The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

Race at Monmouth Park.
GEORGIA
Montezuma boasts Of twenty-five cotton
buyers.
Cartersvills has a new paper called the
Express.
Sydney Rogers of Smith station, aged
years, weighs l05 pounds.
Ii is said that there will he 10000 gallons
of peach brandy made in Butts county this
summer.
The prosperity of the Rome rolling mill
Is such that the building is already being
enlarged.
Property to tho amount OF $40. 900 has
changed hands IN Brunswick within TIE
last three weeks.
Hon. II. H. Carlton addressed the citizens
of Greene county last Tuesday on the duty
of the government to agriculture.
The manager of the Athens factory is
now putting in a dynamo, and will soon
have his entire building lighted by electric
ity.
Leopold Myers, of Augusta bet $1,000
on Protection at the Monmouth part track
last week. Pools paid 10 for J. and Myers
won S39. 900.
There are several confederate soldiers in
Bulloch county, who receive a pension
from the state, by reason of having been
permanently disabled in the war.
The members of Sarah Hollands congre-
cation at Brunswick have started sub
scription to build her a $500 church. They
intend to erect it ON the site Of her present
tabernacle. 1t is probable that the money
will be raised.
Judge Elijah Wade, treasurer of Brooks
county, had family reunion a few days
ago. Judge Wade is now 70 years old. aud
his good lady is &C. Seven children and
thirty-four grandchildren sat down to the
dining. There were sixteen absentees.
John Dohlberg who is in charge of the
Mitchell house at ThomasviIle, has cured
a lot of Bermuda hay OFF of less than half
an acre of ground, which weighed $500
pounds. This. at 81 a hundred, less than
other hay not so good soils for, would net
$50 an acre for Bermuda hay.
Mayor Colson of Brunswick received a
,telegram from a prominent Waynesville
merchant Thursday, saying that he was
robbed of $500 in money and large check
on ]. P. Williams q Co., Savannah.
Wednesday night. Tho message asked for
the arrest and detention of anyone present.
1ng the check to be cashed.
The sale Of the Etowah furnace property
at Cartersville has been consummated at
last At Atlanta day or two ago Gen. A.
q. Granger of Philadelphia, through his at
torney, Col. John w. Akin of Gainesville,
paid over to the Etowah company $4,000
IN hard cash, taking a bond for title, and
the remaining Sl50,000 to be paid by Sept
2 next.
T. A. Floyd has tied Wayne and Liberty
counties together with a &-inch wire rope
He has established ferry at Linder's Bluff,
on the Altamaha river, and this wire is
used to take his fiat from one side to the
other. This ferry will be Of great conven-
m ha On hot IF tba rix Tar
who wish to cross from one side o the other
by their own conveyance. 1t is directly on
the line of travel between South Carolina
and Florida, for those who travel between
these sections with their own teams
On Monday two men came to Hartwell in
search of Matthew Knox. Orr King and
Knox became involved in a quarrel on
Saturday evening about dark near Fair
play, =. G.. Knox became enraged, and
fred two shots from his pistol at King
Failing TO hit him, he drew his knife and
inflicted three frightful wounds on King
one cash extending from the top of the left
shoulder down TO the collar bone, another
cash from the middle of the back across
the right arm, and a steb in the breast to
the hollow. Mr.. King Yves not expected to
live. Knox fed to Georgia.
jefferson Davis has written a eompli-
mentary letter 20 T. X. Oglesby of Atlanta
zine Of American History on the federal
constitution. Abiding to that portion of
the article relating to the parts played by
Abraham Baldwin of Georgia and James
Iredell of North Carolina in the adoption
and construction of the constitution, Mr.
Davis says: Few of the present genera
ton know how much we owe to those two
great men, and you have performed a
valuable service in teaching 10 the un.
learned lesson which should never be for
gotten"
Last Sunday there was one of the
most remarkable religious meetings al
Crawfordville that ever was held in Geor-
gia. The Baptists have been CARRYING on
protracted meeting of much interest at
the Methodist church, and last Sunday was
the regular appointment of the Methodsts.
The pastor of the Baptist church was alb
sent, and Rev. Mr.. Duvall, Methodist, was
invited to preach. The congregation, 8
large one, gathered, of Baptist, Methodist
and Presbyterians In the pulpit was {
minister of each, Methodist and Baptist
and each took a part in conducting tn,
services; all sang together and worshiped q
the same altar.
The fair committee, at its last meeting il
Macon, increased the premium for the bes
county display at the coming state fai
from s., 900 TO 81 200, and the premium TO
the second best display from $500 to 500
premium OF $500 is offered for the thirC
best. These are the largest premiums o
the kind ever offered in the state, and will
stimulate lively competition. 1t is probable
that dozen counties will make COLLECTIVE
displays. For individual displays liberia
premiums are offered, with $3.50 for th
first, $3.50 for the second, $3.50 for the thir,
and 500 for the fourth. Besides these pre-
miums there are many others covering al
departments of agriculture, stock breedin
and domestic work.
As the train from Selma was gettint
ready to leave Rome Thursday night. job
Wilkie, white man, who appeared to b
under the influence of liquor, ordered War
rem, the colored porter, 10 make a coupling
For some reason Warren refused to do s.
and some words passed between them, whel
Wllkie drew his pistol and fired, the bal
striking Warren in the arm. A scufTie en-
sued, and Warren wrested the pistol from
Wlkie, who Immediately procured anothe
from friend and again opened fire o.
the negro This time Warren was shot il
the neck, the ball ranging downward an,
backward and lodging between the shou
der blades. Another ball struck the negr,
three inches above he left knee, breaking
the thigh bone completely. He fell to
ground. weltering in his blood, Will
Wilkie made good his escape, and has prot
ably cleared the state by tnis time Ware
may recover, though mis- wounds are serious
Both parties are from Selma, Ala.
Brunswick Advertiser: A well-knowl
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