The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Not TO BE Postmaster OF Americus
After ALA Strange Visitor to the
House OF an Atlanta Laborer Whom
It Seems Impossible 70 Capture.
GEORGIA
Every renting agent In Macon reports
dearth Of vacant houses.
Washington Todd died last Thursday.
He was one Of Tnttnalrs old landmarks.
ZF. WilHngbam of Lincolnton has two
dogs. one of which is named Nickel and the
other Dime.
Allen Ault. a oar coupler on the Georgia
railroad, lost three fingers while trying 70
couplo cars at Atlanta Monday.
The cotton factories at Athens were never
buster than they have been this winter.
They are shipping goods all over the coun-
try.
John H. Hatcher and Robert L. White
have been commissioned postmasters re-
spectlvely at Shell Bluff and Troup Fac
tory.
The Southern Cadets Of Macon will COM
mence drilling tonight for the prize drill
which is to come off at jacksonville, Fla,
April 5.
1t is calculated that last year there were
1900 mules sold in Macon at an average Of
$40, which would make a total of $780,
600 in mule flesh.
Over 100000 was invested in new
houses at Macon last year. The new plans
already drawn for 1890 call for an ex-
penditure of S500.000.
Prof. Layton and St. Louis slugger
named McManus are to fight to a finish with
two-ounce gloves at Augusta soon. The
fight is for $500 side.
n. R Keeling, the inventor and builder
of Keeling's automatic absorption ice ma
,Is -. a At, v,,,If - ear,
ton ice factory in Atlanta.
A movement is on foot at Dalton to or
ganize a company for the manufacture of
twelve or fifteen small iron hardware articles
that are now being made in the east.
Il develops that the $1,000 check sup
posed to have been stolen from the mails on
the Athens route was not stolen at all, but
only misla i'd by the firm handling it.
Deputy Marshal J. F. Osborne of Atlanta
had a narrow escape from being shot in
Clayton county a day or two ago. Ezekiel
Ledbetter is the man charged with doing the
shooting.
Each member of the Georgia railroad
commission is from Habersham county
originally. They represent different sec
tions of the state now, but each Of them was
born in Habersham.
At the turpentine distillery of D. +.
Williamson, at Bruton, Saturday, Henry
Kellum shot and killed Sam Burgess. Both
parties are North Carolina negroes. Kallum
fed, and has not been apprehended.
On an attachment from the city court of
Macon, Tuesday, Deputy Sheriff Leo Her
rington seized the tents tools and provisions
of Fossett and Hollingsworth, contractors
on the Macon and Birmingham road.
Henry Mcdonald who is well remem-
bered in Banks county, where he was born
and brought up, and in Gainesville and
Athens, where he afterwards lived, was
killed by horse in Indian Territory day
or two ago.
G. w. Deming and George E. Bradnack
have formed a co-partnership to be known
as the Brunswick Transfer Company. They
have purchased four teams, and have begun
to haul boxes, trunks, and packages about
in the city.
Fires in the woods were prevailing to
that extent Sunday that the congregation
at Pennington church, Liberty county,
were dismissed to fight the flames No
serious damage was done. In the neighbour
hood of Paxton the fires are still raging.
Maj. Andrew Pickens Norwood died at
his plantation, near Hogansville, Troup
county, Georgia, Monday evening, aged "A
years He was a native of Abbeville county,
South Carolina, but has long been leading
citizen OF Troup county, distinguished for
hospitality.
Saturday night Mrs. ]. V. OVERLY of
Madison put some Trough on Rats" in her
dwelling for the purpose of DISCRIMINATING
those pests. A half witted negro known as
Hamp, swhile prying around in the pantry,
came across the biscuit with the poison on
it, ate it, and died.
Furber & Co. of Savannah, having pur-
chased the confectionery business of Shin
holser 81 Co., at Macon, the latter firm has
retired from business. w. G. Turpin will
be manager Of the new concern. John
Shinholser will probably embark in bust
ness in Brunswick.
For the year 1889 Liberty county re.
turned 1878 polls. OF this number, Tax
Collector Martin.has collectedI1, 615, leaving
2OS on the defaulter's list. Mr.. Martin has
collected thirty polls that were not on the
digest, and in addition $156 Of property ta1
which had not been returned.
Rev. Sam Jones preached at Dalton Sun
day. He took occasion to deny that he in
tended to move to Kentucky and farm
Said he: 81 am making more money thar
any ten bishops in the Methodist church
aud it would be foolish for me TO go into
anything like an experiment"
G. Bewick g. Co. are building at Hazel.
hurst, on the East Tennessee, Virginia anC
Georgia railroad, one of the largest lumbe
mills in the state. In connection with thei
mill they are constructing railroad sew.
enty miles long, connecting them with tn
Brunswick and Western railroad in Irwin
county.
Four months ago H. Myer commence,
the building on First street, Macon, nov
occupied by the "Casino' and the Siou,
City Provision Company. When finished
the investment represented $4,000 in COO
cash to Mr.. Myer. Tuesday merchant o
another city, on the strength of the advic
of friend there, offered Mr.. Myer S27. 90
for his investment. The offer was declined
Already the values of property in a.
parts of Macon have become affected b
the organization Of the Progress Land an
Improvement Company. Lots which wer
valued by their owners year ago at So, 00C
and which were returned at that figure
cannot be purchased at an advance of 5
per cent Improvement" has given
boom to every piece of real estate in tn
city and suburbs
1t is understood that Hon. A. J. Snelso
of Meriwether has given the Macon an
Birmingham road the right of way throug
his entire plantation, which comprises abou
1000 acres. Other parties living along tn
route of the proposed road in Meriwethe
have done likewise, and SO far no landholde
has been willing to join Greenville in til
threatened injunction proceedings to proven
the road from going around that town.