The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-08
BUDGET FROM sTATEsBORO.
Citizens Improve Their Minds by De-
batting Interesting Questions.

| Statesboro, Ga, May Mrs. Ella
Grower returned this morning from Val
dosta. where she has been for some time
with her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Allen. Mrs.
Allen has been quite unwell for some
weeks and Mrs. Grower brought her
home to recuperate.
| The stores here began yesterday even
ing to observe the 7 O'Clock closing hour.
Lawn tennis is becoming popular with
the young folks. A court was laid off this
morning near the artesian well by Col.
Tyler. and a number of games were
played.
Mr. b. 7. Outland has just returned
from Atlanta with more fine horses. The
people of this section are fond of fast
stock, and hundreds of fine horses and
mules are sold here every season.
The Baptists are perfecting arrange
ments for the erection of a handsome
and costly church edifice where the old
one now stands. An architects plan has
been drawn and some six or seven thous-
and dollars subscribed. At a meeting of
the committee yesterday afternoon, the
whole matter was gone over and work is
expected to begin right away The house
will probably be built after model OF the
Baptist Church at Gainesville, Fla A
commodious parsonage has recently been
purchased adjoining the church lot and
when the new house is completed they
will have the most valuable church prop
erty in town. Some of the graves in the
old cemetery will have to be removed
to the city cemetery 40 give room for the
new building. Rev. J. f. Mcmillan. the
pastor. has a brother in Jacksonville, Fla,
who he has not heard from since che
fire. and does not know what his fate was
during that terrible catastrophe.
A debate was held at the court house
tonight on the question: Resolved, that
the fashions OF the day are In keeping
with our civilization" 1t was one Of a
series of debates that are being held at
that place by the lawyers and professional
men of the town for personal improve
ment and the entertainment of the pub
lie. The house is often full and the de-
bates are holly contested One. for in
stance was on the question: Resolved,
that barrooms would be beneficial 10
Statesboro." This was attended by the
ladies' the ministry and children OF the
town and was exceedingly interesting. So
much feeling was manifested by the
spectators that the judges would not rem
der their decision for two weeks, and then
called It a draw. Tonight the shirt waist
brigade, the long trail OF the ladies. os-
trich feathers and the costume Of the
decolete dancer came IN for a share Of
the negative debaters' criticisms.
Col A. M. Deal. Bulloch's present rep
resentative, has launched out az the
champion truck farmer of this section
lie has a large field Of the prettiest and
largest cabbage ever seen in these parts
They will soon be ready for the market
and ne will make a handsome profit on
the farm. The cold did not affect them at
all and they are pronounced exceedingly
beautiful They will pay much better
premiums than cotton and come in a time
OF the year when money r. scarce.
The Statesboro Telephone Company
made connection with Sylvania to-day and
our sister town is talking with Savannah.