The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-30
THE WAYcR0SS PASTORS.
where They Are To-day and Who
VIII FIJI Their PuIpits.


Waycross. Ca, June 2.-Rev. ]. NJ
main at the Waycross District Confer
ence at Douglas through Sunday, and will
preach there. His pulpit here will be ILL
ed by Rev. j. w. FINLEY of Jesup.
Rev. w. A. Huckabee, travelling repre-
sentative Of the South Georgia Confer
ence Orphans Home, will preach to-mor-
row at First Methdist Church, present.
ing the claims of the home
Rev. NJ. Campbell Stryker left yester-
day afternoon for Savannah to be gone
three or four days. He will conduct SER
vices tomorrow at Christ Church, in Sa-
vannah.
Rev. Walter M. Gilmore Of Brunswick
will occupy the pulpit at First Baptist
Church tomorrow. The pastor, Rev. w.
H. Scruggs is still sick and unable to
preach.
The S-year-old child OF A. c. Kick
lighter OF Screven died yesterday after
noon.
Mr.. W. ]. Swain has made fine re-
cord shooting at the traps of the Way
cross Gun Club. He had five pigeons
a repeating shotgun and killed all five.
This by experts is considered very excel
lent shooting.
Among the new business houses in
Waycross is the Crawley Wagon Com
pany. They will open in a few days.
Messrs. C. J. Allen. G. w. Gray, w.
W. Beach, J. w. Bennett and others
went up yesterday to Mount Airy for the
purpose of selecting lots in their new COL
ony tract for summer homes
William F. Bullard of Millwood was
tried for lunacy to-day before Judge War
rem Lott. ordinary. He was adjudged in
sane, and will be sent to the State San
itarium. MIR. Billiard is about 80 years
of age.
Prof. z. H. Hinton, one of the profess
sors in Wesleyan Female College, Macon,
Ga, was among the visitors to waycross
to-day. He was just from Douglas, where
he represented the college at the Way
cross District Conference.
Prof. w. r. Dickinson has accepted
the school at Manor, and will be assist
ed by Prof. P. E. Findley. The enroll
ment OF the school is about so, with
bright prospects of % or 30 more COM
ing in later. This Is one of the best
schools, outside this city, in Ware county.
The residence of J. w. S. Hardy caught
fire to-day about O'Clock. The fire
flames were checked before any damage
was done.
The Bladen boy who fell in the old well
yesterday and had such a narrow escape
from death, is doing very well to-day. He
complains of being sore about the neck
and body. In falling he struck the large
moccasin about midway, killing the rep
tile.
The Southern Polytechnic School, Prof
prin oh nIIf
last night for short vacation. A de-
lightful program was rendered, and re-
freshments were served.
The colored people of the town are
eager for the capture of Arthur Reeves,
who murdered Mary Flowers last week.
They met yesterday and considered plans
for capturing the murderer They start
ed g. fund to aid in his capture, and rails
ed about $25
Messrs. J. R. & T. Bum, the sawmill
men of Fairfax, in this county, have COM
menced work on their dry kiln, which
will be completed and ready for use in
the course of twenty or thirty days. In
the meantime large planer will be but
in position and the tram road completed
to a point about two miles beyond the
Satilla river. After this is done the en-
tire plant will be ready for operation
This is one of the biggest mills in South
Georgia.
Col. s. W. Hitch, b. H Thomas, T. G.
Hilliard, D. B. Sweat and ]. T. Strick-
land returned home last night from
Douglas, where they attended the Dis
trict Conference. They report a pleasant
session. Waycross was honored by the
conference more than any other place in
the district B. H. Thomas was elected
secretary, and four Waycross men were
honored with election as delegates to the
annaul conference, M. c. Austin, c. c.
Buchanan, as delegates, and V. L. Stan
ton and T. G.. Hilliard as alternates. The
other delegates were w. P. Ward of
Douglas and L. r. Atkins of Mount Pleas
ant.