The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-16
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA.
Mr.. Simon P. Jones of AllApaha died
very suddenly Friday.
A glass factory is about TO he added to
the list of Augustus enterprises.
Sumter county's confederate veterans
met at Americas Saturday 70 organize an
association.
Fortv-two thousand dollars has been ap-
propriated for Richmond countys public
schools next year.
The Barnesville band accepts the chal-
lenge Of the Atlantic band of Brunswick TO
play for $500 a side.
w. H. Lowe, an enterprising young
merchant OF Bueua Vista, died Saturday.
He leaves a wife and two children.
Flovilla has stirred herself up at last,
and work on the dummy line from that
place TO the springs is now being carried
on.
At Eatonton the W. L. Sanford remnants
of goods were sold publicly by sheriff on
last Wednesday aud were bought by Will
lam Wolff of Macon for the sum Of 5000.
At the great barbecue to held at Hawk
insville on Aug q, the tables will be COW
cred with cotton bagging. Speeches are
expected from H. W. Grady and w. j.
Northen.
One hundred and twenty-five Dream as
wide as a mans hand were pulled out OF
one Of the Baker county ponds with hook
and line by two men, within three hours,
the other day.
At Darien, timber is still selling higher
than for years and the demand continues
very great, although the season is about
over. All the timber that comes this way
now is gathered up on short notice.
The meeting of the Georgia State Agricul-
tural Society takes place at Cedartown
Aug. IA. The premium list for the state
fair has been ARA nged, but it is generally
at this meeting of the society that the final
arrangements are made and the onslaught
begins
The PRESBYTERIAN parsonage at Darien
was slightly damaged by lightning during
the storm about 3 o'clock Friday, July D.
The parsonage was occupied by Mrs. A. |.
Pease, Mrs. A. ID. Curry, Mrs Way ana
Miss WAY, all Of whom were considerably
shocked
DIR. Ware Of Franklin has in alcohol
somewhat of a monstrosity in the shape OF
a chicken 1t has two heads, but only one
body and one set of feet. The upper part
of the bill on one of its heads is missing,
and from outward appearances the body
seems to be hollow.
W. c. Carter, who lives in the upper por-
ton of Oconee county, says he has a peach
and next cling He says he has an
apple tree that has large fork four feet
from the ground. one fork bearing streaked
apples and the other yellowish green.
A farmer while cutting oats near Greenes-
boro made a mislck and the sharp blade
took off his right ear. He coolly picked up
the detached member, wrapped it in his
handkerchief and carried it home. His
wife sewed il back into position, and it has
nd ia Of ha
old stand.
~Dr. J. b. Hawthorne will be his own sue
cessor as pastor of tho First BaptisJ church
at Atlanta. 1t is learned, on good author
ity, that he is willing to take up his work
in Atlanta again, if it is the will of his old
congregation. And it is also quite certain
that such is the desire of a large majority
of the members of the First Baptist church.
Two Mormon elders returned to Augusta
Saturday, from trip down the Central, to
hold Sunday services. Augusta is head
quarters for the Latter Day Saints in that
section, and they have some ardent follow
ers there Until recently they have con-
fined their work principally to Augusta and
Richmond and Columbia counties, but are
now extending their field of operations.
A young lady living in east Dougherty
county went fishing. She fell in the lake
and was promptly rescued by others in the
party She escaped drowning only to suf-
fer from most alarming result Il the duck
ing. The water affected her most strangely.
o-soouer was she safely at home than she
went of into a wild CONFUSION and for the
next six DAYS she had no less than CAS-
spasms, one after tho other. Her life was
despaired of, but she rallied and recovered,
and now looks none the worse for her spas
nodlc experience.
Joe pointer dog belonging to the family
Of Rev. Mr.. Flanders of Ellaville, is a
faithful servant, and comes as near earning
his victualS and clothes as any servant in
e town. Besides being q tirst-rate bird dog,
ever ready for field sport, and good night
Waterman, he performs the services of nur-
sery maid and market boy with apparent
enjoyment. He rolls the baby out in Its
carriage for airing morning spd afternoon
hauls up the packages from The stores and
market, minds the chickens and pigs. and
pulls the garden plow.
While fishing on the Satilla river a few
days ago Ira f. Smith Of Brunswick found
himself without bait. He decided that the
worms, sometimes called ''sawyers," which
burrow into old logs, would serve his pur
pose. He didn't have to look far for ole
logs but at once proceeded to tear off 8
piece Of bark from one in search of saw
yers." AS he grasped the bark he fell
something soft and warm sauirning in hi
hand. A hasty glance disclosed q largt
moccasin snake just in the act of biting
He dropped bark and snake and jumped
away 10 safe distance. In the meantim,
the angry reptile spent its fury biting at tn,
ground.
Watknsville Enterprise On last Fri
day, as the fast fruit train on the Coyine
ton and Macon road was winding in an,
out of the deep cuts near the Oconee rive
at the rate of thirty miles an hour, the en-
Eineer discovered man lying on the track
In an instant his engine was reversed. ant
thrilling blast gave the trainmen warn
ing to apply the brakes Slowly the Ions
train slackened its speed and came to a fui
stop within ten feet Of the PROSTATE form
Of the man. The engineer and firera,
prang from their seats and were quickly a
ais SIDE and found him to be a negro MAJ
IN spaSms, utterly unable to move.
A gentleman of Fairburn has the homo
of once backing out John l.. Sullivan
When the worthy was on a starring ton
through the south he went to Atlanta
After the exhibition at DeGive's Oper,
house he and party of his friends ad
Iourned TO a refreshment room. In the ba,
was j. S. Hern, of Fairbnrn. Not knowius
who Sullivan was, he addressed him. Sulli
van did not ike the familiarity of tn
stranger, and spoke very insultinglv I,
him. MIR. Hern replied in the same manner
and Sullivan threatened to slap his face
advancing as he spoke. Hern drew pistol
and Sullivan not only stopped hu
tlIraed and left the bar before drinLi,r, IL;