The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-18
GEORGIA.


Cochran has law and order league,
whose object is to detect and punish yio'
lations Of the prohibition law.
The sOth annual session of the Georgia
state Dental Society was held at Lithia
Springs Wednesday and Thursday
\ committee, composed Of Messrs. j.
3. James. J.. l.. Brown and w. S. Talman'
are visiting the cotton mills OF Georgia
and securing necessary information Tor
the erection Of the Fort Valley plant
brownsville Tlmes-Eaterprise: Good
sized Thomas melons were selling at 10
cents from wagons yesterday. on account
Of The stTingeucy in the money market
We are waiting for them TO toucn the
nickel point before INDUCING IN ihe lux
ury.
sandersviHe Herald: No Western hay
has, we think. been brought here this win
ter. but large quantities of cotton seed
meal bran. dairy feed and hulls have
found ready sale, and are stL 10 demand.
The large smali grain crop ms year we
hope, will enable our farmers to supply
much of this demand in future.
cambridge Democrat: The COW Is grad
ualy forcing her way TO the front in
Georgia Her value as a sure producer
of revenue 10 the farmer Is beng fecoB-
niZed more and more every Gay, anu We
proportion Of GeOrgia-made butter cohsum-
growing.
Jesup Sentinel: The Wayne Light Troop
turned out to-day forty strong for inspee-
. ton This is o good company and is need
ed 10 this sectiou. and, while some OF me
companies in the state are pelhg nlsnanu-
ed there is no danger Of that Tor the
troop whilst il stays up TO present sirens "a
and standard.
The subject of building a new court
house for Colquitt has been revived. II
is being discussed favorably by the best
citizens and the largest taxpayers OF me
county IL seems 20 be the consensus OF
opinion that a wealthy up-to-date auu pro-
gressive county like Colquitt should nave
a more commodious temple of justice than
the one now IN use.
A special to the Morning News from
Eastman says Pete soloman and Rene
swipe. O white man and woman, were yes
terday arrested for the burning OF the
barn Of Mr. James r. Giddens on the
night of April II. They accuse each other
Of the crime.-Mr d. NJ. Bush has just
shipped "A carload consisting OF goo crates
OF cantaloupes 10 Cincinnati. This shipee
ment is two weeks earlier than that OF
last year
Judge David A. Russell, who died re-
Gently at cambridge. was one Of the brain
lest and best equipped lawyers of thar
section of the state, and at one time con-
eidered one of the ablest jurlsts on the
beuch He was for a long time judge OF
the city Court there. Judge Russell had
filled several important public positions
IN his life, and his death removes one or
the most popular and prominent lawyers
that ever practced at Bainbrdge
The Dooly Southern Railway Company.
chartered under the general law Of June
81 1897 to build from Redwood or some
other point on the Georgia Southern and
Florida Railway to point at or near r.
winVille or some point on the I1ton ana
Northeastern Railroad between Triton and
Fitzgerald has had its charter amended
50 as to make the line Of road complete
and finished as " is now operated, name
~ from Redwood, on the Georgia South
srn and Florida Railway, TO Penia, on
the Georgia and Alabama Railroad, dis
tance Of eight miles.
The greatest towboat war ever waged
at Brunswick is now on, and the rates
of towage have been reduced to a mini
mum. The tOwboat combination, consist
ing of the boats Inca, Urbanus, Dart,
Angle ana Nellie. are being opposed by
the swift tugs Neptune Of Daren and
Admiral Dewey Of Jacksonville. the latter
being brand new vessel. Il IS announced
IN shipping circles that the visit North
OF Mr.. r. +. Coney Of the Brunswick
toHboat combination is for the purpose OF
procuring another vessel for the combina-
ton. which VIII eclipse in speed and tow
ing power any boat In Georgia wS4ers.
Eastman Times Journal: Mr.. Clay, a
young man of Atlanta, who has been a
drug clerk IN Dr. J. r. Roses drug store,
AT this place, attempted suicide on Mon
day morning last by taking an overdose
OF beiladonna but an emetc was at once
administered. which produced vomiting,
and the young man was all right In two
or three hours. He returned to Atlanta
Monday afternoon. MIR. Clay had been
in Eastman about three or four months
and was of an unusually quiet DISPOSE
ton. Dr. Rose informed him Monday
morning thai he no longer needed his ser
being thrown a
and severely afflicted with disease, he
sought to end his troubles by attempting
to take his own life.
Al Ringgold Wednesday afternoon Squire
G. NJ Bartlett of Blackstock district,
pronounced the words which united fol
life two loving hearts. w G. Overly was
Nthe groom and his bride was Miss l.. NJ
4Bryson, daughter of w. G. Bryson, a
prominent farmer near Miilican Thurs
day afternoon about 3 O'Clock a thunder
Storm came up and the bridegroom of
Wednesday night thought hard rain was
coming end he would take out his mules
and wait till the storm passed by. tie
WIS riding "a mule and leading another
when a bolt of lightning flashed from tho
sky and struck Mr.. overly, killing him
= Instantly, and also the mules Of b. IL.
Harris, which he had been working
At Camilla Friday Jim Rembart who
was convicted of the murGer Of Amanda
Smiles at the last term Of the Mitchell
Superior Court and who was respited
thirty days by Gov Gambler. paid the
penalty for his crime on the gallows.
A large crowd of curious negroes focked
10 Camilla and formed a surging mass
of perspiring humanity around the Jail
and the enclosed gallows, listening with
indescribable eagerness TO the songs and
prayers and speeches Of the condemned
man. Rembart had all along expressed
no fear OF death, and has not been heard
az any time to complain at his punish
tnent The negroes were bitterly disap-
pointed that they were not permitted to
witness the execution.
FLORIDA.
Bob Futch wos captured in Alechua
county. florida, last week while plough
ing ana lodged in jail at Monticello. He
is charged with killing his brother a lit
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