The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-24
GEORGIA.

NEOhNi-As
A little girl of D. b. Eskew of Carnes-
Vile was mad dog bitten last week Her
parents and friends are uneasy about her
condition.
Rev. r. Addison Landsdel has accepted
a call to Serve Mt Zion Church at Hepzi-
bah. and he will be ordained on Sunday
Dec. IS, at 1880 p. m.
Mr.. A. j. Webster was married to Miss
Kate Murphy at The residence Of her broth
er. Mr. VIM. Murphy, near sandersville
Sunday morning, Rev. v. w. Flanders
performing the ceremony.
The Big Bethel African Methodist Epis-
copal church which has just been complet-
ed at Reidsvile was dedicated on Sunday
by Rev. l. c. Craig. presiding elder Of ~
, ons, Ga. A large and enthusiastic audi
ence was present
The Lavonia Banking Company has been
organized Incorporated, built banking
house and entered business, with W. S.
Witham of Atlanta president and f. X.
Farmer of Warrenton cashier. It's incor
pOrators and stockholders are among La
vonia's business men.
Mr.. Robert Flemister died at his resi-
dence in East Rome Monday night. Mr..
FIemister had been in i'll health for some
time and his demise was not unexpected.
He was an old Confederate soldier, and
held the place of marshal of East Rome
for many years. He leaves a large fam
lily.
Americus Times Recorder: An agent OF
the United States Fish Commission reach
ed Americas yesterday with myriads Of
tiny fishes to be placed in streams here
about. The fish were all the same species
black bass-and there were a number of
large tanks filled with the risky little fell
lows, about the length of ones finger.
These fish grow rapidly and at no distant
date black bass fishing will be very good
hereabout.
Albany Herald: Negroes are the greatest
people on earth TO be taken in by fakes.
The latest fake which Is catching the ne
Eroes OF this section is preparation which
a woman is selling here, and which she
claims viii take the kink out of their hair.
Il is said that the demand for this pre-
paration can hardly be flied and that the
woman who sells it is simply coming mon
ey. All the negroes are buying 1t, and in
the course of few weeks many negroes
viii doubtless be seen with hair so straight
that curling iron would have no effect
upon it whatsoever.
Cordele Sentinel: A strange dealh oc-
CURED Sunday at the Methodist Church
at Sibley during the Sunday school exer-
cises. While Offering prayer. and in the
midst of his supplications, Mr.. w. T.
Rutland, a pious and highly esteemed
man of that community, fell over dead.
This sudden dispensaton caused an awful
feeling to sweep over the startled assem-
bly, and for while there was Intense eX-
element among those who witnessed the
sad scene. Heart failure probably caused
the death of MIR. Rutland. as he was hale
and hearty man otherwise.
A movement looking to the abolition of
silk petticoats by the club women Of Geor-
venton of the Federation of Women's
Clubs at Columbus One of the members
is authority for the assertion that the
higher the office the more pronounced was
the swish" Swish" of the silken under
garments, and as a result of the constant
rustic attending the daily deliberations of
the body, motion was made that hereaf-
ter the women belonging TO the fedora
ton must abandon the use of them. The
motion was tabled. but II may be made
the subject Of a special order to be issued
later by the president.
Valdosta Times: A young negro preach
er haunted the ordinary's Office all day
Saturday and worried Judge David Smith
no little. The darkey had married has first
couple, and somebody told him in a spirit
of mischief that when he carried the IL
cense to the ordinary's office to be record
ed that official would give him $l.J0 as his
marriage fee. The negro was cautioned
not to allow the ordinary to stand him
OFF, and that was the reason he hung
around the office so closely. Somebody
finally told him that the ordinary had
nothing to do with paying him. and he left.
"Dey took me for a sucker is the way he
explained the matter to the chief of police
whom he called on for advice in the mat
ter.