The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13


It-A State Organization For Florida
of the Brotherhood of st. Andrew.
Macon's Public Library.
GEORGIA.
N. T. Wright has been appointed postmas
ter al Naldosta.
Judge J. B. Scott mayor OF Cordele. is a
candidate for the office Of tax collector OF
Dooly county.
Frank Roberts, an engineer on the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad Will start
machine shop and foundry at Naldosta
Dougherty county has established county
chain-gang and the improvement OF her pub
lie roads is the work mapped out TO be done
with convict labor
Hill Fields. Of Montezuma. has sold his
saw mill to R. D. Avera, who has moved 1t to
the Dykes plantation, several miles south OF
town where he will saw large quantity OF
pine timber.
Mrs. NJ. E. Wright, the mother of J. H.
Wright. died at the old Wright homestead.
near Antioch, Thursday. She was nearly -
years old, and had resided in her present
home since 1853.
The democratic executive committee of
Pulaski county has declared a primary to be
held on Saturday. June g. for the purpose OF
nominating governor, state house officers and
legislative members
The work OF tearing down the Masonic build
ing on Cotton avenue, at Macon, near the in
tersectfon of Second street, preparatory to the
erection Of a new temple. has begun. The
new building will cost about $1,000
new firm has been established in Monte
yuma under the name OF H. p. Dixon Co, 1t
is located in Ramseys jewelry store, and no
tions and dry goods will be the class of stock
carried. II is under the management OF
Homer Dixon.
firm from Atlanta has purchased the BY
mum lanyard at Roswell and has commenced
70 improve the plant. New buildings will be
erected and improved machinery placed.
large collar factory will be run in connection
and number Of hands will be employed.
DR. Turk OF Canton. went up to Tate last
Tuesday and amputated the leg OF Frank
taylor who was severely injured by falling
slab Of marble last week. HIS leg was broken
in three places and his foot badly crushed.
He stood the operation as well as could Re
expected, but had waited too long before
having the operation performed, and died soon
after.
The barn OF J. M Taylor, living three miles
from Villa Rica, was destroyed by nre Thurs
day of last week. Three other Outhouses
were also burned, having caught from the
fire. About 100 bushels of corn, some fodder,
rOadcart and good many farming imple-
ments were destroyed The loss was 1900,
with no insurance. The fire is thought to
have been the work Of an incendiary.
The Butler Fishing Club entertained Judges
Mark Blandford, w. Is. Butt and J, l.. Willis
and Hons. Tom Grimes James WOrril Charl-
ton Battle r. D. smith ToombS Crawford
Price Gilbert, Charles Kinhorough, George
Estes and others on week camp fish at
Ficklings mills, ten miles above Reynolds
last week. There were ttty-hve in the party.
A poll of the crowd showed three to one for
Evans for governor
Eighty four thousand dollars of the SlO4 900
of city bonds Of Augusta that matured and
were retired on the nrst Of this month were
burned Friday. lie other $4,000 of bonds of
that series are still outstanding but the city
has in reserve the money TO take up the bonds
upon presentation. the money used in
Hduidating the old bonds was realized from
the sale Of a new series OF the same amount
in the New York Mutual Life Insurance Com.
pany.
Sattesboro Times Lettie Hendrix, the
negro woman who was sentenced to three
years in the state prison for robbery. by the
last term of superior court, mOurned and
refused to be comfoTted in Jail here until she
became unbalanced to the extent of refusing
to wear clothes Sunday and Monday she
was without a thread OF clothing on, but sh
has so far recovered her senses as TO be in
duced to dress up little, and was carried
away last Tuesday.
1t has been suggested. and the suggestion
may materalize that the Macon public Ii
brary be put under charge OF the board OF
public school education of Bib county The
nnances OF the library have been rather
meager for several years and it has required
considerable effort to keep the institution
alive. The library occupies very handsome
home OF its own on Mulberry street, and
should be richly sustained. Under the ener-
getic management of the present officers and
directors the library has done better than for
some time past
SVH '7inith "os thioNA iFoll DuBey near
Macedonia church, in airplay district OF
Carroll county, on last Saturday, and re
eeived injuries from which he died. He and
w. l.. Newell and another man were in
buggy, when some portion OF the harness
broke which frightened the mule when
Newell threw the lines down and jumped out.
Smith also Jumped out, but in doing so fell
and injured himself badly falling upon his
head. Smith was taken to the school
house nearby and afterwards removed to
Prof. COnnells S, where he died that evening
FLORIDA.