The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-16
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Wilkes county Negro IN the Coils o
Snake-A Negress Killed by a Fall
GEORGIA.
Pulaski superior court will convene or
Monday next.
Douglasville merchants are getting 6
good trade this fall.
The late John w. hewitt of Athens left
an estate of $500, 600
Jesup girls seem to have made but little
out of leap year. There has been but one
marriage in the town this year.
S. A Corker of Dublin was closed out
last week by the sheriff, there being several
mortgages on his stock Of goods.
The ordinary has called an election for
Dec. IS next to decide whether whisky shall
be sold within the borders Of Washington
county.
Paulding county is all right The pre-
sentiments of the grand jury show a balance
on hand, after paying all expenses for 1888
of 1899 GO.
G. w. Hood of Harmony Grove says that
the collections are not near so good as last
year. He says the farmers viii not make
one-half a crop.
The feet of vessels at quarantine at
Brunswick have all been released, and there
will be no undue delay after this to We sells
seeking cargoes at that port.
Sheriff Edmondson was shot by Sim
Woodruff, near Hogansvile, Tuesday, and
seriously wounded. Edmondson was irving
to arrest Woodruff at the time OF the shoot
ing.
There is quite an exodus from Northeast
Georgia this fall to the west Nearly every
train in the northeastern part of the
state carries farmers to Texas and Ar
kansas.
Tuesday seven negroes boarded a freight
train between Macon and Columbus. and
drawing revolvers refused to pay fare. At
Columbus they left the train before they
could be arrested.
A popular parson of Albany says that he
has the finest bred dog in this section. He
went into the kitchen the other morning in
the temporary absence Of the cook and ate
UP all the biscuits for the morning meal
James McNatt's new house at Mount Yer
non begins to look like a habita4.on. Alex
Peterson's new dwelling is getting well
along, and the new Methodist church has
begun to assume the proportions of house.
The Israelites of Brunswick have secured
lot on which to erect their synagogue
The one selected is the lot in front of Morris
Michelson's residence, extending back to
the academy lot. 1t is a trust lot 9Ox27O
feet.
On and after this date all mail matter
from Hawkinsville to Vienna will be sent
via Macon and down the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad. The mail over the
old Vienna and Hawkinsville route will stop
at Simeon.
John Yale, staunch republican, is cir
culating petition for signatures to be pre-
sented with an application for the post
mastership of Marietta. The present demo
cratic postmaster's time will not be out
until next October.
Rev. Z. ]. Penny, pastor of the Congre-
gational church at Marietta, has been
called to church at Selma, Ala, and has
accepted. He will leave for his new charge
about the first of next month. He has been
in Marietta about eight years.
Last week the steamer Laurens struck a
log below the mouth Of Turkey creek, near
Dublin, and sunk, with cargo of several
thousand brick, beside other freight. con-
slsting OF rosin, turpentine, etc. She has
been raised and is again in running order.
Claude Lorraine Swigart, the white man
arrested for decoying Mr. Sharpe's daughter
from home, was tried before Justice Baber.
at Marietta, last week and was bound over
In bond of $500 for attempt to commit
blgamy. He was unable to give the bond
and was committed to jail
The new uniforms for the brunswick
Ritiemen have arrived. The company will
leave tomorrow for Columbus to attend the
exposition. There will be two platoons
eight in each, three commissioned officers.
two supernumeraries, two guides and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES men
in all.
An old negro woman who has been living
Tor quite number of years on the planta-
ton Of r. 7. Smith, on Gum creek, DooIy
county, fell from the barn loft on Saturday
last aud was killed The woman was ola
and somewhat subject to fits 1t is supposed
that she must have had a fit, the cause of
her fall.
James Harmon of Worth county has a
powder gourd that was carried by his grand |
father in the revolutionary war 1t is well
preserved, and seems good for several hun
dred years yet. Mr.. Harmon also has a
single barrel shotgun that did service in the
same war, which is still capable of good
service.
Wiley Fletcher Of Irwin county is the
proud owner of a fish hook that has been
In constant use seventy-ive years. II was
used In hauling the fnny tribe from the
Ocmulgee river, near jacksonville, Telfair |
county, fifteen years, and has been doing |
good service on the Alapaha river. in irwin |
county, over sixty years.
The quarterly convention of the Worth
County Sunday School Association met nj
Isabella on Saturday. There was a small
attendance of delegates, and no outsiders
No business Of importance was transacted
Isabella was appointed as the place to hold
the next quarterly convention, on the FRI
day before the second Sunday in February.
Hawkinsville Neics: A North Georgia
man builds an addition to his house every
time daughter marfies, in anticipation.
he says. OF the time when she will bring her
husband and children home to live with
him. IL all fathers, who have marriage
able daughters, would do likewise. old
maids would be as scarce as infidels are in
heaven.
Wander Mousgra and Harve johnson
(colored) were having a game Of cards at L.
Carriers still, in Wayne county, last Friday
night, and dispute arose, which johnson
settled with his pistol, by shooting Mousgra
in the side. The ball passed through his
body, but he survived until Saturday eve
ming. johnson is at liberty and Mousgra
has gone where the woodbine twineth aud
seven-up and pistols are unknown.
The will Of the late j. DuBose Hill Of
Wilkes county was offered for probate be-
fore Judge Anthony, ordinary of Wilkes
county, Monday. The will was contested
by Mrs. Hill, and considerable interest was
manifested in the contest. Quite a large
number Of witnesses were in attendance on
the hearing of the case. The decision of
the ordinary established the will, but It is
thought the case will be taken up to the
higher court.
The Middle Georgia Horticultural Society