The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-31
WAYCR0SS NEWS BUDGET.
Many Items of Interest From the
City and County.

Many Items of Interest From the
City and County.
Waycross, Ga, May 3O.-W. S. Booth
of Manor. b. H. William and ]. e. But
Ter of Waycross, the registrars of Ware
county, are going over the list of regis
tered voters, revising the same before
the general election for clerk of the court.
June s. Judge Butler being sick the work
is being done by Messrs Williams and
Booth.
Rev. j. C. Gillespie of bonneville
fourns the death of his little son Marion.
The remains of the child were taken to
Henrietta, N. c., for burial.
The approaching nuptials of Miss A.
Leola Ellis of Kirkland and Mr.. L. w.
Shinnan of South Carolina are announced
to occur on Sunday June 2, at the home
of the brides uncle, DR.. j. w. Ellis,
Kirkland, Ga. The popular young bride
is from Scotia, S. c., and the groom head
bookkeeper for w. j. Ellis & Bro. Dand,
Ga.
DR.. John l.. Dodge Of Seasons claims to
have discovered remedy that will avert
the San Jose scale in six hours, and the
cost is only one cent per trial He says he
has made practical test OF it and is
sure of it's effectiveness
Among the local bills to be introduced
at the next session of the Legislature is
one giving the city power to compel prop
erty owners to put down sidewalks aud
pave streets in front of their property.
The first peaches of the season were in
the Waycross market yesterday. The
quality was nothing extra.
A fishing party, camped below the city
the past ten days, is said to be having
fine luck They are at what is known as
the Rocks. At last accounts they had
caught about 400 pounds of fish.
Judge ]. L. Sweat of this city has re-
ceived his appointment by Gov. Gambler
as one of the board to visit the Georgia
School for the Deaf at Cave Springs.
Mr.. r. A. Jordan and Miss Hattie Ben
nett were married Sunday evening at the
home of Justice c. E. Griffis near Mill
wood. The same day Mr.. B. A. Bennett
and Miss Lizzie Mcdaniel of the same sec
ton, were married at the home of Mr..
j. l.. Tyson.
John Baxter of Pierce county, breaks
the record on potatoes. Last year he re-
slized $3.50 for his crop. This year he ex-
poets to ship 500 barrels and will realize
| 81, 600.
Ware county has a remarkable family,
noted for it's longevity. Reference Is
made to the Murray family. or the five
Oldest living, Green Murray is Sc, Lucy
81, Alec 81, William 80, and Mary (Mrs.
Davis u.s. The combined ages foot up 4dO
years They were born in 1875, 1917, 1919,
1921 and 1923, respectively. They live in
the Wildwood district.
Messrs. w. Murphy, w. w. Sharpe and
w. A. Cason have been to Mount Airy,
Ga, prospecting with a view of locating
a summer colony They have secured an
option ON fifty acres of land within one
mile of Mount Airy, on the highest knoll
in that vicinity, being 2,1OO feet above the
level Of the sea. 1t is expected that TWEEN
ty or thirty Waycross men will become
members of the colony.
Miss Mile Buchanan, we'll known in
Waycross, was painfully injured in a run
away at her home, in Alabama, a few
days ago She is a daughter of Leroy
II. Buchanan, formerly of Waycross.
Rev Joe Jones, brother of Rev. Sam
p. Jones, will begin a series of meetings
at the Baptist Church Sunday. The meet
ings are announced to run ten days, and
II the church becomes too crowded to
hold the congregation the meetings will
be moved to the Auditorium.
Mr.. H. C. McFadden received a tele-
gram to-day from Mr.. George Dole Wad-
ley announcing that his mother, Mrs.
Rebekah Wadley, is somewhat improved.
Chief Dispatcher L. B. Mobley of the
Plant System will attend the meeting of
the Train Dispatchers' Association at San
! Francisco, June II.
The regular June term of the City
| Court of Waycross, with Judge J. S.
| Williams on the bench, will convene Mon
day. 1t is Thought that this will be a
| busy week, as the regular March term
was postponed on account Of the scarlet
| fever scare.