The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TaE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

GEORGIA.
Charles Rogers died at Marietta, Monday,
aged q wears.
There is talk of organizing a board of
trade at LaGrauga
The physicians of Brunswick have organ
lied medical society.
The hduor license at Rome has just been
made 81 900 per year and must be paid in
advance.
Contracts ara being placed for quite a
number Of residences to be built during the
summer in Griffin.
J. J. Swain 6 Co. have decided to put up
a bakery for LaGrange, aud propose to have
it in operation by May l.
The city council of Columbus has decided
to submit the question Of holding an ex-
position this fall with city assistance to a
vote of the pople
The case against Ada Miller of Bruins
wick, for shooting Homer Burton, has been
dismissed. Burton admitting that the We
mai action was Justitable.
Felix Edwards has Just sold his place in
the western suburbs Of Albany for $50 an
acre Mr.. Edwards in January, 1889,
bought the place Of 175 acres for $50 per
acre.
The melon growers Of the state held a
meeting at Macon Tuesday. and a better sys-
.>rn of distributing the fruit SO as TO avoid
Cutting the market was advocated, but no
definite action was taken.
Thomas C. Whitehurst was found
dead in bed at his homo on the Whitehurst
place near Macon Monday morning. The
deceased was about 10 years OF age. lie
was running large plantation this year,
having eleven plows in the field.
The Macon fruit and vegetable exchange
will not secure the handling Of the large
peach crop Of Fort Valley and Marshall
vile this season. The growers themselves
viii manage the crop, and if all their ar
engagements hold out the season will be a
profitable one to all hands. Peaches in that
section are said to have been unharmed by
the freeze.
Saturday Robert Tuck, well-known
citizen of Newton county, sent his little bov
on an OK wagon to Conyers after guano.
On the way back he was caught in the
storm. the lightning killing both oxen in
stantly and knocking the boy senseless to
the ground. A negro with him was also
knocked out of the wagon, but received no
serious injury.
1t is the intention of the board of trustees
of the Georgia normal and industrial col
lege for girls, located, by act Of the legisla-
ture, in Milledgeville, TO have the buildings
ready for the reception OF pupils by the first
of January next Milledgeville has made a
donation of $4,000 for this purpose. and. to
has loaned them $4,000 more, making a
total of $4,000.
Albany Advertiser: The guns on exhi-
hilton on the court house grounds during
Chautauqua are the historical cannon cap
tured by Senator Colquitt at Olustes dur
ing 1.-THE late unpleasantness. They were
first given to the Chatham artillery at Sa-
vannah, but later came into the possession
of the Albany artillery company That
lIShanIiuD Oh r. no
state. Two of them were sent 10 Macon,
and two were kept by the Seventh Georgia
battalion. Colquitt will salute the grim
relics that belche1 forth for his destruction
on that memorable field of Olustee.
A meeting of northern citizens Of Doug
lasville was held at the court house Mon
day night, at which resolutions we're
adopted calling for state convention of
northern citizens to meet there on June Is
next, the object of which will be to set
forth to their friends in the north the hearty
welcome and courteous treatment they have
received at the hands of the southern peo-
pie, and make better known the wonderful
resources and advantages of the state A
meeting of native citizens will also DE held,
pledging a hearty support to the north
erneTs in their laudable effort to better the
people Of both sections.
Capt, w S. Clark, well-known cotton
knife that he prizes highly. IL is simply a
plain one-bladed barlow, which the gentle
man uses TO cut his tobacco with and
whittle white pine sticks when the market
is "agin" him and when the season closes
Years and years ago the barlow was given
to Mr.. Clark and it has been in his pos ies-
sion constantly since. On the blade is
] stamped the date 1900 Enos Furness, one
OF the oldest knife manufacturers of Eng
land, was the maker. In spite Of its one
hundred and thirty years the knife is vet
good for another twenty years of useful
ness.
Last Friday, at the camp of Wright &
Co., railroad contractors on the Georgia.
Carolina and Northern road, near Savannah
river, in Ebert county, a c. s. Jones shot
and instantly killed Joe Howard a negro
employed on the road. 1t seems that Jones
was boss on the works and Howard one OF
the hands. A difficulty sprang up between
them. when the negro Howard drew his
pistol and presented it almost in Jones' face
threatening to kill hin. Jones with quick
movement drew his pistol while facing his
adversary and fired, striking Howard lust
below the head, killing him instantly Coro
ner Campbell summoned jury and held ar
inquest over the body, the jury returning a
verdict of justitiable homicide.
At Brunswick, Tuesday, Justice w. B. c.
Coker found that he had some So or $40 il
small change-nickels, dimes and quarters
Not wishing to be Inconvenience by car.
rying so much small money with him. Jus
tlce Coker went to Meyers saloon. corner OF
Gloucester and Grant streets, to exchange
the money for bills or larger silver
When the exchange was made Jus
tice Coker placed eight silver dollars, which
Mr.. Meyers had given him for th,
Dickels and dimes, in his pocket and LEI
the building. The pocketbook was forgot
ten and left on the counter, but its owne
had scarcely gotten across Grant stree
when it was missed. Returning to the ga
loon the pocketbook was not to be fount
where it had been left, and no one in thu
building had seen it. The missing booi
contained several bills, check for $25 an.
secret order badge which Justice Cokel
says be values very highly.
Rome Tribune: AZ am the owner of {
big yaller dog" said a farmer Tuesday
that amt got as much sense as sheep o
as much pluck as a mosquito. That do,
won't fight grasshopper. He knew it aaC
he knew we knew it, but lie kept up al
awful sight Of buster jlst the same Ever
day big hound, as cowardly as our own
used to pass by the house, and them tive
dogs would run up an down on different
sides OF the fence barkin' Gt ter kill, an
just as If they wanted to tear each othel
up; ope day the two got after each other