The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.


mans House at Columbus Burned.
A Bridal Couple Arrested on a
Charge of Stealing a Pair of
Blankets.
GEORGIA
The firm Of Fudge & Wikin, OF Blakely,
has been dissolved by mutual consent. Each
viii run q business Of his own.
Dr. Herman, of Eastman, has recently
been appointed to look after the convicts at
4moskeag, Dr.. Thompson having resigned
that position
the eminent Baptist divine. twelve Mitchell
rounty Baptist churches have organized a
tucker ASSOCIATION, and others will join.
p e. Binns, of WASHINGTON, has made an
assignment. The assets are placed at S.. 500
and The liabilities at 5000. Omar Holiday
is the assignee and Is selling out the goods.
7 NJ Wood of Washington. shipped car
loan of twenty seven cattle to Augusta on
Wednesday. Fresh meat was running short
in Augusta, and they wanted more beef with
which to feed the visitors.
Thirteen years ago DR.. Bishop presented
the Eliiay Courier ONCE with dipper 1t re-
NAMED at its post through many changes Of
ADMINISTRATION. until last week when the
ONCE devil dropped it in the well.
Miss EVE Haygood was married at Conyers
wednesday night to Joe White at the resi-
dence of Dr.. Qulgg. 1t was Gretna Green af-
fair and great disappointment to Add Turner
who was to wed Miss Haygood Thursday
night
Lexington Echo: Lexington and in fact a
great portion of the county was very greatly
wrought up Friday last over a report that
Hon James M. Smiths large oil mills, to-
eether with other houses, had been destroyed
the night before by fire. The report turned
out 10 be a false one, however.
Arrangements are being made TO increase
the capital stock of the Exchange Bank of
Washington to S100C0J. 1t is preferred to
#ral-a 1hwsAef m
This increase has been found necessary by
the increasing business of the bank. The
bank was organized six years ago.
Lexington Echo: The condition of many
wells in this vicinity is getting to be serious
matter Not few have gone entirely dry
on account OF the continued dry weather, and
the water IN many others is so low that it is
feared it is unheathful. Unless there is wet
season ere long desirable drinking water Will
be at premium.
W. F. Harvard, of Laurens county. lost his
gin house by fire a few nights ago, and he and
The patrons OF the gin lost about twenty-five
bales OF cotton and large quantity of cotton
seed. 1t is firmly believed to be of incondtary
origin. and the governor has offered a reward
Of $3.50 for the arrest with evidence to con-
vict. Of the guilty party.
sunday morning about 4 o'clock, fire
destroyed the barn of Coulter Bros, near
Cassdndra. All their hay, fodder. corn and
twelve head of horses. five mares and seven
colts were burned. Only one wagon and
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over 5000 The fire is supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary.
4 letter from the adjutant general to Capt.
H. G.. Everitt of Statesboro states that within
the next few days our kell Rifles will be
provided with guns, This is encouraging to
the boys, who have held together for a long
time, and at no little expense, with the eX-
pectatiOn Of soon being admitted into the reg
ular volunteer militia ofthe state.
Thomas c. Wise, who was injured at his
cane mill Wednesday. near Blythe, died
Thursday He was grinding cane, and had
his head caught between the levers and cross
piece Of the frame. and it was badly mashed.
Mr.. Wise was a very successful farmer an
estimable citizen and clever gentleman. He
was about so years old, and leaves wife and
four children
Mrs. Henry Wilson. living two or three
miles out of Statesboro, suffered a painful &C
Cldent a few days ago. While passing about
waiting on the supper table she struck her
knee against the corner OF bench with
sufficient force to dsloeate the knee-cRp,
knocking her to the floor. The injured mem
her at once became very sore, and is very
painful, Mrs. Wilson having been confined to
her bed since the accident.
The stockholders in the Statesboro Bank
met in Col. Growers office Monday morning
and organized with a capital stock Of S25 600,
per cent. paid in ana the balance to be paid
by Dec. 10. when it is expected il will be in
active operation. The proposition Of DR..
White to turn in his finished brick building,
adjoining the Holland building, for stock in
the institution was accepted The officers
elected are; PRESIDENT D. X. Grower; cash
Ter S H. Bitch directors, j. w. Olliff, q. r.
Outland, j. c. Jones, J. A. Fulcher and j. c.
White.
Last FRIDAY morning as Henry Bickerson,
Of Rutledge, stepped from the cars at Madi-
son a small but ight-tngered gentleman re-
lieved him of his pocketbook containing So.
Mr.. RickersOn who is one armed, felt the re-
moyal and, turning at once, grabbed the hand
of the thief and secured his property. The
young man then broke away, and was caught
by drummer and the conductor, and turned
over TO Policeman ShOuse He was jailed.
He had two acc0mplices. They stampedcd
but were captured that night at Buckhead,
and are now in lnil
Sparta Ishmaelite: An almost fatal acct
dent befell Capt j. w. Moore. last week. He
was STOPPING down near the edge of the plat
form OF his gin house, examining a bale of
cotton, when another bale rolled off the plat
form above him. The force of the falling bale
vas broken by its striking on the bale he was
examining, but it caught him on the neck and
shoulders. crushing him TO the ground. He
was lnsensible for several hours. Under
medical treatment he rallied and though the
worst was feared for while his many friends
VIII he glad to know that his recovery now
seems assured.
The question OF requiring the barrooms to
close Oh Hh nksgiving day has been raised 1t
aug STA. Mayor Alexander says he has not
eva mined into the law clio 5ely, out he thinks
mat Thanksgiving day Is u holiday to ! g 3D.
served a nd rasDected the same as the sab
bath, and if that is the case he will enforce
Inc law. and the Lars will be requested to
CioNe. This will be new ruling, for the bars.
heretofore. have never been required TO close
On thanksgiving or any other holidays, eX-
oepl on Christmas, which was done by the
auoptlOn OF special ordinance covering that
gay. The only other times the saloons are
telulred to close are o. election days and on
Sundays.
Narrenton Clipper: very serious shoot
ing scrape is reported from Pan Ham and it is
no" thought that sam Burnett, the party who
Was Snot. will lose his life. On last saturday
Nalter Crutchtield was one among COED
NUMBER who had gathered at Luther postot-
nv. IN the extreme lower end Of the county,
ena II seems that Mr.. Crutchheld had been
III sam Burnett. While at the postofice the
Wy was seen to pass along the road near by
a "ul MI Crutchfield hailed him. The boy. iu-
Geau OF hating, made a break and Mr..
lulchneld leveled his Winchester and fired
..Iee shots at him. two of which passed
through his body. The lie gro fell in the road
9, 81 NE report of the third shot. We learn
tEdy Burnett is MORALLY wounded and death
~ expected at any time
cocoa News: Application is to be made
80 charter for a new manufacturing en-
{LPTse the Toccoa Paper and Manufacture
~ Nonpany. The capital stock of this com
i.r5 WIN be $4,000. with the privilege Of in
blGG9Slhg 1t to 525 900. The principal stock
t-I,,ueIS are Hughes & King, who will conduct
ny Ql SIness. They will continue to sell at
CIesdse paper, paper bags Irvine, etc, ard
49, ak helVeS, brooms singletreeS and han
- - 9i various kinds, which will be manufac-
StTu right here in Toccoa. This industry
rat tod