The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-29
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

T. Nance is a candidate for tax collector
Of Early county.
The Mckenzie Shoe Company is a new firm
90 soon open in Montezuma.
The primary election for Pulaski county
0facers took place yesterday.
Matermelons are selling on the track IN
Fort Valley at from $50 to s75 per carload.
WI Shackelford and Med. Robertson are
preparing TO open up stick and fancy candy
factory at Brunswick.
Contractor Norton OF Lexington has two
hands who have been with him over twenty
years and another who has been with him
fifteen.
The retirement of Capt. II. D. Watts from
the race for county treasurer of Sumter
leaves the field clear 20 ]. +. Sullivan and E.
Taylor.
il. Reese of the Sixth district announces
himself as candidate for the Office OF tax
collector Of Early county, subject 70 the &C
tion of the Peoples party.
r w. Brown of Blakely Is a natural sculp-
tor With his pocketknife he can carve IN
walkngcane the perfect image OF snake,
alligator, frog or anything else.
GINS Ffte. a prominent farmer living about
four miles nfrom Calhoun, lost his barn and
-four horses by fire Wednesday night. The
FIRE is thought TO be the work OF an incen-
diary.
Col. viii Watts, distinguished young at
torney of Calhoun is candidate for solicit
tor Of the Cherokee circuit. He has the in
dorsement of the bar OF that place and OF
the entire county.
A special detective from the Jones detec-
tive agency of Atlanta worked up the Mac
Donald store robbery at Calhoun, and Sc
cured three of the men Friday, who are sup
posed to have done the work.
Alb Parker brought in TO Americas Thurs
day the first open cotton boil taken from his
farm in Sumter county. A few warm days
will cause the staple TO open rapidly
now, and the fieecy bales will soon be roll
ing in.
At q meeting held last week, the council
considered the proposition to build large
100000 cotton factory in Toccoa, and voted
an invitation TO the protector TO visit the
place and confer with the citizens. The
proposition came through the hands OF r. d.
Vow OF Avalon, who has important interests
at Toccoa.
J.H Davis Of Albany lost fifteen chickens
and few turkeys Wednesday night from
disease which he does not understand. Mr..
Davis says when he went TO his chicken house
Thursday morning every fowl that he had
was dead or dying. II appeared as though
the neoks of the chickens were suddenly
broken, death resulting almost instantly.
Gov. Horthen is expected TO go 10 Chatta-
nooga next Wednesday TO attend the meeting
Of the executive committee OF the Southern
Interstate Industrial and immigration Asso-
citation, which meets in that city Aug. /. The
chamber OF commerce Of Chattanooga is
making extensive preparations to entertain
the delegates, number OF whom will be
governors.
Lowe Tomlinson had an accident on his OK
wagon at McDonough last Monday morning
which came very near ending his earthly ca
reer. he reached down TO gather up the lines,
which had fallen, and his steer made sud
den lunge, throwing him to the ground, when
both wheels passed over his neck, almost
breaking IT, He was badly choked up and
carried TO Dr. SCOTS once tor surgical atten-
tion.
w. o. Tiff Of Triton has Just had notifica-
tion OF the disposition Of some peaches
shipped by him 10 northern markets. While
the shipment was not large one 1t was
highly satisfactory. The consignment was
ten crates, containing little less than three
or about $40 per bushel. Mr.. Tiff has more OF
the same kind, and will ship them as early as
possible.
The Valdosta videttes, az a meeting on
Monday night, received the report of the
special committee on captain. and unani-
mously recommended Prof. A. 7. Moore for
the vacancy. On Thursday night the formal
election was held by T. NJ. Cook, J. p, and
two freeholders, confirming the choice OF the
company. Ii will likely be two months before
the examinations are completed and the COM
mission delivered.
Lexington Echo: Shipping granite TO Penn
sylvania, where the largest and most noted
quarries in this country ere found, is like
shipping coal TO Newcastle, but that's what is
being done from the quarrtes in this place.
The shipment will consist OF $50 very hand
some cemetery posts which 20 to Riverside
in said state Our granite was selected after
comparison with the famous stone found in
IlQt state, anu LnuL ours was selected is a
feather In its cap.
Valdosta Times: Messrs John Kazanzas
and J. Il. Proctor have bought the two lots on
Hill avenue with 80 feet front and 100 feet
deep from messrs. Il. & A. Converse for
"a 900. They lie Just next the new buildings
OF Mr.. 7. M Cook, and are very desirable
sites. The purchasers express their inten-
ton OF building next month on the lots The
improvement will be 50X50 and made TO &C
commodate three business houses. The
structure will be made largely Of corrugated
iron.
The correspondent OF the MORNING NEWS
at Pembroke writes as follows: II notice in
Fridays issue of the MORNING NEWS in the
column OF Georgia and Florida news a mis-
take in the statement OF the murder of Batlin
w. II. Watson by a negro who he was irving
TO arrest. Mr.. Watson is not dead, though he
did receive slight wound. clipping on
small portion of his ear and ranging around
through the skin to the back of his head
Several other shots were fired, but none took
effect"
The democrats OF Pickens met Tuesday for
the purpose Of eleoting delegates TO the gu
oernatorial and congressional conventions
The delegates to the gubernatorial conVen-
tion were instructed TO cast their votes for
the Hon. W. Y. Atkinson, and the present
state house ofacers, with Allen ID. Gambler
Those elected to Gainesville were instructed
70 cast their vote for the Hon Carter Tate,
who has so faithfully served his district in
the present congress. A new executive com
mittee was elected.
Ou last nnouuag TWO cOnNlctS named VIII
Charleston and Sims Clark made an attack
upon one OF the guards at the camp OF r. r.
Jones, near Bostwick, Morgan county. Sims
struck the guard over the head, knocking
him senseless and infiictng deep cash about
three inches long. They then seized the
guards Winchester rifle and made their es-
cape 70 the woods Both are bad negroes
Charleston having made his escape twice be-
tore-abOut three weeks aRo-but was re-
captured at Rome. An effort is being mace
TO overhaul the runaways.
The decision Of Judge Butt as to the mo.
tion TO disbar sam G. Crane was rendered at
Columbus Friday, and the motion was sus-
tanned. In delivering his decision Judge
Butt stated substantially that he liked Mr.
Crane personally, but that his duty made IL
necessary for him 10 make such a decision The
judge also stated that the only accusation
sustained was that charging Mr. Crane with
causing one w. l.. Bingham to swear falsely
before the grand jury. just after the decis.
ion was rendered, a motion for a new trial
was fled which suspends the operation OF
the finding, and permits Mr.. Crane TO con,
tinue TO practice law for the present at least
A. s. Scott OF cambridge closed his store
doors Wednesday liabilities 1000 assets
g 800. The preferred creditors who hold
mortgages Oh the stock are Steininger 4 Co
for 81, 100 and II. -. Ehrlich & Co. for $3.50
Scott operet business about i've years ago on
his own count In the store now o cupie By
Or. I. n. Wardell as a drug store and for 4
long while made quite a success ia business
in fact made money. but Ike many other good
men he allowed his ambition 20 get the better
Of his good judgment. and in rested his sur
plus cash IN building Of the splendid store