The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-20
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

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Figures in Jiffy.
GEORGIA.
The state and county tax of Houston
>ounty this year will be about $S6l on the
thousand
Gwinuett county has seven candidates in
the field for the legislature They will run
q scrub race.
Valdosta will vote next Monday on the
question Of issuing bonds for the purpose OF
building a new city hail.
Tbirty-seven persons were received into
the church at Isabella last week by Rev.
Bascom Anthony of Albany.
1t is said that Congressman Gambler
writes that he will probably not he ca1di-
date for congress two years hence.
L. J. Knight, living four miles north of
Valdosta. is The democratic candidate in
Lowndes county for the legislature.
A military company called the Na'dosta
Videttes has been organizd at NalIosta.
j. Z. Varnedoe viii be the captain
William Roberts Of Berrien county will
represeu t the Sixth district in the state sen
ate, having been nominated by the demo
Gratis.
Sumter county people seem to be con-
tent to leave the different county offices to
take care Of themselves. There Is not yet
candidate announced for any Office.
Georgia stands second - a railroad build
ing state. There are los companie, at work.
and it is safe to say there are at least that
many more on paper, waiting Tor chance
TO start.
Bob Trernble, negro boy. was lodged in
Jail at jackson last friday on the charge Of
forgery. He ATTEMPTED TO get goods from
smith and E5heridge on q forged order
from John Goodman.
There is a rumor that an independent
candidate for representative is among the
proba bilities III Butts con ity. Tee next
few days will probably develop the policy
TO be pursued by those not satisfied with
the result OF the primaries.
Hon. NJ. V. McKibben Of Jackson chal-
lenges the counties OF Henry, ,Spalding,
Monroe, Newton and Jasper on the produc-
ton from 10l acres Of cotton in one body of
land. and offers as a premium fine Nor
man colt or a fine Jersey heiter
At Danielsville on Sunday last H. A.
Williams Saw mill and abOu5 10000 feet Of
lumber were burned up, the worA OF in
cendiaries Mr. Williams thinks he mas q
clew to the guilty parties, and viii use ev-
cry effort to ring them TO justice.
Rev. Ferd McRas has been conducting,
for several days, a very interesting meeting
at Wesley's chapel, Danielsvlle. The
meeting closed Wednesday night, forty
one persons having joined the church
during the meeting. Rev. l.. P. Winter
assisted.
Tip Anglin of Scnley county brought in
to Americas Friday one hundred and
twenty-five chickens. seventy-five dozen
eggs and fifty pounds of butter. and sold
the entire lot TO the Allen bouse-cuickens,
20c each, eggs l5c. per dozen and butter at
25c. per pound.
A Baptist church was organized in Rich
land, Stewart county, on Wednesday. with
a membership of nineteen, by Rev. A. J.
Whittle, assisted by Welborn Clark, Esq,
and others. They have raised about $3.50
10 build their church in the village. They
need more money.
On Wednesday night about 12 O'Clock the
residence of Henry Williams, the night
Waterman at Gresston was burglarized
and suit Of clothes stolen. The thieves
were tracked to Deinp ey, and there all
trace was lost. They are supposed to be
the same that broke into the same house
about three weeks ago and were caught at
Cochran and afterward released.
Col. S. H. Hawkins arrived in Lumpkil
Friday. He met there w. w. Fitzgerald
and D. B. Fitzgerald and this party was
W. s. ellis, Judge j B. Lattimer and
Hon. r. F. Watts. The object of this
meeting was for the purpose Of perfecting
arrangements to extend the Americas,
Preston aud LumpGin road to the Chatta-
hoochee river.
At the meeting, at Athens, Friday, of the
board of control Of the experimental sta
ton, subsidiary stations were ordered to be
formed az Savannah, 1homasville Cuth-
bert, Cartersville. Dahlonega and Milledge-
vile. The director at the station in Athens
will make arrangements with reliable
farmers at the above-named points, who
will conduct and report on experiments in
crops peculiar to the soil of their section.
Last Sunday. on the road from Phillips
church, in Wilkes county, a pig created con
siderable astonishment by following buggy
like dog. He would trut along behind 1t
as long as be could keep up and when he
began to get left he would kick his heels
into the air, squenl and run for it with
might and main. He followed the team six
miles and would have continued but some
men were requested to stop him, which they
did.
Some time ago in Pleasant Valley, Stew
art county, the storehouse of Mr.. Hobbs
was burglariz d and negro man and
negro boy were arrested and tried. The
boy was discharged but the man was, COM
mitted to jail in default of bond. Since
then another negro has been arrested for
the same offense, under the following cir
cumstances; He confided to his wife that
he was the guilty party. and she, good,
honest, upright VIE bHdb hnb Is, 'lcU inc
cat out of the wallet"
The farmers living around High Shoals
factory have seen the officers of the factory.
They have agreed to take their cotton
packed with three pine boards on a side at
the same price as il it was packed In bag
gipg. The farmers are now busy cutting
and splitting their pine boards six feet long,
and all of their crop will be put up in these
packages. They claim that bagging has
gone up to such price that they cannot
afford TO buy it, and that it will pay the
factory to buy cotton with the boards
around it.
The case of the state VS.. John Statham
and others, charked with whipping w. 0.
Shellnut, in jackson county, was tried last
week in jackson court, the jury, after be-
ing out seventeen hours, returned verdict
Of guilty against John Statham and his
son and Robinson. This case has been
anxionsly watched in jackson, as it was
considered a terrible outrage for whipping
a one-iegged man numerically. Shelnut
has brought suit against John Statham for
$4,000, and has moved TO Chattanooga and
will bring suit in the United States court
there.
Walter G.. Cooper Of Atlanta. a former
resident Of Rome, is spending week in
the latter city. In conversation with re-
porter of the Tribune, few days ago, Mr..
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