The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA .
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Negro Jailed for StsbbinR Another
Death of the Oldest Citizen of Wilkes
County - Murder il Troup County
Augustus Ice Company ScoopinE in
tie Cash.
GEORGIA
The Worth county fair will open at Pou-
Ian to-day.
Prof. j. NJ. Glenn has sold the Southwest
Georgian. Cairo, TO 5. X Blantoa and Z.
J. English
Frank D. Grady, who a was a volunteer
assistant to help exiting uish the fire at
Bruins wick Tuesday lost S45 and his pocket
book.
R. J. Rucker has sold his farm, two miles
west of Alpharetta, to a Mr.. johnson OF
Cobb county, the consideration being
$3.50.
TIL. CAN'T Of Athens is still very sick
man. suffering from hemorrhages aud from
q lingering fever. His condition Is source
of alarm to his friends
East Dougherty county will have big
contest to-day. An election will be held IN
that district Of the county for fence" or
mo fence" 1t will be bitter fight, and
the lines are drawn closely.
A negro named Charles Harnesberger
was lodged in jail at Washington charged
with stabbing Lud Gresham, another negro,
at church near Centreville on Sunday.
The wound is serious but probably not
fatal.
The capacity of the Augusta Ice Com
pany will be increased from twenty-five to
thirty-two tonsa day. The directors of the
company have declared two dividends of
per cent. each tins year. and they are now
thinking about declaring another per
cent dividend next week.
A. oE -. -
held a. the court house on Oct Z, a commit
tee Of ten was selected whose duty it should
be to select fifteen other men, making altos
gether twenty-five, who shall make nomi-
nation Of city officers for the next adminis-
tration. and report TO an adjourned meeting
70 be held on Wednesday night, Nov. 4.
William Freeman, the Oldest citizen OF
Wilkes county, died at his home on Satur-
day at the age of IS, having been born in
June, 1876. George Washington was then
President of the United Statss, so Mr.. Free
man had lived under every President. He
voted for Monroe in 1915, and has voted at
every presidential election since, except
1854 He was a native OF Wilkes county.
The trouble that has recently arisen about
the auction establishment at Atlanta has
awakened the CITY 70 realization Of the
fact thai the law in reference TO such estab-
lishments must be enforced The law states
InAI the PROPRIETOR OF sucn must give O
$4,000 bond, and send iu reports of what
goods have passed through his hands. City
Attorney Goodwin has drawn up q form for
the bond, etc. and the law will be enforced
at once.
Sunday night between 10 and IL o'clock
the barn Of A. III, Porter, a farmer who
lives one mile from Rutledge was discovered
20 be on fire, aud before he could get help
the fire had such Roadway nothing could be
done. He lost his corn and fodder crop and
a fine mich cow. At the same time, three
miles farther in the untry, Willard Butts
lost his residence and furniture by fire. The
ceiling Of the room was falling when Mr..
Butts aud wife were awakened. Neither
party had insurance.
On Friday night last a supper was given
at one of the negro churches In Roughedge
district in Troup county. In returning
home from the church negro boy named
William Moore began firing his pistol in
which sport ne was assisted by several COM
panions, among them a l9-year-old boy
named Joe McGee, who lived Oh the Truitt
plantation. William says that after three
shots had been fired he went to put his pis-
tol back in his pocket when il was acct
dentally discharged, the ball striking Joe
MeGee IN the back, going through his body
and lodging just under the skin in 'front.'
The boy fingered in great agony until 10
O'Clock Sunday morning, when ne died.