The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-19
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Races In Columbus-rhe Movement
OF Cotton in the State-Cotton end
Gin House Fires in Burke.
GEORGIA.
Cotton is beginning 70 come IN quite
lively at Thomasville.
Travel is picking up rapidly at Thomas
vile. All trains now carry good crowds.
There way very little guAno used under
cotton in Brooks this year and there will
be less next year.
Arlington Courier: We have had some
heavy rains this week, which have been by
no means a benefit to the cotton crop.
Smithville Nel0s: This section was visited
bycopious and refreshing rains last Monday
and Tuesday, since which time we have
been having real cool weather, especially
mornings and nightG
The Valdosta Telescope Is q new candi-
date for public favor. IL IL published every
Thursday by Florence B. Williams. u is
quite bright and nswsy and has the best
wishes Of the MORNING News for It's suc-
cess.
Athens Banner: All OF George Booths
sheep we're attacked by dogs and
by a small piece of beef with some KIND Of
medicine In the beef. They, too, have been
found dead.
The Savannah presbytery will meet at
the Presbyterian church in Valdosta on
Oct 6 and remain in session four
days. This will be q very important meet
ting OF the presbytery and large number
OF ministers and delegates is expected.
Over 500 hundred bales of cotton were
received at the warehouses In Amerious
Friday, besides something like 200 bales
which came in by rail to the congresses
Sales for the day were very satisfactory,
the average price being 81 cents for mid
ding.
Lumpkin Independent: While the price
OF cotton still remains very low-too low
there are several buyers in Lumpkn who
represent strong shipping firms, and the
prices paid here cannot be realized In larger
markets when the shipping expenses are
added TO the local prices.
Cumming Clarion: Cumming has a
mail carrier who gets there ELL His name
Is Fowler. When he gets 10 the river and
finds 1t up he jumps in a boat and goes
across, secures a conveyance, goes 70 Blu
ford, gets both mail and passengers and
brings them to Cumming
Franklin Ners: The alliance meeting at
Enon Grove last week was a great revival.
Several strong alliance speeches were made,
and the body determined upon the organi-
zation Of an association Of alliances to better
carry out the great purposes Of the order
without amalgamating it with politics.
ness Of the railroad is very good The
movement Of cotton Ia not so heavy at this
season as formerly, but the shipment OF
merchandise Is active and travel il fair.
The roads are already preparing for the
heavy annual tourist travel, which promises
to be greater than ever this season.
Speaker Crisp, who Is In New York.
thinks conservative estimate will give
Georgia democratic majority OF 10000
votes at least. The speaker claims that the
Ffty-second congress is entitled 20 a credit
OF S79, 900, 900 which the laws Of the Fifty
frat congress required to be appropriated.
This would put the Fifty-second 500, 600, 900
below the FIFTY first.
Waynesboro Citizen: There Is a negro
here so old that he says he can remember
when Briar creek was no more than a
spring branch and Savannah river was but
twenty feet wide. The explanation Of this
is easy when we remember that the whole
country then being covered with trees alb
q rbsd much Of the rain, and that IL pre-
VEN ed the rest from rushing In q volume
to the lowlands.
Newman Herald and Advertiser, About
six years ago Philip Smith and W.
H. Dodds bought a small parcel of land near
Moreland and set out a portion of ie in
grapes and peaches. The first fruit was
gathered three years ago, since which time
the annual net returns have almost eQualed
turns the present year amounted to some
thing over 81 900.
Thomasville Times Enterprise: One OF
our live real estate agents remarked to the
reporter yesterday that be was receiving
more letters Of inquiry about Thomasville
than ever before at this season. Every
mail brings In q number from parties in
the north and west who are DESTROYS of
coming TO Townsville during the coming
winter. The prospects for a big season are
very fattering, indicating that more peo-
pie will be here than ever before.
Lumpkin Independent: Ike Dalton, the
escaped jail bird, is occupying his old
quarters in the Stewart county jail. Sheriff
Holder brought him In from Quincy, Fla,
Sunday. Ike was sentenced 20 serve five
years in the penitentiary for shooting Jim
Adams Of Union. His counsel had made
application for q new trial, but Ave or six
months ago, before Ike knew whether or
portunity TO escape from jail, and ne
skipped.
Arlington Courier: Arlington has re-
ceived about 600 bales Of cotton up to date,
which is considerably short of what was re-
ceived up TO this time last year. It is now
certainty that the cotton crop is short
about 40 per cent, and with short crop
indeed gloomy. Harder times than we
have seen in many years seemed to be
staring the people in the face, and they had
just as well make up their minds to meet
the Inevitable.
Griffin NetUs: Several of our bicyclists
have received invitations TO attend the state
division Of American wheelmen and the
two days bicycle races at Chattahooche
Valley exposition, held In Columbus, Ga.
OCT. % and 20, at which time a state divi-
sion Of the L. A. w. will be organized
j. II. Polhtll, an enthusiastic bicyclist OF
Columbus, is Of the opinion that this will
be the largest meeting ever held In the
south. The programme is varied, attract
i've and liberal No doubt many of our
bicyclists will attend
Hephzibah notes in the Waynesboro True
Citizen: The cotton house of j. NJ. G. MUIR
phey, together with l 400 pounds of seed
cotton and Sl5 worth of forage, was de-
stroyed by fire, the origin OF which was un-
known. Loss about 500. No insurance.
The large gin house OF s. G.. Storey
d Sons, on McBean creek, was destroyed
by fire last Thursday evening 1t is SUP
posed the fire originated by matches in the
cotton. There were about Ave bales of cotton
and 300 bushels or cotton seed also DESTROYED.
lt was only by the heroic exertions of the
storey brothers. agsigtad nv a faw Colorad