The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-18
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


The homes Of making corn crop IN
Lumpkin's vicinity and section have van
ished. except in few localities where the
rains have been more frequen. ana sen
erous
large bear was seen by negro boy
in Sugar creek swamp Thursday, and that
night it PAID a visit 10 Mr. 5. j. BTuce'7
cornfe.d about mile from town. IRON.
the size of the tracks, Mr.. Bruce ana
Others who examined them, pronounce the
bear to be very large.
The third annual tournament for Geor-
gia and Alabama gun clubs Will take
place at Warm Springs on Monday and
Tuesday. July "A and p. Besides the
gold medal for the championship of Geor-
gia and Alabama, there viii be $50 added
money to prizes for various events.
For the first time since It's invention
the presses and gins of the round bale
system will be publicly exhibited at the
state fair This fall Many have had an
opportunity of seeing the round bale and
the machinery for bahug it, but 1t has
never before been placed on exhibition at
a state fair or exposition.
Capt j. Lindsay Johnson chairman Of
art for the state fair, has returned from
a tour over the Rome district ia the in
terest of his department He is beam
ing over the sure success OF the exhibit.
which he says viii DE one Of the finest
displays of home Industrial and liberal
arts ever seen IN this state.
Hon. w. ]. Bryan has accepted an invi-
tation to speak in Columbus, Ca, some
time in December Columbus wanted him
10 speak during the street fair in Novem-
Der but Mr.. Bryan said all his time was
taken up till December. when he will
give that city a date. He VIII speak on
the political issues of the day.
Cordele Hornet The race for
Congress between Hon. E. B..
Lewis and Judge Allen Fort is al
ready shaping up. and the friends OF both
are eager for the fray The Fort men
claim that the judge has grown stronger
and will be elected, while Mr.. Lewis has
lost strength in the district. We can't
speak, of course, for the whole district,
but we feel pretty certain that this neck
OF the woods is still in the Lewis col
umn.
Now that Capt. Blanton Winshp of the
Floyd Rifles of Macon has been appointed
by Che President to lieutenancy in the
provisional army and has reported for
duty at Fort Mcpherson to be assigned
TO the Twenty Regiment, there is
coed Winship as captain of the Floyd
Rifles The only name suggested so far
is that of First Lieutenant Malcolm Aver
of the Rifles, and the suggestion meets
with much favor.
A prosperous farmer of Stewart county
went to Lumpkn last Thursday and a
few minutes afterwards was spending the
cash right freely. On being asked why
he was SO successful and happy he re
piled; Il decided last year that there
was nothing in cotton, so I made my
crop on other plans. As result of my
change of farming 1 have sold this year
500 gallons of syrup, $50 bushels of corn
200 pounds of lard and fifty bushels of
peas" This is another successful exam
pie Of successful diversified crops.
The H. f. Duttton & Co. reports on the
sea island cotton crop says: 1.-The acre
age will be fully 10 per cent. more than
last season. Stand a fun average Gull
tVation never better Condition fine; has
not been better for years. Plant healthy.
Weather almost perfect for forty days;
for the past ten days too much rain-in
some sections excessive rain. Plant re-
ported In a healthy condition in most sec
tions of the state Blooming and boiling
good; very little report of shedding rust
Ing or blight. No report Of caterpillar
but few reports boil and grass worm"
meeting of the Macon Bar Association
was held last Saturday. at which it was
decided to compliment Hon Waiter p.
Hill, the recently elected chancellor of
the state university with banquet Hon
Minter Wimberly offered a resolution that
committee of nine of which President
Dessau should be chairman, be appo,nt.
ed 10 make arrangements for the holding
OF banquet in compliment to Mr. Hill
and thai II invite the Trustees Of he
Versity of Georgia to be present and such
other distinguished guests as the commit
tee might see proper. The resolution was
unanimously adopted by rising vote. on
the adoption of the resolution number
of the members of the association smoke
eloquently and beautifully of MIR. Hili ALI
indorsing his eminent fitness for the chan
celiorship
The weather experienced so far this
year near Marshallville is record break
er. During the first two months there
was more rain than was ever known In
February the coolest weather ever expe-
rienced was had, and then almost a con-
tnued dry spell from May l until now
The continued drought is a calamity TO
Farming interests In this community. Corn
is cut off fully one-half. The cotton nIant
is quite small and seems to be matur-
ing. Very few peas and potatoes have
been planted. Many fields of corn will
be cut down in the stalk, as ears win
not mature. One of the Oldest farmers
said he has not seen the like since 1870
Quite an acreage of cantaloupes has been
planted, and carload a day has been
shipped from here. AS there is no fruit
this year, shippers are realizing good re-
turns.
Athens Banner: THE university bows
are pursuing the proper course relative
10 college athletics. Tho nj
citation is in debt and the college teams
Will not be allowed to play until the
larger portion of that debt is lifted. The
football team which is now being talked
OF and which viii be organized in Sep
TENDER will not play untn at least S55O
out OF the 800 indebtedness has been
cleared away. A great effort Is now be-
ing made among the alumni to secure
this money. If it is secured and the debt
is paid off, IT IS to be hoped that the bows
Will have learned a lesson about going
In debt II athletics cannot be managed