The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-02
POLICEMEN BAD SHOTS.
Two of Wnycross' Finest Exhausted
RevoIvers without Hitting Any
thinE-Othcr News of the City.


Waycross, Ga, April 1.-Several times
recently a negro man has been caught
prowling about the Waycross hotels at
dead hours of the night. Some articles
have been taken from time to time, but
the burglar has made his escape every
time
1t was about midnight or after the
porter on watch at the Southern hotel
called the attention Of officers Owens
and Murray to some one prowling
about the upstairs of the hotel. They
went up stairs and observed a negro
peering into one of the rooms through
the windows. They called to him to
throw up his hands, but instead of that
he made a bold dash for liberty. The
officers began firing their pistols at the
negro in rapid succession, but so far as
known every ball went wide of the
mark. The various bullet holes in the
walls and posts about the hotel indicate
where the bullets found Judgement. The
negro succeeded in climbing down one
of the posts in front of the hotel, fall
ing PROSTATE to the ground in his Gag
erness to get away. While he was on
the ground each of the policemen fired
the last shot from his revolver at him,
but If they touched him it is not
known. The negro made good his es-
cape. He was tracked for some dis
tance by the dogs but was not located.
Hon. Joe Hall of Bibb county, was
advertised to speak in the interest of
Hon. Dupont Query last night, but ow-
ing to the lateness of the arrival of the
train here from Douglas, where he
spoke yesterday, the crowd that as
sembled at the court house to hear him
were disappointed.
Mr. ID. u. Sweat Retires.
With to-day's issue of the Waycross
Journal, d. b. Sweat, who founded
that paper six years ago, retires from
the active management of the paper.
The plant and business has been leased
for one year by Mr.. John w. Greer.
who has been editing the paper the
past twelve months. Mr.. Sweat is
just rounding up his twenty-one years
of newspaper service in Waycross and
states in his card, published to-day,
that he feels that he is entitled to a
brief rest. One reason for Mr.. Sweat's
retirement from the business is the
fact that owing to the health of his
family he may make his home in South
Florida.
Savannah Presbytery.
The Savannah presbytery will meet
in Waycross Thursday, April II, and
viii continue in session through the
following Sunday. The Ladies' Pres
byterial Union will hold it's meeting at
the same time. A large delegation is
expected to be in attendance upon the
presbytery. and the local members OF
that church are busy making prepare
ton for entertaining their visitors
The church has been freshly kaIso-
mined and put in first-class condition.
Too Much Rain.
The farmers from over this entire
section OF the county complain that
owing to the accessive rains the past
few weeks, it has been impossible for
them to make any progress in their
farming operations. Farmers report 1t
entirely too wet to accomplish any
thing. Our farmers, judging by inter-
views with some of the leaders, will
plant larger crops this year than ever
before.
G. A. Shelton captain commanding
Camp S19, U. c. ", reports that he has
secured, the consent of Hon. w. M.
Toomer to deliver the memorial adj
dress on Memorial day, April rs,
and he insists that every veteran that
can possibly do SO, turn out and take
part in the exercises.
Mrs. Mcdonald, wife of the Iamented
nun. w. a. MCDOHdiu OF JIiS county,
has been suffering from a severe at
tack of the grippe, and it was feared
that she would not recover but she is
reported to be improving. Mrs. Nc
Donald is about 65 years of age.
Brief News Notes.
Mr.. A. j. South and wife, who have
been spending the winter with their
son. Mr.. w. B. South, here, have re-
turned to their home in Ohio.
DIR. J. II. Latimer will leave in a
faw days for Chicago. where he goes
TO take a post graduate course in the
Polytechnic Medical College.
Mr.. George II. Patrick, who has for
a number of years been in the saw
mill business, but who is at present a
travelling representative of the South
ern Pine Comply, will move his family
here.
Judge J. l.. Sweat has been suffering
recently with an attack of rheumatism
and expects to iSave in a short time
for the springs