The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
ITEMS In THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA PUT IN TYPE.

An Amusing lncfdent OF SOile2e biie
in the Old Days at Athens-Bn
Piedger Accidentally Sbot-Atben'
ians Claim to Have Felt an Earth
quake Shock Friday Night.
GEORGIA.
There are six candidates at McRae for
coroner.
The old soldiers Of Troup will hold re-
union at LAGRANGE on Sept. o.
Prof w. P. Thomas, late Of Fort Valley,
has taken charge of the Oglethorpe high
school
TIE Baptist church at Jonesboro is going
to buy and furnish a parsonage for their
pastor.
NJ. R. Hudson Of Eatonton has twenty
acres of bottoms in corn which VIII make
euite 500 busbels
The business outlook for the fall at Ath-
ems was never brighter, and the merchants
are preparing for biz trade.
Dirt was broken at Cedartown, Tuesday,
upon the new two-story iron front brick
block of Treadaway & Borden.
John Fuller, a negro running on freight
train on the Americas, Preston and Lump
kin railroad, fell from a car Thursday nj {ht
and was horribly mangled.
The liquor dealers of Americus are re-
joicing at TIE action Of the City Council in
rejecting the ordinance 10 advance the re-
tail license from $500 TO $500.
Lovejoy's station is to have guano fac
tory. The capital stock is $4,000, $4,000
of which is token by Atlanta capital SITS
and $4,000 by ciJlzens of LovejoYs.
There is hitch ever the building Of a
street railway at Cedartown. 1t is highly
probable that an entirely new syndicate will
obtain the franchise and build tine road.
uO1rr Of Afharc bo bo,
idea of running again for the mayoreity.
He has held the office for two consecutive
terms and will now let Others have q term
Tuesday, Aug. IS, was return day for
Clay county superior court. Only few
suits have been filed, but considerable bust
ness was brought over from last court and
the docket is still large.
Friday night was the anniversary Of the
earthquake of 1886, and strange to say
slight shock was felt in Athens about dark.
1t was only for few seconds, but q great
many reported that they felt it.
Two of Washingtons BARRIERS had a carv-
ing frotc on the public square last night.
Hull Evans and William Means were the
parties engaged. The latter came out of
the fight with cash several inches long in
his cheek.
The steam saw mill of Wilcox & Powell,
on the Ocmulgee, in Dodge county, was de-
stroyed by fire on Tuesday night There il
no def lite knowledge as to the fires
origin, but it is supposed to be the work of
an incendiary. The loss is estimated at not
less than $1,000.
The Putnam Rifles had competitive tar
get shooting last Friday evening J. N.
Rainey won the gold medal as the best
shot. Nine missed the target and had to
draw for the goose egg. Leon Champion
seceived the milk bucket for the poorest
shot. Twenty-Five members shot.
James McGinty, who accidentally shot
himself Thursday evening, died that night
at his home, near Center, OH the North
eastern railroad. The accident occurred
about four miles from Mr.. McGinty's house,
and before his mother could be summoned
TO bis side the young man had expired.
Banks mills, in Berrien county. near
Midtown, twenty miles from Valdosta, was
burned on last Sunday night It is believed
by everybody that it was the work of an in
cendiary. Mr.. Banks had the best water
power in the country, and be had, at great
expense, built large rice mills, corn and
other mills. The insurance is very small
1t is reported that the voters of Henry
county viii have chance to vote for an
independent candidate for the legislature
who will make the race on the wet ticket
As the question has been settled, and quite
satisfactorily to a majority of the demo
cratic voters Of the county, it is hoped by a
majority of the people that no such issue
will be made.
Sherod H. Gay Of Clayton county dis
posed of thirty four bales of cotton at 9sI
cents last week, some of which he has had
on hand over thirteen years, and most of
which be has had stored in his smoke house
seven or eight years The staple made fine
samples. The interest on the money OBJ
tanned for this cotton would amount to
about $500, or half as much as the cotton
brought.
Plsdger, the notorious negro politician.
bad an appointment to speak at Moore's
Grove, in the lower part Of Clarke county,
Friday, and Jim Higgins went with him,
aud to make things safe Higgins carried his
pistol, putting it on the seat of tho buggy
While driving along the pistol WAS acci-
dentally fired, the ball passing through the
cushion and into Pledgers leg just above
the ankle. The wound is slight flesh
wound but painful
there are very rich deposits of gold in the
old gold belt, which begins about fifteen
miles east OF Washington, and that It is only
question of going down in the ground
after it. The Sale mine. Columbia mine,
and others have paid handsomely, but none
Of them have ever prepared for going below
who has the pluck to 60 down after the
gold he believes will strike it rich.
The Savannah and Western surveying
corps from Americas, in charge of j. W.
Cross, made connection at Americas Friday
with the survey from Eden. Having sur
veyod both the route from Indian Bluff to
Godwinsville and from Yellow Bluff to
Eastman, Mr.. Gross gives preference to the
latter route, and says that there is also a
decided advantage in favor Of Yellow Bluff
as river crossing. The corps will be en-
gagged in the vicinity of Eastman for several
days.
At Griffin a negro woman had her shoes
half-soled and promised TO pay a week ago
Saturday. The disciple of ST. Crispin did
not see her until last Friday afternoon,
when he dunned her for the money. She
told him she would pay when her month
was up" BE asked whea would that be,
and received for an answer that it was none
Of his business, whereupon he compelled
her, under threats of a whipping, TO pull Off
the shoes in the public street and walk home
barefooted. The cobbior was white man.
When the first train came into Gaines
vile after the building Of the Air Line,
some Of the cars had OH them in large letters
the word capacity" and below the num-
Der OF pounds the car could carry. One of
tho prominent citizens of the little place.
ween his eyes fell upon the word, began to
spell 1t: ga, Gu, pa, per, caper, CT, CT,
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