The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-07
wAYCRoss NEWS WAITS.
A Piece Of Iron Dropped in the Arte-
sian Well in a Spirit of Meanness.

a Piece of Iron Dropped in the Arte-
sian Well in a Spirit of Meanness.
WAYCRoss, GA, Feb. 6.-Some malicious
person or persons opened the mouth Of the
artesian well last Friday night and dropped
a piece Of iron In the well. The iron caused
the drill 10 break the next morning Mr..
Mulligan, the superintendent of the work,
succeeded In getting the iron and drill out,
and after some delay the work was con-
tinued. Herbert Murphy, the chairman OF
the water works commissioners, is deter
mined to have the party who put the iron in
the we'll if found, severely punished.
The Waycross graded schools have an
enrolment Of about 400 pupils. There has
been an addition OF two large recitation
rooms to the building and the school now
has the capacity for the accommodation Of
more than 400 pupils. Supt.
Bridges is doing a good work for this city
in building up an institution OF learning
second to none III this section OF the state.
Students graduating in the graded schools
are thoroughly prepared for the colleges
and universities OF the south.
Dr. Pierson, the noted revivalist, will con-
duct a series Of gospel meetings in this city
early in the spring. The people Of Way
cross are anxious to have him come here as
his fame as a revivalist is well known.
1t is rumored that this city is to have an
other bank in the near future. The parties
interested in the scheme are citizens Of this
place.
B. J. Smith is erecting brick block near
the passenger depot, on Pendleton street.
The members of the Waycross Rifles are
proud of the record they have made at the
encampments in the past and are preparing
themselves for a better record at the next
encampment.
The new city clerk, Col. R. P. Bird, says
that there are only cases of boisterous con-
duct and vagrancy that come before the
mayor these days. Tramps are numerous
and they receive prompt attention.
A gentleman said to-day that the paving
of the principal streets is all right, but that
the city needed paved sidewalks. The city
council will have the sidewalks paved some
time during this year.
George BENEFIT was riding horse few
days ago and the animal became frightened
at something, which made him run away
! and Mar. Bennett was thrown violently to
the ground. The fall seriously injured one
of Mr. Benefits legs.
W. II. Buchanan went hunting Thursday
near the Okefnokee swamp. and reports
| having killed a wild cat The dogs ran the
cat up a hollow tree, and MIR. Buchanan
filed the opening to the hollow with light
wood and set fire to it. When the fire
burned down the cat came down, aud was
promptly dispatched by the young hunter.
1t is rumored that the Brunswick and
Western railroad shops will be removed to
this city. Waycross is the proper place for
the shops, and when they come the city as
well as the railroad will be benefited
thereby.
The price Of real estate all over the city
ia going up. While other towns in this sec
ton realize that real estate Is deprecisting
in value, Waycross, with her Increasing
growth from year to year, is advancing In
commercial Importance, and hence the con-
| ttnued advance in the prices of real estate.
The merchants Of this place, as a rule,
recognize Savannah as the best place to do
business in the grocery and hardware lines,
and they patronize the Savannah houses.
Quite a number of Waycrossians will at
tend the Inauguration Of Mr.. Cleveland.
Capt. w. #. Parker. city tax collector,
who has been sick for about two months
has returned to his duties and is looking
greatly improved In health.