The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
raE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Deveaux Appoints His Deputy-A Cap
that Recalls the war Days Cotton
Ginning in Ante-Bsllum Days The
Mystery About Raiders Disappear
ance Not Cleared Up Yet.
GEORGIA.
Talbotton wants bank.
Albany wants a telephone service.
TaIbotton merchants report fine c0llsc.
tons.
The aged mother Of Maj. J. T. Hanson
died at Macon Tuesday.
1T. Brawner has sod his residence at
Griffin to B. n. Barrow.
Real estate in Athens continues TO boom,
and the city is fast building up.
The Oglethorps hotel at Brunswick was
formally opened for the season Monday.
The Card Brick Company has over l.
10000 brick ready for shipment 70 Bruins
wick.
The woods on the Lavender mountain
west OF Rome have been on fire several
days.
Mayor T W. Glover Of Marietta has just
been presented with cane by the city
employees.
H. A. Beach and wife. of Marietta, will
celebrate the 18th anniversary Of their mar
Tiags on Dec q.
Inc &l.DEU DcNWEbu Nt4O SDhAilJHS VI
Mai. wilkins and Ar. McCathern in
Waynesboro is off.
George f. Newell has been made general
manager of the American Marble Company,
located near Marietta.
A horrible crime was perpetrated at
Athens Tuesday night. Some one stole the
last chicken belonging TO Methodist min
lister.
A few years ago. the Knights Of Pythias
sold two lots 60x9O on Ne Tcastle street,
Brunswick, for $1,000. Now these lots are
valued at over 5000.
About twenty operatives for the Kennon
Manufacturing Company have arried at
Brunswick from Augusta. Work will COM
znence at the factory on Jan. l.
The new mayor aud city council of
Dawson will have a champagne and oyster
supper Christmas night, TO which the old
mayor, council, and city officers win be
snvited.
Paul II. Evans, q son OF Gen. Clement A.
Evans of Atlanta, left for Yncatan few
days ago. Mr.. Evans has been Tor some time
with the Thomson Houston Electric Com
pany of Bostol.
Bob Deans, who stabbed Sol Williams at
Macon on Saturday night in the chest and
back, has been arrested and bound over At
last accounts Williams was alive, but in a
critical condition.
The barn of James Wiley Arnold, in
Wilkes county, was destroyed By fire Satur-
day night Tns stock was removed, but
some provender was burned. The loss is
about $780, There is no insurance.
j. w. Evans & Co.'S shingle aud grist
mill at Summervlle was destroyed by fire
Tuesday. A spark fell on the sawdast
The loss is about $500. They will be ready
TO commence work again in a few days.
Near Nicholson, on the Northeastern
~. 81,
two gins, a press and six bales Of cotton, was
burned on Sunday night The loss is e5ti-
mated at 81 500, and there was no insurance.
Wednesday one of Atlanta's most expert
bicycle riders tnok a turn on his wheel, and
carried with him his little baby, about IL
or years old. The little chap sat directly
in front of the father, and seemed to greatly
enjoy the ride.
Jim billiard of Oglethorpe county had a
tenant house burned by negro boy living
on the place. This is the second house this
youthful criminal has set on fire, he having
ignited one last year on The same place. He
Is now in jail.
This morning c. W. Love and ~ F.
Ezzell, two young men of Atlanta, will
start on foot to Stone Mountain. They
will walk to that place and return for 500
side. The distance 10 be covered is about
thirty-fve miles.
no ncH VI dNl6EiAAeu was llhu-
gurated at Mile igeville Tuesday night.
The board is as follows; Mayor, 2. J. Cline;
aldermen, w. 7. Conn, A. Joseph, r. w.
Roberts, g. 7. Wiederman, j. Caraker,
and 4. F. Newell; clerk, G. w. Caraker
Collector of Customs Deveaux Of Bruins
wick has appointed Henry d. Atwood
deputy collector. II Mr.. Atwood's appIica-
ton for the postmaster's place is considered
fevorably by the powers that be, and he is
named for the position, he viii retire from
the deputy coilectorship.
Owing to technical noncompliance with
the law 10 ordering last Wedn 9sdays con-
test, Terrell county may have another
election on the court house question right
away. The necessary two-thIrds vote was
not obtained Wednesday, the vote standing
524 in favor of TO ISL against bonds
In the election at Lumpkin for municipal
officers. the following gentlemen were
elected without opposition: Mayor, J. B.
Richardson; aldermen, III. L. Everett, A.
II. Simpson, A. I. Fort, W. P. Carter, ard
w. H. Humber; marshal, w. II. Cliffs.
An are old officers except the two last
named aldermen.
w. r. Campbell Of Brunswick narrowly
escaped being shot as he passed along
Egmen street yesterday, on his way from
his residence TO his place of business Mr.
Campbell had come about half the distance
when he heard bullet whizz by within a
few inches of his head. the bullet buried
itself in the fence near by.
The Edward s. Jones Post No s. Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic, at Macon.
has Just held an election Of officers with the
following result: I D. Crawford. com.
n,ander; w. w. DeHaven, senior vi.e-com-
mander; c. w. Morrill,, junior vice-com-
rander; ]. Dunno, officer of the dav
Phil Heldingsfeder, Quartsrmaster; Luke
A. McAyoy, chaplain; Harry Burns adj
jutant.
Brunswick is 60 have line Of steamers
direct to New York. Commencing Jan. 3
the steamships Of the Mallory line will PLY
direct between the two cities, instead of stop
ping at Port Royal, as heretofore This will
bring the steamers of the line into Bruins
wick twelve hours earlier than they arrive
now, or on NJ Jndays instead Of TUESDAYS
lr is probable that two vessels will arrive
by the line each week in the near future.
Near Creswell, day or two ago, some
one turned Frank J. Freemans mule loose
and he accu ed some Of the bystanders OF
having united hi n. Emmett Norton denied
having anything to do with it, and ther
angry words passed between the n, and
Norton ran up on Freeman and cut him
back OF the neck, clipping his right ear and
Infiict1ng cash about three or four incha,