The morning news., 1890-02-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

a Family FOiSOnsQ Dy Nann6
Peaches-Brunswick' Muchly Mar
ried Woman Deserted by Both Hus
bands-Suicide of a Merchant OF 81
simon's Island - Preliminary Step
Toward Building Atlanta's New
Water Works.
GEORGIA
Gordon county is out Of debt.
Work on the new city hall at Brunswick
will be begun in day or two.
". A Peyton's grocery stock at Atlanti
was damaged $50 by fire Monday.
TallapOosa expects an excursion party o.
capitalists from Boston, Mass, on March II
Walter Hernandez Of Milledgeville, whc
shot himself with suicidal intent, died Sun
day.
Edward u. Tilton of Charleston is in
Brunswick endesvoring to have a large ricS
mill built in that city at a cost Of $4,000.
The body of dead negro baby was found
on the roof Of an clubhouse on Jones street
at Atlanta, Sunday. There is no clue to itS
identity.
The anthracite coal beds near Austen
have been sold to a syndicate of Phlladel-
phia capitalists, who propose to develop
them at once.
and three children, were poisoned Sunday
by canned peaches Emetics saved their
lives. The peaches hsd become moldy.
Carrollton capitalists. in connection with
other parties, are speaking Of putting up a
cotton seed oil mill and guano factory com
bined during the coming spring and sum
mer.
Judge w. F. Clarke, ordinary of Stewart
county, will in few days send his resgna-
ton to the governor, to take effect April 90
he will move TO Americus in May TO prac-
tice law.
Carrollton is TO soon have a new hotel.
The construction company has a capital
stock Of $4,000 The money has been
subscribed and the work will commence
right away.
w. II. Gowen, junior member Of the
firm of Wright g. Gowen, of St. Simon's
Island, which does a large business on the
island, committed suicide Sunday night by
firing pistol ball into his right temple.
de had been on a spree.
The members of the Sikh Baptist church
at Atlanta have purchased beautiful lot
at the corner of Mangum and West Hunter
streets. They first intend TO pay for the
land, and then a substantial brick edifice, to
cost between $4,000 and $4,000, viii be
erected.
A movement has been sprung among the
business men, stock raissrs and agricultur-
lists Of Baldwin county, to have a fair dur
ing the coming fall. 1t is the intention of
those interested TO make the affair more
than a county fair, but an exposition of the
products OF Middle Georgia, and the COM
pany will probably be known as the Middle
georgia Exposition Company
About u o'clock Wednesday night. Mrs.
wade Baer OF Rochelle was aroused by
hearing noise at her front door. aD-
parentIy made by some one who wanted to
come IN. Upon going to the door she found.
70 her surprise, an old hen, and as soon as
the door was opened the hen entered the
mouse, and, walking to the corner of the
room, spread herself upon a nest of eggs.
Preliminary steps in regard to building
Atlanta's new water works are being taken.
This morning Supt Richards and City En-
glneer Clayton visited tho Chattahoochee
70 make some soundings. They did this To
ascertain tho depth of the river with view
to locating the 'crib" for the new water
works. The question of issuing the bonds
Tor building the new water works will be
voted upon on March s.
Work has begun on taking out iron ore
from the 200 acres of land recently bought
near canton by syndicate of Nashville
capitalists. They will ship it to furnaces to
be thoroughly tested Later on thev will
put up one or more furnaces on the property. |
or at Canton. The Methodists will mt
ABOUT y, zoo worth of improvements on |
their church this year. The Baptists are
also going to improve their church prop |
erty.
The colored Odd Fellows of Patterson
celebrated their second anniversary Satur-
Gay. After marching through the princi-
pal streets of the town, led By band of
music ana followed by large concoursc of |
spectators, they returned to the Methodist
Episcopal church, where the anniversary
address was delivered by Prof. H. c. John
son, the orator OF the day. His remarks
were creditable to himself, his race, and the
occasion.
Monticello Times: We have lust been in
formed OF most fragrant violation of law.
occurring near Machen. A gentleman. not
q resident OF this county, undertook to col
lect debt and had some cotton levied on.
The defendant claimed that the cotton be-
ionged to his mother, and tried to induce
the plaintiff 20 dismiss the levy. Not being
able to doso. the defendant armed himself
and, meeting the plaintiff as he was on his
way home, forced him at the pistols mouth,
TO sign an order releasing the cotton and
then compelled him to continue his Jour-
ney homeward. The defendant then came
TO Machen, presented the order to the bailiff
and got the cotton, sold it, pocketed the
money and left for parts unknown.
Mrs. Rampey-Ellis was left all alone at
Brunswick, Monday, by the two men who
figured as rival husbands. Ellis, the man
who has been living with the woman since
they have been in Brunswick, left the citv
Saturday. Sunday morning he was
seen twenty-nine miles up the East
Tennessee road, with his grip slung over his
shoulder, footing it. He left word with a
negro man in Brunswick for the woman to
meet him in Charleston. Rampey also left
the city, presumably returning to Valdosta
When seen by a Brunswick Times reporter
Monday the woman said: "They both left
me. l am going to Valdosta Tomorrow
morning to spend a while with my children
Then | am going to Ellis, if can fiud him
L don't love the old drunken Rampey. He
amt my husband, and I'll die before / live
he knows it"
FLORIDA.
R. M. Jones is building a new house at
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