The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-01

Suspicion OF Having Found 500
Two Brothers Slash Each Other with
Knives.
GEORGIA.
Laurens county votes on the liquor Ques-
ton on Sept. 20.
G. W. Hendricks is candidate for ordi
nary of Barlow county.
There are 2,707 white and / OBS colored
school children in Bulloch county.
The third story Of the Miller building, at
Townsville, is approaching completion.
negro was shot in row at festival
at Nameless, Dodge county, last Saturday
night
An effort is being made to get up a sham
battle to take place during the Northeast
Georgia fair
Crops all over Bulloch county are better
than an average, and corn is better than it
has ever been.
The Rome Contracting and Building
Company has been, formed with a capital
stock Of 100000.
The Brentwood Reporter has been sold to
a stock company IA Shellman, and will be
published in that place.
A movement is on foot by the people of
Mill Ray, Bulloch county, to organize a
high school at that place.
IN one Oh Uub NIilbWs III JOG DdTTNS
building on jackson street, Athens, over
1000 bats have taken refuge.
Col. T. B. Harwel of McDonough, died
at his home last Tuesday, after an illness of
three weeks with typhoid fever.
For lack of patronage. attention, or some
thing else, the post oliico at Maystown,
Butts county, has been discontinued.
Charles Maddox of Iron Springs district,
Butts county, has one-fnurth of an acre in
sugar cane that will make 100 gallons of
syrup
Athens is making rapid strides to the
front as a wholesale center. Every train
goes out loaded with goods Of every de-
scription.
A. P. Harrell, contractor, has commenced
the erection of a neat church edifice (Bap-
tisn at Pleasant Grove, near Godwinsville,
Dodge county.
An old Oconee comfy bird hunter says
the bird crop is short this season. 1t has
been good year, but tho hunters last winter
killed nearly all the birds.
A. |. Branham, superintendent of tho
public schools at Brunswick, was married
to Miss Bessie w. Jordan Of Townsville
at Fincastle. Va, day or two ago.
The total taxable value of Dawson prop
erty for the year is 1886, 067, an increase
over last year Of s12, 900 or $4,000. or this
property the negroes own only $4,000.
The anti-prohibition candidates, DR.. Gar
ner and Stephen Peacock, have accepted
the nomination reported some days ago
and the fight now opens all along the line.
In removing rubbish from the college
buildings at Athens, Wednesday, several
bottles were unearthed that had been hidden
away forty years ago. They were all
empty.
The democrats of Douglas county will
meet at the court house Monday for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the sena-
torial convention, which meets in Newman
Sept. 5.
A primary election for democratic nomi-
nees for county officers Of Pulaski county
is ordered TO be held at the various election
precints of the county on the first Saturday
in October next.
Last Saturday a telegram brought the
sad news TO the family Of r. r. Folsom Of
Eastman that their daughter, the wife of
Rev. Walter Folsom of Mac!enny, Fla,
had died that day Of bilious fever
There will be a big foot race at Athens
during fair week for the cha npionship of
the south. A purse of 500 has been raised,
and the dash will be most exciting. Nichol-
son, Knox and Reaves will be ON hand
1t turns out that the supposed incsndiary
fires In the neighborhood of Red Hill,
Franklin county, were kindled by little
boy, who lighted them just to soc the blaze,
and did not know he was doing wrong.
In the primary In Washington county,
Wednesday, W. B. Francis a ID R. J. Moye
were nominated for represen tatives, with
j. c. Duggan, j. C. Hartman and w. H.
Lawson following in the order named.
The sixty days in which insurance com
panies are required to make their semi
annual returns to the governor expired at
12 o'clock Thursday night. A number of
companies have failed to make their re-
turns.
G. A. Conklin, one of the leading business
men Of Baltimore, has removed to Atlanta,
and will go into business in that city. He
Is an importer of block tin and other metals,
and proposes to conduct very extensive
business.
The county commissioners of Pulaski,
having been notified by Gov. Gordon that
he has accepted the resignation of Tax Col
lector Pollock, will appoint a collector for
the unexpired term at their regular meeting
next Tuesday.
Some of the citizens of Butts county are
going to start up some vineyards in Butts.
Mr.. Mallet has arranged to get 20, 900 cut
tlngs from Spalding county growers. He
will also get rooted vines enough to set out
two or three acres.
A business firm of Hawkinsville sub
scribes and pays for twenty-three papers,
among them the three Leading dailies of
Georgia. for which it has been paying $40
per annum each. Another firm In the same
town pays for nine papers
Hon. II. N. Carlton, representative in
congress- has ad dressed an open letter to
the Athens Bonner " atchnan, in which
he advises farmers not to buy bagging at
present prices, as it can and will soon be
imported at cheaper prices
At Americas, Thursday, while the little
girl OF Levy Tower, 10 months old, was
playing IN the street, negro man, by the
name Of George Gaines, drove his OK and
wagon over her, cutting her arm and mash
ing her fingers considerably.
The county commissioners Of Sumter will
meet at the court house next Monday, and
it Is supposed that they will grant an order
giving the old court house square at Ameri-
Gus to the hotel company, provided they
build $1,000 hotel within year.
Sheriff OVERLY of Oconee was in Athens
"Wednesday, and on being asked il he would
make the race for the Legislature, said that
he had not made up his mind and could not
yet give an answer He docs not propose
to 60 into any scramble for the office.
A few days since ALT Hall, prisoner at
Bailey, being very fond Of chicken, took
some Of his dinner and put it just inside OF
the iroR door Of the jail as bait. A chicken
came up to get the bait and Hall caught il
by the head and pulled it of on the inside
OF the jail, thus adding a new one TO his