The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
NPARAGRAPHS
A Negro Cat 10 Pieces on he Rails.
business Lively al Miami-A >enSa-
tionaI Tragedy Near Madison.


tfonaI Tragedy Near Madison.
GEORGIA
There is only one prisoner in the pson
county Jail. and he IS negro charged with
burglary
The Methodists of Greenville are raising
MONEY to build a brick church. Ihey nave
secured, so far. SZ.5sA
An old negro. whose age is given at lSl
years living I'm tine neiEhhorhood or ClIiof
Bulloch county. died last week
Col joel Gaskins of Coffee county is
building. at the springs near Douglas,
big hotel. with cottages, and viii make a
resort.
TnadIlla. Dooly county. is on a boom.
Several brick stores are under construc-
ton and contracts have been let for other
improvement
In an election for school commissioner
for Washington county Monday. Hon.
John y. Rogers was unanimously re-elect-
ed to succeed himself.
A. Main. formerly travelling agent for
the A. o. Venable Granite Company, has
been arrested at Atlanta on charge Of
cheating and sWindlng.
a public meeting was held in WACO last
Friday TO raise money to build hotel
A sufficient amount was subscribed, and
work viii soon be commenced.
Negroes in Sumter county are stiil dig
ging mp the bottom of Line creek for box
of gold they believe TO be buried there.
There are working day and night.
The Chattahoochee Brewery was sold at
Opelika, Ala, Monday. under execution
sale on judgment Of $4,000 The property
is a valuable plant near Columbus ana cost
over 100000.
Editor Smith of Roswell. transplanted a.
rhododendron bush in his yard for the
beauty and fragrance Of it's flowers. His
fine Jersey calf ate few of the leaves
and died i'm few hours. The SHRUB Is a
deadly poison TO cattle.
The minutes Of the South Georgia Meth
odist conference. just published. show that
it has Ct, 206 members, a net gain of 1857
members during the year. The conference
received for all purposes, including sala-
ries Of preachers sd, S9lO3 last year
The Evening Herald established in Amer
icus about year ago by Walter X. Wheat
". has changed hands. Mr.. Wheatly sell
ing his interest to Arch Eldrdge, who has
been associated with him. Mr. Wheatly
will go TO Atlanta to accept position upon
the STAFF of one of the papers there
Dave Morris Of Roswell. has a hen egg
which creates considerable interest and
comment 1t is a small. well-shaped egg
and Will remain quiet in but one position
upright on the little end. No matter where
1t is placed IL VIII at once commence turn
ing until il assumes position ike a SPIN
ming top and will then remain perfectly
still.
Mcintosh correspondence Morning
News r. @. Cassels & Son have invest
ed I'm a spraying machine and intend TO
test its merits on the pear trees Tor hight.
They will use the Bordeaux mixture Qime
and sulphur. The Liberty troops will
celebrate Friday the q, instead or sat
urday. An Grafton will be delivered by
Mr. Donald Fraser.
It is reported that what is commonly
known as black measles is prevailing in
the lower portion of Simston and Goose
pond districts, in OElethorpe county, and
that the death rate from the disease IS al
most appalling. In some instances almost
entire negro families have died from the
disease and many whites have succumbed.
This form of measles is to be dreaded
about as much as smallpox.
The Columbia Sentinel says that John
Newman, a Richmond county detective
created furry there last Saturday by
giving chase to a young white man whom
he thought TO be viii Meyers. After run
ming the young man through Butler
cut him off and capture him, but he prov
ed to be from Charleston and or his way
TO Thomson to visit his brother.
The Baptists of Georgia, who are strong
in the state, are planning a Campaign of
education" which cannot fail to be of in
terest to the people at large. The objec-
tive point in the campaign is 100000 adtii-
tional endowment for Mercer university
at Macon, the chief educational institu-
ton of the denomination. The matter is
in the hands of a committee of which Pres
ident ]. Il. Gambrell of Mercer, is chair
man.
News has reached Clayton of an attempt
to assassinate Joe Crunketon of Persim-
mon district by some unknown person.
The bullet which was intended to end the
earthly career of Crunkleton passed
through his clothing, taking effect in the
hip of his eleven-year-old daughter, intiict-
ing a mortal wound from which she died
Friday morning. The shooting occurred
Thursday night about o'clock, and the
latest report is that Andy Wellborn has
been arrested charged with the killing.
Judge Berry, in the city court at Atlanta
has handed down his decision in the case
of Charles p. Perot, against the Athens
Railroad Company. J. a. Noss. +. q. Har-
ris and ]. A. Hunnicutt. The court award