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The Waycross Journal!
PUBLISHED TWICE-A'WE
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VOL. V1L-N0. so.
WAYCROSS, GA.. FRIDAY. JULY 25. 1902.
-SI.00 A YEAR
THE A. & B. HAS
TWO NEW ENGINES
They are Modern in all Respects and
Ready for Work.
ASSOCIATION IS r =
N0W oRO'N'ZEDi’Waycross Soon
SECRET OF THEIR SUCCESS.
The Atlantic and Birmingham
has received'two handsome new
engines, they having arrived from
the North Monday night.^
The engines are exact duplicates
of tin* two which the A. It.
bought three months ago. They
an* modern in every respect with
tin? very latest attachments and
are all ready tor service, except
electric head lighta with which
will be fitted very soon.
They are numbered 10 and 17.
the last two before them beiug M
and 15.
The volume of business of the A.
«fc B is daily increasing since the
line was completed to C-ordefa and
rolling stor.k will be constantly
added to meet the demaud.
KInlergarten Work Will Begin at once
—The Officers.
Mr. J.
CONVENTION AT DUPONT.
Clinch County Sunday Schools Report
Large Gains.
According to appointment, the
ladies met at the home of Mrs. J.
M. Cox yesterday and organi- ed
the Kindergarten Association.
The officers elected are Mrs. P.
X. Harley, president, Mrs. J, M
Cox vice president, Mrs. ,1. H.
Bedding secretary and treasurer
and Mesdames \\\ M. Tootner and
Fitzsimmons, with the offi
cers, directors.
The association will Iwgkt work,,
at once on the kindergarten move- j l )ar ^ r ^V*
Mr. Sharp and Mr. B. I). Finn.
To Drill For Oil
Why Such Crowds Fill the Gracc-
Bramley Store.
S. Sharp and Others Propose to Launch a
Company for That Purpose at Once.
if f»
bllsillr
sin ml
11 rant I
will 1,11
After
t investigation, 11
keeitiition and reinvestigatiuu bv
x parts and experts Mr. J. S.
ifuirp lias dot, rmined to drill for
il on liis place in the northern
moot ami it is to he hoped that
by fall, the association may l#o latter nr. old oil welt digger,
strong uv,,r 11 year «g,i found indications
able to organise a school
enough to give several scholarships
to children whose parents are un
able to pay tuition.
DEATH OF MR. GIBBS.
Was Originally from Michigan-‘Fun
eral Yesterday.
Mr. J. J. Gibli?.died at his home
I > Parallel street Wednesday
Dupont. Ga., July S-l—The evening at seven o’clook aft,,r an
illlires of two years.
Mr. Gibbs moved from Michigan
*o Sparks several years age to Bee
if the change would do him good
as ho was affected with lung
Clinch county Sunday school met
in convention here beginiug 1 on
Saturday morning last aud ending
Sunday uight. J. E. Jackson
president, .presiding Col. L. A
Simians delivered the welcom ad
dress. Saturday was taken up in
transacting,-outiue busiieess, good
talks ou Sunday school work aud
reports from; the different schools
by delegates. The Dupont school
was represented by H. A. O'Quiun
superintendent and Mrs. V. M.
Smith, condition nourishing. Ar-
gyle school was ably represented
by BrotiierKUpntrick aud -laugh ter
and his report showed that he was
managing a successful school.
Homerx-ille was well represented
by Rev. Boland, Mrs. Boland and
Miss Cameron of the Methodist,
and Miss I.ula Hells Dams of the
Baptist. Both school reposts wore
very gratifying. Stockton .was re
presented by l’rof. Cornelius, Mrs.
Cannon and others. Concord by
tV. M. Pafford nud Misses Hswells.
The school tilers is progressing
nioely, in fact they all showed pro-
troub'e. The change liejaed him
until about two years ago when
•his trouble nappeared. hast
on Ulmer he had an attack of fever
which left him much weaker aud
■seemed to hasten his death. He
moved here seven mouths ago and
has been ill ever sinoe be came.
Mr.iGibbs leaves four .children
3frs. E. O’Hagan, Mrs. T. D. Cow,
art and. Joe of this city.aud Mrs.
Taylor,of Pinkard, Ala. :IIis wife
•also survives him.
His funeral oeeuved yesterday
afternoon, Rev. J. II. Mather ofli
elating.
HARVESTING FODDER.
Was Daragfed By the Sform-Eerson-
al Items.
Fanny's iBhanch, Ga., July 24
—The farmers are busy hnevest-
g re88 | *“8 their fodder. It was badly torn
Jlr. C. C. Buchanan arrived at b >‘ the storm -
noon he has the happy faculy .of J Miss \ iolet.Dow ling his reoov-
mak tug everyone thoroughly - eu- ered from an attack of sunstroke.
