The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-15

w.. verv much surprised 10 learn that it
had been sold. The jury found 1or the de-
fendant
Naxt Monday might the railroad mems
league OF Atlanta N:.l announce lheir ca dI-
dates for city offices. ho league wants the
choosing OF Two cand!dItes Tor couhcIlinen
nnd one candidate For alderman. Tnese
names have already been agreed upon. but
who they are is a secret which Is locked Sc
ourely in the breast OF the members OF the
organization. 1t is the intention OF the
| league to enter vigorously into the cam
paign, and as the membership OF the organ
! ization embraces over one hundred active
workers it is evident that 1t will cut con-
siderable figure in the approaching munict-
pal campaign.
Rev. w. w. Wadsworth, pastor OF 81.
Johns church at Augusta, has been APP
pointed by Bishop HargroVe as presiding
elder OF the Augusta district TO fill the va
caucy caused BY the death Of Rev. j. II.
Baxter. This appointment will not
interfere with Mr. adsworths du-
ties as pastor Of st. Johns
He will be ia his place every Sab
bath and at all services Of the church. Mr..
Wadsworth will hold the quarterly con-
ferences at the various charges during the
week and get the work ready for the an
nual conference which meets in Carriers
vile early in December.
At Atlanta day or two ago Ed NJ. Wins
was arrested charged with drunken and dis
orderly conduct. Two or three years ago
Wins was a candidate on the prohibition
ticket for the legislature and ran a news
paper in advocacy Of prohibition principles.
This week he abandoned his "dryn habits
and went on a big spree. While loaded he
went to the Constitution Office, where his
son Ia young man in his teens) works, and
proceeded to mete out punishment for some
stopped, Wins had knock his son to the
floor two or three times. WINS became a
prohihitionist some years ago to atone for
cutting his wife's throat while on a spree.
Senoia Enterprise Gazette: G. E.
Smith OF the sixth district can boast of hav-
ing the boss cotton pickers. The following
is one days record: George Smith, weigh
ing eighty pounds, picked 400; Edward
Smith, Jr., weighing seventy pounds, picked
3l7i Alvin Smith, weighing fifty pounds,
picked 200 Total weight of the three boys,
200 pounds; total weight of cotton picked in
one day, 1907 pounds. Either of the three
boys would have picked seventy-five pounds
more if their father had complied with his
contract to keep them supplied with bas-
kets. His failure TO do this caused consid-
cradle disturbance between him and his
soas. Mr.. Smith is also the junior grand
father in his district.
For several years past the historic statues
of two goats who stand as sentinels in TIE
front balcony of the Lucy Cobb Institute
at Athens, have received their annual coat
of paint from the artistic brush Of the anna.
teur college boy artist. At first these deco
rations we're notsso elaborate, but of late
years tho boys have been In the
habit Of spreading it on" until for
bearance has ceased to be a virtue
and the institutes authorities have
called a halt In no uncertain tones. Or
| Friday night last these goats were robbed
| of their new coats OF white and given
black covering worthy Of the flocks Of Pluto
| In fact the beautiful statues were not recog
| nized the next morning, aud when the mys-
| terry was solved the ire of the Lucy Cobt
| Institute inhabitants was raised to the high
est degree. The statues had just been ne w
ly painted by decorator, hence the authori
4 ties are indignant at these proceedings.
is said that the mischievous parties will b,
found, and an example made of them in th,
| courts.