The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-26
GEORGIA.


raised a hog to be two years ana
vs. months old and weighing 900 pounds.
~ intends putting him on exhibition a!
me- far this lal
ri,zg,rsld Colony Citizen; Mayor Will
str.kss popular chord when he
,,,i.ss The public a definite statement
me- c.tvs affairs at as early date as
y. same can be collated from the rather
.saotie state OF the records.
Mayor Patrick Walsh of Augusta, who
.,s5 The owner of the. Augusta Chroni-
Old is ill confined to his room from ner-
r,,s prostrHion Mr.. Walsh has many
friends in Georgia and elsewhere who
s.nssrlv hope for his speedy recovery.
Sank Moore of Sandersville was convict
dof ILLEGALLY selling liquor in the Wash
ireton County Court Tuesday. Judge Tai
Herro sentenced him to pay a fine of $3.50
or serve one year on the county chain
gang There are others yet to be tried
The Rome Hustler-C Commercial, formeiy
Col. Phil Byrd's paper has absorbed the
Rome Argus. belonging to Col B. f. Saw
yer, and the new paper will be known as
The Commercal-Argus under che manage
menl Of Messrs. Sawyer and j. T. Gibson.
Mrs. Charles H. Hopkins of Darien died
Il Monday at 4 o'clock at her old home seven
miles from that place. She was SO years
Of age the wife Of Hon. Charles II. Hop
bns who was for many years ordinary of
Mcintosh county, and the mother OF ex-
representative c, H. Hopkins, who died
n recently.
Macon News: President George A. Smith
Of the Macon Navigation Company receiv-
d letter Monday from Brunswick stat
hg that the City of Macon would be
ready for work in three weeks time. The
d Contractor who is working on the boat SAYS
that he is making rapid progress, and that
The weather remains good he will have
10 shape by the middle of February. AS
soon as the boat is completed it will com
menee its regular run to the coast and as
usual viii cause reduction in the freight
pIes
A bad wreck occurred on Sunday MORN
ing at SCOTS station, five miles west of
Butler in which ten freight cars loaded
|l'h cotton, grain and meat were thrown
nom the track. Seven cars were com
pe'eiy wrecked and the track was torn IN
or a considerable distance. The train
was running at a rapid rate. but fortu,
Na'eF no one was hurt The cause of
'e accident is supposed to have been bv
pohen switch. A large force of hands
was put to work and by O'clock trains
we're abe to pass by laying a. track around
bound '-'''' was east
fIzserald Colony Citizen: A party of
s'nuemen Of this city are now arranging
START a new colony on the Ocmuleea
'er at an cary day. Their idea is 10
T Tl'e run on the cooperative plan
"'li arrangements have not been fulIv
~ MY, uul their start is assured. The
,oll'o'eis are good sensible and reliable
ii ', H. ana they are prepared to do things
Tb' Hsht manner when they begin
hwy intend TO work on the fine pine and
,fan. oou TIMBER on the river and will
bat Yd'lous industries in their colony
r,7o WI slye employment to hundreds of
m.re Ihey have met great encourage
'" 'le undertaking so far.
.. "e eu'Ire capitol in Atlanta is to he
'''ouehly cleansed of the dirt and dust
Sinco marx the accumulation of wears
few CSC u.s. construction there have been bur
The l"pIs MADE TO cleanse the building.
the a. nave never been made white.
worn ar.3 commune to look soiIed and
washad ~ 'iie windows have been un-
or ~, VI tne building have been much DARK
don onan they would have been If the uin
nni-.-' 'N oeen cleaned. But the new ad-
wori' ration has already begun sctt,,o
ana on the Cleansing of the canito1 No.
Lra. % ushes have been purchased a,ad =
T5s Ioice of hands have beo1,n VOL
md ,'ooIS are being secured and rubbed
men ..'1shout the entire building tbe
sefubbing the walls ana Windows
M. 'Spateh from Birmingham. Ala saws.
divo. N'.l!e C. Blount has been granted a
Blon1, rom her husband. James IT
cer,- ~. Ji'' of Macon. Ga. in The C,ban
Was NJ OF birmingham Mrs R1o1,p,
B. "A NS Saliie B. Conner, daughter of Mr.
Cor,o- Oomer president of the Avondai1
zenS of 'i ms one of the wealthiest cit-
Mr. ~ birmingham. The ueddiner oe
CURED IN and che then Miss Conner or.
civ we First Methodist Church iii,
tended Mn HVe years ago, and was AT
pouDl III unusual social interest Mr.
with him ''ilg large party from Macon
H. rt,',r. he groom is a son. Of Tan,a.,
from bi. Tor long time coneressr,,o,,
cal CONS district in Georgia. and later enc
ends Missioner to the Hawaiian Is,
cruelty e grounds of the divorce r1a,,
reside win, mrs Blount and her child
Not. ''' H'r father in this city.
to t ,ar Minter. the old negro ma, con.
cb9rg,, Columbus in default of $500 bond
day mor6 T,la counterfeiting, last wedpe~
lay. Th's was given his liberty Mon
ih3t the WAS done, because of the fant
legged onen. Ioy found in his possession al
by The ~ ON was pronounced gonniro
En- Wm.,,9ouiy department. Conn,issia,,
Was ,ro,-. iecelVed a telegram from a.
hat tbo authorities inforrnipo ~.
VAS tho money sent UP for exaroi,,atiall
Turned ~ hume stuff, and wonld he ~
ipou ra.,i-.s owner. The comnoissiona.
lI arJ n11 OF the telegram. sent 20 49,,
3.s oiioo lhe prisoner brought nm into
DAT DIS mere ne Informed the darkev
ulld now o. was good. and that ha
be- Old MAJ, Oilslder himself a free man
ls Uert, seemed to be very prond of
be- cornmis.a9l'llu after being Informed b,,
BE- roturra,3 loher that his money wss ~
entity ro,o'..91' once, he left the Once 81
Money In ing over his good luck Tbe
Nny sin NSsuon consisted Of brio.,,.
They hay dollars dated bacl A. 81 30
h buried since that wear
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