The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-27
GEORGIA..

-..sr Firzgerald, one of the most
.ra,,ir4nt aud progressive farmers OF
r,s,z.or county died at his home about
iI- Ills west OF Elko, last Thursday
morning
ntstilltns and whisky drinking are prov
,.-ror 10 the citizens in the eastern
- Cobb county, and some half dozen
pa, PIES p have banded together to break 1t
and 10 secure good order in that
neghborhood.
r,b, " TAYLOR, the civil engineer who
,rosscuted Ernest w. Cooke of New York
g. .onsniracy and larceny, and 5. FANS
e.st,b If York. Pa, for conspiracy, in
80 80 ploodworth's court in Atlanta last
- ms indicted by the grand jury of
Tn,,on county Monday on the charge OF
perjury.
AZ. 1aLs Nenko. the well known drum
roer who nails from Georgia, but repre-
cents New York house, is getting good
dsalof Advertising out of the suicide of his
cousin joseph Menko at Mobile. Many
of his friends at first thought IL was MN,
and some of them expressed surprise When
he tnrned ND smiling after they had read,
as they enormously thought, of his death.
The prison commissioners have located
tho three buildings which are to be erect
Cd by the state on the prison farm at Mil
ledgeviile Gen. c. A. Evans, member
of the commission, says the commission
ers are very much pleased with the prison
site and they have decided, after having
made a personal investigation, that the
tod and &c inst what
was wanted by the state.
No additional cut will be made in the
salaries Of the teachers in the public
schools of Atlanta. This conclusion has
been reached by Judge j. G. Bloodworth,
chairman of the finance committee of the
Board of Education, after he received as
i surances from the Mayor and several mem
bers of the finance committee of Council
that the $1,000 asked for would be given
before the end of the year.
Dublin Dispatch; The pitiful sum of
only 5000 was appropriated by Congress
the other day for the improvement of the
Oconee river. while the Ocmuigee got
about $4,000 The Oconee is as good as
the Ocmulgee in any respect and it Is
strange that strong efforts are moi made
!. 10 secure a good appropriation. Five thou
sand dollars is not more than enough to
pull five snags out of the Oconee.
Washington Chronicle: Our town and
county for the past few months have been
having their first experience of prohibi-
ton of the liquor traffic, and generally
speaking the new law is working well, and
nearly everybody is pleased with It's oper-
alton There is very little if any liquor
sold and drunken man is rarely seen. OF
i course, some liquor is shipped in here for
private use, but not a great deal.
United States Deputy Marshal Galloway,
4 Mr.. Clarence Galloway and Mr.. Heck
Davis captured a fifty-gallon still on a
farm near Chattahoochee river. not far
from Marietta last Thursday. There were
about 800 gallons of beer r. L. Barber
came up While they were there and was
arrested. He confessed that he was run
ming the stll. He lives in Atlanta. He
was bound over by Commissioner Lester,
and was placed in Atlanta jail.
Palmetto was visited by a very disas-
trous fire Monday morning. The hotel
owned by c. B. Mosely and F. H. Steed,
/ and occupied by Mrs Sallie Abrahams, is
total loss, together with all that Mrs.
Abrahams had in it. No insurance. The
store occupied by F. W. Hudson and own
4 ed by Moseley & Steed, is a total loss,
without insurance. F. w. Hudsou's stock
Of goods was saved by removal. Many
oIner stores and houses were badly dam
aged
\ Dawson News: More corn will perhaps
De planted in Terrell this year than ever
before in the county's history, and more
hogs and cattle will be raised. The farm
us generally seem to be turning their at
IGNITION to home supplies as means of
ieueVlng their losses under the all-cot-
ton plan. The farmer who raises his hog,
HoullnN hay 1ud sweeteuing at home can
s,ahd siege of hard times better than
nose engaged in any other occupation I'M
der the sun
IN the first Monday in January, 1892
Arlhur King, colored, was killed near Hen
uerson. John King, brother of deceased,
Wa. charged with the crime and arrested.
81 Nounly Court at Perry last Monday
's commitment trial was held. The evil
'"ee convinced Judge Riley that the Of
use committed was Involuntary man
,aoshlef and the prisoner was placed
60 iona OF 500 to appear before the
f'aou Jury Of The next April term of
'''1ston Superior Court.
Ano'her Emanuel county moonshiner
'' oeen taken in tow by Deputy Collector
Jaws ana United States Marshal White
'he party who has been making
,''Suine is L. Clemens. a white man.
was arrested Tuesday. He was given
tt dr'ns before Commissioner Calvin and
comm 'l'e brought out warranted the
a,r .oaer in binding over Clemens I'M
s.,1 pond of $500. One witness in the case
re,ot' ,.''' clemens had put some sour
Zen s ~ a Kettle and told him to Ills
rs,. ol NE music. when the boiling com
Il arl .. Tie listened heard the music
II ,or,, steam coming out. He had drank
n va. 81 the liquor made and said. at
NE up and made me drunk"
FLORIDA.
n lanes Reedy, owner of the race horse
'n!ew Norman Degnan. colored. to
o'',n' at Tampa a few DAYS ago was
corar..''. after an investigation before a
Vitb jury. He had been CHARGED
''ponsibi'ty for the boys death.