The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

to WORK IN the Pace OF Sbr1Aors.
GEORGIA
Fx-Gov. Mcdaniel is attending court al
Covington.
The Houston county alliance viii meet in
quarterly session at Fort Valley in April
EP. Strong Of Macon. who has been al
Townsville for some time, is seriously i'll.
1t is said that the Masons contemplate
building brick hall in Dublin before many
days.
Several hundred acres will be planted in
melons within three miles Of Perry this
year.
The mother of Judge Ross. Of the city
court of Macon, died 10 Houston county q
day or two ago.
Mrs. j. w. Harwell of Columbus found a
baby in a basket on her door steps early
Wednesday morning.
The grand jury of Ebert county in their
presentments recommend the building of a
new court house as early as practicable.
The stockholders In the Enterprise cotton
factory have re elected the old board Of
directors. J. P. Verdery continues as pres
ident.
Ed Kendrick, charged with raping a 10
year-old negro girl at Talbotton, has been
sentenced to fifteen years In the peni-
Tertiary.
At meeting Of the Putnam County Fair
Association last Tuesday bid was made
for the races of the Middle Georgia 1rotting
Horse Breeders Association.
Editor Larry CAN'T sold several lots at
Athens Wednesday, on which he nearly
doubled his money. The total receipts from
the sale amounted TO 81, $50.
The difference between the water COM
missioners and the Americas Times and the
Recorder have not yet been adjusted, and
neither paper is getting out an issue.
Capt John Gibson, for many years a
merchant Of Thomaston, and also county
treasurer, died Wednesday at Toomboro,
at the home of bis son-in-law, B. S. Jack
SON.
M. ]. Hatcher is now vice president of the
Georgia Agricultural Society for the Sixth
congressional district, having been elected
to succeed MIR. Ramsey of Baldwin, de-
ceased.
Eastman TTmes-JourndL: It is rumored
that Henry Coleman, former school COM
missioner Of this county, is confined in the
Tombs in New York for some crime alleged
against him.
Twenty men were sent out from Bruins
wick Thursday night to Jamaica, where
they will work for Paul Castellanos in get
ting out crossties This business is increas-
ing all the while.
The Altamaha Cypress and Lumber Com
pany OF Brunswick has purchased q, 600
worth of betting to be used in its plant The
mills will begin regular operation about the
first week in April
At meeting Of the directors Of the Al
bertsville Land an6 Improvement Com
pany, held at Rome day or two ago,
dividend of IS per cent was declared pay.
able on or before April next.
The Blackshear Times turns its column
rules this week on account of the death of it's
senior proprietor, Hon. Benjamin Daniel
Brantly. mentioned in a special dispatch to
the MORNING NEWS at the time.
Twenty-six marble cutters arrived in
Marietta Saturday evening from Chicago,
en- route to Tate. brought on by Mr.. Mason
to prepare marble for the Equitable build
ing in Atlanta, and other time contracts in
the west.
kilograms have been received at Macon
from Florida to the effect that Rich Lowry,
the murderer of Capt John G. Forsyth, has
been arrested in that state. Ed McRae,
land agent for agent for Norman w. Dodge,
has gone down to identify the prisoner.
The ninth annual state convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Of
Georgia will be held at Townsville, April
IL to 10 inclusive. Representatives from
every union that has been organized In
Georgia are earnestly requested to attend.
The fair held at Elberton last week for
the benefit of the library and Masonic
building was quite success, about 81, 900
being raised during the week. The pro-
jectors now have about sc, 00U with which
to build their house, and will perhaps add
still more to this amount.
The members of the Jekyl Island Club
seem to prefer cottage life on the island to
occupying apartments at the club house. In
addition to the elegant cottage homes built
heretofore, they have begun the construc-
ton of four others, which will, no doubt. be
as handsome as any on the island.
E. M. Gregory. formerly conductor on
the Central road. was sent to Atlanta by
his employers to take the place of one Of
the "scabs,n but after his arrival there he
refused to fill the vacancy and was dis
charged. He has gone to Marcelins, Mo-.
to accept position on one of the roads in
that section.
1t is said that Adam Arnold, the negro
fireman who met his death III the Triton
disaster, left wives in Jacksonville, Bruins.
wick and Savannah, besides three who were
mentioned in the Macon Telegraph. 1t
will probably be q very difficult task e
figure out who of the six wives is en-.
titled to damages.
Six little negroes were landed in jail al
Rome Wednesday for burglary. They
were all caught together by the police
officers in the law Offices of Dean 81 Smith
at O'Clock in the morning. They were
holding high carnival, had fires lighted. ga.
burning, and were indulging in game Of
cards when the officers ran in on them,
A woman, giving her name as Mrs
Miller, appeared in Columbus Monday
morning and went to the Central hoteI
where she secured room. Tuesday morn,
ing she paid her bill and left. After he,
departure it turned out that the woman haC
pretended to be a teacher of enbroidery
and cutting. She called on certain ladies
offering to give them lessons for S25. Sh,
finally reduced her price TO 81 so, which sh,
required in advance. One lady, at least
paid her. The woman has not been seer
since.
Perry Home Journal. There came nea
being a distressing catastrophe Of an un
common character in the kitchen of a Swif
street residence last Monday. When tn
cook went into the kitchen to prepars 70
dinner, her first act was to close the door O
the baking department OF the stove. whic
was open. Directly after the fire wa
made, an unusual noise was heard. Tn
cook looked all abount the room to discove
the cause of the noise. Finally the owe
door was opened, and out jumped q cat tha
had been considerably heated, but not ser
ously cooked.
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