The morning news., 1897-04-03
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


State Convention of the Episcopn-
lians to BE Held at MacOn-A Hoy
Drowned in the Flint-It Iurns Out
That Insteai of Being Murdered IA
Former Maconite Is IA Murderer.
A Former Georgian In Trouble in
Louisiana.
GEORGIA.
West Points new water works system
has just stood a satisfactory test.
William Elder. ST., proprietor of the Ed
er house at Indian Springs, died Thursday,
aged 7s.
The spring term of the superior court
of Echols county has been postponed I'M
til June 1.
Cordele's new paper, the Daily Budget,
has just made its first appearance. 1t is
bright and newsy.
Mrs. A. E. Parker one of Dawson's
most estimable ladies, died on last Mon
day, aged SO years
The Eastman postofice has been advanc-
ed TO a third class office and the postmas-
ter's salary will be sl,l00
The Hampton Herald is that latest entry
In the field of Georgia journalism. John
S. McKown is editor and proprietor
The court-martial called to investigate
the charges against twenty-slx members
of the Atlanta Artillery will meet Monday.
A prominent New England manufac-
turer was in Rome Thursday with a view
of buying a site for large cotton mill in
that section.
Fort Valley is to have electric lights
within the next sixty days. Arrange
ments are now being made to have the
plant built at once.
Squire Baird tied the nuptial knot for
an aged pair at Gainesville last week. The
parties were T. c. Dowdy and Miss J. f.
Blackstock aged respectively 73 and g.
Howard Williams was drowned in the
Flint river at Woodbury. Thursday. John
Dixon and w. T. Moreland were with him
setting out fishing lines when he fell out
OF the boat
John Neal, a young negro, had his
right leg so badly mansled at the Fair
street railroad crossing by a Southern
switch engine Thursday that amputation
was necessary.
A fire occurred at Cox Tuesday night
destroying a small warehouse belonging
70 the Bibb Land and Lumber Company,
entailing a loss of about $40O, insured.
Cause is unknown.
The 4. S. Pendleton Grocery Company
will begin the erection of large build
ing on the lot south of the city hall at
Valdosta a once. The building will be
three stories high.
BY mutual consent the firm Of McKeldin
g. Carleton. one Of the oldest and best
equipped shoe houses in Atlanta has dis
solved partnership, and the business will
hereafter continue under the supervision
of Mr.. Carleton.
The $4,000 bonds which Dougherty coun-
ty issued for the purpose of erecting a
new steel bridge over the Flint river at
the foot of Broad street at Albany have
been bought for Sl6,OO2 by the Exchange
Bank of Albany.
An election was held at Fort Valley
Wednesday for two water commissioners
and one alderman. and the following gem
tlemen were elected, for water commits
sioners: J. VI. Culpepper and J. b. james;
for alderman, l.. F. Gray.
IN the lower part OF w aShlngton county
Wednesday, a negro named Peason Wil-
Iiams, shot and instantly killed another
negro named Reuben Peacock. The muir
derer was clipping with Peasons daughter,
when the killing occurred.
The Rome Daily Argus issued its first
edition Thursday morning. The Argus Is
an eight page, 6-column paper. The pro-
prietors are Judge Max Meyerhardt, W.
NJ. Wright and Otis Clements. Rome now
has two morning and two afternoon pa
pers.
1t is the opinion of the many fruit
growers in and around Cuthbert that the
fruit crop this year will be small due
TO the severe late frosts The melon
acreage has been considerably curtailed
due to the very poor returns received for
melons in recent years.
The electric light plant at West Point
IS too small to supply the demand Of the
city, II having been built for only 500
lights, but has been running 9O0 which
makes the lights unsatisfactory The city
will dispose Of this plant and erect one
that will run 1000 lights.
The farmers of Georgia will use CONNER
cial fertilizers 10 the amount of S7OO0OOo