The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-10
GEORGIA.

fin in which to bury a member of his fam
lily.
Mr. Homer Taylor of Roopville. Ga, has
a curiosity in the shape of two-headed
calf.
1t is probable that Claxton will soon
have another block of brick stores, with
a Masonic lodge hail ON the second floor.
The Masonic lodge there is figuring on
these buildings.
Dealers at Thomaston are still making
large shipments of cotton. The cattle
raising business of that section is very ex-
tensive, and Epson county can well be
proud of her many resources.
Dahlonega Signal: Mrs. Boartfield has
the most peculiar looking chicken we have
ever seen. During the recent cold wealth
er its feet were frozen off, and now the
poor little foul is hopping about like
wooden-legged man.
Paulding county lies squarely within the
finest fruit-growing section of North Geor-
gia and this season thousands of peach
Il trees are being set by the farmers. In
melon shipments Dallas already leads any
point in North Georgia
The negroes of Georgia will be hand
/. eomely represented at the state fair this
fall. and every negro in the state who is
H engaged in agricultural, industrial or me-
chanical pursuits will have an opportunity
for competing for one or more handsome
cash premiums.
At a meeting of the County Commission
ers at Schley county II developed that of
the property tax for 1898, both state and
county, there only remains $23 uncollect-
ed. Schley challenges any other county in
the state to beat this record. There are
100 polls not collected.
Mr.. F. S. Barrett of Flowery Branch,
Ca, presents the editor of the Journal
of that town with an egg which weighed
six ounces and measured eight inches in
H circumference. When broken it was
found to contain a large yolk and another
perfectly formed egg complete, encased In
a shell even thicker than the first.
4 Mr. Frank NJ Potts of Atlanta, father
of Mr. Dudley Potts, who was drowned
in the Chattahoochee river near Long
Cane, Troop county, has offered a reward
of $3.50 for the recovery of the body of his
n son. and parties with renewed energy have
gone to work with the determination to
Il find the remains if possible The search
Y will be continued until the body is recov-
cred
The Eagle and Phenix Club at Column
bus completed organization Saturday
night, electing as officers well known en-
n pioyes of the mills. The club is for the
social and literary development of the OPP
eratives. Quarters have been secured
where there will be a gymnasium, library
etc. The lyceum courses will be special
feature. This is the first organization of
the kind in the South.
Gainesville has quarantined against Blu
ford on account of the smallpox. Blu
ford has had two cases, but both have
been Isolated and are said to be on the
road to recovery. The last case was that
of barber, who shaved about fifty peo-
n pie Saturday night and was taken sick
next day. 1t is hoped that no cases will
result from the barber's shaves. Buford
has managed the cases so far very well,
and great precaution Is being taken 70
Il prevent the disease from spreading.
NJ Americas Times Recorder; Among the
recent arrivals at the county Jail here
were two negroes whose names, at least,
entitled them to special consideration.
These were Ananias Clarke and John,
the Baptist shown by the Jail regis,
ter John the Baptist was anything than
the Christian spirit for whom he was
named. and will answer to the grave
certain of the Ten Command
ments. which he should have
M upheld. Ananias Clarke put up
smooth argument and is again hunting
bilnd tigers outside of the castle.
FL Lumpkin Independent: In consideration
of the serious loss sustained by the coun-
Try In the destruction of the fruit and
blackberry crops. a philanthropical gen
,ienan OF Lumpkin proposes TO have the
Town supplied with cheap watermelons He
says ne has twenty acres of good land
near town that he will donate to any in
uustrious person or persons who will Gull
'.Vate 1t in melons; that he will furnish
me land, the necessary fertilizers and
mule and plow, free of cost to the cult
vdlor, under the single consideration or
coholtlon that he will keep the market
Suppled with fine melons at / cent apiece,
ne wants everybody to have an abun-
udhce OF good. cheap melons.
The sale of guano tags by the commits
eloner of agriculture up to the present
une has been much less than during the
year past The amount of fertilizers used
uy Inc farmers of the state can be judged
accurately by the number of tags issued
nom the department of agriculture. The
sale al the present time indicates that only
ABOUT 50 per cent. of the fertilizers put in
'ne ground last year will be used this
season With only about thirty days in
"hlch to continue the sale of guano. that
49, from the factories and wholesale
houses, it is extremely improba BILE that
we shortage of 20 per cent. in the amount
VIII be lower to any perceptible degree.
OF the last week very few tags were
4 issued by Assistant Commissioner Wright,
ana that official is Of the opinion that very
rev more will be disposed of during the
season.
FLORIDA.
John L. Wilson, one OF St. Augustine's