The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
PARAGRAPHS.

Two Cows in Fight Lock Horns and
pie-An Attempt to Wreck a Train
Near Greenville-A Curiosity in the
Way of Panama Hat-A War Relic
Owned at Thomson
GEORGIA.
Col David S. Johnston of Madison died
day or two ago, aged Ga.
Dunlap & Kicklighter Of Gainesville
bought over / 200 spring chickens Thurs
day. Most of them were shipped lmme-
diately.
Prof. H. R. Slack, Jr., is building resi-
dence on the corner next to the Baptist par
sonage at LaGrange. Several other resi-
dences are being completed Ia different
parts of the city.
The postoffice at Greenville does bust
ness of $4,000 year. During the past
three years nearly $2OO, 900 have been sent
through the postOffice. The amount range
from so cents to 500. The largest day
business ever done in the money order busl-
ness amounted TO 81 1856.
The LaGrange Mills Company made a
proposition TO the city council TO furnish
the city with 200 electric lights, each
sixteen-candle power, for 81 800 per annul.n.
The council offered 81 800, and the mil
then proposed $l.700. Tae matter was
taken under careful consideration, and
finally the council withdrew its offer, and
the matter now stands as 1t did before any
proposition was made.
An attempt was made Monday evening
to throw the train off the track near Green
vile. The cap of car wheel axle had been
placed on one of the rails just beyond the
trestle over lanyard branch. The engineer
saw it, whistled for brakes, but the driving
wheel passed over the obstruction, cutting
it partly asunder, and the train was stopped
before the other wheels reached the obsta-
Gle. A small bolt threw the Georgia Mid
land engine of the track, killing the engi-
neer.
Brunswick Advertiser: A. G. Banks of
this city wears curiosity in the shape of a
Panama hat which is worth about $40. 1t
was presented to him by a captain of for
eign vessel, who bought it from native of
an island in the Pacific. The hat is large
one, about the size of a Mexican sombrero
and can be folded compactly, but yet re-
tain its shape when unfolded. These hats
are knit very closely from the finest Panama
straw, and the knitting of them is very
tedious. They can be knit only in the cool
of the day, as the heat of the sun causes
the straw to draw loose from their holds.
1t sometimes takes twelve and thirteen
months to knit the most valuable ones,
which cost all the way from $50 to 1925.
Marion County Patriot: On last Friday
morning the mich cows of B. T. Duke and
j. T. Crye of Tazewell, were mllked and
turned out to Craze as usual but not COM
ing up at the usual time in the afternoon,
search was instituted on the next morning
and kept up for three days through swamps
and over hills without finding them, They
were finally discovered by E. G. Duke by
the carrion crows lowering about the spot.
The two cows must have become angry
with each other and engaged in a fight,
and their horns became locked in such a
peculiar way that they could not extricate
themselves. They wrestled until completely
exhausted and died with their horns still
locked. The ground about the place showed
that great struggle had been going on to
free themselves.
Thomson Journal: The recent death of
Mrs. NJ. +. Reese of this place has brought
to light an interesting relic of the late war,
which was in her possession at the time
of her death and which she had carefully
cherished these many years. 1t is a small
piece of the flag staff from which the con-
federate flag fioated over Fort Sumter dur
ing the memorable seige of 1868. On one
side is the following inscription: &c. S. Flag
Staff OF Fort Sumpter. From G.. H. E. &c
his Mother" On the opposite side is this
inscription: "Shot down fourteen times dur.
ing the seige of 1868 - The initials above are
those Of G. Ii. Enbree of Thomson, who
sent this relic to his mother, Mrs. Reese. in
a letter dated Oct "a, 1868. He was mem.
Der of Company F, Twelfth Georgia bat
talon, Maj Capers commanding, which
command participated in the defense Of
Fort Sumter. Mr.. Embree. although quite
young, was one of the best
and bravest soldiers in the
southern army, and never hesitated
when duty called, regardless of danger. He
was one OF the number Of fearless patriots
who replaced the shattered flag staff in the
face Of almost certain death. Among the
members of Mr.. Embree's company who
are now living are Col. j. A. Wiikerson
and William II. Stone, A. j.
Roberts, David Lowe Of this county, and
b. G. Browne of Thomson. These veterans
value very highly any memento of those
dark and bloody days that tried mems souls.