The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15

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There are several cases of smallpox in
Decatur county.
1t is said that another dispensary will
soon be established in Pike county.
Early county viii get this year $500 as
her apportnonment of the school fund
Hon. H. W. J. Ham of Gainesville will
lecture in Dublin on the evenings Of Jan.
Is and Il
The Mayor, city attorney and treasurer
of Abbeville are TO serve during 1899 with
out compensation.
Mr.. Coley Bryan Of Hawkinsville, has
moved with his family to Valdosta, where
he will engage in the livery business.
Mrs. Robert Skies. sister of Mrs. NJ. F.
Cummings, was very seriously and pain
fully burned last Sunday morning at her
home in Manassas.
The reports of the prevalence of men
nights at Albany are denied. There have
been about twelve cases there in all, and
several deaths from that complaint
waycross Herald: II is not true, as was
reported, that the missing counterfeit dol
lar was found in the pocket of a Waycross
man who is on the United States grand
jury in Savannah this week
1t is said that 100000 fruit trees in Geor-
gia are infected with the deadly San Jose
scale. The state entomologist has already
condemned and destroyed 2OO0O ana the
ravages of this insect are becoming such
a menace to the fruit growing industry OF
10 iVnTh
Cedartown Standard: A singular pine
nomenon in the shape of a ground ex-
plosion occurred recently in Collard Val
ley. The ground in a depression there
was torn UP and large chunks of Garth
thrown to considerable distance by some
subterranean force, probably an accumu-
lation of water in a limestone cavity.
Barnesvnle Gazette: The people of
GAINESVILLE are glad to welcome Mr. W..
X. Wilkinson as a permanent resident of
the city. He has had interests here Tor
a year or two, but has lived In Savan-
nah Mr.. Wilkinson is located here per-
manently now and we welcome him as one
of the citizens of our little city.
Waycross Journal: NJ. J. Mock called in
to see us Monday and said to us: II want
YOU TO say in the Journal that Judge Per-
ham has Just received four big, fat pos
sums from Wayne county. and he's afraid
to saw anything about 1t In his paper for
fear the boys viii steal EN-" We give
this as information, and to put Spots
wood and Gus Folks on notice.
Tattnan Journal: Mrs. Sidney Lascel-
les, wife of the gay and festive Lord
Beresford,, has been in Fitzgerald during
the last week looking after her fathers
estate. She is now residing In New York
CITY while the bogus lord is being held
by his creditors in Mexico. 1t is reported
that she is seeking a divorce from the Ia
NOUS swindler, but she will neither deny
nor affirm the report.
Mt Airy Protectionlst: Al Leatherwood
in the county of Habersham. Ga, the county
that has a health record In the official re-
port of the United States a Washington
D. c., as having the smallest death rate
of any county in the union they still con-
tinue to marry and be given in marriage,
the old boys and young girls. For on sun
day last Marion Payne, age 70, was mar
ried to Miss Emma Mize, age %. And still
they go forth to obey the Biblical inJune-
ton.
Crawfordville Acknowledgement: a
few DAYS ago a couple of novel marriages
occurred at this place. John Henry Jones
and Ida Burke were married one day and
the following day Johnnie Johnson and
Pearl Gum were united in the holy ponds
of matrimony. All the contracting par
ties were colored, and the groom in each
case was confined in jail awaiting trial in
February Superior Court. Justice Tom
Evans performed the ceremonies. Jail
and court house marriages are rare in
this section.