The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told
in Paragraphs.
olsanings From the Field of Politics
in the Two States-A Big Shark Cap
tured at Fernandina-A.B Boys Hand
Almost Bitten on by a Shark.

Frank D. Aiken is a candidate for treas
urer OF Glynn county. subject to the indorse-
ment OF the county democratic primary.
Birdie" is the name of a new pOstOfflCe
established in the Elder settlement, a few
miles west Of Sunnyside in Spalding county.
The following delegates to the state demo
cratic convention from Glynn county were
appointed Saturday: w. q. Brantley, D. J..
helIar, D, w. krauss, s. r. Atkinson. b.
Whitfield, j. l.. Beach, + BrobstOn, j, Cal
nan. Jr J. :. Wright, L. Meriwether, f. +.
Twitty, Albert Fendig, J. K. Doerhinger and
S c. Atkinson.
Ebert county met at Elberton Saturday To
arrange for the selection Of congressional del
egates. After long session II was ordered
that an election be held at ElOerton from 10
o'clock a. N. to O'Clock p m. on July p.
There will be no voting at any other precinct.
All democrats VIII be allowed to vote. The
congressional fight is at fever heat and Will
continue to grow hotter until 1t Is settled, so
far as Ebert county Is concerned. on the 9th.
Hon Robert Hodges will not be in the race
for the state censorship in the Macon dis
trict After giving the matter careful and
mature consideration he has decided that
the best interests OF the party Will not be ad-
vanced by preclpltatlng struggle which
would necessarily be a red-hot one for the
senatOrship. Hence. in the interest OF demo-
cratic harmony. he has concluded not TO make
the race This leaves the field clear for Col
y. r. Harris and he will represent the dis
trict in the state senate for the next two
years
The democracy OF Franklin county met in
mass meeting at the court house az Carnes-
vile saturday, ana after some discussion
about the previous Saturday S meeting, at
which congressional delegates were elected
and instructed for Judge Lawson. another
mass meeting was ordered by the democratic
executive committee, to Ue held a the court
house July - TO name delegates TO the con
gressional convention and nominate a ca1di-
date for representative and stale senator
The former action was thought to be legal
nm tn M he M sc
meeting was ordered.
Athens was alive Saturday night with hot
political meetings one for Lawson. the other
for NcWhOrter. DR.. H II. Carlton made a
strong and able argument favorngi, he return
OF Lawson to congress. II had been rumo red
on the street that Or. Carlton would be given
the nomination for congress from the district
by the pOpu lists ana that he would accept
When seen he SAID that such a report was up-
founded He said in the course Of his speech
Saturday night, the rumOr was too cOn;emn-
tiDle to reply TO and that the people of Clarke
and Others who kne" him would not for an
instant question his democracy. Capt Wiley
Burnett and others spoke in behalf Of Nc
WhOrter.
The Second Georgia regiment, Col. c. NJ.
Wiley OF Macon commanding, Is entitled un-
der the law to three MAJORS. At present
there is only one major, r. u. HoltZclaw OF
Perry. Col Wiley viii order an election in
about two weeks for the two majors The
persons at present most prominently men
toned for the positions are Price Gilbert OF
Columbus and J. l.. Hardeman OF Macon.
Both OF these gentlemen are very euthus la tic
over military matters and are earnest work
erS in the cause OF the volunteer soldiers Of
the state. Mr.. Gilbert was formerly captain
Of the Columbus Guards. and Mr.. Hardeman
has been captain OF the Floyd Rifles OF Macon
many years.
Brunswick Times-Advertiser: The Messrs
Hurn OF Mount Pleasant who have been
spending the summer on st. Simon have
thirty acres planted in LeConte pears at
Mount Pleasant, and have also a large pear
orchard at the Taylor place. six miles from
the city. They will do big shipping bust
ness this season, and have in contemplation
the formation of a stock company and the
erection of canning establishm eut at Mount
Pleasant. l.. X. Ashins will on the Mes,rs.
Hurn in the project. They propose to can
not only pears, but all other vegetables as
well, and their establishment will be one of
the largest in the south The Messrs 4turn
are English gentlemen, who have made
great success OF farming in Glynn county
The interstate colored firemans tourna-
ment tomorrow Will be the event OF the
week in Augusta, and it will be q great
day for the negroes. Eighteen or twenty
companies will be on hand from all parts OF
Georgia, South and North Carolina TO take
part in the tournament, (which VIII be held on
Broadway. The association raised 1928 in
gold, which will be given away in prizes
and will be holly contested for. The prem
ium list is: First race, first prize in tirst
test, 500; first race second prize in first
test, s65; second race, first prize SIX men
test, $50; second race, second prize, six men
test S25; individual race, $50 Yards first
prize Sl5; individual race, $50 yards second
prize, $40; hook and ladder first prize $40;
hook and ladder second prize, $50.