The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Preparations for the Double Hanging
az Perrv-Highwaymen Wsylay q
Man in Lowndes County - Athens
and Sharon Both Aroused Over
Postmastership Changes Halves to
be Buried at Atlanta
GEORGIA
Winslow Bake and Thomas Morris Of
Dalton are dead.
The Atlanta Hibernians are beginning to
prepare for St Patrick's day.
Both the well aud hYdrant water used at
Athens has been found full of impurities.
DR.. J. T. Slaughter Of Villa Rica. who has
been sick since Dec. l, is supposed to be
nearing death.
1t is the general belief that more new
houses will lie built in Athens this spring
than ever before at one time.
The Altamaha Cypress Company will
build large saw mill and stave factory on
Back river, near Brunswick
Material and skilled workmen for the
match factory to be established in Macon
are to be brought from the north.
Columbus is to have a belt line to circle
tie city. Engineer Flournoy has completed
the survey Of the line. Dummies will be
Sused.
VIM. Howe, who charged Mr.. Glover,
r1i4nager of the Brunswick theater, with
rob berry in confiscating pass, has with
drawn his charge.
Mich damage is being done near Jesup
bv the burning woods. Many houses have
been burned up, and the flames have been
threatening the villages.
The coming election to decide whether or
not liquor shall be sold in Dodge county
PROMISES TO be a very quiet one as little in
e. boa fa1
The Cherokee Manufacturing company of
Canton for the year past have been posted,
and show that the company is in condition
to declare dividend of SAC 20 per shareiof
500.
Pulaski chapter, Royal Arch Masons, has
Just been reorganized at Hawkinsville. The
chapter has been disorganized since the
great fire in 1879 destroyed their lodge and
costly equipments.
Capt. J. F. Ritch of Athens has sold his
large plantation, consisting of 200 acres. TO
Jacob Phinizy of Augusta. The plantation
is situated about three miles from Athens,
and brought good price.
Paul Barry, son of Joseph Barry of Ath-
ems, was accidentally shot Wednesday with
parlor rife in the hands of a negro boy.
Dr. W. A. Carlton probed for the ball and
does not consider the wound dangerous.
J, e. Dart, eV-collector of customs at
Brunswick, has as yet been unable to Sc
cure the settlement of his claim for salary
and other allowances. He has in conse-
quence. written the secretary of the treasury
a salty letter.
The citizens of Hawkinsville are preparing
for the entertainment of their guests, the
delegates to the agricultural convention
which meets there on Feb. IL. Between 800
aud 400 have signified their intention of
being present.
The city council of Brunswick has passed
a resolution decreeing that no liquor shops
shall be allowed on Grant, OgleJhorpe, and
Bay streets. Dealers with large stocks on
those streets feel that they should be given
time TO close out their business
1t is reported that George Stalliugs, an
Augusta boy, who last season played in the
California base ball leag ne, has been signed
by the Brooklyn league team at a hand
some salary. Stallings once played with
the Savannah club as catcher.
, John Arnold, who was wounded in the
/ riot at Morgan Jan. 2S, died Wednesday.
: His dying statement was that Sol Rowel
(colored), who is in Jail, is the party who
shot him. This statement was made after
he knew that he was dying, i'll the presence
of six men.
At Thomson Wednesday night some mis-
creant broke in tho store of E. NJ Shield,
drawer of its contents, 81 or S. and took
some choice hams, first cutting into the
hams with the meat knife to see which was
too fat to be palatable to his delicate taste.
The safe was unmolested.
NJ. Sheehan Of Jamaica has Just received
pipe which once belonged to Davy Crock
EFT, the great Indian fighter aud pioneer of
East Tennessee, and the Texas hero. On
the death of Crockett the pipe came into
fI,ax Of H. "a
to MIR. Sheehan as a token of his friend
ship. The pipe is in fine state OF preser-
walton.
At Perry the gallows and Enclosure for
the private execution of Ed johnson and
Jun Butts are about completed. 1t is said
that jim Butts affirms ne will not be
hanged; that he will butt his brains out
against the Jail wall first. He seems to fear
the gallows, and regards it with a great
horror, while johnson treats it with perfect
indifference. 1t ia said, while Butts cries
johnson laughs at him.
Dick Halves. the Birmingham murderer,
wants to be buried in Atlanta, and he
wants his boy turned over to the Catholic
university in Georgetown. District of CO.
lumbia, TO be educated aud reared. His
first request will be granted. But the last
one will be refused, even if it should result
in a law suit. The boy is now with the
brother or the condemned man in Atlanta
and his present guardian will do his best to
keep him.
A novel law suit has recently been tried
before Judge Lumpkin about the extension
of Lincolnton's Incorporation. The legisla-
ture passed a law allowing Lincolnton tc
vote on the question of extending her cor
porate limits one-half mile. This was done
and the residents on the suburbs objected
and brought suit. They wanted to have a
voice in the matter of whether they sh 1uld
live in the city or country. Judge Lumpkir
upheld the citizens of Lincolnton.
Brunswick is interested in securing an an
preparation for government buildings, the
completion of the work at the mouth oil
Oglethorpe bay, and the deepening OF tn
channel on the outer bar, SO as to give
twenty-six feet of water at ordinary higl
tide. w. f.. Penniman will be sent to Wash
ington to persishently urge Brunswick
claim. He will remain at the national cap
ital until some definite action is taken b,
congress in regard to the needed appropria-
tion.
Col. Goodyear owns the only complet
record of Glynn county. When Col Good
year was clerk of the superior court he i'm
portuned the county to buy a new safe upol
the ground that the one then in use woulc
not protect the records in case of fire. The
officials, however, ignored his suggestion
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