The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-03
GEORGIA.

,tr and Mrs R. L. McWorther ceie-
t,,,e5 their golden wedding at their nome
IN Greene county Wednesday. They were
married in lS49.
The Ocmulgee Chautauqua will be held
q, Hawkinsville this year from Apri ~
~ Nav g. The chautauquas have been very
successful for several years past
commissioner of Agriculture o. b. Ste
,,. Is on a tour of inspection. of the
f..-,I.zer factories and the oil mills in
r,tnycest Georgia He will make per
eonal inspection of every factory IN the
state.
The second session of the Southern Gold
,rin.rs, Association will be held in At
,a,,a on March 4. The meeting will be
lied 10 order in the council chamber an
the chamber of Commerce and VIII De
nr4sided over by President II. D. ia
quish
The Fitzgerald Leader publishes the an
,,o,,ncement of the organization of the
Georgia Drip syrup Company, which be-
a ono With $4,000 capital, and guarantees
~ nav The market price In cash for all
the sugar cane that win be brought an
A next season
tbe civ of Atlanta has signed petition
70 Hon. A. o. Bacon United States sena-
n tor from Georgia in Washington, asking
II that he favor the confirmation of Judge
shelby of Alabama as United States cir
cult judge.
Several young men from Conyers have
left for Dry Tortugas, where they have
POSITIONS offered them by the government.
faV MpSSfS.
Flovd Plunkett James Mcdonald, John
Hardin, Humphrey Posey, VIII stanseH
and James McEVaney.
The recent rapid rise in the chattahoo-
cbee river has caused the shutting down
Of the entire plant of the Eagle and Phe-
II nix mills at Columbus, and large crowd
of men, women and children who are en-
H ployed there are out taking forced holt
n day Quite number of the men and boys
have taken advantage of the stop and gone
hunting.
Dawson News Mr.. w. S. Tedder, the
pouular superintendent of the county farm,
has Just passed through an unpleasant
experience + rday he had tooth pulled,
and 1t bled To such an extent as to alarm
hun lie did not succeed in checking II
until the following afternoon and he says
that during that time he lost not less than
B two gallons of blood.
The farmers of Fayette county, growing
tired of the continued low price of cot
ton, are now turning their attention TO
trucking and fruit growing. Thousands
of Yates apple trees will be set out this
fall and in a few years this delicious APP
pie will be finding its way into the mar
kets of the North and East The Yates
apple had its origin within less than ten
miles of Fairburn.
Dawson News: Rays immune regiment,
in which Dawson has about a, dozen boys,
is due to leave Santiago on or about the
5th inst, and arrive at Savannah about
the 10TH where they will go into camp
and preparation made for their mastering
out What a time we will have welcom-
ing the veterans of the Cuban campaign
viii Gurr, Frank Thompson, Reuben
Geise George Dillon, Ras Collier. and a
number Of others, who answered the coun-
RVS cali to arms!
Strict orders have been issued prohib-
Ting anyone from seeing Pendley, in
4 Atlanta, who has confessed to the muir
der OF Ponder, duplicating George Banks
ton' and no one is allowed to see the con-
vet The request for this secrecy comes
from the detective department. and every
e1ort is being made to keep Pendley from
taking about the crime which he says
"a win all frankness and candor, he COM
united The same active efforts are be-
Hs made to protect Bankston from the
oUlslde world, and not even relatives are
tuoWed TO talk with him unless accom-
panied by guard of the Tower.
The famous Norman w. Dodge case is
sun very much alive In the United States
court Another injunction has been issued
Ill Macon in the suit for general injunc-
luis ana the papers have been served
m III N'urens county by a deputy marshal.
ms order Restraints Sarah j. Graham and
a. nIch from interfering with lots &c
ana 80 IN Laurens, which lots are now in
the possession of the Stubbs Lumber Com
t""S' ms is just another branch of one
II 1"e most famous suits that has ever
II e" Hled IN this state, and which has
pending in the United States Court
'0' number of years.
Judge Joe NJ. Fordham. Ordinary of
i-'uIehs county, is the defendant in a suit
"0usht against him several months ago
N w. 'saulns marriage license to a couple
NJ "'to were non-residents of the countv Tbe
M viii come up at the july term or
us superior Court and if the ale
N I MADE be sustained the Judge will
T., t''ie TO lne of $500, which win 20
81 Cl,1 EDUCATIONAL fund of the county.
a. ~ w, j. Hghtowers name appears
is The f'iil IN The suit, but behind him
~, ldther of the young lady who was
Tr.aIr'ed Mr.. Ash Coonbs of DanvtIIn
N ca "s5s county. 1t now appears that Mr.
II ~ '1 mos the father was much onnose5
81 MN. .le marriage, and had warned the ora
Br, on Twiggs county not to issue license
Of ' ,S Sudse Fordham says he knew nothinc
n The ' yo4r nor did he have any doubt about
residents 81 ia I and the young man being
FLORIDA,
i9iueS in Manatee co,,r+