The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-29
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

to Death on "a Shaft at Quincy.
Death of DIR. McNary of Pine Level.
OcaIa's city EIection-Orangc
County Orange Crop Greater Than
Estimated in the Early Summer.
GEORGIA.
A building boom is on al Yatesville.
All the crack wheelmen are arriving at
Atlanta.
Farmers in the Grange neighborhood
complain of very short crop of cotton.
Miss Martha Wheatley, of Americas, has
gone to New York to take position on
the staff of Bon Ton.
Mrs. BurreH A. Greene of the Warrior
district, near Macon, died suddenly while
sitting at her dinner table on Monday.
The waycross Herald has purchased the
franchise for selling papers at the Way
cross fair. The Morning News will be
among its list.
All the wiregrass editors have been in
vited to the Waycross fair, and they viii
all attend The fair has been widely ad-
Vertised by them.
The Clinch County News is a new paper
which has made its appearance at Homer
vile. Politically it is democratic. Moses
E. Tison is its editor, and its columns ore
Overlooking with Clinch county news.
Prof. r. E. L. Folsom, a graduate of
Emory college, has been engaged by the
trustees of the duBignon institute at HON.
erville to teach out the uneXpired term
caused by the resignation of Prof. Cain
Mrs. Henry Clay Fairman died Tues
day night at midnight at the residence, 1872
Capitol avenue, in Atlanta, after a linger-
ing Illness. Mrs. Fairman was the wife
of Henry Clay Fairman, a well-known
newspaper man, who was at one time edi-
tor of the Sunny South.
To-day has been set apart in Terrell
county for an election, in which every
white voter will have a chance to vote
either for or against a dispensary. The
voting will be done at every precinct In
the county. The negroes will not be al
lowed to vote in this election.
A game of foot ball viii be played at the
Central city park, Macon, Saturday after
noon between Mercer and the Techs of At
lanta. This viii be interesting, Is the two
teams are evenly matched. The Mercer
boys are training hard this week, and when
they go up against the boys from Atlanta
they will be in prime condition.
At a meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Masons at Macon, committee was APP
pointed to go before the Georgia legisla-
ture and if necessary have a bill passed
exempting the property of Masonic lodges
from taxation on the ground that they are
charitable institutions and should be class
ed with churches and others of like ma
ture.
Morris Waterman, who has interested
himself in trying to secure some good horse
racing for Macon, says that the business
men of Macon are not according him the
support that will be necessary TO secure
the races. Mr.. Waterman says he has
made thorough canvass of the city and
some of the business men and merchants
who would realize great sales from the
race meet, have not responded as gener-
ously as they should.
The marriage of Miss Julia Florida Col
lier and Mr.. Julian Harris occurred Tues
day evening at $50 o'clock at the residence
of the brides father, Hon. Charles A. Col
lier, in Atlanta. The ceremony was per-
formed by DR.. l. A. Hopkins, In the pres
ence of the relatives of the contracting
parties and a few intimate friends The
bride is a daughter of Mayor Collier, and
the groom is a son of Joel Chandler Harris
and holds a responsible position on the
Constitution.
Waycross correspondence: The st. lila
vineyard on the banks of the st. lila river
In Coffee county was planted sixteen years
ago by Mr.. Merrier, a Frenchman, who
lived in Waycross formerly, and planted the
Lott vineyard and has since died. The
vineyard is still cultivated and is a
profitable enterprise. 1t comprises over
1900 vines of the Concord Clinton. Salem,
Wilder Delaware, Prolific and Hartford
varieties There are also about 400 vines
of the yellow scuppernong. The vineyard
yields from one thousand to three thous-
and pounds of grapes for table use, be-
sides a quantity sufficient to make from
5000 to 400 gallons of unfermented wine.
The products are shipped to the northern
markets and wine refinerles 4. B. Mar
shall, a Scotchman, is the present owner,
having succeeded the late Mr.. Merrier.
Mr.. Marshall has spent over $4,000 on
Improvements in the vineyard and Is max
ing money out of his investment. The
wine cellars are unique. They are cut in
the brow of the rolling hills and have a
capacity for over 5000 gallons. Mr. Mar
shall's residence also contains wine room.
FLORIDA.
Forty-fve laborers from Macon, Ca, en-
ployed by Venable Bros, are en- route for
Key West.
DR.. Lewis of Kentucky has bought the
old Scarlet place in Maitland and is put
ting the house in readiness for his family.
a. E. Handley of Ocala has gone to
Hartshorn, where he will take charge of
the French Phosphate Companys bust
ness.
Cant. Sloan reports a good cron of or