The morning news., 1889-11-11
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Complexion of the Lower House o.
the Last Legislature.
GEORGIA.
Darien will soon be lighted with gas.
Alderman B. Fl. Jossey of Americus will
resign tonight.
Decatur superior court convenes at Balm
bridge to-day.
W. I. Fitzgerald of Boston will soor
buiid new residence.
Darien rice sold in Charleston few days
since for about 81 40 per bushel.
Mcintosh county viii get up fair Of hei
own next spring or summer.
The sweet potato and sugar cane crop of
Houston county are now being harvested.
The little steamer Nellie Browne OF
Darien has been sold TO Brunswick parties.
A saw and grist mill has been purchased
TO be put up st South Newport, near Darien.
Over 1000 in the way of premiums
came TO Mcintosh county from the state
fair.
The Ouitman Greys is the name by which
Quitman's military company viii be known
hereafter.
Conyers will vote on the first Saturday in
December on the question OF establishing
free school
Mrs. Fisher, wife Of John NJ Fisher, died
at their residence near Darien on Monday
morning last.
Bids are wanted on the lease Of the Md
rile Georgia Progress, at Sandersville, for
the year 1890.
The Grady Volunteers is the name of
Dublin's new military organization, named
In honor of Henry w. Grady.
w. j. Collins of Marcus has gourd that
Is Jumbo in its way. 1t measures 62
inches in circumference and weighs fifty
pounds.
The Cordele cotton factory will in few
weeks want 5000 bales OF cotton. The
splendid brick warehouse has been nearly
completed.
Fourteen men are at work on the walls Of
st. Josephis Catholic church on Poplar
street, Macon. The structure is TO be an
extra large one.
An election will be held in Macon We'd
nesday for the purpose Of voting on the
bill passed by the general assembly, known
as the paving bill"
DR.. J. w. Fambrough Of Boston has let
the contract for a new residence. Ed
Franklin has purchased DIR. j. W. Fam
brough's present residence.
During the month Of October there we're
received at the public boom in Darien but
10000 feet Of scab and square timber.
The rivers and creeks are still low.
TIE Savannah, Americas and Mont
gomery railroad Will make connection at
Sterling with the Central by Jan. /, 1890,
thus giving through trains daily TO Sa-
yannah.
The time of Bishop Beckwith's annual
visitation to Thomasville has been fixed for
Jan. %. He will hold confirmation services,
and will also in all probability dedicate the
new Episcopal church on the occasion.
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company Grand Master John S. Davidson
Of the Grand Lodge, +. A. Nj, of Georgia
TO Brunswick to assist in laying the corner
stone Of the new Jewish synagogue on Nov
IL with Masonic ceremonies.
At Darien in future the timber inspectors
and measurers win be allowed to sell timber
as they did previous to the meeting of the
commissioners before the last, a resolution
70 that effect having been adopted at
Wednesdays meeting Of the board.
The paying up OF premiums taken at the
state fair has been nearly finished. Satur-
day premiums to the amount of 81 200 were
paid to Col. ]. B. German OF Talbotton.
There is about $500 more to be paid out to
winners In the different departments
G. L. Glessner, who was recently ap-
pointed one of the two additional stenogra-
pliers for the supreme court Of Georgia, has
begun with Judge Simmons. Mr. Glessner
comes originally from Americas, but has
for several years been in the Office of Bacon
g. Rutherford Of Macon.
Inspector Ori condemned the mail and
express car on the fast mail from Savannah
as soon as it arrived at Thomasville Friday
on account of a serious break underneath
the car, which he considered dangerous.
The train was delayed half an hour while
the contents were transferred.
The following ticket has been nominated
at milledgeville: Mayor, T. J. Cline; al
dermen, r. w. Roberts, W. T. Conn, I. s.
McComb, @. T. Weiderman, J. Caraker
and A Joseph. The ticket, without excep-
ton. is made up of Milledgeville's best men,
The election comes off the first Wednesday
In next month.
While Mercellus Farris and family of
McDonough were attending a funeral a
robber ransecked their house, and then set
1t on fire. the flames were extinguished
before doing a great deal of damage. A
negro boy named Walter Benson has been
arrested, and circumstantial evidence is
strong against him
Wayne county holds within its borders
family worthy of note, that of MIR. and
Mrs. Elijah Jacobs. They have ten children,
no twins, all OF whom are well and hearty
and all less than 16 years and 10 days OF
age. They are regular in age and size as
the steps Of stair way or the rounds of a
ladder. Mr.. Jacobs is a well-to-do farmer
living near Waynesville.
Mr.. Charleton of Troup furnishes curl
GUS bit of information about the religious
complexion-or church complexion-of the
recent Georgia House of Representative.
The list given Is an accurate one Primitive
Baptist z, Baptist 4S, Methodist 81. Presby-
terrain IA, Christian Baptist 5, Catholic /.
Episcopal 2, Free Thinkers /, No church SO,
Unknown IL. The late Hon Louis Arm