The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

GEORGIA
The new church a New Hope. in Cherokee
county, will be dedicated tomorrow.
Capt A L. Allen Of the steamer Hessie dieC
at Brunswick Wednesday afternoon.
There is some talk Of establishing a water
works at Perry. 1t Will be private enter
prise.
At Swainsboro the flow Of turpentine is re
ported as good and Of an unusually fine
quality.
The millinery firm Of Gault & Avery at Can
ton have dissolved, and Mrs Avery now has
charge Of the business.
A lodge Of "woodmen Of the World was
organized at Columbus Tuesday night, with
about 200 charter members
Almond Gale and Alex Durham, negro
boys Is and 10 years old. we're drowned near
the South Brunswick docks Tuesday night
In addition to the seven brick stores and
Masonic hall now being finished in Perry the
erection of at least three brick stores and
two other houses will be commenced in May.
The town council and the Brotherhood of
Odd Fellows Of Bail Ground in Cherokee
county, will build a handsome 2-stOry brick
school house in the near future. II Will cost
about $3.50.
Late Tuesday night the store and ware
house Of Contrell and Matthews, out in the
suburbs of Columbus were destroyed by fire.
The loss is put down at $500 and the in
suTanoe at s. POO
viii n. Harden Of Dalton has received a
letter from the Worlds Vegetarian Society
a paper at the conference of that society to
be held at the Columbian exposition in June.
The firm of Pendleton & Moore, doing an
insurance and lumber business at Abbeville,
has been dissolved by mutual consent, A. b.
Pendleton retiring and II. b. Moore cOntinu-
ing the business under the firm name Of II. 3.
Moore & Co.
Luther Peacock, bugler for the Atlanta
Artillery, was thrown from his horse Wednes-
day afternoon while on his way to join his
command near the capitol on Capitol avenue.
Mr.. Peacock was seriously injured and his
friends fear that he will die.
Capt. Pierce Horn Of Dalton has received
his commission from the president of the
worlds congress auxiliary as a member Of
the advisory council of the auxiliary on farm
culture and cereal industry. This council
meets on Monday, Oct. is, 1898.
John r. Crawford Of Barberville, in Clarke
county. has a curiosity in the way OF a
chicken. 1t was Matched out Tuesday morn
ing and is vet alive. 1t is simply two chick
the back of the other, having two distinct
bodies and yet only one head
Lewis Redwine Atlanta s defaulting bank
cashier, is still confined TO his bed in his cell
at the station house. He is suffering from a
slight attack of malaria. His physicians say
he is very weak, but his weakness is caused
more by his failure to exercise than anything
else His condition is not very serious and
it is believed that he will be able to leave his
bed in a few days.
A negro man named William Walker is in
Houston county jail, charged with wife muir
der. Last Wednesday night Walker was en-
gagged in quarrel with his wife Mary when
he struck her on the head with piece of rail
road iron. She died early Sunday morning
The prisoner says the blow was the result Of
an accident. The killing occurred about
three miles north of Bernard, in the Tenth
district Walker was arrested and brought
to Perry and lodged in Jail
A riot occurred Wednesday night on an ex-
cursion train on the Augusta, Gibson and
Sandersville railroad in which a white man
named John Golden of Gibson was dangerous
ly shot by negro named Bill Hison of Glas-
cock county. Golden received two wounds
one a scalp wound and the other in his right
arm, the bullet ranging upward and lodging
IN his elbow which may prove fatal Golden
shot at Wilson twice one bullet CHANGING his
left breast Hilson is now in Jail at Gibson
but viii be sent to Louisville the riot having
occurred in jefferson county.
Zeno Pickett left Columbus Wednesday
afternoon for Dallas Tex where he homes IN
find VIII Faux. Faux was recently bound
over to the superior court on the charge of
burglary. Mr. Pickett and Judge j. H. Hen
derson went on the young mans bond and he
displayed his gratitude few weeks ago by
skipping out. The hOndSmen have been un-
able to locate him until Wednesday morning
when 1t was learned that he was in Dallas
and Mr.. Pickett lost no time in starting on a
trip TO Texas He has wired the police at
Dallas to arrest and hold Faux until his ar
arival.
On last Saturday morning a robbery oc-
Falrcloth runs general merchandise store
and Lawson Kelly was his clerk. Mr. Kelly
occupied room in the rear of the store as his
sleeping apartments. On Saturday morning
he closed his store as usual to 20 to breakfast
On his return he found that the store had
been entered and robbed, the thief having
obtained access through a side window which
ne raised. he rlned the cash drawer, in
which there was about S., and succeeded in
getting away with the clerks watch, cloth
ing, etc.
The biggest manufacturing establishment
OF Its age is the crate factory at Fort Valley
Early last year Messrs. Tatman Richards
Gano and HOFFMAN of Michigan and Indiana
purchased five acres Of land just beyond the
Southwestern railroad, and organized the
Fort Valley Crate and Lumber Company
Iney erected large building, with 20 500 feet
OF floor space, and fitted il with 4O-horse
power engine, huge lathes and other
woodworking machinery, and began opera
tons in April The first season was
considerably advanced when they commenced
making crates in June, but they sold 10000
last season. Recently there was q reorgani-
zauon and the factory is now operated by the
Georgia Fruit Package Company. They work
from 20 TO l25 men and boys, the weekly paw
roll is from 500 TO &i. 600 and the capacity Of
the factory is about 800 crates including / 500
baskets per day. Several styles of baskets
ana crates are made and pine, gum, poplar
and other similar timber IS used.
Lawrenceville Herald: Last Thurdav
Coroner Hadaway received a dispatch from
NJ. }, Dolby informing him that his daughter
ln-law had accidentally killed herself, and re-
queStlng that an inquest be held over her re-
mains. The corner Immediately left town
and on arriving at Mr.. Doby's found a crowd
gathered there jury of citizens was i'm
paneled and 1.-THE facts, as we gathered them
from the coroner, and the evidence before the
jury, are about as follows: Mrs Cora
Dolby and erh husband have lived about POO
yard from their father. NJ. j. Dobv. On
that morning there was no one present except
husband and wife, and a hawk made its an
pearance in the yard. He called to his wife to
hand him the gun. He states that she came
TO the window with it and handed il out
breach foremost. He was watching the hawk.
ana as the gun came through the window he
heard II fire. This startled him and looking
IN at the window saw his wife stagser and
fall. Without going in the house he ran over
to his fathers for help and his mother re
turned with him. They found her living
on the floor under the window dead.
and the gun lying across her body. The
news soon spread over the neighbOrhood and
crowd assembled in a short time The re-
mains had not been removed. but were living
Just as she fell. when the inquest was held.
The only evidence before them was the state
ment OF the husband and the situation of the
remains. After full investigation the fol
lowing verdict was rendered: we the iurv.
upon our oaths, say that said Cora bo6v
came to her death by the accidental dis
charge OF gun in her own hands and the
same was accidental"
FLORIDA.
John Charles Papy died at Tarnoa Vyadnos-