The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TEE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHs.


Two Wives-success ofthe Americus
Investment Company Memorable
Duel at Greensboro.
GEoRelA.
Griffin wants q steam laundry.
Athens has ton BARRIERS doing thriving
business.
Tallapoosa is to have 6 lodge of the
knights of Pytiaias.
faJchnart IS the only town in Polk county
that has brass band.
The firm of Colbert & Woodward, Of Gull
loden, has sold out to Jordan & Fitzpatrick.
The aggregate amount Of taxable prop
erty Of Athens for last yelr was "a SOS, 1876.
Hon. r. T. Moye is the youngest Mayor
Cuthbert has ever had, beng but "A years
old.
The Kennesaw Refining Company Of Car
tersville turned out its first barrel OF oil last
Monday.
The amount of fines imposed at the
mayors court in Athens last year was
$2,727 10.
The Thomson Journal says that not one
in twenty Of its subscriber mas paid up
this season.
The Georgia Cadets, a negro organization
OF Atlanta, will march in the inauguration
day parade.
The building boom in Americas is having
the effect of cutting up the city lots into
smaller ones.
Work on the Baptist parsonage at Hart
wen Is progressing 1t viii have four com
Portable rooms.
Willard Thompson, a car coupler, had his
hand mashed off while coupling cars at
Brunswick Friday.
An adjourned term of Decatur superior
will ha bald l.arrturf1er on, fba third
Monday in January.
There are thirteen inmates in the Hart
county poor house, five males aud eight
females. All are white.
G. d. McAlum Of Montgomery county
fell off the steps at Foleys boarding house,
at Brunswick, Thursday night, and broke
two ribs
During the past year the number Of i'm
provetnents made In Greensboro amounted
TO more than those of any previous year in
q long time.
At Summerville, John Coker and John
Martin, the former white man, committed
for forgery, the latter negro, for stealing
cattle, made their escape from Jail Tuesday
might
At Quitman Friday, Steve Hall, negro
gamin, seriously stabbed in the thigh Dave
Gamble, white street peddler, l6 wears
old. CANDLES dog was the occasion Of the
difficulty.
The ginhouse, including two gins, two
bales Of cotton, cotton press, cotton seed,
etc, belonging to w. II. Parker, of Strouds
Gross Roads, was destroyed by fire on Jan.
s. Insurance 5000.
The full amount of stock. s75, 600. Of the
bank of Quitman, has been subscribed. More
stock was called for and would have been
eagerly taken. The stockholders will meet
Tuesday TO elect officials
The morning passenger train on the
Southwestern railroad, from Macon to
Columbus, telescoped delayed freight
train Friday. Several cars were wrecked,
but no one was seriously injured.
At Hickory Grove, some time during
Thursday night, Bass Marke colored) fell
out with another negro and did not hesitate
in firing O load OF squirrel shot into his hip.
Tho wound will probably prove fatal
At Hawkinsville Philip Brown had his
ginhouse destroyed by fire on last Tuesday
evening. The gin was Iii operation at the
time the fire caught, and it is thought that
it caught from match being in the cotton.
At Hawkinsville, there being but one
municipal ticket in the field it resulted in
the election OF 4. Hodge, for mayor, and r.
J. Taylor, j. Watson, ID. @. Mccormick.
d. c. Joiner, + J. Henry and r. T. Raglan
On Wednesday night the Thespian Club
of Sandersville, recently organized, gave
its inaugural ball In Watkins hall A
large company was in attendance Beau
den's orchestra CT Augusta furnished the
music
There were sold at the Office Of the South
western road at Cuthbert In the month of
December, 1851 tickets, representing a
mileage of 20, 6s1 miles There was handled
ard checked during the same month, 42l
pieces Of baggage
Another shoe house viii be opened up in
Americas shortly. 1t will DO run under the
name Of Williford, Matthews a. Co, aud j
j. Williford and w. j. Mathews OF Ameri-
Gus and Preston Williford Of Columbus viii
constitute the firm.
The Greene Rifles, tho pet command of
Greene county, is alive with enthusiasm
The rush OF the business season being over
the company has come out Of winter quar-
ters and is preparing earnestly for tho
spring and summer campaigns
The storehouse OF j. b. Suttles, at Red
Oak, Campbell county, with all of its CON
tents, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night. The fire was the work Of an incendi-
airy, and goods scattered around indicated a
robbery. He had some insurance.
At GAINESVILLE, Friday, Miss Emma Nc
MILAN went OFF to school as usual. she
was met by Wilbourn Anderson at the resi-
dence Of Ordinary Hill. The result Of the
meeting was a marriage right then and
there. The family of the bride was much
surprised on hearing the news
S. A Smith. agent, who has been doing
a large general merchandising business at
Leesburg, has sold the stock of goods on
hand to Simmons q Nussbaum. II is said
that Simmons 81 Nussbaum held large
claims against the business, and were there
by allowed 70 take charge Of the stock.
The supply of sugar cane and first-clags
syrup made in the counties around Ameri-
Gus for several years has been much greater
than the demand. aad good syrup is as low
as % cents per gallon IN large quantities
This leads the Recorder TO believe that
Americas would DO a good place for a
sugar mill
Judge John 7. Dolvin, was reelected
justice Of the peace OF the 14lst. district.
of Greene county on last Saturday. He has
held the position continuously for thirty
two years. In that time he has married
1O4 couples, and the judge says the only
marriage fee be ever received was bushel
Of potatoes.
John s. Baker, of Webster county, saws
that he succeeded in making on a two mule
farm, thirty bales OF cotton, 900 bushels Of
corn, and all that he eau eat in the potato
and syrup line. He has not yet killed his
hogs, and says that all he will slay will
weigh over 500 aud some Of them 400
pounds He has his best cotton yet 10 sell,
and viii hold il for the top Of the market.
Green Carpenter, Giving in Epson, met