The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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Murdered Near TAllapoosa-Instance
of Successful Farming-Nrs. Dixie
Hsygood IN a So, 900 Frock.
GEORGIA.
A mail service has been established over
the Macon and Dublin railroad.
E. S. Roberts, a merchant OF Whitesburg,
who was closed up some weeks ago By the
sheriff, has about made q settlement OF all
claims against him and will reopen his store
at an early day.
Monroe Advertiser: R. p. Thigpen, while
out hunting last week, came across num-
Der Of crows attacking an owl. For tho
want of better game he shot the owl, and
at toe report of the gun down came the owl
and three crows.
On March Is Richard Byrne was shot and
killed by unknown parties on Tallapoosa
river, some miles above Tallapoosa. Sun
day his body was found near the river
with four bullet holes in the face There is
no clew as to who the murderers are.
Jim Neal. bad black Lothario, assaulted
q colored girl, only years old named Car
RE Jones, IN East CoviDgton last Friday.
He was arrested during the night and
lodged in Jail. A preliminary trial was
held before Judge Dickson on Saturday af-
ternoon, and Neal committed to Jail to
await the action of the next grand jury.
Alpharetta Free Press: Vim Dunbar
of Roswell shot at some boys last week aud
IS about to got in trouble about il. The
bows were bird hunting behind his house
and be told them to stop it. The boys did
not stop, whereupon he got his pistol and
began firing on them. One Of tho boys now
wears a hat with bullet hole through the
brim.
Eastman Ti1nes-Journul; w. T. Daniel
showed us on Saturday last "a sample Of
home made sugar that will compare favor
ably with q great deal that 10 sold from
the stores. He is q farmer who be-
lieves in living at home and boarding at
the same place. He made last year, besides
his cotton crop, over go bushels Of corn,
200 bushels Of pease and potatoes andiother
products in proportion.
Eastman Iimes-Journdl: The case Of the
Empire Lumber Company was called on
Tuesday morning and was postponed until
the fifth Monday in May, when an ad-
journed term will be held for the purpose Of
trying this case. This is a very IN teresting
case, Indebtedness 10 the amount of some
thing near s. 100000 being involved. Sew.
eral Macon lawyers, as we'll as a coed num-
Der outside Of the state, are engaged In this
case.
A meeting will be held tomorrow at the
Office Of r. H. Plant, at Macon, to perfect
organization Of the Macon Abstract and
Loan Company, recently formed. The last
has been subscribed. The projectors OF the
movement are such men as J. W,
Cabaniss. r. E. Park, r. II. Plant, j. J.
Cobb, j. D. StetsOu and others. The com
paay viii begin to do business within a very
short time
Griffin NelOs and Sun: A prize-hght on
u small scale took place Monday afternoon
at Coles warehouse. The participants were
Harry Hill and VIII Holloway, two we'll
known negro boys Of this city. Gloves
were used and six rounds we're fought and
both were punished pretty severely. The
fight was declared draw at the end Of the
sixth round, the time being about twenty
five minutes. The gate receipts, amounting |
TO Sc, were divided equally between the |
two.
Mrs. Annie Abbott, better known as
Dixie Haygood, the Georgia electric won
der, has been astounding the people of LON
don, England, for several months past
drawing large audiences at all her exhibit
tons. A few days ago Miss Kate Dunlop
of Macon, who is a sister OF Mrs. Abbott
received from the latter letter telling OF
her success, and inclosing large number
of Photographic. In one Of the pictures the
Georgia wonder was wearing 81 900 dress,
one Of " orth's latest.
Eastman Times-JournGl: Our venerable
friend, w. d. Lowry Of Mitchells district,
is 10 years OF age, but he is as sprightly as
most boys Of II. During the present term
of court Mr.. Lowry has been serving on
the grand jury. and last Thursday WHOM
that body adjourned he decided that he
would go home, a distance Of nine miles, on
foot. At once be started on his journey,
and in two hours and ten minutes had
reached his destination, feeling not much
the worse from his trip, Mr.. Lowry Is one
of Dodge county's best citizens
Covington Star: In ride Of twenty-five
through a FIT
day, the Star saw a Newton county man
who had eighty or eghty-fve bales Of cot
ton packed away about his gin house. And
be has plenty Of corn and meat to supply his
farm demands for something to eat. He
may not realize his full anticipations in re-
gard to the price of cotton, but he has it as
a surplus anyhow, and does not need the
money. There is still considerable amount
of cotton scattered through the country, and
we would be glad to see IL all sold for 10
cents a pound
Newman Herald: E. s. Daniel Of Pan
Their creek district is one of the most sue
cessful oat growers in the county, and never
fails to raise good CROPS or this useful cereal
Last year he gathered and threshed 2S3
bushels from sixteen acres, besides feeding
three bead of stock for two mon ths-so that
the actual yield was probably in excess of
300 bushels. He cultivates what is known as
the South Carolina yellow bearded rust
plool OaI, anu SINCE CuTlStnAs, mas sold lUO
bushels for seed at 81 per bushel. He has
Increased his acreage in oats this year from
sixteen to sixty-two acres.
4lpharetta Free Press: Joe Maddox OF
Freemsnsville was in our sanctum last Tues
day. He is running over with enthusiasm
since his return from Kansas He says the
Kansas farmers are all i'll prosperous con-
dition, more SO than the Georgia farmers.
He says some of the farms are mortgaged
for the purchase money but "a a uSual
thing every farmer owns his farm. The
alliance. says ice, is dead in Kansas, and the
state viii give the republican party so 900
majority this fall. The calamity howl has
lost its charm, and the honest farmers fall
back TO their farms and their old parties.
FLORIDA.
The Tampa Bay hotel will remain open
until the middle of April.