The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-27
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

TlmOer II SOOtn GSOrglaS Big
Swamp-Rapid Increase In Value of
the K ser Property at Atlanta.
GEORGIA
A man living at Barnesville claims to
have eaten only one sweet potato since the
war.
James Nicely of GAINESVILLE shot into a
flock Of swallows one day last week and
killed over fifty at one shot.
The old Berry warehouse at Newman,
which was burned last fall, has been re-
built snd remodeled throughout
There's no less than $4,000 worth of
notes. mortgages and actual cash in Clay
county that not one cent tax is paid on.
An excursion is to be run from Thomas
vile to Iybee August IL. The fare will
be 50 so, aud eXcursionists can Iemain six
days
Quitman has a new paper called the Sun.
J. W. Hanlon is editor and publisher TIE
first issue is q good one. This gives Quit
man two papers.
Fort Gaines Chronicle: The Office that is
seeking the man is respectfully invited to
come to Fort Gaines. 1t will be met at the
depot by an anxious crowd.
After a short lull Mount Vernon enter
prise has taken another squirt. Four new
residences are now going up on Railroad
avenue, between the public square ana the
depot.
A meeting Of the canal committee OF Au-
gusta appointed "a delegation to go before
the legislature to petition for the privilege
of the city issuing $4,000 Of bonds to build
levee.
special from Eureka Springs, Ark, ar
nounoes the death of Mrs. Key, wife of
Bishop Key of Texas, at that place Satur-
day. The remains will be brought to
Georgia.
L. B. Lanier has sold his store and stables
at Dublin to Capt. j. Rawls. The price
$4,000 This is tho biggest cash sale that
has been contaminated IN Dublin in several
months.
Friday was the day set apart for the
hanging Of William johnson at Athens for
the murder of John Weed which was
postponed on account Of an appeal to the
supreme court.
Work has been commenced on the new
Methodist parsonage, under the contract
with the Rogers Bros. 1t is beautifully
located on Railroad avenue, and will be an
elegant building.
A cloudburst in the lower part of Rich |
mond county Friday washed away the mar
row gauge road in three places. The wind |
was SO fierce that it blew down corn and |
cotton aud ruined large area.
The tax receiver of Milton county !
has closed his books. There is a
falling Off of about $4,000 COM
pared to last years taxable property.
Last years returns showed a decrease of
about $4,000 compared to the returns OF
the year before.
Joe Craney eldest son of Maj Craney,
was found dead in bed at Augusta Friday.
His death is attributed TO a hurt received
last month by the falling of a telephone
lineman, the spurs hitting in his breast.
de was 81 years old and engaged with his
father in the cotton business
The w. r. Singleton stock of shoes at
Macon, recently III the hands of E. c.
Leonard, assignee, has been sold to the J. b.
White Company Of Augusta, costing them
between $S5 600 aud 600 This large
purchase effected by the company while
j. B. White was in New York but T. W hite
an associate partner of the firm, was so
much struck with this huge bargain that no
bought it without his partners knowledge
The company will be in Macon about three
months selling off his stock to merchants
only.
At Baxley tent owned, it is presumed
blythe Rev, Mr.. Thomas, a converted law
yer Of Telfair county, has been erected on
the court house square. where he and others
have been holding daily and nightly meet
lngs for about ten days Among the
preachers who have been extensively par.
tlcipatlng is the Rev. r. D. Gentry of East
condemned those who sang and refused 10
kneel while engaged in pray er, and was
quite personal in his allusion to members
OF the choir. Result: No more music until
MIR. Gentry took his departure
The Governors Volunteers, the Atlanta
colored military company, are very anx-
4. ious to have a prize drill with the Douglas
Infantry of Augusta. Jackson McHenry. !
the captain of the Governors Volunteers
said Saturday: "Ifithe drill comes off in At
lhnta we will put up $500 and tneY $500 II in.
Augusta they will put up $500 aud We $500.
If the drill comes off in Columbus or Ath-
ems each company will put up $500. One
judge must be appointed by each company
and one an outsider by the adjutant gem
eraL The winning club will get ali the
money, which must be given TO the adm
tant general ten days before the drill. - Nc !
Henry is very anxious to see if his company
cannot down tie Augusta company.
The following lands have been con-
demned tor the battlefield park purposes.
py commission appointed by the federal
court at Atlanta: Dyre place. $50 acres at
S43 per acre; Cnodgrass place, 100 acres at
sos per acre; Brotherton place, 100 acres at
S22 per acre; Kelley place 100 acres at 800
per acre; Cableigh place, 100 acres at S32
per acre; Merclan place, 100 acres; Croupn
place, 100 acres at $50 per acre. Total
amount OF land, 1910 acres. The balance
OF the land needed for park purposes will
be settled for on this basis and all parties
seem to be satisfied. Col. j. c. Clements |
and Gen. j. s. Fuchston represented the |
government The park commission viii |
commence work on the lands secured at
once.
Something Of sensation was stirred IN
in Athens Friday night. Several parties Of |
white men were seen hurrying about the !
streets, and il was soon found out that they
were after negro, and if they had gotten |
him they would have dealt hastily with him
1t appears that young white girl Of about
10 summers had been seen with d negro at
the upper bridge, and that these men had
come to the conclusion that he was not in |
tending anything good. The sensation.
traced to its culmination, resulted in estab-
fishing the fact that the young girl was run
ming away from her husband, and that she
was being aided in the escape by this negro.
She married the man in March and size
says he has beaten and nistreated her, and
that she wants to get away from him.
The property On which the Kiser building
at Atlanta is located was not considered
very valuable property until about 1882
One day Maj McCracken, who butt the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail
road, was heard TO say am going TO pur-
chase that property If l can get it at the
figures / understand it is offered att The
price isnot renembe red, but he added that
property as near the center of a growing
city like Atlanta will be worth 81 900
front foot in twenty years" Mai. Nc
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