The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-25
GEORGIA.

a special TO the MofnlnS news from
eastman says: Col. F. H. Burch, who
died at Poulan, Ga, Sunday, was buried
La,a Yesterday. Col. Burch was prom
| irent lawyer of Eastman and was stenog-
rainier for the Superior Courts of the
/ Oconee circuit.
columbus Enqurer-Sun It was learned
Yesterday that about three weeks ago
,1r Edward Ritch, who sucided Sunday,
| tool, out a $1,000 life insurance policy. The
| no1iov is said to have been an incontest-
/ abie one although ii is not known whether
or not a suicide clause was Incorporated.
Several white children were out Monday
morning gathering berries on Mr.. F. NJ.
| Pi.s,s plantation, near Powder Springs,
| r,bep thev CHANGED to look down an old
deserted well, and saw at the bottom the
/ boiv of a negro baby, which had been
recently deposited there. The coroner was
/ notified
There was a killing few miles above
Morgan Monday morning. A young farm
or by the name of Oscar Aycock shot and
/ Instantly killed negro by the name of
4 aaron Robson. The negro had Aycock
down. Aycock shot five times, only one
shot taking effect. passing through Rob-
son. Aycock accused the negro of kill
ng one of his own children.
Chancellor Boggs has received a reply
from Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage to the
invitation sent him to deliver the ora
A ZION at the approaching University COM
mencement at Athens. DR.. Talmage de-
\ 1yers the grafton at Erskine College, Due
4 West. 5. c., June 90 and as the Grafton
A is to be delivered in Athens on the morn
H inc of June o. ne does not feel able to
endure the fatigue incident to the trip,
H and consequently declines the invitation.
Thomasville Times Enterprise: 1t is un-
derstood that Col. Wooten, of the Fourth
Reeiment, will issue circular to com
manders of companies at an early day,
asking their preference of a place for an
outing of the Fourth this summer on the
\ coast The colonel will indorse Tybee.
This will suit the Townsville Guards,
as they so far as we can learn, all favor
Tybee 1t is a delightful place, easily ac-
cessible by rail several times a day, and
is close to the best military town in the
South. Savannah. The boys will make
no mistake if they go to Tybee.
The proposition to form a four-club base
ball league to play in Macon, Columbus,
Augusta and Savannah, with a possibil-
4 ity of interesting Atlanta, is finding favor
with the fans of those cities, and is be-
q ing promoted by Manager Winters of the
q Consolidated street-car line of Macon. Sew
Il eral conferences have been held, and the
i scheme is considered entirely feasible, but
work will have to go on more rapidly, or
4 the season viii be too far advanced to do
anything Manager Winters is of the
opinion that the league will be formed,
and that some most interesting baseball
can be pat up for the delectation of those
people IN the cities named who prefer
baseball to any other form of amusement
In summer.
Gainesville Advertiser: A young man
came into town last Friday morning and
soon became the observed of all observ
ers.' The young man, whose name Is
Joe Taylor, says he is 20 years of age,
has been raised within six miles of
Gainesville and had never been to the
town before that day. When asked why
it was he had never been TO town, he
said he had never had any business here.
Now that is something new under the
SUM- a boy who would not go to town
except on business. The young man said
ne mad been to Gainesville, Fort Madison,
and a few other places. but not to his
county site, just six miles from his home.
verify he is wonder of the boy species.
We fear he could not appreciate the new
court house with its tower and clock.
Americas Times Recorder: Ticket Agent
Dan Flynn of the Central Railroad office
here faced an appalling dilemma yester-
d3y morning. On retiring the night previ-
Gus ne placed his new trousers, contain
ing MS purse, on chair near an open
window. Yesterday morning he arose at
o'clock to go down and sell tickets for
Thar
ms extra pair were in the round house
pens dismantled and rebuilt He could
near the train coming. He could not ar
l"l" 10 miss selling tickets His nearest
LelsRhor' who weighs 3lS pounds gross,
Was Just rising. Flynn explained his dill
emma His neighbours pants We're sent
over IN a jiffy. Flynn weighs only 100
rounds net. But he donned that pair Of
pants which looked like a collapsed bal
,ooh on a guy rope, and caught his train.
No" ne wants to catch Mr.. Niger who
s"lped his purse and new trousers.
Athens Banner: Mr.. w. c. Bough is
laTmer who lives near Winterville. About
week since man came to his house,
p'H him for several days board in adj
'''ee' and impressed him as being thor
V'SHly straight in every way. He said
ne iKod the section and was going to
s'u1 Tor his daughter to come over. A
~" days since he told Mr.. Bough he was
s9IE 10 The station to meet his daughter
"a' borrowed Mr.. Bough's horse and bug
o. mat was the last Mr. Bough saw
y, ms morse and buggy. or or his friend.
~, Tue morse was a dark gray mare, with
,'7Hl eve out, and a top buggy The man
'. o'Id-headed, with two Of his upper
In gone and all OF his lower teeth out
d. weight was about l55 pounds Mr.
'E' VIII give the horse for the arrest
INC '"t man and the horse and buggy
'I1a over to him. Mr. Bough cannot
a,, "Uord to loose all. as he is a farmer,
'' mas to work hard for what he has.
FLORIDA.