I on Mr. Sharp's land and at
several other places around the
eity aud aU investigations since
that time have strengthened til
st. hut no vent-,r
■ w ith others, a
going t
To drill a well will cost al-out
$3,000. Mr. Sharp is not able i.>
lose that amount should the enter
prise fail, hut ho feels that if lie
should strike oil. it will lie n bo
nanza to the community and he
proposes to rive the people an op
portunity to share in his loesi-s nr
gams whatever they may be.
The plan is to organize a stock
first belief that there was oil here, .oompauy and sell the shares ut
When Mr. I.ucns, the man who
discovered the Texas oil field,
few months ago came to Waycross
and examined the indications, he
never said much, but wviit away,
and a fesv months later.it was as
certained that ho hud purchased
options ru large tracts of laud in
Charlton county.
It is said that he believes there
ieoil in the'foot-hills of the Appa
lachian mountains. It is u well
known fact that Waycrnss is on
the last .ridge of that mountain
range and that it tapers off into
the Oitefinokee swamp. He be
lieves thntithe low laud .list this
side of the swamp is the pince to
drill for oil. Now, if thk theory
lie true, Mr.-Sharp reasons that by
going through the ridge Waycross
is oa he will-strike the eaate veins
Mr. Lucas nil! strike iu Charlton
Hence he has decided to-spend
some money on it. He has been
encouraged in the enterprise by
some of the most prominent.men
iu Waycross who have also decided
to join w ith him in hie .effort and
bore for 1*2.
teu cents a share, the par value t
be one (Inliar. Any person may
buy from ten shares and upward
of the stock. If the enterprise
be a failure, of course lie loses, if
it strike oil, this stuck will likely
riae to par or above par value and
for eyory ten cents put in, the
stock wtil 1 then beuortfa one dollar.
For instance; if <n,o invest a
dollar, it will be worth ten dollars:
if ten dollars, his stook will be
worth n hundred dollars, in case
oil Is- found.
Mr. Sharp proposes to lot the
company bo managed by the very
best citizens of the town with every
transaction open aud fair to til
public, and every one who invests
even a 1 .dollar will have an erpial
chaws, with those who invest great
er amounts. It is i-ot to be a
scheme to fleece anybody, but
an honest effort to find oil.
Mr. Sharp proposes to put one
thousand dollars into the enter
prise and he has already been as
sured of another thousand by u
few parties. He will start his can
•ass for stock at once and hoj
one people who think that
*s is dull in Waycross will
m the door of the Grace-
<’e's store for a duv. they
iv„ their ideas reversed.
| A Journal reporter lias been in
J that, store twice each day for n
j week and there has not been a lime
: ’ m ! when the store was net crowded.
1 Country people, town people,
j ["'or folks, rich folk-, white folks,
j colored folks, all sorts of folks
| dock in there to buy goods.
[ One of (lie fine features of the
maiiageineiit is to give to evurv
class the same kind, cousteous
treatment. They take as uiuc
cure with a jsior woman in li
spun as they do with one in silks
A little, child can go to Grin
Brantley's and make as good
bargain as anybody.
No wonder such crowds pour in
and out of their store.
WILL BE RUNNING
BY AUGUST FIRST
The Bailey Min At McDonald is Being
Rushed to Completion.
DEBATING SOCIETY.
Large Crowd Met Saturday — Much
Interest in Subject Discussed.
. -vwv.. ou 'MIV ttiiu UUJHJN
Of course it id a game of chance | to begin drilling within two
aud everything.put into it mar; be I months.
LIGHT RAINFALL.
joy tleBe conventions and adding
new life and interest to the occa
sion. lie made us a good talk on
Sunday schools aud uplifting and
training the younger people.
In the afternoon und that night
N. J. Alartin made his regular
trip to Waycross Monday.
W. J. Martin and A. C. Griffin
took in the excursion to Bruuswick
Personals From Dupont. Cliach’s big
Railroad Town.
Mrs. Emma Griffin of Mudge
. “ .urn. r.mum vir-lllll or .nudge
the regular election of officers for; wa „ called ^ the U8dside of Mis8
ensuing year was held. Mr. Nil- , y iolet DowJLng la8l Frid
Patrick of Argylo was elected
president, Mr. Kirkland of Homer- . ‘ . af n span wo i uys of
... .. . - - - last week iu the magic city.
ville, vice-president and Prof. Cl
H. Cornelius secretary aud treas
urer.
Sunday morning there was a
prayer service at 9:30. Rev. Lilly
of Ststenville preached at 11 a. m.
and iu the afternoon there was a
childrens service conducted by C.
