The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS

breaker at SWalnSDOEO - aOAElDAO
Death and Decapitstion of Well
Digger at Louisville.
GEORGIA
The Brentwood Clipper has suspended
publication.
The county fair at Louisville viii come
off about Nov. 6 or T.
Thomas R. Barnes of Augustus died
Thursday, aged So years
The fall term of Houston superior court
viii begin next Monday.
At a recent meeting Of the stock breeders
association it was decided to hold stock
fair at Townsville on Nov. 10.
Yellowstone Kit, some what notorious as
a vender of patent medicines, is expected IN
Rome in few days with his show.
h H. Phinizy of Atlanta is in Brunswick
looking around with the view Of pure hasing
or establishing paper in that city.
Hicks & Way Of Patton. in Thomas
county, have failed Assets 81, 100, liabil-
ties S., 500 preferred creditors $4,000.
Within one month the work of rebuilding
the orphan asylum at Augusta will be
started. 1t will take year to finish it.
The Ross Adams plantation, eighteen
miles from Americus, was sold at public
outcry Tuesday to Phil Jackson for 5000.
Rev. J. A. Perdue has resigned the pasto-
raj care of the Christian church at Sanders
vile and at Antioch, and has returned TO
Atlanta.
At Louisville the Cotton Seed Oil Com
pany has built a fine public ginnery at
Louisville, aud will also establish guano
factory ister on.
Many Houston farmers are already talk
ing about the next cat crop, and it is not
unlikely that sowing will commence earlier
than usual this fall
At Townsville Young Fern, who lost
three fingers in the variety works some
time ago, has entered suit against the pro-
prietors for $1,000 damages
Col. Livingston of Newton county will
address the people of Bulloch county at
Statesboro on next Tuesday, on the aims
and objects of the alliance cause.
The following we're elected at Sanders
vile this week: B. E. Roughton, mayor !;
Aldermen, b. ID. Evans, Jr., r. /. Harris,
Morris Cohn, C. G. Rawlings, c. G. Brown.
The barn and stables of Davis Thomas,
six miles from Augusta, on the southwest
ern plank road, were burned day before
yesterday. The Insurance, $500, will cover
the loss, it is thought.
At Milledgeville Wednesday, sparks from
an engine set fire to five bales of cotton in
the Central railroad cotton yards, and the
cotton was nearly all burned up before it
could be extiuguished.
It is quite probable that a Brunswick
lumber firm will effect a charter in a few
days, whereby six schooners of large ton
mage, which have never been in the port
before, will put in there for lumber.
At Macon r. H. Plant and j. L. Harde-
man intended to erect a handsome three
story building on the burnt site of their
former store, conner Second and Cherry
streets. The building will cost at least
SOS, 900.
The Oglethorpe Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
has purchased the lot owned by Dr. H.
Burford. on Gloucester street, opposite st.
Marks Episcopal church. The knights con-
template erecting handsome building on
the site.
The Augusta Chronicle was shown an
oyster shell Thursday that came from down
the river. 1t Is about a foot in size and
petrified. To judge from this, oysters were
found in abundance years ago in the Sa-
vannab.
The important case of Mr.. Nussbaum VS.
several insurance companies was brought
up Thursday in the United States district
court at Macon, and was again reassigned.
1t will be tried on the first Monday in
November.
Capt. R. T. Barksdale returned to Au-
gusta, Thursday, from Condor. Laurens
county. He has been locating a line from
rs
river. for the Wrightsville and Tennille
Railroad company.
A company Of twelve Dooly county men
have organized, for what purpose the Dooly
Vtndtcdtor does not know, and will dress
themselves in red uniforms, and travel on
the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad,
stopping along at the towns on the line.
The property belonging to the w. J.
Reeves estate was sold at administrator
Nal of Gal Ifto= ffnv N1a 4
lot were bid of by r. B. Dawson at 1857; the
vacant lot by n. II. McGinnis at $3.50 so
and the farm by A. Rolf for the Peters al
81, 100
The Jail at Townsville was set on fire
Tuesday night at . o'clock. It was set in a
cell occupied by five negroes charged with
various otfenses. The fire was extinguisheC
before much damage was done. An nves
tigation Of the fire is being made by Sheriff
Hurst and Marshal SPAR.
At Brunswick Thursday night, ]. L
Bostick, young farmer from Dublin while
walking with his brother near the Doer
finger building, was set upon by two ne
groes, knocked down and robbed, befor,
assistance could reach him. The thieve
escaped without being identified. They
secured $50.
Jordan Brown, while engaged in ginning
cotton at Porter's gin in Eureka, was caugh
by the gin, his right arm being completely
torn to pieces. he was also wounded in thu
side. Medical aid was summoned, but be
fore ANYTHING could be done for his relief
be died from loss of blood and the grea
shock to his system.
A large number of delegates to the annua
meeting of the Friendship Association
passed through Americas Wednesday, O
their way to Bethel urch, about MN
miles east of Americas. The association i
composed Of some of the most prominen
Baptist divines in the state. The meetin
will continue for several days.
Jesup Sentinel: J. NJ Steel Of this plac
spent Sunday in Brunswick He seemed {
enjoy his visit very much. The lady tina
was 10 have married Mr.. Steel on Monda
last, and failed TO do SO, was married to 6
w. Poppell on the following Wednesday
MIR. Steel says that the young couple hav
his best wishes for their future happiness.
The Colored Baptist Association, con
posed of the Cordele church aud thrice
Others in Southwest Georgia, has advel
tised for a charter, and will at once erect
handsome college at Cordele. The colleg
is to cost several thousand dollars, and wi
be the center Of education for colore
Baptists throughout that part Of Georgia.
The cotton yard at the depot at Dawso
together with $50 bales of cotton, was Ell
tirely consumed by fire Wednesday. TIL
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