The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-24

wednesday night the large ginnery Of
Thompson & Raines at swainsboro was
burned. Several other buildings were
more or less dana eed and the loss Is piac-
ed at 5000 to 500.
A company Of Michigan capitalists has
decided TO build crate ard veneering fac
tory in Rome. The plant viii employ 800
hands. cover nine acres and represent an
outlay of over 500 co.
Cochran Tribune; The little 3-year-old
girl OF J 5. Iiinson ATE 100 matches a few
DAYS since from whch she Immediately
became paralyzed. Dr. w. y. Carswell
was summoned and pronounced the case a
serious one Little hope Is entertained
for the chlld's recovery.
Thursday afternoon at CordeIe negro
boy stole a horse and buggy from Mr.. Joe
Williams warehouse lot. He drove the
horse about one mile west Of Cordele. when
the horse became frightened and ran
away, throwing the boy out and leaving
him uninjured. Both have been captured.
Mr. c. E. Wellington and Mr.. r. Hume
Smith have been elected to represent the
University of Georgia in the Georgia
North Carolina debate, which takes place
in February. These gentlemen were chOs-
en- by the judges who were appointed to
pass upon their speeches recently. Both
are members Of the Demosthenian Society
and rank high as orators and debators.
With these az her representatives, Geor-
gia feels reasonably safe.
One hundred and fifty bales of cotton.
stored on the railroad platform at Flo
villa. were endangered Thursday of total
destruction by fire. A passing freight
engine, ii is presumed, threw a spark into
the cotton and when the fire was diseov-
cred several bales were burning briskly.
BY almost superhuman work, the citizens
of the town succeeded in removing all
the cotton except eleven bales, which
were so far consumed that It was impOssi-
bic to put the fire out.
Cochran Tribune: Verify, Cochran IS the
garden spot of all Georgia for hypnotists
to make a fortune or gain world wide
reputation for themselves. She is second
TO none, and when hypnotists need a little
change to bear expenses they may come
to Cochran and their wants will be sup
piled by just simply plastering several
boys eyes together and placing them in
show window. A four-foot beaver is all
the introduction necessary.
United States Deputy Collector w. NJ.
Hairston and his assistants are proving to
be holy terrors to the moonshiners in the
section of the state around Athens. They
average about three stills a week i'm their
work, and during the past six months the
distillers of mountain dew in that section
of Georgia have been pursued by these Of
ficers with relentless vigor A few nights
since two large stills were raided near
Winder and the next night a big still was
destroyed in Gwinnett county over 4000
gallons of beer was destroyed in these two
raids and several hundred gallons of low
wines. Five men We're arrested and
brought TO Athens on the charge of illicit
dstilling. 4r
Rev. b. F. Tharp, D. D., died at his
residence In Perry Wednesday afternoon.
and was buried beside his wife in Ever
green Cemetery. DIT. Tharp leaves one
son and six daughters viz, Mr.. A. Fl
Tharp of Perry, Mrs. j. A Ousley OF
Americus, Mrs. H. c. Erwin of Atlanta.
Mrs. O. p. Wilingham Of Macon, Mrs.
9. i. Lawson, Mrs. r.. L. Dennard and
Miss Matte Tharp of Perry. Dr. Tharp
was graduate of the first class of Mercer
then located at Penfield, was a very prom
inent minister of the Baptist Church for
nfty-eight years, and was about so years
old. He was born in Hancock county
married Miss Martha Jackson of Morgan
county, and came to Houston when he
was quite young man. He was a large
farmer and man Of great energy and
man of very decided opinions. He was
truly loyal son of the South
Thomasvile Times Enterprise: The pro-
jectors of the Triton, brownsville and
Gulf Railroad are moving steadily for
ward in its construction. They have, as
every one knows, encountered a great
many difficulties in getting into Moultrie
and across the Georgia Northern Railway.
These tmpediments, however, are about
out of the way and the depot grounds in
Moultrie will soon be reached. The road
Is practically completed, save laying the
track, to point about half way between
Thomasville and Moultrie, say about iif-
teen miles from Thomasville. Crossties
are ready for almost the entire line, and
iron purchased which will complete the
track 90 within seven or eight miles of
brownsville. A good force of hands Is
at work, and they will be kept steadily ut
II. until the line is completed. This will
likely be some time in the spring.