The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-28
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA.
NEWS OF THE THREE STATES PUT
IN TYPE.
GEORGIA..

al district are considering the name Of
Charles l. Bass of Habersham, as a
candidate to represent the district in the
Kansas City Convention.
The Eastman military company is pre-
pairing to visit Wrightsville in a body dur
ing the chautauqua at that place A feat
ure of the programme is q competitive
drill Of the Second Georgia Regiment.
Tattnan Journal: The Democrats of
Liberty county will hold district prima-
~ on Wednesday. July II. to choose
state senator for this district Messrs. p.
3. Smith. Waruell and Smiley are the can
didates. They are all good men, but then
the Journal would like 10 see Col. Warnell
knock down the plum.
The farmers around Lyons are enjoying
a period Of prosperity. with even brighter
prospects ahead. Mr.. T. J. Wilkes has
shipped several barrels of Irish potatoes
already. besides ne has already made
splendid strawberry crop, which he mar
keted at good prices. Mr.. Wilkes is one
Tattnall county farmer who is rapidly get
ting a fortune out of the ground.
Milledgeville Union Recorder The crop
of the Georgia state penitentary farm is
in most flourishing condition. The wheat
harvest is going TO be unusually large. and
the oat crop is good. Last week Superin-
tendent Foster had six acres SET out in
cabbages ten in sweet potatoes, and four
teen in tobacco. CAPTAIN Foster Is expect
ing an abundant harvest this year.
Americas Times Recorder The first
-four of the new crop ground in Sumter
county this year was turned out at Blacks
mill ten miles west of Americas, yester-
day. The wheat was raised by Mr.. J. w.
Harris, of this CITY, ait his home on Fielder
street where he had TWO acres planted.
But this is only the beginning Of heavy
movement against the -four mills located
In this section. For the wheat crop now
being harvested in Sumter county is the
largest grown since ante bellum days, and
in quantity will tax the two or three mills
for some time. Magnificent fields of wav-
ing wheat varying in size from three. five,
ten TO seventy-five acres, are to be found
all over this county. The acreage was
large. the seasons propitious, and our
thrifty farmers are solid on the bread
question Many thousands of bushels of
wheat win be made into flour here.
Capt John r. Ware deputy marshal al
LAGRANGE, went down in Harris county
Thursday and captured the biggest wild
cat distiliery in that portion Of the woods
The wildcat belonged TO one S0g Moore,
who the Captain says Is one-half Indian
one-haf negro and a third half he does
not know what. but is satisfied he Is
composed of three halves. The capture
was near Mountain Hill. Mr.. Ware cap
tured thirty-five fermenters. an eighty-fve
gallon capacity copper still, and over
turned three thousand gallons of beer.
From the appearance of the surroundings
the Illicit work had been going on for
some time, probably a year or more.
Twenty-Five or thirty hogs were kept
when Mr.. We're left the grounds the hogs
were getting drunk on the beer and had
begun to fight like mad. Sog Moore will
be arrested later on.
A cotton mill on the cooperative plan
is to be tried in Augusta. Some time ago
1t was announced that a mill had been
projected on Horse creek. on the Caro-
lima side of the river, aud charter o.
tanned for 1t under the laws of the state
OF South Carolina. This mill is to be
known as The Weinona Manufacturing
Company 1t Is now announced that as
many shares as possible are to be placed
among operatives. the idea being that
these operative stockholders shall consd-
tute the working force of the mill, the
profits i'm dividends thus going to those
who made them. In addition TO the fac
tory stock village lots IN the mill village
are to be sold TO such stockholders at
low rates, and thus carry out the idea OF
a first-ciass Industrial plant on the CO.
operative system. To put the shares with
In the reach OF all they are placed at SO
and are payable in small monthly install
ments.
a rather novel case was tried In the
City Court of Dawson Thursday and enc
that viii attract attention over the state
IN case II goes to the Supreme Court,
which Is probable. II. A. Terrell, the tea
cher of Graves Public School. had occa-
sion TO punish one Of his pupils, whereup-
on the pupil left for home. The teacher
also left 10 get a buggy 10 go to the boys
nome. While he was gone the pupil re-
turned to induce his little brother 10 go
with him. The teacher seeing the boy
took buggy whip and horsewhipped him
twice on the railroad track and as a re-
suit was prosecuted for assault aud bat
terry. The teacher claimed his right to
punish his pupil. but Judge Hobbs of AL
bany who was presiding. charged the Jury
that the right of a teacher to punish was
confined 10 his school room; the jury re-
turned a verdict OF guilty. II. A. Wilkln-
son, who represented the defendant has
made motion for a new trial, and il the
case goes to The Supreme Court the court
will be required o establish a new prece-
dent. as this is a question never decided
by the state courts, and none others that
could be decided.