The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

ty-A Spelling Bee Between Atlanta
ana Macon - The Women's Press
Club An EIberton Man Charged
with seduction-A Boy Accidentally
Shot.
A race track is among the probabilities at
Calhoun.
jackson. Butts county, has a neat new
paper called the Pidette.
A gentleman from Cedartown talks OF
opening a bank at Calhoun.
Miss Rena Brett and Luke Mcdonald
were married at Rome Wednesday.
Mrs Elizabeth Cole, one of the Oldest
citizens of Randolph county, died day or
two ago.
There are thousands Of dollars worth OF
timber tied up in the creeks on account Of
the extreme dry weather.
At Griffin, Thursday, Judge Boynton, in
chambers, granted cearter to the Griffin
Cotton Compress Company.
In the eleven years that he has been mar
shall OF Albany, Chief Westbrook has only
levied on three tax defaulters.
Judge WelIborn F. Clarke, who resigned
the office of ordinary Of Stewart county,
has opened a law Office in Americas.
Frank Dupree, son OF j. N. Dupree, fell
from a magnolia tree at Brunswick
"Wednesday, and broke one Of his ankles.
The buildings of the Rome Fertilizer
Works will cover three acres of ground.
The pay roll will aggregate S25, 600 per an
mum.
The People is the name OF a weekly to be
published in Dublin, Laurens county, by
Maj. A. II. McLaws and James E. High
tower.
1t is not improbable that cotton seed oil
mill and guano factory will be established
at Dennard-Houston factory, in Houston
county.
The Empire Mill Company of Darien has
received at Darien from New York cargo
of 500 tons of railroad iron for their new
tramroad in Irwin county, near the Ocmul-
gee river
M. +. Tutwiller has purchased the Nc
Daniel lot on Taylor street, nearly opposite
Judge Stewards home at Griffin, and given
j. s. Westbrook the contract for the erec-
ton of neat residence.
The GAINESVILLE fruit evaporator and out
fit was sold last Saturday by the Central
Railroad and Banking Company, on &C;
count If freight charges, and was purchased
by Capt. J. A. Stafford at 5000.
Little Herschel Reinhart, about years
old, was accidentally wounded under the
tieshy part of one of his knees while toying
with No. So Smith & Wesson pistol at the
creek near Dublin, last Thursday.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
established an office at Perry about ten DAYS
ago, with Depot Agent Fuller as operator.
The private telegraphic line heretofore ex-
lstlng between Perry and Fort Valley has
been discontinued.
A movement is on foot at Atlanta to
arrange spelling match between Atlanta
and Macon, to be held in the near future,
the proceeds to go to the public libraries of
The two cities. The bee recently held in
Atlanta Melted about $500.
The citizens around Glen Alta station. on
the buena Vista extension, have sent a
petition to the postoffice department. asking
that postoffice be established at that sta
ton, and suggests that it be named Curran,
in honor Of Supt. Dan Curran Of the Sa-
vannah and Western road.
A negro NAMED John Wallace, living on
Howell Adams farm, about one mile from
Lamars Mill, in Crawford county, was shot
Friday night by another negro named Will
White, from the effects Of which he died
Saturday night The coroner's jury de-
clares it a case Of murder. White fed.
A Tunnel Hill correspondent Of the Chat
tanooga News reports that Rockyface
mountain has been found to be vast bed
OF manganlferous Inexperienced "the
finest ore in the United States" This man
ganese is fiat like limestone rock. Every
piece seems to be broken from large body
or ore. The country people are very much
excited. Lands that brought SO per acre
were sold on Saturday for $40 per acre.
Thomas F. Thornton. young man Of
good family, residing seven miles above
Eiberton, was arrested Wednesday on a
charge of seduction. A. j. Bono. also a
man that stands well, was the prosecutor,
and it is his daughter that is alleged to have
been seduced. The defendant was taken
before the county court, and, having waived
examination, gave bond In the sum of 5000
for his appearance at the next superior
court.
Americas Recor der: The Americus
Grocery Company will shortly commence
business. The following officers of the
company have been elected: President. G.
w. Glover; vice president 2. G. Clegg;
secretary and treasurer, G. R. Whitley
manager, Frank Lanier, Jr. The consoli-
dation of the firms OF Glover g. Lanier and
L. q. Clegg q Co. will take place on Nav
10. The company has decided to erect a
handsome three-story brick store-room at a
cost of $4,000. 1t will be located on the
lot at the corner OF Lamar and jackson
streets.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Sibley Manufacturing Company was
held at Augusta Wednesday. President w.
&. Sibley's report was read and received,
and vote of thanks rendered HIM for the
admirable showing made. The following
gentlemen were elected board of directors
Tor the ensuing year: Samuel Reyser, New
York; DR.. a. II. Baker, Augusta; Walter
Smith, Cincinnati; Joseph Fl. Day, Augusta
Charles 81. Howard, John Harper Dawson
Augusta. At the meeting of the directors
). w. Chafee was unanimously reelected
treasurer of the company.
The first annual meeting of the Woman,
Press Club of Georgia was held at Column
bus Wednesday. The meeting was called
to order by the president, Mrs. E. T.
Byington. There were about twelve mem.
bers present, including Mrs. Byington. Mis-.
Minnie Quinn, Miss Lay McAfee Miss Ross
Woodbury. of Atlanta, and Mrs Penne O
Monticello. Miss Quinn, the secretary. reat
the minutes of the Atlanta meeting Mrs
Byington extended the club a hearty vel
come to Columbu aud to her home, after
which she read an entertaining paper OF
"Woman's Club" Miss Quinn then read ,
paper on woman in Journalism" Thi
ended the business of the meeting.
FLORIDA.
The Manatee cigar factory is now in run
ming order.
The Florida editors will meet in LAX
City on May H.
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