The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-07

tHE.UHNtA
The country stores are getting in their
supplies Of Christmas uicknacks. and eel
socks and bandauas viii soon, no doubt,
have a wide circulation.
The Augusta mill operatives express
themselves as more determined than ever
10 continue their strike until their de-
mands are acce,icd TO- They have been
out now more than two weeks.
The Macon and Indian Spring Street
Railway Company has commenced work
on the new electric plant that is 70 fur
nish the city with light The plant will
be built on the banks OF the Ocmulgee
river near Spring street.
Cherokee Advance: There Is no
more toll required from any who cross
the iron bridge across the Etowah river
at Canton. the lease having been bought
by Coggins & Jones and the bridge made
free TO all for this and next year. Tell
your neighbors.
A village improvement association has
been organized at Greensboro with Mr.. II.
Guisshe as president. DR.. J. H. Moncrief
treasurer and Mr.. W. 3. PstillO. secre-
tsry. The organization hopes 10 do much
toward making beautiful one Of the most
fsyorably located towns in Georgia.
A drummer. who appeared before the
recorder in Augusta on a charge Of raising
a disturbance in a boarding house. pro-
duced bed bug In court, caught In The
center OF his couch, as evidence Of the faet
that he had right to raise a howl. The
recorder Get him on with fine OF SD
Poulan Herald. Rev. c. II. Hyde was
considerably bruised in a wreck on the Al
bany and Northern Monday. Mr.. Hyde
was returning TO his home in Cordele when
the train left the track. He ran TO the
platform. and, jumping off, was thrown
to the ground. He escaped with a number
OF bruises.
The Calhoun Times has this to say about
Ogiethorpe's big farmer: col Jim
smith started as a school teacher in Mid
die Georgia without cent. He now owns
5000 acres of land, works $50 hands and
Is worth a million dollars. All made en-
farming on the poor sandy coil Of Ogle-
thorpe county. VINO says the farmer mas
no showing
A new beverage that is fast taking the
place OF whisky and other alcoholic spir-
its Is being made by the negroes around
Valdosta. The process is to cook the po-
tatoes about half done and then mash
them up and allow the mass TO ferment.
From the strainings Of the potata mash
is made wine that viii put the average
Georgia negro on regular Christmas Jag
In accordance with resolution passed
al a previous mass meeting and instrnc-
tons from the Council, a mass meeting
has been called at the Waycross opera
house Friday, Dec. g. 7:30 p. m, Tor the
purDose Of nominating mayor and i've
aldermen to serve the ensuing year, also
one member Of the board OF education 10
serve three years, the term OF warren
Lott expiring.
A congregational meeting, looking 10 the
selection Of another pastor and the dis
mls~al OF tO1 members Of the new Pres
byterian Church in North Atlanta, was
he'd at the First Presbyterian Church IN
Atlanta on Sunday. The formal separa-
ton OF the fock that has worshipped to-
gether for so many years was most i'm
pressive, and a large congregation TOOK
part On the proceedings despite the incle-
ment weather.
The wedding of Miss Minnie Toombs
Jones and Judge George F. Cox occurred
at the residence OF Miss Jones mother
on Jones avenue, Waynesboro, on FRIDAY.
The wedding was a simple but beauiiiul
home affair and only few intimate
friends and relatives of the young couple
were present. Miss Jones is the daughter
of the late Col. John j. Jones and a
young woman who is the happy possessor
of many charming traits Of character
Judge Cox is one Of the ablest members
of the waynesboro bar. He Is now serv-
ing his first term as judge OF the Cour'
of Ordinary, where the constant display
Of his genial courtesy has won for him
the friendship OF every citizen who has
come in contact with him.