The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-28
WAYCROSS NEWS NOTES.
Negro Who snapped stolen Horse
for Bicycle Caught in Atlanta.

Negro Who snapped stolen Horse
for Bicycle Caught in Atlanta.
Waycross. Ga. Sept. 26.-Step Nor
gan, colored, Vas fined SIS in the May
ors court for hitting a colored woman
with a brick. In default of that amount
he will serve a term on the city chain
gang. The woman refused to let him
have his washing without the money
being paid, and he became offended
and threw two bricks at her.
The members of First Methodist
Church engaged in a big rally last
night. Despite the Indictment weather,
the attendance was good. A splendid
musical programme was rendered by
the choir Prof T.. A. Pound delivered
a short address on THE Mutual Re
lationship of the Pastor and People"
MIR v l.. Stanton talked on Our
Church Institutions" and Col. A. r.
Cochran discussed Church Loyalty"
After the ceremonies the meeting was
turned into a church sociable, which
was enjoyed by all who participated.
Pastor Christian had charge of the SER
vice.
A gentleman returning from VILLA
coochee tells of the serious illness of
DR.. J. A. Gaskins, a prominent physi-
clan of that town. He was stricken
with a complication of diseases about
a week ago, and thus far the pbysi-
clans who have been attending him
have been unable to satisfactory cope
with the trouble.
Bound for Oklahoma.
Howard E. Elder and Willis C.
Francis left last night for Oklahoma
CITY, where they expect to locate. Mr..
Francis came to Waycross about four
years ago from Sandersville, and has
been employed in the dry goods store of
Brad, Watson & Co. Mr. Elder has
lived in Waycross a numbers of years,
and is a recent graduate of Emory
' Mr.. and Mrs. C. e, Murphy have one
on an extended trip through the
North. They will visit Grand Rapids,
Mich, Chicago and Rockford, ILL.,, and
Toledo, 0. From Toledo they will go
by way of Lake Erie to Buffalo, and
after taking in the Pan-American Ex-
position, they will take steamer fol
Montreal, Canada, by way of Lake On
tario, and the st. Lawrence river. They
may possible visit Quebec before re-
turning home.
Rev. II. A. Brown to Remain.
Rev. r. A. Brown pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, has decided to
remain in Waycross. He has had un-
der consideration for some time a call
from Tuscaloosa, Ala. While on re-
cent visit to his old home in North
Carolina, he occupied the pulpit in one
of the churches there, and since re-
turning home he has received a call to
go to that church as pastor. This he
has also declined. Mr.. Brown has won
his way into the hearts of the people
of Waycross, and he is very much low
ed by all of our people, those of other
denominations as well as his own
church
While in Charlton county recently
Mr.. +. J. Benton purchased Mr.. D. F.
Anderson's interest in a tract of land
in Wayne county. This property has
been in dispute between A. c. Warran
and Mr. Anderson for some time, and
almost resulted in bloodshed before a
settlement was finally reached.
A number of Ware county farmers
are DESTROYS of planting peach or
chards, but are finding difficulty in Sc
curing young trees. The nurseries, are
all over-crowded with orders from all
parts of the state. A gentleman stated
to your correspondent that he wished
to put out an orchard of ten thousand
trees, but would not be able to get
them inside of two years.
The work of digging up the stumps
in the new cemetery is being pushed
as rapidly as possible. AS soon as 1t
is cleared Civil Engineer w. A. Ken
nom will lay the cemetery off in lots,
streets and drive-ways, according to
the plans. In the center there is to be
a circle 200 feet in diameter on which
shade trees will be set out, and large
pavilion erected. 1t is the intention
to construct a driveway all around the
cemetery.
swapped Horse for Bicycle.
About ten days ago Bud Harvey
snapped a Harvard bicycle to a negro
for a horse and paid him difference
of eight dollars in cash. A day or two
later a claimant appeared for the
horse, in the person of another negro
living near town. After satisfying
himself that the negro had told the
truth, Mr.. Harvey turned the horse
over to him. In the meantime both the
thief and bicycle had disappeared. A
day or two ago the chief of police OF
Waycross received a communication
from the department in Atlanta, in
quiring if any one had lost bicycle
here, stating that a Harvard wheel
had been received in that city, shipped
from Waycross, and addressed to John
i McGauley. Investigation showed that
| the wheel was the one Mr.. Harvey had
| lTduSu lot the HORSE anu WlleH MI
/ Gauley called for the wheel, he was
! arrested. Sheriff T. ]. Mcclellan went
/ TO Atlanta after the negro, returning
home this morning.
A Mission Conference.
] The home and foreign missionary So
4 cieties of the Waycross district are
holding their joint district conference
in Blackshear. Services began this
afternoon Those on the programme
from Waycross, are: Mrs. S. w.
Hitch. Miss Maggie Crawley. Mrs. f
p. Peabody, Mrs. d. b. Sweat, Mrs
j. A. Lott, Mrs. j. l.. Walker, Mrs.
Georgia Jones. Others who are to take
Fart in the work are Mrs. j. NJ. Boz
land of Pearson, Miss Annie Knox OF
Darien. Mrs. NJ. kirkland of Nichols
Mrs: j. o. Ward, Mrs. e. z. Byrd
Mrs. A. NJ. Brown and Mrs. Harry
Mcmillan of Blackshear, and Mrs. M
l.. Parker of Brunswick.