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

rushing work, some of them planting corn.
There will be much cotton planted in the
Satilla river section.
Moultrie Observer: The Third Georgia
Regiment Is back from Cuba, and Col.
Bernt.r is again where the perpendicularity
of the sun doesn't prevent him from adj
mirng his shadow.
Prof. C. c. Thatch of Auburn, Ala, has
been selected to deliver the memorial adj
dress in Columbus this year. Prof. Thatch
has notified the Ladies' Memorial Associ-
alton of his acceptance of the invitation
Gainesville will have boys high school.
Rev ]. A. Bell has leased the Piedmont
Hotel. large and roomy building, for
two years from Gen. James Longstreet
Tor this purpose. Repairing is now going
on and the school will begin the coming
fall.
1t can be safely stated that the list of
delegates to the Epworth League conven-
ton in Columbus will reach 500. The
names of nearly 500 persons have been re-
ceived so far by the entertainment com
mittee and many more names will be sent
IN during the two weeks remaining.
Il Congressman Lewis has appointed Clo-
Wis Mckenzie of Montezuma as a naval
cadet to Annapolis 10 succeed Clarence
i Price of Americas who has resigned. Clo-
/ Wis Mckenzie is the son of Mr.. T. R. Nc
Kenzie of Montezuma, and is a bright
young man, and no doubt will be success
full in his efforts at the naval academy.
The committee on invitations, composed
of Messrs. William B. Moore, chairman;
c. A. Beecher and o. II. johnson, have
sent out invitations to the Fitzgerald Wa
/ ter ard Lights Carnival" to be held on
April a. The invitation say, besides:
I'VE also desire to show you the Magic
City of South Georgia. the most lusty
i three-year-old in existence"
The heavy frosts last week killed what
4 fruit remained in the section around Rome
4 from the recent terrific freeze Peach bios
4 SONS examined under microscope show
4 the fruit germ to be dead and perfectly
4 black. 1t is feared that apples have been
seriously harmed and plums and cherries
I killed. Strawberry plants were not dam
4 aged, and the prospect now is for good
4 crop.
The University of Georgia will observe
the birthday of the late Senator Morrill,
of Vermont on April IA, and on that day
will suspend all afternoon recitations. DR..
H. c. White will make an address at the
chapel concerning Senator MorrilPs life.
Senator Morrill, introduced and pushed
through Congress two bills under which
the university receives a large portion of
its income.
Mr.. Simon Wheeler, an extensive farm
er Of Baldwin county, near Mnledgeville,
is the possessor of a pear tree which, for
vgor and industry, is unsurpassed by any
in hA
large crop of fruit as late as the middle of
January, but which was, of course. soon
killed by the severe weather. At last ac-
counts the tree was bearing still. The va
nety of this famous pear is not known,
but its owner has styled it the winter
II green"
4 Quitman Free Press: Mrs. ]. S. Collins
was stricken with paralysis last Wednes-
day morning about O'Clock and fingered
until 10 o'clock that night before death en-
sued. The funeral services were held at
the Baptist Church yesterday at O'Clock,
and We're conducted by Rev w. B. Bennett
and DIR. Cooper, after which the remains
were laid 10 rest in the old cemetery. Mrs.
Collins was member of the Baptist
Church and was a consistent Christian. She
leaves husband and other relatives and a
host of friends who will be saddened by
A serious cutting affair took place Fri
day about two miles from Morven, in
Brooks county. Two orphan boys, Bud
and John Beckton, live with a married
sister john the younger, is of a tur-
oulent disposition and hard TO control.
they are aged 10 and Is. respectively.
lheif sister undertook to punish John, the
younger. He resisted her and she called
.le brother TO her aid. When he attempt
ca 20 mold the younger boy he drew his
hmle ana attempted TO cut him. This in
iunated the elder one, and he drew his
nnie and carved his brother in the hip.
me wound is serious. but not dangerous
sale of the property now occupied by
'ne Confederate Soldiers Home will take
pace before the door of the Fulton county
court house on May 2. This will be the
second sale of the property since was
paced IN the hands of the trustees. The
ioHle is three miles from Atlanta and has
ppOn IL building with seventy-five rooms,
oesioes several smaller houses. The trus-
Ior the home are w. L. Calhoun,
1TUel H. Inman, w. H. Ross Clement
Evans and r. D. Spalding. The home
- erected several years ago, and during
H. 'lIne the money for the purchase of
H. laNo ana the construction of the build
. was oelng subscribed much enthusiasm
aroused over the project 1t was
accomplished by the late Henry w. Grady
y" last Thursday Charles Kennel, ne
To hoy p years of age, entered the house
H. Mr. VIII Simmons, who lives in the
AG'-'Western portion of Macon county
tiINg mis- absence, and insulted his wife
uo managed 10 escape from the brute
- gam her neighbors to whom she
her story After she left the house
rlel ourglarized it, and with Mr.. Sim
49, pistol proceed. to shoot down pro-
uousiy his chickens and hogs. In a
s snort time after Mrs. Simmons es-
oand of determined men were on
Uai He succeeded for awhile to elude
Xo Pursuers, who concluded he was max
mas way southwark towards Ogle-
- In this they were correct, and
- ieached the bridge over Whitewater
before he did, where they had only
n "dl' short time before he made his
ahce. lie was seized by the infuri-