The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-17
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Charge of Arson-Bassett's Precari-
Gus condition Tax Returns to be
Arbitrated.
GEORGIA.
Carrollton wants water works system.
Taliaferro superior court meets aext
Monday.
A tribe of the Improved Order Red
Men has been organized in Washing%n.
According 10 the tax digest, Burke county
lands average 81 70 per acre. and jefferson
1913.
Marion Mcdaniel, alliance lecturer for
the Tenth congressional district, will address
the people Of Glascock county on Thursday
at Gibson.
Ripley, Madison county, is thing of the
past Postmaster johnson of Danielsville
received notice Wednesday that it would be
discontinued.
Mr.. Lindsy Holland of Lang, Carroll
county, sawed a tree that made $3.50 first
class aud $50 second-class shingles and 25O
feet Of lumber.
The Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way gained suit in which II cents was in
VOWED that was pending against 1t III the
justice court at Boston.
Mayor knight of Waycross has been
sustained unanimously by council in his
NbtO VI bnc piOpoboQ OA0ihhIOo RAbelAS
wooden buildings in the fire limits.
During the thunder shower Sunday AFTER
noon lightning struck a large oak tree
standing in front of J T. Williams yard at
Blakely, splitting it from top to bottom.
The superior court of Glascock county
will convene next Monday. There is not
much business on the docket and the court
will not remain in session longer than two
days
The trial in the Augusta city court of the
suit OF James Chisolm VS.. the Augusta aud
Sommerville railroad for $1,000 damages
for injuries sustained in a car coupling
ended in a mistrial.
Col w. L. Watterson of Jonesboro, who
went TO Starke, Fla. after Babe Warner,
the fugitive murderer of John Lacy, found
an unknown negro held there in jail, so
Babe is still at large.
William Sims, a Meriwether county
farmer, sowed one and one-halt bushels of
wheat last fall. and has reaped twenty and
one~haf bushels after feeding about twenty
five shocks to his stock.
Jesup's new hotel opens to-day. IL is a
new brick structure of twenty-four rooms
owned by W. T. Wilkins, associated with
his brother. The management will be con-
Quoted by W. H. Lotion.
The state farmers alliance meeting will
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stockholders will meet tomorrow. There
is much business before the convention and
the meeting promises TO be an interesting
one.
Mrs. Hagan, wife Of John 7. Hagen, a
grocer of Atlanta, recently gave birth to
twins. Mrs. Hagan is but 50 years old. but
including the twins she has twenty-one
children, all Of whom are living and unmar-
ried.
Sheriff Jerre Robinson of Warren county.
who has been spending several days in JEFF |
ferson county, reports that there is a mag |
nihcent prospect for crop in that county. |
He saw five horse farm that will make |
1000 bushels Of corn this year.
The sound Of the hammer and saw is |
heard in Woodbury. from early morn to |
dewy eve, es the carpenters ply their voca- |
tion in erecting new dwellings for future |
occupants WIN are waiting now to move |
into them as soon as completed.
The R. D. Cole Manufacturing Companv's !
saw mill, located near Glenn, in Carroll |
county, caught fire Tuesday night aud was
entirely destroyed. together with 1000 feet
of lumber and 400 cords of wood There
was no insurance on the property.
Walton NstCS: During the FIVE months
since John Robinson qualified as clerk of |
the superior court some 500 mortgages and
liens have been recorded in his office. This
Is good showing for his work as clerk, but
not for the condition Of the county.
gentleman of Triton has figured it out
that Berrien county has sufficient area TO
give ten acres of land to every family in
Georgia; and, further, that these ten acres
lntelgently cultivated will furnish an
abundant support for family Of five per
sons
Stock law elections were held in the
Seventieth, Ssventy-frst and Seventy
fourth districts, Burke county, on Monday.
The stock law was carried by good ma.
5orities in the Seventisth and Seventy-frst.
but was defeated in the Seventy-fourth dis.
trict.
Darien Gazette: Mcintosh is 10 remain
IN the Savannah Tor First congressional
district. This is the latest and Il is good |
news. The efforts to take Mcintosh county |
from Col Rufus E Testers district is much |
worse than trying to part an old married |
couple.
The Peabody institute, held In Milledge- |
Vllle, is said by all the knowing ones to be |
tue best that has ever bee held in Georgia. |
No more earnestly interested body of teach |
ers ever assembled, nor has an ADLER CORPS |
OF instructors ever appeared before an au- |
dience.
The fist death from heat stroke in Au-
gusta this year was recorded Wednesday.
'AsoH vi O0lcs u llttlo c-16hr-OlQ COlOreQ |
girl, was the victim. She died suddenlv
Tuesday afternoon. DR.. Harrison Foster
who examined the body, says the child died
from heat stroke.
Work on the compress building at New
nan Is progressing as rapidly as possible
and every effort will be made to have II
ready for operation by the time the cotton
season opens Tue machinery is all on the
ground, and will be placed in position az
soon as the building is completed.
The differences between Jesse Thomson
owner Of the Midwife, Swalnsboro and Rad
Cliff railroad, and Controller General
Wright, in reference to the tax returns for
the railroad, is to be submitted to arbitration.
which is allowed when there is q difference
between the state and the taxpayer.
Tom Bell Of Gainesville is the possessor
Of what purports to be a genuine mad
stone" 1t was presented to him by an old
hunter of southeastern North Carolina. who
found it in the stomach of deer. 1t is OF a
light grey color, Of gritty substance and
about the size and shape of an almond
An election has been ordered for Aug. %
to decide on bonds or no bonds to build the
new Floyd county court house. 1t takes a
two-thirds vote of those who voted at the
last election to carry for bonds. II this vote
is not pOlled the county commissioner will
levy a direct tax for the amount needed.
An exciting boat race took place in the
bay at Brunswick Wednesday afternoon.
The sloops Nellie S and Unknown sailed
around Marsh Island for a small purse The
Nellie S was given the first start and fifteen
minutes allowance. The Unknown beat
the Nellia & three rninutas and thirtv-foiIr