The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-10
GEORGIA.

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In the neighborhood of 100000 feet of
timber and lumber will be shipped from
the port OF Darien during the present
month. During the week there was
shipped coastwlse and foreign, S72, sos feet,
valued at $S754.
A number of fruit growers met in the
Office of Judge George f. Gober, at Mar
ietta Friday and organized the Marietta
Fruit Growers Union, a branch OF the
American Fruit Growers Union Judge
Gober was elected president, and w. j.
M. Hames, vice president; Dr. Samuel ID.
Rambo. secretary, and j. S. Cunningham,
shipping agent.
The Ohoopee, which has been as dry as
a powder house" the past six or more
months. is up again and the timber that
has been waiting for some time for a
chance TO get out viii soon be RATED to
Darien. They have had good rains up the
river and kilograms from on the Ohoopee
say that the timber can now be gotten out
and RATED to Darien.
A shooting ARRAY occurred on the PLAN
tation of Wesley Dozier, three miles cast
of Dawson, Thursday, the participants be-
ing Morgan Kitchens and Georgia Will
was shot with pistol by Kitchens and in
the melee Williams wife also received a
wound from stray bullet intended for
williams Kitchens made his escape soon
after the shooting and his whereabouts are
yet unknown.
The Southern Quarantine Convention
will be held in Atlanta next Tuesday.
The stockholders of the GAINESVILLE
Chautauqua Association met Wednesday
evening for the purpose of organizing the
association. The following directors were
elected: Mayor w B. Smith, president;
b. H Hardy, secretary, and II. p. Pow
ell, treasurer; ]. NJ. Pound, f. Nj. Stat
ford, E. L. Rogers, S. N. Woodward, J.
l.. Kennedy, ]. P. Thurman. 1t was deter
mined to hold the first session of the chau-
tauqua the first week in July, beginning
ON Sunday, July 8.
Mrs. Michael ]. O'Brien, wife of Lieut..
OBrien of Fort Mcpherson, arrived at
Atlanta Friday with her two children from
Boston, Mass. where they have been re-
siding since the celebra ted court martial
at the fort. Mrs. O'Brien was met at the
train by her husband and several friends
from the fort. With Mrs. O'Brien and
her children were the two daughters of
Randall have been in Philadelphia for
some time. but will remain at Mcpherson
in the future. The ladies were given a
warm and cordial reception by the army
officers and ladies from the fort who were
at the train to meet the party. Lieut.
O'Brien, with his family, will reside In
his old quarters at the post.
Augusta Herald: For a while Thursday
night rousing scene the like of which has
not been seen since the war was witnessed
on Broad street. Many of the younger
crowd of patriots in this city attended the
mass meeting of the citizens in the couri
house, and after that was over came away
with their minds fired against Mark Han
ma who, they believe, is accountable To-
the actions of the President and of thu
Cotton Exchange. An etfigy of the election
boss was quickly secured and about
o'clock, was dragged up and down Broat
street and finally swung up to telegraph
pole in front of the armory. A match wa
applied to the figure. and while 1t was re
duced to ashes the large crowd that ha'
collected cheered.