The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
raE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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GEORGIA.
There are no vacant houses in Statesboro.
A lodge of Knights Of Honor was organ
ICED at Statesboro on Monday.
A military fair will be held at Dublin
from Dec 20 to Dec. %, inclusive.
A man named Fuller has been arrested III
Tattnan county charged with incest.
Many weekly papers in the state will OBJ
serve Christmas week by not Publishing.
Wash Mikell. living near Black. in Bull
lock county, had his dwelling and kitchen
destroyed by fire last week. The fire orig
mated in the latter
John f. Brannen and /. V. Simmons
have each purchased a part Of the Griner
place at Statesboro, aud will probably
build at an early day.
With this weeks issue the Dublin Ga
zette changes hands. Editor Lucien Y.
Stubs retires, and his position will be
filled by Col. julie BIrney.
Uncle Jack Long is one Of Walker
counry's oldest citizens and has travelled far.
But in all his wide experience be has never
ridden behind the iron horse.
L. Albritten's residence at Georgetown
was burned Wednesday. The fire was
started by flrecracker The furniture
was saved. The loss Is about $500.
Cader Pearce, living about ten miles
southwest of Butler. had the misfortune to
lose his barn, corn crib, stables and several
out-buildings by tire last Saturday morning.
E. w. Marsh arrived at Lafayette Tues
day afternoon. With his coming the ques-
ton of the building Of the road TO the ore
beds will be settled. The right of way has
been secured.
The carriage house of Mrs c. @. Moui at
Devereaux, Hancock county, was burned
day or two ago, with a number of vehicles
The loss is 500. Four hundred bushels of
corn were also destroyed.
An association of confederate veterans
was formed at Griffin "Wednesday. Henry
G. Curr was elected commander, with Col.
7. w. Flint, vice; Joshua Hammond, sec
retary; Judge John T. Stillwell. treasurer.
The stock of the new savings bank at
Macon has gone like hot cakes. The capital
stock is limited at 100000 and already
$l25, 900 has been subscribed. The subscrip-
tions of some will have to be scaled if all
would-be subscribers are to be accommo-
dated.
J. Frank Ellis of the United States fish
commission arrived in Atlanta Tuesday
evening on his special car. He had with
him 10 900 lively iitt Q fish, and he distrib-
uted 2l0 cans full of them among people in
6eorgia who are interested in the fish
culture.
About Jan. i President T. C. Hendrick
and Assistant Manager John C. Flynn of
the Empire match factory of Macon will
leave for New York to buy machinery for
the manufacture of brooms and matches.
Within three months it is expected that the
factory viii begin operations.
DR.. Henry Mcdonald pastor Of the
Second Baptist church; DIR. Lansing Bur
rows, pastor of the First Baptist church in
Augusta, and DR.. George B. Nunnally,
president of Mercer university, Macon, have
been added to the editorial staff of the
Christian Lldec, published at Atlanta.
The citizens of Oglethorpe have purchased
the Macon County Citizen, and have en-
ployed the editor of the Fort Valley Enter.
prise to manage and edit it. This will in no
way affect the Fort Valley Enterprise, as
Mr.. Kersh will continue as editor, and Mr.
Wynne will continue as associate editor,
assisted by Jack Powell.
Tuesday night there was prize fight
near the depot at Austell, in which two At
lanta boys were the c)utestants. Six ounce
gloves were used, d the fight was for 500
a side. The fighters were Ed. hurry and
&. A. Bedford. Nine rounds were fought
and hurry was declared the winner, Bed
ford being knocked out in the ninth round.
The Atlanta Medic Il Society has elected
the following officers for the ensuing year:
President, DIR. William Perrin Nicolson
tary, DR.. T. Fl. Huzza; treasurer, DR.. E.
Van Goldtsnoven; corresponding secretary,
DIR. n. o. Harris; reporters, Dr. F. o.
Stockton, DR.. L. p Kennedy and DR.. Z. V.
Joye.
Hendrick Solomon, son of a saloon
keeper, and Hypolite Damour, aged re-
specuvely is and 16 years, went to the
bank together, and Solomon PASSED a
forged check at the Exchange bank at
Macon Wednesday. At the request of their
parents and the firm whose name was
forged, B. Ohlmann & Sons, the boys will
not be prosecuted.
Miss Mary Stockwell, who was brought
to Macon from Columbus en- route to The
asylum, and who was taken dangerously i'll
short time after her arrival, is still at the
Brown House. She is attended by Dr. Glib.
son, who says her case is very preclrious
She lost her reason through the study of re-
Iglon. and at present it looks as il her life
would be sacrificed also.
An accident occurred at Columbus
shortly after IL o'clock Thursday night by
which the gongs in the engine houses and
at the residence OF Chief Burrus were com
pletely burned out. the accident is sun
posed to have been caused by the breaking
OF an electric light wire in the upper portion
of the city. 1t may be several days before
the damage to the system can be remedied.
Tom Langston, the murderer of w. J.
Brewer, remains safely behind the bars o.
Banks county Jail, though many strong and
repeated threats of lynching the prisoner
have been made. Several cold bloodeC
murders have been committed in the
county during the last few years, aud
still the murderers go unpunished. Much
dissatisfaction is expressed on this &C
count.
Either the Macon Construction Compan,
or the Macon and Birmingham Railroad
Company has purchased 200 acres of lane
from Mr.. Whiteside. near the seven bridges
in Bib county, for $4,000 This land is a
the junction of the Georgia Southern ant
the new Macon and Birmingham railroads
1t is unknown whether company vii
build town or locate its shops or use j
as the terminus Of the Macon aad Birming
ham road.
Postmaster Watt of Columbus has jus
received a letter from William Fraiu
Hillary, Vermillion county, Illinois, max
ing inquiries concerning Capt. Alfred
Cummings, who was captain of COMPANY
q, Tenth regiment U. S. A, who crosse
the plains In 1867, and camped at For
Buyer for the winter. His uncle was gov
ernor of Utah Territory duri the sam
year. The writer thinks Capt. Cumming.
address was Columbus, Ca, and is desirou
of being placad in