The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS.
Gov. Gordon Asked to Pardon Muir
derer from Doboy - Congressman
Grimes Nomination Apt to Be Made
by Acclamation-The Nomination OF
Wright Brady in Sumter County
Causes Talk of Opposition.
GEORGIA.
B. F. Nysewander will establish a factory
for carpenters supplies at Americas.
At Athens, Aug. g. Reaves, Knox and
Nicholson will run a foot race for the
championship of Georgia.
Congressman Grimes denomination is apt
to be made by reclamation on the first bal
lot, as he already has majority of the dele
gates.
The live firm of Hodgson Bros. will erect
a cotton warehouse at the Georgia depot at
Athens, which will be completed in time
for the storage of the next cotton crop.
The friends of Elder H. V. Skipper of
Brunswick have been building him nice
house in appreciation of his services that
have been given to the Second Advent
church unrequited until now.
An effort is being made to have Gov.
Gordon pardon out of the penitentiary
Alfred Smith, the colored man sent up at
the November term of Darien court for the
killing Of Joe Allen on Doboy few months
previous.
A Brunswick gentleman who has recently
been closing up set of accounts of a heavy
wholesale and retail business in that city,
remarked Saturday that of all the heavy
bills and little bills that he had out he would
not lose $50.
James Parker and his brother, citizens of
Sumpter county, brought to Americas and
lodged in Jail Saturday negro boy, Sol
Walters, IS years of age. Mr.. Parker
caught the boy in the attempt to ravish his
(Parker's) little daughter.
There will be grand reunion of the sur
vivors of the Sixth Georgia cavalry at
Sardis church, Floyd county next Wednes-
day. Speakers will be present to recount
the hardships and pleasures that followed
the regiment during its service.
Jackson Switzerland, living just across
the line of Dodge county, left box of
matches in reach of his little 2-year old
girl on Saturday last. She ate the heads of
seven or eight, which resulted In her death
on the following Monday morning
Friday night, while Larry CAN'T was re-
turning to Athens from the country, his
horse took fright and ran away. Mr.. CAN'T
jumped from the buggy and received pain
full wounds, none being of a serious nature.
The horse became frightened at bolt of
lightning
At Sparta the surviving veterans of the
old Sidney Brown infantry, company A,
of the Forty-sixth Georgia regiment, met
at Col. Clinch's grove Friday and had a
most pleasant time discussing politics over
good dinner and recounting pleasant and
unpleasant memories of the war.
Judge Z. F. Lee is one of the first settlers
of Dodge county. He came with his par
ents from North Carolina when small
Hi ~ g.. l. A.
hill near where Eastman now stands, and
the judge has lived there continuously ever
since. That was long before Eastman or
Dodge county was dreamed of.
Shortly before midnight Saturday, as
Capt. Henry Hill of the Athens police force
was on jackson street, near Clayton, a shot
from 22-calibre pistol was fired at him
while he was crossing the street. The shot
missed him and struck one of the windows
IN the Hathaway building. The man who
fired the shot is believed to be known.
The republicans are organizing, and con-
fidentiy expect to capture the representa-
tives and senator in the counties of Fannin,
Gilmer and Pickens. Some of the leaders
oppose nominations, but in the recent
largely attended republican mass meeting
held at Morganton, certain candidates were
Endorsed and will be supported by the
strength of the party.
.. ~ Dotton Oh CuInDert is % years OLD,
z and he is vigorous and active yet, and fire.
quently walks from his granddaughter,
Mrs. II. b. Mattoxl, to town, distance OF
four miles, without comploint. Col. Betton
was classmate of President Davis, and
enjoys many other honorable distinctions
From appearance he has several more years
of usefulness and activity before him.
County SURVEYOR E. A. Penniman OF
Glynn county has recently completed the
task of running the lines for the proposed
New South Brunswick Terminal railroad
from Waynesville to Colonel's Island. Mr.,
Penniman says the entire route proposed, OF
sixteen miles length, is very easy one Il
build over, as 1t will require almost nc
grading and very little trestle work and
bridging.
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tru IL oojn;na Iro,,nd 49,, dasl III,
srs fort,,Ionas shinS,Ia r,;,Is a. n .a
miles If Toccoa asnb svarsa;n ,e" ohom, o S
,,ar dan ,oet,;~, ~ 800 1Is,nS auuuO o,o9,
fp,earis osn 900 S.u ~. IT," nia p't
and L,,1,,or go, 10y o 'ou 20.
soId o,,s,i 90 900 600 sh;,, "o .i na ia.
slavsn months U,oI,;na anara e1e 6 psS'
o0o ,,ar ,,onth He s. T., az, 49,; S,o0o,
shingles alone have amounted to over s45.-
600. The county. furnishes nearly all the
shingles used by Atlanta, Chattanooga and
several other cities.
Americus Recorder. Guano manufactur
ers seem scared out of their boots Sine