The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

tal-Clay County Melon Growers
Lose Heavily by the Floods.
GEORGIA.
Superior Court is in session at Albany.
W H Venable will be candidate for the
House from Fulton county.
At REYNOLDS, Friday, while handling a
pistol. Mr. Langfardo was accidentally
shot in the stomach.
Mrs. William Gentry, of Green county,
has turkey hen that has laid l12 eggs in as
many consecutive days.
Charley Hammond, of Spalding county
who is IS years old, plays a fiddle for codn-
try dances which he has rosined up for s.
years.
The Episcopalians of Thomasville have
decided not to build a church this year on
account of difficulty in obtaining desirable
location.
Capt. Lyman Hall, who is now profess
sor in Moreland Park Academy, is an appli-
cant for the position of Professor of Mathe-
MATES in the chronological Institute.
Thestockholders Of the prohibition weekly
to be started in Atlanta at an early date,
will endeavor to secure the services of Mrs,
DR.. W. H. FELTON,, of Gainesville, as editor
in-chief.
Coleman Sloan (colored) was killed by
lightning near the cotton compress in Amer
icus Saturday during thunder shower.
He was a track hand on the Americas,
Preston and Lumpkln railroad
Hogansville is undoubtedly the sdriest
town in the State. The drug stores have
never sold drop of whisky, and those who
drink it have to import it from distance.
Nearly all the colored citizens in the place
have bought homes.
Rev. Pridgeon preached his funeral SER
lnf g
Athens Sunday. after which he disguised
the spectators by taking up collection in
stead of lying down in his coffin and dying,
as he had promised to do.
The Brunswick Lodge of the Uniformed
Rank of Knights of Pythias will attend the
grand encampment OF the order at Cincin-
natl in June. The Atlantic band will &C
company them, and will take part in the
band contest on that occasion.
Peter Cockrell, the principal witness for
the State against Charles Blackman, who
has been tried, convicted and sentenced to
be hung three different times for the muir
der of Stonewall Tondee several years ago.
died at his home in Schley county Friday
night.
DIR. Thomas sB. Whatley, of Augusta.
and Miss Jessie, only daughter of Lewis
Mole Esq, were married at Bronson, S. C.,
last Wednesday. Among the guests from
a distance were Mrs. g. B. Whatley, Of Sa-
vannah, and Dr. H. L. Whatley, Of Black
shear, Ga.
The Republican convention for the Third
district, before adjournment at Americas
Saturday night, elected as delegates to
Chicago D. A Dudley, of Sumter, and
j. TAYLOR, of Lee; Ebert Head, of Sumter
and C. E. Coleman, of Houston, alternates.
all colored.
At Americas Saturday morning Just as a
fire was got under control, Mayor Fielder
and Chief Oliver had some slight misunder
standing about some small detail of the
work, which resulted in Mr.. Oliver turning
over the command of the department to
the Mayor on the spot and leaving the
scene
1t Is stated that Prof, Rutherford, of the
University of Georgia, will tender his resig
nation to the trustees of the university AT
the meeting to be held in Athens during
commencement. Prof. Rutherford is one
of the landmarks of the university, and for
thirty years he has occupied the Chair OF
Mathematics.
An observing citizen of Macon remarks
that there are more vacancies in educational
institutions in Georgia just now than ever
at any one time before, namely: Chancellor
ships of the State University, Presidency of
Emory College. ProfessOrshlp of Mafhe-
MATES at Wesleyan Presidency of Gordon
Institute at GAINESVILLE, and seven profess
sorships in the School of Technology
For some time past the people in the
neighborhood of Eight and Solomon street.
Griffin, have been losing their chickens
and were at loss to know what had be-
come of them. Mr.. Mckinney, who was a
heavy loser, solved the problem by catch
ing huge Maltese cat, weighing about
twenty or twenty-five pounds, eating the
NhIrkanG nnh ba. se-I.l 4.
rejoices.
Congressman John D. Stewart requests
applicants for the appointment to the West
Point Military Academy from the Fifth
Congressional district to report in Atlanta
at the Sunny South Female Seminary. ON
Saturday, April 81, 1883, at 8 O'Clock a. m.
for examination, both medical and academ
ical The successful candidate will be ap-
pointed TO NIL vacancy now existing from
the Fifth district.
The melon growers in Clay county suf
fered greatly by the late foods Some are
compelled to prepare their lands again
while all those who planted before the rains
are replanting their entire crop. The area
planted in melons i'll Clay county is almost
] 800 acres, which, with good seasons. will
produce 800 car loads. AT a low estimate
OF 500 car, this crop will bring into the
county $4,000
ne Mormons have established a church
IN or near Barnett, on the Georgia railroad
Two or their missionaries have been work
ing for several months in Warren county
preaching and distributing certain nam
phlets in which their doctrine. creed. etc.
are set forth. They have succeeded i'm
making quite number Of proselvtes.
When mterrogated as to the peculiar re-
Igious views they entertain, however. they
invariably discla.m being Mormons. hut
readily admit that they are Latter Day
Saints.
At the third party prohibition meeting.
to be held in Atlanta on April "A, it is pro
posed 10 have addresses from Rev. Sam w
Small, Of Washington city: Gen. Clinton
b. Fiske, of New Jersey Neal Dow. of
Maine; John p st. John, of Kansas. and
Prof Sessions, of the Atlanta University n
red-hot Republican. Delegates will be
elected to the National Prohibition Conven-
ton, which meets in indianapolis, and cleo
tors to run on the Presidential ticket will
be chosen. There are confirmed rumors
that State ticket will be nominated.
The Columbus Sun, in noticing a piece of
wood in possession Of l.. Camp, Of that city
gives its history. On the night of MAY H.
1864, Gen. johnson retired from Re,aca
having repulsed the Federals that day.yitl
a loss Of 5000 men. The battle was fierce.
and bullets flew thick and fast A saw mil
now stands on the site of the old battle
ground. A few days ago, while the saver
Nyas at work "a rninnia hall Nyaq dte,o,ar.al