The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-26
JEWS OF TaE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS

aeir to $4,000 by the death Of an aget
relative in Virginia.
An adjourned term Of Butts superior
court will be held, commencing on the third
Monday in December.
An effort is being made to organize q
odge of the Order of Red Men in jackson.
1t requires twenty charter members.
The Athens Manufacturing Company are
making arrangements to place an electric
plant with which they will light the factory.
Richmond county contains about 1900
voters, but at the October election, seven
lays from to-day, the county will be able to
East but 1870 legal votes.
J. NJ. White, bookkeeper for j. w. Ford,
afurniture man and pedestrian, of Macon,
attempted suicide Sunday night by swal-
lowing number of morphine pills. His
ate was saved by doctor.
The canvassing committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Americas
will finish their work this week. Over $500
las been raised, and the committee expects to
,aise the amount needed to call the secre-
AIRY.
The grand jurors advise the voters of
Butts county to cast their, ballots against the
ratification of the amendment to the CON
ntut!on of Georgia, increasing the number
d judges of the supreme court from three
10 five.
The local board of health have been in
eited down to the Georgia depot, at Athens,
for the purpose of inspecting some grain
shipped from Augusta in a wet condition.
u Is becoming quite offensive to the neigh
3orhood.
Col W. T. McArthur's telephone line is
aow completed from Lumber City to Near
thur, distance of six miles. There is a
!trong probability that it will be extended
70 MT Vernon, the county site Of Mont
somery county.
AT jackson G. T. Fossett has purchased
n X. 1. Watkins 25 feet front by GO feet on
Third street, where Viewers store was
burned, for which he paid 1925. Mr.. Fossett
Will erect brick building on the premises
and have it ready TO occupy by Jan. /.
Somebody, whose hand is vet unseen, IS
at the bottom Of kind of "loyal league"
among the negroes, which is being organ
Eed IN the Eighth senatorial district. The
members OF this conclave are sworn to
sternal enmity to the Democratic party.
The prohibition and antiprohlbition col
bred republicans of Burke county have put
On their war paint, and are in for a fight.
zach side has nominated legislative ticket,
and herculean efforts will be made to save
The country. On such occasions the colored
troops always fight bravely.
Chrisie Annie, an old and well known
washerwoman of Athens, about two weeks
ago ran needle in the palm of her hand
while washing The slight wound soon
became serious sore, and the physicians
hacked the womans hand all to pieces try
ing to relieve her. 1t is now thought she
will die from its injuries
1t is stated that it will bs Christmas be-
no nc A &c
ton and Macon road are completed. Only
about fifty hands are employed on the road,
and work Is progressing very slowly. 1t
VIII be at least six months before the entire
work is completed and connection made
with the Northeastern road.
Hartwen Sun: J. c. Horton has Mrs.
Thomas cat that has family of kittens A
few days ago she caught several young rats
and took them o her kittens, but they
were too young to eat rats. Whereupon
the motherly old soul adopted the rats and
suckles them with all the apparent fondness
that she does her own progeny.
Putnam correspondent Americas Re
corder: Superstition has not played out
among the negroes yet. An old negro up
here, deciding that witches were after him,
cut his only water bucket to pieces, as it
was claimed that that would drive them
he was able TO get a new bucket.
Brunswick Breeze: George w. Wright.
Jr., informed us yesterday that he was the
possessor of eleven hounds. What a number
thought we for one man to keep But when
later in conversation he told us that he had
lost three in week by rattlesnakes we
changed our mind and thought the supply
rather limited for snake season, at least.
The penitentiary guard was in Jackson
Thursday, and left on the north bound train
with the convicts from Butts county. con-
victed at the recent term Of Butts superior
court, viz: Henry Wilkinson, murder, SEN
fenced for life; James Greer, rape, sentenced
Tor six years; Bob Trimble, forgery, sem
fenced for two years. All the prisoners are
colored, and were carried to Dade coal
mines
Mrs. Hall, an aged lady living near the
factory at Athens, died Friday night She
had been beneficiary of ST. Mary's Epis-
copal church for number Of years. She is
member of the Cook family most Of whom
live in Walton county. Mr.. Cook, an uncle
OF Mrs. Hall, was a United States senator
from Georgia years agn. Mrs. Hall was ed
ucated in the house now the residence OF
Mr.. Scudder.
Waynesboro True Citizen: Burke county
comes rapidly TO the front by being the
birthplace of James Bowie in about 1870.
From Col. Bowie comes the name Of the
celebrated bowie knife. He was desperate
fighter, aud his bloody proclivities en-
Outraged his mventile genius in the get-up
of this famous knife. He first used this
knife in fight on the Mississippi, opposi. G
Natchez, in August, 1927 Fifteen men
were wounded and six killed in this rem.
contre.
The trouble between Athens and the
water works company has been settled.
President Howell, OF the water works, re-
fuses to accept any rental from Athen.
unless he is also paid the 81, 900 in dispute
1t Is predicted that this property will soor
change hands There is serious complaint
about the water furnished by the Athens
works. Ii is said that the reservoir is no,
only stagnant, but that the negroes use tn,
springs that feed IL for washing purposes
mingling their soapsuds and filth with tn,
drinking water Of our people.
1t Is said that some one in Atlanta is deal
ing in bogus health certificates. The Ma
con quarantine Ulcers report that they Otter
find certificates Of people from that poin
with the same names written differently
As it is quite certain that the men who's
duty IL Is to sign the certificates DO no
write their signatures several differen
ways, it is evident that there is crJOkef
work somewhere. II this be- the case, /
would be an easy matter for the FloridiaI
who is welcomed by the so-called opel
arms after he passes the quarantine office
at East Point 20 return to Macon. II
said that steps will he taken 10 ferret on
the matter. and II bogus certificates are be
ing issued somebody will suffer.
nncolnton Nel0s. A tragedy which,