Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS,


County's Famous Willow Farm-Mur-
der on the Macon County Line-A
Young Man Claims toll we Been Cured
of COnsun ptiOn by Faith and Prayer.
GEORGIA.
The Randolph indicator has sus-
pended.
]. B. Hine, a weIl-known citizen of
Rome, is dead.
Henry Deadwyler, of Elberton county,
died Tuesday.
Insurance rates have been raised 80 per
cent. at Gainesville.
Gainesville's post office is now in charge
Of the new Postmaster.
The new post office at Pollens' Y roads
will he officially known as Handy.
sixty eggs were found in a guinea hens
nest, at Forsyth, "A day or two ago.
MeakIn Hunt, an Atlanta carpenter,
FELL from roof Tuesday, and was proba-
bly fatally injured.
IMcian McKibben, of Henry county,
speaks of erecting a cotton factory on AL
coya river, in Newton county.
B. f. Camp, the candidate for Congress,
is working hard to get the nomination for
Congress in the Eighth District.
The suits against Athens for damages
claimed to have been caused by cutting
down the Dorsey Hill amount to $4,000.
Gold and manganese in paving quanti-
ties has been discovered on the lands Of Il.
NJ. shore, near Alto, on the Airline Rail
road.
Rev. Sam p. Jones is now preaching in
Gainesville. He will occupy Trinity
Church pulpit, at Atlanta, next Sunday
morning and evening.
jug Tavern is a place that was only
started last year, and it has now become
an export town." They are shipping
brick to Monroe to build jail.
j. B. Barrett, of Houston county, who
was arrested at Macon for the alleged
selling of mOrtgaged mules. has, it is said,
fed, leaving his bondsmen in the lurch.
In April, 1919, when the big frost came
and killed all the veg atatiOn on the night
of April 10, the wheat was in bloom in
newton county and the forest leaves
were more than half grown.
Negro highwaymen near Oglethorpe
stopped brother in black, and, after bad
" maltreating him physically, robbed
lim of SIS. Among his bruises was
broken arm and three gashes on the head.
Rev. 7. z. Cleveland, who has been
pastor of the PRESBYTERIAN church at
Gainesville for ten years past, has &C
cepted a call to Atlanta, and will remove
with his family to that city at an early
day.
Mrs. e. c. Pullman, the mother of the
famous sleeping car magnate, Mr.. George
Pullman, has been spending two months
at Pine Heights, near Augusta. with her
daughter, Mrs. Fluhrer, and three chill
drcn, the guests OF Mrs. +. A. Timber
lake.
A. B. McCrea, of Providence, Sumter
county, reports a queer chicken which
was Matched on his place last week. 1t
had four we'll formed legs. two in the
usual place and two little higher up on
the breast. 1t only lived about five
minutes, though.
The Grand Master of the State has
granted a dispensation for a new lodge
OF Odd Fellows at Columbus, to be known
as Columbus Lodge, No. 81. A charter
VIII be granted by the Grand Lodge when
il meets in August but it will work under
the dispensation until that time.
Miss Hattie Wood, operator for the
western Union Telegraph Company at
Waynesb0ro, received an appointment in
the Signal Service Wednesday. She has
received the necessary instruments and
has them in position. Miss Wood is the
first lady ever appointed by the weather
bureau.
A large trout, weighing fraction over
five pounds, jumped out of the mill race,
at Pitts mill pond, near Newborn, Mon
day night, and was found dead on the dam
Tuesday morning. 1t seems he was try
with instructions in the way, he attempt
ed to lump over them. when he landed on
the dam and was unable to get back in
the water.
At Sparta court negro named John
Ridley was tried for burglary. 1t APP
peared from the evidence that b e got on
top Of depot at Mayfield, and went down
the chimney into the building, there help
ing himself to a number of articles of
merchandise. 1t took theJury only about
five minutes to return a verdict of guilty,
and this enterprising burglar was SEN
fenced to eight years in the penitentiary
by the court.
It IS understood in fremanic circles that
Amerieus will have no less a distinguished
person in attendance on the tournament
next week than Gov. Mcdaniel. While
in attendance in Atlanta some days ago a
gentleman Of that city invited him down,
and the Governor accepted the invitation.
Since then the department has extended
him a special invitation, and arrange
ments are being made for his reception
and entertainment.
G. A. King, of Forsyth, received ten
days ago at the hands of one Of our far
NOR citizens a cub fox only few
DAYS old. To test the affinity of the cat
fer the fox he placed the cub in a box
with a litter Of young kittens and their
mother Immediately the mother cat
recognized ana petted III as one OF ner
young. Since then she has been nursing
the little cub regularly and caring for it
as teuderly as if it were really her own
offspring.
A negro named Joe Fort was accident
ely killed at the Lake Bluff mills, near
D0ctortown, last Thursday. In some way
he was caught in the machinery, and in
am instant was dashed to pieces. An
effort was made to get the Coroner or
magistrate from Liberty, but they could
not be obtained. The Coroner Of Wayne
was present, but decided that he had no
lrsdictiou. No inquest was necessary,
he accident occurred in the presence
many Of the hands at the mills.
judge Howell Cobb says that at no dis
l4nt day Athens is destined to become
one Of the greatest manufacturing CEN
tres of the State. The flow Of Northern
capital southword says the Judge, will
100 Fenty years utilize to their full ca
ptelty every water power within radius
oi thirty miles Of Athens, and the natural
output of money in that territory. which
aDounds in water power and Of which
Athens is the geographical centre, will
easily Ia fN % UOO Itqonlu