The morning news., 1888-06-21


An Atlanta Policeman Reprimand-
cd and Suspended for Disturbing
Public Worship-Political Notes
The Melon Movement in Albany
Sumter County's Remarkable Ne
gress-Fruit Scarce In Crawford
County.
GEORGIA
Macon is kicking about her ice supply.
Corn and cotton are doing well in Mon
roe county.
w. W. Summer is a candidate for treas
urer of johnson county.
Monroe county will select delegates to the
State Farmers alliance to-day.
Crops around Scriven county are very
small for this season of the year.
A division of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers has been organized at Rome
LaGrange is considering the propriety of
lighting the streets with gas or electric
lights
johnson county's Sunday school associa-
ton will hold its annual convention in
Wrightsville on June 30.
The hot weather seems to have had a bad
effect on the Abbevillians. Two or three
scIimmages are recorded for three days Of
last week
The residence of w. L. Hardy in West
Point was entirely destroyed by fire on
Monday. The loss is about $500, with
81, 100 insurance
The democratic executive committee of
the second congressional district will meet
in Albany, July 5. Col A. P. Wright
represents Thomas.
The Farmers alliance OF Crawford coun-
ty has elected delegates to the state conven-
ton of their organization, which meets in
Atlanta on June 27
Bibb county did pretty well for the coal
mines Tuesday, sending up eight represea-
tatives recently sentenced by the superior
and city courts.
Hon. Primus Jones raised watermelon
on his farm, in Baker county, last year.
that weighed eighty-flve pounds, the largest
that was ever raised in Georgia.
At meeting OF the board of trustees of
South Georgia college at Thomasville,
President Lovejoy and the entire faculty
were reelected for another year.
Mr.. George Dyson, who, for twenty-five
years, has been ordinary of Wilkes county
and clerk of the superior court, died at the
age of "A. He was an efficient officer.
The American star homing pigeon club of
Baltimore, Md, sent j. w. Bigham of
Clarksville two carrier pigeons. They were
set free this morning at 7:05, east time.
A large fcrce is at work on the Florida
end of the Thomasville and Monticello rail
road. The road will be finished to Month
cello IL time to take hand in moving the
present crop.
Professional burglars are going the
rounds of the country towns just now. 1t
is their usual summer hegira, and the
guardians of the peace should be on the
watch for such unwelcome visitors.
Knoxville Journal: There is one difficulty
at present with Crawford county clndi-
dates. and it is this There are not enough
offices for all of them to have one. There
must be more offices, or some of them will
have to wait until next time.
Reeves & Co. S drug store in Atlanta was
destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The
building a1d stock were totally DESTROYED.
There was an insurance of $500 in the Rome
fire insurance company, which is considered
TO cover about two-thirds the loss
The Crawford county democratic execu-
tive committee met on Saturday last and
appointed July next as the time for the
nomination for representative and county
officers. This is the time fixed for nomina-
tion of senator for the Twenty-third sena-
torial district.
The scarcity Of fruit throughout Craw.
ford county is not entirely chargeable
to the cold weather in the early part of the
year. There are very few orchards in that
county, and quite number are not cared
for as they should be. A change for the
better is needed.
Thomasville Times: There is a strong
feeling cropping. out among the leading,
clear-headed Alliance men in the county
against mixing up their order with politics.
They will rum their order if they permit
politics In it. This has been abundantly de-
monstrated elsewhere.
Townsville Enterprise: Three car load:
Of ponies from Texas en- route to Savannah
Belonging to j. F. Gillmartin of the
latter place, arrived here yesterday and
were unioaded and taken to Ainsworth'.
stables, where they will be fed and stabbed
when they will be reloaded and sent on to
Savannah.
Dublin Post: The Dublin hotel Is begin
ming to assume tangible shape Ten Der
cent. of the subscriptions is being collected.
DIR. c. Hicks is having his dwelling hous,
moved, the present site of which is to be the
location Of the hotel and plans and specifi
cations are being received by the building
committee.
Rev. William Coolsen, prominent Bap
tist preacher of PauldiDg county, wa!
found dead in the woods near his residenc,
June 10. He walked over to the postoffic,
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found on his face dead, the gun beside him
The verdict of the inquest was death from
heart disease.
The BrOnwood Reporter clears up tn,
Harris county wild man mystery in thil
way, and it may be the correct solution
Harris county has come to thefront witt
genuine wild man. He is probably try
ing to keep out of the hands of his friend
who want to run him for office, which il
perhaps the reason he is thought to be wild.
Monday was busy day with the Alba
man melon growers. Twenty-three cars o
melons passed through that town. distrib
uted as follows: Toledo l, st. Louis /, At
lanta l, Chicago l, Fort Wayne l., Cincin
natl Z, Chattanooga /, Cleveland !, Louis
vile /, st. Paul l. Pittsburg l, Memphis |
Lexington l., Chicago l, New Orleans 3
Minneapolis |.
Macon enjoyed the luxury on Monday
of a wrestling match between a bear and a
negro man. The bear seemed to be th
best wrestler of the two, and would 20 a
it just like an old veteran. He gave tn
negro several very hard falls, one of whicl
was made with very heavy force. Afte
hurling the negro to the ground the bea
would stand on him.
The building of cotton factory at La
Grange has begun. 1t will be 220 by S
feet in size, two stories high, with hand
some tower, and so arranged that il
capacity can be doubled at any time. Th
htNt fne ta1l 10. u..1 l..a L,.tI