The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-05
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GEORGIA.

Mr. John W. Fletcher OF irwin county
is perhaps the largest individual sheep
owner in Wiregrass Georgia, his herd
numbering between 600 and 5000
A batch OF letters for James Michigan
the escaped jailoird, is in the hands OF
Sheriff Macarthur at Americas. As Ne
beean's address is unknown, the letters
cannot be forwarded
Cuthbert Leader: 1t has frequently
been said that there is only one sam T.
Jones This is a mistake. Another sam
p. Jones has been discovered in Dooly
county. by mis- going into bankruptcy
Tho fact that there hasn't been a pris-
oner in Pierce county jail during the
month of January makes it apparent that
the Office of iailor is not a very pfohtape
business ana il is a good showing loI
that county.
Washington Chronicle; Col. r. d. Cal
laway has determined that there SHAH De
no lack Of oats and wheat around ms
farm when harvest time comes TINS year.
He has sown 800 bushels of oats ana sixty
bushels Of wheat since sowing time COM
menced last fall.
Messrs Rogers. Pyatt and Turner who
have the Currahee mines near White sui
phur Springs have recently discovered
a new and rich yielding Vein ana nave
gone to work on the property with renewed
interest 1t is believed that the property
will have a large yield
Baxley Banner; Sheriff Crosby came In
yesterday morning from Tampa, Fla
with Jerome Smith who is wanted here
10 answer 20 charge of kidnapping his
child from his wife. Smith was acting as
a policeman in Fort Brooke, one OF the
suburbs of Tampa No matter where the
boys may roam, Hustling Jim VIII gamer
them home, says the poet.
DIR. Powell, superintendent of the State
Sanitarium at Mnledgeville, has issued an
order refusing visitors admission to the
grounds on account of the prevalence OF
smallpox in Baldwin and several adJoln-
ing counties 1t also refuses admission 10
patients from any county having small
pox within its borders or VINO nave III any
way been liable to exposure thereto.
Telfair Enterprise; The work of re-
building the planning mill and novelty
works. recently destroyed by fire here,
will begin at an early day, but the pant
will be located at Helena. Mr.. Elliott, the
PROPRIETOR informs us that he has sold an
interest an the business to MI j. W.
Achord. and these gentlemen have just
purchased machinery to the amount OF
$1,000. Success to the enterprise.
washington Chronicle: Our town and
county for the past few months have been
having their first experience Of prohibi-
tion of the liquor traffic, and generally
snealxing. the new law is working well,
aud nearly everybody is well pleased win
its operation. There is very little II any
liquor sold and a drunken man Is rarely
seen. OF course, some liquor Is shipped
in here for private use, but not great
deal.
on Thursday night last another meeting
Of the business men of Dublin was held
and a movement started for cotton mill
I d. Smith started the ball rolling by
subscribing 81 900, and as much more as
any business man of Dublin would put in
Mr. Smith was appointed committee OF
one to write to various factories already
established in Georgia for information and
TO canvas for subscription to the capital
stock
Among the distinguished guests spending
the winter at the Piney Woods Hotel, at
brownsville, is Judge Robert Earl of New
York. who is one of the most prominent
men in that state. Judge Earl was, until
a short while ago, on the Supreme Court
bench of his state and was a strong OPP
ponent of Col Roosevelt for the Republi-
can nomination for Governor. he Is al
present vice president of the Herkimer
National Bank.
During a severe thunder and rain storm
at Covington, Thursday, lightning struck
the brick residence of W. S. Scruggs,
near the Georgia Railroad depot, COM
pletely demolishing the house; every door
was torn from the hinges, every WINDOW
knocked out and one side of the house
was completely torn to pieces. Mrs.
Scruggs and baby were in the house; also
the night operator of the Georgia Railroad,
who was sleeping at the time. All escaped
unhurt.
Statesboro Star: Mr.. ]. b. Grower OF
Emit was in town yesterday and informs
us that the Savannah and Statesboro Rail
road Company is again surveying line to
Emit Just what those fellows are up to
nobody seems to know They have tied
Statesboro's hands by securing from her
-citzens donation of about $4,000 TO build
the road here. If they can secure more
than this not to do IL then, as a matter
of business. they won't do 1t. II they
are surveying a line to Emit they have
either sold out to somebody or else they
intend to pull Statesboro's leg again.
Evidences of d mysterious murder for
robbery have been discovered on the Ra
bun county side of Oaky mountain. near
GAINESVILLE. The bones of a man and
those of a mule have been found at
lonely place near mountain path, and
there is every indication that the bones
and things found at the place are those
of a man and mule, both of whom are
supposed to have been burned after be-
ing killed by highwaymen. The bones
were found in a pile of ashes and every
evidence and sign point to the conclusion
that the man who was riding the mule
was killed and robbed and then his body
and that of the mule were burned to de
stroy evidence Of the mountain crime.
FLORIDA.
Miami will soon have another bank.
probably a national bank. It is proposed TO
organize with capital stock of $4,000,
with 100000 paid in. MIR J. S. Warner Is