The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
There is talk OF organizing a fair associa
fion in Ware county.
Charles Thomas has been sentenced 70 be
hanged at Griffin Oct. H.
Work on the new Baptist church at Jack
son will be commenced shortly
Itisnow sixtv-6ve days to the opening
of the next Georgia State fair at Macon.
In Hencock county Saturday, two
negroes, Tom Warren aud Clarence John
son, became involved in a difficulty, In
which johnson was shot and killed by
Warren.
Trenton furnishes thirteen young school
marms to the surrounding country. There
are five widows living between Trenton and
Rising FaWn, a distance Of eight miles. All
OF them own good farms.
Col. George W Huguley, a prominent
planter and citizen Of Troup county, died
suddenly Saturday. He distinguished him
self for bravery on many hard fought
battlefelds in the late war.
Taylor Davenport, formerly Of Chattooga
county, now Of Cherokee county, Alabama,
owns $50 acres of land near Valley Head,
for which he has refused $50 per acre.
There is a valuable lead mine on it.
Rev. r. T. Goodrum of Valdosta last
week bOlu 10 NyDi. hlllktI A. W IlHuD bue tA
cellent business site on Main street at Ce-
dartown, now occupied by Bum & Co.'S
grocery store. The price paid was S2,25O
A reduction Of 81 on 81 600 in county
taxes was made by the commissioners of
Terrell county at their last meeting. If
allowed to remain this would have been
more than enough to build the new court
house.
Saturday evening the Central train from
Atlanta knocked a 2-year-old negro child
off the track at Beasly crossing, near
Macon. The child was hurled twenty
yards away into the bushes, but was only
slightly hurt.
Near Zebulon Saturday two farmers,
neighbors, McCord and Nichols, got into a
difficulty while working the road, and the
result was Nichols was cut in half dozen
places. Some of the wounds are bad, but
not serious, SO the physician says.
At Mount Airy, Saturday, jim Sellers
was accidentally killed while digging a
wine cellar for Mr.. Funk. He had gone
down about eight feet, and while working
in the bottom il caved in on him, ard he
must have been killed instantly.
An almost fatal cutting affray occurred
at Jefferson Friday night. r msen Duke,
a regular masher, had been playing the dew
otee to William Watson's daughter, and
been forbidden to come about the place, but
had defied the command and went any way.
A difficulty arose and Duke cut Watson SO.
verely, if not fatally.
One of Dawson's colored washer women
eats about pound of common clay every
day. She is now 50 wears old, and has kept
up the habit from childhood. No results
are noticeable from the practice, except
that she Is fat and healthy, and attends to
her duties with the regularity of clock
work
A difficulty occurred in Elberton Satur-
day night between two neg roes-W watt
Geter and Harrison Wright-in whicl
Harrison cut Wyatt's throat WYATT may
recover, but it is doubtful. The cutting was
done with a razor. Harrison has escaped,
but it is thought he will be captured. Much
excitement prevails among the colored pep
pie, and the white people are taking a
lively interest in the matter.
Near Hemphill, Saturday, there was a
serious shooting atfray between Thomas
and Win Wilson They were both colored
men. They were swapping their pistols at
each other. As Win walked Off Thomas
snapped bis pistol again. IL fired and hit
VIII between the shoulders. DIR. Wilson
says the spinal cord is affected, and the
wound may prove fatal. Both parties
claim that 1t was accidental.
A former Maconite wants to give that
city real curiosity. The gentleman's
name is Wallace, aud he now resides in
Brunswick. Several days ago, while sein.
ing with party, he caught a water turk v
an aquatic bird resembling a pelican, but
much smaller The bird, since being in con.
fnement, has grown quite tame. Mr.. Wal
lace wishes TO give the bird TO the city for
Central City park or else for Crump's park
The bird is said to be a curiosity.
The Cedartown Lumber Company Last
week bought of Messrs. Pace and Herbert
two lots lying south and east of their plan
ing mill. This purchase will give the com
pany 500 feet of railroad frontage. Tn,
company are about to erect upon one OF
these lots two large tanks containing SC. OOC
gallons each. for the purpose of supplying
their works with an abundant supply o
water. They will also furnish water for tn,
Chattanooga. Rome and Columbus railroad
and will be prepared also to supply priyat,
parties.
James M. Sweat, postmaster at Bolen. /,
Ware county, has just returned from
Orangeburg, S. c.. where he went to con
vey man by the name of Boyett, who i
charged with murder. He received n re
ward of 500 and all his expenses in carry
ing the man. The unfortunate fellow wa
going by the name of Yates, aud had beer
boarding at Sweat's. He left an open lette
lying on his table, from which Swea
learned that he was fugitive from justice
and on being questioned with reference I
the matter, acknowledged the killing.
An enthusiastic meeting in Washington
Wednesday night secured forty-six name
to new military company which will b
armed by AdJutant Kell as Irwin Guard
There will probably DO sixty men. One O
the three companies of Wilkes in the ciyj
war went out as the Irwin Guard.n bu
were made artillery, when the name wa
changed ia Irwin Artillery" They wen
through all the great Virginia battles a
well as Gettysburg and Sharpsburu. an
still exist as body of confederate veterans
The name is in honor to /. T. IRWIN. VIII
represented Wilkes in the legislature an
was speaker of the house. l. T. Irwin wa
killed by Steamboat accident in Texas i
1858 or 1859. To his son, Charles Irwin
General Toombs' escape in 1865 was due.
In Carroll county there is tract of Ian
for which no owner can be found. TIL
tract embraces ninty-four and one-hal
acres of land and is a fractional part c
land lot No. 107 in the ninth district of Sh
county. When the land in this section wa
given out or sold about 1921, this strir
which is next to the Alabama line, was lei
untaken. For some unexplained reaso
this land has remained unoccupied, and n
notice has been taken OF it unit
within the last two week,
About a dozen people from Caro-
county have been into the secretary @
states Office asking about the land. and on
of them offered Ben Davis, one of the clerk,
800 if he could find any record of its bein
given or sold. The record could not b