The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

a lO-Year-Old Negro Suspected o
Numbering his Younger Brother
Macon Banks Report Money Easy
Arrest of a Tramp Suspected O
Wrecking a Train-A Queer Collec
ton in Cows Paunch.
GEORGIA.
II is stated that an effort will be made t,
reorganize the Rome Light Guard.
Rats attacked and killed a grown hen i
D. w. Sales yard at Lincolnton last Mon
day.
H. NJ Stanley is trying to establish
lodge of the Knights OF Pythiai in East
man.
A lodge of Odd Fellows has recently been
organized at Hoschton eighteen miles south
of Gainesville.
Talbotton is a remarkably healthy town
for its size-one death only among the
whites in eight months
The fourth quarterly conference OF the
dartwell circuit will be held with betneSda
church on Thursday, Oct. 5.
Postmas or Griffin Of Quitman has well
preserved 81 note issued by the county OF
Berrien, dated March %, 1861, due Jan. 1867,
signed by D. p. Luke, treasurer.
The Macon public library is on IFS last
legs unless something Is done Immediately
to reduce its debts. hoating debt OF
81 ,905 is causing good deal OF anxiety.
The house of Judge Rogers at Dawson
was visited last Sunday night by a thief.
The thief secured gold watch and $50 in
money, which belonged to w. F. Locke.
John Williams, a white man living several
miles below Howard, was found dead in
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jury's verdict was death from heart dis.
ease
The Baptist of Atlanta are getting ready
TO entertain the Southern Baptist conven-
ton. The general committee Is well organ
lied and subcommittee have been ap-
pointed.
A tramp who is believed TO have been
implicated in the wrecking Of a train at
StateSville, N. c., by which twenty-four
lives were lost, has been arrested in Wat
kinsville.
There is a rumor on the streets that an
other paper will be started in Athens There
is demand for the telegraphic dispatches.
The rumor says that 1000 can be raised
to start with
At Columbus a day or two ago Capt.
John Duncan. first lieutenant Of the police,
was up before the police committee on a
not sustained.
The colored Odd Fellows of Madison will
soon build on Washington street, near
Second, three-story hall for the use Of the
order, some Of the material being already
on the ground.
Dozier Brown and Thomas c.
Watt Of Hart county have sold their adj
Joining. p antetions to Frank and
Edward Sadler Of South Carolina, who
will remove TO Hart county next year.
The name of the postoffice at Mcbride in
Montgomery county has been changed to
Long Pond, and the name of M. r. Morri-
son has been forwarded to the department
for appointment as postmaster vice c. A.
Morrison, deceased.
Next month there is to be a grand Masonic |
jubilee in Macon. 1t will commemorate the |
fact that the grand lodge of Georgia is now |
entirely out OF debt, which is greatly due to |
the sound Judgment and earnest work of |
Grand Master John s. Davidson.
The will of the late Judge A. R. Wright |
will be contested by relatives, and more |
particularly by Mrs. Mary Shropshire.
daughter Of the deceased. The question as
TO VINO Is the proper owner Of the Attoway
property will also be brought up in the |
suit.
IL. II. Bass of Griffin has purchased the
desirable property known as the ID. A.
W ood place, Immediately in front and west
OF the new college building being erected on
the Sam Bailey lot. He will erect a hand
some residence upon the lot in the near
future and occupy it.
Miss Cleo Langford was found living on |
Lne front porch of her fathers residence at |
Watklnsvllle last Monday night in an I'M |
conscious condition. DR.. White was imme- !
dlately sent for, and when he arrived he |
found her suffering from congestion and |
dangerously i'll. Her recovery is considered
probable now.
Judge j. A. Bledsoe of Savannah and
Capt. Brown Of Macon have been at Eli
Jay surveying their iron property at that
place. The quantity is iuexhaustible, and
the quality unusually fine. This ore has
oeen worked, and proved to be excellent
quality. They will organize a stock com
pany, and work the property at Eh early
date.
The probability is that Columbus will
soon have two more tribes of Red Men, A
list is now being circulated for signers to
established new tribe in the city, and the
cltlzens or Rose Hill and East Highlands are
talking strongly of organizing a tribe in
those annexes. These would give Column
bus four tribes. This order now has abont
600 members in the city.
Judge q. A. Wards death at Waynes-
boro on Sept. 10 was very sudden one.
Just as the sun rose Judge Ward came from
ms room and entered the bedroom where a
friend had spent the night to offer him the
use OF some papers. In doing this he stated
TO his friend that I've not slept a wink ali
night" and he turned to walk away and
fell forward and died in q few minutes.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars is the cost
or the new machinery that is being placed
In Kincaid mills, on the northern Suburbs
OF trim. 1t consists of looms, spindies.
cards, speeders and other muca needed ad-
ditions They have also introduced a new
process of dying cotton before it is spun
that will be great benefit to the MANN
ers OF colored goods, aud will greatly facili-
tate work at the mills
In the case Of J. w. Wilson VS.. the Hart
ford Fire Insurance Company, taken to
Talbotton from Marion county, the iurv
found in favor of the plaintiff for SlYO25
with interest from June l, 1890 The store
and stock Of goods ofWIlsou were burned
at Pineville on April l, 1890. aud he was
suing for 81, $50. After tho fire he went in
business at buena Vista, where his store was
burned not long sinca
Oglethorpe Echo: II. c. Zuber, of near
M6xeys, was in 10 see us Wednesday last
and brought US a hGlf-dozen bolls OF a
variety OF cotton which he ID propagating
He calls 1t six-lock cotton, because there are
six locks Of the staple in each boil He has
been experimenting, producing the variety
himself, and tells US that fifty bolls from
the run of the patch will produce pound
of seed cotton. lie expects to have enough
Of the seed to place them on the market
next season.
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