The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPH

Lively Contest over the School
superintendency at Cartersville-
Waco Raided by Robbers
GEORGIA.
Some of the people of Bib county want
Ed Huguenin to enter the lists Tor the legis-
Iature.
A number of the teoclers of Bibb county
will attend Athens teachers convention
this week leaving Macon on a special tram
on the Cow gton and Macon road.
F.M Green of Terrell county has in his
possession a sil~et half dollar coined 1923
II va. given him in 1896 by sen climate,
and he has ch arished it ever since as a me-
mento of his friend.
The officers of the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad, accompanied by their
families, made trip over the road Satur-
day. forming a pleasant little excursion
party amongst themselves.
United States Fish Commissioner Ellis, in
charge of car No. 3, arrived in Augusta
Sunday night from Columbia with 100000
young had. Mr.. Ellis will deposit so 900
Of shad in the Savannah river at Augusta,
and has sent part Of his force oil To release
the alance in Flint river.
A telegram was received at Macon, Sat
urday, by T. c. Burke, announcing the
death of Joseph A. Farrell. Mr.. Farrell
was well known in Macon. He was born
there and lived there until year or two
ago. He owned considerable property in
that city. He was buried there yesterday.
The drummers of Macon held a rousing
meeting Saturday night. Jake Menko was
In the chair and presided over the largest
meeting yet held by the association. Sew
eral commit! ees were appointed to look
after the guests from Macon. Fully seventy
Ave Macon drummers, besides business
men, will go to Savannah.
Waco was raidei by a gang of robbers
Friday night and the following houses
broken open and robbed: Little 81 Sons,
johnson & Heaton, Bishop & Hearn and
J. NJ. McBurnett. Attem IS were made to
open several fes. but were not uccessful
A breech-losding shotgun, a pistol, several
dollars In chan e, q d 4antlty OF pocket
knives, raZors, etc, were stolen.
Near BlacKshear Ed Cooper (colored) has
been suffering with rheuma ism for several
months and could not walk without the
help of a stick. Last Sunday night he had
a dream that if he would battle in the
branch near by three times dav he would
be cured. He tried it, and says he feels
much better and will dance jig for any
one who doubts his statement. The owners
refuse to sell the branch.
At Gainesville, tie public school board
elecu a su erin e1dent for the public
schools of Gainesville. After remaining
in session until l O'Clock Saturday morn
ing and casting sixty-four ballots, the
board adjourned without an election, to
convene az in next Friday evening, by
which time it is hoped that the stubborn
factions may como to an agreement.
The Milledgeville old mill CO npany has
been organized and work will be begun in
n
per cent. has been called, and the c0ntr C s
for the machinery let. ABOUT $1,000 IN
stock has been taken and the operation Of
the mill by early fall Is an assured fact.
T company as organized permanently
with Capt w. T. Conn, president, G. r.
Whllden, vice president, aud w. s. Brooks,
secretary.
President Estill writes the National Jour
ndliSt that arraug amentS are being made
tor tue Georgia Press ASsociatiol to make
a visit to Topeka, Kan. The ASSOCIATION
has been tendsred solid train of baggage
car, coach and two sleepers, by the &c trail,
which corporation VIII also look after al
transpor alton. the excursion will prob
ably start from Macon, going via Column
bus, Birmingham, Memoirs aud Kansas
City, and returning via st. Louis ard Gin
cinnati.
Miss jamie Crawley, a highly respected
lady Of ab u 40 years of age, who lived
near Rutledge with her sister. Mrs. Fannie
E. Crawley, committed suicide Saturday
morning abou- daylight by Jumping into a
well Miss Crawley mad been an invalid
for long time, Tor some weeks sho we'd
that her mind mad become greatly impaired.
She retired Friday II GIT as usual, however,
and Is supp sed 10 have gone right .on her
bedroom 10 the well, as the noise when she
struck tie water at racted Ben Higgen-
ks,Hh H. ~.
the time. When the body was recovered
one leg was broken and she was dead. she
had on nothing but her night clio hes.
DR.. A. w. Calhoun, the distinguished oc-
ulist OF Atlauta, has on his Office table an
interesting and historical relic. II is a tri-
angular block OF marble about the szs OF
ones hand, on which are the letters FIJI"
the rest Of the word being broken off.
When the doctor was a student in Europe
he was once taking a summer Vaca ION in
Italy While in Rome be wandered into
the old palace of the Caesars In the CEN
trail court of the palac are the graves Of
the dead CRsars, male and female. Angus
tus Ce ar lies buried there. He picked his
fragment Of tomb up there, the letters
"6l" being part either Of "fliusn or "fna. y
That little fragment Of stone may have been
carved over 1000 years ago
The Atlanta depart nent Of the Sout hern
1IdNeieIs ASSOCIATION was organized at
Atlanta Saturday nj ght at the cham er If
commerce. TDere we're about 100 travelling
men present. A. &. Lamkin called the
meeting to order, and remained By REQUEST
IN the chair until the perma emit officers
were elected I. w. Jackson acted as sc.
retary. Mr.. Stockton read the constltl-
tion and bylaws, and then a telegram from
A. c. Hook Of Columbia, S. C., proposing
ten OF bis statesmen or membership The
election # officers resulted; IL. l.. Atwater.
president; Joe Hirsrh first Weep esiient
W. A. Hen,ell, second vice-pre ldent: &. S.
HuC ner, secretary aud treasurer. About
twenty or twenty-five delegates will come
TO Savannah next SUNDAY TO attend the
state convection.
Is there much money made In beerl Not
much, If the expe fences Of the outside
brewers who have Atlanta agencies count
for anything. do you know" began the
agent for "A biz northern brewery, "there
has bee lost In Atlanta enough money to
make the ca Is of the northern brewery
men sical Every one Of those Who have
Atlanta agencies has Uttered severe losses
from the failure Of local saloon men aud
deaie s. But II doesn't seem to make any
ditfe .ce. You see, tie big bre weries are
very anxious u get IA & BOD foot old mere,
and for that reason they are will < to make
aim St any concessions to dealers, both
large ana small | could show you ~
actual figures whore the b IS been lost
BY the be .r men here IN Atlanta not much
less than $4,000 ia the last year"
Secretary sims Of Macon, is head and