The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-26
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA


Mr. W. J. Boon Of Perry, has received
information from Washington that pat
ent has been allowed for the burglar proof
lock he invented several months ago.
swaInsboro Wlregrass Blade: il seems
now a certainty that Emanuel county VIII
al an early date have a mill Of her own
TO manufacture her cotton goods. and IL s
very likely that the mill win be located al
SNainsboro.
There win be a meeting Of the citizens
Of NcRae. Helena ana the surrounding
country on next Thursday, 3oth inst for
the purpose Of talking up and Organizing
a cotton mill company and The building
Of a cotton factory.
The Missing Link Railroad is to be built
at once" says Col. Albright Of Chattanoo-
ga When built ID Will pass through Ca
toosa county and Ringsold. Surveyors are
now az work on the Georgia end Of the
road, having commenced al RossVl4e' "a
The Dawson Telephone Company has
perfected arrangements by which the Bell
telephone system is to be introduced there
in the place of The system which mas been
iu use for the past several years. This
viii give Dawson long distance telephone
connection with many places.
Thursday night the barn and buggy
house of Mr.. A. J. Cowart, three miles
east of Colouitt. were burned. Mr. w. 1.
Geer lost fine buggy in the fire, and Mr..
J. Henry lost horse. Mr.. Cowarts loss
is quite heavy, as he had some 200 bush
els Of peas beside other forage, and har-
ness in the barn at the time of the fire.
1t is supposed that the fire originated from
rats or was of an incendiary origin.
Miller County Liberal. Several times
drummers and others try to snub US by
calling Co.quitt a country town. God
made the country and blessed it, and the
most of the inhabitants are proud that we
have such a delightful country town.
Country people are at home among US ana
no one IS in danger Of being ridiculed by
the sensible people living here. all of
whom were reared in the country OF IN
the Country town" Of Colquitt
bingham County News: The Old reliable
Savannah Morning News, the very best
newspaper in the South, is now delivered
10 its Guyton readers by carrier every
morning. A representative of the great
daily was here a few days since building
up subscription list among our citizens.
and we are informed that he succeeded
in making a very good start. The Morn
ing News now reaches its readers mere by
10 o'clock every morning, and Is delivered
by Master Dan Simmons
slade Searcy the negro who was ar
rested at Griffin on the charge Of murder
bv Sheriff Morris several days ago, was
carried 20 Talbotton Thursday morning
by the Sheriff of Talbot county. The
murder was committed last May on
white man by the name of Parker, who
was correcting Searcy's boy when the
father came up and an alteration ensucd
in which Parker lost his life. 1t is feared
an effort will be made to lynch Searcy'
A telephone message was received at
jackson Friday, from Swapping Shoals, in
Newton county fifteen miles distant, Of
the killing of man named Mote by Molly
McCord, both white at that place. Nc
Cord and Mote became involved in quar-
rel whereupon McCOrd dealt Mote heavy
blow over the mead with a stick McCord
returned home not thinking anything Sc
rious and started with his wife for Jack
son TO trade Mote called in a physician,
and soon died from injuries caused by the
blow. The officers were notified to arrest
NlcCord.
Municipal politics in Griffin are waxing
warm. The election comes off the first
week in December and all the candidates
are hustling for votes. There was a white
primary held several weeks ago in which
four aldermen were nominated. The same
day three other citizens announced their
intention of standing for election in as
many different wards as independent can
didates and the contest is over these three
places. The candidate in the Fourth ward
has no opposition, and viii, of course, be
elected. The other places will be stoutly
contested and the vote will undoubtedly
be very close.
The first annual fair held by the Hous-
ton County Poultry Association has just
closed. This association is the first county
organization of lis kind in the state, and
the managers are being congratulated upon
the success of this, their first, exhibition.
There were over 200 specimens of pure
bred fowls, including twenty varieties of
chickens, two varieties of turkeys and one
each of ducks ana pigeons. The exhibits
were from Fort Valley. Percy Macon.
Martha, Monticello. Social Circle, Ca. and
Troy, Ala. While The number of varieties
was not as great as desired and exnA'to''
the fowls were decidedly high grade, many
of them wel up in the ninetes- Mr.. Lor-
ing Brown Of Macon performed the diff
cult duty of scorer and judge, and gave
perfect satisfaction.