The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-18
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
VIEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD ES
PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


Mrs. Synthia Wells, who lived near
Susina, in Thomas county, is dead.
In the Calhoun county primery for rep
resentative Hon. ]. T. Stewart of Morgan,
a wealthy farmer, was nominated by 80
majority.
A large vote was polled in Toweta
county. Capt. r. H. Hardaway was NOM
mated for the Senate for the Thirty-sixth.
The wheat crop throughout Walton
county is reported to be very good. Dur
ing the continued rainy season it was
thought that rust would damage and ruin
H. but since the rain has ceased and the
atmosphere became dry a large yield is
expected and the people are delighted.
Marietta Journal: A little negro going
through Hunts woods the other day states
that he was pursued by a coach whip
snake. The snake was the fieetest, and
overlook the boy and wrapped itself
around his legs and whipped him with its
tail until his pantaloons were torn TO tat
ters We tell the tale as ii was told us.
George D. Lowe and T. A. Parker have
been selected as delegates TO the State
Convention, and J. W. Tippins and E. t.
Kennedy TO the Congressional Convention
from Appling county. There will be a pri-
mary in that county on the third Saturday
in July for the purpose of selecting a cam
didate for representative and county Off
GERS.
Ed L. Wight nominated for the Legs
lature and R. Hobbs for congressional ex-
l. Vtive committeeman in Doughtery
nty. For judge the vote was w. n.
elOn, nee, 24S; 1. A. Bush, So; John e. Donal-
upol s. Advices received from all the six
neu titles of the Albany circuit insure che
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"Tl primary was held in Clinch county
work members of the Legislature and coun-
i ,ep officers Hon. R. G.. Diczerson and DR..
W b. Handy were elected delegates to
q - 4e fgtbefaateFia- con xAnI1n, and S. W.
5o e'tister and Walter G. Dickerson to the
a !. congressional Convention. The latter
n were instructed to vote for Hon. w. G.
Il Brantley The delegates were chosen by
n a mass meeting of the Democrats at the
Court House at bonneville.
The official consolidation of the returns
from Berriens primary shows the nomi-
nation of Joseph II. Alexander as state
senator from the Sixth district by 256 ina
jority, and ]. l.. Mathews aud Thomas e.
4 Williams. ]. p. knight is nominated fer
4 representative by POI majority. For county
officers A. w. Patterson is reelected or
Il binary; John A. Sutton, clerk; w. L. Swim
die sheriff; M. w. Jones, tax collector;
Allen Hester, tax receiver. and NJ. r.
4 Lindsey, surveyor.
The following candidates were nominat-
ed at the primary election in Thomas
county Tuesday: For representative, j.
Fondren Mitchell, e. e. Weeks; for ordi-
nary William Jones; for clerk, j. w.
Groover; for sheriff, r. ]. Hight; for tax
receiver, K. w. Mckinnon; for tax col
rector, P. S. Heeth; for county treasurer
John F. Parker; for county surveyor, A. j.
Sjanaland; for coroner, B. C. Johnson; for
county commissioners. II. c. Copeland, e.
NJ: smith, j. B. Rountree; for county COM
missioner unexpired term, ]. O. Bryant.
Dawson News: Rev. George Brooks,
through his attorney. NJ. c. Edwards, has
entered suit in Terrell Superior Court for
Inc amount of M,2O0 against e. J. Ma
thews, j. S. Thomas and John Anderson
an colored, whom he claims, through ma
hcious prosecution, damaged him to this
extent The defendants are represented
by j. G.. Parks. Brooks claims that his
Incarceration in the Terrell county jail
last year, charged with the burning of the
Sardis Baptist Church, came about
through false charges made by the above
parues, which were not sustained by the
grand jury in November. The case is ex-
citing no little interest among Dawson's
oosored population. The outcome of the
-'''eaAiOH VIII De WaScned Win interest,
4 as the case is an unusual one,
Washington Chronicle: On Monday the
Atth at II o'clock, noon, a great event in
lHe Industrial history of Washington took
pace. Steam was turned on and the ma
TTnlhery put in motion in the Armand &
4 tyson knitting mill. The greatest care
qua torethought was exercised in the
erection and equipment of this mill, and
we are satisfied it will be so successful as
greatly encourage the building Of such
Enterprises in Washington. There has
seh very judicious expenditure of the
money invested. The building is plain, but
eeIy substantial and is we'll ventilated
Tuu hghted as IL was possible 30 have It..
mere are no frills about the architecture,
pul when 1t comes 20 the machinery, Ii
- me very best that money could buy,
"nu mis- Is what makes us so confident
y. proht In the operation of the mill. Fur
Hermore Mr.. NJ. p. Hail. the superin-
seuaent was brought here all the way
ION ION Utica, N. Y, because of his great
ffAlH in such work as will be required in
1 Ms position. In starting the machinery,
"iss Ethel Armand struck the match and
4 Tp.arted the fire under the boiler and Mrs
~ A. Armand turned on the steam. We
% sure this means good fortune to the
enterprise.