The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,rys OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


Trs Abbeville Chronicle denies that there
,rv smallpox at that place. 1t says
han. are only a few cases of Elephant
ien" or camp itch there.
rbomssvine mes-Enterprise: The far
rsrs an say they need rain. Hogs are
-, doing well during the ong dry spell.
md faQ gardens and other crops would
- benefited by showers. Some are delay
m. sowing oats, waiting for rain.
p.l,sns county win erect a statue of
r.orata marble to the memory of Cadet
ve,horn c. Wood who was killed by the
Philippine insurgents while defending the
Inited States gunboat Urdaneta. Cadet
Wood was a native OF Pickens county.
In the election held in Fannin county
Wednesday for sheriff, Mr.. w. b. Lovin-
GOOD was elected over Mr.. J. J. Todd.
Porh candidates are Republicans, and as
me election was for an uneXpired term the
Democrats did not put up a candidate.
The name of Mr. Frank P, Longley OF
1aGrange has been placed in nomination
br COY. Gambler for the position of Judge
If the County Court of Troup, and the
senate. il is said, will pass favorably upon
The nomination. Mr. Longley was a warm
supporter of the Governor and it has been
thought for some time that he would re-
ceive the appointment.
Cedartown Advance Courier: With
little effort upon the part of our people,
another magnificent enterprise can be 10
Gated at Cedartown. Messrs. Birkbeck,
Parker Berry and others are going TO
hfJ A 100000 yarn mill, and the choice
If location lies between CedartoWn and
Rome There is nothing problematical
4 about this matter The mill viii be erect
I'll and at one of the two points above
mentioned,
Macon Evening Newsi A great many fish
arc now being caught in the Ocmulgee riv-
o. and smaller streams in the vicinity Of
Nacen and neignboriug counties. For sew
eral weeks fishing parties have been quite
numerous and many fife catches have been
n55c The deep holes along the Ocmulgee
4 OH above and be ow The city, tuIn sh eX-
q iout fishing and abound in carp, perch,
q some trout and much cat fish. The Macon
gorsmon are d5V0t.ng much of their spare
a lm. 10 his amusement with great results
q cartersvile News Wednesday morning
4 some employees of The East and West Rail
q o9I discovered a body lying in the road
& hlr The track Conductor Frazier was
& 1ouICU ana ne promptly stopped lne TRAM
q b. Hin was working IN a field near by
Hl when called he Identified the dead
nan as his father, Mr.. william Hill He
81 bad been living on The Whitesde p ace
ID sl Taylor svile, and was on his way to
81 s son who lives on che Hammond place
81 r Hill was aging and had been unwel
81 or some time II is thought that he fell
81 dead i'm the road. No marks indicative of
81 oI play We're found on the body.
q Robert e. Park. Jr whom the board Of
81 tustoos of the University of Georgia cleo
81 led To the chair of English in the univer-
n Aty is a native of Lagrange, Ga, the
n o1 of James f. Park of that place. He
II Was in West Point Cor two years and took
aish stand there, but during artillery
uactiod one day he fell from his horse
aud the caissOn ran over his ankle, break
4 0e it, But for this he would have grad
ultad. on his return home after recover
ing from his hurt he entered the Uuiver-
sty of Alabama at Tuscaloosa and grad
uated there with the first honor After
this me graduated at a normal school at
Valparaiso. Ind For two years he was
principal Of the public schools at Gaines
Vile Ca. when ne reliquished his place
and returning to LAGRANGE conducted a
high school for boys. Many Of the boys
now in the university took their prepara-
tory courses at Prof. Parks school. Prof
Park is 3 years old.