The morning news., 1899-11-18
N GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
.vws OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS
GEORGIA.

W Reid, manager OF the Mltcheli
rr.rza st Thomasville, Is renovating thar
inter hotel. inside and out. He is also
-1otnr a driveway through the hotel park
VI VI me north side of the house.
The Terrell County Board of Education
:. rranaring to inaugurate a novel feature
IN connection with the country schools.
Tba,- propose TO consolidate the small
..booIs and transport the children daily TO
tbe school houses.
Terrell county had a jail delivery tbs
week Three prisoners broke through the
.,ol, in their cell and escaped. One was
s. for rape Terrell county spent great
de5l of money for this jan ana II was
e,orosed TO be proof against such pro
eeedinss
chancellor Hill of the university, who
-.s invited by resolution to address the
General assembly at any time that may
srit his convenience, has notified the Leg
isia+ure that he will address them on Tus s
1ev Nov 21 The address Will probably
he delivered at noon on the day named.
Peidsville Journal: Tattnan is now ex-
rarencing the dryest time in its known
his,orv We were at the farm of Mr. Joe
Lee a few days ago. and went to negro's
tnnsa for water. but found the well dry.
Mr. Ice stated that the nearest water to
that negro's cabin was half mile away.
Madison Advertiser: Many of the farm
srs of Morgan county are using grain
drls for sowing their big wheat fields.
and the plan is growing in favor. MIR
q r. Bost wick says that Morgan coun-
~ Will have the biggest grain crop in her
history that the cotton craze is off and
that sef-supplying farms will mark the
course of the future.
Abbevue Chronicle: Mr.. F. t. Farmer
on last Saturday captured negro here
who is wanted in Monroe county for the
murder of another negro at BolnbrOke
two years ago. Deputy Sheriff w. F.
Cole came after him Monday. The negro
was very unconcerned over his arrest and
stated that the fact of his killing the other
negro had never worried him in the least
The service uniforms for the Dublin
Guards have arrived and that company
is now ready for inspection. Acting Ad-
iutant General Byrd has been notified by
wire of mis- fact and ii is probable that
early next week the company will be in
spected by Inspector General Obear and
aani.ite1 into the state service. The com
auy is composed of some of Dubins best
young men.
There is a not mayoralty contest on In
Hawkinsville just at this time and for a
week or more there will be a. lively time
in politics in that city. The race is a three
cornered one-Editor ]. ]. Harvard,
A T. Fountain and T. H. Grace being
the candidates. There are no issues in
Il the contest the matter is to be decided by
white primary, and the candidates will
s be yo,ed for solely on their personal mer-
4 its The primary will be held on the 2Sth
inst
4 Reidsvile Journal: The South Georgia
4 Conference will meet in Dublin next
month Dublin is one of the most hospl-
table and wideawake little cities in Geor-
gia and no doubt the preachers and lay
men who attend, like the editors of the
Weekly Press Association who met there
last July will be taken care of in good
style. This session of the conference will
be an interesting and important one Rev.
VI. F. Beals win be in attendance, and It
goes without saying that in his hands the
Reidsville circuit will be well represented.
A remarkable accident occurred at the
Greensboro steam glnnery Tuesday the
negro engineer Ed Jackson, having mis-
clothing caught in the belting on fly
wheel, and being hurled around the wheel
one or more times. Fortunately for the
negro, his clothing was old and every
vesllge of 1t was torn from his body he
falling away from the machinery and be-
4 ing unconscious for a short while. The
hegros injuries were not at all serious,
ana ne never left the eng ne room his first
inquiry being as to the amount of water
IN the boiler of the engine ne was run
ming
\ white primary was held In Griffin
Wednesday for the purpose of nominating
an alderman from each of the four wards
OF me city. The election passed off very
Iulely and small vote was poed. as
lne candidates had no opposition. Those
1SoeFihg the nomination were B. B.
D'Vis' FIRST ward B. n. Blakely, Second
EaIa; d. A. OXFORD, Third ward, and
DousIas Boyd, Fourth ward. While every
,L"s was quiet Wednesday it was bu.
~. Ie cam preceding the storm, and before
"e erection takes place next month a bit
usht viii be made on the nominees.
ugIhlnation heretofore has meant an
pon without opposition in Griffin. but
t1H VIII not be the case in this election.
t,ouSinds tos of circulars have been scat
~ Vi over the city announcing opposition
~ W ue primary ticket and the fight viii
Oe a warm one.