The morning news., 1899-12-04
GEORGIA.

A horse-swappiug convention VIII De
held at Unadilla Dec. IS.
A new bank viii be organized at Hart
wen. This will give that town two banks
An election will he held in Laurens
county on the 18th of December. 10 de-
eide the prohibition question. Both sdes
are actively at work and the result can
be determined only when the votes are
cast
A farmer from Crawford county took
five hundred goats into Macon Friday.
He sold them to the different slaughter
houses and they brought on an average
Sl25 per head. He realized qui-e sum
on the sale.
The latest development in the race for
solicitor general Of the Bib circuit is
the possible entry Of Col Henry A. Matth-
ews of this place His many frieuds at
Fort Valley and some staGach advocates
in Macon are urging him 10 enter the lists.
Col. Matthews will be a strong man in the
race. He is a capable lawyer
Macon News: Judge Emory speer has
just appointed Mr. G. c. Matthews of this
city receiver in the Waterman bankruptcy
case. Mr.. Matthews left yesterday lor
Hawkinsville where he goes to assume
charge of the affairs of the company The
case is one of the largest that has been
filed in the United States Court for this
district for some time.
State officials who have looked into the
Atlanta depot problem say that the state
would clear 100000 by building new
union station there. 1t would hold all the
railroads on the present site and this
would add another million TO the value q
the Western and Atlantic. The increased
rental of that road after the expiration OF
the present lease would amount 10 Sl,J0O,-
OOO in thirty years.
Thomasville Times Enterprise: THE
chicken dispute" at Charley Davis on
Thursday attracted quite a crowd of
sports from Thomasville and other p aces.
The main was between Georgia and Florl-
da and the Georgia birds maintained their
reputation for superiority, winning six
out of seven battles. Charley gave the
boys a good time and Notwithstanding
some of them got on the short end, all
enjoyed themselves
An important change took place among
the newspapers of Dublin the other day.
The Courier and the Dispatch were con-
solidated and will be published as the
Courier Dispatch twice a week The con-
solidated paper Is under the editorial and
business management Of Messrs. Stanley
and MOrCOCk, OF the courier. ana Atye L.
Hilton of the Dispatch. The change Is
made solely for business reasons and in
the interest Of better journalism in Dub
lin.
The through freight from Macon IN
some unaccountable way became un-
coupled Friday morning when near Sparks
and just as it was starting down a heavy
grade No discovery Of this fact was
made until the engineer has stopped he
engine at the tank near the depot. The
rear division of the train soon crashed in
to the forward section and completely de-
molished six freight cars, two of which
were stock cars and loaded with mules
and horses. Strange to say, no injury was
done 10 any of the animals.
Mrs. Eugenia Pottle middle-aged wo-
man and owner Of a plantation some eight
miles from Macon, In Jones county, has
disappeared. She has not been seen since
Nov. 20, when she left Macon in the even
ing TO walk 10 her plantation. AS she
spent much of her time In Macon, her peo-
pie in the country did not think anything
of her absence, and friends thought she
was at home, but ii is now evident that
she is at neither place, and foul play or
suicide is feared. She was seen at a small
store about three miles from Macon on
the road to her home, walking in that di-
rection. A short distance further on she
was met by three negro men. After that
all trace of her is lost. Her friends are
searching for her.