The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-08
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told
in Paragraphs.

Hon. s. W. Harris for ConRress-A
Small Steamer to Ply the Upper Sa-
vannah-Darien's Timber Shipments.
a Boarding House Burned at Rome.
A Woman Loses an Eye in Factory
at Athens.
GEORGIA
The new cotton mill at Roswell has shut
down and quite number OF persons are now
idle.
A postofice has been established at the old
Magnolia mills, two miles east Of Sumner. It
Is called Alpha.
Rev. G. 7. Flanders, OF Gibson. after
eighteen months intense suffering with can
Ger, died Wednesday.
The democrats of Carroll county have en-
dorsed Hon S W. Harris for congressman
from the Fourth district
An effort is being made to build a church
and school house a few miles northeast OF
Sumner, near j. +. Brooks.
A little negro child, about years old, liv-
Ing on n. d. ArnOld's place, near Crawford,
was fatally burned last week.
The annual report OF the business OF the
Augusta postOf1ce has Just been completed.
1t shows an increase Of S672. 66 over the pre-
ceding year
Application for charter for the new tele-
phone exchange was filed at Augusta Friday.
The capital stock Is $4,000. The business
will commence whenil0 per cent OF the capital
stock is paid in.
Oconee county held its prohibition election
Thursday, and the result was a sweeping
victory for prohibition. Very little interest
was manifested IN the election, only 600 votes
being polled. The official count has not been
made, but the county is dry by at least to /.
The celebrated case in Houston county Of
J. W. Voolfolk VS. D. F. Gum, for $4,000
damages for defamation of character, has
been settled by defendant paying plaintiffs
attorneys fees OF $500 and also agreeing to
publish vindicatory card, This settlement
was satisfactory 10 all parties concerned.
Friday morning at 2:30 o'clock Mrs
Echols boarding house, at the corner of
Second avenue and East Second street, at
Rome, was almost totally destroyed by fire.
The dwelling was owned by DR.. d. q. Hunt
The loss on the building and furniture is
$500. insurance, $500. The origin OF the
fire is unknown.
Ordinary Dart, Of Brunswick, has appointed
James Smith, Of j. W. Smith & Co, temper
airy administrator of the estate Of Jerry Nc
Kree the Greek fruit dealer who died,Tues-
day night. The stock of fruits, which is per-
ishable, will be sold out at once j. w. Smith
& Co. have mortgage on the stock for $500
and there is large number OF other minor
creditors.
Florence Napier, about years old. the
daughter of Capt. George NJ. Napier, OF
pulling bookcase over herself. Her
father is absent at Franklin superior
court This shocking accident has
Napier's family-his wife and other child
having died about a year ago,
Darlen Gazette: The contract to carry the
mails between Darien and harrington on and
after May T. next, has been awarded by the
department at Washington, to r. 3. Riley.
OF London, Laurel county, Kentucky he
having made the lowest bid S54750 This Is
a remarkably low bid in fact it is Just about
81, 600 too low. Mr.. Riley will, Of course, sub
let the contract to some one in this county
but the man who takes the Job viii have to
give good bond which will insure the mails
being carried all right.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Enterprise factory was held at Augusta
Thursday The report of President Verdery
was read and was entirely satisfactory to the
stockholders. The mill has enjoyed pros
porous year and has done a lucrative bust
ness, out OF which the usual semiaunual div
tdend Of per cent. was paid. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year;
president James p. Nerdery directors Boy
kin Wright George X. Lombard, Alfred
Baker. Charles II. Howard and w I. Gary
Lexington Echo: For some time past the
county commissioners have been trying to
find the error In ex-Tax Collector ]. w
Bridges accounts, by which. ii appeared that
he was indebted to the county a sum in the
neighborhood OF 1900. They completed the
work Tuesday last, and by going over the
whole matter for the four years that Mr.
Bridges was in once, found that instead of
owing the county anything he had paid into
the treasury S160.5S more than he should have
paid Mr.. Bridges hasaclaimed all the time
that the county owed him.
Messrs. Zimmerman, Parker and Hall OF
Westminster, 5. c., Ramsey and Walker, of
Tugalo, and Prater, Cannon, Viokery and
others, of Toccoa, have built a light daft
steamer. and now have IL anchored in the
Tugalo river, where IL waits for further equip
ments. The size of the boat is 81 feet wide
and % feet long. Its sides are % inches.
waterproof. The boat is miniature steamer
in all its designs and arrangements. and the
result OF the experiment with it on the upper
Savannah will be looked forward to with a
great deal of interest and curiAsitv
The state convention Of the Christian En-
deavOr Society will meet in Atlanta on April
20. 1t will be in session for three DAYS and
will close with appropriate exercises on the
following Sunday. The sessions of the con
vention will be held in the First Christian
church, on Hunter street. OF which Rev c. p
Williamson is the pastor. DR.. Williamson Is
the president OF the convention, and one OF
the most active members of the association in
the state OF Georgia. The growth of the as
ISOLATION, during the past few years, has been
phenomenal, and vast amount OF good has
been accomplished
Athens Banner: A serious accident occurred
Thursday at the Check factory Mrs Mary
Vincent works at that place, and yesterday
was standing near loom Just before quitting
time Suddenly shuttle upon the END OF
which was a steel point, Jumped from its
place and struck her in the eve Mrs. Vincent
was felled to the floor by the force of the blow
and the blood gushed from her wound. 1t
was at once seen that it was bad injury and
she was Immediately removed 10 her home in
East AJnenS ana medical assistance sum
moned. The injury is very serious one and
the eyesight of Mrs. Vincent. so far as one
eye is concerned, is in all probability lost.
At Athens Thursday, Judge Cobb sentenced
g. G. Dean to twelve months in the chain
gang or fine of $3.50 and costs for assault and
battery on Walter II. Lowe Lowe was the
correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle at
the time and was writing some vigorous arti.
Giles on gambling in Athens. One night he
heard that the police expected to raid Dean S
rooms as a gambling den and in order to he
on the scene. Lowe mounteda side roof where
he could observe the whole affair. Dean and
his companions discovered Lowe and pulled
him In the room, where they used him out
rageously. Dean took his sentence with an
parent uneoncern and IL is believed that his
counsel will appeal for new trial.
Darien Gazette: During the month ending
March 81 there was measured at the public
boom in Darlen 5,000,O00 feet of square, scab
and sawn timber This does not include the
sawn timber and lumber which came IN
during the month and was carried direct 10
the private booms. II is estimated that
nearly 100000 feet Of sawn timber came
down to Darien during the month OF March
which was not measured at the public boom
This would make total OF 100000 feet of
all kinds Of timber that came to Darlen
during the past month. The hoorns In narien