C. Buchanan aud Mr. Dorsey.
Sunday night installation of new
officers took place, there was about
buu people tn attendance and many
visitors from all parts of the
county and from Waycross. The
Dupont choir furnished excellent
music which was thoroughly en
joyed by all.
A series of meetings continued
Monday aud Tuesday conducted
by Mr. C. C. Buchanan and Rev.
Boland. There was some very
impressive sermons preached to
large aud attentive audiences. The
results were very gratifying. The
next convention will be held at
Stockton.
Don't let your mirror do all the
reflecting.
A. C. Griffin was a pleasant vis
itor at Fanny's braucb Sunday.
Quite a crowd went from Fun
ny's Branch to Mudge Sunday to
hear Bro. Moses Thrift preach.
Oscar Lee spent Monday in
Mudge.
Mrs. Julia Altman is able to be
on the streets again.
Miss Hattie Dryden is attend
mg school at Mudge.
Mies Lula Davis of Blackshcar
spent a few days with her brother
W. S. Davis at Hoboken last week
The Shuman Bros, have begun
cutting croseties near Noah Alt
man 's
\V. J. Martin who spent the ear
ly part of the year at Waynesville
has returned home.
Mrs. George Lee wont down m
Wayne county last week to see
her father who is near the point
of death.
I'ncle Lazarus Dowling paid
Fanny's Branch a visit last week.
Drco.vr, Ga., July 21.—A light
ruin fell here yesterday afternoon
creating adelightful.chaugeiu the
temperature.
Air. C. M. McLamb left yceter-
uuy afternoon lor Fleming, Git.,
for a few days visit.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. -Gill have
just returned from an extended
visit to relatives south of Dupont.
Judge Wiley cam- in lust night
from Tarver where he is cutting
piling for the A. C. L.
Mr. Wiley has recently pur
chused a mill which ho will soon
have iu operation neur Statenville.
Mr. Charles Kimrey and family
of Waycross spent several days
with relative here last week.
Sam Jacksou a colored boy who
works for Gill it Sous was serious
ly bitten by a dog last Thursday,
the faugs of the vicious animal
slitting his leg to the bone.
Mrs. Laura Williams, post mis
tress ut Ilaylow, and Miss Lota
Cordell of that place are visiting
friends in Dupont today.
Messrs. R. S. Tolar and G. S.
Perrry, two of our best operators
have resigned their positions in the
MRS..LOCKE DEAD.
She Leaves Husband and Four Small
Children.
Mkiirv Meadow, July 24 —The
Merry Meadow debating society
held its first iiieetc'ng Saturday
night, with a large and select
crowd in attendance. The house
was called to order ut H:45, and
the society proceeded to business.
The subject was very ably dis
cussed on both sides, but decided
that the works of God, iu a state
of nature, were more attractiv.
than wheii .modified by the art of
man. The society will hold its
meetings twice each month—on
Saturdays before the first and
third Sundays, Everybody is cor
diully invited to attend.
Mrs. John Brady and children
who have been spending some time
with Mrs. F. Luciis have returned
to their home in Waycross.
Mr. and Mrs. Darwin It. Smith
spent last Sunday at Sunnyside
with their uncle Dr. B. J. Smith
Mrs. Louie Bello Locke died ut
her home on iGcorgia street Wed
nesday evening at 7 o'clock.
-Mrs. Locke »os confined to her
lied for fourteen inniiths, from a
nervous trouble. Her health was
improving until a few weeks ago
when she was tttSsen with typhoid
tever which caused her death.
Airs. Locke was u Christian
woman, belonging to the Methodist
church siuco girlhood. She cauie
originally from Birmingham, aud
was the wife of Mr. J. P, Locke,
foreman of tlie cur inspectors. She
leaves four small children the
youngest being two and a half
years old. She leaves a mother
Airs. Monroe aud two sisters, Airs.
F. A. Bates aud Miss SuvilJa Mon
roe all of this city.
The funeral was held yesterday
morning ut 11 o’clock from her
residence. Rev. W. II. Scruggs
officiating.
Air. Frederick Lucus is enjoying
tho intelligende of having another
hoy at his house.
Alisses Lilia Thomas and Lou la
Jones visited Wtrren School Fri-
day. Prof. Herrin is keeping up
his reputation as a good teacher:
some of his pupils were ubsont
from scliori) tin's week m, «ceci
of pulling fodder.
Mr. .1. (j. Dorris lim proprietor
of llie commissary, «t McDonald
was in the eity Tuesday.
He says that the now mill lA
«ell under way and tlint it will
b" ready I,, run by Angus 1. It
will lie able in turn out thirty
i tony thousand feet of lumber
a day.
Messrs. .1. K. ami T. A. Bailey-
are having the mill rebuilt. They
expect to put in a plainer later.
