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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1909.
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WAYCROSS,
GEORGIA.
VERY BAD TASTE.
Some of tho pnpers ami public
men of Georgia and other South'
em Stntca nro guilty of excessive
ly bad taste when they fall over
themselves telling Mr. Taft how
much the South thinks of him nnd
how the Southern people would
have voted for him had they
known him hotter, etc., ad nau-
seam. Tho Southern people have
kindly feeling toward Mr. Taft
and coming into office without
any rcaaon for th cpcoplo of this
section to feel that he wil not
treat them justly, ho has a aplen
did opportunity to create a hot
ter sentiment toward him and his
party among Southern people.
But the South is Domocratic
from prineiplo and not from any
personal dislike of the particular
Republican candidate who hap
pens to bo running at the lime
wo cast our votes. It is childish
and sill yin the extreme to tsatc
that had Mr. Taft been better
known hero mors votes would
have been cast for him. Despite
the much talked of Taft senti
ment in Georgia, for instance, he
" received only about the eame
number of votes as were cast for
.» Mr. McKinley in. 1900 and a
, smaller number than were east
for Mr. McKinley the first time
he ran.
To Mr. Taft as a welcome vis
itor in tliis section is due the cour
tesy and hospitality for which
the South is famous but there u
no need for and there should be
no attempt to exhibit, any tern
dency to do what has been intel-
egentl.v but expressively termed
"dopping over."
DEMPSTER—EATON.
Sunday morning at Jackson
ville Miss .Annie B. Dempster,
daughter of Ur. and Mrs. W; E.
Dempster of Way cross, ant! Mr.
Charles F. Eaton, brother of Mr.
W. F. Eaton, of Wayeross, were
Times Union of yesterday tells of
tho marriage as follows:
In the presence of a few rela
tives and invited friends, Mr.
Charles Francis Eaton, of this
city, and Miss Annie Evelyn
Dempster of Wnycross, Gn., were
married at the residence of Mrs.
II. N. O’Neil, 513 Laura street,
yesterday morning.
Tho ceremony was performed
by Rev. W. L. Mahon, pastor of
the Springfield Baptist Church
and was beautiful in its impres
siveness.
Among those present wero Mrs.
W. E. Dempster, of Wayeross,
Ga., mother of the bride; Mr. W.
II. Young, an old friend of tho
groom, and Mrs. P. M. Ulsch, of
this city.
The bride was one of Wayeross’
fairest daughters and a member
of one of Georgia's old and hon
ored families.
Mr. Eaton ia one of Florida’s
best known young citixens. lie
formerly resided in Lake City
and was a member of the city
council and chief of police of that
city for a term of years. He re
signed his position of chief of po
lice at Lake City in November,
1908, to accept the appointment
of State Special Agent, the hon
or being conferred upon him by
Governor Itroward. Four months
ago he resigned the state position
to organise the Eaton Southeast
ern Deteetivo Agency, of which
he it the head. .Mr. Eaton was
elected in the June primary as a
delegate from Florida at large to
the Denver convention and par
ticipated in the nomination of
Mr. Bryan for the pretidency.
A hoet of friends extend to the
couple congratulation! and beat
wishes for a long and happy life.
was thrown open to the guests
and the rooms deeorated "with
ferns, palms roses' 1 and japoni
cas. Tho guests were received at
the door by. little Miss Carl King,
The honor guests were Miss Ol
ga Shephard of Texas, and Miss
Annio Laurie Walker. Mrs. W.
D. O’Quinn presided gracefully
over the punch bowl. Misses
Bello nnd Zoc Blackshear served
tho refreshments a dainty choco
late Russc with which were serv
ed cake and wafers. The favors
wero English walnut sheets tied
with red ribbons, each containing
a New Year’s prophecy for each
month of the coming year. The
guests of honor each received n
beautiful souvenir spoon and the
other prize, a gold shirt waist set,
was cut for by Misses Susie
Sharp nnd Laura Baugh, the for
mer being successful.
Tho guests were Miss Shep
hard, Miaa Annie Laurie Walker,
Miss Edith Lott, Miss Clyde Lott,
Miss Kelly of Valdosta, Miss Via
Williams, Mias Maude Williams
Miss Stella Williams, Mias Mary
Houk, Miss Rosa Crook, Miss Ma
ry Lou Caldwell, Miss Flour
noy, of Atlanta, Miss Wes-
cott, Miss Laura Wescott,
Miss Laura Baugh, Miss Ida
Nicholls, Miss Lillies Nicholls,
Miss Emily Walker, Miss Lamb-
din, Miss Beatrice Lambdin,
Miss Ernestine Pnrdora of Black-
shear, Miss Dunn and Miss Ethel
Dunu.
to the list of those entitled to
vote were the names of about fif
ty negroes, who could not vote in
tho primary but are entitled to
do ao in the general election.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
DEATH OFT. H.
MORTON TODAY
ONE OF CITY'S F00NDE0S
married, Rev. W. L. Mahon per- Friday at a New Year’s Proph-
ruling the. ceremony.
