The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-24
GEORGIA.


The Moultrie police force has recently
been treated 10 new uniforms and caps
that give them the appearance of real
city cops.
This notice is found in many of the cur
rent country papers: There will be no
regular issue of this paper next week, on
account of Christmas"
An interesting sight in La Grange the
other day was an orange tree fun of the
yellow fruit. 1t was raised right in Troup
county near that place.
wild turkeys are plentiful this season
around Thomasville, ana quite number
are brought to town every day. Bud
Linson bagged three nice ones OUT on the
river Tuesday.
Several wagon loads of negroes and their
belongings. from Stewart county. have
PASSED through Cuthbert last week and
this week. en- route to Early county, where
they expect to live.
The old board of County Commissioners
of Colquitt county, held their last meeting
Wednesday and wound up the business Of
their session. The new board will be sworn
in on the first Tuesday in January and
will take the county's business affairs in
charge
On Tuesday morning, little Johnnie Full
ler son of the depot agent at Alley Mont
gomery county, was thrown from a horse
and struck by the horses foot on the head
fracturng his skull The little fellow
never spoke again but fingered until yes
terday, when he died.
Dublin Courier Hon. Alfred Harrington
is now judge of the City Court of Emanuel
and by virtue of that position is ex-ofticio
OF the Superior Court of Emanuel in the
absence of the judge of the Middle cir
cult We congratulate Aft and we con-
graduate Emanuel county.
In the county of Greene. this state, there
is a boy who bears the unusual name OF
XII. His parents explain this peculiar cog
nomen thus: X stands for ten and L for
last-he being the tenth and last child
Since his birth, however. there have been
added to the family Of which he is mem
Der several other children; and though
XL is no longer the last, the has no
been dropped from his name.
Dublin Courier: On Thursday night last
The corrugated iron building near the ict
plant was completely destroyed by fire. The
fire was discovered about y O'Clock and the
alarm sent in. The fire had been burniua
for some time before being discovered, al
though there is night-watchman at the
ice factory only about 100 feet away and
another at the compress less than 200 yard
Gi,tant
AS the foot ball season is now over, the
University boys at Athens are beginning
to talk about base bali. The outlook for
a good base bail team for 1899 is very en-
couraging, and Manager Adams is now az
work arranging a splendid schedule OF
games. There are back this year the fol
lowing o9d players, Richardson, DuBose,
Mcbride, duBignon, Heidi, Cox and Flour
noy. There are also number Of new me
who splendid players
Taunan Journal: We have lived in sew
eral different counties and states during
the last forty-two years, but in all OF
travels we never found better place for
a man 10 make a living than right here
90 Tattnan county. We have been pre-
senled with as fine samples of tobacco,
fruit, potatoes, sugar cane, etc, as vas
ever grown in any county and it wouldn'
surprise US a bit 70 be presented next fal
with a barrel of Tattnall county raise
flour. The soil of Tattnall will produce
anything.
Triton Gazette: Mr.. I. A. Fulwoo
brought the Gazette Saturday a perfec
strawberry bloom. He has his strawberrie
in the open air, q 900 plants, and they al
doing extremely well, despite the unusua
cold weather for this section, as this bloom
from among many, proves. Mr.. Fuiwoo
also has a fine lol of cabbage and othe
hardy plants growing ready for transplant
ing as SOON as the season advances.
says the freight rates give the truck grow
er here a great advantage over his FloriG
competitor, while there is only q shgn
difference in the seasons.
Dahlonega Nugget: Adolphus Pickle
simon. one of Union county's most indus
trious and progressive farmers, was in
Dahlonega The other day with a load Of
produce 10 sell. He is about 20 or 80 years
Of age and never wore an article Of stoft
clothing in mis- life. All his clothes are
made al home. He even tans the leather
and makes his own shoes, purchasing No
wearing apparel unless il is a hat. ID
even manufactures his own guns HIS
daughters handle the old-fashon loom and
wheel instead of piano or an organ, ana
he boys use the plow handles and noes
IN pace of foot ball or bat All of wnicn
3 she cause of the prosperity me wn'le
family are now enjoying. If others would
follow the example there would be many
more just such happy households in the
land