The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-15


Sumter county will have colt show in the
Mrs. Griggs. wife Of DIT A. W. Griggs Of
West Point died Thursday,
The confederate veterans will hold grand
reunion in Cedartown on Thursday, Aug. 8.
The Athens Banner is advertised to be sold
BY the sheriff on the first Tuesday In August.
Columbus is concentrating herself on the
number OF new buildings being erected there.
Hon. X. b. Johnson prints a card an
nouncing his withdrawal from the race Tor
representative in Clinch county.
E. NJ. Brlnlson of BIakely will begin the
erection at once Of a brick store just below
the bank bun ding on South Main street.
Hon. steve clay will address the people Of
Gwiunett coun " at the court mousse in Law
renceville on tRe first tuesday in August.
The Macon b ospital Association have pur
chased the Galloway residence, on Pine
street and will improve fl for hospital
The Hon W A. Broughton Of Madison
who has been nominated for the state senate,
is being grOomed by his friends for president
of that body.
A military company will be organized at
Cedartown very soon. forty-hVe names nave
been enrolled and an organization Is 10 pc
effected at once.
Hon. L. F. Garrard of Muscogee, who is a
candidate for the United states senate, Will
ADDRESS the people OF Chattooga county at
Summerville July q.
The most rain that has fallen in Morgan
county in six months fell Monday and Tues
day. 4 he ground has been thoroughly wet
and crops are growing rapidly.
The dwelling house owned by William De-
morest OF Madison was destroyed by fire last
MONDAY morning. The building was 4-room
frame structure, ana as comfortable resi-
dence.
One day last week the two hind-end trucks
of the log train OF the AmOskeag mills. at
Eastman, ran on and resulted in killing How
ard Mooney, the brakeman, aad woundlng an
other negro.
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syndicate Of bondholders owning it the resi-
dence and lot corner Barlow and College
streets, at Americas. formerly known as the
I. ). Greene property
Speaking Of the possible candidacy Of one
of Whithelds citizens for the legislature,
Editor Shaver remarks; He refuses to run
because, as he says, he has Joined the church
and is trying to live DeSser life.
At a meeting Of the directors of the Val
dosta Savings and Investment Company on
Tuesday last it was decided to pas a semi
annual dividend Of 4 per cent. to the stock
holders, payable on and after July 20.
Another business house was opened at
Lexington Monday last in the Roane corner
store by Messrs. 6roldwater n BoOrstin from
Atlanta. They will carry full lines Of dry
goods, clothing, boots, shoes, hats and
notions.
The populists Of Rabun county have nomi-
mated William keener OF Perslmmon dis
trict for the legislature The party Will prob
ably put out a full county ticket. Judge
the county,
MI. WEIGH of Cordele has closed a trade
with western man Tor the sale OF patent for
o saw sharpener. The consideration is 10 80.
This was the nrst invention Mr.. Welch has
ever patented. He obtained the patent some
years since.
The executive committee OF the Peoples
party for the Third congressional district and
q number OF other populists met in the opera
house at Cordele Wednesday. convention
TO nominate a congressman was called TO meet
in Americas on Aug. l.
Trox Bankston of the Ringgold New South
says that a man In CatoOsa county shears his
sheep beginning at the tall. HIS reason for
this departure from the rule Is that he voted
the populist ticket and has not been able to
look sheep in the ACE since.
Friday last during thunderstorm, Web
Amason barn in Slmston district, near
Anon, was struck by lightning and set on ire.
In the barn were lot Of grain and provender
and gin worth several hundred dollars, all
OF which were totally destroyed.
Capt. J. II. Bouknight has finally won his
suit against the Richmond and Danvllle rail
road. BE will receive $4,000 damages. Capt.
Bouknight is citizen OF Johnston, 5. G.,
who, two or three years ago. had his foot Sc
verely crushed between the passenger cars
while boarding the tram at the union depot
at Augusta on his return home.
a mad dog recently raided the plantation
of DR.. p. W. Douglas, near Madison. The ami
NAL bit two hogs and three cows belonging TO
Jesse HouRhton These animals went mad
ana Gllnef ulGQ or were killed. 1ublf car
cases were buried, but dogs dug them up and
ate parts Of the decaying flesh. Now, tho
question arises: VIII these dogs also go
had:
Lonnie Johnson, the l6year-old son OF
Cicero Johnson OF Lexington WAS accidental
ly drowned IN L. r. Edwards fish pond in
WOlfSkin district Saturday evening last. He
was standing on the bank of the pond when
the earth gave way and precipitated him into
the water, where II is twenty feet deep He
could not swim, and before assistance reached
him sank for the last time.
The Columbus Enquirer does not want the
Chicago sort OF emigrants in Georgia. The
Enquirer says that 1t is worth the notice OF
southern imml grafton bureaus and congresses
that a very large proportion OF Deos lawless
heelers are foreigners. We are emphaucally
opposed TO making the south an asylum fol
that class OF immigrants. What this country
needs now is stricter immigration laws"
a number of the state papers are guessinG
what Atkinsons majority will be. The
SwainSborO Pine Forest says that Peek was
defeated by majority Of over 10000. Would
it not be safe to estimate Hines defeat a.
10000 Peek is a faster man for governor
than Hines. OF course Peek had his slavery
bill to contend with, but he didn't have &C
contend with damage suits and other thingi
of like character"
Valdosta Times: A shipment has come tC
Valdosta this week of a sort never before
made. 1t is a carload OF waIrus leather, 10,
600 pounds in all, consigned TO 4. Crawford
& Co, for which they paid Uncle sam tn,
duty. 1t was bought direct from the largt
tanning establishment in Manchester Eng
land. and the amount of the order is almos
twice as large as is usually sold in aldostj
in single season.
The gentlemen who are TO represen
Dougherty county in the next leglslatur
want the people TO instruct them as 10 thei
choice for United States senator, and 1t ha
been agreed that in the primary to be hel,
there next Tuesday TO nominate a membe
for the legislat ure, each voter shall place OF
his ballot his choice for the Senate. Tn
member nominated will vote for whoever tn
people express preference.
A movement Is on foot to establish knit
ting null in Madison. Capt. Becker of SnaL
ping Shoals, has plant which he proposes L
move to Madison provided the people 0
Madison subscribe 5000 toward the enter
prise. meeting of the citizens was called a
the court house last Tuesday afternoon
Quite number were present and steps wer
taken to raise the necessary funds 1t is be
leved that the amount will be raised.
The congressional race in the Eighth dis
triet stands. Lawson 3, he having carrie
Putnam, Jasper Morgan and Franklin an,
MeWhorter 4. he having carried Oglethorpe
The Madisonian says that Lawson will carr
Oconee, Clarke, Hart and Greene with fight
ing chances in Ebert and Wilkes Concedin
the two last named and Madison county L
Judge McWhOrter, Lawson will still have
majority, as sixteen votes viii elect
just before the passenger train arriving a
Stewards. three miles north Of Americas
some miscreant hurled a large rock throurI
the window Of the rear coach COngressma
f1rfgn Judge Allen md a ,tI,