The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the TIVE States Told in
Paragraphs.

Augustus Exposition Grounds Of
fered to the City for Park-Alberta
Farmers Will Plant No Cotton This
Year-A Woman Accidentally Shoots
Herself at Orlando.
GEORGIA
Miss F. F. Scarborough, Of Dublin, died
last week.
Several farmers at Alberta avow their in
fention TO plant no cotton this year.
f. S. Daniel of Plttsburg, Pa, thinks of
erecting an opera house at Brunswick.
Postmaster Lockes term Of once at Macon
expired Saturday, but he viii likely remain in
the position some time yet.
The store of L. F. Battle dealer in general
merchandise at Dawson, was closed Monday
by the sheriff, under mortgage execution.
Hon. Patrick Walsh mas been invited by
the Irving syndicate. Of New York, to furnish
an article Of 1000 words on Development Of
the South
John Hogan, OF Waycross. has received
notice that he has been designated civil
service substitute in the railway mail service
for fourth division.
The safe OF Hightower s. Grisham, Of Elk
River Mills, near Athens. was blown open
Sunday night About $3.50 in money was
stolen. There is no clew to the burglars.
Superior court convened at Dublin Monday,
and the prospect for a lively and interesting
court is apparent. 1t is PROBABLE that Judge
G. c. Smith of the Oconee circuit will preside,
Judge Jenkins having filled the formers ap-
pointment in Telfair county some months ago.
On Monday of last week K. H. Linder and
wife who lived about four miles east of Dub
lin, left their home TO visit a neighbor. Re
turning they found that the house had been
entered and good many valuable Rrdcles
were missing. A negro boy who had worked
on the place was also missing
The work OF moving the pile driving ma
chinery, Of the Middle Georgia and Atlantic
railroad from the Alcova river to the trestle
across Dried Indian creek, in Newton county,
was accomplished on Wednesday, 1t was
hard job to move it. as it had to be dragged
along the road by steam power
Henry Jones. the colored man who was in
jured at the cotton seed oil mill at Augusta
on Friday, Jan. u, died Monday. Jones was
oiling the machinery, when, in some way. he
was caught in the betting and hurled to the
floor below. II was not at nrst thought that
his injuries were OF a serious aIacter, but
complications set in that could not be con-
trolled.
L. Cowart. Jr.. OF Dublin. lost his resi-
dence by ire few days ago. Nearly all OF
the furniture was saved. The house was
valued al 81 900 with $50 insurance. The FIRE
originated In closet and it is supposed that
coal was PLACED in the closet with some
soiled clothes which Mr.. Cowart picked up
Just before leaving from in front Of the fire.
Mr.. Cowart has Teen burned out four times
since he has been citizen of Dublin.
A committee Of citizens. headed bv Patrick
Walsh, p. g. BurUm and W. A. Latimer, APP
peared before the city council OF Augusta
Monday night ana advocated the city buying
the exposition building and rounds to con
vert them into a handsome park. The Expo
sition company offered TO sea- .le property to
the city for 5000 on easy terms. The coun-
Gil did not discuss the question and took no
action other than TO refer the matter to the
committee OF the whole.
Both Of the murder cases that we're arranged
for trial in the r I'm ond oNnty superior
court for this week have been continued
Neither of the will 80. heard n
the next regular term of the court. which will
meet on the third Monday in April. One is
the case of Jesse Dickens, the young white
boy who killed Arnold Schnitzsky. The other
is the case of Frank Coins, who is accused of
having murdered his infant, shortly after the
bafy's BIRTH by beating IL over the head with
hammer.
The handsome railroad building at Smith
vile, formerly used as the southwestern
railroad division headquarters, was burned
Monday morning at o'clock. Nothing in the
upper story was saved. IL contained all the
records of the bridge supervisor and tele.
graph ONCE. At one time the business por.
tlon OF the town was In great danger, and il
was only by the greatest effort that the freight
depot ana the McAfee house were saved The
Batter caught on fire one time. The fire origi-
mated from an imperfect arrangement of the
fireplace The railroad company has 8 900
insurance on the building, and the officials
say that in all probability new building will
be erected at once.
The passengers on the Richmond and Dan
Vile and the Cumberland Gap trains Satur
day afternoon were the spectators of a move
and exciting race. For several miles the
South Carolina and Richmond and Danvllt
lines run parallel within short distance o.
each other, and the trains on the roads lef
Augusta at the same time. Little BY littl,
each engineer would put on more steam I,
outstrip his rival, until. at last both wer
moving along over the smooth tracks al a rat
that Tar distanced the record OF the Name,
Hanks. The race was heated one, but. a
last, the Richmond and DanWlle triumphed
and, amidst cheers from the passengers sh
pulled away ana left the Gap train. crew AM
passengers to console themselves as best the.
could.
The Peoples party, of Laurens county he'll
meeting on Saturday, Dec. b. The meet
ing was called to order with A. J. Hnbun il
the chair. J. b. Perry's name was put il
nomination as permanent chairman and h
was unanimously elected. q. j. billiard wa
elected permanent sc eretary. The following
resolution was unanimously adopted Re
solved. That the members Of the People,
party meet in their respective districts on hi
first Wednesday in February 10 select five ex
ecutive committee men on the Thomas L
watson plan, and also that the chaIrmen o
the district committees OF the several dis
trlcts meet in Dublin on the first Saturday.
February TO discuss matters OF importanc
and outline che general work OF the party 70