The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

A Woman Foully Murdered II
Walton County, Florida, While Sit
ting in Her House With Her Baby
in Her Arms Union Points Post.
master Under Arrest.
GEORGIA
The town Of Glenwood. in Tclfair county
has been Incorporated.
A regular term OF the county court of Irwin
will be convened on Monday.
The Houston hay crop of 1872 viii scarcely
be exhausted when the harvest OF 1888 begins.
II is said that the ambitious young states
men Of Floyd arc laying their wires Tor the
next legislative campaign
Arrangements have been made for the es-
Establishment al Perry Of tn" Houston Home
and Manufacturing Company.
Rev. T. Il. Ivcv ID. H.. pastor OF the Curtis
Baptist church. died at Augusta thursday
after an illness Of "a couple of weeks.
The annual institute for Houston county
teachers viii be held in the school building IN
Fort Valley during the week commencing
May %.
The Vice President of the United States
Hon. Adlai Stevenson, will q tend Augusta =
exposition in the fall He has accepted the
invitation.
Capt. W. p. Becker has been appointed
postmaster at Swapping Shoals. in Newton
county. The salary is said to be less than
500 per annum.
There is a rose bush in the shubhery in the
a GAINESVILLE. which is about - years old.
1t has been there about twelve years.
J. NJ. LovelacC has sold out his business and
store house i'm North Rome to +. W. Quares
ST. and Mr. LoYeace viii, in a short time.
move to Atlanta and enter business in that
city.
Speaker Crisp was in Atlanta two or three
hours Thursday. He left on the vestibule for
Washington where he Will be for several
DAYS. Mr.. Crisp is in good health and well
pleased with everything politically and other
wise.
The city Of Columbus now has a deposit in
the banks Only a short while ago the city
was OverdraWn $1,000, but the city treasurer
informed the mayor Thursday afternoon that
the overdraft was paid and there was d small
deposit to the city S credit
Dr. Howard T. FELTON, son Of Rev w. r.
FELTON, of Cartersville, has located in Atlanta
as a practicing physician and surgeon. DR..
FELTON, received his diploma few weeks ago,
among the number Of young gentlemen who
completed their course Of study in the Atlanta
colleges
Capt. c. G. Talmadge, Athens cx-mayor.
who has been in feeble health for some time
is steadily improving, and hopes are enter.
tanned that he will soon entirely recover
Capt. Talmadge has been one of the closest
and most active business men in Athens for
many years, and the decline in his health is
probably due TO OyertaXatiOn Of the physical
system.
The announcement is made that John TEN
pie Graves of Atlanta. will deliver the annual
GRAFTON before the Washington and jefferson
societies of the University OF Virginia This
Is an honor which is annually bestowed bv the
societies of the university upon some distin-
guished orator. and some of the most silver
tongued Of American speakers have gracedthe
occasion. IL Is of all honOrs of its kind in the
south the highest and viii be worn by Mr.
Graves as not the least valued Of the many
tributes which have been paid to his elO-
quence.
A severe electrical storm passed over Heph-
Zlbah Wednesday. Hail stones as large as
glass and badly damaged all crops The
lightning was vivid. 1t struck a telegraph
pole near the railroad station and a pine tree
near the high school building. The rainfall
was 90 inches. The thunder was very heavy,
seemingly Earring the ground The wind blew
at the rate OF forty-hve or fifty miles per
hour, uprooting trees. tearing away limbs Of
trees. blowing down fences, etc. Much dam
age to all crops.
Dexter News The mayor orders meeting
OF citizens next Thursday night at the
academy to discuss the practicability of for
feiting our present town charter. 1t seems
that our citizens are badly dissatisfied with
his administration and he seems to think they
want the town charter forfeited when they
only want him TO resign, as to-day iWednCs-
day. we learn that petition is in circulation
asking him to do so. Whether he viii resign
remains TO be seen, but we think if he should
DO so more fragrant wind would fan the
tangled bangs Of Dexter. We don't want our
charter forfeited We must learn to govern
ourselves and we must begin now.
The funeral services of Mrs NJ. B. Baker
were held at Macon Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Baker was the daughter Of Can't and
MIS- }. H. Pellew and was dearly beloved by
all who knew her Mrs. Bakers illness was
mysterious and her disease bafied several of
the leading physicians Of the city About
seven or eight days ago she was taken sick
The night previous she arose to wait on a
member of the family who had severe head
ache and she was kept up most Of the night
the next day She complained of being very
sleepy and slept the entire dav and continued
70 sleep practically all the time until she
ing ana would answer questions when pro
pounded to her, but could not overcome the
sleepy feeling that was upon her. The phvsi-
clans think that she had some brain affection
Thomas T. Reed. a well educated and gen
tlemanly looking young man of about a
years or age. who for the past two years has
been postmaster at Union Point. is now
prisoner OF the United States. under the very
serious charge OF mtsapprOpriating the funds
OF Uncle sam. The young man admits the
use OF the money, but says he fully intended
10 replace 1t. few days ago the shortage
was discovered. partly owing to the young
postmasters traukncss. He resigned in Jan
uary and turned the Office over to the new an
polntee. Mr.. Underwood. After the discovery
OF the shortage Mr.. Reed went to his bonds
men and placed at their disposal property to
the amount OF 81 600 TO make good the short
age. But this. II seems. was not done and
the United States officials took charge of the
case. a warrant was sworn out against Mr.
Reed and he was placed under arrest.
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