Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
VIEWS oFTHE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

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"a Af1tction-C Chased by a Mad Dog
Near Cartsrsville.
GEORGIA.
Nsvton county has nine candidates for
Madison has sent $3.50 to the Charleston
sufferers,
Judge Enlow has merged the old Cedar
,own Hotel with the Commercial, and
TV,Il run both under the latter name.
lanes Hamilton, of Rome, accidentally
ornctured his arm with meat hook, and
he injury has proved so serious that am
mutation will probably be unavoidable.
A mustang horse, the property of Mil
Tor Dukes, reared up, fell back and broke
Ma neck at the intersection of Fletcher
and Crawford streets, at Thomasviile,
on Monday.
The spring on Mr.. Phinizy's place at
Athens sank about eighteen inches In
twenty.four hours last week. Perhaps
the connection in the bowels of the earth
has something to do with the phenomena.
DR.. E. D. Newton, of Athens, says If
some one will erect suitable building:
rsised. he will establish in that city
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oriental attachments.
Col. Enoch Hall, one OF the oldest citi-
zens of Brooks county, died at his home,
In the Morven district. on Thursday last.
CoI, Hall was one of the early settlers OF
south Georgia, and was an Indian tighter
when the country was new. He was 81
years old.
The workmen on the Waynesboro arte-
sian well have gone 100 feet, making $50
feet for the we'll. This last 100 feet is OF
two-inoh piping. This small piping IS
being taken out and six-inoh piping sub
stituted therefor. AS soon as this is done,
the boring will be resumed.
Arson Parsons, colored, who works on
the farm of A. j. Roe, on Big creek, near
Milton, is engaged in a new and novel in
dustry-Uhat of catching logger-head
turtles and dressing them for market. He
receives 10 cents per pound for the dressed
meat, and realizes sometimes so cents for
a single turtle. He also catches good
quantity of fish, which he sells.
Ed Tennent is one OF the lightning en-
eineers on the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. He made run on the
fast mail train one day this week from
Waycross to bonneville, distance thirty
four miles, in forty-one minutes; and he
took four quarters of wood and made an
ming at least so miles per hour.
At Conyers Frank Thrasher, colored,
died rather suddenly Thursday morning.
It's reported that ON Wednesday morning
he had row with his wife, she making
her escape without receiving any injury.
After some time had elapsed she went
back to see If Frank had gotten in good
humor. To her surprise she found him
speechless. He never spoke afterwards,
dying early Thursday.
A thief entered the store of Judd Crabb,
at Cedartown, few days ago and helped
himself to about IS worth of scrip and
some dimes and quarters with holes in
them, which was all the drawer con-
tanned, and what he wanted in the store.
He got in by breaking glass in one of
the windows. A small negro boy named
Rob Jones was caught with the scrip and
arrested. He confessed.
A night or two since gentleman and
his family were sitting on the front We
randa in the southern portion of Ameri-
Gus, when a pistol shot fred by some one
near the gate struck the porch in few
inches of where one of them was sitting.
Whether the shot was fired deliberately,
or was the result of carelessness, is not
known, but certain it is that it came very
near proving fatal in it's course.
Of the Bermuda grass in the Athens sec
ton, and even brOomsedge was exter-
minated in many old 6elds. The exter-
minatiOn of Bermuda was heavy loss on
farmers, but they can give up sedge with
out going in agricultural mourning. Cold
weather. however, seems to act as a sort
otfertilizer on Leepedeza, that was never
more fourishing than this year.
At Atlanta Sunday morning before dav-
light the novelty store of Hart Bros, 70
Whitehall street, was entered by bur-
glars and the till tapped to the extent of
SIS. The money stolen was lying loose
in the cash drawer. The thieves, in ap-
propriating it, failed to carry Off bag of
Sl4 which was also in the till. The sup
position is that they did not know that
me bag contained money, or they would
have made clean sweep.
Mr.. Edison. of Oglethorpe county, who
lives near Antioch, exhibited at Athens
Saturday lot of curious rocks picked up
on his mothers place in the above named
county. These rocks have every evidence
Of volcanic action, having been melted by
intense heat at some period since their
formation. One nearly resembles a chunk
Of petrified beefsteak, while another
seems to be coated with sulphur. Edison
says there are acres on the place like
these specimens.
Pinkney Yates, OF Carroll county, is 81
years old and his wife 81. They have had
twenty children. most of whom are now
llylng. A few days ago remarkable in
cdent occurred at Mr.. Yates house. A
CHILD was there that had three grand
mothers present. Mrs. Yates mother,
whois still living, and who was visiting
Der daughter. was the great-great grand
mother; Mrs. Yates was the great grand.
mother, and one Of her daughters was the
grandmother.
:. rev. J. n. Austin, pastor OF the East
macon Methodist church, is suffering
Wlth terrible affiiction. His eyes have
Teen Daining him of late, and for the past
lew weeks they have grown infamed ard
exec dinghy sensitive. Oculists pro-
hounce 1t peculiar and severe form OF
Vplhalmia. 1t is a sad affection, but il is
o9rne with Christian-like patience by the
Nctlm. Friends hope that he may soon
recover and sustain no serious trouble
IRON the attack.
rVuite connection was caused on
aoarth street, near Greenwood's store,
@Macon Sunday. 1t seems that John
Son, the blacksmith, was handling an old
TSeLloned gun, when IL was discharged.
s ,Ie ramrod happened TO be in the barrel
A. tue time, and it was sent whizzinS
SUES the street, striking against the
s ue OF house. The report caused
Souuen gathering OF people, and It was
NV NV until thorough explanation was
5a aue mat the crowd seemed satisfied and