The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIT Tsw5 OF The Two STATES
- IN PARATRAPES

Institute Ee-o.ut.oas - Abbeville's
New Jsil-A Negro Badly scalded.
GEORGIA.
The taxable property of Abbeville hal
increased more than 100 per cent. within
the last year.
Peaches were plentiful in Abbeville at 81
per bushel last week. The fruit was of ex-
celleat quality.
A chapter of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution was organized in Rome al
the public library rooms Tuesday.
The new furniture for the Baptist church
at Abbeville has arrived and has bee }
placed in the church. The pulpit and seats,
including five chairs, cost $500
A grand alliance rally will be held at
Shady Grove, Carroll county, Aug. ". AT
this union alliance picnic Sam small, Col
and Mrs. c. &. Post and other speakers are
expected.
In November next, during the exposition,
the third convention Of the Savannah River
Association will assemble II Aug ls.a look
ing TO the encouragement Of our line OF
river steamers.
The merchants and business men OF Ma
con met Tu ssday night at the board Of trade
rooms and rryaaizid t1e Macon brsnchn
Of the Merchants Retail Commercial
Agency IF Chicago, III.
Mess-s Bei.ngaed Bros. OF Macon re-
ceived Tuesday from Nsylor & Wilson of
Liverpool. England a credit note for e,
49, ID, as payment for twenty watefmei-
OBS shipped u them in June.
Waycross Headlight. Wsycross has a
population Of about 100 inhabitants. repre-
santing 81, 900 900, more or less. T. the best
Of our knowledge we own s75to $50 OF that
amount. Made il right here, too.
Sc erapa-ol e.ro-, o,,&Icotr IN T.
is indeed 1AtteTiug Ii is the opinion of
observing men that the county will produce
N re corn this year than it has done in any
one year within the past ten years.
J. P. Boring. who lives in Cobb county
near Woodstock. let of his pond last Thurs
day and he caught with sein between 500
nad 900 pounds Of fish, s number Of carp
weighing five pounds each. number of
these foe carp be transferred to bis private
pond.
William Butler, "a big black negro, scaled
hinsels nearly 70 death Tuesday at Macon
by knocking over a kettle OF Loiling soft
soap while running from policemen. He was
drunk and had been acting IA a disorierly
manner IN Nose Green's barrOOm en- Bridge
row, and Officers Andrews and Edwards
were trying u arrest him when he started
TO run. He ran over to Louis Hendricks
saloon, and was dashing througa the back
yard when he struck kettle full Of soft
soap boiling over a fire. The scalding stuff
was strewn along the ground, and he fell
into it.
A5beville Times: The new county Jail
was received by the county commissioners
last Wednesday, aud was formally turned
over 70 tue county by the contractor that
day. A prisoner was consigned 10 the jail
within Few hours after its completion.
Bill Cooper is his name, and he is a negro
His ofense is breaking open and burgiariz-
ing a store at Rochelle. Will Jackson. the
negro slayer OF Bee Brown. will be trans
ferred from the Amsri Gus Jail to the new
enc at Aboeville The Jail is not such as
we would like 70 see III this county, but the
commissioners have received il, and IL the
people Of the county are satisfied with it.
We are.
The TribuAe Of Rome: A number Of
Romans who have lived for thirty or forty
and probably Sky years without taking
unto thems Ives wife have decided that
they will form a club and thereby find some
means OF passing away the fore part of the
night IN pleasant way ,sympathizing with
each other aud relating the Interesting in
cidents that occurred during their younger
days when they were afte' them, aud the
girls were loving them hard. They will
call the organization the "Bachelors' Club
and will secure quarters whore they can
spend the evenings playing whist reading
and enjoying the "reve-iei Of a bachelor"
A meeting will be called in few days and
the club will be formed.
Dawsons water system has been COM
pleted and the water will soon be perma~
nently turned on. The tank has been filed
and the mains are now being thoroughly
tested by turning the water into them 1t
will be one Of the most complete water sys-
tens in the south. and will be oil great bene-
fit TO Dawson aud her citizens. The plant
has cost $50, 900. A test of what tee system
would do in case of fire was made Tuesday
with very gratifying results A stream of
water was thrown seventy feet high at
Baldwin's corner, on Main street. through
q one-lnch nozzle. Other tests were IN 4de
In various parts OF the city with satisfactory
results. The tests were made under the
direction Of Mayor Cheatham ana the CITY
council, superiuteuded by Manager Dawes
of the American Pipe Manufacturing Com
pany Of Philadelphia.
Tho Peabody Institute in session in
Mllledgeyille a few DAYS ago adopted the
following memorial: Prof w. z. Rambo
moTed that B. N. Zettler, L. B. Evans,
Charles Lane and G. Shecut be appointed a
COMMITTEE 70 draw.up a memorial 10 be
signed by each member of the institute an /
sent TO The educational COMMITTEES Of the
general assembly, urging the establishment
OF at least one normal training school.
This was unanimously adopted Tho ato owe
named gentlemen submitted the following
memorial 70 the general assembly Of
Gecrgia: THE undersigned teache and
others connected with tie work OF educa-
ton IN the state, realizing the pressing need
for large and constantly increasing addi-
tion TO the teaching force of the state. and
believing that the test means of supplying
this need Is through state normal or teach
ers' training schools, most earnestly urye
your honorable body TO make provision for
the immediate establishment of at least one
normal or teachers training school" This
was unanimously adopted by the institute.
Tuesday afternoon Deputies Avant and
Stephen brought 10 the Office Of District At
torney Irwin at Macon two prisoners, a
man named L. r. Stevens ana his wife.
who we're charged with counterfeiting. The
parties were first located in Alabama, but
their movements were watched and couple
of weeks ago they landed at Walden, Bibu
county. The evidence against them was
found out in the investigation of the case of
Smith and Sorey. the Latter Of whom 10 COW
in the Bib county Jail awaiting trial IN
October on charge of counter
feiting. The parties were arrested Tuesday
afternoon aud while in the district attor-
ney's Office they made full confession of
their crime. This was unnecessary for their
conviction, as full proof Of their guilt was
found few days ago in some papers found
in Stevens coat, which was coatiscated by
the officials while at the residence OF Stevens
father. Their case was heard Wednesday
morning by Commissioner Martin. They
both pleaded guilty and we're bound over in
the sum of $500 each. Failing to make
bond, they were committed to the Bibb
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