The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA.
Buck creek camp meeting, in Schley
county, begins next Friday.
Levi J. Knight has been nominated for
REPRESENTATIVE from LOwndes county.
Congressman Carlton was reaominated
by reclamation at Athens Wednesday.
There is a lady i'll Athens who is the
beneficiary Of a sG0,OO0 life insurance
policy.
Rev. Alvan F. Sheriff of Omaha, Neb., is
the new pastor of the Church Of the Re-
deemer at Atlanta.
a certain young lady of Athens is said to
wash her f4ce in watermelon rinds TO beau
tify her complexion.
Dade county delegates TO the congressional
convention go instructed for Clements.
The delegates are James A. Case and Ben
T. Brock.
A primary election for democratic nomi-
nees for county Offices Of Pulaski county is
ordered to be held at the various elocti n
precincts of the county on the first Saturday
In October.
Judge T. J. Dozier, prominent farmer
of Schley county, brought into Americas,
Tuesday, and stored at the warehouse of
Council g. Hooks, nineteen bales of cotton
made in 1857 and 1888
w. o. Moore, Of Button, Clay county,
writes that he would be- glad if he could
discover the place Of residence Of his father.
Joseph Y. Moore, who formerly resided
near Columbus, on the narrow gauge rail.
road.
One drummer cowhided another in DawS
son Friday The drummer who received
the cowhidng was from New York, and
the other is from North Carolina Il re-
suited from some misunderstanding about
a matter Of business.
Ulysses Y. Whipple of Georgia, having
served a satisfactory probationary term OF
six months, has received an absolute APP
pointment to a clerkship Of the 5000 class in
the office Of the general superintendent Of
the life saving service.
At Cumberland island, a few days ago,
while II A. Blue, city clerk Of Ma ION, was
fishing for bass. one Of the large hooks was
fastened into one Of his fingers so deeply
that it was necessary to cut off the line and
push the hook through the finger
Thousands upon thousands OF fine water
melons are lying in the fields of Randolph
and Clay counties, going TO decay. The
owners say they have been robbed so often
and completely OF every shipment made
that they have abandoned the crop.
At Wrightsville. A. T. Under has con-
tracted for the immediate erection of
another store, similar to two already built
When completed it will be occupied by
Brantley Bros, who are at present mer-
chandizing three miles east Of town.
Friday, Henry Mitchell forged an order
on J. b. Scott & Son, at Hudson, in
Sumter county. He got what the order
called for and left the county. He was ar
rested at Leesburg Monday and brought to
Americus, where he was placed in jail.
At Wrightsvile a stiff wind blew down
tho pf -Jna Maenrfg
later on a bolt of lightning shivered the
timbers. But the building has been re-
paired, and at present has every indication
of being completed in time for the marriage
of the owner
At Rome Tuesday child was born to
Mrs. Paul Atkinson, nee Lula Hurst 1t is
the first child of Mr.. and Mrs Atkinson
since their marriage 1t will now be an in
teresting question TO have answered as to
whether the child will have its mothers
wonderful power
At Atlanta, Wednesday, the Fort WAYNE
iron work OF Indiana filed a creditors bill
against j. H. Anderson g. Co., dealers in
agricultural implements and machinery.
The claim is for S400 Tomorrow. Judge
Marshall j. Clarke will hear q motion ar
gued for the appointment Of receiver
At Athens work is progressing rapidly
on the new compress aud warehouse of ]
H. Rucker, the walls Of the latter being
nearly completed. The compress, which
supplies the place of one Of smaller capacity
sent to Madison, is one Of the largest ever
built and will compress three bales per
minute
Alex Mathews of Macon ran a narrow
escape Wednesday. He had been using
cough tonic, and when he wanted his usual
Dose secured by mistake bottle Of carholic
acid. He took quantity in his mouth but
fortunately did not swallow it, as he found
out the mistake in time. His mouth was
severely burned.
DR.. j. w. Flanders Of Wrightsvilie has in
his possession the shirt worn by an uncle of
his on the occasion of his marriage. sixty
five years ago. 1t is curiosity in the way
of makeup. II has a collar more like a
cape than a collar; the cuffs are fastened to
the sleeves and are Of huge proportions.
The bosom IS open, with perpendicular plaits
or tucks
Jethro Aline, one Of the Oldest and best
known citizens of johnson county, has a
copy Of the old Central Georgian bearing
date Of 1856. IL was printed at Sanders
vile, Washington county, with &. j. PEN
dleton as editor. Though tinged and worn
with age, 1t is still in good state of pres
ervation and as readable as the day it
came from the press.
henry foyser, a well known drummer of
Macon, is now wearing black eye and a
piece of court plaster Oh the left temple.
A few days ago he was on n steamboat be-
tween Eufaula and Fort Gaines. While
going up the hstchway with his grip in
hand, he missed his footing and fell upon
some machinery, inhcting the injuries
mentioned and also bruising his side consid-
erably.
A man claiming to be Father O'Brien, a
Catholic priest was placed In the barracks
at Macon Wednesday night He is no
priest, but goes about the country working
on the sympathies Of Irish Catholics by tell
ing a cock-and-bull story about having been
imprisoned in an Irish Jail, etc, and wind
ing up by getting contribution TO help
pay his personal expenses. Ii is believed
that he collected nearly $500 at Atlanta.
Tom Mcintyre Of Macon is the victim Of
rather a curious accident. Wednesday
he attempted to take kettle OF boiling
water from stove at his residence on Oak
street, and failed to take his hand away
until the rim of the top had burned his
wrist in All almost complete circle. II he
had passed his arm through n red-hot ring
of iron, the wound could not have been more
complete. IL will be couple of weeks
before the wound is healed.
ii. G. Hamilton, clerk OF the United
States district court at Atlanta, received a
letter from Dalton Wednesday, stating that
the town Of Tunnel Hill, on the Western
and Atlantic road. had established strict