The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-29

NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Strange suit About Lana.
GEORGIA.
James S. TAYLOR, Ordinary of Dawson
county, died Saturday.
Brunswick uses from her water works
1000 gallons per day.
j. Medil, editor of the Chicago Times,
and one of the best Known journalists Of
America, arrived in Brunswick Sunday.
Capt. T. NJ Jones, who, in consequence
of i'll health resigned the position of post
master at Dawson few days ago, d ed
Monday.
There is a gentleman in Brunswick who
does not intend going home to see his mother
until he can ride on steel rails to Waycross
He has been waiting just five years.
Augusta is agitating a change to standard
time as used by the roads and citizens of
Georgia, and the Council will probably
order the change at next Mondays meeting.
Smithville NeiUS: There was man in
Leesburg last week trying to trade a half
interest in Texas pony for a gallon of
whisky. Well, the one is about as bad as
the other.
A young lady of Fort Valley recently
presented her lover with an elaborately con-
structed pen-wiper, and was astonished the
following Sunday to see him come to church
wearing it as a cravat.
Rev. Allen Strickland, who lives at the
place known as the Archie Baggs place"
in Liberty county, lost his house by fire a
few days ago. Mr. Strickland and all the
family were at church.
A quiet effort is on foot in Athens to
build new cotton factory on the Install
ment plan to be operated by steam power.
1t is proposed to fix the stock at 800 per
share, to be paid for in small weekly in
stallments. The idea is to let it be owned
and controlled principally by laboring peo-
pie.
The second excursion from Connecticut
to booming cities of the South under the
auspices of the Posts Southern Bureau and
in charge of Editor H. T. Sperry, will reach
Rome Saturday afternoon, March 81, after
dinner, and leave in the evening. Short
stops only are being made in the various
cities. The party consists of capitalists,
manufacturers and journalists
Information has just reached this city of
sad accident which occurred a few weeks
ago. A party consisting of two men,
woman and three children, while crossing
the Savannah river at Sisters Ferry in a
batteau, were capsized and all excepting
one of the men were drowned. They were
all colored. The remains of one of the
party was discovered on last Monday on the
banks of the river.
Covington Star: If all the public roads
in Newton county were macadamized from
rection, we believe it would enhance the
value of every acre of land in the county
from 25 to so per cent The work would
cost the county large amount Of money,
but the question with every citizen is,
would the expenditure not be good invest
ment for the countyl
AT Harmony Grove several leading bust
ness men have put their heads together d
decided to establish bank. Already S12,O 900
has been subscribed, and there is very little
doubt but that the necessary amount, S25,
900, will soon be raised and the bank put in
operation in time for the fall business. One
or two capitalists will also build a cotton
compress in all probability before the hext
cotton season opens
Judge Hook, School Commissioner, has
received an invitation to the centennial
celebration at Brunswick ON June 30. This
school claims to have been free school for
100 years in June. Judge Hook will accept
the invitation if he can arrange to get there
in time from meeting of all the Southern
School Commissioners, which will take
place at Moorehea1 on June %. He has al
ready accepted the invitation to be present
at this convention.
A day or two ago a party of negro
gamblers who were out in the woods on Ty
Ty creek plying their avocation were run
upon by an officer of the law. They started
on run when discovered, whereupon the
officer ordered them to halt. They con-
tinued to run, when they were fired upon,
three of the five being hit, one in the heel,
one in the shoulder and another scalp
wound. None were seriously injured, and
they made their escape.
A colored woman named Sarah Reed was
burned to death on Metzgers place near
Sisters Ferry, in Effingham ounty, last
week. She and her daughter were burning
trash in the fields when the clothing of the
latter caught fire. Her mother ran to help
her, and in trying to put the fire out her
own clothes caught and she was burned so
badly that she died in five hours after The
unfortunate woman was liked by all who
knew her, and while dying was singing
hymns.
Griffin Sun: A good one is told on the
congregation of one of the churches at
Senoia. Sometime ago the members met
for the purpose of discussing the advisability
of buying a new chandelier for the church.
Just as it was about to be decided to buy
this much needed improvement an old
deacon, who is both pious and innocent,
rose up and said: 81 don't see no use err
buying Their thing; thar amt enybody in
the church as kin play on it," No chande-
lier was bought at the meeting.
Considerable excitement was created at
the East Rome depot Tuesday night by a
man who narrowly escaped being run over
by passing engine. The man, J. S. Mer-
Ger, lives at Palestine, station on the East
and West railroad below Cedartown. He
was walking up and down the track in front
of the depot, when his foot became fastened
between the plank flooring and rail He
sould slip his foot along, but could not pull
it out. He frantically called for help, and
several seeing the approaching engine ran to
to help him. The engine was stopped in
three feet of the man. Two negroes sue
ceeded in pulling his leg out of his boot.
Marietta GA Journal: A deputized
bailiff, not hundred miles from here, went
TO levy on pair Of mules, and being a new
hand at the bellows, thought he had to lay
hands on property in order to legalize the
levy. So when he found the mules the
owner had them harnessed, preparatory to
starting off, and told the bailiff they were
already encountered, and pointed out a
yearling in the field near by TO levy on.
which the kind hearted officer proceeded to
do. But that yearling was a wild one. and
after leading the officer a race around the
field time or two, turned on him, and
made him shit the grit for the fence. In
the meantime the man and mules left.
AT Atlanta Tuesday, the City Court jury
In the case of j. NJ. Hendricks VS.. the Cap
itol City Land and Improvement Company
returned verdict in favor of the plaintiff
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