The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
Thrown from a Buggy and Killed
Burglars at Work at Conyers and
Social CircIe-Accldent to an Atlanta
Young Lady - Killed by a Train
Murdered his Brother-in-Law.
GEORGIA
Blackshear has fertilizer factory.
Doywood tres are blooming about Al
hany.
Hogs are dying Of chOlsra in DsKalb
county.
twenty-five new students entered emory
college last week.
A meeting Of the state fair committee was
held at Macon Thursday.
The prohibition campaign is beginning TO
warm pin " hitfield county.
The plant for the new pottery works at
Brunswick is nearly completed.
Truck farmers around Blackshear are
putting in heavy crops Of Irish potatoes.
A carload of poles for the projected
electric lights arrived in Griffin Wednes-
day.
R. Toombs DuBoss is getting ready to
publish farmers alliance Journal at Wash
ington.
A stock and fruit farm, on large scale,
Is projected and viii be established near
Blackshear in the not distant future.
1t is rumored that Rev. H S. Rees Of
Turin has discovered rich vein of gold on
his mining property near Dahlonega.
One thousand dollars has been subscribed
toward the Statesboro' academy. 1t is
proposed to build house costing $1,000.
The first cars were run over Brunswick's
new street railroad Thursday morning.
The cars did good business throughout the
day.
An Intelligent and accomplished young
lady of Blackshear, is writing a novel,
which will be offered TO the public in the
near future.
A cotton factory, which will employ
about 500 hands, will be built III Ringgo.d
in the near future. Harry E. Chapman,
the originator Of the scheme, is confident of
its success.
The horse Of one Of the aides ran away
with him during the carnival parade at
Augusta Tuesday night and dashed into a
crowd Of people, Several colored women
were hurt, among them Anna Martin, who
had her arm broken.
At noon Wednesday, Dick Quinley,
negro train hand on the Brunswick and
Western road, was killed about a half a
mile below Triton. He fell asleep on the
track and was struck by fast passenger
train No. l. Death was instantaneous.
Burglars entered the house Of E. L. New
ton, at Social Circle, Wednesday night, and
stole about sos in money. Nothing else
was taken. His gold watch was left lying
on the floor. The house Of DR.. L. q.
Brantly was also entered and about $40
taken.
Wednesday night, at Athens, as Bose
Mathews and William Mathews were
riding in buggy near the upper bridge,
the mule which was attached to it became
frightened and ran away, turning over the
buggy, and, IN so-doing, breaking the leg OF
William Mathews.
Tuesday night burglars entered the resi-
dences of A n. Lawson. A. Whitaker, and
Rev. j. l. Lupo, at Conyers. Their object
seemed TO be TO get money, as nothing was
disturbed. The secured only 81 or So.
Wednesday night they called on A. J.
Pierce. securing only 81.
Rafe Johnson, a negro man, a star route
mail carrier for j. J. Henry of Quitman,
was found dead Saturday just across the
Florida line, with his head shockingly
crushed. He was driving to buggy an
unbroken horse, which ran away with him,
with the above stated result.
. Some miscreant fired the barn of
Green Gross, on Col Forts Lee county
place, on last Saturday night. The build
ing, together with its entire contents, con-
s:sting Of corn, fodder, ETC., was consumed,
and mule which was in a stall contiguous
came near burning to death.
Madison was alarmed by loud cries of fire
Wednesday night, and big blaze was seen
over on the hill, on the eastern edge Of
town. The fire bell was ruug and the fire.
men turned out IN force. The house de-
stroyed was one belonging to Henry Locket
(colored) and occupied by Jake Fard.
John Ed Thomas brought 100 rutabaga
turnlps to Americas that averaged over
Tour pounds each, some Of them Weighing
more than SIX pounds. He raised over ZOO
bushels on one acre. In recent years MANY
thousand pounds of rutabaga turnips have
been shipped TO AmerIcus from the north.
The Roush Wheel Company of Macon
applied Tor charter In the supreme court
Wednesday. The company will operate
$4,000 capital stock and will manu- facture
spokes, hubs, wheels helves, and all parts
WOOD and iron, Of wagons, also pillow beams,
handles, etc. The company is composed of
SIX members of the Roush family.
Tuesday night at Mcclure, on the Rome
railroad, Steve Underwood was struck by
the Rome accommodation and instantly
killed. He and Mr.. Steadman attemnted
~--s sAS - 0At NO"h, DuN WcI6 uOC seen DIV
the engineer. AS the locomotive neared
them, they attempted TO cross to the other
side Of the track. Mr.. Steadman crossed
the track safely, but Mr.. Underwood was
struck down and killed. The jury of in
quest found that deceased came to his
death by being struck by train"
Miss May Anderson, daughter of Judge
James A Anderson Of the Atlanta police
court, in descending the stairway leading
from the girls high school building to
Mitchell street, about noon Wedne .day.
stumbled and fell. In the fall the back Of
her head came in contact with one of the
steps SO violently that she was Knocked
ssnseless. Her associates were greatly
alarmed, and messenger was sent for a
physician. DIR. Kendrick responded to the
call, and, after an examination, said that
he thought the skull had zen fractured. A
later examination developed the fact that
there had been no fracture. Late in the
day Miss Anderson returned to conscious
mesa, and was considered out of danger.
FLORIDA.
Fine Strawberries are plentiful in the