The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-18
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GEORGIA.
Col. X. J. Hawkins of Gibson one OF
Glascock's leading lawyers will stand as
a candidate for solicitor general Of the
Northern circuit next year.
Hon. p w. Meldrim of Savannah adj
dressed The students Of the State Uniyer-
sity at Athens Saturday morning. He
made an entertaining and iustru tive ad-
dress. The pupils of the Lucy Cobb In
stitute and large number Of citizens at
tended. This is the first address of Sc
ries 10 be delivered 10 the students of the
university by prominent men Of the state.
A public reception in honor Of Bishop
L. Fl. Holsey D. D., and the South Geor-
gia Conference, was held at the city hall
in Americas by the citizens on Thursday.
Bishop Holsey spoke on the race prob
lem, and l000 people heard him gladly.
Rev. n. T. Everett ID. D., presided. The
opening prayer was made by Rev. Lee
ONeal, the singing being conducted by
the students of the city public school
Postal Clerk D. A. Russell Of the At
lanta and Birmingham Railway postofiice
was arrested in Atlanta Friday by the
postofIice inspectors on a charge Of rob
bling the United States mails. Russell was
taken before Commissioner o. c. Fuller,
Nuttt ne " dlNtu Il preliminary tiidls dAfi
his bond was fixed at $1,000. He failed TO
make the bond, and was taken to the
Tower, where he is confined at present.
Cochran Tribune: When you get a
Georgia farmer down you can't keep him
there A Missouri exchange says that a
Georgia farmer is making syrup out OF
watermelons. He cuts the me ons into
halves, scoops out The pulp, runs it through
a cider mill presses out the juice, then
boils the liquid for twelve hours over a
hot fire. He gets thirty gallons of syruo
out of go melons, and markets II ut so
cents a gallon. The refuse he feeds 10
the hogs, cattle and chickens.
w. ]. Thompson, a balloonist of Knox
vile, had the misfortune Friday afternoon
TO get his thigh broken He had an en-
gagement to make a balloon ascension at
LAGRANGE, and was trying to do so when
the accident happened. The balloon was
inflated and had been turned loose. Mr..
Thompson was in the parachute and as he
was lifted from the earth the balloon
was passing over a lot of telephone wires.
while the parachute was hang ng below
them. The parachute was suddenly cut
loose and Mr.. Thompson was thrown
heavily upon the ground. lie was picked
up and carried to a surgeon for attention.
While he was severely bruised ony one
bone was broken. AT 1ast accounts he
was doing very well.
Americas Times Recorder: A Kidnapping
case decided in Superior Court yesterday
morning came near a conclusion not men,
toned in the verdict. The bone of con-
tention" was a negro girl Is years of aga,
and when she emerged from the Court
House after the trial she was set up
by several negroes in whose care she had
been for year or two. These worthless
claimed that they had provided the girl
with shoes, clothing, a corset and other
wearing apparel which they desired re
turned, inasmuch as the other side had
whipped the fight and would henceforth
have charge of her. Suiting action to the
word they were actually stripping the ri
in the street when a gentleman interferred
and stopped the outrageous preceding.
Sylvania Peoples Press: Mrs. John w.
Boston died at her home here on Monday
night, after a long and painful illness.
Mrs. Boston was a lady possessing many
noble traits of character. For several
years past she has been a great sufferer
and she bore her suffering with great for
titude. Her maiden name was Camilla
Boston, and she was a daughter of the
late John Boston, who was a partner of
the late ]. l.. Nilalonga of Savannah. He
also was for sixteen years collector of the
port of Savannah. Mrs. Boston leaves
HuSDdnQ anu Two sons ana one UaOgnter
TO survive her. Her remains were inferred
in the cemetery here Tuesday afternoon,
the services being conducted at the Meth
odist Church, of which she was faithful
and consistent member.
Dahlonega is now a city. A bill has Just
been passed by the Legislature amending
the town charter, designating the place
as the city of Dahlonega. Thursday night
at a large and harmonious mass meeting
of the citizens a city ticket was nominat-
ed by reclamation for the new order Of
things; Mayor, Hon w. p. Price; alder
men, First ward Capt II. d. Iugersol
Frank Il. Reese; Second ward, Prof. f.
i. Gaillard, r. e. Crisson; Third ward
Goodman Mcclure, w II. McAfee. By
unanimous resolution the Mayor and al
dermen were requested to provide all need
full appropriation for the successful main
tenance of the excellent public school sys-
TEN inaugurated here this fall. The cleo
lion was held Saturday and the ticket
named was chosen without opposition