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FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1909,
LOCAL ITEMS.
(From Monday's Daily.)
Mr. -C. B. McRae has gone to
Atlanta, where he has a position
with one of the city's large firms.
Miss Lula Hoover and Miss
Nell Simpson who were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Dar-
LOCAL ITEMS.
(From Tuesday’s Daily.)
Mr. W C. McCollum of Savon-
nah, has returned home after
spending the holidays with Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. \V. Smith on Lee
Ave
Miss Annie Paine left today for
ling during the holidays, return-*Smitliville, S. C., to attend the
ed to their homes in Jacksonville marriage of her brother Mr. C. J.
last night.
Mrs. Bridges and her father,
Mr. Knapp are spending the boli.
days at Darlington with Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Darling.
Miss Florence Colesherry of
Brunswick, is expected Wednes
day tovisit her sister, Mrs. R. T.
Hitch.
Mrs. Mollie Cook and Miss
Roberta Cook, of Brunswick, are
the guests of Mrs. ('has. K. Mur-
phy.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Harvard of
Brunswick, arc spending the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Harvard.
Miss Hattie Twitt.v of Bruns
wick. is the guest of Rev. and
Mrs. J. 1*. Wardlaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Nolan A Good
year of Oxford, arc spending the
holidays with Mrs. M. L. Good
year.
Mr. Alex Lowthcr, who has
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. II.
Lowther, returned to Douglas
this morning.
Mr. Chas. Oglesby returned to
Montgomery last night, after
visit to relatives and friends in
the city.
Miss Mary L. Young is a mem.
her of the delightful house party
at Lake City, Fla., given by Mrs.
J. W. Stephens. Other guests of
Mrs. Stephens are Miss Martha
Outlaw, of Vienna, Miss Grace
Mann, of Jacksonville, Miss Es-
telle Carpenter, of Tallahassee,
and Miss Sue Bowden of Atlanta.
Mr. Lewis L. Harvard has re.
turned to Jacksonville.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Connor,
of Quitman, were in tbo city sev
eral hours last evening with
friends.
Mrs. C. R. Oglesby and son, Mr,
Ale* Oglesby, expect to leave
during tho next few days for
Pensacola, Fla., to visit Mrs,
Thomas Nee.
Mr. C. I. Harrell, of the South
Georgia t: West Coast Road, with
headquarters at Quitman, was in
Wa.vcross Saturday night.
Sir. II. E. Nelson, chief electri
cian for the Const Line, will re
turn Wednesday from Atontgom-
ery.
Tho friends of Mr. J. C. Hum
phreys, who has been seriously ill
for several days with pleurisy,
will learn with plcasuro that he
Is much improved.
Mr. Arch Sweat returned last
night to Brunswick, where he has
a position with tho A. C. L.
May tlm New Year bring in
good things of all sorla for Way.
cross and her people.
Waycroas would like to have n
New Year’s messago from the
Coast Line announcing tho open'
ing of the now shops.
It is about time to begin think
ing over that sot of Now Year
resolutions. Last year’s set has
been broken and forgotten long
mao and it ia time to resolve
afresh to live up to better stand
ards.
To lubsoribera of the Weekly
Jonrnal who pay a dollar for sub
scription before Jan. 1, we will
-live a year's subscription to
Uncle Remus’ Magmiine, the best
monthly paper ever published in
the South. tf
(From Tuesday’s Daily.)
Mrs. Dameron Black has re
turned to Atlanta after a visit to
Mr. and Sirs. J. \\. Wall. She
was accompanied home by Mr.
Black, who stopped over here en
route home frum Tampa. Fla.
Dr. and Sira. W. P. Williams
of Blackshrnr, were the gneets of
relatives in the city yesterday.
Miss Sarah Lctford, Miss Caro
line Mason, and Miss Mary Let-
ford are spending the day in Sa
vannah.
Judge and Mrs. T. A. Parker
left this morning for a visit to
I'ainc to Miss Bertha Birkley,
which will take place on Decem
ber A at high noon, In Savan
".'ih the party will he joined by
Mr. E. S. Paine of Jacksonville,
who will act as best man and by
Miss Annie Paine Jelks of Ala
con.
