The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-09
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Pleasant Family Reunion-Real Els
tate in Valdosta-Au Augusta China
man Relieved of S12O-A Brunswick
Hoax-Georsia's SPECIAL agent t;
Receive the Direct Tax-Colum
bus Electric Street Car Line.
GEORGIA.
HARRISON superior court convenes Of
Aug "A.
Meriwether supreme court convenes Mon
day, Aug. II.
The Scriven County Farmers Alliauc
will hold meeting next Thursday.
Another carload of grapes were shippe,
from Flippen, Henry county, last week.
Rev. w. G.. Woodbridge has been called
TO the pastorate Of the Presbyterian church
of Griffin.
Greenville has a building boom. Sever
brick stores and 6 brick warehouse are
being built.
The first white woman figured in the
mayors court Of Adel last Monday, ana she
was fined So and costs
8 Chambers has appeared among the STOCK at
Buchanan, HARRISON county. Several head
have already been lost.
John c. Shelton of Warrenton raised
cucQmCert Luls year thhI was ASAA s@S.A
inches lonk and weighed six pounds.
The Adel Ne1rs wants the melon growers
of each county or section to send man
north TO receive and sell their meloDE.
The July term Of Hall superior court,
after n busy session of two weeks and two
DAYS. was adjourned last Tuesday evening.
Col. J. D. Waddell, president Of the Geor-
Ria State Agricultural Society, won't say
wnat be intends doing about re-elec-
ton.
Capt Fl. H. Tiff has just purchased for
the lifton and Northeastern railroad enough
Of sixty-pound steel rails to lay 5 4 miles Of
track.
John Chap johnson is the champion mink
hunter of Warren county. Since May he
has killed twenty-three OF these chicken
eaters.
Brooks county Is growing in wealth. Her
taxable property In 1890 was 81, 73l ,975 In
1891 the tax books foot up So SIS, 1872, an in
Grease of $l46,4lz
Levi johnson, near Cairo, has stalk Of
corn with twenty-five ears. II his entire
crop is like this he would get rich at the
present price Of corn.
Tax Receiver II. T. Bartlett has finished
up his tax book. The taxable property Of
Carroll county is IS, $3.50, 900, an increase Of
$l95, $40 over last year.
Friday morning at o'clock fire DESTROYED
the store of Cantrell q Douglass, at the
foot Of Wynn's Hill, Columbus, together
with the entire contents.
Work on the Thomaston alliance gjnnery
has been commenced. 1t is being built on
a lot on the Macon and Birmingham rail-
road back Of j. B. Stamps.
A severe storm of wind and rain below
Antioch, Oglethorpe county, on Monday
evening blew down trees and fences and
did considerable damage to crops.
Two drummers were robbed at the Gar
nett House social circle Wednesday night,
one of S45 and a gold watch and chain val
ued at $65, and the other of 80 and pair of
cuff buttons.
According to our exchanges, the melon
growers throughout the state are very much
discouraged. Many will reduce their acre.
age next year, while some declare they will
not raise any.
Louis Lewis, the negro who murdered his
wife last November near Dillon's dairy, q
short distance rom Macon, was brought to
the city Thursday evening aud lodged in
the county Jail.
Judge Foster Of Lafayette says that a
solution of a tablespoonful Of saltpetre in
gallon OF water, sprinkled on cabbages,
will destroy the cabbage worm, the great
enemy to raising cabbages in this section.
The North Augusta bridge builders are
puttit < in their best lioks now while the
water is low. In few weeks the two res |
manning piers will be above the high water |
mark, and no more delays can hold the |
work back.
Buchanan Banner Messenger: Charlie |
Mccullough tells us that while seiuing with |
some other parties a few days ago in the |
river near Rowelrs bridge they caught a
moccasin snake, from which forty-four
snakes six inches long were produced.
Four bales Of northeast Georgia wool
were packed at Hargrove's gin in Gaines
vile last week averaging 450 pounds each
The wool was collected by the j. G. Hynds
Manufacturing Company, aud shipped by
it TO the Sweetwater mills Tennessee.
Tax Receiver R. S. Saffold of Morgan
county has just closed his books for 1891.
and the returns show the increase in prop
erty to be, IN round numbers, $l66, 600
There are also 2, ASS voters: 9l2 white and
l,541 colored The total taxable property
is 500, 1897.
Four prominent citizens of Macon were
before Recorder Freeman Thursday for
falling to put down pavements as directed
by 1.-THE sidewalk committee of council
One gave notice taat be would resist the
collection of the fiue, and would carry the
matter to higher court.
The Electric City Cadets of Augusta
have decided upon their uniform The
color will be cadet gray. They will have
five-buttoned box coat, ornamented with
black braid. The pants will also be cadet
gray, with black side stripes The cap will
be OF the regulation make.
Camilla Clarion: A short while ago
Thomas county, at considerable expense
built a jail of which they boosted much
about its safety, yet a man walks out and
makes his escape, aud the Jail is not injured.
1t seems that the people down that way are
taking the matter remarkably cool.
The Crawford Herald is after the COM
missioners OF Oglethorpe county on the
condition Of the roads in that county. 1t
suggests a meeting Of all the district road
commissioners of the county, aadlet them
agree upon some uniform plan TO put the
reads in good order while the farmers have
time to work them.
Triton Gazette: NJ. H. Hall is languirh-
ing 10 the county jail upon a charge Of
cheating and swindling. He has been sell
ing the farmers of Berrien, Lowndes and
Brooks counties worthless recipe for clari-
flying sugar cane syrup. The time has come
when our farmers will not be imposed on
by slick~tongued swindlers.
Capt. J. w. Wells has sold his real estate
in Valdosta. This includes his residence
tract, of about ten scres, and another tract
lying out on the town bounds, on River
street-in all abodt 100 acres. The latter
takes in part Of the Varnadoe bay. 1t is
said that he got 81, 500 for 1t. John and
Frank Roberts purchased the property.
Thomas Holmes had family reunion at
his home, eight miles west Of CarrolltoD.