The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

AN Athh0N~~A~ ~-
Gleanines From the Fields of Politics
A Pet Coon at Church at SPARTAN
Double Burial Full of Strange Coin
cidences-A Shooting Scrape Awak-
ems Butterflies.
GEORGIA
Sam Jones lectured at the Piedmont
Chautauoua near Atlanta, Tuesday.
Isadore Mayer has given the contract for
81 nice cottage on the boulevard at Bruins
wick.
The contracts for the new cleo ric light
plant for Brunswick have been signed and
forwarded
At Brunswick Howe made AIS milk
shakes last Saturday by actual count and
Calvin between 600 aud 100.
J. T. Crowder. G. G. Flynt. c. +. Turner,
E B. Taylor and r. L. Berner are leglsla-
tive candidates in Monroe country.
A convention OF the coiored Odd Fellows
of Gel rgia met in Athens yesterday. 4
hundred delegates and 800 visitors were
present.
jackson county's delegates to the con-
greSsional convention of the Ninth district
will vote for Congressman Gamblers renom-
nation.
Mrs. Horton of Macon found a peculiar
rising in the palm of one Of her hands about
three weeks ago, She is now critically i'll
from this trouble
The various petitions of the business men
of Macon. asking the Central railroad
authorities for sbop-hy trains, were sent to
Savannah yesterday.
The electric light plant for Albany has
been ordered, and will be shipped as soon as
completed, which " i'll be in very few days
The LEGAL company closed the contract on
Monday.
Sheriff Hurst sold at auction, at Thomas
vile, Tuesday, tract of land in the Nc
Donald neighborhood, !. 375 acres, for 81, 800.
The land had been turpentiDed aud was
bought by the mortgage, d. S. Heanley
A block on Bay street, Brunswick, known
as Hers Half Acre is to be demolished and
burned oy order of the board of health 1t
is inhabited by an undesirable class of peo-
pie and is q constant menace to the city's
health.
y. G. Lucas was sworn in by Judge Leon
ard at Talborton Monday as contractor to
carry the mail from Talbotton to Baugh-
vile. 1t will be a tri-weekly mail Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays will be the
mail days.
Aaron Jones and Frank johnson of the
colored fire company of TIL NASHVILLE were
struck by lightning Tuesday. A colored
shocked, aud in danger of dying when last
heard from.
Lamar Clay, son of Sexton J. J. Clay of
Macon, has started for St Louis, where he
Joins the Garrick Sturgeon combination.
Last year Mr.. Clay played leading part
with Fred Warde, and made a hit every
where he went.
The Jeter & Boardman gas and water
company secured the contract for building
the water works at Gainesville. Tais is a
thirty-year contract at 81, 500 year, TO be
increased as the city grows and demands
more hydrants, ETC.
A gentleman of Albany has received a
letter from T. L. Embry, dated at Salt
Lake City, July 80. 1888. Embry was
formerly clerk of the Artesian house Of
Albany, and trifed with the electrical
wonder, Mrs. Dixie Haygood.
The St. Simon's transfer company carried.
according to their record, $500 people be-
tween Brunswick and St. Simon's island
during the month of July, and during june
4,50o, making total of 10, 800 people who
visited that resort during those two months.
E. +. Barclay of Savannah is in Bruins
wick looking up the points on a city
directory for that city. He finds a great
obstacle in the way Of proceeding toward
the accomplishment of this important task,
and that is the lack of numbers to the
houses.
The democratic convention met in the
court house at Marietta Monday for the
purpose of nominating candidates to repre-
sent Cobb county in the next legislature
Hon. A. s. Clay was nominated by accla-
nation and with enthusiasm, and l. J.
Hardage OF Powder springs was nominated
on the second ballot
A single firm in Americas sold in one
week 5000 worth of ginger tonic. This firm
has frequent orders from the dry countless
around Sumpter from merchants and as it
contains small amount of alcohol and
twill make drunk come" it bids fair to be-
come the popular Leverage, the sale Of il
not being prohibited by law.
The usual quietude of Brtler was dis
turbed Monday night about IL o'clock by
the rapid discharge Of fire arms. Three
men, all colored. went to Lizzie Hodges
house and demanded admittance, and, upon
being refused, they fired twelve or fifteen
scots through the door. One shot took eff
feet in the calf of Lizzies leg.
There is one scuppsrnong vine in the gar
den OF an Athens gentleman which several
years ago produced 100 gallons of wine
The owner thinks he will beat this record
the coming season, us the vine is unusually
full. 1t was planted about thirty years ago
by Prof. Rutherford, and now covers obout
quarter of an acre of ground.
At Americas, Tuesday, w. w. Wheeler
End Buck Raglan Of TIE police force ar
rested Sterling Koonce and his wife Mel
vina, negroes who lately came from Deca-
tur county. Marshal Lingo received a
letter from the sheriff of Decatur, asking
their arrest on the charge of assault with
intent to murder party in that county.
Pursuant to a call of the democratic execu-
tive committee of Pickens county, a mass
meeting to elect delegates to the guberna-
torial and congressional convention, was
held at Jasper Saturday Hon A d.
Gamblers course in congress was indorsed
The delegates were uninstructed. Hon. j.
c. Tate is recommended for solicitor gem
eral of the Blue Ridge circuit
Ten bales of cotton were received at Au-
gusta Tuesday from Col. Stapleton Of Sta
pleton, over the Narrow Gauge railroad.
Two Of these bales were packed ten years
ago, and the other eight eight years ago.
and has remained in that gentlemsns store
house all the while. He IS well fixed with
this worlds goods, and has let the cotton
remain there. not needing the money which
would be realized from its sale.
Talbotton New Era: Postmasters occa-
sionaly strike puZzling addresses. Mr..
Giddings called our attention the other day
TO letter directed Us follows; "Mr Blank
Blank, care of Mr.. G II Matthews, Efitsee-
lanchia, Talbot county, Ca What post
office do you suppose the writer was after
IJa vro eAfrvino 20 write XnSilapff Thfz is