The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-07
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.


Historic Military Company From
New Haven Coming TO Atlanta.
GEORGIA
Macon's race meeting opens to-day.
The city council OF Valdosta has put 4
500 license tax on street drummers.
The Athens Manufacturing Company
sold 5000 worth OF goods within three
days last week.
Tie Federatio of Trades has called a
state labor convention TO meet IN Al
lanta on Nov. II.
1t is reported. that nearly the entire
crop of cotton In MuScOgee county has
been picked and over 80 per cent has been
marketed.
The dwelling house and kitchen Of Peter
Williams, farmer living about two miles
from Jesup. was totally destroyed by fire
Friday. The loss is $500, with no insur-
ance.
Gov. Atkinson has decided to defer the
appointment Of successor to Judge Hix
on as judge of the county court Of sum
ter until the converting Of the legislature
on Oct. %.
A movement is on foot looking to the
building of an Independent telephone line
connecting Americas with The Plains and
other towns along the Georgia and Ala
bama railway.
At Perry Saturday Western Thorpe.
coiored, attempted to butcher a COW,
when the beast turned upon him, broke
y
him. The COW was not hurt.
A movement Is on foot among several
local fre Insurance agents at Columbus
2 establish compact office. by which
tSey will prevent the cutting Of rates and
the giving Of rebates on premiums.
The case of Mrs. Weber VS.. j. King,
administrator, was concluded at Rome
Friday, and judgment for $l,O2s, the sum
asked, was rendered. This is the third
time she has won the case, the supreme
court sending it back twice
One of the largest cotton trains that
ever went over the Georgia and Alabama
railway pulled out of Americas Friday,
en- route for Savannah. Three big locomo-
ttves, two in front, and one in the rear,
were required TO move the train.
Among the things out of the usual or
der at NaldOsta last week was a female
drummer for cigar factory. She claimed
10 be an expert in handling cigars ana
was around trying to convince the mer-
chants that her house made the best.
The annual communication of the
grand lodge Free and Accepted Masons
state of Georgia will be held i'm the city
OF Macon on Oct. p, and will be in ses-
meeting Will be largely attended from all
portions of the state.
Tuesday morning, between ! and
o clock, the gin house Of G. n. Raines at
Cordele caught fire and burned. Nothing
was saved as the fire had such Roadway
Wnen discovered that all efforts to save
the property would have been futile. The
loss is about $500, with ma insurance.
James NJ. Doris, one of the wealthiest
planters of Douglas county, lost his cot
ton gin by fire Thursday night. The gin
cost its owner about $500. Twelve bales
OF cotton were also consumed, and the to-
tai loss Is estimate at s., 010 The owner
carried no insurance. Incendiarism is
suspected.
George W. Truitt of Troup county has
already brought in from his ten horse
farm 100 bales of cotton. and expects to
gather QnOfhpr hundred ms
bales. In addition 10 this, he will make
an abundance Of supplies, thus enabling
MIN 10 realize handsome revenue from
his cotton crop.
DR.. J. p. Y. Hygdon of West Farm. Fla.
died on Monday last. He was a brother,
in-law of Hon. W. S. West Of Valdosta
and ne lived for many years in Echos
COUNTY where he had a host of frienCs.
He was once ordinary of the county, anG
occupied several positions of honor ana
trust during his life.
Bob Pinson died suddenly at the jail at
Jeneruon Thursday. For several DAYS ne
nad exhibited symptoms of insanity anc
was carried TO the jail Wednesday nigh.
70 prevent him from doing any harm. he
was apparently in good health but whe-,
the sherln carried his breakfast to him
ne was found in the last throes Of death.
%. new bank has been organized at
Butler, with the following officers: r.
cashier, and A. J. Fountain, NJ n Chap,
man, O., M. Colbert, S. c. Monk and ].
NJ McCreary as board of directors.
rms bank has a capital stock of $4,000
and Will be known hereafter as the Bank
of Butler
A four-legged chicken brought into So
cial Circle IRON the farm by w. T. Shep-
nerd has attracted the attention of a
great crowd. The chicken is about the
size OF partridge. II stands on two Of
its feet and resembles a barred Plvr,
outh pullet, while it is very particular IN
holding the other two clear of the ground.
and little to the left of the body
During the past month there was shin
peg from Darien, coastwise and foreign.
e,l5s t4S feet OF hewn and sawn timber
ana lumber. During the month ending on
the 50tn ultlmo there was measured a the
pnphe boom 100000 feet of square, scab
ana saWn timber. This does not include
the sawn timber and lumber which came
on during the month and was carried az
rect to the private booms.
The negro who set fire to Judge f. f.
Runeys stockade on the Putnev-Calla-
way place, several weeks ago Is now in
jail at Camilla. His name is Lee Biglow
and IN jail with him are two other negroes
business. Biglow was a tenant on The
Putney place, and was arrested late Thurs
DAY afternoon by Walter Strom and
george SWlndle. He confessed his crime
A suit for $4,000 was filed at Atlant.,
saturday by Mrs. Henrietta Guthrie
against the Western and Atlantic raii-
road LOT the death of her husband, r. b.
Guthrie. The allegations are that Mn
Guthrie was employed as a car reDairer
and while In the discharge of his duties
was killed. 1t is claimed that he was
working between two cars on a speciaf
track where cars were repaired. wher
an engine ran into them and he was
crushed to death.
AT Rome Friday Mrs. Joanda Mont
gomery and her son, Harvey Wilson
Were Jointly indicted for murder bv the
floyd county grand jury. The ATTORNEYS
OF Mrs. Montgomery, who. il is alleged
was party 10 the crime in holding the
hanqs OF her husband while her SON
STAMPED him, are confident of her acouif-
tai Their plea will be that Mrs. Mont
gomefy did not know her husband was
being stabbed, and held her husband 10
protect her child.
General Manager Willis B. Sparks of
the Georgia Southern and Florida rail-
road has returned to Macon from New
ork, where he has been for nearly two
weeks. He was accompanied home bv
United States Senator A. O. Bacon. Con-
gresham c. l.. Bartlett and Judge A. L.
Miller. The ostensible object Of Mr.
Sparks visit to New York was to attend
a meeting OF the Southern States Paesen-
ger Association. 1t is generally believed.
however, that Mr.. Sparks ascertained
some very important information rela-
tive to his future connection with the
Georgia Southern and FLORIDA road. The
annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Georgia Southern and Florida Rain
way Company will be held at the comma
nyS offices Marou IN Mradr1--1t,rr