The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told
in Paragraphs.


GEORGIA
There are about twenty houses being
erected in Cordele.
The jail at Lexington has never had a
whit woman occupant
The farmers in Screven county are begin
ming TO lay By their crops.
The Methodists OF Greenville are aeitating
the subject OF building . new church
Three cows were killed by lightning on Dr.
j. L. Turner's plantation Ia Hart county one
day last week.
The store Of Messrs Collat Brothers at
Darien, was broken into on saturday night
by burglars. Mr. Legare puts the loss at
about $50.
Since Hon. A q. Persons has withdrawn
from the race for representative two Of
Talbot's citizens nave made their announce
ments: T. II. Mcdowell ana J. a. McCrary.
J. T. Parker is also ia the race.
The democratic executive committee OF
Calhoun county is requested to meet at the
court house in Morgan al 10 clock. tuesday,
July 8, for the purpose OF appointing dele
gates TO the RubernatOrIal convention and
liking times Of holding congressional, sela-
torial and legislative primaries.
A W. McLarty a wealthy gentleman Of
North Georgia. has been visiting Dr h. -.
Roberts of Cordele. during the past week He
has been looking over the lands OF that sec
tion. and the result Is that he has decided 10
purchase $50 acres somewhere near Cordele.
He viii cut it up into small farms and put
tenants on IT,
Nearly 100 cars Of watermelous have been
shipped from LOwndes county 50 far this sea
son. Prices have ranged from tI5 10 $3.50 per
car which brings about Sl2 Coz from water
melons into the county, besides the large TO-
cal demand. During the next six weeks II IS
safe 10 say that 2JO more cars Will be shipped
bringing IN 80 coo
On Saturday judge C. C. Smith appointed
Judge L. Y. Whipple Of Vienna, permanent
receiver Of the Bank OF COrdeIe. some time
gfI Z IN %
porary receiver. Judge Whippe viii wind
up the affairs Of the bank as speedily as pos
slble. He Will collect the notes and sell the
real estate and other assets OF the bank
Messrs Patterson Riugland & Pratt. Of
Jacksonville, Fla, have leased the plant Of
the COrdele Guauo Company. The Cordeie
GuanO Company have found IL Improbable TO
operate the factory on account of the lack Of
capital. Almost the entire capital OF s56 900
Is invested in the plant leaving only a small
amount Of money with which 10 operate. The
plant IS one OF the best In the south.
At Lexington Wednesday while Walter
Faust and harold Reynolds sons OF Drs, W
4. Faust and W. II. Reynolds aged 10 and s
years respectively, were playfuly throwing
rocks at each other rock thrown by Master
Harold struck Master Walter in the eye,
dealing him such % blow thai b. was feared
that member had been destroyed. Every
thing possible is being done for the injured
lad by both doctors, and it IS hoped perma-
nent injury may not result
In regard to the vacancy In the Office Of
coroner Of Bibb county, Ordinary Wiley has
decided as follows As the law provides for
any justice Of the peace to act az coroner IN
til one is appointed or elected and as it viii
cost the county 500 to hOll a special election
and as 1t Will not be very long before a pr-
mary Will be held for county officers, which
includes the once OF coroner. Ordinary Wiley
thinks II best to wait until aiter the primary
and he Will then appoint the person nOmi-
mated to IN the vacancy until the regular
election In January next
Sparta Ishmaelite: jim Harris a Glass
cock negro. charged with house burning and
horse stealing Is in jail in this county He
was in Jail IN Gibson for burning Tom
Brown S house lie managed TO escape how
ever, and stealing a morse near Agrlcola, he
rode to Culver ton. There he turned the
horse loose. Bob Hi. always alert got
wind OF the affair. He found that the fuRi-
tive had made Inquiries around Culverton as
20 the whereabouts of negro living on SIN
Rogers place. Suspecting that Harris could
be found there, BOB came TO town. informed
Sheriff PinkstCn Of the facts, and on Wednes.
day night they went 10 the house on Rogers
place. Sure enough Harris was there. and
the capture was effected.
Blakely Observer: On last Friday morning
r. A. Merritt who lives near Jakin in this
county, became involved in a serious DIM
Guilty with his DrOthe law, j c. REYNOLDS
1t appears that Mr.. Reynolds has several
times maltreated his wife and mother in law,
who are the sister and mother OF MI Merritt.
who protested without avail at the treatment
but from time TO time the troubles would be
patched up and things would 20 along
smoothly for awhile. Friday. Reynolds went
over TO Merritts. and from what we can
gather, assaulted him. Mr.. Merritt WAS sick
at the time. and in the wind-up he enptied
the contents OF a gun loaded with bird-shot
In the face and arm of Reynolds disabling
him. MI Merritt came IN and got warrants
Tor Reynolds. He was tried In the county
court for beating his mother in law and fined
$50 and costs or ten months and put under a
600 peace bond. There are vet several
ah sNresge -
jail where he was placed on last Saturday by
Sheriff Black.
Master Sims Bell, the i2.yearold son Of
Mayor Bell, OF Waynesboro, was struck on
the mead oy railing piece Of water pipe
Friday and perhaps fatally injured. The
water tank erected in the rear OF the mayor :
residence had become unsafe. and workrnen
began TO demohsh II for the purpose of erect
ing new one. The tower is about forty feet
in hight. In some unaccountable way. a
piece Of iron piping about two feet long was
thrown. or fell, from the top OF the tower II
descended straight downward and struck
the nttle FELLOW, who was playing
near directly on the summit OF
the head, lnhicting frightful
wound. The skull was badly fractured ana
shattered, and a depression fully one inch in
diameter was made in his head The HOY
was picked up and carried into the house. and
several physicians spent the afternoon en-.
qeaVorlng 10 relieve him as much as possible.
The wound is very DANGEROUS one and it is
q miracle that he was not instantly killed
The result OF the accident cannot vet be told
but the chances for his recovery are thought
TO be very slight.
There is movement on foot by citizens OF
Sandersvllle to construct an electric line from
Sandersville to Venlllle. Col j. n Gilmore.
OF Sandersville, who has been in Augusta 10.
the past few days, has been In consultation
with Col. ID. 3. Dyer in regard to the con
struction OF electric lines. Col. Gilmore
seems to be impressed with the idea that IN
electric line is the best solution OF tho
troubles of his city. The distance from san
road reaches is but three and half miles
The country is level and the right Of way /,
easily obtained. Not so long ago Sanders
vile was the owner Of big block Of stock H.
not of the controlling interest in the railroad
that runs from that town to Tenuile
This little road was finally sold 10 tn
Augusta Southern road II is claimet
that after it had gotten control Of the san
dersville and Tennille, the Augusta Southern
did not show 10 Sandersville the fayors which
the people there thought should ne shown
their town. 1t was then that SandersYilt
made up its mind that the best interests o
the place suggested the building OF new
competition with the Augusta Southern. INT
matter went to the courts. where 70 still
hangs. Sandersville wanted TO subscribe
round sum of money to aid in the conSt rue
tiOn Of the new road, and had arranged to dc
so, when citizens there secured an Injunction
AGAINST the city preventing II from making
Such subscription on the ground that III,
money on hand was otherwise appropriated
The proceedings are now pending. The eieC
trio line is now looked upon by some as III,
best solution OF the trouble, or fanCicC
trouble, in which the town finds itself in
VOlVed.
Lexington Echo: Ike Davenport a negro
1ftrip no mot Ia Ia1f