The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

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Application for a Charter for a New
Railroad-Camden Asks Suspension
OF the Collection of Taxes.
GEORGIA.
The Farmers Alliance in Taliaferro coun-
ty has 100 members.
The Buena Vista extension will be COM
pleted by Christmas.
Americas has purchased ten acres, which
are 10 be reserved as a park.
Yellow Stone Kit, the notorious travelling
medicine vender, is at Rome.
Dr. l. d. Graves is now a merchant
having bought the stock Of goods Of W. j.
Mauk, at Graves station, Terrell county.
At Sparta Wednesday evening" in the
Presbyterian church, Miss Genie Cary was
married to W. P. Beman by Rev. J. II.
Dixon.
An unknown thief broke open a trunk ia
the house of NJ A. MAYS, who lives near
Marietta, and stole $780, A negro farm
hand is suspected.
A. A. Carson, of Butler, viii be candi-
date before the next legislature for the
pos ton of solicitor general of the ju iical
circuit in which he resides.
The Dawson oil mills will ship seventy
barrels of oil this week. The capacity of
the mills has recently been tncre Isei by the
Mr. Caywood, one of the conductors on
the Americas, Preston and L1mpbin road has
assigned his position, and will accept a
similar place with the Georgia Southern and
fiorlda road.
The stock of goods in the storehouss Of
Cheeves Bros, at Andersonville is adver-
tised to be sold at sheriff's sale on Oct. 90
upon a foreclosure of mortgage in favor of
Mrs. NJ. L. Dykes.
w. II. Vaughan, t man who hired a
horse and buggy in Macon, several days
ago and disappeared, returned tn Macon
Thursday with the turnout, and denied
ever having intended to steal it. He was
lodged in Jail.
The grand jury of Pike county found SO
true bills. They called special attention to
the Georgia code, section Asp, which i'm
poses a fine of $500 upon any salesman
who charges more than 10 cents for weigh
ing bale Of cotton.
John Lawhon of Dawson is no profess
sional sportsman, but when he goes gun
ming it is always bad day on the tme
He has been hunting on the Kncnafoonee
swamp five times, and in his rounds he has
killed ninety-nine squirrels and five tur-
keys.
At Milledgeville, Thursday, at a meeting
of the trustees of the state lunatic asylum,
the following officers were elected: Col. r.
u. Il.
urer, and Rev. t II. Gibson of Lexington,
chaplain, and all the old officers retain
their former position.
The residence of J. D. Worsham in the
Warrior district, Bib county, was de-
suroyed by fire a day or so ago, having
caught from a spark. Nearly all the furni-
ture was saved. 1t is said there was in
surance on it to the amount of $500 Col
Ira Jennings was married in this house in
1889.
George Seig of Americas exhibited the
skin Of a very large red fox on the streets
Wednesday which he caught in a steel trap
at his home mile from the city night or
two ago. He says that foxes are quite nu-
merous out his way, and are aiding mate
rally in reducing the surplus Of the ben
coops.
Presidential Elector Halves and Congress
man Turner did not fill their appointment
to speak in Dawson on last Monday In the
morning the Journal received a telegram
from Mr.. Halves, who was at cambridge,
saying that sickness would prevent his being
here. Congressman Turner had not left his
duties at Washington.
The most aggravated case tried at Law
renceville this week was that of the state
vs. John Knox (colored), charged with an
assault with intent to rape upon little 12-
year-old daughter of George Law of Du-
luth. His attorneys entered a plea of
guilty, and the court sentenced him to
twelve years labor in the pententiary.
A good joke is told on one of the bailiffs
attending court at Lawrenceville last week
The judge directed him to go out in town
aud bring HIM the Forty second Georgia
meaning that volume of Georgia reports.
The constable was gone for some time, and
returned stating that he had searched the
town over, aud could not find member Of
the regiment in the town.
Application will be made TO the next
general assembly of Georgia for the passage
of an act to incorporate the "Cordeie.
Waynesville and South Brunswick Railroad
Company" The proposed road will be
built from Waynesville Wayne county, to
Cordele. Dooly county, and will traverse
the counties OF Wayne. Pierce, Appling,
Coffee, Irwin, Wilcox and Dooly.
Two months have not elapsed since the
Dalton water works were turned over to
that city. There are up to date 81 con-
sumers Of the water, and these pay s727 per
year. There are A more taps put in for
consumers and these will probably be SUP.
piled in the next few weeks. The water
works are growing in popular favor and
they will doubtless be made to pay next
year.
Mrs Whitaker of Webster county not
long since set an old hen. About this time
Mrs. Whitaker was summoned to the bed
side Of one of her daughters, who was very
sick, remaining about four weeks During
her absence the hen remained fastened up
with nothing to eat. When she returned
she went TO look after the hen, and found
her all right with number Of little chicks
around her.
A party of prominent New Workers have
been in Americas for the past several days
with view of taking look at the city
and country Tuesday AFTERNOON President
Hawkins, of the Americus, Preston and
Lumpkin railroad, rendered a party com
plimentary trip over the eastern extension
to Abbevllle and return. They expressed
themselves as highly pleased at what they
saw on the trip.
The snag boat Chattahoochee, which has
been anchored for some months past short
distance down the river from Columbus,
left Wednesday for active service at va
rious points down the river. The boat and
crew will be absent for several months. 1t
is expected that some very good work will
be done at several points. The Flint and
Apalachicola rivers will also be improved
during the present expedition.
The spelling bee which occurred in At
lanta last week for the benefit of the yellow
fever sufferers, has Melted $500. At meet
ing Of the committee under whose direc-
ton the contest was held, it was decided to