The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

Judge n H. 7hIEls bAo wow ASpEo-
sentative From Floyd County-Divi-
dend OF the Amsricus Investment
Company.
II is rumored here that the Postal Tele-
graph Company may not run its lines to
Macon.
A reunion Of the veterans Of the Fourth
Georgia cavalry is TO be held at Dalton,
Aug. II.
The annual reunion Of the survivors OF
the Thirty-fifth Georgia regiment, z. 5. A,
will be held at Lawrenceyille, Gwinnett
county, on Tuesday, July %.
The Cordele Security Company will
organize about July 8, with 100000 capt.
tai stock, all fully paid uD. W. w. Ship
of Columbus will be, 1t is understood,
secretary and treasurer.
An election was held in Floyd county
Wednesday for representative, TO fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of Hon.
John ". Ewing Judge r. X. Harris was
elected and will at once take his seat
There were two female spies at Wadley
on Saturday last They came in on the
night train, spent one day and left next
night They said they were looking for
man, but whether he was husband, father,
brother, son or lover no one learned.
The father of Gus Griffith died in Chand-
Ter district, of Jackson county, on Saturday
night He was murdered by his son. 1t is
thought by SOME that Gus will give up, as
the principal witness is his mother, who
swsars that Gus killed his father in self
defense.
The first bale of new cotton was brought
IN to Albany Wednesday by Primus Jones,
being two days earlier than the first bale
last year. 1t classed middling, weighed 800
pounds, and was auctioned Off and bought
by George w. Swindell for 1914 cents. 1t
will be expressed to New York.
Capt. ]. F. Townsend and Mrs. Louisa J.
Rampley, both Of Hartford, were married
at Elberton Monday. The bride is most
estimable lady, about go years of age, and
has been married four times previous TO
this. Capt Townsend is about the same
age and has been married twice.
Notice has been given that there would
be a bill introduced during the present ses-
sion of the legislature creating a county
court for Hart. The people in mass meet
ing Wednesday were unanimously opposed
to the measure. When the yeas and nays
were called not a man favored the bill.
At Lumpkin the committee that was APP
pointed some time ago to draft bill TO be
presented to the legislature at its summer
session for the establishment of free schools
in Lumpkin, made their report last Friday
night. The bill was read to a meeting of
the citizens and, with a few amendments,
was ratified.
The Nineteenth Georgia regiment will
hold reunion with the Twenty -seventh at
McDonough on July %. Gen. Hoke Sen
ator Colquitt and other distinguished men
will be there on that day. Big preparations
are being made TO entertain the large
crowd that will be there. The railroads
will give reduced rates.
The Fulton Cotton Spinning Company is
fast making preparations for the erection
of a mammoth additional building to their
already large factories. which will extend
from the present cotton factory building to
that of the bag factory and connect the
two. The factory buildings proper will
then cover a space of several acres.
The Americas investment company held
an annual meeting Wednesday. The semi
annual dividend Of 5 per cent. was de-
clared. Fl. C. Bagley president, w. f.
Hawkins secretary and treasurer, were re-
elected; also the entire old board of direc-
tors. The report Of the company shows it
to be in a most fiourishing condition.
The long trestle at Abbeville for the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
road across the Ocmulgee swamp is about
and very high. 1t will be ready for the
passage of trains by next Saturday The
gradi & between McRae and Abbeville is
nearly completed, and track laying will
soon commence on that section of the road.
At Macon, Wednesday, George Anderson
a drayman for Dunlap a. Workman, was at
the East Tennessee depot, and while TRYING
to fasten his hook in bale of goods he fell
backward and struck his head violently
against the ground and was knocked insen-
sible and badly hurt He was given prompt
medical attention by DR.. w. c. Gibson
who pronounced Georges injury a severe
conclusion Of the brain.
A correspondent of the Macon TeieGrdnI
says that Hon. John B. Benson, one Of
Hartwelts oldest and best citizens, hap
pened to a serious accident the other even.
ing. He was in his store. and got on the
counter to reach box on the top shelf
His foot slipped and he fell, throwing his
hip joint out of socket and breaking tn,
rim of the socket Owing to his age it il
doubtful if he will get over the injury II,
Is nearly 20.
At Macon, Tuesday, the trial of Lamar
Self, charged with setting fire to the Macor
street car stables, was concluded Tuesda,
before Justices Freeman and Wylly. Mai
Winters represented the railway, and Claue
Estes defended Self. The evidence was en-
tirsly circumstantial, but was considered
by the prosecution quite strong, especially
several links Of it. The justices, however
did not think the testimony strong enough
to bind him over, and Self was accordingly
released.
Dickerson Taliaferro of Whitfield county
aged 81 years, died on Friday last of apo
plexy. He was native of North Caroline
and represented Surry county in the legis
lature of that state in 1924. He move,
to Georgia ir 1876 and was elected to tn
legislature of this state from Whitfield
county in 1856; was momber of the seces
sion convention in 1851 as a co-operationist
and also a delegate to the constitutions
convention of Georgia from Whitfield,
county in 1866.
"Tom Voolfolk has killed another man
Such was the announcement received i,
= Macon Wednesday, arising from the rumo
that one OF the late Perry jury died Tues
day. Mrs. j. j. Flanders, very aged an,
highly esteemed lady of Macon, die,
Wednesday. In August, 1887, Mrs Flan
ders saw the nine coffins of the WoolfoI
family en- route to the cemetery and tn
terrible story of blood and murder sickene
her. and from that DR.. Edleld says she ha
never been we'll
At Macon, Wednesday, Mrs. DR.. r. Z
Fuller, proprietress of the Central Cit
Health Home, carried a patient out /
Crumps park for an airing, and Mrs Ful
Ter unhitched her horse from the buggy a n,
fastened the line about the animals throa
and then to limb. Mrs Fuller was con
some time. and when she returned to wher
she had hitched the horse she made the sur
HIcnOUarty not ba 1,