The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-21

Death of the Oldest Woman in
Whitfield County.
GEORGIA.
An unknown negro was struck by train
and killed near Crawford Thursday
The number of children of scholastic age
In Dodge county will approximate 1000.
William Clifton. of Savannah, will de-
liver the memorial address at Guyton this
year.
A crazy colored man was drowned near
Cochran last Sunday nigt in very small
pond of water.
JEFF Simms, of Weston, Webster county,
shipped forty heavy bales of cotton to
Americus last week
The watermelon crop in Houston county
is about all planted. The acreage will not
be as large as in past years.
The North Georgia Holiness Convention
will be held in Social Circle, beginning next
Monday night and continue over the follow
ing Sabbath.
Charlton County Sunday School Associa-
ton conveneS at Folkston to-day and will
also be i'll session tomorrow. large size
time is in a ticipation.
At Waycross, Rev. E. S. Hicks, colored
pastor, who has been preaching there for
some time, is circulating petition to raise
money to build church.
Judge William Thompson's Sunday school
at Prospect, Jasper county, raised sos and
turned it over to their preacher to aid him
i'll the purchase Of horse.
Mr. Croker. of San Francisco, has given
the Young Mems Christian Association of
Brunswick $4,000. 1t will be used in fitting
up the associations building,
Thomas Cole, Of Boston, Mass, has
bought one of the most desirable lots in
Tenuille, containing three and three-tenths
acres, and will improve it Immediately.
Blinds for the windows of the high school
house at Waycross were needed, and last
Saturday Prof Croft took a slip of paper,
went around town, and raised $35 in three
hours.
c. j. Blackshear will build on both sides
of Waycross. In New WaycrosS a two
story brick building 61X70; in Old Way
cross, another 70xl0O. The last will cover
the old site.
Thursday last w. J. Wren, at Wrens
Station, killed one of his hogs that went
mad II was bi5te.. by a mad dog two
weeks previous. The same dog bit S. Nc
Tiers horse
The following parties are at present erect
ing houses in Tennille: w. j. Joiner, j. G.
Hamilton, B. II. Ivey, r. w. and j. w.
Smith and H. M. Franklin. Others will be
commenced at an early day.
The Baptist church at Waycross will be
Dedicated tomorrow, after which a pro-
tracted meeting win probably follow
Assistance from Brunswick and Savannah
are expected to aid Rev. MIR. Scruggs.
A body found on the beach at Jekyl
Island Wednesday night is said to be that
OF the young Norwegian sailor Hudson,
who was accidentally drowned near Cooks
mill, at Brunswick, on the previous Friday.
The work on the site at Rome for the
factory of the Garlock Elastic Ring Pack
ing Company is progressing every day. The
company only decided to locate in Rome on
Monday, and dirt was broken the same
evening.
Sunday last Drs. Powell and Wright and
f. Nj. Porter, cut off the leg of Mat Lem
ley, an inmate at the Pauper Farm, at
Louisville. About six weeks ago, while
having a fit, he fell into the fire and was
badly burned on one foot and leg.
Mrs. Martha Haynes, the oldest woman
IN Whitfield county, died at her home in
Dogwood Valley on April o. She was 50
years old, had been a citizen Of that county
for forty-five years, and a member of the
Baptist church for about seventy five years.
Two negro men, Jack Jones and Peter
Washington, were drowned in the river at
Fort Gaines Thursday. While fishing
above the bridge, their boat ran on bush
and was tn ned over. There were three in
the boat, only one being able TO swim out.
At Americas, Thursday, the jury returned
4 verdict for 81 800 In favor OF Bob Raj
ford, colored, against the Central Railroad
Raiford was run over on a Saturday night
about four years ago by freight TT lin just
above the depot while lying across the
track.
The State Republican Committee will
meet at Atlanta alter the Chicago conven-
fNF- fnaa sefIpt of COLI fha,,
State convention. THIS convention will BE-
called for some time in August for the
purpose of selecting a State ticket and
choosing electors for the Presidential ticket.
Isaac Mack (colsredl was found dead in
Big creek bet ween Warren's mill, in Jetfer-
son county few days ago, and the bridge
on the Waynesboro road. He was subject
to fits, and it is supposed that while fishing
he took fix and fell in and was drowned.
His coat and fishing pole were found in the
water near by.
George W. JORDAN, Jr., of Cochran, lost
hi, steam mill by fire Monday night. 1t is
Thought to have been the work o. an incen-
diary. He had a portion or all of the county
chain gang employed One of them forged
a pass and fled, who is thought to be the
guilty one. This is the second mill he has
lost by fire in the past six months
C. P. Nall, who has been busily engaged
in taking a census OF the children of Griffa
between the ages of 6 and IS years, has
completed the rounds aud has made his re-
port, which shows that there are about one
third more colored children of scholastic
age than whites. The total, as summed up,
Is; Whites, male 2l9, female 253, total 472:
colored male 277, female $685. total 632:
total number children school age, 1,1O4.
1t has just been made public that during
last week three different attempts, alike in
etfectual, were made by servant II years
of age to poison Mrs. I, E. Brown, of San
dersviile, by administering the deadly ar
ticles with the medicine she was giving,
Mrs. Brown being sick at the time. On
being questioned the negro confessed TO
having given the poison and ad nitted it to
have been done with criminal intent, but
gave no reason for the heinous deed.
The Georgia Medical Association reas-
sembed at Rome Thursday, aud several
new members were admitted. Papers were
read by DIR j. b. Medlock, DR.. Westmore-
land, Dr. Calhoun and DR.. Roe, of Balu-
more. AT 1890 the association adjourned,
and members were taken to Lakeside on
the dummy line, where a barbecue had
been prepared. At o'clock the association
enjoyed a steamboat ride down the Coosa.
AT night the members attended receptions
at the residences of DR.. j. b. S. Holmes
and DR.. Robert Battey.
At Gainesville William Hopkins who is
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