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WAYCROSS.GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, I9ll
NUMBER 22'
VOLUME XIX
ON HIS RECENT RULING
BY THE SOUTHERN RY
THE YEAR 1912
Gives One Thousand Dol
lars To Briceville
. Sufferers
In Regard To The Prac-
Meeting Held At Court
House Saturday-Cowart
Lecturer
tice of Making
Christmas Gifts
portion of bl* Ufa, Ha not onljr
weathered every panic, but bli finan
cial liability aupported many of tbo
larfaat mercantile enterprlaea In the
country.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
» ORANGE MEETING. I,
Special To The Herald.
Manchester, N. H., Dec, 18.—Progrea (
elve farmer* from all aectlon* ot the
I State arrived In Mancheeter today to ,
take part In the thirty-eighth annual
: meeting of the New) Hampshire State :
Orange. .
The regular bualnen of the meeting
will be-taken up tomorrow morning
and will conclude wfth the Inatallallon
of officer* next Thunday.
"Reclamation of North Carolina’*
Wet Land*", by Dr. Joaeph Hyde
Pratt, Oeologtat of North Carolina.
"The Wet and Overflowed Land* of
Odotgla," (Illustrated . lecture) by
Prof. 8. W. McCallie, Geologist of
Georgia.
. "The Reclamation of Georgia'* Wet
and Overflowed Land'*," by J. O.
Phillip*, United State* Drainage mu
tineer.
Dtacugilon of the Drainage question,
by Congressman William O. Brantley,
and moat enduring gift you oouid
make. You can do ao'If yon are in
earnest. Come and wo'U-poInt out the
way. Don't fee) that you have not
cash enough. You don't need much.
A.M.Knight
& Son
Phone 266
LaGrande Bldg.
POST OFFICE ROBBED ISSUE FOR POWER CO, WILL PAY EXPENSES
The Georgia Railway And | Of The Second Convention
Power Company’s Re- i If it Will Meet In
quest Granted i “Windy City”
Early This Morning—Was
Evidently Work of
• Professionals
The po*C office at Fitzgerald wa»
broken Into and robbed this morning
about 2 o'clock. The safe waa blown
open with dynamite, and a number
of registered packages, which were
blown over the room wore ovelrooked
by tbo robber* and left lying on the
floor.
The amount the robber* secured
' could not be learned. From the Infor
mation obtained It seems that the dy
namiter* were professional* and well
versed In safe blowing.
YOUNG MAN KILLED.
Arcble A. McKinnon, a young wblte
man, aged 16 years, was accidental
killed Saturday at the Hebard “Cypress
Company'* mill.
The deceased was a son of Mr. John
McKinnon, who lives out on KettlS
Creek. The funeral and Interment
occurred at Oakland Cemetery yea
terday. The cervices were conducted
by Rev. R. A. Brown.
GUNS AND PI8T0L8 AT AUCTION.
I will sell at auction to tho highest
bidder, before the Court House door
ot 10 o’clock, Saturday, December 23,
a number of guns and platola to pay
charges for repairs made at my shop.
.Winchester, pump guns, breechload
era, rifles, etc.
l«„$t J. T. McGee.
Atlanta, Oa., Dec. 18.—The Georgia
Railroad Commission Saturday
proved a (47.000,000 stock and bond
issue of the Georgia Railway and
Power Company, a consolidation of
numerous north Georgia water power
concerns financed largely by New
York, Boston and Canadian Interests.
The company asked permission to
capitalize at (27,000,000 and Issue
(30,000,000 bonds. The former, was
cut to (17,000,000, while the latter
waa approved. Whether this compro
mise' will be accepted will be decided
by the company officials In New York
this week.
Matters concerning approval of
leases, which involved the Tallulah
Falls controversy, were dismissed, the
commission deciding that It did not
possess the necessary Jurisdiction.
