The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-11
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

works at Eatonton.
The Newman Guards are preparing for a
grand barbecue at Pearl Spring park May
26.
Lyon, Purvis & Frederick are putting in
large saw-mill plant near Ball Ground, on
lands owned by Rev. 7. Pickett.
VIII D. Randall Of Green Cove
Spring, Fla, formerly of Savannah, is in
Griffin with old friends for a few days.
C. J. Burney of Colquitt county brought
q load of wood to Quitman Tuesday for
which he received 2IS4 cents per pound.
There were eleven big vessels ut Sapelo
during the week, with total to mage of
about 1900 tons. Several are still in quar-
antine.
Timber continues to come in at Darien.
in small drifts, however. There are now in
port loading with timber and lumber fifteen
vessels.
The drought is becoming monotonous in
Spaldiug county, and the farmers are lock-
ing blue. Seed planted two weeks ago have
not yet come up.
J. J, Darricott, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
F. Darricott, died at the home of his parents
at Qutman on Wednesday night, Of con-
sumption, aged "a years
There is talk of a movement to get the
two railroads to build the union passenger
depot at LaGrange at the point where Hines
street crosses the railroad.
At the recent meeting of the Putnam
County Veterans Association. a committee
was appointed to Cooperate with "a COM
mittee of ladies in the matter of a confeder-
ate monument
The criminal docket for the approaching
term of Mcintosh superior court will prob
ably be the smallest since the war. This
speaks well for good old Mcintosh county
and her officers.
Alfred Barton, 14-year old Augusta
negro, was drowned Friday at Deans
bridge, four miles from Augusta. He was
at a picnic and went in swimming with
three other boys
W. G. Nelson of Williamson died at his
home Friday from heart affection. He
was one of Pike countys most prosperous
farmers, and had many friends in that and
Spalding county.
j. w. Shelor of Sparta, owner of Bis
marck, has donated $25 to the Hancock
Fair Association, 60 be apportioned as is
thought best to the Bismarck colts that may
be exhibited at the fair
Talbotton Nel0 Era: Bostick Is the only
town, the only railroad center that we
know of that is without single inhabitant
We learn that one of our best citizens will
move there coon and open q firSt-class hotel
The young negro woman who was shot on
Col James H. Willis place in Wilkes
county, Sunday night, died on Thursday
1t has not yet been learned who did the
shooting, as it was done through the window
at night.
Aaron Newsome set steel trap for an
owl at A. Willaford's, in Brooks county, one
night recently. and succeeded in catching
an owl that measured four feet from tip to
tip of wings. He had been feasting on
chickens for some time.
Mrs. Patsy Smith. OF GAINESVILLE, widow
Of David Smith, is SO yeas old and is well
preserved and active, and her mental viTor
seems undated. Mrs Sally Sparks will be
LOG years old Dec. z. She he's considerable
activity of cody but her mind is rather dor
mant.
The election for mayor and aldermen of
Sparta came off Monday. More than usual
interest was taken in it, and ISL notes.-the
largest number on record-were polled j.
4. Jordan was elected mayor, and L. Baker,
E. II. Berry, R. A. Graves and j. II. Rog-
ers was elected aldermen.
At CRrroilton Friday, Judge Harris
granted the charter of the Carroll county
cotton seed oil mill and guano factory. The
incorporators are some Of the best men in
the county of all professions. 1t has a
charter which is very liberal. giXing it
capital stock of 100000. About $780,
has already been raised.
Office OF private secretary to DIR. Powell at
the state insane asylum at Milledgeville.
The board considered that this important
Office should be filed by some one who was
both stenographer and typewriter, and as
the present incumbent, Fleming Grieve, is
neither, the change was deemed expedient.
William Butler coloredl. who voluntar-
lily surrendered himself to Sheriff
Lawrence last week for the killing
Sharnnn
q. Kimbrough's plantation IN Eatonton,
is in jail, and unless he makes $500 bond he
will remain there until July court. At the
coroner's inquest verdict of manslaughter
was returned.
Real estate deals are being made on all
sides in Augusta. This will be the liyliest
summer the real estate agents have had in
many years. George II. Howard has
bought from Col Dyer the old Reynolds
PIN hill Mr.. Howard is delighted with his
purchase, and says he can sell out to-day ct
profit OF $500, but he will not let il go,
Eatonton Messenger: A negro named
Howard Bryan was drowned in the Oconee
near Long Shoals Wednesday. With two
others he was in a bateau trying to overtake
nat that had drifted out, and all of them
were In the upper end Of the bateau. In
passing some swift shoals the bateau be-
~AAtO AAAcd WIN WeAJoE duQ was carried
under. Two Of the negroes escaped. but
Bryan was drowned, and at last accounts
his body has not been recovered.
State Treasurer r. U. Rardeman COM
pleted his examination into the condition of
the state banks in Columbus Friday. and
left for Atlanta. The Columbus Savings
Bank and the Merchants and Mechanics'
were the only banks examined by the treas
urer. The Georgia Home savings depart
ment was not examined, because there was
question in the treasurer's mind as 20
whether it came under the law. He will
submit this question to the attorney general
for decision. Treasurer Hardeman said that
he found the Columbus institutions ia ex-
cellent condition.
Quitman Press: About ten years aeo
while A. Willaford was fishing In a lake in
the Piscola, be hung turtle, which he sue
ceeded in drawing to the top of the water.
lie estimated him to be 256x4 feet. with
flesh perfectly white The turtle escaped,
and may yet be caught. At another time.
while fishing in the same lake, he caught a
Jack fish on a set line. The lack was about
70 inches long. Before he could reach bis
catch, monster trout, supposed to weigh
not less than 70 pounds, swallowed the lack
snapped the large set hook in two and de-
parted. The trout is still at large.
Hamburg, across the river from Auqusta.
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