The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-20
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


IF our farmers, says the aug usta
Chronicle. will turn their attention 10
growing live stock as well as grain it
will he a great thing for Georgia Cat
tie mules sheep and hogs should be rails
ed at home"
Irwinton Bulletin: Every day or two
we notice wagons pass through town load
ed with wheat on their way 70 mill. Keep
this up, farmers, and it's only a question
OF a very few years when the tore'sn
wheat growers Wiz be driven out OF exist
ence in these parts.
Rome will in al probability have a FIRST
class hospital in a few months. Rev. NJ
a. Matthews. Of jackson Team, has re-
Gently been there TO put the scntme on
foot and push il 20 Cousummatiou- rae
built one IN jackson, and bel ewes mat
what was accomghs he'd there can be ooh,
at Rome just as easily.
The Thomasvi.le Guards are just in re
ceipt Of a very rare coin, which was sent
them to be disposed Of for their benefit by
Hon. W A. Bonnet Of 1agie Pass, Tex.
The coin is a Mexican peso, coined an 1851
during the short time MaNimilian was
emperor of Mexico. Mr.. Bonnet bought
this coin with some others during Visit
TO Mexico. He once lived I'M IhomaSNi'e,
and saws he st.ll loves Old Georgia ana
takes a deep interest IN everything that
happens in the state The GUARDS are
greatly indebted 10 him, and believe they
have very rare and valuable relc-
The Southern Industrial League viii
meet in Atlanta next Tuesday, and viii
discuss subjects of economic Importance
to the South 1t promises to be a most
important gathering. and prominent men
from all parts of the south viii be pres
emit Maj J. f. Hanson Of Macon VIII
make an address. and it is expected that
several other prominent citizens from here
viii attend. Among the speakers are
Hon f. B. Thruber, Mr.. d. a. Thomp-
kins of Charlotte. N. {; Mr. D. G. Ban
of the Round Bale System. Hon. J. Pope
Brown. president of the state Agrlcul-
tural Society, and Hon. 5. G. McLendon or
Thomasville.
The stockholders of the Southeastern
Fair Association held a very enthusiastic
meeting night before last al the city hall
in Brunswick, and transacted a large
amount of important business. That was
the FIRST meeting of the association since
Its charter was granted, and The nnal ana
permanent election of officers for the pres
ent term he'd. Dr. J. A. Butts was elected
president c. ". Deming first vice presi-
dent. Walter Wyatt of Woonbine, Cam
den county. second vice president, Richard
Grub of Darien third vice president. j.
J. Lissner general manager, f. ID. Aiken,
treasurer, and W. S. Irvine, secretary Inc
time for holding The fair was set for the
second week in September.
The work of deepening and widening
the tai-race al Mill No. of the Eagle
and Phenix mills at Columbus is going
steadily forward under the direction OF
Nessrs Jones Hardaway & Co, the con-
tractors who have the work in charge.
Large masses of rock are being removed
from the race and placed In huge piles
near by. 1t is understood that the race
will be deepened about seven feet below
its present level and will also be Widened
In proportion. This viii give an i'm
rnense increase in the fan of water and
thereby increase the power TO that eX-
tent. IL will also prevent the drowning
out" of the water wheels of Mil No. 3,
which has been the cause of so much loss
10 the company ever since the mill was
built.
Gus, The l2-year-oli son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hardeman, Of Fosters Bend, near
Rome, met frightfud death Sunday
morning. Gus ana an older brother had
started 20 the pasture with TWO mules used
as work animals on their fathers farm
When the two boys reached the pasture
gate Gus GOT down from his mount ana
slipped the bride from the animals head
but leaving The rope sin on. Boy like, he
struck the mule across the flank, not no
tcing that he stood with both feet in the
fatal loop of the rope. As he struck the
mule, il gave a sudden plunge, wheeling
abruptly about. The moose closed tightly
about the little fellow ankles, tripping
him, which frightened the mule stii more,
and it began running at breakneck speed
through The woods that lay to one side
of the road, the doomed child dragging at
its heels in the mad race. The mule ran
fully half mile before it stopped, AMI
= a - Mo Ia
fellows body was fearfully broken and
mangled, his life probably lost long before
the terrified animal had ended the wild
run.
Much excitement prevailed in Ellaville
several nights ago, when Mr.. Robert
Greene, who clerks at Singletary's store
at La Crosse tclcphoned for aid, saying
that he had been held up robbed and
locked in the store. When Mr.. Greene was
closing the store two white men walked
in and asked for something to eat. When
Mr.. Greene turned to wait on them they
covered him with their pis, ols and COM
manded him to open the safe in which they
found only a few dollars. Then Greene was
relieved of what money there was on his
person under the threat that If he refused
he was to be quickly transferred from sAis
world to another. The robbers got several
hundred dollars from him. They then iock-
ed Greene in The store and told him to stay
until II O'Clock or he would be killed. AT
ter leaving The store they met Mr. Single
tary and MIR. Ed Stewart. Mr.. Sngietary
ordered them to halt when they leveled
their reviewers on him, firing seven or
eight times. three of the shots taking eff
feet Mr.. Singletary shot at the robb u 5
as they retreated, but does not think that
he hit them. Mr. Greene then te'eDhoned
10 EIaviue for medical assistance. DR..
b. L. Bridges and W. ID. Seals respond
ed promptly and dressed Mr.. Snglelary'
wounds which ere very painful aud can
Rcrous, but not necessarily fatal
FLORIDA.
Ten thousand pineapple plants viii be
set out in Punta Gorda this year. Many