The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-24

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Wounded by the Accidental Dis
charge of Gun.
GEORGIA.
Griffin is to be lighted 10y electricity.
Court is in session in Murray county thj
week.
A loan association is to be organized d
Sylvania
Dodge superior court will convene OF
Monday next
Laurens is in the throes Of campaigt
on the prohibition issue.
Rev. H. T. Ethridge Of Pearson viii move
to Willacoochee in about two weeks.
J.. H. Overbev is no longer candidate
for the rievalty of Pulaski county.
S. E. Bollinger is announced as a candI
date for tax collector Of Pulaski county.
Some of Daltol's enterprising young mer
are talking OF establishing a steam laundry
A. J. Barrett announces himself as II can
didate for tax collector of Whitfield county
John Pittman of Cedar town has sold sl0t
worth of melons off all acre and quarter
patch.
The National bank building is comnleted
with the exception of few finishing
touches
The farmers of Dodge county have de-
cided to hold county fair at Eastman on
Oct. S, and 10.
On ten rows of potatoes in his garden
Maj, J. A. Blance Of Cedartown raised
twenty-five bushels
The demo rats of Irwin county will hold
a primary election Aug. 20 to nominate
candidates for the legislature.
Work has been resumed on the new church
at Elberton, and the Lulding will now be
completed without further delay.
The negroes of Washington county held
a mass meeting Saturday and discussed
agriculture, education and tne elevation of
the race.
The Oldest citizen in Eastman is Mrs.
King, the grandmother of Judge Emory
Speer. she is 50 years old, and bids fair to
live many years yet.
The new church house at Chnch is near
ing completion. The people of Clinch have
long needed church house, as the old one
is dangerous to hold services in.
Two years ago this summer Burke county
had her first contest over the wet and dry
issue, resulting In majority of II dry, and
the second vote this summer has resulted in
a majority o. 1850 dry.
A house at Sylvana, occupied by Mrs.
E. NJ. Lawton, was burned Wednesday
morning at o'clock. She saved most of
her furniture The house was fully covered
by insurance, and owned by Judge w
Hobby.
George Wallace, colored man of Macon,
is in receipt of a vest made of the skin of a
rattlesnake, sent to him by some friend in
Southwest Georgia. Those who have seen
the vest say it makes a novel and pretty ar
ticle of wearing apparel.
DIR. j. D. Herman of Townsville has a
peculiar case under treatment. 1t is little
negro child whose skin is peelng off from
the waist down, and the disease is gradually
extending upward. DR.. Herman saws it
resembles leprosy more closely than any
other disease.
John E. Gordon of Madison county, while
returning from church with his little girl
in the buggy, got out to get the hat of his
little daughter which had accidentally
blown off. The horse took fright and ra
away, throwing the little girl out and so
badly injuriDg her that she is not expected
to live
Dan Lott, who was killed at Broxton last
week, was not an employee of Jesse Lott.
He had gone TO Mr. Lofts saw mill to get
a load of lumber, when he happened to get
against the saw, and lost his life. He
was q hard working man, and was respected
in his neighborhood. He was a son of
Mark Lott, and left wife and four chill
dlen-
The proposition of Leonard Pbiuizv of
Augusta to have section Z, 544 of the code of
Georgia so amended as to include Macon,
Atlanta, Columbus, Rome and Athens
bonds in the list OF securities in which
executors and others holding trust funds
are permitted to make their iuvestme Is
was generally discussed by Macon bank
ers and dealers in bonds Wcdnes lay All
the bankers approve of the propositiOl.
A young man from Harmo ~ Grove was
in Athens few DAYS ago, and waited a
drink very badly, and finding Athens dry
town, he hunted around 70 considerable
tire for drink. At last in his desperation
and in shaking condition, he went to a
drug store and asked for drink. The
druggist informed him that he had nothing
but copal varnish. Give L to me at once, y
said the man from Harmony Grove-"just
so it,comes out of a bottle am satisfied"
Que day last week Mrs. A. c. Mckinney
of Washington beheld a sight that chilled
the blood i'll her veins and almost sent her
heart into her mouth. There were her
children playing in the yard, laughing and
romping as only children can, and right
among them a rattlesnake lay coiled, ready
TO strike the first little fellow that should
touch it. Mrs. Mckinney, with a southern
woman's bravery, got a gun, and taking
deliberate aim, fired and put an end to ths
q
The other day there was brought to the
Ogle5horpe convict camp, fir IN Barlow
county, negro woman sentenced to twenty
years in the penitentiary for killing her
baby. She is ubject to fits, and said that
it was during one of these spells, when I'M
conscious, that she committed the crime,
and there is every reason TO believe that she
tells the truth. One of her feet has been
badly burned by falling into the fire during
spasn, and she has cnewed her tongue to
pieces. She says she cannot eat meat or
any diet save bread, for it is sure to bring
on a fit.
It is rumored at Elberton that negro
named Dick Sanders made an assault ubon
young white lady near Bowman a few
weeks ago, with criminal intent, but failed
TO accomplish his purpose, as she escaped
from him and ran to house near by She
reported the affair to some Of her friends as
soon as possible, and in short time crow d
of men went in pursuit Of him. 1t is said
that the negro has not been seen in thai
neighborhood since. and it is also reported
that his body was found in Beaverdam
creek some time ago with his bowels cut
open and some rocks placed therein.
c. f. Smith obtained street railroad
charter for Washington from the last legi q
latnre, and proposes 20 build the line witf
In few months, if the business citizens Of
the town will give him proper ENCOURAGE.
run from the square to the depot along
Liberty street, and may be extended To- the
cemetery gate. The city council objected
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