The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-20
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
G EORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE

The Son Of Augustus Postmaster
Dangerously Injured by a Horse
Falling on Him.
GEORGIA.
Rockdale Superior Court will be in session
this week.
John Wightman, an old citizen Of Augusta,
died Saturday.
Sidney Lewis. editor tho Sparta IshDincl-
Senator Colquitt
Numerous and sundry rumors are afloat
about bear lurking in a swamp in the rear
of Col. Lanes residence at Quitman.
In Brooks county planting time has come
and almost everybody is busy putting in
their crop of kolb Gems and "other truca "
w. B. Simpson, of Lumpkin, has a large
and beautiful conch shell used As a blowing
horn, which has been in the family for per
haps seventy-five years.
Parties said to come from Pennsylvania
are actively engaged in taking options upon
mineral-bearing and other lands in the
eastern part of Polk county.
A gentleman who is posted on railroad
affairs says that Quitman is bound to have
one new railroad, and adds that he wouldn't
be surprised if she gets two
AT Conyers Saturday, j. J. Langford Of
the firm of ]. H Almond q Co., sold his in
terest TO his partners. Mr.. Langford hasn't
yet decided what he will do.
A negro was in Quitman on Saturday
last going around with subscription list
soliciting contributions to help build col
ored Primitive Baptist church near Dixie.
At Gainesville Saturday c. A. Moreno,
while out horseback riding in company
with some young ladies' had his arm broken
by the horse stumbling and throwing him
off.
At the Powells Mill place, in Greene
county, gold is found in sufficient quantities
to pay. There is a man at work all the
time on the mine, and he is making good
wages.
Col Arthur Hutcheson, of Newman, says
the cotton factory there viii declare divi-
dend this year of 16 per cent. and not half
try. The enterprise Is capitalized at
$4,000.
A piece of pure lead weighing two pounds
was run from a rock in "a small furnace in
Heard county a day or two ago. A large
deposit of black lead was found near Frank
lin last week.
Supt Cline of the Central, has proposed
another arteSian well for SmithvIle. and
will commence work on the Same if the
council will assist in the matter-the new
well TO be near the depot.
An election Will be held at the court house
in Franklin Wednesday by the qualified
voters of the town TO determine whether
the Town Council of Franklin shall assess a
tax sufficient to raise $3.50.
Mrs. Daniel Walker, of Newman, received
an interesting collection of Indian relics
few days ago from her son in Texas, DR.. j.
d. Walker. The collection includes pair
of moccasins tobacco pouch and genu-
inc maidstone.
Leary Courier: One OF tho best specl-
mems to be seen at McColuu's photographic
tent is that of the family OF Editor }. l..
Underwood, of Camilla. 1t is an interest
ing group of thirteen, and three Of the
family are MIA.
At Atlanta saturday J. NJ. Jockey, one
of the employees of the Atlanta Wagon and
Timber Compan, had his left hand badly
torn by a rip saw. All of his hand with
the exception d, the thumb and index finger
had to be amputated
Leary Courier: Several persons from
our town will ptotEbly visit Savannah on
Feb. p to see the unveiling of the Jasper
monument. The round trip fare from
Leary will be s.. and WI, h correspondingly
low rates from other points
At W. c. Gentry's sawmill near FELTON, a
day or two ago, Mr.. Swoiford had his arm
cut off at the elbow He was handling lum-
Der and fell against the saw while it was in
motion. Drs. Robertson and Richardson
amputated the arm above the elbow
At Augusta Saturday a horse hitched to a
street car was frightened by a locomotive
crossing Broad street His antics frighten-
ed two elderly ladies in the car, who ran to
the door and jumped. Both fell flat in the
street and one sustained a severe sprain.
There will be a meeting of the preachers
Of the Americas district, in Smithville. on
Tuesday preceding the second Sunday in
March, to discuss the work of the wear and
better methods for its accomplishment. The
meeting will continue from Tuesday until
Thursday night.
There are few members of the indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows in Morgan
county who are anxious to plant lodge of
this benevolent order, and request every
Odd Fellow in the county who is willing to
establish a lodge in Madison to leave their
names with the editor of the .HddiSonidn
Quitman lacks but few hundred bales of
cotton of having received II 900 and there is
but little, if any doubt, but that she will re-
ceive fully this number if not more before
the season of lSSS-S9 begins. Her receipts
last season were $3.50 bales. showing
an increase of something over 500 bales for
this season over last.
AT Rome, the registration books for the
municipal election closed Saturday night
The total registration is 755, of which 594
are white, and 16l coored. The contest for
mayor promises to be lively one. The
race lies between Maj. W. F. Aver and
Capt. John c. Printup. Friends of both
are hard at work. The election occurs
MarchG.
The Kinsey estate, in Warren county,
will be settled up in a few days. The estate
will pay about GO per cent. of the indebted
ness, and will be divided pro rata among
the creditors. This will make Louisa Myrick
decidedly the richest negro i'll the county,
as she holds claims for about SIT 600; but
out of this she will have to pay her at
torney's fees.
AT Chipley Saturday, the negro, Tom
Marsh, the forger, while being carried to the
county jail by Constable Hardy, leaped
from the train while in full speed, hand
cuffed. He made good his escape The
last heard of him he was begging some Of
his negro friends TO loose his hands They
refused to do So He is still at large An
additional reward of So has been issued by
Mayor Tucker
w. A. Mcneil, of Quitman, has been ap-
pointed a weigher of the United States
mails between Waycross and Chattahoo-
chez. He will commence work on Feb. 20
and continue tho weighing every day for
thirty days. The mail from every point on
the road is weighed every day, and in this
way a general average is obtained upon
which the compensation of tho railroad for
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