The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

Popular Clergyman Leaves Ameri-
cus-A Smart Dog OF ALPHABETICAL
Boy Drowned Near Alphsretta b.
fore His Fathers Eyes Atlanta Gets
the Cdd Fellows Home.
GEORGIA.
J.F. Duke Of Fort Valley died Wednes-
day.
There are not less than fifty cases Of
measles in and near Alpharetta.
At Hampton, day or two ago, Arnold
North fell from his mothers lap and broke
his collar bone.
The patrons Of the Woods, Ceuterville
and Providence school houses propose to
uuite and build an academy at cost OF
$3.50.
The State Teachers Association meets in
Atlanta July 4 and ). The Southern
Teachers Association meets at the same
place July and s.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders of
the Farmers Alliance Warehouse and Com
mission Company of Athens will be held in
that city on the second Thursday In May at
the court house.
Cherokee roses bloom in profusion in the
Mitchell house park at Thomasville. There
must be as many as 2, 900 buds and blooms
on one bush, and their fragrance is treat
to the passers-by.
The taxes due by the railroads to Spald-
ing county, in accordance with the recent
decision of the supreme court, are $500,
which will be quite help to the county's
financial condition.
J. L. Jones, an old and respected citizen
who lived near Fairburn, was stricken at
the dinner table few days ago and expired
before medical aid could reach him. Heart
trouble Is supposed to have been the cause.
A writ Of lunacy was sworn out against DR..
L. P. Hammond before Ordinary Calhoun
at Atlanta Friday. DR.. Hammond was at
one time a well-known physician in At
lanta. Several weeks ago, while on spree
he was arrested, and attempted to kill him
self at the police station.
Two negro houses at Albany, owned by
Gilbert Vine and controlled by J. l.. Jay,
were discovered on fire at o'clock Friday
morning. The houses were occupied by
Henry Sanders and Lucy Williams colored)
Nearly all the household effects were saved.
Both houses were completely destroyed.
Lafayette Messenger: The owl is called
the hir d Of wisdom, but it is q misnomer
Saturday one made q raid on DR.. Farisss
poultry yard, caught and killed chicken
but did not carry it off. Sunday night it
returned for the chicken, but found it under
a trap. 1t got the chicken but the trap got
the owl.
Three thousand dollars was received in
Quitmau last week from the Iron Hall. The
lucky ones who received it were Beaufort
Mabbett. J. D. Farrior and Frank Falls
Mr.. Farrior's check was for $1,000, Mr.
Mabbett's for $500 and Mr.. Falls for $3.50,
the last two having drawn small sums in
sick benefits.
Stuart Robson, the actor. is brother of
G. T. Stuart of Townsville. He has
recently closed a three weeks engagement
at the Baldwin theater, San Francisco, the
proceeds Of which reached the large amount
of S39.364 The first two weeks he played
She Stoops to Conquer and the third
The Henrietta"
The mayor of Atlanta has signed the or
diuance providing for an electric line on
Peachtree street. Several residents Of the
thoroughfare attempted to persuade him to
veto the bill, but he refused to do so in the
face Of the petition for the line. Work will
be commenced on the construction of the
line immediately.
G. NJ. Badger of Quitman has bought and
erected the machinery for manufacturing
oil kinds Of woodwork, such as ax-handles,
hoe-handles names, singletreeS, etc. With
the increased machinery and appliances he
can also turn out on short notice buggies
and wagons Of any kind, or any part or
parts OF them that may be wanted.
W. j. Stewart and D. F. New of Carroll
ton, who are in the brick making business
together, had 100 cords of wood burned on
last Monday, about u mile and a quarter
north of town on the Chattanooga, Rome
and Columbus road. The woods, which are
on the Chandler place, caught fire from
passing engine, and from this the cord
wood caught.
Last Sunday morning about daylight
the residence of j. A. Bartee. near Antioch
church, in the lower Ninth district OF Meri-
wether county, was discovered by the
family to be on fire. The fire seems to
have started in the stove room, and was
under such rapid Roadway that but little
was saved from the house. Furniture, bed
ding and even the wearing apparel were
consumed. The smoke house was burned
also, but portion of the meat saved. There
was no insurance.
The other night while w. B. Gaulding of
Oglethorpe county was sitting before his
fire terrific explosion occurred, and the
ire flashed In his face, smuggling his hair, eye
brows and mustache. The explosion was
from loaded piece Of pine wood, and for a
long while the cause of the explosion could
not be conjectured. But Mr.. GaulGiug re-
members that about twelve or fifteen years
ago he used powder in clearing up the wood
from new grounds" and thinks he had
just got hold Of one of these loaded trees
Judge Simonton, in the United States
court in Charleston, has decided the case of
the Pine Fiber Company VS.. the North
Augusta Land Company. The North Au-
gusta people will have to build a branch
track Of the Richmond and Danville rail-
road to the fiber factory in North Augusta,
as the land company agreed to do when the
factory was located there. IL the road is
not built, the judge says the North Augusta
company will have TO pay the fiber COM
pany $4,000 damages. The track will
probably be laid.
McDonough Weekly: Tom Crowell's
store house at Ola was burnt down Wednes-
day night, and everything in it totally de-
stroyed. Mr.. Crowell and negro dis
covered the fire about o'clock, when the
roof was falling in and nothing whatever
could be done. 1t is the undoubted work
of an incendiary as there was no fire In the
house but lamp, which was Jut ont wheT
Mr.. CroTell left about o'clock. The
amount lost is 500 or $500, but we could
not learn whether he had any insurance or
not. This makes the third store burned or
the same spot; besides some residences near
by.
Alpharetta Free Press: Mr.. McQuery anC
his two little sons were hunting after that
heavy rain last week and as they crossed {
swollen branch Mr.. McQuery succeeded ii
jumping across and helping the smaller boy