The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Monroe-A Boys Horrible Death
Near Smithvine-A Close Call From
Death.
GEORGIA.
Gov. Gordon will be back next Monday.
A cotton warehouse IS to be built at
Vienna.
The Augusta Jockey club was formally
organized Wednesday.
j. II. Denard wants to represent Wilcox
county N the legislature.
An effort is being made to organize a
county fair association for Tattnall county.
Rev. James Williamson died at his home
in Telfalr county on Friday last aged 50
years
DR.. F. NJ. Alexander of Reidsville, who
has been very sica for some time, is slowly
improving.
AT Carrollton, a B. Fits, editor of the
Carroll County Times, has leased the Com
mercial hotel
j. NJ. Attaway of Monroe has expressed
his intention to give literally toward build
ing a new academy.
W. G. Jones, who was drowned at st.
Augustine, Fla, Sunday, was buried a,
Americas "Wednesday.
The Augusta Gibson and Sandersville
railroad made its return 10 the comptroller
"Wednesday. 1t footed up S242 5G4
John Temple Graves, editor of the Tr1b
Une Of Rome, has been elected Alumni ora
tor of the state university for next year.
A new postofice will be established soon
IN Clay's district. Washington county, called
Boone, with Rev. J. d. Boone as postmaster.
In consequence Of the trains not reaching
that point in time to take off tie melon
crop, the Vienna market is glutted all the
time.
The Rainbow fire company Of Rome and
a number of friends left Wednes1a on an
excursion to Niagara Falls and the eastern
cities.
There were 1000 visiting colored people
in Americas wednesday; twenty barrooms
in town, and not one single arrest or dis
turbauce.
Perry wants a branch road to the Georgia
Southern and Florida. and the people Of
that place seem TO be III earnest about
securing it.
The Polk county mass meeting to select
delegates to the congressional and guberna-
torial conventions will meet on the first
Saturday in August.
Through the efforts of Hon. Walter T
Macarthur and other leading citizens, a
bank will probably be established at East
man in the near future.
- NOA W III doSolilDle dD fAel1SNllle
on the first Monday in August to nominate
candidate for representative; also candi
dates for all the county offices
The Central hotel at Rome has been sold
The purchasers are Lamkin Funkhouser
and Col. NJ. A. Nevin. They propose to
renovate the hotel throughout
A. j. Harp, the founder of the Abbeville
Times, has sold his office and paper to Prof.
". II. Reynolds, who got out the last issue.
He will be assisted by f. c. Turner.
Through the influence of Judge Crisp. the
Vienna mail route has been changed back
TO an every day mail from Montezuma.
doing away entirely with the Coney route
T. J. Carter, living near Lime branch.
was knocked down by lightning striking
near him few days ago. He was very
badly dazed, but otherwise came out first
best.
The Savannah, Florida ana Western rail
way bridge across the Flint river is being
strengthened, and the bents are being
placed every IA feet beneath its entire
length.
The new steamboat of the White Star
line steamboat company will be launched
at Rome about July 20. The steamer is the
second largest boat ever launched on the
Coosa river.
Bash" Gauge broke jail at Cumming,
Wednesday, and at last accounts had not
been captured. He is rather notorious
character, and was confined in Jail upon
several charges.
Francis Streetman (coloredD, who, it is
said, committed rape on the little 1O-year-
old child of Gus Allen of Madison county
was captured at the Georgia factory at
Athens Monday night.
AT Albany. Mrs e. T. Mayo, proprietor
OF the Barnes house, will erect at once a
new and handsome hotel upon her lot
corner Pine and Jackson streets. 1t will be
ready for occupancy Oct. l.
The Pulaski county primary election will
be held next Saturday, and the county
mass meeting Aug. 4. when delegates will
be selected for the gubernatorial, congress
slonal and senatorial conventions.
At Brunswick a man named Tilton had
an alligator that was being fed on ice
cream. Mr.. Tilton neglected TO give his
pet the usual amount of cream one hot dav
last week, and the next morning the reptile
was dead.
A malicious trick was perpetrated upon
Col. ). II. Hawkins of Americus, Tuesday
night Yesterday morning the harness in
his carriage house was found cut TO pieces.
the cushions of the carriage split with a
knife, and other mischief done to the prop
erty.
Rev. j. s. Marrow, a well-known citizen
of Richmond county. married his fourth
wife in A-to-Ka, |. T.. few DAYS ago. The
lady Is connected with the Indian Mission
airy, paper published in the interest of the
Indians Her name was Miss Kate l..
Ettell
1t was reported at Macon, Wednesday.
that third party in politics was forming,
and that overtures have been made to a
wel!-known military man to become their
candidate for mayor. They are also TO put
out full ticket tor both city and county
offices.
Two gentlemen from the north are in
Cedartown looking into its resources. They
desire to establish a variety works for the
manufacture of small articles, like butts.
hinges, etc. TlNy are considering the in
ducements that the town will offer them TO
locate.
The people of Wilcox county will meet in
mass meeting at the court house in Abbeville
to-day for the purpose Of electing delegates
TO the gubernatorial, congressional and sen
atorial conventions, to elect an executive
committee and TO determine whether to
have nominating convention for county
officers
Wednesday box containing several hun
dred eggs was shipped by express over the
A. Z. & J.. from Preston 20 F. c. Clegg &,
Co. OF Americas. 1t was set too near the
track when unloSied at the depot at Amer
icus, and in shifting the engine struck il
and knocked it several feet. The eggs were
nearly all broken