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The Waycross Journal.
PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK.
VOL. V1I.-NO. 79.
WAYCROSS, GA.. TUESDAY. JULY 22. 1902.
$1.00 A YEAR
Mothers Will Organize It
BENNETT IN TROUBLE
Was Relieved of His Jot and Fined for
Disorderly Conduct-
Will Endeavor to Interest all the
Ladies in the City.
The good mothers of Way cross
will organize a Kindergarten as
sociation. s
A few ladies with one gentle
man met at the home of Mrs. J.
M. Cox Saturday afternoon. Kin
dergarten work was thoroughly
discussed and it was determined,
if possible, to put into operation
the next scholastic year, a good
Kindergarten school in Waycross.
Miss Snowden’s school last year
gaye some of the mothers a taste
of kindergarten and everyone who
has tried it is enthusiastic over the
work.
Now, they propose to get otheri
interested m kindergarten and
have a much larger school if pos
sible. They claim that if a mother
once kuows the value of the kin
dergarten and takes an interest in
it, she will ever be its friend.
So it is the purpose of these
mjth«rs to form an association
and let every mother in Waycross
belong to it if she will. If she have
children the right.age she may
patronize it. If her babes be too
young, she will be interested for
the future—and it is the purpose
to make the work permanent—, if
her boys and girls be too old she
may lie interested for others and
if she have none at all, sire cer
tainly ought to he interested in
others.
Now the plan is to perfect the
organization of a Kindergarten
association, this to be done at the
home of Mrs. John M. Cox Thurs
day afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Ail ladies who are interested in
this work, whether they he mother
or not, are especially invited and
urged to be there. It is not to be
an exclusive affair, but oue whoso
sole purpose is for the proper
training of the little tots who have
to stay at home all the days long
and worry and fret because there
are no systematic channels for
their lfftle minds to run out in.
Charlie Bennett is in troubl
again. Charlie is the A. C. L.
policeman who killed Beach Har
vey three weeks ago.
It seems that Bennett and
Adolph Marshhurn tanked up Fri
day night and, with a horse and
buggy from Lott and Jone’s
stable, went out for a lark.
They were reckless in their con
viviality and according to the tes
timony in police court made the
night hidejus with their pistols.
They were both arrested Satur
day morning by the police and in
the Mayors court Bennett was re
lieved of his badge and in cash
while the railroad relieved him of
his job. Marsh burn was fined -$10.
Bennett appealed to council last
night.
ARE IN TROUBLE.
Saw Mill Men In Financial Difficulty.
LIGHTNING STRUCK
DRIGGER’S STORE
Shocked a Numter and Severely Burr
ed Mr. Driegcr's.
WARM WEATHER AT W1N0KER.
W. R. Anderson Very III With Re
mittent Fever.
HFAVY RAIN.
Storm Last Week Washed Away Small
Bridges In Coffee
Doiiu,as,Ga., July, 21.—Miss
Clifford Hart has just returned
from an extended visit to friends
and relatives in Waycross. Her
many friends here are glad to wel
come her hack
Wn.oKKit, Ga., July 14—Warm
weather is the brief topic through
this vicinity.
Mr. W. Ft. Anderson is seriously
though not fatally ill at his home
with remittent fever. Medical aid
was sumnoned Tuesday and wo
hope for his speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Anderson
of Hickox visited the bedside of
their sick father, W. R. Anderson
Monday last.
Mrs. Mary A. Anderson accom
panied by her daughter Mrs. W.
W. Underwood of Hiekox, visited
her sou W. R. Anderson Tuesday
last.
Rev. M. 0. Carpenter preached
an interesting sermon at Philadel
phia last Sunday.
Messrs. Carswell and Goweu
pent last Sunday in Camden
county the guests of Mr. Clyde
Carswell.
Rev. Carpenter called at W. R.
Anderson's last Wednesday.
.1. I.. Anderson of Wainwright
visited relatives here a few days
since.
C. F. Taylor of Jacksonville
Fla. visiteb relatives Monday and
Tuesday. It is understood that
he will move his family hero
shortly.
Miss Mf.rv Anderson who has
been visiting friends at Unrut
Fort for several days returned
home Sunday accompanied by her
friend, Miss Rosa Wells who will
he her guest for several days.
The Wilson Itrothers who have
been engaged in tile lumber busi
ness at Waresboro are in trouble.
It seems that the merchants in
.the city have claims against the
men fir about $1200 and last
Thursday it is said that after
turning as much of their property
as was possible inti money they
tried to leave Waresboro. They
had a verbal contract with Mr. J.
