The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

& Joke on a New Town In Southwest
Georgia - None of the So-calleo
White Caps at Adairsvills Identifis
Yet Oglethorpe's Big Farmer rs.
capes Death.
GEORGIA.
All the real estate Of the Rome Invest
ment Company has been withdrawn from
the market
Last Saturday A. T. Curry sold Eve lots
for 81, 125 to citizens of Cordele, who are
going TO erect residences.
A proposition has been made by an Ohio
Company to erect home factory 1OOx30
feet at Athens, and to employ 100 hands
Hon. John D. Harrell Of cambridge has
been appoiated a county commissioner by
Judge Bower TO I'LL vacancy in the board.
Mrs. Roberts, living about four miles
northeast Of Gordon, who was bitten by q
mad dog Jan. 8, is dying from hydropho-
bia.
The Athens city council is considering a
proposition TO float a new issue OF $3.50, 0OJ
of bonds 70 pave the streets and put in more
sewerage.
A new postoffice has been established
near Simonton's mills, In Carroll county
1t will be called Billow, and w. N. Jones
will be postmaster.
Hon. John T. Boifeuillst viii deliver an
address at the Georgia Chautauqua in Al
bany next month, as the representative of
the Georgia Press Association.
Joseph Graham Of Dodge county has a
screw driver and tube wrench which he has
carried in his pocket every day since the
war. 1t is as good as when made.
Carrollton has an electric light system,
which will be followed by the establish
meut of telephone lines, and now the citi-
zens are talking OF a street railroad.
D. II. Arnold Of Crawford. and his uncle,
o. h Arnold Of Lexington, will build a
large warehouse at Athens this summer,
and be prepared for the crop next fall
The first train to run through from Cor
dele to Albany on the new Albany aud
Cordele road. reached Albany Monday
morning. 1t was composed of an engine
and three freight cars, and made the trip in
three hours.
Charles Gi1isd. the negro who was
roughly handled by ''white caps" at Adairs-
vile recently, has been vainly trying to
identify his aSsailants. He has had a num-
Der Of men arrested, but has not discovered
the right parties.
The estate Of Hon. W. n. Branch Of
Greensboro has just received two checks,
amounting TO 5000, the insurance on his
life. One was for SO 900 in the Royal
Arcanum add the other for $1,000 in the
Knights Of Honor.
The Griffin canning factory wishes to con-
tract for the planting and cultivation of 500
acres In tomatoes. IL is said that on very
ordinary ground $50 per acre can be cleared
on tomatoes, with less labor and worry
than is necessary to cultivate cotton, acre
for acre.
Hon. James NJ. Smith Of Oglethorpe
ia xyad -
spell Of grippe. He was several times very
low with, two chances to one that he would
not recover. Late reports from his home
state that he will soon be up again if he has
no back-set.
P w. McElroy Of Campbell county is
missing, and any information as to his
whereabouts will be appreciated by his
friends McElroy is an old confederate
veteran. He went to Atlanta last Thurs
day week ago to get a pension Of $50.
Siace then nothing has been heard of MIN.
he left wife and ten children.
After several calls for an election for the
purpose Of electing new mayor aud board
OF council for the town OF Sumner enough
freeholders were gotten together on Wednes-
day Of last week TO hold the polls. which
resulted ia the election OF j. g. Spurlin
mayor, and c. D. Bass, c. G. Upton, J. A.
Sorrell aud A. E. Bass as councilmen.
Jesse Whitehead of Ocones county,
charged with attempted assassination, has
been granted a new trial by Judge
Hutchins HIS case attracted much alton
ton when it was being tried, and at the last
term OF the Oconee county court he was
sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
The charge Is that he attempted to assassin
ate Il. q. Ware, a prominent citizen of
Oconee county.
The bill providing for federal court at
Columbus, which was reported favorably
by the judiciary committee to the Senate
on Monday, forms a western division of the
Northern judicial district Of Georgia, com
posed of the following counties: Muscogee,
Heard, Troup, Meriwether, Harris, Talbot,
Taylor, Marion, Chattahooches, Stewart,
schley Webster, Quitman, Clay, Ran
dolph, Calhoun, Early, Baker, Miller, De-
catur and Terrell The gathering Of the
people from these counties in Columbus
means much for that city.
Albany Netos and Advertiser: Judge
d. R Jay, the we'll known contractor. was
seen on the streets yesterday with his right
arm In sling and his hand bandaged. In
quiry brought out the fact that several DAYS
ago Judge Jay went out into the country
on a hunting expedition. He carried with
him little pet dog which plays around mis-
home. When Judge Jay reached the point
oe Nn4Cu LHo uuu6 was TO commence he lett
the dog In the buggy, but the canine
did not like to be left alone, and in attempt
ing to follow his master got caught in a
rather peculiar manner in the runni % gear
OF the vehicle, and Immediately set up a
terrible bowling. Judge jay returned to
the brute's relief, but as soon as he nut his
hand on the dog the animal seized it fiend.
ishly and bit 1t through and through. maxi
ing "a wound that will incapacitate Judge
Jay for business for several weeks to coma.
but fortunately he is insured in an accident
company aud his time win not be totally
lost.
The Vienna Progress tells good story Of
town in "Wiregrass Georgia." but for
reasons of its own witholds the name of the
town. The town had but recently been in
corporated and a mayor and town council
elected. On the first night Of their meeti o
and taking the oath of office, they, as IA the
custom in MANY small towns, had an egg.
nog, which was pretty strong of the "nog'
aud not much egg. After they had held
their meeting they began to partake pretty
freely of refreshments. Some of them
began to get pretty full, when the mayor
attempted to leave. They held him
an unwilling prisoner and the re.
port goes ell became gloriously drunk
and had high old time generally. They
were afterward arrested, taken before the
mayor in body and fued for drunk
and disorderly.n 10 the same town, one OF
its citizens became disorderly, and, not re-
garding the frequent admonitions of the
marshal, the citizen was taken ia charge