The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-11
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Bunk Coney. one of the most notorious
thieves in Laurens county. escaped from
the Laurens county jail day or Two ego.
The annual Primitive Baptists' Associ-
alton has been in session for the past three
DAYS al PhiHppi Church. about ten les
north OF ELaville.
The Hotel Masury at Thomasville has
passed from the management of Warren
II. williams Hewitt Craik. formerly of
the St. Elmo. Monticello Fla, is now
proprie ,or.
Valdosta Times With the passing OF
the pine, South Georgia must pay more at
tention to cattle raising. Tan yards and
shoe and harness factories will follow, and
what we lose in the lumber and naval
stores industries will be made up In enter
prses that viii follow development upon
the new lines.
At Columbus a day or two ago needle
stuck in the calf OF the leg Of Paul. the
1O-year-old son Of Conductor J. r. Oar
den Drs Desports and Gautier turned
an x-ray on the leg and photographed the
bit Of needle which in a short time had al
ready worked half way round the leg.
Friday the broken piece of metal was cut
out
In accord with the expressed wish OF
Lieut.. Tom Brumby. the presentation OF
the magnificent sword, which has been Sc
cured by popular subscription, viii be
made in Georgia. The occasion Will be
the signal for a public demonstration, and
the presentation will be made at some
place in Atlanta accessible to the clI-
gems generally.
Quitman Free Press: Uncle Allen Groo-
yer. Brooks county's veteran farmer, has
been appointed by Gov. Gambler as a dele
gate from the Eleventh district to con-
vention of farmers to be held in Boston.
This is a deserved tribute to Uncle AL
lens worth as a farmer and Gov. Cand-
Ter could have made no better selection.
The Eleventh district will be we'll repre-
scented.
Sparta Ishmaelte The Sherman bugs
also known as the harlequin bugs. have
made their appearance. Cabbages and
colards viii be destroyed by them rapid
ly unless they are exterminated This can
he done with but little trouble now,
they are few in numbers at first II
allowed to raise an army of young Sher-
mans their destruction will be impossible.
They must be gotten rid Of by hand-pck-
ing. In the war against them, insecticides
are useless.
Dah,onega Signal: Rich finds are still
being made on the Battle Branch property.
This is a noted gold mine from the fact
that several thousand pennyweights OF
gold were taken from vein on the proper
" when gold was first discovered in this
country. At this time several hundreds
miners were in that vicinity seeking the
yellow metal and a big row got up among
them auent the shares of the big find. as
no amicabe agreement could be made.
and ever since the mine has been called
Battle Branch"
Moutrie Observer: Colquitt may not be
ahead on big watermelons. but we believe
she can produce the most prolific vine in
the whole country. Mr.. A. J. Twitty has
a vine on his place that has already made
sixty melons this season and Is still grow
ing and bearing Mr.. Twitty's family has
been living on melons from this vine for
several weeks. and he expects it TO furnish
MIN until frost comes. He tells us he has
pulled as many as three a day from il.
The leaves near the root have died and
droDped off. but the end of the branches
continue to grow and bear fruit
Meldrim Guldon: A large number of
people vii. go over from Meldrim to
Springfield next Wednesday to attend the
sfrinl Of the Darien negroes, few TO
9serye on the jury. but most of them go
as mere lookers-on. This viii probably
be che Of the most notable sittings of our
Superior Court in the history OF our coun-
~. at least since the trial and convic-
ton OF the Cochran murderers about a
quarter OF a century ago. Two of them
expated their crime on the Gallows at
Springfield in 1876. There will be no such
gruesome sight as this at Springfield az
the result OF this trial next week, for If
any or all Of them are convicted. they Will
be hanged at Darlen. the county in which
the crime was committed