The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-08
WAYCR0SS NEWS NOTES.
Campaign for the school Election
TO Re Held in February.

Campaign for the school Election
TO he Held in February.
Waycross, Ga. Jan, Hon. G. r.
Glenn. state school commissioner, in a
letter to County School Commissioner
T. r. Bennett, says that it is his in
tention to come TO Ware county before
the election on the local school law is
held and bring with him several good
speakers. They will stump the county
in favor of the bill The election is
to be held on Feb. u, Ordinary War
rem Lott having called the election for
that day.
Hon. John Temple Graves appeared
before a large audience at the Way
cross Opera House last night. and de-
livered his famous lecture, The Reign
of the Demagogue." Mr.. Graves was
given a careful hearing and loudly ap-
plauded at intervals during his eloquent
lecture.
Vote for Mayor and Aldermen.
In the recent election for Mayor and
Aldermen, George r. Youmans, Mayor
and Alderman Hawkins from the Sixth
ward, received each 207 votes; Alder
man w. H. Cason, r. B. Ballard and
w. w. Sharpe. and Warren Lott,
member Of Board of Education, each
POS: Alderman Murphy, FOG; Alderman
Wright, ia, with 80 votes scattering
in the Fifth ward, from which MI.
Wright was elected.
The County Commissioners of Ware
county will sell on Saturday, Jan. Is,
the lot of furniture and household
goods. a siXty-gallon syrup boiler. six
tsav-U 11e4 20 ~
her. a lot of corn, oats, fodder, sweet
potatoes, etc, on the county farm.
They have decided that it is cheaper
and most satisfactory to care for the
poor of the county in some other way
than to maintain the farm. 1t has
already been rented to Hon. Afford
Cason, for the sum of $685. for the pres
ent year
"urc County Home Burned.
News reached here to-day of the
burning of the home of Rev. r. Leon
Rlgdon, Ware county farmer, near
Waresboro. MIR. Rigdons family was
visiting the home of neighbor near
by when the house caught and in a
snort while 1t was consumed, with all
its contents. The origin of the fire is
mystery. A gentleman from there
states that there was some little sus-
picion of incendiarism, but Mr. Rigdon
mas iO CluS III the case. AS ne is a
poor man, this leaves him in a very
bad condition.
The Ware Institute at Waresboro in
this county will be opened on Monday,
Jan. IL, with Prof. G. G. Ingram as
principal, and god corps of assistants.
For the Benefit of Creditors.
Mr.. w. NJ. Wilson, a grocery mer-
chant and wood dealer, has turned
over his business to his creditors Mr.
Wilson has been in the wood business
for some time, and it is said that he
has not been successful in this branch
of his bushes. The principal creditorss
are M. Ferst Sons & Co. of Savannah
and the Bank of Waycross. Mr.. Ferst
OF Savannah is in town to-day looking
after the matter.
New Council VIII Take Charge.
The newly elected city officers will
probably assume charge of the city's
affairs one day this week. Just as soon
as the old board can wind up the de-
tails of their administration and get
their books in shape to turn over to
their successors. There is considerable
speculation as to who will be elected
by the city fathers to the various Of
fees in the city government. There
are a large number of applicants, and
1t is impossible to foretell the result.
POstoHice Discontinued s
The postofice at Ruskin. in this
county has been discontinued This
was the location of the Ruskin Com
monwealth. which recently went to
pieces, and is seven miles west of
Waycros. All mail matter for that
place now goes to Needham. a mile
this side, where Mr.. d. J. Blackburn
is postmaster.