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VIII
MEMORIAL DAY
Graves of Dead Confeder
erates Decorated.
MANY ATTEND EXERCISES.
The memory of the Confederate
dead was paid loving
ute in Jesup last Wednesday. Fn
respect of the occasion, nearly all
of the principal business places
were closed and the day was gen
orally ... observed. ,
.... 1 he principal .... demonstration . ..
1
observance , was the , exorcises • nelil i ii
the , house , and , the , ,
at court
ation . of „ the . graves of . the , , 1
dead , ,, heroes with ... garlands . , of ....
the . .,
eis. exercises were
sed ,, bv a , large assembly of V, ayne
-
, patriotic . . ...
countv s citizens.
program was opened ,, by a ,
being played on the organ by Mis
Frank Breen, after which, several
songs were sung by the choir
which elicited applause from those
present, lh v. \\. F. Jiixon of
fered a veiy impressive invoca
tion. Col. ('. C. Tindall intro
duced Air. J. A. Morris, orator of
the morning. Air. Morris paid
magnifi: ent tribute to “those
wore the gray' 1 and to the Da
lers of the Confederacy.
After the speaking the line of
march to the cemetery was form
ed. First came the thin line
Veterans closcl.v followed b.v tlie
Wayne Light Troop, ('arriage-s
were provided for a number
the veterans who were unable to
join the procession, The
of the sleeping heroes were
af 1.^^, i after which the W ay no
Troop tired a salute. This
concluded the morning program.
Dinner was spread in the
grove in front or Mr. L.*S. Mor¬
ris' house.
A FREAK POTATO.
A freak poL.to is exhibited at
James J. Joyce’s on [Liberty an< I
Abercorr, street, which i.-, attract¬
ing attention. During the Christ
holidays a -pecimen resembling a
human form, was found in a liar
rel of choice variety, and placed
in the show window as a
Sometime ago it was thrown
aside to make room for fresher
vegatabh-s, and was lost until
Easter. Then it served to amuse
the children again by being dtv.—
sed like a rooster, the head and
wings bring supplied from the toy
r<
The last few days of
weather l,a> caused the potato to
send cut sprouts, and the trunks
winch bore hrst, a resemblance
a human leg. might now be easily
mistaken for old ,, roasters . •
an
drumsticks. The sprouts have
appeared only on the end of the
trunks, and grow neither up nor
down, but .-imight out. like real
“spradling foot." Savannah
News
Atlantic < ’oast Line train No. 57.
in charge of Al. J. Solomon, engi¬
neer of No. 7'i. had a wild rue - rtt
eight o'clock last niglit between
Savannah aiid Burroughs’ Station.
When two miles distant from Bur¬
roughs a deer was spied on the
, , , j. ,
!'. c !l ‘ t " n ' 1 ‘ ‘
*' ith the Ira-n going at the rate
of sixty-five miles an hour, there
was' for a long while, no advantage
ilie race.
AY hen about - i half , a mile . from
Burroughs the deer was
and hurled nianit thirty feet in
air. Had he H en able to run
Burroughs station lie would have
saved his life, since the train
obliged to stop there.
lie was taken to YY'n.vcross.
where he was quartered, and
friends . . of . Knj^ineer Solomon , uie
eating venison today.
t\ A 1 J Ay/ s <>
JESUP, WAYNE COUNTY, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 3,1905.
SWINDLE=RIVERS.
Last week oifr friend, M.
l,tt loan,.... wore mfoa™ 1
\ isi . oim n ~ ) u a
mat ot. i 0 i, o u.,
and Alias Ogle L. uneis, of
\\ rens, La a small town
Augusta, lmd been marricu at the
residence of the bride s mother, on
night, April 21sf, at 8:30.
manned . , people , arrived . . .
m
Douglas last , , Mtnday , , to
morning,
the . ot ....... their friends. i Miss ,,
surprise
... Rivers . . of Dr. Lerrell.
is a niece
here . , before, .. and , made . host ,
was a
of ...... friends, one of . whom , will ... stick ,
to her through . life, ... closer . than ,
a
, brother. ... Well .. well and . , but
go
children, .... tins ., . time, . but , don’t .
on
cut like ..... this more.—Doug
up anv
las Breeze.
LANE-JMOCk. „ V
Gardi, Ga., April. 80,—Gardi
bas never known of a more
bant or beautiful wedding than
that of .Miss Tillie Mock and Mr.
D- K. Lane which took place on
the afternoon of the Joth. Hev.
