The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

IN PARAGRAPHS
An Albanian Celebrates his Birthday
and the Anniversary Of His Marriage
kSimuItaneously-K Khan Warn
ings Posted on Houses Near McPher-
son Barracks-Hon. Henry billiards.
Will
GEORGIA.
The city council of Augusta has ordered
the saloons closed on Monday.
Frank Huges, formerly one of the bright
est young lawyers in Athens, has moved TO
Atlanta 20 live.
Rev. S. R Belk hiss been invited to de-
liver three lectures ct the Mount Dora
Chautauqua 10 February.
Col. J. F. Williams Of Ellaville has an
nounced that be will be In the race for dis
triot attorney for the Southern district Of
Georgia.
General Delk, who killed fellow prisoner
while confined in the Fulton county Jail,
was convicted Wednesday OF voluntary
granddaughter.
The cotton buyers Of Dublin have boy
cotted the warehouse. They claim that
the proprietors of the warehouse kept no
insurance upon cotton.
The proposed canning factory at Americas
will have an output OF about 5000 cans per
day, and can easily consume all the vege-
tables raised whereabouts.
Edmund II. Reese and Miss Julia F. Bart
lett were married at the home of the bride,
five miles north Of Columbus. The groom
is 60 years old and the bride 55
At Griffin Wednesday Roswell II. Drake
was appointed permanent receiver for the
oil mill. ginnery and guano works. known
as the Farmers Cooperative Manufacture
ing Company.
The Paekhaua he IN ra,icnad thx -,os;,;o-.
ofkeepers Of the st. Simon light. They
have become tired OF government work and
will move to their country home on North
St Simon. Their successors have not been
named yet.
The will Of Hon. Henry W. Hilliard was
probated in solemn form before Ordinary
Calhoun at Atlanta Wednesday. The es-
tate is valued at between $780, 900 and $751;
600 and the bulk of it goes to his only
daughter, Mrs. E. G. Spaulding.
Maj. w. h. Wilder of Albany was 70
years old Monday, and that was also the
54th anniversary OF his marriage. Time
has dealt gently with the major, and he is
remarkably active and well preserved for a
man OF bis age. Mrs Wilder Is still living,
though moi so well preserved.
At Alpharetta on Wednesday afternoon
last Sam Smith accidentally hit his smaller
brother Alfred between the eyes with an
ak, and for while it was feared the wound
would prove fatal, but IL was only skin
deep. Sam and Alfred are and years
old respectively, and are the boys Of Mr.
and Mrs. j. NJ. Smith.
A man by the name of Davis went 10
Mayor SHADES of Columbus Wednesday
morning and threatened to sue the city Il
he wasn't Immediately refunded 81 40. the
sum he said he had to pay for getting his
mule and wagon out of the mud on Hamil-
ton avenue Mayor Slade talked to him
awhile and they compromised on 81 40 in
lieu of a &c., 900 suit.
Hon. Felix Corrupt of Floyd county and
Maj. g. Nj. Ryals Of Chatham have been
appointed to represent Georgia in the
worlds auxiliary congress of the Columbia
exposition. The chairman Of the commit
tee wrote TO Senator John B. Gordon and
asked him 10 recommend two representa-
tive farmers. Senator Gordon forwarded
the letter to Col. Nesbitt, commissioner of
agriculture. who suggested the gentlemen
named, and they have been appointed
The work of securing for the military
companies or Atlanta a new and fully
equipped joint armory was inaugurated In
earnest w ednesday night at the office of
Col w. l.. Calhoun when the COMMITTEES
appointed by the companies to confer with
the council In regard to the matter, held an
enthusiastic meeting. There were present
CoL w. Ia Calhoun, president: Capt. John
A Miller, Capt. A. M. Perkerson. Capt.
W.. j. hendrick, Capt. J. Van Holt Nash
and Lieut.. Arnold Broyles
Marietta Journals: Cobb county far
nler was offered $4,000 last week for his
farm by Marietta man aud he refused it.
He wanted 50, 500. That farmer made all
bis money since the war. He is q sober in
dustrious man and knows how to farm
We met a farmer the other day worth
$4,000 and he made 1t farming In Cobb
since the war and he has raised a large
family. Another told US the other day
that he has made farming pay for the pas,
twelve years by making plenty Of provis.
ions and cotton as surplus crop.
The senator's and representatives who
went to Chicago by invitation of Col. b.
W. Wrenn of the East Tennessee, have sent
him present of solid silver spoons with a
handsome letter thanking him for his at
tentfons. They say in the letter that the
Invitation showed the appreciation of his
line and its connections in Georgia. For
this they thank him heartily and extend
through him TO the management of the
East Tennessee and the Monon route on be-
half OF the Georgia legislature, the best
wishes of that body. The letter was signed
by Senator Clarence Wilson, chairman of
Senate committee and the chairman of the
House committee.
Dublin Nev Era: On Tuesday evening
Frank Louder, a negro, was working In the
Coc
and Dublin depot A little dog he had with
him went down in the branch and 'streed. y
Frank, with delightful visions of rabbit
stew or baked opossum, went down In the
branch to see what his dog had found.
Upon entering the thicket ne found his dog
barking furiously at something covered up
with the tops of some gallberry bushes. and
upon taking away the brush he found a full
box OF oranges. He sat down and devoured
eleven of them and then came uptown and
told of hts discovery. A few nights ago a
car on the Macon, Dublin and Savannah
tracks was broken open and a box of
oranges taken. and this issupposed to be the
box.
Greensboro Herdld-JourndL: Two gen
tiernen, well known in Greensboro, dropped
into our office Monday and requested us in
good faith to advertise for two wives, one
for each of them. They are tired of single
blessedness and as yet have not been smiled
upon by any maidens with whom they
would like to share their iot-perhaps owing
to their extreme diffidence for both are nice
boys, of good families, and able to make
comfortable living for better half. y
They are serious in the matter, and letters
addressed to Bachelor" and Farmer, ~
care of this office, will be delivered to them