The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-15
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
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whitfield county
ThomasviLe mes-Enterprise: II is no
unusual sight to see two or three Mormon
elders on the streets. They are here al
most every day and we understand nave
organized a church in the lower part OF
the county with a good-szed membership.
The colony Of Holiness people which
arrived in Brunswick several months ago
and had street preaching nightly and on
Sunday. left Brunswick for while, put
on Wednesday the greater part OF them
returned, and It is probable that they VIII
remain there for good
John Padgett, who lives near Carriers
vile. saved the life of his l0-year-old son
the other day by sucking from his leg the
venom of an exceedingly poisonous GROUND
rattlesnake The boy was walking along
the road beside his fathers wagon Wheh
the snake sprang upon him and bit MIN.
A special to the Morning News from
Thomasville says The Southern Golf AS
ISOLATION, which met recently in Ashe-
Vile N c., gave the Vice presidency to
ThomasviIle Capt Henry Metcalfe, of
New York state but a winter cottager OF
Thomasville, and president of the Country
Club, being chosen for that Office.
Albany Herald: Fannie Clafton, ne
gro woman. who is the wife of Major Olaf
ION. gave birth to trlplets last night about
10 o'clock. The woman was at her home
in the alley between North and Flint
streets when the children were born There
were two BOYS and one girl, and all three
of the babies were dead when born
Houston Home Journal: Popcorn usual
~ requires fire heat to burst the grains,
but we were shown two ears last Monday
upon each of which were number OF
grains had been popped open by the neat
OF the sun. The corn was in that condi-
ton when Mr.. Bob Marchman gathered
the ears from his field several days ago
Judge Beverly D. Evans has appointed
Mr.. e. Pierce Wood of Sandersville Off
eial Superior Court stenographer of the
Middle Judicial Circuit, comprising the
counties of Washington, johnson, Tattnail'
Emanuel, Bulloeh. Screven and Jefferson.
Mr.. Wood succeeds Mr.. Joe w. Twggs,
whose tragic death occurred in Augusta
Sunday night
Atlanta Constitution: deed was filed
in the clerks office yesterday transferring
property on Peachtree street 20 Isaac 5.
Boyd to Joseph Hull The lot is located
on the east side Of Sixth street and has
a frotage of 100 feet on Peachtree. The
amount paid was so 500, and the deed was
plastered over with revenue stamps OF
high denominations The sale was made
some time ago.
Sunday last George Berry, negro shoe
maker of Dublin, made an insulting re-
mark concerning white women. Wednes-
day morning he was taken In Leitch
Stubs hall by about fifty leading citizens
of Dublin and severely whipped. After
the fogglng Berry remarked that he had
not been hurt. but was mad. He was
~ 4 ..ly md in xynf until
consented to leave the town, never to re-
turn There was no excitement
The state convict farm near Mnledge-
willie is Furnishing The ginnery, the corn
meal mill and the shredder, all run by
steam, are in place and running smooth
~. Not only smoothly. but profitably. For
100 bales of cotton have been ginned and
packed, and are ready to be marketed.
il is expected that better prices than
those now prevailing will be gotten for
the staple The convicts are still busy
picking cotton, and there Is a splendid
prospect for turning out 100 more bales
soon.
Houston Home Journal Twenty-eight
warrants were issued against violators of
law at the late Echeconnee camp meet
ing. OF the twenty-seven persons charged
with misconduct at the camp meeting, al
except seven are under bond 10 appear at
Houston county court next Monday. We
are told two or three viii be tried then,
while it is supposed the others win de-
mand grand jury indictment Only two
of the accused are citizens of Houston
county, all the others being residents of
Macon, Bibb county.
In January of this year Mr.. Green Fitz-
gerald. who lived near Elko, died, leav-
ing a wife and one son. w. B. Fitzgerald,
and an estate worth $4,000. Some years
before his death he made a will, but
this viii has never been probated. Mr..
w. B. Fitzgerald has a wife and several
children, who are thought to be beuencl-
aries under the will. Ordinary Hurst is
sued rule nisi VS.. Chester Pearce, tenn
porary administrator, W. b. Fitzgerald
and Mrs. Green Fitzgerald, requiring them
TO probate the will. The trial has been in
progress several days. After hearing the
evidence In the case and the argument
the rule was made absolute. The case
will be appealed.
In connection with the revival of the
militia of the state, which has been going
on under Gov. Gamblers administration
considerable interest has been attracted [.
the significant address of Representative
o. A. Blaiock of Fayette. made recently
before the Middle Georgia College, Of
Jonesboro. MIR Balock. who has alwayS
fund OF Georgia stated in his recent adj
dress that in the future he proposed t
stand on the side of the military and dC
all in his power for Its maintenance ant
success The utterance of MIR. Blalocl
has more than a significant meaning, i
is said, since his following in the Hous,
OF Representatives is large one and hi,
advocacy OF an increased military funt
would go far toward securing it.
&. H. Battle, pastor OF the African
Methodist Church at Thomson, was sho
and killed near his home there Tuesday b,
an unknown white man. Battle was al
agitator OF the race question, and on Sun
day preached an incendiary sermon at
camp meeting on the lynching and assault
question, in which he took occasion t,
denounce the whites. 1T is said he feare,
trouble and went armed. He went int
town Tuesday and endeavored to get
white man 10 give him a certificate TO tn
effect that there was nothing incendiar,
In a typewriter copy of sermon, pur