The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-10
GEORGIA.

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La. Hornet: President Conner of the
...l Railroad is a firm believer in in
' .oa, farming. and wil back up his
tl5's. his works. He has purchased the
b'u ,.sor3tion. near Atlanta. ana VIII
DEN N extensive farming this year
., thirty prominent planters Of
zinc county met at the court house
s,r,i,y for the purpose of seeing what
s'gy done toward securing a creamery
Hr Griffin. All present entered INTO lne
~ Win enthusiasm and the promo
s'n'pr .onddent it will be carried to
grand success
NJ. election for prohibition in Macon
..,r has been called by the ordinary for
~ The ants are putting up hot
~. having up a good many of the de-
.4.rs. t.N,S. etc. Al present 1t is nara
io@,-s,.g the outcome. The prohibitionists
name % ,s' however to get rid of odd BOOZE
nv nice majority.
The sentence of the negro Jeff Hicks has
oea.r been commuted on account of the
,brsio,l condition of the prisoner, who is
5o.rs~sis,v f. ! with pneumonia in the jail
az oo4rborpe The time set for the exc
ono1 +. JAM 81. and it is very likely the
sentence viii lie carried out unless death
cheats the galiows of its victim.
The remains of T. C. Thompson, who
uasa,sbientally shot at Lumberton, Miss,
Monday night Dec q, from the effects
If which he died in a New Orleans hos
initial tho following day, arrived in Gaines
vile Wednesday afternoon of last week.
The remains were inferred at Air Line
Church Thursday following with Masonic
ceremonies Mr. Thompson recently left
Gainesville for Mississippi. He leaves a
wife formerly Miss Minnie Mcdonald,
whom he married several months ago in
Gainesville.
Townsville Times Enterprise: DR..
T. E. Blackshear has been engaged
ina small way for some time past in the
manufacture of Thomas county tobacco
INTO cigars. The tobacco he uses is raised
principally by himself, and when properly
cured makes as good cigars as is sold any
where He employs two expert cigar max
ers and they cannot supply the demand
for the goods which find ready sale at $S5
per thousand d. Blackshear has demon
sTated that Thomas county tobacco is all
night when properly handled.
The board of city registrars of Thomas
vile have struck CONSERVATION to the
hearts OF great many colored voters by
having them hauled up to show cause
why they should not be stricken from the
registration list for non-payment of taxes.
Something ike l35 subpOenas have been
issued by the board and the marshal and
policemen have been busy for Two days
looking up the parties and serving them.
The chances are the voting strength of the
coortd list will be considerably impaired
when the board gets through its investi-
cations.
The Mercer-Georgia debate has not yet
been arranged as has been stated. There
seems to be a hitch somewhere in re-
gard to the matter. One of the Mercer
deoaers in speaking. of the matter said
mat the mitch was over the place where
Ills TO be held. Mercer wants the debate
!" Dc held as Macon, while the Athens
to's want it in Atlanta. THE question
mas Been decided upon, and the debaters
nave BEEN selected and things are only
waiting on the selection of the place II
Poo53le that il will be held in Macon,
after ALL"
Inc Macon Volunteers will hold a regu-
'af business meeting on the first Monday
ngnt in February and elect their officers.
a vacancy was caused a few DAYS ago by
,'e leFishation of Capt Hunter, and il will
n7,e SSaIN 10 elect his successor. 1t is
C.15iS'ool mat First Lieutenant Granville
III. "IH De a candidate for the place
ane trends of Lieut. Robert Haze,hurst
"lf urging him IN
ls'.'s 10 do so, saying that Lieut.. Con-
usI Is entitled to the position In ina
-e VIII be elected first lieutenant and
NH S very probable thai Sergt. WIN Martin
VII DE made second lieutenant.
'V'' wholesale liquor houses and one sa-
g. D I'll Atlanta threw open their doors
Ga evening a few minutes after 6
conn, al'er oeing closed all day on ac-
Inc ~, oaiiltt's election which was be-
ts, M Inns was done despite the fact
the ss-' Is d state law which prohibits
and vi liquor on days of elections"
BY 'i,n.. '2 'le hfst time that such a step
Ia H. V'aiers was ever taken in Atlan-
max PO''9e took no action except TO
kept or.t -'goid OF the names of all who
On tb SP'" doors, and The dealers who are
LEST INST lS' claim that they are making a
COpr, -'' aud viii go 10 the supreme
win the matter.
!, 1'l's"iek Times: Henry Andrews
V, S' curly negro, was picked up bv Den
Cd ~ r1'' Ie't Taylor Saturday and he NOV
have ' lHe individual that The m ice
tine on the lookout for for soro',
fee c,, ,,'.lIews is badly wanted N cor
Crime ny where he has a record for
vera ra, ,1s is hard to beat The officers
close ,''l'ea to look out for him ana q
Depp,y ' ,r. mas been kept for the negro
and M. Tor spied Andrews YESTERDAY
sheri4 NY placed the cuffs on him Ths
wiz of =, NoHee county was notified Inv
ed Ias @ capture, and an officer arriv-
viii bs, NJ and took Andrews where he
Gus cl,, 10 lace number of very sent
Nor.a'at S. D. Bradweu Of the s,a4o
Of an, SeAool, at Athens, is the owner
ence ~ n the largest. madstones in ov,st
Zoos, -a' maidstone is as large as y
Color n aAd is of beautifu1 craar,
deer l-"4 vas taken out of the pou, -
by Col 11 m TattnaI county in 1904
ganjfg.A i@ekiel Clifton. who was 80
Wei For ot the late Mrs. S. ID. Rrad-
iemaiy f., "auy years it was used al a
Used fan make bites, and later an was
Cog Can, '4n,lleraeting the bite of mad
he estais ,e pr dwell, in ADMINISTERING on
stone ana ms wife's father. found ~.
@ Auarta III II. During his residences
uy four a., was used with good effect
lief ext3rt I'VE parties. There Is he
WAT the maidstone Is a sub