The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-28
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA,
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Woman COnfesses Her SIN on Fer
Deathbed
GEORGIA.
There are llS children now attending
school in Perry.
A bow with six fingers and thumb on
each hand was in Eastman last week.
The court this week AT Watkinsville was
rather SHINY attended and very few cases
tried.
A. R. Jones. Of Townsville viii be
candidate for Solicitor General of the South
eTn Circuit
A dog passed through Jesup last week by
express, going to a gentleman ut IItusvllle,
Fla, valued at 5000.
A gentleman who has ample capital is
willing to invest several thousand dollars
with few other business men in canning
factory at Thomasville.
At Triton, two negroes, Andrew jackson
and Sam Roberts, exchanged shots at each
other Saturday night One had a double
barrel gun and the other used a pistol
Neither was burt.
Elder NJ. c. Irwin has organized a Bap-
fist congregation at Triton, with "A member
ship of about fifteen The Methodist church
has been organized for several years, and
las a membership of about fifty.
Wellston is the name Of the first station
on the Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road in Houston county. It is located on
II. S. Feagns plantation. 1t is believed
prosperous village will be built UP there
Capt. H. H. Tiff is building a large lum-
her kiln at Triton, which will turn out 20
900 feet of well seasoned lumber per day
The work is progressing very rapidly and
will soon be done. 1t will be operated by
the hot air process.
At cambridge Monday afternoon Crive-
, lean, the colored barber, aud Frank Craw
ford, a colored boy employed at Cowarts
bar, had a quarrel, which resulted in the
latter cutting the former over the face and
head. He won't die.
At Ty-Ty Saturday night, at a negro
church, there was a stabbing atfray, IN
which one negro woman severely cut an
other one in the breast and another long
cash over the eye In the fight three negro
women and one man were engaged, but only
the one woman was hurt
In Southwest Georgia the watermelon
planters are busy preparing for that import
ant crop. There will be increase in acreage
in and around Dougherty county. There
will be perhaps more than 1000 cars of
melons shipped from stations between
Smithville and Camilla, inclusive, for 1883.
Last Saturday night poor Indian tramp
found his way into Calhoun, and some of
the boys paid his bill at the hotel for a
nights lodging. He said that he once be-
longed to Buffalo Bills Wild West show,
but thought he was going to die and quit.
He was on his way to the Indian Territory
At Atlanta, the suit brought by NJ. B.
Frank against the Atlanta and West Point
Railroad for 81, 900 as recompense for dam
ages received by him in the collision with
train on the Savannah, Griffin and North
Alabama Railroad, at Newman, about q
year ago, has Just ended in a verdict of
$4,000 for the plaintiff.
On Jan. 16 James Rem, a good citizen of
Tattnall county, was walking through the
mill of Mr. Bazemore, on the Ohoopee
river, when be stumbled and fell across the
saw. The saw struck him on the top of
the head, made its way down through his
body and come out near his left hip, entirely
severing his left side from his body.
A little daughter of Thomas Fam, who
lives near Reedy Springs, Baurens county,
lost an eye through very unfortunate acci-
dent few days ago. The child three or
four years old, while at play, accidentally
struck her left eve against the handle of
coffee mill attached to the wall, bursting
the ball and totally destroying the eye
William Byrd, who lives about three
miles from Blackshear, across the Alapaha,
had his dwelling house destroyed by fire at
l o'clock on Monday last. His family were
at dinner in the kitchen, and leaving large
ire in the fireplace in the house, caught the
extinguish it. Very little was saved
Editor Hanlon has declined Ty-Ty's
proposition to locate the Alapaha Star at
that place, but Editor Allen has made the
town a proposition, and, If acceptable. he
will move the Worth Local. there If This
Is failure the town is open for propositions
from other newspaper men who may wish
10 locate in thriving and healthy section of
Georgia.
A few days ago, as Mrs Henry Franks, of
Jones county, was sweeping up the floor of
her room she swept n small dynamite
cartridge into the fire. 1t exploded, por-
ton striking her in the eye. She went to
Macon Thursday with her husband and
consulted with DIR. w. c. Gibson. The in
jury was so great that the doctor Is com
PEELED to remove the eye.
Adjt Gen. Kell has appointed commit
tee, consisting of c. M. Wiley, Lieutenant
Colonel Second Georgia Battalion, chair
man; w. W. Carnes, Captain Macon Vol
unteers and o. T. Kenan, First Lieutenant
Southern Cadets, to examine into the mill
tary capacity of William +. Jones, Lieuten-
ant Colonelelect of the Elberton Rifles
Ninth Georgia Battalion.
The students of the State University at
Athens have decided to build in that city
handsome club house, to cost 80, 900 or 80, o.
0OO. to be erected on some site convenient
TO the campus This club room is designed
as place of pleasure and recreation for the
students. 1t will be equipped with gym
nasium, billiard tables, library, bath
rooms and other attachments. There viii
also be large ball room in which the stu
dents can give their fraternity balls during
commencement.
Rev. Benjamin F. Hume. native of Vir-
ginia, who was Stonewall Jackson's guide
in the late civil war, is living near Midi
son. He piloted Gen. jackson to the scene
of the second battle of Manassas, and to
many other battleaelds. Many are the UNI
recorded incidents of that great struggle
which he relates. Rev. Hume came TO
Morgan county directly after the war, and
has been engaged in his chosen occupation,
preaching the gospel. He is now on the re-
tired list of Methodist ministers.
A strange accident occurred at police
headquarters at Atlanta Wednesday night
A negro was arrested for being drunk and
quart bottle of corn whisky was taken
from him and placed on the mantel-piece,
near the desk of the station house-keeper. A
few minutes before Ii o'clock Station-house
Keeper Wright, Mr. Rapp and Patroman
Parish were sitting around the fire, when a
loud report came from the nantel- piece,
followed by a shower of whisky and broken
glass. The bottle of corn liquor had ex-
ploded. The noise sounded like the explo-
sion of cannon cracker, and as bits of the