The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-07
WAYcRoSs NEWS NOTES.
Hon. Lem johnson May Resign From
Sanitary Board.

Waycross, Ca, Aug. 6.-Mr. J. ".
McQuaig came to town to-day to get
coffin for Miss Lizzie Corbett, a
young lady who died this morning at
her home south of Manor She was
daughter of Mr.. Jake Corbett, and had
been i'll about week with scarlet few
er. Miss Corbett was II or IS years
of age. Mr.. McQuaig says there are
several other cases of scarlet fever in
that section.
Last night negro was found under
the bed at Mrs. Patterson's. The la
dies discovered the mans feet sticking
out from beneath the bed and gave the
alarm. The negro got away. He ran
up with Mr.. Mari, the one-armed hack
man, and the. two men engag-
ed in a fierce encounter
for few moments but the
negro made his escape.
Mr.. George w. Crawford captured
Jesse Pace, one of the convicts that
escaped from the city stockade night
before last. The negro was passing his
place near Nudge and Mr.. Crawford
succeeded in capturing him. He
brought the negro to town and turned
him over to the officers. Mr.. Crawford
received $40 for his trouble. He saw
another one of the convicts and gave
him a lively chase, but failed to cap
ture him.
Burglars attempted to enter the
homes of ]. S. Malpos and John w
Russell on Thomas street last night,
but We're foiled in the attempt.
Local Observer Riley M. Haskinson
gives this summary of the weather for
July: Mean temperature, 911s degrees;
maximum 102 degrees, on July IL; min
imum, SO degrees, on July 4, Precipita-
tion-Total, 1855 inches; greatest in
twenty-four hours, l INCH on July %.
A Very Fruitful Tree.
Near Red Bluff Church, in this coun-
ty, there is a mulberry tree which has
been standing there 70 years. Inside the
trunk is growing a cherry tree, which
is about s inches in diameter, and is
bearing nice fruit. 1t is growing in the
mulberry about II feet from it's base.
1t also has a peach tree growing in its
trunk, which is years old and bearing
nice peaches. 1t is quite a curiosity to
pick three kinds of fruit from one tree.
MIR. johnson May Resign.
There is considerable dissatisfaction
among the Sanitary and Water Works
Commission in regard to the recent de-
cision of the Supreme Court anent the
SCWSI age qOCollOIl, anu TIC AiiClAibCl w
not hesitate to express themselves very
fOrcibly on the subject.
Hon. Lem Johnson. state senator
from this district, is a member of the
commission, and it has been reported
that he would tender his resignation as
a member of the board ON account of
the recent decision regarding the ex-
tension of the sewer mains. to the river.
He was seen by a newspaper reporter
and in reply to the direct question as
to whether he would resign rather than
comply with the resolutions adopted by
the City Council, he said: "Well it is
nothing but a piece of wasteful extrav
agance to spend all that money down
there in the woods, where it viii do the
tax payers absolutely no good, when it
is so badly needed in the city The
people are demanding water and sew
erage, but they will have to do with
out, if the money is thus wasted.
THE commission proposed to put the
money where it would benefit the tax
payers. The income that would thus ac-
crue would help pay the bonded in
debtedness and interest on the same.
This cannot be done under the decision
of the court, and l, for one, do not
propose to be a party to spending the
peoples money where it will do them
absolutely no good. When the proper
time comes L will tender my resigna-
ton as member of the Sanitary and
Water Works Commission"