The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
PIE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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tbs Seventh Day Adventists at Aus
+. tell-Railroad Accident at Choccc
locco-An Interesting Relic.
GEORGIA.
The Primitive Baptists of Coleman, Rar
dolph county, speak of building house {
worship.
An election for ordinary of Laurer
county will be held Aug. % TO fill the W
expired term caused by the death of Judg
John T. Duncaa.
Brown Speer was sentenced 10 six yea
at hard labor for his murderous assault OF
Policeman Gossett of Griffin. and th- opin'
ion is that the sentences was none too heavy
The Fort Gaines Chronicle says; Unless
the grand jury corrects some of the de-
PRAYED evils of Clay county at this c7ur,
there are going to be other means TesJT'ed
to.
Work commenced Monday on an artesan
well for the Brunswick Oyster Company
It will be 3-inch well, and the
water will be used for general purposes IN
the factory.
The shopmen and other local employees Of
the Central railroad at Macon were paid OIL
Monday. and the Georgil Southern also I'm
fshed paving of its men the same day.
This turned ABOUT $40, 900 loose in Macon.
The membership Of the Methodist church
of Fort Gaines. with what other aid they
can get. propose TO erect new house Of
worsbip on the modern style soon. The
foundation for the new Baptist church IS
about completed and soon tie building will
begin to rise.
W. Carter Wright, the 1S-year-old son OF
Controller General William A. Wright,
died in Augusta Sunday evening. He had
been there three months, and for about q
month ipast had been suffering with typho-
malarial fever. he was the second son Of
the controller.
Oglethorpe Echo: We approve the plan
suggested by Capt Hammond of B ech
Island to reduce the cotton area, but would
amend il by allowing five acres TO the horse
and q tax Of 81 an acre for the excess. He
suggests a tax Of 81 so per acre on all land
planted in cotton.
Sheriff Fears returned to Madison Satur-
day from Savannah with Alex Morris, the
murderer. About 1000 negroes met ths
train and cheered when they saw him.
There has been no hanging in Morgan
county for more than fifty years, but there
probably will be before Christmas.
A union meeting of the Grand United
Order of the Knights OF Archery was held
in Augusta Monday. There were thirteen
nah. and good many from Macon, Atlanta
ana other cities. The visiting societies
were entertained at a barbecue over Oh
Schultz Hill yesterday.
Engineer Charles Wymen of Atlanta was
instantly killed in a railroad accident on the
Georgia Pacific railroad at Choccoloccc
Sunday. A. M. Poarden, the fireman, was
50 seriously wounded that he is not expected
to live. The accident was caused by the
engine jumping the track and falling down
an embankment. The engineer and fireman
could not jump for their lives and Wymen
was killed and Poardea was very seriously
injured.
Wednesday night Charlie Sealy treated
Blufton, Clay county. to a fox chase. The
fox was released about o'clock, and in
fifteen minutes thirty dogs were in pursuit.
Reynard thrice took trees when the dog
would be held, and ne was made to leap out
and run. The fourth time he was treod
Mr.. Sealy hagged and carried him home
The race lasted four hours, and was greatly
enjoyed by many. Mr.. Sealy has two rae
coons and four foxes, which he keeps OF
hand.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has again extended its territory and now
links Dublin with the outside world. Fore.
man W. B. Blinn, linemsn of the company,
finished the line from Macon TO Dublin on
Thursday morning. Heretofore Dublin has
been forced to pay double rates on mes
sages, the Wrightsville and Tennille rail-
road operating an independent lie, aud
the completion Of this line fro Macon to
Dublin will save the people of Dublin many
dollars.
The Glynn Gun Club is to have one Of the
longest and most interesting shoots in the
history of the club 1t will be held at the
al
noon. There will be fifteen singles aud five
pairs in the first contest, which will decide
who shall wear the medal. There will be
twenty singles and ten pairs shot at in the
contest for the monthly medal. and fifty
singles and twenty ave pairs for the annual
medal. There have been only two contests
for the annual medal in the history of the
club.
Nearly ali the work on the new Office OF
the telephone exchange at Macon is fin
ished. The switch board has beea fully
connected with the cables and nearly every
electrical fixture IS completed. This weel
the employees are engaged in testing ouI
some cables which will be In in a day OF
two. The Office would be ready for use il
about two days but for the fact that some
carpenter work must be done, and e
avoid the noise, the operators will not b.
moved until Sunday, when the first connec
tion will be made.
Yesterdays MORNING NEWS announced
the death in Brunswick of Guy Campbell
The details are: Sunday afternoon Ike Nc
Donald shot and fatally wounded Campbell
at Dubberly's turpentine farm. They got
into an alteration about something. aud
Mcdonald appealed to bis Winchester with
out further provocation to settle the dispute
The bullet struck Campbell near the hir
ND amt anti VaIxy fhrCN h. - II
was taken to Brunswick for medical atten
ton, aud to have the wounds dressed, bu
died in the afternoon. Both are negroes.
Oglethorpe Echo: John w. Bacon showed
us the other day an indeed rare relic which
he found among some of his old papers
President Andrew Jackson's first messag
to congress, transmitted to both houses Dec
8. 1926. 1t is uniquely and quite artisticall
printed on satin. the print still being distinc
and clear. 1t bears the imprint of r. II
Madra, typographer, Washington city, Jan
uary. 1880, and it would puzzle most printer
of the present day to get it up like it is. Tn
message within itself is an able one, and it
oddly of print makes it a relic that SHOULD
be priced by relic hunters.
Augusta EUening NelcS: Sheriff O'Con
nor has requested Col. Levy of the FRS
Georgia battalion to appoint detachmen
from his troops to serve on guard duty tn
day of Danforth's execution, SEPT 4 A
Col. Levy is out Of the city Sheriff O'Con
nor wrote to him to New York IN regard t.
the matter. Col Levy has sent the lette
to Capt. A. F. Austin, who is senior captai
and ranking officer of the battalion in th
colonel's absence. Capt. Austin SAYS as
is understood that Sheriff O'Conno
has ordered out the colored troop
for guard duty the day of execution, it
NOT eopsidarad ueceSsarV for the E hita rom