The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-22

Well in the West-John Il. Newton
of Athens, the Largest Land Owner
In Georgia, Dead-Murder Near
Homer.
GEORGIA.
Caterpillars are at work in the cotton
fields of Walker.
E. A. Copelan is building bank building
on Main street, Greensboro.
JEFF Peacock Of Seville was found dead in
bis room at the Joiner house at Hawkins
vile Friday.
At Atlanta, Friday, the resolution pro-
viding for the purchase by the state of 400
of Judge Van Epps' indexed reports passed
the House.
Rev. John Boyles of Lafayette drives a
mule that has on 1t tie letters that were once
so familiar, l. c.. inspected and con-
demned-" He Is lively relic Of the war.
Delegates from nine cen churches of the
Columbus Baptist Association will meet in
the Baptist church at Hamilton on Oct
8, to organize new association. The ses-
sion will last two days.
w. L. and A. Converse, Jr., have pur-
chased & Coachman property on Patterson
street, Valdosta consisting of about two
acres of land and two dwelling house,. 1t
is reported that the price paid was $4,000.
Gen. r. A Alger, of Michigan, who dur
ing the last campaign had dreams of being
nominated by the Republican party as their
standard bearer, arrived in Atlanta FRIDAY
with party of friends He left for Bir-
ningham at night.
Gainesville will put in a bid for the
training school for girls. The stockholders
of the Sam Jones college make an offer Of
their splendid building. with five acres Of
ground, il the state viii establish the school
sha &c va a
A committee has been appointed to solicit
subscriptions to build the new Baptist church
at Hamilton. About 81, 100 has been sub
scribed, aud it is hoped that this amount
will soon be so largely increased that the
work of building may begin in the near
future
The gin house, gin. 800 bushels of cotton
seed and two and q half bales OF cotton of
b. F. Lokey, living twelve miles south of
Georgetown, were entirely consumed by
fire Saturday. His engine was also con-
sderably damaged. The loss is estimated
at s., 900.
Thad Smith was standing in the mill on
John hudson's place, near Hamilton, re-
Gently. when he saw snakes moving about
in the grass near the mill. He and Ransom
Holt armed themselves and made vigorous
assault on them. / short time eighteen
blunt-tailed moccasins were killed.
At Townsville, Friday. the residence on
Magnolia street, owned by s. I. Philpoh
and occupied by Mr.. Dodson, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire. Both the house
and fur i ure We're covered by insurance.
The adjoining house of DR.. Jenkins took
fire, but was saved by the fire companies.
The directors of the Merchants and
Planters bank Of Carrolltoa met on Sept.
Is, that day bel & the anniversary of their
organization. The affairs of the bank were
entirely satisfactory, and, besides carryi, &
over considerable surplus, a dividend of 8
per cent. was declared, p yable on Nov. 5,
just one year from the time the bank COM
menced operations.
The Armstrong hotel lobby at Rome pre-.
sents a CHEEKY appearance these frosty
nights. The great crystal doors which have
been propped open all the summer are now
allowed to be shut. In the large open fire.
place there is kindled blazing fire, which
the men gather around and say feels good.
To the guests on the inc ming night trains
it looks very homelike and pleasant.
A. w. Smith of Americas has shipped to
John Lewis Childs, Floral Pa k, n Y, by
express, PSI pounds OF the ruby gold water
melon seed. which Mr.. Cnilds had purchased
some time ago from him. The sale Of these
seed will net Mr.. Childs S, 76S So This
beats shipments of the melon to the north
ern markets Mr.. Childs buys these seeds
south. pays a nominal sum for them, and
returns them to the south and makes large
profit at retail.
The Lowndes County Farmers Alliance
held an important meeting last FIR day ia
Naldosta. the special object Of the meet
ing was to perfect their plans to build
cotton warehouse, and they purchased lot
from W. L. Thomas At the junction of the
Savannah, Florida and Western and the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroads,
where ey will build a warehouse at once.
While in session they learned of the action
of the cotton convention in New Orleans,
and they adopted the following resolu-
tions: Resolved, That we hold our cotton
until Oct. ! of the present year. Resolved,
That we demand eight pounds tsre on ali
cotton covered with cotton bagging."
Athens Banner: Capt. Nickerson, who is
well acquainted with the lands around the
old Colts place, about six miles from the
city, says that these lands are rich in iron
ore of the purest quality. He says that in
old revolutionary days the soldiers used to
use this ore in beating out horse shoes, so
the tradition goes, and says that during the
civil war he has seen it used for making
pots, just as it come from the earth. He
states that the ore was about so per cent
pure iron. and that it was of an excellent
quality owing to its tenacity. There was
in former days quite a little iron industry
around tndt Vicinity, anu even now old
pieces Of molten iron and molding gates
may be found lying around which served q
great use in those DAYS.
A frightful tragedy occurred about two
miles from Homer Thursday night, about 9
O'Clock, on the Gainesville road. The diff
Guilty was between Bob Morris and Ben
Willis They got into a dispu about the
relative speed of their mules, and after
growing excited and angry over words and
threats they terminated them by engaging
in fisticuff, After the ight was over
Morris shot Willis with a S2-caliber Smith
Il Wesson pistol. The bullet entered the
breast Of his antagonist just below the nip
pie and caused almost instant death. The
dead man was carried to Mr. Emmel's. near
by, out of the rain and mud. Morris is
hiding and his whereabouts are not known.
The whole country is greatly excited over
the affair, and every effort will be made 10
catch Morris.
John FL. Newton, an old and prominent
citizen of Athens, died Friday of old age AT
the house of his daughter, Mrs Lamar
Cobb. For over year Mr.. Newton has
been in declining health and his death was
not unexpected. He was SO years of age
and was Athens oldest citizsa. He was a
merchant, aud it may be said that be owned
more land than any man in Georgia. He
paid taxes on pro erty in fifty-three coun-
ties in the state. His real estate is valued
in the hundreds of thousands. Ha was a
director In the SOurharn M,tYel T,s,,,a,,,r