The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-02
ITEMS IN THREE STATES
GEORGIA, FLORIDA ! , SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT /. TYPE.

GEOkGlA-
7. L CAN'T Is to become a resident
Wstkinsville.
Mrs J. J. Childs Of Rome died at Cincin
natl Gay or two ago.
IL is rumored that big hotel will be buil
Al the corner Of Poplar and Third streets
Macon.
A potato that was half yellow yam an
half red Spanish was dug up st Whit
Springs day or two ago
Mai. A. o. Bacon has bsen appointed z
succeed Jud e Gresham on the board Of
trustees OF the state university.
a S. Mills Of Arlington lost his foe
gin house and fourteen bales OF cotton AnJ
5000 bales of cotton seed at , o'clock Satur-
day morning An incendisry vas the cause.
[. q. Mock, who lives not far below Syl-
vania, is jubllant over bis rice crop this
Yesr. He says on a little over two acres be
MADE fifty-tgo bushels. ana with very little
work at that.
Hon Charles F. Crisp Of Americas passed
through Atlanta Friday on his way home
from New York. He speaks very encOur-
agingly of the democratic outlook in New
York and Ohio.
j. Ed Morris OF Atlanta has paid up his
shortage OF 81 900 and is at liberty. he is
now at East Point with a sick sister. Nor
ris says be expects 70 make Atlanta his
home, and he will soon go into business
there.
William Finch, the young medical student
who was arrested at Atlanta on the charge
of forgery, has been released, as Mr.. Rob
ertson has decided not 70 prosecute him if
he will pay back the S2l, which he says he
will do.
President Marion Butler Of the North
Carolina State Farmers Alliance saws that
the presidents council Of the national
Alliance has under consideration q new
banking plan proposed by eK Senator Nor
wood Of Georgia.
J. D. Wade. Sr., OF Quitmau has a Ma.
sonic apron which was made by q young
lady in Tennessee in 1858 and presented to
him as slight token Of her gratefulness to
him for protecting her from q pameless
peril The apron is beautifully hsnd-paiuted
and is very highly priced by Mr.. Wade.
Lumpkin Independent: Eight weeks OF
dry, windy weather, without rain enough
TO dampen handkerchief. have caused 70
open almost the last bale OF cotton in the
fielda The result is that nearly the Last OF
abe crop in this section OF the country has
been picked, ginnsd, sold and the proceeds
Spent in liquidating debt, or other wise.
At the Howe stove works at Tallapoosa
preparations for business are noticeable
The engine and boilers are ready to start
this week. Coke and iron are in the yard
and bali dozen men are busy making pat
terms, ETC., for the molders IL now looks
as though they would be making stoves
within two weeks,
Quitman Sun: Last Monday Charley
Grower sent three bales of cotton TO town
oyta negro, and followed soon after As he
hove in sight wagon OF cotton on fire met
ms gaze. he ran 90 it and jerksd the sleep
n4TA nd L., I'D 81. v
seems that the negro lit his pipe and went 10
sleep. The pipe set fire to the cotton Had
1t not been for Mr.. Grower the negro and
wagon would most likely have burned up.
half the cotton was consumed.
An tncendiary fire Friday DESTROYED the
harm of w. l.. Bennett, one of the best
farmers OF Mitchell county. A large guam
tity OF corn was burned, and two horses
seriously injured. The whole county is as
dry as powder, and Baker and Miller couno
ties are suffering from woods fires. Serious
damage has been done to the plantations on
the east'bank Of the Flint river Wilson &,
Browns steam ginnery at Auuania was
burned Thursday, with hVe bales of SEED
cotton, and six bales packed. Loss s., 500
No insurance
new partnership has been announced
at VIII play quite an important part in
the business world Of Atlanta The nav
f1rm will be known as Kiser, Moore. Draper
d Co 1t Is to be consolidation OF porr
lions. OF old firms, Moore. Marsh g. Co.
Draper. Moore. & Co., and M. c. & r.
Kiser & Co. Maj Ii. c. Kiser, Gordon P.
kiser, John Daily and Chris Sullivan Of the
Old kiser firm will be In the new combine.
Then W. L. Moore and J. F. Meader of the
hrm of Moore Marsh & Co.: A. ]. Haiti
wsDger of the Haltiwanger Drug COMPANY
Capt. W. H. Draper OF Draper, Moore &
Co., and John NJ. Moore, the shoe merchant.
Some time ago Crawford Vassar, negro
was tried in Baldwin superior court and
sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary
Tor burglary. Before he was sent off he
succeeded in breaking jail aud escaping.
Since then the authorities have been on the
watch fer Vassar. Friday night he was
located at Macon by Sheriff Ennis. The
negro saw him and put his hand in bis
pocket Co draw his pistol. Sheriff Enpl,
told him TO remove his haud and submit to
arrest or he would be shot No sooner wa
this said than Vassar began running. Dur.
ing the chase he was snot and killed. II
was found that Vassar had pistol in the
pocket where he put his hand whea
sheriff Ennis approached him. Toe
coroner's jury exonerated the sheriff
Columbus Enquirer-Sun:. Old mar
frlmus henderson, the very superstitious
negro, mention of whom was made in the
'Enqutrer-Snn few days ago in regard to
MS Keeping rooster tied to his bed post &c
ward on hoodooers, has had experience
some one, knowing the old negro's predi,
Asctlons, tied a dead dog to his door knot
during the night. When Primus arose in
the morning he discovered the dog, and will
indignation instead of superstition, ne begaI
10 hunt for the perpetrator of this dog pon,
Joke. The first one accused Of the canin,
offense was policeman. The officer fouu,
it difficult to convince Primus he was No
the man, and the old fellow was finally sat
tsfied, but it will be a bad day for the res
offender if Prlmus ever comes up with him
Atlanta Herald: man was locked II
Saturday on the charge OF being druuk O
the street In his arms he had 4 little wooIly
brown eyed poodle dog, which he huge
closed to his breast. While standing befor
DR.. Foute, the station house keeper. til
man suddenly stepped forward, and, raisin
his hand on high, he exclaimed in a tragi
air which would have done justice to Scot
Thornton: This is me dog, me only frien
that have on Gods earth, and you sha
never lock him up. He amt taken a drin
and ] know that he's not drunk Take II
but leave me little dog, and don't hurt him
The dog looked at him inQuirlngly an
wsgRed his tail; he barked in joyful
voice as he licked his drunken master
face. The man swore it was the first tel
der kiss that he had in many a long yea
He completely broke down and cried Lib
q baby as be Rugged his little poodle dol
He was locked up and the little poodle RI
he ia So h.