The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-08

1t is rumored that a bank with 100000
capital is to be established at Lawrence
vile this year
In Madison Mr.. J. r. High died on
Wednesday and Mr.. Harris Campbell on
Thursday. Both were well known and
highly respected citizens.
Invitations have been received in
Brunswick announcing the marriage of
Miss Rosie daughter Of Mr.. r. Weinstein
OF New York, to Mr.. Max Isaac, a young
attorney Of Brunswick.
MIR. w II. Barnett Of McDonough, the
grocer, closed his doors last Wednesday
and turned over his stock of goods TO his
creditors, the cause being the general
stringency Of the times.
The Farmers Agricultural Society Of
Harris county has appointed T. T. Muir
rah and S. r. Cornett as delegates to at
tend the agricultural convention at Quit
man, Brooks county, in August.
Miss Mamie Maddox, a young lady about
% years Old, died Thursday night Dec
90, 1898, at the home of her uncle, Mr.
Irwin jackson, near BrewtOn. She was
from Texas, but had been living for sew
eral years in Laurens county.
Judge L. e. Youmans of Triton killed a
couple of pretty pigs Monday that tipped
the beam at 6l0 pounds, dressed, one
weighing 800, the other go pounds. The
judge thinks they would have done even
better than this had they lived to get full
grown.
The convivial spirits of Americus who
like a social nip and a glass of cold tea
do not propose TO be deprived of this
privilege by the existing prohibition law
and will al once organize a social club
through which this pleasure Will be af-
forded.
Blackshear Times: Nh Allen Aspnwall
said last Saturday that he made four
bales of cotton on four acres of land. The
best acre yielded one acknowledgements
bale and three hundred pounds seed cot
ton over Allen is one of Pierce's pros
porous farmers.
The FITZGERALD Board of Education has
elected the following officers: President,
Edwin Towne; vice president, A. B. Lyon;
clerk, c. e. Becker. Prof. James A. Grit-
fin was elected TO the position of princi-
pal of the First Ward School in place OF
Prof. Turner, resigned.
Judge W. B. w. Dent of Coweta coun-
", who has for some time been custodian
of the geological exhibits at the capitol,
has rendered his resignation to Gov. Cand-
Ter TO take effect Feb. 1. The Governor
accepted the resignation, but it is not
known who will be appointed as Judge
Dents successor.
Bulloch County Times: Mr.. Ashton
Lewis and Miss Maggie Ashton started
out on the first day of the new year as
man and wife. Elder Ben Wilkinson per-
forming the ceremony. The details of this
wedding and that of Lews-DeLoach we
did not learn. but we are sure all parties
concerned were made happy
Triton Gazette: Editor Mcintosh of the
Albany Herald laments because he can
fin5 no sausage that taste like the ''sas-
singers OF boyhood days. Our esteemed
friend is attempting the impossible. IL is
not the modern homemade sausage, but
the taste of the man that has gone wrong.
The sausage of bOyhood is forever gone,
with the sore toes, stone bruises, fire.
crackers and Santa Claus of that happy
period.
Poulan News: Maj. j. G. McPhaul has
completed in Poulan a cotton factory ca
pacity 1870 looms with 5000 spindles, that
will be in operation within the next nine
ty days. Poulan is a very suitable place
for the operation of such an enterprise,
being small town where laborers in
factory can live cheaply. and where cot
ton can be obtained right from the waS
ons of the farmers of Worth county, with
out railroad freights.
Madison Advertiser: There are two
negroes in Morgan county Jail, man and
wife, and they are both charged with
assault and battery. They got into
small scrap" over some trivial matter
and each swore out a warrant against the
other. and both were placed In jail. They
have long since made up" and appear
10 be in the best of humor with each
other. But the warrants still stand. All
of which goes to prove that there are
too many laws on the statute books Of
Georgia.
When the City Court Of Swainsboro was
organized Monday morning and court call
ed to order by Judge Alfred Harrington,
the Judge said the establishment of the
court was the result of the needs and de
mands of the people, and that when the
court was i'm working order, even those
who now seemed to oppose the court would
reIinquish their opposition. Judge Her
rington stated. however. that IL the court
did not meet and supply the demands Of
the people, he would be found among the
first 10 seek its adjustment.