The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

An Important Case Decided at Ameri-
ous-A Fight for Control of an Au-
pusta Cotton Factory-The Full Vote
in the Clarke County Primary-Pen-
sions Granted to Georgians.
GEORGIA.
brunswick will entertain the clerks and
sheriffs of the state al their convention there
on July IL.
The confederate monument at Madison is
nearing completion. The base is almost fin
ished and the monument is expected to ar
rive from Griffin IN few days.
Isaac Critic of Fowltown, delivered his
crop Of leaf tobacco Of 1872 to L. Nussbaum in
cambridge last week, for which Mr.. NusS-
baum paid him 20c per pound.
Mrs L. C. Harris, of ElDerton, has in her
possession towel three feet long and two
feet wide, which was made with her own
hands eighty years ago. She carded the cot
ton. spun the thread and wove the cloth. The
pattern is in open work and embossed en-
broidery and heavily fringed at the ends.
VIII Jones, the 15-year-old boy of Tom
Jones. who. some two months ago, was
thought to have stolen Il $40 from Isaiah NJ =
Nair OF Glascock county, was captured this
week BY A. Z. Sturgis in Hem erSon, XIV. and
he is now an inmate of the IhOmson jail. The
youngster has not as yet made any confession
OF the crime.
Tuesday morning John Pierce was acct
dentally killed by gun in his own hands at
the seven Bridges, near Louisville He was
one of the guards at the chain-gang, and while
sitting on the railing OF the bridge with the
gun between his legs 1t went on, and the en-
tire load entered the right law, causing in
slant death just what caused the discharge
OF the gun is not known.
The large barn of DR.. n, B. Harper. who
lives on the Elberton Air Line road between
DeWy Rose and Bowman, was entirely de-
stroyed by ire one night last week. he
barn, together with all OF its contents, con-
horses was burned. The earn was a new one
and cost some 800 There was no insurance
on it or any Of the contents.
A fight for control of the Augusta cotton
factory is in progress. 1t is the intention of
the Landon A. Thomas element, Unsuccessful
at the meeting, TO reinstate Col, Thomas u.
Barrett. If Col. Barrett is reinstated 1t will
probably be in place of Samuel Iannahill.
The balance of the directory are perfectly
agreeable to the thomas party, and will be
retained If the gentlemen are successful.
At Americas on Wednesday, Judge Fish
decided the case of j. W. sheffield & Co. and
Americus Guano Company ct al, against
Melissa Parker and E. q. Speer, which case
involved large amount of real estate and
personal property, and was an application for
Injunction and receiver. / he Judge refused
the injunction and receiver and dissolved the
restraining order, which was tantamount to
dismlssing the bill, as there was nothing
further to be tried in the case
Robert E. Jones enlisted year or so ago
thused, perhaps by the stories Of a soldier S
life in the west. he did not lii e it., however,
and deserted from Fortress Monroe about a
week ago and made his way TO harrisburg.
Jones arrived at Augusta Thursday, and was
arrested by County Constable Miller during
the afternoon. The deserter is now in charge
OF Mai j. g. Butler al the arsenal, and will
be sent back to Company +, Fourth artillery,
Fortress Monroe.
Charles Estes, president of the King mill,
has Just returned to Augusta from an extern
sive trip to new York and other easter n
points. A Herald reporter asked Mr.. Estes
Tor some news ABOUT the new cotton factory
at Bath 5. G. Mr.. Estes however, refused
to talk on the subject. The report is current
on the street that the company has been or
ganized-or rather that all of the S4O0O00
worth Of stock had been pla1ed. The mill, it
is said, will make cotton goods and will be
fitted out with 1900 spindles and other
modern machinery to match.
W. Il. Nelson. of Macon was found dead in
his bed r1day morning at o'clock at his
residence on W dshington avenue, He died
from heart disease. he was in his night
clothes. and judging from the position Of the
body when found, he was in the act of getting
up to dress to go to the market to attend Ia
his duties when death came upon him. Mr.
Nelson was at the market Thursday morning
and was on the streets and at the tase all
game in the afternoon, out conn laineI OF
pains IN his breast, and said he couIu hardly
breathe. He was at one time tax collector OF
BlDo county. lie has Teen clerk of the city
market several years.
The Clarke county primary Thursday was
hot and exciting, The results were as fol
lows: or sheriff: J. w. WIer. 56G; NJ d.
Browning, 345; Wier's ma orily 2-1. For
clerk: }. K. henney, $50: L. h. Burce, 2lS;
henney majority 49,. or tax receiver: w.
7. arter, t9l; D. L. Sims, 80 Carter's ma
lollty ~ or treasurer: j. A. Pitt e. t9:
W. w. Turner, 329: j. W. Gilleland. pa; Fit
ner's plurality 20. For Coroner: c. +. Wea.
tn rIy, 356; Joel T. Dean, 3l2; l. N j. Bran
lett' 10; Weatherlv plurality Al Messrs
ii. II h IN vtyar aIo
10 their respt i've positions of tax collector
and county surveyor without opposition.
The town council of States0oro sat as a
board OF equalization Wednesday of last
week to overhaul the assessments for the
current year. The figures were raised in
quite numoe of cases. and the taxable
property OF the town aggregates now nearly
$4,000, aVout $4,000 more than last year
VI course this is not all the result of the
work done by the coJncil at its recent meet
ing. the numerous Improvements made in the
Town during the past twelve months aiding in
tnls direction. The result of this increase in
the taxa lie wealth of the town. is that the
council finds itself ena led TO reduce the levy
from last years rate of So mills on 81, to 8
mills for the present ear
Pensions nave reen granted during the past
week to the following Georelans. indian war
SURVIVORS: James Q. Smith, Cllnch county;
Wllham Startling, Coffee county; d. l.. Long,
Rockdale county; William w. scott, Madison
county, Jacob Llghtsey. Pierce county In,
-N-4 Wi NAoONos 4lLdOClu d. JONES. JACK
son county; Amanda Weaver. Wayne county;
Nancy stone, Berrlen county; ELIZABETH
smith, Cllnch county Mary a. Afford, rroup
county; Mars aret /. Sisson, Madison 90 lnty;
Mary j. Helms, Muscogee county; Hannah Y.
harr, Hall county; Martha Johnson, Floyd
county; Elizabeth Rowland, halI county;
Laura Williams, Clarke county. Mexican
war widow: Frances E. Spilman, Cobb county.
WIDOW OF war Of 1912; Bebecca Hurt, nan
4422iph county. Original: John Duckett,
Whitfield county.
FLORIDA.
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