The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA.
MI. James Blount, Jr., son of Congress
man Blount, is seriously i'll in New York.
The Dougasville Banking Company viii
erect a handsome new bank building soon
Reidsville Journal: We counted seven
people asleep at church on Sunday night
last.
Michael J. McAuliffe will be the captain
of the reorgaDized Irish Volunteers of Au-
gusta
The Covington town council is c)ntem-
plating a law against minors smoking
cigarettes.
GrifIin's new water works have been COM
pleted, and are almost sure to be accepted
by the city.
Last year Athens completed 1911 new
houses, and there are now ll5 in course Of
construction.
The Macon Volunteers celebrated their
Seth anniversary Thursday with picnic al
Beech Haven.
The Houston Building and Improvement
Company of Perry will probably be organ
lied next week.
Jake Menko. q well-known Maconite, Is
to be married to Miss Emma Wessalowsky
Of Albany, May ID.
Capt. c. G. Talmadge cannot accept the
account of private obligations.
The Star says it Is rumored that the Ell
berton railroad will be changed from mar
row to broad gauge this spring.
Melinda Sims, convicted at Athens of the
murder Of her grandchild, has been SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life.
G. W. Williams OF Houston, Tex, has
been elected physical director OF the Macon
Young Mems Christian Association.
The Macon trades display will be held
Oct. q, during the state fair, and promises
TO eclipse all previous efforts in that line.
A C. Wilconson has been nominated by
the Brunswick Rifles as captain. He was
captain Of Company A, University Cadets
il 1SS8-'S9
Editor W. NJ. Kersh Of the Wort Valley
Enterprise will be married on May % TO
Hiss Lizzie Snesd, daughter of Col. Clair
borne Snead of Augusta.
CordeIian: A citizen Of Cordele caught
a rabbit few days ago that had nice
watch chain fastened around its neck. 1t
is not known how the chain got there.
The Lawrenceville Methodist church
building was sold Saturday TO the highest
bidder at the court house door. The build
ing was knocked down to t. NJ. Peoples at
500.
The city council of Washington has con-
trActed for fifty electric lights for the streets
of that city-fourteen OF 80, and thirty
SIX of 25-csudle power, the annual cost TO
be 81 800 year.
John CHM of Delhi, Washington county,
was Weakened by the crying Of bis baby last
Sunday night. and was horrifed to find his
wife lying dead by his side. The cause of
her sudden death is unknown.
The gentlemen mentioned for the mayor
atty of Augusta are: Patrick Walsh, Rob-
ert H. May, Patrick NJ. Mulherin, Jesse
Thompson, William Mulherin. Charles
Estes, James Tobin, Albert F. Austin.
A meeting of citizens was held at Mount
Venom Wednesday to consider and take
some action with reference to securing the
Methodist college for that place. Rev. J.
S. Lewis presided end W. N. Monroe acted
as secretary.
Griffin Netos: It was believed at one time
that the LsConte pears in this section were
entirely killed, but the trees in and around
the city are blooming out again, and there
is prospect that there will be a small yield
of that fruit.
Joe Donuahoo Of near Lowell told Car
rollton Times reporter that he killed a white
oak snake Sunday which measured nine feet
in length and seven inches in diameter.
This is one Of the largest snakes ever killed
in Carroll county.
Mrs. Priscilla Scroggins Of Hall county is
ia years OF age, has 10 children, lob grand
children, 636 great-grandcLildren 372 great
at-grand-children, in all 1878. Her
father lived to be 10 years old. She has
been member Of the church for 1902 years.
One hundred and thirty more applica-
lions for wild pensions were received al
the state capitol at Atlanta Wednesday.
There are over l 400 now and the daily re.
ceipts are increasing. The chances are
there will be fully 1900 in all, while the
legislature made provision for but Co.,
The Confederate Veterans Association Of
Bibb county bias selected Hon. w. A. Davis
to deliver a eulogy on Gen. Joseph Z. John.
ston at Rose HILL cemetery on Monday
April %, during the exercises of the Ladies
Memorial Association. Claud Estes will
speak in behalf of the ladies' association.
Should President Bass of WESLEYAN Fe
male College at Macon resign the pres
dency IN June, and not decide to release, il
is reported that Prof. 9. r. Glenn, formerly
OF the faculty of Wesleyan, but now
member of the real estate firm Of Collins
Glenn & Collins, may lease the college and
become its president.
1t is possible that Macon may have
weaving mill at an early date. Negotia-
lions to that effect have long been going or
Three big cotton mills with a combined
output Oh oUUUO POUNDS OF spun goods pei
day, already IN operation at Macon, should
it is argued, furnish sufficient reason fol
the establishment Of a large weaving mil
in Macon.
Cornwell, the man charged with robbins
the safe of the Anchors Bros. at Haddocks
and who has been in the Bib Jail for safe
keeping since his arrest, is now on trial a
Clinton, Jones county. J. W. Waugh
who killed Ben Bowers, was taken by
Jailer Birdsong and deputy marshal GU
OF jail at Macon Wednesday and carried {
Clinton to testify as a witness in the case.
The students of the university at Athen
who are perfecting themselves in the civil
engineering department are out this wee
under Prof. d. G. Barrow, surveying poi
ton of the Georgia Midland railroad. The
started their work at McDonough. Th
boys are well equipped with tents, skillet,
ETC., and expect to find considerable pleasuI
in their work. They return home Tuesda
next
Wednesday morning the armory of tn
University OF Georgia at Athens was foun
vacant. The guns had all disappeared
Where they had gone no one knew. In th
silence of the night they had been spirite
away by unknown hands The faculty
investigating the affair. The boys will hay
to stop drilling awhile at least. The guI
cannot have been carried off very far, an
it Is hoped they will be returned soon.
Wednesday Dr. r. 8. Spears and sister
Rutledge were out driving, and the hor
beca me friChtaDad ar tha ar{fch angina ar