The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-04
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Valley and How Part of the Money
Was Recovered The Kimba1 House
Settlement Allows the Winding Up
of the Affairs Of the Toombs Estate.
GEORGIA.
The Fort Gaines Star IS TO be published
daily hereafter.
The population of Dublin has doubled
four times -iuce 1889.
&C. H. Killian, former depot agent at Pal
metto has been declared insane and has
gone to the asylum.
Dublin, g town Of nearly 1000 inhabi-
tauts, has religious services but two sun
days in each mouth.
TIE man who first cleared field in
Coweta county still lives in that county.
His name Is George Lynch.
A syndicate Of local capitalists is putting
out pear orchard just back Of the old col
lrge property 1t Bainbridge.
Ia Oglethorpe county grave fears are felt
for the sa ely of the grain crop after the
hard freezes Of the past few days.
paper Is in circulation at Cuthbert ask
ing tie council 10 repeal the ordinance
recently adopted, requiring owners OF cat
tie to keep the same of the streets.
Fairhurn is infested with rabbits, aud a
dozen dogs, twice as many negroes q d
others ia full pursuit Of cotton tail along
Main street is no unusual occurrence.
Joe Jones of Athens, son Of Dr. w. l.
Jones, director Of the Georgia experiment
station, will go into the mercantile business
at Nicholson, On the Northeastern railroad
Thomas Tunney, peddler, makes East
man his headquarters He says that he
averages 240 miles a week when actively at
work-walkiug- heavy PACK on
his back.
At Griffin, James N. Brawner retires
from the firm of Brawner, Dsane g. Co.
and the firm becomes Dsane & Huff, John
Huff having been the company in the pre-
vious firm.
Whigham is jubilant over the prospects
Of having Il new railroad depot, to take the
place Of the one destroyed by fire last
November. The new building will be 50
xl0l feet Including sheds.
Mrs. Ellen Parish Of Buloch county,
formerly OF manuel, and daughter of the
late William Rouutree, died at her home
Tuesday, Jan. 30 and was buried ct Can
nooche church " ednesday.
1t is more than probable that a backing
factory will be started in Athens, where the
best shoe backing made can be had. One of
the largest furniture stores in the city will
be interested in the enterprise.
The little daughter Of w c. Carter OF
Watkiasville was badly burned about ten
days ago. She with younger brother was
out in the field with Mr. Carter burning
cornstalks when her dress caught on fire.
The Oglethorpe Granite Company OF
Lexington is on a boom. The other day it
secured a $500 order from Athens and has
several smaller orders from parties in Au-
gusta and Atlanta. All that is needed is
railroad facilities.
The firm Of Stanley & Reinhardt Of JEFF
ferson made an assignment Thursday. E. A.
Askew is receiver. Assets, 81 500: liabili-
ties, about 81 500. Poor collections so en-
barrassed their business that they assigned
Voluntarily for the benefit of their cred
itors
S. Fl. Hawkins, president, makes the fol-
lowing statement; "The special from At.
l8nta 20 the effect that the Bank of Ameri-
Gus was out 1000 by the Tolleson ia lure is
incorrect THIS INK has never had a trans
action ofany kind with Mr.. Tolleson or any
Of his companions"
At StatesbOro on Sunday night some ma
icious person pulled down the shade trees
recently planted by the ordinary on the
public square. All of the citizens felt out
ragged, and with the ordinary made up re-
ward OF $50 for the apprehension and con-
viction If the perpetrators.
The superior court will convene at Fair.
burn today, and Solicitor General T. A.
Atklnhon will have a heavy criminal
docket. There are seven prisoners in the
county jail and one or two out on bond
There are no civil cases of very great i'm.
porteuce 10 be tried at this term.
Capt John Milledge is doing some hard
work in the state library just now Thurs
day an order was given for one hundred
pine boxes, holding fifty books each The
work Of packing the books, preparatory TO
moving TO the rev capitol will be begun
Immediately, so that when the ii ne comes
TO move, 1t can be done speedily and with
out disorder and haste
AtJonesboro, Sunday night, Frank Brook
lcolored), an inmate. set fre 10 the Jail. The
fire was discovered in time 10 save the
building and other inmates. Frank wns
placed in Jail for a failure TO give peace
bond, now stands a prominent Candi-
date for the penitentiary, charged with
arson. His crime is one pu1ishs bic with
death or twenty years in the penitentiary.
1t is said that the settlement with the
himbsll house finishes winding up the
estate Of Gen. ToombS The heirs nre four.
Toombs DuBose of the Wilkes Publishin
Company; Dudley Du Bose of Atlanta: Mrs.
Henry Colley Of Washington. formerly Miss
Camille DuBose, and Mrs. d. Z. DuBose of
ashington, d. c., formerly Miss louie
DuBose 1t is said only three are interested
In the Kimbal house settlement
A. t. Ross, who took $50 prizes in six
weeks on his cattle and horses, is making
money on mis- dairy near Rome He gets
% cents a gallon for his milk, the receipts
from each COW averaging 500 year. He
has one COW that has been giving milk for
seven years. his daily ration for his COWS
is eight quarts Of an equal mixture Of corn
meal, ground oats and bran, and four
quarts Of cotton seed meal The better he
feeds, the greater his profits.
Lafayette Messenger; In a neighborinn
section, an unruly cub of a youngster had
made himself obnoxious TO a couple of
pretty girls by sticking them with pin
whenever lie passed them. They held a
council Of war. That night when ne retired
10 his couch he left it with a shrek Of pain.
The cruel angels had gathered a full supply
OF holly leaves, and placed them as thick as
hops under the bottom sheet with the needles
up. The enemy was conquered.
On December IA a collection Of about
1000 trees and shrubs, composing about 200
different varieties, ordered from France, ar
rived in Atlanta and were taken to Grant
park. They we're selected from one Of the
huest collections Of trees in Europe, and
contain specimens from China, India
Africa. Russia, aud in fact nearly every
part Of the world. The work Of setting out
these shrubs and trees will be completed
this spring, and in a few years they will add
greatly to the beauty OF the park.
Thomson journal: A few days ago, Peter