The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-03

GEORGIA.
The Liberty county veterans association
last Friday was organized on firm basis.
The cold wave that struck Wilcox county
last week has damaged cotton considerably,
and the farmers may have to re-plsnt.
Moses Austin (coloredl. perhaps the Oldest
man in Middle Georgia, died in Pepper
town on Friday night. He was said to
be near 10 years old
picnic at the grounds between Sanders
vile and Tennyills was highly enjoyed by
Sandersville's Sunday schools Tuesday. A
large crowd was in attendance.
T. Burrel Green of Wilkes county has a
biscuit that was cooked at Manassas juno
ton July g. 1861, and it is remarkably we'll
preserved for its age. 1t was cooked by j.
r. Hampton Of Washington.
Mrs \. F. Buff of Hawkinsville had a
suit against the East Tennessee, Virginia
in an accident on that road last July. The
railroad offered 81, 200 to settle the mat
ter, and Mrs. Buff has accepted the offer.
The season on LeConte pear cuttings, it Is
said, has been a most disastrous one. Not
one in ten thousand of those that were put
out by the nurserymen around Thomas
vile have lived. The nurserymen think
that the wet winter did the disastrous work.
Washington is surely and steadily i'm
proving, and several enterprises are pro-
1ected that will add largely to its business
By next fall large new warehouse will be
built an oil mill and guano factory erected,
while the building of cotton factory is
also discussed.
Amos F. Rain, g prominent and influ-
entail citizen of Sprinhgeld, writes to the
NEWS as follows: "On Monday morning
last the Thermometer went down 10 Az. We
have had severe winds. Crops are back
Al ~
promises a good crop this year"
J. D. Hustled Of Spalding county, the
president of the Middle Georgia Horticul-
tural Society, was badly hurt Wednesday.
He returned from town and had driven in
side his gate, when, from some cause which
we failed to learn, his horse ran away and
threw him out, dislocating his hip and
bruising him badly.
J. P. Dyar, who once held the po stoffice
at Adairsville for number of years, and
who was succeeded in the democratic ad-
ministrstion by Z. B. Earle. has been put
back in his old position under the present
political government. Mr.. Dyar has been
officially notified, and when his bond is
filed out will then take charge of the office.
At Atlanta, Wednesday, a meeting was
held of the creditors of Kelly Brost a. Por-
ter Of Social Circle, who recently failed
with unsecured liabilities amounting 70
$4,000. The meeting was made up of these
creditors. and the insolvont firm made an
offer of settlement based on 25 cents. A
committee was appointed to consider the
offer.
The firm of Jelks, Mccall & Hoffman OF
Oviedo, Fla, has been dissolved, Mr..
hoffman retiring. In addition to his new
business in Oviedo, Mr.. Hoffman con-
templates carrying on a commission bust
ness in Sanford, Fla. Hoffman & Mccall
will continue for the present, their business
IN Hawkinsville, under charge of N. A.
hoffman.
A. G. Bruce, who was appointed superin.
tendent of the improvements on the custom
house by the Cleveland administration last
February, received a letter from the de
partment at Washington Wednesday in
forming him that his services would be nc
longer needed, and requesting him to turr
over the papers Of the office in his possession
TO Hugh Angler, who had been appointed
TO succeed him.
The other afternoon, after a school in
Dooly county had been dismissed, two OF
the little boys had a row over knife that
each wanted to make whistle with. After
q considerable race the boy with the knife
escaped The disappointed boy met q
stranger in the road and accosted him thus
Say, mister, yer amt seen nary boy down
the road there with my knife, and looks
ike DIS name IS bOD, IS yefF
There is a certain young man in Aneri-
Gus, who can give the average lover points
on the business Of counting He visits his
lnamorata every night, remaining from
just after supper to late bed time, and on
Sundays and holidays visits her before
breakfast, ana remains all day, nor does be
tear himself away until about midnight.
The young lady's friends think his stay
ing" powers are simply wonderful, and that
he will win her if it is within the range OF
human possibilities.
The directors of the Putnam County Fair
Association held meeting at the court
house at Eatonton on April %. and unani-
mously resolved TO hold another fair at
their fair grounds next fall, beginning in
October. Preparations will begin at once
TO make the next the most attractive ever
held there. The present buildings will be
enlarged to three times their size, and the
grounds put in better order Hon. John T.
Simms IS president, and B. W. Hunt secre-
tary of the association
For many years an old cow of a light
browne sandy color has been getting her
herbage off the old hills beyond the depot
at Vienna, which has grown scantier year
by year, and in the winter amounted to
almost actual starvation. 1t has been a
noticeable fact through the beakest part of
last winter that this COW has tried on sew
" "a O~So9ioAs " COLulllL suicide Dy ufDD-
lng upon the 9rack in front OF the engine.
Since the grass has come out, you never
see this cow about the railroad at all.
The Liberty Guards had meeting at
Hinesville last Wednesday. An election
was held TO nj! the vacancy caused by the
resignation of First Lieut. Joseph ] Mar
tin. The result was the election Of Lieut.
Joseph w. Hughes first lieutenant and D. NJ.
Bradley second lieutenant The interest in
"a ~ fa havo
are continually coming in. The invitation
Of the Liberty Independent Troop TO ioin
them in the ceremony Of laying the corner.
stone at Midway May s was accepted.
A young lady, who has been acting gov
erness in one Of the families near Vienna.
walked up a few mornings since with chill.
Not being accustomed TO the sensation. she
thought it only a change in the weather.
80 she had a rousing fire made, and had all
the childre dressed IN their winter habili
ments. Despite their earnest protest, tie
children we're kept in doors and near the
fire, and OF course were soon in a roaring
sweat The chill passed off in a few minutes,
and their winter robes were cast aside.
A representative Of the Southern Oil
Trust Company is in Milledgeville, and saws
his company will break ground preparatory
Tor the erection OF an oil mill in that CITY
on the land purchased by them some time
ago. In the meantime the local company
have purchased machinery, and have
already broken ground. The trust company
have worked the bluff racket so far, but Il