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The Waycross Journal.
PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK.
VOL. VII-NO. 97.
WAYCROSS, OA., TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 1902.
$1.00 A YEAR
Schools Beautified
Will Be Good Schools
A Georgia Girl in Boston Writes Very Jnlerestingly on The Subject
of School Improvement.
By Celia E. Brinson.
A person traveling through the
country in Ware and eurrouuding
counties would bo very much im
pressed with the prosperity of the
Wiregrass country. ( The homes
are comfortable, the barns are
commodious, and I have seen pig
pens floored and covered, with plen
ty of light and air. The churches
are fairly good, but what can wo
say of the school houses? The
close the shutters and content
themselves to merely dream of the
beauties of education, for they can’t
study. The grounds which should
be attractive are over-grown with
weeds and covered with stumps.
An improvement in this line
should be begun, and at once.
Now, the children of the different
.schools should take up this matter
and begin first by beautifying the
sohool grounds. How? I re-
Upham, Youths Companion, Bos
ton, Mass., he will send them as
a compensation tor their work, a
set of beautiful historic pictures
for the school room, and an honor
roll on which each child who as
sisted in the planting of the trees
will write bU name to bo kept
as a memento.
Let us hope; that the cbildren’i
interest will inspire the parents,
teachers, and all educational
'mmm
A TWENTY YEAH
OPEN FRANCHISE
Granted Bell Company.
City Council Passed New Ordinance
—Prices Not Restricted.
The Bell Telephone Co., gets a
wide open charter for twenty
years. The ordinance grauting
the. same went through the coun
oil without a hitch.
At tho council meeting Friday
night Col. W. M. Toomer npponrd
as council for the Belt Company
and presented an ordinance grant
ing the company a new franchise
for the use of the streets in the op
eration of a telephone system.
The ordinance as first read was
perpetual, but Alderman Murphy
moved, to make it for twenty
years. Alderman Sharpe also in
sisted ou a clause which would
permit the city to require that
when necessary the wires be placed
under ground. It was also inser
ted that the city should have three
free ’phones instead of two as
heretofore.
These amendments were all oon
ceded by assistant Manager Crews
of the Bell Co., who was preseut
He said ho was not authorised to
agreo to a twenty year franchise,
but thought his company would
AN IMPROVED SCHOOL OROU.NI>.
school in the community should
be the most important of all en
terprises, for the future welfare
of the country, will some day be
dependent upon the present gen
eration.
But I am sorry to say that iu
communities composed of well-to-
do farmers one would be horrified
to find the school houses little log
hnta just half large enough to ac-
meinber taking my whole school
of 45 pupils on Arbor Day and
going to a near by woods, the lar
ger boys dug up the trees and
every pupil even to the smallest,
was anxious to assist. In less
than three hours, with one borrow
ed team we hauled the trees to
the school house, and plauled
them with system. Every tree
lived, and today no prettier and
people to manifest more intores
iu tho schools. New schoo
houses, large, light andairy, equip
ped with all modern convenience
surrounded with attractive ground
and a well of good water, no
this poisonous Btuff that man;
are forced to drink now. Thon am
then only will wo see u revolutioi
in education.
Every school ground iu Nei
.ommodato the number of children
who attend. On warm days the
pupils and teachers are continu
ally moving to keep out of the
sun which comes pouring in
through cracks large enough for a
■mall child to Blide through. On
dark rainy days'the entire school
S t huddle in the only dry spot,
it
more attractive school ground can
be found. Now the children who
assisted, look with pride ou the
grounds and I feel it a living
monument to the work done.
Now, every school that will do
the same, and send a letter stating
wlmt has been done to Mr. James
York has been beautified by tho
above method. Other states are
interested in it and North Georgia
is doing much of this work. Now
let us hope that the children and
teachers of South Georgia will
tuke hold of this matter and go to
work, and then we will watch the
results.
PITMAN PRESIDENT.
Wsycross Claery Perfected Orgaaiu-
tlon.
In the organization of the Way-
cross, Cotton Ginnery last week.
Mr. S. D. Pitman was elected
president, Mr. J. A. Jones Vice-
president and Mr. C. E. Murphy
The directors are^fer- Williams,
J. A. Jones, S. D. Pitman, C. E.
Murphy, L. Johnson, G. B. You-
maus andT. G. Bibb
MRS. HEIDT ELECTED.
She Will Take the Place of Miss
Wadley-
Ata meeting of the city board
oftthcation Saturday Mrs. R. E.
Hegf of Thomasville formely
of \Y iycrose was elected to fill the
vacak cy caused by the resignation
of Miss. Rebecca Wadley. Mrs.
Heidt will arrieve in Waycross
Thursday preparatory^) her in
stallation Monday when the school
opens,
NEW STORE OPENED-
H. J. Benton & Co., In the Johnson
New Building-
The new dry goods and notion
store of H. J. Benton and Co. was
opened up lor business yesterday.
They have not yet received all
their goods but what have arrived
are on the shelves and remarkably
low prices prevail- Mr. Benton
■aye be expects to put goods on
the market cheaper than ever sold
in Waycross.
the V. M. C. A. Will Have Big Rally
In October.
The-'Y. M. C. A. will have a
grand opening and rally the first
week in October, which begins the
second year’s work of the associa
tion.
The new library will be opened
to the public at the mooting and all
the winter work will lie begun.
The bonks in the library have
been classified and after the ral
ly the publio will have free use of
them.
All tbs educational classes will
be organized and tho work for the
new year will be commenced at
the meeting. A large number of
young men have received much
benefit from this work and the
probability is that a larger num
ber will join the classes this year.
