The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-27

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Fortune.
GEORGIA
A Jug factory IS 70 Be built at Brunswick.
The handsome new Methodist church at
Thomaston is nearly completed.
The electric light was turned on at
Thomasvine Saturday night for the first
time.
The "Burke Light Infantry has been
organized at WaynesDorO with thirty eight
members.
Anumber Of prominent citizens arc agi-
tating the question of building another -four
mill in Columbus.
It is doubtful if Senator A. o. Harper
will be able u attend this session OK the
legislature at all.
The foundations for the public library
building at Macon have besn laid, and the
superstructure is now going up rapidly.
Friday, Sept. 6, the Stone Mountain Bap-
fist Association viii convene at Sharon
church, five and a half miles west of At
lanta, in its fifheth session.
At Hawkinsville over 100 bales Of cotton
were received Saturday and were eagerly
taken at 105+ cents for jute covered aad
10Y cents for cotton covered
J. NJ. Tiff Of Albany has discovered an
anuidote for drought-at least he claims
that blowing cotton seed into the ground
near the roots of the cotton plant has the
effect claimed
J. R. Boyd is in Tennille organizing a
branch of the Columbus Interstate Build
ing and Loan Association. Over $50 shares
have been subscribed, which is the requi-
site number to establish a local board.
At Elberton. few days ago, Harrison
Wright, negro bearing a very bad repu
tation, cut the throat of Wyatt Geeter, an
other negro, and it is feared that the latter
will die. They quarreled about woman.
In reaching to get his wife some punches
of grapes, few days ago, Hon. Glib Arnold
of Milton fell across a rail and fractured
three of his ribs. The grapes were not sour,
and he got them any way. He is able to be
out now.
The case or Charles Ellison, the c1lored
man who wrecked the Georgia Midland
train some time ago. which resulted in the
death of Engineer Redfield, was concluded
in the Greenville superior court Saturday
The prisoner was charged with murder. He
was convicted Of the crime and sentenced
to be hanged.
The State Agricultural Society at Cedar
town adopted a resolution requesting Gov.
Gordon to set apart Thursday, Oct IL, as a
day Of special thanksgiving for bounteous
harvests and protection from epide uIcs aud
destructive storms. The State Farmers
Alliance at Macon adopted a similar resolu-
tlon. Therefore throughout Georgia, on
Oct. II, special thanksgiving services will
be held.
AT Brunswick Saturday a street car ran
over and badly injured Maggie Richards.
negro child about years old. The child
had been crawling about the street in front
of Godfrsy's blacksmith shop for quite a
while. No one paid attention to it until its
screams were heard. The car was promptly
stopped and the driver rushed TO the child.
finding that two wheels had passed over its
hands, almost severing them from the arms.
Whitesville, little village about Twelve
miles from Hamilton. was visited Friday
night by very severe thunder and light
ming storm about II O'Clock. The barn Of
Sebron Smith. who lives near there. was
struck by lightning during the storm and its
contents set on fire. 1t was entirely consumed
with all the fodder and forage that he mad
gathered this year, and a tine mule. and
mare and colt The loss Is about $3.50, with
no insurance.
Caroline Blake (colored) and her girls, Of
Canton, are about 70 come into a consider
able estate in Tennessee. Several years ago
Cgroline's husband left here and went to
-
siderable property which is now said to he
quite valuable. A short time since he died.
aud lawyers for Car line and her girls are
now suing 70 establish their legal rights TO
the property, although it has been sold
under an order from the court.
Old river men at Macon were somewhat
alarmed last night at the rapid rise IN the
Ocmulgee. Saturday the gauge, as read
by Observer Polhill Wheeler showed a
depth OF 3. 70. Sunday afternoon it read
SO. The rain Of Saturday night and Sun
day morning at some point above the city
had caused the water to come down as if in
freshet At last accounts the water was
still rising. The recent dry spell probably
established the low water mark.
Rome Tribune One of the most
interesting among the visitors tc
Rome during the past week wa.
Gen. James A. Green, now of Milledgeville.
but formerly of Floyd county, and one OF
the largest surveyor generals of the state OF
Georgia Gen. Green was stationed In
Rome by the government during the time
OF the Greek " ar in 1886, at which time
there was nothing but the original fores
and few small shanties on the spot now
covered by the beautiful and populous
city.
The National Cash Register Company OF
States circuit court at Atlanta. Saturday
against John Henry Cooper, proprietor of ;
saloon at the corner of Ivy and Decatur
streets, charging aim with using a register
made by the Bensinger Self-Addin Casl
Register Company, known as the Bruins
wicR-Balke register. The National com
pauy claims that the Bensinger machine i
an infringement on theirs They ask TO
an injunction and 81, 900 damages from Mr.
Cooper.
Mrs. F. B. Mapp Of Milledgeville ha
something of curiosity in the shape of {
chair made in bottle. The bottle is
small square vial with a very small neck
and holds about twelve ounces. The min
iature chair was made BY a young negro
convict with Il poker knife, and was Du
together, piece at time, in the bottle b,
the use of a wire. The legs occupy eacl
corner of the bottle, ndeYery part, rounds
cross pieces in the back, etc., are firml-
fitted together-adju as neatly as tn
works in clock.
AT Lexington Friday David Wynn. tn
deputy sheriff of Oglethorpe county. LANDED
in the county Jail Jim Hun, the negro. wa,
killed Louis Waller at a road working il
that county two weeks ago. The negr,
Drained Mr.. Waller with a hoe, and Mr.
Waller fingered just a week and died from
the effect OF the blow which was inflicted OF
his head. Mr.. Wynn, by some very shrew,
work, ascertained where the negro was
ana on wednesday evening of this week
Aug. q, he found the negro at Ceda
Springs, in Abbeville county, South Caro-
lima.
Ordinary Wiley Of Macon had a habaa
corpus case yesterday that developed som
Interesting Incidents Soma TINA agO