The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-20
N GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
.,,vs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


,,,s in Hall county will begin circulat-
~ netition calling for a local option
/ ,5,+ion at an early date. This petition
chi rs1,lire about $50 signatures to make
4, aAeetiVe as there are about $500 quail
/ led voters in that county.
Wednesday night as James Mosedale,
farmer about 45 years old. living about
.u.o miles from Dalton, was going in to
t,ta the Western and Atlantic Railway
-. Cbattahoochee where he has been
,e,diug the winter, he was accidentally
tilled by being thrown from his wagon.
ITis s9u Lewis, and another man We're in
the wagon with him.
Frank M. Terrell, who has been held
for the past month for the killing of Will
ro,, Oe1etree at Griffin on the 18th of
last December, was ordered released by
The court Wednesday as the grand jury
fafed to find enough evidence to warrant
The return of a true bill against him.
Terrell left the court house thanking the
court and his attorneys.
The election for Mayor and aldermen
of Bailey resulted as follows For Mayor,
J5hn Ellis, Jr.; councilmen, A. NJ. Nc
Cool G. w. Sullivan, w. w. Morris, J.
NJ Johnson and S. NJ. Johnson. The new
rnan will he sworn in the first Tuesday
next month"; WllcIl a tlcI ~, ma SID l. teiA
receiver and collector will be elected. All
these people have made good and faithful
officers and will no doubt be reelected.
state Entomologist Scott is now prepar-
ing his annual report on the condition OF
frur trees in Georgia, to be delivered be
fore the state entomological board at Ma
con next week The meeting of the board,
which has been called by Chairman o. B.
stevens is an important one, and the
rsDort Of the entomoiogist is looked for
ward to with a great deal of interest, es-
noelaly in view of the great spread of the
San Jose scale in Georgia during the past
year
Buck" King, colored, who is supposed
to be a centenarian, died near Thomaston
few days ago. This old and respected
negro. while he was harmless, caused
many children to go out of the way in
order to avoid him. He generally carried
with him a bow and arrow, swords, horse
sh es ana many other things. He could
below like COW and could out-butt a
hull ard for this reason he was named
"tnele Buck" His age is not known, but
is believed to be something over 100.
Capt r. f. Crittenden, of Shellman,
Randolph county says the farmers of his
county will not plant a larger cotton crop
This year than last. On his own planta-
ton he will not plant an acre more ana
nay not plant as much; he will use fer
thzers sparingly, not more than lVD
rou0ds per acre on his cotton lands ana
thinks his neighbors will do the same.
apt. Crittenden does not believe the
farm ers viii make the fatal mistake OF
planting a big cotton crop and selling 1t
FIR four CT five cents per pound
G c. Mcconnell, a young man employed
in the track department of the Southern
Railway, was found dead on the side of
tn track near Straton's brick yard in the
lower part Of Macon Wednesday after
noon shortly before 4 o'clock. The dlscoV- i
o'r was made by the crew of south
touGd passenger train and when found
lha body was stiff and cold, life having
been extinct for probably several hours
Tie body was badly mangled, especially
s'0ut the head. which part seems to
have been struck first, judging from the
position in which he was found
The Cedartown Standard, in recent
issue, pays a deserving compliment to the
Resent state officials. and urges in a spir-
Of harmony that the officers of the state
Do given a second term. In an of !
year the STANDARD deplores the signs OF
opposition that have sprung up in some
quar- ers and calls for the time honored
custom of rewarding faithful public eerv-
s'on has sprung up TO the members Of
Me Prison Commission from South Geor-
sA and to the state treasurer. In the
Plea for harmony, the Standard pays an
especial tribute to the services of Com
missioner Thomas Eason.
Gold mining matters at Dahlonega are
@ivened this week by the presence of a
large company of Northern capitalists and
0Slh2uished men, who have come down
to inspect the consolidated mammoth new
c1ornation mills, and to visit and view
me gold fields in that vicinity. The Con-
Soldateds new mill is not yet in operation,
0lt is nearing completion, and thousands
OF tons of gold ore are being mined and
pieo up ready for use when It does start.
Nntn in full operation ii will crush about
I" tons of ore per day. That the present
pay roll of the Consolidated company is
over 500 men, gives some idea of the eX-
tent of the work going on there.
Senator w. NJ. Thomson of Cordele says
thlt The interest throughout his district
was already centered to a great extent on
me contest for Congress from the Third, !
ana that for an evenly matched fight,
tnat httween Congressman Lewis and
IUlgo Allen Fort was probably without
an equal in the state. Judge Fort has
Sleniied his intention to conduct an active
odmn1lsn and to use every energy TO Sc
cure the seat" he said, land his friends
are satisfied that such a campaign viii
curry MIN to Congress. Judge Fort is
from sumter and Congressman Lewis is
tfom Macon, two counties just in the CEN
Ter OF the district and two of the largest
M population in that part of Georgia. Both
candidates are among the very best men In
'ne Sae and for that reason the contest
IRON SOS to be one of the liveliest the
lA'rd district has ever known"
FLORIDA.
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