The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-29
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GEORGIA.
Crops around Lawrenceville are in fine
condition.
A revival meeting is going on at Law
renceville.
Wilkes county politics are as warm as
the June sun.
The spelling bee threatens to engulf some
Of the country towns again.
Austell seems TO have had a regular drunk
en- orgie In that town last Sunday.
Tie Wilkes county Sunday school con-
vention met at Rehoboth church on Thurs
day.
Farm laborers are hard to get around
Walton, and hard to keep when you get
them.
The Dooly indicator viii appear on a
half sheet next week-cause, Fourth of
July.
Crops in the country between Sasser and
Milford are reported to be in excellent con-
diton
The adjourned term Of Cobb superior
court convenes on the second Monday of
July next
The new Baptist church in Vienna was
dedicated last Sunday, Rev. Mr. Campbell
officiating.
Sumter county farmers are exciting to
CT "a belle Of cotton IN market by t4e mid
ole Of July.
Heavy rains and wind storms in the vi
cinity Of McNutt's have done great damage
TO the crops.
The Savannah. Florida and Western rail-
way has just closed q contract for ware
house at Jesup.
Rain has been very general throughout
Dolly county, and the crop prospect is
generally brighter.
Brunswick is making an effort to or
ganize branch Of the society fer the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals.
And now they say in Dawson that a
smoke was seen creeping out of hole in the
brick wall Of barrOom in that town.
Ex-Judge w. r. Hammond and Hon.
Frank P. Rice are candidates for state SEN
ator to represent the Thirtyflfth district.
Dawson is happy, as the luscious water
melon can now be bought at a nickel apiece
for the first time in the history Of the town
State School Commissioner Hook has
gone TO Brunswick, where he will deliver
an address to the public schools of that city.
A negro man was accidentally shot in
Macon on Monday afternoon by Richard
Hines, aged II years, son Of Col 4. X.
Hines.
The Dooly county indicator says that
on next Sunday the new order constituting
the Vienna office money order Office will
go into effect.
Walton Neios: A church supper, crowd of
negroes, whisky bottle racket, row, hip
pocket-pistol, dead negro, murder. An
apt illustration.
The date of the democratic mass meeting
In Wilkes county TO send delegates to the
gubernatorial convention has been changed
to Tuesday, July 81.
1t is expected by her enthusiastic citizens
that Dooly county lands will quickly double
in value and be in demand, and Vienna
grow to 5000 population.
The commission appointed to make an
inventory Of the property of the state road,
and to appraise it, expect to submit its
report to the governor on Monday.
Capt. Clifford Anderson Of the Gate CITY
Guard has rendered his resignation, and
Lyman Hall has been requested to accept
the captaincy, but has not given an answer
yet.
All the provincial newspapers announces
suspension Of publication next week in
order that the editors and employees may
take part in whooping up the glorious
Fourth.
The brass band is again coming TO the
front In the country towns. jug Tavern.
HaschtOn and Bethlehem are enthusiastic
and SION the brazen trumpets will be heard
In those parts.
Ben Anderson fcoloredj, Judge Reese's
carriage driver, died very suddenly Monday
night. Ben was a faithful servant, and had
been in the employ Of Judge Reese for
number Of years.
The efforts Of several prominent citizens
Of Atlanta to establish a charity hospital in
a mis- "a fak DAFT 70 uha
organization was to have been completed
yesterday evening.
Dawson was filed 10 OVERLOOKING on last
Saturday by negroes, whose morbid appetite
for hanging is very great. but the execution
didn't come off, the governor having sus-
pended the sentence.
The Dawson Southeastern Ne,cs com
plains of the crowds of worthless vagabond
negro boys who loaf around the streets of
that town, and wants to know if the law
against vagrancy is imperative.
Rev. Sam Jones has great confidence in
Marietta's future A gentleman informs
had 100000 TO invest he wouldn't be
afraid to put it in Marietta property.
The Jesup Sentinel reports a pistol duel
on train near that town the other day, in
which one negro had bullet put in his
thigh and one In his hand. One Of the
rioters was arrested, but the other Is still at
large.
A warrant was drawn on the state
treasury Wednesday for $l7 500 in favor of
I. 7. Windsor, treasurer of the asylum for
the insane. This amount goes to pay the
expenses Of the asylum for the month of
June.
Matthew Voolfolk, a negro boy as black
as the blacklist of ink, was placed in Jail at
Hawkinsville, on Monday last, under a
warrant charging him with committing an
outrage upon the person Of 9-year- old girl
OF his own race.
Marietta wants some one to build rail-
road to Austell. The Journal says it is a
link in its railway system that should be
supplied to give Marietta advantages that
she needs. A charter was granted and
should be used
Real estate sales have been quiet in Mari
eta for the last few weeks, but it is ex-
pected there will now be an active demand
Tor this kind Of property. Marietta dirt
will never be sold less than now priced, and
much of it will take an advance.
The citizens and candidates living in Lex
ington have about made arrangements to
have a grand barbecue some time in the
latter part Of July. All the candidates in
the county and districts will be invited
Arrangements are being made to feed at
least 1000
A citizen OF Dawson has photograph
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