The morning news., 1889-04-11
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

from Jacksonvule-An Old Pruning
Knife.
GEORGIA.
Schley superior court is in session this
week.
Telfair superior court will convene Oh
Tuesday next
The legal advertising Of Wilcox county
has been given TO the Wilcox Wdtchmdn.
Jacob Raney sues the Atlanta Compress
Company for 5000 for the loss of toe in
a compress.
Thirtv-fve colored converts were i'm
mersed ia Trail creek, near the factory, at
Athens Sunday
Charles and Miss Ruby Tuttle of Thomas
vile have sold a valuable orange grove on
the st. Johns river i'll Florida. The price
received was $1,000.
A crowd of negroes nearly every day go
to Vienna from COrdele TO visit the negro
who killed Abe West, and who is now feast
ing at the expense of the county.
The Ogeechee herring, which are being
caught IN large quantities in that river, are
highly priced by great many. They are
said TO be the same as the herring caught
on the coast of North Carolina.
The committee appointed by the last
grand jury met at Vienna on Tuesday last,
and appointed a committee Of three TO visit
other counties and get up plans, specifica-
tions, and estimates for new court house.
small blaze was discovered in a storage
room Of the Jail at Sandersville last Sun
day. A few buckets of water extinguished
the fire and the damage was small. The
origin is unknown, but was supposed TO
have been caused by rats, as no person had
been in the room since Sunday at noon.
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the state congregated at Crawfordville the
other day for a iollification meeting in cele-
bration of the ratification of the proclama-
rion Of emancipation. Speeches were made
by Pledger of Atlanta, Craig Of Augusta and
a number of other prominent colored re-
pubhcans.
The supreme court has refused to grant
new trial to Jack and Henry Goldsmith
and Dan Robinson, the negroes who were
sentenced to the penitentiary for life for
participating in the Decatur riot. The
two men, who were out on bond, were at
once arrested and placed in Jail until they
can be sent to the penitentiary.
Mrs Mary f. Scranton Of Brunswick has
an old pruning knife which her father
brought over from Ireland with him in
1903, which is supposed to have belonged to
his father. She has also prayer book and
a copy of Rise and Progress" that look as
if they might have existed for centuries.
These too belonged to her grandfather.
There are twenty eight sycamore trees
set out in and around the court house
square at Hinesville This variety was
selected for two reasons; the sycamore will
take root and grow where oaks will wither
and die. and this tree gives a dense shade
in the summer, when it is needed, but in
winter is bare, and does not obstruct the
welcome sunshine.
J. H. Darsey, representing the Athens fire
department and the Covington and Macon
railroad was in Hawkinsville last Monday.
and rendered the local fire companies an in
vitation to visit Athens and engage In the
tournament which takes place there on the
18th and 18th of May. The companies held
meeting Monday night, and the PulaSki's
decided to accept the invitation.
News reached Warrenton of the burning
to death of a small colored child Tuesday
on the plantation OF Mrs. N. c. Battle.
about four miles from town. The negro
child was alone in the house and it is SUBJ
posed had gotten too close to the blazing
fire and its clothing caught on fire. When
its mother returned to the house she found
the child lying on the hearth Of the fire.
place dead, and its body burned to a char.
Americas Republican: W. H. Usry, who
came TO Americas several years ago from
somewhere, and married the daughter of
W. J. Speer, then living here, and after
ward got to be some kind Of a United
States deputy marshal at Macon, has been
doing wrong in Chattanooga, Tenn. He
borrowed $500 from Mrs. Smith and 500
from some one else and opened a steam
laundry, and when a settlement was de-
manded skipped out.
At Griffin serious accident occurred
sNaMv Al.
of the men and Eli Brewer, the manager.
were at work changing the valve on the
cylinder holding the ammonia. In their
hurry they overlooked shutting Off the out
let and the ammonia spouted out, doing
serious damage. 1t is thought Mr.. Brewer
will lose his right eve, and may lose both.
Green Benjamin and Green Butler will
probably lose their sight entirely.
Miss Minnie. daughter Of John Taylor of
Schley county, while dressing last Sunday
put pin in her mouth to hold, as ladies
often very carlessly do, and swallowed it,
The pin lodged in her throat and caused
much pain. Drs Smith and Harp were
called in and after nights trial failed to
remove it. The lady was attacked with
convulsions Monday morning. when DR..
Ellsworth of Americus was sent for. and
Will probably save her life by surgical
operation.
A virulent type Of meningitis, in the
nelghborhood Of Hiwassee, Towns county.
has been raging for ten days past Several
deaths had occurred from the disease. and
some OF them very suddenly. In one
instance only a few hours intervened
between the attack and its fatal termina-
ton. A few cases were stlll lingering with
slight hope of recovery. The disease has
evidently assumed phgies heretofore un-
noted, and the successful treatment of
which may require new methods.
Hinesvllle Gazette: The writer has in
his possession the old compass with which
the village of Hinesville was laid ont inst
fifty years ago. Mr.. John w. Stacy. the
father Of Rev. James Stacy, ID. ID Of
Newman, and II. G.. Stacy OF Brunswick
was the surveyor. His work was very nc'
curate, and the needle Of the old commas
Is stlll true. Quite a number Of bows In
the Bradwel Institute in the last sixteen or
seventeen years, have been nducted into
the mysteries of surveying with the aid OF
this old compass.
Rev. P. w. Edge died at the residence OF
j. 1. Bond, in Twiggs county, Tuesday
Mr Edge was prominent minister Of the
Baptist church. He was born in Cobb
county, Georgia, and was about Al wears OF
age. He married Miss Matte Miller of
Jones county, who, with four children. sur
vive him. Mr.. Edge was a delegate TO the
constitutional convention Of 1877. About
elgnt years ago he was admitted To the bar
ana was making a wide reputation in that
neld when Ill health compelled him to
almost abandon practice.
w. II. Murphy, a man who keans a