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

GEORGIA.
High water compelled the factories at
Athens to close down last week.
Augusta wholesale merchants import
Syrups from Cuba quite frequently now.
A negro was found dead near Kramer,
Barlow county, q few days ago, sittIng up
right against telegraph pole.
Arch Bigbie, who abducted Miss Brooks
of Clay county last week, was arrested
Thursday afternoon aud lodged IN jail.
TIE colored people Of Lowndes county
have organized the Lowndes County Fair
Association and propose 70 hold fair next
fall.
April Is is the date fixed for the mill airy
advisory board to meet at Atlanta to de~
eide on a new date for the opening OF the
state encampmeut at Griffin.
J. B. Fryer of HephElbsh has recovered
the valuable papers from the safe which
was stolen from his store day or two ago
and blown open With dynamite.
The Hartwell Canning Company, re-
ceived a shipment of over 5000 cans Satur-
day They nearly filled two cars, aud was
the biggest pile Of cans ever seen in Hart
we'll
Joe Hancock fell dead on the night of
March %, while on his way home from
Berrien superior court. He was about %
years old and lived about eight miles from
Nashville.
The first subscription TO the fund for the
orphans of the late Attorney General Les
ter came from Com missioner Il. n. Tram
nell. He headed the list Friday with sub
scTiption OF $50.
Walton s. Wingfeld Of Washington re-
ceived 5000 in settlement in full, for their
fire policies Of 5000. The insurAnc COM
panies claimed that their stock OF goods was
worth only about this amount.
Robert HI zeihurst, a negro boy, was in
the act of getting out of a buggy at Bruins
wick thursday morning, when the horse
that was attached kicked Hazelhurst on the
left leg, breaking it just above the ankle.
At Atlanta Friday HOPKINS & Son fled
an application for charter for the Georgia
Cotton Oil Company. The incoTporat rs
are NJ Frank. J. r. Forester and W. N.
Lowry. The capital stock will be 800, 00o.
A peddler was slot and killed at ITALIA
poosa few highs ago by a robber who
wavlaid him. The corpse was recognized
az that Of d. B. Burns. The robber ia sup~
posed to have obtained 1900. No arrest had
been made at last accounts
Judge II. NJ Holtzclsw of Perry 70 crit
ically i'll at bis home. He was stricken with
paralysis last Wednesday evening, and has
scarcely been ConsCloas since. He has taken
TO nuurishment since he was stricken, and
no hope Of mis- recovery is enter! aimed.
AT Macon Thursday. while Frank Frazier,
one OF the negro street hands, was shearing
mule at the city ball. the mule raised Its
hind heels and kicked the sharp shears
through Frazier left arm, severing the
carotid artery. Frazier came near bleed
1ng TO death before he was found
The ministers and lay delegates Of the Sa-
vanEGh presby terry, which embraces all the
territory IN Georgia along and south Of tina
Savannah, Florida and Western railway
from cambridge to Savanuah. will con-
ve1'e at Bn.nbridge on tomorrow night at
$3.50 o'clock at the Presbyterian church.
Tho reports Of the oil inspectors for the
TeSt mouth shows the following receipts 10
fees: John helms 5427 Peter Riley $l,f1l,
a. W. Murphey Sl7. W. II. Barrett $50,
Jerry TOLLS ESQ All this money went 10
tba inspectors before the late la " was passed
requiring them to have olly part Of their
fe,s for salaries.
An Atlanta citizen IS making an expert
nleat nth shade trees. He has imported
several olive treeI from South Georgia aud
has planted them on his sidewalk The
tro' do not grow very large, have a dense
foliage aud ere egerCreens. If they flourish
there will be aregolltion in shade-tree
printing In Atlanta.
Al Angus Friday Judge Roney rem
derei hts decision granting permanen5 =
junction against Joseph Fettiiuhn, who
holds several thousand dollars worth OF
Georgia bonds which his sister-in>law, Mrs
S5rihG Martha Martin, claims. The Judge
refused - demand that Mrs Martin give
bond, as was asked by the attorneys for the
defense.
Jesse B. Phillips who as injured on the
Savannah and Western railroad on May IS,
ISe9, received q verdict at Cusseta court
last week Tor $500 Mr. Phillips, at the
time OF the injury, was fireman on the con-
strnction train, running between Americas
ard Coiu bus lie brought suit to recover
$50 600 damages and received a verdict for
$500.
The residence of j. T. Walton of Buena
Vista was burned Wednesday morning
at oclock Tho fire originated in the
wood house, and 1t is the impression that
some one stealing wood dropped fire, as the
family had not placed hot ashes or any
thing that would have caused the fire. Mr..
Walton was fully protected VITA insurance.
he had $4,000 on the building and $500 on
his furniture.
AT Tsllapoosa few days ago several
young men, in attempting TO cross the track
at Alewine avenue, were caught by car
Fred Dean received a severe shaking up,
but escaped with sore head and lame
body. Theodore Hubre was not so fort
innate. DE was knocked on TO the rail , the
wheels passing over and completely sever
@S his right arm above the elbow, and
~ ulolns ulHl DduIy OtHeTW Use. lie was also
injured internally.
o. A. Cliett's dwelling at Fuller was
burned Thursday. The loss is 81 O00. 1t
was insured IN the Atna OF Hartford,
Conn, for 81 900. The wind was blowing
a perfect gale at the time of the fire, and
had it not been that the wind was blowing
In northerlY direction the whole town
would have been lost beyond question. AS it
was T. F. Layheld's barn and orchard
fence caught fire 200 yards away, but as
there were n en- on top of several houses.
this was quickly extinguished.
a lad about years old fell from the third
story Of the Dartmouth mill at Augusta
Thursday and was, it was thought, fatally
injured. His mother, Mrs. Bailey, who is
employed in the mill, had brought him
along with her, not caring Co leave him at
home He was sitting in one of the windows
on the third floor looking out when be lost
his balance and fell TO the wooden walk
below, distance of forty five feet He was
injured internally. Yesterday he wes rest
ing quietly under the influence Of opiates,
but his life is despaired of.
Edward o. Cook, Boston attorney and
stockho!der in the Talla poosa Land, Min
ing and Manufacturing Company, has petit
toned the courts Of Maine to appoint a
temporary receiver for said company,
charging the officers of said company with