The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-08
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Men Who Caused the Arrest OF at
Engineer Find Themselves in Trou-
ble-Bold Theft of Banjo By q
Negro-Gen. Gordon's Health on the
Decline.
GEORGIA.
Tobacco cutting is going on 10 Thomas
county.
The postof1lce at Griffin has just been
made an international money order office.
Boston has about finished melon fp-
ments Growers have made soma money.
c. G. Oliver, who has been marshal OF
MoRae for the past year or more, has re-
signed his Office.
Prof. E. T. Whatley. assistant state geol-
ogist, is in Clarkesviile surveying the mineral
belt OF Habersham county.
Melon shipments have fallen Off at
Thomasvills, aud in a few days will be over
for this season. The result have been better
than last year.
Work on the cotton compress at Thomas
vile is being pushed with all reasonable
speed. The men at the head will have it
ready by Aug. 10.
The directors Of the alliance warehouse
will be In session at Dawson next Monday
warehouse has been very prosperous under
Capt, John Seay's management, and he
will doubtless be reelected.
E. B. Fitzgerald, who was convicted of
Rssaulting II. o. Crouch at Dawson about
a year ago, and sentenced 70 the peni-
Tertiary for term OF three years. was re-
leased from Jail Monday on a $500 bond,
pending the decision of the supreme court
in a motion for a new trial.
NJ "a ok
to Chicago 70 see Cleveland nominated. He
became so impressed with the place that he
rented hotel IN which he will take care of
Georgians who attend the great exposition.
Col. Radcliff is fine caterer, and bis hotel
will be popular with Geor zians.
The July adjourned term of Montgomery
superior court will not be held, as previously
announced. A number OF case would have
come up at this term, in which Judge Rob
being unable to get judge in bis stead, the
court has been adjourned to an indefinite
date.
Gen. John B. Gordon is not so we'll as he
was month ago His appearance Judi
Gates considerable decrease in strength
since he left home. He returned from
Washington few days since, and spoke at
Crawfordsville on Saturday. He will not
be able 70 return TO Washing ton In several
days, and IL is probable that he viii be un-
able to speak again for some time.
Dawson Netcs: One OF our farmers
made $4S profit on one acre of land last
year. He made forty-two bushsIs of
wheat and thirty-four bushels Of oats
and sold both crops at 81 per bushsL The
cost Of production, including manure
Ruano aud labor was S2S, leaving a net
profit Of s4s. No cotton has been grown
sinos 1889, aud he will plant ne more unless
the price advances.
The DeKalb County Agricultural Club
will hold its monthly nesting at Stone
Mountain tomorrow, July 9. At this meet
ing delegates to the state agricultural so
ciety will be elected also a committee will
be appointed 30 confer with like com nit
tee from the state agricultural society for
che purpose of raising funds for the John
p. King monument TO be erected at Stone
Mountain next year.
The new chair and furniture factory.
known as the Marietta Manufacturing
Company, has about completed their build
ings and adjusted their machinery and viii
be In full operation in a few days An ad-
ditional plant is located at Mobile, where
tbe most OF their lumber Is bought and
worked up ready for use at the factory at
Marietta. James r. Brumby is president
and W. E. Gilbert secretary.
Villa Rica is growing Judge J. w.
Hamrick took the census on July l, Just to
see how many were in the town. He found
there we're ATT People-369 whites and los
colored. There were IS white males over
II years Of age, and "a under; 90 females
were 81 and 100 under 81 or the negroes.
% were over 81, and 2S under 81; 81 females
were 81 AID IS under. There are doctors,
ministers, dentist, lawyer, Is Free and
Accepted Masons, 68 members OF the Bap-
tist church, 40 Prssbyterians and On
Methodists. Villa Rtca has one college.
Mrs. Leila F. Crenshaw, the wife Of ex-
Collector Of Internal Revenue Thomas C.
Chenshaw of LaGrange, sitter a lingering
Illness has yielded TO the summons OF the
dread angel. The deceased was a daughter
Of Col F. A. Frost, a banker OF LAGRANGE.
and was bora IN Columbus. After a
thorough course of study 10 LAGRANGE. her
education was finished at a celebrated edu-
cational institution in Berlin Not long
after her return home she married
She was brilliant woman, possessed of
varied accomplishments, aud had the happy
faculty Of making friends of all who knew
her.
Brunswick Times: 1t was out In front
of the Ocean motel last night The speaker
was well fed hotel proprietor, who runs a
well known dinner station up the East Ten
nessee railroad between tnis city and Macon.
81 have great trouble in getting good fish
up my way,n he said. about the only
fish we get handy is the cat My guests |
found objected bitterly TO eating catfish, so
my only chance was 10 post my walters.
The boar ders regularly ask What kind Of
fish have your The walters now answer
'SilverSides.' Ny guests eat the hnny tribs
with great relish and call for o second dish
every meal
Brunswick Times: The price Of lemons In
the Brunswick market has jumped within
the past few days from 81 80 per box to
IS so, an advance of So 20 on the box. This
was caused by the exit OF lemon fruiters
from this country, as they have all gone 20
the lands Of the lemon for new cargoes.
Several fruit dealers in Brunswick have not
been smiling since the rise, on account OF
the fact that they allowed a Wholesale mer.
chant to corner the local market. The said
merchant got a wire from another city that
there would be great advance, 30 he at
once proceeded, the retail men say, to make
q tour Of the city, buying all the lemons
that came in his path.
Albany Herald: Joe Simons, of the firm
of Simons & RudemAn who operate the
Racket store on Broad street, 10 in trouble.
Deputy Sheriff Parker of Sumter county
came to the city and arrested Simons I'M
der warrant sworn out by person in
Americus, charging him with having i'm