The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-18
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
MEMS or THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


If is now a certain fact that Col E. D.
Graham of McRae will not enter the race
far Judge of his circuit, The race is left
win Judges Smith and Roberts.
yavor Peacock of Cochran and the coun-
clmen have accepted an invitation from
the Executive Committee of the State Fair
10 be present on Middle Georgia day, oct.
p
The people of Walton county seem TO
want a good deal of local legislation, as
q half dozen local bills are advertised to
he introduced at the coming session of the
Legislature,
The Cherokee Advance. the only paper
in that county, has again changed hands.
Editor Henry Brewster late of the Fair
bprn News. has bought out John Nj. Nc
DoweH. and Will get out his first paper
next week
Monday night the Whitman sisters,
daughters of the colored preacher of Sa-
vannab opened their two nights engage
ment at The Brunswick Theater. They
nIaved 10 a pa ked gallery, bur 10 a rath-
or slim paIquet and were very well re-
ceNed.
Hon. {, Ii. JORDAN has been invited 10
he al Dawson next Saturday for the pur-
pose of organizing a farmers institute in
Terrell county. The farmers of Terrell,
realizing the need of such 4 movement,
are sure to be present in large numbers,
aud will give Mr.. Jordan their earnest
cooperation and hearty support.
The first issue of The Warchman, a
weekly paper to be published at Miner,
will appear to-day, the press and every
thing now being in readiness. IL is to be
edited by Rev. Rolfe Hunt, in the interest
of the congregational Methodist Church.
ii will also contain local. county and state
news.
Judge NJ c. Turner of Villa Rica is
dead. At the bate of Baker creek, in 1863,
NJ c. Turner of Company I, Fifty-sixth
Georgia Regiment, was badly wounded in
the right arm. This arm was never sound
aglu About three weeks ago he eXerted
himself drawing water from his well,
from which Inflammation set in. The arm
was taken off and he never recovered from
the shock dying under the opera ton.
A large number of Green county farm
crs were in convention a the Court House
at Greensboro Saturday for the purpose
Of discussing improved farming methods,
over the present embarrassment caused
by short crops in some sections of the
county Hon. C. Fl. Jordan, agricultural
editor Of the Atlanta Journal, ana Hon.
VI. ~ Howard, congressman of the Eighth
district, had been invited to be present
al4 deliver addresses.
The primary election for Ordinary OF
Cowela county to fiji the vacancy caused
by yae recent death Of Judge Orlando Nc
C.dDo0E, passed off quietly Saturday.
There were six candidates in the race.
J.. 4. Pcgiue. J. s. Powell E. D. Fousc.
j. b. Sims W. +. Shropshire and f. Moo
IeE. The read contest. however. was he-
tween pe;iua and Powell, these gentle
men easily leading their competitors, but
So evenly were they matched that up to
O'clock Saturday night it was uncertain
which would prove the victor.
At Canton Saturday, in The public meet
Ing held in the interest Of The proposed
cotton mil for that place, very interesting
aiJ rous.ug reports were made by Capt.
L. N. Brady and Mr. r. T. Jones, who
wiz Mr. Sam Tale Of Tate, recently Wis
led several cOton mills in Georgia and the
caro- mas. Al the conclusion Of these re-
ports permanent organization was per-
Iected in 50 far as il is possible 20 do at
lals Time, by the election of The following
3o.rd OF directors: r. T. Jones, Sam Tate,
william A. Teasy T. NJ Brady Ben f.
Perry William Gait, Or. J. NJ. Price,
George T. Taarley and William J. Webb
'as loeli is 10 apply for a charter az
Once uvder The name Of the Canon Cot
ten NiiL he capital stock of which Is 90
be NHom, with the privilege Of increasing
me same TO $5o9,000. More than $4,000 81
the sock is already subscribed and enough
10 make up the first $780, $50 has been ar
ranged for
The city of Columbus, Ga. with its
Characteristic enterprise, will introduce TO
The South its first free street fair on The
tth' dh, sub, 9th, 10Th ana 18th of Novem-
DER next. This Fair, unlike all others.
WIZ not he enclosed with high walls and
Nosed gates which open only TO 50-cent
ucNets, out will be paid for by the public
SPIRITED and enterpris:ng citizens of Co
Iumous. Liberal premiums have been Of
lered for all 1inds of farm and dairy OK
moAs, fine poultry. live stock, mechanical
'Iuand handlwork-a this is to be a
prominent feature. Continuous perform
"n2es on elevated stages erected on the
Sileet corners viii be given throughout
me day and late into the night, and The
""Sl bands of music 70 be obtained will
eve grand Concer S at al hours of the
my al will be free. one beautiful fea-
'Hte of The Fair viii be one hundred
Eenc.es decorated with flowers. the RIB
Donto reius held by handsomely gowned
women ia line of march. This flower pa
La'e VIII be the grandesG sight ever seen
east of California.
FLORIDA.
The Seventh Day Adventists Of the state
are preparing to hold a camp meeting at