The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


The Americas Electric Light Plant to
be Sold at Auc,ion-A Dog Steals a
Pair of Gloves in Church-Msny
Improvements in Prospect at La
Grange.
Electric lights have been put in the Methc-
dist church at LaGrange.
Tie Methodists of Lexington are talking
of building a new church.
The Presbyterians of Thomaston, will
probably build new church this year.
Ella Fason, the negress In jail at Darien
awaiting a new trial for murder, has become
dersnged.
A party Of norsherners will arrive at
Calhoun soon to look over the marble lands
in that vicinity.
LaGrange will vote March 5, on the ques-
ton of issuing bonds for water works or
electric lights or both.
A gentleman purchased a house and lot
at fhomaston not long since for 5000, and
in a few days thereafter was offered $3.50
for it,
A number OF gentleman in LaGrange,
have offered to build a street car line, If the
city council will allow them The uss of the
streets.
Judge Hamilton McWhorter is consider
ing plans and bids for enlarging his already
commodious and handsome residence at
Lexington.
Jim Marlborough of Macon, cut his throat
with suicidal intent Friday morning. The
result of his wound was still In doubt at
last accounts
Ex-Mayor w. B. Lester of Crawfordville,
who went to Atlanta two weeks ago, writes
hao fkof ba hoA al
ductor on an electric car in that city.
Glenn Demore, former citizen Of Athens,
committed suicide in Chattanooga a day or
two ago with pistol. Dependency is sup
posed 90 have been the cause. He was a
butche..
Mike Sullivan and Tom Newman were
arrested at Brunswick, Friday. for stealing
five bales OF cotton from a wharf, whence
they lowed it down the river aud loaded it
on sioop for shipment to Savannah.
A large letter was received st the post
Office az Augusta Friday, addressed TO
rHen. John b. Gordsn. Augusta, Ga"
Postmaster Denning, Of course, was able 10
correct the mistake, aud directed the letter
TO Atlanta, where it will fad its owner.
At Milan Friday Charles Garner and
Nathan Joradn, two North Carolina
turpsntine negroes. became involved in a
difficulty which resulted in the former re-
ceiving serious if not fatal, injury. Both
scalp and skull were penetrated with hoe.
There was a wreck on the Pors Royal and
Western Carolina railroad Thursday night.
1t occurred at Brousons, on the Port Royal
branch. sixty-one miles from Augusta. One
of the trucks of a box car on the way
freight that left here last night broke down,
throwing seven cars from the track.
Richard Godfrey, who lives near Craw-
ford, missed a fine turkey hen about Christ
mas and he looked for ner In despair, think
ing that some thief had eaten a good turkey
dinner at his expense. A few days ago the
faithful old turkey came up with nest full
OF as fine little turkeys as ever was seen.
Isaac Miller OF Thomas county was out in
his field the other night, watching some
burning logs and brush when large owl
made dash at his head, and inserted his
ugly talons, one in the corner of his eye,
and the other In the scalp of the head
Finding that his game was too heavy to fly
away with, he released his hold and few off.
Dublin Post: While at church night or
two ago young lady dropped her gloves,
which were picked up and carried of by a
small dog. III anyone secs a suspicious char
acter among the canine tribe wearing pair
Of ladies' gloves he will be considered kind
and literally thanked IL he will arrest and
dispossess him OF them and return to owner,
Several weeks ago a boy, apparently
about II years old, went to the home Of
Mrs. Hackney near Calhoun, and asked her
If be could leave a small bundle of clothing,
and he returned to the depot to get q valise
She told him that she would keep the things
for him, and he left the bundle and disap-
peared, and has not been seen nor heard of
since. Mrs. Hackney did not know who the
boy was, aud he appeared to be stranger
In the town.
The fastidious prisoners in Fulton county
jail, who it would be supposed might oc-
cupy their minds in that vermin-infested
hole with weightier grievances, INDUCED in
small riot Friday because their bread was
served them by the cook. Seine of them
threw it out of the window with curses and
began 60 batter the doors. One Of them
threw trash basin at the guard and had to
be put in the dungeon. The others then
cooled down.
The entire property, real and personal, Of
the Americus Light and Power Company,
viii be sold at auction in Americas Satur-
day, Feb. Is, for cash, to the highest bidder
Toe company Is bonded for $4,000. The
proceeds go first to the bondholders, and.
while the electric plant is a very fine one,
the gas plant is so inferior that the selling
price is not apt to pay the holders Of tho
bonds They will, in all probability, buy
Ia the property and run the plant them
selves
There are four men in the Calhoun Jail
awaiting trial the next session of the Cor
don superior court. One Of them is white
and the other three are negroes The white
Hnan, Rufus Collins, and one of the negroes,
Amos King, are in for murder. The other
two negroes whose name are Henry Falds
and Hart, are in for misdemeanors. Amos
King will have new trial which makes the
third one for him, the superior court hav-
ing twice reversed the action of the lower
court.
FLORIDA