The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-09
N GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
r,,vs FROM THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

pei5sville. Tattnan county, will elect
,r.vor and five aldermen on Monday.
r, the mast six weeks thirteen towns in
coorgia have secured enough funds and
orgsnjzed for the purpose of erecting and
onsra ng a cotton mill.
The store house of C. S. McGinty, at
Norwood. was broken into Tuesday night
.n5 his safe blown open and robbed of $40.
5jIchmas and Roger Camack's safe was
11Un. 100, and their loss was 1925.
liberty County Herald John Berrien
Fraser the county coroner and one of the
has+ knewn colored men in the county,
died on Sunday. He was an orderly and
Iav-abiding citizen and represented al
that was best in his race.
The farmers around Harmony Grove
have raised more corn and wheat and sown
wore wheat this year than ever before.
II m, season continues favorable there
n,u he the biggest wheat crop in many
yaars gathered next harvest by the farm
ers of that section.
Mr.. w. B. Stubbs was on Monday APP
nointed solicitor general pro tenn, in Lib
.r.v SUPERIOR Court, during the absence of
solicitor General Livingston Kenan, who
is in Atlanta in attendance upon the Su-
irene Court, the Darien riot cases having
come up on Tuesday for argument.
The body of Capt. D. Gran oliver, Ath-
ems former chief of police, was taken 10
Harmony Grove and on Thursday morn
inc inferred at Salem Church, in Banks
county Capt oliver was native OIL
ranks county and represented that county
in me LEGISLATURE several years before he
moved to Athens. He had a host of
friends. who sorrowfully followed his body
10 It's last resting place.
Athens Banner: Athens will have an ele-
gan. Masonic temple within the next
.Wetye months The Masonic fraternity
here is enthusiastic on the subject and
when the movement is gotten under head
wav there can be no doubt about success
4 being achieved. Worshipful Master Dor
Il sew has a plan for the raising of the neces-
4 sarv funds and will submit il 90 the lodge
H ct its regular meeting on Dec. IA. A COM
i mitee win be appointed 10 take this mat
ter in hand and push it for all 1t is worth
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, an aged citizen
Of Sparta, died Monday evening at the
home of her son-in-law, Mr.. Lindsay Ba-
ker She leaves six daughters, Mrs Mar
shall Lane of Atlanta, Mrs Sidney Mitch
. ell OF Washington county, Mrs. A. NJ. Burt
of Macon, Mrs Elizabeth Jordan, Mrs. ALI
Brown and Mrs. Lindsay Baker of Sparta,
/ and one son, Mr.. Sidney Brown, of Mon
4 roe La. All except the latter We're at her
bedside when the final summons came. she
was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon beside
her husband. the late DR.. Brown.
Fitzgerald Citizen Leader: Our local
last week concerning Doc. Ingles having
i strawberries in bloom has provoked con-
siderable mirth among cultivators of that
luscious fruit, as there is scarcely straw
berry patch in the colony but has not only
blossoms, but green berries on in various
stages of maturity. Two years ago the
writer ate ripe strawberries picked in jan
uary from a patch in the dooryard of our
friend, H. f. Anterior. Mrs. K. L. Cherry
not only has strawberries in bloom, but
hundreds of berries set on the vines in her
Inc strawberry plantation She has sold
this fall so far 25,000 strawberry plants
i from the same plantation.
The next national convention of the Chi
Phi fraternity, one of the recognized lead
ers of the Greek letter world, is to be
& held in Atlanta November, 1900 There are
I IN Atlanta probably more members of the
Chi Phi than of any other fraternity, and
4 the fact that the last convention recently
adjourned in New York city voted TO meet
the next time in Atlanta will be good
news TO the many members of that fra
lernity throughout the state. The chi Phi
1 convention will bring to Atlanta college
men from every part of the country, from
i the University of California at Berkeley
/ 2 the Boston Tech, and the occasion will
be one of the social features of Atlanta S
Il next Thanksgiving season.
4 cambridge Democrat: The cane crop is
4 reported short ali over South Georgia and
/ Florida, and it is predicted better prices
Will rule this year than has heretofore
i Oeen the case. The demand for good Geor-
ga syrup is greater than at any previous
4 Tine. The syrup has been more extensive
ny advertised than ever before and deal
efs are receiving orders from many East
efn and Western cities. Now if the grow
n efs DO their duty and make only the best
quality of syrup they will probably see
Inc prices go up and their market enlarg-
Cd every year. Every syrup maker should
nave his syrup of the best grade and of
Uniform quality, so that every barrel ship
pea Will make new friends for Georgia
|gup.
Suo-contractors for the Georgia convicts
are putting in vigorous demands for men
II
N enabled 10 reap a rich harvest. The
reason FOR this condition of affairs is the
Ieal rise In the prices of turpentine, lum-
DeH coal and iron ore, which the era of
&pospelliy has brought about The state
- no dement, from the rise, as the pres
' contract was made last April before
m Improvement in the markets had be-
eu 10 De so strongly felt but If pros
/ ,tlS mods up for four years longer the
a'e VIII be able to make a contract at
4 Tb better terms than the present one
tr revenue Is now about $3.50 month
i" edGh able-bodied male convict, which
oIs mlch more than was realized under the
~ ease system, so the state is none the
9e' oy the advance in the value of labor
FLORIDA.
/ equities Peacock and Stickney paid a
lug visit to Wildwood Monday, and
H. '0uo INTO the wood. where they captur-
H. hoonshiner in the act of distillation.
a -l seized 100 gallons of llouor The vic