The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-20
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CARLOINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.


Improve Lucy Cobb Institute-At-
Ianta Gas Company NettIed over an
Inspection of Its Meters.
GEORGIA
Mrs. Lewis II. Halt Of Sandersville died
Saturday
a movement is on foot TO erect a cotton
factory at Sparta.
The commissioners OF White county
have decided TO build a new jail.
Con Sullivan. an old and successful cit
izen of Macon. was buried Saturday.
Andrew Female College at Cuthbert
opens this week with forty boarding stu
dents.
Dr. J. II. Hail has rendered his resigna-
ton as pastor Of the Baptist church at
Newman.
It is rumored that there is no doubt
whatever Of the appointment OF J. H.
Hertz as postmaster at Macon.
W. S. Swinson Of Wilkes county has re-
ceived 1890 strawberry plants and will ex-
pertinent with a strawberry farm.
Chancellor Boggs Of the state university
is confined to his room. His health has
not been good for several months.
A capitalist proposes to invest $4,000
in a shoe mandatory at Gainesville Il
the people there will raise an equal
amount.
Cuthberts cotton mill is now practically
an assured fact. and it will likely be COM
pleted in time to handle this years cot
ton crop.
The work of tearing down and moving
the Amoskeag mills 10 Sparks on the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad has
commenced.
b. d. Butler of Wilkes county was hit
Just under the left eye by a rock thrown
by a negro day or two ago and several
bones were broken.
The Merchants and Farmers Bank
building at Eastman is rapidly nearing
completion and the bank will begin bus
mess in few days.
Frank Foster, who lives near Nickatack.
J has been arrested for being implicated in
the murder of Cally King, who was kill
ed near his home below Smyrna a few
weeks ago.
Gov. Atkinson has decided that the bin
appointing a board to suggest the pardon
of convicts is probably illegal. as II was
introduced in the Senate and carried with
II an appropriation.
Americus has a chance to secure a cot
ton factory. J. II. bromley of Philadel-
phia wants to locate there. He wants the
citizens to furnish $4,000 and a building
against his machinery.
Gen Longstreet is among the veterans
in Hall county. He draws $50 for dis
abled arm. Hon. A. ID. Gambler. of the
same county, and now secretary of state
draws $50 for the loss Of an eye.
Z. M. Townsend of New York, c. P.
Baker and Stephen Greene of Boston, and
John H. Montgomery of Spartanburg, s.
c, have been looking at the sites around
Rome for 100000 cotton factory.
Rev. DR.. G.. A. Nunnally. formerly pres
ident Of Mercer University, and now pres
ident OF the Southern Female college at
LaGrange, has been called to the pastor
ate Of the Baptist church at that place
w. N. Bell of Augusta is missing. He
has not been heard of since Wednesday
night His mind has been affected for
some time, and he is under the hallucna-
ton that he owns great property. He is 70
years old.
Capt. ]. w. Murphy, of Columbus, will
be a candidate for the legislature from
Muscogee The Columbus Enquirer says
1t is generally understood that Capt. John
ID. Little will stand for reelection to the
legislature.
session a stick which he claims to be
over 400 years old. 1t was cut from a
gate post in Ireland in the sixteenth CEN
fury by John Dowda, l.. b. Dowda's ia
Tiers great-grandfather.
The following municipal ticket has been
announced at Rome to oppose the regu-
lar King ticket nominated some DAYS ago:
For mayor, John ]. Seay; for aldermen,
w. M. Towers, Thompson Hiles, A. r.
Sullivan, H. r. Miller and E. B. Marshall
On Richard Hudson's place, in Troup
county, Friday night, Fayette Shepherd,
a young negro man, while visiting his
sweetheart, was shot in the ankle by some
unknown party. Whoever ii was shot
through q crack in the house and got away
without being discovered.
The fruit growers of the state will meet
in convention at Macon tomorrow to map
out plans for the present year, and to
and prompt transportation to northern
and western markets by tine railroads and
at equitable and just rates.
William p. Sanders, a few years ago
successful and prominent wholesale gro
Ger and commission merchant in Atlanta.
a t at the Grady hospital in
breaking down Of the system, induced by
excessive use OF intoxicants.
Sheriff Nelson of Worth county. who
was shot at Sycamore last week by DR..
Thornton, is gradually growing worse
What was at first thought to be a painfui
but not dangerous wound is now believed
TO be a fatal one. Mr. Nelson is getting
weaker, and his friends are fearful Of
the worst.
The barn of Peter Carnes, a prosperous
colored farmer, living Ave miles from
Douglasvtlle, was burned Friday night
The fire was of incendiary origin. suspi-
cion resting upon Hindman Nixon, the
colored boy in the employ of Carnes. who
was Immediately arrested. The loss is
about $3.50.
George Miner, colored, was found dead
on the Central railroad track Friday night
at the depot at GAINESVILLE with his legs
crushed about the thighs. The coroner's
jury, on investigation, decided that he
came to his death from having a hemorrh-
age, falling from the train while in motion
and being run over.
The chamber of commerce Of Macon met
Saturday to discuss alleged freight dis
elimination against Macon merchants
and demurrage The only question dis
cussed was the time allowed at Macon bv
the railroads for demur1-ag The oh M