The morning news., 1889-03-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Equipments for the Macon Hussars-
The Coming Tour Around the World
of Hartwell Bicyclist--A Funny In
cident in Dodge Superior Court-A
Strange Wild Beast in Sumter
County.
GEORGIA.
There is some talk Of guano factory for
Talbotton.
Larks have become quite nuisance to
farmers in Dooly county.
Three attempts to burn houses have been
made at Dawson within the past few days
Nicholas Hardin of Hawkinsvills had his
house burned Monday night, with guam
tity of fodder.
C. R. Hawk has suspended the publica-
tion of the Hogansville Sun because the
patronage received did not warrant con-
tinuance.
Thomas Crenshaw, the collector of inter
nal revenue, is very i'll with pneumonia at
Canton. Cherokee county. His condition
was regarded as critical Wednesday.
At Cuthbert, Wednesday, ]. L. Sanders
purchased of A. J. Moye his crop lot of
cotton, 200 bales, at % cents. About $685.
900 changed hands in tue transaction.
John johnson disappeared from Dawson
one night last fall, after fatally shooting
Jim Wall, and has not been seen since.
Letters have been received from him dated
Liverpool, England.
John Hicks of Crawford county, while un-
loadi e his wagon on Monday, let stick Of
wood fall on one Of the horses, causing it to
run away and throw Mr. Hicks from the
wagon, dislocating his shoulder.
John Henry William Dean, whose crimi
nal relations with the wife and daughter Of
G.. W. Doyle of Toccoa were described in
- NJ far Aarr
ago, has been driven out Of Toccoa.
Mrs. Riley Phelps, living near Pleasant
Grove church, In Talbot county, lost her
dwelling by fire few nights ago. All her
furniture aid household goods were
destroyed. There was no insurance.
The Baptists, Methodists and Presbyte-
rians of Dawson have resolved to build
handsome churches. With three handsome
new churches, a new railroad, street rail-
way, a cotton compress and telephone ex-
change. Dawson will boom
AT Summerville H T. Evans has bought
from Rev. d. T. Espy the corner lot south
of Mr.. Espy's residence for $3.50 If he can
get property on reasonable terms he will
put up corn mill, planning mill, and shingle
mill within the corporate limits.
On Saturday, March 2, John Tripp of
Mountville and party Of ten went out gun
ming for doves, and succeeded in killing $50
of the birds On Tuesday, at the same
place, they bagged 12S more making 278
doves bagged in two days hunting.
W. H. Culpepper of Talbotton says he
has a mule that will point birds He rides
the mule when driving partridges into a
net, and the mule enjoys the sport. The
mule generally is very stupid looking ami
NAL, but he Is not always as big fool as
he looks.
At Brunswick, Wednesday, one Of the
Clinch county negroes sentenced to life inn
prisonment concluded to end his existence
with potash. He did not succeed, and now
says that the next time he will take pleas
anter route. Potash is too harsh in its op-
erations.
On Thursday night Of last week the
dwelling which Henry King occupied on
the Almand plantation, about four miles
above Conyers, was completely destroyed
by fire together with all the house furniture.
The loss Of Mr.. King and family was total
and sweeping.
Tweeds new $40 900 brick hotel, in which
several Macon citizens are interested was
thrown open to the travelling public few
days ago, and since then the large number
of arrivals which graces the pages Of its reg
lister is convincing proof that it is destined
TO soon become popular resort.
A child of Kisanna Smith. near Liberty
hall, on Lee street, Americus, was playing
with the fire Tuesday when Its clothes caught
fire and burned or, burning the child in
frightful manner on its right side from the
heel up to its arm. Some of the neighbOrs
ran to the assistance Of the child and saved
its life.
r. L. Newborn, highly respected citizen
and treasurer Of Campbell county, died at
his home a few mile from Fairburn Monday
evening Of congestion of the bowels. An
election to fill the vacancy caused by his
death will probably be ordered at the next
meeting Of the board Of county commits
sioners.
Capt. Kenan has received a letter from
Adjt. Gen. Kell stating that as soon as the
Macon Hussars were uniformed he would
put them on the state roster and would fur
nish the finest equipment for cavalry given
out by the United States government. The
equipments will include all Of the trappings
of cavalryman.
A citizen Of Webster county says he has
lived in five counties since he first settled
where he is now living, and yet he has
never moved He first lived in Lee county,
was cut of into Randolph, then into Stew
art and again into Kinchafoona, which
was afterward changed to Webster. He
never moved at all, but the counties moved
to him and formed around him.
A very fine stallion has recently bean
purchased by Maj. Sam Morgan Of Floyd
county, for IS, 200. Maj. Morgan has gone
into the business of raising fine trotting
horses The horse Navigator" was pur-
chased by him from J. W. Powell of Wal.
ton county. The horse is half brother of
Bill Forest, who sold for $40, ,000 aud one Of
his ancestors, "Bonny Doon,n a celebrated
mare, brought $50, 900 The stallion is an
acquisition to the fine stock farms of Floyd
county.
James Harbuck, Sr., of Talbotton, will
be candidate for the legislature in the
election next year. He proposes to run as
farmers candidate. He says that being
Talbot county farmer, he knows as we'll as
any man what the farmers need He has
lived 10 years, and never sought OF held
office. Mr.. Harbuck says that he voted for
President Harrison's grandfather when he
was elected President in 1S40 William
Henry Harrison was the first President for
whom MIR. HHrbuck ever voted.
r. w. Brown Of Sandersville says that
during the war, as a boy, he was engaged
in killing rats in the barn Of his fathers
place in the city and while hotly pursuing
monster rodent he saw him become caught
in a crack and hang pendant by the heal.
Knowing that the rat had committed suicide
he made no effort to remove him from the
crack. From week to week, month to
month, year to year. decade to decade, the
body of that rat has hung from that crack,
and to-day, veritable mummy, he hangs
a monument to indiscretion.
Charles Freeman of Troup Factory has
an old negro living on his place who is a
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