The morning news., 1888-07-29


Turnout in sumter-An Important
Business Change at Greensboro.
GEORGIA.
The Atlanta and florida railroad was
completed TO Fort Valley last week
A mail route agent viii be put on the
night train from Macon to Albany to-
morrow.
The negro Baptist church building, about
one-haif mile west of hlakaiy, was burned
by an lnce Idiary last Saturday.
The United States government blilding
at Macon is rapidly nearing completion,
and the poStotlica will soon be moved
Judge F. L. Calhoun OF Gibson has a
SOW that gave birth to fourteo pigs Tues
day, all of which are living and dom well.
Howell Cobb, son Of Capt John A. Cobb
of Americus, is conductor on a railroad in
Central America with a salary Of 81, 800 a
year.
George West who has been in Jail at Quit
man for the past few months lyr killing n
negro, was released Thursday under 50, 500
bond.
Mrs a. s. Bates of Marshallville owned
canary bird that died last Saturday at the
age of 10 years. He was al extra fine
singer
A destructive hail and winditorm visited
the Plains of Dura, IN Sumter county. last
Thu sday. The places of A. Dolson, John
Statham and several others suffered ter
ribly.
E. B. Baldwin of Marshallvile has just
received account sales from New York of
two and two fifth bushels of peaches, which
brought $24, making the peaches sell for $40
per bushel
The committee appointed at the late cti-
Zen's meeting at Americas will begin their
H.
for subscriptions for the erection of a cot
ton factory.
1t is reported that Rev. j. II. Cawood
one of the leading divines Of the Baptist
church of Lee county, was carried to the
insane asylum Friday morning, having been
adjudged insane.
A genuine bear has been keeping the peo-
pie residing in the southern suburbs of
Bainbridge, and for a distance of three
miles south, in state of unrest, not to say
OF terror, during the past week.
Jeptha Bobo of Hart county has peach
tree on his place that has been bearing fruit
since July l. 1t has never budded and now
has the fourth crop on it. While one crop
is rlpenlng the next is maturing.
The primary election in Scaley county
for representative was held Tuesday Tnere
were only two candidates, W. II. McCrory
and A. c. Murray The last named was
elected by majority Of forty-ive votes.
A few days ago son Of Sidney Robert
son, colored man living near Watkins
vile, was drowned in the Oconee river.
He was wadlng in the river setting out
trot-line, when he stepped in a hole over his
head and went under, and being unable to
swim was soon drowned.
Copelan, Seals & Armor of Greensboro
closed their establishment on last Monday
and lave been taking an account of stock
preparatory to retirement. They will be
succeeded by the firm of Davis Brothers &
Seals who will conduct wholesale and re-
tail merchandise business.
There is little boy in the eastern part of
Sumter county who travels in style. He
has a wagon and when he wishes to go
visiting he bitches six goats to it and
gets into the wagon and off he goes. Only
one Of the goats is thoroughly trained
1t Is hltched III the lead and guides all the
Others.
The wind of Thursday blew down the coal
shed of j. b. ArtOpe, at Macon, and dis
closed TO view pair of ardirons that had
been stored away under the shed. The sight
OF them recalled the fact that those irons
had been in the Rains and Artope family
for 100 years, and yet they are now as good
as new.
lot of negroes were clearing up the
cemetery at Ebenezer church, in Schley
county, Thursday, when they got into a
tight. Henry Clay lceived severe wounds
from knife at the hands of George Wright
This set them Wild and the entire gang
went home and armed themselves, but were
too prudent to continue the row.
Albany will be Illuminated with electric
ity ey September. The Albany Edison il
Eliminating company has been organized
regularly by electing the following officers:
5. B. Brown, president; J. S. Davis, secre-
tary and treasurer: NJ. d. Gortatowsky, su-
perintendent; board of directors, S b.
Brown, j. s. Davis, NJ. d. Gortatowsky, C.
Wessolowsky and A. w. Tucker.
Mrs. B. F. Market had several hundred
chickens at home near Sumter city, a few
Mules from Americus, and they were iu,t
about frying size, when they began to dis
appear. Near the hen house was a pile of
lumber, and few days ago MIR. Market
wanted II moved for some purpose, and in
doing 1t, discovered a den of polecats. He
killed SIX OF the varmints, and the chickens
now ripen for the table, much to the pleasure
OF the fonily.
The appoi tment of a county court
solicitor for Dougherty county hangs fire.
When the vacancy occurred Gov. Gordon
was absent from home, and since his return
TO Atlanta his daughter, Mrs Burton Smith
has been critically ILL., and he has been at
her bedside nearly all the time It will
probably be week or two vet before the
appointment will be reached. John ID.
Pope and Sidney j. Jones are, we believe,
the only applicants
Kbbee & Hart, real estate dealers of
Hawkinsvie g few days ago sold to Wv
Ashburn OF Eastman 5000 acres of wild
land situated in the Thirteenth district of
Dooly county. Mr.. AshbuTn had previously
purchased about S,000acres contiguous to it
in the county of Worth. These lands are
covered with the finest OF yellow pine tim
ber and Mr.. Ashburn will place a saw mill
at Peckvllle for the purpose Of converting
this timber into lumber
Samuel Spencer, president Of the Balti
moro and Ohio railroad, OF whom the story
is told that when an humble official he
Threatened to throw John W Garrett.
president Of the road, into ditch for get.
ting in his way while at work removing a
wreck, is an alumuus of the university at
Athens, class of 1861 In his class were Geo
L. Conner VIM A. Fort, Malcolm johnson
of Baltimore, aud Thomas A. Ware. all
awarded the A. NJ degree. Mr.. Spencer
won first honor.
In Sumter county, Joe Young, an Tn
ghsmun, has rented a farm from Can't.
Spiyey cyornl years and is hardworbing
man. Thu day they got into an altcrrn-
tion abOu. mule when the lie was passed
between tncm Young struck at Spivey
with bar OF iron when Spiyey uulleI out