The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-28


County-Death Of Prominent Citi-
zen Of Buena Vista.
GEORGIA.
Albany is to have a bicycle track.
Edward Croal1e, OF Sharon, and Grigsby
Sibley, OF Augusta, will run cotton
business at Augusta this fall
There is not an empty house in Daniels
Vile All the dwelling houses are filled
with families and all the stores are filled
with merchants.
Eastman hopes to have a good system
of water-wOrks at an early date, and the
question of free schools is also being agi-
tated by the citizens.
A fine Masonic temple will probably be
erected in Greenyille. The citizens are
now considering the matter, and the
erection of such a building meets with
public approval
The Augusta Brewing Company started
in operation Saturday $4,000 worth Of
additional machinery in their brewery on
McKine street, doubling the beer pro-
duct capacity and improving the ice out
put.
Whigham Grit Some unknown parties
gave Dave Cofield a severe whipping
Monday night IL was hardly for any
thing that Dave had done, because we
have never seen him do anything, Es-
pecially work.
Jake Gresham, an old negro, was killed
by ligh thing about six miles from Lex
ingtOn on Tuesday evening last. He had
taken refuge from u rain storm under
chestnut tree and the lightning struck
the tree and killed him.
Two new postofices have been recently
established in Stewart county-Cotiinton
and Sanford, six and twelve miles, respect
lively, southeast of Florence. They are
included in the route of the daily mail TO
Florence from Lumpkin.
The scattered alliancemen of Berrien
county propose to have rally and basket
dinner at the Cross Roads schoolhouse,
about three and a half miles east OF
Sparks, July 4. An effort will be made
also to reorganlze the order upon its orig
inal uon-political platform,
The Sparta Ishmaelite is informed that
the murderer of the Leonard family, of
Baldwin, has his headquarters near Lin
ton, and that he occasionally comes TO
Sparta. II may or may not be true but
the report is attracting the attention of
the officers who are now on the murderer's
trail.
On June "a, at Clyo, Eflngham
county twelve white male and
four female applicants for teachers liz
cepses appeared before the county school
commissioners for examination and per-
mits to teach in the public schools of the
county; with eleven male and twelve fe-
male colored. There are twenty-seven
white and eight colored schools in the
county.
Two Atlanta capitalists are building
elegant winter homes at Orlando, Fla.
G. n. p Barker has located his on the
shores of beautiful Lake Lucerne, on the
edge of town, but DIR, J. II, Duer is build
ing his at his orange grove in FOranosa
suburb. AS Orlando is full of Atlanta
and Georgia people, it seems quite home
like to Atlanta folks who drop down there
for the winter.
Warrenton Clipper; The crops in this
section are in a fearful condition since the
long and continued rains. The grass is
growing at such rate that In many places
the cotton is almost smothered out and
completely hidden by the grass. 1t Is not
the fault of the farmers, for they per
formed their part faithfully up to the
time the rain set in The rain not only
causes the grass to grow, but on this
white soil the growth Of the cotton is
checked.
T. II. Cornell, the venerable father of
ex-Sheriff Bob Council, while passing
from one part of his home TO another, in
Double Cabins district, Spalding county,
on Thursday, fell and broke the left thigh
bone and dislOcated his hip No one was
present when he fell. Mr.. Council is IS
years old, and has almost entirely lost his
sight. His broken and fractured limb
had not been set up to Friday night, as
the pain was greater than he could stand
II is feared that his injuries may prove
fatal
For various causes the Stenographers'
Association of Macon has been allowed to
almost disintegrate lately, nearly all of
the members pulling out and a general
tagging of interest in the association. 1t
is proposed now. however. to revive in
terest in the organization, for it has been
found great benefit to all stenographers
who formerly belonged to it. The asso-
citation had at one time a membership
numbering between thirty and forty
splendid stenOgraphers, who, through
concerted action, made it quite success
for time,
kilograms were received at Macon Fri
day announcing the fact that DIR. William
Furlow Holt, formerly of Macon, but now
of Chicago, had been fatally injured by
having his skull fractured by the explos-
ion of soda water fountain. DR. Holt
practiced dentistry at Macon for several
years, and met with fair success, but be-
ing ambitious he moved to Chicago,
where he believed young dentist would
have better opportunity to rise, about
five months ago, and letters received from
him by his relatives here stated that he
was succeeding far beyond his expecta-
tons.
Henry Smith, negro carpenter, was
tried in the recorders court at Augusta
Monday for driving hammer through a
child's hand He was doing some work
for MIR Bremen, who lives in Dublin,
Saturday. Mr., Brenner's little daugh-
ter was playing around the yard and in
some way got her hand in the way of a
nail he was driving, which pierced her
hand. The man when brought TO trial de-
clared it was accident. The evidence
showrd, however, that after it occurred
he made no effort to help the little one and
on the uncertainty the recorder fined him
$40 or twenty days.
Colonel f, NJ. Butt, one of Buena Wis
ta's most worthy and esteemed citizens,
died Monday, aged siXty-three years. He
has been in falling health for over a year,
suffering from an incurable disease Col.
Butt held the Office of Judge of the supe-
rior court during the administration of
Governor Smith. He filed the place ably
and acceptably. and declined re-appOint-
ment. w. B. Butt is now Judge of the
same circuit, the Chattahoochee, over
which y. III. Butt presided. Tor several
years past Judge Z. NJ. Butt has been in
retirement from an active part in political
life ana legal practice.