The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
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Rev. Sam +. Jones Is 10 Visit BruhsWlch
1pne 6. at which time he will deliver his
famous lecture Get There" to crowded
audience.
washington Gazette: Our farmers are
all busy chopping, cotton. The crop looks
remarkably well, considering the fact that
tine ground is so dry. However, il is an
IN wind that blows no good, as the crop
can be chopped out and started off without
and grass to interfere with its growth.
1t is suggested that Rome have a Fourth
of July celebra ton lasting two days. July
4 and D. in which the Volunteer Firemen's
4 tournament, open TO all Corners. and a
trades display and a regatta will be the
rrincfp.e features Baseball, tennis tour
nament and other sports will likewise Of
fer entertainment.
j. NJ Cook, a merchant of Bronwood,
who also owns and runs farm about five
miles east of that place, lost by fire Sat-
n Urday night his barn and entire con-
TENS. such as corn, fodder and other pro-
duce ,ogether with six head of fine mules.
II The fire was not discovered in time TO
save anything, not even mule. The fire
L was supposed TO be of incendiary origin.
Americus Times Recorder: "Out of
'.
The author of which is Mr. Charles Hardy.
now residing in New York Mr. Hardy
/ was reared in Americas, and the scene of
his story is laid in Sumter county, and
Ii many readers of his book will doubtless
he familiar herewith. He viii shortly be-
Gin the publication of his second book,
the Gtle of which has not yet been an
II nounced.
Gov. Gambler is still away from Atlanta.
Nothing has been heard from him at his
office showing when he viii return or
The condition Of his aged sister who is
critically i'll at her home in Jackson
county. Gov. Gambler left the city for
Jackson county upon the receipt of tele-
gram announcing the very serious illness
Of his sister. who has an attack of pneu-
monia. His family would not be surprised
u hear at any moment of Miss Gamblers
death.
Wednesday night The plantation commits
H sary and store house of Mr.. J. A john
d son in east Dougherty county, was burned
n 10 The ground. AT first the cause of the
n fire was attributed to rats and matches
Thursday night the stockade and barns
OF Mr.. Sidney Jones We're burned at about
4 the same hour and the people are anxious
about ther property All of the East
his frebug and if ne is caught he will
be lesson TO others.
Cordele Hornet: News has reached the
city of the death Of Mr.. NJ. D. Fielder at
his home near Unadila. Mr. Fielder has
been in bad health for the past year and
while his death was not expected so soon,
the family Knew the end was near. He
was an Old Confederate soldier and a
ita ,rrsf1 ofF 10 Loo n 1fifA
and several children to mourn his loss.
He was the father of Mrs. NJ. G. Hall,
Mrs II. S. Simpson and Mr.. Sam Fielder
Of Cordele
The Georgia Pharmaceutical Association
will meet in annual convention at Warm
Springs on June IS and a. and large at
tendance is expected. The examining
board viii meet on June Il, in order 10
have everything in readiness for the con-
Vention. The convention this year will be
an elegant affair socially. All druggists
have been invited TO bring their wives, and
those who are not fortunate enough to be
a member of the army of Benedicts are
requested 10 bring their sweethearts. 1t
viii he The largest meeting held in the his
tory of the association.
Jerry Rhodes, the 1S-year-old white
boy who is in Jail at Griffin charged with
murder made a daring attempt to escape
The clutches of the law Saturday. Rhodes
WaS IN jail awaiting the August term of
Spaldlng Superior Court, when he is to
be tried for the murder of Bud Dickinson,
negro, who was killed near Rover last
January. Jai.er Coran sent a negro man
INTO The cells to clean them up and in
some way Rhodes secured the keys and,
quietly unlocking the doors, made his
way out of jail. He was soon pursued
ana was caught and returned to Jail.
lanta Saturday night. Adam Hardy, an
o.d negro drayman, was struck two blows
on the head with an ak by an assassin.
ana Instantly killed Half an hour later
ms body was found upon the floor by Celia
hHffoW, a woman who lived in the house
win the old man, and who says she was
absent visiting a neighbor al the time of
the crime. The two sons of the murder
90 man, the Barrow woman and a wo-
man whom he was about to marry have
oxen arrested, suspected of being impi
cu'el in the murder
earn svile Advance: Monday night
a.out 10 o'c.ock Mr. Eliza Crittenden was
returning from Ashland, where he had
gone TO return his tax. his horse ran away,
'.-''"lhS MIN out Of the buggy against a
ele'' killing him almost instantly. His
SUI was in the buggy with him. but es-
SaI," with but small injury. He was q
HIo0 and indulgent husband and parent
az married Miss Langston, who is sis
.JI Oh Mrs. Ayers Of this place. He was
"O'u. 90 years Old, and was member of
me Methodist Church at Bold Spring,
w"ei his remains were laid to rest We'd
hesday
saturday three of the largest manufac-
'''N5 enterprises In the state, all OF
""on have large issues of their bonds in
circulation. telegraphed TO Secretary
S''H uquiring of him If their bonds had
property recorded in his office. An
t"'tS hsdtion showed that none of them
"'" 'een recorded and that their bonds
are now in circulation contrary TO law as
n1s' fbcd in the act of the legislature of