The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-18
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GEORGIA.

The Northwest Georgia Fruit Growers
Association will meet al Adairsville Feb.
., The meeting promises to be one of
much interest
The wheat around Adairsville IS hurt'
brt 10 what extent cannot be told. 1t is
not thought that the peach crop is hurt
as the trees are not advanced
rbe enrolment at the Dublin white pub
liz schools since the opening last Septem-
her Is 291. The enrolment since Jan. l
Is pa. This is the largest in the history
of the schools
l. w. Npper, formerly a jeweier at
Caiboun Ga. has been arrested at Gale
+op Pa on charges of committing sew
eral frauds prior to his departure from
CaIhoun Sheriff Johnson has gone to
Galeton with a requisiion for him
The coolest weather experienced at Fay
ettevie. by the Oldest citizens, reached
there Monday, The thermometer registering
II below zero. Cattle and poultry froze
ia death. The orchard men say The fruit
Is all killed by the extreme cold weather.
Monday the coroner held an inquest on
the bodies of George Bivins, George Fort
and Bill Holt. who were lynched by
mob of masked men near Leesbur2 on
Sunday morning, and returned a verdict
of death from gunshot wounds from parties
unknown. All is quiet.
Farmers near Americas report the find
ing of hundreds of birds and rab-
hits which succumbed to the re-
cent freeze. Many doves are found dead
in the fields while not few covies of par
trdges were found stark and stiff frozen.
Many large rats. they say, were killed by
the intense cold
The coroner's jury impaneled to inves-
tigate the death of young Mark Stewart,
VINO was killed last Friday near Oakland
CITY out of Atlanta by the hour train of
the Atlanta and West Point Railroad,
has rendered a verdict to the effect that the
boys death was the result of an accident,
due to the negligence of the road
It is said the fruit is not hurt at Gordon,
in The Judgment of those who have had
experience. There are $4,000 bearing trees
there and the owners of the orchards are
Of the opinion that they are practically
unhurt The farmers have not sown their
spring oats on account of the continued
rains. and they feel now that they have
been fortunate.
Abbeville Chronicles: Last Friday at
Wilson's Mill several miles northwest
Of Abbeville, MIR. Ben Smith had a diff
Guilty with a negro by the name of jack
son. I'm which Smith shot the negro TIE
difficulty was a bout an overcoat. 1t see1ns
that the negro had stolen Smiths OVER
coat and Smith was endeavoring to get
him TO pay for il. The negro died fir DIN
the wound Sunday.
Motorman Jones, of the Atlanta Pail
way Company, was awarded a verdict of
$50 in Judge Reds court Tuesday ! n his
suit for damages against Branan Bros
Company. The case was very unusual
one, an employee of a street car company
suing for an injury sustained by collision
with a team. In most instances 1T is the
driver of the team who Sues and I he street
car company is the defendant.
Instead of the Peoples National Bank it
is now the Peoples Bank of Americus
Such is the change that has been made
IN the official name of Ameyicus Oldest
bank. From a national BANK it will be-
come state institution. This has been
determined upon by an unanimous vote of
Inc stockholders, and already the shift
from national to state bank is being
made
The Wesleyan Female College will re-
sumo exercises next Wednesday. Stu
dents are expected to be at the college
by Tuesday night notwithstanding the
suspension of two or three weeks the
school expects 60 do. full terms work
without prolonging tie session more than
week or two, if at all, beyond the usual
commencement period. The last of the three
college gir.s that had scarlatina was pro-
nounced well on Feo 5.
Mrs. NJ. E. Levette. lady of refinement
and intelligence was arrested in Column
bus Tuesday charged with doing an
emigration agenFs business without a III
ce'lse. For several weeks past she has
'e'7n advertising; for colored laborers 10 90
10 plantations in Arkansas and has sent
ABOUT thirty families from that section
Oh the state. There sis a law in Georgia
ooi'peilhs all emigration agents to pay
ln'ehse OF $500. She refused to pay the
license and her arrest followed.
capt Wertenbaker of the United States
marine hospital has completed his work
III Georgia of treating the smallpox cases
ana ne viii leave for Washington in q
rev days unless Gov Gambler decides
mat an expert is further needed. This
W." haIdly be the case, however, as Capt.
"sr 'ehpaker reports that smallpox is uow
'A e'y under control Of the county al:-
lNeS dHd there is no danger of an
e outbreak. In Jasper and Jones conn
l9s the cases are all doing well and there
no iear at all of another outbreak Of
ePueinic In all the other counties, the
,'1ne favorable conditions exist ami an
Wou pie is over, in the opinion of CAPT.
Wettenbaker
II Is said the Georgia oat and wheat
o'oP mas been damaged more than 81 .OoO
w. The oats and wheat that were sown
ariy last fail and that became firmly
t' UoeSu before the freeze win not be in,
80, 80 more than about one-half il is esi,-
out all the late crops. begjnnins.
.fan y'r december aud continuing through
eri,, ny =, nave been totally destroyed Not
rsS ms loss Of their crops but the farm
49, VI 'he state have been thrown behinc
a,ration weeks in the cultivation and prem.
AT az vi thelr fields and the situation
trasats Alarming, is now positively ais
Of s ing. Reports made to Commissioner
Ia ,Asflculture o. b. Stevens form ~
'as SIS for this conclusion. 'o'' III INC