The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-03
WAYcR0SS NEWS NOTES.
Negro Gamblers Caught in the Of
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Negro Gamblers Caught in the Of
fetal Drag Net and Heavily Sem
fenced.
Waycross. Ga, Aug. 2.-The stock
holders of the Jones Pants Manufac-
turing Company held a meeting yester-
day afternoon in the factory building.
They made a complete inspection of
the entire plant, and found that the ca
pacity had just been doubled and that
everything was in perfect running or
der. officers were elected as follows:
President and general manager, ]. A.
Jones; vice president, w. w. Beach:
secretary and treasury. James H.
Jones; attorney, Leon A. Wilson. Direc-
tors w. A Price, A. NJ. knight, c. E.
Murphy and George r. Youmans. The
Jones Pants Factory is capitalized at
$4,000, so per cent. of which has been
paid in. and the business is in very
prosperous condition.
Returned Home Sick.
Mr.. C. H. Andrews has returned
home from White Springs, Fla, where
he was taken desperately i'll a day or
two ago. He had been at the springs
about two weeks for his health, but did
not improve, and grew so much worse
that DR.. ]. L. Walker was called and
went down to accompany Mr.. Andrews
home.
Pulled Seventeen Gamblers.
Sheriff Mcclellan and posse made a
successful raid on the negro dives in
Reedsville and Hazard Hill, and sue
ceeded in capturing seventeen negroes
charged with gambling. They were
taken before Judge Williams and the
entire lot pleaded guilty to the charge
of gaming. The Judge imposed the
small fine of $40 and costs or nine
months on the chain gang on sixteen
of the culprits. The seventeenth. be-
ing an old man, was sentenced to six
months on the gang or to pay fine of
$50, which included the cost. The ne
gros were taken to the county Jail
where they are at present. 1t is likely
that some of them will pay their fines
and be discharged. The arrests were
made last night and the trial took
place to-day.
ehneh County Teachers Institute.
The Clinch County Teachers Insti-
tute has been in session since Monday
night, at bonneville, Prof j. M Gil
liams, principal of the South Georgia
Normal Institute at Douglas, acted as
expert and Col. w. T. Dickerson, coun-
ty school commissioner, was also in
attendance
Bob Ford, negro. is behind the bars
OF Ware county Jail. and is supposed
TO be the one who shot Policeman John
w Lee in this city several months ago
He was arrested in Savannah and
brought here yesterday. The negro
had been living in Florida with his
brotherin-law,w when the two men had
a falling out, and Ford's broter-in- law
told Mr.. Abe Minchew that he was the
man who shot the policeman in Way
cross. This lead to his arrest. He went
on the excursion to Savannah Monday
and was followed down there and ar
rested. Mr.. Lee has been to see the
negro in Jail, and while he is not posi-
tive that he is the right man, he says
ne looks very much like him.
Ware County Hay.
1t is a mystery that the farmers of
Ware county and of the greater por-
ton of South Georgia save so little
hay, when it is grown so abundantly.
and could be cured and saved with
so little trouble. Strange that our farm
ers do not devote more attention to
this industry. There is a good market
for the product at any time, but very
little of the hay consumed here is
raised at home. Nearly all of it is
grown abroad and shipped here. Grass
grows abundantly in this section and If
cut in time and properly cured 1t makes
excelletn hay. Many farmers make the
mistake of allowing the grass to grow
too long before cutting it for hay. At
ter it dies it possesses very little nu-
triton. The best method is to cut the
grass before ii attains maturity; then
be sure that it is cured before the rain
or dew falls on It. 1t is far better TO
haul 1t to shelter and cure il in bulk
than to allow it to get wet. There is |
an unusually large crop of grass in
this section and IL our farmers are |
wise they will improve the opportunity
that is presented to them and save
large quantities of hay, which is gem
orally allowed to go to waste
Information reaches Waycross of the |
sudden death of Mrs. Taylor, wife of |
Mr.. billiard Taylor, which occurred at |
her home, near Beach. The lady had |
been sick only a short time, and her
death was unexpected.
Rev. Joe Jones says he expects to |
make an appointment with the colored |
people to hold a service exclusively for |
them at the Tabernacle some Sunday |
afternoon before long. Mr.. Jones says
that he is a splendid "nigger preacher"
Mr.. w. S. Shackleford has been APP |
pointed chief train dispatcher in the |
Plant System offices at this place. sue |
ceeding Mr.. L. B. Mobley. who recent
~ rendered his resignation. Mr.. Shack |
lefoTd has been filling the position of |
chief train dispatcher at Thomasville. |
His place at Thomasville is filled by |
Mr. Y MiddlehronkS