The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-20
GEORGIA.

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The people of MeRae want a cotton
mill and they have gone to work with
enthusiasm to set it.
A temperance rally is to be held at Pea
cock. in Coffee county, July 1 and 2. r.
b Reppard of Savannah and c. c. Buch-
man ri Waycross are expected to deliver
addresses on that occasion. Peacock is
eight miles south of Willacoochee.
valdosta Fimes: Mr. Clarke Howell is
quoted as saying that until new plat
form is made we should stand by the old
one" Mr.. Howell did not practice this
sort of doctrine during the four years in
which Grover Cleveland was President
Besides, platforms would never be chang
Ell unless there was opposition TO them
before the time for changing them came
The citizens of Pavo at an enthusiastic
meeting, held in the auditorium of the
academy, for the purpose of discussing the
advisability Of bonding the town for an
amount sufficient to erect on the campus
another large building to contain library
reading ROOM music room and an audi
forum sufficient to seat LOCO people, in
etructed the Mayor and Council to order
on election at their next regular meeting
to determine whether bonds shall be is
sued.
The owner of the Loud gold mine In
White county, one of the richest and most
productive mines in the state, has present.
ed the state geological department la At
lanta with number of fine specimens re-
Gently taken from his property Within
the past few weeks several large finds
have been made a the Loud mine; at one
place a bulk OF free gold being taken out
weighing eight pounds and shortly after
in the same ledge of rock a bulk of gold
crystals were discovered which weighed
altogether a little over six pounds. To
those who are of the opinion that there
is no god deposited in Georgia. specimens
of the recent finds in the Loud mine now
on exhibition at the state capitol viii
serve to convince otherwise.
Augusta Herald: Mrs. John Pollhill of
Brunswick, Ca, formerly Miss Ella Har-
ker of this city. who has been in attend
ance at the Georgia pharmaceutical con-
veutiop, has passed a most successful ex-
animation and has won the highest aver
age ever made by a woman. Some time
ago Mr. Ponhili who is a druggist at
Brunswick, was injured in a railroad ac-
cdent and during his long illness the
care and responsibility of the store fell
upon Mrs Polhill, who is an unusually
bright woman and who has already be-
come interested in the study of drugs. She
determined TO perfect herself in this, and
with that object has studied hard at her
chosen, work. Her labors have now been
crowned with most gratifying success,
and she has received a license even higher
than that of druggist.
The barn and contents belonging to
Mr.. r. L. Hardy, one mile east Of Senoia,
o'clock, entaiing severe loss upon the
owner. The barn was the finest one in
Coweta county, having been built a few
years since on the modern plan, and had
almost every convenience possible, at a
cost of $500 Mr.. Hardy lost forty-seven
head of fine cows and beef cattle, one
hogs four two-horse ana one one-hoTse
wagon, one phaeton, one buggy, about
200 bushels of corn, three cars of cotton
seed hulls and meal, besides tons and tons
of hay, fodder, etc. His buggy horse and
six or seven mules barely escaped being
roasted alive, as they were under one of
the wings of the barn, and ran out and
huddled themselves in the lower corner
Of the lot.
Americas Times-Recorder: Interest in
the proposed building OF cotton factory
Ia Amercus is aroused now as never be-
fore, and the hope is generally expressed
tnat the people will soon get together
upon this important matter and help them
selves and the city as well by building a
mill There Is every reason why they
should do So and not one why they should
not AS the Times-Recorder stated three
OF four days ago, al that is needed is a
leader; some one who will make a start.
II the right men would take hold of the
PROJECT and shoulder a part of the burden
themselves $4,000 could be raised with but
little effort. This amount would build a
pietly good factory-not mammoth one
but IL will be sufficiently large and re-
muheratlVe TO demonstrate the value Of
such an enterprise. This done, il would
De an easy matter TO erect larger pant.
Burglars forced an entrance 10 the c.
NJ. e. Church in the northwestern portion
Of Albany, near the old government pond
site. some time between o'clock and day.
light Friday morning. They made a val
liable haul and succeeded in getting away
without attracting attention or leaving
any clew that seems to lead to their dis
covery. For several weeks past J. II.
Auer, a negro electrician, has been there
HIM 1nfaf NTH iGap
kinetoscope. An Investigation showed that
The kaleidoscope and all of it's various at
tachments had been taken away by the
burglars. They had been left in the
church a the conclusion of the preceding
nights performance, being too heavy 20
move without the assistance of a wagon !
Inc kaleidoscope, flrnns and various ut
I2chments are valued a more than 81 500
me machine weighs four or five hundred /
pounds and there must have been several |
men engaged in the burglary.