The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-07
W4YCR0SS NEWS NOTES.
Ware County Man Finds Farming
a Good Investment.

Good Investment.
Waycross, Ca, June Cdr. J. M.
Spence of Waresboro is probably the
largest and most successful farmer in
Ware county, cultivating in the neigh
borhood of five hundred acres of land each
year. In conversation with a newspaper
man to-day the doctor said that the life
of this county was dependent on the soil
and will continue to be indefinitely. We
may boast of being manufacturers but
the prospect before us is the soil, and we
must cultivate that. The doctor is of the
opinion that if every merchant in Way
CT oss would buy MIN farm outside on the
town. and begin to cultivate it, they
would be surprised. He says that he can
put $500 in a Ware county farm and make
a bigger dividend than in any business in
Waycross, and do it the first year The
doctor is making big success of his
farm, running the same in connection
with various industries and enterprises in
which he is interested.
The colored department of the public
school of Waycross will give an exhibit
ton at the school building in Reedsville
tomorrow night, beginning at o'clock.
The principal, Prof. Floyd Snelson, has
arranged an interesting programme.
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.
The Waycross Lodge, No 81. l. o. O.
F., elected officers for the ensuing six
months last night. Vice Grand j. S.
Raugh. was advanced to the station of
Noble Grand, and c. NJ. Kinney was
elected Vice Grand. Noble Grand Fred
Ficken rendered his resignation. and r.
E. L. Hemby was elected TO fill the I'M
expired term which ends July !, when all
Of the new officers are to be installed J.
c. Huber was reelected recording secre-
tary. The appointment of other officers
Will probably be made at the next meet
ing. This order is in a very fiourishing
condition in Waycross, the membership
numbering about $50. The initiatory de-
gree was conferred on a number at the
meeting last night.
To Be stock Company.
The firm of Brad. Watson & Co is to
be made a stock company about the first
Of October. 1t is to be capitalized at $780,
900. One-half of this amount will be com
mon stock, and has already been sub
scribed for by Mr. Watson The other
$1,000 will be preferred stock with a guar
anteed dividend of 10 per cent. About half
of this has been disposed Of and a good
part of the remaining stock will be taken
by a Northern capitalist
New Electric Light Plant.
There has been some talk in waycross
of another electric light plant. The Way
cross Ice Company. recently organized, is
considering seriously the matter of putting
IN such a plant in addition to their ice
business. MIR. John Youmans, manager
of the Waycross Ice Company, says that
while no definite action has been taken in
regard to it, his people are discussing the
matter, and it is quite likely that it Will
be done.
A Rigid Examination.
At the recent examination for teachers
licenses in Ware county, there were 10
white applicants and 6 colored. 1t can
not be learned definitely how many were
successful, but it is thought that quite
a number failed in making a sufficient
percentage 10 entitle them to teach in
the public schools. The examination was
the most rigid that the teachers have
ever had to contend with School Com
missioner II. r. Bennett is grading the
papers. and he will present them to the
Board of Education for approval at their
meeting Monday.
Change of Schedule.
The Waycross Air Line Railroad an
nounces a new schedule to take effect
tomorrow morning at o'clock. Under
the new schedule trains will leave Way
cross for Fitzgerald at ITO a. M. II a
m. and l p. m; arrivals from Fitzger-
aid. are 9:4S a. m, SIS p. M, and D.
m. The Sunday passenger train arrives
at Waycross at GAS a. M, and leaves
Waycross for Fitzgerald 5:l5 D. m. These
changes are made in consequence of re-
cent changes of the Plant System sched-
ule, giving good connections with the
morning and afternoon trains of that sys-
TEN.
To Be "A Missionary.
Mr.. w. W. Stewart of Mcdonald. and
his sister. Miss Ada-May Stewart of
Hillard. Fla, were in the city yesterday
leaving last night for Asheville, N. c.,
where Miss Stewart goes to meet the
board of missions of the NJ. r. Church,
South, to be assigned to work as a mis-
sionary in foreign fields. For the past
two years she has been in training at
the 'Scarritt Bible School, at Kansas
City, and having finished her course, is
fully prepared for the work she is about
to undertake.
Rev. NJ. c. Austin and Mr.. c. c. Buch-
anan expect to leave on next Monday
morning for Fort Gaines. where they will
assist Rev. C. A. jackson in a series OF
meetings to continue for two weeks
"Chief Parker" Denounced.
Hose Company. No. 2. of which "Chief
Joe Parker" who recently figured in a
rather amusing episode in Savannah. was
AT one time member, held
a called meeting at which there were
some very strong speeches denouncing
young Parker for his act. II is more than
likely that the Savannah barrel" and
Chain" would have come in very conven-
iently at this meeting had the "chief'
been present.
WaycrOss Rifles Excursion.
About $50 tickets were sold for Pablo
Beach yesterday, and lively crowd join
ed the Waycross Rifles on their annual
outing. The best OF order prevailed, and
all report a splendid time.
Light Vote Cast for Clerk.
There was a very light vote cast for
clerk yesterday. Only 81 votes were cast
in the county T.. J. Berry was duly
elected. this being a mere matter of form,
the selection having been made at the
recent primary