The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

In PARAGRAPHS.
The New Bridge at Fort Gaines Bring
ing Back the Towns Alabama Trade
"A Mercantile Change at Cuthbert
and an lncendisry Fire Near the
Same Place.
GEORGIA.
The Houston county Jail was entirely I'M
occupied last week.
At Athens, Belgian blocks are being laid
on Broad street hill.
At Fort Valley only four republican votes
out of total of 249 were cast.
The Daniel Palmer lot Of three acres at
Saudersville was sold on Tuesday to Jeffer-
son A. Irwin for 81 800
At Dawson, the building committee asks
for bids for a new Baptist church, TO be
built of wood, 35x60 feet
The Americas city council went 'possum
hunting in body the other night d
brought home one of the marsupials
At Cuthbert. Wednesday, Charles A.
George, grocer, sold out to j. w. Stanford.
His assets are about $500, with liabilities
about 81, 100
A charter for the Forsyth Manufacturing
Company was granted at the Monroe
superior court laSJ Neeh. L uo LcN O'LCSi II
will erect cotton factory.
At Jewett, NJ J. Young & Co. began cut
ting turpentine boxes Wednesday with
about fifty hands, and Messrs Covington
81 Bass with forty or fifty hands
Noah NJ. Collins, repressntative-elect
from SDalding county, died Wednesday of
typhoid fever, after a sickness of three
weeks. He was buried Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The Americas Republican says that a con-
Wet murdered another at the Marion coun-
ty camp last week by striking him on tho
head with the root of tree. The muir
derer was Jailed
barn with its contents, belonging to W.
II. Conley, was burned Wednesday near
the suburbs of Cuthbert. The loss Is about
$3.50 with no insurance. 1t is thought to be
the work of an incendiary.
The guano merchants of Hawkinsville ara
preparing "black list" Of all parties who
purchased guano from them during the past
season, and who have failed or refused to
make satisfactory settlements.
The completion of the bridge across the
Chattahoochee is bringing back to Fort
Gaines the Alabama trade. Since the high
waters in the spring swept it away the town
has forcibly felt the falling Off in business.
E. L. Rainey, who has for several years
been editor of the Dawson Journal, has
sold his interest in the paper to his partner,
Mr.. Fouche, and left for Macon, where he
goes to drive the quill" for the Macon
Euening Nel0s.
Several weeks since a gentleman from
to begin the publication Of a weekly paper
there He collected some money, but not
bsing able to put the enterprise on foot, has
returned the money collected.
Wednesday was a big day for Jewett.
The first train reached there, three miles of
track being laid on the Georgia Southern
and Florida. Ladies, children and all,
turned out to see the first locomotive that
ever reached the thriving town of Jewett.
A COW belonging to c. P. Brown Of
Hawkinsville gave birth to a calf this week
which was veritaole monstrosity. Its
head and fore parts resembled deer and
its teeth were like those Of dog. Its hind
parts resembled bear, and when lying
down took the position of bear It's gem
eral shape was like a giraffe. 1t lived only
three days.
Near Sylvania, few days ago, two or
three of Arch Oglesby's and one of Robert
Williams boys were out bird hunting, when
their dog pointed something in the top OF a
fallen tree. Seeing the brush move one of
the bows fired into it and large fox ran
out. The shot had put out both its eyes,
and it was unable to make any headway at
running, SO after fl ing at it without effect
a second time, they beat it to deatl with
their guns and clubs.
On Friday last Hope Adams, an esteemed
citizen of Tennille, had the misfortune to
have his arm broken. A horse was running
away with a buggy, with young boy driv-
ing, and Mr.. Adams ran out and attempted
to seize the bride and stop him. This how
ever he failed to do, and was also unable
to place himself out of the reach of danger,
but was struck by the hind wheel as it
passed him, with such force as TO break bis
arm just above the elbow.
Tue Augusta Euening Netus says: "All the
hustle and preparation for the exposition
does not stay the romantic inclination of
the young people, however, and Augusta
records another surprise in the shape of a
runaway match. Last afternoon the rumor
flew through the city that Tom Garrett
and Miss Minnie Miller had married in
haste and were on their way for a northern
bridal trip. The report proved to be true,
for the young couple had repaired to the
residence of Rev. G. S. Lucas, who per-
formed the ceremony. They were accom-
panied by Hugh McLaws and Miss Lizzie
Platt, and after the ceremony the young
compile boarded the northern train. All this
was very romantic and unknown to the
parents of either party. The young couple
have been sweethearts since childhood,
and their youth was the only objection to
their marriage"
FLORIDA.