The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

IN PARAGRAPHS.
4 Watch Boldly Stolen from It's Own
er's Hand at Bremen -Cedartown's
Public School System--A Negroes
Corpse Found Where He Had Been
Murdered for His Money Near Ham
nton.
GEORGIA.
The Macon Telegraph is out in a neat
new dress, but the size of the paper ana Ine
amount of reading matter IL contains Is
greatly reduced.
I. A. Holhngsworth, of Rex, Clayton
county, had his barn and dwelling burned
on Nov. 81. William Abercomoe was ar
rested at Adairsville Friday charged with
firing the structure
At Crawfordville, Friday, difficulty
occurred between James X. Sanford and
Willie r. Jennings, both Of that place, in
which Jennings was cut in the left side. The
wound was not thought to be dangerous nt
last accounts.
In Bremen. Wednesday night, a man by
the name of Searcy asked to see G. W. San
ford,s watch. and when it was handed to
him he skipped for the woods. Mr.. San
ford exercised his muscles in trying TO catch
him, but failed.
An old negro was found dead in the
woods near Mountain Hill, fourteen miles
west of Hamilton, Saturday He had been
dead several days. The Coronet is investi
eating the matter now. 1t is thought that
he was killed for his money.
Rev. 2. B. Graves, who for a number of
years had charge of several country
churches in jackson county, has become de
ranged, and is now in the Texas State
Asylum at Austin. Mr. Graves married a
daughter of Capt j. E. Ritch, of Jackson
county.
Albany Ne,Us aud Advertiser: The in
trinsic worth of lands in Dougherty county
is far above their market value. The lands
that are properly cultivated produce four
times their market value every year. 1t is
not what is made, but what is saved, that
makes a rich and prosperous people.
A negro named Ed. Dennis was shot in
the thigh with a pistol at the flying ien-
ny, at Milledgevile, last Monday evening
1t is flesh wound and as the negro was IN
a large crowd when shot, 1t is almost mir
acle that no more serious results followed
the shot. No clew can be had as to who did
the kshooting, or whether it was with
malicious intent or accidental,
A colored woman Fannie Dixon by
name, was severely burned Friday upon
the John A Davis plantation, near Acree.
She and her little brother were playing in
front OF the fire when he pushed her in fun,
and she lost her balance and fell into
the fire. She was fearfully burned on her
breast and stomach Some hopes are en-
tertained of her recovery with careful treat
ment
Willis Colbert is the negro well digger,
and he has been digging wells in the War
rior district, of Bibb county, for wears \
few days ago, while he was engaged in
cleaning out a well on the premises OF Minus
McElmurray, in Crawford county, just over
the line of Bib. the rope broke and the
bucket, filed with water and mud, fell upon
his head, injuring him so that he died two
days afterward.
The Board of Education has elected teach
ers and the public schools of Cedartown
win be in full blast by Jan. lG over zoo
pupils are expected in the white schoo
Prof. johnson, of Carrollton, principal ,
Misses Bum and Bigham, and Mrs Crahb
assistants. Principals salary, 500 per
month. The lot donated by Maj A c.
West for the So, 900 public school building
Is beautiful, on a high elevation on College
street. The building will be brick, and is
expected to be ready 10y June next
Buchanan Banner: Did you ever touch
piece of iron, with your tongue, on a
frosty morningi If you have not, try it
just one time, and you will have good cause
to remember how cruel il is TO walk out u
your barn on cold day, pick up the frozen
bit and without warming it in any way, in
Sert in the horses mouth OF course it acts
IN the horses mouth Just as it would on
your tongue, that is, takes the skin Off And
the pain is not momentary. but will con
tinue for many days, because every time til,
horse tries to eat, the food will touch ia,
raw places and irrtate them again. Tn,
horse viii also try TO avoid taking the b
into his mouth and become fractions I,
avoid having to warm the bit each time i
is used, cover it with heavy cloth or leather
or get rubber bit 1t will pay to treat thu
horse kindly.
Gibson, the negro named in the ByrC
Cor0ners inquest as the murderer of Dan
Walton, another negro, a few days ago, j,
IN the Floyd county jail Friday Frank L.
Cunningham, who was foreman of thu
Coroner's jury. armed himself with Il shot
gun and went over into Polk comfy, where
Unison lives. He found the negro in The
preparation of his household effects, making
ready to move into Alabama, having
already loaded two wagons. When he
reached the house Mr.. Cunningham
found Gibson's wife standing
in the door and told her to ask the man to
. come out, he wished to see him Gibson
came TO the door and asked what his unex.
pected visitor wanted, when he was prompt.
Iy covered with the shotgun and ordered to
throw up his hands. Mr. Cunningham had
no warrant, but he was determined to see
justice melted out to the murderer, and
made the arrest. taking Gibson to Rome
and turning him over to the Sheriff. A
warrant for his arrest was in the hands of
Sheriff Jake c. Moore, and the negro was
lodged IN the county bastile to await hear
ing of his case.