I!. McDonald to cut timber off his
place near Waresboro. and were to
pay Mr. McDonald in advance be
fore cutting.
It is claimed that they cut up
some of the timber without Mr.
McDonald's knowledge and ns
soon as it was sold they started to
leave. Mr. McDonald swore out
warrants for trespass against them
and they were arrested. They
paid his claim and the case was
dismissed.
The two older brothers took
their mules, wagons and whatever
stock they could and left Wares
boro Thursday night. They cross
ed the S. F. & W. at Argyle" nnd
when within fifteen miles of the
Florida line they stopped to can]]).
Here the authorities found them
and levied on their property, which
was brought to Waycross Sunday
afternoon and is now in the ctisto- 1 ranched
dy of the sheritf.
At the last session of the Superior
court the men were indicted by
the grand jury for selling intoxi
cating liquors without a license.
Mr. J. Russell Wilson the youngest
brother plead guilty to the charge
in the city cnirt Saturday, nnd
was sentenced to pay a fine of $1(10.
He paid the liue nnd the cases
against John R. and Thumus Wil
son, the other two, were nol
pressed.
Tile brothers came from Indiana
some time ago and purchased the
saw milt of Dr. J. M. Spence.
They were well thought of through
out the county on account of thoir
gentlemanly manner and good
hearing.
Mr. Russell Wilson quite recent
ly married in Indianapolis and
brought his bride, a beautiful
woman, South.
I,iglitning struck flic telephone
in tin' store of Mr John Driggers
on Reynolds street Saturday after
noon during the storm.
Mr. Driggers was standing in
tin- door at the time and tin- Imlt
Struck him severely burning him
from bis- shoulders down. Mr.
Purnell Thomas, Charlie Maker
and an old colored man were also
struck and burned. The shoes of
all three were torn in shreads.
There was a number of poop!
in tile store at the time mid at
were more or less shocked.
Those injured are improving am
AN OLD CHURCH.
A Short History of the Oldest Church
in Wayne County.
The
Wayne
Id
Wayne
counlicr
Doric
enter
-w town of Hortel
unity Inis near iln
t Methodist church in
uni perhaps adjoining
It. is expected that tin y
out in a few days.
will lx
EXCURSION RATES TO MIAMI.
Florida’s Magic City will Celebrate Its
Sixth Birthday on July 28th.
Beginning oil July 2Nth, nnd con
tinuing for four days, the citizens
of Miami ,Fla., will hold a jubilee
in celebration of two important
events in its history—the (tt.h
niversary of the granting of its
charter as a city, and the recent
congressional appropriation
Our Waste of Fuel.
Warning against our reekless
waste of tuelare heard now and
Mr. W. 0. Paxton is busily en- J then, although they are never
gaged in shipping his large (Top j heeded. The last voice to be raised
of canteloupes. | is that of Professor John Perry,
Editor J. M. Freeman was in | who states the case iu this way: We
Quitman last week attending the| are spending, he says, our capital
TEACHER S ASSOCIATION.
Will Meet July 26—Program Pre
pared.
meeting of the Georgia Press As- . , . . ,
sociation -That is Editor Free- j ; ,f i ,tor, ' < * fiave huultt "
man might have thought he was | labor. Economy from the use of
in Quitman, but it tun Pabluisteam is like tNcman who spends
Reach. , his priucipl to save his income
There was a tremendous rain | The day of reckoning will surely
strrm in this vicinity last come, do what we may, but it is
Tuesday evening accompanied by i foolish to hasten it as recklessly
severe thunder and lightning. a s we are doing. Jiy our lavish use
No damage was done so far ns 0 f fuel, Professor Perry beleives
learned more than the washing That we are bringing the end as
away of small bridges and turn-Aienr as the close of the present
iug the roads into gullies. jeentury. If we could utilize ninety
A small crowd of young people j percent of the energy of our coal,
greatly enjoyed a picnic at Gaskin ' instead of ten per cent, as we now
Springs yesterday. Those present j do, the evil day might be removed
were: Misses Ora and Mamie i some centuries further. Professor
Thompson, Love Deeti, Hattie Pax-1 Perry thinks that this may possi-
ton, Mattie I.oit, Hortense Briggs, j bly he done by the invention of a
Maud Davie, and Mrs. Thompson, i method for turning the energy of
Messrs. Minor Turrentine, John,the coal directly into electrical
Deen, Elijah Tanner Jr., Oliver j energy. Of coarse the worlds water
Peterson, George and Frank Ward, power will remain after the fuel is
Willie Lott, aud Prof. Hendricks, gone, but, if we are forced to de-
Tbc new catalogue and an- 1 pend upon it alone for our energy,
nouncement of the Southern Nor- ' our centers of iudusty will shift,
mai Institute will be out in a few! and Loudon, Paris; and New York
day*. j will be doomed.
