The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04
GEORGIA.


VIII make their future home.
Irw.nton Bulletin: Two hundred and if-
~ people have married in this county dur
ing the past twelve months. But the coun-
ty is decreasing in population.
Mr.. oscar Chapman and Miss Mabel
Nelson were married at the Baptist
Church at Crawfordville Wednesday after
noon at O'Clock, Rev. R. E. L. Harris
officiating.
A negro of Douglas, in Coffee county,
pleaded as extenuation for whipping his
wife that she "hoodooed" with snake
heads and dried toads with The various
etcetaras Of a hoodoo bag.
Talbotton New Era: Two Mormon
preachers are said to have been dissent
mating their doctrine in the neighborhood
OF Chalybeate Springs. We have heard OF
no converts to their faith.
Judge Emory Speer has assigned cases
In the United States Court in Macon up
to Dec. %. The case of the Central Rail-
road vs.. the Macon. Dublin and Savannah
Railroad will be heard Dec. 10
Hon. s. L. Moore, Jr.. has ben nominated
MAYOR OF OAditSDJlOs III DtN N~SF''~A''
consisting of Messrs. J. ". Diff, J. w.
Wilson, W. D. Davis, w T. Smith and A.
]. Hagin were renominated for council
men.
The coroner's jury which investigated
the killing of Manner Kicklighter in Bull
loch county, brought in a verdict charging
G. c. Hail. the dead mans brother-in-law,
with the homicide. Hall is now ia jail at
Statesboro.
Crawfordvine Advocate-Democrat: Mr..
Lud Arnold accidentally shot MIR. Will
Reynolds in the face and eyes while out
hunting last week near Woodstock. The
latter was taken to Atlanta for treatment
for his wounds.
The Valdosta Videttes are going TO reor-
ganize as soon as possible. The members
of the company have had several meetings
regularly to hold the organization together
until they can get their arms and other
equipments again.
Up 10 date, Coffee county has no repre-
sentation in the legislature. and the chair
man of the election committee humorously
says he knows of no grounds why this
county should not be represented Per
haps its Coffee grounds.
Charles Turner. a negro boy employed
by Rev. w. NJ. Cole, was shot by Isaiah
Clark last Friday night near Winterville,
the bullet going in his abdomen and lodg-
ing in the back. The boy has been dan
gerously i'll for several days and but little
hope is entertained for his recovery.
Some of Mr.. w. H. BHtchs hands got
49, - .h,o+;,,c, ,.crar,e OF pIitch Rulloch
county, Saturday night. As result one
was killed outright, another mortally
wounded and a third was shot 50 badly
that DR.. Quattlebaum had to amputate his
arm.
Last Monday at Irwinton a colored wo-
man, Della Booker, caught on fire and
was burned so that she died a horrible
death in a few hours. No one was present
when she caught on fire but her small
children and it is unknown how il occur
red.
IL is said that the unreturned land in
Lumpkin county amounts TO hundreds of
acres. tax payer said the other day
that he knew of a gentleman who had
owned 600 acres in that county for more
than ten years and had never paid cent
of tax.
Gainesville Georgia Cracker: There
seems 10 be a set of organized thieves at
work in Gainesville. Several residences in
the city have been entered this week and
articles stolen therefrom. MIR. John
Craigs and Mr.. Dave Lays houses were
entered Tuesday. Mr.. w. f. McKinney's
house was entered Wednesday night. and
Dora Bales was entered the same night.
Articles of clothing were stolen from each
place. The thieves are getting very bold.
Darien Gazette: About the boldest bur-
glary that has happened in this section for
long time occurred at The Ridge on
Wednesday night last The store of Capt.
Arthur Bailey was entered. the safe brok-
en- open and contents stolen. Chisels were
used for the purpose of getting into the
safe and the most remarkable thing about
the occurrence was the fact that all the
noise incident to the safe breaking was
not sufficiently heard to arouse any one.
The burglars tried to set fire TO the build
ing, but in this they failed.
Alpharetta Free Press: Little River dis
trict in this county is an ideal commun-
ity There is not pensioner in the district,
and the county has never been called upon
10 aid any one in the district. Only two or
three colored people live there. and such
a thing as a justice court is seldom held.
The people raise wheat, corn, hay, oats,
cattle and hogs-and vote as they please.
A candidate undertaking to buy his way
in that district would be fired from the
community and "skunked." We doubt if
there is another militia district in Georgia
that win compare with Little River.
DR.. ]. B. Hunmcutt of Athens intends
moving TO Atlanta the first of January
end will enter business in the Gate City.
The legislative committee that visited
the University of Georgia and State Nor
NAL School has returned to Atlanta, where
they will make their report 20 the gem
eral assembly. President White Of the
State College Of Agriculture and Mechan-
&c Arts. made a brief address before the
committee, in which he gave all the neces-
sary information regarding the needs of
the institution. He stated that the Uni
Nersity asked no extra nelp at the hands
of the state now, as all realized the neces-
sity of exercising the most rigid economy.
Lawrenceville News Herald: Lawrence