The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-16
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

GEDENGlA
There Is school book row on in Dooiey
county
S. T. Hurst was nominated Ordinary at
Perry Saturday TO fill the uneXpired term
OF the late Joseph Palmer.
DR.. G. H. Carter, pastor of the Baptist
Church at Jackson died of heart failure
While on his vacation at Greeuville. 5. c.
c. Beauregard Poland. a North Carolina
Newspaper man, has accepted the editor
ship of Flash Lights, an insurance journal
of Atlanta.
Ebert county's tax digest just complet-
ed, shows an increase of $1,000 in valua-
ton. The taxable property of the county
is given in al s., $780, 1876, the negroes paying
taxes on $99613.
The young men of Pike county have
organized a camp of Sons of Confederate
Veterans. John B. Madden of Concord
was elected commander J. T. Worthen'
Piedmont, secretary.
The Columbus Ledger's prize contest
for the five most popular ladies in the
state is getting warm. The contest closes
on Aug 20. Five and six thousand votes
are being cast al a time for some OF the
contestants.
The warehousemen and cotton buyers OF
Albany have decided to build a compress.
1t is a procedure by which warehousemen
expected to have the cotton which nat
urally belongs 10 the Albany market to
pass through that city. stock company
will be organized al once.
The Bank of Lavonia has opened IT'S
for 10
handsome new marble front building on
Main street. 1t has a capital stock of SO
900. Mr.. w. S. Witham was elected presi-
dent and Z. Kyle Farmer, cashier. Mr.. j.
r. =. Sewel of LaVonia was elected vice
president and the board of directors Is
composed of the substantial citizens Of
Lavonia and Franklin county.
The Democratic convention held in Hia-
wassee for the purpose Of nominating
candidates for representative and the DIFF
ferent Offices Of the county of Towns, re-
suited as follows: For Representatives
Dr. George C. Erwin; for sheriff, John A.
Henson; for clerk. w. X. Heddeni for tax
collector, f. b. Smith for tax receiver,
John Trulove; for treasurer, w. r.
Stroud; for surveyor w. j. Hooper; for
corner, w. r. Clover
Gov. Atkinson Saturday morn
examiners as provided for in the
act of the legislature passed In Decem-
Der, 1897. The dentists appointed to these
positions are as follows: +. II. Reid,
Putnam county, one year; II. II. Johnson,
Bib county. two years; y. d. Atkinson,
Glynn country, three years; J. H. Coyle,
Thomas county four years; Thomas Cole,
Coweta county, five years.
ElBjay Courier Sentinel: Col. Joe Clarke
Is still cracking rocks. Recently he show
ed US one that he said he picked up with
in two miles of Ellijay that was one of
the finest specimens Of gold ore that we
have ever seen. And yet capitalists can
not be induced to take hold and develop
our mines What is lacking? Is Il adver-
Using or is Il faith i'm their existence?
Now certainly there has been too much
gold found in Gilmer county for any one
longer 60 affect to believe that it does not
exist in paving quantities. Talk up the
subject, gentleman, and let us publish
your views.
Atlanta Constitution: Andrew Hestern,
a man over 40 years of age, is locked up
al the police barracks charged with lun-
acy. Andrew got mixed up with some
sort of a COW scrape and was arrested.
His people came 10 his rescue with the
claim that he was non cOmpos mentis and
ought to be sent 10 the lunatic asylum.
Andrew was asked last night what his
trouble was and he replied It had some
bOdy's COW in my yard and l MIXED her
a time or two just TO get some nice, fresh
milk to drink, and then they tried 10 say
I stole the cow Ma knows I didn't steal
any cow" Andrew will be taken before
the ordinary on a writ of lunacy to-mor-
row.