The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Vineyard at Eawkinsv lie Rats In
juring the Watermelo Crop at Lees
burg-Arrest of an Arc-y Deserter
GEORGIA.
The negro, Mathis. who was knocked of
the railroad at Ty Ty last Saturday, died
Tuesday.
Reuben Dismarke, formerly Of Richmo d
county, has moved TO Gibso1 aud estab-
lished chair factory, which is turning out
excellent work.
At Bainbridge Wednesday Anna billiard
tcolorsdl was bound over to the superior
court for an assault and battery upon Han
nah Middleton.
The business men Of cambridge have
organized a board of trade, with Col. J. E.
Donaldson president and a. l.. Townsend,
Esq, secretary.
The alliances Of Macon and Dooly coun-
ties are receiving large subscriptions to their
oil mill and guan0 factory. j. H. Claxton
is at the head of the movement.
Work on the iron bridge and trestle
across Flint river at Montezuna is rapidly
progressing. This opens a wide avenue to
a greatly increased trade for Montezlma.
At the new iron bridge of the Central
railroad at Macon Wednesday Edward
Rollins, a negro laborer, fell from the
bridge To the water, distance Of about
thirty-two feet, and broke his left thigh.
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Man.
ufacturers Association starts off with
boom. The ten directors Of the chamber Of
commerce have subscribed $500, and 81,
500 more as come in without circulating
list.
The Vienna Vindicator says that con-
Germ advertised as a large wholesale and
retail furniture establishments neig boz
TO- +ox 81, ont hty Of
the county a few days ago. The whole
outfit br, ught SAL.
The Alabama Midland railway ia ship
ping two engines round the west bank of
the Chattahoochee river on floats in order
TO carry on the work of track laying. In
thirty days from now seventy-fivs miles
fifty al the B inbridge end and twenty-five
from Montgomery be completed.
Leesburg reports that it is exceedingly
dry. The crops reed rain badly. The are
in melons is larger than last year, but the
cool nights have retarded their growth.
The melon seed in the ground are hunted
by rats This season the rats were very
Troublesome, making replanting necessary.
Mrs. c. L. O'Gorman of Macon has a
mocking bird that has learned 20 exactly
initiate the whistle of the pest nan. He has
the note so exact that tie nei ,hbors are
constantly running 10 tie door looking for
the letter that never comes. 1t has been
observed, too, tn t if the postman cra1ges
his whistle the bird changes to suit the new
sound.
Two hundred and four acres of land
belonging to Alexander WINS, was sold at
the sheriff's sale at Thoma5ville Tuesday.
1t was bought by Hon. A. T. McIntTre ior
$500 The mill, machinery aad other prop
erty owed by the Moss Manufacturing
COMPANY was also sold, the Thomasvile
National Bank being the purchaser. The
price paid was $40 o.
William Spencer of Jackson county will
sell this season, 900 quarts of stra wber-
fies. He started into the business on a
small scale, and found such ready sale that
he has increased his plant to large proper
tions. They will average him Is cents per
quart, and pay the expense of the balance
of his large farm. The strawberries are as
fine as any brought from Florida.
J. Cundrell one of the proprietors of a sue
cessful furniture factory in Rome, was in
Marietta last week with a view of es-ab-
fishing plant in Marietta He is doing
well where he is, but believes furniture
factory would pay in Marietta He wants
TO put up first class enterprise, worth say
$50. 200. He is willing TO contri butte $4,000
if the people Of Marietta will subscribe 800
600
The idea Of organizing state confeier-
ate veterans association is taking right
along PronIi ent veterans in various parts
Of Georgia have been written to on the sub
1ect. the responses received so far are not
only favorable, but enthusiastic. The idea
is taking all over the state, and the organi-
zation Of state association seems to be
only question Of time, and a short time at
that.
A gentleman living a few miles from
Vienna dreamed few nights since that an
alligator had him. He had often heard
that il you would gouge them in the ewes
that they would turn you loose. So he pro-
ceeded to stick his thumbs into the gators
eyes He awoke instantly from the screams
OF pain from his wife, when he found that
he had almost put both her eyes out she
claims that he did 1t on purpose, and re-
fuses TO become pacified.
At Americas on Monday morning, while
on its way to the pasture, d. w. Bagley's
fine Jersey bull was killed by the o'cl-ck
passenger train at the C1urca street cross
ing. The animal was valued at $500, but
MIR. Bagley proposed TO settle for 500, pro-
vided tney settled Immediately. The ra J.
road authorities refused to give that
amount, therefore Mr.. Bagley will proceed
TO sue the road for the same. The income
from the bull was $40 per week.
The legislative appropriation to cover the
printing expenses of tie railroad commits
sion for the current year has already been
exhus.ed, and papers having bill S against
the commission can file them away until
next year with the cheerful prospect of
doing their printing for the bala CO of the
year on the same encouraging basis The |
legislature will be asked TO MAKE a deficiency
appropriation at the summer session. in
which event the printer may get his nav
some time in the fall.
Sam Williams, an Augusta negro who
enlisted in the United S .ates army when |
The recruiting station opened at Augusta |
last Octobsr, was arrested in that city Wed !
ne day for deserving and is now IN Jail. but |
will be carried back ami tried. The nun |
lshment is from two to four years' impris- |
onment in the barracks at Leadviile. Col |
Sam deserted at New York a few months |
ago and managed to beat mis- way back |
home. preferring to follow his trade as a |
blacksmith rather than fight Indians.
; Bernis l.. Snow, a boy Of Hartwell. WIS |
arrested by Deputy United States Marshal |
w. Y. Carter and taken TO Atlanta We'd |
nesday morning. He is charged with |
having stolen money from the postofIice.
capt: johnson, postma ter, and his assistant |
ana daughter, Miss Lizzie, went with them |
10 testify in the case. Young Snow i, of |
good family, and is only about 1G or II |
years old. His father is a well-to-do far
ner, resident Of Hartwel The affair
was genuine surprise, aud the details are
bard to obtain.
Near Sparta Caleb Harper had rented a
piece OF land from Ben l. Harper, and sub
rented part 10 Nathan Simmons Maat.