The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


terians of Macon-A Coincidence in
Connection with the Death Of Pri-
mus .Jones-Confederete Pensioners
Of the State.
GEORGIA
Talbotton has shipped $3.50 bales of
cotton this season.
The firm of Raglan & Raglan Of Americas
has dissolved partnership.
Miss lane Eppes. sister of Rev. ". E.
Zones. died at Albany Wednesday.
There are many cases of measles in
GAINESVILLE, but of very mild type.
Marion Patrick, one of the Oldest citizens
Of Spalding county, is critically i'll.
The ordinary of Butts county has ordered
a local option election 70 be held on March 6.
The Americas Manufacturing and I'M
proyement Company has applied for a
charter.
S.H. Mosely of Toccoa, while trimming
fruit trees last week, got fall and broke
his left leg.
There are over twenty new dwelling
houses now going up in Elberton, aud some
of them are very handsome buildings.
William Stevens, formerly of the Central
railroad, is at the head of a movement to
establish a $685. 900 bricKyard In Macon.
Alex Hopkins, son and law partner of
Judge John L. Hopkins of Atlanta. has
been Ill for some months with nervous dys-
pepsia, which has SO completely Frustrated
him that it is thought he cannot recover.
The CITY council of Macon has driven out
spectators in theater tickets by passing an
ordinance imposing an annual license OF
$3.50 on any person other than a regular
authorized agent who sells tickets for profit.
Talbotton is very hopeful of her future.
Several new dwellings have gone up within
the last year and vet there is a constant de-
mand for houses. A company will build a
handsome hotel within the next six months.
A bank will be established soon.
Sam Huey, Jr., who lives a few miles
northeast of Howard, had the misfortune to
lose his residence by fire last Thursday
morning. His entire household effects We're
burned, with $52 in cash and all the wear
ing apparel of one of his sisters who had
been living with him.
Douglasville NeiU South: The state tee
biological school is full, aud applicants are
being turned away constantly. The law
only provides for receiving $50. Its capac-
ity should be enlarged by selling all the
states other school property, and concen-
trating it in that direction.
Among the documents that Judge E. NJ.
Anthony of Wilkes county, ordinary keeps
constontly under his watchful eye, are sew
eral lnjunctions from fond parents against
issuing marriage licenses to their children.
So whenever a Ii ense is applied for, the
Judge first looks through these letters.
Miss Fannie Tanner of Sandersvile, the
Oldest daughter of Richard Tanner, resid-
ing near Sun Hill, received painful hook
from vicious COW last week, the horn of the
animal penetrating three inches in the flesh.
Miss Tanner is still suffering from the
wound inflicted, though she is gradually
recovering.
The attorneys for the anti-water works
citizens OF Albany have made an appeal
TO the supreme court for a reversal of
Judge Bowers decision on refusing 10 grant
an injunction. The papers having been
forwarded, the case will probably be called
socn, and then the citizens of Albany will
know definitely the result.
jackson Argus: Little Corine, daughter
of j. 5. Thurston, Of this county, can
boast of having four great-grandfathers
and three Observation-Disclosures now living
but her grandfathers are both dead. The
possession of four living great-graudfathers
and three great grandnothers is a thing but
few people ever see for themselves.
Gov. Gordon, as commander of the
United Confederate Veterans, Is preparing
an order during MS leisure moments for the
4bpI Eull4LdblOl Vi Juo veterans IN every
southern state and every city of the United
States where confederate veterans associa-
tions exist. TIE first great gathering of the
Interstate association will be held at Chat
tanooga on July 4, next.
An excursion of business men and farmers
will leave Cincinnati, o., Monday, Feb. "a.
from the Cincinnati Southern depot. for a
trip through Georgia The excursion will
be under the personal supervision of w. L.
Glessner, commissioner of immigration, and
will visit the principal cities and agricul-
tural and fruit-growing sections of Georgia,
stopping at different points sufficient time
TO investigate their advantages and get
general knowledge of the country.
On Sunday, Feb. 2, some one broke open
Daniel HIPS colored) house, who lives
about two miles from Andersonville. After
breaking in the house the party cut the
chain that fastened a chest, aud stole there
from British bulldog pistol and four land
deeds, one of which is the deed to fifty
acres of lot Of land No. 40 in Sumter county
and two were to lots in Andersonville. and
the other was the deed to 100 acres of lot
No. 3l7 in Macon county, and number of
other articles
Hon. j. L. NJ. Curry, general agent of the
Peabody fund, was in Macon Wednesday
DIR. Curry was minister to Spain, under the
democratic administration. He was also 6
member OF the first confederate congress
and also at one time a member of the
United States congress. He is returning
from Florida, where he has been inspecting
the different institutions of that state which
receive endowments from the Peabod,
fund. He visited the different schools il
Macon Wednesday.
Chief Joyner of the Atlanta fire depart
ment is following up the fire escape crusade
He has called upon G. V. Gress, Mai Nj. C
Kiser and Joe Hirsch on the subject. All
these gentlemen are preparing plans TO
handsome new business buildings, and wher
fire escapes were mentioned to them, a
once instructed their architects to include
them in the drawings. The chief saws n
will notify all intending builders who com,
to his notice, to save them the trouble o
remodelling when the council takes action
on the matter.
Sandersville Progress: An unfortunat
accident occurred last Wednesday at Uniol
academy, six miles northeast of Sanders
vile. The school children had improvise,
limb of one of the trees that abouut
about the school-yard into a swing, an,
Miss Mary Whiddon, the 12-year-old daugh
ter of Mrs. A. +. Nelson, was quietly en-.
joying a swing, when the limb broke. pre-
cipitating her to the ground with suddel
force, breaking her arm between the wris
and elbow. She was Immediately takel
home, where her injury was carefully at
tended to.
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