The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Revival Followed By the Marriage
OF the Preacher-A Tobacco Barn
Burned in Thomas County-An At
lanta Railroad to Be Soda Com
pany to Build Union Depot at At
lants.
GEORGIA.
W. J. Watt of Columbus died Saturday.
Grape growers in Berrien county report
satisfactory profits.
1t is rumored that Sparks is to have a
handsome and costly hotel.
Thieves stole SIS from the safe in the
postoftice at Adel night or two ago.
Prominent Ohio physicians have purchased
Catoosa springs and Cherokee springs.
A bear is reported to be perambuating
around near the Folsom bridge on Little
river In Berrien county.
Arnold Boyles, the receiver for the Met
ropolitan Street Railroad Company of
Atlanta, took an order from Judge Clark
Saturday for the sale Of the property. The
road win be sold to the highest bidder on
Nov. Is.
The Ladies' Memorial Association Of Co
lumbus held meeting a day or two ago
Mrs. L. F. Garrard presided. After some
discussion 800 was appropriated to buy
headstones for confederate graves at
Charlottesville, Va.
Dan Lewis, a young farmer living in the
Twenty-eighth sdistrict Of Sumter county,
met with a Dainful accident day or two
ago. He was experimenting the repairing
OF an clubhouse, when a heavy piece of
timber fell upon him, throwing him TO the
ground and crushing one Of his thighs.
At Hillsboro Thursday afternoon Mrs.
Wynens Of that place and Rev. Samuel
Pennington Of Morgan county were welded.
The Rev. Samuel is an ancient laborer in
the vineyard, and went to Hillsboro about
a week ago to assist in a protractsd meet
ing, and be met his bride for the first time
last Sunday.
William P. Campbell, the assistant gem
eraI superintendent of the railway mail
service, with headquarters in Washington
city, was in Columbus Wednesday on a
tour OF inspection, but more particularly to
investigate the difficulty which occurred
several weeks ago between Fred Wilhelm Of |
that city and the negro postal clerk, Amos |
Wilson.
The tobacco barn and contents belonging |
to Edward James, who lives on the other |
side Of the river, about six miles from
Townsville, went up In fire and smoke at
o'clock Saturday morning. Mr.. James
places the quantity of tobacco burned at
3,00O pounds. The insurance on the to-
bacco is $3.50 and on the barn 800. The
origin of the blaze is not known.
Application for charter has been filed in
Schley county for the Garden Valley Fruit
Company. Among the names Of the in
corporators are those of several Americas
men, together with a number of Ohioans.
The company proposes planting large
orchard OF peach, pear and plum trees, and
later to engage extensively in the canning
OF fruits OF every kind. Offices will be es-
taollshed both in Americus and Ellaville.
The capital stock OF the company will be
5000, and the plant will be near Elaville
on the line Of the Savannah and Western
railroad.
Henry Jordan is a well-known citizen OF
Macon For twenty-five years he has been
a faithful member of the United Brothers
lodge of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. He is a past grand. In testimony
of his worthiness, and as a token Of their
friendship and esteem, the United Brothers
on last Wednesday night unveiled hand
some lite-size crayon portrait of Mr.. Jordan
and gave 1t a prominent position on the
walls of the lodge room beside the portrait
of Past Grand Green J. Blake, d. B. Wood
ruff, K. G. Granniss, James Boone, L, S.
Hill and George r. Barker.
A company with 81, 500, 900 behind it was
organized at Atlanta Saturday for the pur-
pose OF building a new union depot. Ex-
Gov. Bullock is president of the company.
According to the plans OF the company
which have already been submitted TO a
committee of council and approved,
an elevated roadbed three Quarters
OF mile in length will be erected through
the heart OF the city, connecting the Air
Line and Georgia roads and the Central and
other roads, and by this means 90 away
with the nuisance caused by the roads cross
ing on the surface Of the principal business
streets Of the city.