The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,.,s FROM THE TWO STATES
y - TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


r,s rise in the Chattahoochee has caus-
nv bales of cotton TO be taken 10
e' So that otherwise would nave gone
ColuIilou srLets. The steamer Hires, the
10 one ts,. IN reach there from lower RIVER
ias. az had 3l6 bales on BOARD
Athens. Saturday afternoon same
AT -,lld daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
me e,ancer. was bitten on the foot
William uliio11iand moccasin. Her limb was
4 by a. n'7 lu,oIIen. and the little girl SUI
4 terrloH 81 deal. Before the doctor ar
tefe1 had been made drunk and nome
l'eo S ra5eiqs were applied The child re-
Il covered ..
p.Eer County News has just resum-
a,bueation. and made its appearance
,.r5av for the first time in several
49, Editor Harden greets ms readers
IVAN a new salutatory, when ne H'ro-
5acss in the following WORDS; rtaVliIs
b ou',.orsd from a severe attack OF ma
ie. req, Tho news awakens from a Ions few
dil Is sumner and again visits the homes
If lis many friends.
r.,r,, AT Exposition Park, in Atlanta, on
-. -rounds and buildings to be used at
ctats Fair this fall is proceeding with
- From now on until Oct. Is, the
nirq d,v. Secretary Martin Will have
VI. hands fun in attending to the multi
n ,,l,nous details, which are growing larger
n ouar, dav. But when the gates are thrown
anon 10 the public everything Will be IN
II r'sdin4ss for the reception of visitors
81 Tho class of 1875 of the University is
Fl rr,,a,ine for a reunion at next commence
Fl men, The following members were in
"a N6ens Sunday: Congressman W. II.
"a fleming Editor P. A StoVall Prof. IL.
* Sr,rnes Nessrs. T. p Vincent and j.
=, Itodgson. There were forty-three MEM
FL Isrs In this class, and the reunion is to
81 h notable one. The chairman is Mr..
n lobn Temple Graves, and It's secretary
Fl pof. H. n. Starnes.
Tho board Of editors for the 1900 Pandora,
FL University publication, has been select
and has begun work. Judging from
IA a. board selected. the prospects are fine
81 ID. an excellent volume. The board is as
a oas A. Blackburn, Kappa A pha; Fair
Uodd. Chi Psi. editors-in-chief; F. L.
y E.oimoX. Alpha Tau Omega, business
n ranlgcr. T. p. Calhoun, Chi Phi; f. q.
81 Tlpner. Sigma Alpha Epsilon; E. P. Shan
81 ron ihi Delta Theta; j. p. Gairdner, Sig
ma Nu; e. H. Handy. non fraternity;
Ri William Davis Independent, associate ed
# ors.
Ri oxford is in deep gloom over the death of
Il rae Of It's modest and Oldest citizens DR..
aouord G. Thomas. who passed away a his
me saturday. Dr. Thomas had been de-
FL uns in heJlth for the past three years,
i' Was not anticipated that the end
MS So near. He was rs years of age, and
d been resident of oxford for nearly
IA hli century. moving there from Mon
oa Walton county where he was reared,
"a epty after che war. He was a CON
"a ,niou, aud earnest Christian of the
NJ hoi>t faith. and a greatly beloved
em1o Of the noble "old school, "
There is d sensation in military circles
Esoiah. \. c. When Company b OF
Third Regiment was preparing 10 q
Now York 10 the Dewey parade, Lieut.
III aHlo Broughlon a brother of Rev Len
blolShton, a well-known Baptist
gcIer now at Atlanta, collected the
"ney subscribed for H. He turned in
'ot The company claims he appro-
rated $i1 and directed that he be ar
e3ed The warrant was served returna-
m me afternoon, but when the time
'me BrouShton did not appear and a
Messenger reported that he was very sick
HI. f"H 7i' idiiS are dtlenulnS MN. his
'ndton is precarious. His physicians
of Ne has taken some poison Soor
"a 'tf me warrant was served he went
nus fathers house and threw himself
IRE bed. asking that his wife be sent
4 'T' as he had noetlong TO live.
Il 3o"man Journal Uncle Stephen Flew
Ien who died on Mr. w. f. Green's
'anaion, one mile south of town. last
,V"' was probably the Oldest man in
'o'sll- Twenty-odd years ago. wher
'S writer first knew this old man, il
'9 GAINED ny himself and others that he
uloN centenarian A short while age
Vldllhed TO he a century and a quar-
ne was a very remarkable old dar-
possessed wonderful memory. He
va" relate things that occurred seventy.
U eishty years ago with SURPRISING
ulIVS' However he never claimed i(
peen Marse' George Washington.
'E guard or carriage driver. but hac
Ne4 d little less than four months
ger ne could have claimed distinc.
no doubt, that few men in this daN
NHie could have done-that of having
~ thfee different centuries. Ever
. ne mas borne reputation thai could
>"''eu ny every man of his race.