The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-11
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GEORGIA.
The city OF Athens, Ga, owns the only
double-barreled cannon in the world.
Every precinct in Whitfield county voted
dry with one exception. In one place the
ants got a majority of three.
Gov. Gambler has offered a reward Of 500
for the capture of Tobe Chastain, who is
charged with killing Lee D. Dotson in
Gilmer county.
Dec. 16 Reuben Battle, colored, will pay
the penalty on the galiows in the county
of Greene in the jail yard at Greensboro
Ca for the murder Of Jim Davis, anoihef
nero.
A new air compressor was bought by the
wayeross water commission and put in at
the city plant about ten days ago. The re-
suit is an average OF 1,200 gallons OF wa
ter per minute.
once upon a time the citizens OF Col
Quit county went to Townsville for their
toddy. Now ThomasviLe will have to 80
TO Colauitt to quench her thirst; turn
about is fair play.
The peop.e of Thomaston and Epson
county have considerable to say about the
tax required of them Labor is cheap.
agricultural products are cheap, bushes
is ON the standstill and there is complaint.
John shealy of oglethorpe, Familiarity
known as Uncle John" one of the land
marks of Macon county. died Monday at
the ripe old age between Is and 80 aud
was buried at the Lutheran Church burial
ground.
James Dusky and Peter Hoston, colored'
charged with stealing &5-pound hog
from julius Dey of Pelham, were given
a hearing before Judge Tennison Monday.
They pleaded guilty to the charge, ana
in default of bail were sent TO the county
bastile.
Thomaston Times: For the handsome
sum of $1,000 J. c. zorn, ST., sold sixty
head of cattle last week. They were all
raised in his own pastures, and were
brought to marketing age at mueh less
cost that would have been required 10
raise enough cotton 10 bring an equal
amount
The Georgia Northern Railroad, which
has been in operation for some time from
p;dcock on the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway 10 Mouitrie, is being eX-
tended to Albany, and Is now within TWEEN
Nv miles of this city. Regular trains arc
now being run as far north as Doe Run,
near the Colquitt and Worth county me
The receipts at valdosta of sea island
cotton have fallen off a great deal in the
last three weeks, and 1t is believed that the
hnlk of the crop has been marketed. Three
1870 400 The receipts were 50 per cent
crater than last year the same time. Now
sbev are less. showing that the decrease
has occurred since the first of this month
For sometime the line between wilkinson
and Twiggs counties has been in DOUBT.
MIR. c. c. Anderson, civil engineer ana
county surveyor of Bibb county was ap-
polnted by the Governor to make tne sur
,,ey lie has run the line and made his re-
mort to the Secretary of State 80 the hne
between these two counties is now es'ao-
lished.
Eax7ev Banner: Several parties in the
western part of the county have been los
ing horses and mules in mysterious way
tbis fan. w. ]. Mobley happened 10 the
,ajsrortrne of losing four from disease
49, nnzzled the local horse-doctors and
NIorean NcEachin lost two horses ana 4
ranle during october that were afflicted
the same way.
The marriage OF MISS NINA CA~i.+
Monticello, but well known in Eastman '0
Mr.. WIN l.. Holder, of Naldosta' on Ocr
% last was quite a surprise to their many
friends. when it became known on sun
Adv last when the groom arrived In East
man 20 claim his bride, who was on Nlsl'
70 maj CITY. The marriage bad not oeei
made public up to that time.
Atbans Banner: After more than year
of silence, Miss Anna Gean OF TINS CITY
can sneak again. Miss Gean, who mas
s1eon confined TO her bed for more than
eighteen months. lost her voice entirely
about a year since and no one ever eN-
pected that she would be able TO spear
again in this life. Yet Sunday noIlllns
al her home in this city, surrounded by
few friends and relatives, she found Ael
voice again. as if by divine miracle ano
hogan speaking TO those around her wn'
were as thoroughly astonished as IL IheS
had witnessed the resurrection OF dea'