The Waycross journal. (Waycross, Ga.) 1895-1914, September 30, 1902, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text■fllfKa The Waycross Jour PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK. VOL. VII.-NO. 09. WAYCROSS, GA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER .30, 1902. ■ $1.00 A YEAR fi — TO THE SCRATCH The County Tax Collectors tomctroler General Wright Makes their Duty Plain. Tax Collector R. M. Lanier de sires the Journal to publish the notice sent out by Comptroler General Wright to tax collec tors, so that the people may know what his duty is in respect to the collection of taxes. The iustructions detail iu full the manner in which the taxes of the state should be collected, and on what articles taxes should be paid. The rate fixed recently, )f5.30 on the 11,000 is contained iu the instructions. Special instructions are given regarding defaulters of property polls and professions. On this line Comptroller Wright has the following paragraph in his iu structions: “The law makes it the duty of the tax collectors to ascertain what property, polls and profess ions have not been returned to the tax receivers of their comities and to assess and doable all such for each year iu which they are found to be in default. Uuder the head of professions is included lawyers, doctors, deutists, architects, char ging for their services; civil, mechanical and electrical engi neers, presidents of express, tele graph, raiiroad, street railroad, steamboat, telephone, electric light, sleeping and palace car com panies ; banks, building and loan associations and gas companies. I am satisfied that this law has not been rigidly and strictly enforced in the past by mauy tax collectors and for this reason I desire to call your special attention to it.” Comptroller Wright also has the followiug to say about defaulting tax collectors, informing them that the law will be strictly enfor ced this year: “The legislature empowers and requires me to cause the taxes to be collected by 20th of December next, and upon failure ot any tax collector to do so, it is made my duty to issue fi. fas. against each and every collector who has failed to settle hiB account, and to place said fi. fas. in the hands of an offi cer for collection. I shall therefore obey the law; and it is strictly en joined upon you to give the public the notice required by section 949of the Code, paragraph 0, at as early a day as practicable, in order that the people may have ample oppor tuuity to pay their taxes, so that you can settle your account with this office at the time required by law. Taxes are a necessity, and must be paid, aud it is much easier to collect them before than after December. The law requires the payment of taxes before any otherdept (see Code, section 18S3). I theretore urge upon you the nec essity of so arranging your dates and appointments, that you may he able to collect the taxes during the months of Septemper, October- aud November. I now forewarn you that the law relating to de faulting collectors will be strictly and rigidly enforced, and the se curities of your bond notified if your settlements are not promptly made. LARGE CROP VELVET BEANS. Dr. Spence Has Cut His and Will Have 2.400 Bales. Dr. J. M. Spence, representative elect, was talking with a Journal reporter about his velvet bean crop a few days ago. The doctor has 125 acres iu beans. He says he has just cut the first crop of hay from them. It has been the impression of some that the velvet bean grows too rauk to cut, but Dr. Spence says they are uot so difficult to cut as they are to gather after being cut. He haB used the Deering cutter in cutting his beaus, but says tho McCormic will do as well. The doctor says he will cut three crops from his vines and expects to reap 2,400 bales from his beens this year. The doctor has the big gest barn in Ware county, but it will not be sufficient to hold his large crop of feed this year. A PRETTY HOME. Mr. C. E. Murphy's New One To Be a Beauty. Mr. C. K. Murphy’s now home now uuder construction on Plant avenue where his former home stood, is to bo probably the pret tiest home in Wayoross. It is to be colonial style with a modern touch horo and there, making a blend so pretty that neither the old or new style archi tecture can compare with it. It will be square with a broad porch on three sides, supported by large columns and at one cor ner of the porch in front n circu lar alcove extending out 32 feet from the body of tho house. The house will be set back 80 feet from the Bide walk and the yard in front will bo laid ofT iu pretty designs. It will be a pleasure to know that IVaycross is to have a pretty colonial home, for as yet none has been built here. A C. L MAY UN. Has An Option On It. Two Great Systems May Be Merged Into One. MISS GOLDSMITH TOWED. She is One of The Most Beautiful Wo men In Georgia. Notice. The Ladies Guild of the Graoe Episopal church will meet at the residence of Mrs. E. B. Lore Wed nesday afternoon at four o’clock. Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Daisy Dean Goldsmith, of Brunswick, to Mr. Ansley Davis Harby, of Sumter, South Carolina, the wedding to occurr at the home the bride in Brunswick Wednes day October 15th, at 7 o’clock. Miss Goldsmith is quite well known in Waycross, having many times visited her sister, Mrs. H. I„ B. Wiggins, who lived here ’till recently. Miss Goldsmith is one of tho most beautiful women in Georgia, she is highly cultured and in every way a charming woman. Wadley-Reynolds. The Macon Telegraph of Sun day makes the following au- nouncemeut: Mr - and Mrs. William O. Wad- ley of Breutwood Place, Boling broke, announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Rebecca Everingham Wadley, to Judge John Chandler Reynolds of Way- cross, Ga. The wedding, which will be a quiet home one, will occur on the 20th of November. Rev. F. F - Reese of Christ Episcopal church will officiate. Generally the old man with the long, flowing whiskers and benev olent mien is having a desperate flirtation with some slip of a girl. Dispatches from New York say that plans are afloat for the pur chase of the Louisville and Nash ville Railway system by the Atlan tic Const Line. These plans are in process of consummation, and, if carried out, as they likely will be, will result in the merging of two of the greatest Bystems in tho south. The plan ns outlined is for tho turning over of the 800,000 Louis' ville and Nashville railroad shares now deposited with J. P. Morgan & Co., to the Atlautic Coast Line company of Connecticut, a secure ties concern for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. Of these shares, 100,000 were bought outright from Gates and Hawley and ot hers, and for the remainder an option was given at 4150 per shore, expirable October let. The syndicate is to pay 4150 a share, or 445.900,00000 for the control, and is expected to deliver to the Atlautic Coast Line Com pany the 300,000 shores. In pay ment, the syndicate shall receive, first, 410,000,000 in cash; second 485,000,000 in 4-per-cent collateral truBt bonds of the Atlantic Coast Line Company, secured by deposit of the Louisvillo and Nashville stock; third, 45.000,000 iu Atlautic Coast Line Company’s stock. OF TUI Will Come Here Oct. I5tli That Is Authentic Rumor—Will Bring Twelve Men or More. REGISTRATION FOR CITY ELECTION Books Will he Opened Nov. 1—Three Alderman to he Elected- On the first of November the registration books for the city elec tion will bo opeD, and any one can qualify for the regular city election which comes off next Jan uary. Three uew aldermen will he elected at that time. The term of Messrs Murphy, Ballard and Haw kins of the first, third and fifth wards will be out and their suc cessors will be elected at that time. Three new members of the Board of Education are also to be elected in January as the terms of Col. Brewer, Capt. Lem Johnson and Mr. A. M. Knight have ex pired. No candidates have announced for any of the offices as it consid ered almost too early. There is a well founded rumor that the headquarters of the Thom asville district of the A. O. L. are to be moved to Waycross October 15th. This change was Bottled upon sometime apo, lint on account of Superintendent Kirkland being awnv for his health aud later on a wedding tour tho removnl has been delayod. It is understood that tho officii* formerly occupied by Superiutoud ant Haines, over the Southern ho tel, have been routed for Superin tendent Kirkland’s headquarters. It is said that Mr. Kirkland lias about twelve or fifteen men in his offices and that they will all come to Waycross to live. This will bo good news to the Waycross people. In the first place Superiutendant Kirkland is a great favorite with tho people here who will be delighted to hove him make this his permanent home. And then it replaces the loss occasioned by Mr. Haines headquarters going to Savannah. NEW SAW MILL IN WARE COUNTY. Charter Applied For In Clerk’s Office Yesterday. MR. GOODYEAR DUX. Nolan Is Honored By His Class at Emory- The Juuior Class at Emory Col lege elected officers yesterday and Mr. Nolan Goodyear of Waycross was elected Dux. This is the highest honor a class can confer on one of its members, since the dux of this year holds on throngb the senior year and makes the fare well address at commencement. The Savaunah News of this mor ning says: Mr. Goodyear, the new dnx of the class ot 1008, is recognised as one of the brightest young men in college. He stands very high in class work, and is a good athlete. Last year be played right half back on his clasi football team, aud will fill this position the com ing season. He is a member of Few Literary Society.” An application for charter was filed in tho clerk’s office yesterday for the Bush Lumber Company. The personel of the company, R. H. Bush, 8. A. Hobbs, T. J Overton nnd J B. McCcrkle and will coino from Thompson aud will do busiuoss somewhere in Ware county. The company has a paid iu cap ital of 48,000.00 and ask for the privilege of increasing it to 410,' 000.00. The company proposes to run a saw mill aud general lumber business. Mr. Ira Farmer, an attorney of Thompson, filed tho petition for the now company. MR. HULL KILLED. Brother of Miss Isabel Hull. One of the Teachers. Miss Isabel Hull is detained at her homo at Somerville Teun. on accouut of the tragic death of her brother. Mr. Hull was on board the train between Somerville and Memphis, his pistol foil to the floor aud ac cidently discharged tho bullet striking him iu the abdomen. When tho train reached Memphis he was carried to a hospital and remained there until his deuth Friday. The report of the accident was heard with much regret in Way- cross and Miss Hull’s many frieuds here sympathise with her. Daughters of Confederacy. A meeting of the Francis 6. Bartow Chapter, will be held at the residence of Mrs. Snowden,24 Brnnell it. at 4 o'clock Thnrsdav afternoon Oct. 2nd. A full attend ance is earnestly requested for the transaction of important busi ness, and to select the delegates to the convention of the Ga., Div. at La Grange Oct. 28. 29. 