The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-10
ID GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ITEMS FHOM THE TWO STATES
,voIDIN PARAGRAPHS.
FEORGIA.

III
-,Irdrgd-pound deer in Gum creek,
ar Cordele'
II .,.... Banner: Fulton county leads
I'm The number of students fur
.p. University. with 81, aud Clarke
n.yi with 30, Floyd furnishes L.
-|.t.sr, I'D. Jasper g. Greene Z ana the
5r. scattered over IS per cent Of
Il ,,a ,,gntIes OF the state
q o.,nmbus ledger: Camp Benning, Con-
.,s Veterans. held an enthusiastic
..,a at The Court House Friday night.
nm is looking forward with pleas
l' The coming reunion at Savannah,
,iV ,s well represented at the APP
.eH..,.rr Gathering of the Georgia veter-
&5rs
8 NH. southern Bell Telephone Company
has begun the preliminary work of put
,,cg lis wires underground in Columbus.
9 rt work of measuring for the condults
8 al cables is now in progress. Instead OF
q sven or eight po.es 70 the block there
I'm b. only Two distributing poles. The
4 r1,ifs viii be five or six feet beneath
q he surface
Brunswick Times: The debt on the
y cumberland Island Hotel property has
8 tear practiealIy settled. Attorneys for both
a s,las poi together at ST. Mary's court and
fvsd no the matter satisfactory to all.
3 The money was due the Bunkley estate,
81 ana t14v were satisfied. This leaves the
3 c,mnauv i'm fine shape aud much money
n viii now be spent in improvements.
There is being put into position in the
Il engine room of the Lagrange Mills an
No.candie electric dynamo, of the most
.uryoved pattern. This dynamo when
b c5mp.eted wiz be used 10 operate the lights
81 o.t5e LAGRANGE Mills exclusively, and the
dyrsmos which have for so long been sup
8 pvng both the city lights and the fac
q tory. will be used to light the city eXclu-
s syey
Atlanta Constitution: The work of rails
& re fund for the entertainment of Ad-
miaI Dewey and his gallant flag lieuten-
a lrt Tom Brumby, and to obtain an APP
q pr1priate gift for the great admiral Will
q be begun at once. Preparations will also
& be begun looking TO the reception and en-
tartanment of the distinguished visitors
Il and committees will probably be appoint
q ed Immediately on the return of the May
Il or to arrange plans for the great event.
81 Capt c. E. Gillette, in charge of the
-IttllllE Nfih III ilflA MI
N Savannah river was in Augusta Saturday,
having gone there 10 go by boat down the
81 river to look after the dredges which have
s been employed in removing stumps during
n 5U water. Capt Gillette found the river
81 unexpectedly high a a result of the last
rains. and viii take the dredges to other
streams 20 his territory, where they can
q e worked to better advantage during the
winter He does MOI think they VIII be
8 needed again on the Savannah until next
summer. as the water viii be of sufficient
a der'h to afford "a free channel for winter
ra1lc
Countless thousands of grasshoppers IN
4 great swarm struck La Grange Friday
3 nisht From which direction the swarm
B c]me no one seems 10 know. Some say it
8 came from The east, while others say il
q anne from The west. Saturday morning
'i ever the city eTasshoppers from two
q 10 three inches long We're sticking to the
walls. fences and posts in great numbers.
Il De hoppers made such noise striking
the houses that many of our citizens were
q awakened and cot up and got their guns
lmMns that burglars were trying TO
NNak in. Newman reports The same phe-
tomenon hundreds of thousands of grass
A2pp3rs having appeared there.
Jonesboro Enterprise: 1t is reported that
George w. Kerln of Fayette county. The
convicted murderer of Pearl Knott. is be-
q Ne1ed 90 bo demented by many who have
recently seen him. A new trial is being
2A-hl by his attorneys and il is very
a lAriy that insanity viii be one of the
Iiouocs presented for onsideration. There
4 were many persons at the trial who were
4 impressed by the strange appearance and
.'''.I'I 'oi the prisoner which suggested
~ ''e'n ne possibility chat his mind had
V'me unbalanced, and not a few of
'.[' persons now believe that he is real
"enented A crime so cruel and hide
1 Us mot with which Kerlin is charged
""ol ran to hang with awful and rnerci-
H iofee on the conscience and mind OF
4 Ae perpo rator.
'"efe is big boom in the value of
safe eonYicts. This is made plain bv The
'"'. mat within the past day or two a
~, mas been made by which Jim Smith.
h , 5A'easiVe farmer and prominent con-
4 az Ss"e OF oSeChorpe county. has sold
a. ''s Slate cOnvicts o James w Eng
'l' o.. atlanta. Mr.. Smith has been
o- state convicfs for nearly TWEEN
, .''i1' ana to hear that ne has retired
we business win be unexpected news
f., 'IPic. While the price he received
l.l7 c"oviets is not given out. il is
t,.Y" ''al ne sod out his holdings ar a
''fe-He profit. Recently there has been
III i7 demand for state convicts. and
rsSees under he new system are any
' l' Gee an the men that thew can e,,on
al advanced uriooe