The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Furniture Factory-A Mallory Line
Steamer Attached at Brunswick.
GEORGIA
The postoffice at Wrightsvile has re-
Gently been made a money order Office.
Leo MEYERS of Hawkinsville has made his
mother a birthday present Of $3.50 dia-
mond ring.
Monroe is to have school building. No
tice of the bill to authorize the town to issue
bonds is published.
The North Georgia and Alabama expo
sition directors have decided to hold another
exposition next fall.
The roof is being put on the Presbyterian
church at Townsville, and the bell tower
will soon be complete.
Hon. Richard B. Russell Of Athens, ex-
member of the Georgia legislature, has en-
tirely recovered from his recent illness.
1t is estimated that not less than $500 is
sent from Americas each month by those
who "buck" against the lottery business.
At the last term Of the Stewart superior
court the late county treasurer was in
dicted by the grand jury for embezzement.
The comptroller general received from
the Augusta, Gibson and Sandersville rail
road Wednesday, a check for 1868 50, their
annual tax.
The Rev W. A. Nisbet, who has been
called by the church at Carrollton to be the
pastor for the new year, was regularly or
dained as a Presbyterian minister on Sun
day.
Eleven refugees from different parts of
Florida were corralled on sthe train at
Townsville Wednesday. Extra guards
were placed on the Monticello and Boston
roads.
At a recent meeting of the directors of
the jackson bank Capt. L. D. Watson was
elected cashier, and in accepting that posi-
ton will resign his position as clerk Of the
superior court.
Monday night R. s. Hamrick, ginner at
Rounsaville's mill on Spring creek, Floyd
county, retired for the night with five bales
of cotton lying outside the gin door. Tues
day morning when he woke up one of them
was gone, it having been stolen.
E. C. Smith, who is dubbed as one of
Pulaski's Texas pony farmers, will make
this year not less than eighty bales Of cot
ton and bountiful supply of corn, peas,
potatoes and syrup. His cotton crop will
average twelve heavy bales to the plow.
The following ticket is in the field in
Wilcox county: Ordinary, Charles 8. Nc
Call; sheriff, H. J. Gordon; clerk superior
court, j. M. Nixon; tax receiver, John A.
Owens; tax collector, Daniel McDuffle;
treasurer, David W. Taylor; coroner, Troy
johnson.
At the state university at Athens drilling
will be commenced Immediately, and all
students will be required to be in the ranks
who are not physically disabled. 1t is pos
sible that the petition of the students ask
ing for a change of uniform from gray to
blue will be granted.
c. H. Gordon, a member of the United
States geological survey operating in New
Mexico. was at the Gulf hotel at Thomas
vile Wednesday, and informed the proprie-
tor that he was en- route to Rochester, N.
Y. to cast his vote for Cleveland, Thurman
Hill and tariff reform.
Henry Pratt has been keeping store on the
Columbus road, about two miles from
Macon. Tuesday he went off on a collect
ing tour in the country. When he returned
Wednesday morning he found his store
building and goods reduced to ashes. How
the fire occurred Is not known.
Henry Menix, who lives in the Jackson
vile district, Telfair county, Is 90 years old
has never taken a dose OF medicine, and has
not missed eating a meal, on account of
sickness, in sixty years. He can do good
work in the field yet, and says he never
stops work on account OF hot weather, but
does not like to get wet.
A colored boy named Jess Williams was
y
Rome and Decatur Railroad depot in
Printup City, a suburb of Rome. In some
manner his right foot got under the moving
train and one car passed over it. The result
was that all the toes with the exception Of
his little toe were mashed Off
Redding Register has been acting in the
capacity of grand jury bailif of Mont
gomery county superior court continuously
for thirty-seven years, never missing a sin
gle session of the court. He says he desires
10 hold the position, IL he lives, for three
years yet, which will make forty years he
has served as grand jury bailiff.
Elberton Gazette: The Farmers Alliance
continues to increase in numbers through
out the state 1t was claimed that there
was 100, 900 members in the state several
weeks ago, and if that was true, their num-
Der is considerably more than that now.
The greatest danger TO the alliance is that
1t will gradually get into politics.
force of linemen are engaged on the
line of the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad in putting rev wire
between Brunswick, Savannah and Jesup,
connecting these points direct with Knox
vile and Memphis, saving the trouble Of
relaying messages from Rome and Atlanta.
which has been the case heretofore
A young man in Tennille owns curious
looking trunk which has had an adventur-
Gus career. 1t was once owned by gentle
man who purchased it in Australia and
took 1t with him on trip around the world
1t shows that il is very old and has had
some pretty rough handling, but it is still
well preserved and good for another trip
On Saturday night last, on George F.
McLeod's place, in Pulaski county, diff
Guilty occurred between Gus and Sandy
Riley at a negro supper" Gus was shot
by Sandy, and instantly killed. Coroner
johnson held an inquest on Sunday last,
and the jury returned verdict of murder
Gus and Sandy were cousins. Sandy fed,
and is still at large
The Griffin Manufacturing Company re-
ceived circular, Tuesday, asking for con-
tributions to the republican campaign fund
But manufacturers are not necessarily pro-
tectionists, and President Kincaid, who is
one Of the worst free traders Mr.. Quay
set Mortified eyes upon, was simply re-
minded 10 make an immediate contribution
TO the democratic committee.
Talbotton Net0 Era: A certain young
man of Talbotton, who is Off attending
school, wrote to bis parents last week, and
needing. Among other things he said:
Please send me seven or eight pins. |
have had only two pins since | have been
here, and / have lost one OF them" We
hope this modest request was granted.
Bill Wooten, living two and half miles
above Trion, says that as he went home
from Summerville last Wednesday night.
two negroes on iron gray mules rode up