The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-17
JoRDAN-CLoUeH AT WAYCRoS
Waycross Air Line Pushing Extern
sion to Cordele.

]. G. Clough. father of the bride. one
mile north of this city The ceremony
was performed by Rev J. NJ. Glenn
The affair was a very quiet one, only
a few OF the close relatives and init
mate friends of the contracting parties
being present. The bride is a beautiful
young lady, admired by all who know
her for her lovely traits of character
The groom is popular young business
man of this city, and numbers his
friends by the score. The happy couple
left tonight for Atlanta and Indian
Spring. where they will spend a week
or so, and will be at home to their
friends at No. 80 Howe street, in this
city, after July p.
Cards are out announcing the mar
| riage of Or. G. r, Thigpen, "A physi-
clan of bonneville, and Miss Wilson
Frobell, the popular and accomplished
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Charles
| Chilean of that place. The marriage
is to occur at the Methodist Chruch in
| bonneville on Tuesday evening, July
80. The bride is a young lady of rare
traits Of character The groom is a
son of T. T. Thgpen, Sr., one of the
Oldest pioneer residents of Ware
county.
The advisory board of the Southern
! Polytechnic School will hold a meeting
on Friday to consider the matter of en-
larging the present quarters of the
| school The board consists of G.. f.
| Gilbert, chairman; j. G.. Clough, J. G.
| Spears, Edward f. Jeffords and Will
| liam f. Steedly. The school has been
crowded during the term about to close
| and it is thought advisable to enlarge
| the seating capacity. The commence
| mont pXarpiCac nj fbfe cphnn1 will
! Thursday and Friday July 25 and 26.
The commencement sermon will be
preached by Rev. Joe Jones, of Car
tersville, at the Baptist Church, Sun
day night. July 81.
Married and Escaped IA Fine.
An ebony hued pair faced Mayor
knight this morning on the charge of
fighting. A clear case was against
them, and but for a peculiar turn in the
case they would have been fined by his
honor. The man had secured a license
and proposed to take unto himself for
lawful and welded wife the woman,
with whom he had the fight. Johnson,
the son of Ham. asked If his honor
could not tie the knot, but was inform
ed that it was beyond his province; but
noticing in the court room the presence
of Rev. Floyd Snelsoh, his honor sug-
gested that he perform the ceremony.
This was done in the presence of the
court. The case against them being
called they were questioned by his hon
or as to their intentions to live to-
gether peacefully in the future, and
upon a faithful promise that they
would do so, they were told to go in
peace and fight no more.
Future of WaycrOss Air Line.
A number of hands, two carloads of
n1IIlpC and a GRADING
through this city yesterday on the way
to Fitzgerald. They go to work on the
extension of the Waycross Air Line
from Fitzgerald to Cordele. The work
of clearing the right of way between
these two points is being pushed on
rapidly as possible, and a portion of
tie road bed has already been graded
Fifteen cars of constructing material
are en- route for the Waycross Air Line.
The work of the extension is to be
pushed forward, and it is thought that
trains will be running into Cordele
from Waycross by Jan. l. When COM
pleted the Waycross Air Line will be
the shortest line to the West by many
miles 1t will be a nearer route from
Waycross to Atlanta by five miles, and
it will be over an hours run shorter
from the west to Florida From Way
cross to Montgomery it will be 80 miles
During the thunder storm yesterday
afternoon. lightning struck the resi-
dence of Mr.. j. E. Jones, in this city
The chimney was knocked down and a
large hole made in the roof of the
building. Mrs. Jones received a severe
shock, being knocked down and slight
ly stunned by the bolt of lightning.
A special session of the Waycross
District Conference of the Congrega-
tional Church will convene at White
Hall Church east of town Saturday
morning at 10 O'Clock, and the services
will continue through Sunday
A contingent of the Christian lay
man Workers Association of Waycross
has just returned from Live Oak, in
Clinch county. where they assisted
Rev. R. P. Fain in a revival meeting.
Those who attended from here were
Mrs. William Parker, Mrs. Georgia E.
Jones, Mrs. j. S. Hutchins Mrs. r.
r. Keen, j. G.. Clough. and w. ].
Smith.
Messrs. c. c. Buchanan and ]. G..
Clough are scheduled to conduct a re-
vival meeting at Buckley in this coun-
try next Saturday and Sunday
MIR. ] f: Hammerly, manager of the
Western Union Telegraph Company in
Waycross, was called TO Greenville.
Fla, to assist in Strengthening out af-
fairs after the burning of his fathers
home thore few days ago
Good Profit in Pecans.
There are some very pretty pecan
groves. within the limits of the city
of Waycross. and several other groves
in the county. Some of these are of
the paper shell variety. Some of the
nuts from Waycross tree, sold last
year for as much as 20 cents each for
planting purposes. There is a pecan
tree near bonneville. that yields it's
owner every year about $50: the nuts
being shipped TO Jacksonville.
Col. lack COPELAND of McDonough
has moved to Waycross. and has open
ed up an office for the practice of law.
Mr.. Copeland is a graduate of Mercer
University, and comes to Waycross
with the highest recommendations.
n. =. SiIer Under Arrest.
Sheriff T. J. Mcclellan received a
telegram this morning from the sheriff
of Colquitt, announcing that T. s. Siler
was in the Jail at Moultrie
The charge against Siler is larceny
after trust. the arrest being made upon
a warrant sworn out by the Murphy
Whitman Company of Waycross. FOR
whom he sold sewing machines. 1t is
alleged that Siler collected considerable
sums Of money, which he failed to re-
port and turn in. and failing to make
any satisfactory adjus tment of the case
his arrest followed
An officer goes TO Moultrie tonight
to bring Siler TO Waycross.