The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-19
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
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ON the Central Near CovinEton.
Mr. Plant Subscribe- to the Ocnia
Race Tracss-Bec Culture in West
FIorida-A new U.e For Pine
apples.
GEORGIA.
The Augusta Typographical Union is
trying to organize a federation of trade
interests ia that city and viii publish
newspaper in the interest OF organized la
Dor.
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser says
sea island cotton is whitening the vacant
spots Of GIynn. and making pictures 81
prosperity that make the heart OF the en-
izen glad.
Andrew Rossignol is now duly installed
as agent at Augusta 81 the South Caro-
lima and Georgia railroad He received
the appointment Saturday afternoon. AMI
this morning is attending 70 his duties
as that officer.
City Marshal Braswei Of Meigs was Sc
verely cut in the neck on Saturday by AL
bert Wood. a negro whom he was trying
70 arrest. After he was cut the officer beat
the negro over the head with his club, and
as he ran off shot him twice, both shots
taken 10 Thomasville on Sunday. Both par
ties are severely hurt.
The fast women Of Cordele were induced
to leave that city last week on very short
notice. A mass meeting OF many of the
best citizens was held and 1t was deter
mined that these women would have 10
go that night. on the adjournment OK
the meeting, about 10 o'clock. notice was
served on them to leave on the midnight
freight, and they left.
Mr. w. II. Bell of Atlanta. was ordained
TO the fun work of the ministry at the
Third Baptist church yesterday afternoon.
The presbytery consisted of representa-
tives from several churches OF Atlanta.
The ceremony was very impressive. II was
witnessed by a large number of persons.
Mr. Bell has been called as pastor to the
North Atlanta Baptist church.
A dispute occurred on Saturday at
Sparta between d. Silver and Isaac Butts,
colored about the price agreed on for
bale Of cotton bought by the former from
the latter. Silver struck Butts for provo
cation given, when the latter fired three
times one bullet went through Silver's
ear and another struck him in the breast,
but was detected toward the shoulder.
The wounded man is doing well. Butts
was arrested.
Georgians who remember kid" Royal.
who was for a time employed on the Nc
Dufie Journal, in Thomson, when Tom
Watson was running a department for
that paper, will be surprised TO hear that
kid" who has achieved considerable cell
ebrity as a gambler. has reformed and is
now actively engaged in a crusade against
all kind of gamblers and confidence men.
The news comes from ST. Louis that kid"
has offered his services to the civic fedora
ton for the purpose of exposing all of the
criminals with whom he formerly assoc
ciated.
Marshal Ryan OF Oakland, arrested Alex
Tolliver on Sunday, charging him with
participation in the robbery last Tuesday
night of freight train on the Central rail-
road, bound for this city, and had him
locked up last night at the station house.
This was the case reported In the Morning
News of the goods being thrown from the
train as it ran. they being gathered by
wagon that followed along the road. Mr..
Ryan says he is satisfied that several 9TH
er people are interested in the robbery, and
from the manner in which they began they
attended making a wholesale business of II.
valdosta correspondence says: There
have been a large number OF real estate
deals during the closing week and the in
dications are that Valdosta is going to
have more activity in that line than she
has had before in many months. A large
number Of residences are going up here.
with an $4,000 Baptist church, two blocks
of brick buildings and many smaller struc-
lures all under course of erection. The
town has had a steady growth for four
years and during that time the improve
ments have amounted to nearly $l.0O0,O00.
rFs~ Of
ent sorts to be started in the near future.
one of the worst accidents that has hap
pened on the Georgia railroad in years oc-
CURED Sunday morning at 1870 O'clock
near Covington. AS result
Engineer Thomas w. Thomas
Is now lying at his home, PAS Tel
fair street, Augusta, in precarious con-
dition. the physicians not being able to
tell just how badly he is injured. A loaded
coal car stood in the siding and the switch
was open. Who left it open no one knows,
but open it was. Jump Hodo, for your
Nfe," called the brave man at the throt-
tie, and then with one mighty effort he re-
versed his lever The fireman sprang from
his seat and being on the side away from
the open switch and the loaded car land
ed on the side of the track in safety. Their
came the crash. There was shock, a
sound of twisting iron bars, of wooden
work ground to splinters, of escaping
steam and all was silent Hurriedly the
crew rushed forward from the coaches
None of the passengers on the train were
injured, though everybody on board was
considerably shaken up. Some were thrown
violently against the seats in front and
slightly bruised, but Engineer Thomas
was the only person injured.
The Fitzgerald Enterprise contains 3
view of the corn and cotton palace now
being completed in that little city. The
drawing shows a very striking and hand
some building Of unique design. The com
mittees of the exposition are busily Ell
gagged preparing their departments or EN-
bellshing them so as TO add interest tC
the big fall festival that Fitzgerald ex
poets to attract the state and fail
sprinkling of outsiders within her gates
The committee on programme has a gen
eral programme prepared. Each of thu
fifteen days has been named, and will b.
devoted largely to some particular thing
Tuesdays and Fridays of each week arr
to be the special days of the meeting
on which occasions extra low rates will
probably be given on the railroads. Tn
programme, as arranged up to date, is a!
follows: First day, Opening day, Sept