The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Marriage IN Wilcox County Pre-
vented by the Absence OF the Bride
Singular Fatality to a Horse at
Dalton-Black Marble Found in Muir
ray County An Alleged Bogus
Snowman.
GEORGIA.
Seventeen hundred tons Of fertilizers were
sold in Wilkes this season against about
$500 last year. This means $4,000 saved.
1t is rumorsd that Col. Thomas Harde-
man of Macon will be a candidate for the
congressional nomination in tne Sixth dis
trict.
DR.. George Patterson of WASH gton will
Commerce suit at nee against the Central
railroad for SIS, 900 damages for the loss of
his right arm
There Is an old negro in Quitman county
who has never owned lock. He has been
for wears mailing bar Of wood across the
door of his crib every night.
Miss Fannie Denmark, daughter of r.
]. Denmark, a highly respected and hon
ored citizen Of B ooks county, died Wednes-
day, after lingering illness OF several
months.
At Hinesville. Tuesday night, Mr., Cor
don shot Mr.. Middleton through the head,
and Mr.. Middleton is likely TO die very
soon. The cause of t edifficulty is unknown.
No arrest has been made.
Ben Ely, the Dalton negro who Is Ian
gushing in the Birmingham Jail, charged
with several blood murders, has virtually
confessed to the killing Of Old Mrs. Har-
grove at Smyrna last winter for her
money.
J. F. Thompson billed wild west show
at Valdosta for Tuesday. giving orders on
the treasurer Of his alleged company for all
expenses. besides borrowing some funds.
The show failed to come to nand. 1t is not
known how much he made.
The Gate City Oil Company has pur-
chased thirteen acres of the most desirable
land anywhere near East Point for manu-
featuring purposes, and now have l40 men
employed, under the management OF @ orge
T. Farmhouse, constructing q magnificent
cotton seed oil mill
Negotia ions are progressing at Washing
ton for the exchange OF a part of the acad-
envy lot for the Methodist church and lot
The Methodists wish TO have their place Of
worship on Main street, and if they get the
academy lot the site will suit them, and the
town will have a much better school build
ing and the same play ground.
Mrs. D. T. Lane of Abbsville is a bust
ness woman Eucl as is needed for the times
She bakes the most healthful bread for the
market, keeps a lot of fine cows, from
which she supplies a number Of houses with
the lest milk and butter. Besides she
knows Just how 30 make the most delight
ful temperance drinks, which she thinks
will cure the whisky appetite.
Some time since prominent farmer near
ToombEboro was sitting on the fence near
the road inspecting MS crop when lad of
not many years RODE by,and he said to him
Hello, bud; amt you iost" NO" he re-
piled, and stopping his mule he said to the
t,,1t
think not" "Well," spoke tie lad, 81
think you are, from the looks of your crop"
DR.. H. II. Cary Of the Georgia fish COM
mission has just returned from Phladel-
phia, where he has been III attendance on
the convention of the American Fisheries
Society. A large number Of states were
represented, and DR.. Cary is very much
enthused in view Of the great progress
made in fish culture in the last decade. At
WASH gton, D. c., two good sized shad
could be bought for 25 cents.
Tom Odom, young man living in the
neighborhood of Sibbie, Wilcox county,
went to take unto himself wife last Thurs
day night. He was accomp MED by sew
eral escorts who expected to have delight
full time at the welding. Cons iderable
preparations had bsen made for the occa-
sion. But the lady whom Odom expected
to marry had disappeared, and the boys
had TO leave somewhat disappointed.
The police of Dalton have been actuated
to greater vigilance by the many petty
burglarles that have been committed re-
Gently, and on Friday last succeeded in cap
turing one Of the night hawks who has been
amusing himself by smashing plate-glGss
windows and appropriating therefrom silk
handkerchief, neckties, collars, cuffs, etc.
The individual proves to be William Hines,
white boy, who i, generally looked upon
as bad character.
Thomas Lookridge of Dalton, agent for
the Singer company, lost a valuable buggy
horse one day | st week. He had driven
around to Thornton avenue residence IC
repair a machine, and expecting to be gone
for a snort time only. he fastened the lines
to the projecting root OF a snade tree grow
ing near the walk. During his absence the
horse grew FESTIVE and began backing. In
some way the lines got tangled in the wheel
and the animal was thrown upon it's head
in ditch near by, dislocating its neck.
Smith Treadwell Of Murray county was
in Dalton one day last week, and had in his
possession a superb specimen of black
marble. a fac simile Of the black Italian,
obtained from quarry recently discovered
on lands owned by him In the county of
Floyd. The specimen appears to be of the
very finest quality, and is susceptible of a
smooth and beautiful polish. Mr.. Tread
well says that the Indications point to a
vast deposit of this marble, lie having
traced the vein mile in length and half
mile in width.
Col. Orlando McClendon of Newman is
holding in West Point an auditors court for
the purp SO OF adjusting the accounts of
w. II. Huguley & Co. with Ala ANA and
Georgia mills. There are present as attor-
neys Hon. N. J. Hammond and Thomas r.
Whitaker, representing HuSuley s. Co.,
and +. Nj. Lonely and P. II. Brewster, rep
Fesentng stockholders, bondholders e d
creditors Of the Alabama and Georgia
Manufacturing Company. The mills are
now in the hands Of receiver, and havs
stopped work for want Of funds. The fight
bids fair to be long aud tedious.
The people OF Dalton we're awakened
from their slumbers last Friday night by a
terrific noise which shook the very fouuda-
tions Of the earth. Many thought that it
was an earthquake; some thought the stand
pipe had collapsed, while OF ers thought
that 9 meteoric stone had descended upon
the town. The noise in realty proved to
be fire damp explosion, caused by gaseous
Accommodations in the fur ace of locomo-
tive in the East lsnnssses, Virginia aud
Georgia yard. Strange to say the engine
was not injured in the least by the explo-
Sion, but the fireman and engineer were
severely burned by the blase OF fire which
shot from the furAa door.
Jesup Sentinel: One day last week a lady