The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-23
WAYCR0SS NEWS NOTES.
''Drench of Promise" Arrest in sa-
vannah Resulted in Marriage.

vannah Resulted in Marriage.
Waycross, July 22.-The decision of
the Supreme court in reference to the
injunction suit of Mrs. Virginia Houk
VS. the city of Waycross, and the Way
cross Waterworks Commission is of
! great interest in Waycross. The court
upholds Judge Bennett in his decision
| that the main sewer must be extended.
! The Mormon elders filled their APP
pointment at the Wildwood Academy
| Sunday. Some of the good citizens of
Wildwood undertook to prevent the
Mormon elders from preaching in the
town, and TO keep them out of the
| school building. In order to
do this they took strong
chain and locked the door,
but this failed to keep the elders out.
1t is said they procured a file and cut
the chain and then went in. The peo-
pie Of Wildwood are very much opposed
to the Mormons, and they condemn this
act of lawlessness in breaking open the
school house. 1t may be that they will
yet make IL hot for the followers of
Joe Smith.
Marriage Follows Arrest.
AS a sequel to the arrest of w. A.
Dixon in Savannah yesterday morn
ing, an account of which appeared in
to-days Morning News, marriage oc-
Cured this morning about O'Clock.
The bride was Miss Ala Miles. The
marriage occurred at the home of Mr..
Marion Miles, a brother of the young
lady. The ceremony was performed by
Judge Sweat. This is a settlement of
what was claimed to be breach or
promise" case. Both Miss Miles and
Mr.. Dixon were employed in the dry
goods store of Mr.. Dan Broadway Eng
lish up to last Saturday Dixon left
for Savannah, but was arrested there
on advices received from the officers
here. The bride and groom left short
ly after the marriage on Plant Sys-
tenn train 80, and il is not known here
whether their destination was Savan-
nah where his parents reside, or
whether they stopped at Blackshear, to
spend the honeymoon with her parents.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. J. F.
Miles. a prominent farmer of Pierce
county.
"Geechee Joe" in Waycross.
"Geechee joe a negro boy of IA or
Is years of age. as black as the verita-
BILE ace of spades, has been wedding
a wide row in Waycross since his ar
rival from Savannah about ten days
ago. When taken before the Mayor
for shining shoes on the sidewalk, he
explained that he did not know how
the city was run" and the Mayor dis
missed him. Later he stole pair of
pants from a negro boy and was put
in the calaboose, and while there, stole
three or four pocket knives that had
been taken from other prisoners.
day or two ago he came very near
fracturing the skull of another negro,
and was before the Mayor but was
discharged ii being shown that the
other party was the aggressor.
1t is said that "Geechee" engaged in
IS fights in one day last week. He
rented a bicycle for Is minutes and
rode 1t all night, learning to ride by
next morning he was almost an expert
trick rider. This evidently gave him
a love for wheeling. and last night
he stole bicycle belonging to Mr.
Charles Harper. He was arrested by
Officer Cottingham and is to-day be-
hind the bars. The probability is that
"Geechee" will be sent to the gang to
do penance for this last crime.
MIR. swain's Great shooting.
In shoot at the fair grounds Satur-
day Mr.. w. j. Swain broke 100 clay
pigeons without missing a single shot.
the 101st bird he missed. Mr.: Swain
record in clay pigeon shooting, 234 birds
in succession.
Col. John w. Bennett, president of
Ware County Sunday-school Associa-
ton, says that the annual convention
of this association will be held some
time in September.
The Polytechnic Commencement.
The commencement sermon of the
Southern Polytechnic school was
preached last night at the Baptist
church by Rev Joe Jones. Thursday
evening at s o'clock the students will
hold a reunion at the school building.
Friday evening the regular exercises
will be held. Judge j. S. Williams will
deliver an GRAFTON. and there will be
some other very interesting features,
including a contest of defamation.
with Messrs. Satterwaite, Sermons
and Thompson contestants. A hand
some prize will be awarded the success
full one.
Rev. w. II. Scruggs is steadily i'm
proving. He is able to sit up some to-
day and 1t is hoped that he will soon
h. ol1 10 l. In.