The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
High Water in the Streams in TAFT
nall County-The Record of the New
Captain of the Milledgeville Light
Infantry-A Colored Woman Burned
to Death at Braham vile.
GEORGIA.
Work on Macons new gas works will be
begun at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Easterlin visited rela-
tives in Fort Valley last week.
At Athens Capt. c G. Talmadge is men
toned as a candidate for the Legislature.
The severe cold of the past few days has
probably killed the peach blossoms in TAFT
nall county.
The store of n. L. Hester, at Bryan, was
robbed of few dollars worth of goods last
Saturday night
Misses Mamie Lizzie and Annie Claude
Green, of Fort Valley, are visiting friends
and relatives in Montezuma.
A new school building to cost $40 900 is
being erected at the corner of Cotton ave-
nue. and Spring street at Macon.
Henry Smith, formerly of the Statesboro
Eagle has sold out his interest in that paper
and is now resident of Reidsville
James Gordon. of Tattnall county, had
his leg broken in two places last Wednesday
morning while running timber wagon.
Real estate brings healthy prices and the
outlook is promising for cambridge. Con-
siderable inquiry is being made for lands
Preparations are being made to survey
the route of the Rome and Northeastern
Railroad through Adairsville to Gainesville
In Pike county owing to the continuous
rain the farmers are greatly behind with
their business, and it will take considerable
time to catch up
At Atlanta, Monday night, Chas Rebb,
about eighteen years Old had his right foot
crushed off in the new East Tennessee Rail
road yard. He was car coupler.
Justice Gustin has passed an order grant
ing charter to the Guarantee Company of
Georgia This is a Macon institution and
is now ready to commence business.
Last week the Ohoopee and other streams
were very much swollen by the recent rains.
Some people had to swim to get to the
bridges No serious damage has been re-
ported, however.
Prof. c. Z. Lambdin, President of Gordon
Institute, died at Brunswick Saturday
morning, and his remains were carried TO
GAINESVILLE Sunday and inferred yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
William Simpson, of Rockmart, sold his
i'm OlO BippSiby, AOA W dCi6S, JD JuQu
Crabb, of Cedartown, for So 900, and before
the deeds were made out it was sold for
$1,000 to j. K. Barton and others. They
will work it.
At Crawford, Oglethorpe county ,J.J Burt,
an old citizen of that place, was found dead
In his bed Sunday morning. Mr.. Burt had
been sufferer for some time from wound
in his leg received during the late war, the
ball never being extracted.
IL Is pretty generally understood in Heard
county that Capt. r. H jackson will oppose
Hon. 7. w. Grimes for Congress Capt.
jackson is President of the State Farmers
Alliance, and expects to receive the support
of the farmers throughout the district.
The Sheriff of Clinch county, Mr.. Mat
tox, took to bonneville Saturday last Solo
mon Hines. charged with burglary, and
George Williams, charged with larceny, to
be tried before Judge Atkinson Monday.
They are both colored men, who had been
lodged IN Jail at Brunswick
At Adairsvile the up way freight on the
Western and Atlantic Railroad, ran into a
wagon loaded with lime on Saturday after
noon, killing the mules and demolishing the
wagon. The driver had a narrow escape
The engine reached the depot looking as if
it had run through -four mill
o. G. Bullock, of Columbus, said Monday;
II have been selling mules on credit i'll Co
lumbus for eight years, and have never lost
a dollar. Collections are ALWAYS good" A.
q. Farmer said: 1--WE sold $l03, 900 worth
Of goods on credit In Southeast Alabama
last year, and collected over 500, 900 of the
amount"
Rena Wall, a well known old colorel
woman living in Brahamville met horri-
bic death on last Wednesday. While wash
ing her clothing caught fire from the flames
around the washpot, and in moment her
whole person was enveloped. The injuries
received caused her death, which occurred
during Wednesday night.
At Abbeville Monday Bee Brown. of Bee.
shot himself through the ankle by dropping
his pistol on the railroad, the hammer strik-
ing the iron rails The ball lodged lust
under the skin on the opposite side of his
leg. He was taken to S, ?. LassSS<s'! and
DIR. j. ID. Maynard was summoned, who
soon cut the ball out and dressed the wound.
leaving him resting very well.
At Griffin Mosday little 7-year-old
negro girl was accidentally shot, and came
near losing her life. The child is n
daughter OF woman named Coppedge
who lives in the rear OF B. P. McWiliam's
place. The ball entered the forehead lust
above the right eye and came out about
twoinches above, just grazing the skull.
The party who did the shooting could not
be learned, but it is generally supposed to
10 prOIner Oh une uUtle glrl.
Sunday night the store of N. B. Head.
four miles south of Bryan, was robbed and
then burned Two sacks of -four and three
bolts of cloth were found in the woods near
by. The tracks were traced to the house of
Columbus Coleman, negro living on w.
G. Epting's place, and there more of the
goods were identified. Parties were in pur-
suit of the negro Monday, several times
getting near enough to shoot at him. The
loss to Mr.. Head amounts to S700.
John T. Graves, of Rome, chairman of
the Interstate Committee of Cheap Rates
to the South, has just received a message
from Commissioner Daniels. that the Cen
trail Traffic Association of Chicago has
ratified the rates established by the South
ern railroads and will sell tickets South for
one fare round trip. The committee will
secure the same concession from the East
ern railways on March 10, and CHEAP
rates, will be generally North and West to
South.
Rev. Father Mccarthy, who has been
pastor of st. Xavier's Catholic church
in Brunswick for about a year, has been
transferred to Darien, and will have charge
of the church there and the missions at
Doboy and st. Marys. Rev. Father Hen
messy, of the Savannah Cathedral, has been
assigned to Brunswick, and in addition to
his pastoral duties there, he has charge of
the Waycross mission. BY this change