The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-05
WAYCRoSS NOW HAS OIL.
CITIZENS EXCITED OVER REPORT
ED DISCOVERY.

Greasy Substance on Surface of
Lakes to Be Anal9 zed-WaycrOss
Plumbing Company Gets Good
Contract at Fort Screven-CharI-
ton County Young Man Blows on
His Hand With an Old Shotgun.
Capt. j. Mop. Farr of WaycrOss
Rifles to Resign.
Waycross, Ga, Jan. 4-Abner Cecil,
one 2-year- old son of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
l.. Hendricks, died this morning, and
will be buried tomorrow at Bethel
Church Cemetery, near Bolen.
Rev. f. A. Radcliffe, the newly as
signed pastor of the Waresboro cir
cult, on account of illness, is not yet
able to go to his work. His appoint
ment at wildwood and Fairfax to-mor-
row will be filled by C. c. Buchanan,
a Wsycross lay worker.
Otis Robinson of Charlton county
while hunting with an old-fashioned
muzzle- loading shotgun, attempted to
shoot a rabbit. In doing so his gun
burst and his left hand was so fear
fully lacersted that amputation of the
hand at the wrist was necessary.
Mrs. w. H. Mizell died yesterday at
her home, near Folkston, after long
illness.
Capt. ]. McP. Farr will resign his
position as captain of the Waycross
Rifles. He has become discouraged
on account of the lack of interest
shown by members of the company,
and by citizens as we'll. He says there
are nearly so men in the company, and
it is often quite difficult to get a drill
squad to the armory. He is senior
captain of the state, and has been cap
tain of the Rifles several years. Those
mentioned as his possible successors
are Mr.. c. E. Murphy, Maj. Tim
OBrien. Mr.. Chas. Paine, DR.. Izlar
and number of others.
Waycross is about to have an oil
sensation at last. In fact, there are
very strong indications that we are
about to strike oil.
Several hundred yards beyond the
home of John S. Sharp, and near the
dam of the old Dan Lott mill pond,
are a number of small lakes or ponds.
on the surface Of which, early in the
morning, are noticed myriads of little
glObules, apparently of an oily sub
stance, floating on the water.
number of gentlemen have visited
the place and all are convinced that
there is something unusual there, and
that it must be oil. Mr.. b. d. Firm,
who is an old oil we'll digger from
Pennsylvania, says he thinks the pros
poets for oil there are good. The phys
ical symptoms are the same as in
Pennsylvania, where they find the best
oil in the country, and the indications
are not only on Mr.. Sharp's place, but
are found all around Waycross. Mr..
Sharp will have some of this substance
analysed.
The Odd Fellows of Waycross held
their installation service, and after in
stalling their officers initiated dozen
new members. This makes the MEM
bership of the order about IT'S The
officers installed were c. NJ. Kimry, n.
G., c. A. Fretwell, V. G.; ]. c. Huber,
secretary; J. A. Jones, treasurer; r. l..
Singleton, warden; W. NJ. Brewer,
conductor; Il. n. Lanier, r. S. to n.
G.; e. w. Parramore, l.. S. to n. c..
IT. II. Finn. r. to Y. G.; G. Row
land, l. S. to V. c.; Allen James, !. c.;
Fred Ficken, o. G.; ]. p. Luther, r. S.
s.; 4. ]. Berry, l.. S. S. Trustees for
three years, and chairman Board of
Trustees Fred Ficken.
E. Highsmith is building two new
stores on Plant avenue, one to be oc-
cupied by Highsmith's hardware bus
mess anu lHe OlnSI Dy SEARS " 20.
Ben Melvin, n white man, is re-
ported in a bad condition at the old
Cherokee nursery, northwest of the
city. He has suffered a second stroke
of paralysis. and the chances are he
will not recover.
News comes from down the Bruins
wick and Western Railroad that Dell
Harris cut J. S. Herrin very severely
in the face last night at party at the
residence of Mr. Frank Knox
The Waycross Plumbing Company
has just been awarded a large job Of
plumbing, roofing, heating and ventilat-
ing the government hospital at Fort
Screven, near Savannah. They will
begin work before February.