The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-06
GEORGIA.

DR.. Charles Sheppard died at Macon
gifts.
Houston and Twlggs counties were
swept by hailstorms Thursday. Crops are
not materially damaged.
If there are no hindranees, the Mitchell
street viaduct at Atlanta win be opened
for public traffic about April Is.
The people at Commonwealth. Muscogee
county's colony, have begun the manufac-
ture of cotton goods on a small size scale.
Mr.. c. 0. Burch of Laurens county. says
that he has killed. by actual count, 1854
rabbits since the Bird Sunday in June last.
Congressman Fleming has secured the
mail contract for the Sandersvilie Rail
road Company, from Sandersville to Ten
nile
The opening of the Stale Normal School,
at Athens, showed an attendance of over
200. the largest opening attendance in its
history.
Hon. II. V. Turk and Mrs. +. w Che
pey were married at Athens a day or two
ago. Mr.. Iufh formerly i0piS9~"NSN
Clarke county in the legislature
John Lester. .olored, has becG arrested
for attempting TO break into the room OF
a daughter Of Louis Chandler, farmer
living near Dauielsville, night or two
ago
Americus people who hold common
stock in the Georgia and Alabama Rail
way are not disposed to sell at present
prices. as they think the stock Will soon
advance in value.
Work has commenced on the old hospl-
tai building at Macon. 1t Will be remod-
eled throughout, and when completed Will
be equal in every respect to the new one
recently dedicated.
In San Juan, Porto Rico, there's an
American newspaper, the San Juan News,
published by a young man named Harri-
son. who formerly lived in Atlanta He
went to Porto Rico with Walter Howard
and is doing very well
At the monthly meeting of Camp Ben
nng. at Columbus, Friday night, the vet
Grams discussed the advisability of NOV
ing the Confederate monument from
residence street to the heart OF the busi-
ness portion of the city
A little son of Mr.. ]. r. Lindsey of Reedy
Springs, Lanrens county, dropped dead
few DAYS ago while out in the yard play
ing. This makes the fifth child Mr.. Lind
sew has lost in exactly the same manner,
three of whom died within the last year.
The farmers of Troup county are max
ing good use of the fair weather and are
putting in q great deal of corn. Monday
morning George w. Truitt, the great cot
ton grower, started sixteen plows plant
ing corn, and has already planted at least
100 acres.
Irwin County News: Several of our
citizens are negotiating for the lease of the
large pond three miles south of the city on
the Ocilla boulevard. They intend 10 raise
frogs for the shipment of their legs 10 New
York restaurants. They will utilize all
the surplus hops in a brewery
Col. Dudley NJ. Hughes, president of the
Georgia Fruit Growers Association, has
called a meeting of the fruit growers of
Georgia to be held at Macon on March
%. The session Of the convention may
last several days, as it is understood that
business of Importance will come up.
The Southern Bell Telephone Company
Is rebuilding its line between Augusta and
Atlanta. A squad of about fifty men are
at work on the line between Dorsey and
Madison. Another force is at work on
the Augusta end of the line. New wires
are being strung and new poles and guy
posts put up.
Worth Local: Splendid crops were made
all over this country before such a thing
as guano was ever known, and it is the
opinion of the Local that it can be done
again 1t may require little more labor
but the final results from a financial
standpoint vlll be on the farmers side of
the question.
1t Is reported that the negroes in the
neighborhood OF the former camps at Ma
con are carrying away everything of value
that was Left behind. These misereants
have even torn down a number of little
shanties that were erected by the differ
ent regiments and kitchens, and have used
the lumber for fire wood.
Editor John Hodges of the Houston
Home Journal was in Macon Friday night,
and when asked by Telegraph reporter
about the fruit crop in his county, he said
that he was pretty certain that nearly
all of it had been killed by the late freeze
ties of peaches might yield partial crop.
Il has come to light that there is about
$500 acres of land in Colquitt county that
is escaping taxation. As rule, this prop
erty doesn't fail 10 appear on the books
because its owner has lodged the law,
but belongs mostly to large owners, who
really don't know the extent of their pos
sessions. and has been left off as matter
of oversight.
The Telfair Baptist Association is the
name of a new religious body, with TWEEN
ty-one churches and over 1000 members,
recently formed from the New Ebenezer
Association, OF long standing In the wire
grass section. Rev. w. j. Barton of Nc
Rae and Rev. j. d. Rabun of Helena are
the first officers elected as head of the
new ASSOCIATE ton.
lrwinton Bulletin: The most professional
rogue we ever heard Of visited our kitchen
Monday. He Tor she), as ii might have
been. didn't do thing but walk in while
our frow was busy in another room, and