The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-09
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
AN ENORMOUS FRUIT CROP
EXPECTED H THE WEATHER
DOES NOT CHANGE

State EntomoIOgist Says That the
Fruit Trees Were Not Damaged
by the Recent COId-MinOrs Can
not Vote in the Primary Election.
Garbutt and Donovan short Line
Railway Company Has Received n
Charter.
Atlanta, March S.-State Entomolo-
Eist Willmon Newell states that the
fruit crop is not injured by the recent
cold weather. and he predicts an enor-
nous crop this year. if the weather
does not change.
No damage has been done the fruit
crop" said Mr.. Newell. The wea Their
has not been too severe for the fruit.
Many of the trees are budding out. but
the cold weather during the past few
days has not been cold enough to dam
age the crop. I have not made per-
sonal inspection of all the orchards.
but have received many reports 10
the effect that the fruit is not dam
aged"
Mr.. Newell is in constant conamuni-
cation with the big growers, and gets
reports nearly every day as TO the con-
dition and general status of the fruit.
Minors Cannot Vote.
In response TO a letter from Repre-
sentative T. :. NJ. Kelly Of Giascock.
Attorney General John T. Hart has
rendered an opinion TO the effect that
a person who is a minor, but who VIII
hacor,,c ~ 90 haFo~a rNa ra-,,fa- r~.s.
election. cannot vote in the state pri-
mary unless he is of age at the time
the primary is held.
Judge Hart says the law permits
those who will become Of age just be-
fore an election TO register so as 10 be
able 20 vote after they have become
of age but that no one can vote either
in a primary or regular election until
he has attained his majority.
Charter for Lumber Line.
Secretary of State Phil Cook to-day
issued a charter 20 the Garbutt & Don
oyan Short Line Railway Com9any
which vii! build a line sixteen miles
long, running from a point on the NIL
len and Southwestern, IN Emanuel
county. through Montgomery county,
TO Lyons. r. N. Gsrbutt and ". o.
Donovan are among the incorporators.
The capital stock OF the company is TO
be $4,000. Il Will be used as a lumber
road.
DIR. Johnston Resigns.
DR.. Mark Johnston OF MllIsdgevine
resigned to-day as one OF the regist-
rars Of the State Roster Commission,
and Capt. c. H. Andrews Of Milledge-
Vile was appointed in his stead. The
registrars are engaged in preparing a
roster OF all the troops from Georgia
who took part in the Civil War.
Pendleton a Candidate.
c. r. Pendleton, editor Of the Macon
Telegraph, was here to-day in the
interest Of his candidacy for delegate
from the state al large TO the National
Democratic Convention. Mr.. Pendle-
ton says his personal preference is
German, but he thinks the tide is turn
ing somewhat towards Parker He
gays nobody in his section Of the state
is for Hearst
In the Same once.
The Central OF Georgia and the At
lanta and West Point railroads have
decided 10 consolidate their city pas
serger and ticket Offices here and will
occupy the same quarters in the
Fourth National Bank building. when
the building Is completed. Among the
railroad gossips this is furnishing food
for talk, and several rumors are GO
ing the rounds. The object seems to
be, however, TO cut down the force
and reduce Office expenses.
Was Body of Manning.
The body of the aged white man who
was found murdered in the woods
about eight miles from Atlanta, has
been Identified as Joseph Warren
Manning. There is yet no clue to the
murderer.