The morning news., 1889-05-31
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

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GEORGIA.
Peaches are beginning to ripen near Fort
Gaines.
The Fort Gaines Guards are preparing for
the encampment at st. Simon's soon.
]. T. Couse Of Cochran has invented
and obtained letters patent on an improved
coffee roaster.
Eleven counties in Georgia have been rep
resented at Butler male and female college
since last October.
Solicitor General A. A. Carson Of Chat
tahoochee circuit will move his family from
Butlep to Columbus soon.
At an election for ordinary of Dodge
county, to fll the unsxpired term OF Office,
causgh by the death Of Ordinary Roar, u.
L. Bhrch was elected.
Mrs. Virginia Freeman, wife of the senior
mel t1ber of the Newman bar, the venerable
SAMUEL Freeman, died suddenly Monday
night at 1870 o'clock Of paralysis Of the
heart.
John H. Parnell, the great fruit maa Of
West Point, made his first shipment Of
peaches to New York on Monday. The
peach crop in that section is fine. both as to
quantity and quality.
The gentlemen who proposed to build O
hotel at Elberton, failed to purchase the
land at what they considered a reasonable
price, and therefore the matter VIII be
postponed for time.
Elder J. r. Rsspsss Of Butler is expect
ing to make shipment of ripe peaches t.
the north about June l. He has a fine or
chard and his trees are heavily "a 3ened with
fruit. He viii probably clear s., 100 from
his orchard this year.
James Archer has found the bonanza
0F Cur-Dll his nj mil.
aud a quar- er from Carrollton. An expert
mineralogist has just ended a striet investi-
cation on his place and found 4 rich and in
exhaustlble mine Of ASBESTOS.
At Atlanta Wednesday night Capt.
George H Mackensie, the chess champion,
encountered sixteen of Atlanta's best play
ers at the rooms OF TIE Chess and Checker
club, and, after a most interesting struggle,
he won all Of the games except three.
E. B. Waters of Butler is putting up q
building for bakery. The building will
contain five comfortab ble rooms including an
Office, bake room and two confectionery
rooms and an ice and green grocery room.
Several thousand dollars will be expended
IN fitting it up.
There is a community near Eastman well
represented IN the ministerial profession.
1t is about four miles square with about
sixty-eight Inhabitants. OF this number
there are fourteen ministers, as follows:
One primitive Baptist, two Metdodists,
three "slab off" Bapcists and eight mission
ary Baptists.
There was white woman in T bert0n the
other dav, who, it is said. could at one time
stand in half-bIshel measure sll shoulder
five bushels of wheat. 4 reliable gen .e-
man, who has been well acquainted with
her for many years, SAYS there IS no GoIo.
oh Hnr. hafrr -.la To Iici,
feat, and that sac would bet money on it
at any time
John Grier, mulattO negro IS years Old,
attempted 70 outrage Mrs. Ar Watson lasc
Friday Mrs. Watson succe dad in getting
hold OF an ak, and with il defended herself
against the burly scOuadrei Mr.. Watson
lives in the lower part OF Rockdsle county.
near Tom OglesO 5. \ warrant has been
issued toT t-e arrest Of the negro, but up 10
this time he has made gool ais escape.
The Capital Bank Of Macon IS locking fo-
n new home. The lease On the building
which the bank now occupies on Second
street expires N few months, and toe
directors arc already negotiating for
quarters, bids being from C1erry, Third
and Mulberry streets. As yet 10 agreement
has been reached, but the owner OF one Of
the buildings offers the bank the property
at $4,000. be agreeing u lease a portion ia
event Of a sale being made.
Hon. Thomas Hardeman promptly comes
TO the front IN q card de1ying the re-
port that lie intends to run against
Congressman BlJuut az the next cleo
tion in the Sixth congressional dis,g.c,
Of Georgia. Col Hardeman saws tha-
the relations existing between himself
and Congressman Blouat are Of the
most friendly character, and that he Is not.
and VIII noe be a candidate aEinst him for
congressional hOnors al the next election.
Between . and 3 o'clock on Sunday morn
ing last, the large barn AT Mrs. J. l. Lam
kin's place. in Pulaski county, was des-
troyed, together with its contents of 800
bushels Of corn, large quantity Of fodde-,
plow gear, wagon harness, etc \ fine
mare, belonging TO Mrs. A. r. Taylor OF
Hawkinsyille, was confined in one II the
stalls Of the barn and perishel in the flames
The fire is supposed u have teen the work
al an incendiary. There was NJ insurance
on the barn.
During a shower last Sunday afternoon
in DAVIS n lightning struck a small tree
near the railroad, just below the depot
Mr.. Moore, the telegraph operator, was a.
his post in the Office. and was knocke from
the table 70 the floor by the succs he was
considerably stu ned for me, but moth
ing serious resulted. Two or three small
wires in the lightning arrester at the teis-
phone office were charreI by the elec-
tricity. which obstructed the liae5 10 which
they were attached until repaired
News reached Dawson Sun iay of the
assassination Of Sam Prest N ana the
wounding Of sam Preston. IT., and JOIN
Campbell, IN Randolph equity, o. Satur-
day night. The murder occurred on Bar
ney Lester's plantation. Zhs three darke-s
were sitting in Sans hoIse, and the as,as-
sin slipped up and shot t1em through the
window with a gun. Preston Srs famil-
iarity with other peoples wives is thought
10 have been the cause OF tie trouble. There
is no clew as TO who is the murderer.
w. T. Paine was badly hurt at Washing
ton last Friday. NJ. Pain. lost his riEl-
arm al the battle Of Trenton during the lac
war. IL was taEen off just above toe ci-
bow. In attempting 8 beard "a n5rtl-
bound train On the Georgia raj oal ae
missed Eis footing and fell, brsakmg has
other arm in three places bstF tle wrist
and elbow. He had his wounds dress d
and hopes to be able TO be out again in "a
few days This is the third time that las
arm has been injured during the last few
years, but MIR. Paine bears his misfortune
like hero
The residences Of Miss D. WiIlingham
and William Bagley, who live in Chaua-
hoochee county, about thirteen miles 4outh
Of Columbus. We're totally destroy cd by fire
q couple Of nlgnts ago. The iits started
about midnight, and It was ~ ith great dill
Guilty TINT the inmates II both hoIso. which
were adjoining escaped with tleir lives.