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The Waycross Journal.
PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK
Much Speculation as to How the Purchase of the
Plant System Will Affect Waycross—Opinion of
a Rail Road Man.
Since Friday, the big railroad
deal, by which the Atlantic Const
Line cornea into possesion of the
Plant System, has been all the
talk in Waycross and along the
line of the latter System.
Speculation is rife among Way
cross people as to the effect it will
have on this city and the many
operatives who have their homes
here.
Some are fearful that the
change will work a detriment to
the interest of Waycross. That
the Coast Line will rnnke some
other point the base of operation
for the division headquarters,
that the hospital service, may be
abolisned, the shops removed and
various other things that would
take away the operatives who live
here.
A confirmation of the reported
tale was verified by president
Erwin of the Plant System in a
telegram from New York to the
Savannah News ot Saturday as
follows:
— ' “Near York, April 4.—Mr. W
6. Elliot, president of the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany, and I as president of the
Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway, authorize the following
statement: Negotiations have
been completed under whioh it is
arranged that the Savannah,
Florida and VVestern Railway
trackage right thereafter for all of
its trains, both passenger aud
freight, over the line between Sav
annah and Jacksonville, thus
making Jacksonville the southern
terminus of the Southern Railway
Company for its Florida service to
and from the East and west.
“R. G. Erwin.”
A Journal reporter interviewed
one of tho most prominent rail
road men in Waycross on the pro
bably effect of the change and his
opinion as a disinterested rail
roader was altogether reassuring
to this city.
Said he, “I do not see why any
radical change should be contem
plated in respect to the operation
from this point. It is the logical
center of the divisions heading
here and the most convenintpoint'
from which to operate them.
"As to the hospital servioe, it
will, in all probability be continu
ed ns it is, since to do away With
it would incur a great loss. While
the Coast Line has no hospital do
partment as complete as the Plant
System it has a relief service which
is similar in some respects.
"Indeed I cannot see anything
but good for this entire seotion
which may grow ont of the deal
The Coast Line is the very beBt
railroad in the South. It com
menced a few years ago with
short line and has gradually
MITCHELL JOYNER
KILLS NEGRO.
DISPUTE ABOUT MONEY
THE CAUSE.
Shot Him Three Times In Retd While
Riding Along In a Buggy—Coroners
Verdict Justifiable Homicide.
.uii urauiiu railway snore nne ana Has gradual!'
Company will, on or before the]bought up short lines and com"
i>» Tni» i rvYO i: j i* » it «s. . ..
•1st of July, 1902, be consolidated
with and become the property of
tbs Atlantic. Coast Lins Railroad
Company. ,
"The negotiations also contem
plate that the other railway pro
perties of the Plant System will
pass under the control o'f the At
lantic Coast Line at the same time/
It has also been agreed that when
the consolidation takes place, the
Southern Railway shall have
bined the whole in to tho best
system in the Sontb. Its tracks
are the best and its property
along its right of ways is improv
ed and beautified so that it equals
any of the fine roads in the North.
“It is possible that some of the
officials may be changed,” he con.
oloded, "but I think if there
should be any chauge in the
operation it will be for the better
of this entire seotion."
REGISTER, IF YOU
WANT TO VOTE.
The Registration Books Will Be Open All Over The
County Till May 25.
you
If you are not registered
I cannot vote.
! Then the first opportunity you
get, will be the safest time to reg-
later.
■ The country people are the ntol’t
W derelect in this duty of register-
ing, and the result is, that they
usually let the town people say
who will govern them.
