The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

Tobacco Culture Attracting a Good
Deal of Attention The Agricultural
Department Sending Out Tobacco
Seed.
GEORGIA.
On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the democracy
of Douglas county will hold a grand rally.
Work on the Albany Baptist church pro.
gresses finely. The contractor hopes TO CON-
plete is soon.
Rome will soon have commercial club
composed Of the best men. merchants, bank
ers and business men Of Rome, an organiZa-
tion that is much ueedsd and will be a great
success.
Frank Duke, a well-known farmer who
lives near Shellmsn, dropped dead Monday
night while standing around his fireside.
his feet falling in the fire. Heart disease is
supposed to have been the cause of his
death.
The grading Of the Georgia. Carolina and
Northern railroad is now completed to the
city limits at Lithonia, DeKalb county. As
the injunction was granted against them in
favor Of the Georgia railroad, some delay
will be caused and perhaps a change Of
route.
The agricultural department Of the state
IS sending out sufficient quantity Of tobac-
co seed to each farmer applying fo- them
TO plant two acres. Now is the time TO SOW,
and you can get the seed by sending a
postal card request 20 Col. r. T. Nesbitt,
commissioner of agriculture, Atlanta, Ca
Miss Ada Brown left BarnesYilIe Tuesday
for Boston, where she goes to take another
course in the New England conservatory.
She is already one Of the most accomplished
musicians in the state. but she desires to
take another courte to be thoroughly
equipped for her work. She is a yonng lady
of sterling worth and hundreds Of devoted
friends wish her the most abundant success
She will be in Boston five or six months.
Capt N. q. Oattis. the county school
commissioner of .Musoogee county, has
given notice that he will organize teach>
ers' county institute. The first meeting for
white teachers will be held Saturday, Feb
IS, at the boys high school in Columbus, at
9 o'clock. The meeting to organize the coll
ored teachers institute on the third Satur-
day in February at the same hour aud at
the colored public school. A very interest,"
ing programme has been arranged.
very pleasant social event occurred here
last Thursday night, says the Marietta
journal. 1t was genuine surprise
party" given at the hospitable home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Austin. complimentary
to Miss Ina Fincher, a beautiful young lady
of Greensboro, who was then visiting them.
AlbuOuRu Ldken completely Dy surprise, the
kind host and hostess and their charming
guest proved themselves fully equal to the
occasion, and all were made to enjoy them
selves, and will think Of It as one of the
bright spots in their memory.
The Vessels Company of Roselle, n. J.,
sold A. M. Shomo Of Atlanta a carload Of
bananas. There was some dispute over the
account. Shomo paid $2S5 S. The Yves.
sells Company claimed that el94 As was still
due them on the account. Shomo claimed
that he owed no more. The Vessels Com
dict: 1--WE. the jury. find for the defendant
$50. F. J. Mcdonald, foreman 1t de-
scended like thunder-clap on the head Of
the plaintiff. OF course he moved for a new
trial, and Judge Westmoreland granted it.
Rev. John s. Dood. for fifty years pastor
of Bethsaida Baptist church, on the line Of
Fayette and Campbell counties, and one of
the oldest chnrch organizations in this
country, died at his residence Tuesday
night says special to the Atlanta Jour
nal be was in his SD year, and was
widely known and loved by everybody who
knew him. be was buried at Bethsaida,
the scene of his life's work, by the Masons
and alliancemen. 1t was the largest funeral
that section has sver witnessed. He left a
number of children to mourn his loss
j. ID. Dodd Of Atlanta was one of his sons.
Now comes the next move in the en-
tanglement between the city of Macon and
the state agricultural society. The finance
committee OF Macon's city council has in
structed the city attorney 10 enter suit
against the state agricultural society for
breach OF contract, in that they did not
hold fair at Central City park in the year
1891, as they were bound to do under the
contract. While no report was made by
the finance committee on the PROPOSITION of
the agricultural society, this looks very
much as If they did not intend to wipe out
the contract and call it all square, as the
agricultural society proposed.
William Kinlaw, the notorious thief who
successfully robbed about twenty-five
Augustans to the aggregate sum of about
$500, has escaped. says the Augusta Herald
of Feb. 3. Kinlaw was tried, convicted and
was in durance vile with a long sentence
hanging over him, which CALLED him much.
Wednesday morning at about o'clock.
while the turnkey, Mr.. Crump, was, with
the aid of TRUSTEES, cleaning the cells. Kin,
law With usual audacity mixed up in the
crowd and left for parts unknown The
escaped Is not good man TO have turned
locss in a community, but there is consola-
tion in tho fact that be will hardly stay
about Augusta.
The following is fuller account of the
fire at Odum than appeared In the MORN
ING NEWS dispatches: In the little town
OF Odum there was disastrous fire Tues
day night, between and o'clock. which
resulted ia serious loss. Carter & OiOuin,s
mercantile business was entirely DESTROYED.
The estimate of loss IL 81, 500. The prop.
erty was partly covered by insurance. A
small dwelling Of l.. Carter was also de.
stroyed. 1t Yves not insured. The business
of j. B. Clary, merchant, was entirely de-
stroyed. The estimate of loss is $500
partly insured. J. A. Poppells store and
dwelling were destroyed. The estimate O!
loss is 81, 500. There was no insurance. The
fire is supposed TO have been of incendiary
origin.
Capt. Spencer will probably be reelected
commanding officer of the Atlanta Rifles
This is provided that Col Calhoun accepts
the captains resignation which is now in
his hands together with those of FRS,
Lieut.. Richardson, Second Lieut.. Nash and
Junior Second Lieut. Holbrook. Capt,
Spencer has positively stated that he will
not again become candidate for the cap
taincy, but his friends in the company have
come TO the conclusion that he has more
friends in the organization than any other
one man and more influence than the CON-
bination working against him. Being con
WINGED OF this. the supporters OF Capt
Spencer have concluded to quietly secure
his reelection and then appeal to him to re.
sumo command of the company.
A movement is on foot in Whitfield tc
organize a tobacco growers association
The unusual interest that is being taken In
the culture of tobacco in that part of the
state has led to this movement Severa
prominent gentlemen interested in tobacco
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