The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-06


ment on Foot in Educational Cir
cIes-Mud From BrunSwick's Bar
Believed 10 Possess Valuable Quail
ItIcs-A Bill 10 Regulate the sale of
Oicomarsarine and other Imita-
tions Of Butter.
GEORGIA
The cotton men Of Athens have de-
cided to re-establish the Athens Cotton
Exchange.
Sister Mary I.ourdes nee Miss Margaret
Dolsn of Boston Mass. died at St. Mary's
convent at Augusta Friday night.
Mrs. IL u. u. StratOn, wife of Rev. H
y. d. Straton, is critically III al her
home on Houston street, Atlanta.
William :. Briscoe. a highly respected
and prominent citizen of Walton county,
died Thursday He was b5 years OF age
and leaves "A family.
Mrs. 7. : Sharman died Thursday night
al - o'clock. al her home at Ihomaston,
after an illness of two weeks. She was the
wife of Judge T. $. Sharman-
At Busuck station Thursday Major
Downs was accidentally shot by George
Mitchell Downs IS not expected TO live.
Both young men are prominent
John smith. who lives about two miles
from Athens. was seized few days ago
with violent case OF hiccoughs. They
could not be checked, and he soon died.
Dr. George Brown, president of the
Alumni Association Of the Southern Med
"A
ing. Of the association, to be held at the
college on Oct. Is.
There viii be offered at the approaching
session of the legislature a bill to regu-
late the sale Of oleomargarine and other
limitations OF butter, and prevent their be-
ing sold as butter.
DR.. j. c. Solomon, who was called TO
the pastorate Of the Baptist church at
Dublin has accepted a call and will preach
his inatory sermon on Oct. 13. DR.. Solo
mon is from Macon.
Rev. Robert Adams. for more than six
years pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Americas, will shortly lender his resig-
nation TO accept a unanimous call from
the church In Laurens, S. c.
Col. Goodyear will send a piece Of the
peculiar hard mud found in such large
quantities on the Brunswick bar to the
state geologist for analysis. 1t is believed
that II possesses valuable qualities.
A mortgage for 800 given by w. ]. Bag
by on the stock of goods in his store at
Atlanta to Mayson & Hill was foreclosed
The mortgage covers everything in the
stock OF tobacco, cigars, pipes and other
such goods.
The Oconee Enterprise says that Scent
cotton caught our farmers with more to
eat on the farm than they have had since
the war. CflDs or corn, barrels Of syrup
Dusheis OF potatoes as numerous as sands
on the seashore, fine hogs and plenty OF
them.
An Ohio colony Of home-seekers win ar
rive in Athens Oct. u. They will be en-
tertained while there by the Commercial
Club and prominent citizens of the coun-
~ VIII show them valuable real estate
and farming property in the different sec
tiOns of Clarke.
The store of Thomas Triton Of Isabella
Court House was broken open
known parties, who stole about sew
enty-nve pairs Of trousers, several pairs
OF shoes and other articles that are usual
~ Kept IN country store.
A subscription list is being circulated
al brunswick 10 raise the money neces-
sary 70 pay the preliminary expenses of |
big revival meeting. The plan includes |
mammoth tent, la Culpepper, a fla |
nous evangelist, a prominent choral |
leader, and a waking up time generally.
ID. H. Dougherty who failed in BUSH
ness az Atlanta some months ago. will
open a dry goods store in the course OF
TWO weeks at the stand formerly occu-
ped BY The fair. Mr.. Dougherty will
n nays 70 i,,ss,.ii9 WITH him Murphy
De known as Dougherty 4 Murphy.
Miss Lucy. the only daughter of George
". Hin, wealthy Murray county plan
Ter, was found dead on the roadside
Thursday afternoon. She was out horse
back riding, and 1t is supposed that she
was thrown of The horse came home rid
erless. Her brother went to search for
her, and found her body, face downward
mile from home.
notice of temporary Injunction has
Dsen served on the county commissioners
OF Blbb county, restraining them from
selling the lands of the Ocmulgee Land
ana improvement Company, recently ad-
Nerused for sale for taxes, the one Years
time having expired since the county
Doueht the lands at sheriff's sale The
peeVittlon Ior Injunction was filed by heirs
Oct. y. 'oi 'o'rt On
Mrs. T.. c. Mcdaniel, wife of the late
yiv, N. Mcdaniel .I5s sr. and mother of Sam
" lkes ana stepmother of eX-Cfov Henry
McDaniel and /. 0. Mcdaniel, Jr., died
az the residence of the latter at Altoona
rlQay. Mrs Mcdaniel was 81 wears Of
age, She married Col Samuel l. Wilkes
ol ANDERSON, ;. C., and became a widow
when ne fell at the first battle of Manas
sss; IA later years she married j. q.
Mcdaniel, whom she survived
Municipal politics at Athens are auieter
s slis year man they have been for many
year years past For the office of mayor,
Exchange Bank OF Athens. is pitted
against y. r. Vincent, president Of the
Athens Savings Bank j. II. Dodtson iS
q candidate for alderman in the First
ward; no candidate yet announced in the
second; Prof. ID. c. Barrow in the Third
Fourth ward.
Mrs. Fort, mother of j. S Fort. the
young man sentenced at Brunswick to
one year IN the penitentary, for larceny
atter trust, al the last term of superior
court, is circulating a petition for her
ssqn $ pardon. Fort is in the camp on st.
Mary river, near Okefinokee swamp.
ana mas been reduced TO the condition Of
an nNaid by the eXactions of penlten-
tiary discipline. The petition has
large number of signers.
The farmers Institutes. started about
four years since by Dr. H. c. White ana
Prof J. b. Hunnicutt of Athens, have
proved TO be such advantageous organi-
cations for the farmers that there Is
quite demand for them all over the
state. They have ineulcated better and
more profitable ideas of farming Wherever
they have been established Prof. Hun
nicutt. within the past few days has re-
ceiNed I'VE telegrams from different
points in Georgia asking him 20 Come
and organize institutes.
Eastman Times: JEFF Holder, who lives
just over the line in Laurens county upon
gong out of the house a few mornings
since found his dog with litter of puD-
pies. just a little further he came upon
his favorite SOW with thirteen fine pigs
Upon making an Investigation Mir
Mulls discovered that the sow
could only raise ten of the pigs
and, as he was very anxious to raise them
all he hit upon, the following novel plan
and proceeded to put it into execution.
lie killed the puppies and gave three pigs
to the dog. She gratefully received them
and they are getting along splendidly with
their dog mother.