The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Legal Fight Over the Failure of
Lazarus 81 90. of Macon-Sale of
the Macon Brewery-The Fertilizer
Sales Of the State.
GEORGIA.
Hamilton Harris, lawyer OF Carriers
vile, died day or two ago.
Wednesday night the house of John Mines
OF Bairdstown was entirely destroyed by
FIRE.
James Worsley. one Of the Oldest citizens
OF Macon, died Of general debility Thurs
day.
Monday night J. H. Neach Of AdGirs vi lille
lost his barn and a small out house by fire
The loss is estimated at $500.
Pierce McGinnis OF Rome was held up by
two footpads and robbed Of 81 90 while on
his way home night CT two ago.
The late cold snap has given truck gar
deniDg about Macon a black eye, but the
people have great hopes Of a good fruit
crop.
Julius Ulrich Of the state of Washington
has sent to Adairsville two apples Of the
Northern sweet variety that weighed 81
pounds
Augusta has long wanted a first-class
brass band, and now believes that she has
one In the Sacred Heart Cadet band, Prof
ID. Nd. Burrus, bandmaster.
The East Lake Land Company Of Atlanta
intends TO build thirty-room hotel on its
property this spring and is in conference
with lessees upon the subject.
Rev. ]. A. Holiday, a colored preacher
from Covington, was set upon by whit Q
besides being badly beaten was robbed of
$40 and a suit of clothes.
Ga Sunday night two students Of the deaf
and dumb asylum at Cave Spring Tom
Wooten and Rufus Ed wards, stole a purse
containing SIS from Sbe matron and ran
away Rhey were captured in Alabama.
Gen. z. NJ. B. Young is about to visit
Albany to organize q confederate veteran
camp in Dougherty county. Gen. Young
hos been engaged in the work Of organizing
veteran camps for some time, and is very
enthusiastic over it.
In Atlanta Thursday over 600 punches Of
bananas were condemned as unwholssome
and carried away by the city authorities
The fruit had been frozen and rendered un-
fftfor use. The city seized and carried
away over $500 worth of the fruit The loss
fell mainly on the Italian dealers.
Terrell county furnishes curiosity in the
shape Of a COW with only three teats, that
gave birth few days since 10 three heifer
calves that are exactly alike She is the
property OF q negro by the name OF Orion
Thomas. who values her very highly, hav-
ing refused an offer OF 500 for her.
Louis Pendleton has severed his business
connection with his brother, A. S. Pendle-
tod. and he will no longer remain a citizen
OF Valdosta. He left Wednesday evening
last for brief visit to South Florida and
Cuba, but will return TO VaIdosta in ten
days or two weeks to remain short time
before going TO PHILADELPHIA. Ho will de-
vote his time for the future exclusively to
literary work
w. A. Pannel who was locked up in his
store at Atlanta Wednesday night last. and
created something Of a sensation by break
ing out the front window of his little store
yelling fire, wishes it stated that the lamp
was turned over by accident, that he was
not drunk, that his wife is a Woodworking,
deserving woman, and that he told her to
lock the front door when she went out. Mr.
Pannel says he is a confederate veteran and
Is trying to earn a living rather than go to
the aims house.
Edward Pope is a prosperous farmer at
Adams Park, near Macon and for months
has been constantly thinking OF the girl he
left behind in THE Fatherland.n The frau
lein aud he we're engaged before be sought
The Land OF the Free" Two months ago
he sold his cotton and sent for her c. come
20 him. She sailed on the luckless Umbria
and during the four days the ship was lost
~ midocean he was almost frantic How
ever, she arrived Thursday, and, as the
story books say, they were married at
last"
Frank Knight, farmer living on Grand
bay, 10 Lowndes county, had his house de-
stroyed by fire on Friday night last. lie
and bis family had retired for the night
and the fire broke out about 10 o'clock. The
names had spread so rapidly and the house
was so completely wrapped in the DESTROY
lug element that il was with difficulty that
ne aud his vile we're enabled to save their
eight children. He lost all his household
goods, even the wearing apparel, which his
family had thrown OFF when they went TO
bed, and what seemed worse than all $3.50
III money.
The Macon brewery was bought in by the
oondholders at the public sale OF that prop.
erty for Sl07 900. The brewery ia TO be re-
organized and in future operated with all
the vim and ability that can be commanded.
The property Is said to have been bought
cheap; in fact, many hold that it is to-day
worth not a cent less than $25OOOO if not
more. The building, machinery and ali
other equipments originally cost S34O, 900.
The property Is but little over two wears
old and In as good condition as the day it
began operations. The gentlemen inter-
ested In the purchase are nearly all Macon
men, emong them being DR.. j. 8. Baxter,
Il. ID. Pisnu and Henry Horne.
Maj. w. L. Glessner, emigration agent
turned from trip west. The good results
OF his visit will follow on the l4th of next
month in the shape OF from 800 to 500 people
from around Springfield, O., who will
come to Georgia to invest money. Their
objective point is Pine City, on the Savan-
nah, Americas and Montgomery road.
eighteen miles east of Cordele but in the
meantime they will see other portions OF
Georgia and may put their money else
where. There ia a big land sale at Pine
City on Feb. l6 and these people come down
TO make sure enough city OF the Sam road
town, If everything Is satisfactory.
Macon Telegraph: Mayor Price aud Col
Avery in chat about the war evoked "a com
mon participation in one of the bloodiest
battles of the war, At New Hope church
Col. Avery, commanding cavalry brigade.
was desperately wounded through the
stomach and spine, FROM which he is on
crutches now, in resisting an attempt to
turn the confederate right flank. Mayor
Price, then gallant lad CT 10 or l6 wears
of age, in the heroic Cleburne's command.
saw Col. Avery, thought to be MORALLY
wounded, carried of the field. Mayor
Price was splendid soldier, who, boy as
be was, shared In some of the fiercest and
most savage campaigns ard fights OF the
magnificent Cleburne.
Douglasville NeU South: Sincs the Oc-
tober election there has been a general exo-