The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN rama
Glynn's County school Commissioner
On an Inspection Tour of the
Schools-Incendiaris at Anderson
viIle-Kuled While 'Possum Hunt
ing-An OLD Farmer on the Hard
Times-Bibb's Tax Rate.
GEORGIA
The Daily Citizen made its first appear
ance in Atlanta Tuesday morning, and was
circulated throughout the city by the union
printers and their friends.
Rev Robert s. Brown Of the Presbyterian
church, it is rumored, viii resign his pastor
ate az Brunswick some time during next
month and go to Tennessee TO engage in
evangehstic work.
The grass crop in Washington county Is
now in hne condition for converting into
hay, and enough can be saved for home use
If the people will take care OF il. Cut IL in
the morning, rake 1t up In piles in the even
ing, spread again next day, and then IL will
be sufficiently cured for storing away.
County Scnool Commissioner A. Bran
ham has started on an inspection OF the
county schools of Glgnn. His first work
was at Pennck, from thence be will go TO
Macedonia, Mount MoriRh, Sterling Station
and other points, and he proposes 70 have
the county SCHOOLS in Glynn the best In
Georgia.
The Americus Times Recorder, In dis
cussing the cotton situation says: Pay the
disgruntled Georgia farmer 8 cents for his
cotton, and the third party in one weeks
time couldn'5 muster cOrporalis guard to
bury the dead hero. The tired political
speakers could turn their attention TO more
profitable business, and the country would
go democrats by the biggest majority ever
known
Iavr saSw TaAV, x1q
Rome Eeceived a telegram from Monte
Vista, Col, stating that his son, Harvey
Reece, had been killed At the time OF the
killing he was manager of an extensive farm
owned by Chicago capitalists. He had under
cha ge Il force of sixty TO seventy-ive
hands and managed all the affairs of the
great planters. The body was embalmed
and sent TO Rome.
Macon helCS: Macon people do not ap-
preciate fully the extent of their blessings
from tax rate standpoint and hardly q
haudful know that the rate for county taxes
is lower now than it has been in fifteen
years. The county tax rate is going down
all the time, and he state il gong up. The
state tax rate is double what it was IN 1888,
and the expenses are increasing ali the time
IL proportion to the increase Ia property.
Some counties in this state get more for
mai tanning their school systoms than is rep
resented by oil the money they pay out for
state and county taxes EF9
Chief Of Police Lamar of Americas re-
ceiyed a telegram Monday from Anderson
vile which stated that the residence Of Rev.
T. Z. Bitch at that place had been ROBBED
and then burned to the ground. The fire
occurred only few hours before, and was
undoubtedly of lncendlnry origin. The
nlsoFeanG first piundered the residence,
taking, amcng other things of value. sum
OF mouey amounting to something over
Slou Ibis money was searched for before
the fire was too far advanced. and was
missing. The house destroyed was neat
and comfortab Q structure. worth perhaps
81 500 or 5000 Whether or not there was
any insurance upon the building or fur
nlture could not De asCertained Monday
negro woman was arrested, whom, 1t is
thought, knows something Of It's origin.
The particulars of the killing OF Jim
Owens of Madison county have lust been
published. The Athens Banner learns that
the fatal accident occurred while he was
opossum hunting. 1t seems that Jim Owens
and SOM OF his friends went hunting and
the dogs freed coon. The tree was cut
down and after it fell large limb from an.
other tree fell and struck Owens on the
head breaking his collar bone aud driving
his neck down between his shoulders. He
Nas Immediately carried home, and every
attention possible was given him but few
hours later ne died. He was a promising
young man about II years Of age, and his
death is universally regretted by oil who
knew him.
An old farmer from jackson county re-
Gently talked with the Athens Banner and
thus explained the cause of the hard times
ut 10 not the low price of cotton" said the
farmer, "for | have often sold it at and z
cents and thought | was doing WELL but
carried all the money tome with me; did
not leave any of it in Athens for made
what | needed on the farm. You don't
have any old fashioned gins and screws 10
pack cotton in; you don't hear the wheel
and cards going IN the kitchen on q rainy
day; you don't see any pillow stocks, ak
helves, hoe handles, baskets aud horse col
lars made at home They all go to town and
get them. You don't see any big pen
full of fattening hogs around the house.
You go to town to get your meat. never
saw painted pillow stock with an iron foot
until the yankees brought them down here.
If you will 60 back to those old times and
make what you live on at home, there will
be no third party nor any one asking for
$50 per capita. You go to town too often
after things that can be raised at home.
Try it and see If am not right"