The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-05

Sued-Tobscco Culture Along the
Georgia Southern - Catching a
Weazel-Other Matters of Interest.
GEORGIA.
Albert Winters new paper, the Evening
NeICS Of Thomasville, is one of the neatest
and liveliesst little dailies in the state.
George F. Newell of Marietta has the
plans for an elegant residence, which he
will build on his lot on Cemetery street.
Eddie Willis, young negro boy. was
thrown from horse near Pine Summit
Saturday afternoon. One Of his hips was
dislocated.
The firm of c. C. Cunningham 81 Co of
LaGrange has been dissolved. Mr.. Cunning
ham continuing the business aud II. A.
Mason retiring.
A house on John Il. Boston's farm near
Marietta was burned last Saturday night.
The fire had almost developed the house be-
fore its occupants John Barefield and
family, were awakened. Very little was
saved. There was no insurance.
Col. w. w. Cato, tax collector Of Troup
county, has made good record this year,
having collected about $500 more than was
on the digest. His defaulters' list was very
small considering the stringency Of the
times and the difficulty the people had Of
getting the money to pay taxes with.
Dock Williams colored, in handling q
pistol at Marietta, last Tuesday, accidentally
shot John Barlow lcolored), the ball pene-
trating the cheek and coming out near the
eve, making painful flesh wound. DIR.
Malone dressed the wound. Williams was
arrested by Deputy Marshal Moon.
A house on the plantation of Frank Bar
nett, FIVE miles from Washington, was
burned on last Thursday at noon 1t caught
on the roof probably from a spark. Tom
Britain the colnred tenant saw it as be was
10 the field. and got home in time save his
two children only. but lost everything else.
be has been carrying round paper az sub
scription for help.
John Callagan came very near losing
an eye last Thursday near Wrightsville
He was driving in his road cart near the
cemetary quite rapid for the purpose Of
showing his horse TO a party. when very
Unexpectedly one of the wheels came in
contact with a stump, which turned the
cart over and threw John against q stump,
causing considerable pain.
Vienna Progress: Allen Haugabrook. the
barber, went out bird hunting a few davs
ago. While passing through piece of woods
ne ran across weazel, which he caught
and brought to town. This was the first
time many OF our citizens had seen a speci-
men OF this mischievous little animal and il
proved quite a curiosity Allen says that
he's going to get cage for it and keep it
in the Stovau building.
On Feb. 10 the state agricultural societv
Will meet In Cuthbert and the indications
point to meeting both pleasant and prof
liable. Col. John o. Waddell president of
the society, has been hard at work perfect
Ing arrangements for that meeting, and he
Is able to announce TO the members Of the
society some interesting and gratifying in
formation. He has arranged for the trans
nOELAElOn hQIaUatna r., audi rDr TN,.el
bert. There has been some doubt whether
1t would be possible to secure passes for the
members or the society attending the CON
Vention, but that doubt ia now removed. the
arrangements having been made by Capt.
Green, general manager OF the Richmond
ana Danvlue system, aud Col w addell
Capt. Green, who had been absent from the
city for some time, returned Wednesday.
Tho indications. says the Atlanta Journal
at present are that the state agricultural
society will figure, at no distant day, as the
oelendant In case in court The plaintiff
will be the city OF Macon, which will file
within the next few days a suit for SIC. 600
damages against the society. The failure
or the society to hold its fairs there as IL had
contracted to do, will be the ground of &C.
ton on which the city's claim for damages
Will be based. The contract was that the
city should furnish and keep in repair the
grounds and buildings for twenty years. in
return for which the society should hold a
fair every year. For years the
difference arose as to the expenses
The city had agreed to police the
grounds. The society hired night watch
men at an expense Of $500 or $500, and sent
the bill to the city to pay. besides sending
in other claims TO the amount of about
$l,OOO A Joint committee from the coun-
Gil and the society met, but the city would
not assume more than 800 of the indebted
ness. Then they parted. but at the Athens
convention of the society it agreed to wash
Its hands of the matter and to declare the
contract for holding yearly fairs to be of.
When the matter was first agitated by the
society it bad propositions from several
other cities TO hold its fair there, but they
have since withdrawn those propositions.
The Macon Telegraph published some
time since the statement Of General Man.
ager Lane of the Georgia Southern road
concerning tobacco culture in South Geof-
gia, in which he said it was the intention Of
his road to introduce and foster the industry
on its line. Manager Lane has now com :
menced his work in earnest and began
Tuesday sending out tobacco seed TO hum
dreds Of farmers along the Georgia South
ern road. The seed is given them free of
charge, with full instructions how to plant
and cultivate, and Manager Lane is satisfied
that he is offering the people of that section
OShohAos 4uoneAkcE l1hll6 SLdt6e Lu0G over
800 acres are now being planted in tobacco
along the Georgia Southern, over 200
acres OF which is rear Triton, where
Capt. w. II. Snow, of modern tobacco barn
fame, has decided to conduct q tobacco
farm, declaring the land to be exactly
adapted for its cultivation. Receiver w
B. Sparks says he has ordered twenty acres
planted in tobacco at Cycloneta farm, and
he expects to extend the industry as soon as
practicable. The vast amount Of seed now
being sent out is distributed among hun
dreds OF farmers from Wellston down TO
tho Florida line. II is thought that all Of
them will take the advice of the road and
plant small piece Of ground in tobacco.
Capt. Snow, the famous tobacco grower of
North Carolina, has sent the Georgia South.
ern a valuable paper concerning the indus
try. Georgia." he says, lis most fortu-
nately located for a successful tobacco
growing state. Ample sunshine, with full
six months immunity from frost, would
give her planters q chance to mature
their crops with three or four more
leaves on each plant than can be done in
Virginia or North Carolina, and hence the
filler and wrapper crop would be both rich
and abundant A sandy, porous soil with
clay subsoil about six inches below the
surface, win produce the best tobacco The
land should be susceptible of drainage, as
the tobacco plant will not grow If its roots
are set in wet soil. Vegetable mold lie the
q natural food of the tobacco plant. Stable
manure is the best manure. Vegetable COM