The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS

Home-A Race Conflict in Laurens.
GEORGIA.
Real estate at Thomasville continues to
boom.
Gainesvile's population is increasing
rapidly.
Hog cholera is raging in some sections Of
Emanuel county.
Mrs. S. J. Spittz of Townsville died
Thursday
The business outlook in Gainesville is
better than ever before.
There is now scarcely a doubt that Ath-
ems will be lighted 10y electricity.
Brunswick boasts thirty-two vessels in
port and thirty-six on the way.
Corn in Greene county will probably
yield eighty-five bushels per acre.
A military company has been organized
at Swainsboro with ninety members.
The returns show an increase of $34, 069
for Cherokee county over last year.
Madison has just beaten Milledgeville
three consecutive games of base ball.
In Greene county the wet weather has
prevented late cotton from fruiting salts
iactorily.
N. p. Whitmire of Laurens lost his
dwelling Thursday morning by an incendl-
airy fire.
John Fountain Of Butler viii soon drive
into Montezuma with a wagon train con-
tanning sixty bales of cotton
The life Of the late Mrs. j. f. Hudman, of
Troup county, was insured, for the benefit
of her children. in the sum of $4,000.
At Baxey J. Q. Ketterer has bought half
interest in the mercantile business of H. L.
Carter. The firm name will be Ketterer 81
Carter.
Tom Allen, one of the Mississippi rioters,
lived in Athens few years ago and worked
4 for j. S. King 81 Co. he is Methodist
exorter and a shrewd negro
I. II. Morton has donated a large and
eligible lot to the Methodist Episcopal
church. south, in the southern portion of
Waycross. 1t is large enough for parson
age and church, too, and at some future
time they will be built.
Deputy Collector ]. w. Alexander Of
Habersham county made a seizure of a fine
mule and top buggy and sixteen gallons of
moonshine whisky near Gainesville, on the
night of Sept. 2. j. j. Fuller of Rabun
county was arrested.
walnut tree that stands at the inter
section Of the four principal streets Of
StatesborO, facing the court house square,
has withstood the storms of summer, and
the blasts Of winter for 100 years. 1t is the
most ancient landmark in the town.
The commissioners of roads and revenues
for Carroll county have fixed the county
tax at so cents this year, and the state tax
is 40, making it 80 cents on the 500. This
is higher than common. The renovation of
the court house is the reason why the county
tax is higher.
Mr.. Barker, who rode on horseback and
informed the people of Jamestown and
South Fork of the impending danger of the
breaking dam, which caused such destruc-
tlon to life and property, is civil engineer
doing some special work on The Savannah,
Americas and Montgomery railroad.
AT Canton last Saturday Brown Riley
and Maggie Nations eloped and were mar
ried. John Nations, the girls father, did
not look kindly upon the union of his
daughter with Riley, ana gave each of them
whipping. This, however, did not annul
the marriage contract, and the old man
now has TO grin and bear it.
Albert Winter, one of the editorss and
proprietors of the Tnomasville Times En-
terprtse, has been engaged by the two most
prominent newspapers of Chicago to write
u series Of letters on the resources of the
south. He Will travel extensively through
the south, writing letters from every inn
portant point between Richmond and New
Orleans,
Among the new things contemplated in
Brunswick are a firSt-class dry dock, an
iron foundry and machine shop, another
Ice factory and an Increase Of the present
one three-fold, another steamship line to
u.
car or dummy line to Policanville, besides
scores of smaller things. Some of these are
already In motion, others are getting that
way.
few days ago, Mr.. Bishop, on Milledge
avenue, Athens, sold two lots from his land
on that street, at q handsome price
The lots measured about 40 feet front,
and sold for $4,000. A few years ago Mr..
Bishop bought his entire lot from which
wv utar oil a i rici
which also embraced the handsome resi-
dence and all out houses on the place. He
has been offered since that time $50 600
by capitalist in Brooklyn, N. Y, but re-
fused to take it.
Something of a race conflict occurred in
the lower section OF Laurens county Thurs
day between a party of young mon and
some dozen or more North Carolina negroes
1t seems that yesterday the negroes threat
ened white man, and were prevented from
doing him bodily injury by the interference
OF those present. The neighborhood turned
out TO arrest the negroes, who sho we'd fight.
Both parties fired and two negroes were
wounded The negroes fled. They were
working for the Georgia, Carolina aud
Northern railroad in Holshousers camp,
which is now completely deserted.
About thirty hands have been at work
Tor three or four months clearing off the
grounds purchased for the Confederate Vet
Grams home at Atlanta. Judge
W. Il. Calhoun, who is chairman OF
the committee to look after matters
says that he cannot tell when the
erection of the buildings will commence
The clearing of the grounds is hard work.
and 1t will be some time before it is com
pleted. 1t is said that when the buildings
have been erected the state will be asked tc
take charge of the institu tien and run it
Ii this is done, the legislature will be called
upon TO make regular appropriation
In Emanuel county last week Buneomt
Chance, john Pughsley, Horace Chance
John Chance and Bird Rountree, ali
colored, became very highly incensed be-
cause OF the remarks of some white mer
about their very bad conduct in their com
Inunlty, and in their rage for revenge
armed themselves with pistols, daggers ano
clubs, and went into the field where
Kinchen Dudley was at work. and
threatened to kill him and several other,
by certain time. Mr.. Dudley says ey
punched him about considerably, and he
believed they would have killed him
II he had resisted, but he was there alone
with nothing to defend himself with. anc
had to submit to their abuses and ill-treat
ment. Four OF the negroes are confined in
Jail, John Pughsley being out on bail They
demaded indictment by the grand Jury anc
viii remain in Jail until superior court
when they win have their trial.
AT a mass meeting. Friday. the whit,