The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-01
Rye in Worth county is heading nicely

Americas has received over $1,000 bales
of cotton this season.
Handsome invitations have been issued
for ball at Brunswicks palatial new hotel
on Feb g. Aha.
Contractor Nevberry is pushing to CON
pletion the work on the artesian we'll at
LeeSburg.
Judge G. J. Wright, of Griffin, is in
Brunswick 10 assist IA the defense of w. F.
Sutton, charged with murder.
The motion for new trial for Voolfolk,
the murderer OF nine people, is to be heard
in Macon the latter part Of this week.
Quite a number of citizens at Sandersvlle
met at the City Hall on Friday last to form
a company in the interest of a cotton seed
oil mill.
Thursday the teachers of all public
schools for Lee county went down to Lees
burg. where they were examined by the
school board.
The firm of Burnett & Bro, of Madison,
bv mutual consent has been dissolved, l..
W Burnett retiring aud w. II. Burnett
continuing the business
The Augusta exposition directors feel so
confident of big success that a committee of
the board has been appointed to raise tho
capital stock to 500, 900.
A peddler who insulted ladies at Bruins
wick, was taken to the edge of town Men
day by band of young men, logged and
told to go and sin no more.
Saturday the colored sawyer ut Cooks
mill at Brunswick, caught the thumb of his
left hand between two cOgs, and the mem
her was crushed entirely Off.
The two oldest physicians in Newman are
Drs. Long and c. d. Smith, both of these
gentlemen having practiced medicine in
Newman for nearly forty wears
Townsville is more than holding her own
as a winter resort. The present season
promises to be the most brilliant and sue
cessful the place has ever known.
Willis Paine the car breaker, who was
caught at Brunswick last week breaking
open car, and escaped from the guard
house, was recaptured Sunday in the coun-
try, and is now in Jail.
At the public school examination, at
Sandersyille, on Thursday. out of eighty
six applicants for teacherships, eighteen
whites and fifteen coored passed the board
None passed the first grade
At Millen Alec Mcleod. an aged and
highly respected old gentleman, died at his
residence some time during Sunday night.
He had lived a life of great usefulness and
died highly respected by all that knew him.
The residents of Ben Hill a small settle
rnent some eight miles from Atlanta. are
excited over the death of Bowen, a negro
man, who died in great agony a few DAYS
ago. The cause OF his death was hydro
phobia,
Uncle LarRin Brown, keeper of the toll
bridge at Roswell, is very sick and not likely
10 survive. He is IS years of age, and this
IS his first confinement of Illness having
never taken a dose Of medicine. He still
refuses to do so.
Rev. J. F. Chryry, of Hamilton, has in
his possession wooden dipper that the
Indians made over a hundred years AGO
1t has been handed down from one genera
tion to another. It is made Of black cedar
and is a fine piece of work.
Mrs Minnie Franklin isunder arrest in
Atlanta. She is wanted at Walhalla. S. C.
on charge of furnishing her husband with
tools to aid him in escaping from Jail, where
he is confined on charge Of selling patent
medicines without license
Sias Gresham lost his second wife about
two months since, near Mechansvile. How
ever, be was married again within month
from the funeral, as he did a similar thing
in the death of his first wife. Uncle Gresham
is a strict Primitive Baptist.
Leesburg was surprised on Jan. Is bv the
announcement of the marriage of G. f.
Porter to Miss Fannie Wyche, Postmaster
at that place. The marriage had been con
summated more than month before, but
kept secret until the date mentioned.
Nothing has been done as vet toward an
adjustment of the failGre of Jqcob Wolfe.
of Madison. Many of the creditors have
been in the city, AMI are favorable to a set
Element, but wheS1er the terms exacted can
be complied with by Mr. Wolfe, is not
known.
Hon. W. B. Berry, President of the First
National Bank of Newman erected a mag
nificent residence last year; the cost and
furnishing amounted to $50, 900, and is by
far the costliest house in that section. Mr..
Berry is the President and founder of the
oldest bank in Newman, the First National
Augusta merchants Monday afternoon
made another attempt to have Council re-
duce the maximum business taxation to
500 for all business above 800 900 The
tax is now $3.50 for business of $500. 900 and
over A committee was appointed to in
terview the Council, but the Council will
hardly make further concession.
Friday, w. L. Clements, r. N. Dopson
and Shelton Powell were arrested near
jacksonville, Telfair county, supposed to
he the parties who entered the residence of
Wiley Byrd, of Coffee county, a few nights
ago, and carried Off a chest containing
1900, and all the land deeds and other
valuable papers belonging to Mr.. Byrd. 1t is
thought that some of the parties arrested
are guilty.
Mrs. Dixie Haygood, of Macon, who is
gifted with powers similar TO those of Iula
Hurst, has Joined a company with Prof. c.
Mallette aid 7. B. Blackshear as managers.
They will render programmes, vocal and
instrumental, and also the wonderful feats
as performed by the Georgia wonder. The
company will visit Columbia, jacksonville
and several other large cities, and then will
20 to Australia.
At Miner Mrs Polly Blaukinship. an
aged sister of f. f. Martin, was badly il
not seriously burned Sunday night, and Mr.
Martin as well as Mr.. GOlispi had their hands
badlyburned III their efforts to extinguish the
flames. Mrs Blankinshp was living in a
room alone in the yard of E. +. Martin
and while standing before the fire her cloth.
ing caught. and she was badly burned be-
fore assistance reached her.
About 6 o'clock Monday evening two
prisoners escaped from the Jail at Sanders
vile and so far are in possession of their
liberty. The escape was effected by filing
the bars from the window in one of the
lower rooms in which was six prisoners
Sheriff Walls son heard the two first as
they broke through the fence, and steps
were taken at once TO prevent the Others
from getting out. Cordy Harris was in the
window when detected and dropped back
in the cell.
A distressing and fatal accident happened
at II. E. Spratlin's place, near Centerville
in Wilkes county, Saturday A son of Mr.