The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Society-A knife Drawn In Dispute
Over the Delivery of a Letter.
GEORGIA.
It is said that DR.. Clifton OF Macon wants
TO be secretary OF the State Agricultural
Society.
Capt. CLOVIS @. Talmadge says he would
accept the primary nomination for tbs
mayoralty Of Athens.
There is a movement on foot to bono
Perry and bore an artesian well and estaO
lish a system of water works.
The Perry branch moved sixty-eiGht car
loads of watermelons last week, which Is
the biggest business this road ever did In
one weeks time.
The Spanish vessel Cuba y Canariss, now
lying at the new docks at Brunswick has
been condemned and will be sold TAT that
port She has been leaking and has been
pronounced unseaworthy.
Hon. ]. 0. Baskin, on Monday last, in
troduced bill to make it unlawful for any
person or agent in Pulaski county to solicit
or take orders for the sale or delivery OF ln-
toxicating liquors within the limits OF that
cou lty.
TIE last blast was made and the last
shovel of dirt thrown Monday TO finish the
grading of the Georgia, Carolina ana
Northern through jug Tavern. All is now
ready for the crossties, and they are being
placed along the line at many places.
1t Is probable that Brunswick will soon
have three oyster factories. The Scarlet
Oyster Cultivation and Canning Company
will begin work on their factory building
by Aug. IS if the city council will agree to
exempt their property from taxation for
five years
The district conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, at its recent meeting in
Adarsville, recommended the expenditure
of 5000 in improving the district parsonage
at Dalton. The building is to bs enlarged,
remodeled, and otherwise improved and
beautifed.
J. I. Hatfield, practical sRw-mill man
formerly OF Commissioner, but now of
Cordele, seeing the necessity OF some device
for assisting the sawyer in giving signs 10
the setter OF head blocks, ETC., studied out
and has had patented contrivance TO meet
the "long-felt want"
The government, with a portion Of the
$4,000 appropriated to improve navigation
on the Ocmulgee river is putting that por-
ton of the river between Hawkinsville and
Macon in fine condition for the safe pas
sage Of small batteax, drawing not more
than three inches Of water.
Besides marketing about $50 worth Of
grapes from three-quarters of an acre A. b.
Greene Of Fort Valley has made between
rs and 100 gallons of fine wine. This
will mako the profits on this small plat Of
ground fully $3.50, as there were enough
peaches grown on the same ground sold 10
pay all expenses Of cultivation.
The negro Tom Pritchard who shot J. j.
Robertson at Sterling a few nights ago, and
who was himself shot by Robertson and Da-
Wis Dubberly has died from his wounds. Be-
fore his death the negro acknowledged that
he was entirely to blame for the difficulty
and the shooting, saying that be was crazed
with whisky, and chat he did not know what
he was doing.
Col 4. T. Nesbitt, the commissioner of
agriculture, has just returned from Roberts,
in Crawford county, where he addressed
the farmers on the depressed condition of
agriculture. Col Nesbitt says il was
splendid meeting, and a great deal Of en-
thusiasm was shown. The crops are in a
splendid condition, and the outlook is an
encouraging one for the coming year.
Two old muskets supposed to be relics of
the war, were found near the cemetery at
Dalton recently. They had lain there for
probably twenty-eght ye2rs, and the wood
work about them had long since decayed.
Some one, with a reckless disregard Of the
danger 10 which his head might have been
exposed, made an investigation of the old
Mr.. and Mrs Vim. Thompson. living
three or four miles from Swainsboro, have
twelve children, eight Of whom are married,
and who altogether have seventeen children,
making family Of thirty nine, aud most
remarkable thing is. that there never has
zen death in their family. On the Fourth
Of July the children cooked up and brought
in provisions, and had e regular festival and
family reunion. All were present except two
of the children that hive IN Bryan county
j. H. Duncan, Kentucky state guard
officer and Capt. Wyatt Owen Of the Clark
Rifles, met on the streets of Athens Wednes-
day, and words passing between them, Capt.
Duncan struck him right handler in the
eyes staggering him. Then they clinched,
and Capt. Duncan rained blow after
blow In the face bruising him considerably.
Capt Duncan escaped without SC atch
This IS an outcropping ot the recent bird
controversy, and Capt. Duncan took ex-
ception to g letter Capt. Owen had written
10 Byrd. The fight was bitter TO the finish.
Lawrenceville Herald. VI. F. Freeman
aud l.. n. Buchanan while walking through
the crops Of Mr.. Freeman, heard the chirp
of young chicks near Dy, and upon exami-
nston found 6 pair Of partrldges caring for
the ch.o Ss the same as hens do. The part.
ridges would cluck to them. and they would
follow. Mr.. Freeman caught tine chickens,
only two in number, tied them under a trap
and caught the psrtridges, and he now has
them in q op. They are still caring for
The young chickens, covering them at night,
and looking after them earnestly during the
day.
The jackson Herald and the Athens Led
ger seem to be at loss 10 locate the "Due-
eyed negro OF Jackson county.n The
LedgeT's jug Tavern correspondent writes
His name is Jim Smith, and he lives with
Green w. Smith near here. Jim has
hauled many a load for Mars Green to
Athens. He belongs to a family of negroes
who are Of various colors. Jim aad his
brother Louis are ginger-cake colored, and
both have white-haired and gray-eyed chill
dren. Their skin is white, but the short.
kinky hair shows their race proclivities.
Jim's eyes are light hazsl, instead of blue. y
Alice D. Tarver. young and extremely
pretty white woman, was arrested by Con-
stable Radford at Augusta Thursday She
is charged by Arthur Hooper, a Macon
merchant, with cheating and swiudliug.
She got a trunk from him, he claims, or
false pretenses. She is $50 says Hooper, the
same woman who caused the lynching OF
Moore in Macon several years ago. This is
however, stoutly denied by the defendant
in the case, who says she was never In
Macon until short while ago, and never
Jaw Moore in her life. Hoopers statement
however, caused big excitement at police
headquarters this morning. and many ore
Inclined TO believe his story true.
1t has been the custom for some time will
the managers of the Central City Buggy
Works of Macon to hold all mail for tbs
dinner hour. Thursday, it seems, a lettel
rxae carr-iad In the works addressed m i a