The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-20
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Pike County Journal. After girl gets
protection through matrmony, she next
wants free trade in some dry goods store.
Bingham News. The farmers of Efuns-
ham county should get together and ar
range to make an exhibit at the state fair
this fan
Col John ". Lindsey Of Irwinton is an
applicant for commissioner Of pensions
He has host OF friends who are very
anxious that he be appointed. Nearly eN-
cry man in his county has signed a peu-
ton 10 the Governor asking that ne ap-
point Col. Lindsey.
The Sixth Georgia Regiment of Confed-
crate Veterans has been holding a reunion
in Sparta. A barbecue was given the Ola
soldiers and they were entertained IN Al's'
H A Church's grove, on West Raodh
street Refreshments were served Dy the
Ladies Memorial Association
The litigation al Greensboro over the VIII
of Mrs Fannie stocks was settled tues
dav. the lecatee. the Baptist Mission
Board. paying 5000 TO Messrs George {.
Davis brother, and w 5. Davis, nephe"
of the deceased lady. over 5000 was IN
volvad in the litigation. The settlement is
considered a happy termination Of what
promised TO be a prolonged ana expensive
legal battle.
The Prftchard estate has awarded con-
tract which will give Tenuilie a new up-to-
date hotel The building viii be on Main
street conveniently located il VIII nave
thirty-three bedrooms upstairs, well Venti-
ated. lighted with gas and every accom-
mediation necessary for comfort The hrst
floor viii consist OF two stores. dining
rooms, parors. sample room and barber
shop The building will cost about $4,000,
and will be a handsome structure. Work
has been commenced.
Detective Biz Reeves and Constable
Lewis Mccullough have arrested three
more. negroes and carried them to jail I
Newman on the charge of burning the
splendid barn with ali its contents, 1OrtY-
seven head Of fine cattle, one morse ana
mule. hogs, etc. belonging TO Mr.. X L.
Hardy near Senoia, TWO negroes were
arrested last week on the same charge and
subsequent developments and STREET
watch has linked little by little of import
ant evidence. so that the whole gang is
now behind the bars.
Lewis Hardwlck, colored. was arrested at
an early hour at Hephzibah wednesday
morning. charged with burglarizing the
store of Mr.. +. W. Carswen. MI }.
Frank Carswen and Mr.. w. D. Carsweh
were doing police duty at the time ana
were inside the store waiting for the bur
elar, as goods had been stolen from the
store several nights before. As HardWiek
was escaping and refusing to stop when
called upon to do so, the young men hred
three times the shots striking the bur
glar in the left arm and back. DR.. r. L.
Miller dressed the wounds. A preliminary
trial was held by Justice K. L. Melton and
the prisoner was bound over to higher
court and sent 10 Jail.
The shoe and leather drummers agree
that their line of business has enjoyed the
best trade this season ever known. In dis
cussing the situation MIR. Charles Ii.
Coates who has Travelled through this sec
ton for ten years, said at Macon: Il have
never seen such a volume Of business. All
lines seem to be sharing The increased &C
tivity hut the leather business seems to
be eciipsing all others. This may be due
to the fact that | am more familiar with
the leather line and watch it more closely
l attribute il TO a generally improved con-
dit!on Of things and to the further fact
that merchants have sought by laying in
large stocks to fortify themselves against
q probable rise in prices"
There have been shipped from Lyons this
year about 5000 head OF sheep which have
been carried to the blue grass regions Of
Kentucky. The stock OF sheep raised here
is usually fine and a great money
making product. In addition to the large
number of sheep that have been shipped,
there have been fifteen or twenty carloads
of fine stock and beef cattle sent 10 the
Indian Territory and other places in the
far West The farmers of Tattnatl county
are in a prosperous condition, considering
the local droughts that they have had to
encounter this year. They are growing 10
bacco on very great scale, which is prov
ing TO be one of the best paying crops that
can be raised.