The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-05
PART TWO.
N GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
,,ws OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

. learned that the government Will
,.-t magnetic observatory in Ma
go few days The headquarters Will
Go" me central City Park. The officer
t rnarge will arrive there this week
NJ y $. Fielder and Capt Walter A.
Iris prominent attorneys, have an
.,,,cad as candidates for the House Oh
Ino...,--szsntatiyes in the state Legislature
-, Ribb county. Both are well known
- Macon and have many friends
nh names, of Dr. G. A. Nunnally and
,f p w. Smith are being mentioned
Cor tbe LEGISLATURE from Troup county
IVA there is strong sentiment 10 CIR
"sl,ta a petition amongst the voters
t5roughout the county requesting them TO
nao1,. couutv's Executive Committee
-. ,tondax and decided to hold the prim-
for aounty officers and members of the
1aeieIature on May 10. This Will give
.about forty names on the lalIy sheets a'
,h- primary election. Dooly mas seven an
uounced candidates for legislative honois'
Macon is to have better hotel accom-
,,o5ations. Plans for Improvements to the
Rrovn House will be commenced short
" and the hotel will be made one OF the
- elegant in the state. Mr.. william
\pill formerly pl Ot'A 49, -
iIo.aI AT Augusta on Monday, signed
e,-oN,.4ars' lease for the hotel, and the
l'nfract calls for extensive improvements.
rannille News: The land for the cotton
,a;1 site was purchased last week. 1t is
down the Central Railroad, just a nan
MI be,ow the depot, and the Sandersvllle
1,i-road passes through one corner of the
trart There are twenty acres in the tract
.ti.b was purchased from the j. b.
crsubeus estate for S2S per acre. A prong
a. The lot reaches TO the Southern RAN
road which will lay tracks through Il to
The mill site, and thus three roaos Will pe
accessible to the factory.
Rome is preparing for grand mid-sum-
NOR peach carnival and already pans are
under way The carnival will be held OF
a time when the luscious Eloertas are In
en- their glory. and Rome and North Geor-
eia expect to make display that Will
mi the visitors with surprise. Commit
tees have been appointed from the Com
r1ercial League to secure rates, EXHIBITS,
c.c. one committee win go TO AdairsviLe
tlis week to the fruit mems congress and
secure their cooperation if possible
Americas Times Recorder: Mr.. j. w.
Wheatley has as his guest this week Judge
Ro5er, Mccoy of Baltimore, one of the
r.ioneer citizens of AmeriCus Judge Nc
COY came here in 1913 when this metroP-
els was bul a struggling village and the
vbooD Of the red man and the growl or
the grizzly awoke the echoes in the
nrinieval forests round about. He had q
littIc Store on the stage road, near where
the city hail now stands, and Mr. Wheat
lay ,terked for him. Judge Mccoy is now
r. years Of age, but is hale and hearty and
t5ns many interesting anecdotes OF pioneer
days in Americas.
On March 81 the citizens of Cornelia
and surrounding country organized to
build 100000 cotton mill with the follow
ing officers: 1. T. Sellers, president;
James Peyton, vice president; DR.. ID. A
York secretary; J. T. King, treasurer.
A building committee was also appoint
ed and the work will be pushed rapidly
until the completion of the mill. Cor
nelia offers many advantages for mill
as il is the market for the cotton OF
Eanks and White counties and has the
finest health record of any town on the
Southern Railroad. This will guarantee
to the operatives a home in a healthy
section.
The will Of the late William c. San
#dors of Atlanta, was filed in the ordi-
4 narys office Monday afternoon, and ap-
picaiion was made to have it probated
in solemn form. Mr. Sanders was the
heed of the large cotton firm of Sanders
Swami & Co. and was one of the wealth
lest residents Of Atlanta. There has not
| yet been any appraisement of the estate
fnd no accurate estimate is obtainable. 1t
is said, however. that. in round numbers,
tH" estate will approximate $500 900. Mrs
Rebecca Huisey Sanders, Mr.. John Will
ian Sanders and Miss Julia l.. Sanders
are the executors and propounders. Alter
making special requests TO some of his
other relatives and making provision for
his wife, Mr.. Sanders provided that the
residue of his estate should be divided
among his five children. Messrs. John w
and Imam Sanders, Mrs. James f. flick
ey. Miss Julia Sanders and Miss Clara
Sanders.
Macon Telegraph People from Knox
vile yesterday reported a sensational
meeting in the church there Sunday night
As tho reports go, and they are heard
rom eye-witnesses Mr.. H. c. Morrell,
an evangelist heiling from Cartersville.
took uD'a glass of water poured 1t on
his hands. and said as he did it: II have
been preaching TO tombstones and ice
oergs all the week in Knoxville, and l
now wash my hands of these people
Henceforth. I go my way and they may go
tneirs" And taking his coat and cane,
D" left the congregation sitting in amaze
ment. He had been conducting a meet
| ing in Knoxville during the week, and
the results had not pleased him. He
preached on Sudden Death" at the Sun
daE night service, and at the close of his
sermon he invited all sinners who wanted
lorsiveness to come forward and give
lneir hand. There were no responses
nHd the scene above described was enact
e1. The pastor Of the church was pres
emf. end he promptly took his pulpit AMI
made short talk. Then he extended the
same invitation, and the congregation re-
sponded almost without exception. The
feeling against Mr.. Morrell was not con-
cealed yesterday, and the expressions
h'ard on the streets Indicated that he
at once.
FLORIDA.
" is said rats are destroying a good
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