The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Robbery at AmericuS-An Oh1cial An
nouncement from Mrs. Davis of the
Engagement of Miss Winnie-Prop-
erty Selling for High Prices at At
lanta - Macon's New Phosphate
Works.
GEORGIA.
DR.. Henry Cranston of Rocky Ford died
Monday.
Talbotton has a new paper called the
West Georgia NetCs.
Athens is flooded with counterfeit money,
both silver and paper.
The East Atlanta Land Company owns
$1,000, 600 worth Of real estate.
The Kennesaw restaurant block at Macon
was sold at public cutlery Tuesday for
sos, 500.
C. c. Campbell closed the trade with the
Dawson Compress Company for new cot
ton compress.
The hotel trade of Athens has fallen
through, and the Commercial will remain
IN charge of Mrs. Stanley.
Rev. Robert Adams has been recalled as
pastor Of the Congregational church at
Americas for another year.
A lot 30x150 feet. at the corner of Broad
and Walton streets, at Atlanta, sold at pub
lie auction Tuesday for l,2l3 50 per front
foot.
o. L. Graham was dangerously injured
internally by being thrown from wagon
at Brunswick, Tuesday, by runaway
horse.
A check for 5000 was received by Mrs.
Ella J. Wylie Of Macon, Tuedsy from the
American Legion of Honor as insurance
on toe life of her deceased husband, Lieut.
Wylie.
CANT I Nirro- arrart ~ The Nusual ffa
Insurance Company Of Kentucky, has just
paid the four children Of o. F. Adams, ex-
city treasurer, s., 500 each, or $1,000. the
amount of policy Is, 159 issued on his life.
r V. Turner, hard working young man
an the employ of the Savannah, Americas
and Montgomery railroad, was robbed of
his purse at Americas, Monday afternoon,
containing S34 50 while he was asleep at his
boarding house.
The northern born citizens Of Fulton
county are requested TO meet at the court
house GA May II, to ascertain names, length
OF residence in Georgia, end nativity, and
to ascertain who will attend the conven-
ton Of northern born residents to be held
at Douglasviile on June IS.
Joe Davis, from Taylor county, was before
Judge Speer at Macon Tuesday, on the
charge of working in an Illicit dlstillery.
He pleaded guilty, but Judge Speer kindly
postponed sentencing him until fall, allow
ing him TO gather his crop. He will be re-
quired to give a suitable bond until that
time.
The Central City Guano Company of
Macon have secured S75, 600 of the proposed
capital stock Of 100000 for the acid phos-
phate plant to be erected there. Nearly all
of the stock was taken in Macon, and it is
said the other can be raised with little
trouble. They will get the phosphate rock
from Florida or South Carolina.
J. c. Rowland, formerly a lawyer OF
Macon, and now Georgia republican with
high tile hat, in Washington, was the first
man to greet Mr.. Cleveland last Friday, as
he stepped from the supreme court room
into the corridor. Nm one overheard Mr..
Howland's remark, but whatever it was it
made the ex-president smile broadly.
DIR. j. NJ. Cook, the veterinary surgeon Of
Atlanta, has gone to Southwest Georgia to
examine some horses affected with CHAMBERS
he stated to Journal reporter that there
has been several thousand dollars worth of
stock destroyed by this disease during the
year, and that he was expecting to hear of
men having the same disease, as it was con-
tagious and would prove as fatal TO men as
horses. THE legislature said the doctor.
should appropriate fund to pay the own
ers OF stock supposed to have CHAMBERS, for
IL is lmperatively necessary to destroy all
BUICK showing Signs OF the disease IN order
to prevent it from spreading"
The NEWS has already published the re-
ported marriage engagement of Miss Winnie
Davis. The following letter, received by
Col. William H. Ross of Macon from the
Daughter of the Confederacyn settles be-
yond all question the truth of the report of
the approaching nuptials: DEAR Col.
Ross: mot that you have not probably
heard 1t, but my kind regard for you causes
me to announce my daughters engagement
TO Mr. Alfred Wilkinson of Syracuse. N.
Y. think the young couple have every
chance of happiness together. My husband
knew and liked him, and appreciated that
regard which had existed nearly four years
could not be uprooted Send your good
wishes for her here, as she sails on her re-
turn home on May 10. I hoped to join her
there, but find l cannot do SO. With kind
regards to Mrs. Ross and large portion
for yourself, / am, respectfully yours.
v. Jefferson Davis Beauvoir House.
May /, 1882 The many friends
and admirers of Miss Winnie wish her a
happy married life, as her lovely nature.
beautiful character, and many virtues and
graces SO richly deserve.