The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-30

for Burglars-Location of Augusta
Exposition - A Trip over Macon's
New Railroad - HerTison's Magic
Growth,
GEORGIA.
Thursday Judge Berren, County School
Commits oner put about fifty teachers at
work teaching in Burke.
Collector Dart. Of Brunswick who has
been at Washington, D. C., several days
consulting q physician left for home via
Atlanta yesterday.
Col Pittman. Troup county's Representa-
tive in the Assembly, win he a candidate
for Solicitor of the Coweta circuit at the
next session of the Legislature.
In the House at Washington, Saturday,
Mr.. Barnes presented a petition from clu-
gems IN Bath Richmond county, for an in
crease of compensation in various ways for
third and fourth class poStmasters.
At Waynesboro Thomas Quincy, who
las for eleven years been business manager
for s. A. Gray, has severed his connection
with that firm to establish bank IN that
city He is receiving encouragement from
men of money and influence.
Information was received in Macon Fri
day of the death, at Umatilla, Fla, on
Thursday evening, of William Collier, for
merlv of Macon. He was - years old and
was the father of Messrs c. +. and W. II.
Collier, of Macon.
Saturday Gov. Gordon and other promi-
hent gentlemen made a trip from Macon to
Monticello over the Macon and Covington
railroad t. object of the trip was to
show the roa and country TO Alexander
Brown, the wealthy banker of Baltimore,
who is interested III the company. He ar
rived in the city Friday night.
At Crawford, a little town on the Georgia
railroad where Dr. Nell had preached for
many years, the church was draped in
mourning, and though twenty miles away
from Athens communication was made by
telegram and at the same minute the bells
began to toll for the funeral III Athens Sat
urday, the church bells there ringing cut
the same solemn peal.
Rome's municipal contest promises to be
an exciting one. For Mayor the names Of
A. w. Walton, Capt John c. Printup,
Mai W. f. Aver and Col. j. / Wright are
mentioned. There will be a number of
Aldermanic candidates, among whom II. $.
Lansdell Jack King, j. f. Harbour, r. II.
West, Hiram Hill and others are spoken Of.
The election occurs on the first Tuesday in
March.
The new manager and proprietor Of
Browns Hotel, at Macon is James r. Sang
ster, and he took hold of the hotel Friday
Mr.. Sangster is rated among the best hotel
men in the country and was selected by
Gov. Lounsbury. He has been prominent
ly connected with the Windsor and Gilsey
Hotels in New York city, and left the
Spring House, at Richfeld Springs, ~ y,
TO come TO NJ con.
The Ordinary of White county sent let
ter to the Go~errsr, Friday, asking if an
ex-Confederate soldier who had been dis
abled during the late war and atterward
deserted to thu United States army was en-
titled to a pension under the wounded
soldier act Clerk Harrison, to whom the
letter was turned over, replied that he did
not believe that if any soldier from Georgia
had so disgraced himself he would have the
audacity TO put in an application for
allowance.
A colored bog named William Montgom-
cry, employed by j. b. Beall as groom
drove his conveyance to Walkers station to
meet him upon his arrival by train Wed
neSday afternoon. While awaiting the ar
rival of his employer he and a man named
Edward Brown began playing with pistol.
IL suddenly went off, the ball striking
Montgomery in the right side and killing him
instantly. The body was taken to Albany,
an inquest held and a verdict rendered in
accordance with the above facts.
Thursday at Frank Taylor's mill eight
miles south of Wrightsylle, just over III
Laurens county, Thomas Fulford, hand
at the mill, while engaged in moving some
lumber from the mill, was thrown from
pile OF lumber, by the breaking of a skid
upon which the lumber was being moved
and struck other lumber, aud while thus
Frustrated the falling lumber fell upon him.
doing him a serious if not a fatal internal
injury. He never spoke after receiving the
injury for three hours
C,.0Nb;o. Tbo ,.ou,o.
in the neighborhood of Troup factory, tax
ing advantage of the presence of a strolling
band of musicians, got up an impromptu
dance on Friday night They removed tn e
benches from a church and used the floor
of that building for their revelry. The
dance was kept up until the wee sma'
hours" Of the morning. The young people
may have thought it all right to use a
church for such a purpose, but the older
ones and the members may have serious OBJ
lections However, we have heard OF no
objections being raised so far.
Harrison, town situated midway be-
tween Tennille and Wrightsville, on one of
the principal branches of the great Central
trunk line, the Wrightsville and Tennille
railroad, three years ago had only two
families. To-day tho population is 500.
The advantages the place holds out to capi-
talists as a business centre have caused y
aud storehouses have sprung up as if bv
magic. The works Of the Perkins Manu-
featuring Company, employing over 100
operatives, are situated there. The COM
pany manufacture all kinds of pine lumber,
laths and shingles.
At Waynesboro few DAYS ago a man 70
ported Lively fight between a man and a
Texas horse. He said the Texas horse
seemed to have come to the conclusion not
10 work, and turned around to inform the
gentleman Of his intention. The man in
sisted, of course, and the horss protested.
showing his purpose to bemaster of the stu
alton by paving, etc. Then he jumped at
the gentleman and caught him with his
teeth on the cheek, pushing and paving
until the horse had almost won the fight.
Suddenly the wife saw the situation OF
affairs, picked up an ak, ran up and struck
the pony in the head and the fight ended.
Both man and pony are still alive.
At Macon Friday little negro huckster.
accompanied by a chum, went to the house
Of a citizen and sold q dimes worth of
greens, the citizen, not having any change
at the time. telling the boy to call later.
The chum slipped away, and, returning TO
the citzens house, secured the 10c Wren
the huckster discovered the trick he was in
dignant, and wanted warrant issued
against the chum. He went before Judge
Harris with his complaint, and wanted a
warrant for larceny after trust Judge
Harris pulled 10c. out Of his pocket. and
handing it to the boy said: "That settles
the case" In the regular way that 1Oc.
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