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


Atlanta Journal: The vesetarians IN A.
lam a are having a hard lime. Never pelO'9
in the history Of this city were VesStao'es
go high or 50 poor at has season CHe %
Allautas greatest needs Is more run 90
dens IN her suburbs
The school teachers Of Emanuel Screw
en-. Bingham and Bulloch counties are
session al Statesboro Prof. Nell OF ATM
ems is the expert. Prof. BradWeA OF gl.e
State Norma. School viii be there ana ae-
liver an address in behalf of mat lhsu-
tuition.
Al Moultrie, Colqutt county, a few days
ago Robert Harris pleaded guilty 10 man
slaughter and was sentenced 10 one year
i'm the peuiteniafy. Harris aCd his 'ather
killed Henry Nesmith about a year ago
the e.der Harris was sentenced 10 Mans
but committed sui ide
Columbus Enquirer sun: 1t is claimed
that the Atlanta Milling Company has
whistle that can be heard in Macon. We
knew Atlanta was desperately roma OF
blowing her own norm, but we had not
heard before thar she had become so eN-
pert that 81 could be heard for such
great distance
The doors Of The grocery store Of L. 3
Plonsky at Albany were closed Monday
afternoon by Sheriff Edwards The cause
NJ Mr. P}ouskv's store being closed was a
Detition for a receiver filed by w. w. Ba-
con. Jr.. attorney for Mr. PlOnsky's cred
itors. The store Of d. Fleming was a.so
closed by Sheriff Edwards Tuesday atter-
noon on a similar petition f. G. EDWARDS
has been appointed temporary receiver III
both cases.
MiIv Stevens. one of the Oldest negro
q, Ia
Tuesday. at the advanced age Of ia years
She was hale and hearty up to within
few weeks of her death, but for the last
nineteen days she had eaten nothlns
whatever She was the mother of large
family She belonged to the ante-belluEl
family of negroes, and was trusted ana
worthy of every confidence imposed IN her
Her youngest son Green, aged n years,
has cared for her during her latter years.
The "reminiscences Of the past We're Viva
"a her mind, and she could interest any
one with facts and incidents of the early
history of Georgia.
George Tidwen. a white boy, dressed in
woman's clothing. was arrested near Ma
rietta the other day. Tidwell escaped
from Jail several months ago He Is
charged with rape When Tidwen saw
the officers who went for him he attempt
ed to escape by jumping in very deep
ditch. Sheriff Bishop jumped In on him
and had a terrible tussle with the young
man, as he fought like a tiger. His
mother, brother and sister who were
working in the field also, with uplifted
hoes, attempted TO come to young It'd
wells rescue, but were warned off by the
flourshlng of a pistol. Tidwell was
brought to Marietta that evening and
lodged in jail.
Arrangements are being perfected for
the reunion of the gallant Forty-second
Georgia Regiment at Social Circle July -.
The reunion is held on that date in com
memoration of the battle of Atlanta, in
which the regiment took so prominent a
part. Since the furious fighting of 1854
the ranks of the veterans have been great
~ depleted by the enemy whom no NOR
tai force cen rout, but for the past twenty
years the survivors have held annual re-
unions. The orator for this year will be
Col. a. ]. West. and it is expected that
speeches will also be made by Col. w. II.
Hulsey, Col. L. p. Thomas. Col. w. l.
Calhoun of Atlanta; Col. Bill Smith of
Gwinnett. and others.
1t was stated some time ago that the
people Of Granville wanted a debate held
there. They wanted the question Re
solved, That a permanent policy of colo
NAL expansion would be beneficial to the
United States" discussed. and they offered
10 put the Mercer debaters who represent
ed Mercer at the recent debate with the
University of Georgia in Atlanta against
the whole state. The offer has been taker
up. and on Aug. IS the Mercer men vii
speak against J. P. Burnett of Macon, r
d. Pagan of Macon, and NJ. NJ Jones o.
Social Circle. The peop.e of Granville
are very enthusiastic over the coming
event, and will do all in their power I,
make II a success. The Mercer men ar,
confident of victory and hope to win out
1t will be a good fight as the men whom
they are ptted against all have reputa
ton as debaters and will make it warn
for the representatives of Mercer.
A large number of representative mel
met in the Council hall at Montezum.
Tuesday for the purpose of discussing th
question of building a cotton factor,
there. Quite a number of speeches wer
made setting forth the many advantage
the town and people would derive from
the factory. Congressman Lewis was YER
enthusiastic, and said that as Montezum
was the greatest little city i'm the country
she should by all means have a cotton fac
tory. Judge ]. w. Haygood, as chair
man of the meeting, appointed a commit
tee OF five to visit the differen
mills in Georgia and get all III
information they could in regar
to the manufacture Of the raw COZ
ton. Montezuma receives annually fror
1900 20 1900 bales of cotton, and il
proposed to manufacture large amour
OF this cotton at home. There is no dout
but that a sufficient amount of money wi
be raised in the next few days to insure
100000 mil.
FLORIDA.