The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-21
ITEMS IN THE THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PAR
AGRAPHED.

Burke COunty-TWO Fatal shoot
ing ARRAYS in Burke COunty-Thc
Drought Playing Havoc Around
StiIImore.
GEORGIA.
1t is rumored that Cumming is to have a
street car line
Cuthbert has just voted in favor Of is
suing bonds to put in an electric light
plant.
The tax returns in Mcintosh county last
year were SSH,9H This year they are
$S1O575.
Frank Dent colored, was found dead in
cotton patch near Fort Valley, day or
two ago. He had been gambling and was
shot by an unknown negro
Keifer pears are now being hauled to
Americas in bulk by the wagon load, and
are sold al 90 cents per bushel as fast as
the fruit can be measured.
Hon j. F. Blalock, ex-representative
from Clayton county and a representative
of one of the most prominent families in
the state, died at his home at Jonesboro,
Friday.
The continued drought has about pro-
duced a water famine around Stillmore
Several mills and gins have shut down
because Of no water. Fire is raging In
the forests on the Ohoopee river Much
damage has been done.
Twenty of the students of the Houston
High school have been baptized this sea-
SON. Pastor Lyman baptized five Of the
students last week in the open air The
baptistry is arranged in the church yard
and furnished with water from the srte-
sian we'll
The residence Of Col E. w. Hack at
Waynesboro, was destroyed by fire Friday
night. An incendiary was seen to escape
through a window and in a few minutes
the entire roof and upper parlor were
ablaze and beyond control. The beautiful
home, oil paintings. valuable furniture and
silverware were all destroyed. There was
only partial insurance.
shooting ARRAY occurred between two
prominent citizens of Burke county Fri
day, in which John Agnew received what
is thought to be a fatal wound at the
hands of Joseph Stroud. There had been
law suit between the two, in the course
of which Agnew had charged Stroud with
swearing falsely Eight miles from the
scene of the above Tight Sam Meacham
shot and killed Henry McCrarey, both col
ored, Friday night. Meacham has fed.
Roy Hawkins, IA years old, met with an
accident at Social Circle Thursday after
noon He began work that morning at
the Walton Gin companys ginnery. While
cleaning the notes from the gin his hand
was caught and cut entirely off. Mr.. Estes
was standing near the gin and made
leap for the boy, jerking him back, or his
body would have been on to the saws.
Drs. Gibbs and Spence were called in, and
amputated the arm below the shoulder.
Darien Timber-Gazette: The prospects
for a good foreign business the coming
season are rather good just now. Heavy
rains are needed, however, to enable the
timber to be brought to Darien. There is
but very little If any timber coming down
Just now, owing to the fact that the rivers
and creeks are about as low as they ever
get to be. The drought all through the
timber region continues, and there are no
signs just now Of rain. 1t was about the
same state of affairs this time last year.
FLORIDA.
A new church for colored people has just
been built at Sorrento.
The new Cuban mission church in Tam
pa is nearly completed.
The Gainesville woodenware factory has
resumed operations again. after a long re-
cess.
The colored people of ocala have pur-
chased six acres of land for a burying
ground for their race.
Tampa is still discussing what is best to
have her streets paved with. The Third
warders want asphalt.
1t is said that John f. Hartridge of
Jacksonville will be placed in nomination
for congressional honors by the gold DEM
ocrats.
Many loads Of hay are being brought to
Gainesville. The crop this year was not
as large as it was thought it would be,
but many hundred tons will be harvested.
There is a peculiar disease among the
dogs and cats in North Gainesville, which
is killing many Of them. When first af-
fiicted they froth at the mouth and later
their eyes turn red. They usually die in
about five days.
J. H. Mooney. started early Saturday
morning on a bicycle, on a business trip
to Fort Bassinger, Osceola county, 10
miles south of Orlando. He goes via st.
Cloud and along Lake Kissimmee and
the Kissimmee river
SOTrTH CAROLYN