The morning news., 1899-02-09
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
ITEMS PROV THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


keeps up at the present rate a good por-
ton OF Thomas county's population will
soon be- working for Brice.
The farmers Of Clinch county have
bought 40 guano this eeason. There has
not been single car Dad shipped 20 that
point ns yft and the farmers generally
have decided 80 plant food crops princi-
paly and use very little fertilizer except
home raised
The AmIlco,oia Marble and Power Com
psny Of Pickeus county has recorded with
Secretary Of state COOK an issue Of 290o.-
OO0 worth OF bonds. dated Sept. !, 1893, ana
payable Sept ). 1915. The application for
tho recording Of the bonds Was made
through Col. u. b. Harrison, one Of the
officials OF the company
Gen. G. A. Evans. IN hls capacity as
member Of the prison commission, S. par
tcuary Interested in the progress Of the
state fair movement. ana declares that
never before was there ouch need for and
advantage 20 be- falned by such q fair.
The prison commission hopes TO De able
10 make display an the fair
Dennis Boon. co.ored. blew cigarette
smoke In the face Of W. s. Copeland near
Newman day or two ago. and Copeland
picked up a stick with which 20 chastise
him. Thercupon Boon got an ak ana start
ed at Copeland who shot him dead. Cope
land gave himself up 10 the sheriff. The
coroners jury returned a verdict Of jus
ti6ahlc homicide.
Vadosta Tlmcs: Somebody with a
small amount Of capital could make money
out Of a broom factory in Vaidosta Broom
corn wiH grow well here and factory
could be fitted up with machinery at Ill
tle cost The jobbing houses here could
dispoFc Of as many br0oms as could be
made. Rates are low and everything Is
favorable 10 success for such an enter
prise.
A serious wreck occurred on tho Georgia
Railroad about four miles from Miledgc-
vale on Monday The freight train from
Macon. bound for Augusta, was caught IN
a landslide, knocking the engine and one
car or the track. The engine was partly
buried IN dirt and il seemed as a miracle
that the fireman and engineer were not
killed, but none Of the crew received a
bruise. The wreck was rapidly cleared.
Pension Commissioner Johnson says that
on next Monday he VIII begin the pay
mept Of pensions for The MANNED Confed-
crate soldiers in the state. Pensions for
the manned are the last 90 be taken up.
those for the INDECENT veterans having
been finished some weeks and the lIst OF
widows OF Confederate veterans in the pay
OF the state, nearly completed. The last
pension viii probably be given out before
March I.
They may block up the roads between
my farm ana the city of Hawkinsyllle"
said Mr. Pope Brown the other day. ~
have meat enough and corn enough to
see me into The marketing OF the next
crop, 50 | have no business TO transact IN
town, anyway / have cut Off my guano
bill, and Pope Brown, pork ana corn rails
cr, viii sell provisions 90 Pope Brown, the
cotton raiser, This agricultural batte be-
tween myself ! viii watch with interest"
MilledgeVille Union Recorder: Fifty
mules aud farming implements ana ma
chnerY arrived al the prison farm last
week. Capt. Foster SAYS good deal Of
work was done last week, considering the
weather Barns were erected for tho
mules and about $50 acres Of land cleared
One day 1876 hands were employed. The
pay roll Of the week was $2l5. A large
quantity of brick and other material We're
delivered last week ana with suitable
weather Mr.. Smith Is prepared to push
the work on the convict buildings.
Judge Nas1 r. Broyles. elected recorder
of the Atlanta Police Court the other day.
Is a native Albanian, having been born
there thirty years ago, and is the son Of
the late Col r. ~ Broyles who was
one Of the most distinguished attorneys
IN the state. Judge Broyles graduated
from the Boys' High School with second
honor ana then attended the university of
Georgia, from which he graduated in 1885
lie then entered the law class and recelv-
ed his diploma IN 1889 leaving a splendid
record for studiousness and application
AZ Cordele the other day officer BRAY
arrested young white man named White.
who said his home was In California. The
arrest was made on the advice of the
conductor of the shooGy The young man
was carried before Justice Smith who
bound him over to higher court for
stealing q ride. An officer put White In
the guard house but he didn't stay there
long A window which was already torn
out offered the young man an easy way
OF escape and he was not slow to avail
himself Of the opportunity. lie left no
clew as to which way he went.
Valdosta Times: Rev. c. II. Driver has
been travelling IN Florida for the past few
weeks. He has been making his rounds In
buggy and one evening last week ne
was held up by highwavman who de.
manded his money also The uplifting OF
his hands at the point of revolver rev
Driver halted between opinions and tho
highwayman persisted. The hold-up &c
CURED along the railroad ana this fac,
probably operated in Rev Drivers behalf
A train came Cashng along The track ana
his horse became frightened. The robher
negro-likc, turned 60 look at the train ana
IN this way the parson oscaped Ro,s
Driver feels very certain that tbore womb
have been trouble IN the land If thar train
had been five minutes behind time
Monday morning a middle-agod man ana
woman drove upon the streets at Odun,
and announced that they were cxneotlno
TO have preached there on the streets No,
day, but as there were barely a dozen moo
pie on the streets. they declined and asked
II there was anyone In the crowd thar bad
any allment that they desired to be cured
OF by faith. one respectable Old darlso,,
that had been suffering for months viii
lame hip offered himself as subject
The woman Immediately dismounted iron,