Mr. Valentine perform.-,I the ccr
einon.v
Although a young man, Mr.
Lane has a wide bnsir.e.ss exper
h-nce ar.d is liked by all who know
him socially.
! ho hr.de enjoys a popularitaty
ut home as well as in Jesup.
LOCAL NEWS.
Charles Jackson of Darien was
in Jesup Wednesday on bus¬
iness.
W. A. Gom of AhFleasant
in town Tuesday.
Miss Edith Wainman of
bridge was in Jesup Tuesday.
Col. Jos. A. Morris visited Bax
ley this week on business.
A. E. < ’rawford has gone to (,'of
fee to work.
G. Y\’. O'Quinn of Hitch was in
town Tuesday on business.
J. E. Murrey made a visit
A\ althourville last week on
mess.
vV. AY. Burnett of Baxley
n Jesup YVednesday on bus
ir.ess.
AY. L. Jessup of Eastman
i ie ,. e Tuesday,
T. J. Durrett. of Helena was in
Jesub Wednesday.
(i ’, F ’ ‘ Ial ' va nl of ilru,:swick
Le«“ 1 bursdu.v ,
J ' »• ^ n, * ns of l‘,le hprmgs
J
.
J. I. Davenport of Helena was
. town I
m uesua.v.
G. W. AIcEachin of Hazel hurst
was here Tuesda v
D. t». nood of Brunswick was
in Jesup Wednesday.
S. E. Fucrtli of Agusta was
in town Alonday on business.
A. AY. Kaiser of Boston Ga.
was in Jesup on business Alon
day
STORES TO CLOSE AT s.
■'AA'i-thc undersigned merchants
of Jesup hereby agree, that l.egin
nmg on 1 uesday Miw 1st next ann
continuing until Friday S-pteniber
to close our respective places
of business each night at 8 o'clock
sharp. Saturdays excepted. I hir¬
ing this jieriod should there be
customer in our store at the clos
] 10 | ir -,ve will allow such
tonier to finish their trading, but
"ndcr no circumstances will
customer into the store
AY'e ask the trailing public to
kinbly make their purchases as
early in the afternoons as |M»ssibIc,
and thus assist in our efforts to al
our help a few hours reerea
tion during the lon^ summer uajvs.
The above iietition was j
by every merebant-in town
JESUP MERCANTILE
COnPANY
^ thov „ c „ m « mc „ ta
This is singulary true. You might
"<■ -—*...........
a mimte . ^ iey buy their
a eg fron) the
^ ^ beauty ' .
Did you ever see a sol 1 -possess
ed girl who would notgladly
fer her possession to some man '(
The .lesup Mercantile Co.
bi,splaying the most complete line
of ready made clothing now
seen in Jesup. Prices are exceed
ingly low.
When a man passes the thirtieth
liiile-post in his life he can. easily
find the right girl, but he also
that he is the wrong man.
V beautiful line of large rattan
rockers at the Jesup Mercantile
1 / be sales ol the Jesup Aim-can
Ble Co. on lastSalurday were 1
sofon*! bestof any^ inthcir lustor.v
1 hey’keep every I lung you can
for ahno-t, and buy m large qua -
tides that they are enabled to mi
ilerscll other houses.
If a girl had as much trouble in
raising a i-ow as a lioy has in rais
ing a moustache there would be
more happiness in this world, be
sides the price-, of sulphur would be
decreased in tho next.
Better listen to the advice of JO
cent, of the people of Je j
per sl 'l>
aud trade with the Jesup Mercan
tih-( ompan.v.
J. K. M. flour only .DO cents at
the Jesup Mercantile Company’.-,
TO... . I
A Reduce our Stack before Siocktaking, which is just two weeks [j
o'1 off, we will slaughter priccesin every department. You should j
A take advantage of this great opportunity. J» .30 A» j
.IEHUP MMRCAX'I‘ILE (,‘OB-IPAANY '
Pines Product
Company
TV So„tl„-n, line.
tompany yesterday. bled theii
T rimtk
Clerk of the Superior court. I he
petitioner . Benjamin II. Baker
D f Kew York. Robert B. C. Be
IWBt of Nt . Vm [ Minn., and A.
w ,, ’ , >, whittield of
Brunswick, desire to become in
corporated under the name of the
above company with their prin
cipal office and place of business
in AVaync county,
They ask for the right to
chase, or otherwise acquire, own,
hold, lease, sell and otherwise dis
p OSP of real and personal property
which may be necessary for the
corporation, and “to manufacture
buy. sell, and generall.\ deal in
lumber, bos, shingles lathes and
finds of goods and articles
u factored from wood, and to
^ c> th«M-uiso nc<iuirc, lease, sell,
ma intaii», operate sawmills; I
ri ^. llt t() conduct the business of
ext m ,. in£i crude turpentine from
tvees b> tapping
sium> . or-otherwise, and of rothv
; n g „ m l manufactuiiug said crude
turpentine into refined turpentine”
etc.
