The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-10
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS CF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

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The vitalia Record has suspended. The
publisherG announce that The true and
only reasin for the suspension Of the pa
paper is chat it has not received suffi-
Client patronage to warrant its continu-
ence."
At a mc,ting of the trustees of Tenpille
Institute Wednesday afternoon Prof 2.
Whitehunx was reelected principal. with
Misses Id. Lee Chandler Of Waynesboro.
Mary F. Walters of Montezuma, Annie
Jones of decatur and Taylor Watson as
sistant tei'Shers.
Tattnan Journal: The new law under
which solicitors and judges are elected
by the people was given fair trial this
year. AMI the verdict is that it won't do,
and there rs every reason to believe that
IT win soo'I be repealed. We have yet to
find in .Tl'nnell a man who is in favor
OF. having our judge and solicitor elected
BY, the -vots of the people.
Athens ltsnner: One hundred and sixty
worthless dogs have been gathered unto
their fath+fs within the past six weeks.
One humid sd and eighty have been muz-
zlcd. AM the work rolls merriy on.
There is no telling when the killing and
muzzling is 10 end. The $50 mark has
almost been reached and at ths present
rate 900 dogs will have been brought into
direct contact with the law before the
end of June.
Eastman Times-J Journal The Postoff1ce
at Eastman has been advanced to the
third class and the postmaster's salary
increased to S,3o0 per annum. This ad-
vance was made on the basis Of gross
receipts received from this Office by the
government for the four quarters ending
June !. 1900. and shows that all lines OF
business have been more prosperous dur
ing the past year than the one proceed
ing Eastman has one of the best con-
Quoted postoffices 10 be found anywhere,
and we congratulate Mr.. Brown upon ms
raise
Thursday evening Tom Jordan, who
hved in Carroll county. was in Carrollton
and sdrsnk blind tiger whisky. About $50
o'clock he became involved in a difficulty
with B. H Crider the chief marshal of
Carrollton, and shot the marshal three
time, once through the heart. After Cri-
der was shot he drew his pistol and shot
Jordan one time and accidentally shot b.
Hood in the leg. Order and Jordan both
died in very few minutes after they
were shot The difficulty seems to have
been the result Of an arrest made by Cri-
der about a year ago, when Jordan was
under the influence Of blind tiger whisky
and accused Crider of stealing SIS from
him at the time Order arrested him.
The commencement exercises which
have Just been concluded mark the first
scholastic year of the Monroe College at
Forsyth, under the auspices of the Geor-
gia Baptist Associa ton. The college Will
lose its present president, DR.. A. A. Mar
shall. who has accepted call to the First
Baptist Church of Raleigh n. c., as well
as Prof S c. Hood, the vice president.
who will also return TO pastorate Work.
Or. Marshall's place will be filled by Prof..
Charles Spurgeon Jackson of Hephzibah
High School, of which he has been presl-
dent for more than twelve years, and his
success as an educator has been proven
by his success with this school of high
standing. Prof. Cummings Of Macon, a
well-known educator, will supply the place
OF Prof. Hood The other members of the
faculty are reelected and Will remain at
the college.
Dahlonega correspondence of the Sa
vannah Morning News: The twenty
eighth annual commencement of the
North Georgia Agricultural College closed
Wednesday night. It was the most brill
liant commencement in the history of the
institution The programme as published
in the Savannah Morning News, was fully
carried out. At almost every entertain
ment large numbers were turn away for
lack of room in the large auditorium On
the second floor of main building. The
following students won medals: Sub
freshman prize, elocution. b. section, Mr..
J. s. Grant, Ha bersham; A. section, first
prize. H. L. Newton, Morgan county;
second prize NJ. A. Richards, Fulton
county; freshman. first prize. l. o. Par
ker. Screven county; second prize. Miss
Blanche Gurley, Lumpkin; sophomore,
FIRST prize, W. RI. Berry. Muscogee; sopho-
more, second prize. P. T. Horton. GNin-
nett; target practice, l. c. McKibben,
Paulding; Gurley essay T. c. McKibben
A4no I In n Ca41 Drl
Lumpkin; science, H. L. Peacock. Dodge;
mathematics, j. W. West, Campbell;
junior grafton, S. A. Harris. Hall; presl
dents medal. senior GRAFTON. F. II Nc
Clusky Cobb county; prize drill, W. r.
Fsrrar DeKalb. The champion de-
bate between the Decora and
Phi Mu Societies on government
ownership of railroads. was mastery dis
cussed. The Phi MI. opposing owner
ship. won. The following degrees of the
University Of Georgia. were issued: A.
B degree. H D. Gurley, Dahlonega; A.
W. Cain. Porter Springs; F. H. McClusky.
BacEwelfs; II. L. Peacock, Cochran.
W. NJ. Smith Augusta; L. l. degree,
A. W. Cain, Porter Springs; c. L. Har-
MS. tMurrayville; T. c. McKibben, Pot
tillo; Miss F. Gaiilard Dahlonega: B. B.
s. degree. r. L. Sosebee Nelson: w. NJ
Blount. Waynesboro; w j. Mckee, Nc
kee; Miss Maggie Crisson, Dahlonega.
The > institution has enrolled 207 students
during the year. Many boys from South
georgia attend. This was the third year
OF the presidency of President J. s. Stew
art, and marks the most prosperous period
IN the history of this branch of the uni
versity.
Columbus Enquirer Sun: Mr.. James
w. Sweeny OF Jeffersonville, Ind. is in
the city. Mr.. Sweeny was recently award
cd the building of a dredge boat to cost
about $4,000, to be placed on the Chatta-
hoochee river and he came to this city to
mske ARRANGEMENTS for building il here
Yesterday afternoon Mayor Chappell took
MIN out 10 several places 60 look al them
Vith a view of building the boat here
Several places were inspected and It is
thought that he will build the boat here.
Atlanta Constitution: All of the five
militia regiments of Georgia, with the
possible exception of the First, at Sa-
vannah, are preparing for an encamp-
men; this summer. at which reglmental
drills will be conducted under the inspec-
ton Of Col. W. G. Obear. inspector gen
eral. The revival of the annual encamp-
nent is result of the reorganizat' on ef-
fected last February under which new Of
neers were elected and each company in
the state provided with new uniforms. The
FIFTH Regiment, commanded by Col. Park
woodward OF this city as already an
nounced, will encamp on Cumberland Isl
and from July to July 10 The Fourth
Regiment, under command OF Col VIII