The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-07
NEWS OF THE THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

pany in TrOuhIe-A veteran Goes
TO Court to Get His Confederate
PensIon-Tampa's Big Brewery
sumter, s. C.. Levies an Income
Tnx-An Outlaw Mt Lnrge-Note'
ON the Palmetto state Election.
GEORGIA.
Douglasvine has just experienced one
of the greatest revivals Of religion in her
history.
Thomasvnle is now getting water from
two artesian wells by pumps. the COM
bined flow being about $50 gallons per min
ute.
There has been a slight falling of IN
Meriwether property tax returns. Last
year they footed up in round numbers,
100000 This year they stand at S,SS,
900. County taxes may be high this year
on account of the building of new JAN.
A hound dog on fox chase hasn't got
a nose to compare with the olfactories
of the editor of the Franklin News and
Banner. In his paper of Sept. 4, speaking
of a barbecue TO be held the latter part
of the month, he says: IAN ready for
the cue! 1t is close at hand. The de-
licious appetizing scent OF roasting meats
can be smelled in the distance"
Uncle Marshall Furgerson, who lived
just over the line in Gwinnett county,
near Stone mountain. and who died two
weeks ago. was a remarkable man. He
had reached the age OF So, and he and
his wife had lived together for over sixty
years. He made forty-two crops with two
horses, having plowed one for twenty
years and the other for twenty-five.
Hartwell Sun: T. ]. Carter of this coun-
ty has a grapevine, the revenue from
which is about $50 year. The vine is
of the English variety and envelopes the
branches of a large tree that grows near
his garden. Mr.. Carter is live, pro-
gressive citizen, and one Of the best farm
ers in Hart county. He keeps the latest.
sleekest horses, cattle and hogs to be
found in Northeast Georgia.
John Freeman, Marcellus Hill and AL
bert Blalock, three little negro boys were
tried in the police court of Atlanta on Fri
day afternoon for attempting to rob Tax
Collector Stewards Office, in the court
house Wednesday afternoon All three
were sent to the stockade for thirty days
They were fishing the paper money off
the collectors desk by means of lathe
and wire hook, when they were caught
by policeman.
W. r. Elder of Atlanta has filed suit
against the county commissioners TO COM
pei them to pay him an annual pension
OF 800. Mr.. Elder is an old confederate
soldier, blind and infirm, who for fifteen
years has been drawing a pension from
the county. Several months ago at the
meeting of the commissioners il was de-
cided to discontinue the pension. This
course was taken by advice of Col Luther
Rosser, the county attorney, whose opin-
ion was they had no legal right to pay
It. Mr.. Elder was member of Company
A, Thirtieth Georgia Regiment. His
blindness was caused by a wound received
at Chickamauga.
cordele Sentinel. Sept. 4: The number
of bales of cotton received at the ware
houses in Cordele up to noon yesterday
was 642. The farmers have been bringing
their cotton to town as rapidly as posi-
bic. Most of the buying here has been
done by the merchants. and the First Ma
tional Bank has paid for all OF 1t. The
merchants and the bank are all to be
praised for their successful efforts to hold
the market up. The farmers are not very
blue, Notwithstanding the short crop They
are selling their cotton at the prevailing
prices. and as very few OF them owe any
considerable amount they are not griev-
ing over what they might have made.
Rome was in almost utter darkness
Friday night. The cause being the finan-
cial trouble OF the electric light company.
The power was cut off by supt Marvin
of the Electric Street Railway Company.
The light company pays $500 per month
rental for the power and the rent being
overdue for several days at an expense
of $50 per day, Mr.. Marvin was ordered
by his company TO cut of the power. Jack
King explained that the non-payment o!
the rent was due to the fact that Capt
]. L. Bass, in behalf OF the bondholders
had filed an application for a receiver for
the company because Of the non-payment
OF $40 interest due on the bonded indebt.
edness of the company.
Eatonton Messenger: For some tim,
past several efforts have been made by
different parties to lease the OconeC
Springs property from DR. ]. T. DeJar
nette with a view to making It a regular
summer resort. That such move woul(
be popular and prove paying investment
was almost assured, hence several par
ties have been extremely anxious to Sc
cure this valuable property. Arrange
ments have now been made and DAME
Ferguson of Hancock county has secured
a lease for a term of years with tn
privilege of renewal and will have mucl
Improvement made by the opening OF tn
next season. The grounds around tn
spring will be cleared of and a neat two
story hotel will be erected for the &c
commodation Of the numerous guests VIII
will each year assemble there.
Columbus Ledger: Now that the South
ern States Freight Association has me
the cut OF the seaboard Air Line, tn
question arises, DO the reduced rates ap
ply to Columbus and Macon, as well n
Atlanta7 This is a question which jus
now is agitating the public mind. o
course, II the Southern States Freight As
ISOLATION intends that their retaliator,
cut shall apply wholly TO the points II
competition, that is those touched by tn,
Seaboard Air Line the Georgia railroa,
commission win be expected to step in ant
interfere, and prevent the railroads from
unjust discrimination. And in case tn,
new rate gives Atlanta the advantage ovo
Columbus and Macon, and the Georges
railroad commission does not interfere
these two cities will probably take step
10 prevent this undesirable state Of az
fairs. Relief might be obtained through
temporary injunction. Any condition o
affairs which would seriously hurt Colum
bus wholesale houses by allowing At