The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
GEORGIi.


The recent disastrous fire at L.thonia has
started a NOV ement there toward provia-
ing a fire department aud apparatus for
the town.
Mr.. w. p Carr OF Knoxville has ground
400 bushels of wheat up to last week
and the outlook is that there Will be much
more planting there this fall
There is one case of SMALLPOX in Ca
toosa county. Robert l. Clinton is the
unfortunate victim lie was taken sick
Monday. He IS supposed TO have con
tracted the disease while visiting friends
in Whitfield county near Nafnels s1a
ton. The case has been Isolated.
For the last two days Schiey county has
been visited by several light rains that
have relieved the parched condition of
vegeta ton but it is TOO late 70 restore
the damage to corn, cotton, peas, ground
peas. potatoes and garden truck that have
been damaged from % to 80 per cent. by
the drought From present indications
farmers Will have but little time between
rains to save fodder, as was the case iast
year.
Camilla Clarion: A petition was circu-
lated in town Saturday for another prohi-
bion election. We understand that sew
eral other petitions for the election are be-
ing signed in other parts of the county.
No trouble was experienced in getting
signatures and an e.ection viii doubtless
be called in a shore time. II is generally
conceded even by those who are opposed
to prohibition that the county VIII go Tor
prohibition though all acknowledge that
the dispensaries have been a success huan-
cialy.
The reunion of the Nineteenth Georgia
Infantry was held Wednesday at stars
mill, a beautiful little place two miles
from Brooksville. There was a good at
tendance and ali enjoyed the day immense
w. In connection with the reunion the
veterans were given a barbecue. Mr.. j.
w. Arnan made the address of welcome.
Speeches were made by Hon a. Q. BI-
lock and Col J. w. Wise. After the din
ner hour each member OF the Nineteenth
Infantry made an interesting speech. Inc
next place for the reunion has not as yet
been decided upon.
A special to the Morning News from
Cochran says The McRae district con
ference. which convened here this week.
has chosen a large number of delegates
and ministers from all the district were
preseut and excellent sermons nave been
enjoyed all the week. Rev. Harrison
Subbs presiding elder was taken quite
sick Wednesday, which shortened me
length Of the session. The cause OF eau
cation was GDIB ulSNuSStu ny i'lbAiiilANtN
educators from over the state and hand-
some collections were taken for Emory
College and the South Georgia College
by their respective presidents. The CON
ference will meet next year at Hazlehurst.
Phenix Williams, colored youth about
II years old, of Thomaston, has lost his
mind as the result of a sore foot. Several
weeks ago he had to have his leg cut off
below the knee Last Monday he began
TO lose his mind and now he is crazy, be-
ing a raving maniac. His nurses are com
PEELED to keep him tied 20 his bed with
ropes TO keep him from doing harm.
Another mass meeting or the citizens OF
the town of Jackson has been called for
Monday evening, July 81, to decide the
amount of bonds TO be fioated to maintain
system of public schools and water
works for that town. The interest in the
establishment Of these public improve
ments has steadily increased since first
chronicled.
Fitzgerald Leader: One of the most
youthful murderers probably ever tried in
Georg. a was UP before Judge Paulk yes
terday morning. The particulars are as
follows: At Robitzschs stiN about six
miles from Fitzgerald, on last Tuesday,
Jane Ford went to the home of Fannie
Harralson, who was confined to her bed,
and commenced a row-jealousy being the
cause Jane finally attacked Fannie with
q hammer and was beating her over the
head with il when one OF Fannies little
boys whose age is anywhere from to II
years rushed into the house, grasped his
fathers shotgun and forthwith proceeded
20 blow James head off. A coroner's jury
was quickly empane.ed, and in accordance
with the above evidence the boy, whose
name Is Charlie, was bound over to judge
Paulks court. The little fellow was
placed in jail here and yesterday morn
ing Judge Paulk, after hearing che evil
dence, bound him over TO the Superior
Court.
Cordele Sentinel: The old Joseph f.
Brown house is being torn down. This
old relic of the late war is passing out of
existence. 1t was here that Joe Brown
refugeed during the war. 1t was in this
house that all the important state docu-
ments were kept for a while for safety.
1t was here, so it is said, that large
number OF legislators when forced TO leave
che state capitol came to confer with the
Governor. II was the only house in all
this section at the time. When Cordele
first started this house was located on
the corner of Eleventh. avenue and Sew
enth street where che large three-story
Suwanee Hotel now stands. The house
was then carefully moved to Fifteenth av-
enue 1t is a two-room log house, with
passage-way between, has four small shed
rooms, with front and back porch be
tween. The land on which this house is
located was recently sold and the pur-
chaser, as above stated. is tearing away
the building, probably to give room for
another and more commodious structure.
The Bank of Arlington will open for
business this week. This is now an as
eured fact.
FLORIDA.