The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS or The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Newton County.
GEORGIA
A brick company is being organized a
Sparta.
Darien win soon have her gas works il
operation.
James Fisher Of Atlanta died at Bruins
wick Monday.
Work on J. <. Clarbe's artesian well a
Darien was resumed last weak.
W. Beck of Jackson has been favorably
led for senatorial honOrS.
The Georgia Weekly Press Association
will meet in Fort Valley on July 4.
The granite ouarries of Hancock county
are proving a source OF great profit.
Work on the new $50 coo building for the
exchange bank Of Macon has been COM
menced.
Capt H. c. Bagley of Americas ha,
been elected captain Of the Americas Light
Infantry.
Macon's new postmaster, Col. r. D.
Locke, has retained eight out OF the eleven
old employees.
Sparta Ishmdelite: The quarry near
town is no doubt the top Of a granite noun
tain under ground.
The Hill City Cadets of Rome are prepar-
ing for the coming military encampment to
be held at Augusta
More than Sl25, 900 was actually invested
in manufacturing enterprises in Forsyth
during the past year.
There is some talk Of erecting factory
at WalthOurville for the manufacture of
paper from palmetto.
During the month Of January about
$500 900 feet of timber was measured at
the public boom in Darien.
The Confederate Veterans Association of
Rome is talking of reunion of the blue
and the gray at Rome next fall.
The recorder of Macon SAYS he will break
up the houses of ill-fame. Two of the pro-
prietresses have been fined $50 each.
D. Morrison, the real estate agent and the
proprietor of the Gate City kennels at At
lanta, sold s., 600 worth of dogs one year.
lincoln Ridgwey (colored), VINO lives
with B. r. Devore, near Alpharetta, has
caught this winter ninety-fve opossums.
Heard county complains of an exodus of
negroes brought about by the roseate prom
Uses of emigration agents representing rail-
roads.
Tom Weaver, a confederate veteran who
lives in Dekalb county, has made himself a
wooden leg using only pen knife. 1t does
excellent service.
The store Of W. Ferguson at Rockmart
was entered by burglars and his safe blown
open a night or two ago. The crackmen
secured about S75
Editor Grub of the Darien Timber
Gazette nominates Hon ]. e. Dart of
Brunswick for the next vacancy in the
railroad commission.
1t is claimed that Newton county has
some of the finest clay for making fire
brick and sewer pipe to be found anywhere
in the whole country.
mgs Of Mercer university at Macon will
cost $4,000. Maconites have so far sub
scribed $1,000 toward the amount needed.
A monument association to raise fund
with which to erect a suitable monument
TO the memory of Hon. A. w. Carswell.
the late mayor, is being organized at Way
cross.
The Darien Timber Gazette saws that
the gubernatorial duel between Northen
and Livingston will be fought out TO a
finish next summer, and that both will be
killed.
People throwing orange and banana peels
on the sidewalks of Atlanta are liable to
arrest. The punishment is a fine or impris-
onment. Savannahians needs similar pro-
lection.
Depot Agent Norrel at Midwife two or
three weeks ago, has been taken to his
home at Augusta, and is sitting up and is
doing well.
The custom house at Augusta is about
completed, and in few weeks will be ready
for occupancy. The building cost the gov.
eminent $l25,000. Business at Augusta is
reported brisk.
George Stallings is in Augusta, coming
all the way from California, where he
played last season with the Oakland club.
He has recently signed with the Brooklyn
league club at So, 900.
Charles T. Ghosling of Warren county
died at his residence, near Camak, Monday
Of consumption. The deceased was SON
in-law OF Hon. T. J. Veazey, representa-
tive in the state legislature.
Thieves ran amuck in the streets OF
Brunswick Tuesday night and robbed
Hirsch's clothing establishment, the pottery
works of Hopkins &c Els, and attempted &c
rob an aged negro woman.
The book for the sale of shares in the
George w. Truitt Fertilizer Company was
opened at LaGrange Tuesday and the en-
tire stock will be taken in the next few DAYS
The capital stock of the company will be
$25. 600
Mrs. A. F. Dunn of Sparta has coun.
terpane for which Miss Amelia Kelly was
awarded prize at the Hancock county fail
in 1872 The work on it, even to the card
ing and spinning of the cotton was done
at homo.
An epidemic of measles is ragin {
thorougout Banks, Franklin, and Habsr--
ersham counties. The measles and tn,
grip seem to attack at the same time. anC
together they make a dangerous complica-
ton in many cases.
The negro thief who stole Adam Pool,
horse last week, and who was helped K
escape from the Suwannee calaboose. wa
recaptured Saturday and lodged in Gwin
nett's escape-proof Jail. He implicate
white men in assisting him to escape.
At Thomasville, at o'clock Tuesday
morning, fire was discovered in the PlneJ
Woods hotel. The building is a frame
structure over 800 feet long and thre,
stories high. By prompt action the fire wa
extinguished without serious damage. The
fire originated in the cooking department.
At the last meeting of Capitol Lodge. I
o. 0. F., Noble Grand John B. Goodwin
put motion to the body. A quorum die
not vote, although there was one present
Noble Grand Goodwin, with the air of 6
Reed, braced himself up and said: "Mr
Secretary, just count Mr.. Chambers as mo-
voting and | will declare quorum There
was full vote after that.
On Saturday afternoon, near Randali
Gro sing, on the Savannah, Americas ane
Montgomery road a rock was hurled
through the window Of a coach. The train
was opped, and two small colored boys
VINO had thrown 1t, were chased and finally
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