The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Big Colony to Settle in Georgia and
Operate on the Cooperative Plan.
Many Interesting Relics in the
Possession of n Th0mastOn Lady.
GEORGIA.
The Travellers Protective Association
meets in Macon this week.
Brunswick has a big revival at the First
Methodist church in that city.
Hon. J. W. Robertson Of Habersham
county viii be In the race for congress IN
1896.
J.L Carter Of Baxley is an applicant
for the county court judgeship OF Appling
county
The wholesale grocers viii hold their
regular annual convention in Atlanta on
May -
on next Friday morning the ladies Of
Augusta viii organize an association OF
the Daughters OF the Confederacy.
The Southern railway is taking an In
ventory of every car upon its entire sys-
tenrits own ana foreign cars-so that
they may be properly classified.
z. Fernow, chief Of the forestry de.
partment at Washington. is in Okennokee
swamp, inspecting That wild stretch Of UNI
inhablted territory He hopes to discover
much that is of interest on his trip.
The congregation of the First Presby-
terian church at Macon has called the
Rev Robert White OF Bedford, y. Y, 10
the pastorate OF the church, made vacant
by the resignation of Rev. ". b. Jen-
nings, who has removed 10 Louisville.
The case Of p. NJ. Thomas, charged with
forgery, IS set for q preliminary hearing
before Justice Bloodworth at Atlanta
Thursday afternoon. Thomas was found
insane in Florida and was committed to
the stale asylum. He was never sent there,
however.
The case of Williams against Kick
lighter, in which Williams was suing for
breach of contract TO the extent OF $3.50
has been concluded in the second division
Atlanta
DICT was IN favor OF G. j. Kicklighter the
defendant.
Thomaston Times: Col NJ. H. sand
Wich has in his possession a baby chair
which was made for his mother in 1917
Inc posts are worn to the rounds, and in
other ways it shows signs of long and con-
tinued use. but with "A few repairs IL
could be made serviceable now.
There is more building going on in
Macon at present than at any one period
during the past three years. Contrac-
tors and lumber yards are kept busy.
Railroads are moving a great deal of
freight and merchants report large and
Increasing business. All these things are
favorable signs OF the times and foretel
better days ahead.
Gov. Atkinson and staff will visit Fort
MCPHERSON at Atlanta Thursday after
noon 1t wiz be a formal call. sort of
return OF the courtesy shown the govern
or by the recent visit Of the entire staff
at his office. salute of thirteen guns
Will be fired upon the governors arrival
The governor and staff will meet the Of
ucers in a pleasant social way.
A gentleman in Macon from Houston
county says that the Central railroad
will move 800 carloads of peaches from
Fort Valley alone this season, to- saw
nothing Of the big haul from other points
along the line All reports say the fruit
yield Will be enormous, and the question
is, will the limbs be able to bear up the
great weight OF the peaches or will they
break under the load? The quality of the
fruit promises to be excellent, and good
prices are expected.
Last week a New Yorker visited the
saw mills on the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad, trying to place a con-
tract for 2l.000.OOO feet of lumber. He de-
sires to hold the lumber for speculation
and wishes, II possible, to make the con-
tract with a single mill or as few mills
as possible. The mills were unwilling to
contract with him for so great an amount
at present prices. They confidently ex-
pect steady advance ia the market
and do not care to be tied up with such
big contract at figures now prevailing
The mills on the Georgia Southern are
operating on full time and seem to have
plenty to do.
While standing on the platform of the
depot at Gainesville Monday morning,
j. r. Burket, a stranger cut his throat
with his pocket knife. The wind pipe was
severed and the man lay gasping for
breath until the wound was dressed bv
physicians. Unable to talk the stranger
wrote his name on a piece OF paper: j. e
Burket" and then scrubbed: Il was not
drunk" In his coat pocket We're found
eOAAle STORE checks on a mercantile
house in Nelson, Ga. When asked how
long he had lived in Nelson, he wrote:
Eight years. Further than this nothing
could be learned about the would-be sui
eide. He had not been seen In CartersVilla
up TO the time he attempted to take his
lie. II was thought that he was waiting.
with others, for the train. His chances OF
recovery are very doubtful.
Those who are discussing the relative
merits OF gold and silver as moneys of
maj redemption might learn a point from 4
the first judgment ever entered in Ogle-
thorpe county. 1t bears date of June IL.
nrst Judgment rendered at the first SUI
perior court of Oglethorpe county held
In the county court house in the center
OF the county" before Judge w Stith
Jr. inc Judgment reads as follows:
Llpham q Moore VS. Joseph Wilson [
do confess judgment for the sum of eight
pounds and ten pence half penny with
costs with five months stay of execution
70 De discharged on the payment of good
peach brandy delivered at the town Of
Washington If paid by the time ar As sd
per gallon. Signed Joseph Wilson At
test; John Matthews. clerk
AT. Athens Saturday about dark. George
Henry. a. salesman at the establishments
OF M Myers K Co, stepped into the show
window in front of the store to light the
gas. As the gas blazed up it caught the
gauzy drapery that had been arranged
in the window and in a moment almost
before Mr.. Henry could get out Of he
window, the entire window was a sheet
Of flame. The alarm of fire was rung in
and the department made a quick run OF
IT., but the window had been completely
destroyed of so infiamable a nature was