The splendid program, which is
being prepared, will contain
number of addresses by leading
citizens. Prof. Pound will probaly
deliver a lecture on education.
The pnblio is invited to attend
the meeting. Music and refresh
ments will be a feature of the
evening.
LEAVE COUNTY.
Is Warm in Coffee County.
Politics Is Getting Hot-Anonymous
Letter.
Pkaiison, Ga., Sept. 22.—
Tho following anonymous totter
is a specimen of Coffee couty cam
paign literature. It is addressed
to a prominent colt rd man living
here, Joe Pearson, who has hereto
fore worked for the success of the
Populist ticket jn the county, he
being a staunch Republican. Iu
this campaign however he volun
tarily kioked out of the party
traces when the Republicans un
dertook to make him support the
Populist ticket again, and is now
vigorously supporting the Demo
cratic state and county nomiueos
and it is thought his influence
will result in defeat of the Popu
lists, as his influence is very groat
among tho colord votere.
The letter, to say the least, is
unique iu style and expression,
and bears the oar mark of Cau
casinn origin. The writer of
oourse means no harm to Joe, but
imphasizes the fact that his ab
sence from Coffee comity until
after the election is very desirable.
Hore is the letter:
“Joe I You have betrayed your
trust, you have gone back on your
obligation, you havo gone bock on
our party and our color and wo
don't intend to put up with 110
such conduct. Will give you 5
days to get out of Coffee county,
and 5 days is as long ns yon shall
live in tho eounty, so you can take
your choice. If you don’t get out
you just as well wind npyour bus
iness, wo don’t give a d—m. You
can leave now or die just as you
like 6 days from Sept. 10, don’t
forget the date.”
IS THOUGHT TO BE
SERIOUSLY STABBED.
Colored Mao Shot his arm off—Corbitt
Thrown from his Buggy.
Beat Baltimore pearl grits 28cts
• peek. Beat water ground meal
at 88cta a peck. J. K. Seseoms &
Bro.
Baa
Kirkland, Ga., Sept., 22.
Mr. Yad Kirkland has accepted
the position of Eiigineinan on tho
Mt. Vernon extensive Railway
North of Douglas.
Mr. Lankford, attorney at law
spent Thursday and Friday here
looking after some important
cases expected in the superior
court,
Mr. E. L. Corbitt and his charm
ing family of Mud Creek wore here
Friday, also Messrs Isaac and J.
A. Birmans.
Thursday afternoon James Cor
bitt of Mud Creek started home
from this place, driving a spirited
animal. Having gone a half milo
the buggy struck a stump, capsized
and completely demolished his
baggy, throwing him out dislocat
ing his collar bone, knocking out
some teeth and badly cutting and
bruising his head. Neighbors
witnessing the acoident thought
him seriously hurt, picked him up
and after several hours be began
to recover.
In a row at John Paulk's Gin
nery Friday Jacob Anderson was
thought to be seriously stabbed In
the baok by Ive Summerlin.
Adam Johnson, (colored) while
attempting to shoot a'chicken
bawk Saturday with a winchester,
allowed a limb to catoh the trigger
and shot his left arm off jnst
above the wrist.
PUBLIC HACKS.
They Must Turn in Early.
Council Makes a New Law and will
Try It on Soon.
Henceforth, hacka must turn uv
at 10:80 p. m.
The city counoil passed an or
dinance Friday night, introduced
by Alderman Murphv, that all
public backs must quit the streets
from 10:80 at night till 5 o’clock
in the morning.
The hacks have been naughty,
think tho council, and must bo
taught a thing or two. It is said
that they have been hauling too
many men to the suburbs, who,
after arriving there, put ou steam
and mako the welkin ring with
their hideous revels.
There cent troubles in the South
ern part of the city havo aroused
Mayor Youmnns to a good white
boat and it is said ho proposes to
break up tho haunts out there if.
there is law enough to do it.
The ordinance to stop the hacks
from carrying people out there
after certain hours wTll, it is
thought, put a veto on many visi
tors who will not go if they have-
to walk.
Waycross is probably the first
town in Guorgia to have a curfew
hack law.
THE CONVICTS ARE
ON THE ROAD.
Supertntendsnt D. J. Blackburn Started
With 12 Yesterday.
The county obaingang has beou
organized and has been pat to
work ou tho road from Waycross
to Waresboro.
Superintendent D. J. Blackburn
started with twelve convicts yes
terday and his first work was to
commeiioe digging around stump*
preparatory to pulling them up
with a puller.
He will clear out a road thirty
feet wide and it is the purpose of
the commissioners to put on trial
a uew road machine, whioh, if it
does the work, thoy will purchase.
For several days tho conviot*
will be brought back to Waycros*
at night, but it isexpnntfld that*
camp will be established along
the road.
10.000 MILES WRONG.
Letter Address to Florida. S. A. Cones
to Waycross.
Mr. W. J. Carswell, transfer
mail agent of this oitv caught a
letter in his office a few days ago
that was slightly out of its course.
The letter was dated at Salt
River, C. G. H., a place somewhere
in the British proviuces. It wse
addressed to “Trooper J. Sexton,
No. 1060 Johannesburg, mounted
police, Florida, S. A.,” (South.
Africa.)
The word “Florida" at tho bot
tom of the address had caused it
to be sent to the United States.
The authorities at New York,
where it lauded, had made tho
same mistake and sent it on its
way to Florida and in the transfer
office Mr. Carswell caught tho
rn istake and started it back on it*
long journey.
Notice.
The members of the Ladies:
Guild are requested to meet at St.
Paul’s Episcopal churoh Wednes
day afternoon at half past threo
o’clock.
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