Master Curtis Sanders left yes
terday morning for Lilly, Ga.,
visit his grandparents, Air. and
Mrs.'W. Y. Yill.
Air. K. E. Ammons of Bruns-
wick, is visiting his mint, Mrs. W
A. Cason, 21 B street.
Air. B. D. DuBose of Valdosta,
is spending the day in the city.
Afiss Atonic Bland will return
to Norman Park tonight, nfter
pleasant visit to Airs. John W
Bennett.
Senator Ooorgo W. Deen left
this morning for points in Flori
da.
Mr. Lcland R. Geiger left laRt
night for Culloden, Ga., where on
Wednesday he marries Aliss Ger
‘rude Wynn, the attractive
daughter of Mr. anj Airs. E. T
Wsnin. Air. and Airs. Geiger will
arrive here Wednesday evening.
Airs. W. R. Richardson and
daughter of Ludowici, are the
guests of Mr. and Airs. R. J. An
thony, on Hicks street.
Mrs. Jeanette Langley and
Alisa Ernestine Purdom of Black
shear, arc the guests today of
Airs. J. L. Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. I). J. Justice of
Louisville, Ky„ are in the city,
ths guests of Air. and Airs. J. G.
Justice.
Air. and Mrs. J. V. Atorrison
who have been visiting Air. and
Airs. T. W. Atorrison,, on Brunei
street returned to Savannah
this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Peabody
and children will return tomor
row night from Sanford, Fin.
Air. Howard Ilnrley returned
yesterday from a visit to relatives
nt Thomnsville,
Miss Olgn Sheppard of Texar
kana, Texas, is the guest this
week of Aliss Della King, on Gil
mure Rtreet.
Mr. Tom Crawley, who has
been ill with fever, is reported
some better today,
Air. Aforris Vinson has return
ed to, Savnnnnh nfter a several
days visit in tho city.
Miss Charlie Hurt Harris ar
rived last evening from Quitman,
ami will spend some time in the
city, the guest of Aliss Susie
Shnrp.
Miss Alary Kelley, of Valdosta,
arrives this evening for n visit to
Miss Edith Lott.
Alisa Sue May Flournoy, of Tt
lanta, is the attractive guest of
Aliss Mary Wescott on Gilmore
street,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bellinger
returned yesterday from a visit
to relatives at Screven.
Tho friends of Air. Jerome
Crawley will learn with pleasure
of his continued improvement
from Ilia recent illness.
Mr. and Airs. A. W. Sanders of
Fitzgerald, nre the guests of rel
atives in the city.
The friends of Mr. Dan Bibb
will regret to learn of bis illness
with fever.
At a recent meeting of the En
dowment Rank K. of P's. Insur
ance Department, Mr. T. H. Alii
ler waa elected secretary for the
year 1909 to fill Hie vacancy
caused by the resignation of Mr.
Charles E. Cason.
Editor L. \\\ Herrin of the
Millwood Advance, is spending
the day in Wayemss on business.
Col. W. W, 1-ambdin spent yes
terday at Brunswick on legal
business. M
President-elect Taft
LOCAL ITEMS.
(From Wednesday’s Daily.)
•Leo Paris of Birmingham, is
registered at the Phoenix.
0. B. Courtney, of Stockton, is
stopping at the Phoenix.
Air. J. T. Brantley of Black-
shear, was in the city yesterday.
Col. A. B. Estccs of Blaekshear,
was in the city yesterday, accom
panied by A. B. Estes, Jr.
E. O. Douglas of Brunswick,
is registered at the Phoenix to
day.
Air. W. W. Stewart of Wills
coochec, was in Waycroas on busi
ness Tuesday.
Col. M. D. Dickerson of Doug
las, was in the city Tuesday.
Jos. B. Wolfe of Atlanta, os
among the late arrivals at La
Grande Hotel.
Air. Dan Aletts of Pearson, was
in the city last night, enroute to
Savanah.
Air. and Airs. J. J. Aloorc of
WillacoocAee, were guests o fthe
Phoenix yesterday.
