The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-26
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Gainesville on March 6.
Curtis Bailey, aged 81 the old citizen Of Floyd
county, died day or two ago.
Judge w. W. Stark Of Harmony Grove is an
applicant for the consulship to Marseilles.
two days meeting of the Worth county
alliance will be held at Ty Ty on April and &
Charles George has purchased the stock Of
drugs, medicines, etc, OF the late 7. 2. Gibbs st
Madison.
The town council Of Millen has passed an
ordinance levying a tax OF $500 on whisky
drummers as well as blind tigers.
At Griffin Thursday jury returned q verdict
IN the Gossett- Blanton case, giving Mr.. Blanton
seventeen acres of land and S75 damages.
Washington is soon TO have handsome new
brick opera house. Gen. John D. Floyd will
build it on the site Of his several frame build
dings.
Louis Redwine, the defaultng bank cashier at
Atlanta, holds stock In the Eagle and PheniX
factory at Columbus to the amount of about
5000.
R. l. Moss of Athens will, at an early date.
commence the erection of a 3-story building on
Clayton street, In the rear Of the TalmsdRe
building
new school has been located at Pine Grove
church IN Lincoln county. s z. McBrAyer,
son of Rev. N. f. McBrayer, has been elected as
principal.
The claim of a Nashville house against the
stockholders Of the alliance store in Armuohee,
Walker county, has been paid. There will be
no litigation.
The plant of Summers & Murphey's carriage
and buggy mandatory will be sold at public
cutlery in GAINESVILLE on Monday. Il is sold BY
mutual consent.
J. A. Grant, the sectionmAster who was
struck last Saturday night week ago By
freight car at the railroad crossing at Abbeviile,
died last Thursday morning.
Mary Brown, negro woman, was shot in
the head and instantly killed by Henry Sim
mons, another negro, at dance beyond the
exposition grounds at Atlanta Thursday night.
Lafayette Messenger: One Of our able but
light weight circuit judges has for the last few
months given up chewing tobacco. 1t has told
on the physical man, His weight has increased
from l40 TO $50 pounds.
Andrew Walker of Pierce county celebrated
his s0th birthday Feb. 81 There we're present
at dinner eighty-four children. including
grand and Experimentation, and there were
some who could not be present.
Mrs. L. A Gray Of Lexington has been elected
secretary of the district Womans Missionary
Society Of the Athens district, vice Mrs Armor
OF Greensboro, whose bad health made 1t nee
essary for her 10 resign the office.
The store of W. E. Ragland of Talbotton has
been closed up by the sheriff with q mortgage
execution for So coo In favor of the Peoples
Bank Of Talbotton. His entire stock Of groceries
and furniture has been levied upon.
John Gill, living near Woodbury., who was
accidentally shot while WALKING over his fields
gun in hand, died on Sunday last. The shot en-
tered his side and ranged upward to the right
shoulder, making CHASTITY wound.
An election was held at GAINESVILLE Thursday
TO authorize the issuing OF bonds to build a sys-
ten Of water works for the city. IL was almost
unanimous. For bonds 24s against bonds z
The contract has been let and work on the sys-
tenn will begin in few weeks.
The hall belonging to the Brothers and Sisters
of Love Society, and three small houses belong
ing to at Martin tColoredl, including his dwell
log, were destroyed by fire at Madison Thursday
The hall was insured for about $500, but there
was no Insurance on the other houses
AT Tilton Friday night the store of Townsend
& Gentles was broken into and about Si5 worth
of hats as taken out, shoes and shirts to the
amount OF $50, several fine pocket knives and a
quantity of sugar was also taken. The offenders
boreu into front window and brought their
plumber out the same way.
Judge Gamble has rendered his decision in
the contested election case for sheriff of TAFT
nall county in favor OF the democratic candi-
date by IS majority. The people of the Forty
eighth district Of Bulloch county will also de-
clare Ben Sheppard elected justice of the peace
By about the same majority on the first Satur-
day IN March.
AT Lagrange a day or two ago Dick Battle
and d. Tate settled feud that had been brew
ing between them some time. They met Just
beyond the LAGRANGE Female COLLEGE, and
words led TO pistol shots. Tate was the victim,
and is laid up with painful wound in the side
while Battle awaits his trial as an inmate Of
Troup county Jail.
Messrs. Lumpkln & Burnett and Thomas &
Strickland attorneys for Messrs Allie and
Beusse OF Athens, held for the murder of Cadle,
will have the preliminary trials of their clients
next week, on such day as may be agreeable
TO states counsel. 1t has not as yet been de-
cided who will try the case. Bail will be asked
for both the Beusse boys.
Sheriff Fears arrested Harvey Warner in
Jones county last week, and he is now in Nor
gan county jail. He is thought TO have COM
mitted murder in Jones county, but he Is also
wanted in Morgan for knocking an old woman
on the head with a smoothing iron. He will be
held at Madison until his trial is concluded at
the next session OF the superior court.
At LaGrange day or two ago Laura Tumlin,
aged IL or II years, daughter Of Rev. g. s,
Iumlin, with other children, was playing
with little calf in the lot when the COW was
let out OF the stall to be MIXED. Seeing them
thus engaged her wrath was excited and she
rushed to the defense of her calf drivin z one
OF her horns through the cheek Of the little
girl.
A. Hagood, the alleged bigamist, known at
Montezuma as Gus HaNoC d, kept the old Roach
house at that place nfVen or twenty years ago.
Air. Hagood's first wife and an infant child are
buried In FELTON, cemetery. Capt. Hagood com
manded company from South Carolina and
fell seriously wounded at Manassas The sword
that he held in his hand at the time hangs now
IN the store Of John +. Lewis & Son of Monte
yuma. He was great morphine user while
there.
A special meeting of the city council was
held at Americas Thursday for the purpose OF
agreeing upon a settlement upon the part of
the city with James Smith, the builder of the
city hall Mr.. Smith claimed a balance due him
by the city of something like 81 500. A few
weeks ago the council authorized the payment
OF S6OO on account, and at the special meeting
Thursday the amount OF the balance still due
was fixed at g., 932 Il, which Mr. Smith will re-
cslVe in full and tinel settlement.
IL will be remembered that short time ago
the large lumber mill, etc, at Sibley, belonging
to Frank Johnson, HB, Emminger, John Birch
and Carley Caldwell, was destroyed by fire and
net loss OF about $4,000 incurred. These
gentlemen have decided to rebuild their plant.
There was an insurance of about SIS coo on the
destroyed plant, which amount will soon be
paid. The gentlemen own large tract of land
ct Sibley and have built a railroad through
their property They will, doubtless, build on
more elaborate scale than ever.
John A. Sutton CT Danburg, Wilkes county,
lost his gin house and mill by fire from the en-
CINE on Tuesday. The fire started from spark
that FELL on the roof while the engine was ruA-
ming, and when discovered the flames were be.
yond control The house burned so rapidly
that little or nothing was saved. The house
contain ID cotton gin, press, grist mill and en-
CINE, and all were a complete loss There were
also thirty or forty bushels Of corn, about four
bales of cotton and 800 or 400 bushels of cotton
seed destroyed. The loss is estimated at 81, 2O1
with no insurance.
On March S37, 500 will be paid to the owners
OF the II 800 shares Of the Eagle and Phenix
Manu- acturing Company of Columbus The
report that the officials OF the company were
mistaken one. Some few days ago there were
several thousand dollars in silver 10 the treas
ury OF the mill, but that has since been paid
out. so far this year the sales of the mills hnya