The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-20
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
AAROLIS PUT IN TYPE.


GEORGIA
Albany's volunteer fire department is to be
reorganized
Electric cars will be running at Rome by Sat
urday next
Ripe oranges are still hanging the trees
near " igham.
Another cotton factory will be built at Dalton.
Seventy { Ousand dollars has been raised.
The rice mill a. sylvester has already done
enough WORK t. pay Tor the cost OF the mac-in-
er,.
There still remain in the Fulton county jail
eighte n United stat prisoners Who VIII not
be moved By Judge Newman.
The 0 o. w and che Knights Of Honor
each paid 5000 TO the benenclaTles OF the late
W. A. Ficklen Of Washington iast week.
Charles Vittur OF Atlanta lost $500 horse
Saturday. Inc animal ell into cellar and
broke a leg, necessItatlnR his beng killed.
There is a pretty large stock Of timber at the
different booms around Darien Just now. The
supply is muc greater ian the demand,
l. W. Thrasher purchased Mrs. T. l. Gantt's
place at Watkinsville last week Tor 50. 100. This
place sold several years ago for about $500.
The general merchandise houses belonging to
]. W smith & Co., at Sycamore and Chula
were closed out by their creditors last Wednes-
day
Andrew Brown, a negro, who is supposed to
have shot sheriff Carmichael of Coweta county
last summer, was arrested at at anita Friday
Night.
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are carried III Sparta, This means there vii! be
$4,000 brought into Sparta in the next few
years.
The body OF the late Nike Mulcair Of Darien,
who was drowned while on his way to Doboy on
the afternoon If Jan. Is, was recotered on
Wednesday.
1t Is stated that the large quantity OF guano
being sold does not mean an increased acreage
of cotton, but that great deal viii be used in
raising corn.
The Sparta hbudelite learns that meat is
selling in Sparta at l. cents on time. II is sell
ing or 1919 cents cash. Cotton is now worth
about cents.
The case Of the state against Brack Pritchett
who is charged with the mur1er OF Marshal
Hurst of Decatur, in 1885, will be called for
trial at Decatur to-day.
Judson w. Eldredge, late of Langley, s. c.,
died at that place last Thursday. He was 81
years of age, and was son Of the late Olney
Eldredge of Roswell Ga.
Richard Croker, William Carroll, ex-senator
Thomas Grady and Private Secretary Sexton,
prominent members of Tammany Hall, were at
Atlanta Friday afternoon.
Receiver Drake has just completed an In
ventOry Of the assets and liabilities OF K. W.
Champion of Griffin and finds that the former
amounts to S4t5S, while the latter foots up
only $1,000
Judge r. L. Gamble Jr and NJ Clark ".
L. Phillips and L. K. Farmer have purchased
the Kelley corner, next to the court mouse, al
Louisville, and will form STOCK company aud
build large hotel.
Franklin county has redeemed her elf In
the r. cent county election there a tie be
tween the candI ates for county treasurer The
g ect was held over, resulting in demo
cratic naJority Of lis.
The lumber is on the ground and work las
begun on the residence OF J. b Wills at Syl
vester The fou dalton has been LAID for Col.
Perry's law office, and work on DR.. CrOCketts
drug store is progressing finely
The dwelling house OF X. II. Heath In the
S1Kth-elRuEh
burned / 81 Sunday night. The house was oc.
cupied by a tenant, W saved his household
effects. There was no insurance.
EatontOn AeSse gg-: Putnam can have q cot
ton fac Try BY subscr bling for half the stock
for one several cap talists at a dist tnce are
ready TO put IN $50 90 cash Il Putnam will raise
ike amount in money and property; or one
of them is willing to subscribe $4,000 on S5J,
OC0 factory.
In the case Of P. W. Douglas of Atlanta VS.
the Fidelty Mutual Life Assoc alton r So 900
"a ages Tor renewal OF com Mss ms and
oreac or contract Jud Newman has issued
an order referrinz it / Hon. r.. w. Martin, as
aud tor, to hear and report the questions o
law and fact invoivet
An old sci. sors grinder named George Hob
son, who Will come into inner tance OF SIC,
% on Marc 9, was plying his humble trade 10
Griffin Saturday. he was sent to Atlanta by
the Kings daughters, where he has ordered his
money sent him, and they hope their kindness
may prove to be bread cast upon the waters.
G. G Trammell, an old citizen of Carriers
vile, father-ln-laH OF Rev. Walker Lewis
pastor OF Trinity church at Atlanta and brother
OF Hon. l.. W. Trammeil, died in Gainesville
Saturday. Mr.. TrammeH had lived In Carriers
vile for a great many years, and was highly re-
spected and beloved by the entire community.
Since Jan. Brooks county has shipped sew
eral carloads Of hogs to Macon and the Hickory
Head district has furnished Just about all OF
them To be exact, the hogs shipped, 453 in all
sold for S2,S06 "a and out OF this amount
$27O3 80 was paid into the Hickory Head dis
W a nv eli
Long.
Capt. R. g. Clark has closed a trade for the
purchase OF the two stores on Broad street, at
Rome, known as the Printup properly, incIud-
ing those occupied by Eb ing's tailor shop and
the Singer Sewing Machine Company The
frontage isl thirty feet with small two-story
brick buildings on it. The price paid was
Eatouton Messenger: Putnam is moving
ahead In the peach industry. She is already
recognized as a great butter and stock county,
aud in few years she will be known for her
fruit also; In few days fruit growing asso--
citation will be formed. Among the latest addi-
tions to those who will cultivate fruit ex-
tensively is Wat Broadfe d Of Mona, who will
plant ten acres in the liberia peach.
Lillian Eppes, 8 years old, the daughter of
Frank Eppes of Athens, has been suffering
from several spells OF spasms that had threat
ened her life. For several nights her parents
watched and cared for the little one through all
hours Of the night. Early Thursday night the
little one seemed TO be resting easily and the
parents feeling exhausted and fatigued retired.
When they oke Friday morning the child was
dead
There is going to be quite a stir over the re
moval OF the court house from Butler, the
present site Of Taylor county. to Reynolds. A
petition is being circulated asking for an cleo
tion to that effect. 1t is claimed that the pop-
ulists Of the country are somewhat against the
town democrats OF Butler, hence they have de-
termined to hurt the town by the removal Of
the court house. Many democrats ioin in the
request for the election.
The Dalton Citizen tells of an adventure of a
party OF citizens near that place. Henry
Stafford, John Camp, Bob Black and Jim " ills
started to wax acress the bottoms near the
Biting place where there had been back water
from Mill creek They had not proceeded far
when they suddenly found themselves in the
midst OF a bed OF quiyksaud, which came very
near epRulhng them in its treacherous NAV
After hard struggle, and by q g sting one
another, they finally managed t. get to solid
ground. II was narrow escape. however and
they say they never want to experience another
such adventure.
Sparta Is ,mGelite: The school house bond
sale will have to be made over sain The bon S
have not been signed up as the law Directs The
mayor has abandoned his office and probably
left the state. There will, Ii n nave
to be another mayor elected in order
that the bonds when sold can be
properly signed up. There were doubts
in the minds OF some whether Mayor Riley
owned any real estate in the town-a condition
necessary 70 the making good his signature to
the bonds No such question ought by any pos.
sibiILV Wbal q arise N the ga "A NJ bis