The morning news., 1888-09-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

house at Hawkinsville-A Charge oi
Foeticide Against Physician.
GEORGIA.
The Knights of Pythias of Brunswick
have sent $50 to Jacksonville, for the relief
of their brethren.
d. w. Cash and Miss Matte Young were
married at Dalton few days ago while
sitting in buggy.
The Monroe Net0s has just published a
large trade edition. 1t goes without saying
that it is a good one.
John Hobbs, highly esteemed citizen of
Pulaski county,, died at his home in the
Blue Spring district Monday.
The charter issued twenty years ago to
Wide Awake Fire Company of Americus
will expire Oct 81, but it is to he renewed.
1t is said that Ellison's bridge over Brier
creek, the lowest one down the creek, in
Burke county, was swept off by the high
waters last week.
1t is said that a well-known gentleman of
Augusta, of responsibility and experience,
is willing t. take the contract for the canal
repairs for S74,00
There will be a great falling off in the
anticipated yield of cotton throughout
Screvin county. Many sections will make
not more than half crop.
The Rome Street Railway Company re-
fuses to allow the North and South Street
railway to cross its tracks. The matter
will be fought out in the courts.
The stock of the alliance warehouse at
Hawkinsville was placed at $4,000, consist
ing of 400 shares at S5 each. Three hundred
shares had been taken up to Monday last
A railroad from Dalton to Spring Place
IS project that the people of Dalton and
Murray county have quietly aetated for
lot l. 4
yet, however.
The shooting of young John NJ. Will
1ams, near McRae, last week, was not done
by A. W. McDaniel, as reported, but by
young man by the name of Powell, who
was working for Mr.. Mcdaniel.
The warehoussmen of Hawkinsyile now
pay quarter of dollar for every bale of
cotton carried to them. There is no differ
euce among them in the price for storing
cotton, but all charge the same.
A local lodge of the Farmers Alliance
was organized at Calhoun last Saturday.
also county branch. OF the latter, H. &,
Erwin was elected president and w. M.
Peoples, secretary. There are twelve or
ganizations in the county.
Wiley Vickers informs the Willacoochee
NetoS that he has discovered peach worm
which can be destroyed the first davs of
September, He says if you will look around
the trunk of the tree YOU will find the worm
webbed up in a little ball.
Among the gentlemen mentioned for the
Atlanta mayoralty are Walter r. Brown.
w. A Hemphill, Capt. John T. Glenn,
Henry W. Grady, Charles A. Collier. Can't
James r. Wylie and Maj NJ. C. Kiser Mr..
Brown is considered the favorte. and is
backed against the field.
DR.. James A. Hart and family Of Lake
land, Polk county, Fla, arrived in Hawk
insyllle last week. and will spend some time
with relatives and friends there. Dr. Hart
owns several thousand acres of timber lands
IN that and adjoining counties, and he com
blnes business with pleasure in his visit.
The directors OF the Northeast Georgia
Fair Association, of Athens, will send invl-
tations to Gems Hampton, Butler, Phillips,
Wright and Young TO be present at the
reunion of the Cobb legion during the fair.
The invitation to Gems Hampton and But
Ter will be sent through Hon. II. II. Carlton.
Schley superior court convenes on Mon
day next. AT this term of the court judge
Fort Will fix day for the execution of the
Charles Blackman. thrice CON
victed for the murder of Stonewall Tondee.
a citizen of that county, three or four wears
since. Blackman is still confined in the
county jail IN Americus for safe-keepinC.
An organized effort is on foot in Athens
70 assist in building the railroad from
W hlte Plains toUnion Point. Il is thought
that the road would materially increase
her trade with that section. Athens is
asked TO subscribe So, 500. Messrs O'Farrel
& Hodgson have offered $3.50 to start the
list, ana number OF other prominent citi-
zens have signifed their intention of sub
scf.oing as much as they can afford
The stockholders of the Grown cotton
mills at DnlfDn halH thar.
at the Office of the company on Wednesday
OF last week. The business of the mill was
found in fine condition. 1t is running at its
full capacity, and is finding ready sale for
its goods. 1t was decided to build as soon
as possible large wareroom on the COM
panys site. A cash dividend of 10 per
cent: was declared, besides a sinking fund
OF 10 per cent invested in machinery.
In the garden Of D. d. Bateman, in
Perry, one day last week, an old Harrison
campaign badge of the presidential cam
paign of 1910 was found. II is made of
bronze, about the size of silver. quarter.
and bears on one side the historic log cabin
and in circle around it the words. "The
Peoples Choice, 1S40." On the reverse side
is the face of Harrison, and in circular form
the words, 'W. II. Harrison, born f775.n
1t seems to have been made to wear as a
watch charm.
The gin house Of A. J. Miller a colored
farmer who lives seven or eight miles south
of Hawkiusville, was burned Tuesday
morning. There were in the house about
two bales of cotton in the seed, the seed
from ten bales, and four gins one of which
was a new gin, which Miller had lust pur-
chased at a cost Of $780, Everything in the
house was entirely destroyed. The gin
house was a new one, put up in August of
last year, and the loss is estimated at over
$1,000. The fire was no doubt the work of
an incendiary.
At Americus Wednesday morning. near
the artesian well, Mr.. Willett was doctorine
O SICK horse by pouring water on him. This
relieved him 50 much that he got up. Mr..
Wlllett, thinking that a little exercise
would do him good, allowed him TO walk
OF. be made bee line for DR.. Eldrid9e,s
drug store on jackson street and walked in.
with Policeman Feagin close behind DIR
Eldridge, not knowing exactly how to treat a
SICK horse, gently turned him around and
started him off in another direction He
then visited DIR. Halls drug store.
On Wednesday last the decayed remains
of negro baby were found covered up In A
box. in an clubhouse ut the Harrel place
near Calhoun, which is occupied by Charley
Campbell, negro, and his family. In
vesligation showed that Martha Campbell.
a negro girl about II years old, had given
birth TO child on the Friday night before
and hid il in the box. She claimed
that it was dead, and il seems that she was
the only one who knew Of its birth. She
also claims that "A DIR G. NJ Adams Of Chat,