Chicago, III., Dec. 18.—V^th one
national pellUoal convention coming
to Chicago in 1812, citizens hpre liave
pledged themselvee to pay-all oxpens
ee of tbo second If it shouldjbe voted
here at the meeting of Its natldnsl
committee la Washington, January 8.
Fred W. Upturn, who was mado
chairman of a committee to guarantee
tho expensos of the Republean gath
ering in June, today also accepted the
Chairmanship of a non-partisan ohm
mlt Teewhlch will undertake to guar
antee the expenses of tl)e Democratic
national meeting.
The Democratic committee brought
together by Mayor Carter H. Harrison
was merged with the Republican cbm
mlttoe to. procure the necessary funds,
which will approach (200,000.
JOHN R. WALSH WILL PROBATED
Special To The Herald.
Chicago, ill., Dec. ISA—The will of
John R. Walsh, the former Chicago
banker who died early In November
following his release from the Leav
enworth penitentiary, was admlttsd to
probate today.
Mr. Walsb left an estate of (808,000
The will named his wld.ow, Mr*. Mary
L. Walsh, ps the sole heir.
PROF. 3. W. McCALLIE, STATE
GEOLOGIST IN THE CITY.
Prof. S. W. McCallie has arrived
in the city and says that Prof. B. M.
Hall, of Atlanta, formerly chief of the
U. S. Reclamation work in Porto Rico
and an International engineer will be
In attendance at the Drainage Con
gress on tomorrow and will talk on _
. , .. , >■», Special To The Herald,
drainage and Irrigation. • , —c*-’
Hon. Walter McElreath, of. Atlanta,
will speak on Drainage Legislation.
Governor John M. Slaton will also be
In attendance.
Knoxville, Dec. 18.—The Soutl(ern
Railway company has donated (1,000
for the relief of the euSerera from
the disaster at the Gross Mountain
mine at Briceville. This is the largest
contribution that has been received
so fsr In Knoxville.
President W. W. Flnfe; ot the
Southern Railway Company, wired
General Superlntneddnt G. R. Loyall,
at Knoxville, aa follows:
"Realizing the terrible nature of
the mine disaster at Briceville, Tenn.,
and sympathizing deeply with the fam
lllcs of the miners who have lost
their lives, tho management of the
Southern Railway Company will sub
scribe'(1,000 for the relief of the apt-
ferero from the disaster.
"Please advise me In whose favor
voucher should he made to insure tho
disbursement of the money, .so that
it will accomplish tho must good.
New Lot of Gloves
New Lot of Neckwear
New Lot ot Fancy Vests
New Lot of Mufflers and Reefers
New Lot of Bath Rohes
New Lot of Sweater Coats
New Lot.of Soft Shirts
Everything you wear. All New
H. C, SEAMAN.
New York, Dec. 18.—Dit Lyman
Abbott, the noted clergyman, author
and odltor, received many congratula
tions today on hla seventy sizth
birthday anniversary. Dr. ^Abbott
waa born in Fosbury, Mas,?;'December
18, 1836.
'Savannah, Ga., Dec. 18.—President
Charles H. Markham of the Central
of Georgia, Illinois Central and Ocean
Steamship Company, has written
letter giving a clear cut exprusion of
hta position In regard to the holtdxy
gift making practice which by ezecu
tivo order has. been stopped tin tbeae
lines.
Mr. Markham writes: "I think it
should be plain to everyone that there
la nyne of the spirit of Christmas giv
ing attached to the gift from a rep
rCsentntlve of a selling concern to an
employe of the buyer, and the accep
tance of presents from those to whom
no logitlmate service hae been ren
dered creates an obligation in the part
of the recipient to which he should
not permit himself to bo subjected."
The custom ot representatlves'of
railroad supply houses to give pres
enis to officials of railroads, particu
larly purchasing agents, has been In
vogue a long time, but this year the
management of moat of the big lines
have ordered the practice Hopped.
Aii order to this effect waa recently
Issued by Vice President Wlnburn of
the Central'of crefliilgr
OVERLAND “30"—FOUR IN STOCK.
