The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TRa TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


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Verdict
GEORGIA.
A Catholic church will probably be built
ct Athens soon.
The Augusta exposition fund has reached
Hl2, 900 and Is still climbing.
The railroad authorities are preparing TO
build a new depot at Perry at an early date.
The Oconee river is on a rise again and a
few RATS Of timber will be gotten off to
Darien.
The Harley & Wright shoe company of
Macon has assigned. Liabilities $4,000;
assets 81, 900.
The state university ball team has chal-
lenged the Mercer nine for a match at
Athens on May so.
A well-known citizen of Americas pro-
poses to subscribe $4,000 toward organizing
new gas company.
Congressman-elect Thomas E. Watson
viii speak at the alliance rally at Flat
Rock, near Douglasville, May 30.
Judge ]. l.. Rogers Of Macon will deliver
the commencement address at Sandersville
high school on Wednesday, June 10.
Between twenty-five and thirty applica-
lions for pensions by confederate widows
The Memorial association of Cobb county
has begun movement to place headstones
on the s, 900 graves of confederate veterans
in the Marietta cemetery.
DIR. Edmunds proposes to move the old
hotel at Elberton sway and sell 100 feet
front by $50 feet back for 5000, and take
81 500 stock in @ new hotel.
There are now thirty synchronizing time
pieces in Macon regulated electrically every
hour and controlled by a master clock in
the Western Union Telegraph Company's
office.
Matte, the little daughter OF Deputy
Sheriff John B. Lamar of Americas, while
playing about the room Wednesday fell
from trunk upon which she had climbed,
breaking her arm above the elbow.
Forty-two thousand dollars is what Bibb
county will expend on her public school
system next year. Forty-tbree thousand
was asked for by the board Of education,
but the county commissioners refused to
grant it.
The Knights of st. Patrick are to build
fine club house at Augusta, at a cost of
$12, goo or more. A Mr.. Lawrence OF New
York, so 1t is said, who is president Of tho
Emigrants' Savings bank, has agreed to take
up the bonds.
Judge Roberts has adjourned Telfair
superior court again from the second Mon
day in June until the regular term in Octo-
Der. June being very busy month with
the farmers, at their request he made the
adjournment.
The cornerstone for the new Methodist
church at Reynolds was laid Thursday
with imposing ceremonies by the Masonic
fraternity. Gen. John B. Gordon delivered
the welcome address. Col j. II. McGhee
OF Talbotton responded.
Richard jackson, a negro farmer OF the
Upper Fifth district of Houston county
was struck by lightning and killed last
Monday. He was chopping cotton at the
time. No bones were broken and no bruises
on the body we're discovered.
J. T. Woolbright of Dade killed a large
eagle on his place one day recently. The
monster bird measured nearly eight feet
from tip to tip of Its outstretched wings. IL
Is said that eagles greatly annoy the far
mers in That section by carrying of young
stock.
About two weeks ago, in a collision on the
East Tennessee railroad, Capt. j. c. Sage OF
Atlanta received internal injuries, from the
effects of which he died Thursday at his
residence on Grant street, near Georgia
avenue. The deceased was a civil engineer
IN the employ Of the road. He leaves a
wife and two children.
Tim Long, a negro of about 45 years, who
drives wagon for the Standard OIL Com
pany at Atlanta, dropped dead Wednesday
night he was at a meeting in Aliens
temple, on Clark street, aud was making a
talk. lie stopped srj6only aud fell dead
without struggle. He has had palpita-
ton OF the heart, and the death was evil
IDENTIFY due to heart disease.
The Eastman district conference convenes
at McRae on next Wednesday, June q, and
viii be in session several days. Great
Preparations are being made, and the coca
sion will doubtless be an interesting one
In addition to the regular business the
location of the district college will be de-
clded upon, and the contest promises to be
lively. Quite a number Of places are
making earnest efforts to secure it.
Griffin NeI0s: Earnest Lower, the tele-
graph operator at the Georgia Midland and
Gulf railroad depot has a pet king snake
which he can handle with the utmost ease.
and bis snakeship rather seems to like being
taken out of the cage and handled. It Is
about three feet in length and is quite
pretty in its bran new coat, having shed its
old one yesterday. Ii Is very fond Of mice
and OF curling up in a small box filled with
pieces OF woolen cloth TO sleep, and gener-
ally seems very contented and friendly.
Athens Ledger: A negro woman walked
into the house Of N. A. Daniel, on the corner
of Broad street, and she went back and
osAC0 III CdulcA IL SIG Waub6u 10 Dlr6 a
woman to cook. On being informed that
no cook was wanted she started out, but not
before she had filed her apron with differ
ent articles in the next room. On going out
she met Mr.. Daniel, who saw that she had
an apron full OF goods but never suspected
that they were stolen. The police were no
tilted and IL was not many hours before the
woman was arrested.
Augusta Herald; A trick on the mart Of
some small boys came near resulting Sc
riously last night. Mrs. Bird, lady living
on lower Hale street. went out last evening
to purchase some articles. aud when return
ing to her home was frightened by a toy
snake. which some small boys had laid
across the sidewalk. She was seized with
commissions, and for several hours her con-
dition was quite serious DIR. Carmichael
was called in, and he administered power
full remedies to the sick woman, relieving
In part the trouble. Her condition to~da '
is greatly improved. although she is still
very ILL., Tue little fellows are terrified by
the result of their joke, Of course not real
izing that it would be so disastrous.
Two years ago George Pettvjohn of Au-
gusta bought a ticket from Kansas CITY &C
Atlanta via the Louisville and Nashville
railroad At this time a war was going or
between the Louisville and Nashville and
the Fort Scott and Gulf roads, each re
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