The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-19
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Mai II. E. l. Spence has left Camilla
for Fort I,eavenworth. Kan. to aid In
organizing the Thirty-second Regiment
in which ne has been commissioner a ma
jor.
The wrightsvllle and Tennille Railroad
gives evideuce of being in a sound ana
healthy cond tion. Some of its stock was
sold at pubic cutlery IN Dublin the other
day at % above Per value.
The Macon Volunteers team has return
ed from the Florida trip, and reports nav
ing spent a most enjoyable time The
boys went down TO play two games OF
ball with the J. L. l. team, ana tnou5A
their nine was in a badly cripped condi-
ton. they won both games by superior
playing and good judsm mt.
This is one of Editor Tripletts: The
kissing bug hasn't struck Thomasvile
vet. but the old time osculaiion is still IN
vogue as of yore And we have not heard
Of any had results swollen lips or other
Disbursements following this praehee
which has come down from Adam ana
Eve. whose lips first met i'm the garden Of
Eden.
MIR. W. f. Jordan, five miles north OF
sandersville. has on his place pecan tree
from which he gathered last year over $
worth Of nuts. IL is now fun OF yoG"7
pecans This tree was planted about
twenty years ago from seed sent from
Texas. Some of the lower branches are
twenty-five feet long and touch the
ground.
The Cedartown Standard says; 1.-THE
state of Georgia made no mistake in
putting Hon. o. B. Stevens in the chair
of commissioner of agriculture. ms eA-
posture of the low quality of illuminating
oils sold in Georgia, and his efforts TO
raise their standard, will be greatly ana
generally appreciated by al-except OF
course, the big oil corporations
Mr.. G. E. Scott VINO travels for the
Eatonton Meal and FIGURING Mills, was in
Madison last Friday and had with him
many small bolls Of cotton showing the
destructive inroads the bollworms are al
ready making in the growing crop. the
bolls he had were taken from a neld near
Social Circle, though the insect mas mace
its appearance in many parts of Middle
Georgia and it is feared the extent OF It's
damage viii become general
DR.. NJ. O. Fulcher who for the past
year or so has been serving Uncle Sam
as contract surgeon. stationed at Nuevi-
tss Cuba has returned to his W agnes
boro home. Or. Fulcher, of his own Vo-
Mtion, having had his contract with the
government annulled. His record while in
the service was very fine, and he was
highly commended by the officers under
whom he served. His looks indicate that
he has undergone good treatment ana
health while in Cuba.
The smallpox situation in the southern
part of Washington county is unchanged
since the report published last week No
more new cases have been reported aud
the disease is now thought to be under
thorough control All necessary precau-
tons have been taken TO prevent its spread
and no apprehension Is now felt over the
situation, though there will be no lack of
vigilance upon the part of the authorities
until ell patients are pronounced cured.
There are twelve cases reported under
treatment.
McDonough has perhaps the Oldest hitch
ing post in Georgia. 1t is on the north
west corner of the square, in front of the
McDonough Hotel where it has been
standing about seVenty-fiVe years. Mr..
Cam Turner says he has personally known
of its existence forty-hVe years, and that
from its history il is at least Is or 80 years
old II is of solid fat pine aud was used
for a very tall lamp post when the hotel
was one of the first in that section of
Georgia, but was years ago cut down 10
its present hight.
Hon. Walter B. Hill, the newly elected
chancellor of the university, had a mar
row escape from serious injury, while
standing on the outer edge of the side
walk in front of the union depot, on
Fourth street. in Macon. Mr.. Hin had
Just arrived from business trip to South
Georgia and was standing on the sidewalk
awaiting a street car when a runaway
horse attached to a hack came dashing
down the street. He was struck by one
of the front wheels of the hack and thrown
violently across the curbng, but fortunate
~ escaped injury, with the exception OF
few bruises. His right arm was perhaps
bruised more severely than any other
part of his body. Mr. Hill went imme-
diately to his home, where his bruises
were attended.
The postofice sensation sprung Saturday
morning by the appearance in Albany OF
Postoffice Inspector F. d. Peer 10 investi-
gate charges against Postmaster Brimber-
~ has been the talk of the town ever
since. The work of investigating the
charges has been finished. and the inspec-
tor has gone TO other points without Civ
ing any intimation as to what his report
which win be made direct to the postofiice
department, viii be. This Investigation Is
simply renewal of the factonal fight "a
the local Republican ranks. DR.. c. w
Arnold, who made the charges, is the lead
er of one faction of the party and Mai
Brimberry is the leader of the other The
latter succeeded in landing in the Albany
postoffice after a most bitter fight agains
him, and it is generally supposed that the
defeated faction has been ready to welcome
a chance 10 Gust him and get even. Il
was reported that the county committee
which is composed almost entirely Of ne.
groes tried TO get a promise from Mai
Brimberry before his appointment that he
would give half his clerkships TO negroes
This was refused; hence, the fight against
him.
FLORIDA.