The morning news., 1888-11-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS
GuytoE No Longer Telegraph Station
Cost of the Proposed Bridge a
Montezuma-H -Hawkinsville's Contri
Campaign Fund-Ex Tax Collector
Wilson Decreasing His Shortage.
GEORGIA.
Thomasville wants a street railway.
The legislature copvenes next Wednes
day.
There is plenty of cypress between Mon
tezuma and Warwick.
Superior court will be in session al
Swainsboro this week.
lodge of knights of Pythias will soon
be organized in Clayton.
Walter Bird has commenced a new dwell
ing for himself at Guyton.
Fifty men are now employed in rebuild
ing the TallapoOsa glass works
Henry NJ. Stephens, one of ThOmasville's
Oldest citizens, died Thursday night.
w. +. Hill, druggist, died at his residence
in Lection, Sumter county, Thursday.
The enterprisiag Bonner Wdtchmdn, OF
Athens, has issued fine trade edition.
The Free Masons of Tallapoosa have ap-
piled to the grand lodge, in session at
Macon, for a charter.
Pew. Elm Culpepper has been unani-
rously reelected pastor Of the Baptist
clurcn at Fairburn for next year.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
proposes to furnish bulletins IF the presi-
dental election returns at Fairburn for $40.
Rev. j. H. Corley, at his last appointment
at 5lakely, informed hi4 Baptist Brethren
that ne could not accept their call to preach
for them any longer.
Guyton SIS a telegraph station has been
abolished, and Mr.. Frlpp, night operator, is
ordered to NARROW. Mr. Daniels will re-
main as station agent.
w. H. K1llebrew, who lives near Garden
Valley, in Macon county, has two acres
planted in cane, from which he expects to
make sixteen barrels of syrup.
Col. C. 7. Lathrop of Hawkinsville is
still adding to his real estate possessions,
having last week purchased the George r.
Mccall residence, paying 500 therefor.
Col. s. A. Darnell, republican elector for
the Ninth district, is stumping the district
for Harrison and Morton, and addressed the
people of Lumpkin last Saturday at Dahlo-
mega.
The first wagon ever built in Tallapoosa
was exhibited there Tuesday. 1t was one
horse, section-box, spring-seat wagon, and
was manufactured by H. d. Hutchinson S5
Sons.
The Standard Scale Company of Rome
find it hard matter to get all the hands
they wish. The northern mechanics are
afraid to come south on account of the yell
low fever.
Sandy Riley colored) was shot and killed
by Gus Riley, his cousin, at the store of Nc
Leod & Dennard, in Wilcox county, on
Saturday night last. Gus has left for parts
unknown.
Gen. Longstreet has determined to accept
the invitation extended him by the directors
of the Northeast Georgia Fair Association
to be present at the reunion Of the confed-
crate veterans at Athens.
Hon. H. Fl. Carlton made speech in the
courthouse at Watkinsville on Tuesday last.
He discussed the leading topics of the day,
and also urged the people to turn out en-
masse on next Tuesday and vote
Because of the recent death of Postmaster
G. S. Rountree of Swainesboro, a security
of the deceased has taken the postoffice in
charge, and removed it from H. d. Over
streets place of business to the Rountree
house
A negro man living on Berry Turner's
place, in Bersheba district, Henry county.
while squirrel hunting last Saturday, was
accidently shot through the leg just above
the knee, breaking the bone. Amputation
was inevitable.
Col George w. Jordon and Judge Nc
GriH canvassed Hawkinsville on Saturday
last for subscriptions to the national demo =
cratic campaign fund. They succeeded In
collecting $780, which was forwarded to
headquarters on Monday.
On Monday, when Hon. s. w. Brown of
PulasRI vVa about
his place, and driving down q rather steep
hill, his horse stumbled and fell down, turn
ing Mr.. Browns buggy over and throwing
him out, which resulted in the breaking OF
one of his arms.
Capt. C. d. Flagg of New Jersey, who is
at Thomasville with his family, is superin-
tendent of the Wagner Palace Car Com
pany, with headquarters at the Graud Cen
tral depot, in New YORK. Mrs. Flagg aud
daughter will remain during the season.
The party came south in a palatial private
car
Ex-Tax Collector Wilson, of Fulton
county, states that he has discovered an
error in his books which will make the
shortage $4,000 less than it has cen re-
ported. He says lie was charged with the
full tax receipts Of 1885, and was never
credited with ms olvent fl fas. in the hands
of the sheriff for that year, which amounted
to little over $4,000
j. f. Saunders Of Atlanta, who was en-
ployed by the town council of Montezuma to
make survey on the river at the upper ferry
and estimate on the cost of the iron bridge.
trestle and embankment has made his re-
port. To complete the whole, he estimates
that 81, ,o47 will be all that is necessary.
In case the turnpike on the western side is
dispensed with the cost will be reduced sew
eral thousand dollars.
Il. c. Kidd has just returned to Talla-
poosa from a visit TO Cherokee county
where be went to look at some gold and
iron property for northern capitalists He
reports very favorably of that mining dis
trict, and says that he saw fine bed of
magnetic ore that will assay 62 per cent.
and one gold mine in operation which paws
the owners from 900 to g., 200 per month.
the total outlay of which was but $4,000.
There are now six fine residences nearing
completion at Gainesville, namely: j. I.
Smiths, on Greene street, between Col.
Gamblers and the Quattlebaum house; DR.
Ryder's, on the corner If Race and Acade-
my streets; DIR. Loop RS, on north Bradford
street, opposite Judge Estes residence; DIR.
Adalr's, on Main street; Judge W. L.
Smiths, corner of Oak and Maple streets.
and j. M. Hughes, on Aspen street, lust
opposite the main entrance to the fair
grounds.
The city assessors book shows returns of
taxable property at Tallapoosa 10 the
amount of 100000, on whica n
tax of about 81 800 will be col