The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-21
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

Rock Harris a prominent young man.
of Fashion. Murray county, was thrown
from a horse Tuesday night and killed in
stantly.
George Mcmillan, a negro, IS years old,
was run over by an eastbound freight train
two miles west of Abbeville Tuesday, and
killed instantly.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E Canning of Gains
Vile celebrated their golden wedding last
Sunday, it being the fftieth anniversary
of their married life.
G. T. Hamilton, while under the infu-
ence of liquor attempted to xii his wife
at Atlanta Tuesday night. Domestic in-
felicity seems to be at the bottom OF the
trouble.
Tuesday, while doing some work under
lifts log train at Triton, John J. Mcneil
was so badly injured by the truck being
backed over him that he died Wednesday
afternoon.
A movement has been set on foot by the
citizens in and around Clarkson to organ
ize a cooperative company for the pur-
pose of canning and picking all kinds OF
fruits and vegetables.
The postmasters appointed for Georgia
Wednesday are: Mrs Sally Chambliss,
Bay, Colquitt county; David E. Kirkland,
bonneville, Clinch county; Miss Laura
King, Hood, Union county; Thomas l..
Foster, Lowell Carroll county; c. A. era
bell, Monte, Emanuel county.
The Liberty independent Troop celebrat-
ed Lees birthday with a tilt in which
Sergt. W. A. Fleming carried off the first
prize and First Lieut.. A. Gordon Cassels
the second prize. They are now receiving
bids TO build an armory and hope TO have
IL completed at an early day.
George X. Green is clearing and prepar-
ing thirty acres of land on Blacks Bluff,
a short distance from Rome, and will put
1000 fine peach trees on it this spring. He
put out 1000 trees last spring and they are
doing well. 1t takes 100 trees to the acre
and sixty acres will receive 10000 trees.
Uncle Bobbie White died very suddenly
in Jefferson, at the home of his daughter
Mrs. L. Y. Bradberry, Monday morning, of
apoplexy. He was one of the earliest set
tiers in the county, having lived in it over
fifty years. He was the oldest citizen in
the county. being SO years of age, and the
oldest Mason in the state.
Gainesville News: The tax payers of
Barlow look with alarm over the prospect
of so much business before our courts
The grand jury will no doubt give mat
tiers such an overhauling as was never had
before, as each and every one of them are
pledged TO reform and retrenchment, at
the same time melting out justice where
it properly belongs.
w. B. Langford, b. R. McRee and ]. ].
Branch have paid to Controller General
Wright their pro rata share of the short
age of ex-Tax Collector J. W. johnson to
the state. The full amount of the short
age, was 81 100, and lands belonging to the
estate of the late John ~ Ridgeway. the
fourth bondsmen, have been levied on to
satisfy fl. ia. issued for his amount of
security.
Postmaster Smyth received letter from
the first assistant postmaster general at
Washington Wednesday morning request
ing Information in regard to the new post
office proposed for Atlanta. The informa-
ton is wanted to enable the department
to make report on the bill providing for
the acquisition of a site and the erection
Of a suitable building for the use of the
postoffice.
The committee on rivers and harbors
of the lower House of Congress gave a
hearing Wednesday to a delegation of cit
liens from Columbus, Ga The delegation
Included Mayor NJ. A. Chappell f. B. Cor
don and Col. w. r. Moore They called the
attention of the committee to the condi-
ton of the Chattahoochee river, and asked
that an appropriation to open it for 224
miles below Columbus be granted.
FLORIDA.
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