The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
sENs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA..

IN savannah, took place at the First Pres
l,t.rian Church in LAGRANGE 10 O'Clock
thursday morning. Mrs. farrell is re
nen1bered there as Miss Ira Bradtield
Youngest daughter of DIR. 7. S. Bradield
s5. numbered her friends there by the
| hundreds.
Mai w. f. Slaton, superintendent of the
np5ic schools of Atlanta, has been elected
vice president of the National Educationa
| association. An important session is be
ing held in Chicago by the department OF
| slperintendence of the National Associa-
| ZION. and 1t was at this meeting that Maj
slnion was elected
Two hundred and Lightweight dogs have
boen slaughtered in Macon since Feb l
These we're dogs captured by Dog Catcher
Hampton, who, after keeping them in the
civ pound for twenty-four hours nae
Them slaughtered. The majority of these
dogs were of common breed. and as rule
not considered of sufficient value by theli
owners to pay the fine and tax.
About twenty citizens of Vineville, SUI
burb of Macon, have filed a petition in the
SUPERIOR Court asking that tract OF lana
consisting of about eighteen acres, De IN
corporated under the name of The Will
ngham Mills" Judge FELTON, is not IN
the city, and it is not known what VIII
he done 1t is expected, however, mat
objections TO The petition will be hled.
II is thought &hat the petition was filed
to thwart the annexation movement.
Mr. NJ 2. Walsh it is understood, at
the suggestion of friends who are desir-
Gus of complimenting and honoring MINI
is considering a proposition to offer Tor
the LEGISLATURE Mr. Walsh, it is very
probable. will announce his candidacy at
Inc proper time. Mr.. Walsh will be "A
strong man before the people. Mr.. Walsh
is a nephew of the late Hon. Patrick
Walsh, and for a number of years mas
been managing editor of the Augusta
chronicle.
Hon Bryon Bower, representative in the
LEGISLATURE from Decatur county, has not
ves made his official announcement TO sue
coed himself as a representative from MS
county, but says that he would De ~ ''le
race: No opposition has yet deVtloPeu'
and Mr. Bowers record in the last house
win very likely preclude a possibility oil
any opposition Offering to his candidacy
For the Senaie," said Mr.. Bower ID
is Miller county's time 10 name the can
didates. No opposition has yet come OUT
against James Bush
Mrs. Iantha S Miller has filed SUIT III
Cobb Superior Court against the western
ana Atlantic Railroad for $4,000 damages
IN eccounf of the killing of her husoaHu'
Daniel r. Miller. last September, III d
.r,racl, near SMYRNA. The complaint sets
f,,tb mat the deceased was brakeman
an a through freight train bound Tor AT
ANITA. and while running at hlsn az"
dangerous rate of speed draw heau pun
"a out of one of the cars, fell on tne tia .,i
yF.1n y
err was thrown under one oil 'ile
cars and instantly killed.
Gainesville Eagle: Nine and half mil
lions of dollars are the assets Of the three
new companies now operating IN tAe
cold mines of Lumplln county me 80 -.
g3li6ated Gold Mining Company mas apo u.
completed its first mill at cost ol ~ - -
s9o960l This company Is capltallzeu ~
s. avn Ca and has no stock for sale Inc
Chicago Mining ond Milling company Il
cauit9lzed al 81, 100000 and the crown
Mountain Company at $2COO'ooO. All ol
these comDanles have valuable properties
and will have their new mllls III opei a
ton within the year. They are pulu,ls
I'd plants the equal of any IN CoIol a''o'
ara win work the refractory ores that
have before this been neglected. Dan>
louega is planning to give a pis banquet
TO the srockholdel of all these colnpdiiles
at the opening of the mills of the Consoh-
dared Company in May. over 5oo guests
viii be invited.
State Entol..Slogist Scott while in Macon
Wednesday. said that the fruit crop is all
right and he is well pleased with the out
look. He is devoting considerable time
IN the san lose scale and is eXtermnating
i. as rapidly as possible. He says that
the fruit men of North Georgia are ar
ranging for a convention to be heid on
April A. Mr.. Scott reported the san jose
scale TO be almost stamped out around
Fort Valley. From my personal obser-
walton and from the reports get from
the fruit growers on my rounds throush
The state" he said, Il think l can say
that the outlook for a large fruit crop Is
better than it has been perhaps ever IN
the past. 1 am delighted at the conun-
ued cold. for it will have the effect or
keeping down the sap until all danger OF
frosts have passed. ! think, however
that the growth is already sufficiently re-
tarded to save the fruit"
Deputy Collector A. ]. Spence and Depu-
ty Marshal W. B. Burkett have been
playing havoc among the Illicit distillers
around Canton Last Saturday they went
up into the Mcfarland settlement, be
tween Canton and Ball Ground, end cut
down forty mash tubs and destroyed
about 1000 gallons of beer Al one place
they captured an eighty-galon still cap
and worm but at each of three other
places the still had been pulled out. leav>
ing the tubs They also found at one
place alag" stand and a 'thumper"
kcs. BY the use of the 'thumDer' wills,
ky can be more quickly made and re-
moved than by the ola process, and thus
il that the officers are so often ''just
TOD late" On Sunday the officers went
back into the same neighborhood and de-
siroyed about 1900 gallons of beer and
two very large watts. No arrests were
made at either place, but warrants will
probably be sworn out and arrests made
later.
FLORIDA.
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