The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-09
wAYoRoss NEWS WAVES.
A Favorable Outlook Among the
.rlanters of the County.

.rlanters of the County.
WAYCRoss, Ga. Feb. s.-The farmers
are as a rule. preparing to plant large
acreage Of corn. They will increase the
.crsage Of both corn and oats There will
ba an average crop of cotton planted in this
county.
The general impression among the farm
avs Is that the food crops will be increased
n acreage, and that the acreage OF cotton
iii be snort Of last years. The high prices
~ bacon and other necessaries have i'm
crossed the farmers with the fact that more
Grain should be raised and that hogs aud
cs,tle should be well fed. The prospect for
a good crop year is bright and the farmers
are hopeful
party Of three men from Okeefinokee
we're in town to-day and they have started
a new enterprise down there. They propose
10 do a large shingle business The shingles
win be made by hand from the black cy-
nress. The party called on the contractors
n this place to acquaint them with their
business and get their patronage. The shin
gles will be transported from the swamp in
wagons toI WaycrOss. -, The distance is about
ten miles, and the haul will be too long,
The people who need shingles would patron
iEs the enterprise, but the poor facilities for
the transportation of the goods will no
Doubt ulu0tT LLc buCC6Sh OF the BCleul6.
A farmer was talking this morning at the
court house about snakes. He said th at the
warm weather had brought them 20 the
light again and they are very numerous in
hs community. He said he plowed up a
new ground last week and turned up two
rsttlesnakes and a black snake in one fur
row. The snakes were killed. The rattle
snakes were young, not having many rattles.
The court house has not been completed
al hnu - 80. T., 81 H..
tower The clock should be bought and put
10 at once. Strangers visiting the city are
inuuiring about the clock and it is important
that the city has town clock.
The Baptist church is an elegant struct-
ure and the seats are comfortable. The
church will he heated by furnace. The
pastor, Rev. W. h. Scruggs. is greatly be-
loved by his members and the people of
Waycross generally.
Rev. I. j. Allison, evangelist for Savau-
nah presbytery, has recovered from his late
sickness and is now in good health.
The opera house, under Manager Whelp-
Iey's management, has been a success this
season. Mr.. Whelpley has secured some
OF the best troupes on the road and theater-
goers are pleased with the record he has
made in succeeding in getting the best plays
Some OF the old citizens are OF the opinion
that this will be one of the most remarkable
base their opinion on the fact that the fruit
trees have not received any sap, and will
hardly bloom before the severe weather has
passed.
There will be small acreage of tobacco
planted In Ware this year. The gro wing of
tobacco was unknown to the farmers here
until the WsYcross experimental tobacco
farm put under cultivation about thirty
acres last year. AS the farmers are not
familiar with the culture of tobacco, they
will not plant much this year. The results
Of the experimental farm will be watched
with great interest by the farmers this
year.
Rev. W. Fl. Thomas of this city is now in
his S4th year Mr. Thomas is probably the
Oldest man in this county. He is as hearty
and hale as the average man is at 60 years
OF age. Mr. Thomas entered the ministry
when he was a young man. and was an act
i've worker until few years ago, when he
retired from his ministerial labors. He was
IN early life frequently among the Indians
OF North Georgia, and he is to-day familiar
with the language of that tribe. Mr.. Thomas
always rode horseback in going from one
church to the other on his circuit. Mr..
Thomas is regular In his attendance at all
services in the Methodist church.