The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Marshallville's Peach Industry - A
Branch Line to Be Built From Lith-
onia's Querries-The Teachers Going
ington and Call on President Harri.
son.
GEORGIA.
DR.. J. A. Luddell has been elected chief
of the fire department of Cedartown.
w. I. Murray. who has been postmaster
at Lincolnton for many years, will step
down and out in few days, and E. K Per
ryman will succeed him.
One Of Shellman's greatest needs is a cot
ton warehouse. A stock company has been
organized, and will build large and com
modious brick structure on the old ware
house lot of Mrs 8. J. Payne, costing
5000. in time for handling the present
cotton crop.
Francis j. Martin, a resident of Bib
county, in 1855, has fallen heir to 3, 900 acres
of land in Texas. "A. Nlsbet, clerk Of the
superior court, received letter Saturday
from K. W. knight, dated Mclean, Tex,
June 81, stating that Francis J. Martin had
fallen heir to 5000 acres OF land in the
county. in which Mclean Is situated. The
name Of the county in which the property
Is located 10 not given.
A branch line is to be built from the gran
lite quarries OF Lithonia and Stone mount
ain across to the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern. A surveying corps is in the field
now running a preliminary line. Parties
Interested IN the granite fields are pushing
this branch. They want cheaper rates on
stone. The branch will be from ten to
fifteen miles In length. 1t Is said TO be a
sure thing and work will be pushed on IL.
North Decatur will probably be the point
where It will strike the Georgia, Carolina
and Northern.
Gov. Northen has commuted the sentence
of Cam Gardner. Gardner was TO be
hanged on July Is, but the citizens of
Brunswick sent up petition in his behalf
and, for reasons assigned, entreating the
governor to exercise executive clemencY in
his behalf. After examining the petition
and the charges against the condemned man,
the governor decided that mercy warranted
his interference, and, therefore decided so
prevent the banging. Gardner will go to
the penitentiary for life Pardons were
granted TO George Seagreen Of Athens. and
+. Donovan Of Augusta.
The state normal school will be opened at
Rock College at Athens on the morning of
July II. President Lawton B. Evans ar
rived in Athens Saturday and will remain
several days. He will return to his home
in Augusta before going over July IL to
stay during the term. The school will be
OpOuoA WA6h 0pBEOpAlhbS tAtTCkb6Ss Obhtb
School Commissioner s. d. Bradwell, Presi-
dent Evans, Chancellor Boggs and the en-
tire faculty OF the normal eohool will make
short addresses, after which the work of
organization will be taken up. 1t is expected
that the school will open with at least 200
teachers in attendance.
Several days ago b. N. Dunn, dispatcher
for the Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road at Macon, left with his family for Dun
a In uh.ar hn nsaI N.,la al
for the summer and return 20 his work as
train dispatcher in Macon. Chief Dispatcher
Cravens of Macon received a telegram
from Mr.. Dunn Saturday stating that as
their train was approaching Durham, and
running at the rate Of about fifteen miles an
hour. his little boy, aged Is months, while
leaning out OF the window, lost his balance
and fell to the ground, breaking both legs;
and he died Saturday. The telegram also
stated that Mr.. Dunn would proceed at once
to his old home at Abingdon, Va, with the
remains.
Within a radius of five miles Of Marshall
vile is, perhaps, the busiest area in the state
OF Georgia. Every man, woman and child is
either thinking peaches, gathering peaches
or packing peaches. An army of drummers
sometimes the proprietors themselves of
great commission houses) from Boston, New
York, Philadelphia and Chicago attest the
popularity Of the Georgia peach The
ruling price in Now York now is So so TO
81 Der crate. Although the California
peach is numerous and Of fine
size and color, 1t lacks the flavor
which Georgia sand and sun instills, and,
therefore, our peach has the right of way.
The estimated crop from Marshallviile
alone Is $50 cars, or 1913, 200 carrier crates
and twenty-five cars already shipped
from, not through, Marshallville is an
earnest Of the correctness OF the calculation.
The teachers are going to Saratoga as
well as a large number of their friends,
Several hundred will leave Atlanta this
week via the Richmond and Denville rail-
road, the official route. A stopover will be
made in Washington in the afternoon when
they will take in the sights of the city and
call on the President. The Marine band will
be on hand to discourse music The party
will be in charge of Hon. Solomon Palmer,
president, and Eugene Harrell, secretary of
the Southern Educational Association; Hon.
J. III. Preston, superintendent of education
OF Mississippi, j. II. Shivers, superintend-
ent Of education of Arkansas; w. +. Slatop.
Atlanta, Ga. Hon George Ramsey, OF
Louisiana. The Mississippi and Arkansas
delegation will number 200 and are travels
ing in special Pullman sleeping cars They
will reach Atlanta on Tuesday via the
Georgia Pacific division OF the Richmond
and Danville railroad.