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The Wayeross Journal.
PUBLISHED TWICE-A-VYEEKi
VOL. VII.—NO. 66.
WAYCROSS, GA., FRIDAY. JUNE 6, 1902.
SI.00 A YEAR
* Terrell Buries
« His Opponents.
It is Likely He Will Have a Majority-Parker Beats
Hitch and Spence Wins for the Legislature.
In the primary yesterday the
expected happened. What nearly
everybody said, occurred.
As the Journal goes to press the
indications are that Hon. Joseph
M. Terrell will have n majority in
the convention.
It appears that Terrell will
carry 5'.» counties Estill 38 and
tiuerry 15, with several doubttul.
In ware the vote goes to Estill,
with Terrell and Guerry polling
nearly together.
For tile other contested Slate
house o(licet Hon. 11. II. Merritt
appears to have been elected
school commissioner over his
opponents, Hon. G. It. Glenn and
Hon. Mark Johnson. Hon. O. B.
SteveiiB is re-elected commissioner
of agriculture. Hon. lliomas Ea
son is re-elected prison commiss
ioner, defeating Capt. 11 iley \\ il-
liams of Columbus.
In the tenth district Hardwick
defeated Fleming for Congress.
In the election for judgo of the
superior court of the Brunswick
circuit it is likely that Judge
Parker has defeated Col. Hitch by
a good majority.
F. H. Sweat defeated B B. Gray
in Cotl'ee county for Senator by
•JOO majority.
But tue biggest surprise to
IVaycross is the election of Mr. J.
M. Spence to the legislature over
Col. Toomer and Williams and
Mr. McDonald, his plurality over
Toomer's vote being sixteen.
The other county officers elected
are Miller for sheriff, C. J. Mc-
Dounld for receiver, Lanier for
collector, Jones for treasurer and
Grimes for coroner. Berry and
Sweat had no opposition
The returnee received thus far
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FOR GOVERNOR:
.1. M. TERRELL
DiTUNT (ilJKKKY
J. II. ESTII.b
107
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158
153
197
184
38
24
24
17
37
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30
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41
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434
421
50ft
for superior COURT JUDGE:
S. W. HITCH
T. A. PARKER
-87
57
378
148
47
39
57
30
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45
54
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22
13
12
24
20
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18
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970
185
FOR REPRESENTATIVE:
W. M. TOOMER
J. S. WILLIAMS
J. M. SPENCE
j. r. McDonald
250
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202
132
198
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8
29
40
4
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78
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19
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528
201
544
29
FOR sheriff:
S. K. MILLER
155
2(14
59
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43
52
20
24
15
8
10
13
729
J. P. CASON
189
278
27
27
59
10
4
1
31
4
8
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139
FOR TA < RECEIVER:
C. .1. McUONAl.I)
191
107
58
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92
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20
22
42
5
12
2
881
CICERO WILKINSON
140
225
22
14
4
4
1
8
(1
12
471
FOR TAX COLLECTOR:
R. M. LANIER
202
281
32
33
58
10
12
35
10
13
2
757
J. T. STRICKLAND
8(1
243
52
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4(1
47
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21
9
2
4
11580
FOR COUNTV TREASURER:
J. A. .JONES
19(1
101
84
59
05
55
22
23
43
8
12
10
13
973
W. A. CASON
145
178
33
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0
1
1
7
1
188
FOR CORONER:
JACKSON CRIMES
324
415
17
35
42
0
15
7
40
3
15
7
920
J. I. WARD
14,120
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I. 0. 0. F. ELECT OFFILERS.
Other Officers Will be Appointed In
July.
The Odd Fellows elected the
following officers at a recent mee
ting of the lodges. C. A. Fret-
well, X. G ; O. J. Allen, V. G;
J. C. Huber, Sec.; The N. G.
will appoint the other officers of
the lodge at their first meeting in
July.
^ WHAT THIN FOt.KS NEED.
