The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-27
ESTILL GAINING IN WARE.
Why cross viii Form a Club Soon
A Good Joke ON the Savannah Can
didate. From Coffee County.

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didate. From Coffee County.
Waycross, Ga, March 26.-Estill sup
porters report that Col. J. H. Estill is
gaining ground very rapidly in Ware
and adjoining counties; while no or
ganization for Mr.. Estill has been per.
fected in this county, it is said that an
Estill club will be formed very soon.
A canvass of this city developed in a
short time 75 avowed supporters of
the gentleman from Chatham, and it
is claimed that a large number or
I others will Be added to the list as the
campaign progresses.
a good story comes from over in
Coffee county, where Hon. J. II. Estill
is very Popular with all classes OF peo-
pie. A rather ignorant chap was sent
out to distribute Guerry literature, and
after riding a while and scattering the
papers he was asked what sort of liter
allure he was circulating, when he re-
Piled: ITS something about this man
Cory, what's runnin' for Gov-ner!"
Does he seem to stand ahead?" was
asked.
Nav" was the reply, "this man
Standstill what runs a newspaper over
here at Surrency seems to be leadn'."
Yesterday as Mr.. Joseph r. Dodge
of Pierce was coming to Waycross, he
came near losing his fine horse Sam
Sellers" in the Satilla river at the
Mock bridge two miles north of town.
On the Pierce county side of the river
is wide slough which gets very deep
in wet time. Mr.. Dodge reports
big washout in the road on the other
side of the bridge. and he rode into
this before he was aware of 1t. His
fine horse came very near being
drowned, and in attempting to get out
of his perilous position he came very
near getting into the main current
Sheriff 7. P. Craps of Appling
county came over from Bailey this
morning. bringing Andrew Harden, a
young white man, who was wanted
here for larceny. He has been eud-
ing the officers for some time past,
but was arrested yesterday by Sher-
if Craps.
Democratic Mass Meeting.
Hon. WarranN Lott. chairman of the
Democratic EXe@utive Committee of
Ware county, has issued a call to the
Democracy of the county to meet at
the Court House at II 80 a. m on Mon
day, April 81, which is the day for the
opening of the spring term of Superior
Court. The meeting will be held for
tire pun pOHc VI SltGllHB d new executive
committee to serve for the ensuing two
years.
Mr.. r. F. Martin, the well-known
photographer of Waycross, has sold his
studio on Gilmore street to Mr. Moore
Of the firm of Moore Bros. of Jackson
vile, and will move to Birmingham,
Ala Mr.. Moore will take charge of the
business next week Mr.. Martin goes
TO Birmingham on account of the i'll
health of his father, who lives in that
city, and to look after other interests
which he has there.
F. f. Brown, who was convicted in
the City Court for soliciting orders for
intoxicating liquors in Waycross, has
paid his fine, and been released from
jail. His fine was SIS and costs
amounted to $3.50.
Hon. ]. NJ. Terrell was in the city last
night and left this morning for Doug
las, where he spoke to-day.
The Waycross Rifles have received
notice TO assemble with the Fourth
Regiment at Albany on Tuesday,
April %, 1t is quite likely that the
company will attend.
Our farmers report but little progress
can be made in farming operations on
account of the excessive rains in the
past few days.
A Reported Suicide.
A report comes from the Hurricane
settlement near the line of Ware and
Pierce county, to the effect that Will
lam Douglas a son of Peter Douglas,
committed suicide last Sunday. 1t is
said that the yong man blew his brains
out with a revolver. Information con-
corning the tragedy is very meager,
and nothing detlnate can be learned
as the causes leading up to this sad
affair.
In very short time now the lines of
the Bell Telephone Co... will be COM
pleted between Waycross and Thomas
Vile, Waycross and Jacksonville,
Waycross and Savannah Palmetto
poles are being used on the Jackson
Vile line out from that city.