The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-08
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRA

IN PARAGRAPH.
Success of an Atlanta Lady's Liter
AIRY enture--SIa cons Trade Cnrni-
vaI-PerrS Turns Preacher-A Big
Cotton Platform in Aususta-i
Persistent Suicide-ChnrEes With
drawn Against Treasurer Whidden
of De soto. FIa-HypnOtism as an
Aid to Dentistry.
GEORGIA
The railroad ticket brokers in Atlanta
say that they see no evidences Of an i'm
pending war from the roads.
John Temple Graves says. THE renais,
sance of southern oratory has come, and
we have much to rejoice over. and even
more 10 expect.
Two gentlemen in Waycross have start
ed a subscription list for the purpose of
buying two more medals 10 be quarterly
contested for by the Rifles at their rife
range.
Augusta Herald: THE cotton platform
butt at the gates of the cotton warehouse
and congresses on the banks of the
Savannah river. by the Charleston and
Western Carolina railroad. is the largest
In the world being 100 feet .ong and 20
feet wide, covering an area Of 6S.000 square
feet"
Clayton superior court convened on Mon
day. 1t is very probable that Mccullough,
the alleged WIFE murderer will be tried.
Mccullough is now in the JonesborO jail.
It is said some additional evidence will be
Introduced against him OF a sensational
nature. At the last trial mistrial was
declared.
The Presbyterian synod of Georgia will
meet in Rome ca Nov 10. There will be
more than 100 members present The
opening sermon will be preached by Rev
DR. s. L. Morris of Macon. Several
prominent ministers viii attend the synod
as visitors. representing the different com
munities of the church.
Mob.ey Oliver. young man 10 years old,
shot and probably MORALLY wounded
Floyd Bagsby, another boy Of the same
age few days ago near Hawkinsville.
They had a personal encounter over a
previous misunderstanding and Bagsby
seemed to be getting the best of the fight
when Oliver drew his pistol and fired five
shots at Bagsby, one taking effect in the
bowels.
Preparations are wei under way in Ma
con for the big trades display and sports
to be given on Oct. il and r. under the
auspices Of the Central City Carnival As
ISOLATION a Central City park One of the
principal features of the entertainment
will be the head-end collision between two
locomotives. On the evening OF Oct II
a state ball Will be given at the Volun-
teers' armory.
THE Lowell Of the South" is the proud
title given by Augusta people to their
fiourishing city, and it is hardly a mis-
homer. 1t is the second largest inland
cotton market in the world, handling be-
tween 10000 and 100000 bales annually.an
Of this quantity its own mills may use
10000 bales this year. Its fourteen mills
resound with the hum and whir of nearly
10000 spndles.
Agent George A. seagle of the United
States fish commission, has returned from
Warm Springs, where ne went several days
ago TO inspect Cold Spring, near that
place, for the purpose of looking into its
ntness to establish a hatchery there. Mr..
Seagle said that Cold Springs was a most
excellent place and was admirably adaDt-
cd TO the needs of a hatchery The flow
OF clear, cool water is about 1900 gallons
per minute.
Miss Lizzie o. Thomas of florida. who
has resided in Atlanta for the past seven
year, has left to take a journey of 9O0o
nliies and TO be gone for five years or more
MISS Thomas goes to Hiroshima. Japan.
10 take charge Of the large missionary
schooi at that pace. She leaves friends
ana relatives to devote five years of her
ne 10 this good work. She is under the
direction of the Methodist Episconal
church' south and her labors come under
the head Of foreign mission work
Atlanta Journal: 1t is not often that
the success of a new play in New York
y a matter Of personal interest to the
people OF Atlanta, but this is the case
WIN Southern Romance" produced
at the Fifth Avenue theater Satnrda,,
night Southern Romance" is a drs.
matlzation Of the novel, In Gods Conn
ny ~, py mrs. Dolly Higbee Geppert. Of
this CITY, and the unanimous verdict ~
the metropolitan papers that il is a dis
unct aad unmistakable success is a source
OF prize to all Atiantians and Of peculiar
pleasure and qualification TO the many
Irlends Of Mr.. and Mrs. GeDDert