The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-19


Darien during the summer months.
Graduating exercises are filling large
space in our state exchanges just now.
The neighborhood of Warrenton has had
plenty of rain and crops are doing we'll
A day or two since an offer of 81, $50 was
refused for lot % feet front in Americas
Augusta expects to swell its cotton
receipts to 200, 900 bales before the close of
the season.
Candidates for the legislature are flop
ping up in great numbers in all the counties
of the state.
Twelve colored girls stood examinations
for positions in the public schools OF Atlanta
on Saturday.
Albany seems to be enjoying her periodi-
cal SUMMER fights Three or four are of
record for last Saturday.
Timber Gazette: If Darien had a fine
hotel it could easily be filled with tourists
during the winter months.
1t is estimated that Boston will ship 200
cars of watermelons, and Ochlockonee 40
cars, during the present season.
The timber business of Darien continues
improving and the prospects for a real
lively business next winter is splendid.
The rivers are in pretty good rafting con-
dition and fair supply of timber is ex-
month.
Rev j. B. Hawthorne will deliver the
annual sermon before the missionary society
of Mercer university, at Macon, on the
evening of June "a.
1t is estimated by an official of the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railway that
Townsville will ship 100 cars OF melons
during the coming season.
Generals Island, says the Darien Gazette,
has better rice crop this season than in
years past. 1t is hoped that all the rice
crops will turn out well this year
The cotton crop around Townsville is a
good stand, small but well fruited The
corn is good average for this time of year.
The oat crop made only half the usual yield.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Mcintosh agricultural society will be held
on Saturday, July Z. Delegates to the state
agricultural society will be elected on that
day.
Hamilton is becoming aesthetic, and the
cultivatlan of flowers, and the acquiring a
knowledge of the fine arts has taken pos
session of the town. At least so says the
Journal
Capt. Frank W. Hall was elected mem
her of the board of trustees of the North
Georgia agricultural college, at Dahlonega.
on Wednesday last, in place of Hon II. p.
Bell, resigned.
Hands are scarce now at Warrenton and
command good wages Hardly half dozen
idle negroes are to be found in the town.
As high as 70 cents day and board was
offered hands last week:
A telegram has been received at Americas
announcing the death, in Sealy, Austin
county, Texas, of Jacob James. brother of
Mrs. Harris and David James, formerly of
Americas, but now of Texas.
A little negro boy, 0 years old, son of Sea-
born Ball (colored), was killed by ligntning
on Tuesday evening about 8 O'Clock, while
in the public road near James Balls resi-
dence, about four miles from jackson.
Americas Recorder: W. B. Hevs. the
gentleman who owns the bell that was used
in the Andersonville prison during the war
has been offered a nice sum for it from
gentleman in Ohio, but still holds it for a
higher price.
Townsville Enterprise: The uppermost
thing in girls mind just now is What she
must wear during commencement. what
young men will take her out to the various
entertainments, and what will the papers
say about her.
The tax committee of the city council of
Atlanta recommended the exemption from
taxation Of all the loan and building associa-
tons on all loans made upon real estate
on personal property.
United States Naval Cadet George F.
Cooper has just returned to Americas from
a two years voyage in the South Atlantic
and North Pacific oceans, and is spending
few days with his sister and brothers in
Americas, his old home
Rev. L. P. Carter, pastor of the negro
Friendship Baptist church in Atlanta, will
leave on Thursday for Europe. His conpre-
do
the trip with He will go to Palestine
before returning 10 America
The different lodges of the Farmers al
lance in Walton county met ia Monroe FRI
day and organized the county by selecting J.
L. Nunnally president and DR.. II. A. Cook
vice president. Our farmers are taking
great interest in the association.
Americas Republican: Some one has dis
covered another remedy for rattlesnake
bite than whisky. But the majority of the
people who are in the habit of getting bit
ten, will probably stick TO the old remedy,
or else they'll not get bitten so often.
Forty-five cars of melons passed Albany
Saturday, distributed as follows: Toledo, 2
Minneapolis, 2; Wheeling, 2; Atlanta, O.
Chicago, z; Fort Wayne, 3; Cincinnati 5;
Buffalo, j; Cleveland, 4; Nashville, 2: st.
Paul, |; Pittsburg, / Memphis, l. Evans
vile, l; Detroit, /; Knoxville, /; New
Congressman Turner seems TO be in no
hurry about the appointment,of postmas-
ter for Dawson, and the aspirants have all
about ceased to hope. Everything, how
ever, is moving nicely in the hands of
Reed and Roy Jones, sons of the former
postmaster, and the people have no cause
for complaint.
Athens Banner " atchmdn: Some time
ago the check factory shut for an indefinite
time, but work will be partially resumed
this week. Some fifty looms, requiring
about fifty hands, will be started up Tues
day. 1t now looks as if the demand for
checks will increase and the mills will
running on full time.
Immigration is also attracting the atten-
ton Of the people of Elberton now. a
society is being formed for the purpose of
advertising the natural advantages and
REQUIRES of the county, with the view of
inducing immigrants to settle in our midst
and develop our resources. Ebert can GER
tainly offer as good inducements as any
county in the state.
AT Acworth, last Saturday, the S-months-
old boy baby Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Smith. a
healthy and robust little fellow. got some
cotton seed in his mouth. and before his
mother could get them out he had sucked
one or more of the seeds into his lungs
DR.. HUMPHREYS was called in, and did ali
that skill and efficiency could suggest hut
could not relieve the child, which died
at raaA .v. 1.