The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Flames by a White Girl-A Manu-
facuring Company Defaults on the
Interest on Its Bonds-A Wild Cat
Kept as a Pet by an Albanian
GEORGIA
Gas costs only 81 per thousand feet at
Atlantis.
Joseph Morris, an aged citizen Of Griffin,
died Tuesday.
Mrs. John Hi, an aged lady living near
Homer, fell and broke her thigh few days
ago.
The Atlanta Federation Of Trades has 500
members. 1t represents nine organiza-
tons.
The Presbyterians of GAINESVILLE have or
gained as a congregation and will build
church.
A daughter Of Joseph Smith OF Dahlonega
fell and dislocatedt one OF her limbs O day
or two ago.
Between now and March / all insurance
companies are compelled to publish their
semi-annual statements.
Near Fort Valley day or two ago q col
ored woman named Davis had both legs
broken in jumping from q wagon drawn by
arunaway horse.
Thomas n. BealPs little seven-year. old
daughter, fell and broke her right arm be-
tween the elbow and shoulder.
w. NJ. Micklsberry. organizer for the
Golden Chain, will institute a new lodge OF
about forty members at Atlanta next week
This viii he the third in the city.
Rev. Walter Jolly and Miss Emmie Hicks
were married Sunday at the home of the
brides father at Reynolds, and left imme-
diately for Abbeyile, their future home.
Tuesday the council granted the Athens
Railway fsnn1DanU the right of nm
Hill street Wednesday almost half Of that
street was laid with iron for the electric
cars.
If LaGrange's monsyed men will put up
one~third of the necessary cash a cotton
compress will be built there. Outside capi>
talists agree to take two-thirds of the neces-
sary stock.
Savannah dealers havo Just bought 600
kegs OF beer from the Brunswick Brewing
Company. Since the brewery was opened,
last July, 1000 barrels. equal to 5000 kegs
of beer, have been brewed.
Judge Emory Speer of Macon, who was
in Albany for several days visiting his
friend, Hon. II. NJ. Mcintosh, enjoying a
hunt, has returned to Macon. He bagged
eighty birds Ia one days hunt
Rev. G. A Nunnally may resign the
presidency of Mercer University. He has
received two offers of splendid positions
elsewhere at an increase of salary over what
he is receiving as president Of Mercer
Atlanta is now one of the largest distrib
uting points in the south for the teegraphic
service. The Western Union employs 100
people. sixty of whom are operators, and
the Payroll now amounts TO about IS, 900
per month.
Guy Jenkins the negro who shot and
killed B. A. Matthews in Epson county last
July, was tried Tuesday, and found guilty
Of murder. The jury recommended him
70 the mercy Of the court for life imprison-
ment.
DR.. Fleetwood Walker, prominent ply
siclan of Macon and chairman of the board
Of health, died Tuesday. He was taken sick
a few weeks ago with the grippe, which de-
veloped into pneumonia He was about 50
years old he moved to Macon from Jas
per county six or seven years ago.
At Albany, Tuesday night, Mary Mills,
tcoloredl while drunk fell out of her chair
into the fire. A little white girl about
years old, named Faircloth, was the only
other occupant Of the house. Seeing tbs
woman lying helpless ameng the flames she
managed to pull her out, and. seIzing
bucket Of water, extinguished the fire and
saved her life. though she is terribly burned.
Col. James A. Greene of Milledgeville
for long time surveyor general of the
state, but afterward representative of
Baldwin county In the legislature, is critic
ally i'll. He introduced the bill establishing
the Middle Georgia Military aud Agricul-
tural College, and is now trustee OF that
institution. He also attained prominence
in connection with the Trezevant claim,
having been successful in collecting it from
the government recently.
9. NJ. Tilton, who lives at 900 g street
Brunswick, says he has two of the beat
policemen in his service in the state There
Is one peculiar trait about them, and that is
that they never go to sleep and never get
Off their beats. They are too enormous
geese. They march up ami down a regular
beat in front Of his house at night, and
whenever anything eaters the yard at night
they begin yelling like Comanche warriors
He says it is impossible for auy one to ap-
proach his house at night without raising
an alarm from the geese.
Bids for the construction Of training walls
In Brunswick harbor and Jelxyl creek will
be opened by Lieut.. o. N. Carter, corps of
engineers, United States Of America, in his
ONCE IN Savannah at noon, Feb. IA. II
suitable and economical bids are received on
that day, it is expected that work will begin
one mouth later. 1t is proposed to continue
the work on the training walls in this harbor,
left unfinished last year on account of the
exhaustion OF the appropriation. Bids for
dredging have not yet been asked for All
previous work in Jekyl creek has consisted
Of dredging.
Tyler Rogers, prominent citizen of
Macon was buried Wednesday. He had
been sick a long time. and his death was not
unexpected. He was one Of Macon,s best
known merchants and most highly es-
tened citizens. He was a son of the late
GeorSe 1. Rogers, a prominent wholesale
groceryman. He was brother of Willie.
Morrison and Frank Rogers, members of
the firm OF George T. Rogers Sons. The
deceased was senior member of Rogers a.
Adams, the candy manufacturers Mrs. J.
Emmet Blackshear of Atlanta, is a sister of
deceased. MIR. Rogers leaves a wife and
four children.
At Athens, Tuesday, an accident occurred
on the Covington and Macon road near
where it crosses the Northeastern. and the
the results came very near being fatal. The
switch train was passing over trestle, when
one OF the cars left the track. j. I. Bird.
the yardmaster, was on top of the car, as
was also negro train hand. When he per-
ceived his danger Mr.. Bird jumped as far as
he could and fell some thru five feet to the
ground below, followed by the falling car.
He was greatly jsrred by his fall and his
back was severely wrenohed. He will re-
cover. but his spine may be permanently
affected. The car was completely demoi-
ished, but the negro escaped unhurt.
S. F. Price of Albany is the possessor Of