The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-24
GEORGIA.


wriehtsvile has decided to have
Cbautauqua next year. At recent meet
,ng of the citizens of that town 1920 was
subscribed.
The people of Swainsboro elect their
school teachers at a mass meeting. The
trustees have found 1t too hard to please
everybody, so they put the responsibility
Of selection on the people.
VIII Thomas, negro about So years of
age. was placed in jail at Eastman Tues
6av afternoon, charged with the crime
of rape upon the person or Annie Dawsey,
q negro girl between u ana IA years of age
who lives in the suburbs OF the city.
one farmer near Macon sold carload
of wheat for $500, which had cost him not
more than 49, to raise. Mills in Atlanta
and Columbus have had agents out for a
month or more contracting for al the
grain they could get at from So to 80 cents
per bushel
Bailey Banner: Savannah is again agi-
Eating the question of establishing sugar
refinery. A sugar refinery in Southern
Georgia would be of inestimable advant-
age 10 the section South Georgia is pre-
emiuently the home of the sugar cane and
a ready market for the product would be
furnished by the refinery.
Tattnan Journal: Lyons is pulling for
bank and an artesian well. There are
larger towns in Georgia than Lyons, but
there is none of her size with more enter
prise about them. Redsvilie would do
well TO follow the example of her neigh
Dor and we must have a bank aud an ar
tesian well if we expect TO make much
progress in the onward march.
Eastman Times-Journal: Mr.. D. NJ
Bush shipped from this place to Cincln-
natl on Friday last carload of cante-
i0upes containing 800 crates. Mr.. Bush has
u acres planted in this melon, and he
hopes TO realize handsome profit from
the product thereof His vines are looking
well, and he will doubtless be able to ship
several more carloads before the season is
over.
Athens Banner: A notable fact at this
commencement is the high stand taken by
so many talented Jewish boys Mr.. Lee
Norris took first honor, Messrs. S. and NJ
Haas took the Wilcox German prize and
Mr.. Milton Hirsch was one of the most
eloquent of the senior speakers. The
board of trustees conferred the honorary
degree of Doctor of Divinity on Rabbi
Mendes of Savannah.
Telfar Enterprise: Why should there
not be a refinery at some point in the
sugar cane growing section, where the pro-
ducers of this Georgia syrup would be af-
forded steady and reliable market, and
where it could be turned into sugar at a
good profit? The question has been care
fully gone over by competent authority,
and no reason against such an industry
has been found. On the other hand, many
reasons have been adduced why a refinery
should be planted in Southern Georgia. a
movement toward organizing such an en-
terprise will in all probability be made In
the near future.
Cordele Hornet: Right In the center of
the city there is being operated a poker
room This place is filled up and run by
two or three very prominent men, among
them, we were told yesterday being one
man who is connected with the countys
affairs. This room is in plain view of many
people being I'm a building that is frequent
ed by many people. The Hornet was in
formed yesterday that the names of every
man connected in any way with IL are
Wei known, and that they would be pre-
senied TO the grand jury. Our informant
further said that all the proof necessary
to convict them was at hand and that
there was no doubt Of conviction in every
case.
MIR. Daniel r. Crosland and Miss Ella
Grace Pope were married at the home of
the brides parents al Albany Wednesday.
The whole of Albany felt a deep interest
IN the nuptials of tha-a two popular young
people, The bride has been social IA
Vorite since making her debut, and has
host of close friends and admirers. She is
the eldest daughter OF Judge and Mrs.
David Fl. Pope, is highly accomplished and
remarkably attractive personally. Hon. ID.
+. Crosland is a member of the we'll
known law firm of Wooten & Crosland, is
attorney of the city of Albany and repre-
sehts Doueherty county in the state iegls-
iature. He is a splendid young man who
Is deservedly popular with every class or
MS fellow citizens, and his professional
Iuture is bright with promise.
Dublin Dispatch: The announcement Of
Mr.. l.. @. Stubs for Mayor in last weeks
Dispatch opened the municipal campaign
N earnest. The announcement came as
surprise to many citizens, though 1t
was known some time previous by his IN
innate friends that Mr.. Stubbs would
make the race. The politicians are figur-
ing industriously on the result of the
primary, which takes place next Thurs
Gay, Stubbs' friends clam that he Will
90 IN by good plurality over either Mr..
brown or Mr. Hicks. On the other hand,
Mr.. Browns friends say their favorite
already has enough votes pledged 10 in
sure his nomination Mr.. Hicks support
ers do not believe either of the other can
Hiuates has the ghost Of show. So there
1t goes. Take your choice.
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