The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
Y GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
rs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


- principal of the Rome colored pub
,ceools. filing the vacancy caused by
iN 'syprilsion of T. NJ. Dent.
meeting of the Board of Trade
-.,,ont last Friday night, a stock COM
was formed for the purpose of build
p'N, maintaining a sawmin. 1t is the
ns lion of the company to secure a
n'5,'1 lock of lot less than $4,000 and
e1p cal york of securing this amount has
already begun
rho citizens meeting at Granville with
LOU TO building cotton factory was
mott success After timely remarks it
rotaJ as the sense of the meeting that
Va ss,s,orv should be built, and four citi-
we're appointed to solicit stock. There
1s11,iso movement on foot looking to the
s.Tsioument of a creamery there also.
An election was held Saturday at Zebu-
Ian by the Board of Education for county
-.booI commissioner of Pike county. The
snnI,3tions we're R. D. Adams, G.. B. Rid
,l NJ NJ. Lambdin and ]. T. Hunt. At
ny the grading of the papers it was found
,bat Mr. r. D. Adams had made the high
-, mark and he then was declared elect
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10 A'CAA'
.ba ". NJ. Gardner camp of Rome the
f]lowing delegates were appointed to at
tsr5 the Confederate reunion in Savannah
mis- week: John c. Printup, comma nder;
g Reese, adjutant; G. e. Maddox, F.
r Govau. John w. Bale Nose Wright, a
P Montgomery, Jr., Julian Cumming, s
Fouche John w. Quarles, c. E. Davis
N B. Eubanks, Albert G. Ewing, W. j.
Ned w. NJ. Dyar, c. E. Gaines, j. E.
Camp and w. I. Kelley.
Houston Home Journal: Three gentle
men of our place bought 500 worth of
cotton futures at 1880 and closed out in
The evening at ZIP. The boys take their
defeat nicely. but say they have enough.
Another young gentleman of our place
bought 500 worth a month or so ago, and
al one time had $3.50 ahead He drew
out Saturday with $50; reinvested Monday
and was closed out at loss of SO that
evening But the young man says he
doesn't care, as he has a fine boy and
feels prouder of him than he did when
$50 ahead.
Candidates Martin and Roberts for
fudge of the Montgomery county circuit
in opposition TO the present incumbent
Hon. c. c. Smith, who is pressing his
claims for reelection are on hand at
Mount Vernon this week presenting their
claims for this high office to their friends
The result is in great doubt. Candidate
j. E. Wooten for the office of solicitor
general of the circuit, is also on hand at
court. presenting his side of the question
to his friends in opposition to the present
Incumbent, Hon. John f. DeLacey, VINO
stands for reelection. This contest prom
ises to be one of great interest and excite
ment.
At Lavonia, Little Mamie, 1S-year-oll
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. John Mccall.
was killed Saturday while playing with
seven other little children on the run
ming gear of a heavy two-horse wagon.
which was standing in the yard. They
started the wagon down a slant and had
puneheon across the road to keep it
from going down the hill. After several
rides the wagon missed the slab and went
down the hill al a rapid rate and ran
AGAINST a tree Mamie was mashed be-
4 tween the tree and the hind bolster of the
wason She lived five hours in agony.
Her mother is crazed with grief. All the
other seven children were more or less
hurt
After an executive session Monday
night that lasted nearly all night the
Atlanta Board of Police Commissioners
found Capt Slaughter guilty of some of
the charges against him and voted to
dismiss him from the police department.
The board had met for the purpose of
trying seven members of the police force.
II is said that at one time during the
consideration of the case Capt English
and Commissioner Johnson came near
having personal encounter so warm and
spirited the discussion become, and 9TH
er members of the board had to intercede
When the final vote came. after Capt.
Slaughter had been found guilty of some
OF the charges, Capt English cast the
only vote, it is said, to retain Capt.
Slaughter, he having voted to find him
not guilty.
The University of Georgia and the Uni
Versily Of North Carolina will meet again
tnis year in debate. The subject for this
year contest was presented by Georgia.
Snu Is as follows: Resolved, That the
Lnslsh system of government is more
SUITED TO the needs of free and self-gov-
eInIhs people than that of America" 1t
80 %aS announced yesterday that North Car
otna mas CHOSEN the negative side of the
S1eauoH' Debaters from these two uni
.,r rSi'es nave met annually for the last
3D. ears and il has always been with
' '-g uesi spirit and great friendliness. The
sg''5e9Is are looked forward to by all the
ir LENS ana much interest is manifested
a., 'usHi' mis- year the debate will be held
CnaDeI Hill, and the contest for the
Tari, s.a ueDaters will be held early IN
i'm j., Inc debate will take place some
cided 80 uary no definite day being de-