The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-21
GEORGIA.

Hon Henry f. Carswell, Ordinary OF
Wilkinson county, died at his home ia
1.,-;,+on last Thursday. He was a faith
t,h and efficient official, and a most eX-
client gentleman.
Albany Herald: The Georgia prison COM
..;ssioners contrary to what was appar-
.,t,y the expectation of many persons
n,ben the commission was created, seem
n he earning their salaries.
75bartv County Herald: A handsome
r,onument has been erected over the
,ra,.s of the late Mrs. S. D. Bradwen. 1t
T. of granite. and weighs 5000 pounds. It
f+tinalv marks the last resting place of
one whose memory will long remain green
i with those in this county who knew her.
II is being told on i certain Moultrie
merchant that he has a barrel of syrup.
which Is a gold mine to him. The syrup
IN ouestion was bought in the winter but
since the weather has begun 20 get warm
las gone to working" out just about fast
4 enough to supply his customers. In the
meantime, his barrel remains full.
Mercer University and the Georgia State
University viii meet In debate at Atlanta
next Monday night, each college repre-
sented by three students. The question
n he debated is, Resolved, That per
\ manent policy of colonial expansion would
he beneficial to the United States" The
University of Georgia students will speak
afirmatively.
The appllcation for a charter for the Oc-
muIgee Electric Light and Power Com
pany at Macon is the elimination OF
4 nrofect formed a long time since for the
OP ha water W
er made possible by the Ocmulgee river
4 few miles above Macon. The intention
is TO dam the river and turn the water
4 power to some advantage.
Mai. j. L. Horne, father of Capt Pierce
1 Horne. died at the home of the latter, near
Dalton. Monday morning aged 81 years.
He was born in 1872, the same year of the
birth OF Alexander Stephens and Hershal
Y. johnson Maj Hornes remains were
4 ,aken 10 Griffin, his former home, Tues
day morning by Capt. Horne for burial,
where his other sons and daughters partic-
ipated in the last sad rites.
The old homestead of the Blackshears
at Lovett, which has been standing so
grandIy back in a cluster of large oaks
i for over century. was destroyed by fire
Monday night Neither the building nor
furniture was insured or saved from the
flames The house was occupied by Mr..
W. II. Beall, who was with his family IN
Jefferson county. No one can tell the
cause Of the fire. Loss about $1,000.
Washington Gazette: Farmer j. E.
Poche says he raised forty bales of cot
ton on forty-one acres last year. This
was his entire cotton crop, and 1t sold
for enough money, excepting SIS, to pay all
the expenses of the farm. Besides this
Mr. Poche sold $125 worth of oats. In ad-
dition he raised an abundant crop of corn,
wheat, oats and other such products. Mr.
Poche says he viii reduce his cotton acre
age this year to thirty acres.
Valdosta Times: In the contest for
i speakers places from the sophomore class
at the University of Georgia last week a
Naldosta boy led the class, his name APP
pearing first upon the roll of the success
full ones. Mr.. Roy Powell is the young
man to whom this honor fell. and his
friends here are proud of him. There
were forty some odd contestants for the
places, and 1t was quite a distinction to
have been first in such a group.
The ex-students of the Middle Georgia
Military and Agricultural College at Mil
1 ledgeville will have a reunion there on
Monday, May 49, and a very interesting
programme has been arranged for their
Il entertainment. About 700 invitations have
been sent out and the affair promises to
be a grand success. President Reynolds
and the entire faculty of the college are
cooperating with the local committee, and
the prospect is good for a large attendance
Griffin Call: 'Uncle Billie" Smith, an
Old gentleman nearly so years of age,
IS dying at his home near Sunny Side
from the effect of a mad dog bite last
year. Just before Christmas Mr.. Smith
was bitten by a dog which had some
oil the symptoms of hydrophobia, but I'M
Ger medical treatment, he soon appeared
10 nave recovered from the wound and
as the weeks passed the incident was
almost forgotten. Wednesday Mr. Smith
complained of feeling badly, and retired
at an early hour last night. He soon be-
San acting in a strange manner. and "a
physician was summoned, who discovered
.le oid man had every symptoms of ny
uroPno0ia The physician did everything
POSSIBLE 10 relieve the patient, but tele-
phone message received Wednesday after
noon stated that Mr.. Smith was slowly
uyihS with the rabies. We were informed
'uat a grandchild of Mr. Smiths was
80 nitien by the dog, and died within
lew days