The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA.
Some trashy cotton sold In SandersViile at
So cents per pound
A lodge of the Knights Of Pythias is to be
organized at Bsxley.
DR.. James C. Mccullough died at his
residence, about eight miles above Dublin,
SnRday.
The prevailing sentiment at Americas is
against having the state college for negroes
located there.
A state bank, capitalized at $50 900, will
epen at Summerville about April l. The
stock has eli been subscribed.
A thief broke into c. c. Newmans' store
at Statesboro Thursday night. taking $40 in
cash, some tobacco and other things.
The burning of the barn and other prop
erty on the place OF the late Dubose Hill at
Washington was the work Of an incedinry.
Thomas j. Wooten, who accidentally shot
himself in the arm, at Kingston, last Fri.
day, died from the effects OF the wound
Wednesday.
The Crow ore bank Of Barlow county
has been sold to the Georgfn Furnace and
Iron Company Of Tallapoosa. The price
paid was So
Coot England, formerly 10 the business
Department of the Atlanta Journal has
assumed control of the business department
of the Athens Ledger.
The city council Of Brunswick has ordered
$50 pnid to the Atlanta Journal for the
illustrated article on the city that recently
appeared in that paper.
Tom Williams. an employe of the factory
at LaGrange, took morphine at z O'Clock
Sunday night, and died from its effects
about o'clock Monday morning.
The name of A. j. Braswell of Bruins
al m fxun OH he al -
night by q man named w. b. Scott, and
the money, about sl9, collected on them.
John Booth. a prominent citizen Of
Athens will let, in few days, the contract
for the erection OF handsome brick store
on the corner of Hull street and Hancock
avenue.
A negro named William Griffin shot a
bullet from slingshot through one Of the
windows in the Oglethorpe hotel at Bruins
wick Thursday night, which created much
excitement at the ball. BE was arrested.
The resignation Of Rev. R. H Mckay as
pastor Of the Baptist church at LaGrange
was not the result of the receipt OF a
valentine from an anonymous source. He
had contemplated resigniag for some time.
The fruit trees, under the influence Of the
warm weather, are putting forth their
leaves and flowers. It Is feared that this
year is to be repetition Of the last, and
that frosts In March or April viii kill the
crop.
A citizen Of Perry has In his possession
the following dates OF old silver coins: Half
dollars. 1910, 1911. 1919. 1918. 1919, 1921,
1922, 1924, 1925, 1861; dimes, 1920, 1923,
1929, 1889. Re has also ten-cent shin
plaster"
It is ascertained that the cost of the con-
struction of the bridge across the river, at
the terminus Of College avenue at Athens,
win exceed the original estimates by 81, 600
The money will be contributed from pri-
vate sources.
Six negroes are on preliminary trial be-
fore the county court for the murder Of
Villa Mattox near Elberton last Sunday.
An of them we're in the employ of contract~
ors on the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
railroad. Fourteen Others are awaiting
trial for riot growing out OF the same
transaction.
s. D. Barber, who was struck with an
az by Nicely Bowman at Everett station
last Saturday, is still in bad condition
aud cannot possibly get well, 30 DIR. J. V.
Hobbs. the attending physician, says. 1t
was thought at first that Bowman was
drunk, but 10 has been learned since that
he is thought to be crazy and will be tried
in Knoxville for lunacy.
A special to the Macon Telegraph from
Monroe says: 1.-THE rainfall since Christmas
has been the most continuous within the
knowledge of our Oldest citizens. 1t has
rained more than four tifths Of the whole
time, night and day. The roads are almost
impossible, except on horseback, and the
hillsides form large creeks from their wet
weather springs Not furrow has been
run by the farmers and they are becoming
alarmed over their backward prospects for
the year'scrop
John Glider, q very old man living In
Dublin, Is one of the men who believes In a
thorough preparation for death. Some
years ago he had his vault built and q cot
an ordered. When NJ. L. Jones's store was
burned down some months ago the casket
was destroyed. Some weeks ago he wrote
to friend in Macon TO send him another.
His friend was slow about attending to the
request, and when Mr.. Glider was taken
sick last week be had a telegram sent to ar
undertaken at Macon for casket worth
$3.50. MIR. Glider is quite low with par
alysis.
Brunswick Times: A novel feature In
school work was introduced in the fourth
grade grammer school yesterday by Prof.
A. Z. Orr. A multiplication race was in.
stisuted among the members of the class
The feat to accomplish was the writing out
in full, Of the multiplication table. Hor
tense Won Beglerbeg won the contest, COM
pleting the table correctly in almost ex-
actiy three minutes. May Bailey wal
the second 20 finish the table correctly. She
occupied three aud three-quarter minutes
and was closely followed by Belle Adams
four minutes, and Mary Brooks in four and
three-quarter minutes.
The weighing Of mail on board the Geor
gia Southern mail coaches began Thursday
and will continue every day until Feb. "a
This means that the government is about t.
renew its mail contract with the Georgi,
Southern and Florida railroad When tn
present contract was made the road had no
been fully equipped for running into Pa
latka- OF course the amount OK matter car
ried at that time was small, but it was mad
the basis OF the existing contract. Now tn
amount of local mail alone is much large
than was the entire mail at that time
was about GOO pounds yesterday. and tn
Georgia Southern is not far short Of 200
pounds.
On the plantation OF T. II. Willingham ,tw
miles east Of Byron, Tuesday. two negroes
Rome Gary and Dennis Lamar, brothers
in-law, got into friendly tussle over bo
of snuff bslenging to Gary's wife and La
mars sister. Gary being the stronger, &c
the best of the tussle and struck Lamar o
the leg with q small peachtree switch
which angered Lamar, who went to get hi
gun in the corner of the room. Gary con
tinued to follow him up with the switch
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