The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-12
GEORGIA.


Bbb Manufacturing Co.
According to the figures given out by
cs,re.arv of State Philip Cook, there are
Q2oso0 acres of land in Georgia.
The farmers of Laurens county are
ro,nifes,ing much interest in the farm
-, cl,h recently organized Another
,aeetine was held Monday and a number
nav- members enrolled. 1t is the in
tsn-ion to meet monthly and interesting
,,ra.,ra mines will be arranged for each
meeting.
Blarkshear Times: Savannah is inter
esting herself in the sugar refinery move
mon, and it goes without saying that
when savannah attempts thing it goes
through. Should sugar refinery be es-
,ahlished in Savannah it will be worth
thousands of dollars to the farmers OF
southern Georgia and Florida.
cambridge Democrat: With the aid of
a sugar refinery as a purchaser of our
sugar cane in the stalk, farmer, there
fore. ought to realize an income of from
$1,000 to $1,000 from twenty acres planted
in cane Gee whiz! When we contem-
Mate the various sources of wealth and
independence lurking all about in our gen
erous climate and soil it makes our head
swim.
A serious accident occurred at Gar
butts saw mill plant near Lovett Wednes-
dav afternoon. Bascon Flanders, a young
white man, was the victim. Flanders was
irving to find seat on the wood on the
tender of an engine which was running
very fast and became overbalanced and
fell to the ground. His head struck the
crossties. cutting a very large cash. One
of his arms was also broken. The
doctor thinks recovery is not at all prob
able.
Judge II. c. Sheffield called the grand
Jury together at Blakely Wednesday for
the purpose of investigating the causes
Of Albert Wright and Kid Jim, two OF
the negroes supposed to be implicated in
the recent robbery of the depot al SAT
fold and the outraging of Mrs. Ogletree.
The ne groes are now confined in the Allan
ia Jail The grand jury failed to return
indictments against either of the parties.
bill was returned against Jim Hall,
colored charged with outraging a 10
year-old negro child a few weeks since.
Little Lillian Drake, the 12-year-old
daughter of Mr.. William Drake, was kill
ed al Porterdale three miles from Cow
ington, Wednesday afternoon. She was
standing near the elevator in the factory,
looking down into the darkness below, not
llllhlQS lnat the elevator was COIHliS
down, when ii struck her, breaking her
neck. splitting open her head and terribly
mangliug her body. She was picked up
in a few minutes dead. Little Lillian was
bright, happy child and was loved by
all who knew her. She had been employ
ed in the factory for two years.
The seventeenth annual reunion of the
Twenty-third Georgia Regiment was held
a Acworth Wednesday, AboA 800 peo-
pie were present, and it was one of the
most interesting reunions they have hel1.
Several speeches were made, Dixie" was
beautifully rendered by the choir. Miss
Georgia Mcmillan, one of Chattanoogas
most gifted young ladies' recited "On the
Banks OF the Rappahannock." They re-
organized and elected Capt. r. NJ. Mitchell
president and j. Z. Waldrick secretary.
ne next meeting viii be held the second
Wednesday in August, 1900, at Marietta.
Dahlonega Signal: Hutch Wimpy has
received $50 as a compromise for his re-
cent injuries by the vestbule train in
GAINESVILLE. Hutch was quite reasonable
IN settling this matter with the Rome
ana Dalton Railroad Company il seems.
There are some men on this earth who
would have demanded a dollar even for
every breath drawn while confined from
such injuries as Hutch received. They
would have wanted a thousand dollars
lor every rib broken and a $40 bill for
every skinned place and hair lost. The
railroad company had better he thank
1uI that il was not some one else for their
Tram OF cars to run into.
The Triton barbecue Thursday was the
greatest day in years. Triton celebrated
the completion of the first fifteen miles
OF the Triton, Townsville and Gulf Rail
IoaH. Fuiy $500 people were in attend
ahce. Congressman j. NJ. Griggs, Attor-
Hey General Terrell and other noted gen
uemeh made speeches. There was a bail
game between Triton and Fitzgerald, hi
80 races, negro prize fight and other
4'nusements. The counties of Worth,
1ousnerty, Thomas, Mitchell, Colqu,tt,
59Hhdes and Irwin were well represented.
mere was Bohemian smoker Thursday
n.sH' at the Hotel Sadie in honor of the
0 eng $ of the Triton. Townsville and
Nu+f Railroad
Mrs. Charles Cox of Cass Station. near
Gainesville, was shot Tuesday night by
hei husband, who mistook her for q bur,
~ al. M Cox is young farmer. He
vas awakened just before daylight Tues
"oS morning by his wife, who thought
sHe heard burglars in the house AS bur
'ts IN the locality had been frequent
~ COX slept with his pistol under his
49, - SEEING ii ard without making
"He 70 do the same. They became sep
@lale1 in the darkness land mistakfng her
i ioI d burglar, Mr.. Cox fired, the bal strik-
~ MS WIFE In the side He is nearly
s a@ed with grief Mrs. Cox's life may be
9''e'' provided peritonitis does not set In.
A'hens Banner: If this district en-
- 'clhs the counties of Clarke. Oconee.
,U,5le'horpe, Green, Morgan, Jasper. Put
ar3 -" likes, Madison Franklin, Ebert
Fr,,t. mart was favored with abundant
ro-l, 6repe and garden crops for 1898. the
ifi,eiae mas been realized for 1899. The
~ q Of this year was the most severe
o. destructive ever known to our section
" georgia, the temperature Feb. 12 and 10
A. rom to degrees. below zero.
a. "a result, we have no peaches. pears
o,,, P'Gins' while the applies are small in
go ana inferior In character The
SSiape Is abundant and in fair condition
t,,e95 'uoles and melons were seriously in
IL by the extremely dry weather of