The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-20
GEORGIA.


DIR. Young Of Athens is now in a series
of sermons explanatory of the peculiari-
ties of the Baptist doctrine.
The railroad depot at Boston was broken
into Sunday night. The robbers failed
to obtain anything of any consequence.
Antioch camp meeting will begin Thurs
day night, Sept. %, and continue until
Tuesday, 9Th, embracing the fourth sun
day.
Rev. d. F. Riley of Statesboro South
Georgia conference, win dedicate the Mox-
ley Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
the second Sunday in October
News has reached Boston that the re-
mains of Lieut.. Walter Taylor of the
Twenty-second Infantry. who died of ty-
phoid fever at New York, will be taken
10 Thomasville for interment. Mrs j. w.
Taylor of Boston is a sister of Lieut.. Tay-
Tor.
A yearly meeting" was held Sunday at
shiloh, "Hard-shell Baptist" Church in
Pierce county, and many people attended
from Waycross The washing of feet. an
institution peculiar to the church, was in
dulged in by the members present. A
number of sermons were delivered aud
the services lasted nearly all day.
The franchise for the erection of a tele-
phone exchange in Washington was
awarded last Thursday 10 Messrs. Ben A.
Neal of Elber;on. Ga, and Clark Grier
of Dublin, Ca, who will commence al once
90 build the system. They have made ar
rangementss TO connect Washington with
the telephone exchange in Elberton. Ga.
r. e. Norman says he will operate
small brick plant on his place in the
northwest suburb of Waycross. He says
he has an inexhaustible supply of clay,
which is suitable for brick and earthen-
ware. He pronounces it a very fine clay
and says he might interest some capital
asts in the enterprise some time during the
fall
Ocilla Dispatch Joe Ship of Rhine, Ga.
came to Ocnla Wednesday and spent the
night with Mr. Turner During the night
he stole $l3 and a pistol from Mr.. Turner.
Thursday morning he was arrested at Mr..
Ed Thomas mills, brought back and mad
a commitment trial before Judge William
Henderson. The evidence was conclusive
as to his guilt, and in default of bond he
was sent TO the county jail to await trial
at Superior Court.
The county ticket recently nominated
by the Republicans of Ware county can.
not be elected. There are /, 1856 whites ana
2S6 blacks registered. and the Democratic
majority will be from 800 to 1000 over the
Republicans. The Republican nominees
are all black men. They realize, no doubt.
that they have no chance of winning the
election, but will not let up on that &C
count. DR.. C. p. Washington, colored, is
the Republican nominee for representa-
tive.
Lindsey Howren, a white man, aged 43
Years, met his death in Gainesville Satur-
day morning at Il o'clock. While at work
at Walkers carriage shop his hand got
into too close proximity with a circular
saw and was badly cut, several fingers
having 10 be amputated Or. Ham was
called to give him medical assistance,
and as the patient was suffering intense
PAIN, administered ether Howren soon
passed into a deep sleep, while undergoing
an operation, and it is thought that the
ether had such powerful effect upon his
heart thar death ensued in a very short
time. Eowren was an unmarried man,
and had resided at Gainesville for about
six years.
IT is reported at Atlanta on good au-
thority that DR.. l. s. Hopkins may go to
ST. Louis as pastor of st. Johns Church
in that city one Of the richest and largest
Methodist Churches in the West. Bishop
Warren A Gambler is said to have recon-
mended DR.. Hopkins appointment The
bishops of the Methodist Church will meet
an 81. Louis on Wednesday of next week.
1t is believed that at that meeting the
name Of DIR. Hopkins will be presented
10y Or. Gambler for the place and that he
Wlll be selected. The appointment of pas
tors in Missouri comes under the depart
ment of DR.. Gambler this year, his terri
tory extending through several Western
states, one of them being Missouri His
recommendation to the bishops means an
election.