The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-12
GEORGIA.

Moutrose, in Laureus county.
-Four Bairbridge young men have in
vested 500 in four hounds TO hunt foxes
Air. ]. s. Bets. Jr.. Of Ashburn, Ga,
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. 5. Belts. died
last week.
Mr. L. NJ Curry. who has been for sew
eraI wears connected win some of the
largest land syudicates in the south, mas
moved his ONCE from Missler 70 East
man.
Judge Dick Russell OF the northeastern
circuit SAYS ne is determined 10 stop peo-
pie in his part Of the country from carry
ing concealed weapons. lie haes every
man found guilty sloo and costs.
All the stock for the Dublin name works
has been taken. and Mi j. A. Spain one
of the principal stockholders. has gone
West 70 purchase machinery lie VIII re-
turn in about three weeks, ana then "ofh
on the buildings win begin.
Fulton county has made a contract with
the commissioners OF Pike county to work
her convicts. She is 10 give s. per month
for convicts to serve twelve months or
longer. and 81 per month for convicts sen
tenced TO serve less than Twelve months
Dr. W. 3. vaughan states that the burg
lars who entered his house Sunday night
at Calhoun. used chloroform they brought
with them He had chloroform in a desk,
hut II was untouched. He believes that
conclusive evidence has been secured as
20 the identity Of the burglars.
The postofice known as Wiregrass, in
Clinch county, has been discontinued, and
It is understood that the patrons are very
much dissatisfied at the arrangement. Inc
office was established nearly twenty years
ago, and has been a great convenience 10
the people of that part Of the county
After one of the hardes, fought legal
battles which ever took place in Morgan
Superior Court, the jury returned yer
dict Thursday in favor Of Mrs. =, +.
Strauss against the Georgia Railroad, for
the sum of $1,000. Mrs. Strauss sued for
the death OF her husband through the
negligence OF the road.
Tattanan Journal: II is estimated that
the farmers of Tattnall lost at least $1,000
this year on account of loss of their stock
potatoes. gardens, fruit etc, during the
big freeze in February. But that cuts no
ice with our farmers, for they lose con-
siderably more than that yearly selling
cotton at 4 cents a pound.
On MIR. J. w. Overstreefs place, near
Triton, is an oak probably the largest 20
its age in the county. Il is twelve feet
four inches in circumference fifteen inches
above the ground, and eleven feet in cir
conference as high up az a man can
reach. Il has a spread of branches Of
about seventy-five feet. The oak was set
out just twenty years ago.
The Bank of Molena has been organized
at Mosena, Ga. and its vaults VIII open
some time in the next day or two for bust
ness Molena is a thriving little village,
and needed a bank. AiessTs. II. =. Powell
and Robert Holmes. officers Of the Barnes
VILE Savings Bank, knew of this and Il
is largely through their efforts that the
new bank is organized. Mr.. W. S. With
am is president and w. L. Pirkle of Bu-
ford is cashier
II is very likely that In a short time an
ordinance will be presented to the Atlanta
City Council to extend the limits of the
city, in every direction where the suburbs
are populous enough 10 justify such an
extension. The movement Is aprop0s of
the approaching time for the census Of
1860. The question of spreading out has al
ready been discussed and many of the
members of the aldermanie board and City
Council favor the expansion Of the city.
Jesup Sentinel: Mt W. W Sauls. who
lives near Gomez, Ca, was in town Tues
day. His wife has been sick a year or so,
and has been confined TO her bed four
months, and so weak she could not turn
over She, nearly a year ago. went TO
Savannah for medical treatment and has
been treated by all the Nj. DIS here. The
doctors had give up that they could do her
no good. On last Friday night the neigh
bors held a prayer meeting at the resi-
dence of Mr.. SauIs, to pray for his wife.
since which time she has been getting bet
ter, and IS now much improved.
Americas Times Recorder: A posse of
seven officers had lively chase yester-
day after a gang of FIVE crap shooters
down in Muckalee swamp. The negroes
had been surrounded the posse dividing
and approaching the Georgia and Alabama
Railway bridge over Muckalee from oppo-
site directions. The crap shooters were
I'm the center OF the high bridge. but see
ing escape cut off they dived head first
into the deep and swift-howlng waters
of Muckalee creek. The bridge is twenty
five feet high but all of the gang jumped
and made their escape into the dense
swamp near by.
Oglethorpe Echo: None of "the old
est iuhibatants' remember to have ever
witnessed the phenomena of Monday
morning last-snow falling on a white
frost. The morning dawned clear and
crisp with a heavy frost. but before the
suns rays had dispelled il scurryine
clouds blew up from the west and snow
began falling about as thick and fast as
1t ever falls In this climate, and by L
o'clock house tops and exposed spots OF
ground were covered. By noon the clouds
had broken and the sun soon melted the
snow. During the evening it cleared en-
tirely and began to turn cooler and that
night and Tuesday it was about as cold as
we generally experience here, and es.
pecially in March. The mercury stood only
ten above zero Tuesday morning.
FLORIDA.
An addition will be made to the Hote'
Royal Poinclana. at Palm Beach, to in
crease its accommodation by 125 rooms.