Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
The Unearthfng of a Skeleton In Ra-
bum County Cemetery Which Points
to a AHurder-A Negro Killed by Light
ming In Gwinnett COunty-Murder at
Mariana.

Mariana.
GEORGIA.
Deer have been killed in Dolly county re-
Gently.
Randolph county voted 1916 ''fOr fence"
ana l93 against fence"
Both gold and silver. in paying quantities,
have been discovered in the vicinity Of Fort
Mountain, Murray county.
Hon. Charles @. Klhbee has been chosen to
| deliver the literary address At the examlna-
/ fion Of the Vienna Institute. which VIII take
place on the 30th and Slst Of this month.
The pilot boat Kate, Of Brunswick, has
/ made money for her owners. During the past
l three months she has cleared about 80 on
1 every 81 600 invested in her. or about "a per
| cent. per month.
/ Prof w. s. Armsfead, a Yirginian by birth.
/ opened school st the Irwin Institute. irwin
| county, last Monday with thirty stnuents.
/ Three have entered since, and ten or twelve
Il are expected next week.
A horrible murder took place in the Cohutta
mountains last week. The wife Of Dow Grace,
/ formerly Of Dawson. was killed, her eyes both
| put out, and pole sharpened ana pierced
/ through her breast and hanged up IN sap
| ling TO dry. Ii Is not known who uld the
| crime.
/ Near Eastman. Sunday, an unknown as
| sailant sprang upon Nose Turner nile ne
| was walking along the railroad track, and
| cut him in the side with 4 knife, INJECTING 3
| cash seven or eight inches long and exposing
| several ribs. Turner declares that he has no
/ n
| and a woman's was found on the railroad en-
| bankment where the assault was made
Athens Baansr- WdtcAmaR: We had call
| Wednesday from Mr.. Myers, of Augusta. who
| is at the head OF the stephens Memorial AssO-
citation. He says that Mr.. Talmage has prom
| sed to deliver four lectures IN Georgia 10
| further the end, and he has every encourage
| ment. Only $4,000 IS needed. Liberty Han
| has been bought and paid for, and they now
| want funds to beautify the grounds, repair
| the building and erect suitable monuments to
| Mr.. stephens and his brother Linton. Mr..
| stephens shaft will cost between SIS. 600 and
! S. COO A committee to solicit contributions
| will be appointed in Athens.
Jouesboro Neacs: Something over year ago
| CLAYTON county adopted the prohibition law,
! and she has never had cause to regret that
| wise step. Our merchants declared last fall
| trade was 10 per cent. better than any prevl-
| Gus fall, and that collections were from 50 to
50 per cent. better. Our ''calaboose" has been
| advertised to sell, and our Town Marshal mas
| no trouble at all. Our sheriff says that 1t has
| ruined his business. There have been no new
| cases Of importance added to our court docket.
| The moral tone of our town and county is, in
every way, healthier than ever before. In
| fact, prohibition is a grand and glorious move
! in behalf of humanity.
Gwinnett Herald: On last Friday evening
Mr.. p. II. Long, who lives about three miles
| above Suwannee, while blowing in his field
| observed an angry looking cloud coming up
| and started for the house. negro boy 10 or
| y years old was working with him, and he
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| The boy rode on ahead of Long, and just as
| he arrived at the lot gate there came fash
| followed by terrific peal OF thunder. The
| lightning struck a tree, tearing Its way
down and killed the boy and horse. The
| whole top of the boy hat was literally burned
| out and the electric fluid passed down
| through his body, producing instant death.
| Mr. Long was knocked down and badly
| shocked. but no serious injury resulted to
| him. Mr. Long first started to open the gate
| for the boy-if he had done so he would have
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| cluded to go by the well and get drink of
| water and this saved his life.
| A CLAYTON, Rabun county, writer, in the
| Gainesville Argtss, says: Several years ago a
! professional gambler came to this place. He
! had not been here but a short time until he
| began to strike up with the kind of men he
| was looking for-men Of his own creed-Who
| had money, and who would put it on the
| board. 1t seemed that every man that played
| with him got up from the table feeingj ustlike a
| man does when he hain't got any money. The
| last that was seen of this man, whose name Is
| not known, he was sitting on grave in the
| some one. It was thought that he had clan
| destinely abscOnded, as such men generally do
| when they leave place. Some years since a
| crowd Of road hands were working the road
| that runs along the foot Of the hill opposite the
| cemetery. and, while throwing the dirt out OF
| a hole that had been caused by the pouring OF
| the water off the bank, they found the skele-
| ton OF a man. The most credible solution
| of this mystery is that this man was waiting
| there to meet some one to play him game,
| and was killed by his antagonist and con-
cealed in that place. graveyard must be a
solemn place to go to gamble.
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