The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA
The Newman cotton mills are now lighted
by electricity.
Brunswick has increased her wharf front
in twelve months over half mile
The new bridge over the Oconee river at
Milledgeville has just been completed.
A party of farmers of Ohio will be
brought on an excursion TO tbs state fair at
Macon.
Steps are being taken to organize the
military companies of Augusta into a
battalion.
Dade county is the smallest county in the
state, but claims to be the richest in the
mineral line.
The brick warehouse at Adel is now com
pleted The house, including scales, cost
about So, 500.
There are 2,474 pupils in attendance on
the city schools of Augusta, an increase
over last year OF 200
The Union Primitive Baptist association
will be in session at Abel next Saturday,
Sunday and Monday.
Americas is enjoying the largest mercan-
tile trade this fall she has had since the
great cotton crop of 1882.
The suggestion that Albany be repre-
scented by an exhibit at the worlds fair in
~ACVN Aoo DOQA AaN Vi dOAJ ASNOAFOAs
The election to decide whether West End
shall become part Of the city Of Atlanta
will take place on or about Nov. TO-
The Brunswick Savings and Trust Com
panY has accepted its charter. The capital
stock is $4,000, with power to increase to
$4,000.
The governor has appointed Tol Y. Craw-
ford solicitor of the city court of Columbus
under the new law providing separate
solicitor for that tribunal.
Camden county furnishes Brunswick a
great deal of raccoon meat Hardly
morning passes but that somebody brings
over a boat load of dressed 'cooDs, and
there seems to be a great demand for them.
The house of Mrs. Carter near Abel was
entered by a sneak thief while the family
were away last week, and 1878 was stolen
from trunk. The money belonged to her
gage in a mercantile business.
George Foster of Gainesville was way
laid and dealt a terrible blow on the head,
at Adairsville, few days ago. He is in
clined tn think that it was done by a party
who was on the lookout for some one else,
and mistake was made in the man.
A colored man was shot through the
head on Saturday night at Peterson's still,
in Montgomery county, by another negro.
The ball entered in the forehead and came
out at the back of his head. The negro de-
clines to die for little thing like that, and
at last accounts was up drinking soup.
Squire Chambers of Rome, in ans wer to
a question last week, said: II came to
Rome in 1888. The site Of Rome was
bought by Bill Smith. D. r. Mitchell, Zach
Hargrove and Philip Hemphill with the
idea of locating a town, which they soon
named Rome. They sold the lots at public
cutlery. The lot on which the Buena Vista
house is located sold for $6l2, and the lot
Just acro's, owned by the Wood estate,
brought 5000
Fifteen years ago prominent mercantile
house in South west Georgia failed, owing
thousands of dollars to merchants and
others in Macon. Year after year has
rolled by, and the leading member of the
firm gradually laid up a snug sum, until
finally he saw an opportunity of goi x into
the Embarrassing business. That was fl ye
years ago Last week he visited Macon,
and, entering the Office Of house which had
lost 81, 200 by his failure, called out the
proprietor and paid the amount in full
There is a story in circulation at Augusta
to the effect that a young colored woman
has been crazed because Of unrequited love.
She has formed an overpowerlng attach
ment for the pastor Of her church, who is
already engaged to another member of his
flock. The preacher, however, is not cog
INFANT OF the woman's insanity, nor OF her
mad passion for him. 1t is believed the
young woman will eventually find an op-
portunity and commit suicide, as she is
fully aware of the hopelessness of her case
Hon. James NJ. Smith, the big farmer of
Oglethorpe county, commenced business
after the war as peddler, and carried his
goods in pack on his back. When he had
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farming IN small way. He has prospered
all the while, and has continu ID to enlarge
his farming operations, until it is now said
he Will clear $75, 900 this year. He has
built railroad eight miles long, to connect
his large farm with the Georgia railroad
Mr.. Smith is now one of the largest and
most successful farmers in Georgia.
The Jeter and Boardman Gas and Water
Association will remove its headquarters
from Macon TO New York. Since the or
ganization the business has grown rapidly
until it has now assumed mammoth propor-
tions. In half dozen cities in Florida the
association has erected plants, botn gas and
water; III Alabama almost as many, while
Georgia cities to the number of four or five
also use the systems. Commencing with 3
small capital the association has doubled it,
stock several times, until now it works on q
capital of several hundred thousand dollars
The house Of JEFF Cook, who lives about
five miles from Covington, was entered b,
three burglars Friday night, but they wer,
discovered in time to prevent them from
stealing anything. They forced an entranc,
by breaking open the hall door, and tn,
noise thereby made aroused young ma,
who was spending the night with Mr.. Cook
He at once arose and met them in the hall
where he dealt one of them a severe blow
with chair. The stricken burglar erie,
out under the pain Of the blow and fed. ant
his companions soon Joined him in hi
flight, as the entire household had by thi
time been aroused.
John Diedrich and John Young are tw
very old citizens of Lee county, the forme,
icing 80 years old and the latter 70 The
came to America from Germany Just fifty
three years ago. They landed in New Yo X
and after working aW bile in other of tn
large cities they turned southwark AM
drifted down to Macon, where they Remained
about ten years. They removed from
Macon to Lee county, and have been livint
there about thirty-fve years These OLE
genu zen are cousins. and are much at
tached to each other having been togethe
all their lives. Both have good farms an,
SIRE well thought of.
For some time past man calling himsel
q machinist named j. G. Williams has bee
doing little jobs ab nut the mills at Adel, an,
has been boarding at the Adel house. II
rooned with .. +. Good win and Z. d. Hall
depot agent and telegraph oDerator a