The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Dougherty.
Americas erected $150,0O0 hotel and is
now puzzled about a name for it.
Griffin will have a baby show Friday
afternoon. Several prizes are offered.
The August term of Spalding superior
court finished up its session Saturday even.
ing and adjourned.
The late Mr. Heckle of Augusta, durinG
his life time, was a famous fox hunter and
was known to keep the finest pack OF hounds
in the country.
About midnight Saturday night Mike
Swindle, who lives in Mcintosh street, Au-
eusta, wac knocked in the head by somebody
unknown to him and very badly burt.
The Athens Ledger says farmer living
in the lower part Of Clarke county bought
q buggy and paid for it Saturday in water
melons. This is the way to make farming
pay.
The watermelon season is nearly gone.
But sloops and other vessels can still be seen
coming up TO the wharves at Brunswick
loaded heavily with the luscious frult OF the
farm.
j. w. Solmon and his relative, Mr..
Spence, both of Calhoun county, whlle
pranking with pistol Friday night, accl-
dentally fired it off and killed ths latter In
stsntly.
The Smithville Improvement Company
held its annual meeting last week and
board of directors was elected for the en-
suing year. TIE company has not been IN
active business but six months, but semi
annual cash dividend of per cent. has been
declared
The Martha Battey hospital at Rome will
soon be ready for the good work for which
it was built. The wards are flushed, and
everything necessary TO the complete equip
ment OF the hospital will be put In next
week, when tie officers will probably be
appointed.
The total increase In the taxable value Of
property as sho Sn thus far for the who
state is over sl5,O0O,000,. OF the coun-
ties showing the largest increase, Bib leads
with an increase of nearly $4,000 900 ;
Chatham second, with $l,500,000, and
Clarke third, with s750,000.
Passengers who came into Columbus on
the train from Macon Saturday report that
a negro fell dead at Upatoie that day. He
was standing at the express car ready to lift
barrel Of fish from the car, and just as the
barrel was being lowered on his back, he
dropped to the ground, and was carried off
by several negroes He was reported TO be
dead by those standing around the train.
Athens Banner: The Georgia, Carolina
and Northern is getting ready to cutter At
Ian a. 1t is just now buying up property
in that city for Its depot, yardsA etc. The
property Is bounded by Bell, Hunter and
Grant streets aud the railroad. The road
will build it's depots and other necessary
buildings on the site selected. On the prop
erty bought are many houses, Including
some very nice homes, all OF which will, Of
course, be removed
Albany NetUS and Advertiser: A petit
tion is now in circulation the object of
which is to establish the stock law in East
Dougherty. About year ago an election
was ordered on this question for that dis
trict, but was postponed on account OF the
decision Of the supreme court rendering
such elections illegal. A law having been
passed by the present general assembly
obviating this trouble the citizens seek TO
take advantage of it and secure the opera.
ton of the stock law undsr the new act.
Saturday, night Sheriff Newton Of Col
guilt county took a negro, one Claude
Mathis, to Townsville and lodge him in
Jail. He made an assault on Miss Tempo
Horn at her home in ColQuitt county, on
Wednesday night He had been working
for Mr. Horn. The negro made bis escape,
but was subsequently caught by brother
of the girl The negro fret at Mr.. Horn
when arrested, so is in for this olfense also.
The negro confessed the charge Of entering
the young lady's room. He is safely behind
the bars, and will be tried at the next term
of Colquitt superior court.
1t is likely that the crematory committee
OF Columbus city will leave for this
city and Jacksonville in the early part Of
this week. The delegation will probably
be composed of Mayor Dozer, DR.. Jordan,
President of the Board of Health, Sanitary
Inspector Williams and Aldermen Clegg,
Foley and Epping. The committee will
make fhnrOInh in vaeEiRa Of
lions OF the crematories In Savannah and
jacksonville. While at Jacksonville be-
sizes inspecting tue crematory they will
look into and examine the sanitary sewer
age system ana pick up all the points pos
slble.
Jerry Whitaker, a negro who is wanted
IN Milledgeville for larceny was captured
Saturday at Macon under difficulties Ball
iff ). L. Patterson saw Whitaker eating a
melon at the oil mill and arrested him, and
started TO Justice Means court with him in
buggy. They had driven but short dis
tance When the negro jumped out He fell
ana the buggy ran over him. He soranl.
bled to his feet and was soon running tow
ard the park. He was outrun and lodged
in the city prison. WHITAKER was fined by
recorder freeman on May Sth for disor-
defly conduct While the officer was
placing him in the CITY prison Whitaker
Jumped through window and made his
escape. DE also ran away from Milledge-
vile. This time he stands q good chance of
getting dose of the law.
Friday, at Americas, while at work on
the Chattahoochee river bridge of the Sa-
vannah, Americas and Montgomery rail-
road, George West fell through the bridge.
striking cap timber forty feet below and
crushing his hip aud thigh, and no doubr
causing his instant death. After striking
the timber he turned over it, and mazda
another plunge eight feet lower to the barge
anchored underneath, striking the floor Of
which, the boBes of his arm, Jaw and face
were broken. When reached by his com.
panion, he was lifeless. He was taken to
the camps of the Georgia and Alabama
Construction Company, where his body was
prepared for burial, and was then carried
to Jernigau, Ala, where he had resided.
Mr.. West was about 25 years old, and leaves
o wife and two small children
Louisville Net0s and Farmer: Tuesday
evening Pleas jackson, a negro boy years
old, was shot in the shoulder and died in d
few minutes. He aud boy named Vanuel
jackson, 8 years old, were in a house alone
and they began TO work with an old shot
gun and 1t went off. From the bad cut OF
Vanuel's head it was thought at first they
were fighting. and that Pleas cut him with
Ratchet or other instrument, and thai
MANUEL then shot Pleas. at first Vanue
said Pleas was ramming the gun with tbs
rod, and that it went Off, and that he wa:
standing behind and q few shot struck hin
on the head. But the nature Of the CUR
wound and the cut on the forehead would
not allow any such position. He afterwarc
admitted that be was holding the butt Of
. tarr aud hot halH ha r1r