The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-09
wAYCRoss PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Closing Exercises - Waycross Air
Line-Other News

Waycross. Ga. June 8.-The commence
ment exercises OF .he waycross public
schools were concluded tonight at the
High School Auditorium. The attendance
was large. In the class of 1900 there are
only five as follows: Misses Mildred Woo,-
en-, Adron Elliston Mary Young. Marie
| Wester. and Mr.. Nolan Goodyear. Mr..
Goodyear received first honor. His mark
was 1913 Miss Mildred Wooten was see-
| ond honor pupil. with a percentage of
| 50 81. Following was the programme in
full: Instrumental duo. Les Danes de
Seville, Misses Virginia Lyon and Mamie
Beavers; prayer; reading Might Brings
Out the Stars" Marie Wester: reading.
All That Glitters Is Not Gold" Adron
Elliston chorus. over the Hills" read
Ing. School Girl Days" Mary Young;
reading Sweet Girl Graduates" Mildred
Wooten; chorus Summer grafton,
Beyond the Alps Lies Rally" Noian
GOODYEAR vocal duo. Misses Mailon and
Wilson; delivery of diplomas by Judge
H. 2. Brewer, president Board of Flu
cation; address to class. The Potency
| of Ideals" benedIction
Col. John c. Mcdonald was reelected
| as chairman. and w T. Dickinson of
Holmes C. Tootle, a deaf and dumb
shoemaker, who last year spent awhile
mere and who has lately been roaming
about Waresboro, has disappeared. and II
| is feared he has wandered off into the
woods and died. 1t is said that Tootle
came originally from Screven county.
George W. Smith of Fitzgerald is a can
didae for delegate to the Kansas City
National Democratic Convention. He and
| Col John W. Bennett of WaNcross are
the only candidates SO far announced and
hey will in all probability go.
The Waycross Air Line when Il is cX-
tended from its present to- minus. Doug
las TO Fitzgerald, and the southern end
is built from Waycross to deep water a
st. Marys, will become prominent piece
Of road. Recent changes have paced the
Air Line on a more solid and satisfactory
foundation than ever before. The entire
present Indebtedness has been provided
for. as have also the necessary funds 10
carry the road through. W q. Raoul.
Sam NJ. Inman. George Dole Wadey and
j. F. Minus are now interested with our
| local capitalists in the road. This will
prove big thing for Waycross and this
section.
The work Of numbering the houses IN
| this city is being pushed rapidly under
| the direction Of Mr.. F.. w. Knox This
is being done preparatory 10 the cstlb-
| lishment of our free delivery system here
| in October.
The Waycross postoffce will move into
its new quarters in the Southern Hotel
| building in a few days.
The new Goette saw mill at Pearson will
| give employment 10 sixty or seventy-five
| employees. II will be in operation in a
month or six weeks.
A missionary Baptist Church has been
| established al Pearson by the missionary,
| Elder s. e. Bitch.
DR.. j. w. Strickland and Mr.. p. F. Scott
| are the delegates to the Methodist District
Conference at Jesup from the Folkston
| circuit.
The Waterworks and Sewerage Com
mission has settled with the contractors
| the system having been completed as far
| as it Will be at present. The commission
has decided that if the dumping of the
sewage on Mr.. Joseph McQuaig's land
proves to be a nuisance il will then be
extended TO the Satilla river
Engineer Bledsaw fell from his engine
on the Plant System, near Doctortown,
day or two ago. and was badly hurt.
He was brought TO the hospital here.