The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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- Observation-Disclosures ConnscRte q
pa1e Of Cotton That Fell From q
Tra;n-Two Negroes Shot at a Proiic
Near Perry.
GEORGIA.
NJ. Stanley of Eastman has silver
pitcher that is 100 years old.
Hon. John E. Donaldson hes started up
his mammoth saw-min at Donalsonville
again.
Three hundred street car employees OF At
1snta ORGANIZED as division Of the trades
union federation
Miss Mary Duncan died at the residence
:, bar brother. j. F. Duncan, at Hartwell,
On Friday morning last aged IS years.
nav postoflcs has been established at
Parker,s mill, above Brantley, when mas
been named japanese, with =. b. farKer
as postmaster.
The governor is busy signing bills. de
has five DAYS after adjournment in which
70 sign them. ami al not signed then are
considered vetoed.
The total amount Of taxes to be collected
on Houston property, pro esS.o ns, e.e.; .o tx
clusiye of towns ia Ies, will aggregate S5Oi-
COO in round numbers.
CofFee county has bought lot OF land IN
the rear and adjoining the Breezes lot In
Douglas, and intends TO build thereon
strong, substantial jail
The stockholders of the Hartwell Bank,
having decided to increase the capital, ap
nlicatious for shares will be received ct the
bank until Nov. II next
r I, NcLannahan of Elbsrton had the
misfortune to have his hand caught IN gin
on Friday last. Oae finger was cut or and
several others badly mutilated.
Rev. J. H. Baxter of Elberton was
member Of the Knights of Honor and of the
lodge of the Royal Arcanum. Mrs. Baxter
will be paid by these two orders the sum of
s., 900.
Tom Huff. a negro boy, died in Elberton
a few days ago from nicotine poison from
smoking ami chewing stubs Of cigars and
cigarettes that he picked up from the
streets.
The Atlanta Herald says the statue
of Henry Grady 20 be unveiled pext
Wednesday looks more like Hoke Smith
thAd 1t does the dead editor, and should not
have been accepted.
A negro boy, the son OF Peter Mask, liv-
ing near Bethel, in Glynn county. while
out hunting Wednesday was bitten by
large rattlesnake, from the effects OF which
he died in few hours
Aunt Polly Cleveland, who lives near T.
L McMullan's mill in Hart county, is IS
years old. and yet sac picks from seventy
FIVE 70 eighty pounds OF cotton day besides
cooking for family OF Tour.
The edict OF the city council Of Elberton
that all places wherein was kept what is
known as ''moxie" should suspend opera
tion Thursday, Oct. IS, has gone into
effect, and the trade has ceased.
W. A. Sheffield, for long time clerk Of
the New Providence BAPTIST church at Guys
ton, has resigned. A. N. Grovenstein was
elected at the last meeting of conference to
succeed him, and now fills the position.
Croft Donaldson Of Eastman has a pair
of knes buckles They are pure silver, and
Mr.. Donaldson says they were presented to
his great grandfather, Archibald Odum. by
George Washington during the revolution
airy war.
The case OF West Quick. who stabbed
George Coggin 70 death near Hollonviile
in Pike county, a few days since. has beer
tried at Zebulon before Judge Boynton
and a verdict Of murder rendered without
any Recommendation.
The regular term Of the Decatur count,
court. which should meet on the third Mon
day In October tomorrow, will be ad.
journed over TO the fourth Monday on &C
count of Miller superior court, which will
be in session tomorrow.
The Buena Vista variety works have beer
sold to j. r. Short, w. II. Williams anc
8. N. Burt. Mr. Smythe of the Americas
iron works, has been putting the machinery
106 puICldb6TB nave nO6 yeD u6-
cided whether they will run it themselves OF
rent it.
Col. Harris, secretary of the Senate, was
presented with a pretty scarf-pin after thu
adjournment OF the Senate by the pages
The little fellows were warmly attached tC
him, and in his reply the colonel made &
touching talk which brought tears to thu
eyes Of the little boys.
McDonough Times A little son of Sit
Ia 10 N.f., lry rnds xrha
TO picking cotton. He is only years O
age and weighs but thirty-ssven pounds
This little ''tot," so we have bean reliabl,
informed, picked, in one day last week
lot pounds of cotton.
Mel Duggan of Sparta lost fine hors
Tuesday in very singular way. He wa
riding down hill nea- Linton, when tn
horse stepped on a piece Of rail lying in tn
road The end OF the rail few up aud en-
tered the stomach of the horse, which blet
to death in few minutes.
Last Saturday O wagon train of tel
wagons loaded with cotton, twent Y si1
bales in all, rolled into Buena Vista. l
was from the plantation Of Pete and Jact
Tullis, and it is the second trip they mad
to Buena Vista this season. Sheppard
Walton bought the entire lot at so cents
George Rives of Sparta lost his gin hous
and seventeen bales OF cotton by fire OF
last Friday. The engine. being ON wheels
was saved. Dick Sasnett came near losing
his from the same cause about the same
time-a spark from the engine having fallei
in a basket of cotton Just before 1t wa
emptied into the gin.
Croft Donaldson is the possessor Of tn
only confederate penny the Eastman Times
Journal he's ever seen. On one side is see
the confederate flag and around it is seel
this sentence: The flag of our union
1863" while on the other appears the re
quest: IF anybody attempts to tear /
down, shoot him on the spot"
The store Of G.. H. Dickinson & Co., a
Steam Mills. near cambridge, was burglar
lied last Saturday night and about s.
taken. 1t seems that as the thief was shut u
in the store when they closed it 10 90 t
supper, all he had to do was to help himsel
90 what he wanted, unfasten the door an
leave. He has not been caught.
One of the best farms in Dodge county i
managed by Mrs. w. II. Garrett at God
winsville. Besides conducting a mercan
tile business. dealing in almost anything
kept in stock of general merchandise, sh
has made with one pillow this season ter
good, heavy bales Of cotton, POO bushels 0
corn and plenty Of peas, potatoes, etc. t
last her through the season.
Croft Donaldson, manager of the brio
cotton warehouse at Eastman, came int
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