The following is the rnle made
by the State Democratic commit
tee governing the primary for the
—coming election
1‘TIint * nnnor
"That a general Primary Elec
tion to be held on the 5th day of
Unne next, in every county in the
State, at which all qualified white
{Democratic voters (who have reg-
. istered In 1901 or. within ton days
f{before the Primary in 1902) shall
be given an opportunity to cast
beir votes for the following
officers, to-wit: Governor, Seore-
* tary of State, Attorney General,
' Comptroller General, Treasurer,'
om miisioner of Ag r i c n 11 ore,
**'*» ic School Commissioner, two
Justices of the Supreme Court,
one Prison Commissioner; and
the Democratic Executive Com
mittee iu each county is hereby
directed to prepare and furnish to
tl)e managers of such Primary a
l\st of such qualified registered
voters under the terms herein pro
ved for."
Nr. R. M. Lanier, registrar for
Wale county, has made it extreme
ly eisy for everybody in the coun
ty to get registered this year. He
has the regular/ books at the
clerk's office at the court house
which are open every day and he
has also deputized the following
registrars in the several precincts
injthe county who will keep their
>ks open till May 25, ten days
Dre the primary:
•r. Folks*, Waltertnwn | D. N.
McQuaig, Glenmore; 8. W. Booth,
Malor: A. A. Walden, Millwood;
C. V.Tyre, Wareshoro; W. M.
Mr. Mitchell Joyner shot and
killed a negro named Silas Thom
as, just beyond his place, about
three and a half miles northwest
of Waycross yesterday morning.
After killing the negro Joyner
came to Waycross and gave liim-
solf up to the authorities.
Coroner Grimes with Sheriff
McClellan went out and held an
inquest, at which it was developed
that the negro had paid Joyner
five dollars as a deposit to buy
horse on the installment plan,
three dollars of which was to go
for the hire of the horse he rented
from Joyner to take a trip to Fair
fax.
Yesterday mornin Mr. Joyner
went out to his place to see the
negro about the receipt held aud
which the negro had shown Joy
ner’s father. It seems that the
receipt had been changed to $15
by the negro or some one. Both
parties got in a buggy and started
to the negros house to examine
the reoeipt.- On the way the ne
gro told Joyner that the receipt
was not at his house, but he had
forgot and left it back at Joyner's
place. Joyner turned the horse
around and started back where
upon the negro tried to leave the
buggy- Joyner remonstrated and
the negro drew his knife. Joyner
caught his hand, dropped the reins
and drew his pistol. The negro
got loose and attempted a second
time to stab Joyner who caught
his hand again and fired three
shots into his bead killing him
instantly.
Mr. J. F. Waters, who was near
by corroborated the above story of
the killing. The statement of Mr.
J. D. Joyner, father of the man
who did the shooting, aud who
was a hnndred yards away, was
about the same, except he was too
for away to aec the knife.
Just after the trial a nogro
claimed that Johnsob had borrow
ed the knife from him the day be
fore and it is thought that he ex
pected trouble.
The knife was an. ugly looking
affair, having a heavy blade about
three inches in length.
The coroner’s jury brought in a
verdict of justifiable homicide.
OUT AT SATILLA MILLS.
Have Begun to Fill the Big Cold Stor
age Room With Ice.
Things have begun to move out
at the Satilla Manufacturing Com
pany, as the rays of the sun gently
warms the face of the earth.
The-Satillo people have started
to fill- their large cold storage
room, which has a capacity of
2,000 (ions. This work will r».
quire at least a mouth, and they
hope to have it filled by May.
General manager Hawkins says
the Satilla Company will be able
to supply promptly, all demands
for ice the coming summer uud he
anticipates a large business.
There is a strong probability
that the number of cars to be iced
here this year will be greater than
ever, as the fruit and vegetable
crop in Florida is tho largest ever
known.
The force of hands employed
the dressed lumber business out
there it very large, as the demand
for this Abbs of goods is as great
as they can supply. They are
shipping two cars a day to north
ern markets, most of it going to
Pittsburg and Detroit. Besides
this heavy foreign trade, the Jocal
demand is great. They have re
cently received an order to supply
the lumber for Mr. C. I. Allen’s
elegant pew home, to he erected
on Gilmore street, opposite Mr.
