The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Col Thornton of Columbus Dlslocates
His Rip-Two Counterfeiters ar
rested at Mscon-A Big Peach Crop
in Middle Georgia-A Bartender at
Rome Shot by q Negro.
GEORGIA.
n. f. Mercer, an old and respected citi~
zen Of Albany, died Friday.
Claude Laugston of Rome died on the
streets Of Nashville Tenn, Saturday after
noon of heart disease.
Macon has been selected as the place for
holding the next general assembly OF the
southern Presbyterian church.
A party in Texas is communicating with
capitalists in Rome looking toward estab-
fishing new national bank there with a
capital stock of $4,000
Mrs. Owens. a recent addition to the
pauper farm near franklin, is no doubt, the
oldest person IN that part OF the state. She
claims 60 be l03 years old aud the evidences
are in favor Of her claim.
Lum Ballew. a bartender Of Rome, was
shot Saturday night while trying
TO prevent burly steamboat
negro from carrying a case of liquor
from his saloon. Ballew got the ball in the
shoulder John Stewart, the negro escaped.
Col. Beverly A. Thornton is suffering
from a serious accident which happened to
him under peculiar circumstances Col.
Thornton has garden at the rear Of his
house in which he takes special pride. On
Thursday Col. Thornton saw that some
COWS had effected an entrance and mis-
plants were suffering serious damage. He
hurried out aud Selling stick be threw 1t
at the animals. The violent action caused
him 60 lose his balance and he fell to the
ground with such force as to dislocate his
hip.
Americus Times Recorder: A severe
wind and hail storm swept over Schley and
the northern portion of Sumter county on
Monday. The damage done is very serious
Near Andersonville, in the upper portion
of this county, hailstones fell that would
weigh several pounds The growing crops
In that section were totally ruined and sew.
eral houses demolished, while quite num-
Der OF buildings sustained serious damage.
At Ellaville, in Schley, the same thing
occurred. The violence Of the storm was
equally as great at that place, and several
house are reported as to have been destroyed.
The farmers in upper Sumter and in the
vicinity of Ellaville will have to plant
new crops, the damage sustained being ir-
reparable.
Two dangerous counterfeiters, Carl Il.
Mattson and w. r. Sherman, were arrest
ed by Lieut.. McClusky aud Policeman
Avery and l.. Travis at Macon Saturday
night. A large amount of bogus money
was found in their possession. For the past
few days the police have been aware that
counterfeit money has been in circulation
In Macon. Saturday night Mattson and
Sherman were detected in the act Of pass
ing the money on Fourth street. They
would enter store, one after the other and
purchase cents worth of goods, and ten
der bogus 5O-cent piece as payment The
coin is an excellent imitation of the genu-
. L.
bad money has been hoated. but it is pre-
sumed that the town has been well flooded
with it. The men refuse to talk.
Col. Wiley has received and accepted the
designations of Capt Rolf Sims and Lieut.
John Flynn OF the Southern Cadets of Ma
con. This leaves the company without a
captain and with only one lieutenant. but
nominations for the vacant offices have
already been made, and an election will be
ordered by Col. Wiley this week. Those
who are elected will be examined and then
will receive their commissions in time to
enter camp as commissioned officers. The
Cadets is not the only company In the regi-
ment which is minus the sufficient number
OF officers. The Spalding Greys of Griffin
are In need of a captain and a second lieu
tenant, and the American Light Infantry
has no second lieutenant. Col. Wiley hvs
ordered an election for the former Ollie.
take place on May 81, and the Amerl,. IA
Light Infantry has been ordered to elect a
lieutenant on May %. These elections will
NIL every vacant office in the regiment and
every company will go into camp with the
correct number of officers
Macon Telegraph: There will be more
peaches raised in Middle Georgia this season
than ever before since peach growing be-
came marked industry. Not less than 500
cars OF peaches will be shipped this season
from the orchards between Macon and Mar
shallville. The largest crop on record was
In 1889, when 100 cars were shipped. The
great increase does not mean that the crop
Is more than three times as large in propor-
ton, but it indicates both better crop and
more orchards. Peaches have sold for $40
per crate, but the prevailing price is usually
81, which will be something like the prics
this year. 1t is expected to make the fruit
net ~ per crate to the grower. He ships
800 crates to the car, or a net of 81 600
With 500 cars from this section, sold at even
the above low prices, $500, 900 will be brought
to Middle Georgia for her peach crop. Those
peaches by the time they have reached the
consumer will have cost over 81, SOC. 600
The railroads are making extensive prepare.
lions 20 handle the crop, and it is stated on
good authority that fast peach trains will
be feature of the freight business this sea.
son. They will make better time than has
ever been known.