The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Leaders 10 Take in the Georgia
Southern's Model Farm.
GEORGIA.
Five hundred and eighty-five tons OF iro
ore were shipped from Cedartown Thurs
day.
Cuthbert is to have another bank. TIT
corporate name will be the Bank Of Soutn
west Georgia.
The Merchants Bank of Valdosta has d;
clared a semi annual dividend OF per cent
to stockholders.
The building for the Bank of Thomson
rapidly nearing completion, and Will NJ
doubt be ready for use in less tnan week
D. Burnham. & farmer of Morgan county
was struck by lightning Wednesday. an(
will robably die. Both the mules he wa
driving were killed outright
The Christian church, on Hill avenue at
Valdosta, is putting III some very hand
some colored glass windoHs. Tho "lndo"S
and new doors cost over 500.
Prof. Otis Ashmore Of Savannah, who is
visiting his mothers family az LlncoIntoH'
addressed large crowd by invitation Ihurs-
day on the subject OF education
Tige Andersons famous brigade holds
reunion at Marietta next tuesday. IL Is the
express wish Of Gel. Anderson that as many
of the survivors VINO can will attend.
The tax digests from Bryan and Pickens
counties came in Thursday. Bryan shows
S645. $50, against 500 073 last year. Pickens
shows $50, O42. against SSl9,2l5 for 1890.
The Charles A. Conklin Manufacturing
Company Of Atlanta is going to quit the
retail business. The entire stock, consist
ing of stoves, ranges, heaters, ETC., Is to be
disposed of.
4. Giles, ST., who for many long years
has held the position of bookkeeper OF the
Graniteville Manufacturing Company in
Graniteville. s. c., across the river from
Augusta, is dead.
A citizen of Walker county, who has
Trion factory stock, says that for what he
owns he would not take 50 for one. /; pays
him better to hold 1t than TO sell, even at
that enormous advance.
Simon Mayer of Sandersville has pre-
sented Frank Phillips of Montezuma very
peculiar cane. 1t is inlaid with glass and
other material and each piece represents a
state and was obtained from that state.
In a personal difficulty Thursday between
B. Il. Ivey and T. o. Banks, residing about
four miles from Lincolnton, the latter was
shot in the left shoulder and about the neck
and head The wounds are very painful,
but not considered serious. They are
brothersinlaw, and it seems the trouble
grew out of family feud.
Eastman Times-JourndI: B. T. Burch
laid on our table last week lump Of hard,
flinty substance, which he says is petrlfed
rosin. 1t is hard as any rock and makes q
good milestone Mr.. Burch took this from
his horse lot, place where a turpentine
distillery was operated years ago, when
Eastman was only small village.
Nelson and Afford Tomlinson, two coll
rod Of MCIl ,uouuh cy0f intn a dfHi.
Guilty Thursday. They had q personal en-
counter, after which Nelson armed himself
with shotgun, and, meeting Afford on
the street, took aim and fred. He put about
thirty No. l squirrel shot in Afford, making
q very serious wound.
Money is being raised for the erection Of
a Methodist church at Baugh's Cross Roads,
nine miles south of LaGranGe, on the
Whitesville, or State, road. About $3.50
have been subscribed. Money is also being
raised for the erection OF Baptist house OF
worship near Senator Seth Tatum's resi-
derce, three miles west of La1range. Sena-
tor Tatum gives the land.
joseph Jones. a young man living at East
Highlands, in Muscogee county, while out
hunting Thursday, met with a serious &C
cident. As he was about to fire his gun
the weapon burst and piece Of the barrel
struck him in the forehead, inlcting a
fearful cash, exposing his skull. His face
was terribly burned with powder, aud he
will be disfgured for life.
Will Brown, a negro boy who lives in
Atlanta, arrived at Talbotton few days
ago to meet his sister from Missi sippi,
whom ne had not seen in ten years or more
The meeting was not without the usual Joy,
BUSINESS attending such meetings, but soon
ended in a fight between the brother and
SISTER, and VIM was sentenced to ten days
work on the streets by his honor, Mayor
Matthews.
About ninety citizens of Dodge and
Laurens counties have been enloined tenn
porarily by Judge Emory Speer of the
federal court in Macon from interfering in
any manner with the possessions of Nor
man w. Dodge, Esq, as regards lands in
these counties claimed by him. The final
hearing on the application for permane t
injunction is set to be had in Macon on the
second Monday in October next.
In the Office Of the clerk Of the superior
court Of Dooly county there is large mum
Der of old deeds dating back to the first set
Element Of Georgia They are faded and
worn, lying in an Old cabinet, exposed to the
dust. AS Dooly county's famous safe is too
big for use, there is no place where these
valua lie papers can be preserved safe from
harm. II the old court house were to burn,
they would certainly be destroyed, and it
would cost the owners considerable
amount to have them established again.
The disastrous effects Of the Twitty bill
are beginning to be felt at Brunswick. Cap.
ltalists who have placed money in Bruins
wick have informed their local representa-
tlveS that they cannot renew any loans in
Georgia should the act become IA law, anc
1nStructlng them in that event to collect OF
begin foreclosure proceedings as the loans
become due. Many hardships will thus b,
entalled not only on the business cJmmu-
nifty, but upon many farmers in Soutl
Georgia, and their property will, ia many
instances, go to their creditors, as il will b.
impossible to obtain money to pay off tn
mortgages.
The Burke Light Infantry is all light
The bluster and hurI ali aeout their g0ini
over into South Carolina has 'petcred out
TIE governor received a letter from tn
captain explaining that the whole matte
was an oversight, md that the compan
regretted it and were ready to come bacl
If ordered. The governor telegraphed, Civ
ing them the permission that technical com
pliance with the rules required, and tn
matter stands now exactly as though thl
permission had been granted before tn
company left the state. This was all tina
could be done in reason, and probably al
that anybody expected.
Rev. Holland, the circuit preacher, bega
a protracted meeting at Salem church, nea
Bolingbroke. last Saturday, and was in
fair way to do some good. He was drawin
large congregations and receiving muc
encouragement Friday a party callinI
themselves Holiness People, made thei
appearance and proceeded to take charge o
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