The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-18
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
AEws OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA..


marty of Macon Hoos Hoos, accom-
named by several delegates from Atlanta
las gone to Jacksonville, Fla, to attend
a. rate meeting of that organization.
There are a number of new members to
he nut through the mysteries of the ini-
ti4-i0n and a delightful time is anticipat-
el by the Macon party.
The Albany Lumber Company at Cor
eeIa sold out to Mr.. S. ]. Hill. The price
raid was $19,5O0. The property consists
of a well equipped mill and about 1900
,,-as of pine and cypress timber. The
mill has been idle for two years, but Mr..
AIN will start it at once. Mr.. Hill now
owns about 1900 acres and this gives
this mill timber for ten years or more.
In spite of expensive repairs the grist
mill at Dennard paid a handsome profit
last year. probably the best since it has
been in operation, over sixty years. About
o000 bushels of corn were ground and
nv the time the wheat season closes in
Nav nearly 10000 bushels of wheat will
have been ground All the wheat ground
at Bernard was not raised in Houston. a
considerable amount having been hauled
on wagons or shipped by rail from other
counties
Tuesday morning the Muscogee Cotton
MIL in Columbus was discovered to be on
fire and before the fire department could
check che flames 81, 900 damage was done
Ia thee mill. The flames started in the
dry room and it was a very stubborn one,
but by hard work The firemen succeeded
n confirming the fire to that room. The
mill will rot be compelled to shut down
entirely Workmen commenced repairing
the damage just as soon as the debris was
cleared away.
Cochran Tribune: Little Christine
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Poole
gave a dining last week which was en-
faved by two great-grand fathers, two
two grandmothers and one grandfather
and d number of other relatives. Chris
tine is doubtless the only person in the
county who has two living great-grand-
fathers They are Mr. T. F. Waite and
Prof c. w. NJ. Wynne both enjoying
ire health and expect to eat a good many
more Christmas dinners with their little
granddaughter
Walton Tribune: The state surveyor. in
company with Commissioner Moore of
Walton and Commissioner Byrd of Gwin-
nett, is now engaged in establishing the
line between Gwinnett and Walton coun-
ties, in pursuance with recommendations
from the grand juries of both counties.
The base line was about completed Sat
urday and has resulted in only a slight
change in the heretofore recognized line.
Loganville remains in Walton "by a good
safe majority" This week the permanent
line Will be established.
The nominations for the captaincy of
the Macon Volunteers, held at the com
p3nys armory on First street Monday
evening, resulted in a victory for First
Lieutenant Robert Haziehurst The nom
nation was one of the most exciting that
has ever been held in the company, and
the race between Lieut.. HaZehurst and
Capt. Granville Conner, the present in
oum5ent of the office. was one OF the
closest that has ever occurred in Macon.
There We're sixty-nine members of the
company present, and the ballot stood 30
Tor Hazlehurst as against 81 for Conner,
giving he former the victory by one vote.
Atlanta Constitution: The appointment
Of Hon b A. Denmark and Hon. Byron
Bower will be heartily Endorsed by the
people Of the First and Second Congress
slonaI districts as well as by the friends
Of the university all over the state. Both
new ctficials will hold office until the
next meeting of the Legislature and their
terms OF office, if ratified by the next SEN
ale will not expire until Aug. %, 1905 The
Board u Trustees of the State University
s made up of twenty-one members, of
whom four are from the state at large,
one from each congressional district, two
rom the town of Athens, one from the
board Of Trustees of the Georgia Tech
nooglcal School, one from the board of
me Georgia Normal and Industrial Col
lege and one from the board of the state
school at Savannah. The Governor of
me state completes the twenty-one mem
me directors of the Georgia Chautauqua
association have begun in earnest the
Wepaf9 ions for The twelfth annual ses
sOn' watch they hope to make the biggest
l'u me best assembly that has ever been
neg The first meeting of the directors.
Hgo ar the First National Bank of AL
panS' was a most interesting one, as the
erection OF officers was held and the date
aor the next assembly was determined
upon The assembly VIII be held a few
SN1eKS later this year than ever before.
sunday April %, having been selected as
."e o.ening Sunday. The assembly will
cs,'Hah IN session eight days ceasing on
SUNDAY April %. There are a number Of
,edsons why the directors have deemed
wise to change the time of the session
~" tI'e usual time the last week III
Marcn. One of the principal reasons is
.at tae chances for pretty weather are
O''''r Turing the latter part of April.
Inc emigration fever which has caused
SUN havoc in and about Madison and
,"orRei such hardship on the farming in
.'ea's IN Morgan county, has struck the
Ls'o cement in Newton connty. AL
"ou-a The project has not reached such
,a pioportions there, it has been worked
W. Tor the past several days. and the
W,5 ioeS are agitating il seriously. Mrs.
nmHIans, wife OF "Pegleg" Williams,
bHV mas seen such hard times at the
nN of the Morgan county farmers,
,gu' among the negroes of that section
~r Wednesday and readily worked them
g 40 fever heat of excitement on
10y hursday night about twenty-five
yes eft over the Georgia road and
s'"ewhat smaller humber left Sunday
cav" Another party is expected to leave
While some of the negroes who
'een carried off are of a worthless
'onssting of idlers and depredators,
o number OF representatives of the best
rar most reliable negro families have