The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-28
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

Some Augustans think this means a pro-
gressive step in local morality.
Macon News: MIR. w J. Pierpont of
Crescent City, Fla, president Of the Pier
pont Manufacturing Company, hardwood
manufacturers, is in the city to-day with
the intent of moving his plant to Macon,
provided he can get a suitable site
A special to the Morning News from
Dublin says: John Clark, one of the
Oldest residents of this place, died Mon
day Mr.. Clark was a native of Maine,
but had lived ia the South and in this
vicinity since before the war. He was 50
years old. "a
John Bohen Giredeau, the 2-yoar-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. &. GTedeau, died at
Thomson Monday night The infant,
strong and well-developed boy for his age
was teething and in order to relieve his
sufferings his gums were lanced This
caused them 10 bleed, and the flowing of
the blood could not be stopped or stanch-
ed before death ensued.
Gainesville Georgia Cracker: Although
the crops have not done as well this year
as formerly Jackson county is furnishing
the market with more cotton than any of
the surrounding counties. Most of the
farmers have decided 10 live al home an
other year and raise more hogs and hon.
my. Notwithstanding the fact that cotton
IS bringing a better price than in some
time.
Sandersviue Progress: A few weeks ago
Miss Pearl Brown, daughter of Mrs, Evie
Brown Of Sandersville left her home IN
this place ostensibly 10 visit friends In an
other part of the state. But instead she
went TO 1reden, Tex, where she met by
appointment, Mr.. John r. Thompson, and
on Saturday morning Aug 26, was married
10 him Judge Burson performing the GER
emory.
Commissioner of Agriculture Stevens
has received letter from Mr.. H. A.
Mathews of Fort Valley, which is of great
interest to the agricultural interests of the
state, indicating as 1t does that the dread
ed "black leg or black tongue may have
made its appearance among the cattle of
Fort Valley. Mr.. Stevens has the matter
under advisement, but as yet has come TO
no determination of what he will do in
the matter.
The Morganton Baptist Association, in
session at the Baptist Church in the town
of Blue Ridge. by unanimous vote pass
ed resolutions establishing what is TO be
known as the North Georgia Baptist Col
lege, and located it at Morganton, the ola
county seat. The trustees intend to pur-
chase the ole court house building. About
scribed TO repair and equip the building.
The school is to be chartered and college
of high grade is 10 be put in operation at
once.
There is a movement at Calhoun, head
ed by Col. w. X. Rankin, cashier of Cal
houn Bank; Hon. O. n. Starr, representa-
tive from Gordon county, and w. l.. Hines,
an influential merchant of the place, 10
build a cotton mill al some time during the
next few months. These gentlemen are
very enthusiastic in their advocacy of the
enterprise and are pushing ii theoretically.
They want TO build a 100000 plant. at
least half the amount to be subscribed by
citizens of Calhoun, and a large part Of
the other by citizens of the county.
Sunday was a great day for the negroes
in the section around Jackson They hel1
their annual camp meeting near that
place. Bishop Holsey leader of the negro
race aud bishop of the colored Methodist
Church, preached to this large gathering
of colored people. In his discourse he
gave them practical advice on higher at
tainments to be achieved by the colored
people and the results they would secure
from such a living would be better har-
mony between the races, and the negro
attain a higher standard of advancement
in the South than is now accorded him.
Lieut. Emory Winship. now at home in
Macon. has received orders to report for
duty on the battleship Iowa on the 5th of
next month. The committee of arrange
men, for the presentation of the sword TO
the young hero of the navy who represent
ed Macon, has not yet decided on the time
for the presentation of the sword of honor
by the city but it is probable that some
thing will be given out now that the or
ders have been received in a day or two
Lieut.. Winship himself has made the re-
quest that there be no public or formal
presentation, and il is possible that his
wishes in the matter may be complied
with.
Atlanta Constitution; Everything points
now to an elevated union passenger sta
ton for Atlanta on the present site. 1t is
understood that both the Southern and
Central are favorable to the plan. They
preferred a union station on another side
but as the Georgia, Western and Atlantic,
Seaboard Air Line and West Point pre-
fer to remain where they are. the other
two roads did not care to bear the OK
pense OF putting up a new depot. So II
comes about that all roads are pretty close
together on the depot proposition. There
has been no recent general meeting of ali
the terminal lines but there viii be one
soon, this week or The early part of next
Americas Times Recorder: An Americus
man wants 10 hire a patent rotary auto
matte kicker, to be tied to him at least
until another cotton crop is made. Two
weeks ago he determined TO twist the tail
OF the cotton tiger and, writing OUT n
bank check for a snug sum- he started to
the bank to wire his order to New Yorls
Tor several hundred bales of January fu-
lures As he stepped from his store door
customer entered TO make a 25-cent mr.
chase The embryo Spectator stopped TO
want upon him, and forgot his mission for
az hour by that time the market had
advanced sufficiently to make him hest
tale and decide to wait until 1t got low
81 lie IS still waiting" with that check
~ ms pocket, and deplorlna the fact thn Z