The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-23
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

State Board of Pharmacy After the
Sellers of AduIterated Drugs-A
Remarkable Bright tud II
Among, This Years Graduates at
the State University-A Movement
on Foot to Abolish the Public
School System at Dawson.
GEORGIA.
Fraternal Lodge No. 81, F. & A NJ, will
lay at McDonough tomorrow the corner
stone Of its new building.
The teachers of Clarke and Oglethorpe
counties are holding an institute at Win
terville. There are about sixty teachers
in attendance.
A small blaze in East Athens Sunday
night destroyed the tenement house be-
longing to Robert Chapel. The loss
amounts to $500.
Mrs. Margaret Jordan, highly esteem
ed lady living four miles from Boston, was
found dead in her bed Sunday when the
family went to call her to breakfast.
The state board Of pharmacy is after vi
olators of the law against the adultera-
zion of medicines and will make it warm
for apothecaries who dispense drugs with
out license.
Mrs. T. r. r. Cobb of Athens continues
dangerously i'll, and the gravest alarm is
felt for her. With her are her daughters,
Mrs Hoke Smith and Mrs. Henry R. Jack
son Of Atlanta, and Mrs. A. S. Hull of
Athens.
Notice has been given that a bill will be
introduced at the next meeting of the leg
islature, to abolish the public schools of
Dawson. 4 number Of well-known citi-
Zens and tax payers ire at the head of the
movement.
Gov. Atkinson has appointed Prof. S.
W. McCallie to represent the state at the
great international gold mining conven-
ton which meets at Denver in July. Prof
McCallie is assistant state geologist He
will read a paper on Georgia gold at the
convention.
The Georgia and Alabama railway is ad-
vertising a low rate excursion from all
points on the line TO Savannah June 25
and it is rumored that as an inducement
to encourage liberal patronage, an iced re-
frigerator car will be attached to the
train, loaded with 800 fine, large water
melons for the free use Of the excursion
lists.
The United States court Of appeals, in
session at New Orleans, Judges Pardee,
Mccormick and Maxey, presiding, has rem
dered decision upon the suit of Maier &
Berkele, the vel, known jewelry firm OF
Atlanta against the Mercantile Agency of
r. G. Dun & Co. The decision maintains
r. G. Dun & Co., and declares that the al
legged damaging publication or report of
Maier & Berkele made by Dun & Co., Is
not a cause for legal action, thus sustain
ing the demurrer filed by r. G. Dun & Co.,
TO the original suit of Maier & Berkele.
Thomas B. Conner of Gainesville, who
graduated at the state university a few
days ago, is a young man of remarkable
powers of intellect. He entered the fresh
man Class a Mercer a few years since and
averaged 100 in all his studies throughout
the year. At the university he led his
class in both junior and senior years. This
year he took every prize within his reach
He took the prize for Bible study offered
while Rev. c. A. Young was conducting
Bible lectures here. He took the only senior
essayists place. He roped in the
ready writer's medal offered by DR.. b. F.
Riley. He captured the two Wilcox prizes
of $50 in gold each for highest grade In
French and German and capped the climax
by taking first honor in the bachelor of
arts course.