The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-02
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

Sumter County Man SVTuRBlS w W.
a Bull Dog-Tne Story OF a Catfish
What an Ohio Farmer Has Done IN
Terrell County How Bowen, the
Macon Defaulter, Robbed His Old
Cook.
GEORGIA.
Rain is much needed in the section OF
country around Hamilton.
Washington and Danbury have completed
their telephone line, and the event was duly
celebrated.
The stockholders Of the Harris County fair
association will meet tomorrow TO arrange
for holding fair next fall.
During the session Of the Washington
female seminary just closed, seventy-to
pupils were catered. The average attend
ance was sixty. The seminary is certainly
prosperous school
All the hotels, boarding houses and sum
mer homes in and around Gainesville are
now open and rapidly filling up. The mum
Der of summer visitors this season is IN ex-
cess of last season at this time.
James McCann died at his home in Ways
district Of Thomas county, Friday morning.
He was nearly IS years of age. His death
was sudden being in his usual health and
out in the yard few minutes before he
was an upright man,
Hamilton's last barbecue was nearly
twenty years ago. 1t was held for railroad
purposes and was one of the initial steps that
led to the building of the Columbus and
Rome road. Hon. II. r. Harris that day
made the finest speech of his lie
At a meeting of ex-confederate soldiers in
Blakely last Wednesday, it was decided to
have the old confederate flag pole straight
ened and repainted, and on July have an
old-fashioned Fourth of July jolitication,
and wave from its top the national colors Of
Our united country.
There are $500 children of school age in
Harris county, ], 973 Of whom are whites and
1858 colored OF the whites, 1027 are
males and 946 females, while lbs of the
blacks are males and l,755 are females.
Blue Springs has the largest number 6SS,
which is just 81 more than Hamilton dis
trict
The new Methodist church at Adairsville
is about finished and prettier church can
not be found in any of the neighboring
towns The dedication will be some time
soon by one of the bishops. which day will
be a gala day for Adairsvile. While speak
ing of the church we might aid that their
Sunday school is in better condition than it
has ever been. The attendance is always
good Indeed the Methodists are in an ex-
cellent condition.
Sheriff Hurst left Townsville on Sunday
for Chattahoochee, where he goes for L. T.
Mumford, who has been arrested and lodged
in jail by the sheriff of Franklin county.
Some weeks ago q warrant was sworn out
against Mr.. Mumford, charging him with
bigamy, and he fed to avoid arrest and
trial Sheriff Hurst, with usual vigilance,
has succeeded in having him captured. He
will probably return to Townsville with
the prisoner on Wednesday.
Lilcolnton Menus: We guess that camp
meeting in Lincoln will soon be a tradition
1t is extremely unlikely that there ever
will be another at Wheats. The tents are
dilapidated and are tenanted by reptiles and
insects The old stand where once, in years
gone by, the big guns of Methodisn echoed
is now as echoless as the vaults of death
save when the gloomy owl breaks the
silence with his hideous notes or the plow
boy with his merry song. Good old days!
Historic spot Alas! decay is stamped on
all we Lowell
Nose " oolfolk, the head waiter at Nose
ley's, in Naldosta, fell suddenly dead on
Wednesday night last while sitting in a
chair in the billiard and pool room. lie did
not speak or even groan. 1t is supposed
that he died of heart disease. Nose Wool
folk came from Macon as waiter for the
Piney Woods hotel, in Townsville, some
time since, and from thence drifted to Val
dosta. He was a quiet and well behaved
negro, and was liked by those who knew
him. 1t Is said that he has relatives in
Townsville
A bear made his appearance in the neigh
borhood of Big creek church of Thomas
county few days ago, and number of
the citizens, with guns aud hounds, went
out in quest of him, but failed to Jump him.
On Saturday morning, however, after a
three hours chase, bruin was brought to
bay by the hounds, when he was shot, The
bear was young one, weighing about 100
pounds. 1t is supposed TO have come up the
Ochlockonee from Florida, and doubtless
took quarters on Big creek because of the
fame Of that neighborhood for place and
plenty to eat.
Lumpkin is complaining about the
gradual increase in the population of her
Jail, and fears that additional accommoda-
tons will have TO be provided for the sin
ners. Last Monday an attempt was made
to break Jail. A Mr.. Butler, who lives in
the lower story of the jail, went UP to the
cells to carry the prisoners their breakfast,
while Sheriff Griffis remained at the outer
door or lower entrance. The prisoners made
rush past Butler to get out. The foremost
one passed by the sheriff, who seized and
threw hun down, while he drove the rest Of
Americas Recorder: We learn that a
man named Harden was walking down the
road near Andersonville, Thursday, with a
heavy iron pin in his hand, when a large
and ferocious bull dog darted from the
woods and sprang at his throat. Harden
lodged the dog and struck HIM heavy
blow with the pin on the side. This seemed
only to infuriate the beast and he turned
more savagely on the man, who had all he
could do to keep out of the cleaning teeth
Of the dog. By well directed blow on the
head he at last knocked the dog down, stun
ming it, when he repeated his blows until
the animal was killed. Harden. with
nearly all of his clothes torn off, walked a
few PAGES and tumbled over from exhaus-
ton. We learn that he was in no wise
hurt, and after short rest went on his
way.
There is considerable excitement at Grant
vile over group of springs that have been
lately opened up within $50 yards of the
depot in that place. The water of enc Of
these springs is highly impregnated with
iron, one with sulphur and one with alum.
Near by is one spring running out from un-
der large iron rock. The water of this
one is clear and cool. Then about 100 wards
further down are two other springs gushing
out from under a steep hill The water Of
these two is nearly as cold as ice aud clear
as crystal. The grove or woods in which
these springs are has been trimmed ND. tina
underground cut out and roads opened IN
and graded Off for driving; also walks have
been leveled Off for walking or bicycle
riding. There is also splendid place for