The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.


Jeyki Islands Pheasants - Odd In
scriptions on New Block at At
lanta-Narrow Escape from FATAL
ties After a Blast at Griffin.
GEORGIA
Cordele is to have a cotton factory to cost
$4,000.
Mel J. Charles, postmaster Of Flowery
Branch. has rendered his resignation.
A large number Of preachers and deacons
of the Baptist church are in session at Mil
ledgeville.
The Macon Telegraph has ascertained
that the prosecution Of Voolfolk to date
has cost 5000 IL.
Henry Cannon feeds thirty-two human
mouths on his farm near Camilla and yet
he raises meat for all.
Friday night at Gresston, while uncoup-
ling cars, brakeman named j. +. Hilton
had his arm broken.
The North Georgia dog suit has been
ended. J. E. Watson gets $l2 for boarding
the pointer three months
Bail has been refused Burel Locklin, and
he remains in jail at Lawrenceville to await
trial for killing James Pierce.
At Americas Andy Fletcher and Walter
Ford, convicted of arson, have been SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life.
The Sunday school convention Of the
Sarepta association will meet with Clouds
creek church on Tuesday after the third
Sunday in July.
Morgan Chastain of Montezuma has a
female leather wing bat with four young
ones. They suckie like pigs, and 1t is queer
sight to see them.
Few people realize the magnitude of the
poultry and egg business. One firm in
GAINESVILLE, f. p. West q Co., handle $780,
900 worth each year.
During this year 211, S67 tons Of fertilizers
have been analysed in Georgia. This has
been the biggest fertilizer year in the
history of the business.
In a section few miles square about Nc
Rae there has not been a real heavy rain
since April IA, consequently crops are suf-
fering and will be cut short.
The Shelman postoffice will change
hands on July l, Mrs. NJ. p. Miller having
been appointed. Mr.. Ethridge has been
postmaster for the past two years.
John j. Mize of Pelham has already sold
four cars of melons on the track at $l20
net each, and has shipped six or eight more,
for which he has had no returns.
The last Voolfolk case cost Bibb county
5000. A writer in the Banner Watch
man says the case is sure TO go to the United
States supreme court before it is ended.
A big wind coming up, a Georgia man
rushed into his cyclone pit. Finding himself
in the midst of a crowd of snakes, he ran
into an open field and knelt in prayer.
The stock of pheasants on Jekyl is rapidly
charging Seven hundred have recently
been Matched out, aud 200 eggs are in pro
cess of incubation. The hunting season will
open Nov. l.
The dwelling house Of Woody Burden,
who lives on the line of Hart and Ebert,
together with all of its contents, was de-
stroyed by fire on Monday last. It caught
from the stove.
The biggest car of melons of this or any
other season passed through Quitman
Tuesday. 1t was raised by j. j. Twitty of
Pelham. The melons run from thirty-five
TO seventy pounds.
Joe Wilson of Montezuma has trained
horse which pulls the mud car at the brick
yard. As soon as the car is stopped, he de-
hberately turns around and walks back
down the hill after another one
Union Hill Alliancs at Raleigh, has or
dered through Col. w. J. Watt of Column
bus, 5000 yards of cotton bagging, 81 inches
wide and weighing twelve ounces to the
yard. The cost is l215 cents per yard.
The June peach crop around Hartwell
Is unprecedented. Those who have orchards
are begging those less fortunate to come
and take without money and without price.
The blackberry crop is also enormous
An election was held at Douglasville Sat-
urdav. on the question of the town issuing
$1,000 in bonds 10 build chapel for the
Douglasville college. The election resulted
in majority OF 90 in favor of issuing the
bonds.
At Atlanta, Saturday, the attorneys for
DR.. III. T. Whitlock, convicted of volun-
tary manslaughter and sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary, filed a motion
for new trial. 1t will be heard some time
this week
Intensive farming is a success in Mitchell
Harrison Crosby. in 1887, made, on the
William Davis place. near Pelham, 1,SS2
pounds of cotton on an acre, and in 1888, a
short year for cotton, he gathered from the
same patch l, $50 pounds.
Stiles Landrum, who lives about three
miles from Watkinsville, has guano horn
that he has owned for eighteen years. One
hundred tons of guano have been put in the
ground through this horn, and it is in per-
feet state of preservation.
Judge Fort has not yet sentenced Bob
Virgins, convicted at Americas of murder.
His counsel are making an effort to save
his neck by getting Judge Fort to exercise
his discretion 10 give life sentence instead
OF hanging. 1t is probable that he will be
sentenced to-day.
The WaycroSs opera house will be finished
by Nov. !. 1t win be 95x55 feet, and three
fine storerooms will be fitted up on the
ground floor. These have already been
rented for $50 per month each The struct-
ure will be built entirely of brick, and will
cost about $4,000.
The trial of Joshua Coffee comes off at
the August term of Dodge superior court.
when his daughter will prosecute him for
the murder of her husband Two years
ago Coffee killed his son-in-law, Murdoch
Bryant but escaped. Two months ago he
surrendered at Eastman and will stand his
trial.
AT Gainesville, Thursday, Tom McDon.
aid received wounds in a bloody fight that
may end his life. He quarreed with Fan
ME Smith, large negress, who freely used
knife with telling effect in the fight which
followed. Tom is cut in several places
The woman accidentally cut an ugly cash
in her arm.
At Shellman, Friday, during a thunder
storm, the Shellman institute building was
struck by lightning and damaged pretty
extensively the current melting the light
ming rod to the ground and tearing off the
back part Of the building and unroofing it
slightly.
Not long since Fred Barfeld of Unadilla
in Dooly county, heard a chicken sauaIling
in his yard, and went out to see what was
the matter. He found a large toad frog AT.
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