The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-22
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TIE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
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cident - An Atlanta Woman Falls
Heiress to S2,oOo.o 900 - a Negro
Shoots His Wife at Mineola-Hid eous
Work With an Ak in Jackson
County.
GEORGIA.
DR.. Daniel Haniter Of Gainesville died a
day or two ago.
1t is very probable that the pottery works
will be removed from Brunswick.
The t-year-olG son of L. Watkins Of
Gainesville was badly scaldsd Wednesday.
Hugh Christopher Ccol redl has been ap-
pointed an inspector Ia the custom house at
Brunswick.
The Lexington ginnery has handled nearly
double its usual number Of bales this season,
and is still busy.
Polk Newton, who murdered Wright
Dixon in Calhoun county in June last, is to
hang on Tuesday. Jan 70
Bird Pinson was thrown from a wagon
near Pine Log, Barlow county, day or
two ago, and badly injured.
At Griffin Wednesday, Charles Williams.
colored, had an arm and hand badly LAGER
ated at the alliance ginnery.
A. Wells, who has been in business at
Montez una for many years. has decided TO
sell out. and move to Valdosta.
The Methodist church in Jesup has been
presented Q very handsome silver commu-
MON service by Mrs. H. r. Fort.
a little child of Annie Angliu of Clarkes-
boro, jackson county, years old, which
was badly burned two weeks ago, died Tues
day.
Hon. James H. Blodgett of Townsville
has been appointed by the census bureau to
get school statistics for the census Of next
year.
A tally-ho, four-in-hand, will be added
to the number of nobby turnouts which are
to be seen on the streets Of ThomasYille this
winter.
Mrs. George T. Bales, wife Of a grocer of
Atlanta, is said to have fallen heir to a fort
une of s2,00O,00 by the death Of her father
in England.
An indiscriminate slaughter of dogs is in
progress at Rome. The police are the execu-
TONERS, and the object is to guard against
mad CANNES.
Cornelius, the 9-year-old son of John s.
Fleman, a well-kn0wn citizen of Oglethorpe
county, living at Winterville, was killed on
Friday last by runaway team.
W. II. Knight, foreman for the Hatcher
wagon manufactory of Macon. went on the
war path Sunday, and within a couple Of
hours had slain three possums, four rabbits,
and thirty-six rats.
Judge Gustin will probably try the
negroes charged with the murder of Capt.
William Miller, at Perry, on the first Mon
day in January next, at the ad iourned term
OF the Houston superior court.
Thomas Graham's steam gin and grist
mill, six miles north of Valdosta, was
burned on Tuesday night last. There was
no insurance. He lost several gins, sugar
K,,rfi orb hot Of -. III. -
cotton, his engine and works, etc.
L. c. Brown of Eagle Grove, Hart county,
has just returned from trip 10 Alabama
He has been awarded a fine farm in Guam
bers county. Alabama, for his services as
representative Of United States patents.
We are Informed that the farm sold in 1856
for $1,000.
A. r. McCullum of Dawson has Just re-
ceived by express from his grove in Florida
one car load of very fine oranges. II consists
OF 2S0 crates, averaging 100 oranges each,
making an aggregate of 36, 500 oranges The
express charges amounted to $l75. This is
the largest shipment of oranges ever re-
ceived in Dawson.
A new corporation called the Bainbridge.
Lake Douglass and Suburban Railway, has
been organized President, j. d. Harrell
vice president, w. NJ. Harrell; directors,
]. D. Harrell, NJ. O'Neal, G. L. Harrell, A.
l.. Halves, j. E. Donaldson. The amount
Of money necessary to organize under the
charter was promptly subscribed.
Daniel Hogan (colored) shot his wife.
Ella, at Mineola on Tuesday last. They
quarrelei, and when Daniel made warlike
demonstrations Ella ran, and he opened
fire with - Smith & Wesson pistol. Two
balls took effect, one in each thigh. The
woman is IN a critical condition. The man
has fed. Jealousy is said to be at the bot
tom of the trouble
While Frank Reynolds, son of r. f.
Reynolds of Pulaski county was loading
fodder on wagon in the field the team of
mules became frightened at the noise made
by a drove of blackbirds passing over
them, and dashed off at fearful rate of
speed, throwing Frank from the wagon,
dislocating his shoulder and otherwise seri-
ously inJuring him.
Last Sunday night the gin house of
Moses billiard, in Ben Smiths district
jackson county, was totally consumed by
fire, together with II bales of cotton and
1000 bushels Of cotton seed. The gin was
splendid one-almost new. The loss was
about 81, 500. The house is supposed to
have been set on fire by some gamblers.
On the same niglt the barn of Hiram Cox,
in Houses district, was burned.
Fifteen years ago J. D. Wade, Sr., was
standing on the streets of Quitman, when
he was approached by q colored man named
June Brown. Brown seemed to be in great
distress. He lacked ST. of having enough
to pay his tax, and the books were about to
close. He stated his case to Mr.. Wade. who
loaned him the dollar. Last Tuesday Mr.
Wade met him for the first time since the
money was loaned. June introduced him
self and stated that he wished TO pay back
the dollar, which he did, with thanks.
Mark Head. was shot down by Sheriff ].
A. Hilsman, at Madison, night or two ago.
The Jail was full of criminals. There had
been some report that parties were going O
attempt to iberate them, and Mr.. Hilsman
was standing guard, when he saw some one
advancing from the rear of the Jail. WHERE
upon he hailed hum six different times. tell
ing him to stop or he would be compelled
TO shoot. Receiving no response, he pulled
the trigger, the load taking effect in the
calf OF the leg. The wound is not considered
dangerous.
Two negro boys about grown, who had
lived near Climax in Decatur county, died
very suddenly and mysteriously one day
last week. The boys-brothers-had been
having chills, and few days ago before
they died ate a large quantity of fresh
pork, which made them sick. Their mother
thereupon administered to each of them a
pill known as "Bile Beams" They there.
after Immediately grew rapidly worse, and
within few hours were both dead. A
doctor who held post-mortem examination