The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-04
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Banbridge last Sunday. The Baptist
Church there has called him 20 serve that
congregation and he will probably ac-
cept
The fruit men around Griffin regard
big peach crop for the coming season as
practically assured The continued cold
weather for the past uwo monehs has
served 10 keep ghe buds back, and il is
hardly possible for them to get sufficiently
advanced for the late freezes 10 injure the
crop materially.
The millinery store of Miss Jennie Nor
gan and the Postoffice were burned at
Rockmart Thursday morning, about day
light. The origin Of he fire is not clearly
known. but it is supposed TO be from a
defective stove flue. All the effects m
both the millinery store and the PosJof-
flee were saved
Rome Tribune: Reports from he
county districts is to the effect that the
oat crop has suffered severely from the
freezes during The past several we ks.
Just how extensive this damage win be
cannot be stated now, but il is feared that
il will be extensive, Wheat has appar-
emily received no serious harm ana the
outlook is for a fine crop in Floyd an1
surrounding counties.
Triton Gazette Griggs. Bartlett AID
q y
congressman. have distinguished them
selves in the debate on the floor Of the
lower house of the national legislature
this week. Mr.. Bartletts speech on the
Porto Rican bin, besides the argument
that the United States. under the cOnsti-
tuition. could not maintain a colonial sys-
TEN, showed that colonies had in no in
stance proved profitable 70 nations main
tanning them.
Bunoch Herald: IN common with the
rest of the state Bulloch county's oat
crop has been badly damaged by the fire.
quently cold spell of the past month In
fact the crop painted in January may BE-
said to be a complete failure while che
fan oats are damaged at least % per cent
on an average. It may be that in some
sections of the county the injury done 20
the crop is not so severe as in others, but
none have yet been heard from who have
escaped without considerable damage.
Ohio capitalists are in Fort Valley, who
will in the near future establish a $4,000
fruit canning factory with a capacity If
$1,000 cans of peaches per day. They are
negotiating with the larger orchard COM
panies for their surplus fruit yield The |
Aibaugh Georgia Peach Orchard Company |
has in course of erection a peach crate |
factory the third for Fort Valley. The |
work is satisfactorily progressing and the |
plant will be in operation by March Is. |
The capacity of the establishment will be |
1900 crates per day.
special 10 the Morning News from
Brunswick says: Alfred Turner. who has |
been in Jail for some months here and !
who is now resting under a two years |
sentence for COW stealing. pending hear |
Ing of motion for new trial. has been re-
leased on bond. Turner gave it in the |
sum of 81 $50 and his bondsmen are Messrs |
T04a1.I 81
Lang of this city. Senator Rufus Lang
of Camden and Mr.. l. r. Akin of Mount |
Pleasant There are two divisions in the |
bond. one being in the sum of $3.50 for
larceny and the other. $3.50, for assault
with intent to murder.
Americas Times Recorder: A guard
from one of the prison camps in South
Georgia came to Americas yesterday and
took away Tom Kemp, the Marion couu-
ty murderer, who goes TO serve life SEN
tence for the killing of John Cook Two
years ago. Kemp was confined in Ameri- |
Gus for safe keeping only. After his cap
ture near Buena Vista Tuesday last after |
having escaped from jail year aeo,
Kemp was brought to Americas by Sher- |
iff Parker. The officials here would take
no chances on his getting away again and
accordingly placed him in one of the
strongest cages in Sumter's jail And he
was right there yesterday morning when
Dahlonega Signal: In all probability a
large ditch TO convey the waters of Can
ada creek. in Union county, 10 the Con-
solidated Company's dam in the Yahoola |
creek at the Pauper's Home, viii he cut |
A survey Of the proposed enterprise IS
now being made. Some of the right-of- |
ways have already been secured by the 1
company, and if matters continue 20 be as |
favorable as they have been SO far. ii is |
highly probable that The ditch will be cut |
This will require the cutting of a tunnel |
through point of the Blue Ridge noun
tains. and while IL may cost several thou |
sand dollars to get the desired waters I'M
der control. il viii be a great saving 10
the company in the long run. This ditch |
has been adopted in lieu of the one men,
toned in these columns a few weeks
since.
Postmaster Hertz's commission expired
yesterday, but as yet nothing has been
heard from the contest which the RepubH- |
cans are making among themselves for
the Macon place and it is thought that |
Mr.. Hertz may have 20 continue to hold |
the office for a while longer. Maj. j. F. |
Hanson has gone North, but If his Macon |
friends know anything about his mission
they are not divulging it, The SUPPOSE
ton among the guessers is that he will
take occasion while absent to go TO Wash |
ington city and pull few wires for Mr. !
Harry Stillwell Edwards. whose nomina-
ton for the Pos toffice was made by the |
President some time ago. but who is be-
ing bitterly fought by both Congressman
Bartlett and Senator Bacon. Mr. Edwa I'd
has stated that so far as he is personally
concerned. his letter to Senator Bacon. |
which published in the Telegraph
some time ago, was his farewell shot and
no matter what mey happen in the flu
ture, he will not be heard from again in
this matter.
Montezuma Record: For quite while
the woods around Montezuma have been
alive with the revenue officers in search
of Illicit distilleries. Their efforts have
been more or less crowned with success
and several arrests have resulted from
raids made on the little worm and vat ont