The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Lively Sales of Real Estate at Thorn
asville-A Troup County Negro in
Jail for Shooting His Wife-Failure
at Hogansv ille-A Boy Cruelty NAL
treated by His Father in Troup
County.
GEORGIA
McDonough is to have a telegraph office
There are ninety-one pupils at the Dublin
Academy
A shoe factory is to be established at
Columbus.
Court is in session in Coffee county, Judge
Atkinson presiding.
The Presbytery of Macon met with the
Albany Presbyterian church last night.
The Oglethorpe, Brunswick's handsome
new hotel, will be kept open throughout the
summer
Next Wednesday the Georgia Medical
Association begins three-days' convention
in Rome.
The Adjutant General has commissioned
G. I. Whilden as Captain of the Milledge
vile Light Infantry.
False reports have been in circulation an
nouncing the death of Rev. w E. Mum
ford, of Talbotton.
The question whether Monroe shall have
fire engine and water supply is to be
voted upon May IA.
At Albany S. Farkas has bought out the
interest of w. H Pope in the Barnes House
livery stable business
Quite a number of handsome dwellings
are in course of erection at Americas and
many more are contemplated.
George w. Truitt, of Lagrange, has a
hen that is Is years old. The eggs she lays
now are the size of birds eggs.
so
party in Georgia does not meet with much
favor among Atlanta Prohibitionists.
The Putnam County Rifles have notified
Capt. Dart of their acceptance OF the pro
position to go into camp on st. SimOns
Thomas county is not planting as many
watermelons as her neighbors. IL is said
that 5000 acres have been planted in
Mitchell.
1t was rumored at Columbus Monday that
the steamer Thronateeska had sunk between
Eufaula and Fort Gaines The rumor was
unfonnded.
jeff Long, an old negro man, while driv-
ing lumber wagon for Beverly Brothers
on the Jones bridge road one mile from
brownsville, dropped dead Tuesday morn
ing.
The Liberty Independent Troop has de-
termined to send the following team to the
tournament in Atlanta: Privates, Fleming
Martin, Joe. Norman Arthur Waite, Willie
Martin.
On the Royston place in Dougherty coun-
ty IN January last, Dan Jordan fatally
stabbed another negro in a difficulty about
woman, and has just been indicted by the
grand jury.
Only few hundred bales of cotton re-
main unsold in the several warehouses in
Americas, and these are owned principally
by parties who are able to wait for the
usual summer rise before selling.
The celebrated Jones-Tift case, which has
been pending in Dougherty Superior Court
for seventeen years, and carried up to the
Supreme Court four times, is being tried
again this week. 1t was commenced on
Monday.
Messrs. Shank, Lotion g. Co., who have
been conducting a store at Hogansville, and
another at Browns Cross Roads, were closed
up on Friday last under foreclosure of a
mortgage held by Atlanta creditors Their
liabilities are comparatively small.
A serious conhagration at the Albany Oil
Mill Sunday was avoid by the timely ar
rival of George johnson and Joseph Hill.
They discovered pile of clothing on fire in
the new seed warehouse OF the oil mill.
The flames were soon extinguished
1t is charged that certain lawyers in At
lanta rush TO the side of every man injured
on railroad and urge him to begin suit.
They are also charged with EMPLOYING run
ners, whose duty it is to report to them all
accidents at the earliest possible moment.
At Valdosta, Tuesday, J. H. Stump,
dealer in paints and oils and proprietor Of
grocery store, made an assignment. His
stock Is small and the amount of indebted
ness quite large. 1t is not known what the
creditors will receive. He will not paw
over SOC. on the dollar.
At Townsville, A. H. Mason, of Phila-
delphia, purchased, a day or two ago.
through Judge Hopkins, the private resi-
dence lot Of Mrs. E. J. Young, on Madison
street, Immediately opposite the Mitchell
house, and adjoining the lot formerly occu-
pied by the Waverly house.
panther has been seen in Liberty
county. One night last week he committed
some depredations about Joscelyn, and an
unsuccessful effort was made to track him.
Last Thursday night he entered Mr. Sbio-
burg's yard, near the crossing of Fraser's
tramway, and killed his dog.
At Gainesville Mr.. Withers. from Tus-
caloosa, Ala, has selected site for foun-
dry and machine shop and will move there
at once. Other parties are negotiating for
site for sash, door and blind factory.
Home capitalists will begin at once the
erection OF furniture and coffin factory.
One of the most important sales of real
estate made in Thomasville for years, was
contaminated Saturday night by Judge
Hopkins. He sold 2p0 feet front, Of the
lower end Of the Hayes block on Broad
street running back to Madison street, to
Selah r. Van Duzer, of New York, for the
sum of $4,000.
John Turner died at Hamilton Tues
day, suddenly. He was the oldest
resident living in the county, being
one OF the first settlers of the
county. He was Commissioned bailiR of
the first grand jury that set in the county,
and was sworn to attend the grand Jury
this term of the court, which is now in ses-
sion.
At Monroe, Sunday, Willis Smith and
Andrew Vaughn, an associate, were hand
ling loaded pistol ana by some means the
pistol was accidentally discharged. sending
the ball into the breast of Smith. Dr.
Rudisill being called, on probing discovered
that the ball ranged around through the
left breast, but failed TO find its lodgment.
Whether the wound will prove fatal re-
mains to be determined.
J. A. Bennett. Ordinary of Dade county.
met with very painful accident Monday.
While working with a bottle containing a
preparation of nitric acid and quicksilver.
he withdrew the cork, when the contents
boiled out, striking h m in the eyes and on
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