The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-24
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA. FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

TO Rebuild the Primitive baptist
Church at StateSborO-A Flremau
Fails From His Engine and .sus-
taIns Painful Injuries.
GEORGIA.
Snow fell in small quantities at Sullmore
last week.
The name of Manchester has been
changed to College Park.
Richard Barfield. a highly respected citi-
zen OF Bibb county, s. years old, died sat
urday.
The town council Of Louisville has put
q license of 500 on the sale Of cigarettes,
and Il viii go into effect April J.
The Standard oil Company is having a
wareroom built at Triton. and will make
Triton one Of the distributing points
1t is probable that Judge speer will
convene court in Augusta next Thurs
DAY, and Will be there about ten days.
Capt. J. E. Deadwler and T. J. Carr,
both prosperous farmers, have put into
full blast guano factory at Maysville-
The fountains in the court house yard
at Augusta were a mass Of icicles Friday.
They presented an artistic appearance
During the year 1885 the Newman post
Office issued 2,468 money orders. In the
same period 1.75o money orders were PAID
The. Columbus Barrel Manufacturing
Company has established branch man
ufactory at Triton and will make syrup
and spirits barrels.
Friday night the residence of Col. James
Erwin, four miles from Cave Springs, was
destroyed by fire. The loss of the house
ana furniture is estimated at about $5,OOO
There is more guano in the warehouse
at Harmony Grove than ever before. It
is feared by many conservative men that
the farmers will this year largely IN
crease the acreage OF cotton.
The dwelling house of Joe Carter who
lives in McClendon district, about eight
miles from LaGrange. was destroyed by
fire Wednesday. Nearly all his household
and kitchen furniture was burned.
Lewis W. Thomas. who has been the
solicitor of the criminal branch of the
city court OF Atlanta will retire from that
office and this morning James f. O'Niell
will assume the duties of solicitor
John Roberts, fireman on the passen-
ger train on the Seaboard Air Line road,
fell from the engine at Collins a few days
ago dislocating and fracturing the left
elbow joint and bruising his face pretty
badly.
J. b. Simmons, president Of the Toccoa
Furniture and Lumber Company, and vice
president of the Simpson Lumber Com
pany, is lumber buyer for both OF these
establishments. These two firms use an
nually about 100000 feet of oak, pop
lar and pine lumber.
Statesboro Times: Something has had
the effect to turn loose more gold in this
section of late than we have seen for a
long time. We saw one man saturday
with one hundred and forty dollars in
gold, which he was Offering to exchange
for greenbacks or silver without discount.
The friends of w. r. Quarles, under
arrest in Fort Worth, Tex, for swindling
the Rome Hardware Company out OF
about $1,000 by duplicating freight bills,
have succeeded in settling the case. His
family Of a wife and eight children are
left homeless as the price OF his mis-
deeds.
Mayor-elect G. d. Hollis of Summertime
has resigned his position and the new
council has elected j. d. Taylor to fill
the unexpired term. The action of Mayor
Hollis, who was elected by the liquor
element, was based on the belief that It
would harmonic the contending elements
in the town.
Jackson Times: 1t is rumored that
"Aunt' Hannah Moore, who is now Sc
years of age, and who has filled the posi-
ton as postmaster AT STARK III TINS GOun~
", for the past forty years, has resigned
her position. Aunt Hannah is without
doubt the oldest postmistress in the state
of Georgia, and the only causes leading
TO the resignation is her defective eye
sight.
Two or three handsome brick buildings
will go up on Lamar street at Americas
shortly. ]. w. Harris and p L. Holt.
who own adjoining property, propose
building within a short while. Another
cotton warehouse will likewise be built
upon the same street and very near the
other new buildings. Many substantial
improvements in the way of new stores
and residences will be made in Americas
this spring.
w. F. Saxon, foreman of the bridge
gang on the Griffin and Carrollton branch
of the Central road, met with a serious
accident near Newman on Saturday
morning last He was on a crank car,
coming In the direction of Newman, when
the car struck an obstruction on the
track. The shock threw Mr.. Saxon out
in front of the car and the wheels passed
over his right leg and ankle, fracturing
both members.
Frank B. Rogers, a well appearing
young man who claims his home in Fay
cite county, was arrested in Clarke coun-
ty, Ala, last Monday on a requisition
rant charging Rogers with seduction.
The prosecutrix is the daughter of a high
ly respected farmer residing near Senoia,
not far from the Fayette county line.
The prisoner declines to settle the case
by marrying the girl.
An effort is being made to reorganize
the old company in Emanuel and adj
Joining counties, known as the Savannah
Hedge Fence Company. Three and four
years ago the old company planted large
quantities of Usage orange, ostensibly for
fence-making. After securing a large
amount of money and sinking a great
deal more in notes, they had some dis
counted and never returned to perfect the
work, nor in any way carry out the con-
tract.
Capt. John R. King of Americas is one
of the most extensive planters of his sec
ton of Georgia and one of the most sue
cessful. Saturday, he took to Americas
siXty-five bales of cotton from his plan
aation, a portion of which was of the crop
of 1894. He now has over 100 bales stored
in one of the warehouses at Americas,
which he will sell shortly. Capt. King
raises everything that is consumed on his
farm and as cotton is his surplus crop,
he is able to hold it as long as he chooses.
Statesboro Times: Funds are being rails
ed for the rebuilding of the Primitive
Baptist church at Statesboro, which was
blown down last summer. The church
has recently been organized and a pastor