The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rus OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

4sacon Undergoing Examination.
,ro Damage Suits Filed Against
As Georgia ROad-ManFs Hands
a st on by a Train on the SeabOard
"A y Line.
n GEORGIA.
n ore are fifty-seven ex-Confederate in
&Ns in Harris county pensioned; indI-
III list. q. There are also % widows
I'll draw pensions and number of new
$Ications have been filed.
xlar Elberton Saturday night, while
4lking through a railroad cut. j. w.
IN was overtaken by train on the Sea-
Nd He attempted to climb the en-
4rkment. when he fell back and the cars
II over his hands, cutting them both off.
all probability Muscogee county will
IN the lowest tax rate in the state OF
: lrgia this year. 1t win not exceed 20
<rts on the 800, this being decided upon
4 the County Commissioners of roads
N revenues in monthly session Satur-
IN Last year the rate was 81 cents
IN mills per 800.
Where are in Trion, according to the
a
Enumeration just completed by J. NJ. CO.
A. 536 children between the ages of Q
H. IS. OF these 264 are girls and 242
Nvs: there are 107 that are over 10 years
a and can't read. There are 40 over 10
ears that never attended a public school.
fbere are 10 children over 10 years old
Vino have never been to school day.
NJ. c. Richardson, by his attorney c. T.
aison of Atlanta. filed suit at Crawford
HE Saturday against the Georgia Rail-
4 bad claiming $4,000 damages for loss OF
II arm. Recently Mr.. Ladson also filed
case against the same railroad for Mrs.
i F. Strauss of Augusta, for alleged
lrongful killing of her husband at Rut-
lige last August, laying the damages at
aOOO.
An election occurred Saturday for the
corporation of a new town in Bib coun-
situated about one mile from Macon,
the Vineville district. The proposed
ew town is to be called Manchester, and
|nbraces territory of nineteen acres, in
|hich lies the Manchester cotton mills,
ne houses of the mill operatives and other
|roperty of the Manchester Mill Com
Fany.
The Macon local board of fire under
riters extends an invitation through the
anta Insurance Exchange to all fire I'M
erwriters in this state to meet in conven-
ion at Macon March % and %, 1898. The
convention will be held in the rooms of the
,hamber of Commerce. The object of the
is for the protection of and
he general welfare of insurance agents,
IT, better policy forms, equalization of
ates, etc.
NJ f. C. Listoe of ST. Paul, Mimi, is at
,ordele, organizing a colony to be owned
md managed by the Danish-Norwegian
Press Association, who visited Cordele
everal weeks ago. The colony will be To-
ated about three miles east of the city,
m the line of the Georgia and Alabama
Railroad They propose TO open up 1000
here's of land, to begin with, and settle up
NTH thrifty people from the Northwest.
Pie land has been purchased and arrange
nents for erecting suitable buildings and
boring of wells and arranging railroad de-
bot and postoffice.
Maj. Leigh Chalmers of Washington, D.
E., and Gen. C. w. Pavey of Mount Yer
on ILL.,, arrived in Macon Saturday night,
Rhere they will remain week examining
|he offices of the United States commits
Eoners and United States marshal. They
ae agents of the United States depart
nent Of justice at Washington. They are
making a tour of the South. examining
ihe different offices, as mentioned above.
They not only examine the manner In
which the offices are conducted, but they
look into the general character and social
Standing of the officers themselves. They
report all offices in excellent condition
Wherever they have examined.
Atlanta Constitution: The officers of the
orphans homes of Georgia, North and
South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee
have been invited TO hold a conference IN
Atlanta March % to 25. Distinguished
Speakers and workers from all the homes
VIII be present. The Bethesda Orphan
age, in Savannah, under the able presi-
oency Of Col. j. II. Estill, of the Morn
ing News, is the Oldest orphanage in the
United States and in America. 1t was
founded in 1850 by George Whitfield and is
now liS years old. 1t gives shelter to more
Than 100 boys, and has blessed the state
WIN thousands of noble men, one of them
rising to the Governors chair In Sa-
'annah the girls home, under the care
~ Mrs. Bragg, is doing very successful
work