The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-21
re PARTTWO.
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

An important new service has just been
added TO the military department of the
orth Georgia Agricultural College at
Dahlonega The trustees of the college
have authorized and provided for the or
ganization of a cornet band in the college
cadet corps, and have already ordered the
instruments, which are expected to arrive
within week.
John I. Pearson died Saturday morning
at his home in Harris county, about seven
miles from West Point. Mr.. Pearson was
one of the most influential and wealthy
citizens in that section, and his death is
deeply deplored by all. He had been in
failing health for number of years, his
death being fastened, though, by heart
failure. He leaves wife and several
grown children. His remains were inter
red in the Sardis Church burying grounds.
Hon. William Jennings Bryan has been
invited 80 speak in Macon on Thursday.
He will pass through there on that day
en- route to Columbus, where he is TO adj
dress the people of that city on Thursday
night. and several friends of the distin-
guished statesman sent him kilograms in
viting him to stop over in Macon for
several hours If it will be impossible for
him to stop over on Thursday he will be
asked TO come back by the way of Macon
and deliver an address after he speaks in
Columbus. Col. Bryan will go from Co
Iumbus 20 Atlanta and then to Chatta-
nooga.
,Dahlonega Signal: Besides the immense
mount of mining work now being done by
he Consolidated company, two other
hrge corporations are preparing for ac-
live developments. These are the Crown
Mountain Mining and Milling Company,
the Chicago New South Gold Mining Com
pany, and perhaps others. AS things now
stand, there will be more mining for gold
in The Dahlonega belt during the, present
wear than ever before. Millions of dollars
will be spent, and by May next, no man
who desires TO work can be found idle
We have always predicted great things
for our gold belt in the development of her
vast gold resources.
That Hawknsville is to have a cotton
mill before the next cotton season now
seems a certainty, as nearly enough
sock has already been taken and sew
eral are wiling to take more If necessary
II now seems as If the wet" and dry
election in Hall county is only matter
of a short time. The petitions that are
being circulated over the county will re-
ceive enough signatures, If they have not
already done so, TO cause the ordinary TO
cal, an election. When this comes up IL
will absorb the attention of the people
li
will work for their respective sides until
he campaign is over.
Gov. c. S. Thomas of Colorado, accom-
panied by his wife, passed through At
Ianta Sunday on his way to Washington.
Gov Thomas is a Georgian. He is also
an old Atlantian and has many friends
in that city He left Georgia twenty-nine
years ago and moved to Colorado His
visit Sunday was the first one he has
made to Georgia since he left in 1871 Gov.
Thomas was born at Darien. When ne
was years old his parents moved to
plantation near Macon. He stayed there
until 1865, when he was sent north to COM
pete his education. When he finished his
schooling he returned TO Georgia and To-
cated in Atlanta. He lived there until he
1oved TO Colorado His rise has been
4ady, and il is as the chief executive
ofg his adopted state that he returns to
his old home.
Large shipments of vegetables are be-
ing handled by the railroads at Macon
NOV, and the outlook is for an increase
The Georgia Southern and Florida Rail
road which line runs through some OF
the most fertile and productive sections
# South Georgia and Florida. is kept
PARTICULARLY busy at this season of the
year in handling the heavy shipments OF
lettuce beans caulhower, peas and on
ions. The shipments of Strawberries IS
not being carried on to any great extent
as yet but IL is thought that by Marcn
they will commence to arrive in carload
lots. The truck gardeners in the vicinity
of Macon have already begun the WORK
of sowing seed for early vegetables ana
il Is thought that a great quantity VIII
be shipped from there this year. Celery
is being grown successfully by some gar
deners, but not to any great extent yet