The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-01
GEORGIA.


In few DAYS there will be organized in
rIhorton a $4,000 cotton mill. 1t is almost
certainty that other industries will at
an carly date be put into operation.
charlie Moore and his father Jim Moore,
Who killed Matthew McCord a Thomaston
.sreraI days ago, have been committed TO
hi after a preliminary hearing, to await
trial for murder.
Edward Griggs, a worthless negro, with
or.y one arm and one leg, is now in Jail
eft LaGrauge awaiting preliminary hear
he on The charge of rape. His victim is
,loled girl about years Old. She Is in
critical condition.
The Mayor and Council of Harmony
Grove have declared a strict quarantine
against all persons going there from
Gainesville. Hoschton and Pendergrass
and vicinity. Proper health officers have
ba4r appointed. and will see that the quar-
antne viii be rigidly enforced.
One death and considerable damage to
property are reported as the result of an
electrical storm that passed over North
Georgia Wednesday. Lee Booker, of MEMO,
Ga.. while lying under big tree on his
nemises. was killed by lightning. Indeh
mite reports are received OF destruction of
barns fences and other property in that
vicinity.
The Eastman and Ocmulgee Railroad is
now an assured fact; the capital stock has
been subscribed, the organization will be
perfected on July and work will imme-
d3lelv begin on the line. The Eastman
and Ocmulgee Railroad opens up very
large section of Dodge county and a very
fertile one. that needs nothing but this
road TO make its rich lands profitable.
Miss Louisa Butler, the sister of Mrs.
Dave McHargue on Wednesday drank an
ounce of laudanum with suicidal intent
and died at Thomaston Thursday morning
from its effects. Miss Butler was young
woman OF about y years of age and lived
with her sister, Mrs. McHargue about
seven miles north of ThOmaston. Despond
acy, produced by recent sickness, is prob
ably the cause of the tragedy.
The state annual convention of clerks of
4 The Superior Court sheriffs and chiefs of
police will meet in Macon on July IL in a
/ three-lay session. 4 large attendance is
Respected. Sheriff Holder of Stewart coun-
~ is the president of the association, and
clerk Powell of Macon county is secretary.
THe convention was held last year al Val
costa, al which time Macon was designa
ri as the place of the next meeting. 1t
thought that a great deal of business
wifi he transacted, which will necessitate
l. session OF several days, and perhaps
1 longer than the allotted time of three
GAYS
] W. E. Smith convicted of selling white
4 fo7- in TIE town of Cordele was sentenced
4 TO pay q fine of $3.50, serve twelve months
% HAT "a
H. Tie county jail. Thus ends one of the
3nost important cases ever tried in DOoly
bounty There are also pending against
imlh four more cases of the same nature.
Il The Gainesville Cotton on Company has
1eh org uized with $4,000 paid-up capital,
- has made application for charter. The
Isockho!ders mentioned in the charter are:
Holm A. Webb and p. n. Parker of this
low and T. J. Martin, j. y. Woodside
iend }. d. Woodside of South Carolina.
Albany Herald: Probably the finest car
L. melons that has been shipped from
IGeorsia 10 any of the Northern and East
FERN markets in several years left Albany
I!esierday 1t was shipped by Messrs. La
4 Rogue a Strom to a New York firm and
ITl probably reach its destination Satur-
IGay From 1850 to LOO melons, arranged
- Tour layers. usually constitute a car
Il car shipped by Messrs. LaRoQue * Strom
Yesterday Even that number could not be
crowded into four layers. The total weight
II vi lne ~ melons was q, 200 pounds, or an
4 average for each melon Of nearly 81
4 pounds. That was the banner car up TO
date
Another chapter in the Smith-Caldwen-
'foVes horsewhipping affair has devel-
0fd' This time the scene is in Lincoln
county, the original place of the highly
""sauonai occurrence. Newspaper read
are familiar with the details of the
uar how Dr.. Caldwell, c. L. Groves
qua D. &. Groves overlook Mr.. Kossie
sM''a on the highway, near Lincolnton,
aS IAN and hOrsewhipped him. This was
yle TO prevent the latter from marrying
7 Widow Groves, mother of ]. c.
l,o'eS. However, the marriage took
, aaSe IN Augusta, after an exciting period
'1 much newspaper talk. The latest
napier that comes to light in this sensa-
,onal leud was enacted Monday after
ogU IN Lincoln county. Kossie Smith
sau oeen to Lincolnton and was returning
oAe. C. L. Groves had been in the
1utry and was returning to Lincolnton.
t"o men met and report has it that
S.g drawing his pistol said: Now,
settle it." He commenced firing
V'es SAID he did not recognize Smith,
We would have been prepared for him
N. was, he had to reach for his pistol
en me- finally raised his weapon, Smith
1' ban crashing through the arm hold
Ill., The pistol fell to the ground
eS Jumped out to get it, and as he
Tf,d over, Smiths pistol sent another
INTO his hip. Groves fell, seuse,ess
SAYS he does not know how long he
t".g.ted unconscious but when he re-
WHY MS pistol ana Smith were gone The
''"a 'p Groves hip may prove fatal
FLORIDA.
mere have been lO, 566 crates of vege-