The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-30
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


Owned by an Atlanta Man-McDuf
fie County Aliiancemen Indorss the
Third Party-Sharpers Snatch $500
From a Man at che augusta Expost-
ton.
GEORGIA.
The Fort Gaines oil mill is now running
and making oil and meal.
The new military company at Augusta Is
called the German Guards.
Toombs Duboass, formerly Of Wilkes
county, Is seriously i'll at Chattanooga
Tenn.
R. S. johnson, until two months ago
prominent retail grocer Of Rome. Is at the
point of death.
The compress at Fort Games has pressed
about 1905 bales, and will get about 5000
more before the season is over.
Mrs. Huff the wife OF Hon. W. A. Huff,
Bibbs oountT's distinguished representa-
tive. died at Macon Thursday.
dwelling in course Of construction for
L. Burkett on the outskirts Of cambridge
was burned Friday. The loss ts 81 500 and
the insurance $500.
Sheriff Glass OF Henry county rode over
100 miles in buggy last week to levy on
horse that had besn run of. sticking faith
fully to IL until the levy was made.
Secretary S. Wetherhahn of the Home
Circle has paid over to N RS. J. h. Wilkins
of Waynesboro 5000. the amount OF in
sursnce carried by her husband in that or
der.
At Gibson, few days ago, DIR. T. J. NJ.
Kelley and T. s. Roney amputated the left
foot Of d. 3. Shelton about three inches
above the ankle bone. He is now i'm
proving rapidly.
F. M. Snider. who has been merchan-
dising at Mitchell for the past year, ha 5
made deed of assignment to Sheriff ]. d.
Newsome. The liabilities are SO 500; the
assets footing up Sl,700.
Contractor Williams of Columbus has
secured the contract for rebuilding the
Presbyterian church in West Point, and he
went up with a force Of men and COM
menced work last week.
At Thomson, Saturday, the MoDuffle
county alliance passed resolutions indorsing
the Peoples party. This is the first fruits
of the open declarations Of Congressman
Watson and Senator Ellington.
The following ticket has been announced
at Eastman for municipal officers for the
ensuing year: Mayor. C. II. Peacock
aldermen, W. F. Harrell, R. J. Massey, J.
B. King and R G.. P. McKinnon.
Some miscreant placed crosstie ON the
Central railroad track. between the two
cotton factories, near Griffin Wednesday
bound freight train without doing any
damage.
The store Of NJ. Wynne at Eastman was
burglarized last Monday night. 1t is not
positively known how much was stolen,
but Mr.. Wynne says that he misses about
$3.50 worth of merchandise, and from So to
$40 in cash.
The firing Of the cannon aud the rattle of
musketry at the sham battle in Augusta
zens in the upper part of Burke county. II
ts said to have sounded great deal like a
skirmish battle of the late unpleasantness.
Commissioner W. T. Morgan has about
finished the work of making q division of
the George Woods estate, at Macon, which
is valued at about $25.000 The heirs are
Mrs. Wood, wife Of the deceased. and three
children, Miser Wood, Rachel Evans and
Eleanor Wood.
The work of locating and defining the
city limits OF Triton is complete. The COM
mittee having the matter in charge has
caused neatly painted sign boards to be
placed at the points OF intersection with
every road which leads into the city, bear
ing the words ''city limits"
The executive committe of Nell Baptist
Association held their first meeting last
Sunday at Brusny Creek church, Berrien
county, and after harmonious session em-
ployed Elder Wiley Pipkins as a missionary
to labor in the southern boundary Of the as
ISOLATION during the ensuing year.
Rev. I. M. Lowry will resign the PASTOR
ate of the Second Presbyterian church at
Augusta Jan. l. He has been appointed by
the state synod as synodical secretary Of
foreign missions for Georgia. His territory
will be the entire state, and IL will keep him
too busy TO allow him to retain the pastoral
relation.
Fred Lewis and Harmon Smith, two Of
the leading students at the University of
Georgia, are in Atlanta in the interest of
monthly magazine the first number of
which will be published Christmas by the
students Of the college. The publication
will be called the Georgia University
Magazine.
W. II. Powell of Griffin has shipped to
Valdosta the past few days over "a, 600
worth of cattle and $3.50 worth of dogs, all
OF Spalding couuty production. Mr.. Pow
ell, who is an old and extensive dealer in
mules, says that be finds Spalding county
dogs aud cattle about as profitable to handle
as Kentucky mules.
There is an old colored man, living near
Warwick, named Henry Hay. who
claims TO have worked on the Ocmulges
river, opposite Macon before the city was
thought Of. he is quite an. old man and
remembers many things that happened
through that section when the Indians
owned that part Of the state.
Duprse & Bishop, who have been doing a
general mercantile business in Dublin for
several years, have made an assignment.
Poor collections are said to be the cause OF
the failure, The amount of the assets and
liabilities has not been ascer tanned yet K.
H. Walker is the assignee and has given a
$4,000 bond for the faithful discharge of
his duties.
The Tide Water Oil Company, which for
some time has had an agency in Augusta
is about to start branch factory there
O. w. Burton of New York, president OF
the company; Eber Blodgett of Savannah
vice president, and ]. w. Moore of Savan.
nah, general manager, reached Augusta
Saturday to inspect the property and ar.
range plans.
The members Of the Alliance Joint Stock
Company met at the court house at East
man on Wednesday morning last for the
purpose Of electing officers The election
resulted as follows: President, DR.. J. NJ
Buchan; vice president, S. 81. Lowther
secretary, w. 81. Thompson; treasurer
John I. Graham; directors: L. T. HarreIl
DR.. ID. M. Buchan and w. Fl. Coleman.
Simeon Bells windmill in Burke county
was blown down a day or two ago
Eli Crawford and Jordan Herrinrton tw,
colored citizens living on DR.. W. 81. Chand
ler's place near Girth. in Burke county