The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-12
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Greensboro voted for water works bonds
on Tuesday.
Mayor Coleman of Carrollton viii stand
for reelection.
Cobb county is to have a handsome new
court house.
Editor Jack Powell is a candidate for
coroner of Early county.
Editor Hodges of Perry is a candidate
for ordinary of Houston county.
Mr.. H. z. Harrison of Albany, N. Y,
and Miss Lizzie Ramsey Of Quitman We're
married Thursday at Clifton Springs,
N. Y.
Mrs. Virginia dAntignac Allen of Au-
gusta complimented thirty Of her married
friends with a card party Saturday aftar-
noon. The first prize was won by Mrs.
Pleasant Stovan of Savannah
Mr.. D. de G. Rambo a prominent cid-
zen of Clay county died at his home in
Button at $50 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Rambo has been quite i'll for some
time. He leaves a wife and several chill
dren.
Stockbridge was excited Tuesday morn
ing over the appearance of a strange wild
animal during Monday night, which put
the dogs of the neighbOrhOOd to flight. A
shepherd dog belonging to A. G. Upshur
was killed and partly eaten by the animal
1t was thought TO be a catamount and was
as large as an ordinary dog.
Carroll County Times a certain girl
was named Mary at her birth. When she
grew up she dropped the letter "r' and it
was May. When she began TO shine So
cially she changed the 'y' to ''e' and he.
name was Mae. About year ago she
married, and now she has dropped the
final letter and spells it plain Ma"
The stockholders of the J. D. Boyd Man
ufacturng Company met at Griffin Mon
day and found the affairs of the company
to be in a very satisfactory condition. A
dividend of s per cent was declared on
all stock besides laying aside nice sink
Ing fund for any emergency that might
arise. An election of officers was held,
with the following results: j. j. Mangham,
president; Joseph d. Boyd, vice president;
J. w. Mangham, general manager; Doug
las Boyd, secretary and treasurer.
The cotton crop about Leesburg is being
ruined on account of continuous rains.
The stalk has grown so large and dense
that the fruit IS rotting very generally.
The boil worms have also appeared in
some portions of thes county. The wet
weather rust is fast going all over the
county, and farmers say that they viii
not make half crop. which makes them
very blue. Other crops are doing very
weh, except the fodder crop, which will
be short on account of the wet weather
Oscar Rodgers who resides five miles
from Columbus, killed a most peculiar
in al g. ga.
noon. The bird is of a species entirely
unknown to the people of this section. I'm
Ill killed it was seen only in the water,
and while in the water its entire body
was submerged. II diyed a great deal,
remaining under water quite a while, pre-
sumably in search of fish. 1t had very
long wings, long tail and neck and short
legs. II was black, with brown neck and
white spots on wings.
Marietta Journal: The story is told to us
that two OF our fruit growers who do not
belong to the Fruit Growers Union. took
the responsibility of selling their peaches
this season on their own account and
judgment. Two buyers from Che North
struck the town and bought a carload
from each They were shipped as per
direction A check came back for one of
the sellers for his carload. and the check
on presentation at the bank proved worth
less, and the other has not even received
a worthless check. The slick ducks reap
ed the reward of honest industry by ras-
cality.
Excitement ron high in Lanette, Ala,
the little manufacturing town just across
the state line from West Point, Monday
morning. The cause Of Il all was on ac-
count of one Harmon. He asked LODGING
last night az the house of MIR. H. E. PEN
dleton, mill operative This was given.
ana this morning, after Pendleton had
gone to his work Harmon proposed to Mrs.
Pendleton that she run away with him.
rms she Indignantly refused to do, where
upon he threatened her with death. She
ran to the mill and brought her husband
back with her, but found Harmon had
gone. He was Immediately pursued by a
crowd of indignant citizens, and if he is
caught 1t Is feared that he Will fare badly
in their hands.