The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-11
ALL THE NEWS AT WAYCR0SS.
THOMAS 4 CANDIDATE FOR PRISON
COMMISSIONER.

TOOmcr at Home Agnin-WaycrOss
Sewerage Systcm-The Smallpox
scRre-BiG Turpentine Deal-MayOr
knight to Sell Bonds-Confederate
Veterans Mcetfng-New Line of
Steamers-lSnightso of Pythias.
Waycross, Ga, Jan. 1O.-Tanerast &
Henderson, two young men of energy and
pluck from South Carolina, have opened
up turpeutine place at Hoboken.
News of the horrible death of DR.. ], c.
Reppard's mother at her home in Penn
slvania, has been received here. She was
lighting a fire, her dress caught and she
was burned to death before assistance
reached her
Col C. c. Thomas. former representa-
tive Of Ware county is a candidate for
a place on the Prison Commission Board.
to succeed Hon. Tom Eason. This is the
first time Ware county man has ever
asked for state Office, and Thomas
friauJs hope he VIII he successful. Col.
Thomas was the first white chnd ever
born in Wayeross. This brings to mind
the fact that his father, Rev. w. II.
Thomas will be 90 years old tomorrow.
lie is stil hale and hearty.
Col. w. M. Toomer is al home again from
Brunswick, where he went to defend him.
self against the charges made by Turner
in Glynn Superior Court He succeeded
in generating himself fully. His friends
here never did believe word of the
charges against him.
Lee avenue will be opened up so as to
hA
son block. This Will be done by tunneling
under the tracks of the Brunswick and
Western and Savannah, Florida and
Western railroads This will be an easy
matter since the tracks have been raised.
The Waycross Water Works Commission
had "a call meeting last night and award
ed the contract for four mhes of sewer
ppe for the purpose of putting in a sew
erage system here. The main sewers are
10 be 1S-inch, the smaller pipes To- Il ana
1O-lnch. The contract was given to Mon
tague & Co. of Chattanoo6a, Tenn.
The little scare created by the report of
n case or two of smallpox seems to nave
abated. and our people are getting back to
n normal state. Those who are under
suspiciom are doing real well, and no fur-
Their spread is anticipated. The doctors
| have been busy since Sunday vaccinating
the people.
Louis Swain has accepted position with
Mr. A. Frank Hess, at San Francisco,
Cal. in the hospital department of the
Southern Pacific Railway, ana Will so at
| once TO his new field of operations
L. J. Hughes & Bro. have bought all
| the turpentine timber of the waters aud
| Youmans estates beyond the Satilla river.
| In connection with this they have leased
| the old w. p. Lee farm, one of the larg-
est in this section. They Will cut ten crops
! of virgin boxes this season.
Hon. A. M Knight is advertising for
scaled proposals for the purchase OF way
cross thirty-year gold bonds, In denomina-
| lions of 81 900, TO the amount of $50,WO, IN
| terest payable semi-annually in New York.
| Judge J. l.. Sweat, captain commander,
calls a meeting of the South Georgia Camp
| of Confederate Veterans at the Court
| Hotse Jan. 49, to elect officers and trans
act other business.
on the night of Feb. IA, Gen. Gordon
will lecture here, under the auspices of the
| Waycross Lyc"um Association, on THE
| Last Days of the Confederacy," and on
that day there win be reunion of ell
Confederate EGtcrans, .S97s or Rctcr.aglz
and Daughters of the Coufederacy.
A horse, ridden by league Robinson OF
Pierce county, fen through the Satilla
bridge, near here, a day or two ago
| Both horse and rider came near being
| seriously hurt.
Charlie Smith came In this morning
| from Florida, and for the first time
| learned of the awful death Of his child
by burning, which was reported In the
daily papers a few days ago.
| Judge j. 8. Williams adjourned his court
| again this week, and no City Court will
, be held till the regular quarterly term
| in March. Ii convenes the first Monday.
! new line of steamers has been put on
| the Altamaha river to ply between Doc
I torstown and Lumber City. Three Hines
| connect now with the Plant System at
, Doctortown.
The Waycross Rifles will celebrate their
! eleventh anniversary on Jan. 90
| Only three knights of Pythias lodges In
| Georgia will be entitled TO three represent
| tatlves in the Grand Lodge. One Of these
| Is Waycross. The other two are In Savan-
nah and Atlanta. A membership of 2Ol
is necessary to secure three representa-
| tives. Wakefield Lodge No. q, of Way
| cross, has 203 members.