The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
BRIEFLY PARAGRAPHED.

ment Tor Ssosouu AAhAhHA Ahe Neh-
trnI RsiIroad-The Athens Electric
Light and Gas Company Makes "a
Proposition 20 the city.
GEORGIA.
Mrs. SaIonie Mckinley Bussey died at her
home al 81 West Peachtree street, at At
lanta, Tuesday
The contract has been signed for work
10 begin on Macon's new police alarm sys-
tenn By Aug. I and 10 be completed by Dec.
The recent rains have greatly damaged
crops in Cherokee county especially bot
tom land corn. The farmers are behind at
least two weeks with their work
Bert Atkinson, the governors son, is
better His jaw was not broken as was
reported at first, but "a splinter penetrated
his cheek and he had 70 De chlOr0formed 10
have II removed
Prof. y. B. F. Close Of High Shoals. has
been elected urinCfDal of WaVues bOrO sfcad-
envy. That city has just completed a hand
some 5000 school building and wiz have
three assistant teachers.
Ringman Thurman, a respectable farmer.
living near South Atlanta, lost SIS in the
pOstOffice Tuesday. He had that sum of
money in his pocket, intending 10 send II
OF by registered mail, and while buying
stamps for the purpose the roll of bills
fell out Of his pocket 70 the floor and was
evidently picked up and made way with
by some one.
The store of J. B. Porter. at Silver Creek
in Floyd county. which was burglarized
few weeks ago, was entered again Friday
night and lot of trousers. hats and other
ntohey and $50 worth OF stamps. The burg
lars were tracked to a swamp near by and
some Of the goods found. Sheriff Neon
nell went with his dogs, but as yet has not
succeeded in effecting a capture.
In the United States court at Atlanta
Tuesday Mrs. Annie Allen filed an inter
ventton against the receivers of the Cen
trial railroad asking that she be given a
Judgment against the said road for $20. 600.
She claims that her husband, ThOmp-
as =. Allen. was a section boss in the en-
ploy of the railroad company, end that
on June "A, 1895, he was killed in "a wreck
at Midway, while going from Gordon to
Mhledgevile. The suit is brought IN behalf
OF the widow and three children, of whom
the youngest is 1 year old.
The Athens GasLght Company will in a
Few days make a proposition 10 the city
councilt OF that city to sell their entire
plant to the city as the city has determin-
ed to own and operate It's own system OF
lights. The OWNERS of the present plant say
that they have gone TO the expense of
equipping a gas system and at the request
of the city bstituted electricity.
Their plant cost S120.O 600 and for many years
was assessed at $4,000. It is now assessed
at $50, 900. They do not think the city should
cripple them by establishing an entirely
new system. They viii make it an offer
on the whole plant, electric and gas
systems. They realize that their con
tract Is out but think the CITY should not
freeze out an institution In its limits that
FLORIDA.
a great many horses are dying from
blind staggers around Banyan.
A company has been organized TO put in
9, complete gas system for Apalachicola.
A, Fernandina firm has secured an order
for a cargo Of phosphate from Melbourne,
Australia
The monthly report of the city health
officer of Tampa for June shows thirty
five deaths in population of 10000.
After boring to a depth of 200 feet in
the artesian well at Key West and secur-
ing no water the work has been indeh-
nitely postponed.
r. The corn crop in Washington county
IS very good; too much rain, however has
caused kind OF rust or blight which will
doubtless cut the crop short in many sec
TONS
Gov. Mitchell has appointed Hon. ]. f.
Baya of Lake city trustee of the Florida
state College, TO nil the vacancy caused
Monticello.
]. S. Mcdonald of Archer, whose wife
was bitten by a supposed mad dog recent
", is not at all apprehensive Of danger,
and says the report in reference TO the
case was greatly exaggerated.
The city of West Tampa will issue a tenn
porary loan of $4,000 to pay expenses of
the city until taxes can be levied and an
election will be held on August 1S for the
voters to ratify the action of the council. /
Edenfield & Jefton have secured the con
tract to build $1,000 cafe and restaurant
for Lee Dekle and b. NJ. Balbontin at
East Tampa. 1t will be on Park street
and will contain two stores on the first
floor.
Judge Hooker has revoked the order
creating three court commissioners for
Alachua county. and has appointed Col..S.
Y. Finley to the Office, This action is the
result Of a recommendation made by the
last grand jury.
On the petition of F. NJ Simonton rep
resenting various creditors Of the old Tam
pa Alliance store, Judge Phillips has APP
pointed John G. White receiver for the
business for the purpose of collecting
about $4,000 debts due the Alliance.
An unknown negro entered the bed
room of Dock Ivey, a merchant at Flo
dnaton, at clock Tuesday morning. and
shot him, infiictng a severe, but not fatal
wound. The negro fled, but Mr. Ivey
secured his hat. which may lead to his
arrest.
A few days ago two men killed mecca
sin in Madison county. They cut the stom-
ach open and found fifty young snakes
young snakes were of two species, one
being the water mOccaSin and the other
what is known as the racer" or ''black
runner"
Mrs. John Dampier of Hague was bitten
by a small spider on Sunday evening. and
during the night and part of the day it
stefan was telegraphed to at Gainesville
and, after receiving the proper medical at
tention, she began to get better, and is now
considered out of danger.
The case of the State of florida ex rel.
Attorney General VS.. L. Hinton Green. /
wherein suit Is brought to test the va, 4
1idity of the Pensa cola Charter bill, was
spread up on the dockets at Tallahassee
Tuesday morning. A motion to advance
the case for an early hearing was grant
ed, and next Tuesday was set for argu-
ment.
Thursday the Plant System Railway
Surgeons Association met in Sanford in
eeml-annual session and besides tranact-
dng other business elected DR.. +. H .Cald-
well of Sanford president DIR. N. D. Phil
lips of Gainesville. vice PRESIDENT: and
DR.. ]. D. Roberts of Dade City, secretary
and treasurer. Twenty-six surgeons were
present, and many papers were read and
discussed.
The convention. of county comnnissionerss
FOR seventeen counties in South Florida
closed its session Friday in Tampa BY
unanimous vote of the counties represent
ed by person or letter the uniform hunting
season for deer in the counties of South
Florida was decided to be the months. of
October to January inclusive. The CONF
missioners decided ID shall be unlawful to
kill deer in the counties of South Florida
in the months of February to September
inclusive.
Inverness Chronicle: The total assessed