The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-15
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.

covers His ChiId-Ed. Hill Dies at
Punta Gordn From snake Bite-Le-
Wy County shows Up NTH NIon-
dixie Treasure BoN-Other Happen
ings of Minor Importance.
GEORGIA.
There are sea-en cases of smallpox in
Atlanta.
A New York hat factory will move its
business TO Atlanta.
Fitzgerald's battle for the Irwin county
court house has made things warm there.
Many Georgia papers faaFor putting the
convicts to road building, and all the re-
turns are not yet in.
Rome Argus: Georgia dc esn't need any
more Offices. Let the hungry politicians
make an honest living.
Miss Yuma Williams, daughter Of Mr..
Isaiah Williams, died at the home of her
parents several miles west of Cordele
Tuesday afternoon. She had suffered some
time with typhoid fever.
On account of Ill health for
the second time Rev, T. W.
o'Kelly has offered his resignation as pas
tor of the First Baptist church OF Crit
fin, and it has been accepted.
Benjamin spivey, the fireman for whom
a warrant for false registration was sworn
out before Judge Conner at Augusta on
Monday, waived the preliminary eXamna-
ton and was held for the grand jury IN
der a 5000 bond.
The timber business promises to open up
at Daren quite lively very soon. The
prosperity for a splendid season were new
er better. There is number of foreign
vessels on their way to Darien, to load
with sawn timber.
The Kappa Alpha Alumni Association
is preparing for a magnificent banquet, TO
be given at the Hotel Lanier. at Macon,
some day next week. The banquet will
be given complimentary TO the Kappa AL
pha chapter at Mercer.
Within the past month one Darien firm
has loaded four British steamships with
100000 superficial feet of sawed pitch pine
timber and deals 100000 feet to the boat.
At the present time there is big stock
on hand, probably 25,000000 feet.
The Dawson Dispatch was not publish
ed last week, Mr.. J. K. Jester, who has
had charge of that paper for the past
two or three months, having given il up.
its publication as soon as he can make
arrangements 10 do so.
Gwinnett Herald: There is a convict
now in the Georgia penitentiary who
claims to be q son of the military govern
or Of Berlin, and to have three brothers
who are officers in the German army. He
came to this county to seek fortune and
landed in prison as a criminal
A negro named Lewis King, who lives
near the line Of Worth and Dougherty
counties, became involved in a quarrel
with his wife Sunday His anger got be-
yond his control and he dealt the woman
q terrific blow upon the head with a piece
of iron, causing instant death. King has
been arrested and is now in Jail at Isa-
bella.
Monday. Oct 4, Mrs. Harry G. Under
man left four rings in a bathroom in the
Grand building. at Atlanta, and has since
seen nothing Of them. She reported the
matter TO the city detective bureau, and
although the detectives have made the
most earnest efforts to locate the jewery
or the person who has it, they have failed
so far to gain the slightest clew. The
rings were set with diamonds and sap
phires, were worth over 500.
Columbus Inquirer-Sun; The sentiment
IN ldNOI VI MI. " Nruilby JOIQdll lOI may
or seems to be practically unanimous on
every side and among all classes of citi-
zens outspoken expressions are heard in
favor Of Mr. Jordan. A great many peo-
pie express the belief that if he consent
ed to run he win have no opposition, and
that q board of aldermen composed of the
strongest business men of the town, can
easily be gotten to run on the ticket with
him.
Two hundred and sxty-seven students
have registered thus far at the state uni
versity. The parents of the college boys
are distributed among the following occu-
pations: Farmers Is, lawyers "A, mer-
chants, ~, doctors 10, teachers 6. There are
of those ia are church members and 8
non-members. There denominaIional
standing is: Methodists 100, Baptists 81.
Presbyterians 80. Episcopalians 80 Catho-
lies g. Christians 3, Jews 6. Lutherians l.
Onttarians /.
The supreme court at Atlanta heard,
Wednesday, argument in the case of c. T.
Belt. an ex-member of the legislature in
Burke county, who was convicted of lar
ceny after trust. Mr. Belt was the son
of a confederate colonel, and his family is
one of the most prominent in that Sec
ton OF Georgia. The prosecution arose
over the failure of Mr.. Belt to return the
proceeds Of some bonds intrusted to him
by lady. He contended that it was
loan, but the lady contended that II was
trust and the jury found him guilty.
Dawson News: Judge Griggs went up
to Atlanta yesterday to represent the
board of trade Of Dawson in another COM
plant before the state railroad commits
sion. The recent order OF the commission
that the freight rates to Dawson be equal
lied with those 10 Albany and Americas
has been complied with SO far as Albany
Is concerned, but discrimination i'm favor
of Americas is stin continued by the rail-
roads. 1t is 10 force the railroads to equal
lie Dawson's rates with those Of Amer-
Gus that this last case has been brought
before the commission. Dawson is in this
fight for her rights, and will not stop I'M
I'll she gets them.
The Monroe News has covered itself
with glory by accomplishing a feat which
but few weekly papers have the courage
to undertake. This weeks issue of that
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