Tie teacher’s monthly associa
tion reorganized on Friday July 11
and appointed Saturday preceding
the fourth Sunday for the regular
tin>:- of meeting.
The following is the program to
he carried out at the next meeting
July 20:—
How to use current literature
ill the school»”-Mr. Melvin Meek,
Reach, Ga.: "The best method of
teaching Primary History,"-Mr.
O. C. Ingram, Waresboro Ga.;
"IIow to teach Physiology and
Hygiene in Primary grades,"—
Mr. J. M. Markey, Millwood, Ga.
How to care for school grounds
and furniture,—Mr George Byrne,
Upchurch, Ga.;
“The best way to reach pupils
whose parents are careless in re
gard to sending to school,-A
teacher’s duty,”—Mr. Sankey
Booth, Manor, Ga.;
A lecture on “Harmony of
teachers,” by, Hon. T. R. Ben-
nwt, Waycross, Ga.
All the Ware county teachers
are hereby requested to attend
and take part ill the discussions
of the above named topics.
W. F. Byro,
Chairman of Program Committee.
$300,000. for deepening its harbor.
Miami is the southernmost point
by rail in the United
States. It is a rapidly growing
city of II 1)00 population, aud is the
chief center of the section which
produces the hulk of vegetables
supplied to the northern markets in
winter. From this source the
farmors derive a net profit of from
$300 to $500 per ucre.
The railway lines south of Char
leston and Atlanta aud east of
Mobile have made a rate of one-
and-a-quaiter fare for the round
trip to Jacksonville and from Jack
sonville to Miami and return the
faro is only $7.00.
The citizens of Miami are pre
paring to entertain their visitors
with amusements of various kinds.
Many distinguished persons, in
cluding Governor Jennings and the
Florida semityrs and representa
tives in Congress are expected to
be in attendance.
It is the purpose to discuss
many matters of importance to the
city’s welfare. Among them, the
building of a car factory.
It is desiiou iiutL a full ultcud-
auco of business men be present ut
the meeting und much good will
hi- accomplished.
CANNON-CASON
Young Couple Were MarrleJ In Spite
of Objections.
In spite of the objections of the
bride’s parents, Miss Nettie Cason
and Mr. 8. E. Cannon were mar
ried Sunday afternoon by Rev.
It. A. Brown.
Tin- couple have been in love
for some time but for some rea
sons Mrs Cannon's parents object
ed to the match. They were de
termined to marry however and
when Mr. Cannon called for Miss
Cason Sunday afternoon her moth
er refused to let him see her. Lat
er he met her on the street and
they went to the homo of Mr. Ed
ward Sweat and were married.
Mrs. Camion is the daughter of
Rev.andMrs, II. Randall Cason
and they considered her too young
to marry. Mr. Cannon ,-ame to
Waycross some time ago 1 and is
now employed by the Waycross
Ice Company.
When the reporter called on
Mrs. Cason, she had evidently
ise is whore the It. It.
the Jesnp and Folkston
short line nnd one of the most ,1,"
sii'oable local ions'for a town in
South East Georgia having nuinv
advantages surrounding it that
others have not.
On tlie spot of ground where the
church now stands, surrounded |,y
magnificent shade trees and beau
tiful cemetery, Mr. Jacob Ituulcr-
son, a prominent slave owner in
antebellum days (nnd an old time
Methodist) erected a log church in
the year isII. The church was
organized and dedicated by Rev.
Mr. Foster, then in charge of the
cuicuit known ns the Brunswick
circuit, extending through Glynn
Camden, Wayne, Appling nnd,per
haps other counties.
Mr. Jacob Iiaulersoii was made
class leader and steward which po
sition lie filled with devotion and
honor until bis spirit took its de
parture and this good oid man
was no more on earth. His death
occured in 1857 at which time the
Rev. Willis Hall was pastor of tin
church, then known as Raulerson
church. He preached the funeral
of the long devoted class leader
and steward. Many pnstors and
stewards have succeeded those and
have also gone to their reward,
whose names the writer bus not
been able to learn.
In 1870 the old log building
being very much decayed and en-
tirely too small for the growing
ingrogation, the late Dr. W S.
