The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Two Negroes Arrested at Athens on
Suspicion Of Murder-A Negro shot
at MiHedgeville by a Crazy Man Of
Bis Own Color - A Man Fatally
Burned IN Trying to Save His Gold
From g Burning House.
GEORGIA.
The Macon brewery will probably be sold
1nder the hammer.
The Georgia cotton factory, recently
burned at Athens, is to be rebuilt soon.
Col. Berry, banker of Newman. says he
will subscribe $1,000 toward building rail-
road from Newman to Franklin.
The Clarke County Building and Loan
Association has over 1900 shares, and all
who belong to it are well pleased with Its
management.
T. J. Pinson found a nugget Of gold on
bis farm in Dougherty county day or two
ago. 1t weighs pennyweights and IL
grains. 1t is worth about So
The foreign exports from Bruins wick last
month were valued at $500, l26. The ship
ments were S76S sos worth OF cotton aud
phosphate. SIS. 954 worth of naval stores,
E4o, 157 Is worth of lumber and 5000 worth
81 general merchandise.
The issuing of an execution by the tax
collector against the liquor sellers or Mill
edgeville met with opposition, as was ex-
pected. A bill of injunction was filed,
which was granted by Judge Jenkins, and
hearing will be had on Nov. n. The
liquor dealers have given bond.
The properties sot H. J. Lamar, ]. F.
Hanson, E. B. Waters and the Georgia
Guarantee Company were not sold at Macon
tuesday as was advertised. but S47 1857 20
was deposited with the federal court until
the appeal TO the circuit court can be deter
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sureties for McTighe 81 Co. and their prop
erty was advertised for sale TO meet the
maturing obligations Of said firm.
At Milledgeville few days ago Lizzie
Bryant Ccolored) was was tried for lunacy
and committed to the asylum. Howard
Ennis had her placed in a vehicle to con-
vey her to the asylum. The vehicle pro
ceeded about 100 yards when the woman
who wac accompanying them said the crazy
woman, Lizzie Bryant, was dying. She
was taken back home and died in fe "
minutes. She had been in a religious frenzy
about two weeks.
Two brothers -in-law fell out at Athens
Saturday evening on Hull street about
voting the third party ticket. The demo-
cratic bro; her-in-law asked the third party
brother-in-law If he was going to vote for
Weaver for President. The third party
brothsr-in-lew answered that he would
The democratic brother-in-law replied that
If he voted for Weaver. who had done all
ne could against the south and the confeder-
ate soldiers, then the third party brother
In-law should never put his foot in his house
And then came the fuss.
The tax books were stolen from the office
OF the tax collector of MoDuftie county at
Thomson Monday night. Monday 200 no
tices were served on voters to show cause
before the ordinary on Nov. 5, why their
names should not be stricken from the reg
sHe-~ 1s-N
Notice was also served on the tax collector
TO produce his books before the ordinary to
he Used as evidence in this investigation.
This proceeding was instituted by the demo-
Gratis, and the only object the party who
stsle them could have bad was to prevent
this investigation.
The North Augusta bridge has proven of
vast benefit to Augusta and the farmers of
South Carolina who do their trading in the
city IL more ways than one. Since the
bridge has been thrown open to the public
THOUSANDS upon thousands of people have
passed over it, and the property in that sec
ton OF the city has been greatly enhanced
in value The number OF people who go
over the bridge in a day average something
over 900, while the average for animals,
carts, etc, will go over 1000. For the
week ending Oct. 80. the total number of
people, horses, mules, carts, etc, that passed
over the bridge foots up 1897.
the B0ggs Plow Company The company,
which has Just been organized with T. X.
Boggs, president; John D. Moore, secretary,
and Dean q Smith, attorneys, proposes to
manufacture and sell combination plow
which has been invented by Mr.. Boggs.
The company will not be incorporated in
six months vet, but all of the primary
organization has already been perfected and
two travelling men are already on the road.
The company does not intend to erect q
factory 70 make the pillow, but they will let
the contract for the making to some good
iron and woodworking concern.
On Saturday last a house bel ongipg to ar
old man named Anthony, who lived at Sas-
ser, took fire and was burned to the ground.
When the fire was raging, Anthony, who
was 50 years of age, ran into it TO get $40
In gold which he had left inside in his trunk
Before he could secure the money some
burning timbers fell upon him and his
clothing took fire. When he was rescued
and the fire put out he was found to be SC
badly burned that his death would be the
matter OF only a short while. He dice
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock and wa
buried Sunday. The gold was found after
ward in the ruins melted into solid lump
At Milledgeville last Saturday afternoon
Rolly Nov horter was shot by Memmingel
Sanford Ne ~ horter, who is a carpenter
was engaged in doing work about the house
OF Georgia Sanford, the mother Of Mem
minger, and made some remark about the
way some previous work had been done
Memminger said he did not allow anybody
Co make fun of his mothers house, and wen
and got his pistol and fired twice at Nc,
Whorter, one ball striking him in the back
and the other on the hand. Sanford wa
arrested by Sheriff Ennis and Policeman
Gibson and lodged in jail. DR.. Smith was
called to see McWhorter and pronounced
his wounds not serious. 1t is said that
Memmlnger is crazy-caused by cigarette
smoking and dime novel reading. The
parties are all colored
Sunday night the body of an unknown
negro was found on the track Of the Macon
and Northern road just below Bradley's
station, aud upon the investigation of the
case the coroner's jury found that the dead
negro had been killed by train. The body
was not mutilated, however, and was lying
on the track in a position where it would
have been impossible for the tram to have
passed over it without cutting it TO pieces
The only wound was a deep cash on the
back OF his head, the skull being crushed
IN. Monday morning the train passed
Bradleys aud two negroes got on and
acted in suspicious manner. Conductor
Aver at once teleRraphed Athens and ON the
arrival Of the train they we're put in GUS
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