The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-17
GEORGIA.


Rev. F. w. Flanders, a weli-known and
beloved minister. who has served as pas
,or Of Washington circuit, died in Wrights-
vile on Friday night.
Mr.. James Cozby Hawtell and Miss
Anna Lyle Lowe of Marshallville will be
married at the home of the brides moth
Or Al that place, on Wednesday afternoon,
june %.
brownsville Times Enterprise: We ex-
nerted il. Atlanta comes near.cla.ming the
new champion, Jeffries. They say thai the
father of JeffTies once preached on the
.ueets OF the Gate City
The first shipment OF peaches for this
season from Cuthbert left there Saturday
for Chicago. There were only two crates
and they came from the orchard of Mr. Il.
r. Clendennin. Tuesday four more crates
nom Inc same orchard were sent.
Dawson News: Julia Perry, a negro wo-
man aged lC6 years, died at Graves Station
Thursday night. She was perhaps the old
Isl person in Terrell county, and was an
od-time darkey who was respected by al
who knew her. She was found dead in bed
FRIDAY morning when a member of the
family went 10 wake her for breakfast.
J. NJ. Hesters, who lives near Pavo,
Thomas county, was tried and convicted
in the County Court Wednesday of cheat
lng and swndling and sentenced TO pay
fne of 800 and costs or work twelve
months on the chain-gang. His attorney
will cextiorar the case. 1t was charged
thai Hesters sold some timbered lands near
Pavo 10 Hammond & Ramsey, which did
not belong to him.
Hawkinsville News and Dspatch
Messts. J. f. Mashburn and w. N. Par
sons shipped to Macon last week car
load OF fine staI fed beef cattle There
were thrty-two head in the car and the
price obtained for them was three cents
per pound on foot, the entire lot bringing
nearly $500. These beeves were fattened on
Mr. Mashburn's farm near Big creek,
which he has recently converted into
sock farm
Vice President E. C. Long of the At
lantic. Valdosta and Western Railway, has
issued a circular announcing the appoint
mert of Smith d. Pickett as general
freight and PASSENGER agent of the new
the southern Railway at Jacksonville. He
is well known all over this territory. His
appointment takes effect July l. He sue
ceeds J. F. Medlin, resigned.
Ha Baker PRESIDENT of the Warren
County Fair Association, which viii be
held some weeks previous to the state fair.
has made arrangements to select an eX-
tihit from his cCrnty fair and take K 20
Atlanta intact Many other counties viii
hold fairs anoui the same time, and IL Is
probable that this plan win be pursued
ly 2ther iars. Ta1iaferro county viii
probably get up an agricultural exhibit
aat send e the Atlanta fair.
Tefsir Enterprise: The cali OF me l'resi-
dealt foi lO,0jO volunteers for the regular
army and navy has caused a number Ci
young Inen uf this immediate section 10
ably for enliS;n. ent. Some visa 10 Join
tn cavalry son,e the infantry md Others
admire the life of a marine. If our boys
can pass the examination, they will be
away for five years, and Will see much OF
the far distant orent-especially the mar
ines, as they will guard our newly ac-
CURED possessions In that part of the
world. If you go, boys, We viii strive 10
cheer the sad-eyed maidens you leave be-
hind.
The Georgia Baptist Young Peoples I'm
ion al Columbus have elected the follow
ing officers for the next year: President,
j. J. Whitfield of Hawkinsville; FIRST vice
president. DR.. William II. Smith of Column
bus; second vice president, Albert n. Lain
4 Cedarto~n. third vice president +. j
Smilh of rennille; secretary, w. PolhiIi
Wheeler Of Maconi treasurer, b. H. l4ar-
i an DeventeI of Hawkinsvllie; l.. J
Ness of Atlanta; B. ]. w. Graham OF
Co.. hlan, J. NJ. Moore of Macon; J. Q; Eel
JIreson of Atlanta.
A mass meeting of the citizens of Adrian
was hSad a Lew HlEllto e5O " H0SNAN eAi NAAN
feeling of the business men of the town as
10 having the town Incorporated. The
meeting was held at the academy and was
well attended by the business men of the
town. After securing a chairman for the
meeting a ballot was ordered taken, and
as result there were sixty-nine votes
cast and the entire vote was for incor- |
poration. A meeting viii be called shortly |
to nominate officers. Adrian is perhaps
the largest town in the state NOT tncor-
porated, and it is now an assured fact that |
a petition will be before the next legisla- |
ure looking to that end.
Hon. Lucien O. stubbs was married TO
Miss Lula Ramsey at the home of the |
brides father in Dublin Wednesday. Rev. |
VIII Smith, pastor of the First Methodist |
church IN Albany, Ga, officiating. Hon. |
L. .. Stubs is quite a prominent citizen |
In Dublin and throughout the state. He |
al present represents Laurens county in |
the state legislature and for several years |
has been honored with the mayoralty of |
Dublin and is a candidate for that office |
at the next election. Miss Ramsey, his |
bride is the daughter ofsCol. w. s. Ram |
say county school commissioner of Lau-
rens county. She is young lady pos
Sessed of many lovable CHARACTERISTICS of |
disposition and beauty of feature.