The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-06

The public dlspensary al Graham was
robbed the other night It was discovered
this morning The robbery was effected by
two or more persons entering through he
window. Loss was light
Pendergrass claims the recent quaran-
tine against that place was eminenty I'M
just as there has not been case OF
smallpox ia four and half miles OF the
pace, and no person I'm Pendersrass mas
been exposed 20 the disease.
The Sparta IshmaeHte heard a promi-
nent Hancock man say recently that he
intends never again 10 support for the
legislature candidate who viii moi
pledge himself 20 vote for a dog law. He
very properly thinks says the Thomas
vile Times Enterprise. that a candidate
who prefers dogs to sheep could serve
the country better by remaining al home.
There is some talk of the establishment
of a tannery and harness factory in Ma
con at a near date Mr. j. A. Newcome
the manager of the Hotel Lan.er is at
the head of the undertaking, and has sue
ceeded in interesting a number OF local
capitalists in his plan. The capital OF the
proposed factory is placed at $4,000, and
it Will give employment TO about fifty
hands
Payo Herald: Several prominent melon
growers of this place have reported the
fact that carloads of melons that were
consigned to commission men only netted
s. and So VIII some of the editorial breth-
rem please explain if possible. whether the
eXorbiJant freight rates or the dishonesty
OF the commission men, or both, absorb
The profits? This is a shame upon the
United States as a nation.
Monday morning one of Pike county's
Oldest and most influential citizens, Capt
Elijah f. Martin, passed peacefully away
Capt. Martin was and had for long
time been the wealthiest man in the
county He took lively interest in cur
rent affairs. Although near so years OLD,
he read extensively the leading publlca-
tons of the day By reason of his wealth
and wide personal influence he could have
attained time and again high political
honors, but his modesty and knowledge
of the emptiness of such things always
prevented him.
Irwinton correspondence Macon Tele-
graph: The people of our town regretted
very much the unpIeasantness caused by
a kiss in the school exhibition here. One
young man kissed a girl on the stage,
which was part of the play. The young
lady's brother approached The young man
after the exercises were over and a general
shooting match occurred. For kissing he
young lady the young man was put under
a $3.50 bond. one of the participants has
left for parts unknown, the other Joined
the regular army and sailed a few days
ago for the Philippines Several lives are
stil bliGhted.
A special to the Morning News from
Washington says: Miss Lennie srother
died al her home in this county on Friday.
The circumstances were peculiarly sad.
She had just returned from the Normal
and Industrial School at Miledgevi1e,
where she had studied very diligently,
when she was taken sick and died in few
days.-Fhe death Of Mr.. w. b. Tucker Is
also a very sad one, being the third in his
family in Two months.-It is being said on
The street that the water supply of the wa
ter works, lately sold to the City Council,
IS insuffcient and part of its customers
have had to be cut off.
A sensational fight occurred in the lob
by of the court house at Dawson Mon
day between DR.. L. c. Goneke, president
of the county school board and Prof. J.
H. Whitchard, a county school commits
sioner, just after meeting of the coun-
ty school board adjourned. Several blows
We're exchanged, but friends interfered
and brought to an end what promised to
be a lively scrimmage. The trouble grew
out of a long-standing dispute between
the president of the school board and the
school commissioner about a certain
school matter upon which they differed.
There is not likely to be any further trOu-
BILE between the gentlemen.
The North Macon district, presided over
by Rev. DR.. Williams, has just closed its
convention al jefferson, and the preachers
ali say it was the best they have ever
had in this district. The district COM
prises eighteen circuits and each church
was represented by it's pastor and some
lay members making in all about 165
preachers and lay members. There we're
present also other distinguished preachers
from different parts of the state. Among
them was DIT. Dicky, a professor in Emory
College, who preached a very able ser
mon. Religious enthusiasm was great and
such revival was never held in Jeffer-
sonvile before, and great good was ac-
complshed, according 10 the testimony OF
the multitudes. The committee reported as
10 what they would endeaVOr to accom-
pish by the beginning of the 10Th CEN
fury. RESOLVED, that each and every
preacher and lay member of the North
Macon district will use his best efforts to
convert 1000 souls TO Christ. and also to
raise $4,000 for educational purposes"
The meeting came to a close Sunday night
and Barlow, Ca, was selected as the next
place of meetn.
GAINESVILLE special TO the Atlanta Jour
nal: News has just reached here of the
suicide of Mrs. John Butts, who up 10 Sat
urday morning lived about four miles from
this place. On Saturday she prepared the
DIedhAdSt Aol the fanny ana AFTER ner
husband went TO work, cleaned up the
house and then told the children she was
going down 10 the field to gather weeds
for the hogs. When her husband return
ed at noon the children told him where
she said she was going. He went to the
held. but not finding her went to the
homes of several Of his neighbors looking
for her. Not finding her there, he coutin-
ued the search and little distance from
the mouse found her with rope around
her neck, hanging to a tree, dead 1t look
ed as If she had climbed the tree, tied the
rope to limb and with the
other end around her neck jump
ed off and broke her neck DR.
Burns who had been treating her for
some time says chat she has been despon-
dent and he has feared the loss of her
mind No other reason can be given for
her rash act as it is said by neighbors
that her home relations were pleasant and