The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

Adoat at Macon.
GEORGIA.
DR.. Robert willingham died at his home at
Oglcthorpe Tuesday.
An effort is being made to induce Henry d.
Mcdaniel TO enter the race for governor.
The Rome Furniture Company is now work
ing nInty four hands and paying out $3.50 a
week.
Receiver Averir is planning fine new iron
bridge across theS avannah river at Augusta,
for the Port Royal road.
1t is rumored that ex-Alderman Bob Smith
will be appointed assistant postmaster at Ma
con- in the event Price is made postmaster.
A gentleman in Rome owns horse that is
fun brother 10 the famous trotter, Maud s.
The animal is valued at 5000, and has
record Of 2:l4
James T. Anderson, cashier of the Marietta
Trust ana Banking Company, some time ago
purchased the farm Of his fathers estate
near Austell, and viii run an extensive stock
farm.
One Of the political rumors OF the day at
Macon Is, that Joseph Ii. Hall may ue a can
dfdate for the legislature. Mr. Hall is mem
Der OF the well known law nrm OF Gustln,
Query & Hall.
The cotton congresses at Rome are doing
but little work nov and in a few DAYS will
close down for the season. Nearly $1,000 bales
of cotton we're pressed there this winter, and
there yet remains about $500 or 500 In the
warehouses.
Col. X. T. Nesbett state agrlcul tural com
missioner, by invitation, will deliver an ad-
dress at Oregon Court Ground, in Cobb
county, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Subject, Fertilizers. How 10 Apply and
Why Use Them"
Col. NJ. c. Edwards OF Dawson, went down
20 GEORGETOWN Monday TO file suit in Quit
man superior court for $4,000 against the
Central railroad for running over and killing
Col. Lee at Georgetown more than a year
ago. Suit was brought against the road once
before for a SINH ar amount by Mrs. Lees
attorneys, but as il was not against the re-
ceivers OF the road II was thrown out OF court
There are about 1i5 applicants for copies of
the contract and specification for Macon's
sewers. These applicants write that they de-
sire TO old on the work II all bid. Macon
ought TO be able to get her sewers built for a
very reasonable sum. These applications for
specifications come from all parts Of the
country. They extend from Nebraska to
New York and from New York to Macon.
Hon. Marcus Beck, OF Butts county, solicit
tor general Of the Flint circuit, will be a can
didate. so report says, before the next legisla-
ture for the Judgeship OF his circuit, the place
now held by Judge Hunt. 1t is not known at
this writing, whether or not Judge Hunt will
be candidate for reelection. Another per-
son mentioned for the Judgeship is Hon. J. T.
Allen, OF Epson. He was chairman OF the
railroad committee OF the last house.
The s-year old daughter of Mrs. Rufus
Jones, OF Dawson, met with a severe'accident
q few days ago. In walking over the floor OF
the house she stumbled and fell and struck
the front part of her head upon some sharp
substance which penetrated the skull, going
who was called in, said had the penetration
been a little deeper the result might have
been fatal. The little girl is now doing we'll
If Dick Findlay is not appointed postmas-
ter Of Macon, he can retain his present posi-
ton OF superintendent OF mails and carriers,
as his once is strictly under the civil service
law but il is not known II he would care to
remain in the position. The salary is 81 800
per annum. Mr.. Findlay has been in the
Macon ONCE eight years having served
through the administrations Of Postmaster
Thomas Hardeman and Postmaster r. D.
Locke.
Recorder Robert L. Pierce has fled a suit
against the city OF Augusta. Claiborne
Snead, Esq, is his attorney, The suit is for
a portion OF salary Of December and for
the entire salary Of January, and amounts to
500. The case is set to come up before j. H.
Neibling, justice Of the peace, March 20, and
the formal notice of the action has been or
will be, IN due time served on the city. The
suit grows out of the Official beheading OF the
recorder by the city council Of Augusta some
time ago. Judge Pierce was elected for term
OF three years at a salary Of 1920
Freight Conductor Eugene Garrison fell
from the top OF a car at Athens Wednesday
and was badly injured. Being very near the
END OF the car, as he was falling he caught
hold OF the wheel controlling the brakes and
held as long as his strength would permit.
He then fell to the ground and his head came
very near striking one OF the cross ties. For
tunately, however, the cross tie was missed.
and in his fall he fell from rather than iowa I'd
the track, and in this way he was preserved
from the cars passing over any portion Of his
body. AS he fell he tried TO catch with his
right hand and this caused the weight Of his
body to fan on that hand and his wrist His
wrist had some Of the bones crushed and a
hole was torn in the flesh at that point His
right thigh is also badly injured, but It is
hoped no bones were broken, From his sui
ferings 10 seemed that his spine was injured
somewhat.
Dawson News: The neighboring county OF
Randolph is decidedly in the stock raising
business some are raising the stock used
upon their farms, and some are raising for
the market. one who goes into the business
extensively and who is coming money as a
result, Is a. F. core. He sold this year
twenty-five mule colts, from two to four years
old, OF his own raising, at an average Of 8l25
apiece. He estimates that they did not cost
him over sT5 each TO raise them, giving il the
broadest estimate. This gives him 81 lOC
prO1t. Mr.. Gore has now on hand about
twenty mule colts from six months to two
years old, and Is in position to sell mules
every year from now on He keeps on hand
fifteen line mares, blooded Jack and stallion
and all the stock used on his farm is of his
own raising. Mr.. Gore this year proposes tC
go further into the business and will raise
stock for the market on an extensive scale
that county, notably Hon, d. r. Stewart
Randolphs representative in the lower
house, ID, j. Weaver, Col Arthur Hood and
James +. Sealy, Besides these there are
many who raise on more limited scale.
Dawson News: About o'clock SUNDAY
morning o. l. Chambers, who lives OF
1o4tCEN GbLGCbt Was uNdhtuCu DN the screams
OF his little IL or IL year Old-daughter, Bessie
who was sleeping in an adjoining room witt
her little brother Pat. Mr.. Chambers rush eC
into the room occupied by the children but 81
badly frightened was the little girl that i
was several minutes before she could tel
her father what had happened When SHE
became calm she said that she was awakened
by some one standing by the bedsid,
with his hands resting on Pat /
was too dark in the room for her t,
tell whether it was o negro or whit,
man. Investigation showed that entrance
had been effected through the window which
is raised or lowered by weights. one pane OF
glass opposite the window lock on the inside
had been broken, after which the rascalIy Wis
1tor found no difficulty in raising the window
ana getting into the room. A sewing machine
that had been sitting against the window ha,
been carefully moved. so that there would b
no obstacle - tho wa OF rapid exit. Who
ever II was had made good his escape befor
the little girl could tell her father what ha,
occurred. Tracks were found in the ward AM
around the window
Augusta Herald; Early this week a YER
young man, scarcely more than a boy pu
In appearance al the Houghton Institute ii
represented ;aat he was a government ohicia
and said tina he had been sent 10 the insti
tute by the Richmond county board Of educa
ton to deliver lecture on "a huge dynamit
gun. The gun, he asserted, was q novelty o
manufacture. and was the property OF IN
government. II was as large IN circumfer
euce as barrel, and was 10 be fred in Au
gusta on Washington 3 birthday. On tht
showing, he was introduced to the scholars O.
the institute. While rambling AT times his All