The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-24
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF The TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS
Further Details ofthe Sycamore Trag-
edy-A Case OF Fertilization IN oco-
nee - Jackson County's Mystery
Cleared Up-Buena Vista in trouble
About Collecting the Town Tax.
GEORGIA
Charles 4 Moore, the prominent young
lawyer Of Gainesville, died at his home IN
that city June p.
In 1876 the knights Of Honor grand lodge
of Georgia was organized aud has since paid
n families Of members in this state $780,
600.
On Tuesday morning, probably the Oldest
white lady IN Troup county, Mrs Ann
Newton, the widow Of the late Ebenezer
Newton, died in her 9lst year.
The pear crop about Camilla is by no
means failure. Now that the fine fruit is
shining among the rich green leaves the
older trees are found TO be full, and the
younger ones have pretty fair crop.
Ben Adams while playing with a pistol
near Waynesvllle on Wednesday night,
di charged it accidentally. The ball went
entirely through his body above the chest
and was cut out beneath his shoulder blade.
The first carload of the government con-
y
This is early for exhibits for the exhibition,
but Maj c. S. Hill is arranging for dis
play from all consular bureaus covering lV0
feet square.
The blackberry crop around McDonough
is immense, outstripping that Of any year
in decade. The blackberry brigade will
soon be out in force, and the housewives
viii soon be busy canning, preserving dry
ing and making jam and wine.
In Appling county superior court Horace
Bee, a negro, was on Thursday found guilty
Of murder, without recommendation, for
the killing of Lucius Grant, another negro,
on last Christmas eve night. He was SEN
fenced to be hanged at Bailey, July &c
The school census of Montezuma shows 81
white males and 43 white females, total "a.
There are So colored males and 46 colored
females, total 80. The males outnumber the
females, white and black, and the blacks
outnumber the whites five. The races are
pretty equally divided.
Mrs Bone, the wife Of the Waterman on
the Central railroad, at the Forsyth street
crossing, at Atlanta, and at whose house a
large quantity Of stolen property was found
by the detectives few days ago, was bound
over upon two separate charges, and in de-
fa"'- IT $500 bond in each case she went
10 jail
lie Governors Horse Guard Of Atlanta
are preparing for a ten days encampment
They will leave Atlanta on the morning of
July - at sunrise and ride to Newman,
where tents Will be pitched and they will 20
into encampment. The Guard win all be
uniformed and be under military rule while
In camp.
Hon. II. Clay Foster Of Augusta has en-
tered the race for the supreme court at the
earnest petition Of the bars Of Richmond,
Burke, Columbia and McDufae counties
Nearly every lawyers name in the circuit
Is down On the list. Judge Claiborne Snead
Is also mentioned az in the race, but he has
made 10 public declaration.
Ooonee Enterprise: The negro that was
hi with a rock near Gross Roads, last week
l. In a very critical condition and not ex-
pectsd TO live. His Jaw bone is broken and
he is otherwise injured. The negro who
did the throwing was arrested and put in
jail Ii the wounded negro should die, he
will be held and tried again for murder.
Col. MarceIlus Eugene Thornton, formerly
proprietor of the Atlanta Post ppeal but
now Of Jellico, Tenn, met his brother-in-
law, Lon McLendon, on the street in At
lanta on Friday, and they had lively set
10. Col. Thornton used some very en-
Phatlc adjectives of vulgar vein to Mr.
McLendon and the latter bounced him and
got him down. McLendon had Thornton
put under $3.50 peace bond.
There seems to be more trouble about
paying the town tax at Buena Vista Sew
eral citizens have filed an injunction against
the marshal from collecting town taxes
especially as far as they are concerned, for
the reason that the town charter is defect
i've and the collection of the tax is illegal
There are quite a number who have already
paid their taxes without going to the
trouble of looking up an objection.
The man with the first cotton bloom has
put in his appearance at Watkinsyille. s.
R. Ward bears Off the trophy this year. He
brought to town on Saturday last bloom
that opened the day before which was on
June 10. Since then several others have
reported blooms, but next to him comes
Jimmie Butler with one on Monday The
difference in the two blooms is that the
former grew in the garden while the latter
grew in the field
Fort Valley Enterprise I. During the rain
and thunder storm last Tuesday night, light
ming struck negro house in the edge of
town, drove splinter of wood in a woman's
arm, knocked boy a complete somersault,
turned the cradle over containing the baby
knocked all the chickens off the roost. tore
the block loose from the yard dog, and,
strange TO say, there was not anyone
killed, but no doubt everything was badly
stunned for few minutes
Oconee Enterprise: Capt Parr, chief
boss Of the bridge building on the ". and
9. road, tells Us Of a case of petrifaction.
as he judges 10 TO be, found near the bridge
at the Appalachee river. He says 1t is the
tnost perfect specimen he ever saw, being
very hard and u a granite form. The sub
stance petrified was the body of a tree. He
says the ringiets Of the tree can be clearly
discsrned, also the heart aud sap of the
tree. IL this h true specimen, 1t should
be preserved. Mr.. Parr speaks Of sending
II 10 the national museum.
l. L. Fambrough, who lives in Scull
Shoals district Of Oconee county, came very
near losing bis life on Thursday Of last
week He had large Jersey bull that was
rather vicious, and on that day, while he
was out among his cows was attacked by
him, and but for timely assistance by his
family might have been gored to death
His wife saw him fall, and screamed and
ran 10 him, followed close by his daughter,
who was more thoughtful, bringing with
her an ak, and with the nerve Of a man
dealt the vicious animal heavy blow on
the head, which stunned IL 50 much as TO
allow Mr.. Fambrough TO get up, whom he
Eeized the az ahd buried it Ia his skull
The mystery surrounding the disappear
nnce Of Harrison Elrod, Of jackson county,
has at last been solved He has written a
letter 10 his family stating that he is in
Chattooga county, working on the railroad
ElrOd states In this letter that he has done
wrong, and that he thought the best thing