The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE Two STATES
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GEORGIA.
Harry c. Brown, late editor Of the South
sTn Alliance Former, is said TO have his eye
fixed on Col Livingstoa's seat in congress.
BENJAMIN F. Hunt Of Stinson committed
suicide Sunday night by blowing out his
brains vito a revolver. III health was the
cause.
In about ten days time the work Of sur
veyinR Albany and making plans and spec
ifcations on a system OF water works aud
sewerage will begin.
At municipal election in GAINESVILLE, A.
W. Mcdonnell was elected mayor; j. X.
Tucker, Daniel Mckenzie, J. L. Adalr aud
W. II. Pampley, councilmen.
Themunicipal election of Marshallville re-
suited as follows: Mayor, F. J. Frederick;
aldermen, T. O. Niles. j. w. Frederick, NJ.
s. Ware, J. J. Murph, II. w. Taylor.
Gen. Phil Cook Of Atlanta discarded his
crutches Monday and moved about without
them for the first time since his accident OF
few months ago. Hell rapidly growing
stronger.
The two large stores at Augusta occupied
by the Bee Hive and Padgett, recently de-
stroyed by fire, are TO be rebuilt as soon as
plans, which are now under consideration,
can be formulated.
There is a goose on J. Y. Greenway's
place, near Barlow, that has, during the
short space Of ten months, produced her
second crop of young geese She LAID the
eggs and Matched them herself.
The cornerstone Of the Methodist church
at Dawson was laid Tuesday by the Masons
Grand Warden Reuben Jones delivered an
impressive address. This and the Baptist
church built this year will cost the town
SIS, 600.
The city election of Cedartown passed of
without opposition to the old ticket. IL is:
Mayor, Binn; recorder, Milan councilmen,
Russell, Griffin, Treadaway, Crabb and
Houseal; school commissioners, Gibson,
England and Adams.
An application has been fled in Bib
superior court for charter for
the Winn-J ohnson Company, candy aud
cracker manufacturers. Capital to be
actually paid in $40 900, with the privilege
to increase to $4,000.
The remainder ofthe stock of the Bruins
wick Hardware Company saved from their
recent fire has been bought by new COM
pany, composed Of the members of the firm
of Hughes, Boonei& Co.. F. NJ. Scarlet and
w. ii. Bunkley. They will form new
company.
The Liberty county alliance meets in
Hinesville on Jan. IL. Hon. I. Nd.
Norwood will deliver an address, at 2 O'Clock,
on the state of the finances OF the country.
other speakers will probably be in at
tendance.
Rev. n. D. Morehouse the Methodist
minister at Perry, died Sunday night at IL
o'clock. He was taken with the gripp the
latter part of last week. The malady drifted
into pneumonia, causing his death. c. A.
Thompson who lives about one mile from
Perry, is not expected to live. City Mar
shall Wood is also dangerously i'll.
farm work at new camp in Ebert county.
The organization was completed Tuesday
by the governors appointment Of whip
ping boss" IL Is Henry K. Deadwiler.
The new camp is now in actual operation.
1t includes every woman in the penitentiary
except twelve or fifteen belonging To Capt.
james.
Capt. r. Z. Park of Macon has purchased
from John Flannery of Savannah the two
lots on Second street in Triangular block
on which stood the stores formerly occupied
by w. A. Doody 81 Co.. and which were
burned in the recent fire. Capt. Park al
ready owned the adjoining lot on which
stood the store occupied by 7. W. White d
Co. Capt. Park will erect handsome
S-story building on the lots.
johnson countys old jail building Is for
sale and can be bought for the nominal low
price Of 81 The furniture, fixtures, etc,
49,
serve nothing. The prisoners have all been
transferred and are now enjoying their
luxuriant and more palatial quarters In the
handsome new Jail building recently erected
on Tide Water avenue, at Wrightsvllle,
at q cost to the county Of $4,000
The store house and stock Of goods be-
longing to J. M. Evans at Orchard Hill, in
Spalding county, was totally destroyed by
fire Saturday night. Nothing was saved as
the fire had gained such Roadway when dis
covered as to make it impossible to enter
the building. MIR. Evans thinks that the
store was robbed and then fred, as the door
was wide open when the fire was first seen.
The loss is about 81 200 with an insurance
of S700.
At Columbus on Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock a gentleman named Win Walker
drove up to the residence of Wilson Floyd,
on Fifteenth street, near Switt's factory,
and called for his daughter, Miss Mollie, to
take ride. In an hour afterward the father
heard report, and the report startled him.
1t was to the effect that the pleasure seekers
had been married by Rev. J. w. Howard.
The couple returned to the brides home
near night, where d happy reconciliation
took place.
Lige Morris. who has been at work for
Benjamin +. Morgan, six miles east OF
Buchanan, for four years, has disappeared
and left no trace. Wednesday morning last
he fed his mules. walked a snort distance
and awoke another teamster, then returned
home and ate his breakfast. After break
fast be told his wife that must go, as the
other men would be waiting for him. He
then left the house and has not been seen
since. He owed no debts, had not tempered
with "moonshine'' liquor, and no one can
assign any reason for his disappearance
At Athens about 3 O'Clock Sunday morn.
ing the Waterman at Fuckers compress
noticed bright light in the direction Of
Woods old store, and walking up there,
found the house to be in blaze. The
buildings were practically destroyed. They
were owned by w. l.. Wood, and no insur.
anoe was carried on them. Mr.. Woods
loss viii be about 81 COO The corner store
was occupied by w. S. Appling, who ran q
grocery store. He carried an insurance OF
$500 which covered the losses sustained
The fire originated from a defective flue ir
an old restaurant run by some negroes.
Budd Summers will not be reiustated a.
agent of the Georgia road at Lithonia
Hupt. s. G. Hemphill declares thai
Summers will not go back to his old posi-
ton. Two weeks ago petition was circu.
lated in Lithonis and Atlanta asking thai
the hero Of a weeks sensation in the little
quarry town south of Atlanta be reinstated
IN his former position as agent Of the Georges
road at Lithonia. Summers is popular, anC
the petition was universally signed on thai
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