The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

GEORGIA.
A brick yard is to be started at Buena
Vista.
Athens will probably put in a system of
sewerage.
Hon. W. T. Smith will be in the race for
congress in the Ninth.
Mrs Mary c. Lindsay of jefferson died
of the grip day or two ago.
The Nife of DR.. j. l. Moore of Griffin
died of consumption Thursday.
During the past twelve months l54 people
have moved from Hawkinsville to Macon.
Hon. T. E. Massengale of Norwood is
spoken of in connection with gubernatorial
honors.
Rev. Mr.. Jones of the Presbyterian church
of Cedartown has accepted a call from
Vicksburg. Miss.
Atlanta continues to bruit the qualifica-
tons of her mayor, Hon. John Thomas
Glenn. for governor.
The grand jury Of Barlow county has
found about sixty-three true bills, an IN
usually large number.
While Mrs v. B. Williams of Cedartown
was catching a chicken, Thursday, rail
fell on her head, knocking her senseless.
Capt. Arthur Pou, chief engineer of the
Alabama Midland railroad, has returned
home TO Falbotton, after six months tour
over Europe.
The Marietta Journal announces as a
part of its state ticket. Steve Clay for gov
ernor and r. 7. Nesbit for commissioner
of agriculture.
John Milledge of Atlanta has passed the
examination necessary to his appointment
as lieutenant colonel of the First Georgia
battalion of cavalry.
There are about twenty-five houses,
L. \ a..
Improvements and changes, going up in
Buena Vista at present.
In Georgia this year governor is to be
elected, one United States senator, ten rep
resentatives to congress, forty-four state
senators and lI5 state representatives.
The members of the Baptist church at
Griffin are hard at work raising fund
with which to replace the present unsightly
windows with handsome stained glass
designs.
The Jail fees in Oglethorpe county for the
past few months have been alarmingly
large, and as a consequence the es ablsh-
ment of a county court is not infrequently
mentioned.
The Atlanta Journal suggests that Hon.
John S. Davidson may be in the race for
governor. This makes about twenty-seven
gentlemen who have been mentioned in this
connection.
Louis Strickland and B. r. Strickland
have formed a partnership under the firm
name of l.. 81 B. F. Strickland, for the pur-
pose Of doing general merchandise bust
ness in Valdosta.
George Cato, a farmer living four miles
from Jonesboro, committed suicide Thurs
day night by hanging. The deceased was
about IS years old and had been in wretched
health for several years.
Marion B. Casey, formerly of Hartwen.
died at Acworth Thursday night, after a
short illness of about ten DAYS He was
taken with measles, which located upon his
lungs and resulted in bronchial Pneumonia.
A number of gentlemen in Townsville
and the county have taken steps to organize
a cavalry company. K. T. Mclean is at
the head of the movement, and nearly
enough names have been enrolled to make
it success.
At Griffin the people are taking a great
deal more interest in fine horses than ever
before Griffin has several $500 slippers.
and it is rumored that gentleman there
will soon invest $1,000 IN a Kentucky
thoroughbred.
A subscription is being circulated at
Buena Vista to raise the capital stock to
build planning mill and variety works. If
it is successful the idea is TO manufacture
cheap fur iture, hos and axe helves, pillow
names and the like.
A gentleman living a few miles from
Griffin has made for himself white pine
coffin, which is handsomely trimmed and
finished This was done now in order to
have casket to suit him, as he particularly
desires TO be buried in pine coffin.
The stockholders of the Piedmont Expo-
sition Company, on Tuesday evening next,
will consider the ACCESSIBILITY of selling the
lands which are not used for exposition
nd If
the payment of the outstanding debt.
At Rochelle, while son of Thomas Hand
leys was picking up trash a spider bit him
on his wrist, causing considerable pain,
which reached to his lower extremities 1t
was thought that the bite might cause
death, but he is doing well at this time.
Miss Matte A. Wilkinson of Talbotton
and j. d. Gum of Cuthbert were married
Wednesday. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Robert II. Harris of Columbus.
Miss Matte is a daughter of A. R. Wilkin-
son. The groom is a young banker Of Cuth-
bert.
At Augusta cards are out for the mar
riage of Miss Ruth Berrien Jones t. Rev. s.
B. Carpenter, at the Church of the Good
Shepherd, and a reception from to 10
o'clock the same evening, at Montrose. thu
residence of her distinguished father. Col.
c. G. Jones, Jr.
One OF Uhe examiners OF the civil service
commission will be in Macon on Feb. 49,
next Thursday, to examine all apple ants
for clerical and postal service positions.
About twenty or thirty applicants have
already been granted cards of admission to
the examination.
Il is said that the machine Just patented
by Mr.. Aycock of Griffin will bore so. 900
holes per day, and, at the same time. index
the place for the crossbars at the ends and
center 1t represents the labor of twenty
five skilled workmen. II is admitted by
experts to be wonderful Iabor-saving in
vention.
Jerry Vlckers, a negro aged 80, was killed
by another negro named West Newton in a
quarrel during a gambling game near
Blackshear day or two ago. Vickers made
a motion as though to draw a pistol, when
Newton, who had a gun in his hand, fred.
infictlng SO terrible wound that death
ensued Instantly.
Tuesday night the town council of
Buena Vista tabled the proposition of Capt.
Newman in reference to water works. and
appointed committee to investigate tne
price of pipes and other material necessary
to the construction of water works, SO that
they can arrive at an intelligent idea of the
cost of such work.
At the annual encampment of the depart-
ment OF Georgia, Grand Army of the Re-