The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-22
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games to be played in Macon IN June,
after their commencement.
Dublin is getting to be a city of churches
There are three congregado that have
handsome buildings now, another Will
soon be completed. and Their is one con-
giegauon which has outgrown its present
quarters and will soon build larger
house.
Mr. H. NJ. Robertson. a former citizen
and turpentine stiller of Efingham county,
now of Buioch had very serious acai-
dent several days ago His horse became
frightened and ran away and threw Mr..
Robertson out, painfully wounding him in
several places over his body. His left arm
was broke and he sustained several inter-
nal injuries.
The State Normal School at Athens has
made another record for attendance. II
now has SS7 in attendance which Is its
largest roll for one time in its history.
There will be a great crush in the summer
and President Bradwen is at an utter Joss
how TO Accommodate all who desire to
come. 1t now looks as if the total at
tendance for the season which closes next
December would reacn 7c0.
Three or four months ago DR.. Miller of
Richland attended a negro woman who
gave birth to three living infants, one boy
and two girls. He saw the father in mis-
office last Saturday who stated that all
three We're alive and in fine condition.
Their combined weight at birth was 221z
pounds. Their mother had previously
given birth to ten children.
An association is being formed for the
purpose of enforcing the game and fish
laws in Telfair county Prominent ciu-
zens of the county are engaged in forming
the association. 1t is the intention of the
organization to offer rewards for informa-
ton of any violation of the laws, and to
vigorously prosecute all violators. A meet
ing will be held at the court house on next
Tuesday night to perfect organization and
adopt bylaws to govern the association.
Oglethorpe Echo: Some sort of epidemic
seems to be affecting the children of Lex
ington and vicinity, and a number are
sick. Without any warning symptoms
they are taken with violent vomiting and
become alarmngly ILL., II lasts in most
cases for only a few hours, though in
some cases it has made the little ones
quite sick for two or three days. So far
there have been no fatal results but il
has caused parents to be exceedingly
alarmed.
Washington Gazette: Wilkes and sur
rounding counties have recently been in
tested with a lot of Mormons, who have
been parading as Latter Day Saints
They stated to the writer that the Nor
mons had abandoned polygamy, but we
told them that the evidence was against
them, especially in the Roberts case.
In another column OF this paper we publish
an article from the New York World, in
which are given the names of Mofmons
who are practicing polygamy. This is di-
rect evidence. We hope our people will
not be deluded by these travelling frauds.
Burglars were in evidence at Jesup
Thursday night. Friday morning the back
door Of the postofice was found to have
been priced open, but If anything was
taken IL has not been discovered There
was several dollars in money and stamps
IN the safe but that was not opened Sew
eral packages of merchandise We're taken
from the Office and torn open, their con-
tents being strewn In the back yard Miss
FEMME Floyd, who lives next door to the
Office, heard the noise and called her
brother, who Immediately went out to in
vestigate. The burglars were frightened
off and have not been captured.
In Hall City Court, at Gainesville.
Thursday, the case of Burke Waters,
charged with violating the Lords day,
attracted considerable attention. Mr.. Wa
tiers IS a Seventh Day Adventist. He em-
ployed no counsel, but relied on his con-
scientious belief in the help from the
Lord. He acknowledges the working on
Sunday. The jury found him guilty, and
a fine of $40 and costs was imposed-mak-
ing $65. Mr.. Waters defended his own
case during the trial, and did il ably, bur
has since employed Col MILFORD b. Sloan
and Judge Marshall L. Smith to make
a motion for a new trial. which will be
heard on June /, and, If denied, the case
will be carried to the Supreme Court.
Darien Gazette: Sheriff Blount made
quite haul on Saturday last He char
tered the tug John c. Mallonee, summon
ed an able-bodied possee, and proceeded
20 the terrapin beds near Doboy ,nforma-
ton having been received that there were
several boats in that vicinity engaged in
SEEMING for terrapin. He captured three
boats, two men and three boys. with
about eighty terrapins. The men and
boats were all broght to the city and a
hearing was had before Justice Way on
Saturday afternoon. Charley johnson,
Thomas Harvey. James Bailey. Harry
Sheppard, white. and James Grant. color
ed. were committed 10 await the action of
the grand jury. They are charged with
selning for terrapin out of season.
Campbell County News (Fairburn); II
seems that some party or parties in the
county are going too far with their dis.
position to run negroes out of the coun.
~. We have heard of great many no
tees being given in the last few weeks
dernQralizing renters and causing landlord,
20 lose considerable on what they hav,
furnished them 1t is the wrong time OF
year now 10 be running them off; In fact
we are not in favor of running them of
at all. Let them stay in peace as Ions
as they will do ANY ways" near righr
but when they so to committing their dia
boBoal crimes make IL so hot for then
they win leave on their own accord. Let,
all keep cool and not go beyond tn,
bounds of reason in this matter. ON
fellow man has too much at stake.
1t now develops that the seiners VIII,
thought they had found a dead body il
Little Pine Log creek, near CartersvilIe.
few weeks ago. found the corpse of a rab
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