The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF tbs TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS


Calvin Carroll is 10 build a 80 500 house
st 1homaSville
The building for the Union cotton mill at
Lafayette is going up.
Peter Culp OF Athens lies in a criti-
cal condition at his home in that city.
While playing ball at Columbus day or
two ago, Bsrschal Andrews threw mis- arm
out of joint
Mrs. w. J. Reese, wife of the proprietor
of the Reese house at Buena Vista, died
day or two ago.
Little Charlie Whirs, son OF Mr.. aud Mrs.
Frank Whire of Albany. fell from their
porch Friday night and broke one OF his
arms.
Col, David c. Barrow, father of Hon.
Pope Barrow and Prof. D. c. Barrow, Jr.,
is lying at the point Of death ns Sapelo
Island.
The new Baptist church just completed
at Fort Gaines will be dedicated to-day.
Rev. DR.. Nunnally, the president Of Mercer
University, win deliver the dedicatory ser
mon.
While in bathing in the pond on Marx
Taylor's plantation at Shannon Thursday
Frank Curtis. q colored boyilS years Of age,
was drowned. IL is thought he took the
cramp and went down.
Judge Query has been asked to hold
special term Of court to try Abe Brown, the
negro who attempted criminal assault in
Blakely last Sunday on the l4-year-old
daughter Of John Rush.
Secretary Sloan of the Piedmont Manu-
featuring Compano was IN Sparta a day or
two ago, looking into the feasibility of get
ting up stock company for the purpose of
equipping and running the factory.
The case Of Homer Willis for killing
George Cutler has been continued till the
fall term OF Terrell superior court. An ap-
plication to release the young man on bond
win be heard by Judge Query June 20.
An election will be held 10 jefferson
county tomorrow 30 name an ordinary,
Mr.. Calhoun having died recently. The
democrats and third partyites each has a
candidate In the field, and the election is
being warmly contested.
10 Bush, the Miller county negro who
was arrested In March with other Illicit dis
tillers in tue 5pooner settlement and carried
to Macon by the United States marshal, is
reported to have been found dead, with his
body chained down in pond,
Samuel McAuleY, charged with firing
upon Ben Nelson and his wife from ambush,
and mOrtally wousdlng the former, after
a commitment trial before JudRo SWiut, at
Newman, has been held for indictment in a
bond of $3.50. Both parties are colored.
The colored Masons OF the state will meet
in Thomasville on Wednesday. On Friday
there will parade of Masons from all over
the state. Over 500 are expected to be in
lima. At night banquet will be spread.
Rev. Alexander Ellis Of Savannah will
speak.
On June q the motion for a new trial
will be heard in the case of William John
son, the condemned murderer of Clarke
county. His attorney is making every eff
fort to secure new trial and save his eli
ents neck. The motion will be heard i'll
Lawrenceville.
DIR. w. L. Coleman Of Canton. assisted
by Drs. Hightower and Striplin, amputated
above the elbow the left arm OF Lawson b.
harmon OF Salacoa last Monday. Mr.. Bos
haunon is about 67 years old and has been
suffering with cancer for some tune, and
about year ago fell and broke his arm be-
low the elbow.
On Monday last the Joiner residence at
Grooverville was completely DESTROYED by
fire The fire originated in the kitchen from
the stove. The building was dry as a tin
der, burned rapidly and in a very short
while was reduced to ashes. VIM Miller
and family were living In the house at
the time OF tho fire. There was no lnsur-
ance.
A third party meeting at Blakely Thurs
day ended In fight One man said that
any one who would listen to the party doc
trine and then nos vote the third party
ticket was a - fool. Some ono his him
on the jaw, and for little while It looked
as If there was going to be trouble Some
pistols were drawn and things took on a
warlike aspect
Blakely NeWs: Uncle Bob Warren. a
colored man, who has been living for years
on the land of Ely Warren in the
Iwenty-sixth district, was, recently, so
disabled by sickness that he could not work
his crops. His young white neighbors
knew that unless they were worked at once
there would be light harvest for poor old
Bob, SO they turned in and with their own
hands plowed them out
Lafayette Messenger: Friday Enos
Martin. Esq, met with serious accident,
for which like the honest man he is. he
blames himself. In the stable 2-months-
old mule colt kicked at him. The squire
thought he would teach him better and
used a brush on him. Then the colt ktcred
in earnest. and landed both feet in the
squires face, just below his eyes He was
badly hurt. His nose was badly bruised.
his face cut, and both eyes were closed by
the swelling that followed.
The auditing department of the Southern
Express Company will be removed from
Augusta to Chattanooga. The auditing
office In Memphis will also be removed. and
the two Offices will be consolidated with
headquarters in Chattanooga. This will be
great loss to Augusta as there are ffty-
three men employed in Auditor Dibreil's
office, and many or the clerks will hold on
TO their positions and will remove to Chat
tanooga These fifty-three clerks will rep
resent probably $50 people, as many Of them
are married and have families.
The wife Of Joe Ellington, q colored man
living about two miles from CrRwfordyille
on Thursday morning of last week had been
IN the rain and was drying her clothes be-
fore the fire when her dress caught fire
There was little girl in the room, but she
was unable to extinguish the flames. and
ran into the field where Ellington was at
work to secure aid. When help reached
her the womaus clothes had all been burned
and she was badly burned herself. She
died soon afterward. 1t was the second
time that her clothing had caught fire. Tho
first time the little girl succeeded In put
ting the fire out.
Griffin Call: Genial, polished. slick.
popular and courted '.1Iaj. h. o. Wood"
the man OF many wives. is at it again. In
fact, it seems that he has been at IL since
leaving Georgia after his infamous escapade
at Griffin some year ago. The report comes
all the way from Lorraine, Wyo., that the
major has just left young and pretty
bride-his sixth or seventh-in that place
and be is wanted, and wanted badly. A
great many people yet remember the career