The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-28
WAYCR0SS NEWS NOTES.

Southern Polytechnic School Closes.
Air Line Survey Completed to Cor
dele.
Waycross, Ga, July 27.-A large
crowd was present last night at the
closing exercises of the Southern Poly
technic School, of which Prof. S. F.
Settle is principal. The exercises con-
sisted of recitations and dialogues
which were well rendered. There was
also a lively oratorical contest which
was won by owen Sirmans. The ora
tor of the occasion, Judge j. S. Will
liams, delivered one of his best
speeches, which was thoroughly en-
joyed by all present. Col. John T.
Myers also made a short speech which
was very entertaining. The school is in
a fiourishing condition and will reopen
in September.
The school being taught by Mr.. ]. D.
McGauley, near here, has been sus-
pended for next week in order that the
pupils may assist their parents on the
farm. This is fodder pulling time, and
the farmers are very busy. Prof Nc
Gauley will spend the week at his old
home at Odum.
The new station at the junction of
the Seaboard Air Line and Brunswick
and Birmingham Railroads, is named
Thalman. 1t may prove to be quite a
little village in the future.
Mr.. ]. B. Jones, is in receipt of a
letter from his son-in-law, E. Thomas,
living at Ehren, Fla, stating that his
wife who has been ill for some time is
no better. At intervals she appears to
improve but declines again.
Large AIIigatOrs.
John Craven. the noted hunter, who
lives on one of islands in the Okefi-
mckee swamp, had business in Way
cross yesterday. He was purchasing
supplies and selling produce brought
from his swamp home to the Waycross
market. He brought along among 9TH
er things two alligator hides, one from
an alligator nine feet long, and the
other seven feet. Both the saurians
were killed by Mr.. Craven.
Hon. J. w. Bennett, president of
the Ware County Sunday school Asso-
citation, has called a meeting of the
Executive Committee of that associa-
ton to meet at his office on Saturday.
Aug. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gillen, living
near Beach in this county, lost their
little girl, Lula, at o'clock yesterday
morning. The child was buried at
Rehoboth Cemetery.
Survey Completed to Cordele.
The surveying corpse of the Way
cross Air Line Railroad has completed
its survey from Fitzgerald to Cordele,
distance of 81 miles, and the perma-
Eent line has been located. Three sur
veys were made between Fitzgerald
and Cordele. Graders will be put to
work in a short time all along the line,
and the company hopes to have the ex-
gin rN1n
into Cordele by the first of next year.
The road will run through a rich agri-
cultural section of the country and
should produce large business for the
Air Line. superintendent Bennyman is
in Cordele now working on the ap-
proaches and the right of way through
the city. The Air Line will have the
best freight terminals of any road in
Cordele, being splendidly located in the
business center of the city.
A big fish fry was the attraction yes
terday at James Landing on the Satil-
la river. In spite of the fact that the
river was too full for good fishing, the
parties had good luck, and caught a
sufficient quantity of fish to supply the
crowd.
A note from Mr.. J. X. Seasons
of Seasons. who is in North Carolina.
brings intelligence of the death of his
aged rather there, at the age of 20. The
body was buried yesterday about 10
o'clock. All of his children were pres
ent at his burial.
Retail GrOcers Organize.
The Retail Grocers' Association of
Waycross has been reorganized by the
election of officers as follows: w. H
Cason, president; 7. M. Bailey, vice
president; T. G. billiard, secretary and
fraa q = ~
and ]. w. S. Hardy, Executive Com
mittee; ]. Walter Bennett, attorney
The object of this association is for
the protection of the retail grocers and
merchants of Waycross in preventing
irresponsible parties from securing
credit from any member of the order
The Southern Express Company has
named Mr.. A. S. Lamond of Port Tam
pa, Fla, as agent for the company at
this point Mr.. Lamond has been agent
for the company at Port Tampa for a
number of years.