The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-10

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GEORGIA
Mai John P. Lovett Of Griffin died Fri
day.
] b Carmichael died at his home in
Butts county last week, aged 70 years
On Saturday daughter of Jim Floyd. a
colorei shoemaker of Elberton, had finger
cut of by an axe.
One of the machines at the electric light
works at Atlanta was burned out by light
ming Friday night.
Mrs. II. A. Bower has released the Piney
Woods hotel at Townsville for five years
at $4,000 per annum.
S. C. Caldwell OF the Rome female col
lege contemplates establishing similar In
stitution at Brunswick.
The anniversary of the Ware County
Bible Society will be held in WaycroSs on
the third Sunday in this month.
At Americas Bob Holloway was sum-
moned to appear before the mayor Satur-
day for jumping from a street car while In
motion.
John NJ. Hutchins, who deserted from
the United States army at Fort Barrancas,
Fla, three years ago, has just been caught
at Llthonia.
The smallpox scare is about over, as
there are no new cases at Lutherville, and
N. Il Upshaw. the only victim so far, is
getting well.
The Covington and Macon railroad
authorities are having the ground cleaned
at Athens for the erection of new depot
to cost $50, 600
At Vienna the site has been selected for
the new court house, and the county bonds
are now on the market. Soon as they are
placed work will be begun.
The Tunnel Hill Land and Improve
ment Company has about completed stheir
artificial lake on their property lying i'm
mediately west of the old town.
John Roach. who is nearly 70 years of
age, lately walked ali the way from Salt
Lake City, Utah. to Walker county. He is
in fine health, aud weighs 2l5 pounds
Prof. c. c. Lowe of 6 bson has a pocket
knife in his possession that has been in use
since 1910. 1t contains twenty-four blades
and is IN very good order for using now.
Subscriptions to tho stock of the new
canning factory at Macon are being made
by parties interested in its success. The
capital stock of the company will probably
be $4,000.
It is not altogether improbable that by
the beginning of another seas N Brunswick
will have become a regularly established
distributing point for bananas, oranges
RAhoapkACsS AiA VbAGA bAppANcAt Ii uiOo.
Barney Usrv has completed arrangements
for a sningle factory to be erected at Ameri-
Gus. 1t will be located on the lot at the juno
ton of Churcn street and the raj road 1t
is estimated that it will make 1000 a day.
At Smithville, last Monday, an engine of
a freight train ran off thu track while drill
ing and turned nearly over. The engineer.
in jumping off, sprained his right foot A
defective switch was the cause of the acct
dent.
In moving a lot of hides from the store of
j. T. McGlll at Dawson, a day or two ago,
Jesse Goss came upon an army of rats. In
the melee that followed forty-nine lost their
lives, besides numerous casualties in the
wounded line.
All the machinery for the electric light
plant is at Griffin, but there is some trouble
about getting sufficient forty-five foot poles.
on which the lamps are to be placed. The
telephone companies are making poles
scarce and high.
Fire on Thursday night DESTROYED the
dwelling, smOkehouse and dairy of Mrs.
Susan Cherry, in Stewart county. Nearly
everything in the houses were Consumed. as
the fire had gained considerable Roadway
before being discovered.
ODE Edge was thrown from his buggy
near his nome in the Toward district, fev
miles from Macon, Thursday, and killed bv
having his neck broken. Mr.. Edge was the
superintendent on the place of Col. II. II.
Jones. He leaves wife and several chill
dren.
A little colored boy, a son of Ebert Tates
OF Elberton, was playing around the wood
pile, where his brother was chopping wood,
last Friday. By some means he managed
TO get his hand in line with the axe, and a
very painful wound, almost severing a
finger, was the result.
The Dublin Post says that the timber cut
tiers OF That section are unable to drift their
timber on account of the low water in the
river. No rain has fallen in two months.
and all along the banks of the river hun
dreds OF RATS are tied up waiting for the
stream to give transportation to this pro-
duct
City Attorney Good win of Atlanta. said
Friday: "Do you know that in nearly all
the damage suits against the city, where
personal injuries are involved, the plaintiff
has an injured sp ne. If fellow steps in a
hole or stumbles over a loose brick away
goes his spine. Atlanta spines must be de-
teriorating"
In Laurens superior court last Monday.
Irude Shine, a negro boy about IA years
old, was tried on the charge of attempting
to wreck train on the Wrightsville and
AiiOau' uuu Lue jury rendered a
verdict of not guilty. The extreme youth
OF the boy Is thought to have influenced the
jury In returning the verdict.
A number of new names have been man
toned for the captaincv of the Macon
Volu teers, which will be made vacant
Feb. % by the resignation of Capt Connor.
In addition TO those of MessrS. d. B. Wood.
ruff and L. P. Hillyer that of Capt. Frank
s. johnson has been mentioned. 1t is also
reported that John Ross is an aspirant for
the vacancy.
In the election at Dawson, last Thursday
the vote resulted: For stock law. 81
against, 100. The vote was llrger and the
race more exciting than was expected, bu,
the ants had an easy victory. Ia the race
for derman. DR.. Farnum was brought on;
by opponents of the stock law after the poll.
were opened, and the result was: Turner
109, Farnum &C.
The office of assistant postmaster OF
Macon was rendered to Col. f. c. Corbett
by Col. Locke. While, of course grateful
for the honor conferred, Col. Corbett has
decided that his business demands his at
tentlon to such an extent as to prevent him
from accepting it. 1t is not yet known who
the lucky man will be. The position pays
about s., 200 year.
Capt. George L. Summey of Stone
Mountain has an illustrated paper the Con.
steudtton) published by George Roberts
New ork, July 4, 1859. 1t is an eight-page
aifalr, with thirteen columns TO t g page
When spread out it measures Is 90 feet