The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-25
ELBERTA PEACHES MAY ROT.
APPREHENSION AMONG GEORGIA
81 FRUIT GROWERS.

Cotton Has Sustained Much Injury
Around Amcricus-Xoung BOY Who
Had "a sum of Money Seriously AS
saultcd-AmericuS Population Ex-
pccted 10 Reach S,500-Chief OF
Police wheeler Is Back From His
Philadelphia Trip.
Americas. Ga. June A.-Considerable
apprehension is felt here as TO the fruit,
corn and cotton crops, owing to the con
tinued rains Fruit growers fear the Ell
berta peaches win roo on the trees. and
shipping will be curtailed to consdera-
bic extent
Cotton has sustained much injury al
ready, and II the rains continue. this viii
be increased. The fields are full of grass
ana little work can he done There is
too much rain even for corn, and it is
feared that a July drought may badly
hurt IT,
The melon crop in his section is NOV
ing. and while not large. there will be
an abundant supply Of watermelons and
cantsloupes The grape crop is very fine
Young Boy Assaulted.
De Vile PARROT. 10 years old, and son
of farmer. was assaulted by some I'M
known party yesterday morning while
driving 90 the oity. A blow on the
back of his head may result seriously. 1t
was known chat the boy carried a sum
OF money, and the belief is that the party
who struck him meant murder and rob
berry. but was frightened away by the
appearance of some one else upon the
scene.
There was another very heavy down
pour of rain here to-day.
District Deputy L. V. Whipp,e of Cor
dele has issued q call for a general meet
ing OF all the Masonic lodges in the Third
congressional district the meeting to be
held in Americas on July 10 The object
of the meeting is for an exchange of fra
ternal greeting and work in Masonry The
two local lodges will wel-ome the visit
ing delegations, and several hundred Ma
cons are expected here upon that occas-
ion.
Census of Amerleus.
The work of taking the census of Amer
deus and Sumter county has been complei-
ed, and careful estimates made in the
opSCtlCG OF OHlCtal HEultS II II btiltNtu
that the count will give AmeTicus pop
ulation OF $500, while Sumter county will
boast 5000 or more.
The annual conference of the Americus
district of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. In session the past week
at Plains. nine miles from Americas,
came TO a close to-day. More than fifty
churches were represented and the meet
ing was a most successful one. Among
the visiting ministers OF prominence wns
Rev. DR.. Bowman. president of Emory
College, who preached TO a large congre-
CATION during his attendance.
Chief of Police Returns.
Chief of Police Wheeler of this city has
returned from Philadelphia, where he
went to seek Information of Charles Perry.
an Americsu negro inCarceratei there up
on the charge OF murder. Perry is wanted
in Americas for burglary. but may never
come back. as it is believed he will be
hanged for the crime committed there.
Chief Wheeler believed that Perry would
confess to burglaries here and implicaJ e
some of his pals. Some valuable infor-
nation. which will be used later, was OBJ
tained from him.
The Allen House one OF the PRINCIPAL
hotels here. will be reopened about July
10. after having been closed for a year.
Many Improvements in the house have
been made. George II. Fields will be les
see and manager.