The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

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Death-Terren County to Compete
for the ST. 900 Prize.
GEORGIA.
Doolv county Superior Court will con-
vene next Monday
Mrs. William Summerford will soon erect
dwelling at Vienna
Quitman county Superior Court will con-
vene on Monday next.
Work on Thomasville's new ice factory
is progressing rapidly.
Arthur Newman, aged 76, died near
Hawkinsvlle Tuesday.
j. p Hudson, of Jackson county, is in the
race for the Legislature.
Gainesville wants the Baptists to hold
their State convention there next year.
The trotting horse D. J. is no longer in
Athens. He has been sold to a party in
Savannah
The Masonic fraternity has donated the
academy property to the incorporation of
Spring Place.
The Terrell County Planters Association
has decided TO contest for the 81 600 prize a
the State Fair.
A prominent Macon wholesale grocery
house has about decided to move their bust
ness to Americas.
Beets, cabbage, collards and radishes
the freeze last week.
E. Y. Hill, w. NJ Sims, j. H. Walton and
John Quincy Adams are legislative candi-
dates in Wilkes county.
A commission has been issued to John NJ
Redding as Treasurer of Randolph county,
vice John F. Kiddoo resigned
DR.. w. c. Kendrick has been elected
County Physician of Terrell county, for the
present year, at a cost of S94.
A small son of Phillip Combs, of Wilkes
county, was thrown from a mule few DAYS
ago and suffered broken arm.
At Guyton S. s. Tisen is building
new store for Kluggnan Bros. They will
enlarge their business as soon as the build
ing is finished.
The siXtieth anniversary of the Perry
Methodist Sunday school will be celebrated
at the Methodist church on the first Sunday
night in April.
At Guyton Mr.. w. w Arden has given
out the contract for building his store,
which will be located between his residence
and the town hall
]. B. Phillips, of Randolph county, has
not bought pound of bulk meat or bacon
since the war, but on the contrary, has some
to sell every year.
chair factory with a capital of $4,000
is to be started at Rome. An establishment
for the manufacture of barrels will ais be
located there soon.
After paying the expenses of court and
all the countys indebtedness to date, there
is still balance Of about $3.50 in the Chero-
kee county treasury.
The sales of postage stamps at Townsville
during January and February, of this year,
are nearly $500 more than they were during
the same two months last year
A baby was born in Dooly county last
week, which when 1T sees it's 10Th birthday
will be GA years old. Shelby Lasseter is
the happy father and it is girl
The report has reached the Dawson Jour
nal that one of the cotton compress compa-
MES of Albany will remove their plant to
Dawson If the citizens will pay the freight
Stegalrs, station on the Western and
Atlantic road, will hereafter be known as
Emerson. The change is made in honor of
Joseph K. Brown, whose middle name IS
Emerson.
The members of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Vienna have decided to carpet
the aisles and altar of their church, and
also to purchase new table and some chairs
for the pulpit
The Cuthbert Appeal thinks that there is
no reason why the Male College at that
place should not receive from the trustees
of the State University its share of the
"land scrip fund"
A farmhouse on G. H. Strongs place.
eight miles from Athens, on the Air Line
railroad, was burned at O'Clock Wednes-
day night. Mr. George S. Adams lost
everything he possessed.
The altitude of Buena Vista being greater
than the surrounding country, the Central
railroad surveying corps find it difficult to
make the approach from any direction, and
at present are using third line
James Spence, of Dawson, the old negro
who had his leg broken by being run over
by six-mule load OF guano, died last week
from the injuries few days after the ampu-
tation of the member was performed
Several large mill men were in Macon
Thursday comforting with President Sparks.
of the Georgia Southern, for sites on that
road. There will be a mill every five miles
on the road between Macon and Valdosta.
1. A. Commander, of Terrell county. has
about 200 melon plants already up with five
or six leaves each. This looks as though
Mr.. Commander will get the first shipment
of melons to the Northern markets this
season.
At Macon Baer Brown will sue the West
ern Union Telegraph Company for its fail
ure to deliver telegram at Columbus which
would have resulted in Levy, the cornetist.
playing under Browns management at
Macon.
Last Monday a small negro child was
burned to death on r. NJ. Minis place be-
low Dawson. The mother was in the field
blowing and left her children at home. and
during her absence the clothing of one of
the little ones caught.
At Macon, Thursday afternoon, a dog
was made TO jump from the balcony of the
Ayres building, over the Western Union
telegraph office, to the pavement below.
breaking its hind legs by the fall. A negro
boy was the cruel rascal
A gentleman who has recently purchased
real estate in Americas has had offers for
all the stores he will build on his property.
He has not vet decided whether he will
build or not, but if he does the stores will
be handsome brick ones.
Setela Dunaway, a green country girl
about II years of age, whose home is near
Cumming, in Forsyth county, was re-
claimed from house Of shame at Atlanta.
Thursday night, by Capt Couch and sur
rendered to her friends, by whom she was
taken home.
Last Sunday morning George Miller and
two sons of j. +. Andrews were strolling
near Perry when the dogs that were with
them Jumped" large wild cat. After a
short and exciting chase the cat was caught.
and within fifteen minutes the four dogs
had killed him. The cat was a very large