The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

PostOmce Boycott at GibsOn-I. II.
Branhsm Heard FrOm-EXcursion
Manager StOy Gets satisfaction
From the =. c. and G. Railroad.
Florida BOASTS an Abundance of
Watcr-An Il. c. and II. Train Kills
seven Head of COws-PhOsphote
Mills at Work.
GEORGIA.
Houston is one of the few counties in
the state that is without a Sunday school.
new postohice, named Dunbar, has
been established in Houston county, with
Mr.. C. w. Mathews as postmaster.
Augusta Herald: Atlanta, with the
smallest claim, is presuming more on the
special favor of providence than any city
in the state.
The state convention of the Christian
church will meet in Sandersville in No
vember Many prominent ministers OF
that church are expected.
Yaldosta Times: NIacon's vagrant law is
worthy of imitation in every town IN
Georgia. There are very few men who
cannot get work of some kind TO do II
they are only willing to do 1t.
The new postmaster of Columbus, Col
]. S. Garrett will appoint Abb Woold-
ridge assistant postmaster. MIR. Woold-
ridge has been chairman of the populist
executive committee of the county.
w H. Hearn, the motorman on the
Macon and Indian Spring line, who broke
his leg last Saturday at the Vineville
branch crossing of the Consolidated, died
at z O'Clock on Tuesday of lockJaw.
The young men of Newman, including
some who were members of the old Me
chanics' brass band, are taking steps
looking to the organization Of new cor
net band and orchestra, 20 be owned by
the town.
brownsville Times-Enterprise Georgia
appreciates the need of a state board of
health. The next session of the legisla-
ture should establish one. 1t may be
needed as badly next year, as in the pres
ent emergency.
Carrollton Times: Young Key, who was
kicked by a mule recently mention of
which was made in the Times at the
time Is improving. 1t is said that his
mother has brought suit against G. T.
Williams, the owner of the mule, for
$500 damages.
Lexington Echo: We are inclined to
sympathize with the victim of an enraged
people who are outraged by the appoint
ment of an obnoxious person to public
Office In their midst against their protest
The appointing power in such cases has
our condemnation.
Athens doesn't want a thing-that is, ex-
cept new hotel, union passenger depot
a new court house and city hall, and
pubic government building. 'These we
can have" says the Banner, land these
we must have. Let everybody talk 1t; let
everybody push il"
Athens Banner: Would it not be wei
for our city authorities to follow the ex-
ample of the Georgia farmer who captur-
ed a lot of tramps and Migrants and put
them to work? If this was done our city
would be less troubled with Jack the
Knocker," and other like characters.
Gibson. in Glascock county, has been
the seat of a lively boycott war, which
has just ended in the surrender of the
men who tried to run the government in
opposition to the men who had been Sc
lected for that purpose. At last reports
the government was leading by several
laps.
]. r. Branham, ex-general manager of
the National Building Association of Bal
timore city, who is badly wanted in At
lanta for obtaining money under false
pretenses and the more serious crime of
forgery, is supposed to have gone TO South
America after his hasty flight from At
lanta. 1t is said he was traced as far as
New Orleans where all trace of him was
lost. 1t is now the supposition that he
boarded a south-bound steamer there and
left for some port on the South American
coast.
The Meigs correspondent of the South
Georgia Home sends this item: Perhaps
its the fault of the man sometimes in
these hard times. Jim Williams, colored
cropper on one of Mr.. J. N Carriers
places for three years, will make this
year eight bales of long cotton, six bales
of short, 200 bushels of corn, fifteen bar
rels of syrup, with peas, potatoes and
pinders in abundance. He will kill twenty
six hogs and will have more meat, lard
and produce to sell than perhaps twelve
other negroes will make.
Matt Armstrong, who was convicted of
murder in Coweta superior court last
week and sentenced to life Imprisonment.
made an attempt to break jail Wednes>
day morning, but was frustrated in his
purpose by the timely appearance OF Jail
er Alsabrook He secured a piece of cast
ang from stove in the Jail corridor, and
with this instrument had succeeded i'm
digging a good-sized hole in the rear wall,
just over the dining room, when discov-
cred He will be kept in irons until the
penitentiary guard calls for him.
The case of Mr. wv. C. Stoy VS.. the
South Carolina and Georgia Railroad Com
pany, which has been docketed in Augusta
some time, has been compromised. MIR
Stoy brought suit for damages on the
grounds that they had contracted with
him to furnish an excursion train on a
certain day, and that they failed to COM
ply Herewith, causing him TO lose the
profits on ar excursion. The figures I'M
der which Mr.. Stoy compromised could
not be learned. though it is said that he
was repaid for the loss of his excursion.
FLORIDA.
The p mill tax levy in Leon county will
raise $4,000.
A bicycle path is to be constructed be-
tween Eustis and Tavares
The First Baptist church Of Alachua