The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-15
GEORGIA.

n Love of Savannah, is now INSTALL
Cd as Pharmacist in the city drug store at
Backshear.
IT, Cooper, an old citizen of Barnes
M, is dead. He was So years old, and
..e,nb-r of the Methodist Church.
meeting Of the citizens of Hazlehurst
..bs,3 tuesday night to organize a body
y, .,,onrsss the sale of liquor, either malt
or spirituous'
T Wright, chief clerk at the freight
a.oo, Of the Plant System at Waycross, is
,rscttng a handsome residence on Lower
Gilmore street.
~ Dr. Nathan Buchanan will close his
tUo weeks meeting al The Waycross Pres
tyterisn church tonight, and will open a
meeting at 3lackshear.
Amerieus cry Council is considering the
question Of publishing a new city direct
ory al an early date. The directory now
n psa has grown ancient and many of the
r,n,as and addresses of citizens have
changed since it was published.
Tom Laugford is on trial at Zebulon.
ue Is the last member of the Delk gang.
who were accused of the murder of Sheriff
Gwvnn two years ago. Langford is in
GOOD SPIRITS and appears anxious for
trial. Thomas f. Watson is making
strong night IN his behalf.
sandersviIle Progress: The site of DAN
lonega, Lumpkin county, Georgia, was a
mining camp over 100 years ago. Gold min
Inc is suil going on there vigorously. APP
-lication viii be made to incorporate a
company of s. 100000 capital, at next term
Of the Superior Court The town is over
twenty miles from the nearest railway.
The Slgnal newspaper is verging on sixty
years old.
Private Henry Dickson, who was fatally
shot at his home near Luella, by a squad
from the Third Regiment enlisted about
two months ago, and deserted and has
been at large for two weeks defying ar
rest Dickson is about % years old, and
Is six feet tall lie was born in Henry
county, near Luella, and is a farmer by
occupation. There is but the slightest
hope for his recovery
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: W. ]. Maddox,
secretary and treasurer of the Lumpkin
Postum Club wants 100 fat 'possums for
the season of lS9S-99. This club is an
unique organization, and has held its own
for quite number of years, each season
using about 100 'poss0nis. Any person
willing to pay the membership fee is ell
gble Of holding a season ticket and en-.
Ioying the good things to be had at the
good old Georgia 'possum suppers of the
club
Perry Willis Of Coweta county, who was
convicted in the City Court of Newman
Of the offense of carrying about his per-
son concealed weapons. appealed TO the
supreme Court on the ground that the
pistol he had was in a sachel, which was
attached to a strap that hung round his
shoulder He sat in a car and the sachel
rested on the seat between him and his
Wife The pistol was under a lunch pack
age in the sachel The Supreme Court
held That he was guilty.
Rochelle is to have a new railroad,
Known as the Hawkinsville, Fitzgerald
ana Gulf Railroad, extending from Hawk
A"SFlile via Rochelle and Fitzgerald, to
some point on the Gulf of Mexico. This
loau VIII traverse one of the finest sec
IONS OF the South, and will, without
uouoI form wise and judcious invest
mell 10 IFS promoters and builders The
senuemen at the head of 1t are Hon r.
+.
pu Vi Indianapolis, Ind. Application will
De made to the next legislature for a char
Ter "
sensation has been created at Column
gus IN LEGAL sporting circles by the swear
us out IN che City Court of nearly fifty
a''usallons for the alleged offense of gam
|s' There is all sorts Of sir among the
VII ,,lS.e'i,eR OF the green CLOTH some of
o an nave gone TO other Georgia cities
b 'oule VINO have crossed over the Ala
6ar "a hNe INTO Phenix City Quite a num-
H. ~ persons have crossed over the state
XIII anu nave there established what has
c,, ,' w udrly referred to as a COLONY"
nra., OF people apprehensive of being
H., eulea. Their friends in Columbus in
event. '''s'u iegularly of the progress of
4 Hi GOWN at the court house. About
@"y OF the accusations sworn out are
rsl wen known white men. Quite
Bol OF these have already entered
OF suilty and paid fines.
"ood6ine Georgian: Some little excite
+'a arose among our business men recent
= s,, s' me circulation of some spurious
winch had been made by taking
iro nte and one one dollar bill and maxi
biTsE"sP IFes. MIR. H. f. Warren found
and Nv possession of two of these bills
tes at ''t w. ,aaieiy telegraphed the authori-
next -" "s7hlnstou and a man came down
here 'f dast Friday and spent day
so0fo uns evidence. He boarded the
day arr 1'ound train at night and on Sun
els m. 's'ed George Cooner near st. Fran
hia, a. H. on suspicion, and lodged him in
Bb9 t-....A 5,ohville. 1t is thought by many
but tbe wv. nun that Cooner is not guilty.
Be c,,.e T'9Hee so far seems pretty plain
Sans o,t'' poyS' how you handle Uncle
honest ana Luz what you make make It
be frs. '''a YOU can rest easy at night ard
FLORIDA.
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