The morning news., 1888-05-20

Tombstone a. Atlaata-siz Hundred
Niles By Bicycle.
GEORGIA
MontzuT a has ghost scare.
1t il reported that a Mormon elder is at
work in the upper part Of Oglsthorpe
county.
Corn fields in Oglethorpe county have
grown almost beyond recognition within
the past week.
Neary ali the stores a. Thornasville were
cl0sef thursday during the funeral Of
Simon 4 smith.
Rufus Ozls.fy, one # Cqlethorpe's oldest
cftizrns. died Sulday az his home in G. lsa-
pond district, near Milistone church.
Dr.. Whitney Thomas Ewing. Republican
candidate FOR Governor ~ AistaIna, was
once a citizen of Cas- county, Georgm.
Ire contractors have commenced work
On the new jail at HcDonougl. and Hiil
have 70 completed in abo four week.
I, is now estimated that Baconton VIII
ship PSI car loads u melons. Flint 2yJ
Camilla alb VI 30, and Pelham at least 10
At Thomasyills THURSDAY A. T. Mac
Intyre, Jr., put down bis father. Col Mac
Iqtyre, for subscription u 1900 70 the
Macon road.
Hon r. II. Lanier announces that he j.
q candidate for reelection 10 the House Of
Reuresentatiyes from Early county, subject
% the nomination by his party.
A PETITION signed by every business man
IN Madison has besn forwarded to Mai
Green, II the Georgi1 road. asking for a
lover rate Of freight FOR that town.
The subscription ] 81 Il the Jefferson
county fair has been opened M. and many
ere responding cheerfully. Between $50
and Sl,OO have already been subscribed.
Tho announcement that Elton Parker, Of
Americus, had his nose partly torn of dur
z the tournament at Dawson was untrue,
and was Tnade.oy a man who TIA ,ught he
was doing something funny.
The Atlanta Artillery leaves for Nashville
to-day for the purpose Of taking part In the
encamprnent and drli tO come Of there
next week The Atlanta Rifles will also 20
10 Nashville on the same train.
George r. Montgomery, who figured
prominently in the early history of the
Kaufman Lumber Company, at Poulan, Is
the same man ~ho is in the legal tolls in
Indiana for obtaining a large quantity Of
lumber by fraudulent representations
Since the death Of the negro. Alfred Bell
from hydrOphObia, dogs have been at a dis.
uut IN Oglethorps county. Many negroes
and whites, too, have decided IL to be too
risky b keep a lot Of hungry ours and
hounds around them, and are either killing
or giving them away.
Monroe Holcomb aud jim Iverson. two
negro hands living IN plantation in sum
ter county, htd been In the habit Of loanju0
each other a che@ II tobacco occasionally,
and Wedne neslay. when an attemp, was
made to settle this debt bet tween them.
hght occurred, In which Holcomb was
stabbed 70 death.
The coast and surveying steamer Blake.
that went ashore this week on the north
breakers, near ST. Simon's Island. came up
10 Brunswick Friday. The damage she
sustained was very slight She pulled np
at Littlehe.d q Tison's wharf for short
time during the forenoon, and then swung
= CR into the stream.
J. K. King. Of Webster county, is
mighty huDtsr, AMI rarely goes 10 the
fields witno1t his gun Within the paSt
two weeks be has killed two large turkey
Robblers, the boards Of which measured ten
and eleven inches. He has also killed abont
dozen hawks, one Of which measured five
fest from tip % tip Of its wings.
The frost Tuesday morning brought to
mind 70 a gentleman living near Lexington
year IN which he says he saw frost every
month IN the year except one--July. That
year he says he cnt wheat all day with his
coat On aud never became uuc1mfortably
warm. notwithstanding such weather.
there were to.erabley good crops made.
Some superstitiOus negroes have created
sensation among their superstitiOus race
by reporting that McDuGie, tho negro who
was hanged in Greensboro Friday last
preached at a church near Antioch that
night OF course IA majority believe the
bs. and some are anxiOuAly awaiting 10 hear
the same ghost at It's Eext appointment
Monroe Pope, the negro who was shot in
Oglethorpe county, recently, will recover,
and lose the sight OF only one OF his eyes
Though there were several shot In the region
Of his right eve, tho ball was unhurt. and
when the swelling IN his face assuaged, the
sight was found 10 be uninjured in the
least. Ihe negro IL fast recovering, and
will be at work again in a few weeks.
Corn crops in Sumter county are a little
backward, and the rains have been too
light for the crop 10 be very promising, but
with proper seasons and work there Is time
enough yet. Cotton IL looking badly from
the effects Of tho recent cool spell. aud il is
very uneven in slze but work is progre sirg
al well as could be expected. Hoe hands
are plentiful and at very reasonable prices.
The grape interest is growing around
Hampton and In few moro years will be
the best paying industry known. The fol
lowing IL partial list Of tho number Of
vines near by: II. Jones, $500; j. G. Tur-
ner POO; n. e. Fears, 5000; r. L. Adams
800; j. NJ. King, 500 A. d. Martin, 500:
l. H. Howard, 400 +. l.. Adams expects
90 increase his vineyard TO twenty-five
acres this fall.
William Poole, IN McDonough Weekly;
In walking through Oakland Cemetery in
Atlanta a few days ago. remarked the fol-
lowing edIigmatica inscription on Nh old
vault, wherein roposes the ashes Of females
Hannah Amanda wife of w r. Gardner
born April -, 1857 died March II, 1857 h
How long could she have been married :
The evidence here goes to show that she
died before she WAS born.
Fred Wiebcns and Martin Stephenson re-
turned 10 Elberton from their trip to Au-
gusta and Charleston by bicycle on last
Thursday, having ridden about 600 miles
They returned by way OF Columbia and
Anderson shey report n pleasant trip
barring the deep sand in places and the rain
on their return. Mr.. Wiebens has received
his badge for the States champion two
mile rider won in tho Atlanta races. 1t
cost $50.
The Americus Guano Companyis is making
money fast. At tho regular meeting Of the
stockholders, which will be held two weeks
hence, n dividend Of &, or perhaps even 10
per ceEt upon the capital stock will be
declared, and II is also thought that the
capital stock will be doubled what il is at
present. Tho company also propose 60 put
IN an acid plant during the summer, which
viii be the means Of enlarging the works TO