The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

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GEORGIA.
Mira c. II. Bethune has been appointed
postmaster at Talbotton.
Judge J. n. Mathews is announced as g
candidate for mayor Of Talbotson-
There are ssventy-five cases Of measles in
the forks of the creek in Terrell county.
The citizens Of Athens will NEST in mas
meeting to-day to discuss the cGection Of a
new hotel.
Ben Sutton. a citizen Of TER eli county,
died Of measles on last Monday. de was
about 20 years Of age.
]. ]. Rountree of Sweinsboro, we'll
known mill man, died on Tuesday Lass OF
gastritis. he leaves widow and Veveral
cbiIdren. He was buried with ii ssoaic
honors.
Rev. q. W. Davis, who has beeri the
Baptist pastor at Dawson for the last; s7eyen
years, viii preach his farewe serno1 On
Sunday next, and will. in q few days, n owe
to his new home at Friendship, where DC
will take charge Of q school
Alec Harvey of Talbot county is now
living on a farm owned by Capt. j. w.
Robins. and he has lived there for m ORD
than fifty years. During that time the IA rna
has changed hands several times, but A. ec
remains with the new landlord.
Tax Collector Tolbert Of Talbot reports that
he has collected about 81, 0JO less taxes this
year than ne had collected up TO the same
time last year. He thinks, however, that
there will be comparatively few defaulters
for the year, as he re .ards the people better
of financially than they have been in many
years.
At DanieIsville Wednesday, Tim Duffen
and Zach Darlington got into an alterca-
tion about me tales Zach heard Tim had
been telling on him Tim cut Zach severely
with mis- knife in several places, one stroke
striking in the eye, and cutting around and
out back OF the ear. Some ugly strokes
took affect in Zach's shoulder.
Alpharetta is greatly stirred up over dis
ssnsions growing out Of the appearance of
some Seventh Day christians in the city.
They made a number Of converts among the
members of the various churches. The
Methodist church here has intensified the
feeling by expelling four ladies on the
charge Of heresY-Mrs. J. N. Howell. Mrs.
j. NJ Dodds, Mrs. Reunie Ieltson and Miss
Minnie Dodds.
Gainesville's city election Wednesday
passed of very quietly. Col. George X
Looper was elected mayor over G. P.
Boone by ffty-two majority. The follow
ing board of aldermen we're elected: First
ward, F. NJ Loclin had no opposite and
was elected; Second ward, II. D. Hudson
was elected over L. D. Goodwood by 124
majority; Third ward, K. E. Green was
elected over J. J. Gaines by "a majority.
Sheriff J. 7. McAllister has just returned
TO Fort Gaines, from Apalachicola, having
In custody Lewis Haiseley and Perry Will
Jams lcolored) who murdered Aaron Bee
tcolore6 on the plantation Of w. G. Grims-
by, in Clay county, few weeks ago. The
brother Of Haiseley, who was confeder-
ate in the same crime, was already confined
in jail, and the probability is that Clay
county will have triple hanging in the
near future
The Mary Willis Library of Washington
has been ia use six months, aud the direc-
tors have been making up the record, which
may interest other TWINS using libraries.
There are about / 500 of the best selected
books ever got together, and 4,579 loans
have been made. Washington contains
bet ween ], 200 aud ], 500 inhabitants, but
the library is open TO people all over the
county, and used a good deal There are
from $50 to 800 books out at all times
Chief Connolly, Of the Atlanta police,
rode with pair Of historic brass stirrups
Wednesday, that be has never used before.
They were made Of the copper plating OF
the federal gunboat 'Keokuk,n the first
vessel sunk in Charleston harUor at the be-
Va IHC Wdi, were pIEStuDEu 10
him by Dir. Chanler, an old resident Of
Charleston, who is now an invalid and lives
on Broad street. Chief Connolly has had
the stirrups ever since his first election as
chief, and wore them Wednesday in honor
OF the dead chieftain of the confederacy.
F. F. Wellons, a grocery merchant of
Marietta, had his store closed by the sheriff
on Thursday last. de had given mortgage
TO X. II. Northcutt, executor of the J. j.
ROFfhpfiff oct for 81 a 20
j. r. Winters for 500, and a mortgage to
w. r. Montgomery for 800. Col r. N.
Holland represented these parties. Besides
this he owes the Kennesaw mills $500 for
Hour; II. A Boynton, of Atlanta, S24S for
groceries, and other amounts to other par
lies which will make his Indebtedness about
$1,000. His stock Of goods will probably
amount to $1,000.
Lou Beecher (colored) was seriously in
jured at Lumpkin Saturday night in fight
with Hugh jackson (colored). The couple
have been living together for some time
Hugh was intensely jealous and upon Sat-
urday night the couple had a quarrel Mad
dened beyond reason, jackson seized an ak
handle which was lying near by, and with
blow felled the woman to the ground. He
was beating her about the. head with the
wooden weapon, whea the neighbors, at
tracted to the scene by the woman's screams.
caused him to desist The W 1man's injuries
are of serious character and may prove
fatal.
A serious brush fire, which for several
hours threatened to reach the residences of
several citizens in Lection, Sumter county,
occurred Sunday about noon. 1t is sup
posed to have originated from spark from
an engine on the Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery road which, lighting up pi lie
of brush, communicated the flames to the
woods of Capt. Fielder. The woods cover
about seyenty-fve acres, and the fire spread
rapidly in the underbrush. The citizens
in that vicinity turned out and after q
steady fight of three hours in duration, sue
ceeded in obtaining control when but about
twenty feet distant from the residence Of
Capt. Fielder.
w. w. Grant, one of the veterans who
took part in Wednesdays parade at At
lanta, wore coat to viii h an interesting
history is attached. 1t was during the war
the property of Capt w. H Cody, who
joined the Columbus Guards of Columbus
and was worn by him in ten battles. The
relic of the great con est has five bullet
holes through it. The cloth of which The
coat is made was manufactured by the
Eagle and Phenix mills, and the hands OF
the ladies of Columbus sewed it. Wednes.
day was the first time the garment was
worn since the close of the war. A photo.