The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Panic Averted in q Church in Mont
comery County - Brooks County's
Sheriff Resigns - An Infants Re
GOV. Northen to Speak at Mount
Vernon.
GEORGIA.
There is talk of building cotton factory
In Barlow county
A lot Of land which was bought in Brooks
county thirty years ago for SIS recently sold
for $500.
The Athens steam laundry has started
out in full blast, and promises to be a great
success.
Thomas, Brooks and Lowndes counties
will ca h and all plant tobacco next year as
an experiment
fl. J. Parrish contemplates the convert
ing Of his store house at Sparks into a
fourteea-room hotel.
The Gainesville city election is less than
a month off, the time being Dec 0. Mayor
Baker is being urged to stand for re-elec-
ton.
The governor and state school commits
sioner will be in Mount Vernon and address
the people Of Montgomery county on Tues
day, Dec. ].
Next Monday week, the adjourned term
John W. Gipin. the slayer Of Charles J.
Kilgore, willagain be arraigned for murder.
Rev. D. j. Higgins has been called to the
pastorate Of Bethlehem church five miles
west Of Cumming, and Rev. ID. J. Harris
has accepted the pastorate of the Union
Hill church.
Oscar Storey of Curran had the misfort-
une the other day of having his right arm
so badly lacerated in a gin that amputa-
ton was necessary. The arm was taken off
at the elbow joint.
R Y. Lane, after an incumbency of
many years, has resigned the agency of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
at Valdosta, and Dan Denmark has been
appointed in his stead.
Sheriff C. D. McRae of Brooks county
sent In his resignation to Gov. Northen las
Wednesday. There are already several cam
didates In the field, though no definite an
nouncements have been made yet Deputy
Sheriff J. P. Wade, j. W. Thrasher and G
Z. Melton are certain candidates. Il is
rumored that s. J. Harren and N. Holoomb
will also be in the race.
Blakely NelCs: About two months ago a
Big, burly, brutal looking black negro call
ing himself Bob Hunter came to this place
from Americas. He rolled cotton, cut wood
and did other work for some of the white
citizens, preached little aud grew unpop-
ular with the blacks Three weeks ago he
was taken from his place Of lodging here in
the corporation by mob at night, carried
out in an old field, severely beaten aud shot.
10 was feared for while that the negro was
killed, but he is not dead.
Gainesville Eagle: The magnificent coll
lection OF nuggets taken within the past
month from mines In White and Towns
counties are now being exhibited by John
Martin OF London at the fair. These beam
uful specimens vary in weight from l to
to 100 penny weights, and there ara hun
dreds OF them. Mr.. Martin informs US that
the collection would have been much larger
had not another lot, recently found on
properties In White county, in which he ia
interested, failed to reach him in time. But
the large handful now here are said to be as
fine as native gold is ever found. and is
valued at many hundreds of dollars
ElllJay Courier: Joe Mckinney called at
our office yesterday on his way home from
Fannin county. He related to us a most
horrible circumstance. On last Saturday
night Joeberry Merrill and his two sons
were out opossum hunting when the dogs
treed 'possum in hollow chestnut tree
about one-hah mile from Chestnut GAP. A
dog was placed in the hole and came out
whining Another was put in with the
same result. light was thrust into the
aperture and the party teheld sack with
blood on 1t, and on being examined it proved
20 contain the remains OF baby. The opos-
sum had partially eaten its flesh. Wild ex-
element prevailed next day and numbers
visited the spot. On.Sunday night the re-
mains were carried away by unknown
parties. thorough search then revealed
the skeleton of another infant in the same
place.
A serious panic was averted last Sunday
athed Blur church, in Montgomery county.
across the line from Laurens Over 800
people had gathered. when Rev. DR.. j.
Gibson, secretary Of the Georgia foreign
board OF missions. began his sermon. In
the midst of the preaching it was noticed
tnat crowds were running rapidly off from
She arDor to branch near BY In a short
time the preachers audience left and hast
ened to the scene of the trouble. DR.. Glib
son stood erect, his face turned toward the
frightened congregation, and with a wave
OF his hand commanded order. 1t had the
effect OF staying the wouId-be panic. The
cause OF the trouble was quarrel between
Two boys about certain young lady. II
Is alleged that the young lady desired to
ride with a young man, but her brother In
terfered. This enraged the former who
wished to fight the matter.
Augusta NeWS: Mrs, Ralph McGreoor
who lives on the corner OF Sllcox and Lib
erty streets, Is greatly distressed over the
iong absence OF her husband who has been
missing over month. Mr.. McGregor is a
venoer OF patent medicines, who travels
through the country In a private conyey
ance selling his goods. He left here about
Two months ago. driving a white mare In a
road cart. He started out to make A trim
through the state. Mrs McGreeor heard rnOu-
larly every day or two from him up TO
about month ago, and since that time she
mas not received line from him. The last
letter he wrote his wife was dated at Jeffer-
sonville, Ga, Oct. 6, aud she received it on
Oct Y. In the letter he wrote her he ex-
pected to leave jefferson VILE on Oct. 10 for
Macon. He also wrote that on the
next day he would send her $50, but the
money has never been received
Mrs. McGregor says her husband has
never neglected her, and never before failed
TO allow more than week to pass without
writing. This long silence and Cessation of
writing greatly disturbed her, and she i'm
AGNES some harm has befallen him. She
thinks he has either been murdered or killed
by accident. She says she read in the ne VS.
papers where an unknown man was found
dead in the woods near the Macon branch.
and shefears it was her husband.
The three express robbers in the Fulton
county Jail and the two Horizons, who are in
Jail In Bib county, charged with burning
tresties on the Central road, seem to have
friends outside who are willing to get INFO
trouble themselves in the effort to work
vengeance on the railroad and express CONS
panies. Letters have been received by the
fQIu Of haca f.