If a greater power of digestiug
and assimilating fond For them
Dr. King’s New Life Pills work
wonders. They tone and regulate
the digestive organs, gently expel
all poisons from the system, en
rich the blood, improve appetite,
make healthy llesb. Only 25c at
at all druggists.
Mr. Obediah Barber who was
recently hurt in a runaway has
recovered and was in the city yes
terday.
All amounts over <1 to $I)S pur
chased at our store entitles you to
a premium in china ware. J. K.
ScLfoms & Bro.
Notice.
To cross-tie and timbermen. We
have six sets of secondhand har
ness, good heavy wool collars, only
been used a short while, which wo
offer at a bargain. Apply to
Hardy Bros.
Embroidery Bale at Watson’s.
Mrs. X, M. Kosenhloom, and
her son, Mr. Ben Kosenhloom,
with her two small children
arrived in Wayeross Monday and
will make their home here. Mr.
N. M. Rosenbloom has also moved
hit stock ot goods hero from
Baxley.
Embroidery sale at Watson’s.
To read profitably and success
fully one should read between the
lines, for therein lies the substauce
of each sentence. There is some
thing of interest to yon betweer
the Hues of my advertisement in
another column, if you will only
read it and “stop and think for a
moment.” M. A. Thomas.
Embroidery sale at Watson’s.
If it’s value in a suit you waut,
at a low price, let us show you at
the Star Clothing Store.
W. D. O’Qt'ixx, Proprietor.
J. S. Bailey & Co’s Two Hundred Cars
Mill is Burnings Will Be Built.
As The Journal goes to press (2
o'clock p. m..) news reaches the
city that J. S. Bailey & Co'e., big
mill at McDonald, is burning up.
Expenditure of $120,000.
Caught at One O'clock, and Looks Like Whole Thing instead of One Hundred, as Was First Intended—An
Will Go..
It caught at I o’clock,ami imlica
tions arc that the mill, plainer IiiHtendof 100 cars, the Atlan
and shops will all he consumed.
IGHT
Commencement Exercises
at the School.
Admission Will Be Free Splendid
Chorus.
The pupils of the High school
have worked hard to make the
graduating exercises tonight a
success in every way.
They have tastefully decorated
tho stage, carrying out the color
scheme wherever possible. The
graduating class have chosen
green and white for their colors.
Tho chorus consisting entirely
of female voices is excellent.
They have been carefully trained
by Mrs. E. A. round and all their
selections are pretty.
The chorus consists of the fol
lowing young ladieB, Misses Kate
Irene and Marie Wilton, Frankie
Folks, Ada Smith, Josie Mourn,
Sarah Nicholls, Alice Pollard,
Jimmie Ketterer, Ethel Word.
Mattie Croon), Lula Mullou, Lena
Philips, Neta Moon, Julia White-
head, and Clyde Jenkins.
The graduates have carefully
prepared their speeches, and no
doubt they will ho interesting.
Prof. Pound has placed on exhi
bit in the auditorium a number of
water colors ink and charcoal
studies. The work was done by the
third grnde under Miss Ilurris.
All the pupils are between nine and
eleven yenrs old und the work is
excellent.
The Wayeross Jewelry Company
has presented a handsome medal
to the member of the graduating
class making the best record in
his or her studies.
The commencement exercises
will hegiu promptly at b o'clock
Everybody is invited. There will
be no charges or admission fuo.
Prof. Pound says that tho atten
dance this year is 684. The mini'
her of white children of school
age is 875, He thinks that no
town iu the state cun show a high
cr percentage than this.
Sol Smith Bussell used to toll
of three little nieces of whom he
was very fond. They lived in
Kansas City and one afternoon he
took the youngest tot for a walk.
He also bought her some candy,
laying she might have it when
they reached home. The little
child urged: “Let's wur, uncle
Sol,” hut he pleaded tired. Then
the little on plumped down on
her knees on the sidewalk and
prgyed: “Dod, please make uncle
Sol wun ” The actor thought:
“Well, it’s a question of my los
ing my dignity or of her los
ing faith iu God." And so the
puir ran as fast as they could.
