The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-11
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GEORGIA

| ,,+l,sr night. just as he was about TO
u e laroe fat hen from A. r. Shouter's
hen roost
o-,r5 Brvson. who lives near Dawson
Az, was out hunting the other day and
e., his gun ian old-style breechloader)
~ EN- 10 rest. On taking it up the ham,
O'" mas struck against something and q
L,io load discharged into his left arm
WV the shoulder The physicians mad
n auputate his arm.
Ia Grange Reporter: The Methodists of
1oGr,rge are busy making preparations
- rho coming of the North Georgia Con
&c. which conVenes in this city on the
~, of November. About thirty-tive more
5seeates will be here Than homes have
Sen provided for but places for these w
ysSsasi-v secured. The usual committees
have been appointed.
s,,r G. G. Bond of the Athens city
,.booIs has been reappointed as one of the
..,..ses of the State Normal School for
,o term of six years. His commission
,,onerlv signed by Gov. Gambler, has been
snr to him. The reappointment OF Supt.
Tord 10 succeed himself is heartily ap-
rroyed not only in Athens, but also
throughout the state
Several heavy frosts have occurred in
tbs section around Rome in the past few
d,vs Monday morning the earth was
while with a killing frost and a good coat
Inc Of ice formed on still water. The tenn
nsrarlre was lower on Sunday night than
al auy previous time this winter. The
extreme dryness. however, renders the
frosts less injurious in effect than they
would be otherwise.
Valdosta Times: The monster hog which
was on exhibition during the exposition
came near being burned up Sunday morn
Ing. Some one kindled a fire near the tent
and the flames spread over the grass until
tev caught the canvas. 1t was quicnly
burned he hog barely escaping. Some one
about he grounds saw the fire and pulled
tie tent down before the hog was burned,
tough the hair upon its back was singed
off,
Fitzgerald Citizen-Leader: Twenty
ears of corn on five stalks, besides sew
eral shoots which never matured, is a
record of which even Illinois might feel
Woud This corn was grown by 3. n.
Hopson. on mis- farm eight miles north
west of the city. Dry weather cut the
crop short but il will average about if
teen bushels per acre, while Mr. Hopson
od some $50 worth of green corn off Of
j in roasting ear time.
Americas Times Recorder: A telegram
Revived yesterday from Leesburg report
ed a suspicious case of illness there. Three
weeks ago Mrs Stalkner, a sister OF
Charles Hogue, who first developed a case
Of rooid here, was in Americas visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Hogue. She left immedia tely with her lit
te child, stopping for time at Lees
burg. Yesterday the babe began breaking
out and it is feared that it may also have
@rioloid, having been exposed 90 the dis
ease while here The two cases here are
citing along very well and the scare"
has somewhat subsidized.
A special to the Morning News from
Sumner says: Tuesday night at $3.50 o'clock
d. +. R. Pickett was married TO Miss
susie Grubbs at the residence of Prof.
and Mrs c. e. Grubbs, Rev. S. w. Brown
UMcl3Ilng. Among those present were DIR.
!, =. Pickett aud wife of Ty-Ty, Edi or
mn rd Grubbs and wife Of Ocilla, Messrs.
III and Frank Grubbs of Sylvester, Miss
Malue Bridges Of Cuthbert Miss Alice
lpton of Isabella, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Nc
rnau and MIR. and Mrs. J. II. Pate Of
sumner lpr. and Mrs. Pickett will stop
'' ire Commercial Hotel Dr. Pickett is
= W ny prominent physician of this section
nd ms bride is from one of the best fam
les f this city.
The largest and most exciting citizens
mass meeting that has been held in AL
o'Hy Tor a number of years was held at
lhe Court House Tuesday night to deter
u'ue whether or not a white primary
should De held in the municipal election
Rrs.4 H. 81,
Aeeeinotr. There was fight over the
lection Of a chairman of the meeting and
rom mat time until the meeting ad-
.ouIued IN confusion. Mr.. S. j. Jones in
tlouuced a resolution that a Democra tic
tNeeuuFe committee be appointed and that
,ie9 order primary to be held within
t'e next fifteen days. AS a substitute for
ms resolution Col Ed L. Wight moved
tHd' an executive committee be appointed
70 20 INTO office on the first of January
~, and that white primaries be held in
an elections thereafter. Col. Wights mo-
ZION was finally carried, but abe meeting
VS. adjourned in confusion before the
oo"ulttee was named Mr. s. b. Brown
S," Mt. ~ f. Tiff are the candidates for
"'3or' and Mr.. Browns supporters were
7sdlnst the primary.
Wednesday about noon a middle-aged
"HihSb UP ~ oCi6A. W iitN az
NV police barracks, in Atlanta, and said:
am charged with having murdered my
o"H son. and / have decided to give my
r.. up and let them prove il on me. y
arS sergeant eyed the man suspiciously
ca, GU made him repeat the statement. "You
,si you are accused of killing your SOM
rTtu me officer. That's what l said, y
rpIea the stranger Warrants are out
INA me- ana am tired lodging the officers
4 arl Sou can just take me and lock me up
4 s.. !et the law take It's course" The SER
n an decided to take the man in charge
4 d. He was locked up in a cell with the
ra, suspicion" booked opposite his
A hin The stranger, who had thus given
rgH up was Robert Bellah, farmer
In n resides four miles from McDonough
man, 'y county. Bellah tells a most re-
h. iAl'e story about himself, and while
Of T. positive he is wanted for the murder
tb,, SON he at the same time exclaims
M, He Is innocent of the alleged murder
5on' he says, died in Alabama from
irg rl, 'uon, and he is charged with hav-
"s poisoned him.
r.. special to the Morning News from
NJ ~ says: Mr.. Henry w. slappey. q
ves,,-.i.ent merchant of this town. died
a VIE morning at O'Clock. He left
Fov ana three children.-Mrs. Sarah