30th Henrietta Fitzsimmons Pres. Francis S. Bartow Chapter. BIG INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. Public School Opened Yesterday With Bright Prospects- Tim public schools opened yes terday morning with the largest attendance they have ever hud on tho opening day. Thore wore 442 pupils present which is seventy more than were present on tho opening day last year. It is expected that many more will enter during the next few weeks. All the teachers were present with the exception of Miss Hull, who is kept away on accouut of the death of her brother. Prof. Pound is well pleased with the outlook for this year and thinks that tho school will do bet ter work than Wver before. Tho faculty is excellent and it is thought that the new teachers have strengthened it. Prof. Floyd Suelson says that the colored school opened this morning with Bevenly pupils and he expects that the attendance will he larger this year than over be fore. lie Bays that the colored ohildren are always slow in start ing to school and be cunnot esti mate the attendance for the year by the opening. WARE WILL GET $3,660 IN PENSIONS. The Pension Roll of Georgia Is Grow ing to Large Proportion, Georgia has 18,975 peusiori- ors who receive 4822,845.00, which is au increase of 2,387 pensioners, or 4127,400 over Inst year. Ware has 04 names on the pen sion rolls. 48,800 comes to this county from that source. Fulton luadB the list with 881 pensioners and Candem has only seven which is the smallest number of uny county. These facts come from Commis sioner Lindsey’s report whioli was handed in lust week. If Oil Should Be Found. 1 Subscriptions to the Oil Well Coming J In- -Looking for a Contractor. SIXTY NAMES THROWN OUT. County Registration List His Been Purged. The county registrars have boon busy the past ten days purging the registration list for tomorrow. The work was finishod yesterday and about ninety namos wore call ed for investigation. Botwoeu fif ty aud sixty of those were thrown out altogether, tho remaining showed they wore legal voters. Messrs T. J. McClellan, E. II. Reed and J. W. Strickland are the registrars and they took every pre caution ugainet illegal votors. Notice. Tho United States Civil gurvico Commission announces that on October 15 an examination will be held in this city for tho position of clerk and carrier in the Post Oflioe Service. Tho salary, in this department at the start,_ is about 4400, and gives a wide field for advancement to bright, energetic persons who are uot ufraid of hard work. The applicant must be between IS and 45 years old, 5 feet 4 Inches high or over and weigh at least 125. No applications will be accepted for this examination unless filed with me before 9 a. m. on October 15, 1002. W. J. BAXLEY, Acting Secretary Postal Board. The woman who imokea does it as naturally as the man who bathes the baby. The proojetors of the Waycross Oil Well Co., say (hey will begin) boring foroil, just as soon as the; can make a contract with the proper contractor. For two weeks thoy have been iu communication with a number . of contractors aud have received!': several bids to do the work, but; they are holding off to get the best* oiler. Some of the bids are from oil well meu at Beaumont, Tex., and it is possible that a man from: that region will be secured. Mr. J. S. Sharpe dropped into the Journal office a day or to ago ; and said, "you can jnst tell thej j people that tho oil well is a go.! We are receiving subscriptions; every day now and many of them! ; come from outside of the city J People all over this section are in-! terested in tho scheme and they) want the experiment tried. If we] get oil in WaycroBs it is surely'ini the surrounding country and the I project will be as beneficial to the whole section as it will be to Way cross. "I just believe we are going t<! j got oil,” Mr. Sharpe continued] 5 “There nevor woro better indicn-j * tionsanywjioru. The more I study the question, tho more nearly ou.j indications comply with the uui- versal symptoms. I tell you, iLJ we can gut au oil well in Waycross it will not only mako Waycroi large eity, but it will make lai within a hundred miles of t placo worth a huudred dollars ncro." Tho Waycross Oil Well Co., backed by the very best people ii Waycross. Tho directors among the leading business m< and it is safe to say that an nest, honest endeavor is to bo mi to find oil. They do not ondoavi to make it appear otherwise tu a venture, but they do propose make that venture an houest oni If they fail, the projectors the biggest losers. Everybody in this section d tho state and elsewhere is invite) to take a little stock in the prr ject. It is only a dollar a skit find in case of suoceii it will b worth ten or twenty times its pa value. It is a risk, but it may h worth millions to this soction. | WAINWRIGHT-SM1TH. Savannah Man Wins Waycross BrMi- Wcdllng Sunday- -W Miss Agnes WainwrightanjJ Joseph N. Smith were married' day at the bride’e home on Pal lul street. Tho wedding wa* a quiet on only a few friende of the coup). j - being preeent. Rev. Father P. j Luckie performed the cereinonj Mr. Robert Wainwright acted i beet man and Miee Clara Wall wright was the maid of hhjfl Mrs. Smith has many theoity and for the mouths was employed at xal office.' Mr. Smith holds important position with the 8 vanuali Cotton Trade Journal at has a host of friende in Savanna Tho couple left for their futr homo in Savannah immediate after the ceremony and a font* reception wae tendered them the home of the groom'jtjjflN yesterday afternoon.

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The Waycross journal. (Waycross, Ga.) 1895-1914, September 30, 1902, Image 1