The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-14
THE WAYCR0SS VETERANS.
Hon. L. A. Wilson to Introduce the
Speaker on Memorial Day-Other
News of the Magic CITY.

NEWS VI the Nltts
Waycross. Ga, April 1S.-At meeting
of the veterans of South Georgia Camp
No. S19, held last night in the City Coun-
ell chamber. Hon. Leon A. Wilson was
appointed to introduce the orator of the
day, Capt. S. T. Kingsbury, at the Me-
mortal Day exercises, to be held here
April &c. Rev. R, A. Brown was chosen
to offer the opening prayer and Rev. j.
NJ. Glenn to pronounce the benediction.
Judge A. P. Perham was appointed mar
shall of the day. Two new names, James
TorRlinsen and w. r. Newsome, were add
ed to the roll. Capt. c. A. Sheldon, Maj
R. p. Bird and Capt. j. w. Strickland
were appointed to take in hand arrange
ments for Col ]. B. K. Smiths lecture
here on May II. His lecture will be on
the Confederate Soldier" The proceeds
Will go to defray expenses of the camp
delegates to the Memphis reunion.
In the shoot for the weekly medal OF
the Waycross Gun Club c. I. Allen won.
with a score of %. The scores of the diff
ferent gentlemen shooting were as fob
lows: Allen. %; Holzendorf, 2l; Mobley
y; Newton, 10; Morris, 20; James, II.
The Waycross Single Company has
beeen dissolved by the withdrawal of Mr..
continued by Mr. w. B. Folks, who as
sumes all the liabilities of the firm.
Sheriff T. J. Mcclellan will sell the
outfit of the late Waycross Bowling AL
ley at public outcry at the Court House
on the first Tuesday in May.
The Waycross Air Line Railroad has
named very low excursion rate to the
Jones-Broughton revival meeting. The
Plant System has not as yet signihed its
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the occasion.
j. M. Cox & Co., wholesale grocers of
Waycross have closed a deal with the
Gustoso Cigar Manufacturing Company
for the exclusive control OF their goods
in this section. Cox & Co. will handle the
cigars manufactured by the Gustoso peo-
pie, and retailers will purchase the goods
through them.
]. A. Jones expects to plant about six
acres to sugar cane this season.
The County Board of Education has
authorized D. Fl. Walker. president of
the board, to transact any business per-
tanning to the office of commissioner, un-
| til a successor to Mr., Berry has been
elected. MIR. Walker will be at the Court
House every Saturday, and on other days
he may be found at Upchurch, where he
lives.
The clerks office in the Court House
is draped in mourning in memory of the
late clerk, Henry E. McVeigh.
| The Board of Education held a meeting
for the purpose of adjusting the differ
ences among the patrons of the Duke
School. 1t appears that the board of trus-
tees of the Duke School and the County
Board of Education contracted with Miss
Ira Goodyear, of Waycross. to teach the
school. Nearly all the patrons entered
their children, and the school started.
Some of the patrons, however, decided
that male teacher was the most desira-
Bile, and circulated a petition asking for
a change. The board sought to satisfy
the petitioners and failing to do so, re-
quested Miss Goodyear to resign. ThN
she positively declined to do, and will
| continue to teach the school,
Capt. j. w. Strickland, for many years
manager of the Phoenix Hotel has Joined
the applicants for clerk of the Superior
Courts.
The two livery stables of Waycross,
conducted by j. T. Strickland and w. H.
Bradley, respectively, have been consol-
dated. The new firm is Strickland &
Bradley.