The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


ton Caused by Fire In Various Parts
of the stste-A Boom TO be Started
at Madison-A Shooting and Cutting
Ecrape at Edison.
GEORGIA
Lafayette is to have bank
No Hebrew has ever become resident Of
jackson
A mattress and soap factory ara TO be
Established at Brunswick.
Rev. c. W. Snow Of Grace church Ma
Con, is to be transferred TO Texas.
At Americas thirty-three trains arrive
and depart every Is eaty-fC IT hours
The Methodists of I4aGrango are collect
ing money with which 10 build new par
lsonage.
The Southern female college at LaGrange
Will at once put in an electric light system
of its own.
Rev. A. P. Jones has sold his home at
I.aGrange for s., 500, and viii farm near
Eartersville.
The citizens of Fort Valley viii soon de-
eide by b blot whether or not public schools
shall be established.
Oliver Cones residence at Fort Gaines
was burned day or two ago. The loss IS
$500, with SEQ insurance.
Fort Valley are prospecting with a view of
removing their business TO Americas.
The recently burned district of Dawson
Is going to be replaced with three-story
brick buildings, with iron and glass fronts.
W. B. Burnett Of Athens, at this term Of
court, won thirteen out OF fourteen cases,
snd his fees amounted to over 1900 for
the weeks work.
The dwelling house Of J. NJ Culpepper
Ht Mid way was destroyed by fire last Mou-
day morning. The loss Of 5000 is fully
covered by insurance.
Bloom Brown, lately Of Americas and
formerly Of Savannah, goes to Montgom-
cry, Ala, as state agent for an insurance
company and loan association.
Among the other improvements that the
brewery will bring 10 Brunswick will BE-
large b ardlng house which J. Lowenstein
will erect on a lot near the site for the
brewery.
It is said that the late Mr. Phinizy Of
Athens left in his will a clause that gave
800 TO every Methodist minister who Off
Ciated in his funeral services. There we're
thirteen present.
At Greensboro. Friday, dirt was broken
nnd the work Of laying the foundation of
the Thomas Stocks institute was COM
nlenced on the lot opposite the Baptist
Henry c. Hall Of Greenvile had the mis-
fortune to shoot himself accidentally last
Tuesday night while on his way home from
Tie square. The ball plowed its way down
MIR. Halls thigh and lodged in his foot.
James Gilreath, one Of the most progress.
3ye farmers Of Barlow county, is having a
small furniture factory built on his place. a
few miles from Gainesville. He will work
up some of the e ae timbers that are on his
goods
Crawfordville was visited Wednesday
night last by disastrous fire. The railroad
depot. together with a store house and
dwelling belonging TO B. f. Moore, and the
residence Of Dr. s. J. Farmer, were de-
stroyed- The loss was very great and only
partially covered by insurance.
Gainesville Eagle: II the mills in this
immediate section continue to saw and de-
liver as much pine lumber as they are now
doing, it will not be- long before the pine
trees fit for milling will all disappear and
the people about here will have to depend
entirely on other sections il they want 10
build
Capt w. L. Pritchstt of Cartersville re-
turned Tuesday night from business trip
to Dallas, Tex. While in the Lone Star
state, the captain closed out his ownership
of big Texas ranch of 5000 acres. This
was made necessary on account of his not
being able to give it his personal super
vision.
The Southern Marble Company of Mari
eta has been reorganizsd with capital Of
100000. The company was formed sew
eral years ag }. aud opened up very valuable
marble quarries in Plckens county. This
marble is beautifully variegated, and be-
came popular for building purposes and
furniture tops at once.
Robert Park Of LaGrange, who has been
for eighteen months a cadet at the United
States military academy, West Point, n
Y, has resigned and returned home. For
three or four months he had been an inmate
OF the hospital, on account Of an injury to
his foot, caused by caisson running over
IL. This was such an interruption Of his
studies that he determined to give up
military career.
At Shady Dale, on the Covingtou and
Macon railroad, Thursday. Mrs. Gould.
who was 50 prominent IN the help she
rendered the Covington and Macon road in
its infancy, was out riding with her
daughter Miss Hattie As the carriage
crossed the track the passenger train
dashed into it, demolishing it and seriously
injuring Miss Hattie Gould. Mrs. Gould
escaped uniuJured.
There were present, and sitting in the
sane pew, at the meeting Of the Long Cane
Baptist church, in Troup county, last Satur-
day, six women, the aggregate of whose
years amounted to 423. They were Mrs.
Shepherd Lane, 81; Mrs. Luke johnson. 70:
Mrs. Jane Tatum, 20; Mrs. Jane Thomp-
son, IS; Mrs Mary Tatum, 81; Mrs Berry
Boyd, so. These ladies are all members of
that church and have been for long periods.
The Madison Real Estate Company is
going to create boom, in a short time. A
few weeks ago the company purchased the
property Of Mrs. NJ. T.. Foster, containing
about eighty acres, lying near the center OF
the city. The company will cut the prop
erty into lots, and sire It's will be run through
it. The sale of lots will begin about Marcn
Is. Several have already made selections
and agreed to buy at the earliest possible
moment.
A shooting and cutting ARRAY occurred
at Edison last Monday between Kinch
Massey and his son Sam on the one part,
and Jim Page, ST., on the other Kinch
Massey shot Mr.. Page with a pistol, the
ball entering the stomach and ranging
around the ribs, maxi a painful though
not a fatal wo md. Mr.. Page also received
knife wound in the shoulder. Sam Ma ssey
was cut on the taigh. None of the wounds
are fatal.
Burt Mardres dwelling house, out houses
and store room, together with cotton, peas
and other articles on his plantation, twelve