The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Grifan's Broom Factory Departs and
Fails to Return.
GEORGIA.
Mathis & McArver of Rome have failed.
While repairing a pump at Paschal a
workman found a large catfish in it.
Lewis Laramore of Lee county has sold
watermelon seed off OF about twenty-five
acres of la ID which brought him 500.
James Haygood, Is years old, has been
tie efficient operator in the Fort Gaines
telegraph office sincethe death of his father,
this fall.
The investment company of Americas
has sold over two thousand dollars worth
of lots in the growing town of Cordele
within the past week.
With the opening of the ne year, George
Pace of Arlington will make his home in
Dawson, for the purpose of conducting a
buggy and wagon business.
The adjourned term of the Fayette su-
perior court has been postponed until the
second Monday in Decent Der, on account
of the court house being in a state of re-
pairs.
Capt. Henry will make an attempt to
raise the boat that sunk with 81 900 brick
consigned to Dr. NJ. Morrison of Mt. Yer
non, "a soon as the water in the river is low
enough.
There will be a meeting held on Monday
at Stillmore to discuss the building of a
Masonic lodge at that place. All members
of the fraternity living near are requested
TO be present.
The following deaths have occurred in
Laurens county during the past week: Mrs.
Nancy Brantley, Louis Smith of Poplar
Springs, J. F. Padgett, BENZ lmin Snipes,
Mr.. Whitehead, young man.
Gov. Gordon issued an order Thursday to
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HIM to order an election for the general
ssmbly to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Hon James Hunt, after giving at
least twenty days notice.
Mr.. McMurrain of Sycamore, Worth
county, purch ased land there few months
ago at from 50 cents to 81 so per acre, and
town lots at from S3 TO So He is now
closing a trade in which he sells all his
Sycamore land at $50 per acre.
DR.. Powell, physician at the convict
camp at Gresston, posted notice Wednes-
day on the court house door at Eastman of
the death of one Henry Brown, sentenced
from Chatham county for five years for
burglary. He died Monday afterno IN.
While tie morning train was shifting cars
at Lafayette, Wednesday, a small negro
boy was run over and both legs cut off. He
is still alive. and the doctor thinks he will
get well. He was riding on the coupling,
and in trying to get off was caught by the
train.
The sale of lots in Printup City, near
Rome, opened Thursday morning Not.
withstanding the inclement meather, large
crowd was present, and the bidding was
lively. A large number of lots were sold at
good prices, the amount aggregating nearly
$4,000.
At Ellaville the printing press on which
the Schtey County Enterprise has been
published, together with good outfit, was
sold Wednesday to Editor Tison. formerly
Of the Smithville NeiUS. Mr. Tison will
soon begin the publication of a paper at
Cordele, Ga.
There will be no joint discussions between
MeSsrs. John t. Glenn aud Walter r.
Brown, candidates for the mayoralty of At
lanta. Several days ago Mr.. Brown chal-
lenged Mr.. Glenn to discuss the issues in
volved in the canvass with him. Mr.. Glenn
declines to do so.
w. A. Pinson OF Parkerville, whose two
boys, Henry and Charley, ran away from
home about four weeks ago, received let
ter from gentleman living in Abbeville
Ala, last Wednesday, stating that the two
boys were working with him, and were
anxious to come home.
A 2-year-old daughter of Thomas Ponder
of Cedar Shoals district, Newton county,
was burned to death one day last week,
The mother was out of the house, and the
child's clothing caught while standing near
the fire, and from the effects of the burns
she died in short while.
Last Saturday night, at a negro supper on
the farm of J. G. Thompson, near Tbarp's
mill, in Houston county, Jake Hudson was
severely wounded in the leg by a shot from
pistol in the hands of his brother, Sabe
Hudson The bones below the knee were
broken, and it was thought likely that the
leg would have to be amputated.
county, had three stores, and now it has
eleven, while Its population has increased
third in that limited time. The town has
just been organized, under act of the legis-
lature. and the first mayor is ]. o. Holmes.
Several residences are going up and all the
people are satisfied with the present busi-
ness and hopeful as to the future
At Townsville Thomas E. Blackshear
has bought the Jerger property, near the
opera house. The price paid, $1,000 was
equal to the price paid by Mr. VanDuzer
when he purchased the Hayes lot on Upper
Broad, for $4,000. A few years ago, had
any one predicted that these lots would ever
sell for $1,000 and SIC, 900 respectively, the
assertion would have been hooted at.
At Albany a splendidly located lot was
purchased some time since for the Chautau-
qua buildings but it has not been decided
whether the company will be able to erect
suitable structures or not by March next,
at which time session OF some DAYS will
be held. But in due time the stockholders
will arrange everything that will help to
make the Georgia chautauqua a success.
Austin Turner, a well-known colored
politician of Dawson, disappeared after the
election for representative, ard it seems
that no one knows of his whereabouts. His
departure appears to be a mystery, for
which no cause is assigned. Austin was the
chairman of the republican executive com
mIttee of this county who was Expelled
from his party" during the representative
campaign.
At Sparta Tom Dunn and his wife quar-
relied about trip to the Augusta expo i
ton, the latter protesting against Tom
going without her. Wednesday morning
the debate was SO hot that a pot Of hot
coffee was brought into requisition, the
contents being dashed into Toms face.
severely scalding him. He will defer his
Augusta trip. Both parties are Of Afri-
can descent.
Eli Hatfield. well-to-do farmer, living
near Borden Spring, fourteen miles from
Cedartown, committed suicide Saturday
evening at his home. Although in very
comfortable circumstances, he was fire.
Quently a sufferer from melancholia, and
during these attacks seemed TO give himself
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