The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-21
GEORGIA.

OEORGIA.
The ladies of Cordele have organized
home mission society in connection
with the parsonage Aid society Of the
Methodist Church.
The canning factory near Rochelle was
destroyed by fire Friday morning, Great
ing a great deal of excitement. The cause
of the fire was not learned.
Mr.. L. NJ. Doughting of Cordele has Sc
cured a contract for so cords of fire wood
from the government for soldiers camp
ed at Macon, Atlanta and Augusta, and
he is now putting the wood on the line of
the Georgia Southern and Florida Rail-
way.
The anti-dispensary voters Of Halle
hurst held meeting Saturday and nom
mated a mayor and seven aldermen to
govern the town for the year 1893. The
meeting was largely attended and the poo
pie seemed determined that a dispensary
shall not be established there.
1t seems the recent fire at Triton was
caused from the explosion Of lamp in
a bedroom in Mrs. A. Rhodes boarding
house, and Mr.. Rhodes barely escaped
from the house with his children in his
arms. Col. c. c. Hall jumped from a
second story window in his night robe
which was an he saved. Another guest
escaped with his clothing in his arms.
The loss is said to have been nearly $l5,-
COO with only about half that amount OF
insurance.
Rev. Lee M. Lyle, a member of the
North Georgia conference and for the past
two years pastor of the First Methodist
Church at Senoia, died in Hampton, Ca
Sunday, TO which place he went on tues
day last to begin his pastorate for the
ensuing year. lie was a brave Confeder-
ate soldier, belonging to Cobb's legion.
He had been in the Methodist ministry for
about twenty-five years, and had belonged
to the Virginia and Maryland conferences,
in which former state he was married.
There is much excitement In Dolly coun-
ty on account of the burning of the Meth
odist parsonage at Snow, Ga, three miles
from Unadilla, last Sunday morning about
8 o'clock Rev. J. s. Lewis. pastor in
charge, occupied the house at the time.
First 10 discover the fire were the occu-
pants. They Immediately gave the alarm,
and with the assistance Of the neighbors,
who assembled. saved everything. War
rants were sworn out for Pastor Lewis and
wife. They were arrested and brought
before Judge d. L. Ivey. After hearing
the evidence, he remarked that it was with
great pleasure that he dismissed the war
rants, not a particle Of evidence being pro
duced against the accused. Once before
an attempt was made to burn the house
while Pastor Lewis was away from home
his family being there alone at the first
attempt.
The Dahlonega Consolidated Gold Min
ing Company of this place, which was
organized about the first of November,
last is now about to go into active oper-
ati6n. The properties in question repre-
sent about 4671 acres OF mineral lands in
the immediate vicinity of Dahlonega, the
bulk of which is gold bearing. but with a
500-acre tract of manganese deposits Most
of the stock of this company has been sub
scribed. The capitalization is 5000 600.
Home office is a Toledo, O., and one of the
most important of its branches has been
established at Dahlonega. the charter be-
ing under the laws of Georgia. The To-
ledo News states that Mr.. Thompson. sec
rotary and treasurer of the company, has
forwarded for record a remarkable docu-
ment being a deed for a portion of the
mines. bearing revenue stamps upon 1t to
the value of $1,000
The Dairymen's Association of Georgia
will meet at Macon to-day, and will be
in session two days. Low rates have been
granted on all the roads. and good at
tendance is expected, though it is feared
that the nearness OF Christmas will keep
away some of those who were expected to
come from a distance. Interesting papers
viii be read by some of the most proml-
nent dairymen in the state, and The an
nual address of the president will be es-
pecially interesting as going TO show the
advance that has been made in dairyng
this year. The last convention of the as
ISOLATION which was held here, was emf
nently satisfactory, and showed that the
industry was making great strides in the
state, and all of the members expressed
themselves as certain that another year
would show a very decided increase. one
of the features of the convention will be
an exhibit of dairy produce by the diff
ferent members of the association.