The morning news., 1891-02-16
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.


erring Alma Scheme TO Plan
S.7oo Acres IN Rutabaza Turnips-
Murder Near Brodwood-
GEORGIA
DR.. John T. Moore Of Newman died Fri
day night
The apple crop in Northern Georgia is
reported short.
Wade Hampton will be in Augusta OF
Memorial day, April 2L
The wife Of Rev. G. T. King, the pastor
OF Hartwell circuit, died few days ago.
Athens houses are all numbered at last
and the sire is are marked according tc
their new names.
W. Herose and r. Herose both Of New
York are the capitalists who are at Augusta
to build the bleachery.
The house of Mrs. S. c. Richards, living
in the Fifth district of Carroll, was de
stroyei by fire with its entire contents Ia st
Monday.
Tom Hill, charged with the burning Of
g. A hcDaniePs gin house in Carroll
county, had preliminary trial on last
Tuesday. before Judge Cook, and was &C.
quilted.
Frank NJ Goodman Of the Georgia rail-
road paint shop at Augusta went cunning
Tuesday afternoon. In fifty shots, forty
tworabbiis and thirteen robins fell before
his fowling piece.
Gen. P. n. B. Young, who controls the
patent right on vitriied brick, for street
paving purposes, is 10 Augusta for the pur-
pose Of explaining 20 the city authorities the
merits and advantages Of this material
Louisa Holmes. a middle-aged colored
woman who lives on the Sand Hills, near
the colored cemetery, at Atlanta, fell from
chair into an open fire Friday and was
Wh in har
lessee Crutchfeld Uf Carrollton got
check Monday for Sl,57S from the Iron
Mountsin railroad. 81, 800 Of this was for
damages awarded him IN the late trial at
Little Rock, and the SIS was for costs
which he had paid out.
s. B. Phillips OF Hartwell got his right
hand caught IN his shingle machins on
Tuesday afternoon. The index finger on
bis right hand was almost torn from its
socket, necessitating amputation, and his
hand was otherwise lacsrated.
George Mason, negro living near Brcn-
wood, while angry with hls wife a week
ago, took her TO the river bank and then
killed her by Lifting her on the head with
an ak. His son. II years old, was witness
OF the crime Mason buried the body and
lied. His son has just made the story
public.
Augusta is to have an interstate drill Of
SoASASl LIoOpo may 10 anu ~. Inc uye
colored companies OF Augusta viii compete
the Georgia in fantry, Douglas infantry,
augusta light infantry, Attucks infantry
and Augusta cadets. The managers ex-
pect at least ten companies. the first
prize will be $500. second prize sl25, and
individual prize S25.
Mr.. Prudden has been postmaster of Es-
tonton over hfty years, Iu an old wooden
pox above the postoftice are numerous un-
~ for vNtaI1 10 4
futnamites OF fifty years ago, and bearing
the autographs Of Alexander H. Stephens,
Robert Toombs, Howell Cobb and Herschei
V. johnson. No envelopes were used in
that day, but the mail matter was sealed
with wafer.
meeting Of the stockholders Of the AL
Dany Woodenware Company was held
Friday 10 consider the further disposition Of
the c3mpaay's plant. c. w. Tiff & Co..
py whom 1t has for some time past been
operated, found 1t impossible. owing to
other business enterprises to conduct the
business on paying basis, and turned over
their lease TO the stockholders, which was
accepted A committee was appointed TO
dispose OF the plant either by lease or sale,
after which the meeting adjourned,
special from Madison says: There is
an oid house in Morgan county where q
wealthy couple resided years ago, and for
the past few years it has been nothing
strange for old coins 70 be picked up here.
A few days ago j. s. Tuell who is the pres
ent owner. employed some workmen to re-
pair the old building. As soon as they
began tearing of the old ceiling the money
began to fall in gold and silver pieces. The
workmeA were ordered to stop. Mr.. Tuell
is a shoemaker by trade, but he has almost
given up his shop, and is staying at home
searching for fortune around the old
house Mrs Tuell found several pieces in a
rats nest One OF them is a spanish coin,
and dates back TO 1859. 1t is not known
exactly the amount that has been found.n
Nearly $4,000 of suits for damages have
been brought In the city court of Macon for
the March term against the Western Union
Telegraph Office at Macon. Each of these
suits also include the 500 penalty. These
suits are brosght for various causes. One
OF the complaints is as follows: A telegram
was received at the office at o'clock at
night for certain gentleman living In
Macon. His name was not in the directory
and not on the telephone list. The office
did not know where the gentleman resided
or what was his business. 1t was about
noon, eleven hours after the receipt of the
telegram at the office before the gentleman
was located and the telegram was delivered.
Twenty thousand dollars damages are
wanted for the delay in the delivery of the
telegram.
The Albany Neics and Advertiser quotes
resident of that city as saying: awe
have decided that big money can be made
In growing rutabaga turnips, and our
scheme Is TO organize q stock company with
sl0.O0O capital ana plant the biggest turnip
patch IN the world. A member OF the New
York Cotton Exchange has become inter
ested in the project and has
subscribed $1,000 to it. do
not think we will have any trouble
IN raising the capital stock, for there is
money in the business, as has been amply
demonstrated in the case of small growers
around the city. ]. R. Forester has made
$500 clear profit this year of a small niece
of land devoted to the growth of rutabagas.
and others could name have done equally
as well Col. ii. H. Tarver has a
splendid body of land IN convenient
reach OF the city, consisting of $500
acres which Is admirably adapted to ruta-
baga culture, which we design to secure
and prepare for the next seasons planting
1t will be the biggest turnip patch in the
world, and the item of seed itself will be a
big one. 1t takes about two pounds of seed to
plant an acre Of turnips, and reckoning the
cost OF the seed at Is cents per pound
would make 81, $50 for seed alone
Macon Evening News: The city tax as
SCISSORS. H. b. Erminger, L L. Harris and
y. Q. Wheeler, have nearly completed their
laoors. They have been at work about two