The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-04
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA
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GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
The graduating exercises of the Dawson
public schools occurred Thursday evening.
The graduating class was the largest
since the establishment of the public
schools. IL numbering twelve-ten young
ladies and two young men.
Washington Gazette: Chenault Bros,
who operate a large farm about fourteen
miles northeast of Washington, have a
field of oats containing about twenty
acres, which competent judges say will
make sixty bushes to the acre. Can
the West beat that?
Walker County Messenger: J. II. F1em-
ing owns COW that gaye birth to three
calves. Two are living and doing well
the other one dead. Two weeks earlier
another one of his cows found two calves,
Five calves with two COWS. Mr.. F'lem-
ing will go into the stock business and
send them TO the Lookout range.
Waynesboro True-Citizen: Bin Croker
small-sized, one-arn1ed, black negro. was
placed in Jail here Tuesday last charged
with the murder of old man Alex. john
ston, colored, near Rogers, a few days
ago, an account of which we published
last week. He denies the charge, but We
are informed that some strong evidenc Q
will connect him with the horrible murder.
The State Board OF Visitors inspected
the Academy for the Blind in Macon Fri
day. They will recommend that the build
ings be enlarged and the scope of usefu'-
ness expanded. No objection was raised
TO anything done by the management. AS
a matter of fact they expressed them
selves as highly pleased with what they
saw. The members of the board are Press
ident Thomas g. Lawson of Eatonton, r.
C. Nicely, Thomas B. Cabaniss. Joel Bran
ham, r. II. Plant, N. B. Drewry.
News has been received at Griffin of
the killing of a negro In Live Creek dis
trict by young EweI McNeely, which
occurred some time late Thursday after
noon. From the best information that
can be gotten, 1t would seem that The
negro was advancing on Mr.. McNeely wi n
a knife and rock. at the same time ours
ing him. when he was ordered not 10
advance further. He continued TO do 70,
when he received the contents of a dou-
ble-barre shotgun, which killed him In
stantly. The name of the negro could not
be learned.
The name Of Hon. Wiley B. Burnett
of Clarke county is now suggested as the
fourth man on the list of the delegates
from the state at large to the National
Convention to be held in Kansas City. Col.
Burnett would make an admirable dele
gate, and his friends propose to put up a
strong fight in his behalf. SO far Hon.
Jack j. Spaiding of Fulton Hon. l.. +.
Garrard of Muscogee and Hon. BoylSin
Wright OF Richmond have been mentioned
in this connection. Col. Burnetts friends
say that his name would make the dele
cation a strong one. and one that will
reflect credit upon the state
Marietta Journal: Mr.. w. P. Ward of
Lost Mountain. raised about 700 bushels Of
fine sweet potatoes last year, which he
housed, and has been marketing here for
the past few weeks at 81 cents a bushel
They are perfectly sound and delicious.
His method of preserving them from
freezing is to build a house, double par
tition. thirteen inches wide, placing saw
dust between the two partitions. He piles
his potatoes in the house then, without
any other protection. These potatoes have
been in the house ever since October
and November. He sold about ninety-five
bushels here this week. He has about
one hundred and fifty bushels yet.
James Sims, one of the most prosperous
young farmers of Butts county, died at
jackson Saturday morning from hydro
phobia. His sufferings were frightful 10
behold. Mr. Sims was bitten by a mad
dog several weeks ago. A stone was
quickly secured. and his family believed
that all danger had been passed. A few
days ago hydrophohia developed in a most
violent form. The victim became almost
wild at the sight of water, and ii be-
came necessary to have a constant at
tendant with him. Mr.. Sims is the victim
of his own dog. a very fine animal. During
his absence the dog became mad, and
was locked up in an clubhouse Mr.. Sims
YVES ignorant of the fact that the dog was
mad, and when he returned home he heard
the dog whining. and quickly opened II e
door. The animal sprang upon his mas
ter with furious strength. "A terrific fight
ensued, during which Mr.. Sims hand
was badly lacerated. A little child was
bitten also.
Julius Bone. the convict who escaped
from the Dade convict camp, near the
Tennessee line, May 90 Is In Jail in At
lanta. The apprehension of young Bone
is not due to the skill of the detectives
nor the vigilance of the police, He is q
Friday morning for the purpose, as he
says, of personally going before the state
pardon board to tell the prison commits
sioners that he Is the victim of a judicial
error. This, he asserts, was the only mo-
tive of his escape from the convict stock
ede. Julius Bone reached Atlanta by rail
from Admission, Ala. He went at once to
the home of his mother. at the corner of
Courtland and Decatur streets, and within
half an hour after his arrival. had sent
word to Detectives Wooten and Hewitt
at the police barracks, that he was home
ready to surrender. BY u o'clock he was
In the custody of the officers. An effort
wiai be made 10 secure his pardon.
FLORIDA.
The Democratic Executive Committee OF