The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-23
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ITEMS FRON THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

now ia Augusta. where he Is 10 be tried be
fore a courtmartial for the killing of Pr
waite Henry Denton, Of the provost guar
O. Columbus.
Caroline Sanford, an aged negro wo
man. was found dead in her bed at Mil
leGgcviIe Tuesday morning. An Inquest
was held. ana the verdict Of the jury was
that she had froz-n.
Bishop Nelson preached to large con
gregat.on in ST Thomas Church at
Townsville Sunday morning. The ser
mon VAS an able one. and was highly
spoken Of by all who heard IL.
ThomasviHe es-Enterprise: Thomas
v.ne is interested in that fight over rival
lines for charter privileges 10 build a
road 10 this place Like the Old maid S
prayer we are in a position to say: Any
line. O Lord
There are opinions and opinions about
the amount OF damage 10 The fruit by the
late cold The Heiffer pears. il Is said,
are considered to have Jared the best on
account of blooming late. The LeContes
were hit hard.
The county court house at Athens is
soon to have a modern, fre-proof vault.
This has been deemed necessary by the
County Commissioners in order to better
preserve the county records and at tho
same time TO make them more easily ac-
cessible 70 those having occasion to in
epect them.
Mr. n. A. Hatcher of Kite, has pur-
chased the Murphy place near Wadley
on the Central Railroad 1t is one of the
best known farms in Jefferson county and
contains several hundred acres of very val
liable land. It is understood that MIR.
Hatcher expects 10 make il famous for
stock raising.
Judge Emory Speer and. other officials
of the United States Court have returned
TO Macon from Augusta The docket at
Augusta has been cleared entirely and the
judse is ready to begin court in Macon
The case Of the Columbia Saving Fund
Company VS.. Jake S. Turner & Co. has
beer set for hearing on Thursday.
An exchange says: The Buena Vista Pa
triot offers Bibies as premiums to induce
delinquents 10 gay up. Brother Christopher
evidently believes that if lie can get his
delinquents into the way of reading the
Holy Writ they WIFI absorb some of It's
ers to avoid trouble in the other world.
The Fort Valley Leader, published in
the heart OF the best fruit growing Sec
ton Of the South, says: "The opinion of
some Of our best fruit growers is 10 the
effect that Tuesdays extreme cold has
not materially hurt the prospect for a
fruit crop. The estimate that about a
third of the buds were killed is the gem
eral opinion"
Secretary of state Phil Cook was seen
in office Monday for The first time in
several days and his friends were congrat-
ulatiug him upon his return of health
Col Cook w0s regarded as seriously sick
last week and IL was feared for a time
that he had contracted pneumonia. The
suspicious of his physicians, however,
proved Incorrect.
The movement of the Evangelical Min
isters' Association of Atlanta against the
exhibition OF alleged Indecent and obscene
bill posters is fast taking shape, A con-
ference of ,he committee of ministers ap-
pointed to take charge of the crusade was
held in the parlors of the Young Mems
Christian Association Monday, when 1t
was decided TO go before Mayor Wood
ward and ask that he enforce the present
state and city statutes governing the bill
board matter.
Three boys named Sewell, Griffin and
Causey went to the Southern States gold
mine, at Villa Riea. Sunday, and went
down into the shaft and found a loaded
hole, left there by the miners the day be-
fore. Griffin took up a large hammer
used in driving steel and struck the dyna-
mite heavy blow which caused an explo-
sion. Griffin's hands were almost torn
off, and his eyes put out. SeweI's face
is fun of pieces of rock. The boys are
alive and the chances are good for their
recovery.
State School Commissioner Glenn has
gone to Columbus, o. in company with sew
eral prominent educators of Georgia 10 at
tend the annual session of the board OF ma
tional superintendents, which is in ses-
sion in that city. In the party of educa-
tors which went from Atlanta, were Sup
erintendent G. G. Bond, of the public
schools of Athens; Superintendent ]. S
Stewart, of the Marietta public schools
Superintendent c. B. Gibson, of the pub.
lie schools of Columbus. and Superintend.
ent W. S. Sanford of the public schools
Of Marietta.