The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-28
N GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATE TOLD IN
PAR AGRAPHs.

Creamery TO BE Built Mt Cuthbert.
Atlanta Man Found Dead in Bed
Well known Wholesale Firm OF
Macon DissoIvc<-CO-operht
Cotton Mill for CoIumbus-New
Fourth Class Postmasters.
GEORGIA.
w. W. Brieg was found dead in his bed
at Atlanta Tuesday lie had expired dur
ing the night from rheumatism of the
heart
The annual session of the state Hort
cultural Society convenes at Americas
next week. beginning on Wednesday and
continuing three days.
Gov. w. Y. Atkinson has appointed Col.
e. W. Hammond to I'll the unexpired
term of the late Hon r. W. Beck, as
judge of the City Court of Griffin
Rev. f. z. f Golden. pastor Of the
Baptist Church at Cuthbert has rendered
his resignation to his congregation. The
resignation is to take place Nov. l.
Mai Ganahl has been appointed com
missioner in bankruptcy for Richmond
county in conjunction with the other
counties named in the notice OF appoint
ment the other day
The shoe jobbing firm of Waxelbaum,
Sims & Co, of Macon has been dissolved,
Charles c. Sims and D. Waxelbaum retir-
ing. The firm succeeding Will be known
as Waxelbaum, Pepper & Co.
Col. w. A. Hemphil of Atlanta has
been invited to deliver an address at the
Grand Army encampment 10 be held at
Washington park, on the Delaware river,
from Aug. to the IA, inclusive
The following fourth class postmasters
for Georgia were appointed Tuesday:
Ranger. Gordon county, John A. Horton;
Sylvania Screven county, w. l. Cooper;
Manassas, Tattnall county, II. W. Tip
pins; Rowland, Epson county, Jesse
Brown.
The Republican party of Mcintosh coun-
ty met last Saturday a Daren to nomi
nate a legislator and county officers, but
no nominations were made. The conVen-
ton elected delegates to the senatorial
convention which meets in HinesVille on
Aug. Is.
Rev. f. NJ. Craig. who has served the
Presbyterian churches at Cuthbert Daw-
son and Fort Gaines for several years
has been formally released by the congre-
cations and the Macon presbytery, and
he has gone to Gainesville to take up
his work with the church in that city.
a meeting of Columbus business men
was held Tuesday night to discuss the ad-
visibility of building a community cot
ton mill in Columbus. 1t is proposed to
raise $4,000 or 100000 by stock subscrip-
tons, the shares to be $50 each, and paya-
bic 20 per cent down and the rest on in
stalment.
Capt. Rogers of the United States army
was in Newman Tuesday to ascertain if
Pearl Spring park would be suitable for
the temporary encampment of 5000 sol
diers. After looking over the ground care
fully he stated that it is an excellent
place for a small body of men, but didn't
know that it would suit for as large a
body as 5000.
Stock has been subscribed in Cuthbert
for a large creamery. Iowa parties are
taking half the stock, Cuthbert people the
balance. 1t IS proposed to begin work
soon. Several farmers are getting to-
gether herds of fine blOoded mich cows
to supply the creamery with milk. one
farmer has already gotten together herd
of over 100 cows.
Gov. Atkinson has issued a proclama-
ton submitting to the people of the state
the constitutional amendment providing
for the election of judges and solicitors
general by the electors of the whole
state. Gov. Atkinson submits the propOs-
ed amendments for ratification or rejec-
ton by the legal voters of the state at the
general election to be held Wednesday,
Oct. g. 1898.