The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-09
GEORGIA.

Fitzgerald Enterprise: Somebody in this
colony will make money next year ~
raising a crop of broomcorn. enquire a
this Office for particulars.
Charles Oscar Scogin, charged with tns
murder Of Early Thomas, coiored' at Dan
ielsville. was discharged from custody aft
er a preliminary trial, the testimony SNOW
ing the killing to be justiiiable'
The State Convention of the Daughters
OF the Confederacy viii convene in Attn
ems Wednesday very large number OF
delegates will be present, and nearly every
town in In, state Will be represented
with the beginning of this week Griffin
will nave a new daily paper II VIII be an
afternoon edition and viii be devoted en-
tirely TO the interests of the prohlpllon
cause Col. w. r. Hanleiter, an 90 WA
experienced newspaper man, Will be edl'or'
assisted from time to time by many aDie
contributors.
Helena Hustler Capt r. r. Bridgers,
with a ocrns OF surveyors, wagon, tents
ami equipments, arrived in Helena we'd
nesday to begin the survey OF line from
this point to Naldosta. No one seems 20
know just where this road will eventual
" go. but il seems pretty well settled
that il will pass through Helena
The DeBardeleben syndicate continues to
purchase ore properties in Polk county ont
for obvious reasons nothing is given out
about the numerous investments they are
making almost daily. But several thou-
sand acres of mineral lands, forming belt
from Cave Spring nearly to Cedartown,
have been secured by this gentleman ana
the work of development is soon TO begin.
DR.. L. c. Thomas, one OF Oxford's noble
citizens, died at his home at Oxford Fri
dav afternoon after a short illness. He
was rs years old and for the past hah
century had been one of Oxford's best CIT
izens and Emory Colleges stanchest
friends. The college exercises were sus-
pended Saturday and the faculty and stu
dents attended the funeral and burial In
a body.
McRae. Teifair Enterprise: Mr.. Henry
Calvin, an aged gentleman living near the
city. has recently had "big luck. lie
was a Union soldier during the civil war,
enlisting from Maine was wounded in the
head and was thus entitled TO pension,
but had never applied for 1t. few days
ago he succeeded in establishing his claim
at the pension department. and was allow
ed 81 per month since April, 1850. ana uni
April l9O0-thirty-tiVe years. This nice sum
was received the other day, and it came
and feeble He moved with his wife into
town one day last week, occupying the
house recently vacated by Mr.. j. X. Price.
Americas Times Recorder: Georgia and
Indiana bid fair to be bound together by
silken cords at no distant day if ro-
mantle story begun recently is followed out
successfully young clerk i'm q n Ameri-
Gus furniture store, while unpacking a lot
of crockery a week ago, found a dainty
note in a soup tureen signed by young
lady working in the store from which the
go01s were shipped. She requested the
finder of the note to write her and the
Americas clerk did so promptly. Yester-
DAY he received a repy from the damsel,
and they are now in the midst of an In
teresiing correspondence which may ter
inmate at the altar.
Athens Banner: The college boarding
house on the campus is one of the greatest
successes imaginable. There are now six
ty-five young men taking their meals there
and that number comes up to the full ca
pacity of the boarding house unless one
of the sitting rooms is converted into a
dining room, when possibly thirty-tive
more could be accommoda ed. This Will
not be done il ii can be avoided as this sit
ting room is badly needed during the win
ter season as a room in which the students
may assemble and keep warm. The sue
cess of this boarding house has been fully
up to the expectations of its managers. II
was recently equipped by the board of
trustees and is managed In a most econom-
ical way the board being furnished stu
dents at actual cost.