The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES toll D
IN PARAGRAPHS.

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Smith Treats the 800 People Of Hie
Plantation to Visit 70 the Athens
Fair-A Cracksman Frightened Away
by Two Brave Young Women.
GEORGIA
The Northeast Georgia fair at Athens
Melted its projectors s., 900.
j. @. McLin, a prominent citizen and
Mason Of Atlanta, died Saturday.
DeGive's opera house at Atlanta is to be
remodsled 20 Is TO put the pit on the ground
floor.
ColIat Bros, dealers in general merchan-
disc, have decided TO close out their bust
ness at Darien.
James II. Cosby Of Elbsrton is organizing
a stock company to introduce the car
coupler be has invented.
Noah Abbott was knocked Off the track
by a dummy engine at Atlanta Saturday
night and had two ribs broken.
The Troup Hussars of La Grange were
inspected Saturday. The command is sixty
strong, and made fine appearance.
The Macon bar has just adopted resolu-
lions eulogistic of the late l.. y. Whittle,
and a portrait of him is to be placed on t he
walls Of Bibb's superior court room
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun has com
900 has been invested in building new
houses in that city since May Of this year.
The ladies of Macon are raising fund,
with which to establish a hospital. During
The past year almost So, 600 has been
raised through the Kins' Daughters and
Others.
Buck Dickson, the s3-year-old farmer of
Howard district, Bib county, who was so
badly mashed by falling tree last Mon
day. it is thought cannot recover from his
injuries.
The General Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons Of the United States Of
America will hold its triennial grand con-
vocation In Atlanta, commencing tomorrow
morning.
The marble around Blue Ridge. Fannin
county. il showing up finely under the test
ing drill, and from all that can be CLEANED
il viii not be long until quarryiDg will be
commenced.
At Athens, Saturday, the Phi Kappa
Society elected l.. p. Jones Of Athens, as
anniversarian. Mr.. Jones is a son of DR..
William l. Jones, professor OF geology in
the university.
Jim Brewer Of Ebert county, several
days ago while fishing, left several hooKs
set in the river and did not return to them
for quite a while, but, when he did return,
his dog had pulled two lines out, to which
were appended couple Of fine suckers.
There are no new developments in the
matter of the Waycross postmastership,
except that petition HIS been circulated
and numerously signed, asking the appoint
ment Of Mrs. Sallie Murphy. Mrs Murphy
is the widow Of the last republican post
master that Waycross had.
Athens was full Of people last week. and
pickpsckets got ia their work They broke
Is nd ar
some valuable jewelry. They also got
away with about $40 Of J. II. Gunneirs Of
Harmony Grove and, pocketbook belong
ing to Miss Davis OF Lucy Cobb institute.
quiet looking and genteely dressed man
from the country walked into one Of the
Americus barrooms Saturday with his two
sons, aged 5 and Z years, and called for
drinks for three. They all took whisky
The trio silently departed, to the silent
wonder OF the men standing around the
bar.
Maj John Il. Jones Of Elberton, prssi-
dent Of the E. A L r p, is the posssssor
Of pair Of leather knee breeches made in
17S3 By an English tailor named Woodford
Of Virginia from Tire skin of deer caught
on James island. Maj. Jones is a lineal
descendant Of the original possessor Of the
breechss.
In the past niDe months Atlantians have
built for themselves 6SS homes at an aver
age Of 5000. Within the same time other
Atlantans have added 131 improvements
at &, 600 apiece. Two million and a half
have gone into homes this year. In niue
months the people put one-twelfth of their
wealth in places to live.
One Of the most educated and refined
ladies IN Elberton is exceedingly supersti.
tious, and lives in daily dread Of violating
one Of her many self-set creeds Lately q
friend made her a present of a peacock
feather fan, and she had il at once thrown
away. She will walk half q mile to pre-
vent crossing the road where rabbit has
run across.
Two young ladies asleep on the SECOND
floor Of the residence Of L. B. Farmer al
Warrenton were awakened by noise il
the parlor, and when they went down stair.
20 investigate neatly dressed white mar
jumped out OF a window and ran away
He Is believed to have been an exper
craftsman, looking for the keys to Mr.
Farmers store and safe.
As already reported, the office Of the JEFF
ferson Herald was robbed of S175 a few day,
ago The case was put in Detective
Hanie's hand, and he located the guilty
party at Gainesville, where he was at the
time. All but $55 of the money was founC
On the mans person. He is well known
and as he has arranged to pay back tn
missing money, will not be prosecuted.
Col. Buck has held office at Atlanta TO
the past sixteen years. A prominent re
publican who does not affiliate with Bucl
and bis crew said Saturday that there /
one good thing about Bucks change from
the clerkship to the marshal's Office. If tn
next administration should be democratic
which it will, Marshal Buck will be subiec
TO the ak. and he viii most likely be one o
the first to go.
Reports from county school commission
ers all over the state, received at the offic
of the state school commissioner, show
great increase of interest in the cause O
education. Judge Hook says there ha
been great increase in the attendance il
nearly every county, and the instruction il
the schools. The county commissioner
represent that the people everywhere ar
calling for more liberal appropriation b
the state and a longer school term.
At Waycross, Thursday, a tramp GALE
at the residence of Rev. G. j. Phillips. o.
Thomas street, and, as no one was at home
he went into the room occupied by Rya
Phillips, locked himself up and hastil
changed his wardrobe. putting on a flu
suit of Phillips clothing. Before he ha
time to get away Mrs. Phillips returne
home, and finding the room locked called t
Messrs. Freeman and Waldren, two neigh
bors, who came and took the man i
charge.