The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-25
GEORGIA.

Calvin NJ llllaElE. u g-AA-1 A------
x,tb his father between Pou.an ard sum
ner. and well known IN the latter pisee,
Has arrested last Tuesday ana car.le1 -
Isabella. charged with hring Strlckiauo *
Pate's turpentine distlleIy
p.inbr,dge search1ight: The combina-
tson lodges OF Knights Of Pythias Of Al
bsny, Camilla, Pelham, Tho-nasyilie, Gull
nan Valdosta. Waycross, Dotnan, OZARK
onIncv. Monticello, Tallahassee, Baln-
brl5ge and others. viii be here on Thurs
day. July 10, In a grand rally and union
picnic.
Carroll Free Press: Uncle George Dona-
hue who lives near the line OF HARRISON
in this county. was in town last Salnr-
Sav He saws if he lives until next ran
he Will be 100 years old. Uncle George
saws his health is fairly good and ne seems
a. get about as vel as some Of our three
score-an7-feu citizens, even better. He
has done a small amount OF work on the
farm this year.
fitzgerald Leader: The City Council Of
Triton has done a wise thing in the sp-
propria.ion of the sum of $50 TO have the
question Of reduced freight rates taken Up
Tbev are as bad sufferers from uneduai
rates as are the peop.e Of Fitzgerald we
have had this question up for some time,
but it seems 10 be a dead issue with our
business men, ne CIily way ~ -
them reduced is to have the mater
brought 70 the attention Of the railway
magnates n the proper manner.
Oglethorpe Echo: This is surely sum-
u1er of pests, hard winter to the contra
nv Notwithstanding. That which is DO
ing most damage Just now is a bug which
has attacked corn. Ii is very much ike
what is known as the lady bug only
slightly larger. il attacks the corn at the
FONTS generally about halfway the stalk.
bores into the pith and eats It out until
the stalk falls. In some fields it is re-
ported that at least 10 per cent. OF the corn
has been des Lroyed. 1t is new pest, never
before seen here.
ouitman Free Press: Mr.. William Har-
den received patent last month for his
rat tran. which is the most complete trap
We have ever seen. II Is very comph-
Gated. but every part Of the trap works
as smooth as owl grease" The trap
when wound up will catch seventy live
rodents before IL has to be empued. Sew
eral parties have caught numbers of rats
in it recently and they pronounce IL
success. Mr. Harden win do doubt re-
ceive a good income as the result Of his
invention.
Col Thomas A. Brown, a prominent at
torney Of Morgantown, while sitting in
the store Of J. c. Powell awaiting tse ar
rival Of the mail the other day, was struck
In the back of the head with a twO-pound
weight by Mrs Alice Upton. Col. Brown
represented Mrs. Upton in a case against
her husband for alimony, and during the
progress of the trial Col. Brown quit the
case. whereupon Mrs. Upton grew very
angry and threatened to do what has been
done, as stated above, at first sight She
dealt the blow without any warning what
ever A warrant was sworn out for her
arrest
The board OF trustees having nppropria-
ted $3.50. the necessary amount OF money
with which to do the work. the committee
OF the university faculty i'm charge of the
college boarding house at Athens, will be
gin at once to make the necessary addi-
tons thereto. The dining room viii be
enlarged so that at least 100 students can
be accommodated there. This increased
number of boarders will call for the pur-
chase of larger amounts of supplies and
that win enable the purchases to be made
al lower figures. A large range with all
the necessary equipments will be put in,
end a number of necessary articles of fur
uiture will be added.
Fifty carloads of watermelons passed
through Atlanta Thursday for the West
Nearly all Of them were grown along the
Plant and the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida roads. The Central brought most Of
the cars into Atlanta and they went by
she Western and Atlantic. Ohio and West
ern Pennsylvania towns are buying Geor-
gia melons now. Cincinnati and Chicago
are taking some, but St. Louis, Denver
and Minneapolis are not in the market as
they used to be few years ago. They get
melons from Texas and Arkansas. The
melon fields along the Plant System and
on the lower part of the Georgia Southern
and florida have had good rains IN the
last few days, but N some parts of the
state II has been too hot and dry for good
fruit. The best melons will come in next
week. Csntaloupes have been OF inferior
quality this season. There is general
has no favor. Whether this Is due to
the weather or 10 an inferior quality of
fruit. is a de5alable question.
Triton Gazette: Messrs. william War
rem. w. P. and Mrs wilmington Of
Worth, W c. Sumner Of Colquitt, ]. n
Young OF Irwin and l.. =. Bowen of Tiff
ton closed gigantic wool deal last Tues
day with buyers sent here from Albany
and Savannah. There was 1900 pound:
OF prime wool in the lot and the bid.
ding Cor ID was lively. The closest bid,
ders were Morris Mayer Of Albany ant
Alexander, representing s. Guckenheimel
& Sons of Savannah. The Savannah mar
ket that day was quoted at 1879 cents anS
MIR. Mayer ran the price to 1917 ana stop
ped. MIR. Alexander raised his bid to l9t
and took the lot. This price is the bes
pGid any one in South Georgia tor WOO
this season, and tho growers who brough
their product to the Triton market war
fortunate. The total nets about s23Or
which IS put into circulation at a seaso
of the year when Il will exert a favora bl
influence on trade. This money, unlik
that realized for cotton, is not dug fror
the grouhd at an expense that deprive
the grower of proit, but is almost a ne
Investment. But little of Befriens WOO
has been sold as yet. but win be put o
the markets in a few days.
FLORIDA.
John NJ. Caldwell, for many years edito