The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

of Clergyman at LsGrange-Ghouls
ct Work in q Graveyard al Athens
Atlanta's Street Railways to be
Under One Management.
GEORGIA.
A steam laundry is to be started at
Griffin. The company will own its own
building.
The National Building and Loan Asscia-
tion is the name of a new company just
formed in Macon.
lie. Orchard OF Atlanta is now the chess
champion Of the south. He has vanquished
for seveal years
The coming trades display TO be held at
Macon some time during the spring, will,
it is believed, eclipse in interest AID variety
the splendid display of last October.
The fraternities OF the State University
Mt Athens will not issue THE Pandora" this
year. The issues of former years were great
successes in the literary line. but not hnan-
cially.
The Calhoun County Courier, which has
been published at Lsary for eight years,
viii, after one mo- issue, be removed to
Arlington. when it will be run by stock
company.
It has been decided to wind up the saw
Manufacturing Company Of Columbus, and
confine the operations OF the company
strictly to manufacturing.
A patrelman Of the Macon police force
has in bis possession one OF the 'old Joe
Brown pixies" which are priced as such
unique relics of the war. The officer was
offered $40 for 1t, but refused 10.
A small but busy establishment In South
Macon is turning out machines for planting
corn. cotton and peas, and for distributing
guano. The machines are of home inven-
uion, but are said to do their work well
The firm of Daily & Armstrong of Au-
composed Of James DAILY, John f. Arm
strong and NJ. e. Macaulay. The continued
Ill health of Mr.. Armstrong brought about
the dissolution.
A gentleman from the west has boon at
Sandersville for several days looking after
titles to 5000 acres Of land, for which he
paid IS per acre, or $4,000. He cannot
locate the land, and it is evident that he is
the victim of land sharks.
Andrew Wade, colored and his son,
Richard, had difficulty at Quitman Tues
day, in which Andrew was shot at six times
by Richard with Winchester rife. Only
one shot took effect, making slight wound
in the right hand and arm.
j. NJ. Mitchell, an aged man Of 50-odd
summers, who has been totally blind for
many years, was married in Hamburg,
suburb OF Augusta, by Judge L. Schiller,
Sunday. The bride is Miss A. K. Bostock,
living low miles across the river.
Mr.. Pope Of Columbia, who was arrested
for l.. W. Edwards under the charge of
forgery some time ago, passed through Au-
gusta Tuesday en- route TO Birmingham.
bis suit against the chief of police OF CO.
lumbia for SIS, 900 will come up in April.
The work of laying the foundation for the
Wnlingham building on Cherry street, at
Macon, adjoining the Exchange Bank build
ing, is going on in spite of the unfavorable
weather. Preparations are being made for
beginning work on the Doody building,
next to it
Mrs. M. g. Davis, widow of the late
Judge Elisha Davis. died at Macon a
day or two ago In her 10Th year
of pneumonia, after an illness OF only two
weeks. Mrs. Susan G. Osborne, another
well-known lady of the city is among the
weeks dead.
Eddie CLANCY and Robert Butler, aged
respectively IL and ID years, procured pis-
tots and went out about mile west OF
blakely Sunday. Eddie's pistol was acci-
dentally discharged. The ball passed
through his left hand and struck his COM
panion, Robert, killing him instantly.
The Thomson-H Houston Company now
own the FELTON, County Street railway, and
viii probably own all the lines of the At
lanta Street Railroad Company within the
next few days. 1t means one big system
taxing in all the principal lines of the city /;
and 1t means electricity on the lines Of tine
Atlanta or union company.
Adam FELTON, and Nellie Griffin eloped
last Friday from Coney, leaving there the
ht,sh nd IL
Griffin's children and all the household
furniture with them, and are supposed to
De ON their way to Hurtsboro, Ala. A war
rant'has been issued for them, and efforts
are being made to bring them back.
The sexton Of the colored cemetery at
Athens, going to work Tuesday morning,
found that one of the graves had been dis
turbed the night before. The grave, which
was that of a woman who HAD died four
years ago, had been dug into, the coffin
broken in, the remains extracted and some
of the bones of the deceased had been
dropped near the grave. Who the ghouls
were is a mystery.
Waycross Reporter: Dick Cannon had a
remarkable experience while passing a
graveyard in Wayne county. He was In
company with buxon country lass on a
dark night, when suddenly spook appeared
upon the scene, emerging from the city of
the dead. The girl fought bravely for
while and at last tainted, while Cannon's
coat-tall stood out like checker board, as
he made his way home, half a mile distant.
The ghost proved to be a rival of the col
onel, and carried the girl safely to her
home. where aftsrward they married. The
colonel was invited, but did not attend.
Rev. R. r. Mckay rendered his resigna-
ton TO the Baptist church of LaGrauge
Sunday morning at the IL o'clock service.
and insisted that 1t should be accepted.
which was finally done. He stated that he
had received an anonymous letter on Valen-
tines day. signed ''Your Valentine,n in
forming bin that the church was tired of
him and making charges against him which
he branded as being utterly and entirely
false. II was ON account Of this osmmuni-
cation that his resignation was handed in.
The people in general, and members OF the
church especially, are very indignant that
any one should have written this letter.
Albany Nssos and Advertiser: When Joe
Brown, che little white boy who runs q
taffy ssaGd On the Ventcistts vacant loe on
Washington street, went around to begin
business Tuesday tnorning he found his tent
almost siasheS into 4oli rags. Joe recently
cams hero from Americus, and being a
bright AID energetic lad soon IS that a
tafy strand wcald pay, and securing from
nj. Crfae me privilege OF erecting his tent
on the vacapt Vcntnletpe lot ussd by Mr..
Crime as q stecxTard. opened up business,
and his energy and foresight were inmedi-
ately rewarded by good business, and he