The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

AIbany-The Endowment for Mer-
cer-Report of a Horrible Crime
Nesr Medison-A swindiug Scheme
Nipped in ths Bud-Improvements
IN the Kincaid Mile.
GEORGIA
Cholera is destroying the hogs in the
southeast part of Hancock county.
1t is now given out positively that the
Bank of Triton viii begin operations early
in the new year.
Last week a gentleman came to Falrourn
and paid $50 of old debts that were barred
by the statute of limitation.
The aggregate value OF Talbotton prop
erty as given in for taxes foots up S<0J'uyO,
and the tax rate this year Is one-haI o. l
per cent.
tits considered an assured fact the Hart
well railroad will be extended 70 Gainesville
as soon as the E. A. L. railroad Is made
broad gusge
Hon. J. B. Norman. Jr., of ODE, Colquitt
county, is suffering from painful but not
serious pistol shot wound in the leg, the re-
suit Of an accident He was taking some
dry goods from shelf the pistol was hid
IN the pile of goods and the weapon fell 70
the floor with the above result
The reports of DR.. Spencer. the state geol-
ogist, cover 12S pages OF finely printed mat
tton that has been pu Dlished upon the geol-
ogy Of Georgia; although re y papers in the
aggregate Of smaller volume, and Of gen.
eralized character, had been previously pub
lished.
For the current year Sl4 900 was appropri-
ated to defray the expenses OF working the
roads of Bib county by the board of road
commiss oaers. 1t is understood that the
road commissioners have notified the county
commissioners that of this amount there
only remains $500, and there are six months
more of tie fiscal year.
At one time William Baker, a noted Muir
rellite. owned land where G. w. Clements
OF Lafayette now lives. To rid the country
OF him, the slickers took him in hand, and
he was whipped at the ford of Chattooga
creek just below town. He left at once.
rs he was ordered TO do, and going to
another county, snapped his land to g. w.
Clements father
Waycross Herald: Mr.. Dyer of the SA-
vANNAH MORNING NEWS, whose carefully
accu ate description of our thriving town
appeared in Mondays issue of the NEWS, is
credit 10 the admirable journal which he
so ably represents. A wise, conservative and
conscientious management has marked the
News from its esta bliShment, and has won
for it the enviabie position it holds IN jour-
uaism.
At Gainesville Thursday morning, about
daylight, the store occupied by w. K.
Little was discovered TO be on fire, and IL
was consumed in shcrt while The fire
spread at once to the r sidence OF Mrs. E. E.
McEDtlre, which was consumed with a
total loss If the building. Tee house was
worth 81 800 or $1,000, with no insurance.
The FIRE wGs accidental, and was caused by
the small boy d the cigarette" Mr..
Littls's loss is small
Griffin Call: The Kincaid mills has put
of MAJ firrf ttef
for tie manufacture Of towels. This ma
chlnery hes boon put in position and is now
doing as pretty WORK and turning out as
pretty goods as any looms in the United
States. An order vas filed for 1000 dozen
towels, from these mills, all to 20 TO one
house. All kinds OF towels from the honey
comb to the Turkish crash, are manu-
factured by the thousands daily
Crawford Herald: The report Of q hor-
rIble crime comes from Madison near the
liae Of this county. 4 track raiser on the
Georgia. Carolina and Northern rail Dad by
the mare f Evans sh7t his wife Tuesday
during 81 Cf passion, caused by the wife
asking division Of the children. II was
said that Evans had treated his wife so ha.
she had concluded TO leave him, and wnen
this crisis came be shot her down. She is
very dangerously hurt and will very likely
die Eyals has been arrested.
Hartwell Sun: Neal Cobb Ct Bio neigh
DONAONQ met Win DaO ACCIDENT on sSQfl-
0av morning last, about 10 o'clock. He Is
subject to epilepsy, aud while alone had q
hs and fell IN tile iife. dis brother James
heard the nOise and ran in aud uuilei Neal
out Of the fire. He was fearfully burned
on his right side, and his back from the
waist up AID orc side OF his face. HIS right
hand was Taxed almost to a crisp. Dr.
George Eberhart was sent for and admin
lstered TO his wounds. He will probably be
coEhned 10 bis bed for q month or more, If
he RECEIVERS.
Tif;on Gazette: 1t may seem incredulou7,
but 1t is true that a carload OF young peach
trees of the Alberta variety, 81, 900, arrived
IN Iiftoa last Friday, consigned to Capt H.
II. Tit. Inc bulk OF these trees will be
ira splanted on one of Capt. lifts farms
south Of Triton and will DO the property OF
Tilt q Snow Rev. l. A. Snow) some will
be iranspianted OH w. O. Tits McCrea
place north OF Triton, and some perhaps
elsewhere. Messrs Tiff 81 Snow will set
zoo acres 10 peach trees; indeed, the WORK OF
fettitg has already commenced under the
supervision of young expert fruit grower.
Hawkinsvie DisD0tch and NetOs: The
case OF the state ". Jason Flowers (coloredl,
chaTg d with the offe lse Of murder, came
us for trial in Pulaski superior court on
Friday morning last and was concluded
monday evening, the jury finding verdict
or guilty aud recommending the prisoner to
the mercy Of the caurt, which means life
sentences in tne penitentiary. Flowers, il
will be remembered. was charged with the
murder of Charley Mitchell. young white
man, in October, 1899. NJ tchell was shot
from the roadside while going from Hawk-
insville TO his home in tue country, and a
moro diabolical crime was never com
United
Macon EUening NeDs: President Nun
nally is in the last throes, 80 to speak, of
securing the $4,000 endowment for Mer.
Ger. Most Of his work on this endowment
has been done in other cities and other parts
of the state. Last SUNDAY the First Bap-
fist church Of this city responded very lib
erablly TO DIR. Nunnally's call by subscribing
about IS, 900. The Tattnall Square church
subscribed about 81, 900, which was a very
liberal donation, as this is q new church and
Is using a borrowed house at present. The
senior class has subscribed $4,000. 1t is
thought that the other classes win follow
the senior's example soon. President Nun.
nelly expects to complete the subscription
list in due time to secure Mr.. Rocketellers
$4,000, and thus enable Mercer to raise her
standard and cope with the higher colleges
of the south.
Elabel NetUs: T. L. Kinsey has failed
and many of Bryan's citizens have sus-
tanned heavy losses. For something over a
year Mr.. Kinsey had conducted the larges