It’s our business to give you s long
ride In our new Overland*. If you
don’t buy one Ifs our fault Call up
Kollley’a Garage, 016. 14 6t cod
DRAINAGE MEETING OPENS IN
Tho annual convention o fthe Geor-■ Hon.'Charles a. Edwards, Senator
gla Drainage Congress, an organize-J Hoke Smith, Hon. L. R. Aiken of |
lion perfected in Way cross lost No--Brunswick, Hon. Walter McElreath ®®®
The Ware County Farmers' Union
met at the Court House Saturday, it
being the regular monthly meeting.
Officers for year 1912 were elected as
follows:
P. E. Wildes, President,
D. L. Bennett, Vice President
J. Staten Smith, Secretary and
Treasurer.
E. B. Aycock, Door Keeper,
J. T. McGee; Conductor. •
Jamfla Cowart, Lecturer. ' •
IMPORTANT TO -
LYCEUM PATRONS
On aoeount of the fact that the
manager of the English Opera Singers
la suffering from a temporary ludlapo-
siUon, the engagement announced for
this -evening la postponed. The next
amrfrr of the Lyceum course will be
given on January 8th, when Brush and
his magicians come.
CENTENARY OF
NOTEO MERCHANT
Special To The Herald. •
New York, Dec. 18.—The dry goods
trado In the metropolis Joined today
in a auitabld observance of the cente
nary of the birth ot Horace B. Claflln
one ot the greatest merchants Ameri
ca ever produced.
Mr. Claflln was born In Milford,
Maas., December 18,1811, and engaged
when a boy In the dry goods business.
From s humble beginning his buslnsst
grew to the largest in the country.
The organization whlcti be perfect,
ed la still one of tbo largest in ths
world and Its sales In a single year
have aggregated moro .than (76,000.-
vembor, will convene In Waycrosc to-,end Governor John M. Slaton of At-■
I Mr. Claflln'a claim to tamo rests
morrow morning at the court bonce
at 9:30 o’clock, George W. Deen,
president, presiding.
All citizens are urged to attend the
mcetlncc, which will be held morning
and arternoon. Talks, of Interest will
be made by soma of the moat promi
nent men of the state, among them
being Governor John M. Slaton. The
convention adjourns tomorrow after
noon to reconvene at Coleraine Wed
nesday morning for a real Georgia
barbecue and fish fry, the members of
the convention going a* guests
Messrs J. B. Lewis, W. J. Sanders
and Judge John T. Myers. The party
for Coleraine will -leave from the
union station Wednesday morning
promptly at slit o'clock.
The program In detail follows;
Morning Saaslon,
Convention called to order at Court
House at 9 a. m.
Prayer, by Rev. W. H. Scruggs.
Address of Welcome, ^rot. E. A.
Pound.
< largely upon hla shrewd financiering
Afternoon Session. during the psnldf that disturbed the
"The Relation of Dnlnmge to the bu,lne “ world < ,urin *
Agricultural Development of the
South,’’ by Hon. E. J. Watson, Com
missioner of Agriculture, Commerce
and Industries ot South Carolina.
"Tro Value of Tile Drainage and
Results In North Georgia," by Dr.
Lon G. Hardman, of Jackson county,
“The Railroad’s Interest In Drain
age," by Cot. Alexander R. Lawton,
vice president of the Central of Geor
gia, of Sarsnnah, and Wade H. Leahy,
General Passenger Agont of Ibe Ah
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, of
Atlanta.
Oensral diacuaslon by member* and
visitors. *
Report of Loyiststlve Committee, by
the Chairman', Judge J, L. Sweat,
Adjournment to meet at Coleraine
on St. Marya River, December 20tb.
at 9 a. m., for a real Georgia barbecue
and llch fry.
PERMIT US TO POINT OUT
The Greater contentment end enjoy
ment Christmas brings to the happy
Mmlty ocupylng Its own home.
A CHRISTMAS PRESENT
OF A REAL HOME
To your wife would be the very finest
