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THE BLACKSHEAR 0 TIMES
E. Z. BYRD, Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. XXI. NO. 5.
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\ J. A. JONES & SON 3
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W ay cross, Georgia,
Are Selling Their Entire Stock of Clothing, Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Etc. at New York Cost.
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Worth of goods must ,go at New York Cost. As we are going out of this business we desire
to close out our entire stock at once. This is your opportunity to buy goods.
J. A. JONES & SOX, Way cross, Georgia.
Pierce County Directory.
Ordinary—,T. I. Summerall.
Clerk Superior Cou t—John Thomas.
Sheriff—J. R. Carter.
Tax Receiver—J. O. Waters.
Tax Collector—J. A. Jacobs.
County Treasurer—B. D. Brantley.
Cou uy Surveyor—W. H. Bowen.
Coroner—Dr. J. M. Brown.
Superior court flist Monday in May
and third Monday in November.
COUNTY COURT.
Robt. O. Mitchell, Jr., Judge.
W. A. Milton, Solicitor.
Monthly session, second Friday in
each month; quarterly sessions, third
Monday in March, June, September
and December.
TOWN DIRECTORY.
Robert O. Mitchell, Jr., Mavor.
B. D. Brantley, W. G. McMillan,
John A. StricklaDd, Jos. A. Harper,
Councilmen.
M. C. McAlpin, Clerk and Treas
urer.
W. L. McMillan, Marshal.
Police court every Monday morning.
SECRET ORDERS.
Blackshear Lodge No. 270, F. A A.
M., meets first and third Friday nights
in each month.
A. B. Estes, W. M.
Robt. G. Mitchell, Jr., Sec.
Alabaha Lodge No. 10, K. of P.
meets every Monday night.
B. D. Brantley, C. C.
E. Z. Byrd. K. of R. A S.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Methodist— C. M. Ledbetter, pas
tor; preaching first, third and fifth
Sundays 10 o'clock a. m., 7:30 p. m.;
prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m.;
Suudav school 3:30 p. m.; Epworth
League, devotional servioe second and
fourth Wednesday 7:30 p. m.; busi
ness meeting second and fourth Fri
day 7:30 p. m.
Baptist —A. R. Richardson, pastor;
preachiDg first and third Sunday 11 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m.; prayer meeting
Thursday 7:30 p. m.; Sunday school
10 a. m.
Presbyterian—W. M. HnDter, pa*
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
A EMMET COCHRAN,
LAWYER,
Practices in United States courts,
district, circuit and tnpreme courts,
and in all counties in Brunswick ei»
eait. Telephone No. 26. Office and
residence upstairs Pbotui* Hotel,
Wayero*#, 0*
ALTER A. MILTON,
’’ Attorney-at-Law and Solicitor
County Court. Office iu the court
bouse. Blackshear. Ga.
A. L XA. AA NT, M. D. J. I L. GRIKBR, M
aY A VANT A- GRINER,
Physicians & Surgeons,
Calls Patterson, Ga
promptly answered day or
night from residence or office.
Atf V N. BROWN, Dentist,
v • Office Near the Courthouse.
Offers his professional services t«
the citizens of Pierce and adjoining
counties. Guarantees satisfaction.
Crown and bridge work a specialty.
Blackshear, Ga.
A LLEN BBO^’N, D. D. S.
xa Office upstairs in McCulley k
Walker’s new building. Tenders liis
professional services to the public.
Crown and bridge work a specialty.
Wavcross. On.
R. ~G. MITCHELL, Jr.,
Attoruey-at-Law and Judge
County Court, Blackshear, Ga.
A. B. ESTE'l. E. L. WALKER.
VSTES ^ A WALKER,
Attorneys- at-Law,
Blackshear, Georgia.
BRUNSWICK CIRCUIT.
COURT CALENDAR.
Appling Superior Court—First and
second Mondays in March; third and
fourth Mondays in September.
Camden Superior Court—Tuesday
after the third Monday in March;
Tuesday after the first Monday in
October.
Coffee Superior Court—Fourth Mon
day in March; second Monday in Oc
tober.
Charlton Superior Court—Tuesday
after the first Monday in April; Tues
day after the fourth Monday in Oc
tober.
Clinch Superior Court—Second Mon
day in April; third Monday iu Octo
ber.
Ware Superior Court—Third and
fourth Mondays in April; first and
aeoond Mondays in November.
Pierce Superior Court—First Mon
day in May; third Mouday in Novem
, ber.
Wsyne Superior Court—Second »!•»
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cember; to continue , for such time as
the business may require.
Costly Blaze at Wilmington.
Fire, which broke out from an un
known cause In a warehouse of the
North State Improvement Company,
at Wilmington, N. C., Saturday morn
lng caused an aggregate ios. of about
$l#o,00«,
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF PIERCE COUNTY.
BLACKSHEAR. ,GA.. THURSDAY. MAY lli, hull
BARBER • » SHOP.
