets, on the
second floor of the American National
Bank. Governor Brown Will bo pres
ent in person during tho day looWng
after tho organization of his offico
force which will be under the direc
tion of J. R. Smith.
Beginning Tuesday, the former gov
ernor’s campaign will be carried on
vigorously, but wlthdht tho bombast
usually characterizing poiitichl effort
Tho governor is now* at work on hit
formal announcement address, which
will he issued within tho next two or
threo weeks. It Ib his purpose to
conduct his campaign largely on tho
linos followed in the former two—
that is, a printed-matter canvani.
There will bo uomo public mootin.rr,
and a large number of good speakers
already have volunteered their servl-
Howovcr, the governor himself
will deliver rio campaign address, as
he makes no pretentions to being a
stump-speaker. He will content him
self with writing out what he wants
to say, and will issue the same In the
Torm of written addresses.
Hon. W. G. Brantley, of Bruns
wick, is in receipt of a letter from
soon begin to decay. He went on to the democratic congressional cam-1
- impress hfa audience with the* Idea palgn committee in Washington, ad- J
of a sound mind In a sound body, and vising him that 10,000 copies of his |
! pointed out that Christ hlmsolf was ' speech on the wool tariff, delivered |
j thp only Ideal that we could Bet up for ' during the recent extra session of J
ourselves, Both morally, mentally '.'Fttea l* id been ordor/f by thej
land phyricaliy. democratic committee of New Mexl-
Continuing on these lines, Mr. jeo for distribution in the pending
Stubbs pointed out to the citizens of olection In that state. A special
,v
ADVERSE WINDS
DETAIN AVIATOR
Vlnlta, Okto., Oct. • 16.—Trans-con*
tinontul aviator C. P. Rodgers, who
arrived hero last nlgST wan detained
this city that they onttht to be proud ^ cotninltee from Now .Mexico visited > ^ore today by adverse woollier con.
of tho day on which the building was t Washington to select such speeches j unions. He wilt lonvo early Monday
dedicated, for It would mean to them for distribution as they thought best. momlng for Fort Worth, Texas,
the turning point In politics, claim* ^ adapted to their campnlgns, Mr. | whero he expects to arrive about
| lug that tho Young Men’s Christian ElOntley's speech was ono of the two noon. -
Association wus the greatest deter* e'ected. J If the weather clears the TC(V -"Jp
mining factor In the building of men j Mr. Brantley represents the 11th Ix)£ Angeles flight will be continued
(these In time being a city's great ( cnurlct in congroas, and Is one of at daybreak Monday.
! asset), as the morals of the men are Georgia's biggest and braluest men. j while here today hundreds of Iiv
the factors that determine thl* char* He has been In congress 14 years, dlans from tho surrounding country
jacter of a city. | and has made an envlablo record (or.cams to see thslr first aeroplane.
| Mr. Stubbs laid special emphasis . | Chief BuIBnglon. the last of the -Cher*
on the work of the Yaung Men’s citizens, In u mental, moral anti phys* okeo chiefs, had a fang talk with tho
AND CHILDRENS jtHOES COMING
IN EVERY DAY. ALL THE LATE8T
STYLES AND ANLL THE LATEST
; Christian Assentation In regard fb leal sense.
religious matters, and stated that | “There must he always a pattern
: while the work of tho association was after which to build," declared Mr.
! merely supplemented to that of the stubbs, "and In Jesus Christ we find
; regular churches, and very often the that pattern which will erer remain
branches of the association had op* an Inspiration to all mankind,
portunlty to Influence young mon.j “in following Him we must take
with whom the churches had not -up the cross and bear our trials bon-
come In contact. [ orably and bravely, whatever thoy
"This building Is n great manufac* may be.
turlng planL for It will take tbs. raw j “The bearing of the cross may bo
material, young men, and mould It likened to tho citlxen'a answer to a
Into the highest type of perfection, j call for volunteers when the country
It Is a' work that la bolng done oy ’goes to war. In Joining the army tho
this association all over the country j citizen signs sway bis own will and
and has produced a distinct type of desires and cannot beelteU or full
American manhood. Each city owe j ( but must meet death If that la re
Ita young men the opportunity of full | quired of him. But toe bnttloEe'rT Is
| development along these lines," z i‘J, not only the place where courage is
j Mr. Stubbs, discussing the purposes required. There nre battles which
! ct tho now building. rrrpt be (ought out al>no without the
Will Train Budding Manhood. j ‘aspiration of drum heats end lire
"We have never lacked heroes of j presence of companions 10 cheer on
war,” said Mr. Stubbs, In conclusion, to victory,
j "hut what we have frequently lacko- j "This building represents the unit*
.have been heroes of peace, men who I ed efforts of the churches of Way*
would speak their convictions at all' cross to so associate the Christian
times, and who were not afraid to' young men of the city In lines of
take up the public duties devolving' practical evangelism that every
upon them. This want Is ono that! church will bo strengthened, and
vo bopo In the future to OU, for wo worthy phase of city life behelped.
'Ll train the tedding manhood in ooateAgSve staled mac ship. He le
r.ch e. wry te to cake them usefnl tT.e cf the leading members of the
blrd*man.
WHEN THe ENGINE STARTS
II Ir too late for lire Insurance. Ko
one known where the noxt Ore will
be. Somebody’e house or piece ot
buBlneee Is in flame*.
INJURE NOW.
Don’t look upon the Idea aa gambling
with the taw of chanco. Fire Insur
ance Is the legitimate Investment of
the busineee mu. It ie part of buet.
A. M. Knight
&Son'
REAL fgwsrg
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