The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Charge of Murder by Malpractice
Montezuma's New Steamer-Myste-
Sious Disappearance OF Boy from
Flowery Branch.
GEORGIA
The second annual fair of the Gainesville
Fair Association will commence to-day.
Atlanta property Of tie taxable value of
nearly s., 100000, is owned by about 500
non-residents.
At Atlanta, Sunday night, Capt. ". II.
Brotherton's family had a narrow escape
from being suffocated by escaping gas.
At meeting of the Augusta Exposition
Company, Monday night, It was decided to
appoint a committee to canvass for pre-
ferred stock.
The guns and accoutrements Of the Burke
Light Infantry were received on Wednes-
day, and on Thursday night there was
company drill.
At Athens, Monday, Evan Park Howell,
DR., of Atlanta, student at the university,
was struck in the eye by gun and badly,
ahough not permanently, injured.
F. c. Browning, alias c. II. Carroll, a
Stranger, has been going about Macon con
tracing with mercants to print their names
On paper bags. Now it is charged that he
IS a fraud.
It is not improbable that the Southern
Cadets Will purchase the property corner of
Mulherry and First streets, next to the
Stubblefield house. at Macon, and erect a
handsome armory on the elegant site.
Since the removal of blind tigers Cum
ming does not need marshal, and 80 little
interest is taken in municipal affairs that
no election was held last Saturday for
mayor and council although it was the
regular annual election.
At Montezuma the new steamer Monte
yuma has been launched, and will soon be
ready to ply tho Flint again. This boat
does an immense business, and is a great
help to the town. 1t is owned by COM,
pany composed of local merchants.
At the meeting of the grand lodge in
Macon last week an escort of thirty was
appointed to accompany Grand Master
Davidson to Atlanta to meet the grand
general council of Royal Arch Masons,
which convenes in Atlanta Nov. 10,
Bill Thompson broke out of the county
Jail at Cumming Sunday night and is now
in parts unknown. He was confined upon
charge of burglary. Two other prisoners
we're in Jail with him and could have
escaped, but made no attempt to do So
At Macon, Monday, Judge Dustin granted
an order for a charter to the Planters
Oil and Ice Company. The incorporators
are: j. ID. Hough, Edward Wolff, A. b.
Small, l.. j. Thomas. r. w. johnson, r,
Al. Jones 81 Son, Rodgers, Worsham & Co.,
Harris & Mitchell
The Macon postoff1ce receipts for the
month of October were 81, 24 g. Post
master Hardeman RENTED to Washington
CITY Sl,S64 81, after paying all monthly ex-
penses, including the salary of eighteen let
ter carriers. The receipts for the past four
months were 81, 600 more than for the cor
responding four months of 1885,
a.. IacN Nd III ~
master was driving his team on Shadrick
street, Waynesboro, the mules became
frightened and began running, and in
jumping from his seat to check them. he
slipped and fell, and the loaded wagon
passed over his body. He was carried i'm
mediately to the residence of his hrother-in-
law, 5. v. Bel, and everything possible
was done for him, but his injuries were
fatal, and he died during the night.
Electric Expert Vining was busily en-
gagged at Macon Monday with a large force
of hands, placing poles for the new electric
road. Work Is progressing rapidly on Cot
ton avenue, and by Nov. 20 Manager Win
ters hopes to have the cars in operation.
The poles are of Tennessee cedar, and are
rs feet apart The dynamo is in place,
the cars are being fitted with motors, and
nothing now remains but to lay the ground
wire and stretch the overhead wire along
the route.
The gin house, eighteen bales of cotton,
and an abundance of cotton seed, on the
John M. Green place, near Quitman, were
burned Friday night. The ginner had gone
to the gin house during the heavy rain for
the purpose OF raising the gates to turn off
water, as he feared the dam would break
Failing in this, he decided to turn off all he
could by ginning, and while engaged in that
he heard match pop as il passed through
the gin. de attempted to extingush it
afterward, but failed. Loss about 81 800;
no insurance.
The 18th annual session of the North
Georgia conference of the African
Methodist Episcopal church will con-
vene to-day at Washington, and will
be presided over by Bishop w. j.
Gaines, ID. D.. of Atlanta. The conference
Is composed of some seventy-five members.
and some of the most prominent divines OF
African descent in this state are its leading
spirits. Besides attending to religious
matters, it will also devote attention to cd
ucatlonRl interests and missionary Cd
creations, which Ii fosters to considerable
extent
Col Buck has accepted the marshalship.
his acceptance will create a vacancy in one
OF the best places in the federal service
The clerkshlp of the United States circuit
court, which is worth IS, 500 per year, ia
within the gift of Judge Don Pardee. the
IuuSe VI bhat COurb Ool. buck and Judge
Pardee are warm personal friends, and the
colorel's recommendation concerning his
own succession will doubtless go a great
way with Judge Pardee The appointee is,
therefore, almost certain to be Olin G.
Fuller, who has been COL Bucks deputy
clerk for some years.
Some excitement has been created at
FIowery Branch on account of the absence
OF Scott Waddell, lad years old. He
has been living with P. Waddell for some
time, and came from the orphans home.
bis real name is Scott Smith. On Thurs
day last he disappeared in company with
Jim Gables, white boy about IA years old.
who had applied to Mr.. Waddell for en-
pioyment in the shoe shop, but was not
accepted, as Scott was all the help needed
Gables returned, Sunday, and denied any
knowledge of having seen Scott and imme
diately left town. 1t is feared by some
that the orphan boy has been foulIy dealt
with, and parties are investigating the
matter.
w. L. Scott, the high sheriff of Grimes
county, Texas, came to Georgia few DAYS
ago WITH warrant and requisition papers
Tor the arrest of DR.. Fulghum of Pulaski
county, who is wanted in Texas on charge
OF murder. IL will be remembered that
some months ago Deputy Sheriff Kelly of
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