The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


lance in Columbia Couunty-A Pin
in the Gizzard Of IA Chicken that
Gave the Fowl no Trouble,
GEORGIA
Dave Hodge of Burnt factory, Oconee
county, will move his chair factory to Wat
kinsville
Editor Hancock of Amerlcus has so far
recovered from his late illness as to be out
of danger.
At Athens Friday. the cotton seed oil
mills, owned by Hunnicutt & McGlnty,
started in full blast.
&. w. Baldwin of Athens has received
notice that he has been left large Virginia
plantation by the death Of an old aunt.
The North Georgia Holiness Association
will hold its fall session in Harlem, be-
ginning OcE and running through Oct. a.
At Graham a few nights ago thief stole
Dr. S. w. Johnson's pants through the win
dow of his bedroom and took from the peck
cts money and jewelry TO the amount of
about $25.
Greenwood, situated three miles from
Watkinsvllle on the Macon and Coviugton
railroad, has changed its name to Gould, in
honor Of Mrs. Gould of the Macon and Gov
ington road.
Charles Willoughby of Elder neighbor-
hood, Oconee county, has squash growing
In his garden that now tips the beam at
IS pounds, and has not yet reached maturity
and is still growing.
The Baptist church at cambridge recently
called Rev. I. A. White to the pastorate
for another year, ? d on Sunday night last,
after the conclusion of the service, ne signi-
fed his readiness to accept the call
John Z. Sullivan of Americas collected
-yN1Vv fNr Co. A,.,..
sonville. He collected and forwarded
S33 50 last week, making a total of $40 %
sent the sufferers by Americas up to date.
Each of the eleven alliances in Columbia
'couc ty are adding new members at every
meeting, and the probability is, that 80 per
cent of the farmers in the county will
become members within the next sixty or
ninety days.
John Mercer of Brooks county planted
twenty-five acres in cotton this year On
one acre he made two 500-pound bales of
cotton and on twelve acres he gathered
twelve 500-pound bales. The balance,
owing TO the disastrous rains, did not turn
out quite so well.
At Marshallville, B. T. Moore's cook,
while preparing a chicken for dinner one
day last week, found on opening it large
brass pin firmly Embedded in its gizzard,
experienced no Inconvenience from having
swallowed the pin.
j. r. Murray of Wood station, Walker
county, had son between 10 and IL years
OF age killed Thursday afternoon. While
grinding sorghum his son was at the back
of the null cleaning the stalks out of the
cogs. While thus engaged his head was
caught between the lever and the mill and
his skull crushed, just back of and above
the ear.
At Watkinsville on Saturday night last
someone with knife defaced the orna-
ments and piazza of the new store recently
nut up by A. w. Ashford. The piazza had
been freshly painted, and Mr.. Ashford had
spared no pains or money in fixing UP a
neat store-house. If the perpetrator is
caught, he will receive the punishment he
SO justly deserves.
A few days ago the gin of Parker & Sell
'ers at Baxley came very near making a
blaze. A match had got into the cotton
and in going through the gin ignited, catch
ing the lint, and run all over the house in a
moment. If it had not been for good
force of hands, who went to work with n
will, the house, with all its machinery and
cotton, would have been burned.
A northern firm is making ARRANGEMENTS
for the purchase of the old ice works, and
intend to supply the citizens of Athens with
plenty of ice. For several years past there
has been a regular ice famine in Athens.
occasioned by the fact that the ice had to
be procured from places outside of the city.
In addition to the new ice factory, can
ming establishment will be set up.
Judge CASTOR of Gainesville had a full
blood Cherokee Indian named John AK.
ailas Ga-loo-oos-ta. before him last Tuesday
charged with working in a distillery over
in Forsyth county. Upon investigation the
judge decided that a clear case had not been
made out against John, and that he was
proably the victim Of some designing white
man.. So John was allowed to 20 on his
way rejoicing.
While R. T. Durham Of Watkinsville
was talking To a crowd If boys in,Dr.
Hutcheson's drug store on Friday evening
last, apparently the very picture Of health.
he fell to the floor and was Immediately
picked up and placed on the counter and
DIR. Hutcheson summoned to his side. The
doctor pronounced it nervous prostratiou.
Mr.. Durham was unconscious for six min
utes, but has been improving rapidly since.
George Peacock, who lives about five and
half miles east of Marshallville. has
ricked, glnned and packed seventeen bales
tnat have averaged 800 pounds each. There
is enough cotton now orened on the crop TO
make one or two bales, and bolls vet to open
sufficient to make four or five more bales
Dir. Peacock has made this crop with one
mule, he doing the blowing. He has also
made enough corn, fodder, hay and peas to
feed the mule another year.
Maj c. r. Tondee, one Of the Oldest and
most highly respected citizens of Ellaville.
Schley county, died suddenly at his home
there Thursday morning. Mai. Tondee
was a very old man, being somewhere about
so years of age. He had been in iii health
for some time, the result of a stroke OF par
alysis received about a year ago. He had
filled many positions of trust during his
long and useful lifetime, and was the
county's treasurer at the time of his death.
John Daniel, son of Jackson Daniel. an
aged citizen of Santa Fe district. jackson
county. experienced great surprise at the
depot in Jefferson Saturday night last
John had noticed that his father took great
pleasure in riding on the G.. J. and s. rail-
road, but supposed he was simply making
up for lost time, as during his long life he
kept off railroads up to the time the narrow
gauge road was completed. Last Saturday
night he went TO meet his father. aud was
surprised to see Young looking lady with
him, whom bis father introduced as Mrs.
Daniel, nee Miss Lucy Outlet, of Norcross.
A large citizens meeting at Macon.
Friday night, indorsed the resolutions of
the city council, passed last Tuesday night
protesting against the agricultural society
postponing the state fair and requesting the
society to bold the fair this year. The meet
ing adopted resolutions appointing COM
mittee OF fifteen leading citizens to meet the
society committee Monday night to impress
upon them the wisdom, practicability and