The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-13
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
Matters and Things That Make Up
the Daily HumdTum.

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synod of Georgia to Meet at New
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GEORGIA.
A bill providing for public school system
for Valdosta is to be introduced In the legls-
latuge.
Harmony Grove is to have an oil mill and
fertilizer mandatory. The town is booming
steadily.
TT. Hicks & Co, o new firm. have opened
up d general line OF family ana fancy gro
ceTles at NOntezuma.
Thack Phillips who was found near At
lanta a day or TWO ago with big cash cut IN
his throat, win probably recover
The Hayne Circle Of Augusta, Will give
farewell reception to Thomas r. Gibson, who
leaves for his post Of duty 10 syria on the "a
The Harmony Grove cotton mill. sixty
looms and ? $50 spindles. for the manufacture
OF superior goods of cotton cloth will soon be
completed.
Daniel DeVaue. a farmer. was knocked
down ny two negroes a day or TWO ago ana
robbed Of $50. one Of the negroes mas been
arrested ana has confessed.
The receipts from the sale Of stamps al the
Newman postO1iCe for the month OF october
aggregated Si75t9. being the heaviest Tor any
single month since the office was established
The city government of Waynesboro has
recently had "a new census Of the city taken
The population now numbers 22sO, which IS
an increase of about 400 inhabitants since the
last census Of the United States.
When an Atlanta travelling man reached
home on Friday from trip he found that his
wife was in cell at the police station Tor
drunkenness and beating her SON The WO-
man fine was paid by the husband,
The continued drouth has caused much in
convenience in some sections near Rome
Spring branches have gone dry and wells
give no more water. Up near Lavender, out
Of a dozen wells, only one is running
Seven young men Of Americas were fred on
by a farmer with a Winchester rife while
they were 'possum hunting night or two ago
The bullets whistled close to their heads
They do not know why he opened fire on
them.
Two bales Of cotton stolen from the gin
merry of j. w. Willis. at Miner, were recov-
cred at The Rocs where three tOvs had sold
them. turned thc team over to the parties
who purchased The cotton, and then dlsap-
peared.
gusta, to help him catch chicken. She
tainted him with being too lazy to catch it
himself. and he shot and killed her. He fled
to the swamp. but is being hunted for There
MAJ he a lynching.
Dave Burns Of Apple Valley lett home
with his gun. his body was found terribly
maugled by two shots one tearing OF the
r gat arm. the other entering the left breast.
Ii is thought he did the deed under temporary
alteration caused by IN health
Efforts are being made to secure a reunion
OF the alumni of the medical department OF
the University Of Georgia In Augusta on Nov.
2S-during the exposition. Alumni who will
attend the reunion are requested to communi-
cate with President Lamb, Of Augusta.
4 rumor IS aHoat that a party Of capital
lists propose buying the court house square at
suggestion was made that it would be expe-
dent for the county commissioners to buy
the lot owned by the Methodist church, and
erect new seat OF justice,
a petition signed by several persons was
presented to bon. w r. Rankin at Calhoun
Friday, asking him to get bill through the
legislature to submit the question of liquor
traffic to vote. Whisky has not been
legally sold there in about two years. An
other petition Is being circulated opposing
the whisky tratic. Many citizens ana all the
ladies will sign H.
J. Il. Blount, of Triton who was internally
injured in a wreck on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad while going to
Augusta last Monday to marry Miss Annie e.
Hatcher, ana who married the Young lady In
bed Tuesday evening, at the Arlington, died
Friday night from the effects OF his INJURIES
The remains have been taken to Greensboro
n. c., for interment
Quitman Free Press Last Thursday the
9th, was the day advertised for an address to
be delivered to the alliancemen and other cit
liens OF Brooks by Vice President l.. Q. Jack
son. Mr.. jackson, as well as John Ha-
gan. OF LoWndeS, were present, but they failed
to get an audience. Judge Hausen adjourned
crowd evidently preferred to save themselves
for listening to the lawyers speeches.
The synod Of Georgia Will convene at New
nan on wednesday evening next, at the
Presbyterian church, and win be opened with
a sermon by the retiring moderator Rev w
b. Jennings, Of Macon. The synod is a repre-
sentative body, composed of all the ministers
and one ruling elder from each church in the
state. There are SO ministers and 2C0 churches
IN the state, and If all were to attend there
would be nearly $50 delegates. The attendance
this year viii hardly exceed 100,
Naldosta Times 5. Feinberg, whose store
was closed 10y his creditors last week, swcre
out warrant several days ago charging mis-
boy brother, Bonnie Feinberg a lad about
10 years old, with stealing. We know nothing
about the nature OF the case. but Joe Marks
ana others have befriended the boy, and had
him released from custody. and he has gone
TO Lake Park to engage In business until the
superior court convenes The boy is a Rus
sian Jew, ana Oily escaped from Russian op-
preston and came to this country a few
months ago to join his brother.
The Macon conference of the African Meth
odlst Episcopal church will meet at Colum bus
next Wednesday morning. There is a bit Of
history in the life OF Bishop Grant who win
preside, and who is one Of the most DroIni-
nent negroes in the south that viii be of in
teEest TO Columbus people, particularly the
older citizens Grant was born and reared i'm
Coium bus, When he had attained his man
hood, being negro of much intelligence and
Tar above the average of his race he ana his
place at the corner Of Broad and Twelfth
streets, where now stands the store OCCUPIED
by Kern & Loeb.
:, Rome Tribune: Il don't want to get into
the paper" said Judge r. R. Harris. FRIDAY
but it's a mistake about the falling leaves
causing the recent rise in the river. The
real cause is the east winds. heavily laden
Win moisture. This stops the evaporation to
great extent, the atmosphere being consid-
erably charged, and perceptible rise Is the
consequence. It's an old saying among river
men when the waters rise without rain. that
rain is near al hand, the rise being indica-
tlVe OF much moisture IN the air and a pre-
clpitatlon probably following. Since coming
mere twenty-five years ago, l have seen the
rivers as low as they are now several times
Capt. Coulter tells me that he has once seeu
them I'VE and half inches lower, and several
times three inches lower"
Lawrenceville News: j. r. McKelyv called
at the News ONCE one day last week ana
showed the editor great curiosity ia the
way OF an old pocket book. The book was
made by Robert Carr Mr.. McKelvys great
grandfather, in l115, and was by him carried
through the revolutionary war. Before his
oeath he gave II to his daughter, Mrs Easter
McCraeken, who in turn gave it to her grand
son, MI Mckelvy, by whom il was carried
through the civil war. 1t is a plain leathern
book, with one fold and two pockets on The
inside Of the fold are the letters '.l{ C. IS the
maker S Initials. Mr.. McI&elvy had the hook
IN ms pocket when Lee surrendered under the
apple tree at AppomattoX, and in Il vet re-
man several confederate promises to nav
and also Mr.. MckelYys parole papers.
l. G. smith, formerly agent Of the Macon
ana Northern road at Oakdale was arresteI