The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


mated for the Legislature by the
Democrats of Schley County.
GEORGIA.
Robert Alexander OF Boston is a candi-
date for the legislature.
Cliff Clayton Of Augusta is lying dan
gerously i'll at his home
Crops all through Mcintosh county are
reported Co be excellent
The reunion Of the third regiment Of
Georgia occurs at Mals.u Aug. and Q
Hon. J. L. Hand Of Pelham has ma le
from s.. 500 70 $ 0)0 on melons tals season.
There is an Athens lawyer who has been
employed in six seduction cases during tue
past week
James Grant, a broker Of Athens, sold
G,COO sacks # salt between Thursday at
noon and SATURDAY evening.
At Enaviiie, Saturday, at a mass meeting
OF the republicans, WHY Spivy, negro,
was nominated for representative
Capt Walter Paine Of Miliedgeville has
secured q position in tho custom house III
Macon, which pays a salary of $3.50.
The bank Of Americas has had 81 900 paid
on notes within the past month 10y people
who sold watermeloas 20 get the mone,.
G. H. Worthington of Griffin has in his
possession a dish That he purchased second
handed in 1854, and has been ia general use
ever since.
In the primary election in Rockdale
county, Saturday, for representative, Judge
a. c. NcCalla wa, nominated. The election
passed off very quietly.
Rev. Simon Peter Richardson of Athens
has bought horse and 100 acres Of land in
Watknsyille He will soon move there and
make it his future home.
Lamar & Co, on jackson street, Athens,
have sold their interest in the vici tonic
business to Messrs. Nabers a. Minor, who
will control the business at the old stand
The steamer Tonawanda hos made thir-
teen trips to Darien from New York since she
was put on the route in June, 1857. She
made trips to Savannah during the same
time
At mass meeting of the citizens of Tel
fair county, held Saturday, James Bishop,
Jr., Of Eastman, was unanimously indorsed
for presidential elector and Col d. N Rob-
erts for judge.
Warrenton Clipper: Warren county was
a WING county before the war, and there
are a good many old men in the county who
voted the Harrison ticket in 1870 There
won't be one, well guarantee, that will vote
for his grandson in 1888.
At Macon Friday at, the meeting of the
board of trustees OF Wesleyan female col
lege, it was decided to accept one of the
bids that had been put in to heat the college
by steam. The amount of the contract was
for g, 3S5 for the entire outfit, placed in
position and in working order.
But few RATS of timber are coming down
TO Darien from the up-country Just now.
The rivers nave all fallen again. and some
portions OF the branches are too low for the
timber TO be drifted. The season Of 1883
80 will probably open earlier this year than
heretofore, owing TO the continued activity
Of the timber market throughout the coun-
try.
A fatal cutting occurred at Seville, on
the Americas, Preston and Lumpkin road.
Friday. There has existed an old feud be-
tween Mr.. Gibbs and two brothers, whose
names have not been reported vet. which
was renewed at the barbecue on Friday
During the fight Mr.. Gibbs received a stab
in the back, which will prove fatal. The
other parties we're arrested and placed in
Jail.
The governor returned to Atlanta Satur-
day night from a trip north, where
he has been recuperating for the
LIST two weeks. During his alb
sence the executive department has
been flooded with letters inviting him to at
tend reunions, deliver Sunday school ad-
dresses and commencement orations, which
prove the immense popularity of Georgla's
chief executive.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows of the
state will hold their annual meeting in
Gainesville Aug. u and 10. Friday night.
at regular meeting Of Airline lodge of
Gainesville, arrangements were made to
tender the members Of the body an excur-
sion to Tallulah falls ON Aug. II. The
grand lodge is from POO TO 800 strong, COM
posed of representative Odd Fellows
throughout the state
At Americas Saturday, J. ]. Willford
bought from the trustees Of the Methodist
church the parsonage lot on Taylor street.
paying $4,000 for 1T. He gets a valuable
lot. At the same time the trustees of the
church bought OF Mr. Williford his house
and lot on Church street, in rear of the
Methodist church. On the land purchased
by them the trustees propose to erect a
handsome modern residence as a par
sOnage.
Friday, J. H. Walker, James Bass, Jr..
and John ID. Clements, all of Americas, had
big cat hunt. They freed two ugly
'varmints" up one tree, and while they
were discussing the feasibility of cutting
IL down, the animals got on a large, dead
branch, and 1t broke OFF, falling on Glenn
ents and knocking him over, and cutting
severe cash in his head 1t bled profuselv,
but he Is all o. K now. One of the cats was
hil4cu, Dul III tue CONFUSION OF TeSuSCltatlQR
Clements, the other one escaped.
At late meeting of the city countil of
Naldosta the committee on public improve
menis reported resolutions looking to the
building of a city hall. An election has
been ordered for Aug. q, at which the citi-
zens viii determine whether $4,000 in
bonds shall be issued by the town to build
the hall. As it will require two-thirds of
the number of votes cast at the last cleo
ton, 1t will require nearly 200 polls to carry
the iowa in favor Of bonds, and the en-
terprislng and philosophical citizens Of
Valdoata are hard at work TO carry the
measure through.
John Hill, colored farmer Of Doughertv
county, has been experimenting with the
manufacture o. syrup, from watermelons
The juice is squeezed through cloth and
free from pulp and seed, is boiled until OF
the required consistency. The syrup is of n
clear, reddish amber color, cl aselv resemb-
ling III taste and appearance the syrup made
from the sugar cane. Now, three small
MELONS, weighing about ten pounds each,
are selling here for 2i5 cents each he made
quart of thick syrup 1t candies readily
and shows an abundance of sugar in it, The
melons left at the close # the season can be-
thus utilized.
Henry Hall was shot and killed about
five miles from Warrenton by Kncher
johnson both colored) at picnic The
colored plcnickers were thrown into n
tumult of excitement and a riot would
surely have ensued but for some who were
more considerate and orderly. Hall was a