The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

dieItis al West Point--An interest
fns Lawsuit at Roma Danger
COS DoIIar-sIick People at Fort
valley Try 10 DO the TOwn-Rec-
ord Of the Days DoiaEz in Georgia
Eires. BurEInries. Accidents. Etc.
GEORGIA
The Eastman -rimes-Journai Office has
a pet king snake.
me tax returns from about 100 counties
OF Georgia have been reported
Superior court convened on Monday
morning at sparta, Judge S-siuoFh Reese
presiding
sentinel; The growth Of Corasie is IS
1mpedad by The fact that Lhefe are no
houses 10 rent IN thLs place
Il A. Cunch camp, T. 9 y, VII hotl
its annual reunion al tLe fair grounls al
Sparta or WEDNESDAY, Aus Il
Ben Salter. a negro. was shot AMI in
s1anily killed 10y a MI Drinks a. S.s -o"A'
Dawson News Many OF ia. best young
lsfies ana girls OF Houston county have
been packing peaches on the irut FARMS
John BurkhaIter Oh Warrenton left
some days since FOR cave SPRINGS where
he mas been elected principal OF the pub
lie schools
sentinel. W. H. C. Schroeder Of Starke,
Ella has been in COrdeie this week max
ing arrangements 10 brms MS cigar rae
tory here.
Carrabells Times: The steamer Gulf
CITY from Mobile sunday brought iarss
consignment of machinery ana harWare
Tor Tallahassee parties
Worth Local The colpred masons Of
Worth viii dedicate their lodge building
al PouIan with corner stone laying eNer-
cises next Friday Aug 10
Several hundred crates OF grapes are
available for shipping purposes IN and
around sparta, numbers Of parties IN the
county having them in quantity
DeKalb New Era. on. 1sw we chill
dren are enjoying apple ci1h-t now II Is
lust excellent but cur Slanfnas ana pa
pas keep too strict a watch over US
Al Rawlins recently SOM miscreant
POISONED J. 7. Warrens valuable yard
DOG 8Lr Warren Offers very. liberal
reward FOR the pcrpetrator OF the out
rage.
A hound dog. belonging 10 RUDOLF PO-
mar 81 Red House branch, near ST. Aug
Justine, was bitten by Iai s.s NJ * ke
Thursday, and died IN about an hour al
forwards
The turies Of the court are good ones.
and their work has been thorough and sat
isfactOry. There has been "A good attend
ance on the court, many visiting lawyers
Being present
pike County Journal. There are aboun
q dozen distilleries in full blast IN PIE
county now. They are MASKING UP tise
wormy peaches and turning out the "nfe
water" in a hurry.
Quincy New Era: A new postotfice las
been established in the turpentine regions
OF Gadstien county, down below Wetum-
ka ROsin SIS the name OF the new once,
with 2 D. Brown as postmaster.
james Wood Of Weaver suffered pain
ful accident Wednesday afternoon his
mules ran away, throwing him out OF the
WAGON. breaking his collar bone and three
Of his ribs. He is doing very well ncw.
Clifton Horsley OF West Point, who had
been seriously IN with appendicitis sew
eral days. summoned DR. Hunter cooper
OF Atlanta. who came down and the oper-
alton was performed, but hOrsley died
Thursday morning
quincy New Era: Il is not generally
known, but IL Is a fact, nevertheless. that
6sadsdon county fuller's earth IS worth
more money than phosphate on the mar
kets Of the country, and we nave got
large deposits OF II too
At Eastman on Thursday morning last
c. F. FlOyds yard dog Derry became
rabid and came very near biting Mrs
w i9g Min S the dcs' Mr.. FLOYD Succeed %s
ed ~ dispatching II before II did any dam
age
A thief made raid on Jer Osborn's
crib and smoke house. near sparta,
Thursday night. getting two or three
bushels OF corn and about twenty pounds
OF lard. He ran his hand through crack
and raked the lard from Jar with his
fingers.
There was a protracted meeting at the
Baptist church in Sparta this week con-
Quoted by the pastor Rev. b II. lvey, as
congregations at night and fair ones IN
the day The church was in part reviV-
ed. There were no additions.
GAINESVILLE Gazette: Joseph Brown. a
stealing. was arrested in Barnesville last
week and carried 10 Forsyth by Mr.. J. H.
King. The stolen horse was also recov-
cred and returned 20 the owner. a re-
ward Of IS MAS offered for the negro.
TaIahassean: There is on exhibition at
7. B. Byrd's store at Tallahassee, two
glass jars Of pears that were put up by
Mrs. c. 3. Colline. one in July, 1894, and
the other in April. 1895. II is impossible
TO tell the difference in them, the "a
fruit looking as fresh and nice as that or
e1is season.
Eastman Times-Journal: J. w. Phil
lips came Very near having big confia-
grafton at his saw mill a few days since.
He had a lot Of lumber burned up and
had il not been for the manly work OF
neighbors and friends the entire mill
would have been consumed. The fire
caught from the slab pit.
Gainesville Advertiser: Some OF the
boys played a good joke last Tuesday
night on some OF our citizens, who were
expecting 10 entertain members OF the
conference, impersonating the visitors.
and getting their wouid-be hosts out OF
their beds in the wee small hours. a gen.
eral massacre was barely averted.
Tribune: A grocery merchant Of Rome
1ul counterfeit. 1t is dollar dated 1881
and is q fac smile Of real silver dollar
1t Is a very dangerous counterfeit, being
only a little lighter than a good dollar
and the lettering, the eagle, goddess OF
liberty, milling and all are very cleverly
done.
Constitution: A burglar entered T. l.
Posters residence No. lS6 Madison ave
nue., Atlanta, Thursday night and carried
away a watch. a purse containing a few
dollars and coat and vest. 1t was
through an open window that the thief
entered the house and so quiet was HI.
work that his visit was not detected IN
Ill morning.
Times-Union: G. H. Packwood Of
Maitland. Fla, a stockholder in the JACK
sonville, St. Augustine, Palatka and Tam
pa Electric railway, writes that his com
pany is capitalized for 500. 900 and tha
The company has decided to put survel
corps in the field at once. Within
month the corps will be working from
Jacksonville 10 st. Augustine and il il
expected that part of the line, if not all
will be in operation next winter
Pursuant TO the call of the executiv,
committee of Hancock county, a goo,
number OF democrats met in the court
house at Sparta on Thursday, about nooi
10 select delegates TO represent the part!
in the Tenth district nomna