The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


A Free For All Scramble for the Coun
ty Offices of Randolph-Arrest o
a Merchant of Barlow on a Charge
of Defrauding His Partner-Dodgt
County Would-Be Assassins under
Arrest.
GEORGIA
Terrell superior court at Dawson is in ses
sion.
Ripe bananas are on the trees at Bruins.
wick.
The Griffin Sun wants a board of parions
established in the state.
The new uniforms of the Light Horse
Guards of Brunswick have been received.
Sam Lovingoo1 of Z bert county has a
well preserved Bible that was printed in
1926.
DR.. A. NJ. Moore announces himself can
didate for reelection as clerk of Pierce
superior court.
The Tallapoosa Journal is again agitating
the question Of building a railroad from
that place to Rockmart.
A gentleman who has large landed inter
ests in Ebert county says that his invest
ment pays him thirty per cent.
The county commissioners of Sumter will
give the public square at Americas for a
MOTEL, out not COTTON factory.
In Lee county superior court last week
Terry Goodman was convicted of murder
and sentenced to Imprisonment for life
The auctioneer whom the Albany
merchants tried to drive out is still holding
the fort under the protecting wing of his
license.
A petition has been gotten up by the lead
ing citizens, both republicans and demo-
Gratis, asking that A. H. Morgan be retained
as postmaster at Waycross.
Rv. George R Loehr, who left Elberton
eight years ago to become a missionary to
China, writes home that be would sail from
that distant land on Nov. 2, and expected to
reach San Francisco OH Nov. 2&.
Mrs. n Bass of Americus has received
from the National Union Life Insurance
Company a check for S.. 900, at being the
amount of policy held in that company
by her late husband, Capt. j. n. Bass.
A gentleman walked into Ed Ansley's
grocery, at Americas, Saturday, and
bought bill Of goods amounting to So and
paid the same with 800 coppers This shows
the good result Of taking care of the pen
MES.
Richard NJ. Stewart is preparing to es-
tablish planning mill and variety works at
Americas. He has recently purchased
tract Of land upon which to locate his
works, and the material for the buildings
is already being put on the grounds.
Bryant Brooks of Traders Hill had an ugly
cut made in his arm in a little alteration
there Tuesday afternoon last. 1t was not
certain who did the cutting, but young
man named Chislm was arrested and put
behind the bars to await an investigation.
The farmers in the vicinity of Albany re-
port light cotton crop. They have made
amends for this shortage in large yields of
other products. The corn crop is immense
and the sugar cane crop enormous. A
Scotch and also Swedish colony is to be
located in this vicinity
Bob Wheeler of Americas has an old
brass coin that he has carried in his pocket
for luck until it is almost worn smooth. 1t
is japanese coin, with square hole cut
through the center, and is worth one-fith of
a cent. He wears a Spanish doubloon,
worth about $l7, as a watch charm.
For the past several days it has been gen.
orally understood that J. c. Roney would
oppose Mayor Fielder for reelection to the
mayoralty of Americas. In conversation
Saturday Mr. Roney stated positively that
he would not enter the contest, and that he
had never entertained any serious intention
of doing so.
1t is quite likely that negro styled Prof.
S. r. Williams, now living in Atlanta, will
be taken to Macon. 1t is said the professor
tarried in Macon for some time, and made
love to all the susceptible widows, and from
each and every one of them borrowed money
and jewelry, and then left town. He has
been missing since June.
Tom Jones, of Ebert county, has on
Broad river seventy-five acres in Bermuda
grass prepared for the mower and which
yields him several large crops of the finest
hay annually, for which he finds ready sale
at 81 Is baled and delivered in Elberton.
Mr.. Jones says his grass pays him much
better than cotton, and he intends to turn
his entire place into a hay and stock farm.
Some one has been tampering with the
gas meter at the new court house at Ameri-
Gus lately. Not long since the gas was cut
off below, and the consequence was the
light that is kept constantly burning for
the purpose of illuminating the big clock
went out. The same thing was done
Wednesday night, but the fact was discoy-
cred at an early hour and the clock was
lighted again as usual.
The "New Sunbury Baptist Association.
convened at Waycross on Thursday last.
and after an interesting session brought it's
labors to an end Saturday night. The
conference of the preachers and lay delegates
was very amiable DIR. J. E. L. Holmes, DR.,
Devote, E. q. L. Golden, George A.
Blount and W. II. Scruggs were in attend
ance. The preachers of the association
filed the pulpits Of the various churches
Sunday morning and night.
Friday Aug. 30, promises to be one of
material interest TO the farmers of Ran
dolph. 1t is the second annual stock and
poultry exhibit, given under the auspices
Of the Randolph County Agricultural So
ciety. The people are aroused to its impor-
lance, and the necessity of supporting it,
and as consequence it will prove a success
and encourage this home undertaking.
Randolph was among the first counties in
the state that had stock show, and was
about the first to start, i'm a general way,
this enterprise. Over $50 in cash and pre-
miu-us are offered TO exhibitors.
Col Smith, Oglethorpe countys big
farmer, does not carry a dollars insurance
on his property. He says he is able TO tote
his own fire risks. He has his buildings
scattered, however, so that if one should
chance to burn, the flames would not be
communicated 10 neighboring houses. While
his grain and cotton seed oil mills. gin house
and guano factory are propelled by the
Same engine, and at the same time, they
are some distance apart, the power being
conveyed by long wire ropes. He is putting
up a number Of houses 70 hold cotton seed,
but they are scattered at wide intervals.
The executive committee Of Randolph
county have rescinded their order calling "A
convention of selected delegates to nomi.
nate county officers. The bride is off now.