The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-11
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD IN
PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

their places of business al o'clock in the
afternoon on Saturdays. This will be CON-
menced next Saturday, and will continue
until Sept. l.
on Saturday last the farmers of Johnson
county met at the Court House and elected
cant. ]. L. Martin and Hon. c. s. Mead
ows to attend the Cotton Growers Con-
yention, to be held in Macon tomorrow.
- 'thonia Standard On last Friday week
Bud Waldrop, well-known stone cut
was stricken deaf and dumb while at
- work at Bishop & Phillips shed near
town. After being afflicted in this manner
for only a short while, he regained his
speech and hearing and is row in perfect
health.
Hon. l. F. Culver Commissioner of Ag-
riculture of Alabama, has notified the
Committee of Arrangements that he will
attend the Cotton Growers Convention at
Macon Saturday He goes there to take
notes, with view to calling a similar
convention in Alabama. Invitations have
been sent TO the commissioners of agri-
culture in other Southern states.
Johanna Williams colored, died in Ath-
ems Monday night at the age of 107 years,
her age being authenticated. She was
born in Oglethorpe county March II, 1853.
She belonged first TO Mai. Beasley aud la
ter on became the property of The late Col.
David C. Barrow Old Johanna had been
in declining health for some time and her
death was not unexpected. She was buried
Tuesday afternoon.
Last month the grand jury of Clarke
county requested the County Commission
ers to withdraw their case now in court
against the city of Athens, touching di-
vision of the dispensaTy profits, and this
winds I'M the litigation on that line Tha
commissioners discussed the matter yes
terday at their meeting and determined to
let the case proceed. 1t will soon be passed
upon by the Supreme Court.
La Grange Reporter: Judge R. A S.
Freeman of West Point announces to-day
his candidacy for the Legislature Judge
Freeman is an able juGist, loyal Demo-
crat and deserves the hearty support of
the people of Troup county. Should he be
elected his consti luents could rest assured
that their interests were not being neg
lected, and that they were represented by
gentleman of ability. whose highest ambi-
ton would pe to serve his people well.
Helena Hustler. Who wants to be dog
killer for Telfair county? We will pub
fish his announcement for the office and
also his obituary, free of charge. There
is many an old NANCY hound whose life
is more sacred in the eyes of his owner
than that of a low-bred constable or dog
catcher, as they view matters. Some men
will fight for a dog quicker than for wife
or children They are built that way,
and such men are going 10 give trouble.
NIiledgeviHe Union Recorder: Superin-
tendent Foster Of the STATE farm gives a
very encouraging account of the condition
of the crops and the go or more convicts
employed on the farm. Mr.. Foster has
200 acres of wheat and reports that the
condition of this crop is very fine, and
promises a large yield. In oats there are
400 acres, but The outlook is not as prom
Using as could be wished for. Nearly all of
the cotton crop which will cover an area
of 800 acres is planted. In corn there will
- ba SEQ acres All of the upland corn 10
planted, and now the bottom lands are
being seeded. In addition TO this, there
is hog pasture of twenty acres aud
COW pasture of 100 acres. Mr.. Foster re-
ports that he has 500 bushels of seed COW
peas and 70 bushels of Spanish peanuts for
sale.
Sandersvlle Progress: Last week
Messrs Bennett & Co., aie popular cot
ton buyers bought the stock of Mr.. Louis
Cohen in the Sandersville Railroad Com
pany, which is about three-fourths. The
total number of shares is 116, the par
value of which Is 800 per share. The
stockholder had paid $50 on each share,
the balance subscribed not being neces-
sary for the operation of the road.
4 dividend of per cent. was declared at a
/ meeting held last Tuesday afternoon at
lie banking house of Louis Cohen-that
is IS on each share, which Is really equiv
alent TO about 10 per cent. The follow
ing new officers were elected: w. B. Ben
nett president; lizzie Bashinski, vice pres
dent; Louis Cohen, general manager;
Herman Bashinski, general freight and
passenger agent; Dan c. Harris, treas
urer. This road has prospered under IFS
Corner management and has met all OBJ
legations promptly.
The State Railroad Commission. through
Commissioner Thomas c. Crenshaw. has
MED decision of more than ordinary i'm
portance on the subject of storage
charges for freight by the railroads. The
decision holds in the, case of Wight &
Weslosky Company VS.. the Central of
Georgia Railway Company that a rail-
road has the right to charge storage on
Irelght at one station on its line with
out charging for the same at other sta
lions. In the case that came before the
state commission the shippers of freight,
wight d Weslosky Company, were made
TO pay &c cents on package unloaded az
the depot at Arlington, Ga. No other
charge for storage was made at other
points on the same line and the shippers
Sontended that the road had no right TO
sc az one point ana not al anOtner.
Under the demurrage rules of the com
mission in force since 1896, no railroad
mas the right to discriminate between per-
sons or places in storage charges and the
rule upon which complaint was raised
was that IF demurrage is collected by a
1alroad company at one point on its line,
must collect az all places on its line
OF those liable under the rules of this
commission" The rule, however, has
peeh amended so as to provide that It
shall not apply to package freight re-
seNed in less than carload lots and I'M
loaded in depots and warehouses. The
commission holds under its rules that the
road had the right 20 charge storage on
1he single package of Wight &c WesloslSy
company, when 1t was unloaded at Ar
nng'on, and that the road cannot be made
70 refund the amount collected.
FLORIDA.
gainesville Sun: Myers, Beggs and
Jennings, candidates for Governor, Wis