The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-19
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.
The Alliance Clubs of Cglethorpe a
Laurens County Family inundated
by Negroes-Col R. D. Locke Men
toned for the Postmastership o.
Macon-Wo Case the Last or
the Supreme Court Docket.
GEORGIA
The Salvation Army is in Conyers.
The Wigham Aduance makes debut
that is highly creditable.
Brunswick's Rifiemen have gone to the
Columbus expositi N with their band.
AS many as 800 worth of eggs are fire.
quently Skipped from Shellman in single
day.
Conyers will occur ON the first Saturday in
December.
Gov. Gordon has re-appointed Principal
Keeper of the Penitentiary Towers and
Assistant Keeper Shubrick.
Rev. f. r. Carswell has accepted the
pastoral charge of the First Baptist church
at Conyers for another year
William Goods, ST., a well-known colored
man, and brother-in-law of Lectured
Crawford, died in Darien on Saturday.
William Weathers, the young man who
was so severely cut by his brother near
Logansvile few days ago, died Tuesday
from his wounds.
A terrible hail storm visited the Sixteenth
district of Sumter county on Thursday
evening last. l. was the heaviest storm
ptat has been witnessed for long time in
that part Of the country.
The bond of Hon w. H. FELTON,, Jr.. for
$4,000, has been approved by Judge Gus
tin Of Bibb superior court, and the Judge
signed his commission as solicitor general.
Mr.. FELTON, goes into office Jan next
Coweta may not have been very enthusi-
astic for Mr.. Grimes during the summer
campaign, but she came in on the home
stretch. In the election on Nov. she gave
him larger vote than he received in his
home county.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w Peck of Lumnkin
county are the father aud mother of fifteen
children. Four of the Sous are married
The youngest, girl, is 4 years old. Mr..
Peck is a farmer, and his children are all
near him and doing well.
The rock business in Conyers is not on
such boom as it was some months ago.
but Capt. Collins is perfecting arrange
ments to open up his best quarry and CON
duct 1t upon the most extensive scale posi-
BILE by the early spring of next year.
Mrs. Mary E. Bryan, the wel-known
authoress, is in Townsville, having come
from Monticello Friday. Mrs. Bryan is a
native of ThomaSville, but for several wears
has resided in New York, where she has a
position ON one of the leading weekly story
papers.
According to the order of cases of the
Macon circuit set for hearing before the SUI
preme court, the motion for a new trial in
the Tom Voolfolk murder case is No. II.
the last on the docket There is consider
able interest in Macon to know what the
result will be-
President W. j. Northen of Sparta and
Treasurer r. J. Powell of Barnesville of
the Georgia Agricultural Society, will meet
Secretary Nisbet in Macon to-day to foot
up receipts and expenditures of the recent
state fair. 1t is generally conceded that the
society made some money by the fair.
A telegram was received in Brunswick
Friday from Murfreesboro, Tenn, stating
that Eugene jackson was lying at the point
of death in that city, stricken with the
dreaded disease, consumption. Mr.. Jack
son is well known in Brunswick, his father
having been the contractor of the Ogle-
thorpe hotel.
President Cleveland ought to appreciate
compliment and a prophecy which were
uttered by little girl in LaGrange, a
few days ago. When her parents were
lamenting Mr.. Cleveland's defeat the littla
II.
a good man and they will want him to be
President again."
Twelve or fourteen Atlanta pentlemen
will reach Brunswick to-day en- route to
Cumberland, THE sportsmauis paradise y
They are on their annual fall visit to Cum
berland to spend a week in recreation.
Among the number will be Judges Hillyer
and Van Epps, Solicitor O'Brien, Mr. HEMP
hill and several others.
The loss TO the dummy line of Macon by
the storm blowing down the depot upon one
Of their handsome coaches was about
$4,000. Mr.. Blair, who was hurt by the
falling tlmbers, may possibly recover,
though his skull was fractured, and the
chances are against him. He has not
spoken since the accident
James Pinson of Warren county died varv
suddenly on Sunday forenoon, last. Satur-
day he attended services at Sweetwater
church and appeared to be in his usual good
health. Sunday he went over to visit a
neighbor, and, while sitting and conyersino
with the family, he dropped to the floor
dead. Heart disease is supposed to have
caused his death
e, 1. Fleming, the colored republican
candidate for congress, will contest the
election of Hon. H. H. Carlton. His prin.
clpal ground for the contest is that in the
counties of Oglethorpe, Ebert, Wilkes and
utudin tHe repuDllcdnS are IN the ma joritY
and In these counties the republicans aid
not vote on account of other duties. and he
wants to bring the matter before congress,
A reporter of the Athens Banner Watch
man asked w. A. Pledger what he expected
out OF the Harrison administration. and If
be would not ask for the Athens postoffice
II am all right" said Pledger, land will
have good position, but not in the Athens
postoffice. l will have position that will
pay a good deal more than the Athens post
office, and will probably leave that for some
one else"
At Macon United States Commissioner
L. M. Erwin has bound j. H. Gabriel. a
prosperous merchant of Columbus, in the
sum of S4OO, to stand trial for violating an
amendment to section 1898. He had sold
goods to A. g. Winkler of Greenville. Ala.
and Winkler wouldn't pay him, and Gabriel
wrote him postal cards, on which he called
him swindler. Gabriel does not deny hav-
ing written the postals.
Augusta will have another compress NEXT
year. The capacity Of the double works of
Foster IL Doughty is taxed TO its utmost.
and their presses run night and day, TO
accommodate the demand on their COM
pressing facilities. A number of Augusta
gentlemen are interested in the plans for
the new compress and are now casting
about for a suitable site, having perfected
all the preparatory steps.
On Friday morning Harden Chambliss.