The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-24
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


Darien-Arrest Of a Supposed Flu
gitive Murderer in Stewart County.
GEORGIA.
S.H Wilson of Griffin, died Friday.
Ice formed at Camilla Thursday morn
ing.
A Masonic lodge has been organized at
Camilla.
Macon county roads are said to be in a
wretched condition.
A movement is on foot to establish a high
school at Statesbor0.
A new Baptist church is in process of con-
struction at Woolseyville, Pike county.
Ninety thousand dollars, it is said, goes
out of Georgia every year for onion sets.
Clark Holloway, a colored drayman Of
Thomaston, fell dead of heart disease on his
dray last Saturday afternoon.
There are said to be three candidates for
justice of the peace and seven for bailif in
Eppinger's district, Pike county.
NJ L. Patrick has been cleo ed principal
of the Montezuma Male and Female Insti-
tute for the next scholastic year.
The Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Com
pany Of Thomasville has declared q semi
annual dividend of per cent on its stock
The bell of the Baptist church at Hart
well is cracked and tie sound ruined. Il
had splendid tone that has been heard ten
miles.
1t has been reported by good authority
that the caterpillars have severely injured
the potato crop on some farms in Lowndes
county.
The Thomas county registration books
show that ,3S4 whites and JOB colored
voters can cast their suifrages in the Janu-
ary election.
AT Americas some vagabond made bold
but unsuccessful attempt to burn G. A.
Huntington's barn and stables on Thurs
day night last.
The building fund for the proposed Bap.
tist church at Leary has reached over $500.
The erection Of the building will commence
at an early date.
The Dsrien bank will now be "the pet in
stitutionn of that section. Forty Thousand
dollars of the capital stock of $4,000 was
raised without the least trouble.
A few days ago the governor signed the
bill giving the town Of Montezuma the
right to issue bonds for the purpose of build
ing an iron bridge across Flint river
At Camilla, Friday morning, residence
owned by Mrs. j. G. Wilson and occupied
by J. H. Powell was burned, with most of
its contents. There was no insurance.
A Hart county man when called in to see
his new born twins said to his wife in tone
vi IOu fldO Nu LuC DButbl
Little Casino" was her reproachful reply.
The jury summoned at Valdosta to try
the case of damages between j. b. Jones
and the Georgia Southern for right of way
awarded MIR. Jones S700. The jurv in the
case of j. r. Wisenbaker failed 10 agree
J. 7. Jay, who lives near Shellmau, sub
scribes for twelve different newspapers,
and says he finds it a paying investment,
as his children have become newspaper
H.. i 81. Ill
During the past week quite lot of tim
Der has been coming in at Darien. The
prices are good and are more likely to re-
main good during the whole of the season.
The indications now point to even Setter
prices after the holidays are over.
Thursday the gin house of E. A. Barnett,
about eight miles from Washington, was
burned, together with 25 or 80 bales of cot
ton and between 200 and 200 bushels of
cotton reed. No insurance. 1t is not GER
tain how the fire originated, but it is
thought it was caused by spark from the
engine.
K. N Haigwood, who has Travelled about
a good deal, says that in Walker county he
stopped at house where three women were
living. OF those three women two were
wives, two were mothers-in-law, two were
daughters-in-law, three were mothers, two
were grandmothers, and one great grand
mother.
Lectured Crawford, the chairman of the
republican committee of Mcintosh county,
saws that he will call the committee in a
few days for the purpose of resigning the
Craftsmanship. Both sides in the approach
ing county election contest are now accus-
ing him of selling out" because he bolted
the regular nomination.
There are numerous signs of improve
ments along the line Of tho Georgia South
ann in Rarr sStNd lou
Houses are going UP at the stations along
the line rapidly, and turpentine men are
getting to work i'll many places. There is
much activity all along the line, and the
outlook'is very promising.
Monday afternoon o. E. Lowe and c. S.
Crawford left Ellaville little ahead of the
train with the avowed purpose Of beating it
to Buena Vista. The train passed them
about two miles out of town, and they had
their horse in pepper beating lope. The
train arrived at Buena Vista on time and
they arrived some time during the night
Said merchant of Warrenton the other
day in conversation: II don't think you will
hear Of any breaks among the Warrenton
merchants. for l think we are all pretty
solid. And the reason of it is that the farm
ers have paid up just as fast as they are able.
There has been no holding back on the part
of alliance or non-alliance men to hurt tho
merchants.n
Among the Connecticut visitors who are
in Atlanta seeking field for the investment
of capital is a gentleman who may be the
next Postmaster General of the United
States Hon. N. D. Sperry was formerly
postmaster OF New Haven, Conn. He IS
said, by prominent gentlemen who are now
with him, TO be Mr.. Harrison's choice for
Postmaster General.
The two white men, Dykes and Groves.
who were arrested some time ago, cnarged
with breaking and robbing cars, had pre-
liminary hearing before Justice A. F.
Greer, at Albany Friday. The evidence
was all against them, and they were com
rnitted to Jail in default of bonds of $3.50
and $500 respectively. Their cases will
come up at the next session of the superior
court.
Sparta Ishmdelite: John II. Strother,
formerly citizen of Hancock and Baldwin
counties, in this state. but who has been liv-
ing in Louisiana for some years past, was
waylaid and shot in the big road about 10
O'Clock in the dav. Nov. 20. He was shot
from his horse, and after he fell was shot in
the top of the head with bucksnot. Ii is
pronounced by his neighbors to DO a most
brutal murder.
AT Montezuma day or two ago a little
negro boy opened large oyster ut the mar
ket Of Bud Norris and found inside the shell