The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-21
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


a Woman Fatally Burned IN Berrlen
County-Interesting Figures About
the Coming Peach Crop Around Fort
valey-A Man and Three Children
Rave Narrow Escape From Death
GEORGIA.
Miss Cecelia Hart of Macon has been adjudged
insane as the result Of overzeal over rehgloh.
Northern capitalists who are interested at
Fort Valley are a2itating the ereelou Vi
handsome hotel in the near future.
John D. Kennedy of Columbus will be super
intendent as well as a stOckhoiueF IN I4e new
$1,000, 000-cot factory at Mammoth springs
Ark.
Monday last Capt j. ". Wilcox of Macon
commenced work on Fort valleys system OF
water works and will push them to completion
within four months.
M W. Jones Of Abel has exchanged his stock
of groceries with L. W. Rutland for the latter
residence Mr. Rutland Will continue the bust
ness At the same stand
News has reached Macon Of the death in
BROOKLYN Of Lewis Altmaye r, father OF samuel
AItmayer The deceased was an old resident
and early settler OF Georgia.
Several weeks ago Capt. Ang Peterson
rendered his resignation as captain OF the At
lanta Artillery. Lieut.. c. q. Bradley has just
been elected to command the company.
There is a clause in the constitution Of Heard
County Sunday School Association requiring
quarterly sessions Of the body. II Is undeTstood
that Christmas trees will take the place OF the
December session.
Dr. J. I. Darby has purchased from s. K.
Taylor the desirable vacant lot at Amerlcus
next his own residence, formerly occupied oy
the A. s. Thompson dwelling, ana VIII shortly
begin the building Of pretty residence thereon
The report of the liabilities and assets Of DIR.
Boaz Of Ca houn, who assigned Few DAYS ago,
was erroneous His liabilities arc about $4,000
instead of S65t0J, as reported, and his assets
amount TO Sal 900, and they are In sucn Tx
that all the creditors will be paid.
George B. Tatum of Benton Harbor, Mich,
is at Fort Valley investigating things with the
view Of erecting a large ice manufacturing
plant, and thinks now he will locate there. His
brother, W. S. Tatum, is president of the Fort
Valley Crate and Lumber Company.
warrenton Clipper Rev. s. L. Pattillo is
not only an eXpounder OF the gospel, but he
has proved himself 70 be a model farmer. Ihis
last year he raised on a morse farm $50 bushels
OF extra fine corn besides nine heavy bales OF
cotton, and other small crops usually grown on
the farm.
Mrs Malinda Oglesby, wife of Bias Oglesby, at
Oglesby Bros. mill in Berrien county, was
frightfully burned last Monday afternoon from
the effects of which she died early Tuesday
morning. She was burning some grass from
pacs where she wished to make garden when
her clothing caught fire.
Armstead Armstrong, d negro who was con
vicbed ia the superior court at Macon several
days ago for burglary, escaped from the guards
WHO were NdhlnE nun W THO HCuAAShsi0tJ IA
day night by jumping from car window on
the East Tennessee railroad while the train was
running forty miles an hour.
The Macon Brewing Company has given way
to the Acme Brewing Company. The reorgani-
cation was perfected Thursday last and new
set of officers was elected. Alex Block is the
president, II. Horne vice president, j. n HALE
hurst secretary, treasurer and superintendent.
The directors are h. Horne, A. Block, J. n.
Hazlehurst. r. H Plant, Baxter, A D. Soho
field and n NJ Block.
The old Guernsey lot, situated on the corner
of Firlt and Cherry streets at Macon, was sold
Saturday Tor $4,000. J. G. Eads was the pur-
chaser and he will Immediately have a large
and handsome building erected on the site. The
first floor of the building wall probably be occu-
pied by a large business concern, and. although
it as not yet been decided what the exact size
of e building will Be, II is I'm derstood that the
Young Mems Christian Association will occupy
one part Of it, probably the second or third
floor.
Editor J. +. Brown OF Newman is betwixt the
two fires OF desire and reuunciRuon. He wishes
to be postmaster at Newman and has Hon, Mr..
Moses Wor. lng in MS interest. But when Mr..
n oses called at the pOstOifics department at
Washington to urge Mr.. Browns claim Mr.
Bissel stated that IL Mr.. Brown should be Ap-
pointed he would have 10 abandon his paper.
He said that it was an iron-ciad rule Of the de
pertment that postmasters in towns OF the i'm
portance OF Newman should have no other bust
ness, but should devote their entire time to the
postofice. The matter stands thus; EDITOR
not be postmaster.
Z. T CIegP OF Columbus aud two of his
children, aged and 5. ana his little grandson
years old, had been suffering from severe
colds for some time and sent to a drug store on
Saturday to get some Quinlue. By a mistake
either on the part Of tne buyer or the seller,
morphine gotten instead and taken to
Sir. Clegg. He took large dose himself and
gave each Of the children some. In a short
while the poison commenced to take effect and
all were in a dangerous condition DR.. Griggs
was summoned and responded as quickly as
possible and Dr.. Kitchens and Dr.. Butts came
soon Rfterward. They worked hard keeping
Mr. Clegg and the lite fellows awake and
giving them antidotes TO c0unJeract the effects
OF the mOrphn ne. They wee whipped and
burned and every device was used to keep them
awake ami finally the physicians we're success
full. aud all are now out Of danger.
Considerable talk has been INDUCED in for the
etc, it would require to handle a full peach
crop grown around Fort Valley. In two years.
time 100000 peach trees will come in full bear
ing around there. A medium crop year they
will produce 5000, 00U bushels, or 3 759 900 peck
crates. The shipping season viii last only about
Is working days, and they viii have to han / .
COS. 0oO crates day, which Is 4i6 carloads Or IL
trains OF 20 loaded cars each. Ii will require
three miles Of side track to hold these cars while
they are bel z loaded. A good hand can pack
50 crates per day, it will take 1900 crate pack
ers. S 600 gatheTers and pckers, 3, 900 Transfers
and helpers. 2,OO0 carloaders, 1000 tons of ice
per day, 1850 wagons, 1000 mules ard horses
and at least ! coo shippers, buyers, agents and
spectators, which would make a grand total Of
u, coo men and teams, 900 refrigerator cars and
10000 tons of ice as requirements 10 ship Fort
Valleys medium peach crop Of rs 600 cars two
years hence.
FLORIDA.