The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRA p rs.

Delivering Tncenciarv AarangueS N
Ebert County-One of Grihan's Fu2i-
tive Convicts Recaptured - Rife
Range to be Established at the
Mcpherson Barracks.
GEORGIA
Milleigeville is to have electric lights.
&c. Lamb will establish barrel factory
ct cambridge in January.
The registration of voters for the city
election in Americas will probably reach
$40
Can't. H. W. James, who has resided in
Toccoa since 1872, died at his residence
Monday.
Capt r. J. Redding, superintendent OF
The experimental farm near Griffin, will pc
tition for postofiice at that point
Oliver Cotton (cOlored, charged with
yspe. who escaped from the jail at Griffin e
Gay or two ago, has just been recaptured at
Forsyth.
John Sturgis, Columbus man, has been
appointed to a place in the Office Of the
public printer at Washington. He is a re-
publican.
The oil mills ginnery at Lagrange closed
last week About all the cotton has been
ginned, except few struggling bales that
may come along.
The participants in the factory fight at
Griffin Saturday are all doing we'll, with the
exception of J. r. Ernest, who is in crit
zeal condition from his wounds.
The LlGrange Graphic learns that w.
+. Summerour of Dalton will locate $780,
600 canning factory in LaGrange if he is
given a site and 81 900 as bonus.
F. J. Allen, mail agent on the Atlanta
and Montgomery road, is applying for
place as postoffics inspector. He is a SON.
in-law of Col Jake Martin Of East Point
At negro supper on the Sdnsol place,
in Troup county, last week, difficulty
arose between Joe Brown aud Alt Newton,
in which the latter received a cut that
exposed his lung TO view.
J. Z. Middleton, young white man from
Walthourville, was arrested in Columbus
last night for stealing a punch from the
Central railroad baggage room. he pleads
drunkenness a his excuse.
Last week Judge Gober fined G. W. VIII
son, sheriff Of this county, 800 for not
arresting John Stuart, who, it is said, is a
very bad man, and he remained in the
county undisturbed by the sheriff.
In spite of Recorder Washington's warn
ings, the nurses of Macon have again gone
back to their practice of walking three
abreast, trundling along their charges and
forcing pedestrians to take the street.
Adiutant General Kel has notified the
war department officially that Mrs. N. C.
Monroe has been selected TO continue the
work of compiling the REQ rds Of Georgia
troops in the confederate service from the
records here.
J. w. Reid of Townsville, who has been
negotiating for some time for herd of ten
ueers belonging to gentleman in Valdosta,
consummated the trade Tuesday. They will
be added as one of the attractions Of Glen
Arven park.
Complaints are continually being made
of the Elberton pos 5office. Letters aud
papers sometimes remain for weeks before
being delivered, and some of the people of
the county have even gone SO far as to
threaten boycott
A negro named George Summers was
shot and killed near Summers mill, Newton
county, on Friday night, and was buried
at Bald Rock. The shooting was done by a
young man named Hudson, who has left
for parts unknown.
A. K. Bresse. clerk in the second auditors
Office of the treasury department, is the
latest candidate for the Athens postoffice.
Bresse is a young man, and formerly lived
at Athens, but has been in the government
service at Washington for a number of
years.
A petition has been fled at the postoffice
department at Washington for the estab-
hShment of a postoffice at Sandy Ridge. on
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
road, in Henry county. c. n Smith is
recommended as proper person for post
master.
There will be four distinguished visitors
TO Atlanta at the chamber of commerce
ba2quet on Jan. l6. Hon. Chauncey De
pew will be there, as we'll as Gov. elect
Campbell of Ohio, Congressman w. L.
Wilson of West Virginia, and Exon
gresham Russell Of Massachusetts.
AT LaGrange on Su day night lust as
Messrs Jim w mite and Fred Shafer, who
room over Swain & Co.'S. store, were pre-
pairing to retire; some one il the street
put heavy rock through their window,
SCATTERING the panes aud breaking the
sash. Two negroes were arrested
The Secretary of War has recommended
an appropriation of 1911 900 to establish
rlf1e range at McPhers N barracks, near
Atlanta. Representative Stewart has a
scheme TO lay out and macadamizs road
way from Atlanta, via West End, to the
barracks. 1t may take definite shape
later on.
Last week the LAGRANGE mills were hard
at work filling a large order for heavy
ducking for the United States navy. The
uucklng weighed 3419 ounces to the yard
and was the heaviest ever turned out by the
mills. A sample was sent on to the au chori-
ties, and they were so well pleased that they
photographed large order for the material.
Coyington Star: Jefferson Davis was not
an ex-President. He was elected and in
stalled as President of the southern confed-
eracy, and, under the law, was to hold his
Office until his successor was elected and in
stalled. This was never done. No man was
ever elected to succeed Mr.. Davis, and con
sequently his term of Office never termi-
mated.
Mrs. Polly Edwards, nee Nelson. of jasper
county, committed suicide last Friday night
by taking Rough on Rats. The deceased
has been greatly afflicted for wears. and of
late became very Respondent About three
weeks ago she was overtaken while on her
way to the river to drown herself, and was
watched very closely until the night sne
committed the rash act.
George Cook, one of the residents Of
Grove district. is down on Atlanta as a
wood market. Two days ago he started to
Atlanta with load of wood, and hauled il
fourteen miles before he reached the city.
linen he tried to sell it. AMI hauled it all
over town, covering about twenty miles.
Later In the evening he still had the wood
and. not knowing what else to do, started
oack home, making another fourteen miles.
A negro preacher named Lias Rawner
living in Whycne's district of Ebert
county, is creating a little excitement in