The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS,

Wheat Bugs GO Convention of tn
Fourteenth Senatorial District,
GEORGIA
Macon is to burn her garbage in th
swamp.
Talbot superior court convenes. mex
Mondav.
The exposition at Rome opens in twenty
seven days.
A chair factory may be established a
Dalton soon.
The sweet potato crop seems TO be fine II
Cobb county.
J. DuBose Hill Of Wilkes county diec
Monday night.
Hon. w. T. Holmes of Talbot county dieC
a day or two ago.
f. c. Bulkev, one of Macons oldest citi
zeus, died Wednesday.
In Cobb county fine corn crop has beer
made, while the cotton is good.
A protracted meeting is going on at the
Methodist church a Talbot N.
The Boston World was sold by Ben Nc
Tendon to A. .. Moody, day Or two ago.
jeff Long has resigned as the member at
large from the republican executive com
mittee
Sandy HARRISON, one of the Decatur
rioters, was found guilty of murder, and
recommended to mercy. He goes up for
life.
Mrs Holland, widow of J. p Holland
late of Laurens couhty, received a few days
ago s., 900 insurance on the life Of her hus-
band.
Rev. Mr.. Golden raised over $40 at the
Baptist church at Townsville Sunday, to
aid in building new edfice fer his congre-
cation in Brunswick.
AT Athens, C. Flanagan, SUPERINTENDENT of
the gas works, has petite led the council to
establish cleo ric lights the petition
will probably be granted
r. r. Reneau, who has been appointed by
Gov. Gordon 20 survey the line between
Talbot and Taylor unit es, will begin
work locating tie same at an early day.
1t was DR.. Thomas Bowman who was
killed Oh Sunday night by a train on the
Atlanta and Florida railrnai. near Clark 3
mills. instead of JEFF Bowman, as was re-
ported
The friends of Joseph K. Lamar, w. II,
Fleming and Martin v Calvin of Rich
nond county announce that they will sup
port them for the next session of the general
assembly.
An Atlanta concern for making pants has
closed its branch at Macon, owing to the
TACT that that sufficient hands could not be
secured for making pants at the rate Of 81
per dozen pairs,
Caterpillars have invaded every neigh
borhood p Western Georgia, as high up as
Putnam Marion county. They will dam
age Iste cotton very seriously, both in
quality and quantity.
citizens OF Whitfield county, died last
Friday at his home at Red Clay He was
born in the year 1873, making him at the
time Of his death 30 years of age.
Hon. John L. Culver of Culverton, lost
his barn by fire Tuesday night. 1t was
most probably the work of an incendiary.
Several similar losses have been sustained
in Culverton and vicinity within the last
four years.
At Americu', Baisden, Mize & Co. have
dissolved b. the withdrawal of Baisden and
Mize from the company. James /. Howell
will continue the business at the old stand.
Baisden & Mize will go into the center room
Of the Hamil block.
The Fleming family is coming to the
front One of that name is the democratic
candidate for governor of Florida, and
another for governor Of West Virginia, and
sill another for the Georgia legislature
from Richmond county.
1t is considered certain that the demo
cratic state ticket will have no opp sition
for reelection, unless Rev. Sam Small's
party tries to put out a ticket. The epub-
lcans will not run any one this year Oh the
grounds that it is ''inexpedient at this
timen
While DIR. J. L. Miller of Wrightsville
was walking home night or two ago he
felt his cane give downward twitch on the
end projecting behind. On turning to in
vestigate the cause, he discovered what he
supposed to be a dove rise from the cane
and take its flight.
Hon. T. B. Myers of Schley county while
picking his teeth with pine straw few
days ago bit off small piece of the straw
that became lodged in SOME Of the gland,
of his throat and caused him much trouble
His throat has become very much swolle
and it is with difficulty that he can swal .ow
A. l.. Drucker & Bro, proprietors of the
''racket store" at Atlanta. made an a sign
ment Wednesday. The liabilities amount
to about $500, and the assets viii not ex
coed 81 200 The store has been closed and
the assignee has taken charge of affairs. Ii
is said there is probability or the firms re-
sumiN business.
The Sunday school of the Second Metho-
dist church of Rome dor ated SIS to Rev
G. c. Cary, who had the misfortune to lose
his household goods aud dwelling at Social
Circle by fire. The individual me nbers OF
the church made up a much larger sum OF
money and forwarded it to Mr.. Cary. lie
is an ex pastor of the chu oh.
The senatorial convention of the Four
tenth district met at Hawkinsville Tuesday
and nominated Hon. T. J. Ray of Dooly by
reclamation. The convention Endorsed tqe
national ticket, the state ticket, Colquitt for
reelection as United States senator, and
Judge Charles G. Kibbeo for reelection as
judge of the Oconee judicial circuit.
The lightning at Mr.. Corbin's residence
in Vineville near Macon last Friday, played
some pranks | one room it followed a
row of nails in the floor leaving scorched
track. In another room il was attracted by
a mirror which it smashed into fragments.
In another room 1t burned a hole and went
through the head board of bedstead and
then through the side-board
The county commissioners for Whitfield
and Murray have let out the contract to
build a bridge across tho Connasauga al
Norton's, to George A. Crofts of Atlanta.
This is TO be completed hy Nov. |. and the
price TO be paid is $3.50. Another bridl q
contract is 10 be let by the commissioners
Oct. 8. IL is to be built across Mil creek.
one mile north of Dalton, Oh tue Cleveland
road. 1t is to be 50 feet long and 10 feet in
the clear.
DIR. j. b. Baird, secretary Of the board OF
health of Atlanta, has received the follow,
ing telegram from the president of thu
board of health of Chattanooga: 9Th,
mayor directs me TO wire you thai Atlanta
people coming to ChattnnOOga must present