The morning news., 1891-12-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAG2APHS

A Telegraph Operator Charged With
Larceny-An Attempt to Commit
Suicide Frustrated by the Dulln ess
of the Kuife-A New Theory as to the
Death of Adsir at Austen
GEORGIA
II Is possible that two new churches will
be built at Baxley next year.
There promises to be fight on the liquor
question in Jesup before many months have
passed.
Judge John F. McRae of McRae has
walking cane that his father owned eighty
years ago.
A bitter fight will be made against build
ing the new court house at Rome, Col j. @.
Printup leading it.
Judge Yerby, one of the Oldest and most
esteemed citizens of Oglethorpe county, was
buried Wednesday in Winterville.
Charles Allen of Americus has been sem
tenced TO five years in the peniteutiary for
arson. He set fire to I. g. Hudson's barn.
A. Coleman's store at Athens has been
closed by the sheriff on account of a mort
gage held by O'FarrelI g. Ash. The liabili-
ties are So 900 and the stock is expected to
inventory ss.OO0
Liquor licenses were granted to five
saloons at a recent meeting of the city
council Of Covisgton. to run until Decem-
ber. 1892 The license was raised from $500
to $500 each per annum, to be paid quarterly
in advance.
The Rev. Mr.. Britt of Sparta being un-
able to fill the call of the Covington and
Bethany churches of the coming year the
Rev. r. D. Perry was chosen on last Satur-
day by the two church committees, and
their action has been ratified by the
churches.
Griffin Call: The best grades OF cotton
sold Wednesday at 81 cents. That is by far
the lowest notch reached i'll a quarter of a
century. This will cause the farmers to
plant largely In cotton next year, as they
will argue that it will not be so low again in
twenty-five years.
Darien Gazette: Chairman Walker has
at last found man who wants the McIn-
tosh convicts. The chairman has leased out
the county convicts to Mr.. McRae of VAL
dosta, and in future the convicts will be
sent to him, be having agreed to pay 81 per
month for each CONVICT
The Planters Oh, Ice and Guano Com
pany of Macon has sailed successfully
through the recent breakers and is again all
right and out Of receivers hands. The
mill arranged the claims of the petitioners
for a receiver, and everything being salts
factory. the receiver was discharged.
Brunswick Times: Probably the largest
number of bales Of cotton to be carried by
charged in Brunswick. The car belonged
to the L. E. and st. L. r. R., and contained
Jos bales of compressed cotton. which is
consigned to the Brunswick Terminal Com
pany.
The $500 900 in water bonds voted at the
recent election at Atlanta and $500, 900 in
redemption bonds, each bearing Az per
osnt, have been sold in the metropolis at
70 cents. This is a higher price than has
been paid for any municipal bonds in New
York since the present stringency in the
money market began.
Andrew jackson Williams has resided in
Sumter county for fifty,four years. He
was justice of the inferior court during the
war. For ffty-two years be has lived
within four miles Of his present home,
never having occasion or inclination to
ever leave the halls Of his foretathers Mr.
Williams has ten children and forty.two
grandchildren.
Isaac Bowen tried to commit suicide at
Valdosta Sunday afternoon by cutting his
throat The family say that he was tenn
porayily insane. All day Sunday he ap-
peared to be unconscious Of what be was
doing. About 3 O'Clock in the afternoon
Bowen secured knife. and before any one
could prevent the act, cut his throat. The
wound was painful, but owing to the dull
ness of the knife proved not dangerous.
E. n. Jelks has closed trade with Mrs.
Hattie Taylor tor her vacant residence lot,
corner Merritt and Dooly streets, near the
Methodist church at Hawkinsville, and he
is now consulting contractors preparatory
10 building a handsome 2-story residence
upon his new lot. ]. F. Mcdonald made
deal with W. Q. Hamilton of Vienna on
Saturday last for the residence now occu-
pied by the former, on the corner of War
rem and Rawls streets.
Hawkinsville Dispatch: Some weeks ago
measles appeared in the family of ]. c.
Mullis, a well known and highly esteemed
citizen residing near Goldsborough, in this
county. On Nov. 27 Mrs. Mullis died. On
Nov. 80 their 19year old son, James, was
laid to rest by the side Of his mother, and
now comes the sad announcement Of the
death Of the husband and father, j. G..
Mullis, on Dec. TO- Four children, the
youngest II years old, are left to mourn the
deaths OF mother, brother and father in
quick succession.
Darien Gazette: The world was startled
not long since by son of Mcintosh county
solving the problem of aerial locomotion'
which will revolutionize the rapid transit
methods of the present day. Following il
the wake Of this invention, information
reaches us that a live groceryman OF Doboy
Island has invented a process of converting
marsh grass Into cotton bagging. The
capital stock will be 81, 900. 900. already
taken by syndicate of English capitalists
rdCuorleb Will Oe erected all along our coast
and employment given to millions Of people
Sandersville Progress: The past week the
old log store erected over sixty years age
at lrwin's cross roads was torn down and
removed by William J. Irwin, 20 be usec
as tenant houses. This store was erected
over half century ago, when stages were
run on the public road there. Gen
Safterward Cow Irwin, once lived here
Here he resided when elected governor o.
Georgia. Louisville, Jefferson county, wa
then the capital, and alone, without mill
tary escort or civic display, the old governo
packed his saddle-bags and rode horseback
to the executive mansion.
]. d. Samuels, who has bsen employed
by the Richmond and Danville Railwa
Company at Midwife for the past week a
assistant night telegraph operator was &C
cused by the agent of the company of lar
ceny from the house. He was arrested o
his arrival at Millen Wednesday and none
corresponding with the bills and silver stole
were found on his person. He was al
raigned before his honor Thomas ]. Bril-
son, who, after hearing the evidence an
the argument, committed him to jail I
await trial in default of 500 bond. On tt
way TO the city Jail the prisoner, who We
accompanied by his brother. escaped.
Thomasville Times Enterprise: Mai. 7
N. Hopkins received his commission I'll
other day. He has risen from the ranks