The
NJ5W YEA? '
PROPHECY PARTY.
(From Monday Is Daily.)
Miaa Della King entertained a
number of Mends delightfully
eey Party. The entire lower floor
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When but 87 voters out \ of
nearly 800 registered made use of
their privilege Saturday in the
city’s general election a record
for low voting that haa not been
known in the paa^. twenty years
waa made. The next lightest
vote cast in a general election
here was in 1900, the number on
that oceasion being 13-1.
At the opera house Saturday
the grand total of'39 votes was
east. The court house showed 48.
The white registration for this
election numbered 722. Added
For Four Weeks .Suffered With
Carbuncle on Read—Funeral
Will Be Conducted Tomorrow
At 10 From First Methodist
Church.
Mr. T. II. Morton, one of the
founders of Wayeross, nnd a
highly respected citizen, died this
morning at his home on Howe
street, after four weeks suffering
with a carbuncle on his head.
Everythingthat medical aidcould
do was done for Sir. Morton, an
operation being performed Sun
day in the hope of relieveing him
For two weeks past it has been
known that Sir. Slorton’s condi
tion was serious, but the an
nouncement that he has passed
away will be a distinct shook to
his many friends throughout this
section.
Deceased was seventy-seven
years old, and originally of
Springfield, Screven county,
Georgia. He was reared in Ef
fingham county, moving later to
Pierce county, thence to Ware in
about 1858. He was one of the
founders of Wayeross, and was a
member of the Board of Educa
tion previous to the construction
of the present Central School
building. He was tax collector
of Ware county for aixteen years,
and sheriff two years immediate
ly following the Civil War. Ur.
26th Gn. Regiment of Infantry,
Deceased wns nlso a mem
ber of the board of aldermen for
several years.
Besides a wife, two brothers,
D. M. Morton, nnd Elias Mor-
tor, of Egypt, Georgia,
vivc Mr. Morton, also eight
sons nnd two daughters. They
arc Mrs. W. II. Ycrby and Mrs. F.
L. Hall, of Wnycross. His sons
are A. S. Morton, D. O. Morton,
F. A. Morton, S. C. Morton, G. N.
Morton, J.-A. Morton, all of Way
eross; T H. Morton, Jr.,-of Tam
pa, Fla.; and S. V. Morton of Sa
vannah.
The funeral will ho conducted
tomorrow morning at ten o’clock'
from the First Methodist Church
Rev. J. P. Wardlaw to be assist
ed by Rev. R. A. Brown and Rev.
W. II. Scruggs. The interment
will be at Lott Cemetery.
LOCAL ITEMS.
(From Monday’s Daily.)
News was received in the city-
last night of the death of John
LeCount, Jr., the nine year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lc
sur- Count of High Springs, Fla. The
The remains will be brought to
the city tonight and the funeral
will be held tomorrow and will
be conducted by Rev. S.
French.
The family have the sympathy
of a large circle of friends in
their affliction.
J.
(From Tuesday’s Daily.)
Tonight Mr. Ed Murray, popu
larly nicknamed “Dummy” Mur-
ray, goes out after possums for
the Atlanta Chamber of Com-
merce, said possums to be used at
the big dinner now planned for
President-elect Wm. H. Taft,
when he visits the capital city the
fifteenth and sixteenth of this
month. Dummy is rated ns
professional possum catcher, and
feels sure of sending one of the
best that will go from any por
tion of the state.
LOCAL ITEMS.
(From Tuesday’s Daily.)
J. S. Plowden and D. D. Smith,
of Valdosta, spent last night at
the Phoenix on their way to Sa-
vanah.
Miss Alice Loftin has returned
to La Grange College to resume
her studies after spending the
holidays at home.
John Zellner, colored, was ar
rested Saturday night through
the neat work of Chief J. W. Col
ley, the charge against him being
selling whiskey without a license.
The case was to have been tried
at nine o’clock this morning, but
a continuance until three this af
ternoon was made on account of-
Judge McDonald’s court being in
session today.
It is stated that the case-
against Zellner is a strong one,
and that the arresting officers
caught him in the act of selling
whiskey. He was tried for a sim
ilar offense at a recent term of
Ware Superior Cburt.
Mr. E. Morris, appointed agent
for the Atlanta, Birmingham &
Atlantic on September 25th last,
has been appointed inspector of
agencies, with headquarter* at
Fitzgerald. Mr. O. M. Williams
agent for the A. B. & A. at Wayl
cross previous to his appointment
as inspector of agencies and *
trams, returns to Wayeross as
local agent.
Whde here Mr. Morris made
many friends who will regret to
learn of his removal to Fitzger-
ald. Mr. Williams is well known
“d bis return as agent will be
zonree of pleasure to his friem
i
* r
Mrs. W. W .Miller who has
been seriously 111 the past week
Morton served with the Confei «t her home, “The Oaks ’ isl J.L. Sander, tf i'jSL'S 22?
erate army aa a member of Co. K, thought to be somewhat better. |«me. -aroanj, Aye,
Mrs. Vonnie Williams of
th<my, Fla, is the guest of