The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-13
GEORGIA.

Mrs. H. K Robertson of Tennille has
presented the Dublin Presbyterian Church
with a bell weighing 1900 pounds. The
bell has been in use in church in South
Carolina.
Hon. O. B. Stevens does not believe that
/ q single carload shipment of peaches will
he made from any place in Georgia this
/ wear. He recently made tour through
The peach growing belt of the state to in
vestigate, after which the above opinion
was given.
In Tess than weeks time the regiment
of Third Engineers, now in camp at Fort
Mcpherson. Atlanta, will be a thing Of the
Il mast. Next Wednesday the regiment w:il
he mustered out of service. With the pass
H inc of each day the soldiers are becoming
A more restless.
United States Deputy Collector Jones
n Meadow seized 1900 cigars in Athens
Wednesday, bearing the bogus cigar reve-
nue. stamps. The merchants having them
are innocent of any fraud The cigars will
be sold by the government and the mer-
n chants will not lose anything.
North Georgia Citizen: Mr. Napoleon
Wrinkle. one of the pioneer citizens of
this section. died last Wednesday and was
buried Thursday by Revs. DR.. Fitch and
NJ c. jackson. Pole Wrinkle had
E world of friends here who will regret his
death. The Dalton Furniture Company
had charge of the funeral arrangements.
The Third Nebraska Regiment was mus
tered out at Augusta Thursday. 1t requir-
"a about 5000, 600 of Uncle Sans money TO
get even with them, for besides the unpaid
II balance due for services to date, each man
H got Two months extra pay for service in
Cuba, and about SEQ for travel pay. Three
regiments only remain now at Camp Mac
kenzie.
George Smith, blacksmith in the Plant
System shops at Waycross, had a very
serious accident Wednesday While do
ing some work, the sledge hammer, which
was in the hands of one of the strikers,
flew from it's handle and struck Mr.. Smith
in the stomach, knocking him some dis
n lance. He was picked up and removed
+ to the hospital. 1t was a close call, but
il is thought he will recover.
Capt Cassius E. Gillette, in charge of
rivers and harbors in Georgia, has written
to President George A. Smith, of the Ma
con Navigation Company, saying lie will
go 10 Macon as soon as the Ocmulgee river
& is sufficiently low to commence his inspec-
ton relative to making such improvements
4 in the river as the recent appropriation by
Congress for this purpose will permit.
Capt. Gillette wif make a trip down the
Ocmulgee over the territory covered by the
appropriation.
4 The dry klns and planning mill of the
4 Dasher Lumber Company, located at
a Marchman on the South Georgia Railway,
q burned just before day Wednesday morTi-
n ing. The fire originated in the pit wnere
4 the shavings are collected at the furnaces,
a 10 be used in firing them. Quite a lot of
4 lumber which was stacked in the yard
a was burned, as were three cars, two of
& them loaded with lumber, which were
n standing on the side track. The South
4 Georgia Company's loss is about $4,000
4 fully insured.
n Eastman Times-Journal: About two
weeks ago, at the home of MIR. Joe Bry-
ant of near Rhine, this county, dog be-
q longing to Mr.. Bryant attempted TO bite
little girl. Mr.. viii Livingston, a SON
j in-law of Mr.. Bryant, ran to the little
4 girls rescue, whereupon the dog jumped
& at Mr.. Livingston and bit him severely on
the leg just below the thigh. Shortly aft
erwards the dog developed a plain case
of hydrophobia and was killed. 1t is said
& that Mr.. Livingston's wound has become
lntiamed and is giving him considerable
trouble. His family and friends are very
q uneasy about his condition, but it is TO be
hoped that nothing of a serious nature will
result Fortunately the little girl was
Il unharmed.
u Gov Gambler has ordered the survey of
a new boundary line between the counties
Hof Camden and Wayne in the southern
4part Of the state. Wayne lies to the north
Aot Camden and within the past few years
II Ia large area of wild land lying between
the two counties has been granted, but TO
definite division between the two counties
mas been laid off. Gov Gambler has APP
pointed j. F. Peck to make the survey of
the boundary line and May % is the date
sci by the surveyor for running the line.
Inc outcome of the survey is of the great
est interest and importance TO the land
owners of the vicinity, as many of the
grants and conveyances of title to proper
4 ~ IN both counties give the boundary line
between Wayne and Camden as the boun-
a GARY Of the grants.
Col Joseph NJ. Terrell, attorney general,
mas returned to Atlanta from New Orleans,
"here he went TO argue the revenue stamp
case before the Circuit Court of Appeals, on
4 pehaH of the State Railroad Commission.
me case was not argued, as a similar enc
- now pending in the Supreme Court of
the United States, having been appealed
rom New York, and the judges at New
dreams decided to wait for the ruling of
cHe higher court. The Georgia case arose
ron The decision of the Railroad Commits
a'on mat express companies would have TO
pu' stamps on their receipts. The Southern
Express Company compiled with the rul-
iHs OF the commission until suit was filed
~ the federal court before Judge Emory
4 opeer by stockholders of the comuany. 10
uJoin the company from compliance.Judge
d oieer granted the injunction and The caAe
A was carried up to the Circuit Court of APP
Peu's by the Railroad Commission.
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