The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


The New Building Going Up at Cedar.
town-Killing of a Mad Dog at
Flood in jefferson Countv-A Negro
Drowned in Burke County While in
Swimming.
GEORGIA.
Thomaston wants a bank
Cedartown has a new paper called the
Guardian.
The Townsville cotton seed oil mill will
begin work about Oct l.
Judge Williams, of Thomaston, has re-
celved a magnificent quartz crystal, inside
of which la water. IL came from the yicin-
ity of DR.. Daniels mill
1t is reported that Mark Tarver has ac-
cepted the position of supervisor Of the
Central railroad, made vacant by the
drowning of Mr.. Farmer, at Augusta.
Cotton pickers around Americas are IN
demand by the farmers, as their cotton was
mostly all blown out by the late wind
storms, and is running by lying around
loose on the ground.
h. g. Peters dropped dead at Rome Sun
day afternoon. He had been in feeble
health for some time, but was recovering,
and his death was unexpected. Mr.. Peters
had for many years been citizen of Rome,
and was man Of sterling integrity.
A negro from William Cox's place, in
Burke county, while in swimming at the
mill of r. A. Hatcher, was drowned. The
body was found on Sunday morning, and
as foul play was suspected, "A corOners in
quest was held. The verdict was accidental
drowning.
The Merchants and Planters Bank Of
Carrollton was organized Saturday. L. G.
Kramer, L. c. Vaudeville, w. w Fits
O. L. Reese, A. Vaudeville, c. b. Simonton,
T. II. West, were elected directors. The
directors elected K. q. Kramer president
L. c. Vaudeville vice president and Henry
Lanier cashier.
Dawson Journal: J. J. Bradley brought
a sample Of rice to town last Saturday SIX
feet high. 1t was planted the last Saturday
in May, and has stood and grown in water
without lick of work of any kind. Mr.
Bradley expects to gather 100 bushels per
acre from his rice. Verify, the resources of
Terrell are unlimited.
Waynesboro True Citizen: Very I'M
favorable reports come t. US from jefferson
county. There are great many expensive
bridges in that county. We hear that they
are all gone, and the rumor reaches us that
the bridge of the Louisville and Wadley
railroad across the Ogeechee is gone. Re
port says that there is not pound Of meat
in Louisville and no way 10 get any.
Washington Chronicle. j. I. English
has presented us with cutting from stalk
of cotton four inches long, on which four
inch space there are six large, well developed
bolls of cotton. Tuis specimen of cotton
was made on ordinary land without auy
fertilizers of any kind. We not only have
one but two specimens made ON the same
land. Guano is worthless where this cotton
grew.
AT Augusta, Sunday, at the close Of the
morning service, meeting Of the congrega-
ton of the First Presbyterian church was
held, and a committee, consisting of Dr. w
c. Wardlaw, James w. Moore and John
w Wallace, was appointed TO raise money
from the members to alleviate the want and
suffering of those members of this church
who are now in need from the effects of the
food. Though the congregation was quite
small, a liberal contribution was made
From Rev. H. V. Golden of AGREE, who
was in Albany, the Nelos and Advertiser
learned that mad dog appeared in the
quiet village of AGREE, Wednesday morning.
and created a great deal of excitement and
alarm. The dog / it three hogs, two other
dogs, a goat and a 12-year-old negro boy
before he was killed Mr. w. G. Wilder
took his repeating pistol and went upon the
streets and encountered the mad animal
Three shots were required dispatch him.
w lllldm OF AIneflcuS, saws that
his house dog became mad last Monday and
he killed him Friday morning He kept the
dog tied. but he broke loose, and ran around
in circle, biting every hing in his reach
He bit down every weed and push in a circle
of $50 yards, the TRACK he was running
He tried to bite members Of tine family.
but they managed to keep out of his way
Timer says he cut the dog open after ne
killed him, and found the flesh as red as
flannel even to the fat.
Albany Ne1os and Advertiser: Willie
Lassiter, step son Of G. Is. Miller, who re-
sides on Union street, accidentally shot his
little brother Gus in the mouth last night
about o'clock, while playing with a pistol
supposed to be empty. The two boys and
a negro boy were in the kitchen initiating
the exploits of Jesse James. In tnis play
Willie pulled down on Gus, who was laugh
ing, and TO his astonishment the pistol fired
sending a 32-calibre ball right in his open
mouth, knocking out four teeth-two upper
and two lower-going through the iawbone
and imbedding itself in the fleshy part of
the neck.
The buildings in Cedartown now under
course Of construction are as follows: Pub
lie school building, brick, Church street,
So, 500; public scnool building, frame, North
side. 81 900; M. e. church, brick addition.
Church street, $500; Booz hotel, addition,
Church street, Sl,UUO; Judd Crabb, resi-
dence, Northside, $500; Mr.. Holcombe, resi-
dence, Bradford street, $500; John j. Fall
wood, residence Gibson street, 81 $50; John
Mason, brick store, Main street, 5000; Mr.
Clay, two-story brick store, Main street,
$1,000; Treadaway q Borden, brick block,
Main street, $5,00O;iJ. O. Hardwick resi-
dence, West End, $500; Standard Oil
Company, warehouse, East End, 5000; Co
lUmbus, Rome and Chattanooga, freight
depot, East End, 5000; L. S. LedDetter, res
idence, East End, $500; improvement to the
Baptist parsonage amount not known; to-
tai, 81, 500.
FLORIDA.
There is not single case of sickness in
Plant City.
There were twenty vessels in port at Fer
nandina Saturday.
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