The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF tbs TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

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GEORGIA.
There is talk of putting in system Of
sewerage at Rome.
Work has been begun on the new Presby-
terrain church at McDonough.
At Union Point Saturday a negro was
crushed to death by falling tree.
A new dummy line will be built at once
TO the confeie ate home at Atlanta
Tie people Of Columbia county are NOV
ing in the direction of a county fair.
The Elberton Star suggests W. H. Mat
tox of Elberton county for governor.
Frank Leverett of Eatonton is said to be
a strong candidate for secretary of state
The stock law was defeated in Terrell
county Thursday last by vote of l20 to So.
A sash, blind and door factory is among
the new industries contemplated at Albany.
Over two hundred members have joined
the Knights of Pythias at Rome in the past
year.
A new postoffice has been established at
Roster, Burke county, with Lawson +.
Brown postmaster.
The Whitesburg Adrance places at its
masthead Sampson w. Harris, for congress,
in the Fourth district.
Col. A. j. Locke, brother Of Col. r. d.
Locke of Macon, is a candidate for postmas-
ter OF the Eutaula p0SUOIDce.
1t is more than likely that J. T. Veazev,
Warren county's last representative il the
legislature will be reelected.
Ordinary Dart of Glynn county nomi-
mates Judge Spencer Atkinson of Bruins
wick, for congress in that district.
The fine iron bridge across the Throna-
teeska river at cambridge has been i'm
proved by the addition of an iron span.
The Georgia Hay Press Company of
Dalton has been compelled to increase its
capital stock to 5000, owing to an increase
in its business.
A new electric light and power plant is
to be established at Atlanta. 1t is contem-
plated to run some of the electric railroad
lines now in operation in the city from the
new plant
"They are now proposing to run our Jud
Clements for governor" says the Carriers
vile Courant. SIS this trick to get him
out OF t g way of aspirants to his seat in
Congress"
Col. J. B. Silman Of Harmony Grove,
the author of Silman 81 Thompson's form
book, and prominent lawyer, died sud-
denly while managing case in the superior
court Saturday.
A new real estate and building firm was
organized at Brunswick Monday with
capital Of $4,000. The corporation will
hou es on the installmeut plan.
The Coweta correspondent of the Colum-
bus ERqttirer-Sltn thinks the congressional
race in the Fourth has narrowed down to
Judge Harris and the present incumbent,
with Hon. w. Y. Atkinson grooming
The Atlanta market is well supplied with
Strawberries. They were so plentiful last
week that one gentleman who had crate
sent him and was unable to use them all,
was compelled to sell them at 1919 cents a
box.
Arthur Alfred Stockwen, IS years. old,
arrived in Cordele from New York CITY at
1850 o'clock Saturday night. He ran away
from home with oaly 81 in his pocket to
seek work in Florida, and has got thus far
on his travels.
1t is reported that the Hon. N. E. Harris
of the law firm of Hill g. Harris of Macon
has been offered a position with large
manufacturing company in Georgia at al
annual salary of $4,000. If he accepts il
will necessitate his removal from Macon.
j. L. Mosteller has decided to resign his
position as superintendent of the confed-
crate soldiers home at Atlanta. He has
taken the resolui n because he is also
superintendent of Grant park, and he finds
that the park will require all his attention
The stock Of dry goods, groceries, etc.,
belonging to Veal 81 McClelland, who
failed at Stone Mountain recently, was sold
Saturday by Sheriff Austin TO A. J. Veal &
Sen, one of Veal g. McClelland's largest
creditor, for $3.50. The liabilities are about
$780,
Sheriff Beck of Rabun has closed the
doors of the Jail of that county, aud gone
into the country nine miles from Clayton
for the purpose of looking after the affairs
of his sheep ranch. There are no prison .rs
in the Jail, and the building is left to take
care of itself.
An Albany man killed the ambition of
bis two sons who wished to lie expert cock
fighters, by whipping their favorite game
amount of stake was So, which the old man
put In his pocket, as he was fighting chick
ems for keeps.
A syndicate has purchased 10000 acres of
mineral land near Canton. in Cherokee
county. The mineral on the land is iron
and the owners will begin at once to mine
and ship the ore, and if the quality of the
ore proves to be good, furnaces will be-
erected on the property.
A little child of Mrs Henry Ellison OF
Waynesboro met with terrible death. She
was playing with a box of mate les, and
from 1t ire was communicated to her cloth
ing. The suffering must have been intense
as her clothing was entirely consumed be-
fore any relief reached her.
Jimmie Blair, the 12-year-old son of Mrs
Sarah Blair of Macon, left home Saturda,
morning, and his distressed parent says tina
an attempt to kidnap him has been mad
before, and she fears that some one ha
stolen her boy. He is quite small for hi
age, and has dark brown hair and brow
eyes.
They are commencing to take lively in
terest in politics in Richmond county il
connection with the legislature. So far e.
I. Williams, Martin S. Calvin, w. H. Bar
rett, Jr., W. H. Fleming and P A. Stoval
are regarded as entries and it is said Mr.
Calvin will enter the race for the speaker
ship.
John g. Winter of Waynesboro has mad
an assignment to w. II. Davis He bega
business last fall under the firm name of Win
ter 81 Ellis. A few weeks since Mr.. Eli
retired, and on last Monday Mr. White
made an assignment. Liabilities are 81, SOC
assets 500 with an outstanding judg men
against his father for $1,000.
Friday night Lafayette was visited b,
burglars. The stores of Patton g. jackson
J. Z. Wardlaw, aud S. j. Shaw were al
bored into. They only succeeded in break
ing open the store of s. j. Shaw, and i
seems that they missed their aim. |
seems that they were huating money, bu
found only 55 cents in the cash drawer.
Father Prendergast Of Macon was il