The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-13
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ITEMS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Mr. BENJAMIN ]. Conyers of Atlanta will
deliver the literary address at the closing
exercises of the Tallapoosa High School,
May 49,
Rev. C. H. Hyde of Cordele has accept
ed a call to the pastorate of the Presbyte-
rian Church of Cuthbert and will be in
stalled some time in May.
The smallpox scare at Abbeville is get
ting better. The doctors report it chicken
pox. No one has left the town on account
of the report All is quiet now. The
school is progressing finely, with about 300
pupils.
brownsville Times Enterprise There
was quite heavy frost Monday morning
and those who have vegetable gardens are
a little apprehensive lest their truck was
all killed. A frost this late in April is
very unusual in these parts.
Gen. John B. Gordon will be introduced
upon the occasion of the delivery of his
lecture In Atlanta next Thursday night. bv
Gov. Gambler. An invitation TO do this
was extended the states chief executive
by Chairman Martin, and was cordially ac-
cepted.
Judge Lumpkin, in a decision handed
down Monday, sustained the charter in
cooperating the town of Edgewood, near
Atlanta, which has been attacked by a
number of citizens of that municipality
who claimed the town was Illegally con-
stituted
James Mcdowell of Washington, D. c.,
permanent receiver for the First National
Bank. has arrived at Cordele and taken
charge of affairs, George r. DeSausere
the temporary receiver appointed by the
controller of the currency having return
ed TO Atlanta.
Cordele Hornet: The City Council of
Lyons has placed a tax of $500 on cham
payne cider, which is nothing less than a
cheap quality of beer 1t is the same
stuff that Cordele banished last year, and
its sale was for quite a while the most
f1ourishing industry here.
The Sparta Ishmaelite announces that
Andrew Carnegie has given 800 to the
fund for a library for the schools of Han
cock county. The same amount had been
raised by the schools. Commissioner Dug
gan wrote the wealthy Scot of his plans
and he forwarded his check for the above
sum.
Senoia has two enterprises that she can
boast of, and that no other town in Geor-
gia can boast of either kind. One is the
Langrod collar mandatory, and the other
is the Georgia Railroad and Telegraph
School. These two institutions bring into
the town over $4,000 from labor, tuition
and board.
Robert Gibbs Barnwell, at one time the
famous pro-slavery advocate, editor and
diplomat, died the other day at Tallulah
TN,TI.- ri
little known TO the present generation,
fftyfve years ago his writings on the
slavery question and union or disunon of
states are well known and his eloquence
and ability became a recognized factor in
the South. Barnwell was born at Beau
fort, S. c, 81 years ago.
Tuesday morning fire was discovered in
an old barn In the rear of the carriage and
wagon shop belonging to S. w. Thornton
& Son, at Talbotton. In a short time the
entire building and the shop of Thornton
& Son was also destroyed by the flames.
In addition to this, a large corn shed was
destroyed and a large quantity of fodder
and grain belonging to Thornton & Son;
also the blacksmith shop belonging to
E. II, ,Spivey. Only by the hardest work
was the entire eastern side of the public
square saved The origin of the fire is al
Yet unknown, and the loss is estimated
at about $3,000 with no insurance.
Waycross Herald: w. E. Suggs, who
shot the Dutchman at his still in Charlton
county, was brought back TO Waycross
from bonneville this morning by Sheriff
MattoX. He will remain here until Mon
day, when Judge Bennett will hear the
evidence and decide the matter of bond.
There seems to DE little doubt that Mr..
Suggs was compelled to shoot the man or
get off of his own place. He had fol-
lowed Mr.. Suggs to his house with a pis-
toll, abusing him in the foulest language
and abusing Mrs. Suggs. From what can
be learned of the man who was shot he
was very quarelsome and had had difficult
ties all over the country. He had recently
beaten boy at some point on the Bruins
WICK and Western road