The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20
GEORGIA.

Last year the farmers Of Georgia used
10000 tons Of fertilizers. for which they
paid upward of 100000. or about one
fourth as much as they received for their
cotton crop.
Mr. T. P. Andreas, a mining expert from
Boise, Idaho i5 in Ogiethorpe county in
the interest of a mining syndicate 10
make a tour of inspection Of The various
mines in the county.
J. T. Saunders. superintendent of public
schools OF Fitzgerald, has sued that city
for $1,000 damages fer personal injuries
sustained by his falling over an obstruc-
ton left in the street.
Hamilton journal: There is an econom-
icaI housekeeper near Hargett in this
county, who has q water gourd which she
has been using in her kitchen for twenty
three consecutive years, and it is a good
gourd yet.
The committee appointed by the citizens
of Fitzgerald 10 invite President McKin-
ley and his party to visit that city went
over 90 Thomasville yesterday to extend
the invitation of the citizens 10 the dis
tinguished party.
swsinsboro Pine Forest: Claude Moore
was arrested here Tuesday afternoon by
the sheriff and deputy under warrants
from Montgomery county charging him
with gambling. Claude is just back from
the army, and is still wearing his uniform
We suppose he succeeded in giving bond.
Compulsory vaccination is to be enforc-
ed throughout Muscogee county. as well
as the city of Columbus. Some time ago
there was an agreement between the city
and county authorities to this effect. hut
it appears that outside Of the city limits
in the county the vaccination has not
proceeded as steadily or as generally as
was hoped. Accordingly steps were taken
10 make the regulations more stringent
throughout the county
The Dahlonega Consolidated Cod Min
ing Company win put up a sixty-stamp
mill with chlorlnation plant complete.
Twenty stamps will be put in at once
so the mill can be started by June /. The
balance of the sixty stamps win be put
IN within six months. This company now
has quantity Of good ore on the dunn
ready for the new mill, and has the mine
opened up, so that 1t will be able 20 keep
100 stamps running easy.
Elberton Star: The failure of the peach
crop concerns us not a little. as We fear
that those who are accustomed 10 nav
their subscription with the juicy fruit viii
be unable to find any other means of set
Ting accounts. To be sure the fruit is
nearly always too ripe for eating purposes,
but We console ourselves by planting the
seed, hoping some time in the future 10
own large orchard and thus be recon-
pensed for our arduous labors.
Thomaston Times: Last November the
Ordinary issued a license to Mr.. James E.
Shumate TO marry Miss Ella Eldora Ell
lington but 1t seems that there was an
obstacle in the way of the consumation
of the holy bond Parental objections
prevailed for while but, in this case, as
in all others the win found a way. So
last Saturday they met and at Mr.. Dolly
Wilmots home. were happily married by
Rev. J. b. Hoyal The numerous friends
of this couple wish for them a long and
happy life.
A movement is on foot to build a rail-
road from Sylvania to Egypt on the Cen
trail Railroad, which will give Sylvania
short line to Savannah, and also open up
a splendid section OF the country lying be-
tween there and Egypt. The distance
from Sylvania to Egypt would be about
twenty-three miles, which would make
tne distance 10 De tfaNeied 10 savannah
only sixty-three miles, or about seventeen
miles shorter than the present route via
Rocky Ford.
CrawfordvilIe Advocate Democrat: The
new long-distance telephone linemen have
been working about town during the past
week and have ruffied the feelings of sew
eral real estate owners hereabouts by
digging huge holes on the premises of
said owners without permission. The
holes were dug several feet deep for the
purpose of putting in guy wires to stay
the posts. The new lines are being put
on the posts of the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company. Two squads of hands
began work some weeks ago-one in At
1anta and one in Augusta