The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-13
M GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
.r,vs OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.


v-1bam ]. Bryan will speak in Atlanta
rrtl,v Feb. 23 He goes there at the
'.,.,totton of the Young Mems Democratic
Isogue. extended through the president,
Edgar Latham.
Douglas Breeze: Foreman Dixon, of the
chatham county grand jury says school
-s,cbers are paid enough and he is not
"a favor of taxing the dogs to pay them
,cre Perhaps Mr. Dixon's observations
are limited to Savannah alone, and do not
extend to the rural districts.
Charles w. Smith, charged with ooun-
torfeiting, was arrested in Lagrange Sat
,,rdav night by Capt. j. M. Wright of
the tinted States Secret Service and
nenutv Marshal ]. C. johnson. Smith
had been operating in Augusta, where he
nassed quite large number of spurious
dollars and was followed to LAGRANGE.
The officers left last night for Atlanta
with their prisoner
Mr. w. L. Saunders, who lives on H.
L. Donaldsons place, five miles east OF
Chauncey, takes the cake as a farmer.
With two mules, he made $1,000 work of
sea island cotton, 600 bushels of corn, 300
bushels Of potatoes, 125 gallons of syrup
and enough ground peas to fatten fifteen
himself and five daughters. He does not
owe a dollar. He has $3.50 in cash and has
bartered enough corn to buy his flour.
The new LaGrange mills are now rum
ng on full time. The placing of the ma
chinery, which has been in progress for
some time has been completed, and full
force of hands are now at work in the new
mill The force of hands that has been
working at night for the past year or SO
in the old mill have been taken off of the
night force of the old mill and put on the
day force of the new mill. Night work
mas been discontinued since the new mill
has been in operation.
The spring term of the Superior Court
Of Pulaski county opened at Hawkinsvilie
yesterday, at which time Solicitor John
F DeLacy called the attention of the
grand jury of that county to .the dog law
passed at the last session of the Legis-
lature. Col. DeLacy says that there is
some opposition to the dog law in his
section of the state, but that he has no
idea of its strength. Col. DeLacy is
candidate for reelection and there is lit
tie doubt but that he will succeed him
self.
Macon Telegraph: The city sold off
about a dozen superannuated mules yes
terday. They brought prices ranging from
$50 20 $50. In the lot were some animals
that had done service for the city for
the last twenty-five years or more, and
were as familiar with the voice of the
late Mayor Price. it is said, as if they
had been human beings. When they
We're put on the block yesterday and
Knocked down to the highest bidder some
Of the old negroes standing near, negroes
who had worked the animals dropped a
tear of sorrow. 1t was the parting of old
friends.
Maj. Hugh Gordon of Taylor county is
making strenuous efforts to corner the
goat market He proposes to stock his
Blackwood plantation, in that county
with goats and is writing letters to
riends in almost every section of the
tate informing them that he is in the
foat market, and desires to purchase as
many of them as he can get. He is meet
ne with good success in some quarters
appears, as last week two carloads of
oats passed through Fort Valley on
'ir way to Maj. Gordons plantation
ire Fort Valley Leader, speaking of the
Shipment says: Two carloads of billy
goats went through this place the other
Gay bound for Gen. Gordons goat ranch
some miles south" Mr.. Coleman, clerk
of the Superior Court of Emanuel coun-
~ who was in Atlanta a few days ago,
stated that he had received a letter from
MAJ. Hugh Gordon requesting him 10 pur-
chase for him as many goats as he could
geL1n that county. Col. John F.. DeLacey
OF Dodge county has also been written to
py Maj. Gordon on the same line. He says
mat several shipments of goats will be
made Maj. Gordon from his section Mai.
Gordon, it is said is offering from seven
ly-nYe cents to 81 per head Sor prime
STOCK, and will purchase as many as he
can get at this figure