The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Tom Wilson is now postmaster at Dover
Last weeks court will cost McIntost
county S7OO.
The Oglethorpe hotel st Brunswick viii
open for the season on Jan. 10.
Mrs. Ivy Bland o. Statesboro made ter
bales of sea island cotton this year.
w. J. Nelson has resigned his position a
lailer and deputy sheriff Of LOwndes county
The election for county officers in lauren
county viii take place on the first Wednes-
day in January.
The gin house of Berrien C. Davis Of
Mitchell county was burned on Tuesday
The loss is about 500.
J. B. Leonard of Brunswick accidentally
shot himself in the foot Friday, infiicting 4
painful, but not dangerous wound.
Mrs. Joe Cleft was feloniously assaulted
by negro day or two ago. The negro
failed 10 accomplish his purpose, but
escaped.
The trial of Hall, Wright Lancaster
Birch, Clemens and others on a charge OF
murder and conspiracy will begin at Macon
tomorrow.
The annual conference of the Methodist
church Of Georgia IS in session at Washing
ton, and there is full attendance Of pastors
and delegates.
The new court house ct Lexington is
badly constructed, and there is evidence
that the req 1lrements OF the contract have
not been fulfilled
Not a single person now lives in States
boro who was a resident fifteen years ago
r. F. Lester Is now the oldest citizen Of TIE
town, and Sol Ollff is next.
President Reuben X. Walker Of the
DaTien Short Line Railroad has returned
home from New York, where he has been
for the past several months.
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Gently caught three fish weighing twenty
seven pounds. They were oil scale fish and
caught in the Oconee river.
The board of trustees of the Taliapoosa
Presbyterian church are getting up sub
scriptions to build new church. Outside
parties have already guaranteed $3.50.
All the necessary papers have been re
ceived and the postofice at Harris City is In
fun working order. The new Office and
town are named in honor Of Hon. Henry h.
Harris.
In the municipal election at Hartwell on
Monday last the old board was reelected as
follows: Mayor, ". L. Hodges; aldermen,
E. b. Benson, d. C. Afford, j. d. Mathe-
son, d. A. Perritt.
The tax collect0rship Of Sumter county,
made vacant by the death of Mai Furlow,
has been temporarily filled by the ordinary
appointing ID. Galloway to serve the re-
ualnder OF the term.
The mail route from Greenville to Luther
vile has been discontinued upon petit IN
sent from Lutherville asking discontinuance
upon the ground that the mail route brought
an too much conUaband whisky.
The 'old Reid place" dwelling, owned by
/. H. Foster, near Reids Ferry, was de-
stroyed by fire last Sunday night. Ike
Porter aud his family, worthy colored peo-
pie lived in the house at the time.
r. J. Frazee found mans hand in pile
of trash beside the Central railroad round
house at Atlanta Thursday. 1t looks soft
and white, as if unused to hard work. The
police are making an investigation.
An examination Of applica nts for licenses
as teachers in the public schools Of Glynn
county will be held at Glvnn academy Sat
urday. Dec. 20, beginning at o'clock, by
Edgar ii. Orr, county school commissioner
John B. Crowley of upper Oglethorpe,
who has been wrestling with a severe at
tack of fever for over 100 days, and who
has been at deaths door several times. Is at
last thought 10 be in fair way to recovery.
Abner Adams tcolored), an employe of j.
J. Wall, while endeavOring to mount the
tramroad engine on Monday, at Valdosta,
fell under the wheels of the moving train
and had his leg crushed from the foot to the
knee.
Terrell C. jackson, colored man of Madi-
son, lost his barn by fire last Friday mora
ing. The barn contained 300 bushels of corn
250 bundles of fodder, and a lot of farming
tools. TerrePs loss Is estimated at $3.50 az
the very lowest.
The colored men of Madison met last
Wednesday and took the initiatory steps
toward organizing fire company. 1t i,
said that Mayor E. W. Butler win furnish
the company with an engine and build els
terms in the city.
A special session of the Augusta presby-
terry will be held in Greensboro tomorrow
for the purpose of ordaining Rev. Mr.
Smith, who was recently chosen pastor o
the Presby terian churches at Greensboro
Madison and Penfield.
A. B. Daley, farmer living near Nc
Donough, lost his barn, horse and mule
Two bales OF cotton, several hundred bushel
Of corn and 1000 bundles Of fodder by fir
Thursday morning. 1t is supposed to b
the work of an incendiary.
Frank Morgan, who has for the pas
fourteen years been superintendent of tn
Gress Lumber Company, was presented b
MIR. Gress few days ago with q handsom
gold watch, as a token of the high esteer
in which he was held by the company.
Last Sunday at the Baptist church. 6
Lagrange, IS 60 was asked from the congrt
CATION to pay for insurance on the parson
exact amount requested was found 10 tn
baskets after the collection had been takel
A son of Bill Moon (colored) was kicke
by a colt at Gainesville last Saturday, an
will probably die. The boy attempted t
drive the animal when the latter threw u
its heels and struck MIN ON the front par
OF the head, crushing the skull down on tn
brain.
Charles D. Barker, publisher of til
Southern Star. and j. III. George and I
NJ. Evans. publishers of the Prohibitions
at Atlanta, have been put under $500 O
charges of libel. The charges are based o
certain paragraphs published against Hol
w. II. Venable, during the Venable Tod
campaign.
A white man named Ross entered. tx
barbershop Of John Savage at Montezum
day or two ago and got a shave, ma
cut and shampoo, and then refused to pa
him. The man was arrested and locked VI
After spending night in the town Jail,
was discovered that he was crazy, and |
was discharged.
Stewart Academy at Cordele was disco,
cred in blaze at midnight Tuesday an
nothing could be done to check the flame
1t was totally destroyed with all its COZ
tents. Tue building was insured for s. so
The fire was said TO be Of an incendary O
igin, although no clue could be found as