W. A. Ross who spent yester
day in the city, returned to Syl
vester this morning.
Air. J. D. Bunn and Mr. II. C.
Bunn of Fairfax, were in the city
Tuesday.
Air. E. 117 Crawley is spending
tho day in Savanah on business.
Dan G. Wheeler, representing
the C. C. & L. with headquarters
in Atlanta, is a guest of La
Grande Hotel.
Mr. Robert Walters will return
to Montezuma tomorrow morn
ing.
C. B. Willingham, traveling
freight agent for the N. C. and
St. L., with headquarters in At
lanta, spent Borne time here yes
terday on business, registering
at the Phoenix.
Mr. J. Knox Felkncr, of Atlan
ta, is stopping at La Grande Ho
tel.
Afiss Meta Nicholls is visiting
friends at Blaekshear today.
Aliss Belle Blackburn has re
turned to her home in the city nf
ter n pleasant visit to relatives
and friends in Charleston, S. C.,
and Savannah.
Mrs. E. C, Cfthhon has returned
to the city after a visit to friends
nenr Nicholls.
With a year’s .subscription to
the Waycross Weekly Journal,
paid before January 1, we are of
fering exceptional clubbing of
fers. .For one dollar, we will
send you one year Tbo Waycross
Journal and Tho Atlanta Semi-
Weekly Journal. .Or, Tbo Way-
cross Jonrnal one year and tbo
New York Tri-Wcekly World for
three months. .Or, The Waycross
Weekly Journal 1 year and The
Cosmopolitan Monthly Magazine
year.
Florence Adams, who assist
ed in the entertaining. Those
present were Aiks Annie Afur-
phy. Aliss Julia Wilson, Miss Ve
ra Sweat, Miss Allie Afae Aliller,
Alias Vera Cason, Aliss Susie Mc
Gee, Mias Pearl Cason, Alias Lu-
eile Peters, of Valdosta; Air. Lee
be keeping pretty quiet up there Parker, Air. Will Wilson, Mr.
BALLASTING.
(From Alonday’s Daily.)
From Alontgomery to Thoraas-
villc the Atlantic Coast Line
ballasting its roadbed with grav
el ballast. This work will prob
ably continue towards Waycross
shortly after the completion
the Thomasville-Afontgomery line
and later on may be carried
portions of the line in Florida
between Live Oak and High
Springs.
To date 33 miles of track from
Alontgomery towards Thorna-
sville has been ballasted. Tile
distance between these two places
is 210 miles.
Gravel from a pit five miles out
from .Montgomery, on the AI.
0. is the material used by the
Coast Line in this work.
CHAFING DISH PARTY.
(From Tuesday’s Daily.)
A small party of friends were
delightfully entertained last
night with a Chafing Dish Party,
by Air. and Mrs. John W. Ben- name.
SOUTHERN TRAINS.
(From Alonday’s Daily.)
Waycross hail passenger trains
Sunday that are not on the regu
lar schedules, the cause being
freight train wreck at Lumber
City, on the Southern, between
Jesup and Alaeon. The first
Southern train through here was
from Jesup, going to Tifton over
the Coast Line, thence to Macon
on the G. S. & F. The others
were operated over the Coast
Line from Tifton to Jacksonville
The causo of the change in
route «f these trains was a wreck
at Lumber City, 57 miles north of
Jesup. Saturday midnight i
extra north-hound freight split
switch juBt south of the Oemnl
geo river, leaving the track and
turning over. Nine cars follow
ed, rolling down the embank
ment. Six men were injured in
the wreck, two seriously. The
engine and earn were demolished.
Had the wreck occurred a little
further north tho entire train
would undoubtely have plnnged
in to the Ocmulgce river. As it
was the scene of the wreck was
so near the river that when the
engine and ears stepped rolling
they were almost on the river
ank.
At noon Sunday the main line
was again opened to traffic, and
several delayed trains rushed
through. It is said that the re
markable feature of the accident
was the absence of loss of life, in
view of the total destruction of
the engine and ears. The in
jured wore three engineers, a
fireman, conductor, and brake-
man. Two of the three engineers
were learning the road.
DESERTER ARRESTED.
