The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
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Wavcross. Ga. Aug 20--The Waycross
Land and Improvement Company, which
suspended operations two years ago, has
been placed on a firm business basis. IL
is now under the management of Henry
W. Wilson. who was for several years the
secretary and treasurer Of the Satilla
Manufacturing Company The company
is operating mainly in North Waycross,
near the Brunswick and Western rail-
road That portion of the place is being
rapidly built up The streets are nicely
laid of and will be properly attended to
in the way of improvements by the street
committee. The new suburb is now known
as WilsOnville, and is one mile from the
court house. The residences are nearly
all new.
T. M Darr, of this city, has greatly
improved the steam crane and wrecklng
machine of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad by an invention which
he has just succeeded in completing
The wrecking machine is now more sub
stantial and the improvements greatly
facilitate the successful working of the
machine. Mr.. Darr has just returned
from the St. Mary's bridge, where he
went to examine the position of the old
iron bridge which has been lying at the
bottom of the river since it fell in during
Il NItth Uu LlAt IOdu StNCAll gDaAS d5O'
He says that his machine will be success
full in raising the bridge.
Misses Lola johnson and Louise Grace
have fitted up a delightful studio in Capt
l.. JOhnson's office on Gilmore street
The young ladies are accomplished. They
are very assidious in their work, and
their drawings and paintings are very
| beautiful The young ladies are not
working for any other purpose than the
1Oua of u 4 Tho To1sndnpfippc from their
brushes and pencils have been very favor
ably commented upon.
W. II. Waddell, a conductor on the Sa-
vannah division of the Savannah, Elori-
da and Western railroad, wears an elegant
badge on his watch chain that eXcites
comment from those who see it. The
badge is the only one of its kind ever
made. 1t contains the following inscrip-
ton in plain letters OH the front side:
II will never use tobacco in any form, -
and on the other side is printed: To
baccO tends to idleneSs, poverty, strong
drink, vice, ill-health, insanity aud
death" Mr.. Waddell has never used to-
bacco or whisky and is one of the most
healthy gentlemen in Georgia. He prizes
his badge very highly.
The tax digest of Pierce county makes
a favorable showing for that county. 1t
shows an increase of about $4,000 over
last year.
The people at Buckley want a daily
mail from Waresboro, Ga. 1t is probable
that such a change will be made
The War county teachers institute will
be in session next week. 1t will be the
most interesting ever held here. The
teachers are arriving to-day.
Mr.. T. S. Singleton and Miss NJ. E. Nc
Knight were married at the residence of
DR. J. L. Walker, Thursday night.
Prof. Graves and wife, of F'ernandina
Fla, are visiting in the city. Mrs. Graves
is a fine artist.
The new Methodist church will be com
pleted by September 10.
A night school for young men, where
arithmetic and penmanship will be
taught, will be opened here shortly.
The Waycross Tobacco Factory will
probably resume work by September l.