The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

ter of AmericuS-SenderSv Talk
ing of Water Works and Fire De-
partm Candidates in
Washington County.
GEORGIA.
Tennille High School will close June o.
with the usual examination and exhibitions
Sandersville is talking strongly of having
q fire department and building water
works
At Sandersville two of DR.. Robert Stones
little children were bitten by a mad dog
about nine days ago.
W. R. Thigpen, John c. Duggan, J. c.
Hartman and w B. Francis are legislative
candidates in Washington county.
Rev. Robert Freeman, wel-known citi-
zen of Spalding county, who lived about
four miles north of Griffin, died from dropsy
Monday.
Not a grain of imported corn has been
sold in Leary this year, but leary mer-
chants have been shipping home raised corn
TO other points,
The Georgia Weekly Press Association
is ordered to meet in Gainesville ON July I,
and it is desired that every weekly paper in
the State be represented.
George D. Warthen will erect brick
store on the vacant lot below his store, at
Sandersviile and also put a nice front on
the house occupied by G. D. Reinhart.
The Albany Oil Mil will be ligated in the
future with fifty of Eiisons incandescent
lights. The plant has been bought, and will
be erected before the next cru hing season.
Dr. William Rawlings will erect build
ing between the hotel and red store. at
SanderSville, containing Office, reception
room, surgical operation room, and bed
room.
At Albany, Capt. R. Hobbs has DIR
chased from Jacob W. Seaver the hand
some three-stOry building known as Welch's
corner. 1t is rumored that the price paid
was $4,000.
An Odd Fellows lodge was organized at
Buford last week. with twenty-seven mem
bers. The Lawrenceville lodge Installed the
officers. Capt w. T. Smith was elected
"Noble Grand "
Mrs. Reed Roberts dropped dead in Level
Creek Church, four miles from Buford,
Sunday. She was shouting" and sat down
and died instantly. She was a good Chris,
tan woman, and her death is very much la
mented.
The first car of melons of the season
reached Albany Saturday night. 1t was
billed from Pemberton's Ferry, Fla, to a
commission house in Atlanta. This is
earlier, by nearly two weeks, than the first
car OF last season, which passed Albany on
June 8
Capt. w. D. Barksdale, living near
Oconee, on being called by his wife during
the night and told that one Of the children
bad the Group, ran hurriedly to the bed and
fell over chair, breaking toe. The child
Is all right, but the Captain will have
pet" for awhile.
Plsdger being asked a day or two ago if
there was any truth in the statement that
he would be a candidate for Governor on
the Republican ticket, Bullock having de-
clined to run, he replied in the negative.
and gave as his opinion that r. d. Locke
would be nominated.
The store of Robert H. Davie, at Harri-
son. in which the postoffice is situated, was
broken into Sunday night and a
quantity of goods taken. The post
office was also entered, and the desk, CON
tanning supplies, was broken open and some
money and stamps were taken.
A few years ago w. H. Wright, of
Greene county, bought COWS to the amount
OF S4OO. They were purchased on credit.
Since that time he has not only lived on the
proceeds from the milk and butter which
he sold, but has paid for the cows purchased
with the exception of perhaps 500.
At Milford, Monday, Deputy Sheriff
Brack Adams shot and killed A J. Bare
field, of Miller county while attempting TO
arrest him on peace warrant Barefeld
was peaceable and quiet citizen when
sober, but was bad man when in liquor.
The warrant and killing were both caused
by his acts while drinking
The weekly press Of the State is still dis
cussing the Walsh incident at the State
convention. Nearly all the editors have a
friendly word for Mr.. Walsh, but more
than nine-tenths of them agree that his
opposition to the tariff reform policy of the
party made it iDpolitic for the convention
TO send him to st. Louis as a delegate.
Mr.. Johannessen, of Brunswick, had his
watch stolen last Saturday hight. He had
hung his vest on a chair in the front room.
near a window. His watch and chain
gold-were in the pocket, and his pocket
book on the table near by The thief evil
IDENTIFY opened the blinds from without,
reached in and took the watch and chain
but left the pocketbook.
Pledger says that his candidacy for the
Legislature from Clarke is in earnest and
that he proposes to be elected. He SAYS if
the colored vote will crystalize, as the indi-
cations are now. that it will beat the Demo-
cratic nominee by 300 votes at least. He
says the Democrats of Clarke have real
ized his strength and are forced to have a
primary III order to concentrate the white
vote on one man.
The friends of VIII Jackson, Of Americas,
bne deputy postmaster VINO went wrong
and involved Maj. Black in trouble, are
hard at work endeavoring to get a pardon
for the young man. 1t is alleged that he
has contracted a severe case of rheumatism
and is very i'll; that he has been sufficiently
punished for his crime, which was commit
ted in an unguarded moment, when under
the influence Of intoxicants.
The Worth County Sunday School Asso-
citation met In annual session at Powlan.
Saturday. There was large and enthusi-
astic gathering in attendance Good
speeches were delivered by r. B. Reppard,
of Savannah, and Rev. Mr.. Folks, of
Albany. At noon there was a large and
fine dinner spread, after which the contest
in singing by the different schools for the
banner was begun. The judges awarded
the banner to Salem, a school situated
three and half miles south of Ty Ty.
At Atlanta the case Of J. r. Burke,
VS.. the Atlanta National Bank, which
was taken up in the Superior Court,
has been concluded, the jury returning a
verdict for the plaintiff for 81, 400, with in.
terest and costs of suit. The issue was tina;
r. H. Knapp borrowed money from Burke
on account of Mrs Knapp. The entire
Transaction was conducted nv Kuann with