The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN EAhAGhAEhC.
a Father Dangerously Stabbed by
His SOMA Man Killed by a Train
Near Maysville Wife Forgives
Her Runaway Husband and the
Woman Who Accompanied Him.
GEORGIA.
The cotton factory at Brunswick will
begin operations in thirty days.
The Elberton oil mill is now running
hight and day, and turning out very large
amount OF oil and meal
Otis q. Lynch Is making preparations
for the erection OF q handsome residence on
the north side of Broad street, just below
Mill, at Augusta.
A paper mill is TO be erected at Bruins
wick Just across the East Tennessee road,
near the grounds Of the Kennon Msnufact-
7iring Company.
The Masonic Grand Lodge Of Georgia
will meet in Macon on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
IN the Masonic Temple. Dele gates from all
parts of the state will be in attendance
The meeting promises 20 be an important
one.
W. A Wynne who for the past three
years has filed the position Of general sec
Rotary Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Of Macon, has accepted a cal to fill
similar position in Birmingham, Ala, and
will leave Macon about Nov. L
The city council at Augusta met Monday
night and the ordinance providing for high
license was Withdrawn without being
placed on its passage There are five MEM
bers OF the council to be elected ia Deem
Der. There may be, or may not be, some
connection between the two.
Capt James Simpson of the Georgia
Southern road Is now at work with large
force of hands on the experimental farm of
The road at Cycloneta. Already he has pre-
pared 300 acres for cultivation, and in the
course of a few weeks the entire farm will
be ready for the manager, VINO is now on
the ground ready for laying OFF the plats
At Columbus Sunday night. William
Gentry aud his son, Dave, engaged in a
fight at the home Of the former. The young
tnan cut his father on the shoulder, and
stabbed him twice in tho left side. The
wounds are dangerous and viii probably
prove fatal. The old mau is deaf and dumb,
and is 20 years old. Dave is in Jail awaiting
the result Of the cutting.
At EIberton last Monday DR.. Long pur-
chased the lot of Sam Hutchinson and sixty
feet of the Edmunds lot, on the public
square, and is now making arrangements
TO erect thereon three stores, with hand
some fronts. and will probably at up the
second story for a masonic hall. It is
son lot, twenty-four feet, was $50 foot
or <720, and for the Edmunds lot, sixty
feet, $4,000.
Elberton Star. On last Tuesday Mis-
Ella III. Henry assumed charge of the post
Office, under 40 appointment from President
Hari ison, Mr.. Heard, or h. K. Gardner,
properly, retiring. AS our readers know,
the appointment OF the E,berton postoffice
was made to II. K. Gardner who obtained
NJ frsV-R ,tsa ffo H..
was in the state legislature, and thus barred
from applying. Carol NJ. Heard remained
few days and taught Miss Henry the
duties of the office.
The Northeastern cars ran over and killed
white man named William II. Webb last
Thursday night about 10 o'clock, one mile
above Maysvills. He was In town and left
about Q o'clock at night in company vita
j. Q. HUMPHREYS. 1t seems that they sepa-
rated, however, and the last seen of him
alive was when he left for home. Webb
was thought to have been intoxicated but
not very drunk. When found his neck was
broke and he had received other wounds
sufficient to produce death.
Col. James M. Smith one of the convict
lessees who works a large contingent Of the
penitsntiary on his big Oglethorpe farm,
had long audience with the governor
Saturday in reference to the escape of three
of his convicts The penalty upon the
lesSees for each escape is $500, unless it is
shown that the escape was not through the
negligence of the lessees. Col. Smith tried
to convince the governor that he had not
been negligent, but failed The governor
decided he must pay the penalty for two of
the escapes. In the case of the third he
has not decided yet.
While in the act Of getting into his buggy
at his residence on Walnut street, Macon.
Monday, DR.. W. c. Gibson noticed oovey
Of cartridges fiut ering in some rank weeds
in a lot adjoining his residence One few
ND into a tree. DR.. Gibson, with a rapid
motion. secured his whip aud struck at the
bird, never for moment thinking the bird
would remain. To his surprise, the part.
ridge tumbled from his perch to the ground,
and, after moment's huttering, died. Not
bruised place could be found on its head
and body, and the only reason that could
be given was that the bird died from fright.
The Baptist church at Buchanan met last
week and adopted the following resolutions;
Il. Resolved, We believe we have been
misled by our pastors, which caused
us to err and do wrong. 2. Resolved,
We being but few members, and
owning no house to hold our meet
ings in. we deem it best for the cause
OF Christ, ourselves and all christians to dis
band our church at Buchanan and attach
ourselves to some other church Of the same
faith and order, hoping we will be accepted
by any missionary Baptist church without
letters, as we feel ourselves out of order and
not qualified to grant letters"
At Macon, Friday, Mr.. Erwin, as attorney
for the Hswkinsville Boat Company. and
Col. S. 81. Hawkins, president OF the
Savannah. Americus and Mon gomery rail-
way, came to an anicable settle nent of the
damage suit In admiralty brought the
United States court against the railway for
obstructing the Ocmulgee by bridge at
Abbeville, Wilcox county. The railway is
to have passage-way completed for the free
passage OF steamboats, in two weeks, and
the boat compaay's claims for damages
have been satisfactorily adjusted. This
was the first admiralty suit ever brought in
the United States court az Macon.
A public meeting called in Elberton
Friday to indorse Judge Samuel Lumukin
against the charges made against him in the
Eibert1n Star was largely attended. Bob
Wright read a set of resolutions eulogistic
Of the judge, but a motion was made to ad-
iourn without acting upon them, which was
overwhelmingly carried. and the crowd left
the court house, positively refusing to even
vote on the resolutions. The Star had
charged that Judge Lumpkin was highly
distasteful to the people of his circuit as a
presiding officer and that IL Uas tha mich