The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-23
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PHOTOGRAPHED.

Atlnuta's Ladies strike BACK at the
Men Who Make Nuisnnces of Them
selves in the Theater - Columbus
Defeats the Bond Issue Plan
Northern Merchants Buying Up che
Orange Crop-Enterprising west
crn settlers In Leon - 4 Party 0i
Carolina Whitecappers After Nor
mons.
GEORGIA
The Baker Silver Band of Warrenton
has been reorganized.
Sullmore is to have a newspaper. Edi-
tor Carter will be at the helm
]. w. Rounsaviile VIII erect handsome
brick block opposite the Armstrong hotel
in Rome.
Mr.. S. N. Inman will be urged to accept
the presidency Of the Atlanta Consolidated
Street Railway company.
Ex-Tax Collector J. F. Norris of Johnson
county is several hundred dollars behind
with the countys funds.
Editor Crum of the Vienna Progress
has four libel suits on hand. He is evil
IDENTIFY an enterprising newspaper man.
Augustus business men have readily
adopted the suggestion to run a series of
excursions to the city for the benefit of
the country trade.
Eighty thousand dollars has been paid
out for wheat raised in and around Adairs-
Vile besides leaving over 10000 bushels
waiting for rise in the market.
Dalton Argus: Frank summerour got
hold Of record-breaking peach Of the
White English variety this week, bought
from a Murray farmer. 1t measured
eleven inches and weighed twelve ounces.
swainsboro Pine Forest: If Swainsboro
does not build a large hotel or do some
thing else. Stillmore will knock the shine
off of her. The Canoochee at Sdllmore
is the finest tourists hotel in Wiregrass
Georgia.
Triton is entitled to congratulations.
TIE Gazette says: Doubling the value of
the -s~able property of a district in three
years is doing pretty well, isn't IT, under
any circumstances? That's what Triton
has done"
Dalton Argus; Georgia preacher has
recently been lecturing on heathenism in
foreign lands AS Rev. Mark Matthews
would say. he is going long way to
hunt game, when he could kill more
nearer home.
Three negroes engaged in a shooting
match at Callahans stir near Blakely last
week. After the smoke had cleared away
on the ground was found one dead negro
and one MORALLY wounded The third one
made for the swamp and is still at large.
Abbevine Chronicle: There is always a
efficiency of money in the country for
the man who has surplus of something
that everybody wants to buy. but the fell
low who has nothing TO sell generally
finds the currency somewhat contracted.
Last week the grand jury of Hancock
county recommended the adoption Of the
new system Of working roads by taxation.
Green county has recently purchased
twelve mules and the other necessary out
fit and put the system into vigorous ef-
feet.
Two residents OF Atlanta may come in
for share Of the enormous fortune left
by the late Jacob c. Davis of California
They are Mrs. w Hillyer Ragsdale, who
was Miss Willie Frank Davis. and Harry
+. Davis. The deceased millionaire is said
to be their uncle.
The friends of Mr.. f. r. Eubanks, Of
Augusta. are much concerned about him
He has been missing from his home and
usual haunts for some time. 1t is alleged
that he gave expression when he was last
seen to threats against himself to commit
suicide. You will find my body in the wa
ter" he is alleged to have said.
warrenton Clipper: p. b. Walker, man
ager of the Georgia Peach Nursery Com
pany, sold on yesterday the largest bill
of fruit trees ever sold to one party in
Middle Georgia. 3. l.. and J. II. Battle
peach trees. which they propose to set
near Barnett, Ga, on the Georgia rail-
road. This section of the county is well
adapted to fruit growing. some claiming
that 1t is above the frost point.
The ladies Of Atlanta have accepted the
hat ordinance in good faith but many of
them want to be heard by the city council
on a nuisance, which, they claim, is worse
than the ponderous headgear They want
the city council TO pass an ordinance pro-
hibiting men from leaving their seats dur
ing the acts Of a performance. They claim
that their dresses are stepped on and that
they are put to considerable trouble in get
ting up and down TO let the men leave the
seats.
Columbus Ledger: All Sullivan, negro
tramp was fatally injured on the Southern
railway near Nebula last night lie was
stealing a ride on down coming
extra freight, and IL was while the train
was maneuvering about that he was killed.
He had laid down on the track by some
Goals, drawn from the engine. and it is
supposed that he had fallen asleep when
run over. one Of his legs was cut of and
the other was horribly mangled. Sullivan
was brought down 20 the city on the train,
arriving here early this morning.
In the election 20 authorize the issue OF
$500 Of bonds by the city OF Columbus.
the proposition was defeated by a large
vote. IL was the second time the item had
been voted upon. The first time was some
months ago, In "A lump with some other
items. making a total Of $4,000 The bonds
were defeated I'm that election. Later tho
council decided " the court house bonds
were voted on separately they might be
carried. This View Of Ia was not sustained
by yesterday election. however The pro-
blcm the city fathers must now consider
is how the money can be raised 90 pay OF
tho debt. The contractor has been pad
for his work the money FOR the purpose
having been borrowed boy the city. and