The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-04
SENT AID TO JACKSONVILLE.
,vavcross Firemen Responded to
That City's Call.

,vavcross, Ca, May 3.--In response to
tslegram from Jacksonville calling for
Issuance in lighting the fire, Waycross
n+ one hose reel and seven men, as
eo1nws: r. B. Keene, Ossie Furlong, NJ
Murray, c. J. Williams, Mccain, Geo.
rrozs. Young, Oscar Holmes, julie Smith.
rba boys went on train SO. special
.-ain. with Supt. George w. Haines. Hon.
NJ knight and others, left here for
Tac.sonville at $3.50 this afternoon.
deed. in which $175,0O0 is the consider
-.;o, is being recorded in the Office of
'-,ork of the Superior Court here. 1t is
NE deed conveying the Okefenokee
INN from the Jackson estate to the
ST.hards. one hundred and seventy-five
lal1ars in revenue stamps are attached to
the document.
7rrs F,Iezab beth Davis died this morning
he home of her daughter, Mrs s. E.
sorman. 45 Carswell street. She was IS
T,a first baseball game of the season
iii he played at Blackshear Tomorrow,
Sa,nrday, May 4. between the second nine
~ BIacksheara and the second nine OF
va. r. Neal of High Springs, Fla.
~ Miss Claudia Hall of Bridgeport Pa,
e. az married last night by Rev ". H.
Str,ces The newly married couple left
tbis morning for F'lorida
tiIs los been found by the board of d.
tors If the Y M. C. A. that about 81
aon had been subscribed for the work, IN
Y,,dina the fees of 1870 members already
secured. IL. 4s,.
The board feel warranted, with TINS
sbnving. to call Mr.. Philo' c. DIX as gen.
hive na dfF1Qf0T
LIN he able to take up the work about
Inc X. He is a Georgian, and is now in
trainins school in Chicago. He was for
orlv assistant secretary at Montgomery
and New Orleans. -.e $50
Nv ". s. Booth says most emphatical-
i. that he will not be candidate for
clerk of the Superior Court
The county Board of Education met in
snecial session at the Court House Wed
nssdav. The only business of Importance
transacted was the election of Mr.. 7. R..
Rennett. of Upchurch, as county school
commissioner to fill the unexpired term
oaueed by the resignation of E. j. Berry.
A short time ago a negro was seen
,rov-lfnr about the residence of Mr..
Mitchell Joiner, living three miles west
IF Wsycross Mr.. Joiner shot at the man,
who succeeded in making his escape. A
morning or two later an anonymous note
was round under the door warning Mr..
Joiner that the writer, who had, been
shot at, intended to kill him at the first
onportunity. The negro has since been
seen skulking about the place, and only
few days since he entered the house
while the inmates were absent. A number
of articles were stolen, including about 81
in cash Mr. Joiner thinks he knows
the negro, and says he is a dangerous
character. ~
Messrs. F. M. Hawkins and Willis J..
Swain will assume their new duties to-
day. the one as general manager of the
Satilla Manufacturing Company and the
other as auditor of the Air Line Railroad.
W. L. WaIthour, agent of the Waycross
Air Line, has been quite unwell and has
gone to Savannah to recuperate. While
away, his father, A. N. Walthour, of Sa-
vannah. is filling his place at the Air
Line.
Nj w. H Price has been elected presi-
dent of the Waycross Journal Company,
and the following board of directors:
George w. Deem, F. M. Hawkins, John
W. Greer c. e. Murphy, w. A. Price,
S. D. Pitman, j. D. Smith, d. B. Sweat
and ]. S. Williams. - III l-sT
Yesterday afternoon the board of direc-
tors met and completed the Organization
by electing D. B. Sweat general mana-
ger of the company and John w. Greer
editor of the Journal. Mr.. S. d. Pitman
was elected vice president of the COM
pany
The Travellers Protective Association
will organize Post G. of that order in
Waycross at the Virdie Hotel Saturday
night, at O'Clock.