The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-25
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


A Relic OF the Tezsn-Mexican wsr-A
Negro and q Torpedo at Fort Valley.
Houston County Farmers Setting
Out Fruit Trees-A New Kind Of Cot
ton in Cherokee.
GEORGIA.
Carroll Free Press: c. H. Carter has
half dollar coined in 1882 and DR.. Mcdaniel
has seven half dollars coined in the years
1895, 1896, 1918, 1881, 1914, 1922 and 1921.
About twenty-five persons in Lumpkin
county who are entitled to pensions under
the recent act, have made application to
the ordinary TO fill out their papers for
them.
Americas holds her primary for munich
pal officers, mayor, three aldermen, clerk
and treasurer, and also q new democratic
executive committee for 1898 on Tuesday,
Nov. S.
The navel stores men of Pembroke are or
gantZtng union, the object OF which Ia 70
arrange prices to be paid for various labors
and the amount to be produced pro rata
A meeting will be held on Sept. &c.
At the meeting of the commissioners of
roads and revenues of Hall county. held on
Monday OF last week, the rate of state and
county tax for the current year 1929
nxed upon was IS cents on the 300.
The whisky question in the Ball Ground
Baptist church OF Cherokee county has
split the church TO pieces, divided the
brethren and brought about a general cool
ness among neighbors and former friends.
1t has long been known that asbestos
abounds Ia Northeast Georgia, much Of il
being found near Gainesville. There has
heretofore been no considerable effort mads
60 develop the mines, but there probably
will be In the near future.
The Griffin Call has been shown speoi-
mems Of a crop that will prove a new ia
dustry IN that section. 1t was a bunch Of
German hops grown on Edward Kava-
naugh's place and they attained perfection
that Ii was hardly thought they could be
brought up to In that section.
One Of Mitchell county's farmers says that
he intends TO try raising rice next year as a
money crop and TO yet reduce his cotton
acreage. He says that from fifteen to
twenty bushels per acre can be raised on |
ordinary land and that it has ready sale ct |
81 per bushel, which would mako about |
$50 per acre on three acres where only $50 |
is now being made.
Bainbridge Democrat: Last year this
time nearly half the tobacco crop Of the |
county was sold and money was flush
whereas now we have 10 hear of the sale of |
the first crop and money is tighter than we
ever knew 10 at this season Of the year
Reason, largely due TO third party heresies
and such other kindred agitauons. Before
voting against the Democratic par ty, think
on these things.
Valdosta Times: Maj. U. II. Sloat, senior
partner OF the firm of Sloat Bros, died
at his residence in Valdosta on Tuesday
night last He had been in bad health for
year or more, but had been on his feet
most Of the time. He was stricken with
paralysis on Tuesday, and his passing
away was rather sudden. His remains
were carried 70 Stockton for intermsnt
The major was 90 years old.
The people in the neighborhood Of Ever
ett's station, in Houston county, have taken
hold Of the fruit business and many will set
out trees this fall, while others intend to |
add to their already growing orchards.
There is one firm that expects to plant c. 900
trees this winter, while another will set out
about ], 900 trees. There will be about 20, 900 |
trees in very short distance of Everett's
station, within radius of one mile and a
hail.
Cherokee AduGnce: E. NJ Bobo OF Ball |
Ground Yves in 20 see US Monday morning |
and showed US some of the prettieSt cotton |
we ever saw RAISED in Cherokee. Il is of
the Texas sterling variety very long and
fine staple. He has about four acres in this
kind OF cotton, from which he expects 20
get about three bales of the best cotton
grown IN Cherokee this year. Mr.. Bobo is
a sound democrat and one of the best men
aad citizens Cherokee has.
Albert E. Douglas of Madison has a
valuable relic in the shape of red silk sash
which was worn by his grandfather in the
1eXan- Mexican war, and also by his father,
Col Evan Douglas, during the late war
ls contains the blood marks which stained
IL at the battle OF San Jacinto, Tex in |
1880. The blood flowed from q wound re-
oeived by Mr.. Douglas grandfather In that
Dattie. This sash is valuabls reminder OF
the battle in which Gen. Sam Houston,
with 800 men, defeated Santa Anna, with |
1,5OO, and which overthrow made Texas q
free country. 1t also commentaries the
late great struggle.
Gainesville Eagle: 1t seems that cousid- |
cradle interest Is being manifested by |
mining mon in this immediate ssotion OF |
Northeast Georgia. 1t is claimed that the |
hitherto unsolved problem OF reducing res |
fractory gold ores cheaply has been accom- |
plished and that ores of low grades are now |
being handled profitably. If so, then will |
this soon become one of the richest counties |
in the south, as gold suiphates abound right |
here in almost limitless quantities. II this |
new machinery will do all that is claimed |
for 1t, it will not be long before a smelling |
plant will be erected in or near Gainesville !
and Thousands of tons OF ore will be treated |
aud millions of gold eliminated.
Fort Valley Leader: Last Monday Lewis
Massey a colored man employed about the |
Central depot, found a torpedo on the |
track. He did not seem TO be aware of the |
amount OF combustible material In its in
side, though he knew ID would make loud |
noise. Intent on the idea OF having little |
Fourth OF July all by himself, he began
playing with it,n as he said This was
unfortunate, for the next moment he found |
himself lying on the track, with a great
cash in his neck, from which the blood was
running freely. He managed to get up
town, and DR.. Brown bandaged the wound. |
put several stitches In his neck, and sent
him away badly hurt but very much
wiser negro In regard to railroad torpedoes.
FLORIDA.
Barlow had a big democratic rally LASH
Monday, and the crowd was a very eHthu-
siAstio one.
Messrs. Baskin and Mann, Peoples party
candidates, will be in Green Cove We1nes-