The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The Two STATES
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ing Mortgsged Cotton-A Macon Msr
chant to Be Sued for Putting a Ma
On the Black List-Work of Rome's
Furnsce-A Macon Suitor Change!
His Mind and WEEDS Another Lass.
GEORGIA.
The reunion Of the Forty-ninth Georgia
regiment will take place at Abbeville OF
Dec. 3
In the election on local option in Han
cock county Thursday the "Wets" won by q
majority OF 81 votes.
Thomas Hazlip. about 10 years Of age. fell
dead while sitting ia chair at bis home
near Stark on Friday night last.
w. E Baston of Stellaville has made an
assignment His liabilities arc about IS 900,
and bis assets about 81. 1000.
Albany will erect a monument In honor
of the late Col. Nelson Tiff. Up to last ao-
counts over $500 had been subscribed.
1t reported that Thomas county farm
ers are hauling fish from Miccosukie lake to
fertiliEe their lands The water is very
low.
Lille Bruton. aged 1O4, died at her home
at jackson Tuesday. She was the mother
of John Bruton, aud had lived in town
seventy-five years.
Judge John stilweI passed away sud-
Q6ull DcdCcluAAl AZ lu6 uOIu6 OF DIS
daughter, Mrs. James NJ Ball, in Butts
county. on Wednesday night.
W. II. Turnipseed has sold his business ar
McDonough to Harvey Carmichael, and
will move to Hampton, the change being
necessary in the winding up Of his fathers
estate.
The 0cala platform debate between DIR.
Pickett and Rev. J. J. F. Goodman, which
was to have taken place near Hat, Irwin
county. last Saturday. was postponed for q
month.
Marshal Turner of Alapaha captured a
deserter from the United States army one
day last week. For his delivery back to his
command in Atlanta the marshal received
$50 reward.
Dick Curry (colored) was shot and killed
by Lee Pulliam tcolored) near Danielsville
few nights ago in quarrel over cards
Curry was advancing on Pulliam with 3
knife when shot.
The three fire companies Of valdosta held
an election on Tuesday night last TO deter.
mine who should ofFiciate as chief over
all. The votes resulted in SO for II. J.
Sandlin and 10 for Jodie Lang.
The propiious weather together with the
growing determination of farmers to make
their farms more self-susteining Is causing
them TO SOW an increased amount of grain
IN ORletnorpe county this fall.
An old fiint-end-steei musket. carried by
the grandfather of Emanuel Cook during
the revolutionary war, is still preserved bY
the latter gentleman at Oglethorpe. It has
big bore, seems to be at least 81 feet long.
IL Is quite curiosity.
The family of Ephraim Porterfield of
Danielsville, consisting Of himself, wife.
mother and two sons, were given a liberal
dose OF poison in their coffee q day or two
ago. A negro woman, who is now in the
Madison county Jail, is accused of admins
tering the poison.
AT Griffin Tuesday night Richard Deane
was aroused from his slumber by the pres-
ence OF some one IN his room. Springiug
from his bed Mr.. Deane made for bis pistol
and started in hot pursuit of his burglar.
but fell over a chair, which gave the rob.
Der an advantage, which he improved by
making good his escape
A difficulty occurred at Dublin Wednesr
day between two negroes, Shep Robinson
aud Alb Anderson, which terminated in An.
derson stabbing Robinson In the shoulder
and cutting deep cash in his left side from
which the bowels projected The stab In
the shoulder Is slight and of no consequence.
but the cut In the intestines is deep and
may prove fatal
j. c. Bryant (white) of Henry county
was arrested Monday at the instance of the
Carmichael company for selling them a
mortgaged bale OF cotton. Calvin & Castel.
Ion OF Locust Grove held the MORTGAGE
The cotton was found In the warehouse and
Bryant was locked up. He had traded a
part or all OF the proceeds of the cotton and
was unable to pay back the money.
Rev. Samuel l. Woodbridge, who has
been missionary at Chin Kiang, China,
for number of years, is at Griffin and will
spend few days with his brother. Rev. W
g. Woodbridge. Rev. Woodbridge he's bsen
constantly engaged in his foreign field for
ten years past, and has come to America
with his family to spend year with friends
ana loved ones, when they will return to
China
AT Union Point one night last week some
one went in Q. Hardy's room and took his
pocketbook with ST. in it, two knives, and
wound up with the suspeuders from his
trousers There was a light burning and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy were both asleep la
the room. On Sunday a crook ca ne ALONG
and In giving the change for a 500 dollar
Dill so manipulated it as to leave Mr. Hardy
$40 short.
Oglethorpe Echo: There is some differ
ence between the members of the Stephens
Flow Company. Last week John q.
stephens, the inventor of the plow, and a
"a sHO SOihpauJs udu al injunction
put upon Tiller Bros. & Breach, the other
members OF the firm, to prevent them from
selilng any more Of the plows or collecting
any more moneys until the differences could
be adjusted.
At Griffin Thursday DR.. Taylor aupu-
tateo j. Ii. Morris leg just below the knee.
The operation was skillfully done and MIR.
MOTIFS wlthstood the pain heroically. Mr..
MOTIFS, 1t will be remembered, about one
year ago had his leg badly broken in the
oil mill at this place, but it was Thought for
some time his limb would be saved. a few
weeks since, however, blood poison mani.
Tested itself and amputation became peces-
sary.
Albany Netcs and Advertiser: George
Crittenden Is an engineer on the Cordele
branch of the A, F. and N. railroad. He
came In Friday, and after disposing of his
train began some work on his engine. He
was underneath his engine and afoer ham
mering away for some time he happened to
touch valve that emitted a large amount
OF steam. This steam rushed right into the
face OF Mr.. Crittenden, and before he could
stop 1t his hands and face were badly
scalded.
The ginnery and outfit of Capt. T. D.
Wilcox of Crisp, Irwin county, were de
stroyed by fire on Thursday night last. The
burning was the work of an incendiarv
Three negroes, Barcus Dixon, George Dixor
and Andrew Cook were arrested and JAILED
Tor the o1ense. The evidence adduced al
TIE trial was that Barcus Dixon's horse wa
tracked from the burning building Il
Dixon's stables, and that the tracks OF th,
three men Were idanfifad as thosa 30 -