The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-05

Hunters OF Madison GIVE q BANQUET
A Clergyman Drops Pack of Cards
at Revival.
GEORGIA.
The cane crop in Sumter county is tn
finest in years.
The primary election for county officer:
of Pulaski county will be held tomorrow
A mail service will be established in
few days on the Georgia Southern anC
Florida railroad.
Congressman Blount has arrived at Macon
from Washington. He is looking exceed
ingly well.
The first session of the Georgia Institute
of Technology at Atlanta began Wednes-
day. There we're eighty seven students in
attendance In week the total will run
up to 100.
The Oil Mill Company Of Elberton / as
received and placed in position 100 orse-
power engine with which to run its machin-
cry. They expect to commence making Oil
in about one month.
Jailer Collins of Augusta returned We'd
resday from Albany, N. Y, where he identi-
fled Jack Price, charged with the robbery
of $500 in bonds, as Charles Simmons,
the notorious bank robber of Augusta.
A company of farmers in Coody's dis
trict of Butts county, have combined and
erected a ginnery on the Col. Thaxton
place. They think they will make their
machinery clear by saving the price of
ginning to themselves this season.
The following notice was issued last week
and distributed around Jackson in circular
form: ION and after this date all dogs
caught on the streets and not in charge of
their owners will be shot by the marshals
BY order of the council NJ. w. Beck,
Mayor"
A couple of negro women were at work
on the streets of Vienna last week. Mayor
Hamilton thought that thirty days each
would tone them down from the high flying
position they had taken. They were
sentenced on charge of carrying concealed
weapons.
The Covington and Macon road is now
finished to four miles from Athens Traius
will run on regular schedule from Macon to
Watkinsville, commanding on or about
Oct. g. The roadway is in excellent con-
dition, and the road is doing an excellent
aud rapidly increasing business. The Situa-
ton at Athens is now quiet.
Four gentlemen, Messrs. Malet and
Dempsey, with Dr. French Of Sanford, Fla
and Capt Snow of st. Augustine, Fa,,
Went on tour of inspection to the vine
yard yards u near Griffin on Thursday, with a
view OF gaining information on grape cult
ure with the expectation of going extern
s1vely into the business at jackson.
The 6-year-old son of Oliver Blackshear.
colored man of Hawkinsville, was acct
dentally killed on Friday evening last. The
boy was going to town with his father on
load of cotton. While going down a hill
the forewheels of the wagon ran into hole,
throwing the boy off, and before the team
could be stopped the wheels ran over him,
crushing his skull and breaking his neck.
VonE Dnaat- Ill
for Mr.. Bishop, at the McAfee place. about
five miles above Marietta. He with ct ers
were sleeping in the incomplete house. Part
of the flooring had been laid, and Mr..
Rogers got up Wednesday night, and for
getting that the flooring was not finished
stepped off between the sleepers and fell on
his abdomen, sustaining serious injuries.
AT Elberton, about o'clock on Sunday
morning last, it was discovered that the
cotton warehouse Of Messrs. Gardner, Ar
mold a. Co. was on fire. Seventeen bales of
cotton were SO badly burned that very lit
tie of them can be saved, and a lot of bag
glng was more or less injured, the whole
loss amounting TO 5000 or $100 The general
impression is that the cotton was set on fire,
A few nights since, a negro by the name
OF Steve Cottle, on Fort Coda wahee plan.
tation, in Dougherty, was shot by another
negro. A load Of duck shot was fred into
him. After lingering seven days he died
Tuesday, and Coroner Grandson Wynne
summoned jury of inquest. The verdict
OF the jury was that Cottle came to his
death from gunshot wound in the hands
OF Sandy Ford. The murderer fled.
AT Madison, Tuesday, the bird hunters
turned out in force, and about 400 birds fell
before their aim. Wednesday night feast
was given at the City hall, these birds hav-
ing been furnished by the hunters. Over
100 citizens bought tickets to the supper at
81 each. 1t is the custom of the bird hunt.
Srs OF Madison to give a supper annually,
but tins time they concluded to make big
ger affair of 1t, SO an admission fee was
charged.
jackson argus: COL Marcus Beck. while
hunting in Tennessee last week, happened
to the misfortune of accidentally shooting
his little cousin, 12-year-old boy. In at
tempting to shoot squirrel that was Jump
ing from tree, his gun was prematurely
discharged, the load of shot lodging in the
left breast Of the boy, Just above the heart.
The two were in the woods alone but Col.
Beck quickly summoned help, and carried
the little sufferer to his home, a mile away.
where the best surgical aid of Knoxviile
was called. Col Beck left on the following
morning, and at that time there were SOME
hopes OF the boys recovery, though severely
wounded.
Near Oconee, Monday, Just after the pas
senger train went down, two through
freights, which had been coupled together
TO make the upgrade from Oconee to Ten
mile, passed and two cars on the first section
jumped the track. Being on down grade
the force of the train pushed the engine of
the second section into the cab OF the first,
/ causing the cab to rear up on the box car
iii front Of 1t and the engine lifted the other
end OF the cab. Three men were in the cab
and escaped unhurt. Two box cars and the
cab were demolished and six more were
damaged more or less. The trains were
loaded with cotton and merchandise, which
were scattered promiscuously.
AT Macon, Wednesday the citizens fair
committee devoted several hours canvassinp
for subscriptions to the 81, 500 fund neces.
sary to be raised by Oct. 5, and in bank sub
jsct to the order of the Georgia Agricultural
! Society, before a state fair can be held. The
amount subscribed brought the amount up
TO 81, ZOO, and the committee hoped to raise
the other $500 yesterday. The 81, 700 has
been subscribed by a comparatively few
laen. But few small subscriptions have
yet been made. Bill Harbaum and Leo
, Swatts, two well-known sporting men of
Macon, and who have made a highly sue
cessful racing season north, talegraphed
from New York subscribing Sl25 each.
Col Il. C. Machen, the contractor of the
, Macon and Covington road subscribed
500. He has already offered $500 as a spe-
cial premium TO tho county making the best
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