(From Alonday’s Daily.)
A young white man supposed
to he Luke Robinson, wanted by
tho United States Government
nil the charge of desertion, was
arrested here this morning by Po
liceman Nicholls. The supposed
deserter was beating his way on
a freight train when caught by
the officer, and does not give nny
nett at their home on Williams
Street, in honor of their guost
Aliss Alanio Bland, of Norman
Park, Ga.
Among those present were.
Miss Atarion Carswell, Aliss Alin-
nine Murphy, Miss Alanie Bland,
Aliss EmmA Drew of Alnemi, Dr.
Carswell, Air. Henry Bullnrd of
South Houston, Texas, ami Air.
llamp Parker.
JUST FOR FUN CLUB.
(From Tuesday’s Daily.)
Aliss Annie Belle Adams was
the charming hostess last evening
for the “Just For Fun Club.’
Numerous games during the eve
ning addeil to the pleasure of
those present. Delicious refresh
ments were serves! at a Me hour
S Alias Alatsie Brewton and
ss F
relatives at Ludowid,
Mr and Mrs W. F. Hill of{' n Aurusta. ne is not the stren-lRobert Walters, Arr. Alilton Par-
LiUy Jia . were the guests ofj u "ua' “ that tK^present in- ker. Mr. Louis Andrews. Arr.
$i*«_l~nml ■* ffi.-e hs^H : n the re-] Alex. Anderson, Mr. Douglas ;
Whch told of ths fact that he
answered the description sent out
s.imo time ago in the hope of
finding the man who S-sertetl at
Colnmhus. Ohio the party arrest
ed this morning denied that he
was the one wanted. Officials
have been communicated with to
day regarding the man’s arrest
He will be held pending investi-
gatiou.
FAMILY RE-UNION.
(From Alonday’s Daily.)
Saturday at Savannah a fami
ly re-union of pleasure to all con
cerned was attended by quite a
number from Waycross. The re
union was at the home of Air. and
Airs. G. R. Knight, and was at
tended by Air. mid Airs. J. S.
Knight and children. Airs. F. B.
Trent, Airs. J. Walter.Lyons and
children, all of Waycross; Air.
and Mre. A. A. Knight and
daughter, of Brunswick; Mr. and
Airs. T.-J. Knight, daughter and
son, of Stilaon. A big turkey
dinner with < all the dainties ima
ginable, was served in honor of
the occasion. During the eve
ning those attending the re-union
were entertained, leaving Savan
nah late a UP ' £ for their reopee-
^. i VE 1
ESTIMATED DEATH LIST
FROM EARTI
DISASTER AT CALABRIA AND SICILY STAGGERING
VANDALISM 0? WORST KIND BREAKS OUT — DEVASTA
TION IS COMPLETE— TIDAL WAVE FOLLOWING
EARTHQUAKE WAS 32 FEET HIGH—VAGUE REPORTS
FROM SEVERAL TOWNS.
Rome, Dee. 30.—The disaster Rome says the Pope has been no
in the province of Calabria and tided that the entire religious
the island of Sicily has assumed
staggering proportions. Each
successive report received from
the stricken region makes it more
apparent that the first stories of
widespread destruction were lit
tle or any exaggerated. Alessina
alone reports twelve thousand
victims, but it is feared that this
is only a partial list of the dead
and wounded. Reports are com
ing in from other towns giving
estimates of the dead therein
from five hundred up to several
thousand.
Reggio still remains in its trag
ic isolation. It is impossible to
get a word from the stricken city
and the silence gives rise to the
most fearful apprehensions.
News has come from Messina,
eight miles north of Reggio, but
no reliable report of the dead
there has been made.
Vandalism of the wost kind
has broken out and tho govern
ment has adopted tho most ener
getic and most severe measures
for its repression. Robbers and
looters are shot on sight.
The prison at Messina collaps
ed. Some of the prisoners were
killed, but the survivors made
their escape, and joined the Hoo
ligans who were sacking the city.
Such confusion reigned that the
rollers met with no resistance.
The local chief of police lies
dead. The barracks at Messina
were demolished. The command
er of the troops was killed out-
ght and there are many victims
mong the enlisted men.
