The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

County Successful Farming in Tai
bot County-Narrow Escape From
Fatal Difficulty over Dog-Larry
EGantt Going to Ireland.
GEORGIA.
1.-THE stockholders of the Brunswick Hard.
ware Company have decided not 10 con-
tinue their business longer than Jan. ].
J. 4. Newberry has bought the farm,
near Dawson, belonging to the estate OF the
late ]. N. Bowen. Tho price paid is
s2250.
Dave Thomas, the young man charged
with the murder of his cousin. Miss Lizzie
Gossett. at Forsyth, who was found guilty
of voluntary manslaughter. was sentenced
to ten years in the penitentiary SATURDAY.
DIR. Hal Dorsey one of the prominent
dentists OF Jonesboro is dead. be was about
As wears old. The cause of his death Yves
severe burn which he received not long
since from falling in the fire while In ut.
Thomas F. Mathews Of Talbot county
made with % mules l.l2O bushels OF corn,
26 bales Of cotton, 200 gallons syrup, lis
bushels potatoes, 25 bushels ground pease,
and pease, oats, etc., that were not meas
ured.
Doyle, on the Savannah and Western,
with only one store and about a half dozen
inhabitants, celebrated Crisp's election with
appropriate festivities. An anvil answered
the purpose OF q cannon ana Tin cans tnaJ
OF f1re-poppers.
Mayor w. B. Chatham, who was recently
elected to succeed himself as q member of
the board Of education of Terrell county,
has declined to serve longer, and another
election Will have to be held. Hon. s. R
Christie is spoken of as his successor.
A telegram has been received at Rome
from the attorney general in regard to the
Beresford case, saying that it could not be
heard by the supreme court until the March
term, which means June or July. The SUI
persedeas bond and bill of exceptions have
been fled with the clerk of the superior
court, which ends the matter for the
present
For the past year or two Judge John B.
MoCollum's family and friends at Al
pharetta have noticed that at times his
mind was off its balance. For several
months he has been growing worse, and
since last Wednesday his reason has been
entirely dethroned. He did not go TO bed
Saturday night, but was up all night. He
has to be watched all the time.
DR.. w. G. Kendrick of Dawson says if he
ever owns any more cotton he will buy it,
and not raise it. The doctor has lost 81, 300
on his Webster county farm this year try
ing to raise cotton, and has decided that so
far as he is concerned no more of the fieecy
staple will be grown. He advises farmers
who are able to do so to buy their next
years. crop now, and give their land to
other crops.
Augusta Herald: An unique coin was
shown to the Herald yesterday. Its COM
position is Of two or three different metals
aud was made at the United States mint
and given to a congressman from Ken
lucky in 1856 On one side Of it has the
regulation so cent stamp, while the
other is adorned with sunburst The coin
is now Gin the possession of Ed Hett,
hn hr.to fSx- Cd v-,-f.,.
ago.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank was
organized at Thomaston Wednesday with a
capital stock Of $25, 600 William s. Wttham
of Admission, Ala, was elected president,
and 7. NJ. Matthews cashier. r. A.
Matthews, T. ]. Nelson and w s. Witham
constitute the present board of directors
The bank will open by Jan. l under hatter-
ing prospects, having already made copnec-
tion with some Of tho largest banks in New
York.
Thomasvile Times Enterprise: A PROM
inent naval officer passed through Thomas
vile Tuesday. The gentleman was Capt.
Coston OF Portsmouth, Va. Capt Coston
is commander of the marines on the war
ship Baltimore He has been with his
ship on the coast Of Chile for some time.
While there he contracted illness, and is
now absent on q sick furlough. Capt.
Coston goes to Pensacola, Fla, for the
winter.
The preachers and lay members of the
North Georgia conference are at Carriers
vile in annual session. The conference has
247 clerical and AS lay members. Bishop
Joseph s. Key is now presiding over his first
annual conference, in this, his native state,
since he was elected bishop. He, with bis
full cabinet (all the presiding elders, ia
stopping with the Rev. Sam P. Jones. Rev.
Sam does not draw the line, but has thrown
nd s=
crowded with preachers and visitors.
Americas Times Recorder: When the
news of Mr.. Crisp's choice was heralded
abroad the following telegram was for
warded TO Washington to Mr.. Cummings:
Hon. Amos Cummings, Washington, d.
c.: The Americas rabbit foot and the bar
becue knife did the work. Shake! Editor
Tines-Recorder." The following is the
reply that speaks for itself: washington =,
ID. Go the TimeS-Recorder: The EN-
pire state of the north salutes the Empire
state of the SOUTH | told you so at the bar
becue. Amos J. Cummings"
A man was arrested in Ochlockonee last
week charged with stealing dog The ar
rest came very near resulting in a serious
difficulty. The man arrested and the one
whoswore out the warrant drew their pis-
tolls, and but for an accident street duel
would have taken place. AS one of the par
ties was drawing his weapon it broke
tnTOWluR OUT every cartridge on tho
ground. he was at the mercy Of his oppo-
nent, but the latter would not take the ad-
vantage, and lowered his revolver. Friends
interfered and prevented any further hos
tllities.
Talbotton Neao Era: Finley Greene. a
Talbot county farmer, has made q record
this year hat can hardly be beaten in the
state OF Georgia, considering the small cost
OF the fertilizers he used. On a two-mule
farm, with four tons of acid phosphate and
cotton seed for manure, he gathered this
year the following crop: Four hundred
bushels of corn. 200 bushels of oats, 81 BUSH
els of wheat, 81 gallons of syrup, "a bales OF
cotton. some weighing more than 500 pounds
each; potatoes and pease and 1000 pounds
OF meat The corn that he used for seed
was IA months old and home made.
E. II. Pughe will sue the Augusta Typo
graphical Union for damages, as he claims
that they prevent him from earning a liv.
ing. Mr.. Pughe was foreman Of the
Chronicle job Office last year when the
printers struck, but Mr.. Pughe would moi
guilt work with the printers. Subsequently
MIR. Pughe went 20 work at Richards &
Shaver's, but the printers would not work
with him, as they looked upon him as hav.
ing RATED" when he would not leave the
Chronicle Office. Ii Is understood that thu
printers have refused TO allow Puphe &c