The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-09
WAYCR0SS NEWS NOTES.
New Cigar Factory Organized-Dele-
gates Chosen to Meeting of Odd
Fellows Grand Lodge.

New Cigar Factory Observation-Disclosures
gates Chosen to Meeting of Odd
Fellows Grand Lodge.
Waycross, Ga, April S.--A new cigar
factory has been organized in Way
cross, officers have been elected and a
capital stock of $4,000 authorized. A
charter has been applied for and work
will be commenced as soon as the sup
plies and the men can be cotton here.
The new factory will be located in the
iron building on Remsheart street. Mr.
George r.. Youmans, has been elected
President of the new company, Mr..
Nv. w. Sharpe, Vice president, Mr.. w.
A. Price, general manager, Mr.. G.. r.
Crimson, secretary and treasurer, and
Mr. Augulo, foreman.
Deputy Registrars Named.
Mr.. r. NJ Lanier, tax collector, who
is registrar for Ware county, in addi-
ton to keeping the registration books
open every day for the accommodation
of voters, has deputised registrars in
the different precincts in the county.
They will keep their books open until
May 25th ten days before the Demo-
cratic primary. The registrars APP
pointed by Mr.. Lanier are: For Wal
, tertown, DIR. G. P. Folks. Glenmore,
d. N. McQuaig: Manor, w. S. Booth;
Millwood, A. A. Walden; Waresboro,
c. W. Tyler: Buckley, w. M. Denton
ELSIE, r. W. Benynet Beach, j. f.
Taylor.
Mr.. II. L. B. Virgins has been elect
ed delegate and Mr.. w. M. Toomer,
alternate to the Episcopal convention
which meets in Augusta, May IA, Is
and 18th. They goes as the represen-
tatives of Grace Episcopal Church.
Waycross Lodge No. 81, independent
order of Odd Fellows, has elected
George F. Dixon, j. T.. MCGEE, and c,
H. F. Ficken as representatives to the
Grand Lodge, which meets in Atlanta
May 81. Mrs George f. Dixon, has
been elected as the representative from
Esther Rebecca Lodge No. 6, Mr.. j. A.
Jones will go as the representative of
Dietz encampment No. 3, Hon. John w.
Bennett, will go in his official capacity
as Grand Inner Guard of the Grand
Lodge of Georgia. Mr. Ficken is in the
line of promotion to the highest office,
that of Grand Chief Patriarch, and his
friends will urge him for that position
at the meeting of the Grand Lodge.
All branches of Odd Fellowship in this
city are in a fiourishing condition. and
the order is one of the most popular
in the town.
A gentleman said to the correspondent
to-day that Waycross was one of the
best points he knew in this section of
the country for a buggy factory and a
hard wood establishments Waycross
has superior railroad facilities and al
most any kind OF manufacturing indus
try would do we'll here.
The citizens Of Waynesville are TAX
ing steps looking to the building of a
public school house at Waynesville.
w. ID. McNiel has gone to Savannah,
having accepted a position with the
Georgia State Building and Loan As
sociation.
Bank Officers Elected.
The annual meeting of the Bank
of Waycross was held this afternoon.
The Board of Directors elected con-
sists of George r. Youmans. Warren
Lott. J A. Jones, John A. Lott, Lem
uel johnson. John W. Bennett. E. H.
Reed. r. Murphy, S. W. Hitch. L. A.
Wilson and W. ". Sharpe of Way
cross, and j. r. Bum of Fairfax.
Subsequently the directors held a