The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-04
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
News of the Two states Told in Para
graphs.
GEORGIA..

The Noultrie Observer estimates tnat
the number of sheep in Colquit county is
80 COO head, and give an annual yield OF
$4,000
1t is said that Washington county has
only one flour mill. Hancock has four;
but there isn't wheat enough in the coun-
~ to give one steady work.
DR.. A. A. Marshal, pastor OF the Jack
son Hill Baptist Church, Atlanta. Ga.
has been elected president of the Monroe
Female College at Forsyth, Ga.
Jim Fields, an Atlanta man about 90
years old, was found dead last Wednes-
day in Hawthorne pool in the river at Tai
1ulah Falls. His body was badly decon-
posed. on Monday, May 2, Fie lds Went
he fell into the water and, being unable
to gain the shore was drowned.
Darien Gazette: Edwin Brobston, one
of the most enterprising citizens, not only
of Brunswick, but of the whole state,
wants Georgia advertised Mr., BrobStoh
wants the next session of the legislature
10 appropriate enough money 60 aqNeItiiSS9
Georgia resources and the Gazette neaftHy
agrees with him. Let the legislature act
Macon IS to have another industry which
will add new quality Of goods 10 her al
ready extensive assortment OF manufac-
turod articles. The company has capltai
of $50 eco and has organized FOR Inc purpose
of operating a hard wood manufacturing
| industry. The factory will be a .combina-
| ton plant for general wood work All hlnus
and styles of wooden articles VIII be made
Dr. f. L. Holmes of SandersvAle and
Miss Kate Averett of Steaaville were mar
! ried at the Baptist Church al StellaVille
| on Thursday, June 1, Rev. A. Chamlee
| officiating. They went 20 Davisboro,
where they were rendered an enjoyable
reception at the residence of Hon. y. }.
Holmes, the father of the groom. Both
| are popular young people and have the
best wishes of many friends.
! Warrenton Clipper: The Warren friends
| of Capt. John NJ. Barnes, United States
marshal, viii regret to learn that his fine
| racer, MousquetOOn, was badly bruised IN
| Tennessee few days ago He was shipp-
| ed up there to enter race and the car
| could not be taken TO the stock gap ana
| the horse was taken from the car on a
tempOrized platform and fell through ano
| was 100 much injured 10 enter the race. 1t
| is hoped that the injury is only temporary.
In Fitzgerald last Monday considerable
| excitement was caused by the horsewhiD-
! ping of C. P. Mcmillan a timer and
| plumber, by Mrs. William Mccormick,
| the wife of an undertaken. The assault
| was caused, according to the statement OF
| Mr. Mccormick, by certain derogator
remarks Mr.. Mcmillan is said 20 have
| made against Mrs. Mccormick. 1t seems
| there mas been i'll telling for some time,
| and Mrs. Mccormick says that on several
| occasions Mcmillan has made remarks
| dBOut ICT, anu IllEy nav ms lGelCliGl uEA
ears she decided 10 ihaict this punish
| ment on him.
Mr.. Tom Bentley, who lives about
twelve miles from Quitman, drove in
Thursday afternoon with a negro named
! Ad Dodley chained to his buggy. 1t IS
charged that the negro tried TO burn
| some of Mr.. Bentiey's outbuildings Sun
| day night, but failed, and that he made
another trial and succeeded. He chained
| the negro and, locking him 10 the horse,
| made him run beside the buggy to Quit
| man before he turned him over to the
| sheriff. brother of the negro was in
Jail at Quitman some time since charged
| with shooting an old negro through the
| cracks of his house.
A special to the Morning News from
Waresboro says: The Ware Institute
closed this week The names of those
whose grade was 80 or over were placed
on the honor roll The list is as foliows
Julian Van Worst, Luke Spence, Susie
| Mcdonald, Carrie Irons, Alonzo Lee, Te-
tulla. Strickland, Marvin Lee. Joe Seasons.
/ Willie Lee, ElVin Lee, Walter Lee, Mabel
Hargraves, Sylvester Mccarthy. Loran
Winnie Spence. One High School gradu-
| ate viii enter college next fall Two grad
yates viii take the commercial course. The
| institute has had most successful year.
Henry County Weekly:\A bolt of light
ming struck terror to party of negroes
| on the place of Mr. Luther Fargason in
McNullen's district, just as a big rain
| began to fall Tuesday afternoon, killing
| Henry Powell instantly, badly burning
| Beb Greer on the thigh, and knocking
| down five others, among whom were old
| Uncle Bak Turner and two women The
| negroes were working in a cotton field
| near by and had gone into the house of
Henderson Daniel out of the ran. gather
| ing on the front porch. 1t is said the
| lightning flashed right through the party
| into the front door, passing out through
| the corner OF the house, firing some cloth
| ing hanging in the room and tearing off
some of the Notwithstanding, in addition
the above mentioned results.
About noon Wednesday, Mrs. Moses L.
Shirley, who lives three miles south of
Clayton was shot by her husband and is
| now lying at the point of death with IS
caliber pistol ball in her head The bah
| entered her face just below the left eye
and cut lis way through to the rear part
| OF the head. just how the shooting took
| place and why il was done is not yea clear
| ny known. Reports are that upon the re-
turn of Mr. Shirley from his farm a noon
| Mrs. Shirley made an attempt to assault
| him with a claw hammer which the far
mer easily took away from her. Then
the assault was repeated by her hurting
| heavy buggy wrench at him. The quar-
rel continued until he fired two shots at
her, the last one taking effect as above
| described. Shirley is now in the county
| jail, which is closely guarded.
VIII Armstrong, the alleged white rapist
| of a negro girl of Harris county. was ar
| rested Thursday near Shiloh BY b. /
| Daniel. Armstrong positively asserts his
| innocence and states that his hiding ont
| was due to fear of negro mObs Last Sun
| day night a hundred negroes went 10 The
| residence of Mr.. Harrison, Armstrong;
| father-in-laW demanded entrance and
| searched the house for him They were
| heavily armed and it is reported that thew
were somewhat insolent. Only last night
| quite mob was there for some puruosa
| Armstrong says he Is innocent and evaded
| the officers on account or fear He is now
| in the hands of Sheriff Miller and viii ba
protected at all hazards. lie will have a
preliminary hearing al once and NAV make
bond, if not acquitted. Considerable inter-
| est Is manifested by negroes and The case
Is being watched with much interest
MoultrIe Observer: A MISUNDERSTANDING
between two prominent white farmers ra-
s.ding about eight miles southwest of Pei
| nam terminated in a bloody shootine az
| Tray last Thursday Some time 400 II
| seems. several of Dollars sheep disannearN
ed and he was led to believe that thew we've
| concealed in strip of woods on Godwtn,e
| place. lie accordingly went to Goivin and
| expressed a determination to 90 into the
| WOODS and make personal search for III
missing sheep, but was warned moi 10 d.
SO. Last Thursday, however. ne sad5led III