The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-19
GEORGIA.

The annual Horse Swapping Convention
of Northeast Georgia will meet at Hart
well Nov c. and s.
Marietta farmer Is exhibiting iurnlps'
one dozen Of which weigh 100 pounds.
Twenty-Five dozen Of them weigh 1854
pounds
CordeIe Is 10 have a carnival beginning
Nov "a Unadiaa will not have a carni-
val hnt will have horse-swapping con-
vention. TO begin. Dec. IA. and last three
days.
During the. month Of October, 1,4oo
pounds of mail was deposited In the Mon
tezuma postoffice for transmission. or
this amount 40 pounds was frst-class or
sealed letters.
Wesley Trler. colored. who murdered his
wife last March in cold blood, and was
tried before Judge Reese at the adjourned
May term and sentenced TO he nahseu on
June s. was resentenced on Monday 70 De
hanged at Hartwell in private on Dec o.
Joel T. Lane, a highly respectable and
successful farmer living three miles from
IJnadfIa, shot and killed John II. sutton
colored late Wednesday afternoon a dls-
Dute over the ownership of a pine tree
that grew near the land line caused the
trouble
The Wireerass Blade is urging the fal"
ners of Emanuel county TO assist In the
establishing of a cotton factory at SWANS
boro; and suggests the plan Of their sub
scripiions being made payable in cotton
delivered at the factory, one or more bales
per year as the farmer may be able
WIN Maddox. one of the negroes impli-
Gated in the killing of George Thompson
colored, near jackson, Oct. TO- was cap
tured by Mr.. Arthur Yancey, near Homer
vile in Clinch county, and placed in the
fail at Jackson Wednesday evening GOV.
Gambler offered $50 for the capture ana
proof TO convict of this desperate negro
AT the regular meeting of the farmers Of
Fulton county az Bate Hin wednesday
night ID was decided to organize central
club in Atlanta and a meeting Is called Tor
Saturday, Nov. 25, at the Court House lot
this purpose, there being a great many
farmers in different portions OF the county
anxious TO Join an organization OF TINS
kind.
Blakely Reporter: Early county is the
home of a negro who should have monu-
ment erected over his grave when ne
''shakes off this mortal coil" He IS now
something over so years of age ana mas
never been off on railroad excursion; in
fact he has never been twenty-five miles
from the spot where he was BORN IL Is
needless to add that he is a good worker
and well liked in the community in which
he lives.
The petition fled with the ordinary OF
I,aurens county on Tuesday Of last week
by the anti-prohibit,onists, asking for an
election on the whisky question, was tax
en- Up Thursday by Ordinary Fordham ana
after hearing objections filed by the Pro-
hibitionists. the petition was granted ana
the election ordered for Dec. -. Ihls was
the second petition filed with the ordinary.
The first was filed about two weeks ago,
but was not granted, because there was
not sufficient number of signatures 10 IT,
James H. Kilby Of Canton had his hand
torn off by cotton gin Thursday about
noon. The wound was SO severe that 1t
was necessary to amputate the arm winch
was done by Drs. Coleman and Moore late
in the evening. Mr.. Kilby was so weak
from loss of blood when the doctors reach
ed him that he died while the operation
was being performed. Mr.. Kilby leaves
a host of relatives and friends, among
whom are a wife and five children. Mr..
LIB Harden and Mr. Walter Barton of
Atlanta are brothers-in-law of Mr.. Kilhy.
Three United States revenue officers were
arrested in Atlanta Wednesday night on
the charge of idling and lettering. This
rather novel charge was booked by officer
Green, under orders from Capt. Thomp-
son. against r. b. Thomas. special United
States gauger. and c. d. knight and B.
H. Mcconnell, two revenue officers who
work under him. The reason of the arrest
was complaints which had come to the POI
lice from men who own or control wagon
yards on Decatur street, 1t being charged
that the revenue officers had been 'prowl-
ing around In the wagon yards" searching
wagons without showing their authority
The revenue officers were on the hunt for
moonshine whisky, 1t is said that great
deal of noonshine liquor is brought to At
lanta in country wagons hidden under in-
nocent loads of hay, fodder, potatoes and
other provender. When IL was found why
the revenue officers were there, they were
released.