The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-10

Dragged Co Death by mule IN Jones
County.
GEORGIA
A singing jubilee will be held near Hines
vile tomorrow.
At Monroe mice have ruined the Bethle
hem church organ.
Col R. c. Jenkins, of Putnam county
died few days ago.
Johnston, Liberty county, is getting to
be quite shipping point for truck
John H. White, Sr., has been elected
Captain of the Griffin Light Guards.
1t is said that C. A. Niles, of Atlanta, il
soon TO embark in journalism in Brunswick
Judge J. A. Ansley, of Americas, i:
writing history of the Twelfth Georgia
regiment
Miss Rosa Sheppard, of Hinesville, fell
from piazza last Tuesday and broke her
arm above the elbow.
The wholesale business of Albany is
established on firm foundation, and
promises we'll for the future.
Liberty Superior Court convenes on the
third Monday in May There are nine
inmates in Jail awaiting trial
The first car for Covington's street rail
road arrived on Wednesday morning, and
was Launched" the same day.
The Sandersville Progress figures the
aggregate losses by the recent fire at
Sl2l $50, with S21, 700 insurance as an offset.
tits said that the Colbert family, formerly
of Jefferson county, will soon come in pos
session of property in France valued at
$1,0O0,000.
1t is understood that E. W. Bingham has
severed his connection with the Brunswick
Journal, and will shortly start another
daily in Brunswick
j. c. Waters, of Atlanta, and Miss GYM
thia Mcdowell, of Griffin, were the high
contracting parties In a runaway marriage
at Griffin Tuesday.
Hon. II. H. Carlton has written an open
letter, wherein he discusses the tariff, placing
himself squarely with the President and the
sentiment of Georgia.
Judge James Brown, of the Blue Ridge
circuit, is the only Judge In the State who
had not single decision reversed by the
supreme Court at its last term
Banks d Bro, bankers of Gainesville.
shipped between 81 700 and 81, 800 in gold
dust Monday, to the mint in Philadelphia.
1t was dug out of the hills in Northeast
Georgia
Several prominent citizens of BRYAN are
forming cavalry company. Thirty names
have already been obtained, and there is no
doubt more than the requisite number can
be produced.
1t is said a saddle factory is one of the
projects of the near future for Monroe
and that one man has offered to put S25 O00
against the services of two young men, and
q store rented conditional upon the erection
of the factory.
Tom Collier, living three miles from
Ochlockonee, caused the death of his &
year-old child, Monday, by giving it NOR
phine instead of quinine The two medi
clnes were in similar, bottles, and he made
the mistake.
George baltimore, of Round Oak. Jones
county, was dragged to death by a mule
Monday night. He had been riding the ami
mai, ana when the mule started to run
away Hathimore's foot became entanpled
In the harness and he lost his balance.
The cadets of Prof C. Nj. Neel's Mora
land Park Academy at Atlanta will reach
brunswick Saturday morning and 90 into
camp on st. SimoD'S Island They will be
accompanied by about twenty young ladies
OF Atlanta, among them the Misses Col
quit.
The different alliances in Monroe county
met at the court house last Tuesday. and
organized county alliance by eectinp
Capt. l.. A. Ponder, President; c. F. Tur9
ner, Vice President; j. w. Hooten, Score
tary; -, Treasurer; 7. j. Cheves.
lecturer; J. H Edwards assistant lecturer
Eatonton Enterprise. On Thursday
May 8, in 1868, Capt Green was killed at
the Wilderness On Saturday, Nav ). in
1864, Lieut.. Lawrence was killed in the first
days fight at Spottsylvania. On Nav
s, in 1862, Edward Davis and Edward Reid
were killed at Green Brier, aud Can't Rich
DAVIS died IRON wounds received az this
fight.
The City Council of Griffin declined 70
grant Stonewall Fire Company No. 9 per-
mission to carry their engine to the FIRE
manic tournament at Americas. The com
pany met and passed resolution affirming
It's right to take the engine if it desired
Inc company then voted that Grifin's
SAFETY was more important than victory in
the tournament, and decided to leave the
engine in the city with a squad of men to
man IL.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the University Bank of Athens, Monday.
the following were elected directors for the
ensuing year: Y. l.. G.. Harris. L, n
Charbonnier, R. Nickerson, A. z. Griffith
and DIR. j. A. Hunnicutt. After the cleo
ton and organization, DR.. j. A. Hunnicutt
was cleo, President Of the Board. The
bank is In good condition, having declared
a dividend of per cent, payable semi
annually.
"A few years ago Nathan Smith. of
Macon, an iliterate negro, unable to read
or write, had the Bible revealed to him one
night IN dream. Next morning he took
up Bible and to his great surprise, and to
the greater surprise OF his acquaintances he
could read any portion of it, Now be is a
walking concordance Of the Bible, and can
repeat any verse from Genesis to Revela
lions, and can tell you the number of verse
and chapter and book. All his conversa-
tlon is IN Biblical phras eology, and he knows
OF no other book than the Bible.
There is negro named Dolphus Madison.
working on the construction train of the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad
who is curiosity. He possesses ventrilo'
quail powers TO an extraordinary degree
and can initiate anything that makes a
noise. The neigh of a horse is so perfect
that one hearing it without seeing the
negro would be willing 10 swear that It was
done by horse. He initiates the rooster
dog, cat, donkey, and almost any animal
and all 50 perfectly that he is regarded ms a
wonder. He is the life of the Construction
camp. and furnishes the men oil the amuse-
ment they want.
Eatonton Enterprise: Mr.. Paschal Ward
has sent us some OF the war records: that is.
the papers which refer 20 his immediate con.
nection with the late rebellion. He was
mustered IN under Capt. Hitchcock in
March, 1862, and was early wounded. He
has all the papers, though smartly worn
from the time of his enlistment till his
final discharge on account OF wounds. and
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