The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

An Alleged Dead Beat Lodged in Jail
Taxes Collected Up Very Close in
Oglethorpe-A Dog Traded for a $50
Cow Rats Stealing Money at Ameri-
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GEORGIA
NJ j. Harrell has sold his entire livery
business to John w. Tucker g. Bro.
Five thousand dollars will be brought TO
Ogletmrpe county by the soldiers being
enspioned.
The contract to remodel the Methodist
church at Hartwell has beau awarded TO an
architect at Tnllaroosa.
The uartwell jail has not a single occu-
pant The sheriff says that the jail fees for
the past year were less than 500.
A gentleman over 50 years old, living at
HardeoviIle, subscribed for a newspaper the
first time in his life on last Tuesday.
Rev George @. N. MseDonuoll, pastor OF
the Methodist church at Thnmasville, who
has been in Mexico, has just returned home
He brought his sons family back with hun
and they are now in Macon.
f. T. Campball of Elberton reports that
beonce saw hog that weighed J, 10 poun Is,
aud a steer that tipped the scaies at 2,sOO
Mr.. CaruIic ael SAYS he saw hog In Ken
lucky that weighed J, 400. AMI WAS so fat he
could scarcely move.
Along with the many other things Lex
ington has to brag on is the excellent strain
of dogs that are raised there. Fltty-dolaT
bird dogs are common, and the other day
Frank Smith, with reluctance, traded a
hound puppy for $50 COW.
Tha rats have become so numerous and
1nischievous ut tho residence Of w. 8.
Mitchell. of Americus, that they go into
the bureau drawers, get the money that Is
stored away in them and carry 1t off 1t Is
known that they have carried away several
silver quarters
Mrs. Ii. c. Il imuuds OF Elherton has q
pet ben that laid twenty nine eggs curing
the month Of January. Mrs. Edmund
kept a strict count of the eggs and is sure
that they were ali laid by one hen. She
confidently expects TO get as large or larger
number OF eggs during this month.
Ouitrnan's new bank has ordered an i'm
mense new safe with all tie late-t improve
ments. time lock, etc. Three safe men wer'
in town during the past week trying to sol
safe to the bank. II is said that eact
salesman had cuts representing burglar
boring into and blowing open the safe
represented by the other two men. 1t j.
quite certain they had lively time Of it.
G Hector Amason was il Lexington Tues
day turning in what he had collected to tn,
treasurer. Up to date be had collected
something over $40, 100 Of tae state and
county levy, which leaves only about S2S
unsolicited, the greater portion of this beinl
insolvent MIR, Amason says this is the bes
showing he has been able to make since he
hes been ia office, and that he issued 200 les
fifas. this year than last.
s'Terms CASH being attached to all tn
sales at Lexington for Tuesday last mad
the bidding not over spirited. The ". +
jackson land, 2l0 acres, was bid in by II
New horter for $40; the Miner land, 20,
acres. by the same, for $500 80 The Gil
lam land, 304 acres, was bought by r. S
Gillian for 81 500 The Sims and Laudrum
tracts were Withdrawn from sale, the parties
satisfying the claims against them.
The other day, up in jackson county, two
men were running their horses against each
other, and during the race a gentleman
fired pistol, causing one OF the horses T.
halk The owner Of the horse hen had @
fight with the man firing the pistol. TheJ
another man jumped on the four brothers
who knocked him in the head with a rock
Then the crowd c gagged in geaeral FISH
cuff T en- the firat two got to quarrelial
again aud another fight came off. The;
the father of one of these fought the other
Five fights nobody badly hurtl All from
horse racei
Madison Advertiser: There are develop
ments cropping out concerning the Bras
well fund, which may cause the county NJ
little trouble We were shown this week
by a prominent citizen Of this city, letter
from q gentleman in a distant state. max
fng inquiries concerning the will of Benja
min Braswell, deceased. The gentleman
claims that he can produce relatives of MIR
Braswell in England, and makes these in
quiries with a view of breaking tho will
and securing the fund. The citizen seems
to be very reticent on the subject, and the
above information is all we could Learn
from him.
Griffin Netcs: Several DAYS ago young
man who represented himself to DO A. G.
! Harris, hslling from Memphis and selling a
preparation for polishing silver and ever Sc
thing else, engaged board at Mrs. Clarke
boarding house aud On "Wednesday skipped
out without paying his bill. AS he came
from below here 1t was presumed that he
had continued his trip up the road, so tee
grams we're sent TO points between here and
Atlanta and he was located at Hampton.
Officer Cunningham took an early train for
that place yesterday morning, made the ar
rest, returning with hIm by next train, and
at Ii O'Clock had HIM behind the bars at the
CITY prison, where he was 5 arcAed and
S. on Ia money aud a few trifling articles
were all that was found on his person. H.
also carried sample case containing his
wares. The grand jury now in session will
investigate his case at once. 1t is supposed
that be has been beating his way all along
his route.
s. A. Sims has fine school at the Bus.
sey place, six miles east of Greenville. Last
Monday afternoon while Mir. Sims was
busily engaged in hearing an arithmetic
class a little girl or z years old, stand
ing too near the fire, became enveloped 10
flames. The other children gave the alarm
and Mr. Sims, who was at the opposite end
OF the room, turned and beheld the flames
PLAYING above the child's head. He
rushed 70 her side and endeavored to
tear the dress off, but being new home
spun be could not do so. Calling for water,
be protected the child's head by his arms
aud coat, SO that she would not inhale the
fire. He smothered the flames, d soon
put them out. Though the child's clothing
was sheet OF fire, she escaped without in
Jury, her hair being slightly singed Mr.
Sims had his right hand badly burned, ard
suffered good deal Monday night; but the
pain had partially subsidized Tuesday morn
ing, and be was able to return 70 his school.
FLORIDA
Hamilton Disstcn is ut st. Cloud.
New cabbage are plentiful at Tampa now.
III. H. oou uapffou IN 10 haId