The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-14
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

Sumter county viii vote on the whisky
question on Aug. H.
The total valuation of the railroad prop
eriy in Georgia for this year is SOS, 100000,
which is an increase Of $791 sos over 1891
Gov. Atkinson has offered a reward Of
So for the capture of Lorenzo Berry Of
NIuscogee county charged with commit
ting murder in 1891.
Messers. Fred and William Kuch of At
lanta, began proceedings in Fulton Su-
perior Court Thursday afternoon to fore
close a mort sage for 800 on the Hotel
eiWnmeister.
Mrs. Cornelius Moses Of Augusta, compli-
mented her guest. Miss Alma De Leon
of Savannah, with a biclcle ride Thurs
day. The party, about twenty-five in num-
Der, after the ride. returned to Mrs
Moses home, where refreshments We're
served.
The time of holding the quarterly con-
ference OF the Woodburn circuit has been
changed from the second Sunday and
Saturday before in September, to the third
Sunday and Saturday before in August
at the same time of the meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the Dub
lin district.
]. S. -Hutchins of Waycross has invent
ed a simple device that will do away with
the weights and cords for window sash.
1t Is a spring, attached TO one side of the
sash, and if it proves a success il will
save great deal in the cost of building.
He also has a sash lock that is simple
and yet very effective.
The largest tree in or around Ware
county is a water oak which stands within
three miles of Waycross, on the Williams
property. Judge Z. NJ Crib measured
the tree recently. 1t is "a feet in circum-
ference six inches from the ground and
Is feet at thirty-six inches. The top meas
ures rs feet from side TO side and is 276
feet in circumference at the outer edge.
The second shooting contest between
the Senoia and Greenville Gun clubs took
place at Warnerevnle Thursday the
score being 167 to 149 in favor of Senola
out of a possible Do An old-fashiOned
barbecue was served on the grounds and
large crowd was present to witness the
shoot. This is the second time this sea-
son that Senoia has defeated Greenville
John w. Coleman Of Clarks district took
to Eastman last week three pieces of solid
gold which his wife found in the gizzard
of a chicken. j. b. King says that the
pieces are undoubtedly gold and he has
The question is, where did the chicken
find the gold? 1t may be that Mr.. Cole
man is living over a gold mine.
Dalton Citizen: Robert A. Irwin of Sa-
vannah is the guest of Miss Virginia Field
He is a most remarkable musical genius
He Is 16 years Of age, and his perform
ance on the piano and pipe organ are
wonderful HIS instructors are Profs L.
w. Mehrten and Spencer White, the lat
ter having spent summer before last in
Dalton, and is well remembered here. Mr.
Irwin is assistant organist at st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Savannah
This is The way W. T NJ. Brown of
Gilbert, made ninety-one bushels Of wheat
on three acres of land on his place near
Dewy Rose: He broke the land with a
two-horse pillow, narrowed it over. ridged
up with ripper. broadcasted with manure,
then sowed wheat and narrowed IN. From
the poorest acre of the three tWenty-six
bushels were gathered. Next year he will
sow ten acres with the same pillow except
that he will break the land with a rip
per.
Gov. Atkinson received notice Friday
from the board of commissioners appointed
TO manage the Yosemite Valley and Mari
posa Big Tree Grove, that one of the big
trees in the grove had been named Geor-
from ]. ]. Lermen. of San Francisco, the
secretary of the commission. The head of
the commission is Gov. James II. Budd,
of California. Gov. Atkinson win send
an expression of thanks in reply to the
communication, and will ask for particu-
lars about the new Georgia.
Carl Wright wagner of the Second
Regiment, under Gen. Skaters COM
nand, has just gotten back TO Atlanta
from Santiago more dead than alive He
has had yellow fever and is now down
with typhoid fever Wright went to San
tiago with the first fleet of transports
which left Tampa. With them was VIII
Howard of Atlanta. Both boys were
stricken with yellow fever and went to the
hospital together. Howard died, but after
twenty-five days Wright was pronounced
cured. He remained in quarantine eign-
teen days and was then allowed to sail
for Tampa. On his way back he was
again taken sick, but went on to Atlanta.
With him was Patrick McDuffy of Rich
mond, Va, who stopped at Atlanta a day
and continued on his way home. They
arrived night before last and Wright be-
ing too sick to go home was taken by
McDuffy to a room on Marietta street.
Wright made a start home, and stopped
by the place where his brother works on
Exchange Place. His own brother did
not recognize him for a moment, he was
so yellow and emaciated. He gave out
again, and was helped to his brothers
room in the Holland House, at q Au-
burn avenue. Here he stayed until af-
ternoon when carriage was called and
the sick man was removed to his fathers
home at 46 johnson avenue. Physicians
who saw Wright say that he has typhoid
fever When Wright arrived at his
fathers home he found the mother OF
VIII Howard awaiting him. She wanted
news Of her son and TO her Wright had
TO break the news % DER boys death.
Thomas J. Jackson, one of the Oldest
printers in the state, died at his home in
Girard Wednesday night of general de-
bility and old age. lie was compcS ;toi
for more than fifty years. a church Off
Ger, a contributor to newspapers Of in.
teresting "Old Recollections"
FLORIDA.
]. L. Burroughs and Miss Salle Knight
were married al Plant City Wednesday