The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Dt1erenE fHrtS OF the SCaJe-AL
Ugly Fight Between NeRresses In
Butts County - A Double Bodied
Chicken at Hartweil.
GEORGIA.
The young men of Americas talk Of or
ganizing military company.
The contract has been signed for build
ing the South Brunswick and Terminal
railroad.
The crop in Hall county is the finest
ever known. So far every variety promises
to be abundant.
Crops in Hall county never looked finer
than they do now, nor were farmers ever
90 near up with their work.
That granite Quarries will be opened up
on a grand scale around Lexington this
summer is now a certainty.
Jefferson seems TO run to brunettes.
There is said TO be only one blonde among
the young ladies Of the town.
Sn2k thieves stole s37 in cash and $40
suit OF clothes from DIR. Short of Texarkan
Marion county, a night or two ago.
Bobert Massey of Hart county, has two
children that were q years old May G. They
are not twins and both have the same
mother.
Montezuma is surely and steadily i'm
proving, and these improvements will be
permanent, and will add largely to the city's
business.
w. A. Mason Of Hartwell, shot at covev
of birds recently and killed ton ont of twelve
at one shot and afterwards bagged the
other two.
The American Match Company of
Gainesville, has been running on full time
for the whole winter and spring with no
dearh of orders.
Judge John Bell, ordinary of Emanuel
county, has become SO feeble from the
wounds on his legs until he is compelled TO
resort to the use Of crutehes
A gentleman living in Hartwell, who is
GA years of age, has never had the tooth
ache nor had a tooth extracted. Every
tooth is sound as a silver dollar.
The five northern districts Of Houston,
extending across the county from east to
west. embrace 262 miles of public roads,
and 1851 available road hands.
c. NJ Booth Of Monroe is the possessor Of
razor n years old, and at present shaves
better than most Of the modern razors. Mr..
Booths father bought it in 1921.
The wholesale business of Albany has
developed wonderfully within the past two
years, and there is every prospect for q
gratifying increase in the near future
Shelly & Woods shoe factory at Gaines
vile is about com leted, and the machinery
is already in the depot When completed
fifty skilled laborers viii find steady en-
ployment.
Melon growers are happy now. The
warm sun is making their vines lengthen.
A good rain is very much needed, but the
farmers can put this dry spell 10 good use
in cleaning their crops Of all grass
The farmers in the lower part of Tai
iaferro' county consider the out ook for a
stand of cotton to be precarious at D. e o II.
The early cotton is rapidly dying, and the
late cotton needs rain to bring it up.
Palmour, Cody & Co., of Gainesville, will
this week break dirt for their new cottor
warehouse, corner Spring and Groy q
streets, opposite the Presbyterian churr h
The storage capacity will be $500 bales.
It is rumored that John COFFEE, tb 10 al
legged murderer of Deputy United States
Marshal John w. Merritt has retail ned as
his counsel Samuel C. Dunlap of Gaines
vile and Gen L 2. Gartrell of Atlanta.
The sale Of unclaimed wild lands at lisa.
bella last Tuesday was we'll attended
There were 43 lots advertised at first, hui
only about one-tourth were sold. The
others were claimed and the sale stopped.
An epileptic negro, Josf vinson, ran
away from the Houston county poor house
last Sunday. and spent nearly all of Sun
day in Perry. He died within two
hours after he was carried back to the poor
housa.
Fully two-thirds Of the fruit at and near
Perry was knocked OF by the hail on
Wednesday of last week, leaving a fair
crop. However, this may be so much
bruised as to cause it to fall off before
I1pening.
A wholesaler grocery story win in all
probability be started in Bainbridge on or
about Aug. with cash capital Of be-
ween 90, 900 and So, 900, by Hal Ned d
Jesse Dickinson. sons Of Samuel H. Dicken-
son of Beinbridge.
The w. A. Braunen place, in the B-iar
Patch district Of Bulloch county. contain.
ing about 800 acres, was sold by the admin
istrator, w. ii. Brannen, in Statesboro on
iast Tuesday. It was bought by John f.
Hrannen for s1,535.
The Oglethorpes of Augusta have about
decided not to go to Macon. This has not
been formally voted on. but the general
sentiment is not 20 60 They have deciied,
however, to enter the competitive drill at
St Simon1s island in June.
Judge C. r. Knowles of Cuthbert, has a
powder gourd that has teen in bis posses
sion nearly sixty years 1t bears this in
scnption carved with pocket knife: &c.
painted black and is nicely polished.
At a meeting of the clans at the Noun
tain court ground in Walton county last
Saturday, some of the hungry but liberal
gentlemen Clipped in and had half bushel
box Of eggs boiled hard They wers eaten
wit a relish, and no evil consequences
have been heard of 80 far.
The Clinch Rifles and the Clarke Light
Infantry OF Augusta are indignant at the
renting Of their ar inory-Markes hall-for
anegro ball on Wednesday night. The hall
Is the property Of the city and is given to
the military for use free Some OF the city
oncials rented it TO the negroes
Judge Garry Williams Of Abbeville says
mat while on bis way TO the river swamp
looking fr some cypress timber he saw
something like bear run no a tree. Two
negroes were along with their axes and he
nso Them % cut the tree down, and behold,
~ was the largest coon he ever saw.
white mole is as rare as a white crow
Dut, notwithstanding its rarity, Ben
thompson presented one TO the McDonough
neekg,. which goes 10 mske UP a part If
1rs grand aggregation OF living curiosities.
Ane mole differs from the other varieties
only IN eolor-it being snow white
TUESDAY next the adjourned lem ~
Og'esoorpe superior court will convene in
1Sxington. As no juries are TO attend. and
really no cases 70 be tried, not a great deal
OF interest," VIII be manifested, and it is not
expected that many besides those directly
Interested 10 the proceedings will attend
j. x GaiLes exhibited in the Hartwell
Sun once on F.lday chicken inst hatchad