The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-13
THE NEWS OF WAYCROSS.
City Court Matters-Death of MIR.
Lewis HoItzendorff.

Lewis HOltzendOrh.
Waycross, Ca. Sept. 12.--The GRIM
inal docket was taken up this morn
ing in the City Court of Waycross.
Among the cases disposed of to-day
are the following: William Brown,
larceny from the house; six months
on the changing or a fine of $40 and
costs; Jim Washington. simple larceny,
six months, or $40 and cost; James
Crawley. adultery and fornication.
twelve months or $50 and cost; Will
Caughman, one of the negroes who
escaped from the city stockade a few
weeks ago and was subsequently re-
captured, pleaded guilty to the charge
of escaping, and was fined $50 and costs
or twelve months. additional to his
other sentence on the changing.
Death of n Prominent Citizen.
News has reached here of the death
of Mr.. Lewis Holtzendorff, which &C.
Cured at his home in Pearson. He
was 81 years of age, and is survived by
a wife and eleven children, six boys
and five girls. All the children was
present at the funeral of their father,
being the first time they had been to-
gether at their old home in eighteen
years. MIR. Holtzendorff joined the
Confederate army when the Civil War
broke out at the age of 81 years, serv-
ing in Clinch's Regiment of Cavalry,
under Capt. Thomas S. Wiley of Da-
rien, until the close of the war. While
in the army and stationed at or near
Savannah, he became a member of the
Masonic fraternity, joining Soloman
Lodge, and remained true to his obliga-
ton as craftsman until the time of
his death. He was one of the first set
tiers of Pearson, and at the time of his
death was the oldest man in the place.
He was the father of Sam T. Holtzen-
dorff of Waycross.
Scarlet Fever at Dupont.
A gentleman from Dupont reports
that scarlet fever is prevalent in the
country near that town, but the dis
ease has not as yet made it's appear
ance in the place. DR.. Glenn, so this
gentleman says, reports seven new
cases as having made their appearance
in the last few days.
While engaged in boring the new well
at the Plant System pump station at
Dupont, number of teeth were
brought up from a depth of eighty feet.
of some animal, were in perfect state
of preservation.
Called a New Pastor.
Rev. NJ. A. Thigpen has been called
by the Congregational Methodists TO
serve as pastor at Kettle Creek Church
during the coming year. He has &C
cepted the pastorate, and will conduct
services there at the usual time. Rev.
d. ]. Miller, the retiring pastor, has
been faithful, and done much for the
upbuilding of the church. Arrange
ments have been made for the early
completion of the new church, and for
the purchase of an organ for the same.
The cemetery at Kettle Creek is being
cleaned up and put in attractive condi-
ton, preparatory to the completion of
the new church.
May Locate in WnycrOss.
Mr.. Harry d. Reed has returned
home from Washington, D. c., where
he has been connected with the Treas
ury Department during the past two
years. While in Washington Mr.. Reed
attended the Columbia Law School
from which he recently graduated, and
received his diploma. He studied law
and was admitted 10 the bar before
leaving Waycross, and this additional
training ne received mas Il1OIe RlOl
oughly equipped him for the practice
of his chosen profession. Mr.. Reed may
locate in Waycross, although he has
made no definite decision of that. He
is a son of Mr.. E. H. Reed of Waycross
and nephew of the late H. w. Reed
who died in Mexico.
Mr. j. T. MCGEE has purchased the
blacksmith shop of J. P. Ulmer on AL
bany avenue near the court house. He
has consolidated his other shop with
his new purchase at the place occupied
by Mr.. Timer.
Free Libraries.
There is considerable interest in
Ware county regarding the free cir
culating libraries, which has been dis
cussed in the newspapers. The school
teachers manifest a special interest in
the matter. County School Commits
sioner Bennett is deeply interested in
the scheme, and asked an, expression
from all of his teachers. Many of them
have written him strong letters of in
dorsement, giving potent reasons why
the County Board of Education should
adopt the scheme.
River at Good Fishing state.
For the first time in many weeks the
Satilla river is down to a good fishing
state, and the run on its banks will be
undated until cold weather sets in,
unless another rise of the waters of
the river should cause it to overflow
its banks There has been very little
fishing hereabouts this summer, owing
TO the high water.