JOHN ALDRIDGE, Proprietor.
BI.ACKSHKAK, OKOKUIA.
Hair Cutting, Shaving, Dyeing,Sham
pooing, etc., done at the following
prices:
Cutting hair, 15 cents.
Shaving, 10 cents.
Shampoo, 20 cents.
Blacking, 25 cents. Deo
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DENTIST,
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Gold Crowns and Bridge Work a
specialty. 5-5, '99
The old time stock jokes about nor
rowed umbrellas will have to lie revised,
so far as New York City is concerned.
A thief’s latest exploit is to calmly
snatch an open umbrella carried by a
woman in a bard rainstorm and disap
pear with it around the nearest corner.
If New York City gets to the point
where one cannot be sure of one's um
brc’la even when carrying it overhead
it will he high time for a reform.
SAVANNAH WINS UNIQUE CASE.
City Can Levy Tax on Its Own Prop
erty When Same is Leased.
In the United States supreme court
Monday an opinion was handed down
in the case of Wells vs. the city of Sa
vannah, Ga.. involving the question of
the city's right to tax its own property
when leased to another party. The
supreme court of the state of Georgia
j held in favor of the city's contention
l for thlg rig ht. and Monday's opinion
upholds that decision on the ground
that the lease irUhis case amounted to
practically
WILL NOT YIELD TO BOERS.
London War Office Denies Published
Story About Kitchener.
The war office at London denies the
statement published in New York that
Lord Kitchener has telegraphed advis
ing yielding all the demands of the
Boers, with the exception of independ
ence, owing to ids conviction that.
they cannot be forced to lay down
their arms without a long continuation
of the war.
TWO BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Boiler of a Planing Mill Explodes With
Disastrous Results.
The boiler of McDuffie & Wells’s
planing mill, near Georgetown, S. C.,
exploded Saturday morning, demolish
ing tne building and killing It. B.
Brunson ami Thomas Scott, fatally
wounding Ellerbe McDuffie and se
riously injuring three other men.
DeWet Crosses Into Transvaal.
General DeWet, according to a din
patch to The London Daily Mall from
Pretoria, lias resumed operations and
Is reported to have crossed into the
Transvaal wiui 2,000 men.
PRESIDENT TOOK A DRINK
And Methodist Parsons at Worcester,
Mass., Howl Dismally.
At the monthly meeting of the Meth
odist ministers In Trinity church at
Worcester. Mass., Monday, a clergy
man said that, an eye witness had told
him that President McKinley drank a
glass of champagne on board a battle
ship. Several of the clergymen pres
ent vigorously denounced the presi
dent for the reputed act,.
Governor Odell Vetoes Bill.
Governor Odell, of New York, has
vetoed the employers liability bill. He
says the measure is not. In the interest
of labor and is too drastically In favor
of the corporation.
“Swiped” Everything in Sight.
Besides the $350,Ot > it owes the de
positors, the Cuyahoga Savings and
Banking Company at Cuyahoga, ().. is
also said to be liable on about $200,
000 of notes on which Its name was
Indorsed bv President It. N. Pollock.
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.
Great Interest Aroused Over Coming
Meeting at Jackson, Miss.
A great, deal of Interest Is being
I aroused over Mississippi in the good
| roa ,i R movement, and the agitation of
j the question will result in much good,
Since the governor’s proclamation a
ba^lea^deiegate^ jav ? U-ct.d omega .§ 0 '^^'^ to t 8 ^’ good
^tbOtthitS HtbrfJuM
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lonniiN Entertain Minister Conger.
A public reception was tendered to
Minister Conger i,l I)es Moines Friday
under the auspices of the G. A. It. of
that city. Fully 3,000 persons crowd
oil into the building to listen to tliu
addresses and the response of the
guest, of honor, who for an hour de
tailed his experiences during the siege
of Pekin.
PAYING TELLER SHORT.
Prominent Bank Official In New Or
leans Detected in Wrong-Doing.
Samuel Flower, paying teller of the
i,.uernla National bank, was arrested
in New Orleans Saturday by United
States Marshal Fontell and charged
with a shortage of $38,000. The Fidel
ity and Repos. Company, of Haiti
more, Is on Flower's bond for $20,000.
Flower is a cousin or the late May
or Flower and comes from one of the
most prominent families in the state.
He is a son of the late ex United
States sub-Treasurer Samuel Flower,
of Now Orleans, ills bond for $10,000
was promptly signed when he was ar
ralgned in the United States court.
FINALE IN ROBERTS’ CASE
Utah State Supreme Court Strikes
Sensational Charges from Docket.
A special from Halt Lake, t tali,
states that the nine against Brigham
JL Roberts, who was elected to
gress three years ago and expelled af
ter invstlgation of charges of poly
gamy brought against him. was strict'
en from the docket of the state su
prerne court, the point being raised
that the indictment was defective, Ir
is probaliIe that thl* Is the end of thin
celebrated cas
McKinley gets degree.
