The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
~ PARAGRAPHS.


Arguments Against the 1o-Hour
Law-Gov. Gordon and Judge Crisp
Expected TO Speak at the Dodge
County Fair.
GEORGIA
The Waycross band is TO be reorganized.
Curtis Peacock of Scotland died a day or
two ago.
Superior court convenes at Statesboro
next week.
Worth county superior court convenes
next Monday.
A military company is to be organized at
Blackshear Monday night.
Six members were received at the Meth
odist church at Waycross last Sunday.
Gov. Gordon and Judge Crisp will address
the people at the Dodge county fair, Nov. g.
Superior court convenes In Pierce county
next week. There are sixty-three cases on
the docket.
The grand jury of Tattnall found twenty
xix true bills last week against violators of
the penal law.
Rome's third volunteer fire department
was christened Wednesday, "W. w. Seay
&ire Company No. 3.
Rochelle has been incorporated about
year, and there has not been death among
the adults since it was incorporated
The final work on the city bridge at
Augusta has been completed, and Thursday
the first passengers went over the new struct-
nre.
The Elbort9n Loan and Savings Bank
will be compelled to increase its capital
stock in order TO meet the demands of bust
mesa
At Macon, THURSDAY, Justice WHY bound
Bilas Clay over in the sum OF $500 for steal
ing a watch and other valuablss from John
Hartz
Rev. W. C. Mccall is preparing to build
n residence In East Dalton on the Spring
Place road. The building will cost about
$4,000
Mrs Lecey Grooms, relict Of Benjamin
Grooms, died at her home in Tattnall county
on Monday last. Mrs. Grooms was nearly
30 years of age.
Thursday, four batteries Of the Fourth
United States artillery passed through
s9acon from Fort Mcpherson en- route to
winter quarters in Florida.
Mira W. W. Collins died at Macon
Thursday. The deceased was the wife Of
one Of Macon's best known citizens, and
the daughter Of Col. John E. Jones.
In the Clark building, now being torn
down at Perry, several day books and
tedgers were found, covering a period of
Of 1852.
]. z Clark, a freight conductor on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail-
road; was indicted for bigamy at the McRae
superior court this week. Officers are
searching for him.
Squirrels are very numerous in the Oc-
mulgee river swamp near Perry. Last
Monday Ed Stubs of near Kathleen was
In the swamp about five hours and killed |
forty-three squirrels.
John D. Hope of Worth county has lust |
lost his gin house and ten bales of cotton by |
fire. The machinery and four bales Of cot |
ton were covered by insura1c but six bales |
OF cotton, the house, and the seed from 100 |
bales Of cotton will be an entire loss.
Jacob F. Wilkes died at his home in TAFT |
nall county on Wednesday NOR ing last,
from the effects Of laudauunL He had been |
for several days under the influence of |
liquor, and, wishing TO sober up, took lauda- |
mum TO keep his nerves braced up while he
was passing from under the influence of the
liquor.
DIR. j. T. Smith, who lives in the lower
part Of Columbia county, lost his gin house.
engine and fixtures, and thirteen bales of
cotton on Tuesday morning Of this week
1t vas very dry ami wildly. and it was with
difficulty his dwelling was saved. His office |
was burned. The loss is heavy, with no in
Burance
Last Saturday night between $4,000 and
100000 feet of lumber was burned at the
mill Of j. g. Williams g. Bro, Just above
Stetesboro. The fire originated from the
slab pit catchi g pile Of seasoned lumber
near by and then sprang to the balance in
the yard. Fortunately, the mill was not
destroyed.
The 5-yesr-old child of Roach Jones OF
fuiaski county was terribly burned last
week. 1t was trying to kindle a fire, when
its clothes came in contact with tho blaze
and instantly the little fellow was enveloped
In sheet Of flame from head to feet.
Assistance was near, and, though saved
from death, the child received terrible
burns. the marks Of which he viii carry to
his grave
There have recently been Methodist pro
tracted meetings held in Coffee county, at
Willacoochee, Westania, Balloon and Pear
son, IN which sixty-fve were added to the
church. Including former additions TO
those churches, this makes 100 new men,
beers this year. The Willacoochee circuit
now has nine organized churches and two
other preaching places. The members want
two preachers on the circuit the coming
year.
The railway station at Mays, on the
Knoxville road, was robbed Wednesday
night by tramps, and all the moneys in the
with money belonging to the postoffice
were taken away. The aggregate amount
was small, but the sweep was clean. Bar
rett jenkins Is postmaster, station agent,
mayor, justice Of the peace, planter, and
general director of affairs in that bailiwick.
but, all the same, they got away with his
effects TO the amount of several dollars.
he Is Of course indignant
Treasurer Jewett of the Georgia Southern
and Florida railroad handles about as
much money as any other man in Macon.
Tuesday he drew a check for $74 900 in
payment for the rails now being laid be-
tween Lake City aud Palatka. He also
paid $3.50 Yesterday for ten head of fine
blooded cattle from Pennsylvania for the
Cycloneta stock farm. Mr.. Jewett has
handled millions Of dollars for this road.
mostly in the form of checks, which he con-
siders one Of the greatest inventions of
mankind.
The Piedmont match factory at Atlanta
VIII be in operation again in few days
1t will be remembered that the factory was
established on Emma street some two years
ago, and for awhile did hourishing bust
ness. But for some reason the business
failed to prove remunerative, and the fac
tory was closed some months ago, and has
remained idle ever since. With a reopening
OF the business season came a renewed in
terest In this enterprise, and movement
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