The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

OOunIy-FFOSpScL5 OF CAS reach CrOI
GEORGIA.
Spalding superior court is in session wit
Judge J. S. B0yntOn on the bench.
The Electric City Cadets paid the city {
Augusta 1888 80 for the old police CUR
they bought.
The meeting Of the Taylor County Sun
day School Association will b. held at Bus
Ter Saturday.
Tuesday morning 100 hands lett Maco
for Guyton, v here they will be put to wor
grading the Macon and Atlantic road
The fund to build a new Methodist churcl
at Abbevilie is gradually swelling anu tn
prospect is good for d creditable structure
this fall.
Bergan & JONES of Columbus sh:~Ged
carload Of honey TO New York MonuaV
There was over fifty barrels and 1t weishel
nearly 10000 pounds.
There were a large number OF farmers IN
Abbeville the latter part Of last week rom
different parts Of the county. lhey al
complained of excessive rains.
The citizens of Mountville, Troup county,
feel that they ought to have a daily mat
There are over 40 inhabitants. ana they
think they are entitled to more than three
mails q week.
Brunswick this season, were at the Bruins
wick and Western depot Tuesd y. One of
the melons weighed sixty and The other
sixty-six pound
AbbevilIe Times: Abbeville is aft cted
with more razor back hogs than any town
of its size in Georgia. How they subsist is
o mystery. This We know, the streets are
always infested with them.
The work on the Ocmulgee Boat Clubs
house at Macon 10 nearing completion. The
house will be fit ed UP for the reception of
LADY visitors, ana numerous receptions will
be given during the summer months.
At the last meeting of the Augusta city
council no election for city registry clerk
was held, as Capt. Nouugs amendment to
the ordiGancs was adopted, aud council will
now wait until the legislature passes the
bill allowing a registry clerk for each ward.
The new Trinity church at Columbus was
formally occupied by the congregation last
Sunday. No special service was hal, as
the church is not to be consecrated until
May There was very large congrega-
ton, many from other churches being pres
ent, and the sermon Of Rev W. Z. Hunter
was most interesting and appropriate.
The order of the knights Of Pythias in
Brunswick has favOrably considered a
proposition from the hospital association Of
that city looking to the ownership by tue
order of a separate ward in this Institution.
The kaights have determined to institute
and maintain this ward, which is TO be for
the exclusive use and benefit OF their order.
Macon's gas rate, which, 1t was feared,
would be raised on account Of the coal
rates will remain as it is. Steam coal is
used by the gas company and only steam
coal rates Will be charged instead Of the
domestic rates, which have been charged.
This will cause gas to cost 81 80 instead Of
81 IS, az was thought would be the price
Of It.
Covington Star: The cheapest plan for
working our public roads is for the county
to purchase lot Of railroad scrapes and
teams, and employ enough hands TO work
them. In this way the roads can be graded
and levelel at a comparatively email cost.
When we get our public debt disposed Of,
We expect TO give this plan trial. 1t is
economy TO do this
+. ]. Green died Saturday at his home in
LaGraDRe, in his Goth year. He was one of
the best known and most popular citizens
of Troup county, of which he was for sew
eral years tax collector, and stood deserv-
eddy high in the councils of his party. He
possessed the respect and confidence of all,
his word always being as good as his bond.
de was q successful farmer.
W. W. Radford, a constable of Rich
mond county, Tuesday filed libel suit
against the Augusta Euening Nelcs for
SlO0@D. Mr.. Radford's grievance is from
an arNcle that appeared In the Netcs a year
ago, about the style in which business was
solicited for magistrates court and So
Letting business from the recorders court,
which the Nstos said should be stopped.
The Monroe Advertiser says that it finds
from contact with the farmers of Monroe
county thai the sentiment for a reduction
Of the area devoted to cotton is growing,
aud adds: This class Of our people should
come together in social gatherings, and, by
an Interchange of views on this subject.
feed and fos er this sentiment among them
until it shall eventua5e in practical re-
suits"
Monday night about o'clock service
train No. l -, while running to Bel Air on the
Georgia railroad for load of crosstiey. ran
into the rear of the third section of freight
train No. 5. Two fat cars and a caboose
were partially damaged. Two or three ne
gro bands on the train were slightly hurt In
Jumping Off the train. The accident
blocked the road and delayed the fast train
one hour.
Mrs. A. B. Golden died at Rome Monday.
She was one OF tho Oldest and IN st remark
able woman in the state, being very near
60 years Of age, and of fine constitution up
70 few years ago. She died of extreme
old age. Mrs. Golden had been living in
Athens up to few years ago, when she
moved TO Rome. She was a sister o! Mrs.
Stephens. mother of Mrs. Dr. W. D. Hoyt.
and Mrs. kincaid, both Of Rome.
Milledgeville Unions Recorder: Mira
Ruth w. Talmnge, widow of Rev. DIR.
Samuel *. Talmage, died at her home in
Midway Monday. DIR. Talmage was dis.
tinguisued Presbyterian minister, and for
many years president Of OSlsthorpe Uni
versity. He died about twenty-five wears
ago; since which tine his widow has lived
alone at the old homestead near the old col
lege Mrs Talmage. during her lonely and
secluded life since the death of her dis
tingpished husband, has used her means in
many charitable acts. She IVES about Is
years of age.
Brunswick Advertiser: This is a great
fruit year for peaches; all over the country
the yield has been good. Brunswick has
been no exception to the rule. and the trees
in the gardens and orchards within the
city limits. like their kind all over the
country. are loaded with fruit. This is the
first season in several years that the trees
in this city have had any fruitage to speak OF.
So seldom does the peach come to per-
lection here that its cultivation is not at
tempted by the people to the same extent as
pears and other fruit. But this season is
producing some fine specimens.
Hinesville Gazette; Col. Miller, we
has started another petition for
court house removal. We imagine the
colonel will find it not an easy matter to
convince the citizens Of Liberty county
that it will be to their interest TO involve
the county In the expense of removing the
county site from the center of tie county,
q Id n-.a Of tha .hna iast r,ln COS In CO