George Gray’s residence.
The SatillaManufacturingCom-
pany’s plant is the largest and
most complete in South Georgia
They make anything in sasb,
doors, blinds, desks, tables and
bracket work, and whenever their
goods have been shipped they have
received duplicate orders.
A NEW CIGAR
FACTORY STARTED.
Has Been Organized And Will Be In Operation In A
Short While.
organized, and within a month,
Waycross will lmve another lurgo
number of hands turning out the
fragrant Havanas.
The new factory was put on foot
Saturday night, when the officers
were elected and the capital stock
of $(1,000 was authorized. A
charter has beon applied for and
it is expected that work will be
gin ae soon as tobacco and men
can be got hero.
The officers of the new company
are Mr. George R. Yon mans, pres-
ident; Mr. W. W. Sharp, vice-
president; Mr. W. A. Prioe, gen
eral manager; Mr. Ueorga R.
and Mr. Augulla, foreman.
Recently, tho Gustoso factory
has been paying handsomely; and
the force is being enlarged daily.
This new factory is welcomed by
the Gustoso people as much as by
our citizens, since'the more fac
tories here, the greater will be tho
demand for V.’a'vuross goods.
It is conceded that tho Oustoso
factory is making the best class
of goods that aro turned out in
this country, and the demand for
them is getting to be immense.
The new fuctory will bo located
in the iron building, on Remsbarfc
street.
LOST TICKETS AND MONEY.
Two Travelers Have Their Scalped
Tickets Confiscated and Fall to
Secore Refund from Scalper.
PETITION FOR BANKRUPTCY.
Mr. W. B. Teston Files Petltloo In
U. S. Court.
Mr. W. B. Teston has filed _
petition in bankroptcy to free him
from his.debts.
Mr. Teston was in the grocery
business here and three months
ago, told his stock to his creditors
to liquidate bfs debts. His as
sets were not sufficient to cover
bis liabilities and be claims that
some of his creditors are now try
ing to attach his wife's property.
Mr. and Mrs. Will McNeil went
to Savannah yesterday where Mr.
McNeil has accepted a position
with the Georgia State Building
and Loan Association. '
Mr. F„ Woodard and sou Jeff,
Two travelers to Now York,
McNamar and H. Hendrickson
bad a tale of woo to tell today
because of the ticket scalper and
the railroad agent war. They had
bought tickets to New York from
the city ticket office and were
bound blithely for the metropolis
on the early morning train. On
the same train were special agents
of tho railroads who travel oil all
outgoing trains as far as tho Arst
junction points to assist "the con-
dnetor iu spotting scalped tickets.
They spotted McNamaras and
Hendrickson’s all right, and those
two gcntlomen returned to Charles
ton to recover their money from
tho ticket agency which had fitted
them out with the goods that
didn’t go. They say they were
quite as unfortunate in this seek
ing as they wore iu tbs attempt
to pass muster on the train. The
scalper, according to their state
ments, refused to refund the mon
ey paid for the tickets. The two
travelers are taking it ont in
swearing at the scalping frater-
uity, with an occasional expletive
for the shrewd agent of the rail-
road who dropped to their game.
—Evening Post, Charleston, S. C.,
Jan. 21,1902.—ad.
NATATORUM OPEN.
Mr. Oscar Lott, the Proprietor, Names
a Schedule for Baths.
The Natatorium opouded Satur
day afternoon under the manage
ment of Mr. Oscar Lott,
He has had the awimming pool
thoroughly overhauled and clean
ed, making it the nicest in this
part of the state. The pure arte
sian water will be warmed and kept
at a pleasant temperature. Some
responsible person .will always
be on. attendance- to keep order
and prevent aooidents, making
bathing safeas well as pleasant.
The pool is open to ladies and
gentlemen Monday and Friday
afternoobs of eaoh week, Wednes
day afternoons to ladies only, the
rest of the time gentleman only.
