The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-01
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ITEMS FROM THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

incendiary fires recently. A ginnery was
destroyed and an effort was made 10 burn
two barns and a dwelling.
John L. Harris, a well known farmer,
living three miles from winder, has re-
ceived a telegram stating that he has fall
len heir 10 $4,000 and a god mine the
value Of which is not known, located in
California.
The first business session of the North
Georgia Annual Conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, was held
in the First Methodist Church of La
Grange Wednesday morning. The mem
bers Of the conference have been arriving
upon all the trains during the past three
days. There are present in thescity now
about 400 clerical and lay members. Bish-
op e. R. Hendrix of Kansas City, Mo, is
pres ding with great force and dignity
In Pierce Superior Court. Henry Thorn
son, the negro charged with the murder
of Mr. Vinng of Offerman, was found
guilty and sentenced to life imprison-
ment, the jury having recommended him
to the mercy of the court The grand
jury while in session passed a resolution
requesting the Legislature to pass the
prohibition bill and especially requesting
Pierce's representative and senator 20
vote for il. The prohibition sentiment Is
very SlIouB III AAidN tOhhtgs
Macon News: Deputies White, Thomas
and Ware distributed themselves through
the bushes of Monroe county last night
about sixteen miles from Macon, and dis
turbed a party of moonshiners, who We're
preparing for Thanksgiving. The oper-
ators of the still managed 10 escape the
soft-treadins representatives of the majes-
ty of the law, but the plant was captured.
IT was forty-gallon copper affair. The
boys were making the real corn, and We're
evidently catering to the connolsseur trade.
Americas Times-Recorder: Ebert Bill
Ings. a negro living near Americas. boasts
a head of hair as long and straight as that
Of any Caucasian, Billings was in town
yesterday, and his hlrsute wealth attract
ed much attention. His hair is quite long
and curls naturally like that of any white
man, and in answer to an inquiry as to its
length stated that 1t had once grown as
long as his arm, but that for convenience
he keeps it cut short. Billings is a mid
dle-aged man and black as the ace of
SPADES.
The Fourth Georgia Regiment has been
re-arrangsd as to battallons. The Dawson
Guards, formerly with the Fort Gaines
Guards and Cuthbert Rifles is now in
battalion with the two Albany companies
and under command of Mai. Jerger of
Thomasville. The Cuthbert and Fort
Gaines companies and the Columbus
Guards form battalion and have been as
signed to Maj. Morris of Fort Gaines. The
Waycross Rifles. Thomasvlle Guards end
Valdosta Videttes compose another, and
are under Maj. O'Brien of Waycross.
Haralson county might have had the
premium for the largest pig. if it had been
exhibited at the State Fair. A. P. Bush
living a mile from Waco, has a Poland
China porker which best judges estimate
would weigh SEQ pounds. It is 6 feet,
inches long and the same distance around
the belt, which shows symmetry as we'll
as size. II is thirteen months old, and at
this age he is only entitled, in this part
of the world. to be called a pig, since it
is customary 10 butcher at two years or
over. Tallapoosa butchers won't under
take to handle Mr.. Bushs hog.
Washington Chronicle: Sowing wheat
has come in for large share of the at
teution of the farmers of Wilkes this fall,
and men from all. parts of the country in
form us that more of this very desirable
cereal has been sown this season than they
ever knew 10 be sown in one season be-
fore. As consequence thousands of dol
lars will be saved to the farmers next
year. KsVhe wheat harvest last spring
turned out remarkably well, notwithstand-
ing Alt TACT tHdl oats met with Sucn 01S-
aster. Wheat is not so susceptible to the
cold OF. H1ihter, and the dry weather of
spring, from which oats suffer so greatly.
The new Carnegie free library of At
lanta win be built of Georgia marble and
granite. The former material, in all prob
ability, will form the decorative work of
the interior and exterior, while the gran
lite will be used to make the soh1 walls
end foundations of the monument to An
drew Carnegie. The Board of Trustees
have all practically agreed that Georgia
materials shall be used in the construction
of the ediice. The architects have been
instructed by the Committee on Buildings
to submit plans which have these mate
rails in view, and The consensus of opinion
of all connected with the library favors
nothing else.
Athens Banner. The Exchange Bank will
in few days begin paying off its depos-
itors. Receiver Parker has been busy for
several days getting the money together
and by Friday he hopes to have enough
on hand to pay off all the depositors, ex-
cept few who are willing TO wait a while
longer until further collections warrant
the payment of the remaining portion of
the deposits. Receiver Parker is at work
collecting in all the money due the bank
and Will, at as early a date as possible
discharge all outstanding obligations of
the bank except those due to the stock
holders. 1t will be some time before the
affairs of the bank are completely wound
up and liquidated.
The postoffice at Hogansville was de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday morning. The
building was two-story and valued at be-
tween $500 and $500. The first story was
used as postoffice and store room, the
stock of goods being owned by I. II. Loft
tin, postmaster. The second story was
used by the negroes as a society hall. LOT
tin was assisted by c. J. Barnett, a young
negro man, who stated thai he reached the
Office about o'clock and noticed a light
inside of the building on opening the
door he discovered the smoke and heat so
great that he could not enter. Loftin said
when seen that all of the mail and Dost-
Office fixtures were burned. When asked
il he had any idea how the fire originated,
he stated that he thought II must have
heen set on fire by some one. Tie said ne
had some insurance, but did not know how
much.