The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Minors to be Fined II Caught Enter
ing Saloons at Columbus-Oddities
in Signs at Atlanta 80 The Coming
Trial Of the Miller Murderers in
Houston County.
GEORGIA
E J Fuller has released the Perry
Variety Works for a term OF five years.
Ii believed that Census Supervisor J. d.
Thibedeau will be appointed for the Atlanta
district.
Messrs. Walker and Majors Of Trenton.
Dade county, are to publish newspaper at
Adairsville
Rector W. W. Kimball Of St. Barnabas
Episcopal church, at Macon, has accepted q
call to Milledgeville.
Rev. Mr.. Little Of Wadley, recently
called TO the pastorate Of the Baptist church,
will move and make cambridge his future
home.
Barnesville's cotton factory will be lighted
by electricity, which viii be generated at
the mills 1t viii also have latest automatic
fire extinguishers.
The board Of church extension paid the
Willacoochee circuit S2l0 toward building
new churches, $l26 for bridges, ard SS4 for
the church at Sniff the past year.
John Woodall has bought the land for
merly owned by Ed and Cape Dozer about
mile from GAINESVILLE, and is busily engaged
in putting out sixty acres Of these lands in
grapevines
In Colouitt county, last Saturday, Will
lam Everett was Dragging about having
choked Tip Burney's son, when Burney
stabbed Everett In the breast, cutting a
cash five inches long.
A colored man, John Montegriff, while
handling pistol at Adairsville got shot in
the center Of the head, the ball failing 20
penetrate the skull Doctors soon relieved
the much scared negro.
At Columbus, Thursday. Master Arch
Smith, q son of James Smith, was standing
with his under lip in his mouth when some
one pushed him forward. He fell on his
face, biting the lip nearly off.
A. A. Cowart. chief Of police Of Dublin,
has gone to Atlanta, to arrest 4. M.
Ramsay, who left town last year while on
duty as night watchnan, and carried with
him some money belonging to the town.
Col. A. l. Barron Of Clinton, Jones
county, has gone TO Iowa to transact BUSH
ness connected with large land suit, which
involves 5000 acres of land in Jones county
Col Barron's fee in the case is said TO be
$4,000.
Within the next six months two OF the
largest tobacco factories in the country may
be located in Atlanta. One Of the firms is
now doing a prosperous business in Mary
land, and the other is equally successful in
Virginia.
The new iron bridge across the Flint has
proven to be a good investment for the
merchants of MOntezuma already. Up to
date over 1000 bales of cotton have been
brought over it. Last year only 500 bales
crossed the town ferry.
About Jan. Is the steamer Montezuma
will receive her new machinery, and com
mence making regular trios from Monte
yuma to Warwick in Worth county. The
heats bring about 1000 bales of cotton to
Montezuma every fall.
The town council of Adairsville has
offered 500 reward for the errest of the
parties who tore up the town the other
night. Buggies were placsds on tops of
houses, steps, gateS, well houses, and pho
tographer's car torn up.
At Newman, Wednesday, two of the pris-
oners confined in the Jail made an opening
on the north side of the building and
escaped. One was a white man named
Rufus Bates, and the other negro incar-
cerated for stealing corn.
Marietta Journal: Since the announce
ment of Hon. Il. I. Nesbitt's purpose to be
a candidate for commissioner of aRri.
culture, his mail mas been flooded with
letters from all over the state, from friends,
assuring him Of their support
Amy Watson, a negro woman living on
Robert knights place, near Rocky Creek,
about six miles from Macon, gave birth to
triplets last Sunday night--one boy and
two girls. All three are in fairly good
health. Last year she had twins.
Macon's mortuary record for the past
year is one of which her citizens viii be
proud. With a population estimated at
1850 white and IL 500 colored, %, 600 total.
the record for the twelve months showed
but 500 deaths, Of which 1874 were whites
and 322 colOred.
Judge Gustin, Solicitor FELTON, and
several Of ths attorneys and witnesses in
terested in the trial of the negroes for the
murder OF Miller have gone from Macon to
Perry, to meet the grand jury now in
session at that place. The trial will take
place next week
Ira Jennings, well-known citizen of the
Warrior district of Bibb county. has he
come totally blind from cataract. For six
years he had been blind in the right eve
and about three weeks ago the other eve
became DISTRACTED with cataract. and he
has TO be led around by boy.
An addition to the sign over the doorway
OF saloon on Broad street, Atlanta. reads in
conspicuous lettering, ALLIANCE Welcome. y
The sign Is rather striking one, and the
proprietor plumes himself on it no little as a
very ingenious conception. 1t is probably
the first and only alliance barroom in the
state.
Capt. F. M. King of Perry has in his
possession memento of his early life. the
like of which very few men can boast. II
as the first dress he ever wore. having worn
It on Dec. Is, forty-eight years ago. 1t is
linen, handsomely trimmed with hand-m made
lace and embroidery-all remarkably well
preserved.
The new dynamo for the electric light
works at Macon has arrived there, and will
De put In place as rapidly as possible The
dynamo weighs 1000 pounds, and cost
about 81 900. 1t is powerful enough to SIM
ply electricity for both the street cars and
the lights, and will be used for that pur
pose. The dynamos now running viii be
Kept In reserve, to be used in case of a break
down or other accident to the machinery.
The city council of Columbus held an
important meeting Wednesday night. A
contract was made TO have the city lighted
more thoroughly with electricity. In the
future there will be one electric light every
ooO feet An ordinance vas also passed
creating the Office of in Pector of public
works with salary of 81, 500 per annum.
and Z. g. Barney was elected inspector.
Another important thing for the morals of
the young men was passing an ordinance
lining minor $25 for entering barroom.
There is sign on one of the princinaI
streets IN Atlanta that reads: "I.ook Out