The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-12

Waynesboro True Citizen: There is ~
use to offer a reward for sheep-killinl
dogs in this county. There are no sheel
Iul dogs GO XIII The Oldest inhabitan
Goes not remember the last time we haV
had mutton in our market.
Thomasvnle Times Enterprise: An cleo
ton will be held on Wednesday night fol
q second Lieutenant of the Thoma viii,
Guards. A number Of gentlemen are as
pirng for this honor and the race is likely
10 be a very pretty one. Messrs, Carroll
Luke and Narnedoe are the leading candl.
dates and they and their friends are hard
g work. Either one of the gentlemen
would make @ good officer.
Rev. J. W. Carlin aud family have just
returned to Camak. their old home, after
an absence OF fifteen years as mission
aries 90 China, most Of their time being
spent at or near Hong Kong. China Mr..
Carn wns married TO Miss Alice Brink
ley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Brink
ley of Camak Soon after the marriage
the happy young couple left for China.
where they have been until now.
Augusta Herald Almost every day re-
porters have run across persons, who pro-
duce a dime. nicle, half dollar or a
dollar that is bogus and has been passed
off on them by some one who no doubt
had the bogus coins passed on them, and
thus it goes. It seems that the counter
felt coin is abroad in Augusta. You want
to watch out for the fake money. Bogus
half dollars seem to be more In circuia-
ton than any other kind of coin. Where
does all this spurious coin originate?
Waynesboro True Citizens: p. W. Cars
we'll Esq, one Of the best farmers of this
county. has demonstrated that wheat can
be profitably planted in Burke county. He
has raised 120 bushels on eight acres which
is by easy calculation profit of 500 at the
least Cotton will never beat this a
cents. More than that. il is food to live
on If no sale is made. We learn that
there has been obtained by others this
year a like profitable yield in this coun-
ty and this fact will cause cur planters to
return 20 the old time habit of raising our
own flour bread.
Irwinton Bulletin: A very sad case of
innocent murder came near being execut-
ed in our little town last Monday just
before noon. As usual, little Vivian Du-
Pre-, aged about 3 years, and Lee Hat
field, about the same age, were out near
che corner of Mcintyre and Main streets
playing. Vivian made Lee mad about
something. and Lee being his superior in
strength, pushed Vivian down. burying
his face in the hot sand, holding him
there for several minutes. Vivian was
power.ess, and could not move, and but for
immediate help by some one near by would
soon have ceased to breath.
The difficulties that arise to prevent the
town Of Dawson from having a water
works system of its own are apparently
lnnumerabie. The South Georgia city
has already become famous throughout the
state from tie suits that have been brought
by the American Pipe Company TO mold
the citizens of that place TO a contract
which Is claimed 10 be odious 10 them. In
the federal court in Atlanta, before Judge
Newman, injunction proceedings brought
by the bondholders of the water works
against the town of Dawson are now pend
ing and determined fight is being made
by the attorneys for The city for the right
or the municipality TO operate its own wa
ter system.
Rev. Simon Peter Richardson, one of the
best known and in his day most active
minister of the Methodist Church of C,eor
gia is lying al the point of death at the
nome OF his son-in-law, Mr.. William Ieer
al S94 Washington avenue, ia Macon. Tho
extreme age of this venerable minister nat
uIaIly precludes surprise among his
friends in the state at the announcement
mat he is nearing his end Everything
tnat loving relatives and friends can do
is being done to soothe the last hours of
the man whose life has been spent in I'M
seifsh work among his fellows and whose
name stands out so prominently in the
history of the church in Georgia during
she last half century
Fire hundred carrier pigeons were re-
leased on the river bank at Augusta early
yesterday morning for test of their speed
and endurance. Eleven large wicker
baskets containing the birds were shipped
y" ednesday night from Baltimore bv ex-
press The baskets are fitted up express
~ Tor the purpose of shipping these birds
ana have patent water and feed cans at
tached. All details of the race are in
charge of the Baltimore district of The
National Homing Pigeons Association. and
II the experiment from Augusta proves
successful Augusta will be made The req
uiar SO0-mile post, and numerous other
nirds released there in the future. Every
ora mas its number and the name of its
owner on a band upon its leg.