The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-11
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four miles from Villa Rica, fell from his
buggy Saturday night, sustaining injuries
from which he died Monday.
MIR. Frank s. Cannon, third vice presi-
dent of the Southern Railway system, was
4, Tennille last week. The Southern has
purchased the South Carolina and Georgia
road and will make many improvements at
|Tennilfe A new depot and warehouse will
he erected and this change will be Of
much advantage TO The town.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
4 Of the LAGRANGE mills was held Monday,
and the usual dividend of per cent was
|decIared Maj. ]. NJ. Barnard was re-elect-
NJ president and l.. ]. Render treasurer.
EThe old board OF directors was reelected
4 vith cant. P G. Awtrey TO fill the vacan-
Ecv made by the death of DIR. II. II. Cary.
/ Dr. G. Pope Huguley has received the
[sppointment as surgeon of the Central
ERailroad at GAINESVILLE. DIR. Huguley is a
|rraduate of the Atlanta Medical College
A nd the Louisville Medical College and his
a application was strongly endorsed by the
Faculties of these colleges and by many
In the prominent and influential physicians
u nd citizens of the community and state.
N A negro man by the name of John Bris-
Eoe. was murdered on the plantation of
tlr. John Beck in Wilkinson county, near
4 he line of Baldwin, a few nights ago, by
MACK Cannon, negro, and the wife, of
/Irscoe. Briscoe was asleep in his bed at
Ms home when, at the hour of midnight,
Mack Cannon crushed his skull with an ak.
he wife of the murdered man assisted in
Marrying his body several hundred yards
the woods where 1t was buried The
urderers were arrested by the sheriff of
Eurnam county, and turned over to Mr. B.
Stevens, sheriff OF Wilkinson county,
no was in pursuit of them.
On Monday afternoon Midwife was Wis
t1 by a very heavy hail storm, doing
Considerable damage and destroying the
pung fruit by beating it from the trees.
IT, E. D. Waters farm and fruit crop
fered more than any of the many farms
sited. He had his cotton crop beaten
of existence. Reports of the same
nd of wind and hail storms come from
any towns in the central and northern
Mt of the state. Much damage was
ne at Barlow, where crops were par
by destroyed, and many chickens were
lied, Culloden, Thomaston, GAINESVILLE
81 other places suffered similarly.
Americus es-Recorder; The two
ndsome racing reels, owned respective
by the Wide Awal1es and T. Wheat
$, of the old volunteer fire department,
re sold yesterday to an Atlanta man
$50 each and the proceeds divided up
hong the old fremen. The two racers
- originally nearly 5000, and the men
"a each company would have bet their
ii dollar on the merits of his reel in
manic contest. Both have won hand
Ene prizes in the old volunteer days, that
u The Wide Awakes lowering all records
" the track But their days of useful
here are long since past, since the
Ian department has succeeded the old
! Hunteer fire brigade.
I1he negroes of North .Coweta county
IA re been holding secret meetings at
NJ t, it is said, discussing the recent
j. Etchings and organizing for revenge. A
NY prominent citizen, Mr.. Charles Sewell,
III rheard their discussions and finally
= N It in among them and warned them
Rnst such proceedings. Hon. Pope Jones
ed those on his farm advising them to
ist from any further proceedings of the
n. Green Kirkland, one of the leaders
png the negroes, received an anonymous
uer giving him five days to leave the
: Enty. He left last Sunday, taking the
IN at Carollton. II is reported that the
Rroes about Carrolfton are holding Sc
= meetings and planning for some kind
demonstration.
he Massachusetts mills at Lindale,
N Rome, are putting in machinery for
rs ling socks of the finer grades and have
aers booked already sufficient 10 keep
E mills running full time for several
n
H completed by the contractors and
Ihed over to the mill owners. The ma
VHery is being installed, and the mill
be in operation inside of thirty days.
addition about doubles the capacity
me plant Work has begun on the
pon-dollar addition to the Trion mills,
the Aragon mills at Longs, in Polk
7EatN have altered their original plans
t&fder to make the mills third larger.
ONeil Manufacturing Company of
Pc has the contract to build $4,000
in OF houses az Aragon.
pine attractive novelty premiums will
offered at the state fair These are
ION up by Gov. Nortnen and Mr.. Mar
after much hard thought. They are
Athing new in premiums and are sure
II good. A novelty premium, for in
~
J. Ety In the state of Is, coo inhabitants or
Tor the best collective manufacturing
dC This will have the effect Of stir
III up the manufacturing interests
u" eofgia counties. A novelty premium
aIso be given for example. to the best
imer IN the schools of Georgia. The
deciaimers in a county will enter
II hihary declaration contest at home
pest ones will be picked out and they
ONE to the fair and enter the grand
"a, natory contest and the best declaim-
j" get premium of $50 in gold.
Of Morris, white tramp. was arrested
Mountvile Sunday. Saturday, as
A. tramp was on his way from West
ne entered the home of Mr. Massey
Ga hour of noon and carried away a
. e.otnes. Mr. Massey and his fam
eIe at home at the time, but Il Is
habit, not only with his family
} "i'n iH farmers to take a nap at the
= nouI' and as they slept the tramp
nd ms work Bloodhounds from Har-
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