The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-19

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS.
A Sandersville Merchant Loses Only
SO Out of 5000 by Bad Debt
TheLocation Of Grifin's New Cotton
Factory--A Pauper Burned to Death
Near Louisville.
GEORGIA
Eggs have dropped to lOc. per dozen at
Dawson.
The business outlook for Boston was never
brighter.
There will not be less than 500 tons of
guauo sold at Boston this season.
Some of the Agricultural clubs in Macon
county have been discussing the county fair
question.
The dispute between John II. James and
the Central Bank Block Association at At
lanta has been adjusted
The fire engine for Boston has arrived
and the organization Of fire department is
the next thing i'll order.
Tuesday morning Robert Little, an old
colored man, was burned to death at the
pauper farm near Louisville.
Dawson's sales of guano and provisions
in the past few weeks have been 100000 or
more. This is not dull times.
There will lie no change in the ownership
of the armory of the Gate City Guards, of
Atlanta, as has been rumored
fruit and vegetable canning factory is
TO be started in Rome The industry viii
give employment to 100 hands.
gentleman was at jefferson day or
two ago talking of building a telegraph
line from that place to Gainesville.
The Montezuma Record SAYS Md Hamp
FELTON, and Col. J. NJ. DuPree VIM make
the race for the Senate in that district
William Moreland is 6 years old and in
all his life never owned watch until few
days ago, when he bought one for 81 or So.
w. L. Landrum, agent for the Pauly Jail
Manufacturing Company. has secured the
contract for building the jail at McDonough.
The jail will cost So 600.
Within the past five years Montezuma
has spent SO, 600 for various public improve
ments. This amount includes the artesan
wells, steam fire engine, etc
d. A. Grower, of Boston. has planted
forty acres III melons, and will add several
more little later There will be fully 500
acres planted in that vicinity this year.
J. S. Norton. of Boston, expects to plant
twenty acres in Irish potatoes, and has
sold already 100 barrels at SO so per barrel
to be delivered, when ready for the market
The National Association of Charities
and Corrections A. -. in Buffalo, N. Y,
July H. Gov, Cor ce- in accordance with
requests, will appoint a delegation to at
tend.
Mr.. Gray, who recently moved to Ogle-
thorpe county from III AdisOn county with
his wife and several small children, has
absconded with another woman, leaving
his family in destitute condition
At the Rom. Foundry and Machine
Works Thursday. Aimer Davis, the 13-year-
old son Of |. f. Davis, one of the prOpre-
tors, lost two fingers and the thumb of his
left hand by the explosion of a dynamite
cap.
To sell $4,000 worth of goods on time
and collect all of the amount but 50 is a
wonderful record for a merchant to make.
1t was done last year by one of the leading
merchants of Sandersville, George War
then.
An 1s-year-old orphan boy in Greene
county remarked at church, last week that
II be was to hug and kiss the girls and
mems wives, like a certain preacher he
knew of does, Tom Pc ell would have him
In his chain gang in mt-ut
The Messrs. Clay are opening a brick
yard at Cedartown, preparatory to the con-
structlon of the new public school building,
and they say it IS in contemplation to erect
large hotel, and also large warehouse,
the latter by j. S. Stubs a. Co
Henry Gaylor, living near Summervile,
was severely mashed a few DAYS ago His
wagon came uncOupled and he prcpped it
up, and was under it boring a new hole in
the coupling when it fell on him. The load
on it weighed about POO pounds.
The corpse OF negro baby was found ina
well at Newman Thursday Suspicion rests
on negress named DilSey Echols. living
close by. The marshal, deputy and another
man had great trouble in effectng her ar
rest, and she fought them like tigress.
negro named Joe Morgan presented
check at Lewis bank at Nontezuma a few
g1nKv TO-. ~. Il.
to him by John Byron. 1t was not paid,
and Mr.. Cheves took it and sent it to Mr.
Byron He returned it and said the check
was forgery. The negro fed
The location selected for Grinin's new
cotton factory is just outside of the incor-
porate limits, and is the Mcdaniel place.
just opposite the residence of President W
T. Bates, of the Griffin Banking Company.
The site purchased contains fifty-fve acres.
The price paid for it was 81 800
At Camilla the reputed wife of Willie
Faircloth brought an action of damages
against him for criminal negligence and
abandonment of herself and child. The
Jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Some
unfaithfulness on the part of the plaintiff
was proven, and hence the verdict.
At Greensboro, Friday, Lucius Holt, n
negro barber, formerly of Athens, who was
lodged in Jail several days ago for some mi
nor oilense, attempted suicide by cutting
his throat. He borrowed Sheriff English's
knife as he said he wished to cut hole in
his suspender He will probably not die.
The Masonic lodges of Atlanta are per-
fecting arrangements for the construction
of a temple at an early day There are four
Blue Lodges in Atlanta-the Fulton, the
Georgia, the Gate City, and the Atlanta.
Then there are the Chapter, Council and
Commandery, making in all seven organi-
cations. The cost will be SIS, 900.
Bellington NJ. Garrett, of the Seventh
district of Randolph county, is rs years
old, and lives in the same yard where he
has resided for fifty years. He has never
taken a dose of medicine from a physician:
never was sued, nor never sued person;
has never given a mortgage on his property
has plenty of "hog and hominy;n has seven
sons, and each son has ten sisters.
T. T. Stephens, of Boston, had the mis-
fortune TO lose his smoke house and contents
by fire Tuesday night All his years sup
plies of bacon, lard, etc, was contained in
the building, which was a total loss of
about 5000. The dwelling was saved only
by hard work. Mrs. White, living three
miles east of Boston, had her dwelling
burned Tuesday night but succeeded in
saving the contents.