The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Marion County for Eight Years.
GEORGIA
The water in the Ohoopee river is very
low.
The machinery for Grifin's new canning
factory has arrived.
The Democrats of Taylor county met
Saturday and Endorsed President Cleveland
Col. J. T. Whitman, editor of the Citi.
gen, has been appointed postmaster Of
Dalton.
The cornerstone of the new Methodist
Episcopal church at Waynesboro was laid
Friday.
Mr.. Wood, of the Antioch settlement in
Polk county, had his saw mill destroyed by
fire on Monday night last. The loss is
sl,50O
The saw mill Of Andrew Bobo, in Polk
county, together with about $50 900 feet
OF lumber, was destroyed by fire a few days
ago. The loss is 81 500.
At Oxford, Saturday, the thirteenth an
nual celebration Of the Newton County
Sunday School Association occurred, and
there was quite large crowd in attend
ance.
John Williams was fishing in Whitewater
creek, near Butler, a few days ago, when he
espied a turtle eating something. He pad
died his boat up to the turtle, caught him,
pulled him into the boat and found that he
was eating large trout.
Gov. Gordon will probably appoint the
board of visitors to the State University
early this week. This board will proceed to
Athens as soon as they are appointed and
begin the final examination OF papers of
the senior class of the university.
William A. Mallory, book agent who
forged the name of F. II. Buchanan, of
Buena Vista, TO check for 800, drawn on
j. w. Wheatley g. Co., of Americas, wa
tried in Marion Superior Court last week,
found guilty, and sentenced to eight years
in the penitentiary.
Mrs. w. C. Sibley State President of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Of
Georgia, has issued a call of the womans
temperance workers in the State, to con-
vene In Atlanta May 20, 80 and 81. This is
the sixth annual convention ever held in
Georgia, and large attendance is expected
Franklin Register: A few DAYS ago n
herculean negro known as Big Dave was
found dead in a field in that part of the free
State known as Africa. A coroner's inquest
was held, and the jury, after viewing the
dead body, rendered the following verdict:
1--WE, the jury, find that the .nigger was
killed by the providence of God"
JeSup Sentinel: We still advertise for
thirty or forty good fighting billy goats.
We want them to butt our Town Council
There must be tackling done. Our city
fathers won't tackle the goats, then let the
goats tackle them. One or the other must
reign. There is not room in our town for
the council and the goats too.
j. B. Hawkins, who lives a couple of
miles from Zebulon, some twenty seven
years ago was on a spree in Griffin and
broke a rib or so. A few DAYS ago he
coughed up the rieces of rib and cork still
encircled with the neck Of a bottle, which
had evidently been broken off, showing that
he had bitten it off and swallowed it,
Mrs. John Potts, who lives near DeFoor's
ferry on the Chattahoochee river, seven
miles from Atlanta, was drowned, Satur-
day, in Peachtree creek, near where it
empises into the river She and her mot her
had been engaged in fishing, and were pre-
pairing TO leave the place when Mrs. Potts
was overcome with an epileptic fit and fell
into the creek and was drowned.
Edward Brown, living near Sparta, has
a game-cock that has three spurs on one
foot and two on the other There are also
rudimentary spurs just making their APP
pearance. Mr.. Brown says that this breed
when fully grown, has sometimes as many
as five of these strange specimens of de-
fensive armor. They are called the buzz
saw chicken and are bred for fighters
A large and enthusiastic business meet
ing of the citizens of Cartersville was held
Saturday night. A short address was de-
livered by Gen. Young, who introduced
Gov. Gordon to the audience. Gov. Cor
don made an eloquent speech. urging upon
the people the necessity Of their own efforts
in the direction of their own development
Another meeting will be held on next Sat
urday night
The present week in Atlanta promises to
Ia "a ha l,ob ~
that the city will be crowded daily. The
attractions are varied. To-day, the tenn
perance convention meets; Wednesday, the
Democratic State Convention will meet to
indorse President Cleveland and select dele
gates to the national convention, and the
Governors Horse Guards will hold a tour
nament Wednesday and Thursday.
Saturday TIE Georgia Pacific railroad
gave in its property located in Georgia for
taxation TO the Comptroller General The
following items are mentioned in the re-
turn: Lands valued at So, 100; bridges,
$4,000; tressels, $37,097 so; deposits,
$27 900; engines, So, pa Al freight cars,
sos, AS; pas .enger cars, $l4- 1913 "a; eighty
two miles of track, 81 ,02S, 100; total valua-
ton of property in Georgia, 81, 270, no 81
Warren Fambo, a negro, living near
Griffin, who was acquitted at the Police
Court on Tuesday morning last for assault
Oh hlo NlA's vi nabuiu4N again DtCdIlle
offended with her on account of Calvin
Brooks. and, seizing large rock, knocked
her in the head, and then jumped on her
and commenced beating her. AT a late
hour Saturday night the woman was spit
ting blood and not expected to live. War
rem was at large.
Some excitement was caused at Butler.
Friday, by the appearance Of a negro on
the streets, seeming to be- in great trouble.
He undertook to relate his troubles to J. o.
Waters. His conversation was so uncon-
nected that nobody could tell what his trou-
bles were. Saturday he appeared again,
and cussed and swo e, and made
himself so obnoxious as to cause
the sheriff to arrest him and confine
him in Jail. His name is Tom Mont
fort, and he is evidently crazy. He has
always been hard working, peaceable
negro. He will be kept in confinement for
few days, when he will be tried for in
sanity.
Lexington will greatly miss its telephone
connection with Crawford, but it is TO come
down. The instruments used are of the
Pan-Electric patent, with whom the Bell
Telephone Company have had long law
suit for infringement. This suit was ended
last week in favor of the Bell company,
which Immediately notified George c.
Smith, the owner, through their attorneys,
Messrs. Hoke and Burton Smith, of Atlanta,
that the patent he was using was an in
fringement and he must cease To use IL or