Middleton, who remained nearby,
bad u new house built which was
used until IS'.K), when Messrs. B.
(). and VV, I). Middleton, assisted
by others had the present church
built.
There ure a great ninny persons
now living and hundreds who have
passed away and gone to their (in-
nl reward who worshiped ut the
same place where the inhabitants
of Hortense now congregute to wor
ship.
Nearly Hixty years have passed
since thut noble old Christian pio
neer erected the lill.le leg ImjDIjog
on the lofty hillside overlooking
tlie Sutilla, yet who can numerate
the many spiritual blessings that
one charitable act of that good man
has brought to the people of this
entire community?
How little sixty years ago did
the founder of that church think
that in the year of 1(102 it would
he in tlie center of u hustling rail
road town? when wo view tile sa
cred spot where the founder select
ed three score years ago Jfor a
church and then view the surround
ings of to-day, wo are constrained
to believe thut our Heavenly Fatti
er who foreknows all things, direct'
ed the mind of his faithful servant
ill the selection of the location,
us we are assured that there is not
u more desireahle location iu and
about tlie new town for a church
building than the very spot that
was selected three score years ago.
Tiio Rev. D. D. Jones is new
CM MEET
Constitution Was Adopted
Board of Directors Was appointed
Movement Meets with Encouragement
The ministers nnd doctors of
the city held a meeting at tile pas
tor’s study of tlie First Methodist
church yesterday morning.
The committee appointed to
draw up the constitution for tho
Oily Hospital association made
their report and it was adopted.
A provisional board of directors
wits tlieu elected. They were as
fellows:—Rev. \V. II. Scruggs, Dr.
It. I*. Izlnr, Dr. J. C. Itippard,
Mrs. P. X. Itnriey, Mrs. E. II.
Reed, Hon. Warren Lott, Messrs
A. M. Knight-, 0. E. Murphy and,
(tscitr Lott. *
It was then decided that any
on** contributing $10 or more
per year to the support of tho
hospital would bo entitled to a
vote for tlie permanent board.
The movement is meeting with
much encouragement and it is
thought that the hospital is all as
sured fact.
TWO WEEKS SING.
Prof. Conner of Virginia in Charge-
Closed Saturday.
Kiiiui.am), Ga., July 21.—Tho
farmers in this soctiou have fin
ialiod laying-by, and their crops'
are iu excellent condition.
L. M. Miller Inis linen very ill
sor the last few duys, but is now
loiivaluscing.
Miss Lula Purvis is spending a
few days in this neighborhood,
she is the guest^of Miss Barbara
Kirkland.
The KirklniuD public school
school opened on last Monday with
thirly-five scholars enrolled. Prof.
Jus. S. Bennett is principal.
Prof. G. W. Connor of Virginia
Inis boon conducting a sing at the
Kirkland school house for the
past two weeks. It closed Saturday
witli a line entertainment and a
good dinner, which was very much
enjoyed. All returned homo with
gladou hearts.
The Kirkland Sunday school is
progressing nicely.
Mr. Alfred Kirkland went down
to his futher-in-law’s last Friday.
He returned home Saturday.
Miss Ida Taylor has been sick
for tho past week but is now able
to be out again.
Misses Annie and Ilell Jordan of
Elsie came over to tho singing
school picnic Saturday. ^
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n
Why is it that a woman cannot
or does not put one great thing in' ,
her life, and make all other things
secondary to it us a man does?
He puls his business first and all
things are adjusted thereto. A
complete uhsorptiun of domestic
affairs, to the exclusion 6f all
tilings is as dwarfing to a woman
as complete absorption of busiuesa
aflnirs is detrimental to a man.
Let us reach out and grab the
II
Once upon a time an American
hrakeman called out a station so
withdrawn her objections as she j that all the passengers in the car
was in a good humor and talked j understood the name; but nobody
of the marriage without apparent j really believed him.
regret.
many problems of the day as far I3y<
pastor of the church and with the 1 118 within U8 lie * the P°wer. There
co-operation of the leadership of 1 18 80 much ,n tho world to kuo *-
W. D. Middleton and C. C. Joyner cle « ,n 8 "Ptbedusty lumbar
and nerhans others we believe the rooms of our mind, we cau make
room for much that it fresh and
bright. Woman must not allow
man to overpower her in intellect
or industry, sho must be hia equal
in everything.
and perhaps others we believe the
church will creeper with the fust
grow ing town. Visitor.
Old papers for sate at Journal office.
When in doubt try to calculate ;jj
how much greater the other fel
low’s trouble! are than your own.