The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-21
GEORGIA,

4ime-Gicenings From the Field c,
Politics
GEORGIA.
Rice cutting hes been commenced on the
Altamaha.
Darien has quarantined against the whole
state of Florida.
DR.. W. F. Golden of Buchanan is in the
racs for the legislature.
The watermelon crop of HARRISON Is better
than it has Leen for ears.
James O'Brien, Jr., VIII soon commence
the erection of a ueW livery stable at Darisn.
Gainesville's Methodist parsonage is
rapidly nearing completion. Rev. Mr..
Myrick will occupy it next month.
Section master Hun er Of Fy-Ty had the
misfortune 10 get oLe of his feet badly
mashed by his ctio1 car day or two az
The carriage manufactures of Sum ners
& Murphy AMI Jacbso q. Smith at u n e.
vie nave shipped u"enty-Jne bu 5e-es III
the past two weeks,
Jasper Johnson sustained a fall while
engaged in re7hinglins the sharon house
kitchen, in Bailbriige. last we X, which
broke four of MS riOs-cwo on one SIDE.
The railroads have granted a rate Of 1
cents per mile, round TIP to memb rs Of
the Fourth Georgia regiment who lie Ire to
attend the eIn on at "a Grang Sc It. 3.
Judge Duke, Of Taylor county has 300
acre scupperAong vineyard. The vines are
now full. OF tie fruit, and each vine ha,
ABOUT five bush Is Of grapes There are lJJ
vines to tie acte.
Hon. George ". Gleat1n of Conyers,
who, wien Only IL years Of age, lost a leg
when in the late wa, will probably be II
candidate for solicitor general of tie Flint
circuit. Co. Gleat1n IS lawyer.
At the primary election in Troup county,
Saturday, the following nomi rs,i0ns were
made: For tax c. lee or. W. ". Cato: for
ordinary, K. II Young; yor the legislature,
T. X. Whitaker a j. n. Carleton.
Minnie Nixon, aged II years, of Black
shear, charges William Williams Icolored)
with having out aged her Saturday at her
home, during the absence OF her parents.
The accu8 d is in jail Lyrching was
threatened Sunday.
George VI. Hope of the firm of L. A.
Robertion q Co. ha- baeu appointed perma-
nent receiver for the May utility works OF
Atlanta, and will close out the stock and the
establishment for tine purpose OF wildilg
up the affairs of the firm.
Col. Walter T. Macarthur will shortly
have telephone line between Lumber
City and his Residence at Macarthur, q dis
lance Of six or seven miles This will prove
a great convenience t. the people of Nc
Arthur and Lumber City.
It is said that the cotton crop of Mitchell
county from the present outlook cannot
reasonably be estimated above IS per cent
In some sections The shortage is ascribed to
dry weather, and In otner instances no
plausible reasons can be assigned.
Green Lewis of Cairo has finished deliv-
ering his pear crop, whicI he sold at Cairo
for 80 cents per bnshel. He delivered ,01J
bushels which brought him $50. The
gathering and del yeIi e cost him 10 cents
PER bushel, leavi. g him a net return Of $3.50
from MS pear crop alone.
Cliff Clay of Sumter county was ia
Americas. Saturday, bringing eighteen
bales Of cotton. He will maxi over 600
bales on the Hueguenin place, aud with
his three or four other places run his total
up over 1000. He makes plenty of corn,
peas, etc, and buys very little meat.
The office of president Of the senate will
be in demand at the next meeting Of the
general assembly. If Mr.. Davidson is
elected to the cate, he will again be a
candidate Mr.. duBiguon of the + rst
will also be a can lidate. So will Hon.
Council B. Wooten Of the Ninth, and Hon.
John /. Hall Of Griffin.
Next Saturday Monroe county will nomi-
for the legislature and vote "for reneaI1 or
ssaeainst renealn of our present local nro-
hjh.tion law. The six legislative aspirants
are Messrs. E. B. Taylor, c. F. Turner AMI
William Walker, and the Hons. q. G..
Fiynt, j. T.. Crowder aud Robert L. B,rner.
III c.,ia,+or ~ p,,Iast,i go. it.
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his wife and dau1 hter, and thinks that he
will be able to seal up his digest by the last
of next week. Ia closing his letter ne ap-
pea!s to Comptroller General Wright to be
charitable and allow him more time, saying
that his father was that kind of man. and
he thinks ne should be-
William Brooks n worthy farmer If
RcctnaIa coun,T was ssvareIv AID nor.
has fatally Tnred Inv a ,Isrsey huli safur-
day Mr. Br7ots, antroiIs we've torn ont
and il i Thought nv nhysicians that be can,
not racover Tba hnII IL tho NO., rtv ~
Nathan johnson and was depreiatine upon
Mr.. Brooks crops, aud he undertook TO i'm
pound him and was irving to get the bull
into his lot. when, suddenly aud without
notice. il rushed at Mr.. Brooks, with the re-
suits above mentioned.
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