Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Key Vests Fishing Trade at stand
ttiII-A Long Spree Ends in Poison
ing at BaIdwin-Narrow Escape from
Death on a Hand Car-DaltOn's Cotton
Factory.
GEORGIA.
Mack Evans Of Atlanta, is dead.
The citizens Of De Soto are opposed 70 an
neXatiOn 70 Rome
The ties are being delivered for the street
railroad in Columbus.
Lincoln county has paid all her debts and
has money IN her treasury.
The salary OF the Mayor OF Rome is 500 a
year, that Of the Aldermen is 500.
F. ". and George Sheppard, Of Houston
county, have bought lots and moved to Ihom-
aston.
There are six men in McDonough, whose
combined ayordupos aggregates 1873
pounds
Georgia pine is now being shipped to South
America. 4 Pensacola firm has closed a con-
tract for l0,00o,000 feet.
Mrs. j. W. Lee, Of Briton. Charlton county,
Ca. has quilt. Of her own making, which
contains over 5000 different pieces.
A newspaper to be called the EelC South is
50 s9oR % to be started 2qiimap by the (Pe9Pe
a. editor.
A negro named Bob Battle who. it is charg-
ed, murdered old Nelson Jackson in Crawford
county about four and a half years ago has
been arrested at Macon.
The firm Of Rucker S Stamps, Of Thomas
ton, has dissolved, J. Z. Stamps haYing scld
his interest TO W. X. CLAY. one Of the most
substantial farmers of Talbot county.
The municipal election at ThOmaston passed
of quietly. The following gentlemen were
elected: Mayor, g.. a. Weaver; Aldermen, J.
s. King, W. o. smith, William Carraway, ).
c. Drake.
Athens has decided to challenge both Mer-
Ger and Emory Tor an Intercollegiate debate,
and 70 that end have already selected men to
n.a.r la. e.
Warded soon
The sylvauia Telephone says: Between
midu ght and day on last Monday and Tues
dav nights. while the mercury stood at zero,
resident OF our town might have been seen,
in night garment, bareheaded. with one slip
per on and "a brIckin each hand, chasing a lot
OF hogs down Ogeechee street. They had
taken quarters under his house. and he was
determined to dIslOdCe them. This incident
has been appropriately denOmnated the
phantom boar hunt
The Griffin Nelrs says: sergeant q. II.
Bates and his fourteen year old boy, Frank
W. Bates, arrived in this city yesterday
about one o'clock, and spoke in the city hall
in the evening. Very few people attended
his meeting or paid any attention to him.
His programme was TO leave this morning at
nine and speak at Miner this evening. There
was some talk Of having him taken before "a
commission de unatlco inqurendo. but as he
seemed to be harmless and did not stay long.
this was not done"
In the municipal election in nTalapoOsa Sat
or, John l. Rowe; Councllmen, W. i. sum
merlin, r. j. Nc Bride. A. j. Head and O. O.
smith Two tickets were IN the field, the 'old
town" and new town." the result was in
favor of the old town. as DO got the MayOrand
two Councilmen. An amusing accident hap
pened to Jack Wilder. the defeated candidate
Tor Mayor. Immediately after the result was
announced frightened cow dashed at him
and tore his coat about on
The Villa Rica correspondent Of the Carroll
Free Press says: Capt. ". T.. Staluaker came
nos IuzTrE last UnlL lao
Georgia Pacific. near Edwardsville. lie was
on his car trying to reach Eden before the
freight got there. on business for the extern
sion company. and was running twenty
miles an hour, when the hand car struck
rail put ON the track by some rascal The
car was thrown about two feet IN the air. he
falling about nineteen feet in front. All that
saved him was the car was thrown to the ties
and stopped or il would have run over him -
w. J. Ford is under arrest at Atlanta
charged with cheating and swind ing. On
the person Of the prisoner was found two gold
watches and other v3luabes. He lived i'm
Atlanta for some time and married q Miss
White, with whom he lived for quite "A while,
but recently Went 10 Marietta and married q
young girl Of that place, whom he carried TO
Macon and then returned 10 Atlanta and
boxed Up his household goods for the purpose
OF moving them 90 the home of wife No. ,. \
then sold it. There are several cases against
him for tins kind of work.
The CarroIlton Times saws: Robert Lane
died ut Franklin on the ith inst. His sister,
Miss sally Lane, preceded him only few
days Robert had Just reached his majority.
He Is the third of his immediate family who
have died within few weeks, his father.
