The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01


County.
GEORGIA.
The new school building at Cedartown is
going rapidly up.
The Methodist church at Cedartown is
nearing completion.
Every carpenter in Cedartown has more
work than he can do.
Polk county never had finer corn crop,
but rain is much needed
1t is said that Hon. James G. Blaine will
be invited to speak at the Salt Springs
Chautauqua near Atlanta.
Capt. Sneed of the Atlanta Rifles has
rendered his resignation on account Of the
pressure OF private business.
The crops in Hancock county are in
very promising condition. Very few, If
any, are suffering from rain.
The water works at Dalton are nearing
completion, water having already been
turned on portion of the city
Judge Richard H. Clark Of the Stone
mountain circuit announced himself a can
didate for reelection to the bench.
A wind storm visited Cedartown last
week, blowing down trees, corn and unroof-
ing Stobbs d Co. s new warehouse.
The Athletics Of Hawkinsvilie played
game with the Cochran nine Saturday
afternoon and defeated them by q score OF
16 to 8.
Little Bessie Michenor, II years old, son
of ID. r. Michenor, of the Ninth district of
Randolph county, killed ten hawks i'll two
weeks recently.
The civil service commission will visit
Georgia in October On Oct. the commits
sion will be in Atlanta, on Oct. in Savan-
nah, and on Oct ID at Macon.
Capt j. c. Simmons Of the Hancock Van
Guards, of Sparta, having resigned, u new
election has been ordered. Lieut. A. E.
Brown will probably be elected.
Sunday evening during an electrical
storm at Whitesburg twelve miles west of
Newman, John Culpepper had three mules
and one horse killed by lightning
At Griffin, Judson Mathews, who was
kicked by a mule about seven weeks ago,
died Sunday after the most intense suffer
ings. Judson had just entered his 22d year.
Buck Kennedy had house destroyed on
his place, in Hancock county, few days
ago by lightning. He and his brother had
just left the building before the lightning
struck it.
At Dalton, at a mass meeting held Satur-
day, delegates were elected to the congress
sional convention which meets at Cedartown
on Sept g. favorable to the nomination of
Hon. J. E. Shumate.
The legislative race is warming up in
Polk county, there being three candidates,
Hon. w. G. Glen, George W. Head and
James Hamilton. The situation is not such
as to warrant an opinion as to the final re-
suit.
Police Commissioner Brown wants more
registration offices in Atlanta, and wants
them located where they will be more ac-
ceSslble to the voters of the city and not
cause them to make long journeys to get an
opportunity 10 register.
A charter was granted Monday in the
superior court of Bibb county to the Macon
automatic refrigerating company. This
company is getting the refrigerator IN
readiness at the Southern seed company's
old stand on Second street.
ID. f. Davenport of Americas has been
appointed one of a delegation of five from
Georgia TO the annual convention of the
American Pharmaceutical Association,
which meets in Detroit, Mich, on Aug 3
and continues until Aug. 6.
The democratic executive committee of
Hancock county at its meeting last Satur-
day passed a resolution calling mass meet
ing of the democrats to take place on Aug
II, to elect delegates to the congressional
convention of the Eighth district
The First national bank of Dalton will
commence business Sept l. The new bank
building, handsome twostory brick, will
be ready by that date. The officers of the
bank are: Col. r. ]. McCanv, president;
DR.. T. F. Peck, cashier, and S. b. Scott,
teller.
Adjt Gen. Kell has just received notice
from the war department at Washington of
the shipment from the Rock Island I'M
arseeal Ct twenty five Springfield carbines
with accoutrements, thirty sabers with
equipments, and seventy-five saddles and
brides, for the Richmond Hussars of Au-
gusta.
At Cava Cnr;n1 Mordov To,,o. T.lu
James Baker, James Palmer and Will Nc
Daniel, four young negroes, were bound
over to the superior court by Judge Burns,
upon the charge of committing rape upon
young girl named Sarah Britain. The evil
dence shows that the girl fought and strug
gled with the fiends.
The Floyd county convention met at
Rome, Monday and was largely attended
j. w. Turner, j. w. Ewing and J. Lindsay
johnson were nominated as candidates for
the house of representatives Resolutions
were unanimously adopted indorsing the
candidacy of Hon. c. n. Featherst one for
judge of the supreme court, and Hon. R.
A. Denny as solicitor general of the Rome
circuit Delegates were appointed to the
gubernatorial conveption.
The democratic executive committee of
the state will meet in the gentlemens parlor
Of the Kimball house in Atlanta at 8 o'clock
p. m, on Aug. z, and again in the senate
chamber at 10 o'clock a. m, on Aug g.
Meanwhile the special committee of
arrangements, consisting Of Hons. r. D.
Spalding, Q. A. Redd, J. A. Hunt, John NJ,
Giles and w. D. Ellis will attend to all
necessary preliminary arrangements, and
will assemble at II m. Aug. s.
Last week Col. F. C. Wade and his wife,
of Brooks county, were rapidly losing their
sight. Tbey wiped and rubbed their specta-
cles, rubbed and wiped them, and went over
II all again and again, and yet their vision
was not improved Finally, and all at once,
their sight was fully restored Then the
truth flashed upon them. In some uuac-
countable way their spectacles had been
changed, and In some other unaccountable
way had been changed back again.
At Americas, Friday, Deputy Sheriff
Tom Cobb and Policeman Raglan made
thorough search of Charles Blackman's cell.
He was found in excellent spirits, and
seemed to be highly amused while the
searching was in progress. He had his
Bible and newspaper by his side Nothing
suspicious was found in his cell. He will
hardly be able to get out until he is led
forth to meet his doom on the gallows. He
seems TO care as little about it as if his life
was not conc 'rned.
Superintendent O'Connor of the state deaf
and dumb asvlup. NJ Cava Crripo Had at