As the weather grows warmer
the natatorium will be more ap
preciated, aud will be very pop
ular.
MR. BRANTLEY'S SPEECH.
Athens Banner says Some Nice Thing*
About the Eleventh Congressman.
NEGRO WOMAN SHOT.
Someone went to Negro’s Home and
Shot Throngh Window.
Guvsie, Ga., April, 8—Tuesday
night in the negro quarters there
wm quite an excitement about
eleveu o’clock. Someone came to
oue of the negro houses and asked
for tho window to be opened. As
soon as the request was complied
with, allots were heard. The vic
tim was a negro woman who was
hit twico. As yet the injury has
not proved fatal. Further part-
culars are yet to be found out.
|ocaod
aVSrSWff r-\
Mr. M. M. Johnson, who recont-
■ly graduated at the Agusta Medi-
lenbn, Binkley; Russell Ben- .Mr. F, Woodard and sou Jeff, csl College, reached borne Friday
r^El.iejJ. F. Taylor. B«* c h. ° f _“" bokc "-*" r " iu city Sal- night. H*wlU.l«»ato
Card of Thinks.
IIomerville, Ga., April 2.
Edituu Journal:
Please express through the col
umns of your paper, my sincere
thanks to the good people in Ware
and Fierce counties for their many
acts of kindness in careing for my
brother Leon daring his last days,
and to myself after his death, and
for the same they will ever occu
py a warm plaoe iu my heart,
Youp most truly,
Rval J. Phillips.
'Ihe following complimentary,
notice of Hon. W. G. Brantley’*
speech in congress, on Cuba, is
taken from the Athens’ Banner i
“Georgia has a congressman of
rare ability in Hon. W. G. Brant
ley, of tho Eleventh distriot. Tho
people of that district did well in
ohoosing him as the successor of
-Henry G. Turner and he bids fair
to rise to the position of eminence ■
held by that distinguished Geor
gian by the time he has held the
office a few more years,
"Mr. Brantley has recently de
livered in the house a remarkable
speech on the subject of the Cuban
tariff. This speech is regarded by
his democratic colleagues as the
ablest speech on that subject so
far made. It is a thorough resume -
of all the arguments in favor of
fair dealing with Cuba, shows a
thorough and masterful compre
hension of the subject and cannot
fail to do good. It was a speeob
that thoroughly refuted all the
olaims of the opposition and
placed thorn in a holo from which
it will l>« difficult for them to ex-
tricate themaelvet.
“Mr. Brantley is a graduate of
the University of Georgia, and ha*
many friends in Athens who note
with pleasure the splendid service
he is giving his state in congress,”’
Special Notice.
On Thursday evening-of this'
week, at 7:30 o’clock, there will
be ai usual, Vesper Service and
Instruction at Groce church, The
subject this week will be, "The
Vestments used in tho Apostolic
Church.” A special invitation to
attend this lecture is extended to
oil who desire to be informed upon
this subject.
Th* Rkv. B. Alan Russell,
• Priest m Charge.
wields a sharp ax.
Millions marvol at the multi
tude of maladie^ cut off by Dr.
King’s New Life Pills—the most
distressing too. Stomach, Liver
and Bowel troubles—Dyspepsia,
Loss of Appetite, Jaundice, Bil
iousness, Fiver, Malaria, all fall
before these wonder workers. 26c
all Drnggists.
A doctor’s bad plight.
I "Two years ago, as a result of
a severe cold, I lost ipy voice,”
writes Dr. M. L, Scarbrough, of
Hebron, Ohio, "then began an oh.
stinate cough. Every remedy
known to me as a practicing phy
sician for 86 years, failed, and Ij;
daily grew worse. Being urged to-
try Dr. King’s New Discovery for
Consumption, JDoughs and Colds,
I found quickvelief, and for last’
ten days have felt better than tor
two years.” Positively guaran
teed forTbroatand Lung troubles
by all Dri