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A Card of Thanks.
The Daughters of Confederacy
of the Jc up Chapter, C. 1). C.
wish to Pxprcs .1 tlieir appreciation
()f ilie spirit of co-oi.eration and
ttencr m.s help tendered them by
tlieir friends in their preparation
ami observance of Mctuoriail day.
Having many difficulties
overcome insufficiency of funds,
and tin- tfflrden of that and aotium
resting on a few, we were com
Deii-n to a k mud,.
Wc .sincerely thank all those
who sent baskets and furnished
for the purpose of convoy
vet erans to and from the cein
Especially do we thank
public spirited townsman, Mr.
John C. Dye for his entire equip
merit of conveyances.
To our home talent who so brl
liantly acquitted themselves, and
received such encomiums of praise .
wc art, greatly indebted.
Again and again we thank you
all.
Alns. Jos. Lei-;,
Pres. Jesup Chapter F. I). <
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Little Boyce May, the three
year old son of Mr. and Airs W.
Henry May, was fatally shot by
his live year-old brother, Nat,
in. Sunday, and expired at
o'clock the same night. I m
dren laid been in r» habit. <>i ; !
mg with a 22 calibre skeh-p . rifle
belonging to their broth-- <. n.-,
twelve years of age, snapping -
each other ir. fun, but IG- i<m n<
were always extremely < '.r< .‘hi to
keep the cartridges VilCi •’ ,h "-'
r.ot find them. The pn-viou
day how ever, a single cart r me I
bee;-! given Gusto shoot at a nd Jol.
Ik- followed it blit did «io! . fa
shot and returning hung up the
gun, forgetting to remove the cur
tridge*.' The children found it tin
next day with the result stated.
The ball entered the right shoul
dt-r and penetrated the lung, in
ternal bemorrliage resulting.
When physicians arrived two hours
after the accident, Jtlie.Y were un
wile to do more than case the suf¬
ferings of the little one. The be
reared parents have the heartfelt
sympathy of the community'. The
burial took place in AY althourville
cemetery Alonday.- Lihc-/ < ‘ity
Times.
AY. W. Philips of AY
was in Jesup YY ed nesoay o bus
mess.
£»oc&\ Hem.
O. .1. A Sen stead of Taylors
^“ ubw , * r co„».v » ™ to,
nllJ ,
... ., u: c i vu . i,. on () < w-ivcro'-'s
; Tom Causey of Brunswick vis
tec! relatives here* Monday.
Phone ffi and Jno. C. Dye will
send for your laundry.
II. J. Aladdox of Bainbridge
was here on business
W’.T. AYitliirt of Yidalia Ga.
was in town Friday.
J. A. Stow of Brunswick was
town Thursday.
Miss Kate. Breen ot Celum
Alabama is visiting her brother
F. Breen here this week.
Headquarters for cash bargains
during court. J. II. Wilkins
Miss ... Alary ,. (i rooms oi „ beret on
» s returned home from a visit
her Aunt Mrs. H. B.
Gents'Furnishing tin? goods, ’Sec¬
and Collars of best make
finisli. Brices lowest, S. F.
0 h,- n .
... , . , c...
. * |_' -i'sitin" sl " 1K ■ ^ rcl-iTi'i • l ' ,vcs _ ■ "hmr ml<! "t'iiC ' ,
*'• Johnston . ol Manley (ja. ,
was in town Monday on bus
mess.
County Commissioners' court,
was lied yesterday.
W. '1'. Brown of Rome was in
town Tuesday.
IV. II. Sampson of Bliss Ga.
was hereon business Saturday.
Ring up 17 I for fresh vega
The Brunswick Steam haimdr,v
will pay all charges. Send them
worlc.
Reese. Burgess of Odum was in
town Wednesday on business.
Jno. (’. Dye will send for and
deliver your laundry without any
extra cost.
A. IF O’Quinn visited Savan¬
nah Wednesday on husiru-ss.
Ladies ready-made d re s s
goods of the, very latest paiterns
at the New York Bargain Store.
