The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IMPAIR AGRAPHs.


ter Roberts Of sandersviIIe-Tight
of the Rival Railroads az Dublin.
GEORGIA
There IS a movement on foot 20 build
a large hotel IN Abbeville.
The work Of reoreanizing the Atlanta
TRACTION Company Is ia progress
John W. Greer, principal Of the Walden
high school AT Macon. has resigned. and
ne viii not De an applicant for reelection
Tor the ensuing year
a farmer near Americas has recently
sold so-y9 worth OF plums from single
tree in his orchard. and has several trees
yet loaded with fruit.
The midsummer fair 10 be held at Tiff
ton July 10, u and Il VIII De a great event
The counties Of Irwin, Worth and Ber-
rien embrace most favorable locality
Tor fruit growing and the display Of farm
ana orchard products VIII be unCNceAeG-
A very painful accident befcli Mrs. w.
4. Lane OF Americas Tuesday. " hiie
lying upon her bed in her room the plas-
tering suddenly fen upon her, more than
Two square yards striking upon the bed
Mrs Lane was painfully bruised, but her
injuries, Or. Darby thinks, are by no
means dangerous.
The mayor and council Of Winder have
called a meeting Of the citizens 10 organ
lie stock company to build "a cotton foc-
tory. This town ships annually 1000
bales OF cotton. IL has two RAILROADS..
The town Sas trebled in population in the
census taken TO ascertain these facts. 4
bank Is badly needed.
The first car OF melons was loaded at
Cecil Tuesday. Growers say they are go
ing TO load only ripe fruit this year. They
nave heretofore sold many that were not
ready for the market and 10 has been one
OF the causes for the failure TO get fair
prices. Most Of the crCp viii be sold on.
the track. Farm crops were never in
Iner condition, nor the prospects for an
abundant yield better. This is especially
true Of corn and rice.
The eastern part of HARRISON county is
stlrred up over most outrageous at
tempt of Ben Carroll colored, TO assault
MIS- Wash Sanders, wife of a respectable
citlzen Of that county Monday. The ne
gro laid in ambush near the spring but
she carried a bucket of water and ont
r ian MN to her home, 200 yeards distant
Sheflits Bullard and johnson were semi
Tor and succeeded in capturing Carroll
Tuesday. He was identified BY Mrs
Sahders' but denies the charge.
There was a wholesale robbery in FL
Derton on Saturday night II seems that
tne thleI was hunting money, and il was
EVIDENT that the same person or persons
did all the stealing. Those who were
robbed were; c. c. Cummings, SIS: H.
!. Brewer, SO, j. j. Warren, Sc and a
pocket knife; Mr.. Collins. 10 cents and q
500 check, which the thief ala not carry
away but lett IL in the yard; $ F. Gaines
St0J ana pocket-book. J. a. Cauthen's
store was robbed of two pistols THE
thief has not been caught
Lamar Lyndon has returned TO Athens
from Washington, Ga, where he has been
Ior several days, for the uprpose of clos
ing contract with the stock Owners ~
me Anthony Shoals Company The An
thony Shoals is one of the best water
powers in the south and il is to be mr.
chased by syndicate and devploDed as
electric motor power. II is on the Broad
EiVef, situated about seven miles from the
georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad
ana ABOUT twenty miles from Washington
"a. IL IS the purpose of the syndicate to
invest considerable money in cotton mills.
ana the railroad people will establish "a
station al the nearest point to the shoals
at which station the company will erect
lg,VvO-splndle mill, "a gin, a knitting mill
and an oil factory.
At Dublin Monday morning tho
Wrightsville and Tennille railroad hogan
extending their track up Madison street
with the ayowed intention of connecting
their main line with the cotton press and
waIenouse' and continued the work until
late in the night. approaching the snfir
OF the Macon, Dublin and Savannah road
with the intention OF crossing or tearinsy
UP same. The Macon, Dublin ana Sa
Nannah people were not asleep. how
ever, ana Monday at D. m Manager I
iL;ra,.i r,disht, N ms special left for Haw-
hnsYllle over the OcOnee ana Western.
returning with restraining order from
Judge G. G Smith, which was served on
, 1ne Wrightsyllle and Tennille people. The
work, OF course, ceased What The ont
come VIII be Is not known
State Fish Commissioner Edmondson
WHO recently succeeded DR.. II. II. Carv'
reports deep interest everywhere in tbe
development Of Georgia's fisheries He is
appointing hsh WBrdens throughout the
STATE, whose duty it VIII be to enforce the
Jaws wherever they are violated In the
snort time that Commissioner Edmond
Eoa mas been in the Office the government
nsh commissioner has placed in Geor
ga waters, mainly in the Savannah river
~ augusta, and in the Ocmulgee at Macon
l,MlylO young shad. He has found MANI
e.arr al.
"a. and viii take steps 10 sec what can
oe zone TO remove the obstruction or pro-
rue ways TOT the fish to pass them.
mere IS considerable capital invested in
Hshefies III Georgia. and a great MANY
persons are engaged in the industry.
Atlanta Journal: There is a busy com
pan. q men al work IN the state library
mes GAYS They have been hard at work
lor ABOUT a week, and will be there for the
mex. three or four weeks Three gentle
mer, Judge Hopkins of Atlanta. Mr.. Ia
mar o. augusta, and Judge Clifford An
oersoh o. Macon, appointed bv the govern
or, under an act OF the legislature 10 ya-
wise the code Of Georgia and the commit
tees from the two houses appointed to in
spec. we work when 1t was finished, are
tue Aichibefs OF the company The revis-
ers nave finished their work and Submitted
~ 70 the committee, which is going over II
20 so i II is correct and to look for any
possible errors that may have crept into
tne work. The committee from the SEN
ate consists of Senator'S BOYD of DahIon
Oeos starr OF Dalton. and Sheppard of Lib.
erty, while the committee from the House
consists of Representatives Jenkins Of
putnam, Fogarty of Richmond. McCurrv
o. Hart, Fouche Of Floyd, and Pitman OF
,feter Fullerton was shot in the side nj
Inrpln tfll. near Augusta, Tuesday bv
SIeof &c Frost, alias George TrueII Tho
oali passed through a portion of the body
anu came out in the back. The wounded
man was carried to his home near ZION
CHURCH, and medical aid was summoned
ne rested well during the night DIR Cor
uon. Who attended him, does not consider
Inat the wound will result dangerousIy
nhe colored butchers had q barbecue IT
Turpn Hin. Fullerton is a butcher. Id
saw Frost on the fence of the grounds
ana asked him TO get down off of the
railing. This he readily did. Shortly af-
terWard Frost again mounted the fence
ana Fullerton saw him there. He an
pFoaciled Frost, saying: Il thought I told
you 10 get Off that fence" ''Nen Won
come and try to put me off," was the re-
tort Fullerton had small stick in his
hand and ran toward Frost who had
thrown his hand into his hip pocket Fsu-
leIton struck Frost and as the latter was
falling from tho fence, he drew d pist0l
and Tired twice, one Of the shots takine,
effect as stated. Frost has so far eluded
arrest.
i, Macon Telegraph: There now seems to