The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-01
AN ANTI-LIQUOR BILL.
Senator johnson TO Introduce One to
Fit Cases of Ware ana Coffee Coun-
ties,

Senator johnson to Introduce One to
Fit Cases of Ware and Coffee Coun-
ties.
Waycross, Ca, Sept. 30.-Hon. Lem
Johnson, senator from the Fifth dis
trict, proposes to tackle the liquor
question in dead earnest. He proposes
to introduce a bill in the Legislature
with special reference to the counties
of Coffee and Ware that will be so
legal proof that even the Supreme
Court will find difficulty in picking 1t
to pieces. Mr.. Johnson has received
letters from prominent people in Coffee
county requesting him to introduce
bill to so amend the liquor acts that
the high license law in Coffee will not
be in conflict with the constitution.
Mr.. johnson has been in correspond
ence with Attorney General Terrell
with regard to the liquor laws, and the
subject has been examined and studied
by him very carefully. Mr.. Johnson
will go ITO Coffee county one day this
week for the purpose of consulting
with those who are opposed to the
whiskey saloon in Douglas, and after
consultation a bill will be drafted that
win meet the requirements of the case
IN tneSe counties.
Was a Terrapin Egg.
A day or two ago j. S. King made
trip out in the country and while walk
ing along the road picked up small
egg, which he discovered lying in the
sand. He placed the egg in his pocket
and forgot all about it. The next day
he dined with Mr.. w. B. Teston in this
city, and while at the table he drop
ped a piece of potato or pickle into
his vest pocket. as he supposed, and
in searching for ii he felt something
which he took to be the missing pota-
to, but on taking 1t out Ii proved to
be young terrapin. The egg which
he had found had Matched out during
the day.
Rev j. M. Glenn, pastor of Trinity
Church announced to his congregation
last night that a series of meetings
would begin in that church on Sunday,
Oct 10, to continue for two or three
weeks possibly longer. On Tuesday, the
18th, Rev. l.. l.. Picket of Louisville,
KY, will arrive in town and will have
charge of the services. He is an evan
gelist of considerable note, and is said
to be a very strong preacher. He VIII
be accompanied by a singer, equally as
notable as himself and Mr.. Glenn and
his co-workers are expecting a good
meeting.
Parties are here to-day from C1fnch
county, bringing in a large number of
beef cattle which were turned over
here to Spaniard who is representing
a syndicate in Cuba. Among these cat
tie are some from the Corbett Bros,
the leading stock raisers and farmers
of Clinch county. There were about
three hundred and fifty head or ten car
loads of the cattle.
The Epworth League conference of
the Waycross district will convene in
the Methodist Church in Jesup, We'd
nesday evening at s O'Clock. The
Leagues of the First Methodist Church
and Trinity Will be we'll represented at
the conference.
Saturday night about IL o'clock. the
family of A. 2. Wesley. living two miles
north of town, were aroused by suf-
locating smoke coming in through, the
doors and windows. On investigation
they discovered a fire burning at the
back step just at the entrance to the
piazza. 1t was with considerable effort
that they extinguished the flames and
saved their home. 1t is the supposed
work of an fncendiary