The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-22
AN OLD LANDMARK REMOVED.

Crawfordville Advocate Democrat:
The old court house Of Taliaferro coun-
ty, which was torn down to make room
for a larger and more commodious
structure, had been standing for more
than seventy-two years 1t was erect
ed in 1928 under the direction of James
Carlton. At the first court held there
in Hon. William H. Crawford presided
He had been a United States minister
at the court of France. Later he had
been candidate for the presidency.
He brought a dignity to the judicial
bench of the Northern Circuit which
none of his successors have surpassed
Among these successors we may name
Garnett NJ. Andrews, N. c. Sayre, Eli
H. Baxter. William Gibson, T. w
Thomas, James Thomas, William M
Reese, E. il. Pottle, Sam Lumpkin
Hamp McWhorter and Seab ]. Reese
The walls of this old building had re-
verberated TO the eloquence of A H.
Stephens, Robert Toombs. Francis H.
Cone, Julien Cumming, John B. Cor
don, A. o. Bacon and many others.
NO UNION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
The Sarepta Baptist Association,
which completed it's 1O1st season at
Beaverdam Church, Banks county this
week, had quite a stormy session when
the report of the Committee on Tenn
perance came up for debate and action.
A sentiment in favor of COM
uniting the association and its mem
bers to the support of candidates in
favor of state prohibition and against
local option was strongly manifested.
The Committee on Temperance pro-
posed an amendment recommending
that all members of the church vote for
candidates for governor, senator and
representatives who stood pledged to
state prohibition as a better method
of controlling the liquor question than
local option. This amendment brought
on spirited debate, which extended
over several hours. Messrs Tribble
and Hulme of Athens made vigorous
speeches against the adoption of the
amendment as did DR.. l.. G.. Hardman
of Harmony Grove, and others. The
argument was directed mainly against
everything that savored of a union of
church and state. When the vote was
cast on the proposition the amendment
was lost by decisive vote. The action
of the Sarepta Association will have
quite an important bearing, as it is
made up of many of the strongest and
most influential churches in the north
ern section of the state.
A SEvENTY-TwO HOURS JOURNEY.
Macon Telegraph (Friday): The
Southern Railways train which was
blocked by a washout near Cochran
last Tuesday morning arrived in Ma
con last night. forty-two hours behind
time, and after travelling distance Of
700 miles. When it discovered the
washout it was within thirty-five miles
of Macon, and there it waited until all
hope of getting by had been surrender
ed. Then orders were given for it to
take the Wrightsville and Tennille, be-
low Cochran and come around by Dub
lin. Experiment proved that it was
impossible to make that trip. Then a
run was made down to Helena, but il
was found that Columbus could not be
reached because of washout on the
Seabo~~~7 Air Line. The train was then
run - to Jesup and then to Way
cross. md brought around by Mont
gomery, and up TO Atlanta. In this
way IL reached Macon last night the
track being clear and firm between Ma
con and Atlanta. This was the train
on which Governor General Leonard A.
Wood of Cuba was when he spent so
much time in the Ocmulgee swamp
above Cochran that he could not reach
Canton for the funeral.