The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-21
GEORGIA.

the most important naval stores markets
in The South.
n NJ. Fletcher, prominent young mar
red man of Preston, was aeeidently Kill
e5 Saturday while bird hunting, receiving
,5a contents Of the gun in his breast lie
died Immediately
The commissioners of roads and reve-
nues of Dougherty county have ordered
ain election 10 be held on April 10 for the
nrrpose of determining whether the coun-
~ shall issue $4,000 of 25-year per cent
bonds for the purpose of erecting new
Jail
AZ Calhoun Mr.. L. r. Pitts went forty
miles in the country just after the recent
snow storm. In one place he found the
snow waist deem in the middle of the. road.
He found it impossible to pass through
without unhitchiug. AS 1t was, the horses
broke the harness in their efforts to get
though before he saw that he was compen-
ed to unharness.
George Robinson, a 12-year-old negro boy
living with his uncle, five miles east Of
Amaricus. met with an accident late Fri
.lav afternoon, which resulted in his death.
while he was assisting in clearing new
ground lie was struck by a falling tree
which crushed him to the ground. large
hole was torn in his head, death resulting
shortly afterward.
Washington Gazette: United States Mar
shall John NJ. Barnes was here on Tuesday
sunmonine Jurors for the federal court in
Augusta. He summoned Mr.. NJ. NJ. Sims
who went down that day on the last train.
Mr. H. p. Quin was on the list for jury du-
tv but he spied Marshal Barnes afar off
and kept a good distance between himself
and the court officer.
While the reports from the peach crop
are anything but encouraging, the agri-
cultural department is glad to learn that
the supply of plums apples and other
fruits will. in most parts OF the state, be
as large as ever The growth of these
trees was not so far advanced as that of
the peaches and there is every hope that
thu yield will be as large as usual
A dastardly attempt was made Saturday
night 10 wreck the passenger train on the
columbus and Rome railroad, which was
due at Greenville al 7:45 O'Clock, and
which failed only on account of the watch
luness and prompt action Of Engineer
Webster of the train, who discovered OBJ
strucuons on the track about mile from
Greeuville, and stopped the train in time
to avert a probably disastrous wreck.
Mr.. B. N. Barrow stated Saturday that
he had made a critical examination of the
peach trees in his orchards and is con-
vnced the crop viii be a total failure.
" he buds which were just beginning 10
form were even killed, and it is his opin-
ion there will not be a peach to mature
10 Spalding county this year. Mr.. Barrow
stated further that the oats were also kill
ed by the freeze, but wheat was unin-
jnred.
An Americas merchant was notified Sat
ur5ay that a large consignment Of goods,
ordered several weeks ago, had been lost
at sea. The goods were shipped by the
William Lawrence, belonging to the Mer-
chants and Miners Steamship Line, op-
Grating between Baltimore and Savannah,
which sank off the coast of South Caro-
lima few days since. He Immediately du-
pieated the order, and will endeavor at
once to recover the loss from the steam
ship company.
Two important schemes are on foot,
which, if carried to success, will give Car
tersyille an appreciate new boost A
proposition is before the citizens to donate
5000 and site, and a party well prepared
spindle cottoh mill that will cost 100000
cotton seed oil mill is another posi-
bility, either through local effort or by
party from the outside, who has already
proposed to furnish the bulk of the capt.
tai if he can control the majority of the
stock.
Americus Times Recorder: Notwith-
standing the late freeze and probable loss
q - tnn 1I, h.
HUT growers about Fort Valley are going
ahead with arrangements to ship what
peaches mature along with other fruits
grown there. Two ice houses, each hun
dled feet in length, have recently been
completed at Fort Valley. and already
hundreds Of tons of ice have been shipped
nom the North and stored there. These
Weparatons are being made now in order
" prevent scarcity of that commodity
"hen fruit shipping begins. Much fruit
was delayed and some lost last season on
account of failure in the proper icing of
Ears and the shippers are determined this
S1Son to be ready for such emergency.
Forty years ago Mr.. A. Hudson bought
tract Of land In Clarke county, near
A'hens 1t was surveyed and was said to
N'H'din SlS acres. Mr.. Hudson never uues-
nohed the survey and for forty years re-
' .'Hed It IN for taxation at the rate or
sV an acre. Some time after MIR. Hud-
,9h death the tract was purchased by
'i w. A. Jester, who had il re-surveyed,
%,n II rs found TO contain but 800 acres
hUS u viii be seen that Mr. Hudson re.
uined Tor forty years 115 acres which
W. never owned and which. rated at $40
p,l acre makes S1.15O of property, when.
IHudliy at / per cent, win make at
S1 SlO year, or 800 taxes paid on
inl me party never owned. In a strip OF
'l running along the original planta-
~. rom which it was cut the surveyor
tC ued It as eighteen. when he should
lor N""'Hs' He"ee tHe eI-
ne main attraction West Point and
1-'er places along the Chauahooehee river
i. had for the coIored people for che
l rev days was Van CIopton. the So
,'1ed government agent He has made
en-, RAJ trips there and has been dealing
fs,o government ratlons to those who sur
~ from the overflow Of the chatta-
boenee river last summer and fail For