1 here is enough timber around
McDonald to run tho mill for
some time.
1 he mill means much -for the-
country surrounding it, and meatus
much money to Waycross. It is is
source of gratification to tho mer
chants ot the city to have it re—'
built.
NEW CHURCH.
Methodists May Build in Near Future-
Other Items.
Mu.i.wood, Ga., .Inly 24,. 1092,
—Rev. T. I*. O’Neal filled hie
regular appointment at the Bap
tist church last Saturday und
Sunday. The people of. this place-
are deeply afforested iu Rev.
O Neal, lor he is such an excel--
lent. man. lie is sixty-six year*
old ami looks us hearty as a-young:,’
■nun.
There was n baptizing out at-
the river last Sunday afternoon. -
Those who were baptized joined 1
the Baptist church and were re
ceived into it by Rev. T. I*. 0’NeaL.
A committee has been appoint
ed to investigate the matter of
building a .Methodist church, and
they think that Millwood is sura-
to have Olio in the near future,
1 hose on tho comm ittee are Messrs,
A. A. Bailey, chairman, W. FJ
Bagiev and Alonzo Duv is.
During the protracted meeting":
which was couductod by both
Methodist and Baptist, several
of the good folks of Fairfux gave-
us n good attendance.
A Woman.
You say that you .no lait a wonian-you
"’ho are so very wonderful 0. me,
You tell mo there la little yoll can do,
Little Indeed Unit all tlie world enu at
There are do battles on the open plain
That you can fight, na I, a man «
light;
Hut who ahull aay your life la lived in
vain
If all my darkened daya you liavukept
light *.»
Notice.
On .Monday, July 21, the Wilson
Steam Laundry will put the price
of shirts at Sc., special 10c.,
collars 2c., special 2jc., cuffs 4c.,
- —-i special oc. This will be for cash
Dupout office to accept more hi-Ion delivery. No goods will
cm live n.iea with tho ... . h
Oh, little woman-heart he glad, he glad
That yon are what God made you!
Weil I know
llow you have nerved me when tho day
wiu Had,
Ami made mo hotter—yea, and kept
delivered except for cash. By
doii% this we can give butter
satisfaction, as we will save earn-
crutive ones with the Western
Union in Jacksonville.
Agent Davidson has been con
fined to bis room a few days, but!!
is at his post again today. our money twice
Air. J. T. Rice has accepted a
position with the Coast Line as
agent at Bakers Mill, Fla.,
Respectfully,
J. E. Wilson,
Proprietor.
He very glad that you, In your white
placa,
Your little home, with folded hands,
can be
A silent influence to whoso source I trneo
The little good there over was in me.
To b« a woman! la thoro any more
That you have need to be from day to
-lay f
How wonderful to have your heart, your
Stn
Of purity and goodness, and to say,
“One that I lovo is nobler since I cai'no;
One that loves me It hotter for my
sako,"
A woman! Oh, there Is no greater name
That over on tho mortal tongue shall
wake!
-Ciaiuu Hanson Towns In the
August t\ Oman's Homo Companion.
Air. 1. Burner, of Willacoochev-.
hns been stopping over horu for
the last few days.
Air. U. Loo, of Waycross, wav-
on the streets last Tuesday.
Mr. J. M. Jeffords was iu town.
Wednesday.
Air. I. R. Bennett, our clever*'
lounty school commissioner,
with us .Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. W. J. Griffis, member of lb»r
Clinch county board of education™
was on tho streets Wednesday- '
Mr. J. P. Cason, of Wayeronn.
was in our town looking after the--
post office robbery at Huxford.
.Mr. J. At. Hodges wont down to
Waycross Wednesday morning ou
businoss.
Mr. W. F. Bagley want down 1©
Fairfax Tuesday.
Air. Clary, of Waycross, wan in.
town Tuesday.
Mr. A. A. Bailey went down to*/
Waycross Wednesday morning ou‘
a business trip. T
■Mr J. Al. A turkey and Arr. W..
K Bugley drove down to Fairfax.
Sunday afternoon.
Dr. J. B. Baginy made a profev—
sioiml trip to AIcDouald Tuesday.
V ; A ' Hodges was in town
W oduasduy.
Tiie crops in this section are-
better than they havo been for
several years.
Millwood is getting to be one of
the best placet on the B & yf„
R. R.—oh, it in a fine placo 1
Airs. Julia Perrit is on the nick
list this week.
Mrs. V. V. Luiidie of Poulan »>
visiting hor daughter, Mrs. J. 1„.
Johnston this week.
Mrs. J. M. Hodges spent last-
week at McDonald with Mr*
V. A. Hodges..
Mr. K. L. .Meek was in town lasfc
week.
Mrs. Babcock visited at McDon
ald last week.