The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-17
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE

CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE
Murder in a Cotton Gin in Morgan
County-The Republican Ticket in
Mcintosh County-A Survey of the
Route between sapelo and Doboy
Sounds Expected.
GEORGIA.
Lexington has three boy merchants under
16 years of age.
Miss Madgie Gignilliat, died at Darien
last Wednesday night.
The new Paragon mills at Columbus will
make a trial start in about two weeks.
A survey of the route between Sapelo
Sound and Doboy Sound will probably be
ordered by Congress.
The capital stock of the Oglethorpe Ma
tional bank of Brunswick has been increased
to S150,0O0 from 100000.
The Rome commandery of Knights Temp
lar was instituted in the handsome Masonic
Temple in that city Friday night.
1t is said that Lectured Crawford has re-
signed the Craftsmanship of the Republican
executive committee Of Mcintosh county.
Edward Williams and Mrs. Avis Davis
of Henry county were married while sitting
in buggy at McDonough day or two ago.
The mail that was dispatched from Da-
rien on Wednesday, Nov. 20 last, reached
Savannah, brunswick and other cities near
by Dec. 6.
At Marietta Thursday night thief stole
horse and a mule belonging to Joseph
Gabrielle The thief was captured and the
stolen property recovered.
A great deal of lumber is being accumu-
lated on the wharves at Darien, and vessels
30 take il off are badly needed Several are
expected within the next few days.
Mr. Stansell, who is spending some time
in Waycross now, was at one time owner of
all the land where the city of Waycross is
built, and disposed of it for mere song.
w. P. RedWine is to build big tannery
at Fayetteville and w. z. and Nj. F. Red
wine will soon have their mercantile stock
in their new brick store, adjoining Blalock's
viney Wilkinson, aged 90. probably the
Oldest colored woman in LaGrange, died
Saturday morning. She was the widow of
Giles Wilkinson, who was q free colored
man before the war.
At Waycross day or two ago Mr.. Stan
sell went to step out of the wagon and in
doing so he struck a root or stone which
turned and threw him against the wheel,
breaking two of his ribs
John Weems of Talbot is a small man, but
he is large cotton picker. He can pick
more than 400 pounds day and not feel
He las little son who can pick 200 pounds
per day.
The committee who located the sewers at
Brunswick will make their rep TT to coun-
Gil covering seventeen miles of sewerage
which the engineer estimates to cost $l12,-
900. They will recommend that bonds be
issued to cover that amount, and that the
work proceed at once.
]. E. Dart returned to Brunswick Satur-
day, bringing with him Frank Higgin-
botham. VINO was sentenced about two
years ago for the murder of a seaman off
Lorillards yacht, the Riva. He was SEN
fenced for five years. but has been pardoned
after remaining there two years of the time.
The colored voters of Mcintosh county
have Endorsed the following ticket for
county officers, to be voted for at the cleo
ton Jan. 2: Ordinary, William j. Donnelly /;
sheriff, L. b. Blount; clerk of court, s. A.
Way; tax collector, j. M. Donnelly; re-
ceiver of tax returns, E. r. Poppell; treas
urer, c. o. S. Mallard; surveyor, w. R.
Poppel; coroner, Dandy Stewart.
Jake Low, negro, living on the planta-
ton Of T. II. Aiken, i'll Morgan county
went with the latter to Pennington gin
house to carry cotton, and while there the
negro was struck on the head with an iron
crank in the hands of another negro, named
Charles Hearn, breaking his skull and kill
ing MN iHe1ahLiy' luz GAUSS VI Ihe Irouple
is unknown. The murderer escaped.
J. Q. Anderson Of Cato's district, Wash
ington county, lost his Clubhouse by fire last
week. The fire was the result Of accident
r. B. Walker and J. A. jackson struck
matches for the purpose of looking into the
house, when the burning end fell off, and
set fire to the inflammable lint. Their efforts
to stamp it out, only spread it. Mr.. Jack
sen lost two bales Of cotton, and some losses
were probably sustained by others. Mr.
Anderson lost some cotton seed, a. gin and
the ginhouse. The total loss is estimated at
$500