The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told in
PARAGRAPHS.

Small Stones Blown Down q Wo.
mans Throat During a Cyclone.
Cause Of the Hitch Over the Pur.
chase OF che Gate City Bank Build
ing.
GEORGIA.
Roswell is said to contain fifty widows and
10 orphans.
Anew depot IS being erected at Chamblce,
In COBB county.
Roswell viii probably organize lodge Of
ODD Fellows at an early date
Tho new Methodist church in Douglas will
be dedicated On the third sunday ina June.
Two new brick stores viii shortly De- erected
in Biakcly. one by y +. Jones and one by L.
j. Mcdonald.
Mrs Pcttyiohn states that she viii continue
to run the Arlington hotel at Augusta. being
assisted by her sons.
The LeCoute pear trees around Albany are
not very heavily frLted this season, but the
pears are unusually large,
Last Monday afternoon fire destroyed the
residence of II. II. smith IN West End, at
Dublin The loss is $500; insurance - 0JO
Among the cadet appointments to the
United States Military Academy, West Point,
made recently Is Robert W. Alexander,
BlecBley.
Clarksvile will hold an election soon to de
eide as to whether or not bonds snail be
issued for the purpose of building now
school house in that place.
AT meeting Of the Americus Light In
fantry recently it was decided that the com
pany go into encampment on Cumberland
Island for week carly in July,
It is doubtful whether Judge Newman Will
hold court at Columbus the third week in
June, as the money 10 pay witnesses and
jurors has not been forthcoming.
First Lieut.. r. ID. Loyal of the Eastman
Volunteers. who had resigned his position.
has withdrawn his letter OF resignation at the
request of the members of his company.
Capt. NJ. storey and judge w. NJ. Weaver
Of Greensboro shipped 201 bales OF cotton this
week which they have been holding for some
time II was sold to Orr s Hunter Of Athens
Henry $. Morgan of Valdosta has been ap-
pointed a cadet to he government military
academy at West Point by Congressman Iur-
ner june 10 is the date OF the entrance eX-
animation.
States5oro citizens have hled petition in
the United States court asking that Receiver
Harris be called upon TO show cause why the
Macon ana Northern depot there should not
be continued.
Anderson Jones an aged colored laborer for
G, b. Galloway was caught beneath a falling
shed lOadcG down with oats at LCcsburg Fri
day and was instantly killed. His head was
burst open and his brains We're scattered.
Allen Darsey is a worthy negro citizen who
lives in the MAYOR district about nine miles
from Naldostu Wednesday night OF last
week has house was burned ana two OF his
children TWO boys about and years OLD, re-
spectvely, persisted in the flames.
Americus did her full share in the work Of
IhlSiuH lLIltlN Tor the EDuAAbtIUlf memorial
bazar at Richmond. he tiourishing litlle
city contributed Sl47 in cash and about 500
worth of goods. Much credit is due to Mrs.
+. NJ. Stewart and Miss Merrill Galloway for
their efforts in this work
Charlie Craft. "a negro cooper. residing in
Tybee suburb OF Macon, was shot through
the body Thursday morning just rs day was
breaking, by John MCCadden, special watch
man OF the East tennessee railroad at Macon.
The negro was running away with barrel
which he had stolen. His recovery is consid-
cred impossible.
Cherokee Advance: Thomas f. Greer. ex-
solicitor general Of the Blue Ridge circuit,
anu eXstate senator from the Forty-hrst dis
triCt, has been placed in G1lmer county jail
by sheriff Il. NJ. BIamlett on an attachment
tor contempt OF court FOR railing TO account
for money collected by him 8s an attorney.
A motion is pending requiring him to show
cause why he should not be stricken from the
bar
During q game Of base ball between the
Augusta boys and the Wayneshoro club
Thursday, Guy watkins was painfully hurt.
He was holding down third base Floyd Cox,
the catcher OF the WUynesuoros, had secured
second and in stealing third was compelled to
Slide. He wore no shoes at all However. he
came IN collision with Mr. Watkins, breaking
his leg. The game was won from Waynes-
boro by Augusta by a score Of 70 10 20
Early Friday morning lightning struck Or
Neil McInesa' barn. about eight miles from
Augusta, and set il on ire. Before any one
on the place realized what had been done the
tire had gotten good Roadway and they we're
unable 10 control it. The barn was burned to
the ground and quite quantity of forage
which was stored in 1t also went up in flames
The Insurance on the building was very light
and DR.. Mclness' losses will amount to about
500.
The depot, telegraph oftiue, etc. at Granite
vile, Thursday night was stuck by lightning
and partially burned. The flames were con
veyed from the telegraph wires 20 a pile OF
papers and IN turn the flames from the papers
Esf>i the building. The atmosphere was so
nOnFTIWllV CHARGED with eiRrTrlplfV that olee-
trio wires running into private residences
kept up continual ring. Lightning also
tred the depot al Bel-Alr and partially burned
the structure.
D. p. Averitt. who is now doing quite
business with the Savannah lumber market,
as well as locally, is arranging to extend his
plant at Stateshoro. He COntemplates re-
moving his planning mill from GuytOn to
Statesboro at once, and the building OF a
tram road from his mill into the country at
an early date. Mr. Averitt is now h,ling an
order through Messrs Frierson & Co, Of Sa-
vannah for IS 003 feet Of heavy timber for
the New York market.
There is but very little timber being meas
ured at the public boom in Darien lust now
During the month OF May there was shipped
from Darien, coGstWise and foreign, s S94 675
feet Of hewn ana sawn timber and lumber.
During the month ending May 81 there was
measured at public boom 100000 feet of
square scab and sawn timber This does not
include the sawn timber and lumber which
came in during the month and was carried
direct 10 the private OoomS ana lumber yards
IN Darieu.
The quo warranto in the contested city cleo
ton at Dawson of last winter will come up be-
fore Judge Bower in that city next Tuesday
II is the opinion of everybody that il will be u
long and tedious trial. There win be over 300
witnesses Subpmnaed in the case. and the
end Is far of. The jury will be composed on
tlrelY OF non-residents, as those living in the
city are disqualified. N is generally thought
that there Will be mistrial IN the case. No
matter how the ease may be decided the final
result viii come from the supreme court
The Free and Accepted Masons OF Fort
Valley are proud over the successful organi-
cation Of conclaYc OF Knights .Iemplar under
the dispenSations granted by Eminent Com
mander w. p Baldwin of the grand com
man0ery of Georgia The work was done by
Eminent Commander w Z. Baldwin assisted
by Sir Knights Sol Hoge, A, NJ. Wolihin W.
A WoIhin, C, + Damour ). Il. sheppard
and William Beddingheld of St Omer COM
mandery, Macon Thomas Y Brent Of For
syth ard j. L. Hyatt OF Americas command
cries.
An important bill was filed in the clerk s
Office at Atlanta Friday which involves CON
siderable sum Of money 1t was the petition
OF the Manhattan Trust Company against the
Augusta Mining and Investment Company for
the foreclosure of "a mortgage amounting to
sa53@1 = be mortgug&Was given boy the com
panY to secure the Paytneut of bonds 10 this
amount. Charles w. PcsHlns who was re
celYer In a former case for the defendant COM
pany, was appointed by judge Newman Fri