"But we walked together no
more,” he used to add.
Men's and ladie's elastic side
slippers $1.25 and up. Guaranteed
Dickius Shoe Store.
DIED SITTING
ON A BENCH
Sim Batiste, a Colored Porter at South
ern Hotel.
Sim Batiste, the head porter at
the Southern hotel died suddenly
Wednesday evening about seven
o’clock while sitting on the bench
to the rigli of the front entrance.
Sim hud just placed some chairs
for guests under the enebere und
had seated himself on the bench,
when all at once lie began to
writhe and groan and his his head
fell over on the bench.
Thu gentlenicu sitting near
rushed to him and held him up.
While several ladies who chanced
to he passing, fanned him. Man
ager Ostr sent for a physicun, hut
iu two minutes Sim was dead.
Dr. Washington nrrived first
and pronounced his trouble heart
failure.
Sim hud recently come from
Charleston, liia old borne, where a
month ago he lost his wife. Hu
was apparently in good health,
though not vigorous.
He was a very trustworthy mnii
and was woll lilted l>y both white
and colored. Manager Ost says
he was one of the best men he over
had uround him.
llis remains were embalmed yes
terday and shipped to Charleston
for burial.
Sim was financially well fixed.
tie A Birmingham railroad is
going to build 200 ui their shops
in this city and the work will pro
ceed within n week.
Orders for tho material for these
ears has nil been placed nud most
of it will he made in und near
this city.
The castings will ull lie m«uld-
ed iu the foundries here, except
plied bv vicinity sawmills.
The company expects to built!
160 lint ears and 50 box cars. Tho
immense increase in the A. it B's
business by reason of recent de
velopments makes the need urgent
and as the factories cannot supply
them, I Iley must lie built.
New sheds will ho erected on
the shop grounds nud a lurgo force
of hands will ho put to work on
these cars at once. It is expected
the wheels and axles, and the that six to eight cars will he
lumber to build them w ill he sup-1 Imilt a week.
TOOMER FILES
A PROTEST.
Demands a Recount of the Ballots.
Work Will Begin Monday.
Mr. W. M. Toomer filed n pro
test. before the democratic com
mittee this morning, holding up n
declaration of the result of the
representative election until a re
count nf the ballots could lie made.
'Tho committee will begin the
recount Monday morning. It. will
require two days to effect it.
Embroidery sale at Watson's.
New lino of llannnl and serges
just in at the Star Clothing Store.
Two Bood Bargain.
Half acre lot on Brewor street,
improved with one six room dwel
ling, two four room tenant houses,
hum, stables and out houses, also
one frame store, stock und fixtures,
all new and complete, cost twenty
eight hundred dollars, will be
sold for considerably less than
cost for the cash.
Tho above property located iu
good locality for retail store, good
dwelling und is a rare bargain for
somo one. Owner desires to
change to other climuto on ac
count of his own and wife's health,
hence this splendid offer. Also
one small store building and two
tenant houses corner of Thomas
and D. street. Cost $800, will also
be sold for less tliuu cost for the
cash. Call on, or write us for
further information.
Knkiiit A Williams.
Cason-Furlong.
Miss Annie Cason and Mr. John
W. Furlong, of Bine Bloom, will
he married next Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock at the residence nf the
bride's father.
Miss Cason is the daughter of
Mr. J. A. Cason, who lives out
neur the city. Mr. Furlong is a
prominent farmer of Pine Bloom.
The couple will make their
home in Pine Bloom.
Seo our all wool clay worsted
suits going at $8.50 at tho Slur
Clothing Store.
ICKVKAI.S A CHEAT SECRET.
It is often asked how such
startling cures, that puzzle the
best physicians, are effected by
Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption. Here’s tho secret.
It cuts out the phlegm and germ-
infected mucus, ntul lots tho lifu-
giving oxygen enrich and vital
ize the blood. It lioals the in
flamed, cough-worn throat and
lungs. Hard colds and stuhlmrn
coughs soon yield to Dr. King's
New Discovery, tlm most infalli
ble remndy for nil Throat and
Lung diseases. Guaranteed bot
tles 50o and $1.00 Trial bottles
free at all druggists.
