The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. McKee's Husband Talks of the
Charge Against His Wife-A Muir
DER in Laurens C-unty-A Suit
Against a Raj road Before Dade
Superior Court-Money in RAISING
Seed.
GEORGIA.
W. L. Strain of Gordon county is the
father Of twenty-five children.
Over $4,000 has been paid out for cot
ton in Cuthbert within the last two weeks.
Dr. W. e. Bass will probably lease
Wesleyan Female College at Macon for an
other year.
The oat crop Of Randolph county is look
ing well and the prospect for an early har-
vest is good.
Rev. W. E. Dozier has been reelected
pastor of the Presbyterian church at Gaines
vile another year.
The Vaughan house on South Hill street,
at Griffin, the property Of Walter Bates.
has been sold to Mrs. F. f. Reeves for
$2,100.
Cash Willingbam, the keeper Of Meri-
wethei's mortuary list, reports for the first
quarter l07 deaths. or these As were whites
aud 90 blacks.
A. B. Casternne and Arthur Bell have
bought out the grocery business of DR.. c. c.
Wright, at Bainbridge and will do business
under the name of a. B. CAsterllne d Co.
The thunderstorm of Wednesday night
was the heaviest IN a long while. The
lightning tore up telephone poles in Cobb
ham and shocked some people in that
vicinity.
CALVIN Brown of Dodge county since Jan.
l has killed and sold TO Puzel of Macon
$3.50 worth Of birds. He has sold enough to
otAer parties to run the amount up TO at
least $500.
Capt. R. C. Henry of Dublin has sold the
steamer Louisa, together with his territory
aud privileges, to Capt. ]. W. Robertson OF
the government boa. Ocmplgee. The price
paid was $1,000
Master Willis, a son of DR.. and Mrs r.
j. Willingham of Lexington, while running
and playing with q pet dog, tripped and fell.
breaking his collar bone in the same place it
was broken few months ago.
A riot case was tried in Elberton last
week in which n. w. Carthers, two of
bis sons and three daughters appeared as
defendants. The daughters we're acquitted
but the men were all convicted.
Mr.. Waters of Montezuma is offering a
reward Of 1859 for Thomas Reagan, the
man he arrested few days ago. The
party wants the prisoner delivered in New
YORK for that amount Of money.
Oscar Williams, the man who killed a
man by the name Of Holmes four years ago
at Neal, on the Georgia Midland railroad,
was brought to the jail at Zebulon Thurs
day by the sheriff. He was arrested in
HARRISON county.
1t is thought that counterfeiters are ply
ing their business in Terrell county. CCun-
terfelt silver is in circulation. A gentleman
carried Sl0-bill TO one Of the banks in
Dawson to get it changed. The bill proved
TO be clever counterfeit.
Last week on the plantation of j. c. New
man, who lives about two miles from Coch-
ran, negro boy years old while playing
too near the fire, had his clothes caught on
fire and he was burned Co death ebefore any
assistance could be rendered.
Woodbury., tle first station on the Macon
and Birmingham road in Meriweather, is
seventy-fve miles Il ON Macen Harris City,
the next station, is eighty -four miles;
Odessa Is ninety miles; Mouutville, ninety
five miles, and LaGrange, lO4.
A portion of land lot No. LOG, known as
the Hutchinson farm, near Carrollton, has
been purchased in the interest of the Geor~
gia>Aalhama Investment aud Development
Company to be developed in connection
with the new railroad, the &. T. and l.
Conner, in Madison county, is on big
. boom. More than seventy 10 5 have teen sold.
are in successful condition, and an enthusi-
astic citizen Of that place says it will
no. be two years before the town mas pop
ulation of 1000
Dublin Post Last Thursday NJ. r. Rarh-
els, the champion horse-shoer of Middle
Georgia, put shoes on J. S. Horn's horse and
had him ready for the shat within 615
minutes by the watch. If there is man in
all this country that can beat this, and do
tn ework as we'll, trot him out.
E. F. Bynum of Ra pdoph county, has a
comb made by a messmate while in prison
in Camp Douglass, ILL.,, in 1868. He has
carried 1t in his pocket all the while and
states as a positive fact that 10 woman has
ever used it. The comb is made of horn
and bids fair to last a century.
At Prattlsberg. Thursday night, while
Z. K. Matthews was at supper, a negro by
the name of Calvin Daniel entered his
store. and bursting open the money drawer
took several dollars and several pounds of
tobacco. The negro was captured. All of
the goods stolen were recovered.
At Brunswick, Monday, the bark StaIen,
which, during gale last month, was
stranded off the Brunswick bar, was sold to
John E. duBignon of this city for 81 1856.
This includes her cargo OF All, 900 feet Of
pine lumber, is which now in the vessel. The
purchaser will have the lumber raised, and
as much of the vessel aspossible saved.
Hal Howard of Lexington had a young
mule he was breaking to ride. When it
was mounted by negro boy it began to
rear, and, becoming entangled in some pillow
gear, fell, striking its head against a Tree
with such force as to cause paraly sis
Though at last accounts it was still alive.
MIR. Howard does not hope for its recovery.
One of the brightest children to be found
anywhere is the little boy of MIR. and Mrs.
G. w. Brooks, living near Lexington.
Though hardly years old, he can spell
from book almost any word and pro
nounce 1t, aud can read as glibly as MANY
a child twice his age. This proficiency is
the result Of only few months teaching
by his mother.
George Washington, the negro who was
found guilty of murder in the first degree
at Atlanta few days ago, seems anxious
TO have his picture taken before he is sen.
fenced to hang. Several times he has re-
quested Deputy Sheriff Barnes to carry
him to photograph gallery and have his
picture taken. The deputy is now thinking
over the request.
Montezuma Record: A. w. Smith Of
Americas, has proven beyond doubt that
cotton is not the only crop in the south that
will bring money. He has little farm of
only fou teen acres, and makes every wear
from 81, 900 to t3, 600 raising seeds for mort
ern seedsmen and home demand His
Ruby Gold watermelon has a national repu
he oil -,