The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-03
GEORGIA.

Ike BdShtnski was DueQ %JvV OF lNSlNS
months on the gang by Judge FELTON, in
Macon for keeping open tipping house
on Sunday.
There is a small epidemic Of mild form
of measles prevalent in Macon now. Phy-
sicians say. however, that there is not
the least danger in the type OF the disease,
as only one or two Of those affected nave
had 20 80 to bed with it.
The damage suit Of Mrs. Lizzie B.
Combs of Ringgold against the Western
and Atlantic Railroad brought in Cobb
Superior Court for $4,000 has been set
tied by the payment of $3.50. Her nus
band was a brakeman, and was Killed at
Marietta about a year ago.
There was a special election held in
WrlghtsvilIe Saturday for two councilmen,
TO iii the vacancies created by the resig-
nations of DR.. J. w. Briuson and Col. V.
b. Robinson. W. j. Flanders received
the highest and A. J. Flanders the next
highest number of votes, were declared
elected.
Judge Gambler is bringing his military eX-
pcrience as colonel of the Third George
10 hear upon the sessions of his courts.
requires absolute puncmally on the part
of bar ana witnesses, and threw out
case in Cobb county because the lawyers
were nOt in Their places when the case was
called. They arrived a minute and hah
later. He also imposes fines that are con
vncng ia their severity.
The contestees in the municipal contest
at Cordele will meet to-day to take tesu
mony in their case before Justice Campbell.
They propose TO take testimony in regard
to the illegalty of the case, as they claim
the proceedings are all Illegal from the
start. II is not known yet when the 1ndI
hearing viii come up before Judge Har-
grove. as none OF the parties have been
served with notices for appearance yet
Marietta Journal: An item appeared in
the Atlanta Journal Saturday giving the
name of a gentleman supposed to be the
oldest living graduate of the state univer-
sity-the date of graduation given 1877 We
have in Marietta Rev. John j. Hunt, who
graduated at the state university in 1925.
Hon. Moses Waddell was president. Mr..
Hunt was made deacon in st. Michaefs
Episcopal Church, Charleston, s. c., Jan.
2 1885, and ordained priest Nov %, 1886.
Columbus Enqurer-Sun: There is no
good reason why Georgia should not have
a great many more canning establishments
than she now has Vegetables and fruits
grow in all sections of the state in the ut
ulOSt ITOLGSlOn ana IL cdnnefleS We're eS-
tablished in different localities, farmers
would be induced TO grow fruits and vege-
tables on a more extensive scale knowing
they would always find a market for their
products where cash would be paid. The
money thus realized would come in very
handy to the farmers, being received al a
season when they had nothing else to sell.
The first regular court held by Hon. j
w. Bennett, the new judge of the Bruins
wick circuit, will be held in Appng coun-
ty in March Before that time the OFF,
cial stenographer Will be appointed and
this position, the only one in the gift of
the new judge, win doubtless be rendered
Mr. David Gale. The appointment will
no doubt be accepted and Il Is well un-
derstood that it win be equally as salts
factory TO the attorneys of the Brunswick
circuit as it will be TO the court. Mr..
Gale has been associated with the firm
of Brantley & Bennett since their exist
ence.
Wrghtsville Headlight: We have GER
tain fellows name on our subscription
book whose initials are G. w. He has
been owing for the paper over three years,
with many promises to pay, all of which
leads us to believe that there is nothing
in name"-or in initials, at least. G.
W.-great heavens! what a misnomor.
This individual should proceed to do the
cancellation act'' at once by eliminating
his Indebtedness on our books or else
change his initials. the claims to which
are utterly Inconsistent, and an outrage
to the name and memory of the late G.
Washington, the father of his country,
who never told lie.
Little Rhode Island is building a new
state house at Providence, and it Is to
be a splendid specimen of architecture.
Its dome will be an exact model of the
dome of the famous and beautiful Tai Ma
hal, at Agra, India, and 1t is to be built,
like that grandest of architectural tri-
umphs, wholly of beautiful white marble
and, what Is of still more interest, Of
Georgia marble. In fact, the entire build
ing, both superstructure and dome, Is TO
be of Georgia marble. With the single
exception of the Tai Mahars marble roof,
the dome of Rhode Islands new capitol
building will be the largest dome built
wholly of marble in the world. 1t will
be the only one of any Importance in this
country And every cubic inch of the ma.
terial utilized in it's construction will he
Georgia marble from the quarries of the
Southern Marble Company. in Pickens
county.
Gov. Gambler has received number of
kilograms from Palmetto, Ga, from prom
inent citizens of that place informing him
of the incendiary fires which in the past
week have destroyed nearly half the
houses in that city. The information re-
ceived by the Governor has satisfied him
that the two fires which have destroyed
the larger portion of Palmetto have been
caused by malicious persons and, acting
under the advice of the attorney general,
he has determined to offer a reward of
$500 for the capture OF the guilty party,
and the sum of 500 for all others impli-
Gated in the crime. 1t is learned at the
capitol that the constantly recurring fires
IN the town of Palmetto have caused
sensation in that town, and from evil