Embroidery sale at Watson's.
Dr. M. M. Johnson of Waroslsiro
was in tho city Wodnesday.
Embroidery sale at Watson’s.
Mr. W. B. Teston has moved
hack to his old homo, near Wil-
aonvillo. Ho has livotl in Way-
cross for tho past sixteen months,
lio sold his home to Col. A. E.
Cochran.
Embroidery sale at Watson’s.
Old moil's comfort ties at $1.50
and $2.00 guaranteed. Dickius
Shoe Store.
Embroidery sale at Watson’s.
A cupou with every fifty cent
worth of goods bought at our store.
All over a dollars worth and up to
$28 will entitle you to a pretty
china drawing. J. K. Sessoms
it Bro.
K. OF P. ELECTS OFFICERS.
Will be Installed at the Next Meeting.
The Knights of Pythias elected
officers at the regular meeting
Monday night.
These men will he installed ut-
thu next meeting of the ledge.
Every man lins the interest of tho
lodge at heart and will do all iu
his power to advance the already
high standard of knighthood.
Tho following were elected
officers:
C. C.-George F. Dickson, V, C.—
James T. Strickland, Prelate—G.
P. Deni, M. of W.—W. F. Hum
phreys, K. of. R. and S.—J. A.
Jones, M. of F.—S. D. Pitman,
M. at A.—E. M. Cason, I. G.—C.
II. Lowther, O. G.—Fred Kickeii-
Kat spring chickens at J. B*
Thomas A. Bro., Haxxard Hill.
Phone 215.
The Sweetest Girl of all.
I’ve sung of I lie girls who play at golt,
or the girls who llsh anil alioot;
I'vn sung of tho mulct who's not nfrahl
To pose In her hathing-suit.
I’ve song of tho girl who weds a Duke,
And lives In a palace halt;
And the footllght rualds, with theli-
lighta and shades,
vo sung of them ono and all.
lint now I will sing In aaoft refrain
Of tho girl you would Ilka to know;
Tho girl who enn cook without pnper or
hook,
The girl who can darn and sow.
flf the girl who never went far from homo.
Who Is void of all social schemes:
Who is homely and neat, old-faihloned
and sweet, 1
The girl whom yon scolnyourdreams.'
The Star Clothing Store is
where you get tho liest. Nothing
but good vulues goes out of our
store. W. D. O'Qdhcn, Proprietor.
HOLDS IIP A CONORKSSMAN.
“At the ond of tho campaign,”
writes Champ Clark, Missouri's
brilliant congressman, “ “from
overwork, nervous tension, loss of
sleep and constant speaktDg I had
about uttorlv collapsed. It loom
ed that all tbo organs in mv body
.. „ . I, j were out of order, but three bot-
Kev. C. L. B. Davis, of Atkinson, „ , .. ’ ,
ties of Electric Bitters made mo
all right. It’s the host all-round
medicine ever sold over «s drag-
gist's counter.” Over worked*
un-dowu men and weak, sickly
women gain splendid health and
vitality from Electric Bitters.
Try them. Only 60c. Guaran
teed by all druggists.
formerly of Wayeross, spent Tues
day snd Wednesday in the city,
while on his way to Tattnall and
Liberty counties, where he will
engage in evangelistic work for the
next ten days. Mr. Davis says
that he can't get on without The
Journal. “It is a good, clean
paper and will do for anybody to
read.”
Embroidery salo at Watsou’i.
We have never had so many low
shoos nor wanted to se.ll so had as
right now. Cash will talk. Try us.
Dickius Shoo Store.
Embroidery sale at Watson's.
J. B. Thomas & Bro. have nice*
fresh eggs. Phoue 215.
Embroidery sale at Watson’s.
Cool comfortable oxfords or
slippers for ladies, first doss good*
$1.00 and up, all sizes. Diokin*
Shoo Store.