The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-25

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tuler-War Between Congresses at
Americus
GEORGIA.
There are 40 members Of the Farmers
Alliance in Dooly county.
Houston has 50 far put forward only four
candidates for Representative.
There is a letter in the post office at
Americas addressed simply: Miss Mollie,
Americus Ga
There is talk of f. Aderhold and S. E.
Morris making the race for sheriff of
Douglas county.
Many Of the people Of Elberton are in
favor Of the organization Of a building and
loan association.
One hundred thousand dollars is the figure
meatioaes. IN connection with the proposed
new hotel at Athens
The Beard Of Education OF Brunswick
has decided TO sell Bay lot No. 81 and to
build an s., 900 academy.
Mrs. Tabitha Smith, wife of James NJ
Smith, living eight miles from Vienna, has
gone blind from severe pains in the eyes.
The dissolution Of the firm of Reid &
Palmer, Of Townsville, and the formation
of the new firm of Reid & Culpepper, is
announced.
w. L. Stiff, a printer Of Atlanta, who
married fallen woman, was sentenced on
Wednesday to pay 500 or go TO the chain
gang for six months
The Standard Cotton Seed Oil COMPANY
will erect building and reopen a cotton
seed oil mill in Elbertnu. The present com
pany will probably sell out their machinery
to them.
Messrs Northcutt & Dobbs, real estate
agents of Marietta, have sold in the las.
thirty days over $4,000 worth Of property
In the town and county. Property is very
active there now.
AT Thomasville, a man offered the CITY
Council 800 for the privilege of putting a
sign on top of the stand pipe in the city hall
lot. This was considered a liberal offer,
but the authorities declined it.
A young man in Vienna has long kero-
sene bill charged against him, and not by a
merchant either, but a private citizen, and
strange TO say he has not charged for any
that was burned before midnight.
I. H. Stewart, of Smyrna, has cat with
three kittens. She was given a live youlg
rabbit to eat the other day, but instead Of
devouring it she adopted it into her family,
and is nursing it as tenderly as she does any
Of her kittens.
A few nights ago, as the family of M
Morgan, of Vienna, were about to retire. a
small glass lamp broke and the oil caught
fire in the top of the lamp 1t did NOT
explode, but instead burned steadily with
large blaze until all the oil was consumed
The handsome dwelling of B. E. Rough
ton, on Smith street, Sandersville, was
leveled to the ground by flames Wednes-
day, caused from hue in the kitchen
chimney. Considerable furniture was saved,
Inc insurance Is $500 on the building and
500 on the furniture.
ha he elo
Rochelle, saturday night, was brought to
Americas Tuesday and placed in the Jail
for safe keeping. He was carried to Abne-
vile when first arrested, but afterward IL
was thought best to take him to Americas
as the Wilcox Jail was not considered
safe.
Joel Coffee will open his distillery again
at Lula. He got out Of his troubles with
the government by paying all they de-
manded and having his still-house and stills
confiscated. But he will none the less 90
into the business again, and will pay such
heed to the requirements of exacUing Uncle
Sam as will keep him from again coming
into collision with that picturesque old gen.
tleman.
Ten thousand spectators witnessed the
fremanlc tournament at Americas Wednes-
day. The grand prize of $3.50 in gold was
won by the Wide Awakes, of Americas.
The Americas companies won 1925 of the
$3.50 offered in prizes the remaining s25
going TO the Dawson company Five com
panies took part in the contest, and the
day has been notable one in Southwest
Georgia.
A negro was arrested at Vienna last week
who had novel way Of collecting debts
Another negro owed him "a 80 and would
not pay him. Therefore the creditor went
to his debtors house while the latter was
away and took a shotgun, two pairs of
pants and vest, which he said he thought
would about pay the debt, and absconded
with them He has been informed that isa
very handy way Of doing the thing, but not
exactly legal
A few weeks ago mad dog bit a mare
and colt belonging to Timothy Stephens. of
Marietta, Mrs. Stephens subsequently, shoot
ing the dog and killing it, One month to a
day from the time the rabid canine bit the
mare, she went mad and bit at everything
in her reach. She tore mouthfuls of flesh
from herself, and so thoroughly developed
was the hy1rophobia that IL was deemed
best to kill her, which was speed ly done
The colt so far has shown no symptoms of
hydrophobia, but it is more than likely it
will
The tracklaying machine which was to
have been used on the Covington and Macon
road, arrived at Madison some time AGO
but he's remained in the Georgia depot
since its arrival. The freight was some
thing over $500, and the owners decided TO
let the machine rest and stick to the old
way Of laying track, and it is now being
laid by hand. The last few days have been
rather bad weather for working ON this
road, but work is now progressing finely. as
the ground is now in an excellent condi
ton.
A war has broken out between the COM
press companies in Americas. The mach
inery for compress for the A. p.
and L. Railroad arrived at
Americas some days ago and will
be placed in position at once A lot of cot
ton bought for shipment over the A. p. and
L. road was rendered the Americus Com
press Company 10 be compressed, and that
company refused to handle it, which
of course, has inaugurated war between
the rival companies that will be fought to
the last ditch. The Recorder thinks the
fight between the compress companies will
cause Amerlcus 70 receive sixty thousand
bales Of the next cotton crop.
Vienna is growing rapidly. The impetus
is given by the approach Of the Georgia
Southern and Florida and the Centrals
Savannah and Birmingham through line,
which two important railroads will cross at
that point. Five large saw mills are in
operation and under way within short dis
lance Of there, and new buildings are con-
SANITY going up Among the latter are j.