The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
Not single republican vote was cast in
Wilkes county.
Another new firm with $4,000 capital il
about to be formed who will sell groceries
at Knoxville Theparties live in Crawford
county.
Over $4,000 is being put into new dwell
ings and stores In Cedartown to-day. The
finishing touches will soon be put on the
new public school building.
After eleven years absence, DR.. c. H.
Strickland. pastor of che First Baptist
church in Nashville, Ten1., has returned tc
the scenes of his early ministerial life and
has just spent ten days preaching in Greens-
boro.
Bib county wants section CTS of the
Code SO changed as to make each county
connected by bridge pay equal shares of
the cost, instead of proportioning the cost
to each county according to taxable value,
as at present.
1t is reported that c. l. Duggan, Of San
dersville, has sold his interes. in the firm Of
C.. l. Duggan' & Son, and his resi- ience to j.
T. Long and bought from Mr.. Long the
Hooks place containing Us acres, lying in
the northern suburbs.
1t is probable the South Georgia md
Florida synod, which was to have met in
Thomasvile on Dec. II, will be postponed
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large portion of Florida is being quaran-
tined against by this place.
James Avera of Brentwood has on exhibi-
ton potato of the yellow yam variety
which weighs pounds and measures 2G
inches in circumference. Mr.. Avera says
he secured two other potatoes from the
same hill which weighed 3 pounds each.
A full representation of the retail trade of
Rome met in the rooms of the board of
s...I - D.
Merchants Protective Association OF Rome
The object of this combination is to estab-
llsh unity in prices and to act together in
securing cheaper railroad rates.
NusSbaum, Van Syckel q Tindall of
Macon, estimated the loss on their glass
ware, crockery, ETC., store, by the fire last
week. at $27, 900, and this amount the in
surance companies promptly paid. The
damage to the hardware store on Cherry
street has not yet been assessed, and this APP
praisement may have to be by arbitration.
Darien Gazette: Nearly half of Doboy
island, near Darien. including hotel, dwell
ing houses and stores, was sold last week at
auction for $25, 100 to the Hilton Timber
and Lumber Company of Darien. The
company now owns the whole of the island
MANY think that the Hilton Timber and
Lumber Company have secured a bargain
in the purchase Of the other portion of Do
boy.
When the incoming passenger train from
Childersburg to Columbus was entering the
Dadeville station on last Saturday morning
a crazy negro, named Isaac Ross rushed
out from behind box car on the switch
right in front of the train. Before the
engineer could put on the brakes the train
struck Ross and hurled him from the track.
His skull was crushed in and his shoulder
mashed to pulp. Death resulted
HOrfon Rr,a N oh and CON loft ThnnauviIIa
Saturday, in a wagon for their home in
Mitchell. Just beyond the Grooms bridge
they missed the road, the whole fat being
covered with water, caused by the high
water in the Ochlockonee river, and drove
into a sink. The mules got tangled w and
broke loose from the wagon Mr.. Branch
and his son each clambered on a mule.
Twice Mr.. Branch was underneath in tie
struggle while the little boy fell Off, but
managed to get hold of the collar and held
on until he struck land. 1t was a narrow
escape.
Brunswick Advertiser and Appeal. A
dear, good old lady of this city walked into
Lissner's store last week in company with
her daughter. As she passed in the door she
saw what she supposed to be a lady of her
acquaintance standing near the door. Ex-
cusing herself from her daughter, she hur-
red back to speak to frieud.n Imagine
her surprise when her friend proved to be
her own reflection in a looking glaSs-no
doubt the face did look familiar. That
daughter had to tell the joke when she goa
home, and the husband of that good lady
still leases her about meeting friend"
The estate of Penny Armstrong deceased,
sold IS acres, lying 2H miles
above Warthen at public cutlery at San
dersville, salesday, for 81, lis, or $13 10 per
acre. William Martin was the purchaser
The improvements, we understand are
practically worthless; only about 60 acres
are clear, about IA acres in woods and the
remainder in branches. The Daniel Palmer
place in Sandersville, sold also at public
cutlery, at executors sale, containing about
SO acres. was bought by J. A Irwin for
$l,260, or 1859 per acre; improvements are
very poor, being an ordinary negro resi-
dence.
At Newman J. II. Simms met with a
serious accident Saturday. He was super
intending the work of ginning and packing
cotton at his steam ginnery In attempting
to throw the belt from the main pulley con-
Meeting the gin with the engine, the sleeve
of his shirt was caught by set screw
which projected from the shafting, and in
an instant he was lifted from his feet by
the whirling machinery and hurled VIC
lently to the ground some distance away
he was picked up in an insensible condi-
ton, when it was found that the flesh had
been torn from his right arm, and that he
had suffered other injuries.
At Danielsville the first of last week il
was discovered that George w. Mercier's
dog was mad. As is the custom with the
brutes he began TO ramble. He, however
did not 60 far before he reached Tom
Davids, who seeing the dog was mad i'm.
mediately began TO pound him with a raj
until he was dead. He was afterward car.
RED off to the old field where he lay until
Friday evening when he "arose from the
dead" and went home and quietly laid down
in the corner Of the fence. The dog laid ii
the old field long enough to attract all tn,
huzzards that CHANGED to pass that way, bu
he arose and went home on Friday, as abov,
stated. AS the family were afraid of Tia,
dog, he was killed the second time.
At Teanille Monday afternoon romanti
marriage was consumated. Elan r. bud
ley Of Davisboro, and Miss Annie E. Swift
of Jefferson county, drove over from
Sandersville, armed with license, ant
hunted up a preacher. White FRANKLIN
volunteered to get one for the couple an,
soon brought Rev, A. b. Herring to tn
scene Their business was soon made known
TO the preacher, and, while they were sit
ting in their buggy, near Murchison Bros.
carriage shop, be made them one. The
then went back to Sandersville. Whel
asked as to why they chose such strang
course and place, they said that their FAM
lies were willing to the match, but tina
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