The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-24
NEWS NOTES FROM wAYoRoss.
A Famous Cotton GrOwer-A Narrow
Escnpe-PersOnaI Items.

Escnpe-PersOnal Items.
waycross. Ga, March 23.-Mr. J. H.
Bagley of Nichols, Ga, lost a very valua-
bic mule few days ago in a very pecu-
liar manner The animal backed into an
old well and was drowned before he could
be rescued.
Rev. w. H. Scruggs, Judge II. T.
Brewer and wife and Mr.. w. j. Carswen
viii probably attend the Baptist state con-
vention which will be held in Savannah
beginning next Friday, March 81. This Is
the seventy third session of the conven-
ton.
A. L. johnson has just returned from
Liberty City, on the Plant System. where
he closed a deal for a locomotive and a
lot of railroad iron and five fat-cars for
the Ware Lumber Company to be used
IN extending their tramroad
Joseph r. sasnett, the grandfather of
II. Fl. Sasnett of Waycross, was the first
cotton planter In Georgia to raise and mar
ket 100 bales of cotton in a year. He
lived to see more than three times that
much raised by his son, Richard p Sass
W, =.
Harris, on his plantation. Joseph r. Sass
nett's sobriquet was Joseph r., the cot
ton maker" The handsome portrait of
this gentleman hangs in the parlor of his
grandchild in this city.
Hon. William H. Miller had a very mar
row escape from death day or two ago
He was crossing the Plant System Rail-
road and caught his foot against the
rail and fell directly across the track. The
yard engine was rapidly approaching, and
the switchman assisted Mr.. Miller from
his perilous position just in time to pre-
vent him from being run over by the en-
CINE.
Eye witnesses relate very exciting oc-
currence yesterday afternoon just outside
OF the city. negro man, about 20 years
OF age, was observed sitting on the Bruins
wick and Western Railroad track, his face
buried in his hands, and it is presumed
he was asleep. The east-bound passenger
train came laundering on, and he was
struck by the pilot and thrown several
feet into the air, falling in the ditch
After the train had passed he got up. and
after making several attempts to steady
himself, he was seen coming in thsrdirec-
ton of the city. His name is not known
MISS Mira Taylor the lovely daughter
of Mrs. T. G. Bib. and Mr.. j. A. Farris
a popular conductor on the Plant system
were married last evening at 7:3O o'clock
at the home of the brides parents The
ceremony was performed by Rev DR..
George G. N. MacDoneH There was a
large attendance and a number of visit
ors from Savannah and Brunswick and
other points. The bridal couple have gone,
to Tampa, Fla, where they will spend
several days.
His many friends in Waycross congratu-
late Mr.. II. B. Reed, formerly of this
city, upon his appointment to a clerkship
in the treasury department at Washing
ton at a salary of 5000 per annum.
Mr.. 1, L. Woodland, one of Ware countv's
energetic young farmers, has planted
about 500 stalks of sugar cane as an extra
crop for the market in the event WAY
cross gets the sugar refinery
Little Stella Williams. daughter of the
late Henry C. Williams, is quite III with
pneumonia at the home of her mother. two
miles north of this city.
Mr.. s. F. Hoskinson, who came last
week from Madrone, Wash, will build a
residence in the next few months ON the
l6-acre tract of land purchased from Mr..
c. c. Buchanan, in the northern part OF
the county