The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-17
GEORGIA.

GEoHOlA.
Congressman Jim" Griggs says emphat-
icaHy that the report that he is to enter
the race for Governor is unfounded and
untrue.
r. w. Beuinger. a Chicago man, is soon
TO operate an oyster aud shrimp industry
in Brunswick and guarantees 10 employ
at least fifty hands in his establishment.
Madison is soon to have established a
new banking house, known as the Nor
gan County Bank" with capital stock
of S25O0O L, O. Benton OF Monticello, Is
to be president; Col R, L. Thomson vice
president; and Mr.. W. p. Robertson cash
Ter and bookkeeper.
Liberty City Times: Six years $50 while
boarding at the Warnen House. Mr.. Boon
Bell, while feeding his horse, lost very
valuable ring belonging TO his wife, win
the name Minnie engraved. The ring was
diligently searched for but was not found
Last Friday while ploushing the field,
Everette WarneH found the ring he had
helped to search for six years ago.
At the closing of The schools in Monte
yuma Gen. c. A. Evans of atlanta viii
preach the commencement sermon; Com
missioner Glenn viii deliver speech on
EsuuGdlkon III AgSOISlds anu nun ~
duBignon OF Savannah will deliver the an
uual literary address Besides these, Gen.
John 3. Gordon will deliver his famous
lecture, The Last Days of the Southern
Confederacy."
]. D. Hammack one of the Oldest clti-
gens of Crawfordville, died there Thurs
day He was buried with Masonic honors.
Masons from Greensboro, Sharon and
nj Cd N ceremonies
attending the burial. Judge Hammack,
as he was generally called was n years of
age. He leaves a widow and several chill
dren. His oldest son is DIR. w. f. HAM
mack of Atlanta.
FITZGERALD Leader: A little 12-months-old
baby Of Mr.. Ed Beck. on Pine street. has
been suffering for some time, and the par
ents were unable to ascertain the cause.
On Friday the mother was rubbing the
babys side and found the point of some
sharp instrument On making an examina-
ton she pulled a darniug needle three
inches in length from the side of the little
one. The baby is improving now and VIII
recover.
An injunction was fled by citizens of
Molena against the Town Council running
a dispensary. After hearing the petition
of citizens, in Atlanta, an order was grant
ed permitting the Council to run same un-
ill the case could be more thoroughly pre-
scented. The petition was again heard last
week al Zebulon, and Judge Reagan after
hearing the evidence and law decided IN
favor of the Council So there are now
two dispensaries in Pike county under au-
thority Of the law.
]. R. Whitehead, president of the Geor-
gla Cotton Company of Albany says that
his company has just closed the contract
TO have a 1900 ton Webb compress put
in, and that work on it's erection will be-
gin about May Is. The new press takes
the place of the old Campbels compress
which that company has operated ana
win be a vast improvement upon this old
style press The press which is to be put
in viii have a pressure OF 1900 tons, and
will compress cotton TO a density of from
thirty TO thirty-five pounds per cubic
foot. and It's capacity will be about $500
bales per day.
Meriwether Vindicator: Atlanta has
several sensations in full blast. The
Mayor has decided that street preaching
must stop and he is the one storm center.
The police have orders TO arrest all who
spit on the sidewalks or on street cars
and this raises a city Juror. The Const-
tuition and Hamilton Douglas vow by the
toard of Mahomet that the sessions of the
Board of Education shall be public ana
the tempest In a teapot RACES School
children are to receive dement, maks when
absent from school during church holi-
days and 10, Christian liberty is endan-
gered Meanwhile the cars run on Sun
day and saloons flourish and this keeps
civilization TO the front.
Atlanta Constitution: 1t will be a source
of pleasure and qualification to his many
friends in Atlanta to learn that Father
Kelley has consented to give his illustrated
lecture on Rome" in this city on April %.
The Grand Opera House has been securd
for the occasion, the proceeds of the enter
tainment going to the Ladies' Altar So
ciety of the new Sacred Heart Church. on
Ivy street. Father Kelley is vicar general
of the diocese of Savannah, and is we'll
known and admired in Atlanta. having
been for six years pastor of the Church of
the Immaculate Conception in this city
He was for several years a student in the
American College at Rome, and il was dur
ing his term there and upon frequent visits
20 that city since that he secured the
beautiful stereopticon views with which
he illustrates the lecture.