The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-26
WAYcRoSs NEWS NOTES.
Woman Gets Potash In Her Eye.
Quarterly Conference Appoint-
ments Announced.

Woman Gets Potash In Her Eye.
Quarterly Conference Appoint
ments Announced.
Waycross, Ga, March 25.-Miss Mat
tie Warren living near here, while put
ting some potash I've into a pot of
boiling water, splashed some in her
eye. 1t caused her a great deal of pain
and considerable alarm for a time, but
it is hoped now that her sight will not
be injured.
The farmers south of Waycross have
formed what is known as the Frugal
Farmers Fraternity" NJ. M. Woodland
is the president, and DIR. j. E. w.
Smith, vice president. They hold
weekly meetings.
Mr.. Joe McQuaig desires to put up
a grist mill on the branch near his
home. and has asked permission from
the City Council to dam the branch
for that purpose, as 1t is in the incor-
poration. The Council granted the per-
mission, provided the Board of Health
will concur in the matter.
Quarterly Conference.
Rev. ]. w. Weston, presiding elder
OF the Waycross district announces
that he will make his second quarterly
visit to the FIRST church of Waycross
on Sunday May 18th, IL a. m. and
Trinity, at night, the Waresboro cir
cult at Manor, Saturday Ma 18th,
the Ware mission at Pierce Chapel,
Saturday May oath. He will. visit First
Church IN Brunswick May 4th, and
Mckendrie, May 25th,. The district
conference will be elected at the Sc
cond quarterly conference.
Recovered Wheel After "A Year.
Over a year ago stranger rented a
bicycle from Mr.. w. A. Lowber mana
ger of the Waycross Cycle Co., and
rode away.
Mr.. Lowber never laid eyes on his
wheel from that day until yesterday.
He advertised for the wheel and the
man, offering a reward for their cap
ture, but could never learn anything
of the wheel or the thief. Yesterday
morning a gentleman from Argyle
called on Mr.. Lowber and requested
him to do some work on his bicycle.
Mr.. Lowber recognized it at once as
his lost wheel and so informed the
gentleman. The number of the wheel
corresponded exactly with the one lost.
The man who rode the wheel from
here sold it to the Argyle man for two
pistols, nights lodging and $3.50.
Y. Nj. G. A. Literary Society
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of Waycross has organized a lit
erary society. Mr.. j. A. Riley, gem
eral secretary of the association, has
been elected president, and T. R. Ben
nett secretary. In connection with
the literary feature a Choral Club has
been organized to furnish music at
the meetings of the society. All mem
bers of tn association are eligible to
membership. Another meeting will
be held Wednesday evening to perfect
/ the organization.
Monthly Teachers Institute.
County Commissioner T. r. Bennett
Ware county to meet at the court
house on Saturday, March 20. for the
purpose of organizing a Teachers
Monthly Institute. Mr.. Benefits OBJ
ject is to get the teachers together
once a month and organize a better
system of schools all over the county
He will also endeavor to have some
extra feature for each months instf-
tute to add to the attractiveness of the
programme.
The contract for the erection of the
new court house at Folkston, in Charl-
ton county, has been awarded to Mr.
T. ]. Darling, well known contractor
of Waycross, whose specifications for
the new building were adopted by the
building committee. The new court
house will cost about $4,000, and work
will begin on 1t in a short time.