The government sent an army
corps commander to take charge
of the troops in the devastated
district. One of his first meas
ures will be to declare martial
law. ’
Robbers pillaged the ruins of
the shattered buildings, and even
stoic clothing and valuables from
the corpses of their victims.
They were not deterred by the
(lames that broke out in several
sections of the city, but took ad
vantage of the light for their
andalism.
The night in Messina was ono
of horror indescribable, fire, rob
bery, dead and dying on every
side. The city is in the utmost
confusion and the people arc
panic stricken and under a spell
of terror. I
The finest places, churches and
theaters of Alessina are heaps of
ruins.
Countless dead bodies are scat
tered through the wreckage.
The devastation over the entire
district was more or less complete
No part of the province of Reg
gio de Calabria escaped.
In some towns the gas meters
exploded. The tidal wave that
completed the destruction work
the earthquake was thirty-two
feet high and sank numberless
small boats in the harbor of Ca
tania. Wireless telegraphy has
been of great assistance. An Ital
ian nnval squadron at sea was
rearhed by wireless and ordered
Messir.n.
communities of Alessina and Rig-
gio, including bishops, priests,
monks and nuns, have been wip
ed out by the earthquake and
fire.
Palermo, December 30.—Ref-
fugees from Alessina say there
were a hundred foreigners in
Hotel Tritacria, and all lost their
lives. The hotel was completely
obliterated,
Rome, Dee. 30.—Premier Gief-
etti has received a telegram from
Deputy Felice nt Alessina, con
firming the previous reports of
the complete destruction of Ales
sina by fire, following the earth
quake. The report says the dead
at Alessina will be counted by-
tens of thousands.
Catania, Dec. 30.—According
to the story of a woman who was-
an eye-wtiness at Alessina, “in
fernal” is the only word that will
adequately describe tho fearful
and terrifying scene. People
mailed out of doors in night
clothes, heedless of the rain
which fell in torrents. She heard
terrific shrieks and heart-rending
appeals for help. Walls were
falling and none expected to es
cape alive.
WHEN THE HEART
IS AFFECTED.
By rheumatism or any of the.
muscles near that organ, it is like
tampering with an electric wire,
for death may come at any mo
ment. If life is worth it, do not
hesitate, but get Dr. Drum
mond’s Lightning Remedy. Send
$5 to the Drummond Alcdicige-
Co., Now York, and they will
send you two large bottles,,
enough for a month’s treatment,
by first express; It is not as
quick as electricity, but will save,
your life if you take it in time.
Send One Dollar for a year’s-
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Rome, Dec. 30.—The Afinister
Marine received a wireless dis
patch estimating the dead at Me-
aina at fifty thousand. No news
yet jrom Reggio.
Rome Dee. 30.—The Tribune
estimates the total casualty in
Calabria and Sicily at between
sixty and seventy thousand.
^ondon, Dee. 30.—A special
h*r* from
30 ACRES of Land one milo-
from city. 20 acres cleared and'
under wire fence with fairly
good house for sale. Seen or
write
tf. L. V. Williams,
Ont of 2,500 boys who smoke-
cigarettes an expert authority
cliams that only six are
bright. Professor William AIc-
Keevcr cf the Kansas Agricul
tural Department ,has tabulated
reports based on personal investi
gation of the condition of 2,500-
cigarette-using school boys, and
in describing them has exhausted
such adjectives as ’“shallow,”'
“sore-eyed,” “puny,” “s-jnaw-
ky-voiced, ’ “sickly,’- “short-
winded” and “extremely nerv
ous.” Cigarette smoking boys
and students, Professor AIcKee-
ver found suffered from gore
threat, weak eyes, pain in the
ver found, suffered from sore-
throat, weak eyes, pain in the-
chest, short wir.d, stomach trou
ble and pain in tho heart. Tho
effect onr mental activity was.
marl-ed, several very youthful"
smokers were nearly imbeciles.,
and ont of nearly 2,500 examined
only sir were marked bright stu
dents ten wore average and the
reat poor op ( worthies.—Ex
change. i