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

GEORGIA.
Mr.. George A. Freeney, the most expert
-no, in Dodge county, shot and killed on
last Saturday white quail. 1t was the
only one ever seen at Eastman. Mr.
FraeDev also killed in the same locality.
about TWO years ago. jet black one. 1t
is a mystery where these birds came
from.
Abbeville is promised a cotton mill in
4be near future. The site is located and
agreed on. and sufficient stock subscribed
to guarantee its being a reality A fine
water power and an excellent shipping
roint by roll and water are material ad-
vantages encouraging the projectors of the
enterprise to push the work.
Houston Home Journal: The first white
child born in Houston county is now an
aged gentleman living in Dodge county
aud was 76 years old on Dec. 10, last Mr.
Milton Wright was born in Houston coun-
~ Dec. 49, 1923, and recently came up from
his home in Dodge county to visit his
brother Rev. ]. T. Wright, near Fort
Valley.
Mayor Collins and the Council of West
Point, at an adjourned meeting Thursday
afternoon, decided that Tuesdays prohi-
bition election was not in conformity with
the act of the Legislature, not having been
properly advertised new election has
been called for Monday. Jan. 10. The
prohlbitonists will endeavor by injunction
10 prevent the second election.
Americas Times Recorder: The recent
spell of cold weather sounded the death
kneu for thousands of fat porkers In sum
ter Farmers will be well supplied with
home-raised meat this year, though this
has been the rule for some time past MIR
n A. Ray has large number of fat
porkers to kill a bunch slaughtered yes
terday. averaging 80 pounds net. This Is
she road to prosperity.
The Middle Georgia Poultry. Dog end
Pet Stock Association will give its first
exhibit in Macon the latter part of this
month, commencing Jan. %, and contn-
uias an entire week. Preparations for
the event were commenced by the asso.
ca'ion several weeks ago, and to Judge
from their magnitude the show Will be
the biggest of the kind that ever took
pa' in the South.
Thursday morning Boykin Bros store
was completely destroyed by fire at Bro
Station. The stock consisted of general
merchandise and was valued at from $1,000
to $500 covered with perhaps $1,000 insur-
Bros. W Il rebuild Immediately a large
brick building. Had the citizens not re-
s-prded so promptly the entire town
NoIld have been burned to ashes.
Americus Times Recorder: For the first
time within the memory of that proverblal
prevarcator the oldest inhabitant" La
mars mill pond mile south of Amerlcus,
was sheet Of ice from shore to shore
yesterday morning. The pond covers
twenty or twenty-five acres, and while
'dlck ice has formed upon it in years past,
if was never frozen over solidly before.
And yet during the blizzard in February
last the mercury fell to below zero--at
eAs, IS degrees colder than yesterday.
The attest edition TO the faculty of EN-
cry College and the educational forces of
me state is that of DIR. B. w. Arnold, who
succeeds Rev. James f. Dickey as profess
sor of history and political economy for
me spring term. DIR. Arnold is a Virgin
ian and comes TO Emory from the Johns
hopkins University, a Baltimore. He is
comparatively young. being only 80 years
VI age, but has had considerable expert
ehee and splendid educational advantages.
Capt. Robert Cater and Lieut. Raglan
competed their examinations before the
Second Georgia board in Macon Wednes-
Gay and the papers are now in the hands
q the board of directors. AS soon as
taey have been corrected they will be
W'"ard"d to headquarters and commits
soAs issued, provided the examination has
Ueen successfully passed. These officers
we're elected at a recent meeting of the
4ery Rifles and are both residents of that
i"Ce' Another meeting of the board will
W Aeld some time at an early date to ex-
''Ie PAe officers of the Dublin Guards.