Send your work to the Bruns¬
wick Steam Laundry, and you
will look stylish.
G. B. Bennett says he \vii> soon
be in position to supply the tar
niers of this section with Irish po¬
tato barr els and crates.
Go. toJ. IF Wilkins & Co. for
bargains in all lines of Tobacco,
Drygoods, etc.
Col. C. (lindall, AY.I. Cou
and J. t . Knight \i-itei.
Brunswick 1 uesua.v on bus
j no (J. Dye is the agent of the
,
Brunswick Steam Laundry.
Phone him when you have any
work.
We handle a very high grade
commercial printing. Nearly
u |l 0 f time and attention be given
this department, wc are m A
position to guarantee all work.
J. II. AYiikins & Co. will scli
the celebrated brands ot tobacco
at cost during court week. Ala¬
bama Coon worth 40 cents, JO cts.
Cinch worth 45, at 35.
The Atlantic Coast Lino has
filed an injunction against YY . 5.
Brondluirst restraining him from
drifting timber under theii
bridge near Aiorgan’s lake. He
is represented by Col. Jos. A.
AJ 01 ris.
.Masonic services were held over
the remains of Air. G. Odum near
Ga. Inst Sunday. Hev.
Thornton proa died the ser
There was 11 large crowd
1 beside.- the attmdmg
NO. 24
COMMENCENENT EXERCISES.
Commencement exercises of the
| Jesup Public School will be. licit!
in May, An elaborate paograin
to to,, 4,-cL ,,,,,,,,-ed f„, fc
Tim ,-il „,„k U,„
graduation ot‘ Miss Bessie SwiGHc
*...........*
We are informed that, .d'A-Hif'
scholars of the <„o..:ntpreial de¬
partment will have- completed
their studies at the close of the
present term.
OBITUARY.
Mr. W. A. Williamson died at
his home in Jesup Sunday morn
ing from congestion of the brain.
He suddenly became sick .Wed;
m-.-day evening and was confined
() ],/bed up to the time of his
death. The interment P.ok p’ace
at the Jesup cemetery Alonday
Funeral services were conducted
at the Bapt ist church.
The family has the sympathy of
the entire community.
Methodists Will (live Picnic.
By a vote of the officers and
of the Methodist .Smiffiv
school, Friday >La.v 5, was select
«'d as the date for holding their
; ' n,uml Committees have
b,-mi appointed and every detail
be ciresully looked alter,
The picnic will be held' at Mcr*
g: , u ’ s ] a j ce> ]j y re ^est, the school
board lunY instructed stiperinten
dent, J. A. Fen T-rgrast to excuse
pupils ,vho wisii to attend.
Fpworth League Meets.
The Knvorth Leage held a mee
I,ing at the home of Mrs, J. H.
Wilkins Friday evening. Miss
Flora. lIixon. who lias charge of
the literary department, had pre¬
pared an elaborate program.
Rev. VV. R. l it mpson Resignr.
Last Sunday, Rev. W. K
Thompson tendered his resigun
tion as pastor of the Baptist
church. It was accepted with
much regret, He has accepted
the assistant pastorate of the Bap
tist church at Wa.vcross.
Two Suspects Arrested.
Two young men wearing F. S.
naval uniforms were arrested Sat¬
urday night wiiile trying to board
a north bound train, [t is no!
known whether they are deserters
from the navy, although it it
alleged that forty me: 1 , have late
! v deserted from l iiele Sam at
Pensacola. Fla. and requests Imw
Been made of all the principal
cities to keep a close watch out
forthem.
S. K. Cohen carries a complete
line of Clothing, Shoes, Hats and
Yojons. He sells these goods as
low as they can he bought in the
larger cities.
During the parade of Sen Bros
show at AY ay cross last weeks'
un elephant and camel broke
away and ran down the street!.
Thu horse of Air. W. T. Brinsoh
became frightehed and ran away,
throwing Mr. Brinson, who
we’ghs 57o pounds, out of his hug-'
gy.
Idans for the new Methodist
church have been completed by
the committee. 1 lie building wid
c mt ijyjDi*.
Owing to illness of Hev. AY. L.
Hixon, the Sunday sermon was
preached by Hev. Ihompson and
evening services were conducted
by the Epwortb.
Misses Alice Morris and Hay
YY’i-stberr.y are visiting in Bruns¬
wick, this week.
L. K. Aiken of Alt Pleasant wn<?
aero Wednesday.
Scnil a dollar for the News,
