The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-25

Politician Pledger Hobbling About or
Crutohes-A Mecon Lady's Painful
Experience with a Fish Bone-A Ne
gro Gets the Worst of an Encounter
with a Street Hose at Americas.
GEORGIA.
J. L. House of Fish Creek at one slaugh
ter on his farm killed 1872 large rats.
Already 200 copies of the life of BishoI
Pierce have been sold in Hancock county
1.-THE boys" want the brutal and old
fashioned gander-pulling revived at the
Dodge county fair.
At Shellman the old Ferguson warehouse
will be torn down and new houses erected
where it now stands.
Lee Shackletord, editor of the Watkins
vile Enterprise died day or two ago.
He was greatly esteemed.
At Washington Mrs. Lucy Simrson's pet
dog REQ died Thursday and was buried in
her square in the cemetery
Mayor Woolfolk's elegant new residence
at Albany is nearly completed. 1t is one
of the handsOmest structures in the city.
The fourth quarterly meeting for Han
cock circuit will be held at ZebElon church,
first Sunday and Saturday before, in Octo-
Der.
Up to this time last year McDonough had
year has not received more than 100 up to
date
Judge J. NJ. Lowe of Buena Vista has
recently been appointed superintendent of
the Buena VISTA portion of the Savannah
and Western railroad.
At Washington claims are being made
against the railroad for damage to goods in
transit that happened TO get caught by the
high water i'll Aug Ista.
Mayor s. B. Price of Macon was in Sparta
Friday, prospecting for rock quarry. 1t
Is reported that he purchased the John
Turner quarry near the poor farm.
A wagon came into Americas from the
country Friday morning bearing nine
heavy bales Of cotton, every one of which
was covered with white osnaburgs
Liza Dunmore, respectable negro woman,
was found dead in her bed in Ame1icus Fri
day morning. The Immediate cause of her
demise is supposed to have been heart dis
ease.
J. F. Morris of Brunswick, of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road, has
curiosity in the shape of postal card, on
which is written 400 words, which can be
plainly read.
Col. Enoch Anderson of Banks county
saws that he has been taking the Southern
banner and the Athens Banner Waterman
sixty odd years, and has always paid for
it in advance.
John Harty died Thursday at st. Joseph's
Orphanage, Washington He helpei t.
grade and build the Washington branch
railroad, and was an active business man
before he became so feeble.
A hawk pounced down on a pigeon in the
public square at Washington a short time
since, and lively tusse ensued. The hawk
had finally TO leave without his prey, but
the ground was left strewn with feathers.
To-day Clouds Creek Baptist church. in
Oglethorpe county, will celebrate its CEN
tennial. This is one of the oldest churches
In that section, although there are several
that will shortly reach their first century.
A few days ago j. w. Lee lost his pocket
book at Amoskeag, containing $55. A little
son OF j. E. Dean found il few hours
atterward, and rs soon as the owner could
be found it was placed safely in his hands.
Marshall A. Jarrett, worthy colored
carpenter of Washington. says that on his
mothers little lot in Cedartown well has
been dug that turns out TO have fine min
eral water. She has been offered 81, 500 for
half interest.
Oct. Is a convention of the Woman's Mis-
sonary Society of the South Georgia con-
ference will be held at Perry. Ali auxili-
airy societies are requested TO select dele
gates and send names at once to Mrs. NJ. W.
Davis, Perry.
Hon. l.. Arnheim contemplafes removing
from Dougherty county, and will therefore
not be candidate for denomination for the
legislature before the county convention,
which meets at Albany tomorrow He
may be nominated notwithstanding.
A fond Americas mamma, the possessor
OF TWO promising young sons, has deter
mined to frown down such excessive folly
IN fashion as striped and clicked stockings
and the like. She says that her sons shall
not visit or marry any girl who makes
circus OF her legs
Albany's cotton receipts are extraordi-
nary: 946 bales were received Saturday.
III or the 946 were hauled in by wagon,
while 235 passed through the two com
presses The total receipts to date are
1881. At that rate %, 900 will be reached
by the middle of October.
Little Matte Hogan was brought to
Franklin Tuesday TO have toe amputated.
Some months ago she dropped the tongue
OF little wagon ON the great toe of her
ieft loot. 1t continued to grow worse until
the foot had swollen fearfully and the end
OF the toe had decayed, making amputation
necessary.
gentleman who has just returned to
Athens from trip through several neigh
boring counties reports the crop outlook as
gloomy indeed. There won't be more than
half as much cotton made as last wear. and
even thatof "A very inferior quality To add
to the distress, farmers are Withholding
their crops
A painful accident occurred to Robert
Ray of Fort Valley a few DAYS ago, nv
which he lost his left hand. He was feel
ing gin on the place of his father-in-law.
q. w. Hartley, and in pushing notes or
cotton up under the gin his hand was caught
by the saws and SO lacerated that amputa
ton was necessary.
Bill Pledger, the republican candidate for
the legislature in Clarke county, who was
accidentally shot In the leg while going 10
make political speech, is on the streets
again, but has to use crutches He is now
hard at work electioneeriug among the ne
groes and organizing them 50 as to poll
solid republican vote
George Bonner (colored) hos Just returned
TO bis old home at Washington, dressed In
United States military uniform. He en-
listed in the army at Washington, d. c..
and after about a months service, received
an honorable discharge on account Of phy-
steal disability. He is now enjoying his
soldier clothes with much zest.
Miss Mary, the eldest daughter Of ]. l.
Clements of Tifton, was attending school
about a mile from Triton. Some one was
burning log heaps near the school house.
and at recess while she was playing near
one Of these burning heaps her clothes took