The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-14
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA.
NEWS OF THE THREE STATES PUT
IN TYPE.
GEORGIA,

GEORGIA.
An unknown negro who was arrested
and locked up by the marshal at Rober-
ia. near Fort Valley, Friday afternoon,
set fire 10 the calaboose that night and
made good his escape. The jail was al
most totally consumed before the fire was
discovered.
Quartermaster Bryan of Andersonville,
who is superintendent of the National
Cemetery at that place, has been in Ma
con for the purpose of having the bodies
of the negro soldiers buried there while
they were camped here in 1S9S'99 remov-
ed to Andersonville and buried in the Ma
tional Cemetery.
Adairsville Banner: Mr.. w. H Davis
has new novelty in the honey bee.
Some days ago he had a stand to swarm,
and instead of coming OUT of the gum is
usual. they carried gum and all away.
Neither bees nor gum have been since
seen. Peculiar bees, indeed, to swarm at
night, and of unusual strength
oglethorpe Echo: Farmers are graft
fed to have it develop that what they
last week thought was rust in wheat is
not rust. 1t was a blight caused by TOO
much moisture and dry sunshiny wealth
er of the past ten days has entirely dis
PEELED it. The crop is now almost in full
head and generally as fine as ever grew
in this section. Fifteen days more of
favorable weather viii bring a bountiful
harvest
Albany Herald: Hon. j. NJ. Griggs will
be nominated by the Democrats of the
Second district for a third term in Con-
gress, without opposition, in the primary
on next Tuesday. This is a happy state
of affairs upon which both Judge Griggs
. 10 af ~ trfo 10 1a
congratulated. 1t speaks we'll not only
for our congressman. but for the people
of the district as well. He has proved
to be an able and faithful representa-
tive. and the people are adopting the wise
course and acting for their own best in
terest in electing him for another term.
chattooga county furnishes, perhaps,
more strawberries for the market than
any other area of land of equal dimen-
sions in the world. There are now being
shipped to the Northern and Eastern
markets from Summerville and Raccoon
Mill between 500 and 1000 crates daily
netting to the shippers about 50 per crate
The Raccoon Mil Company owns the
largest strawberry farm in that county,
100 acres. Five hundred hands are now
employed there. and it seems impossible
for them to pick over more than half OF
the farm each day. These hands make
from one to two dollars per day.
The debate between the candidates for
solicitor general of the Bibb circuit, held
at Fort Valley Friday night, proceeded
upon dignified ground until toward the
end of the speaking, when Mr.. John r.
Cooper was allowed ten minutes in which
10 conclude. Then the sensation of the
evening occurred Mr.. Cooper spent the
ten minutes in vigorous personal excori-
alton Of Mr.. Lane, going so far as to al
lude to his family and church relations
Three of the debaters left the stage Mr..
Lane among the number. Several ladies
in the audience left the room and two
ministers who were present left the build
ing, expressing their disgust and regret
at such utterances.
The commencement programme for Mer-
Ger University at Macon has been COM
pleted in all of the main details, and PROM
ises 10 be a most interesting close to an
other one of the colleges successful years
The exercises will commence on Thursday
night. May 81, when the oratorical contest
will take place in the college chapel on
Friday night, June /, the champion debate
between the Phi Delta and Ciceronian Lit
erary societies will take place in the col
lege chapel. AT the conclusion Of the de-
bate the successful contestants will be
awarded the handsome medal offered by
Prof. f. l.. Martin of the Georgia-Alabama
Business College. on Saturday night, June
@ the freshman defamation f-r medals
will take place. Sunday morning,
June 3, DIR. e. Y. Mullens, president OF the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, at
lou isviiiiiis, Ky, viii deliver the commence
ment sermon at the First Baptist Church
Monday evening, Mr.. John Temple Graves
will deliver an address In the college
chapel. Tuesday afternoon the junior
contest for medals will take place, and i'm
mediately following this there will be
special meeting of the alumni of the col
lege. Wednesday is regular commence
ment day. Diplomas will be delivered and
degrees conferred, after which President
Pollock and Judge Emory Speer win de-
liver addresses.
EVnRInA