The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-08
ITEMS IN THE THREE STATES.
GEORGIA FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

at Night ana " AibbeN ~ a. A'-'AN
of Men-Darien's Timber shipments
This Years Session OF the state
Agricultural society.
GEORGIA
Monroe county will appoint delegates 10
the silver convention on the ltth-
II is reported that the town council
of Washington has decided 10 TAX pl-
cycles $ per year
sscre-a-v Of the Interior Hoke smith
will address the people Of Dooly county On
the financial question at Cordeie on '9'S
The encarnpment and centennial celebra-
ton OF the Richmond Hussars OF augusta:
will commence tomorrow at o clock ana
end Friday night, the I'm
e s Starr a cabinet maker Of Atlanta
was Knocked from the track OF ms CeI ia
railroad by train in that cry SATURDAY
and NAV die from his injuries
TT Crawford Of ChattOoga county has
a sheep in his flock which has onlg Two
feet. Its hind feet seem 70 nave 1een S I,lt
on Just below the hook Joint, and II walks
on two feet. When ii stops II rests itself
on its stubs OF legs.
The police raidei an empty box car IN
The Georgia railroad yards al Atlanta FRI
DAY morning and arrested fourteen ne
Eroes all of whom were asleep IN ~ 1hey
RANGED in years and colOrs from - 20 -,
and from black 70 yellow. The gang were
arraigned IN police court anu given from
eight 10 thirty days each IN the stoekade-
The Monroe Cotton Mills Company was
Drganized al Monroe Friday. 3. ) walker
was unanimously elected PRESIDENT ana
George W. Felker vice PRESIDENT I lle
capital stock subscribed 10 date IS S.l,0N,
with fine prospects Of increasing II 10
$4,000. Work will be commences as soon
as the railroad can put IN the sldlns.
Prof J. 3. Hunnicut Of the University
of Georgia viii start out IN rev weeks
10 organize number OF farmers lnsL-
1utes. The section Of the state TO be COW
xrft he EUALnEEn
portions. Prof. Hunnicut Will organize
about ten institutes before his return
home. There are now sixteen institutes
of this kind IN Georgia.
The Northeastern railroad, now owned
and operated by the state, Is beng put IN
splendid repair and under the manage
ment Of State Agent r. K. Reaves, is more
than making expenses, even IN THIS dull
season. New ties are being put IN ana
the track well ballasted. one and hall
miles Of new steel rails have been laid Just
beyond MayesVille A new engine mas
been added 10 the assets Of the road.
one night last week a party Of men went
to the house of Erwin Hudson, White
man, who lives on John Webbs farm
two miles northeast of Alpharetta, and
took Hudson and his wife out and whipped
them. After the whipping was admins
q certain number of days upon penalty
of another lashing. It is said that mud
son is a harmless kind Of fellow ana why
the parties whipped him cannot be I'M
agined.
The work Of acadamizing the streets of
Columbus Is progressing as rapidly as
could be expected, with the limited amount
of labor that has been placed at the may
or's disposal for that purpose. The rock
crusher, which was purchased by the city
council a short time since, Is now IN opera
tion at the city's quarry, near Elat ROCK,
and car loads of macadam ready Tor use
are shipped into town daily. one OF the
main thoroughfares of the city has been
completed and the paving Of Broad street
is now in progress.
Darien Timber Gazette: During the past
month there was shipped from Darienl
coastwise and foreign, 12,Oz5,U2O 1eet OF
hewn and sawn timber and lumber; Ihere
will not be much business in. that line this
month, however, as the dul season Is on
During the month ending on the 5lst ulll-
mo, there was measured at the pubic
boom 100000 feet of square, soap ana
saWn timber. This does not include the
sawn timber and lumber which came In
during the month and was carried direct
to the private booms.
The city council of Macon met Friday
night to take action on the letter of George
Dole Wadley of June p, TO the council, an
nouncing his withdrawal from the sewer
contract, and a letter from stephen n.
Noble, announcing his willingness to pro
coed alone in building the sewers, The
council adopted a resolution declining TO
member of the firm of Noble Wadley
from any of his obligations or agreements
under the terms of the contract made with
reason for wanting to withdraw is in
ability to get along tremendously with
City Engineer. Wilcox. It is not known
how the complications will end.
Chief of Police Butner has engaged
Steinway han, on Cotton avenue, at Ma
con, in which to hold the state conven-
ton of chiefs of police, sheriffs and mar
shals of Georgia, which meets in Macon
next Wednesday, July 10. 1t is expected
that there viii be a large attendance OF
delegates. At the meeting of the Chiefs
IrnNnr q n constitution
bylaws committee will be received and
acted on and other business relating to the
perfection Of the organization will be
brought up for consideration. Another
feature of the meeting will be the recep-
ton and reading of the report Of the pro-
ceedings OF the recent convention of the
National Association of Chiefs of Police
of the United States and Canada, which
was recently held at Washington, d. c.
This years session of the State Agricul.
tural Society viii be held on Cumberland
and it will be important in many respects
The convention will be in session three
days-Aug. Is. IA and Is. An interes ting
programme has been prepared. Four OF
i've speakers of national fame will address
the gathering. Another important feature
of the convention viii be the refusal OF
President ]. o. Waddell TO allow the use
of his name for the Office of president OF
the society: Col. Waddell has appoin tee
the Hon. j. d. Frederick general vice
president to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of the lamented Hon. Walter T
Macarthur. He also appointed the Hon
Hamilton Yancey, vice president from the
Seventh congressional district, to fill the
vacancy caused by the removal OF Mai
Barnard to California.
Newman Herald and Advertiser: One
of the chief features of Thursdays festiv.
tiles was a singing contest between the
musical followers of Prof Jake Redwine
of Cedar Creek district, and Prof Wash
Phillips of the Fourth district, respective.
ly. The court house yard was set apart
for their use, and for three or four hours
they made the welkin fairly ring with
their homely melodies. Judge Persons
acted as umpire, and, after a careful com
parison of the vocal merits of the con.
lending forces, awarded the prize to Prof
Phillips. His decision was received with
yells of mingled delight and derision by
the two factions-with delight by the
Phillips party, with derision by RedwinC
and his followers. Prof. Redwine is very
Indignant, and says he was not treated
fairly by the Phillips crowd, nor by tht
Judge. He says Phillips was invited L
enter the contest early in the day, blu
declined. Redwine then gave a voluntary
exercise, lasting about two hours, anC
not until he was pretty well tagged out
did Phillips agree TO enter the lists
against him There seems to be some
Justice in Redwine's complaint, and il
order to fully establish his claims TO the
championship he has challenged Phillips
TO meet him again in Newman one week
from tomorrow. If Phillips doesn1
flicker Redwine says he will clean hin