The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Homes for the Families Of Atlanta's
Dead Firsmen-
GEORGIA.
Willis Dorminey, living near Crisp, has
not less than 100 well-fllsd bee-hlves.
Newton White. near Villanow, Walker
county, is sick. He lacks two years of pass
ing the 100 mile post.
A great many Of the wells in Elberton
are going dry now, from some unknown
cause that is certainly iDexphcable.
Troupe & Williams, saw mill men, of
Irwin county, received very near 81, 900 for
a raft Of timber which they sent TO Darien
week before last.
At the fall term Of Oglethorpe superior
court a petition will be presented for a
charter for a company to work the granite
IN and around Lexington.
The new Methodist church in Abbeville
will be dedicated on the third Sunday in
this month. The Baptist church Is about
complete, except the painting.
AT Trion, a 11-year-old son Of the boss
brick mason is earning his 90 so day. He
is at work on the outside of the wall, where
none but experts handle the troweL
1t is reported that Jesse Clements, who
lives near the Georgia Southern and Florida
railroad, in Dooly county, has recently sold
the timber on 900 acres Of land for 81, 800.
Eugene Pacetti has been released from
the Fulton county stockade on the payment
of 5000. He had been sentenced to serve a
year for card playing for money. He says
the stockade is hades on earth.
Near Monroe Saturday, Miss Sallis Up
shaw, of this county, was standing in
Thompson's mill. when her dress became
entangled in a shaft. Before the mill could
be stopped, both her legs were badly bro
ken She viii be crippled for life.
Anthony Burrows of Walker county has
a small pine stump that has been petriied.
1t is as heavy as stone, cuts hard and re-
sembles a rock, though the streaks of rosin
and growth can be seen, and beyond
doubt has been a small pine stump, which
shows the marks Of anax.
Charles Glenn, a desperate negro of
Elberton, resisted arrest by the marshal for
obstructing the sidewalk, and was captured
only after great deal Of excitement had
been aroused among the other negroes, who
manifest an intention to stand by the law
breaker to the bitter end
1t is told OF Jehu Branch of Chula, Ber-
rien county, that he offered to swap eight
teams Of oxen for the first locomotive he
ever saw. The reader can readily figure
his estimate of one of the greatest inyen-
tions In modern times Mr.. Branch has
added greatly TO his stock of worldly wis
dom since that time.
W. G. Dickson of Irwin, although he has
passed his ''three score years and tenn is
vigorous in mind and body, and attends to
business as closely as a man of half his
years. He makes a success of sheep shear
ing, and has sheare4 over 600, which yielded
about 1000 pounds of wool. S. p Troupe
has sheared about the same number, with
the same yield.
Dr. William A. Chapman, who was re-
Gently appointed to the position of physi-
clan IN charge of the United States pris-
oners confined in Fulton county Jail, has
been devoting himself of late to thorough
examination of their condition, surround
ings and needs. He finds the crowded con-
dition Of the jail is Injurious to the United
States prisoners and recommends the rent
ing of new quarters.
Oglethorpe Echo: Penfield, in Greene
county. is to Woodville, its railroad station.
just about what Lexington has been to
Crawford Inspired by the success Of the
L. I. railroad, the Penfeld people are now
working up railroad just like ours to con-
meet their town with the Georgia road at
Woodville. Tie line is now being surveyed.
In the next ten years a number Of these
short lines Will be built in the state
George Brawner was one Of the negroes
implicated in the famous Crawford riot
several years since, for which he was sent
to the penltentiary for ten years; but owing
to good behavior his time was shortened
and he is again in the county, this time as
holiness preacher, and is creating a stir
among the colored people. Since leaving
the penltentiary he has attended school In
Augusta and is so changed that many of
his old acquaintance do not recognize him.
The Recorder describes a sorrowful scene
OF Cotton avenue. ALI Holly and wife
passed up the street with all their earthly
possessions in a small box, 15x30 inches.
placed on rudely constructed go-cart, while
his wife pushed a wheelbarrow in which
there were several chickens They were
on their way to the county poorhouse, and
seemed to be in good spirits, laughing and
talking. Over the hills they will find a
home which will be more comfortable than
they have had for a long time.
Fire Chief Joyner of Atlanta will pur-
chase with the fund for the families of the
firemen killed in the Jackson building a
home for each of the widows. He appoiats
the following committee to assist in select
ing the homes: Mayor Glenn, Messrs. r., ].
Lowry, Henry w. Grady, Hoke Smith and
j. H. McCaslin, He says: 1.-THE fund is
about So, 500. For 81, 200 we can get nice
home. This would give each widow a
home and $500 in cash. The salary of the
mon is kept up for one year. So the faml-
lies are comfortably provided for
Eatonton Messenger: T. S. Robins saws
his father built house in Greene county in
1854 and hen LAID two eggs in the boxing
under the caves of the house. The carpen-
ter, not knowing the eggs were in the boy
ing, ceiled them up and left them inclosed
Recently the house was recovered. when
the eggs were discovered. As the boxinp
was tightly celled, no one could have placed
them there since, hence it is believed thew
were deposited in the nest when the houSa
was built, which makes the eggs So years
old-the Oldest eggs, we suppose, on record.
A mistake in the boundary line between
Douglas and Paulding counties has been
discovered which will give to Douglas n
portion of Paulding's territory. A bill win
be introduced at the next session of the
legislature to add Austell, Brownsville and
Villa Rica districts TO Douglas county.
These districts naturally belong 10 Douglas
county, and the little towns in them are
really suburbs of Douglasville. Most of the
trading of the citizens of these districts is
done there, while Doug lasville has the most
accessible and nearest court house to them.
At Macon Saturday drunken sheriff or
some other kind of official from a county
below Macon attracted considerable atten-
ton at the depot by his behavior. The
official was drunk and had an idiotic negro
girl In charge, whom he was taking to the
asylum at Milledgeville. He arrived in
Macon Saturday morning with her, and
having several hours TO spare, loaded up on
whisky, and by the time the 1915 Central