The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

ChurcheS-Sudden Death at AuSletI-
Serious Accident at Augusta-Daw-
sons Prosperity-Buildlng Opera
tions in BruBswick-Fulton's Cheap
Jurors.
The Conyers high school will close its
spring term Friday, June 10.
J. II. Wallis has leased the Jonesboro
NetCS, and is again publishing that paper.
There is a movement on foot to start a
new paper in Athens. TO advocate the tenn
perance cause.
Sing Fung's store on lower Broad street,
Augusta, near the market, was entered last
night by burglars, aud $50 Ia money taken
from Fung's safe.
Miss Blanche Galhouse. a young miss who
lives near Griffin, has picked and shipped
sixty quarts OF blackberries, which Melted
her 10 cents per quart
Wrightsville Headlight: Railroad Agent
ii. E. Cook informs US that 4, lO4 bales of
cotton have been received this season.
against ,0S5 last season; an increase of
1913 tales.
Owing to the fact that the ice supply has
run short in Griffin for the past few sum
mers the ice works of that place will soon
put in a larger machine 80 to fully supply
the demand.
Neatly every city and town il Georgia
has the 6 O'Clock closing idea ia full blast
There is nothing lost. but a great deal
gained by the clerks in the way of health
and recreation
The body of a colored man, supposed to
be that of the missing steward OF the tug
Harold. was found floating in the water
naar South Brunswick Wednesday and
lowed to the city.
A large cotton factory is almost certainly
20 be erected in Americas. A meeting of
those interested is TO be called, and plans
are now being prepared. It is proposed to
start with a capital Of $50 900.
Gov. Northern and Capt. Bradley will BE-
at Statesboro on the Fourth of July. They
viii be at Pembroke on July 8, and will 60
from there to Statesboro. all the con-
federate veterans are invited to be present
Work on the artesian well at the Ameri-
Gus, water works is progressing satisfac-
torily, and it is thought that it will not be
long before a flow will be secured which
will be the equal Of that of any we'll Ia the
country.
The new ice factory and cold storage
establishment at Macon, at the foot of Null
berry street, will be ready for operation
next Monday. Thirty-four cans have been
added to the freezing capacity of the tank,
which makes 3S4 cans in all.
A brass band has been organized in
ship of Prof. Fred Faux. The members Of
the band are composed mostly of mere lads
of the town, but they are apt, full of music,
and are making remarkable progress.
Prof. c. 2. Wilcox will leave Athens i'm
me lately after commenc sment, aud will
sail for Europe on July 8. He will
sail on the steamship Nebraska, and will
land in Glasgow, from which point be will
travel southwark, visiting all points Of
interest in the European countries.
Americas Times Recorder: Parties who
have seen Commodore James Wilkins lately
say that he is makiog progress with his
work of clearing the channel of the Muck
alec. When the commodore has finished
his work the sewerage system of Americas,
which is already good, will be one of the
best possible.
Up to Saturday night last 9,00e bales of
cotton had been received at the alliance
warehouse. In addition to this about 100
bales have been shipped from that place
which did not 90 through the warehouse
The outlook is that by the close of the sea-
son, on Aug. 81, the town will have re-
ceived about IL, 600 bales.
The Brunswick Zouaves have reorganized
for the summer season and elected new
officers. This young company will have
regular drills, and intends to keep its or
ganization in good condition throughout
the summer season, the instructions given
by their former captain, Prof Angus Orr.
having proved beneficial to them.
Augusta EUening Herald: Engineer
Allen Of Worcester, Mass, will be in Au-
gusta sometime next week at the invitation
OF the Murray Hill company. He is to
come here for the purpose of making sug-
gestlons as to improvements, and, further
to judge if the storage battery system
would work satisfactorily on the company's
routes.
Alpharetta Free Press. D. J. Barnett of
Crossville has the best kind of tobacco we
ever beard Of He set out his plants two
years ago and raised good crop of tobacco
Last spring the old stalks suckered out and
made better tobacco than they did the year
before, and this year they have suckered
out again, and bid fair TO make another
good crop.
A strange locking snake was killed at
Mrs. G. A, Winn's fish pond, at Marietta.
last Friday. 1t was about eighteen or
twenty inches long and its tail was pointed
like horned snake, but pliabIe. It's skin
was of small checks of black. green and
pale blue. with yellow belly. IL was
killed by negro man who was at work
near the pond.
The new ice factory at Athens is now
turning out ten tons Of ice per day. The
capacity OF the machines is ten tons a day
with water In the pipes at 75e, but as they
are now running at only 630 IL is believed
that they will turn out fully two tons more
per day. There is in connection with the
factory large steam proof storage room
In which the ice will be kept after it is
made.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: For several
weeks the steamers have had considerable
trouble In crossing the bars down the river
on account Of the very low water, caused
by the dry weather, but Tuesday, to the
delight Of the boatmen, there was a rise of
several feet in the river. Much rain nm
the river during the past four days Is CAL
culated TO put the river in splendid boating
condition.
Atlanta Journal: Fulton county is GER
tainly indebted to her jurors, who paw
dearly for the privilege of serving at ST a
day. We know of a workingman who
lost S27 by being taken from his business
for several days not long ago. The richest
county in the state ought to be able. at
least, to pay it's jurors enough to cover ex-
pense Of occasional sandwiches during i'm
portant trials
Rome Enterprise: A stalk of cotton was
brought to this Office, which was planted
April IA, and which measured twenty-six
inches in hight, had eleven branches and
twenty-five squares. This is remarkable
when 1t is considered that the average hight
of cotton at this season is not more than
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