The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-17
GEORGIA.

the largest opening in lis history.
Mrs J. p. Gilmore, living near Unadilla,
while leaning over the balusters watering
some flowers. LOST her balance and feA
heavily TO the ground, breaking her back,
from the effects Of which she died the
next dny
The Southern Gold Miners Association,
at its last meeting al Dahlonega, decided
10 make mineral exhibit during the state
fair in October next al Atlanta, ana the
required space has been secured from the
committee In charge
Al a meeting of the negroes in Liberty
county. al Hinesvile, presided over by
Rev. W II. Styles, committee OF seven
was appointed 10 draw up resolutions eH-
pressing the sentiments of the better
class OF negroes, and their desire TO do all
in their power for the upbui4dlng OF the
county.
Campbell County News: In the estima-
ton OF the News the cotton crop Of Camp
bell viii fan short about IS per cent.-lO
per cent. decrease in acreage and about
q DER cent decrease in yield on account
of unfavorable weather conditions. We
saw fields Sunday that were al least two
thirds gathered.
Mr.. ]. L. Wilson, very successful far
mer Of near Stockbridge, has just soil MS
nth bale of cotton off of forty acres of
good land He has never made less than
twenty bales on the same land. He says
he will give any man the balance of his
crop for four bales. Similar statements
are made by every farmer that his been TO
Stockbridge
WireErass Blade: We see from ex-
changes that the Cordele High School
opened with ninety pupils; statesboro In
stiiute. 81; Stillmore College. Go; Mamie
Lou Worthen, at Wrghtsville, 100. Inc
Swainsboro High School has III The pop
ulation of CoTdele is $500 or Statesboro
1,2O0 of Stllmore, 800; of WrightsVilie
1000; of Swainsboro 1000.
At Graham, Wednesday, Ben Hall col
ored man, and another negro named Gas
kins were cleaning out well on Halls
place. Hall was in the well and Gaskns
was outside on the ground Hall tainted
and Gaskins started to his assistance. but
fell into the well with the other one. When
taken out they both were found 10 be
dead. Some say they stifed and some
say the fail killed them both.
At Newman Thursday: The jury on the
second trial of John Mullens, charged with
attempting an assault upon Mrs. Estelle
Cook, near Seno a, brought in a verdict of
not guilty. The case was taken up on
Monday but the jury failed to agree upon
a verdict and mistrial was ordered. So
licitor T. A. Atkinson Immediately had the
Witnesses summoned hack and MuLens
was again placed on trial with the result
stated.
State Geologlst Yeates and his assistant,
Mr.. McCalla, are keeping quiet in Atlanta
over a thrilling experience they had in
Cartersville. They returned from a tour
of inspection into the regions round about,
A. civ rfv1k
ened and ran away The horse ended his
mad caper by smashing up the fruit stand
of an Italian, running through the door
into The kitchen and smashing things up
generally. When he had finished with the
stand, it looked like a brush heap.
La Grange Reporter; Chief of Police w.
II. Harris has ordered three Thoroughbred
blood hound puppies which VIII be here in
a few days These puppies are from the
celebrated dogs J. Victor and Rosa Lee
which have performed some marvellous
feats in the way of trailing and capturing
criminals. These dogs are pure descend
ants of the Morly pack of lenham slave
trailers, and if the pups are as clever as
their ancestors criminals need not expect
to escape from their evil deeds.
Gainesville News: Mr.. John Banton
tells the News a strange story about the
motheriy interest an old cat has taken in
pair of young flying squirrels. The cat is
the property Of Capt. r. r. Hargis, the
veteran conductor at Cass Station. She
evidently captured the young squirrels on
one of her foraging expeditions. She has
no young of her own which makes the
case strange. She exercises the most
mothei{y interest in her new charges and
when they give the least indication of un-
rest the old cat becomes greatly exercised.
Wadley correspondence of the Morning
News: An ice cream festival given in
the Peterson Park Thursday evening FOR
the benefit of the new academy was quite
q success.-Miss Burnice Smith and Miss
Minnie Ben Monkey contested for the
prize for the pretiest girl in the city Miss
Monkey won by twenty votes and received
the cake valued at So Mrs. Julia Hensalt
and Miss Daisy Smith got an equal num-
Der of votes, as the most popular ones i'm
the city. and each got bisque figure
Miss Lille Peterson, Miss Nena Hines,
Miss Minnie Bell Monkey left Friday for
MiIlen, Ga.-Miss Bessie Robinson, resid-
ing near Louisville Ga, who has been Wis
iting Miss Minnie Bell Monkey for the last
few days, returned to her home Friday.
Moultrie Observers Just any old thing
will burn at Pidcock it seems. Saw mills,
planers dry kilns, depots, box cars en-
gines, boilers am al manner of things
have been destroyed there by fire in the
pass, ana now toHeS tHe seeinlHBty dD-
surd intelligence that a water tank has
eUccumbed TO the f1f mes. The Plant Sys-
tenn water tank, though fun of water,
caught on fire Monday and was destroyed
How the fire originated IS not known, but
there are strong reasons for thinking that
At was a case of spontaneous combustion
The fire brigade turned out to battle
against the flames. but though there was
water everywhere" not drop could be
gotten to the fire. there was little else
for the spectators TO do than witness the
miracle of water tank burning.
The sale of the effects of the late Jesse
Horn. an eccentric farmer living in the
Fiatwoods district. near Rome, will doubt
less attract very large crowd of the Gu
Tious. Among the things listed for the sale
Is one perpetual motion machine. For thir-
ty-fve years Horn worked every spare
moment on his machine, often working fe-