The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Resentenced to be Henged-Liberal
Offer of Land Company.
GEORGIA.
John NJ. Dewberry of Macon has been
made private secretary to Senator John B.
Gordon. He begins work in this new POSI-
tion on Sept l.
The corn crop in the section around Able
vile is about mature, and the harvest viii
be an usually heavy one. The prospects for
large yield Of cotton are good.
ME-. Jennings of Terrell county has al
ready picked 800 pounds of seed cotton from
one acre of land. He says be hos at least
$500 pounds more now on the same acre
ready for picking.
At jackson, Saturday, Sam Greer. the
condemned murderer, was resentenced by
Judge Boynton to hang on Friday, Oct. 10.
There is no chance to save Sans neck. The
execution will be public.
The farmers of Fuqua, Dooly county, are
busy picking cotton, while all others are
preparing to begin at an early date Cotton
raisers are very blue over the prospects Of
q very low price for their cotton crop.
There was q preliminary meeting of the
survivors Of the Forty-ninth Georgia regi-
mont held at Abbevile last week. The OBJ
iect was to have a reunion this fall. By
unanimous vote Abbeville was chosen as
the place and Dec the date fixed for the
reunion.
Abbeville Times: This has been a most
prosperous year with producers Of naval
stores This industry is one of the greatest
and most important in this section. We
congratulate our friends engaged In it on
the large crop and the satisfactory prices
obtained for it.
Henry Borum shot John Lamb (both
colored) with pistol on Monday afternoon
at Ochlockonee. The difficulty grew out of
the small amount OF 80 cents which one
claimed the other was due him. Lamb is
not dangerously hurt. Borum skipped and
has not been captured.
Tuesday, at a meeting of the stockholders
of the jackson Oil Mill Company it was
unanimously decided to put the mill in oper-
alton at once. Arrangements TO purchase the
necessary machinery have been perfected,
and as soon as it can be transported to Jack
son the work will begin.
John Henry Young, who killed Frank
Curtis, and who was found guilty OF in
voluntary manslaughter Tuesday by the
coroper's jury, demanded a preliminary
trial Wednesday before Magistrate Hop
kins. From the evidence Magistrate Hop
kins found that Young had acted in self
defense. and he accordingly ordered his
release.
Abbeville Times: The prospect for the
suppression of the liquor traffic in Abbe-
vile is perhaps better now than at any time
since the enactment Of TIE law for that pur-
pose by the legislature The talk of amend
ing the town charter to permit the public
sale Of liquor is a phantom in the vista of
the dim future. The people will never toll
crate it.
Last Saturday, while in Melton Bros.
store, Darling Dennison was detected by the
clerk slipping a water bucket in a sack that
be had with him. An officer was called, and
the thief was taken to Jail. The sack was
searched, and among the articles found
were ham, a pair of pants. q coffee pot
and sitter. Later DennIson gave bail and
was released.
Sheriff Moore Of Floyd county received a
telegram Tuesday night from the chief Of
police of Chattanooga, Tenn, saying thai
Sherman Arp, who murdered a white man
in Cherokee county about six weeks ago
had been arrested in that city. He will bt
taken to Rome, where he will await the
arrival of the Cherokee authorities. Al
officer went TO Chattanooga Wednesday To-
Arp.
jackson Argus: H. L. johnson (colored
has been formally admitted to practice Law
i'll Butts superior court. He informs us that
he will likely locate in Macon for the prac
tice Of his chosen profession, as but little
business could be expected in this section
for colored man. A negro making 9
speech before court and jury in Butt.
county would certainly be novel sight fol
our people.
The officers of the Atlanta Suburban Lane
Company have erected at East End, tn,
new town on the Fayetyille road about on
mile southwest OF Decatur, an elegant schoo
building, which they propose to furnish
with the same style of desks and other fur
niture as is used in other schools. To al
white children, whose parents reside upo
the lands of this company, whether a
owners or tenants, they propose TO furnis
free tuition for five years.
Deputy Sheriffs Heating and Millirons O
Macon have caught Ben Solomon, a negr
burglar who escaped rom the Jeffersouvill
Jail several days ago. They located him Il
Tybee. negro settlement Of Macon, at hi
fathers house. When they found him b
was shaving, and had completed the Job
except for a small tuft of wool on one sid
of his face, which he didn't take time q
finish, but jumped out of the window almos
into tie arms OF one Of the deputies. Solo
mon is said to have burglarized store AM
some freight cars at Cochran, and he brok
Jail at Jacksonville with two other negroe
who were confined with him on the sam
charge.
Along with the Athens dispensary bill
another bill was introduced which repeale,
that section OF the local law allowing prsc
tiOins physicians l,SHda to prescribe an
The new law which has passed boil
houses makes Athens and Clarke count,
absolutely dry and renders it unlawful 10
practicing physicians to furnish LIQUORS :
their patients. Hence liquor cannot b
sold legally under any circum
stances III Clarke county unit
the dispensary Is established. Tuesda
Chief Oliver notified each drug store of th
existence of the new law which renders th
sale illegal even on the prescription of
physician, in order that they might not b
taken unawares through ignorance of th
existence of the law. And the proprietor
of the drug stores will not furnish any MOI
liquors on prescriptions. So, until the dis
pensary is established, Clarke is dry as
bone.
The Macon Fair and Exposition Con
pany has been organized and is now read
TO 60 TO work and receive money. None
is necessary to grease the wheels befoI
they commence running. but when tn
grease IS applied the machinery will star
and the great organization that is destine
TO turn out the best gala week, fair and OK
position ever seen in Macon will soon /
TnerrilY and smoothly whizzing never {
stop until the gates of Central City par
have closed on the fair of 1891 and the Las
train has passed the junction. bearing wa
the last load of visitors from Macon. III
board Of directors met Tuesday and electe
the following officers: President, Dan c
Hughes; first vice president. w. f. Auder
son; second vice president, G. NJ. WileJ
treasurer, G. NJ. Davis; secretary, r. VI
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