Jonathan Lane. having passed away in No
yember last. The hand Of death has been
permitted 10 fall heavily upon the family Of
AIr. Lane. Ills daughter-in-law, Mrs. Z. G..
Lane. a lady Of exalted Christian character.
died something over year ago, and Mrs. J..
T. Lane, another daUghter-in-laW. "a lovely
Christian mother and devoted wife, having
uursed her husband through a prolonged at
tack of fever. herself fell victim TO the dis
ease, last year Very many families have
been stricken since the typhO- malarial fever
began 10 prevail in Heard two years ago, hut
zone have been so grlevously smitten as
tncie jacks
The Aueusta Chroaicla says: ''The friends
Of she Hains Brothers, who have been doing
business for about a year ON upper Broad
street. regretted 10 hear yesterday that they
had sold out their stock of groceries, and that
the firm " W0uld probably retire from business.
10 seems that some tune ago the Messrs. Hams
put mortgage Of 5000 upon their store, an
the sale was made 10 MI. john 4. Hams, sub
ject to the lien Of mortgage. Their real es-
tate. consisting Of store and wagon yard, Is
also encumbered. Their liabilities are about
S23.01O. and their assets about the same. This
change was the result OF an Oyerstock and or
bad business season. The firm was com =
posed Of George and John ii. Hams. both OF
whom are thrifty, honest and deserving gem
-emen and who had been conducting one of
she haRdsonlest and most thoroughly stocked
grocery houses la the city. Their debts arc
- home ard 70 Northern creditors. 1t Is very
probable that . satisfactory aaJustmest TO
their creditors viii be made Inc h3ln5 boys
are vOung and business-llk0. and null OF en-
ergv and have a prosperous llie We trust,
before them.
The Oglethorpe Kche says: I'm the memory
of the oldest iuhabitant, there was prOml :
ncut lawyer who praCtiCed at th;s bar named
Cone. and at the same time theirs vas
carriage maker In this place named T.. Elh-
nev. Once Pinney had q little case IN court
and employed Cone, who gained the case IN a
minutes speech, Tor winch ne cha4seu S99.
pinney refused at first TO pay this amount,
claiming that Il was eNtoru0Ca;e. Cone stood
to his fee though, and Plnuey had 10 pay It,,
but resolved TO get even. In those days sGlkvs
were the only vehicles used. and before a
great while Cone broke the shaft 10 his as he
was coming to Lexington 20 court. and carried
1t TO Plnney 10 iN, winch he ga. hen Lone
asked for his bill Plnney simply said, $50,
Cone swOre he would not pay IL, as two or
three dollars was the usual price for such
work Pinnv stuck to his bin also. telling Mr..
Cone that he thought it nothing bat right that
&c should have $50 for a days work since he
aad been charged that amount Tor speech OF
ten minutes Cone reared, but the other
lawyers laughed 81 him so much, and Pinney
held on 10 his sulky uLt.t ne had II 10 pay.
C0ue made reduction AZ lis fees after
wards
The Dalton Citi-en SAYS: ~ cotton fac
tory, an enterprise we have long dreamed Of
and written columns about. is now a fixed
fact. Dalton Will now cerJaiGlv have one.
The stock, we understand tOver Sl04.5C3}i Is all
taken and the ground bought, and the coma
panv VIII organize for business the first OF
next month and work on the building. which
is To be a very large one, and Of
brick, viii commence immediately
thereafter. The two principal stock
holders are men Of capital ana experienced
cotton factory men. and we think we can safe
ly say the enterprise will be a success from
the start. The site upon which the building
will be erected Is the Hamilton spring lot. one
OF the hest and most eligible for the purpose
that could have been selected. Ii Is imme-
diately alongside of the track OF the Western
and Atlantic Railroad. ahOrdinE convenient
shipping facilities. and the spring, never fail
sng and one OF tue largest in this section, af-
fords q large volume ps water. clear, limpId
and pure, sufficient for ali faet0ry purposes.
The building OF this factory wal Ie an inn
15ertRut era in the history Of our pictulesa ue
little eitv, 1t viii be the nucleus around
which other important manufactures will
concentrate
FLORIDA.
Waldo wants building and loan as=oei2-
tion.
Mrs. Damon Greenleaf, OF Jacksonville, is
dead.
Ned f. Farrell has been installed as Mayer
of Waldo.
The new Episcopal Church at Waldo is ready
for the wOrshpers.
About seventy-fve mechanics and iGborers
are at work on the new hotel in North City.
SIX hundred thousand cigars were shipped