The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

to be Erected over the crave OF Jhe
Late Bishop Pierce-A Sheet Of Paper
Six Miles Long.
GEORGIA.
Covington, with 1000 inhabitants, is, like
Perry. without a Hebrew resident.
Several counterfeit dollars and half Dol
lars have been found in circulation at
Griffin.
Eighteen teams from the eastern part of
Coquitt county were III TyTy last Tuesday
for guano
The Atlanta Street Railway Company
declared a stock dividend of so per cent.
Saturday
The paper mill at Athens made sheet of
paper last week that was feet wide and &
miles long without a break in It,
G.. y. Tigner, of Columbus, will be a can
didate for the Legislature from Muscogee
county before the next Democratic conven-
ton.
A negro man man on the Furman place
in Baldwin county accidentally shot him
self in the hand last Thursday while out
hunting.
The Governor has authorized the Offering
of a reward OF 500 for HSnry Palmer,
charged with breaking into two stores in
Palmetto
The Milledgeville Light Infantry was re-
organized at the armory last Thursday
night. The company Will elect officers in a
few days
The Demosthenan Society of the State
University at Athens, WILL celebrate it,
elghiy-ffth anniversary at the college
chapel today.
The lumber for the building of A. J.
Carrs new residence at Miledgeville is on
the ground selected, and work has com
menced upon it.
Col. Jonathan Norcross will attempt to
get the County Commissioners to appro-
pirate 5000, 900 for Fulton county in aid of
the Atlanta and Selma railroad.
William Robb, of Philadelphia, has sold
to the Teal a. Adams Gold Mining Com
pany one lot of land in Lumpkin county,
the consideration for which is S25O,OOO
At Milledgevil9 Frank Colbert has pur-
chased the lot formerly owned by Whit
bass, near Henry Perry's residence, and
will erect handsoI"s res dence thereon.
A new post office has been established at
William StringIs two miles beyond Bear
den's bridge, in Lumpldn county and its
name Is Garland. William Stringer is
postmaster.
The old Indiar silver mine has been found
in Fannin ceunty. Watts, Sherwood g.
Ware have leased it. The land belongs to
Pincl<ney Davis, and it is supposed judging
from the tests made, to be very valuable.
j. NJ. Veal, of Oconee county, had his
dwelling burned on Thursday night. The
fire caught from the stove pipe in the cook
room. Everything in the house was utterly
destroyed, and MIR. Veaps loss is about
$1,000.
The City Council of Milledgeville has
passed dog la = compelling owners of
dogs not only to z =, out badge by paying
into the treasury s. for it. but also to muz-
zle the dogs t. prevent them from biting
people.
1t has been decided at Athens to erect a
monument to cost at least 81 900 over the
grave of the late Bishop George F. Pierce.
The committee have issued a call for sub
scriptions as they wish to purchase the stone
at once.
1t is reported that gentleman living in
Jackson county has located large silver
mine. An Indian told this gentlemen about
the mine, and he has been working a long
time to find it and only a short time ago
succeeded.
AT Columbus Saturday the order of court
which closed the drug store Of DR.. J. +.
Shackleford, under the Rankin House, was
set aside and the doors were again opened
for business. The complaint will be heard
before Judge Smith next Saturday.
A few fights ago burglars entered the
store of M Williams, at Neal, and blew
open the safe with dynamite Fortunately
Mr.. WilidnN hal carried most of his money
TO his house, and the burglars only found
S. to reward them for their trouble
At Americas thl store >. Buchanan a.
Bell was enter ID Saturday night, One of
the large glass oors was broken, the cross
bar removed and the door opened. About
Sc in money was taken from the cash
drawer. Shoes, flour and many other ar
ticles are missing.
M. A. Rice, young man who lived on
G. H. Barrett's place near Calhoun, while
out in the lot few days ago feeding his
stock, fell over an Id stump the roots of
which being turned up struck him in the
abdomen, causing internal injuries which
resulted in his death.
The farmers of the Oak Mountain Ali
ance in Carroll county have resolved that
they will not go in debt this year. A mum
Der of them say they will not purchase a
single article unless they are able to paw
cash for the same. Many of them will not
use pound of commercial fertilizers.
Thornton Wheatley and J. A. Hendrick
have purchased the brick block occupied by
ID. B. Hill, corner Of jackson and FORSYTH
streets, at Americas, and two additional
lots on Forsyth street The price paid was
$1,000. Upon the additional lots they will
Ouhh WV VI ACh DuSlAloSo uOuSbS LIlS sum-
mer.
AT Butler, the Central Railroad Com
pany settled with Silas Terrell, the negro
who received injuries some time ago. The
company paid him $780, and agreed to paw
his doctors bill in addition to this sum.
This is very commendable in this grand
corporation, as the company was not con-
sidered in fault
A gentleman who has the money, and
who has full knowledge Of the wonderful
timber resources around Macon, proposes
TO furnish 1000 if Macon people will put
up like sum, to erect a car works there
Nearly every day timber cut few miles
below Macon passes through TO Tennessee
and other States to be made up into cars.
A woman named Roxie Butts, alias Col
Inns, was knocked Off the track at the Third
street crossing of the Macon and Western
railroad, at Macon, by the engine of the
train from Atlanta due in Macon at 1850
O'Clock Sunday morning. She was struck
in the head and was carried by the train
into the depot, where She expired in a short
while The engine was No 1l9, J. E. Fian-
ders, engineer, and j. G. Howard, fireman.
A commotion was created at Neville.
Saturday, by the discovery of two blind
tigers and fight in which the Mayor be-
came involved. A Mr. Osman and son
came there three months ago from Kansas
City for their health, and the old man got on
a spree few days ago and the son reported