The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-09
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

7.
from the race for the Legislature in Bibb
county.
The total registered vote of Bib county
at the hour of closing the books for the
primary was S,l6S
lie body of DR.. Fitzpatrick, the Midwife
stefan who was tried and acquitted
bout two years ago on a charge of hav-
ing killed Joe Sprinz of that place, has
been taken to Atlanta for interment. The
details of Sprinz's death and the subse-
quent trial of DR.. Fitzpatrick are familiar
TO a large number of the people OF TINS
state DR.. Kilpa trick married Mr.. Sprinz S
widow about year ago, and she survives
him. She was, before her marriage with
Sprinz, Miss Even of Macon.
The Pythian knights of Fitzgerald, are
enthusiastic in the preparations that are
being pushed ahead for the coming of the
G. I'D Lodge of Georgia, which convenes
49, :. May II, for two days session.
le Mayor has caught the Knights by his
cvidcntf earnest purpose TO do all that Is
,os lble for the success of the occasion.
TT City Council is a unit in the effort TO
d. its full share in all essential prepara-
1ns. The generosity of the Colony Com
my has impressed every one that they
e in hearty accord.
Mrs. Minnie Sims, daughter of Mrs. Jane
McKinnon, living near Richland, attempt
to commit suicide by cutting her throat
rom ear 10 ear. 1t is believed that she
vas temporarily insane at the time, men
tal alteration being caused by shock re-
Ceived during the burning of. her mothers
sesidence on last Thursday. Thursday Mrs
dcKinnon's residence burned and Mrs.
II, sims had a narrow escape from the burn
ing building Saturday Mrs. Sims APP
cared to be in great mental distress. Just
efore noon she borrowed razor, saying
she wished to trim her corns. A few min
utes later she called a member of the fam
lily to the garden, where she was found in
en- almost uncons eious condition. Although
still alive she is regarded In a critical con-
dition.
The peach crop around Woodstock is
the finest it has ever been. Farmers for
some years past have been giving more
attention to the diverSification of crops
than they did before cotton went SO low.
The result of this is that there are many
fine peach orchards in the country. That
will soon be one of the leading fruit grow
ing sections In the state. Judge George
T.. Gober is now making arrangements
TO set out in Woodstock district 100000
peach trees. While MIR. Gober is one of
the best Judges in the state, there is no
man doing more for the people in a ma
terial way than he. Many hills that
few years ago were covered in brambles
and were Improbable are now fine peach
orchards and are paying the farmers as
well as any part of their land.
Houston county is a storm center at
present, politically speaking. For the va
rious county offices there axe no less than
forty1three candidates in the race for
public trust and hustlng over the county
soliciting the popular suffrage. AS the
second largest county in the Macon judi
ca circuit, the candidates for solicitor
general have kept Houston county paths
smoOth-trodden Col. Duncan, the only
candidate outside of Bib, who is from
Houston, will, of course, carry his coun-
ty The six Macon aspirants will about
equally divide the remaining votes there.
Only three candidates are eHHeaseed fer
representative: T. V. Pagan of Fort
Valley. C. c. Richardson of Evanston
and Sidney Taylor of Byron, well known
local politicians. who are actively pursu-
ing the nimbe vote.
Another attempt will be made in Full
ton county to abolish the fee system so
far as 1t relates to county officials. and
instead place the officers of the county
on salaries. This proposition has been ag-
itated in Fulton county for years, but has
never found much favor among the bust
ness men or the officials. Mr. Charley
Brannan of Fulton county, while a men,
Der of the Legislature several years ago,
ment Of the fee system in Fulton county.
but it failed to find many supporters and
died cold, cruel death. At the follow
ing session Representative Chester Pierce
o Houston introduced the same bill. with
the same results. The measure never left
the committee room, and at the close of
the session was lost in the shuttle. Now
the street car men propose to take up the
fight against the fee system and see what
they can accomplish
Dublin Courier Dispatch: determined
effort will be made to induce the Brewton
and Pineora to run trains into Dublin.
President ]. s. Simons, Jr., of the Young
Mems Business League, Is back of the
scheme and he expects TO enlist in the
cause all Of the business men and citizens
OF Dublin. There seems to be no reason
why the Brewton and Pineora should not
run trains into Dublin From Brewton
mere Is only eight miles and the track of
the Wrightsville and Tennllle road could
De used. As ne road is now run, Dublin
Is left completely out, as the trains of the
pov,p roads do not connect at Brewton to
-.o, from this place. In fact, a great many
op.e in Dublin believe that the Brewton
ana Plneora purposely arranged It's sched-
ule IN order not to connect with the
Wrirhtsvillo and Tennille Railroad from
Dublin. 1t Is hoped that MIR. Simons' ef-
iorts viii meet with success.
Next Saturday the Georgia Cotton
Growers Convention will be held in Ma
con, and the eyes of the manipulation and
consumer will carefully note the proceed
lnSs of this assemblage and it's probable
'enects upon the cotton production of the
STATE In every wise this Will be one Of
me most important conferences ever held
oy the farmers of Georgia. They will
iV' only consult among themselves and
eAehange experiences, but will confer wirh
tne bankers, the warehousemen and all
BUSINESS men who are interested In the
luton producers of the South. The OBJ
yvI,S OF the convention are manifold, is
chlet motive being to unite the farmers on
one plan of action and to seek the best
n'als Of getting reasonable prices for
ttner product Several hundred farmers,
tSahers werehousemen and business man
I'm I'm BIZ over the state will be In attend
it, s'a'e 10 i"teresteu IN