The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-31


There is some talk of calling a bond
election early in next year in Athens, and
it is believed that the vote will be favora-
bic 10 the issuance of bonds.
The nuptia7s of Mr. Philip B. Hofmayer
and Miss Lillye Enrich were celebrated at
the Jewish Temple, at Albany, corner of
jefferson and Commerce streets. at noon
Wednesday.
There win be an unusual amount of tax
f. fas issued in Colquitt county this year.
There are in the neighborhood of "a, 900 re-
naming on the books which is more than
double the amount unpaid at this time last
year.
A man by the name of StaIworth. with a
crowd of three or tour families of negroes
from North Carolina, passed through
Dublin Monday on his way to Telfair
county, where he will run an extensive
farm
Dublin Dispatch-Dublin may congratu-
late itself that it was not the scene of
single Christmas casualty. In nearly ev-
cry other city in the state there were ac-
cidents, murders and mysterious crimes in
abundance.
With its issue of Monday the Column
bus Ledger passed into the hands of
AIessrs. Harry A. Wilkinson and P W.
Page Mr.. Wilkinson is editor-in-chief
and Mr.. Paige business manager. Mr..
Wilkinson has for several years been con-
nected with the Associated Press at At
lanta and other places, and he is a cap
able newspaper writer, and will be at
home in his new field. Mr.. Page has been
.'.r,c tIae 7 oler for inc
A reunion banquet will be given by the
members of the Chi Phi fraternity next
Monday evening at the Aragon in Atlanta
at which a number of the most prominent
men in the state will be present and re-
epond to toasts The dinner of the fra
ternity men will be unique and memorable
for the reason that it win bring together
men of every profession an the statement
hers of the Same Greek. letter fraternity
al college who since leaving school have
met together occasionally in reunion
Monday afternoon at Winterville, a lit
tie 10-year-old boy named Giles a grand
son of the late Rev John w Knight, was
painfully injured by the explosion Of
cannon cracker. He had hardly picked up
a big lighted cracker ere il exploded with
terrific force. The little boys hand was
almost blown off by the force of the pow
der in the cannon cracker, and for while
it was feared that an amputation of the
hand would be necessary. The hand will
probably be saved, although it is terribly
mutilated.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: Chow Fury.
the Columbus celestial, who is home from
China, is the proud possessor of a cert-
fcate from a Pacific coast official to the
effect that he is entitled to the privileges
of Twin In
giving it being elbows return TO this
country, Chow wouldn't take anything
for the precious piece of paper When he
left Columbus on his long journey he bore
recommendation from Chief of Police
Williams. The Columbus Cinnamon are
great friends Of the chiefs, by the way
and nearly every Christmas make him
some nice present
Congressman w G. Brautley represent
tative of the Eleventh district Is spending
several days of his vacation at home with
relatives and friends. Congressman
Brantley is not a believer in expansion
and Imperialism. Among other things he
said in an interview the other day: With
no outlying territory like these islands to
maintain and protect, but with all our
country one compact solid body, the COM
bined armies of the earth could never
successfully invade the United States, and
war would never come to us except at our
will, but all outlying territory must nee
essarily be a constant source of danger"
Jim Rutledge, a negro boy about 90
years old. has been arrested in LAGRANGE
charged with the offense of having burned
Mr. w. p Edmondson's barn, with all his
corn and hay, Wednesday night The pre-
liminary trial has not been held yet, but
the prosecutor says he will be able TO
show that tracks of a person in stocking
feet led off from the burning building
across a wheat patch to wire fence
where the party in going through the
wires snagged his coat and left hanging a
piece of it about as large as two fingers.
The piece taken from the wires is said to
correspond in color and in size with a
hole in Jim Rutledges coat.