The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS


County Cotton Planter - Gleaninrs
from the Fields of Politics-An Unu-
sually Superstitious Man Who Lives
in Taliaferro County.
GEORGIA
The Odd Fellows of Atlanta are going to
build handsome temple.
Maconites have invested over S500, 900 in
new buildings during the past twelve
months.
Mrs. Rosa Woodding, mother of Mrs DR..
Palmer, died very suddenly at Waynesboro
last Tuesday evening.
w. A. Pledger has made a formal an
nouncement Of bis candidacy for the legis-
lature from Clarke county.
Mr.. Vincent Pitcher. Of Schey county,
died at the Allen Hou,e, at Americas, on
Saturday m rning, of gravel He was
about a yeaa Of age.
Mrs. T. NJ. Jones, of Americas, has re-
ceived check for 80. 900, the amount of
the insurance policy held by her late hus-
band in the Knights of Honor.
lump Reid (colored) shot Henry Smith
(colored) at Griffin, Saturday because he
was asked TO pay a debt of 25c. 1t is not
stated how serious the wound is.
There is hardly any talk at all about
candidates for the Legislature in Baldwin
county. 1t is highly probable, however,
that Col. Humber will DO induced to make
the race
J. w. Ford, pedestrian, of Macon. chal-
lenges Aft Prater, or any other man in the
State, to a six-hour Goss-y ou-please race
at Atlanta, July !, for $500 a side and the
gate money.
The Athens Banner Waterman an
nounces that Station, who is endeavoring
TO take girl out of an orphan asylum at
Macon, on the ground that he is her father,
is only her stepfather.
Peter Cleveland and his wife, of Ebert
county, celebrated their golden wedding
last Thursday. Mr.. Cleveland has been
married twice, but he has lived with his
present wife for fifty years.
Hon. A. j. Avery, one Of the oldest and
most prominent citizens OF Columbia coun-
ty, died Saturday, after long and painful
illness Col. Avery was the last representa-
tive of Columbia county in the legislature.
The other night, when the Macon Cadets
were getting on board the train for Nash
vile, negro who had been observing them
walked up to a policeman and inquired:
BOSS, whar's de Macon Cigarettes gwine
tor
Hon. II. w. J. Ham, of Hall county, a
member of the lower house of the General
Assembly for the past two sessions, will
make stand" for the Democratic nomi-
nation in the convention which assemblies
at Gainesville some time in August.
The rich kaolin deposits around Augusta
are attracting attention the world over
Unlimited capital for the development OF
y-discovered beds of clay can be pro-
cured, and the industry, especially Just
across the river in South Carolina, is
assuming huge proportions.
Ed Wilder killed two pelicans in a pond
near AGREE, on Saturday last. The feathers
on the head were perfectly white, and the
bill was about IS inches in length. At
tached to the lower edge of the bill was a
salmon-colored skin pouch capable of hold
ing perhaps as much as three quarts Of
water.
The brick block, corner Of Lamar and
jackson streets, at Americas, for the past
thirty years known as the "Granberry
Corner" was sold Saturday. The former
owner was Frank Coker Jr, of Atlanta.
The purchaser was Thornton Wheatlev,
and the price paid for the property was
$500 The block was built in 1851.
The Atlanta Bar Association will hold a
nesting on Saturday, at which lively dis
cussion is anticipated over the question Of a
fee bill for the lawyers of that CITY There
are in Atlanta l43 law firms, and their
interests and the character of their prac-
tees are so diversified that it will be very
difficult to secure a scale of fees on which
they will all harmonize
A negro rascal, about II years old, cut
his way out of cell No 5 at the CITY hall. at
Rome, Saturday. He is a notorious bad
boy, having served a term in the peniten-
tiary for killing a white boy in FLOYD
county. His name is VIII Battey. He had
been released from the chain-gang only a
short time, and came to Rome through
Coosa on Thursday night, where he stole a
pistol.
Thomas Amis, one Of Oglethorpe's best
and largest farmers, is replantng his entire
cotton crop, more than 100 acres He rolled
his seed in guano, rerolled and then rolled
once again, causing the guano to almost
cover the seed, from the effects of which his
entire crop is burnt up. He is now blowing
1t up and replanting. Mr.. Amis has
Harmed for forty years and yet made this
fatal mistake.
The Mayor and Council Of Gainesville
are wrestling hard with the question
whether to have water works and electric
lights or not The question was fully dis
cussed in all its bearings at a regular meet
ing by the council, a full board being
present, and the indications now are that
within the next sixty days the Queen City
OF the Mountains" will have plenty of water
and brilliant lights.
~ nhs peen generally accepted as true
that Hon. II. II. Carlton, representative in
Congress, would have no opposition in the
approaching election, but from the present
tendency OF affairs it is almost certain that
candidate will offer against him, Hon
Sam Barnett, of Wilkes, has offered to make
the race under certain conditions, IL is said.
and there are several other Richmonds who
are willing to enter the lists.
There is a well authenticated rumor in
circulation at Atlanta to the effect that
Rev John D. Hammond, of Atlanta. has
been elected president of the Centenary
College, OF st. Louis, to succeed Bishop
Hendrix. Rev. John D. Hammond is a son
of Judge Dennis Hammond, Of Atlanta. A
few years ago he was transferred from
Milledgeville to 81. Louis to take charge of
Methodist church in that city.
Judge Lambright, Of Brunswick. has an
1l-year-old dog which, ton years AGO. he re-
peatedly whipped for following him to
church. Since then the dog will follow
him on week days and on Sunday after
moons, but no kind of coaxing can induce
him to follow the Judge Sunday mornings.
How the animal knows when it is Sunday
Is conundrum, but he does and has re-
fused TO follow the Judge on Sunday morn
ings for ten years.
Gov. Foraker. of Ohio, has written To
Gov. Gordon saying that he will probably
send requisition for Wilson Palmer, who
is wanted in Ohio for murder, as he under
stands he is In the Gaoro,ia ,,oni4a,,