The morning news., 1899-11-24
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
aCys OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
rrsre are thirly-eight prisoners, white
end black, in Floyd county Jail.
Mr. James Carlton brother of Hon. H.
carlton, and one of the pioneers of
cl,r5e county, died at the home of his
sop-ir-law, Mr.. Macon Johnson, in Ath-
ems Tuesday morning. Death was due to
oil age.
party of campers-out captured in the
rooea river, twenty miles below Rome
ons Of the largest loggerhead turtles ever
t,ken out Of the river. The huge fellow
tiDaed the scales at 15S pounds. The tur-
ii. was caught in a net and the party
had hard time landing him.
Washington Chronicle: Our Wilkes
eountv people are looking on very COM
p,contlv at the fight over the Willing
lam prohibition bill now on in the Geor-
ga LEGISLATURE. They now have to send
off for their whisky and they would not
very much mind having to send a little
further, over the state line.
Americus Times Recorder: Farmers in
The city yesterday gave encouraging ac-
counts Of the wheat crop planted in Sum-
Ter this fall. The acreage Is the largest
IN twenty years, perhaps. ana great CtaI Z
has been exercised in selecting seed and
meparing the best land for this import
amt crop. On many farms the young
wheat is already coming up, and the out
look is favorable for an abundant yield
next spring if the seasons are favorable.
william r. Wyatt, one of Rome's best
known citizens, died Monday night. after
i an illness of one month Mr.. Wyatt was
"a
seven years ago, and his earlier years Were
4 PASSED in Chattooga county. For TWEEN
y-one years he has been an honOred citi-
zen of Rome and has been identified with
4 its upbuilding. He was a member OF the
. First Methodist Church, Cherokee Masonic
n Lodge and the Royal Arcanum. He leaves
a wife and six children.
Interest is being manifested in the cot
E ton mill movement at Lawrenceville. The
citizens met and organized a few nights
ago with a subscription of about $15,000
i is now above the $40, 900 mark. 1t is
4 the purpose to start with a $4,000 mill
i and Increase it to 100000 as early as
possible. 1t is proposed to get $4,000 of
home subscription and raise the other
$4,000 on the outside. w. S. Witham has
subscribed 5000 of the outside stock
The stock will be placed by Jan. /, at
which time work win begin,
1t is highly probable that reward will
be offered for the capture and delivery to
4 the sheriff of Fulton county of the miss
4 ing auditor of the Atlanta and West Point
n Road Thomas M. Hunter. Sheriff Nelms
Z Is expecting any day to receive notice of
Il the sum which the roads will offer for
this purpose. He has already been noti-
4 fed that the roads are acting in concert
a TO formulate the sum. Hunter is charged
u with embezZlement. The grand jury re-
turned a true bill against him charging
4 this offense, and the indictment is now in
the hands of Sheriff Nelms for execution
A The sheriff has strong hopes that Hunter
will he caught and brought back to an
swer the indictment.
The officials of the Georgia Pine Rail-
road made the following proposition in
writing to the committee of Cuthbert citi-
zens who appeared before them last week
A 10 ascertain what Inducements would be
Il necessary to secure the extension of the
road to that town: The Georgia Pine
4 would extend its line to Columbus via
A Culhbert, beginning work next February
4 and completing the road in time to move
TIE next colt n crop II the ct re between
Arlington and Cuthbert and those of Cuth-
bert would subscribe $4,000 and give the
Inght of way along the roadbed of the
deiunct cambridge, Cuthbert and Colum-
BUS Road, and donate depot sites" So
Xhr the citizens Of Cuthbert have taken
10 action IN the matter.
Augusta Herald: The destitute family
3Vhich arrived here Saturday night and
Tere sent to Sandersville, by eontribu-
Hons of citizens of this city, have only
made room for another family equally
destitute and whose case lis as sad.
N careworn, emaciated woman with a
Daoy IN her arms and three little ones,
aDout her engaged a reporters attention
10 a lew moments at the union depot
Waung room this morning. The woman
'ated that she was absolutely without
money and desired to get to Dublin, Ca
me arrived here with her children on the
'eorsla train last night. She told the
epoIler that her father had lately died
~iu lnat her husband had left her She
as now seeking relatives at Dublin and
G's waiting on pass to that point, which
7"e Ndu requested of the city