The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-26


Catches Birds on the Fly.
GEORGIA.
The Gainesville Fair Association has pur-
chased land on which to build houses and
fix up track
The West Bros, of Rome, have established
broom factory az D-ltan, and are turning
out forty dozen broCms per diem.
Gainesville's electric light company is all
organized, and preparations are going on to
have the lights turned on by July /.
The Indian Spring reserve has been leased
for the season 10 Mr.. Mercer for $40. All
this fund will be placed on the reserve in
improvements.
last been downed by a Terrell county man.
Rev. NJ. B. l.. Binio0 brought a bale of cot
ton to market last Monday.
The killing of two men in Atlanta. on
TUESDAY, by the trains, has again opene up
the yexsd question of what is best to be
done TO insure the public safety from trains
IN that city.
Rumph & James, OF Fort Valley, made
their first shipment Of peaches Thursday,
and expect fancy returns, as it is the first
shipment yet reported in the State. They
we're shipped to New York.
o. H. B. Blooiworth, of Forsyth, has APP
piled to A1jutGn5 General Kell for perlnis-
sion TO organize a military company Of sixty
at that place. Capt. kell was unable to
supply the guns and accoutrements.
Giles Shoot, of Calhoun county, has a
steer q years old, with which he has made
nineteen crops and is now under good head
way with the twentieth. During all this
time the steer has been Mr.. Shoots only
pillow animal.
At Maysville, Conner & Co. have pur-
chased the old brick store, the old land
mark, and are tearing it down to rebuild
on Its Old site large brick store. Carr &
BACON are building handsome brick store
on Athens street
Dalton's annual postal receipts amount TO
S3,@49, sufficient sum 10 entitle her to
public edIfice If the measure now before
Congress for the erection Of government
buildings in all towns where the postal re-
celpts exceed 5000" is adopted.
A force Of hands is at work in the cor
porate limits Of Fort Valley on the Atlanta
and Florida railroad. The grading will be
completed by June 10 and by July the
coal burners VIII be dashing into Fort Val
ley fresh from GeOrgia's capital.
Twenty-Five feet-footed Augusta BOYS
have organized a strong team. under the
command of Assistant Chief F. A. Roulette
OF the Augusta fire department. and they
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June II, Ii and IA Big purses are offered.
A negro man and a negro woman were
shot Tuesday night at Greenville by I'M
known parties. The man was shot in the
hand and the wound is s light. Ebert Ros-
ser is the mans name. The woman was a
stranger in Greenville, and she is painfully
hurt.
Rev. Thad Pickett, a Baptist preacher
who ls an Independent candidate for Con
gress in the Ninth district, has been in
Gainesville several days. His Baptist
brethren would not consent for him to de-
flle the pulpit with his electioneering
scheme. He is trying to mix politics and
religion.
DR.. Walter Cheatham, of Dawson, has a
young Shepherd dog which makes prac-
tlce OF catching and eating the common lit
tie grass sparrow. These birds rarely ever
fly high when frightened up, and this dog
simply outruns and catches them before
they light. He not only eats the birds, but
seems to enjoy the sport.
Miss Lorine Daniel, charming Young
lady Of Crawford, was in the midst of her
preparations for her approaching marriage,
when she became suddenly ill, and gradu-
ally grew worse. Wedn ,sday her illness
resulted in death. Capt. Plunkett, a popu-
lar conductor of the Georgia road was to
have been her husband.
A few weeks ago Jack Chapman, a negro
who resides in Griffin, was marrieI to
Jennie Hall, of Atlanta, When the mar
riage took place the bride received a num-
Der of presents, which were worth probably
$50. A few days ago the husband, while
has wife was away, packed the bridal pres
ents III a valise aud carried them off, and
he has not been seen since
Wiley McGill, of Webster county. owns
a mule which evidences his appetite for
spring chicken by devouring all that come
within his reach. He has eaten so many
that for two or three years past it has been
necessary to keep strict watch ON him when
ever he is IN the lot, aud especially at feed
ing time. When the chickens gather around
the stable trough, as is usual with them.
the mule will drop his corn and fodder any
time to catch a nice tender chicken
The sale of the Crump Park propertv. at
Macon, was well attended Thursday, and
was very satisfactory. This property of
ninety-fve acres, was purchased Of Capt.
w. = Brantley by S. A. Crump four years
ago for 81, 900. Last year Mr. Horne paid
5000 for half interest in it. Ten acres
were donated by them to the dummy line
for park. Thursday they sold of enough
TO realize over 81 900, and yet have twenty
one acres OF the prettieSt part of the land
left.
" IA NOiill5 WHO IuuTueTeQ y. II. S1etfl9lQ
several weeks ago, aud who is now in the
Blob county jail, has written letter to
Sheriff Fountain, Of Irwinton in which he
duplicates another party. Collins saws that
on the afternoon preceding the murder, he
was visited by certain party, who gave
him $50 for the loan Of his gun and shoes
Tor an hour. During the nizht they were
returned to Collins. The Sheriff places no
confidence in the letter, as the party whom
Collins accuses wears No. 10 shoe, and
could not possibly have worn Collins shoes,
which are U.s.
An important case was disposed of in the
Superior Court at Atlanta, Thursday. be-
fore Judge Marshall j. Clarke 1t was a
suit brought by NJ. c. Il j. f. Kiser & Co
against the Liverpool, London and Globe
Insurance Company. Some time ago the
store Of r. j. NJ. English, of Barnesville,
was destroyed by fire The Liverpool, Lon
don and Globe held the risk. MIR. English
assigned the goods that we're saved and also
assigned the policy. Kiser & Co., were
among the creditors, and the suit brought
was to compel the company TO pay the loss
to that firm The jury, after considering
the case, found that the assignment was
coed.
A notable feature of tho undertakers'
convention, at Milledgevlle, was the abate-
mont Of the superstitious "brother in
blacK." 1t has boon almost impossible to
secure bootblack or errand boy in the
city since the convention met and some
terrible stories have been in circulation