The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-01
N GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

Commissioner of Agriculture o. B. Stew
ems has left Atlanta for an inspection tour
in the southwestern part of the state.
The sixth annual convention of the Bap-
fist Young Peoples Union of Georgia win
meet in Atlanta June 1921. The sessions
will be held at the Tabernacle Baptist
Church-three sessions a day. The con-
vention promises to be very large, with
GOO or 800 delegates, perhaps.
The first car of Georgia peaches from
Marshallvnle left there Tuesday afternoon.
The peaches are of the Sneed variety, good
size, freiy colored and very peachy, both
in smell and taste. The car was consign-
ed 10 A. F. Young & Co, New York.
There viii be no let-up from this date
until the end of the season, and car after
car will go forward in rapid succession.
State School Commissioners. Glenn has re-
Gently returned to Atlanta from Thomas
Vie where he attended a meeting of the
teachers of that enterprising little city.
While away he visited number of points,
and says he found the work of the teach
ers in good shape. The crops, Prof. Gem
says, are looking web in the sections
through which he passed, and he saw
more wheat than ever before. He thinks
the wheat crop CT the state the largest
ever planted.
The handsome silver cup offered by Col.
N. G. Michael to the young lady at Lucy
Cobb Institute, at Athens, for exceilency
in the study of history has been awarded.
The winner of the beautiful prize is Miss
Nary Hill, he youngest daughter of Chan
cellcr Walter B. Hill of the State Univer-
sity. Miss HilPs mark in the history de-
partment at Lucy Cobb Institute this year
has been of the highest grade of merit
She VIII read her prize essay during the
Lucy Cobb commencement exercises.
Green goods swindlers of New York and
Pennsylvania have been putting in some
good work throughout the section around
Calhoun, as is evidenced by the large num-
Der of new one dollar counterfeit silver
certificates in circulation there. Several of
the merchants OF Calhoun have been vic
t,mized by holders of these spurious bills,
and il is thought that other sections of
the state are being worked by the swim
d ers. The certificates in question are
clever limitations of genuine bills. and it
Is even contended by some that they are
rot counterfeit.
Tuesday afternoon Mr.. L. E. Jewel of
Johns Hopkins University took a trip up
the line of the Central Railroad from Grit
fin for the purpose of locating the north
EN- edge Of the shadow of the recent
eclipse. The location of this shadow line
is very important matter from a scien-
tfc and mathematical standpoint, and Is
never accurately done by calcula ton. The
calculations are usually out anywhere
from half mile to mile. In this in
stance the calculations showed that the
station at Griffin was located four miles
within, the shadow, while Ii was actually
about five Prof. Jewell was very fortu-
nate in his search and succeeded in locat-
Ing the shadow about one hundred yards
above he or ut SnDnVSi1Q
the northern portion of Spalding county,
and about seven miles due north of Griffin.
He also found several good photographs
made by an amateur photographer, which
he procured. These pictures were made
within half a mile of the line of totality,
and Prof Jewell says that they are excel
lent and very valuable in establishing the
exact line between the line of total and
partial eclipse.
party of Atlanta gentlemen have just
returned from fishing trip to Brunswick
and southwest Georgia and relate an in
cident, which was almost tragedy, in
which two members of the party very
nearly lost their lives, says the Atlanta
Journal. In the party were Capt E. p.
Howell, Messrs. Clark Howell, Sr., Albert
lowell, Jr., w. l.. Cosgrove, w. T. Cen
y, Clarence Angler, John c. Ruse. Judge
inah, Ga. The party left Brunswick
1t l O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon,
%, aboard the launch Atlanta, owned
= Albert Howell, Jr, on short fishing
'fip up the Satil.a river. On the trip the
hachinery of the launch got out of order
ma a tug was employed to tow the launch,
'Aich was dashed alongside the tug About
o'clock IN the evening some object
struck the boat causing II to careen badly,
Hnd Mr.. Ruse was thrown backward over
the side of the launch into the tug boat,
knocking him senseiess, but otherwise
'ausing no serious injury The gentlemen
Vi the party rushed to Mr. Ruses assist
hhce and this overweighted the boat on one
SIde causing ii to turn over TO an extent
winch left the top at an angle of IS de-
frees, and all of the party on top slid off
nto the water between the tugboat and
we launch and Immediately disappeared
ON view. Capt. Howell and Mr.. Gentry
elihe up under the tug, and finding them
selves in this predicament, dived below the
propeller and avoided serious injury. capt
iIowell soon came to the surface, and be-
ing good swimmer, had no difficulty in
Iemaining on the surface. In the fall Mr.
Ngntry's head struck the tug and he re-
eNed severe lick in the side, rendering
I'm unconscious. He regained conscious
'ess IN the water, however, and came to
.le surface about seventy-five yards in the
.eir OF the boat. Although O poor swim
lner' with only one arm and having on. all
ms e.othes, he succeeded in remaining on
.op some time. He finally went down, how
yer but erose to sink the second and the
W 70 time. He was rescued q few seconds
'''er sinking the third time by Capt. Ed