The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-15
GEORGIA.

crigss has announced that he may be a
candidate for Governor next year. The
nan who will succeed the present Cover
nor will be none other than Allen D, Cand-
Ter.
Baxley Banner: For some time monster
ovl has been raiding Mrs. James H. Till
mans hen roost and living in comfort on
tba eat fowls but last week he met his
II death at the hands of the irate owner and
his foot now hangs on the wall of the Ban
ner office along with the other trophies.
North Georgia Citizen: In 1857 James
Booth of Marion county, Georgia, married
three wives within II months. About 80
wears ago young Methodist minister at
tended his first conference with his bride,
his second conference with his second wife
and his third conference with his third
wife. He is yet prominent member of that
! pulpit.
cambridge Democrat: Spurious half dol
& lars made of pewter or Babbitt metal
are circulating in this community and are
q about the poorest imitation we have seen
8 in a long time. They appear TO have
B been dipped in silver or white metal solu-
81 ton of some kind, which soon rubbing
off leaves them black or lead like in APP
pearance. Watch out for them.
The result of the contest for sophomore
speakers places al commencement has been
announced by the faculty of the State
University. The successful men in the or
n der of their merit are as follows r. E.
Powell A. j. Mcbride, f. G.. Jackson, e.
A. Duke, N. oxford, w. C. Thompson, w.
C. Hin, H. C. johnson, A. Fort, H. Nc
Whorter, j. T. Galloway and H. Hirsch.
Judge Allen Fort win be a candidate for
congressman in the Sixth district next
year. and viii oppose Hon. f. B. Lewis,
n who at present holds the place. For some
time past it has been thought by numer-
Gus friends of the Judge that he would
Fl not run for the place, but it Is understood
B now that he will enter the race and stay
& in it to the end. Judge Fort is one of the
q most prominent lawyers in the state. He
81 is well known TO the people of Georgia
E and is highly regarded by all who know
Fl him.
Dublin Courier: Dave Hicks, colored,
barber at The shop of Mr.. H. A. Clark,
died early this morning of heart failure.
FL He came here few days ago from Ten
81 nile He was taken early yesterday af-
Fl ternoon, but the physician in the case was
unable to relieve him. He was a hard
B drnker, and yesterday purchased at the
Nj Emerald City drug store four ounces OF
Il bay rum and drank it all. As is well
III known bay rum is made of wood alcohol,
which is a deadly poison, fifteen drops
h being a dose for an adult Hicks is a
member of the colored Odd Fellows and
that society will probably look after his
funeral.
SIRE the recent decision of the Supreme
n Court of Georgia, which declared the con-
Fl tract of the Dawson Water Works Com
f I'll Nf TN,x to he
81 gal the water works company refuses TO
n let the city have water for protection
II against fire This leaves the city with
only the old cisterns, which were used
n before the water works was put in upon
s which 10 rely for protection against fire.
III What the final outcome of this controver-
81 sy will be none can say. The water
1 works company may make another con-
III tract with the city and matters be ami
/ ably adjusted, or the city may purchase
III the system from them
E Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has recently DO
mated the travelling library of the Sea-
board Air Line Railroad $1,000 through
Mrs. Eugene Bernard Heard, of Elberton.
81 Mrs. Heard labored hard and long TO make
the travelling library of the Seaboard
/ a success and this munifcent donation of
Mr.. Carnegie's assures success. The Sea-
/ board, in Mrs. Heard, has worker whose
ability genialness and affableness make
her a power in whatever she undertakes,
and has done much to popularize the rail
road in this state. Mr.. Carnegie could
H spend his money in no better and safer
F8 way, and the workers on the road will
live to honor him and his memory.
Macon News: Yesterday afternoon a
man by the name of A. b. Camp stroled
into the News Office and taking one oil
The reporters aside, informed him that he
I# wanted to be written up He stated that
he belonged to the Third Immunes and had
the record of being the only man of The
I'D regiment who did not go to Cuba He
M says he was from Cobb county, and while
/ the regiment was doing duty in Cuba, he
was resting under the shade trees of Fort
McPhearson. He is a member of Com
pany G, and says that when he reported
for duty yesterday that he was greeted
I with cheers by the members Of his com
I pany who had not seen him in some time
I'll tie informed the reporter that he would
run for the legislature next year and would
81 win hands down.
stowaway, after twenty-eight day:
spent in the hold Of the four-masteC
schooner Edith L. Alien, popped his heaC
out Of the hatch Thursday upon the yes
III Sc arrival at the wharf in Brunswick
M and for the first time made known hi'
HI presence The schooner sailed from Sar
E Juan, Porto Rico, March l5 and the stow
1 away who is a sailor had been discharg
H ed from her before the day of sailing. H.
H was determined, however, to get back L
me states, and slipped aboard unawares L
ID te officers and crew. II is evident from
II ue appearance of the man and the i'm
Il possibility Of one surviving a twenty-egh
\ gay fast that he has had some food dur
4 ing the four weeks he was en- route Will
4 lAe vessel was going through the stroni
4 lumsation process at quarantine station
we man was still IN her hold but was no
smoked out as might have been supposed
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