The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


Eaters slain-An Ola P.ece Of Cutlery
a Gordon County Farmers First
Meeting with Senator Brown in the
Senator's Early Days.
GEORGIA.
4 branch Of the Red Men is to be organ.
lied at Americas.
Sumter county boasts OF negress believed
to be between lis and 10 years old.
State Treasurer Hardenan's examination
shows that the state banks Of Macon are il
good condition
J. VI. Wilson. the ex-county tax collector
Of Fult n county, has Oeen acquitted in the
case against him for embezzlement.
Cuthbert has a new paper called the
Leader Il is owned and edi'ei by Joseph
y. Stanford. 1t is very promising publ
cation.
Wednesday the residence of G. H Harris
or Garden Valley, Macon county, was de-
stroyed by fire. He lost nearly all Of his
household goods.
JADE Poyner Of Crawford lost fifty fine
sheep during the late heavy rains. They
were drowned in the high waters on his
plantation in Goosepond.
f-he management has been arranged to
have a grand brass baud concert at the state
fair in October next, open 10 the fair. The
first prize will be purse of $500.
The Tallapoosa reclining chair factory.
for which a building was erected several
months since, but which has never been oc>
cupied. will soon be in operation.
Last Wednesday evening, about three
miles west of McDonough, in the neighbor-
hood Of Sam Carmichaels, one Of the
heaviest hailstorms ever known 10 that sec
ton was witnessed.
Work will be commenced on the Bagwell
& Cover Manufacturing Companys build
ings at Gainesville as soon as the material
can be delivered on the ground. The build
ings will cost about s. 000
The Athens Euening Ledger has been
leased to E. Ingersol Wade. The present
proprietor, Hon. Richard Russell, has found
his duties as solicitor 50 onerous that he has
been forced to let his paper 90.
At mass meeting of citizens of Tennille
Thursday night the following municipal
ticket was nominated: For mayor, j. c.
thurman; aldermen, Iverson Lord, w. J.
Joiner, H. "a. Bashinski, J. F. Hutchinson,
c. Y. Smith and W. P. Davis.
Prof. R. NJ. Mcintosh aud Rev. J. w.
Burke will edit new paper to be started in
Macon. 1t will be called the Musical Aduo-
cate and Family Journal. J. W Burke &
Co., will be the publishers. The first num-
Der will appear May Is. The publication
will be monthly.
Col. c.. NJ. Wiley Of the Second Georgia
regiment has made the following appoint
ments: John Z. Ross, adjutant; Rev. j. J.
Hyman, chaplain, n. @. Gewinner, sur
geon; George w. Duncan, quartermaster;
W. w. Wrigley, paymaster. The posi-
tlons OF commissary and sergeant major
have not yet been filed.
a terrible hailstorm and windstorm
passed north of Villa RIGA Wednesday af-
ternoon about , o'clock. The heaviest part
of it was on the Russell farm on Sweet
water. Dat Morris, one of the tenants on
the farm, was in the smokehouse. The
house was blown away. Morris escaped
death, but was considerably bruised up.
Robert E. Edwards, of Atlanta, formerly
an engineer on the Western and Atlantic
road, wants to recover $4,000 damages for
injuries which he alleges he received BY
means OF a broken step on one Of the de-
PENDANTS engines. Edwards took charge of
an engine i'll the yard here for an outgoing
trip, and in stepping to the ground from
the cab one of the steps broke, injxring him
severely.
Brunswick Times: The Durham. Hotch-
kiss Lumber Company, through their local
manager, Mr.. Johnson, presented the La
dies Hospital Association Of this city, yes
terday, with 20 900 feet Of lumber A few
more liberal contributions like this from
individuals. corporations and companies Of
the city would give Brunswick one of the
most thoroughly equipped hospitals in the
state.
Edward Wolff has offered Mai. R. F.
Lawton S42, 900 for his block of buildings on
Second street, OF Macon, running from
the Merchants National Bank to C. II.
Solomons jewelry store, inclusive. Maj.
LaWton holds the property at S45 900. 1t
is expected that the bill will be closed at any
moment In the building are the Mer-
chants National Bank, Henry Horne's
offices, Shew's tailoring establishment,
Hunts shoe store and Solomon's jewelry
store.
Eastman Times. Journal: Saturday last
W. W. WIlloughby showed us quite an
ancient seeming piece OF cutlery, a pocket
knife of the Barlow variety, with the date
''l7OU' inscribed in plain figures on the side
OF the blade. This monument To the Shelf
field cutlery works was exhumed at a point
near Dubois, in this county, not long since.
The wear and tear Of ages have tapered the
blade to keen point but we think it may
yet remain in the land of edged tools to
celebrate It's second centennial nine years
hence.
Greenville indicator: Last Friday DIR.
Barnes, five miles below Greenville, found
that a sitting turkey had been carried
OIL from the nest. Following the trail he
found the half eaten carcass Of the turkey
tie sprlnkled the body with strichniue and
LETT 1t where it was carried. Next day,
upon returning to the place, he found the
turkey had been entirely eaten up. Taking
the trail Of the supposed turkey eater, the
doctor soon came upon the dead body OF an
opossum. A little further on a large red
fox was found dead
- 1t was generally known that President
Harrison and party would stop for short
While at salt Springs, and the negroes
thought they should show their apprecia-
ton OF visit from the nations chief. As
Col. W. I. Roberts, the able Democratic
representative from Douglas, was boarding
the train negro boy handed him the fol.
lowing characteristic letter from ODE
Farmer, the chairman of the Douglas
county republican committee: Honorable
president Harrison Salt springs dear Sir: i
am now sic with New Mony Cant be out
kept my regards in hast o. I. Farmer
chairman comfy rep comfy
Albany News and Advertiser: B. J.
Hartman, one Of S. B. Browns statesmen.
was the victim of an accident FRIDAY. in
which he received a broken arm. The &C.
cldent occurred in the rear of Mr.. Rrown,s
store, where Mr. Hartman was delivering
some goods which be had sold to a country
customer. Mr.. Hartman was standing close
TO the wall Of Morris Mayors building.
when the customers wagon was being
turned around, and as it came back with