The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-06
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Pocket book Under Peculiar Circum-
stances-A Legal Point Raised by the
Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary.
GEORGIA.
Griffin has received q, o52 bales Of cotton
to date.
D. E. Evans has purchased the Touring
mill on Main street. Gainesville.
On the 25th Of April the Baptist state
convention convenes at Marietta.
Brunswick's Baptists have made all their
ARRANGEMENTS to begin work next Monday
morning on the new church.
MANY new buildings continue to go up in
different parts Of Gainesville, aud many
persons are making extensive addltlonS TO
their residences
A few of Marietta's citizens are strong
advocates Of cotton factory, and say they
intend to keep working uuttl one IS extab-
lished in Marietta.
The Brumby chair factory has built two
story warehouse 50xl0J, corrugated sheet
iron being ed on the sides, making
strong and substantial building.
Nath Harrel, (colored,) who shot and seri-
ouslv wounded Marie Nance during
superior court week at Baxley, was caught
by the marshal of Jesup on Sunday night.
John F. Wall of Eastman, has been by
Judge Roberts appointed temporary re-
ceiver on the estate of Daniel Mcclellan at
Towno. The case will be heard at chambers
at Eastman, April -.
Mai. Sidney Root has received another
donation for the Grant park menagerie at
Atlanta. This time 1t is q very large, red
rooster The rooster stands as erect as a
man, and will be placed in the cage with
the bald headed eagle.
Union Points new paper, the Bee, is
first-class publication. IL the town Will
keep pace with the kind of paper the Bee
promises to be it is bound TO go to the front
in seven league boots. Bismuth Miller is
the king of the Bees hive.
A very interesting revival has been going
on in the Baptist church at Gainesville for
tina past week or tea days, conducted by
Rev. +. c. Mcconnell, the pastor, assisted
by Revs J. L. R. Barrett, James II. b.
Shackelford of Gainesville and Rev. K. d.
Hawkins of Due West, S. c.
Allegheny Chapter, No Ga, Royal Arch
Masons, Of Gainesville, which has not been
working for several years. has been started
again by the efforts Of past grand high
priest, DR.. J. w. Oslin, he having been
vested with the authority to reOrganizs it
by the present grand high priest Of the
state.
A number of Cincinnati capitalists have
purchased some very rich and promising
gold mining property in Hall county, which
they are already engaged in developing.
The foundation for the plant is now being
prepared. and large stamp-miu Of the
latest improved pattern will be put up In
few weeks.
A man by the name of William Moseley
lives five or six miles south OF Rockmart,
at his saw mill. Last Monday, while
around the saw adjusting something about
the machinery, his hand was caught by the
saw, and three of his fingers were entirely
torn off, his thumb and little finger only
escaping injury.
II. Franklin was fined s. and cost in the
police court, at Atlanta, Wednesday, for
allowing some defective work to be done in
one of mis- houses on the sewer drains. In
spector Buchanan made the case, and says
that he will make others Of a similar char
acter unless the people in his district are
more careful in regard TO the observance of
the sanitary laws.
Last Tuesday Murray Gardner, living
near Andersonville, was working in the
garden; as usual, the chickens were flock
ing around, picking up tue grubs as he
turned them up. A large hawk made
dart at them aud would not be frightened
away. Murray picked up a stick and struck
the hawk on the head, killing it. 1t meas
ured 5 feet from tip to tip OF wings.
A fax wheel was bought at public sale at
Marietta this week that was formerly the
property Of Hittie Pruitt and he says the
wheel is over 100 years old. 1t has been in
his family fifty years, and his grandfather
owned 1t for over Fifty years. ut tolls not,
neither does it spin" now, but il all the fax
spun upon it was piled up in house it
would astonish the optics Of many persons.
A shoal Of whales put in their appear
Oft RripG txyI0t nf
Joe Las ere states that there are quite
number Of them-some he judges to be
seventy feet long. His pilot boat was
within few feet OF one Wednesday, and
he says he could see it plainly. Most of
them were about 100 yards away, spout
ing water" One Of the monsters was in
side Of the bar.
day or two ago a young man named
Blain, from Mcintosh county, fell from a
raft at the wesley Horn rounding" in the
Altamaha river, and was instantly drowned,
being washed under the mass Of huge tim
bers upon which he was standing at the
time he accidentally lost his equilibrium.
The unfortunate young man was considera-
bly, under the influence OF intoxicants, and
was engaged in firing his pistol at objects
upon either bank Of the river when he took
his fatal plunge.
Mrs. Calhoun, mother Of Mrs. G. E.
Heard Of Athens, attended school when a
girl at Cherokee Coner, in Oglethorpe
county. This was before the days Of rail-
roads, and the stage road from Augusta
then passed this place Mrs. Calhoun re-
Gently visited the old school building for
the first time since she was pupil, and
recognized the room where she slept, as
also the building aud grounds The house is
now occupied as a residence by Mrs.
Thomas. Mrs. Calhoun is now upwards Of
20 years old
At Atlanta Wednesday, the executive
committee Of the Manufacturers Associa-
ton, with President Oglesby, of the cham
Der OF commerce, and several prominent
citizens met with Messrs. Fenton of Buff
falo, Williams Of Detroit, and Slider of
Cincinnati, TO discuss the advantage Of locat-
The demand for the products Of this indus
try has so increased that a factory is
needed in the south, and TO this end north
ern men are visiting the leading cities in
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, with the
view Of establishing one.
Mr.. Louis Smith, who lives n few miles
from Americas, has a fine early garden.
The rabbits have been making depredations
ON the same. One day this week he decided
70 place a scare-crow in tue garden to
frighten the rabbits off. Accordingly, he
fixed up scantling, nailed cross piece on
placed pair of pants on the upright, and
made it appear as much like man as pos
sible. Imagine his surprise when he walked
out next morning and found that some one
of his colored friends had called and stolen
the pants during the night. He has turned