The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ans of THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS.
,, of the Houston County Pri-
morv-InteriOr Compress Associn-
,iou wrestling With the Round
EpoIe PrObIem-Ladies OF Orlando
forcanize n Chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the Cenfederacy.
4 GEORGIA.
me eighth annual reunion of the Confed-
te veterans will be held in Atlanta, July
4 d, % and %.
new postoflce has been established in
owah district near Reynolds Bend in
r,5 county. 1t has been named London,
IN W. A. Redmond is postmaster.
rbe school of instruction for the hospital
ms of the department of the Gulf has
n ordered removed from Fort Sam
Hnston to Fort Mcpherson, at Atlanta.
pev John Gass of Little Rock, Ark,
n accented a call from st. Luke's Epis-
H. Church at Atlanta, and will enter
4on his duties as rector on the second
1nday in June.
jrbe depot of the Blue Ridge and At
Irbc railroad at Demorest, was entered
burglars Wednesday night, and the
hket case, containing all the tickets IN
Aock. was stolen.
Nv w. Pace of Albany, was badly injured
hednesday by runaway team running in
his buggy and throwing him out. He
Es,ained two bad cuts in his head, and his
In and side were badly bruised.
The Porterdale cotton mills AT Covington
ye let the contract for an addition to
sr mill to cost $4,000. The new mill will
twice as large as the present one. and
run 1900 spindles and give employ
hat to 500 more hands
President Jere M. Pound has announced
programme for the Gordon Institute
announcement. at GAINESVILLE, beginning
NrIav evening, June 10, and ending We'd
Nsdav evening. June 10. The programme
an interesting and attractive one.
Newton county went dry last week by a
han majority and the whisky people i'm
kdately served notice of a contest. The
\ Sc came up before Judge Belcher and
IA election was declared illegal on tech
Walty. and a new election will be held
n decide the question.
4Dr G. W. Gardner and w. A. Taylor
Marged with assault to murder, are on
Ill., in the Superior Court of Douglas
Hunty. w. A. Taylor, a citizen of some
llth and prominence in Douglas county
Hcharged Win criminal assault on his
Wung stepdaughter, Miss Maggie Mcclure,
Vii attempting 10 conceal his infamy by
Mminal means by DIR. w. G. Gardner Of
Manta, who has already served one term
the penitentiary for a similar crime.
Tie following were the successful can
Nates in the Houston county primary:
representatives., w. S. King and ]. P.
Nncan; clerk Superior Court, NJ. A. Ed
n rds; sheriff, NJ. L. Cooper; tax collector,
R. Miller; tax receiver, B. T. Stafford;
asurer, c. E. Gilbert; surveyor G. w.
len; coroner, A. B. Schnling commits
#Eners, L. F. Cater, Perry; F. Q. Miller,
u pr, Valley; G. M. 7. Fragin, Bonaire; j..
III Hodge, Henderson; Zack Hays, Pow
Nsyle Total vote of county, 1851.
The annual meeting of the Interior Com
ess Association was held at Atlanta
II ednesday, and a number of gentlemen
kre present representing compress COM
tnes which handle about one-fifth of the
u ton crop. The amount of capital rep
&sented is over s., 100000; the number of
les compressed is not less than 100000.
p following gentlemen were appointed a
Mmmlttee to consider the round bale
pblem: ]. w. Lapsley, Admission; w. P.
Nmsrong. Selma; F. B. Fisk, Montgom-
J. B. Doughty, Augusta; l. B. Eng
Macon; ]. c. Webb, Demopolis, Ala.
III Mr. Sloan, Augusta.