The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGR Apis.

A Georgian's Rise in Mercantile Life
in New York-A Railroad Man in Jai
at Americas on Serious Charge-A
BauifLockedin Store by a Woman
Who Fought His Levy.
GEORGIA
Friday was Gov. Joseph E. Browns list
birthday.
Gordon is now q full hedged money order
postoifice.
Katy is the name Of new po5toiice in
she T0ird district 10 Carroll county.
J. J. Twitty. one Of the best citizens of
Camilla and Mitchell county, died Friday.
An effort has recently been made to in
duce Capt. Becker TO move bis knitting fac
tory from Swapping Shoals TO ConyeEs.
new postofice has been established at
Conner, a thriving, prosperous little place
Oh the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
road.
In the case Of Hancock county against
the bond. men # George h. Brown the jury
found verdict ia favor If the county for
"a, l39 %.
Mrs. jeff Croker Of Reed creek district
Sn Bart county, dropped dead last Saturday
afternoon while returning from the spring.
Supposed to be heart disease.
The press and material of the KensingtOn
Ledger was owned by che Times Publish
1ng Company. They have beeu sold and
shipped to party at Bridgeport.
During the food the embankment of the
lake at kensington gave way. The rush Of
waters that followed moved and damaged
the trestle on the Chattanooga Southern.
Rome's levee commissioners are now for
mally organized. The commissioners
elected by council on April u are Judge J.
Branham, J . King and j. w. Rodnsavi,le.
J. X. Landers OF Lafayette, lost seventeen
sheep day, 1t was tue work If the
flood. On Duck creek the waters were
higher than they have teen in seven years.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Forsyth have elected Mrs A. H.
Bramblett and Mrs. V. A. Reddlng dele
gates to the state convention in Milledge-
vile.
TIE county commissioners of Morgan
county have appointed d com nittee to esti-
mate the cost aud locate a proper site for
building the bridge across the Apalachee
river.
E. B. Benson Of Hart~ell has a Shetland
stallion, JIM Sparkle, which, although
Z years old. is only 40 inches high, ard his
name Is 35 inches long. He weighs 25S
pounds.
Collector Walter Johls1n Of Atlanta is
critically ill., but with little quiet and
rest he will soon be out. He was pros
trated with & nervous attack and is now
very sick.
The county commissioners Of Morgan
county received the new jail from the C ~
tractors last Tuesday. for which they paid
$4,G7J less $40 forfeit, making the net
cost 81, 800.
At the last meeting Of the Hart county
teachers institute IL was unanimously
rr ba -
tute during the months not included In the
public term.
The case of Tom Lilly tcolored). who is
charged with the murder of Sam Wind
ban, wac called In the superior court at
Atlanta Friday morning aud continued IN
tll next Tuesday on account of absent wit
nesses.
W. A. McCslman OF Buchanan killed an
owl Saturday night tsat measured feet
and inches from tip 10 tip OF the wings
The owl had killed hen the night before,
and came back to see about it and lost mis-
own life
The directors of the Swift Manufacturing
Company Of Columbus held a meeting
Wednesday evening, at which the condition
OF the mpany was found to be 50 pros
porous that dividend Of s per cent. was
declared.
Saturday an 1S-months-old child of Noah
Marsh of Lafayette vas burnt to death.
It's mother had been called off and left il in
charge of one OF the small children. IL
went out to play, and the infant crawled
into the fire.
In making a comparison of the prices j
Parker Nickery of Hartwell said, a few
days ago, that he sold bale of cotton since
the war for nearly enough money to buy
fifty acres Of land, and that he didn't pay
less than g per acre, either.
The number of the new militia district.
recently carved out Of the Upper and
Lower Ninth and River Bend districts Of
Berrien county, is l4S7th. An election was
held at Sparks last Monday for a justice of
the peace and two constables.
A son Of Joseph Roach was killed acci~
dentally, about a mile above Bowersyille
on Saturday last. he was playing on a
pile of crossties by the railroad, and was
discovered lying under some ties that had
rolled from the pile. No one saw the acct
dent
A man named Thompson passed through
Buchanan few days ago who had Travelled
on a cart from Dadesville, Ala, to Salt
Springs, Ca, to get married. Thompson
and his wife weigh at least 400 pounds. The
distance from Dadesville to Salt Springs is
about 200 miles.
The county commissioners of Talbot
county met at Talbost0n Tuesday to take
action on the court house matter. They
accepted plan drawn by Bruce & Co.
architects OF Atlanta, and decided to adver-
tise for bids, and also call an election on
the question OF issuing bonds to pay for the
work.
A suit for $50, 600 damages was filed at the
last term Of Berrien superior court against
the Brunswick and Western railroad for the
killing OF Robertson at Enigma some time
last year. The suit is brought by the widow.
Robertson was the night watchman at
Weston & Gums mill, and was killed by
the cannon ball train.
AT Flora, near Holton Thursday, the
boiler Of w. Thrash's saw-mill exploded.
killing the fireman, Ben Jones, and break
ing the arm of viii Hardin, who was hav-
lag bill Of lumber sawed to build resi-
dence. Several gentlemen had Just left the
mill, the owner among the number, and
thus fortunately escaped.
John W. Duncan, son of Frank Dun
can, was drowned in Morrow's mill pond on
Snakes creek in Carroll county Thursday of
fast week. he was in ii boat with another
boy and the boat was sucked into q mill
storm, under the dam. The other boy
jumped out and succeeded in escaping.
Duncan was about 10 years Of age.
The congregation of the Sixth Baptist
church Of Atlanta is making efforts to raise
the sum Of 600 for the purpose of build
ing new church. 1t will probably be
built on the present property OF the church,
at the corner of Hunter aud Mangum
streets, which il unincumbered, and will be
exceedingly valuable when Hunter streat -