The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

A New Court House for Henry
Counfy-TwO Wen Hurt by Faliine
Down an Embankment-An Amer
fcus Man Fails Down an Elevator
Shaft-The Removal OF the county
Site From Morganton TO Blue Ridge
20 BE Fought in the Courts.
GEORGIA.
Negro women in Amcri-us have caus 10
on TO the bicycle fad, and are riding in
public.
A party Of miners are az work on the
iron banks al Altoon. and are getting out
some nne specimens
3. b. Youman OF Rome gathered from
his garden thirty bushels of fine onions
from one pound Of onion seed.
An earnest effort as on foot among the
leading citizens OF Sparta looking to the
erection Of a cotton factory al that place
The farmers of South Georgia will grow
tobacco quite extensively this year, as
they think it pays better than cotton
clifford W. Ansley has been appointed
receiver of the Mcknight property at
Atlanta, the value Of which is estimated
al $4,000.
Dr. G. f. Green has discovered on his
farm. five miles from Dublin. an immense
bed of a kind of shell phosphate which IS
supposed to contain valuable plant food
A lodge of the farmers alliance was re-
organized at Porter Springs last week.
being the first one that has been in eX-
istence in LumpNin county for several
years.
Walter A. Payette, a young white man
shout p years old, is under arrest on "A
charge Of robbing a man at the eXposi-
tiOn grounds at Atlanta some time Sat
urday.
While driving on Gordon street at At
iRnta, Sunday night. c. X. Maddox, of
the postoffice. was thrown from his buggy
by being run into by an electric car.
Mr. Maddox sustained painful injuries.
The Fairburn News says the citizens of
Palmetto have subscribed $4,000 for a
cotton factory, and that dirt will be
broken next week. The plant will be To-
Gated three-quarters of "A mile north OF
the town, on the w. T. Sims place
The Epworth League conference. which
has been in session at Cannon Theologi-
cal Seminary at Atlanta since Friday af-
ternoon, has adjourned. The object of
the convention was to increase the in
terest in the work of the Epworth League
in the south.
Three thousand dollars has been paid
out from the state treasury to the wild
ows Of confederate soldiers and within
the next week or two the whole sum
appropriated annually for this purpose,
$4,000, will find its way into the pockets
of tho widows who are entitled TO draw 1t.
Two big turnips were sent to the Hous-
ton Home Journal office last Friday by
]. n. Barker of the upper Eleventh dis
trict. These turnips measured Il2 inches
each in circumference, and the larges
weighed four pounds and eleven ounces,
the two weighing eight pounds and eleven
ounces.
Morganton has employed Dorsey.
Brewster & Howell to test the consttu-
tionality OF the bill removing the county
site from Morganton to Blue Ridge.
The bill will be presented to Judge GOber
Monday next. The petitioners are q. +.
Cleastom, J. Z. Alsbrook and J.. g.
Catcher.
Ashley r. Roberts, well-known cit
izen Of Early county and a son of Tax
Collector ID. NJ. Roberts was found dead
a few miles south of Blakely. No partic-
ulars Of his death have been received.
Mr.. Roberts wife died very suddenly
about ten days ago.
The Habersham county board Of edu-
cation has adopted the following resolu-
ton: THAT hereafter any person wish
ing to teach school in this county, shall
stand an examination in the county. No
license from any other county will be
recognized by this board. This embraces
all future examinations.
The ordinary of Rabun county has fixed
the time OF the trial of w. S. Keener for
lunacy on Feb 6, and the sheriff is now
summOning the eighteen jurors who have
been selected by the ordinary. The two
principal allegations in the petition are
that keener was insane at the time OF
the killing of Arizona and Leona Moore
q
Marshal L. Hall of Sparks was shot
Saturday night by a negro. whom he was
trying to arrest for whipping his wife
When Hill drew his club the negro shot
him, whereupon Hall returned the fire
hitting him three times, twice in the
breast and once in the throat. The ne
gro is reported to be dying at Adel The
marshal is not seriously injured.
The grand jury, at the last term OF
Henry county superior court, recommend.
ed the issuing of bonds and the building
of a new court house that would NEE
the increased demand of the courts Ii
accordance with this recommendation. or
binary Nelson has ordered an election
TO be held on March is, to determine
whether or not the bonds shall be is
sued.
Maj. T. o. Wicker of sandersville has Z
pipe that has quite history. 1t was pre-
scented to him by his son, Claud Wicker
anu - Hldut OF a lllnD OF spruce pine tina
he cut from Lookout mountain. In tn,
main body there is a minnie ball imbeddeC
that connects it with the terrible battles
fought in that vicinity. The large lml
is followed out for the bowl, while tn,
small one is bored out for the stem, max
ing queer relic of the war
A. A. Martin. agent of the Southern Eek
press Company at Americas, fell through
the elevator shaft of the Windsor hote
MONDAY. thinking the car was at tn
landing, Mr. Martin walked from the bote
office, and throwing the door open, steppel
into space. The fall was ten or lively
feet to a stone foundation. Several gen
tlemen rushed to the rescue and pickle,
Mr. Martin up considerably bruised. bu
not seriously injured by the severe fall
The city of Macon has paid the bon
commission of Macon the $4,000 due 70
last year. The first payment of Sl2.5OO o.
the $4,000 for the present year has no