The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA.
Darien reports that timber is coming
down very slowly just now.
Telfair superior court convenes next Mon
day, Judge D. II. Ro erts presiding
The North Georgia conference will oper
its session at Washington next Tuesday.
Steps will soon be taken to establish
direcl post road from 4 lpharetta to Arnold
MIR. Judson S. McElmurray and wife
have returned to Waynesboro from theiI
bridal trip north.
Tie December term of Calhoun superior
court will convene Mondays Dec
s, instead of Tuesday as heretofore.
Judge Hamilton McWhorter held his frs
court last week in Glasc elk county, il be
ing an adjourned term of that court.
p s. Hargrove has just completed good
bridge about $40 feet long over Gum Swamp
at Nicholson's ford, in the upper portion Of
Dodge county.
Nearly all the land within a mile Of the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad, IN
Houston county. will be devoted to water
melon culture next year.
F. B. Griffin, who has been doing gen
erai mercantile business in Leary for about
four years. has failed and sold out to ,.
Waxelbaum & Son of Macon.
A child of j hn Moncrief tcolored) of
Adausville was so badly burned few
days ago that death resulted. The little
ones clothes were ignited by lamp.
Rev. Chauncy Z. Williams, Of st. Pauls
church at Augusta, has beel called to the
largest Episcopal church i'll Detroit
Whether he Will 60 is not known yet.
Mai. A. NJ. Foute end Judge j. NJ. Neel
of Cartersvle have just built $4,000 resi-
dences Many other handsome homes and
II.
An election was held at Cordele, Thurs
day, to determine whether or not the city
shall issue bonds for a system Of sewerage.
The election went overwhelmingly in favor
of bonds
The body Of drowned negro was found
on Jelvl Island Thursday afternoon. 1t is
thought that it is that of the negro Charlie
Owens of ST. Simon's mills, VINO fell from
the steamer Pope CAtlin and was drowned
a week ago.
The low price of cotton has very much
affected trade at Wayuesboro. Farmers,
bath black and white, ara putting their
cotton in the large warehouse of VIII
kjns, Nelly g. Jones' storing it until q bet
ter price can be obtained.
Clarence Hooper, Young man working
in the Georgia Pacific yard at Atlanta, lost
the index finger on his right hand Thurs
day. In making coupling the finger was
so badly mashed between the bumpers that
amputatiou was nece sary.
The sixty-seventh annual convention of
the Chi Phi fraternity will meet 10 Atlanta
in November, 1891. This was decided at
the convention last week in Baltimore. A
local committee of Chi Phi's Of Atlanta will
arrange for the convention.
At Whigham on Wednesday Julien C.
Gillette of Bainbrldge and Miss Mittie NJ.
Nc, viii Df ~ ha
Rev. ]. Martin, father of the bride. After
the ceremony the Young couple left for
their future home in Bainhridge.
About 100 shares to the capital stock of
the Houston IMPROVEMENT Company have
been subscribed, and temporary organiza-
tion viii be perfected in a day or two
Tnel a charter will be applied for. The
headquarters of the company will be at
Perry.
Two negroes named Bryant and Calhoun,
labore.s on Mr.. Monroe's plantation, four
miles north of ValdoStl, quarreled aud
fought on Tuesday last about trihe. Cal
houn whipped out his pistol, put a ball in
BrYant's stomach and then fled to parts
unknown. Bryant will probably die.
The farmers around Clinton are rejoicing
over the long continued spell of fair weather.
Most of them are up with their cotton, and
some few will finish entirely this week. \
tremendous crop of sweet potatoes was
made, bat all are troubled because there is
danger of losing them all, as they are rot
ting very fast.
week, near James Kinard's, i'll Berrien
county, George Kirby stabbed and instantly
killed Joha Hesters. 1t is claimed that
all parties were more or less under the intlu.
ence of liquor, and the verdict Of the coro-
per's jury was that they believed the killing
to be involuntary manslaughter.
Sumner Local: The Local is informed
that q serious cutting ARRAY occurred al
the home of Il BRAN Maulden, S.. ir
the lower part Of the county on Friday
night of last week, in which Columbu:
Levitt received a number of cuts at the
hands Of his cousin, Fletcher Lovitt. A
small debt was said to be the cause of tn,
trouble.
The district missionary society of tn,
Methodist church has been in session a
Griffin the past few days. The president
Mrs. Blalock of Barnesville, read a very
Interesting report yesterday, showing tn,
growth and financial condition of the so
ciety. The report was well received an,
showed that the organization was in excel
leat hands.
White Caps are saidto be numerous alon
the river in Madison and Ebert counties
A reward of S., 900 has been offered for tn
capture of the leader. These so-calle
White Caps are said only to be a committe
of white men organized TO put down the de
predictions of thleving and lawless negroes
They never annoy auy one who attends t
his business.
Divine services were held at the Method
ist cuIch, conducted by Rev. j. l.. TilIma
and his sou Charlie, at Waynesboro Thank
giving day. They have been there tw
weeks aud have the town thorough
aroused. The Rev. Mr.. Tillman and b
son devote their entire time, aud have dor
so for years, to revival and evangelic
work at different cities and towns.
On Friday night of last week burgla
broke in W. w. Harrels residence at Eas
man and stole some valuables On the san
night they made attempts to break in bol
at DR. Fishers and w. l.. Lees, but we
frightened away. One evening last wee
some ore led a tiue SOW belonging TO Dr.
NJ. Buchan to the branch neac his reSidenc
shot and butchered it, and carried Off &
meat
Lexington Echo: The negro, Willis c.
Inns, who was shot by Monch Wheless at
negro fair near town three weeks ago, dl
from the wound on Friday night last Aft
his death post norton examination W
made. and it was found that the bail hi
entered the mans lung, destroying that 0
gan entirely and causing his death. VII
less has not been heard from since t
shooting.
Thomaston Times. A gentleman rave