The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-06
ACROSS THE ALTAMAHA.
TuRIyING JEsUP, THE CAPITAL OF
HISTORIC WAYNE.

In Good HandS-A thafacterlsuc
Entertainment by the Jesup Wo-
mans Club.
crossed the Altamaha last week
INTO the territory which is not a part
of Colonial Georgia. Wayne county is
2 portion of the land acquired by Geor-
gia under the first treaty with the
creek Indians, a strip between the AL
tamaha and Satilla rivers, and laid off
as a county in 1908. The county seat
was originally Waynesville. but on the
advent of the Atlantic and Gulf Rail
road. now the Plant System, the court
house was moved to Jesup. This place
was first called Dawdy or Dody, a cor
ruption of the name of one of the early
settlers of Wayne county-Drawdy.
The town, however, grew up, as it
we're, as Jesup, it's name having been
changed in honor of NJ. K. Jesup,
Esq, of New York, who was then, and
is still, interested in the railroad on
which it is located.
Wayne county was named in honor
Of Gen. Anthony Wayne the hero of
the battle of Stony Point, who after
the surrender of CORVALLIS at York
town in bringing about which he was
conspicuous factor, was sent to
Georgia. where by his vigorous cam
paign against the British, he drove
them into Savannah, and soon after
forced them to surrender the city. The
state, sftef its Independence gave Gen.
IF
time he resided in Georgia.
The county is 33 miles long and IS
wide, and is traversed by the tracks of
the Plant System and the Southern
Railway. The soil is fertile, and cap
able of growing anything that can be
raised in this climate. The population,
according to the last census, is 9,449,
which is an increase of a little over 26
per cent. i'll ten years.
The turpentine and lumber men have
pretty well cleared Wayne county of its
forests, but this is in the line of prog
ress; trees keep out population and i'm
provement, when they pass away men
take their places. The country is we'll
drained, and judging by the appear
The evening of the day L spent in
Jesup / had the pleasure of attending
a performance given at Masseys Hall
by the Womans' Club in the interest
of public Improvement, namely, making
a park, The ladies had raised suffi-
cient fund to buy the land. but more
money was necessary to lay off and
adorn it, and the entertainment was
for the purpose of getting it. The en-
ergetic and public spirited ladies of
Jesup should have imitators elsewhere.
The play was called THE Spinsters
Convention" and represented a session
of the Young Ladies Single Blessed
ness Debating Society" The pleasant
affair was performed to a packed house
and we'll played. The performers
with one exception Ca mani, were the
leading ladies of the town, most of
them married. and all of them fair.
who at the sacrifice of beauty and
style. acted the part of a lot of old
maids, anxious to get into the kingdom
of married blessedness. The exception
in the play was Mr.. j. Nelly Peacock.
who acted well the part of Prof. Make
over. the owner of 3 "rejuvenating
machine in which the old maids
were made-oves into girls and men,
according to taste. The rejuvenating
was done to the satisfaction of the
audience, if not to all of the perform
ers.
Mrs. ]. G. Tuten was stage manager.
and a printed programme gave the
following characters:
Josephine Jane Green, president of
the Young Ladies Single BlessedneSs
Debating Society, Miss Lila Cain.
Priscilla Abigail Hodge, secretary,
Mrs S. B. Smith.
Clamety Jane Higgins, treasurer,
Kate Wilkins.
Rebecca Rachel Sharp, Mrs Theodore
Wilkins.
Tiny Short, Ethel Moore.
Mary Ann Fraddler, Connie Spell.
Jerusha Matilda Spriggins, Mrs. Ma
ria Barnes.
Patience Desire Mann. Mary Camp
bell
Sophia Stuckup. Lucilla Baker.
Juliet Long, Flavia Williams.
Betsey Bobbett, Mrs. G. w. Drawdy.
Charity Longface, Mrs. Henry
Hooker
Cleopatra Belle Brown, Lula Robin
son.
Polly Jane Pratt Mrs. T. c. Slower
Violet Ann Buggles, Georgia May
Baker.
Belinda Bluegrass, Claude Williams.
RANGES Iouchmenot, Emma Strick-
land
Hannah Biggerstaf, Mrs. W. J.
Rroadhurst
Prof Makeover, J. Nicely Peacock
on my arrival at Jesup I was met by
IF. j. G. Tuten, who introduced me to
about half of the people, and Mr..
Robt. l.. Bennett, who made me ac-
quainted with the remainder. 1t was
Court day and / had the opportunity
OF meeting many prominent citizens of
Wayne county. Dr.. Tuten is physi-
rlan of large practice. and, of course,
knows everybody, he Is also the owner
~ the principal brick block in the
town, and Mr.. Bennett is one of the
f1rm of Bennett e. Johnson, editors and
publishers of the Wayne County
News So between the doctor and the
editor there could be no escape on the
part of their fellow citizens from the
visiting political aspirant." My spon-
sors devoted the day and the evening
10 my care, and | am indebted to them
for making my stay in Jesup exceed
lngly pleasant.
/ called on Capt. Ben. Milliken of
the Jesup Sentinel. and also met his
manager Mr.. H A. Burns. ] set up
a few lines OF type while in the Senti-
mel office, just to see If I was still an
adept at the art preservative Of all
arts"
Prof. M. IL. Johnson is the principal
OF the Jesup public school, and editor
or the Wayne County News; between