The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-19
QUITMAN ON PAPES.
End of the Melon season-COndition
of the Crops.

W NC VI CkSo-
OUITMAN, GA, July 1s-The melcn sea-
son is virtually at an end. An occasional
Struggling car is all that remains to tell the
tale OF the hundreds of carloads Of juicy
sweetness which Brooks county has sent out
TO the world during the last six weeks.
Taking it all in all, the season has been a
successful one, and the growers have made
money Some few lost money through
the failure of the exchange. but
taken as a whole the crop paid better than
any previous crop for several years. The
exchange, besides owing for several cars
for which it gave drafts not yet paid, is be
hind with its employees TO the amount Of
several hundred dollars. Whether any Of
this money will ever be paid Is a question In
which there is more doubt than hope. At
any rate there are a number of claims
here against the exchange which could be
bought at d good discount.
THE NEW HOTEL.
The finishing touches are now being put
on Quitman's handsome new hotel, aud 1t
will not be long before 1t will be thrown
open to the public.
Reports from all sections of the county
show both the corn and cotton crops 10 be
in most excellent condition. A few weeks
ago the outlook for the cotton crop was
gloomy, but it has improved phenomenally
and now bids fair TO Oe one of the best the
county has ever made.
With this f1attering prospect of a good
crop, and with the compress in operation,
it is expected, and with good reaso that
Quitman's receipts will be increased several
thousand bales. The Savannah, Florida
and Western railway still refuses TO recog-
niZe the compress at this place. II il per-
ssts in this refusal the probability is that
1t will lose the haul on 5000 or more bales
of cotton, and that this cotton will be
diverted from Savannah to some other
point.
A CHANGE IN TEACHERS.
Prof Homer Wright, who has had charge
of the Quitman Academy for the past four
years, has been elected to the principalship
OF the boys high school at Columbus. He
will leave next week for Atlanta, where he
will spend few weeks before assuming his
duties.
One of the most delightful social en-
tertainmentS ever given in Quitman was a
lemon party Wednesday evening at the res
idence of DR.. and Mrs. j. S. U. Snow. The
party was given in honor of their charming
daughter. Miss Annie, who has Just gradu-
ated at Lucy Cobb Institute with high hon
ors. The capital prize In the guessing
match was won by Miss Maggie Jones. who
guessed the exact number of seed, 249, in
thirty lemons. The second prize was won
by Mrs. Clarence Grower and the BOBBY by
Miss jamie Snow.
CONGRESSMAN TURNER'S CHANCES.
The friends of Hon. II. G.. Turner no
longer feel any uneasiness as 70 his re-elec-
ton, Notwithstanding the fact that the
alliance convention at Albany nominated
Judge Query on the sub treasury platform
1t is believed here that Judge Query is too
shrewd politician to enter the race with
inevitable defeat staring him in the
face. Mr.. Turner's masterful argu-
ments against the sub-treaSurv bill
are losing that measure strength
and gaining him supporters every DAY.
Local politics are quiet. Capt Mccall sld
Mr.. Humphreys, candidates for the Iegis-
lature, are both doing more or less work.
but the primary is too far off yet, Sept. l..
for much interest to be taken.
Pears are now going forward with a rush.
and they are bringing the biggest kind
OF money. No returns have been
received Of less than 81 crate
and from that up as high as 81. At these
prices a pear orchard is a regular gold
mine. There are fifty trees to an acre and
a weld of ten crates to the tree is only mod
crate, while the expense of cultivation is
merely nominal. From these figures it is
easily seen that it is no big thing, at present
pricaS for an AGRA In SSOO