The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-21
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PARAGRAPHED.

out Oh lOEEuA AsaAA -
ties-Crop Outlook Brighten Adj
vance in the Price of Phosphate
RocL-Agent of big Cotton MIL
in New England Prospecting for "a
Location in Georgia.
GEORGIA.
Judge Dan NJ. Franklin. Ordinary Of
Fayette county, died at his home at Fay
etteville Friday night.
w. L. Perkins of Cairo has moved his
family to Tallahassee, Fla, where he will
engage in the mercantile business.
A large shcool building which belonged
to the negroes was burned in South La
Grange Friday morning at O'Clock. There
was no insurance.
A good fruit crop is practically assured
In Sumter county, provided a late freeze
does not nip the young buds Peach. pear
and plum trees are now in full bloom
Application has been made in Bibb Su-
perior Court for charter for the Massee
Lumber Company of Macon. The capital
stock of the company is $4,000. The men,
bers of the company are II. i. Ermlnger,
W. ]. Massee and w. II. Woodson.
Jesse Starlight, a negro, was run over
end instanctIy killed at Americas Friday
night by a Georgia and Alabama freight
train. The supposltion is that Starlight was
stealing a ride and in trying TO get off the
trucks was ground beneath the wheels.
Charles l. Branan, one of the candi-
dates for Congress from the Fifth dis
trict. has sold out his interest in the Bran
on Bros Company to his brother, j. c.
A Branan. Mr. Branan's withdrawal
from the business was made in order to
allow him to devote all of his time to his
campaign.
Col. c. c. Sanders engaged men to build
a pasture fence just below his house al
Gainesville. To build this fence it was
necessary to dig 100 post-holes about one
foot square, and while digging them they
unearthed forty-eght snakes one seor-
pion and one spider, all of the most pois-
onous varieties.
The Aragon Hotel at Atlanta will 60
under new management on May A. James
Z. Hickey, the present manager, will leave
the hotel at that time, and George W.
Collier, Jr., win take charge. His father
owns the building. Mr. Collier, Jr., is but
q years old, and will be the youngest
hotel manager in the country.
e. 3. Smith, travelling salesman for the
Smith-Courtney Company, dealers in mill
supplies, was found dead in bed in his
room at the Virginia House at Newman
Saturday. After investigation the jury
returned a verdict thai the deceased came
to his death from an attack of asthma
complicated by heart trouble.
Mr.. Best, the Southern industrial agent
has just been at Powder Springs with a
representative of one of the oldest and
largest New England cotton mills, who is
seeking desirable location for their i'm.
mense plant. He does not wish his com
pany to be known, as 1t would complicate
business, but is undoubtedly in earnest
and their plant will be moved south in q
short while The mill employs $500 oper-
atives.
Ortiz Stein is still confined to his room
at the Kimball House, nervous prostra.
ton having followed Judge Berry's as
sault on him. Judge Berry will probably
be tried before the recorder the Latter
part of this week II Is understood he viii
enter plea of guilty 10 the charge Of
disorderly conduct, but the recorder will
probably go into ...e merits of the cas-,
for the purpose of ascertaining what tbs
amount of the fine should be.
The official call for the assembling of tn,
Association of Medical officers, Surgeon.
and Assistant Surgeons of the Confeder
ate States Army and Navy at the re-
union of the United Confederate Veterans
has been issued and will be sent out e
the press of the country this week. Thi
Is the first time the association has me
at reunion of the veterans and adds /,
that important event an interesting feat
ure. The association is quite large on,
ana mas been in existence for some time
II mas met at times during each yea
ana held reunions of it's own. but ii is IN
tended this year to have the largest an,
most entertaining reunion that the asso
citation has yet held.