The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF TEE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

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GEORGIA
1T Dixon has taken charge of the Tai
bottom NeJC Era
Atlanta steDOgrsphers met Friday night
and effected al organization
A Young man named Willis Troup was
killed Tuesday at Minnie by lumber cart
running over hin.
J W. Blassemgame Of Monroe county
made coo bushels IF corn on % acres, and
81 ales Of cotton on 40 acres last year.
Active preparations are being made in
Waycross for the entertainment OF the cou-
federate veterans, who viii hold reunion IN
that city Jan. 2.
At Hogansville, Thursday, Esau Akers'
little son tcolored). years old, ran under a
falling tree, which crushed his skull, pro-
ducing instant death.
A little negro boy, living on the planta-
ton of r ". Smith. near Lexington, had
his eve put out Sunday by the explosion OF
powder which he was carelessly handling.
The store house of J. F. Royal at Syca-
more was broken open w ednesday night,
and quite lot Of goods stolen. The thief
effected an entrance by breaking open
window.
David Moore, a young farmer OF Pulaski
county, made last year, with l4-year-old
one-eyed horse, 10 bales Of cotton, $40
bushels of corn, / 500 pounds Of pork, and
355 gallons Of syrup.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
railway authorities have paid Mrs; A Il.
Brily s., 600 as a partial compensation for
the loss Of her son, recently killed in a col
lision near WaycrOss.
Thursday at Perry the negro. jim Butts,
was found guilty Of the Miller murder. Ed
johnson, VITO has already been convicted,
and Jim Butts have been considered tho
ring leaders in the murder
Otis Sullivan Of Monroe county last year
picked 81 bales Of cotton from "a acres OF
land. BE also made GOO bushels of corn on
80 acres, tesides making the usual crop of
potatoes, peanuts, peas, sorghum, etc.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Chattahocchee Valley Exposition
Company, for the election Of a board of
directors, will be held at the Office Of the
company, in the Gunby building, at Column
bus, Jan. q.
Thomas ShlGer, a white boy about IA
years old, was firing gun two weeks ago
at HOgansville, when the bTeech pin blew
out, striking him in the head, fracturing
the skull, from the effect Of which he died
Thursday morning.
Alonzo Grant and Dennis Moreland, both
colored living on the Ebert Baynes place.
in Jasper county, became involved in a diff
fculty last Saturday, in which the former
struck the latter with rock and he died
from the effects. AlonzO was arrested and
placed in jail.
A little negro girl was accidentally shot
Tuesday at q. W. Speigle;s place, near
GAINESVILLE. She was brought to town and
given attention by DR.. r. 4. Brown. The
ball entered the hip, ana Is only flesh
~4n ba ho3 l.,,A
ball could not be found
Samuel II. Rumph of Marshallyille is
said to be the most extensive peach grower
in the world. He has 800 acres in peaches,
embracing over 100 varieties. During the
past season he often shipped nine car loads
per day from his orchard, and the crop
amounted to 200 car loads.
Yesterday morning about l o'clock, Leo
nara Terry, car coupler on the Richmond
and Danville road, attempted 20 make a
coupling at the Belt junction at Atlanta
His foot slipped and he fell, the wheels of
toe car passing over his right leg, at the
ankle, crushing it in horrible manner.
Lucius, the 1S-year-old son of Rev.
Robert Clifton, a resident of Brooks county,
while intoxicated, fell against log Satur-
day night and fractured his skull. HIS
condition becoming critical, DR.. s. S. Gau-
den was called in and operated on his era
mum, leaving him in a fair way to recovery.
Mr.. J. B. Webb, proprietor of the Month
cello dairy farm, made last year over 1900
pounds OF butter froma small herd of Jerseys
an average of 325 cows per day for twelve
months. The average yield from these COWS
for the year was over $50 pounds, and over
half of the time his herd was heifers with
first calves.
Woodbury. was visited by burglars Thurs
Gay night. They entered the store of w. A.
Wales, dry goods and general groceries,
and carried off several suits Of clothes and
u quantity of tobacco and cigars. They
also entered a small store belonging to q
negro, and took almost everything of value
in the building.
There stands in the ward Of the residence
now occupied by Z. l. Reynolds, at Licking
ton, two piles OF rock, which are interest
ing as relics They we're once Indian affairs.
found by Gov. Gilmer in a swamp in Coos
pond district years ago, and moved to their
present resting place and rebuilt Just as they
stood. There are but few of these affairs
known to be in existence,
A negro named Richard Stewart was
stopped by two negroes in Brunswick Fri
day night and robbed of $27, all the money
on his person. Stewart reported his loss 10
the police, and search was made for the
robbers A man was discovered near the
scene of the robbery, but fled when he saw
he had been observed and made his escape,
although two shots were fired at him by the
officers.
Saturday morning at Hoboken two
negroes got into fight while gambling.
and one of them, Frank Ford, fatally
stabbed the other, Allen Lester The man
who did the stabbing started to run, but
was captured by the bystauders. A con-