The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-23
GEORGIA.

Columbus Enqurer-Sun: Mr. Henry Ne II
will lose his reputation as guesser this
season He has already lost # as man
with the Southern farmers and their
friends.
The Carro,ltcn Times notes that Allan
IA at last has a new union passenger sta
ton at is a handsome structure, occu-
plying a space across the entire page or
the Atlanta Journal
Appling county already has two candi-
dates for the next legislature, Ordinary J..
W. Tippin viii run as the and-dispensary
candidate and eX-Ordnary S. A CROSBY
will favor a retention of the dispensary.
The fine Jersey bull which was given
by Mr.. George Vanderbilt to the Georgia
dairymen and awarded TO the LaGrange
Creamery Company as prize for the hlgn-
est scoring butter, has been received in
LAGRANGE by Mr. +. 3. Balock, one or
the owners of the creamery.
The fall meeting of the Presbytery Of
Macon convened in Poulan on last Thurs
day night and adjourned Monday. The
session was opened by a sermon from Rev.
c. II. Hyde, retiring moderator. Rev a.
Kirkland was elected moderator and e.
der r. L. AIoy temporary clerk. Or. y.
l.. Morris is the stated clerk
The Athens Guards were officially in
spected last night, preparatory to their adj
mittance into the state militia. Assistant
Adjutant General Byrd was anxious to
have the Guards appear In the parade In
Atlanta, but that will be practically i'm
possible. as the company is not equipped
yet and is not In shape for the trip.
Eatonton Messenger: Next year every
newspaper in the towns around Macon
ought to fight the Macon carnival. There
is no objection to Macon having carni-
val for local enlivenment, but there Is seri-
Gus objection when carnivals and the like
drain the surrounding country OF money
that is needed at home for better pur-
poses.
Jim Green, a negro was tried before
United States Commissioner Erwin Friday
morning at Macon on the charge Of rob
bling the postoffice a RusselViile, Ga, in
Monroe county. The negro had been SHOT
while in the attempt to enter the office.
crap had seen set for him and he was
caught. Several time before he had en-
tered the postofiice, but the postmaster
arranged a shotgun in the window. so that
when the window was opened 1t would
fire. Wednesday night Green made an ef-
fort 10 get in the window and received
The contents OF the gun in the breast. AT
the hearing he was bound over TO the
United States Court under a $500 bond.
The Clarke county grand jury adjourned
Thursday afternoon. 1t made a number Of
recommendations, some bordering on the
sensational. The jury recommended that
the clerk Of the Superior Court keep Of
flee hours, beginning not later than
o'clock in the morning. The tax collectors
books were comDlimented but the grand
jury said Il did net agree wi h the prac-
tce of that officer in turning over TO the
STATE its fun share of the taxes while the
county had to run the risk Of collecting its
share. The tax receiver got a regu ar
roas from the grand jury. He was dec ar
ed 10 lie inefficient and many errors on
his digest were found These errors were
peinted out in a number of instances. The
returns of personal property were criti-
cised and the grand jury recommended
that Clarke's representative secure the
passage of a law by the Legislature ap-
pointing esscss of all kinds of proper
~. The sheriff was touched up for not
keeping his execution docket as thorough
5y he grand jury thought it should lie
KEPT. The grand jury recommended that
Clarke's representative secure the passage
of an act 10 empower The tax collie ter o
collect a. fas. without recourse 70 the sher-
in or cons ables. The dockots Of nearly all
the justices OF the peace were declared 10
be ilegib.e, and it was recommended that
printed ana ruled dockets be secured for
them.