The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

6hOhGlA.
Albany's 100000 worth OF water works
bonds have been sold to Harris q Co. OF
Chicago for 500, POS 80.
Work on the new county jail at Columbus
will commence at once, and when the
building is completed it will cost 5000
The Baptist church at cambridge was
sold at public outcry last Tuesday 20 Judge
b. b. Bower for S29 90. IL YVES sold 80 as %
get il removed from the site where the
Baptist church members will Immediately
erect handsome modern church edifice.
The CAN'T family take" to newspaper
work like duck to water. Larry is now
editing the Columbia Is. g. Register. His
son is editing the Greenville Is. c. Demo
crdt, and his sister, Mrs. Lizzie Blackwell,
is now in editorial charge of the Elberton
Gazette.
Last Saturday afternoon while Henry
Plummer's wife was In the yard of her home
at Dublin a rife ball went whizzing by
within about an inch Of her head. 1t passed
through the kitchen, splitting q cup open,
struck the ceiling of the house and fell on
the floor.
A reward Of 81 900 has been offered for
the murderer OF murderers of Capt. A. @.
Sloan, upon delivery to Sheriff Glass of
Henry county with proof TO convict. OF
this amount Capt. Sloans widow will pay
$3.50, T. A. Sloan & Co. $3.50, citizens $3.50
and the governor you.
A resolution offered by Alderman
Grower, THAT committee be appointed
20 investigate and report the cost of tower,
tank, pump, windmill, engine, ETC., for the
purpose of establishing a system of water
works" was passed at the Wednesday night
meeting of the council Of Quitman.
A little girl named Ada Smith was cruelty
whipped the first of the week. John Phil
lips, living about eight miles southwest OF
Carrolton, was arrested by Sheriff Hewitt
for the assault. The little girl is with Mr.
Hewitt at the Jail in Carrollton, and is very
badly beaten up. She was living with
Phillips at the time she was whipped.
The preliminary trial of Thomas Huguly,
the Russellville farmer charged with rob-
bling the cash drawer Of M. Little Of S116,
ended at Forsyth Thursday in an aoquittal.
The court house was packed all day with
friends Of Mr.. Huguly, and when the ver-
dict was rendered the applause that followed
was deafening, and Mr.. Huguly was the
recipient Of many congratulations.
Hail and wind did considerable damage
to the crops of farmers in Cuba district In
Early county last Tuesday evening Some
houses were demolished and oats In the
shock were blown into the adjoining woods
Many trees were thrown down and fences
swept away. Those sustaining the heaviest
loss are Jos Sheffield, Jack McLendon, Bob
Shug Randolph, a colored boy living
near Madison, was shot Saturday night
He claims that some one shot him, but
couldn't tell who it was From finding a
pistol In the house, with one chamber
empty and powder marks on his clothing,
it is supposed he accidentally shot himself.
The ball entered in front near the stomach
and was taken out near the kidneys, The
boy was alive at last accounts.
r Y Taulor xuhila in M ~,
the Baptist convention which recently met
in Atlanta occupied the same apartments
as did w. d. Hammock of Coleman, who
IN a playful mood caught hold of MIR. Tay-
lor and undertook to throw him on the bed,
but the joke was turned on him. In the
fall hard book which Mr.. Hammock had
in his pocket pressed against one of his
ribs and fractured it. On his return home
he had TO call in physician.
Oglethorpe Echo: Prof. Moss tells US that
he had to contend with vim with the
Clarke county authorities in running the
line between Oglethorpe and Clarke last
week. They wanted every foot of land they
could get, but the professor succeeded in
convincing them that the line ran so that il
takes several farms and families in Ogle.
thorpe which Clarke has been for some time
claiming. The entire line was notrun, a
short distance being left to be run at some
near future time.
Maj. w. L. Glessner, president Of the
Georgia Press Association, has completed
arrangements for the annual excursion Of the
Georgia editors which starts the latter part
OF this month. The association will meet
in Americus on June 90 leaving for Savan-
nah the same day. The editors will 90 from
Savannah to Boston by steamer, spending
the Fourth of July in that city New
York, Philadelphia and Washington will
also be visited. 1t has been decided that
the editors may take their wives with them
on this trip.
A negro was shot and Instantly killed by
w. I. Revills, a white man, at Price q
Co.'S mill, about one mile from Sumner
Wednesday night. MIR. Revills was woods
man for Price q Co., and while coming il
she engine OF their tram road the negro ad,
dressed some vulgar and abusive language
TO him. Revills said nothing at the time
but immediately on arriving ct home pro.
cured shotgun, and, going to the negro'I
house, shot him through the heart. Re.
wills afterward made his escape. The coro-
ner's jury declared 1t a case Of murder
Capt. Cox found a skeleton while doing
some city excavatinR work with a force
of hands on Dalvigny street, at Atlantis
Thursday. 1t was evidently the skeleton
of confederate soldier-a vidette-as wa.
shown by the brass buttons found near the
skeleton. The skeleton was found about
OAEhbcCA AuOucb AIOLl tub huTIdC6 OF Lle
ground, only a short distance from where
what is known as the Bull Durham for
stood during the war. The remains of the
unknown soldier were turned over to Sextor
DAlvigny and will be buried in the con
federate burying grounds In Oakland Gem
etery.
Humber Cheney, Walter Dimmock ant
Bose Cook of Carrolltou attended the com
mencement exercises of the Villa RIGA higt
school last week. and while out at the col
lege Wednesday night thieves entered thei
rooms at the Velvin house and relievet
them OF their baggage. A suit of clothe
worth about $50 was stolen from Dimmock
from Cheney a hand sachel with collars
cuffs and a shirt. Cooks sachel was cut &
pieces and collars and cuffs taken out. I
drummer from Atlanta was at the hote
and had gold watch, valued at $75, $50 II
cash and fine coat and vest stolen iron
him. The thieves also went into the dinin
room Of the hotel and ate their supper. /
was a hungry thief. and from all appear
ances, he needed clothing. No trace OF tn
robbers has yet been found.
About a week ago c. A. Hardin LEI
JuIlette, Monroe county, taking with hit
Mrs. Z. w. Hardin, wife of his brother, an
her small child. kilograms were sent a
over the country by the deserted husband
but with no trace of the erring couple unit