Title of Doctor of Law* Will Be Con
ferred By Harvard University.
The board of overseers of Harvard
university at their regular meeting In
Boston voted to grant the degree of
doctor of laws to President McKinley
The degree will be conferred at com
mencement in June.
President Lincoln, of the board, de
clined to state how the vote stood.
From another source li was learned
that It was 26 to S
WON'T FIGHT THE TRUST.
Moline Plow Company Decides to Sell
Out to the Combine.
The Moline, III., Plow Company,
j owning the second largest plow far
: lory In the world, has given an option
to New York capitalists which, if
closed within the limit of sixty days,
will bring this concern Into the $50,
000,000 plow combine. The company
employs 1,000 men and the option is
for ut , wa rd of $5,00v,000. The company
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Subscription, One Dollar a Year.
ESTABLISHED 1889,
m Railroad Co.
Schedule in Effect, Sunday, Mart'll 31, 1901.
SCHEDUbB SHOWING LEAVING time.
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No. 3 No. 15 No. 17
STATIONS. Daily Sunday Dally Daily
Only Ex. bun. Ex. Hun.
WaycroHS....... 11 00 am 5 15 pm 7 00 am 1 00 pm
Jamestown...... 1 If! pm
Waltertown..... 1115 am 5 80 pm 7 19 am 1 24 pm
Upchurch....... 11 22 am 5 37 pm 7 28 am 1 38 pm
Elsie............ 11 29 um 5 44 pm 7 34 ami 1 51 pm
Bolen 11 36 am 5 51 pin 7 43 am 2 06 pm
Beach ... 11 46 am 6 01 pm 7 54 am 2 25 pin
Murrays, 11 54 am 6 09 pm H 03 am 2 39 pm
Beseems, 12 02 pm 6 17 pin 8 14 nui 2 57 pm
Granville Nicholls |12 05 pm 6 20 pm 8 18 am| 3 01 pm
12 12 pm 6 28 pm 8 20 am 3 18 pm
Saginaw..... 12 17 pm 6 33 pm 8 35 am 3 35 pm
Chatterton .. 12 25 pm 6 42 pm 8 58 a in 3 4!) pm
Douglas .... jl2 12 45 pm 7 03 pm 9 21 urn 4 23 pm
; ■ Upton...... 53 pm 7 10 pm 9 32 am 4 14 pm
j Wodleys Mill 1 12 pm........ ... 5 36 pm
Ambrose .... 1 14 pin 7 30 pm 10 10 am 5 48 pm
j Tracy .... 1 36 pm 7 50 pin 10 33 mu 6 27 pra
Fitzgerald 2 00 pin! 8 12 pm 11 00 am 7 00 pm
I No. 2 No. 4 No. 16 ; No. 18
STATIONS. Daily! Sunday Daily Daily
| Only Ex. Sun. Ex. Sun.
...
Fitzgerald....... 6 09 pm 7 00 arn 6 00 am 12 00 in
Tracy........... .... 6 27 pm 7 27 am 6 31 am 12 32 pm
j Ambrose....... ...........I........ 6 47 pm 7 47 am 6 57 am I 00 pm
| Wadleys Mill.. •• ........ 112 pin
j Upton.......... .... 7 10 pm 8 11 am 7 28 am 1 50 pm
Douglas ..... ... 7 18 jiru 8 19 am 7 39 urn 2 10 pm
Chatterton...... 7 38 pm ! 8 38 am 8 05 am 2 29 pm
Saginaw......... ... 7 46 pm 8 40 am 817 am 2 57 pm
Nicholls......... 7 52 pui 8 52 am 8 28 am 3 i 8 pm
Granville....... ... 7 59 pm 8 59 am 8 42 utn 3 35 pm
Hchsohi h. .... 8 01 pm 9 01 an 8 45 am 3 40 pm
Mitiruys 8 08 pm 9 08 am 8 65 im 3 ,58 pm
Bench...... . . 8 15 pm 9 16 am 9 08 am I 13 pm
Bolen .......... 8 26 pm 9 25 am 9 15 am 4 32 pm
Elsie........... ..... 8 32 pin 9 32 am 9 24 am 4 50 pm
I /’pchnrch....... ..... 8 38 pm 9 38 am 9 32 am 5 02 pin
Waltertown..... ......i........i.......! , ... | 8 45 [ in 9 45 am 9 41 am 5 11 pm
Jamestown...... 9 48 am 5 21 pm
Wayeross .. .... 9 00 pin 10 00 am 10 00 am 5 40 pm
Conn echoes- Waycros* with Plant Hystern; Fitzgerald with Heaboard
Air Line Hailway ; Fitzgerald with Tiflon and Northeastern Hnilroad.
George Dole Wadlry, H. C. McFadden,
Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr. Gen. Freight and Pass. Agent.
Alex. Bonnvman, Superintendent.
General Offices, Waycross, Ga.
/Neat Printing
Creates a good impression among your
correspondents and helps to give your
business prestige.
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