The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-06
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
GEORGIA.


d. G. Thaxton, formerly editor of the
Dublin Courier. has taken charge of the
jackson Times.
The Masons of Franklin are considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of erecting handsome
temple in that city.
Mai. George Butler has accepted POSI-
ton with the Cordele Sentinel. He win
be the local editor of that paper.
Jerry slade, a prominent citizen living
near Ebenezer, died Friday afternoon at
his home. He had been i'll for several
months.
Ryals' bridge on the Ohoopee river was
wrecked by the high waters of last week
The Shepard bridge was also threatened
with destruction.
Troup county has several cases Of small
pox, it is said and the Franklin News
and Banner is urging that that city should
institute a compulsory application Of vac
cine.
Jim Smith, who was convicted at the
March term of the Coweta Superior Court
but who subsequently escaped from Jail.
was recaptured by the sheriff and has
been landed in the penitentiary.
Blake W. Godfrey of Gainesville is the
new secretary for the Young Mems Chris
tan Association at Athens. He has en-
tered upon his duties, and the members are
anticipating some very effective work OF
him.
At a mass meeting of Taliaferro county
Democrats Wednesday the following tick
ct was nominated: w. r. Reid for legis-
lature c. H. Golucke for clerk, w. w.
Bird for treas urer W. O. Wright for tax
collector, r. L. Neazey for tax receiver,
H. II. Flynt for coroner, s. J. Jones, Jr.,
for surveyor.
Miss Adde Paylor died suddenly Friday
night at the residence of J. w. Paylor,
a few miles from Cordele. DR.. Smith was
called to see the lady Friday night, but
she had died before he reached her 1t
is said that Miss Paylor was believer
in faith cure and refused the attendance
of physician upon her when sick. She
was formerly Of South Carolina.
Edward C. Flanagan, DeKalb's double
murderer, is wasting away in the Fulton
county jail at Atlanta, and unless the
mills of justice grind fast and crush him,
disease and starvation viii steal the vic
tim twice allotted to the gallows. tlana-
gan is physical wreck and is fast losing
what little vitality he has. He eats little
or nothing. and is in a state of despon-
deney. He has lost all hope of life, and
would prefer to die by starvation than to
swing by the neck on a rope adjusted by
the DeKalb county hangman.
Macon Telegraph: One of the most
ingenious as well as useful contrivances
exer invented is a clock with attachments
that not only wake a person at night, but
also strikes a light in the room and kindle
fire The clock is the invention of Mr.
Thomas w. Hunt of Macon, and is certain
to become a household necessity. If a per-
son wants to get up at 1880 O'Clock m the
morning, all that is necessary is to set
the alarm on the clock for that hour and
adjust the light and fire attachments.
Promptly at $3.50 the alarm win awake
the sleeper, light a candle that is attach
ed and kndle fire in the CRATE The clock
works perfectly and Mr. Hunt has already
sold the state right for their sale in
number of states
Elberton Star: A visit to the lovely SUI
burban home of Mrs. Alice w. Hester is
sufficient to tell one it Is poets retreat.
The lover of nature revel in the beauties
thereof to the hearts content. 1t is by
far the prettiest spot in Elberton; verit-
able paradise, so to speak, upon which to
rest the eye. Situated upon mound of
picturesque loneliness and surrounded
by plants and flowers, shrubbery and
tropical fruit trees, it Is indeed an ideal
home; just such a one, in fact, as one
would draw in Imagination as the abid-
ing place of the gifted poetess who lives
there. Mrs. Hester is poet by nature,
and her home surroundings are in SYM
pathetic keeping Herewith. In the Ian
guage of song There is no place like
home" and especially in this applicable
TO this particular home.