The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-14
N GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS of THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA

House at Madison Saturday and organized
with Hon w. r. Muslin as chairman and
w T. Bacon and H. A. Wrench as secre-
taries. Resolutions were adopted strongly
. ndorsing Col Broughton for the office
/ of state treasurer.
Covington Star: Mr.. George T. Smith
has on exhibition at Brooks G. Smiths
drug store an egg laid by one of his Wy
andott hens, that is indeed a curiosity.
The shell is thickly covered in places
with thousands of perfectly shaped eggs
that can be seen with the naked eye.
When under a magnifying glass, they
appear as perfect in shape as an egg can
be They are hard to break and seem TO
contain nothing. Mr.. Smith will send
it to the Smithsonian Institute.
Hon. F. II. Miller of Augusta has gone
10 New York, where he is a member Of
committee from the Episcopal Church
to revise and fix the law of the church
concerning the re-marriage of divorced
persons. MIR. Miller is the only repre-
sentative on the committee south of the
Potomac and east of the Mississippi, and
his selection is high compliment, not
only to his recognized legal attachments,
but to his prominence as a layman in the
councils of the Episcopal Church.
Brunswick Times; The Young Mems
Business League is to be recognized and
commence again to work for Brunswick.
Live men are at the head of ii and much
good can be accomplished through the or
ganization. AT a meeting for the purpose
of reorganizing, held LAST night. at Brob
sion, Fendig &, Co.'S office, speeches in
favor of the league were made by several
and committee, composed of Messrs E.
D. Walter, chairman; A. Fendig, r. V.
Douglas, T Newman, G. w. Cline, o.
Johannensen and H. H. Harvey was ap-
pointed to work out plan of organiza-
Fton and 10 interest the business men in
the work 1t is anticipated now that
much will come of the work on the line
proposed.
An important party of government Off
Gals will go to Athens on May % to view
the total eclipse of the sun. All things
considered Athens is one of the best
places to be found from which to view
the eclipse, and for various reasons this
city has been selected by DR.. H. S.
Pritchett, superintendent of the United
States coast andi geodetic survey. DR..
Pritchett has a great reputation as a
scientist and astronomer. He will bring
with him party OF distinguished scien-
lists who will assist him in making the
necessary observations. The party will
arrive in Athens several days before the
date Of the eclipse. The faculty of the
University of Georgia Will assist the Wis
itors in every way possible.
The plan of Col. r. d. Locke to oppose
the confirmation of Harry Edwards as
postmaster at Macon, it is said has been
i knocked out. Locke was counting on Sc
l curing the assistance of Senator Bacon to
I make the fight but a letter has been re-
1 ceived from Senator Bacon stating that
1 he would support Edwards for the place.
This dispels all doubt about the matter
l as it is thought that Senator Clay will
| take the same course as Mr.. Bacon. Ii is
now said 10 be doubtful as to whether
1 Locke with be elected to the National Con-
yenton from the state at large. Only
seven counties have nominated him for
the place and the Republican politicians
OF Macon say that he has very little
chance of winning 1t is also learned that
he will not be nominated for Governor
Mr. w. &. Gaitree of Marietta, o., ar
rived in Macon Saturday and will to-day
devote his attention to completing the
arrangements for rural mail delivery in
Bibb county. He thinks there can be
no further delay in the matter and by
March Is or by April /, at the latest, the
citizens of the county, living within a
ten-mile radius of the city, will have
their mail delivered daily at their doors.
| Two carriers are to be appointed, one
for each of the two routes. These routes
will be known as CA and 3D." Eacn
carrier will start out of the city on one
4 road and go ten miles, delivering mail
at each farm house as he goes, and, af-
ter having completed his ten miles he
viii cross into another road and return,
delivering whatever mail he may have
for the residents along the road.
Countess Adellne Schimmelmann is
coming to Atlanta She is expected to
arrive there on March 6, and remain ten
| days The Countess Is coming to At
anta to attend the Tabernacle Bible
| Conference She will make one address
at each days session of the conference.
The Countess spends her entire time
travelling over the world in her yacht,
the Duen, preaching and doing mission
airy work among the longshoremen and
sailors along the water front of the great
ports of the various countries she visits.
AT present she is engaged in the general
evangelical work being carried on in New
York. She arrived in New York in No
vember, and her yacht was almost at
once converted into free coffee and tea
kitchen for the hungry. Every night
since her arrival the yacht has been fill
ed with sailors and the rough men of the
water front. The Countess serves them
with hot coffee and sandwiches.
Griffin Evening News: Yesterday at the
splendid home of Hon j. NJ. Mobley. in
Hamilton, Harris county, was celebrated
the seventy-seventh anniversary of the
birth of that distinguished and honored
gentleman, in a manner that was be-
fitting the event. He was surrounded by
his children. grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Col Mobley at this reun-
ion entertained all of his six children.
most of twenty-five grandchildren and his
1 fve great-grandchildren Two of his
grandchildren We're unavoidably absent;
one, Adjt. James Mobley Kimbrough who
I is fighting with the Twenty-ninth Infantry
in the Philippines, and Mr. Benjamin Fl.
Kimbrough of Texas. These are the sons
of his daughter, Mrs. j. NJ Kimbrough
of this city. Only the loving face of the
wife and mother, who was taken from the
home few years ago, was lacking in the
happy family The day was a love feast
in this good Methodist household, and per-
iect happiness prevailed throughout this
spendid old Southern domain.
Thursday last Mr.. ]. l., Sanders OF