The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14
GEORGIA.


Mr.. John Duncan Du8n of Bridgeport
c,nn one of the finest amateur golf
,,,ysrs in the country, is spending the
Irdason in Thomasville, and will, no doubt,
aar+icipate In the tournaments at the
ronntry club links.
c,ascock Banner: A wild duck flew down
In the ward of Mr.. ]. B. Williams yester-
dov and was captured by some oil the
mil, II is a beautiful bird, one OF the
,a'5 u,o never saw before Its back was
1,yerad with ice when il was picked up
1,,,st have come from the icy region.
,ltbouph the officers made a diligent
search for Arthur Sutcliffe, The soldier
abo was robbed, beaten, drugged and left
w. aoad nv A band of outlaws, the miss
inc man has not been found in atlanta.
rbl nolice more than ever believe that the
tro robbers who have escaped arrest SO
far are responsible for the mysterious dis
anpearance OF the soldier.
If te very probable that Wesleyan Fee
male College will open again next Mon
d,v week. after suspension of three
Useks. The young ladies' who nave oeeh
suffering with scarletina for some ume
rest are nearly well and will leave IN
lew DAVIS for their homes. The bulidlhg
has been thoroughly fumigated ana II Is
rov, pronounced safe by the physicians
who have examined it,
Dahlonega Signal: Berry Larman' one OF
NjmbewiEs oldest citizens, died Friday
last He was about so years of age. Mr..
Tarnan never heard the Gospel preached
indoors nor out in his life. Strange TO
relate but true Mr.. Larman always ar
enad mat if a man did not hear the Cos
nsl preached and committed a sin I'M
knowingly. he would not be held account
able He had some very strange IDEAS
however. on various religious questions
Eufauia Times: The Chattahoochee has
been on jag ever since Christmas. In
the past week it has gotten very 'tul.
This IS rather an unusual proceeding LOT
The Chattahoochee. Ii does not oIteu
make such breaks and never before mas
II been fun so long at one time Its friends
are shocked at such a fall from grace Oh
one that has been accustomed 10 pursue
the even tenor of its way modestly and
dis,reetly. But it is undeniably fur ana
is going out of its way causing trouble.
COL NJ. r. Stansel, the Oldest member
Of the Gainesville bar, and lawyer well
known in this part of The state, as we'll as
in other loca ities in Georgia, where he
had lived died at his home at Carriers
vile on Saturday,. He had been in good
heal,h up to TWO weeks ago, when he was
seiz,d with the grip and afterwards pneu-
rolll aud jaundice both developed, from
which he was never able to rally. Col
Ssaneeu was born in Newton county, May
r. 1872. and was reared in the town OF Cow
3nelou, where he was admitted to the par
and afterwards enlisted in the Coined
craze army. After the war was over ne
suited in Americas to practice his pro
fsss.on. He moved from Americus to Car
torsville in May 1872, where he at once
devc oped a fair practice, which ne he4d
continuously up to his death.
Editor Mcintosh of the Albany Herald
thinks Congressman Lon Livingston's an
rouncement that he will be in the race for
the Senate, Is somewhat of joke He
Gays while Col Livingston is a hustler
and one of the best men in the Georgia
delegation. he lis on the wrong side OF
the expansion question: for rumor has II
taJ he would make the fight on that as
sde The people of Georgia, by an over
Nae'ming majority are heartily in accord
with Senator Bacon's views and he has
lad their full sympathy in the brilliant
fga' he has been making against the eX-
panSionists. Furthermore, Senator, Bacon
whole career since he entered the Senate
has been such as to put him close TO the
people of Georgia. He has proved 10 De
50 far superior to any man Georgia mas
sent TO the Senate in recent years that the
people of The state have no idea of setting
him aside for anybody yet awhile After
all, Ions candidacy is probably intended
for a great big joke, and the people OF the
state will doubtless so regard 1t"