The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-01
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Thomas Collier Turner, the bright II
year-old son of Mrs. E. c. Turner of At
lanta, has recently been presented with
one years scholarship in Washington
Lee University Virginia. by the alumni
Of that institution in that city.
Capt. W. J. Keudrck of Atlanta will
be located in Macon some time, for the
purpose of obtaining recruits for his reg
iment, the Fortieth United states Nolun-
tesrs. Capt Kendrck has many friends
in Macon, who will strive to make his
stay there very pleasant
Wiley Swift of Fitzgerald was seriously
hurt Tuesday al Mobleys Bluff by being
thrown off a car of lumber. some of il
falling on him and crushing some of his
limbs aud otherwise hurting him. He was
engineer on the train of j. r. Allison and
was taken 10 Fitzgerald. He will recover.
Marietta Journal: Mr.. A. II. Legg's s.
year-old son has been taking up a collec-
ton among The family to buy a bicycle
He hasn't got quite enough money yet
and when he went 10 his room the other
night to retire, hts little sister heard him
say: oh Lord. bless papa and mamma
and help me get the bicycle"
Cedartown Is on the road TO prosperity
Cotton factories are being built. and now
the Cherokee iron furnace has been sold
to a wealthy company. who will soon be
turning out 200 tons of pig iron per day
The mineral lands between Cedartown and
Cave Springs have been bought up and 1t
is anticipated that a railroad win be built.
STATE School Commissioner Glenn is
bGsily engaged in the preparation of his
annual report to the general assembly
This report VIII be a complete record of
the operation of The public schools for
the year. The reports OF the department
of education have been increasing in nor
oughness until they now give a detailed
account. OF the operations Of the public
school system in each county of the
state.
Townsville Times Enterprise: The Sa-
vannah military is 10 be commended for
the prompt manner in which they obeyed
the Governors orders. In an incredibly
short length of time 200 well armed men,
properly Differed. were on their way 10
the scene of trouble, going at the rate
of a mile a minute. And yet when some
clear-headed legislator undertakes to do
something for the military in the next
legislature the member from "Doodleville"
or "Possum Trot" viii get up and oppose
1t.
Washington Chronicle There was a re-
markable destruction of English sparrows,
which were roostng In a large oak tree
in Mr.. w NJ. HilIs yard, in this place
during the storm on Saturday night
There were so many dead ones on the
ground next morning that the children
gathered up and counted them, and had 225
in the pile. 1t was found afterward that
a cat had carried off eighteen. 1t lie
thought a slight shock of lightning struck
the tree. Others think the birds were
crowned.
Work on the improvements on the Ma
con government building is expected 10
commence within the next thirty days
Immediately on his return from Buffalo,
where he Is attending the sessions of the
American Bar Association, Congressman
Bartlett will turn his attention to this
matter. The new building. for il will
practically be new. win be FIVE stories
high instead of three. as at present, two
more stories will be added to che present
building, an elevator will be put in and
the whole building made thoroughly up
to-date in every particular.
Atlanta Journal: From the enterprlsing
city of Albany comes the report, accom-
panied with the ear marks OF authentici-
ty, that 81, 900 i'm cash was contributed by
the Chy Council and s. 500 contributed by
the citizens of that place TO defray the ex-
penSeH or TWO companies or militia to New
York when Dewey comes. The report has
not been verified. but It is being talked
about at The capitol and there would be no
great surprise II the rumor is true, since
Albany is a hotbed of military enthus-
iasm and energy and Is altogether a de-
lghtful home for military aspirants.
At Georgetown Monday a man, shabbily
dressed and armed with three pistols, a
Winchester and four razors went to the
plantation of MIR. NJ L. Warren, where the
laborers were picking cotton, and began
10 abuse Southern women. calling them all
sorts of names. Mr. Warren, in company
with Mr.. Mobiles came up and hearing
what he said tod him IT was untrue and
TO leave his field at once The man drew
his gun and cursed Warren. MIR. Warren
left the field for the purpose of coming to
town to get the sheriff. After Warren left
the man cursed Mobiles and said he In
tended 10 meet Warren at the Tabernacles
creek as he returned from town and kill
him. The sheriff summoned a posse and
went out to arrest him He was at the
place where he said he intended 10 kill
Warren. The sheriff called upon him 10
surrender but instead of doing so he
Ieveled his Winchester at the crowd but
before he could pull the trigger he was
shot by the sheriffs posse. An inquest
was held and the verdict was unsuitable
homicide" He was buried at the pauper
farm.
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