The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE Two STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

Gdb0eriIR - COrOeles Now bnLer-
prises-A Narrow Escape from a Big
Cotton Fire at Brunswick-A Lost
Pocketbook With a Big Sum OF
Money.
Brunswick's jug factory has commenced
Operations.
Blodgett, Moore & Co. will soon enlarge
their barrel factory at Cordele.
The new passenger depot of the S. A. NJ.
railroad at Cordele will be completed in a
few days
Rev. r. B. Taylor, pastor Of the Baptist
church at COrdele, has been recalled for the
year 1890, and has accepted it.
On last Monday night some one cut the
harness of S. R. Ward and several others at
Johnson church, near Watkinsville.
At nesting OF the board Of trustees Of
the Cordele high school last Monday Prof.
Brantly was elected principal for 1890.
The saw-mill men in and around the city
are prospering. All the mills are running
on full time, and have orders ahead for
months TO come.
Capt. J. B. Scott, president Of the Cor
dele guano factory and oil mills, will erect
a handsome residence on one Of his lots at
Cordele this fail.
The stock Of T. S. Wilkins & Co. Of Jesup
was sold Thursday, at receivers sale, 10 w.
7. Wilkins for S. a. Baker of Suffolk, Va
The consideration was 81, 100.
John Robins, an aged and highly re
spected citizen Of Greene county, died at
the residence of his son, Monroe Robins,
near Walkers church, last Saturday night.
Cordele is enthusiastic over the prospect
of several new industrial enterprises, among
which are an iron foundry, a furniture
H. III T..
nero was shot Thursday night on Bob
Varnadoe's place, four miles from Thomas
vile. by another negro man. The wounded
man is said to have been shot with buck
shot
A gentleman tells the Hartwel Star that
there seems to be an epidemic OF consump-
ton among tbs negroes in certain parts of
Ebert, and that they are dying very rap
idly.
A charter has just been granted by the
legislature, Incorporating the Savings Bank
of Griffin. The charter was obtained by 3.
II. BlakelY, j. P. Nichols, X. II. Drake, and
Robt. I. Daniel in behalf of themselves and
"a number Of other prominent business men.
Hardup, in Baker county, is on the rise.
The church has been renovated, wire
fence placed around the Cemetery, a post
Office established, three new stores opened,
a steam gin in full blast, good crops all
about, and general boom in the spirits Of
the people.
On Tuesday last ]. c. Rogers, Iwhile in
Eastman, lost from his hip pocket his book,
containing over $40O, and before he missed
it he heard that W. T. Kinchen, who was
IN town from Laurens county, had found a
book containing money, and upon examina-
ton found it was his.
While men were COMPRISING bale of
cotton last Saturday at Fuckers compress,
at Madison, fire was discovered in it. 1t
was hurried out Of the shed, torn open and
saved. with slight damage. 1t is supposed
that the fire was 10 it when bought, as an
opening in it was found to be burning in the
center.
Charlie Howard, prosperous farmer Of
Bib county, and brother of Mrs. Wool
folk, who was murdered by Tom Voolfolk,
and who is the prosecutor in the great case
was thrown out of wagon by a runaway
horse at Macon, day or two ago. and, fall
ing heavily on the ground, broke the small
joint Of the left arm, sprained his wrist and
badly bruised one side of his face.
Two little negro children living on the
place of f. w. Nix, three miles north of
Camilla, were burned in a cabin on last
Tuesday. Peter Corbett, negro about
sixty years old, and who was living on the
same place, was arrested by Sheriff
Sswindle, charged with the burning Of the
cabin. After a hearing before Judge
Twitty, Corbett was discharged for want Of
sufficient evidence.
Delegates from twenty churches from the
Columbus and Western Baptist Associa-
lions met in the Baptist church at Hamil-
ton "Wednesday TO organize into a new
association The Pine Mountain Associa-
ton was the name adopted, and it was
divided into. three districts. The first is
composed Of churches from Meriwether
county, the second, churches from Iroun
and Harris; the third is made up Of churches
entirely in Harris. The second district will
hold its first general meeting at Beach
Spring, and the third district at Ebenezer
church, the time not decided.
McDonough Weekly: The colored Baptists
held their association and annual knock
down and drag-out at Locust Grove Sun
day. w hlle the committees on business
were making their reports, the brethren
were engaged in hand-to-hand free fight.
One or two were cut, dozen beat into Jelly.
while only one had the distinction OF bel ~
wounded by pistol ball in the leg. half
dozen Of the combatants were arrested,
and the sheriff telegraphed for. The meet
ing was lively, and the participants will
have feeling recollection Of its stirring
events for some time 70 come.
Camilla Clarion: S. c. Gregory is GA
years old and has not taken pill nor dose
OF medicine from doctor in twenty Fl We
years. nor has doctor been called t. his
house in all that time. That's in Colauitt
county, just by the Mitchell line, you know,
the healthiest country ia the world. Mr..
GIe1OrJ IS father moved from Emanuel
county in 1877 aud settled near Little Oc-
locKonee, AID his nearest neighbor on the
north was thirty eight miles, and the nearest
south eighteen miles, and a man named
Tinsley on Flint river was the nearest on
the vest, and on the east his nearest neigh
Dor was twenty-five or thirty miles.
At Brunswick Friday, one OF the en-
ployes of the East Tennessee road or the
Brunswick Terminal Company, in passing
by the many bales of cotton, accidentally
dropped match on the floor Of the wharf
A few hours later a truckman rolled his
trucks over the match, causing it to ignite
and set fire to the cotton nearby. The
bales that had caught were soon in bright
blaze, but a stream of water which was
turned on Immediately extinguished the
fire, when only one or two bales had been
scorched little, thereby preventing a con-
siderable loss There were thousands of
bales Of cotton and six vessels along the
docks at the time
FLORIDA.
Circuit court commences at Fernandina
next Tuesday.