The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-17
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATE TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

Rev. II. c. Hurley, pastor Of the Baptist
Church al Guyton, has resigned to take
charge of another church on Jan. /. This
will be a source of deep regret to the
members of his church and the town OF
Guyton, where he was greatly beloved.
valdosta Times: Valdosta needs a new
postoffice building and the town is i'm
portant enough 20 justify Unc.e Sam in
spending $4,000 or $50 90 ia such way.
Let Valdosta's citizens press the city's
claims and we will get the building be-
fore another year rolls round.
Greensboro Herald-Journal: Mi R. A.
Williams, better known as "Peg-Leg," is
in the city. His object is to obtain col
ored farm hands with their families for
transportation 10 Mississippi, Arkansas,
Texas, where work win be provided
them. In view of the desttution among
many colored families in this county, we
think this would be wise move on their
part.
The senior class at Emory College, OK
ford has formed an organization 70 be
called the photographed Club OF the
Glass of 1900" It's purpose is 10 compile
a photography of Georgia writer's from
the earliest colonial days to the present
time. The club was organized with the
following officers: President j. NJ. Wood;
vice president, Charles King; secretary, J.
A. Mershan. An executive committee was
also elected and the work Of comp ling
the photography will be begun at once.
Mr.. j. J. Langford, a prominent mer-
chant of Couyers, his wife and several
children were severely poisoned Thursday
by eating pressed meat which was packed
in a tin can. The family were desperate
ly Ill, and Drs. Stewart and Gwinn were
called in and they worked for several
hours before the members of The family
were pronounced out of danger. 1t was
only the heroic treatment that brought the
sufferers around, and even for while it
appeared that nothing would save them.
Congressman w. q. Brautley requests
that all persons in the Eleventh con-
gressioual district desiring to be supplied
this winter with government vegetable
seed forward their names and postofice
addresses to him al Washington, d. c.
The seed win probably not be ready for
distribution earlier than the middle of
January, and it may be later, but the
names should be sent forward at once, in
order that proper labels may be addressed
and filed with The agricultural depart
ment.
Duke, Coming Nation; Since we have
been in Georgia, subjected to many incon-
veniences and for a long time having but
very poor facilities for cooking our fools
properly, and, at the same time, trying to
get acllimated, ii was quite natural that
more or less sickness should prevail among
our people We are glad to note, how
ever that there has been a gradual inn
provement in this respect, and II we just
keep on improving at the present rate,
few more weeks will make us a set of hale
and hearty people.
Columbus warehouses now have a stock
on hand of q, 1879 bales of cotton. Last
year at this time the stock was II ,SO2
bales. The receipts at The local ware
houses are getting to be very light, as
practically ell of the cotton in this terri
tory has been marketed Advices from
the towns in the surrounding territory
are to the effect that there is little or
no cotton in any of these places. The
warehouse receipts to date, in Columbus,
have been F,4S7. The stock carried over
from last season was 5Sl4 bales. The sea-
sons shipments have been S2,092 bales.
Capt. j. A. Sheppard, the present in
cumbent, and Mr.. c. S. Crawford are
rival candidates for Mayor Of Buena Wis
IA. The race promises to be a warm one.
The City Council of Americas is figuring
upon erecting an electric light plant to
be owned and controlled by the city. Just
now the city is paying about $50 annually
per light for street lighting purposes, and
1t is believed that a plant operated in con-
nection with the water works pumping
station would greatly reduce this cost.
The matter is now in the hands of a spe-
cial committee for investigation and will
be reported on within two weeks.
dastardy attempt was made to wreck
the Central of Georgia passenger train
which arrived in Columbus from Atlanta
and Birmingham at S:45 o'clock Thursday
station at rapid speed 1t ran into an OBJ
etruction of several broken rails which
had been placed across the track The
train stuck to the track, however, and was
brought to an immediate stop. Upon in
vestigation is was found that no damage
was done to either the train or the pas
sengers, and the train proceeded The
officials of the road will make every ef-
fort to locate the guilty parties.
Athens Banner: Princeton (Ga.) boasts
a woman whose love of home life bears
off the palm. Surely no more domestic
woman ever lived in this world than this
lady. She is the wife of a sturdy me-
chanic and has by good management and
close attention to home affairs blessed his
home for many years. Fifty-eight years
ago she was born in Clarke county, near
the place where she now lives. She has
lived in Princeton district all her life and
within 200 yards of the Oconee river. AL
though she can see the Oconee river from
her home, she has never crossed that
stream during her life, and although she
lives within three mics Of Athens She has
never been to this city. She has never been
two miles from her home during her life
yet she is woman of intelligence and is
by no means an invalid. Her home seems
to satisfy her completely and she mas no
desire to know anything of the world
ANNA