The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
vg,vs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

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6sl5 for oil offices in Spalding county
,r,Icopl H. Aver of Macon has been ad-
AL ~ the list of those in the race for
the rSgislature from Bibb
,fusooree county's insolvent tax list
,,r fine current fiscal year, including both
STATE and county, is only $20.4S the small
est ever known
1,5e Populists of Marion county met Sat
url9y and decided to adopt the resolutions
-. the County Democrats-a white pri-
mary a free-for-au fight.
one of the most important social mill
tqrv events Macon has ever known viii
IN. the celebration by the Macon Volun-
f4.,rs of their seventy-ffth anniversary at
tbeir armory on Monday night, April %.
The County Democratic Executive Com
mittee Of Macon county has named May
as the or a primary to elect coun-
~ Officer The registration is unusually
heavy. more than 900 having registered TO
date,
Grand Commander julius L. Brown has
issued his dispensation to certain Sir
Knights IN Newman, Ca, authorizing them
to form and open a commandery of
KNIGHTS Itnpldr at CNdI pace 10 DE
known as "Tancred Commandery No. H."
TN, Roswell Manufacturing Company of
Roswell. Ca, has registered in the office
of the Secretary of State an issue of $75-
600 of bonds The bonds are payable Jan.
l. 1912 or redeemable in installments of
5000 or $4,000 after three years from
date.
John Carter, negro man who is said
10 have been 10 years old, died near
Shellman last Friday afternoon. He was
the Oldest person living in that section of
the state and had many friends among
the whites who assisted him in his declin-
ing years.
Now that the required guarantee fund
Of $4,000 is complete, work on the South
ern Interstate Fair has begun in earnest,
and from this time on will be pushed with
the Utmost vigor Plans of all kinds are
being rapidly matured and every indica-
ton points to the fair being the biggest
and best ever held in the South.
Gov w. P. Hoard, who built up
the great dairy industry of the North
west, VIII visit the Interstate Fair in At
Iau,a next fail. He is expected to attend
the Georgia DaTyman's Convention and
has been requested to come several days
fair where he will probably address a
large audience.
MIR. J. c. Bryan of Mercer University
and Miss Mary Rosser daughter of Mr..
T. ". Rosser of Macon, on Monday made
Iahic their marriage, which occurred in
Macon two years ago Mr. and Mrs. Bry-
an have kept the matter profound Sc
trat for two years, not because of any
rarenual objection. but because the groom
decided to complete his studies at Mercer
before announcing the marriage.
The Lanier hotels fate is still hanging
in the balance. Since the failure of the
commissioners to get a bid when the
property was offered at public sale in Ma
con couple of months ago, everything
has been undecided. Mr.. Newcombs lease
as manager expired last month, but he re-
lewed it for six weeks in order to keep
tae hotel from being closed pending a sale
IL is thought the court will pass another
order in the matter this week.
MI Leonard c. Dickey accidentally fell
down stairs in the Cheney building on Pine
street in Fitzgerald Thursday night ana
received injuries from which he died Fri
day afternoon. Mr.. Dickey was a young
married man, who went there from a bbe-
vile about two years ago and has been
engaged in the livery stable business. He
was noted for his kindness and generosity.
he leaves many relatives and friends in
mat section who mourn his untimely
death.
Madison Madisonian: The scarcity of
oxen as beasts of burden is subject of
frequent comment and their absence
mom the farms is a matter of rather dis
credit to the farmers-yokes of good oxen
are worth In the market from $75 TO 500
An Observing citizen explained the other
Gay their scarcity by the fact that farm
tIs GO not raise the forage and prOvender
on which such cattle subsist as they used
10 90 Cotton has been the chief crop Of
lle farmers for many years past. and the
neglect Of food crops has caused a decline
III cattle raising.
Macon Telegraph: Mr.. r. NJ Butner,
Who has announced his candidacy for
sheriff of Bib county, will if elected,
prove an efficient and capable officer, he
having served as sheriff and deputy sheriff
vi houston six years. making a most ca
P'D'e ana efficient officer for that
tounty' always ready. day or night
- execute the duties Of his Office. When
S''eu to make an arrest or serve a paper
~ was ready at moments notice. During
uIe war he served in the Confederate
"."ly IN Wheeler's cavalry, Second Tenn
regiment. Since making his home
Il. macon more than seventeen years ago
it' mas served three years as chief of po-
~ ~ making fine record in thai capacity.
t tii' Hlehds most earnestly hope to see him
''e mex sheriff of Bib county.
y "hhe woman was arrested in At
''"'' the other day for living in a house
""'Ie negroes lived. Upon being taken to
t t police barracks she told the follow
tan ,gmarkable story: Il never like to
'ue story of my unfortunate life, but
leVHoh l will have to. This Is the first
f"r was ever arrested. l was born be-
r9l lhe war near Augusta, Ca and my
C''r and my father were both pure
It'."stans, but they were not married
t''.o ''en told that my mother belonged
so, most respectable family. l had TO be
H. ou' OF the way. I was n waif ana
W. saNe me away to a mulatto man and
Ma named Mitchell. The woman. Liza
lN died in Atlanta on Fort street
"a raised believing myself her child
wi course, / was raised as a negro
ana that was not all. ! was mar
~ "a black negro and with him sold