The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-09
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE

Escape from OSdLH at AEAAns bOA q
Dream Leads to TIE Finding of G
Corpse.
GEORGIA.
The prohibitionists have carried Laursni
county by 131 majority.
The citizens Of Tallapoosa want some on,
TO establish al ice factory there.
Columbus is to have cavalry company.
1t is to be organized right away.
Buena Vista now has two retail whisky
houses, bringing an income to the town OF
500 per annum.
A checker tournament" for the cham
pionship Of Barlow county will occur soon.
The game will be opened at Cartersville.
J. Clemmons Beck, assistant treasurer Of
the Columbus Savings Bank, died in Month
cello, Fla, on Monday and was buried there
on March g.
The colored people of Aoworth have
threatened to turn the Rev. J. H. Hestertie
out of their congregation for testifying
against thief.
Darien Gazette: The timber cutters are
complaining of poor prices. Nearly 1000 =
0O0 feet of timber was measured at the pub
lie boom during the week.
At Athens Saturday the Phi Kappa So
ciety unanimously elected Hon. Julius l.
Brown commencement orator. He is TO
literary socie les OF the university.
1t is said that capitalist is negotiating
sor the purchase of the Moore g. Sinnott
property on Broad street, Augusta. The
price is 1000. II the TRADE is made a
building TO cost SIS, 900 will be erected on
the property.
The Brunswick Times chroni cles it as a
remarkable fact that the blackest man in
Glynn county is named White, and the
whitest man is named Brown, the tallest
man is named Lowe, and the largest man is
named Small.
The Liberty Manufacturing Company of
Johnston have about completed their ex-
tensive brick works, and will be ready to
manufacture brick in 6 few days They
will make $4,000 brick per day. This is the
largest brick factory in the state.
A lot sold in the old part of Waycross
on Tuesday at sherif's sale for $500. 1t
was situated on Albany avenue. front side,
los feet, and reaching back los feet ad-
joining the residence of w. E. Spanger,
and was purchased by John Knight.
Last Thursday mule belonging to Capt.
w. L. Haygood fell into an old well on his
farm near Milledgeville The mule fell in
hind feet down and head up. He skinned
his knees badly trying to climb out He
was finally rescued by filling up the well.
A company is being organized to estab-
lish an extensive fruit farm near Americas.
Samuel 81. Rumph, the well-known nurs-
eryman and ''psach kingn Of Marshallville,
is said 10 be at the head of the project.
Something like 1000 acres will be included
in the farm.
While attempting to kill some rats with O
pistol last Tuesday J. Mathews of Syca-
more accidentally shot himself. By some
means the pistol fired before the time and
fhA AreN ~ Nr IaRt
happened to be in the way. The finger Yves
very badly broken.
McLane g. Sheppard of Senoia were
burned out Thursday night The stock was
worth from 5000 to y, 900. The Insurance.
is light. In the second story rooms were
the Senoia Journal and the law offices of
Coils. Methvin and Shell, the contents Of
which were destroyed.
The stakeholder of the Monroe National
Bank met Thursday and organised with the
following officers and directors: President
George c. Selman; cashier, J. R. Radford
directors, George G. Selman, Q. T. Mobley
r J. Lowry, w. H. Nunnally, b. 8
Walker, j. r. Radford and s. II. Broad
max.
Public schools are now open in Putnam
county as follows; At EAtonton, Ararat
Ramoth, Central. Wesley Chapel, Phoenix
Rockville, Harmony and Harrison. Schools
will soon be opened at Hearnvills and Reidi
Crossing, and teachers are yet to be sup
piled at Sanfordville, Salem and Oppesi
tion.
The election to fill the vacancy in tbs
clerks office of the superior court Of Waltor
county, caused by the death OF the Hon
John P. Edwards, was held Thursday
Three candidates were in the field: Tbs
Hon. B. J. Edwards, son of the deceased
clerk, John Robinson and w. s. Carter
Mr.. Robinson was elected by SO majority.
The directors of the Buena Vista Loa,
and Savings bank met Monday and votec
an increase of their capital stock to $50, 900
This increased stock will be let at par t,
the present stockholders Qf taken at once,
and to new stockholders 10 per cent
premium. The cashier made his semi-an
nual statement which showed net earning
OF 10 per cent in the past six months.
The New South: Savings Bank was orga
nized ct GAINESVILLE Wednesday, with J. j
Rogers as president and G. e. Hugule,
cashier. The directors are: J. J, Rogers
q. E. Huguley, j. w. Stafford, J. G
Smith, W. @. Tyus. There is a very fat
tertng prospect ahead for the success OF thi
additional bank. This is another evidenc
OF the indomitable energy of Col. Rogers.
Hinesville Gazette: The Liberty Guards
had pleasant day to celebrate Washing
tons birthday at the Rye Patch on Feb. "a
a beautiful dinner was provided, as usua
by the citizens. The troop decided to TAX
part in the encaInpment at Savannah
May week. There was an interesting tilt
Calhoun Martin was the successful compete
tor for prize given by Mr.. McNeal,
warm friend Of the Guards.
On Friday night last, Peter Mallard,
notorious character, just out of the peni.
teniary, got on the Jesup express at McIn
tosh. He was drunk and disorderly. an,
the conductor undertook to put him of tn
cars at the woodrack at No. 4. Savannah
Florida and Western railway. In th
scuffie Mallard cut the conductor and tn
conductor shot at him five times. MaIlar
drew his Winchester rifle on the crowd tina
tried TO arrest him and made his escape.
Arlington Courier: On March 8. nea
this place, Col. II. g. Sheffield was sittin
on his fence, looking at two of his plo-
hands. They drove their teams, one
horse and the other a mule, out at the en-
of the rows near where Col Sheffield We
sitting, and turned them around. The win
was blowing hard, and just as they turned
being abreast, a large dead tree fell betwee
each plowman and his animal, hurtin
neither, but completely crushing and dc
molishing the plow-stocks.
Elberton Star: Last week intelligenc
reached us of the shooting of a MIR. Sin
mons In Duluth, by a man by the name
Henderson. Young Simmons was the so
of Mr.. Simmons, who clerks at Bowma