The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-23
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND
SOUTH CAROLINA
NEWS OF THE THREE STATES PUT
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Hon. John c. Ellington has Withdrawn
from the race for the Legislature in Ma
con county.
Mrs. Overstreet Of Swainsboro was on
Wednesday last given a verdict Of 500
against the Wadey ana Mt. Vernon Rail-
road as damages for personal injuries.
The annual ad valorem tax rate of the
city Of Athens viii not be increased this
year despite the fact that the tax returns
of real estate IN the city have decreased
over $4,000. The taN rate is per cent.
Judge Emory speer resumed his lectures
on Unconstitutional Law" to the Mercer
law class Thursday night. His lectures
are among the most interesting of the
course at Mercer and are always enjoyed
by the students.
After a continuous service of twelve
years as principal Of Johnston Institute,
around which centers the entire school
system OF Monroe. Prof. John Gibson has
rendered his resignation 10 the board OF
trustees and announces that he viii 80 to
Europe for study IN higher classics.
The Macon Volunteers viii celebrate
their seventy-ffth anniversary Monday,
commencing at O'Clock in the morning
and lasting until early Tuesday morn
ing. II was thought at one time that
Gov. Candier would be present 10 partici-
pate in the ceremonies of this occasion,
but engagements az Albany prevented.
The senatorial race in the Twentieth dis
trict is evening up considerably. and the
fighting issue seems 10 be entirely on the
prohibition question. Hon ID. B. Sal-
ford, who is opposing Hon. John r. Allen,
Of n 4 he
he is "unequivOcally and perpe ually in IA
vor of the abolition of barrooms in Geor-
gia."
Fort Valley is to have an ice factory ibis
season to furnish part of The ice consumed
in the shipment and handling Of the fruit
crop. Mr.. w. II. Harris has purchased
the machinery to equip an ice manufac-
turing plant with daily capacity of r.
600 pounds. Work has begun on the build
ing and the factory viii be in operation IN
a few weeks
A most romantic marriage occurred
Thursday afternoon at Butler. when Nc.
d. Fl. Cooper, a prominent cotton buyer
of Fort Valley, was joined in wedlock to
Miss Nettie Smith of Butler. The bride has
been seriously i'll for some weeks, her con-
dition being declared critical by attending
physicians. The ceremony was perform 81
at her bedside.
The two darkies who were in Jail for
trying to kill Mr. Nudge Brinson, near
Stillmore, few days ago have been tried
and released for want Of sufficient evil
dence to convict. Az last reports Mr.. Brin-
son, who was pretty badly wounded by
one of the gang, was fast improving, aud
1t is to be hoped he will soon recover
from his wounds.
A reward of $500 has been offered in the
state executive department for the arrest
with proof TO convict of VIII Jones, ne
gro of Floyd county, charged with assault.
The assault was committed on the person
of Mrs. Belle King. who is member OF
one of the best families Of Floyd county.
A reward was offered OF $50 for Cooper
Greene of Early county, who is charged
with shooting and morally wounding
Elisha Timmons on the night Of Dec. "A,
1899
Washington Gazette: The elected can
didates propose to give the defeated can
didates a banquet in this place I an early
date There is no better way than this 10
place a beautiful capstone on the harmo-
nious and model campaign which has just
come to a close. 1t will be a magnanimous
act on the part of the elected candidates,
and the banquet will be an occasion that
posed each other in friendly and honor
able manner in the recent contest for po-
iitical preferment
Mr.. ]. r. Hightower Of Dublin informs
the dispatch of most unusual occurrence
which took place near Dexter. where sew
eral hands of Mr. Hightower were getting
out crossties About noon they heard "a
rumbling sound like the running of a train.
Soon a large pine was seen TO sway ana
then gradually sink completely out OF
sight Another followed, but did not sink
SO completely into the ground as the first.
Mr.. Hightower states that hole at least
twenty feet square was made by the sink
ing of the trees. He is unable 10 account
for the occurrence. In several parts OF
Iaurens county there are what i known
as lime sinks or basins in the earth. They
are nearly always fun of water, Which is
furnished by a subterrapean stream. Ire
crust of earth between the trees ana one OF
these streams may have been thia ana
gave way because of their heavy weight
made so by years Of growth.