The morning news., 1898-08-11
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

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GEORGIA.
Only twenty-eight deaths last month in
Macon.
The sugar cane crop in Sumter county
will be one of the largest and best in sew
eral seasons.
Next month an agriculturist fair will be
given at Dublin by the colored people OF
Laurens, johnson and Wilkinson coun-
ties.
The indications are that Macon will
have another building boom in the fall
Several large buildings are under consid-
GRAFTON.
Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias of
Macon are preparing to celebrate their
twenty-ninth anniversary on Tuesday,
Aug. 30.
Al Decatur Tuesday morning Pig Har-
din was acquitted of the murder of Post
master Polk at Cross Keys on January of
this year
Enough counties have been heard from
% indicate approximately the amount ol
the decrease in tax returns. 1t will be
about 100000.
The Populists met in mass meeting at
Louisville Monday and set Wednesday,
Aug. Il, for a convention to nominate rep
resentatives and county officials.
A L. Dix, tax receiver for Troup coun-
ty, has finished the consolidation of his
books, which show an Increase over last
year of $780, 1873 worth of taxable properly.
The citizens of Edgewood, a suburb of
Atlanta, will hold a mass meeting for the
purpose of discussing the proposed plan
Of incorporating the community for edu-
cational purposes.
DR.. e. H. Barnett the pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta,
lies critically i'll at his home. He has
Brights disease and fears are entertain
ed that he may not recover.
Two little children, a son and daughter
of Patrolman a. d. Luck, of Atlanta,
were blown up by a dynamite cartridge
with which they were playing Monday al
ternoon, and sustained painful and Sc
rious injuries.
Track laying on the Waycross Air Line,
under management of Capt Stone, is be-
ing pushed rapidly, and trains to Douglas
ere assured by contract time, September
]. The telephone line is being put up and
within few days Douglas viii have COM
munication by wire with The outside
world
The Democratic primary of Union coun-
ty, held Friday, resulted as follows: For
representative, Hon. J. Y. Walker; for
clerk, j. l.. Haralson for sheriff. F. ]. |
Williams; for tax receiver, II. l.. Hnson;
for tax collector, in doubt; county treas
urer, j. G. Field; coroner, S. V. Bennett;
surveyor, Rev. Gator.
The fun board of the State Railroad
Commissioners made tour of inspection
over the Douglas and Mcdonald Railroad
Tuesday, and were entertained In Douglas
for an hour by h. A. Buck at his hotel
The Mayor and aldermen would have been
pleased to have given these distinguished
gentlemen an ovation had time permitted
Henry Shivers Tenth Regiment negro.
came near causing a riot at Augusta Mon
day night He attempted TO shoot officer
Linham. Officer Calvert caught the pis-
toi hammer as ii came down, preventing
the pistol from firing. A huge crowd of
negroes gathered and threats were made
The negro was turned over TO the civil
courts for trial IL was a narrow escape
from bloodshed.
Thomas H. Wooten, residing about seven
miles north of Abbeville lost his home and
nearly everything In 1t by fire Monday
while the family were absent at church
1iis well-fliled smoke house and contents
were also consumed. 1t is believed that
It. was the work of an incendlary There
is no insurance. The loss is about 900
or $1,000 The belief is that the thief
or thieves who stole what they wanted
and to hide suspicion burned the balance.
John Ferguson Of Augusta has arranged
and put on the market a unique comblna-
10 he +ah ,s.a
about two and a half feet high; attached
10 its side are brackets of scroll work.
winch can be used as music or paper
tacks; underneath is a compartment for
sewing implements, and arising from the
center is a standard 60 which is attached
lamp This standard being Adjustable
can be raised or lowered to any height
can be made to rest on the table when
used to sew by, raised to the height of
piano lamp when used for that purpose.
Complaints are coming in from the farm
ers about the condition of cotton In the
section around Macon. 1t seems that the
staple has had entirely too much rain
and there is now fear that a strong sun
Will do great damage. They say that the
crop has run to weed very largely and
that tne bottom crop will not materiaHze
while the middle crop is in danger. The
farmers going to Macon say that thew
have never seen the weed so big. ana
that This is bad indication. But evenstf
part Of the crop is lost the chances are
that 1t viii be all the better for the gen
eral run of the farmers All other crops
are In splendid condition
Faint and sick from a tedious journey.
and perhaps demoralized over the pros
pective journey to Santiago. two soldiers
attempted TO escape from their oath of
allegiance Sunday morning by making :;
wild leap from the Georgia ana Alabama
tram as 1t rushed through Americus en-
route from Montgomery to Savannab
The second section of the train c.arrvinp
the Fifth U. S. Volunteers had eons, onIv
few miles east OF Americus when tho
dash for liberty was made. The train was
running about twenty miles an hour, and
was easily stopped. Both We're somewhat
stunned and beyond a futile attempt AT
running no resistance was offered on their